Journalist Zhao Yan, who was arrested this week in Shanghai, was also working as a researcher for the New York Times bureau in Beijing. He is accused of “revealing state secrets,” though it’s unclear so far whether his arrest is linked to his own journalism, which was critical of government policy, or to his work […]
Read MoreAnother article on the growth in stress-related illnesses in China. This one is from the Guardian. “China’s economic transformation is damaging the health of many of its people, including millions of urban professionals who are suffering from stress and the change to fattier western diets. A study by the Red Cross Society of China found […]
Read MoreColumnist Steve Pearlstein wrote on Washington Post today: “The overwhelming impression after 10 days here is of a country doing a remarkable job providing 50 million new jobs each year, lifting millions out of poverty, building the infrastructure for a modern economy and training an impressive new cadre of professionals. But in following Japan and […]
Read MoreA profile of Pan Yue on the International Herald Tribune: “Known for years in intellectual circles, Pan has become known nationwide for his outspokenness in a country where environmental awareness is rising even as environmental degradation is widespread and severe. His job as a deputy director of China’s top environmental agency, if low on the […]
Read MoreAfter news broke that Google has been accused of omitting certain sources in their new Chinese language news service, readers at Slashdot.org (“News for nerds. Stuff that matters.”) have been in a lively debate over the issues. Read the arguments here. Last year, Wired magazine published an article “Google vs. Evil”: “The world’s biggest, best-loved […]
Read MoreReuters: “Cisco Systems Inc. CSCO.O Chief Executive John Chambers said China was well on the way to becoming the world’s technology hub as he revealed plans for his company’s first research center in the country. “China will become the IT (information technology) center of the world,” Chambers told a Beijing news conference on Thursday. ” […]
Read MoreThe Economist has offered a more sobering look at what the transfer of power to Hu means – or doesn’t mean – for democracy in China: “For all the speculation about Mr Hu’s reformist tendencies, there is little to suggest that his strategy for reforming the party differs much from Mr Jiang’s. It is likely […]
Read MoreIndian journalist Jayanthi Iyengar reported from Asia Times: “China has often been described as a country of paradoxes. This could very well be true in the country’s power generation sector, which is likely to yo-yo between surpluses, shortfalls and yet again surpluses within the short span of the decade that began in 2000. And, the […]
Read MoreNew Scientist reported this: “The internet’s most popular search engine Google has been accused of supporting Chinese internet controls by omitting contentious news stories from search results in China. State-sponsored internet providers in China routinely block access to internet sites deemed inappropriate by the government. These include both Chinese and foreign news sites carrying reports […]
Read MoreJournalist Zhao Yan, who has also been an outspoken advocate for peasants, was arrested in Shanghai, according to a report in the South China Morning Post (sub required): “[Zhao’s] associates found it difficult to pinpoint the exact reason for his detention – ‘He has written so many articles that have upset the authorities,’ one said […]
Read MoreAccording to an AP report: “Underlining China’s growing importance to the global economy, senior finance officials from Beijing for the first time will participate in part of the discussions by the Group of Seven major industrial nations, a U.S. Treasury official said Wednesday… Asked if the talks with the Chinese are a first step toward […]
Read MoreJon Newton wrote this article on TechNewsWorld today: “Bill Xia of DIT says that on September 15 a volunteer working with DynaWeb noticed that Google’s Chinese news was returning different results depending on whether the search was conducted in China or in the United States. ”
Read MoreFrom a security intelligence website Jane’s: “China is facing increasing shortfalls in the water resources it needs to sustain economic growth. Despite infrastructure projects to address the problem, the consequences of the shortages are already being felt internationally. The growing scarcity of water resources is becoming so critical to China’s economic well-being that minister of […]
Read MorePeter Klinger published this article on Times Online. “Chinese imports of crude oil rose 37 per cent year on year, showing no signs that rising prices have curbed demand. Customs data, released yesterday, showed that China processed a record 23.5 million tonnes, or 5.7 million barrels a day, last month.” The full article is here.
Read MoreThe NY Times has an article about Chen Si, who voluntarily works to prevent suicides from a bridge in Nanjing: “For hours on this recent Sunday morning, Mr. Chen watched and waited for that unknowable, unthinkable moment when one of the thousands of people who cross the bridge every day might try to jump off. […]
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