Chinese press reaction to Abu Ghraib abuse (BBC)
The BBC has compiled clips from the Chinese press about the abuse scandal at Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq. Read it here.
Read MoreBlogging in China
Shanghai Blogger Philip Sen recently wrote a short article called “State of blogging.” (I mistakenly attributed this article to Joseph Bosco this morning. Thanks to Andrea for pointing out my error.) Topku, one of the blogging pioneers in China is quoted in this article, saying “……the function of blogging as independent media is slowly emerging […]
Read MoreChina’s Boom May Be Building Toward a Bust (LA Times)
“The torrid pace of China’s industrial growth has generated serious over-investment in factories and other ventures that are straining the country’s resources. Electricity and water shortages are mounting, transportation bottlenecks are developing, and the first hints of inflation are showing up in official data.” “For Asia, a China slowdown would dent more than just trade […]
Read MoreFreelance writer jailed
The BBC and the AP have reported on the arrest of freelance journalist and Internet essayist Liu Shui, who has been sentenced without trial to two years of “custody and education” in Shenzhen. The original news release from the Committee to Protect Journalists is here. Many of Liu Shui’s writings (in Chinese) are available here. […]
Read MoreTargeting 80 Million Chinese Internet IM Users
This is tech news, a press release on Yahoo Finance page. “Telecom Communications, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: TCOM -News ) announced today that its China Operation, IC Soft Limited, has entered cooperation with Tencent Company, Limited , which was recently an ongoing IPO in Hong Kong Exchange. Tencent is one of the first Internet Instant […]
Read MoreChinese officials warn of gender imbalance (Globe & Mail)
“China has about 117 boys for every 100 girls, with nearly 13 million more boys than girls under the age of nine, the official Xinhua news agency said. If that trend continues, by 2020 China could have as many as 40 million men who cannot find a spouse, Xinhua quoted an official of a key […]
Read MoreChina ready for democracy in 1940s, not today (Asia Times)
“How is democracy possible without ending one-party rule, without popular suffrage? Return the people’s rights to the people!” Is this quote from a new dissident writing online? No. It is from the Xinhua Daily, mouthpiece of the Communist Party of China on September 27, 1945. Asia Times had a comment article titled “China ready for […]
Read MoreChinese Internet user fights Internet privacy violations
According to Baker and McKenzie’s Global eLaw Highlights newsletter, “A Chinese citizen has appealed a decision of the Beijing Haidian District Court to dismiss her suit against the China Internet Network Information Center for automatically installing monitoring software when she visited its website.” No more details are given, though a contact name is provided for […]
Read MoreThe Beijing Consensus (FT)
This Financial Times op-ed is now available in PDF format on the Foreign Policy Centre. The former Foreign Editor of Time magazine Joshua Cooper Ramo argues that “there is a new “Beijing Consensus” emerging with distinct attitudes to politics, development and the global balance of power. It is driven by a ruthless willingness to innovate, […]
Read MoreChina takes “urgent action” against AIDS
The Chinese government has announced new “urgent” measures to help stop the spread of AIDS, International > Asia Pacific > China Announces Plan to Curb Rapid Spread of AIDS” href=”http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2004-05/09/content_1459260.htm”>reported by Xinhua today, “Those officials breaching duty or hiding epidemic reports will be severely punished.” For more news stories from local Chinese press about HIV/AIDS, […]
Read MoreTwo articles on China’s economy in the Observer
There are two articles about China in the British Observer today. One is titled “the great mall of China“, which praises: “China, in short, is a world event – a continent on the move with a distinct approach to capitalism. ” The other article addressed the shadowside of this “distinct approach,” entitled “Mao’s promised land […]
Read MoreGive voice to the voiceless
Yes, bloggers can do this. Lalaoshi wrote “Meet the new protest point man before he disappears” on his blog, and did just that. Here are some paragraphs from his post: “Lao Zhao, 46, of Shanxi province, shown here preparing a petition for the State Council complaints office in March, is yelling into the wind because […]
Read MoreChina develops its first 3G chip
“China’s first 3G cell phone chip with independent intellectual property rights has been developed in Shanghai and is expected to be commercialised before the end of this year. Industry experts believe that the development marks a breakthrough in China’s research of wireless telecom chips and software technologies and the and of the monopoly of foreign […]
Read MoreAIDS doctors dispatched to China’s countryside (Asia Times)
from Asia Times: “In a health campaign harking back to Maoist mass mobilizations and the era of “barefoot doctors”, China is dispatching droves of young medics to work in rural areas in an effort to rectify the shortcomings of economic reforms that have left the vast countryside poor and vulnerable to health crises, like HIV/AIDS. […]
Read MoreAt golf, China swings – and misses (Asia Times)
China now ranks fifth in the world for number of golf courses, but the country’s golfing craze is causing a myriad of problems, including destruction of crucial farmland, lost revenue, and encouragement of a corrupt lifestyle. Some even call golf “green opium”. Asia Times writes: Many investors jumped into the market in search of cheap […]
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