Photo: A Beijing street child on the night The National Day, by Jia Yuanliang, from bokee.com
A Beijing street child on the night The National Day, by Jia Yuanliang, from bokee.com
Read MoreIsaac Mao at Expression Under Repression – Ethan Zuckerman
From Global Voices: (thanks, Andrea!) Isaac Mao rounded out the trio of citizen journalists speaking at the first panel of Expression Under Repression. One of the first Chinese bloggers online, Isaac spoke with a great deal more caution than Hoder or Taurai. He’s received warnings from people in China that his family might be in […]
Read MoreRethinking ‘Capitalist Restoration’ in China – Yiching Wu
From Monthly Review, via A Glimpse of the World: Market Socialism: Utopian or Historical? The idea of market socialism has become a major field of interest among political theorists, sociologists, and economists on the left. Even as proponents have devised many ways in which socialist values may be combined with market mechanisms, critics have expressed […]
Read MoreHeadlines From the November 17, 2005, Edition of the Chinese Weekly “Southern Weekend”
From Press Interpreter: Headlines From the November 17, 2005, Edition of the Chinese Weekly “Southern Weekend” Bird Flu Has Infected Humans, Vietnamese Sample Inspected Á¶ΩʵÅÊÑü‰º†Êüì‰∫∫Á±ª„ÄÄË∂äÂçóʆáÊú¨Ë∞ÉÊü• Difficulties Faced by Shanghai Baoshan Iron and Steel Corporation ÂÆùÈí¢ÊùÉËØÅÂõ∞局 Shanghai Baoshan Iron and Steel Corporation Responds to Questions From Southern Daily ÂÆùÈí¢ËÇ°‰ªΩÁ≠îÂçóÊñπÂë®Êú´ Going From “Rule by Virtue” to “Rule […]
Read MoreHeadlines From the November 17, 2005, Edition of the “Beijing Youth Daily”
From Press Interpreter: Nov. 14 — For the Third Day Surviving Child Still in Critical Condition Hundred Year Old Xin Dong An Will Change its Name and Image Monthly Traffic Pass Will be an IC Card Next Year Ethnic Temples in a Rush to Prevent Artifacts From Being Harmed
Read MorePinsent awaits China’s response Ôºç This is London
From This is London: Olympic legend Matthew Pinsent hopes the Chinese authorities will investigate coaching methods at a Beijing gymnasium which he believes amounted to child abuse. The four-time gold medallist, a former member of the International Olympic Association and current member of the British Olympic Association, was “shocked and disturbed” by what he saw […]
Read MoreBirth anniversary marked for late leader Hu Yaobang – Xinhua
From Xinhua: A symposium was held here Friday to commemorate the 90th birth anniversary of the late senior leader of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Hu Yaobang. The official commemoration, organized by the CPC Central Committee, was attended by Premier Wen Jiabao, Vice President Zeng Qinghong and Secretary of the CPC Central Commission for […]
Read MoreChina balancing act – The Boston Globe
From The Boston Globe: PRESIDENT BUSH confronts several knotty issues during his current Asian trip, among them free trade, nuclear proliferation, and the specter of avian influenza. But none may be more fateful in coming decades than the longterm US relationship with China. So it was encouraging that Bush’s remarks about China in a speech […]
Read MoreA guide to success in China, by Americans who live there – Calum MacLeod
From Usa Today: BEIJING ” The number of Americans living in China has reached a historic high of 110,000. They are teachers, hairdressers, diplomats, travelers, students and business fat cats. There’s even a bluegrass banjo player and singer who is scheduled to perform in Mandarin here Friday night. What kind of advice about dealing with […]
Read MoreThe dragon and the eagle try to get along
From The Economist: When George Bush visits China this weekend, he and his counterpart, Hu Jintao, will stress their common ground. But the two countries continue nervously to appraise each other’s intentions. HU JINTAO, China’s president, has a favourite phrase these days: “harmonious world”, in which countries of different outlooks live together in peace. Mr […]
Read MoreThe Teachers of Rural China Are Not Alone – Southern Weekend
From The Southern Weekend (in Chinese), translated By Joseph McMullin, via Press Interpreter: Even before the first rays of sunlight reach the tops of the trees, you enter the school alone. Like most village schools, you are the only teacher for several grades. By yourself, you split firewood and light a fire in the stove”your […]
Read MoreStupefying the People – ESWN
From EastSouthWestNorth: Before you read what is here, you must read the Danwei post A brief history of media and information policy in China. There is no disagreement whatsoever from here with Jeremy Goldkorn’s post. The remaining part of this post is just copying from Ronald Egan’s translation of portions of an essay by Qian […]
Read MoreNod for China textile workers – Winnie Chong
From The Standard: HK set to import 5,000 mainlanders on minimum wages Staggering from Hong Kong’s decades- long industrial downturn, labor leaders capitulated Tuesday to demands by manufacturers to import low-wage textile workers from the mainland. In return, employers agreed for the first time to impose minimum wages in specific cases. The Labour Advisory Board, […]
Read MoreChinese build a high-tech army within an army – Robert Marquand
From the Christian Science Monitor: In the past decade, China has undergone two military high-tech reforms designed to give the country a modern fighting force. To sustain that progress, it must attract many more gung-ho young engineers like Shi, who spends most of his time working on an “informational” revolution that planners hope will one […]
Read MoreCommentary: Koizumi’s lopsided foreign policy helpless – Xinhua
From Xinhua – English: Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi Wednesday portrayed the Japan-US alliance as the foundation for better relations with China and South Korea. The remark, however, does not justify itself because of the current tense ties with other Asian countries. After his meeting with US President George W. Bush, Koizumi spared no effort […]
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