Photo: Crabs at the Yan Chang Lu open market, thanks to Shanghai Diaries for the photo, via flickr.com
Crabs at the Yan Chang Lu open market, thanks to Shanghai Diaries for the photo, via flickr
Read MoreGrassroots corruption to be probed – Wang Zhenghua
From The China Daily: The central authorities are sending special teams to villages in 10 provinces to investigate illegal activities and malpractice on the part of grassroots officials. Since early last month, a number of government agencies including disciplinary, agricultural and civil affairs departments have dispatched personnel to villages where problems have been reported. Their […]
Read MoreAlleged spy’s `mistress’ speaks out – Michael Ng
From The Standard: The mainland woman accused of luring Singapore’s Straits Times correspondent Ching Cheong to Shenzhen before his arrest on April 22, denied Thursday she was Ching’s mistress. Huang Wei, 42, who arrived in Hong Kong Wednesday, said in a Commercial Radio interview that Hong Kong media accusations are groundless and unfair to both […]
Read MoreRetreat in China – David J. Lynch
From The USA Today: An intensifying crackdown on domestic dissent is dashing hopes that China’s economic opening will produce greater democracy anytime soon. Chinese authorities in recent weeks have arrested prominent intellectuals and foreign journalists. They have tightened restrictions on Web sites and praised the killing of anti-government protesters in nearby Uzbekistan, which Human Rights […]
Read MoreHu’s Recent Crackdown on Political Dissent – Willy Lam
From The Jamestown Foundation‘s China Brief: President Hu Jintao has redoubled efforts to crack down on dissent and other destabilizing forces despite the decreased frequency of large-scale anti-government riots after a spate of serious outbreaks last winter. In internal deliberations, both Hu and his predecessor, ex-president Jiang Zemin, have cited Chairman Mao Zedong’s classic dictum, […]
Read MoreexGive Me Puberty, Or Give Me Death: Unblocking repressed adolescent memories with Michael Kang, director of “The Motel”- Jeff Yang
From the San Francisco Gate: All of which makes Michael Kang’s debut feature, “The Motel,” something of a momentous achievement. It’s one of the few movies I’ve ever seen that provides a look at adolescence truthful enough to make you cringe — a portrait chock-full of moments as heartfelt as they’re hilarious and as disturbing […]
Read MoreMayhem, Melodrama and a Fistful of Pocky: The SF Asian Film Festival keeps the Golden Age of Chinatown double features alive…for now- Jeff Yang
From the San Francisco Gate: One might think that these are the best of times for lovers of Asian cinema. Surging interest in films from China, Korea, Japan and, lately, India and Thailand has led to an age of near-universal access; what was once buried deep in the pop-culture underground can now be found at […]
Read MoreChinese museums become global bridges – Kevin Holden
From China Daily: The ever-stronger forces of globalization and the bullet-paced march of a market society across China are fundamentally changing museums and the art they display. “Chinese museums, like Chinese society, are very quickly becoming more open and free,” said Gao Minglu, a widely-respected expert on Chinese art and museums.
Read MoreParty animals driving China up the wall – Peter Golf
From smh.com.au: Built to withstand marauding Mongol hordes, the Great Wall of China is being damaged by drunken, drug-taking yobs who hold “blasphemous” raves and “wild orgies” along the country’s most famous monument. The outdoor parties and barbecues, mainly attended by young Westerners working and studying in China, “severely damage the image of the Great […]
Read MorePhoto: Wedding ceremony in a mountain village, western Henan province, by jiuxia.
Wedding ceremony in a mountain village, western Henan province, by jiuxiaoyun, from bbs.163.com
Read MoreFridge-maker Kelon implodes – Sam Ng and Yohji Yuan
From The Asia Times Online: In a dramatic collapse that has become the talk of southern China business circles, Kelon, a top Chinese appliance maker specializing in refrigerators and air conditioners, has stopped production after its top managers were arrested in late July, and the company’s future is now gravely in doubt. Asia Times Online […]
Read MoreAmerica must show wisdom in relations with China – Chuck Hagel
From The Financial Times: China is a hot topic in Washington. Its currency, exports to the US, oil interests and military capabilities have all been significant issues in Congress. While these concerns are important and real, none should stand alone. Each is part of a larger and more complex US-China ¬≠relationship. In that light, today’s […]
Read MorePhoto: Xue Hai Restaurant in Shanghai, thanks to Shanghai Diaries for the photo, via www.flickr.com
Xue Hai Restaurant in Shanghai, thanks to Shanghai Diaries for the photo, via flickr
Read MoreGet Ready for China’s Greenspan – Stephen Green
From The Far Eastern Economic Review: Zhou Xiaochuan, governor of China’s central bank, is an influential figure. But he is not as important as Alan Greenspan. His successors will be though. Global financial markets will hang on their words”once they’ve been translated. This is because monetary policy will soon work as effectively in China as […]
Read MoreFBI Sees Big Threat From Chinese Spies – Jay Solomon
From The Wall Street Journal, via A Glimpse of the World: Back in the 1980s, David Szady was among the premier Soviet spy catchers at the Federal Bureau of Investigation, studying every aspect of the Kremlin’s mole network. Today, he’s mobilizing agents across the country to sniff out spies from a new rival: Beijing. “China […]
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