Via indystar.com, the Los Angeles Times had an interesting article today about hip-hop music in China. “China, accomplishing what millions of disapproving American parents could not, has tamed hip-hop music. Instead of often obscene and violent inner-city tales, Wang and other leading rappers here are taking to the stage with lyrics that glorify national pride, […]
Read MoreA WSJ article (November 10, 2004) reports that, in an attempt to deal with the increasing numbers of Chinese who are swarming government offices to demand their rights, Chinese legislators are considering banning public gatherings outside state buildings. This short-sighted response fails to address the root cause of the protests, which have been increasing in […]
Read MoreBoth Xinhua and the AP have reported on the White House’s rejection of a request by members of Congress that the US bring a case against China at the WTO for manipulating its currency to gain unfair trade advantages: “In a statement, Neena Morjani, a spokeswoman for U.S. Trade Representative Robert Zoellick, said that the […]
Read MoreFrom AP via Washington Post: “Japan and China should try to resolve their differences calmly, China’s ambassador to Japan said Saturday, a day after Tokyo filed a protest with Beijing over the intrusion of a Chinese nuclear submarine. The incident has strained relations between two of Asia’s biggest economic and military powers.”
Read MoreFrom the Interfax today: Internet Media Association recently organized an educational trip for China’s leading Internet media companies with support from the Internet Affairs Bureau of China’s State Council. Internet Executives participating in the trip included NetEase Founder Ding Le and Sohu Founder Charles Zhang, two of the richest men in China. …… “The trip, […]
Read MoreFrom the South China Morning Post (via: China Study Group): “Migrant workers on the mainland are enrolling in a Shenzhen college to improve their job prospects – and their self esteem.”
Read MoreFrom the Guardian (via: China Study Group): “By the end of this year, the country will have the second-largest online community in the world, monitored by an alleged 30,000 internet police. How do the Chinese feel about this?”
Read MoreFrom Japan Today:“Japan on Friday determined that a suspected nuclear submarine that intruded Wednesday into Japanese waters belongs to the Chinese Navy and lodged a strong protest with China. Foreign Minister Nobutaka Machimura summoned Minister Cheng Yonghua, the No. 2 official at the Chinese Embassy in Tokyo, to the ministry in the evening and lodged […]
Read MoreFrom Asia Times, Qiu Xin wrote: “As China’s economy grows much too fast and economic reform is deepened in order to slow it down, Beijing over the past few years has been accelerating the restructuring of its state-owned enterprises (SOEs). These gargantuan enterprises used to be pillars and drivers of the Chinese economy but most […]
Read MoreThe Guardian interviews Chen Guidi, author of An Investigation into China’s Peasantry (zhongguo nongmin diaocha), who is being sued for libel: “The author says he believes their claims will eventually be vindicated. ‘We can understand if the mainstream media is unable to support us, but we still have some faith in the Chinese legal system. […]
Read MoreFrom Big News Network (via: China National News) : “Japanese government officials Thursday confirmed a Chinese Navy submarine intrusively entered Japanese waters a day earlier. The submarine was discovered early Wednesday off Taramajima Island, part of the Miyako Islands in Okinawa Prefecture, by Maritime Self-Defense Force P-3C patrol aircraft. The order to monitor the submarine […]
Read MoreChina has signed a deal with Cisco to build a next generation backbone network: “In the past six months, state-owned China Telecom has signed deals worth more than $100 million with San Jose, Calif.-based Cisco. The backbone network, known as the China Telecom Internet Protocol Next-Generation Network, will connect more than 200 cities. Cisco will […]
Read MoreFrom the Asahi Shimbun: “The chase continued Thursday night of a suspected Chinese submarine that had entered Japanese waters, as government officials came under fire for their delayed response to the intrusion. Maritime Self-Defense Force aircraft and ships were tracking the vessel that was spotted in Okinawa Prefecture on Wednesday. Government sources said the submarine […]
Read MoreFrom Xinhuanet: “This autumn 1,000 search-engine servers from the US were installed on the 14th floor of an office tower in Beijing. They belong to Yahoo!, one of the world’s two biggest search-engine companies, China Radio International reported Wednesday. US giant hopes to become the No 1 in China by buying up the competition. ”
Read MoreFrom The Asahi Shimbun: “The area where the trespassing submarine was first sighted has strategic military and economic significance for China, military experts say. Defense Agency sources said submarines from various countries often crisscross the waters between the southern tip of Kyushu and the Okinawa islands. But experts say China would have a strong motive […]
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