Fox News has interviewed former Beijing University journalism professor Jiao Guobiao, who is now in the U.S.: To Jiao, the crackdown on the Internet is just an extension of the government’s controlling hand and heavy boot on all forms of expression in China that seem to threaten the power structure politically and socially. While China […]
Read MoreFrom the Central News Agency, translated by Joseph McMullin, via Press Interpreter: Persons working in the state controlled Chinese media have leaked a memo from the Chinese government that requires news agencies to reduce or cut their coverage of the mass street demonstrations. One of China’s most popular websites, sina.com.cn originally posted an article entitled, […]
Read MoreFrom the Washington Post: The Chinese government, frequently criticized over its human rights record, declared Wednesday that it has brought rights violations “under control” by prosecuting more than 1,500 officials accused of abusing prisoners or holding them without legal ground… The white paper, the eighth in a series since 1991, depicted human rights violations by […]
Read MoreFrom AFP, via The Standard: While learning materials in mainland high schools take special pains to outline Japanese aggression beginning with the 1874 invasion of Taiwan, China’s involvement in the 1950-53 Korean war is dismissed in one sentence. At the same time, such are the holes in modern Chinese history that the average mainland college […]
Read MoreFrom Daily Yomiuri On-Line: Representatives of 116 nations met in New York on Monday to oppose a bid by Japan, Brazil, Germany and India for permanent membership of the U.N. Security Council and said U.N. reforms should be carried out based on consensus, not votes. “Uniting For Consensus,” spearheaded by Italy, South Korea, Pakistan, was […]
Read MoreESWN has translated excerpts of an essay by writer Liu Xiaobo titled, “The Chinese Communists and the Japanese Rightists: Neither Will Apologize.” The original Chinese version is here. From the translation: Why are the many Chinese historians who are angrily challenging and criticizing the new Japanese history school books not also angrily challenging and openly […]
Read MoreFrom the Washington Post: A top-to-bottom modernization is transforming the Chinese military, raising the stakes for U.S. forces long dominant in the Pacific. Several programs to improve China’s armed forces could soon produce a stronger nuclear deterrent against the United States, soldiers better trained to use high-technology weapons, and more effective cruise and anti-ship missiles […]
Read MoreFrom AP, via the San Jose Mercury News: Chinese immigrant workers marched through the streets of downtown San Francisco on Tuesday, shouting slogans and waving signs to protest the loss of garment jobs they say are being outsourced to China. Former employees of San Francisco-based apparel maker Nova Knits Inc. claim they were laid off […]
Read MoreFrom China Daily Online: It’s not proving to be a good year so far for the Old Summer Palace in northwestern Beijing. First, lakes at the key tourist destination were covered with plastic covering aimed at preventing water seeping away. That outraged environmentalists who said the underground water supply will suffer.
Read MoreA street scene in Lijiang, Yunnan Province, Thanks to Jesse Chen, via flickr.
Read MoreFrom the Common Dreams: The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has named seven leaders in the field of the environment as Champions of the Earth for “setting an example for the world to follow.” The awards – for outstanding environmental achievers and leaders from each region of the world – will be presented on Tuesday […]
Read MoreFrom the Guardian: Reports that two elderly women were killed during a protest against factory pollution have sparked a bloody riot by thousands of villagers in eastern China. Several dozen police officers were injured, five seriously, during the clashes in Huankantou village, Zhejiang province, on Sunday. It was the latest of several recent violent demonstrations, […]
Read MoreFrom New Kerala: In China, Lord Ganesh might not be worshipped, but his idols are made. Chinese-made toys, clothing, furniture and television sets have dominated the shelves of not only Indian but also American retailers for years. These days, the newer products like portable electric lamps and even radio navigation equipment are being shipped in […]
Read MoreFrom AP. via Guardian Unlimited: In the strongest stand so far against the Japanese bid for a permanent seat on the U.N. Security Council, China’s premier told Japan on Tuesday to face up to its World War II aggression before aspiring to a bigger global role. It was the strongest hint yet that China might […]
Read MoreFrom Orientations Magazine: The mood was tense as a group of influential experts in the field of Chinese art and archaeology assembled in a dreary annex of the State Department on a wintry day in Washington, DC. They had come to the capital to participate in a public hearing of the Cultural Property Advisory Committee […]
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