From BBC On This Day: China has announced plans for a “new leap forward” after the first meeting in four years of the Communist Party’s Central Committee. The blueprint unveiled by the committee shows Peking’s determination to spread the words of leader Mao Zedong and purge all those “who have followed the path of capitalism”. […]
Read MoreFrom The Australian: China’s dramatic military build-up poses a direct threat to Australia and all other nations in the Asia-Pacific region, Taiwanese President Chen Shui-bian has warned. In a blistering attack on Beijing’s military and diplomatic policies, Mr Chen said China wanted to be the dominant power in the Pacific region and had produced missiles […]
Read MoreFrom The Financial Times: A latterday Rip Van Winkle who fell asleep in March 2000 and woke up this summer might conclude that the internet bubble had never burst – it had simply shifted from the US to China. This week, Yahoo handed over $1bn (¬£550m) cash and its assets in China in return for […]
Read MoreCrabs at the Yan Chang Lu open market, thanks to Shanghai Diaries for the photo, via flickr
Read MoreFrom 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 MoreFrom 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 MoreFrom 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 MoreFrom 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 MoreFrom 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 MoreFrom 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 MoreFrom 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 MoreFrom 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 MoreWedding ceremony in a mountain village, western Henan province, by jiuxiaoyun, from bbs.163.com
Read MoreFrom 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 MoreFrom 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 […]
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