China’s Olympic Fetish for First
With 42 medals, 20 of them coated with those much coveted 30 carats, China is just behind the U.S. for first in the overall and gold medal counts at London 2012 (as of August 3, 14:00 PST). In China, there has long been a...
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Netizen Voices: Blasting the People’s Daily
A July 31 People’s Daily overseas edition editorial simultaneously called for internal reform and...
Read MorePeople’s Daily: China’s Real Challenge is the Next 5-10 Years
The following OP-ED is published on the People’s Daily (overseas edition) on July 31, 2012. CDT thanks to Dr Scott Harold of RAND Corporation for providing this translation. China needs to continue to believe in its...
Read MoreRamadan Celebrations Off Limits In Xinjiang
As China continues to grow wary of its Muslim population amid a shifting dynamic in the Middle East, Foreign Policy’s Alexandra Evans details the crackdown on Ramadan currently underway in Xinjiang: Citing the need to...
Read MoreExplaining CNOOC’s Complicated Canada Deal
For The Diplomat, Hugh Stephens of the Asia Pacific Foundation of China breaks down state-owned CNOOC’s proposed $15.1 billion acquisition of Canada’s Nexen, the latest play by a Chinese state-owned enterprise (SOE)...
Read MoreTeenager Kills 8 in Breakup Gone Bad
A teenager in northeast China killed eight people with a knife and wounded five more after breaking up with his girlfriend, according to state media on Thursday. From The New York Times: The teen killed two of her family members...
Read MoreScenes from HK Education Protest
Over the weekend, Hong Kong parents, students and teachers protested the addition of patriotism classes to the fall curriculum. Below are photos and video screen captures from the demonstration: Ho Zaak Lung, fifth...
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Zhang Yimou, You Really Are Cheap
Zhang Yimou, director of the 2008 Beijing Olympics opening ceremony, is now in hot water over his...
Read MoreChen Guangcheng: Human Rights “Deteriorating”
Legal activist Chen Guangcheng appeared with House Speaker John Boehner and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi during a visit to the US Capitol on Wednesday, and attacked the “deteriorating” human rights situation in...
Read MoreNew Details on Cases Facing Bo Family
Following the announcement last week of homicide charges against Gu Kailai, the wife of disgraced politician Bo Xilai is expected to be tried soon for the murder of British businessman Neil Heywood. The official Xinhua news...
Read More“10-Yuan Brothels” and Sex-Worker’s Rights
In late April, a Southern Weekend (南方周末) reporter visited a “10-yuan brothel” (十元店)[zh], the most cut-rate of venues housing China’s sex-trade, often catering to China’s many lonely and poor migrant...
Read MoreFrom Africa, Clinton Takes Covert Shots at China
Hillary Clinton touched down in Dakar, Senegal late last night, the first stop on an 11-day tour of Africa that will end in Ghana on August 10, where the US Secretary of State will pay her regards to the country’s recently...
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