Riot police in Guangzhou clashed with a group of Uighurs, according to a Reuters report: “RTHK radio said on its Web site that several people had been injured in the incident, which was sparked by security guards stopping a Uighur illegally selling fried mutton from his stall in the Baiyun district of the city. The […]
Read MoreFrom This is London website: “China’s booming economy – the dynamo of Asia – will turn in another strong performance next year, even as officials apply the brakes to curb local overheating and growth elsewhere cools, the World Bank said today. Such forecasts will bolster the confidence of many Western businessmen who have invested billions […]
Read MoreThe South China Morning Post has published a profile of former New York Times Shanghai bureau chief Seth Faison, who has recently published a book about his experiences in China, South of the Clouds: Exploring the Hidden Realms of China: “Unlike many of his peers, Faison, 45, relates those events by focusing on ordinary people […]
Read MoreThe government is devoting a huge amount of money and resources to developing a high-tech Olympic games in 2008, according to a Xinhua report: “A top-level consulting team of 400-odd senior scientists and engineers will focus on 449 projects aimed at making the Beijing Games a festival of high-technology. Du Zhanyuan, planning official with the […]
Read MoreHuang Jingao, Communist Party chief of Lianjiang County in Fujian Province, is now under surveillance and has been “rendered ineffective” at his post, after blowing the whistle on corrupt officials: “‘Lianjiang county officials have been told to make a clear break from Huang Jin’gao and march in step with Fuzhou,’ said the source, who spoke […]
Read MoreCaijing magazine reports on the failures of the new land management law to protect farmers’ interests during the commercial development of farmland. Some reports say that 200 million farmers have been displaced as local governments sell farmland for private development. Despite the new legal requirements that farmers be compensated for repossessed land, in practice the […]
Read MoreAuthor Zhang Yihe recently won the Chinese PEN award for her book “The Past is Not like Smoke” (往事并不如烟), which tells the story of her father and other intellectuals who were purged during Mao’s anti-rightist campaign. A Reuters profile is here. Zhang’s acceptance speech is here (in Chinese, with an abstract in English). UPDATE: Thanks […]
Read MoreThe Globe and Mail has published a profile of AIDS doctor and activist Gao Yaojie, whose work is finally being welcomed by authorities after years of harassment: “In a vast country of 1.3 billion people ruled by a powerful Communist dictatorship, how could one old lady possibly make a difference? Meet Dr. Gao Yaojie, 77… […]
Read More“For months the world’s attention has been focused on the White House race but, while we weren’t watching, a quiet revolution has been gathering pace – transforming the earth’s most populous nation from stunted giant into aspiring superpower. In an attempt to capture a snapshot of this dizzying change, 15 Guardian journalists will be reporting […]
Read MoreUS officials have concluded that some of the 22 Uighurs detained at Guantanamo, most captured in Afghanistan, are eligible for release, but the prisoners said they do not want to be returned to China for fear of being tortured or killed as terrorists. To read more, click
Read More“Will China’s economy retain its current growth trajectory for three more decades? The answer hinges on two factors: whether China can sustain a high private deposit amid structural changes with labour forces, and whether productivity can be improved to become the main driver of economic growth. ” Read the full analysis on China Economic Net […]
Read MoreA fire which broke out more than 100 years ago at a coal field in western China was finally extinguished: “In the last four years, firefighters have spent $12m in efforts to put out the flames at Liuhuanggou colliery, near Urumqi in Xinjiang province. The burning coal emitted 100,000 tons of harmful gases – including […]
Read MoreESWN has posted a number of documents about petitioners who travel to Beijing to air their grievances to the central government. One internal document, cited by Dajiyuan, said 3.1 million people petitioned in the month of September alone. While this number may not be accurate, it is clear that huge numbers of people feel this […]
Read MoreTeenagers are invited to attend a “sex festival” in Guangzhou which is intended to “promote sex education and enhance people’s sex health,” and educate people about AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases. “Knowledge of and access to products, such as condoms, can help minimise possible harm to teenagers who might have sex, as they might […]
Read MoreEnvironmental activists are protesting government plans to build a hydroelectric dam at Tiger Leaping Gorge in Yunnan Province, one of the highest gorges in the world. Wang Hui, of Qinghua University, says, “”The whole economic policy is very pro-development. In order to have high-speed economic development, they do not care about the environment.” The New […]
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