A report from the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission states that the U.S. has been the target of Chinese cyber espionage, which China denies. From BBC News: Col Gary McAlum, a senior military officer, told the...
Read MoreNow that President Obama has moved on to South Korea, the reviews of his time in China are in. From the Washington Post: U.S. presidents have been trekking to China — and also lauding the Great Wall — since Richard...
Read MoreFrom the New York Times: He didn’t explicitly call on China’s leaders to lift the veil of state control that restricts Internet access and online social networking here. But President Obama did tiptoe — ever so lightly — into...
Read MorePresident Obama arrived in Shanghai earlier and has planned a town hall meeting with students. The White House has set up a bilingual interface to stream the event and will also stream it on the White House website and via...
Read MoreThe upcoming visit of President Obama is a hot topic among Chinese Twitterers. Below are some selected examples, translated by CDT: @kirk1031 The latest instructions from the Ministry of Truth: All websites need to strictly...
Read MoreIn one of its latest promotions of official morality, the government has told its officials to steer clear of mistresses, bars, and exorbitant luxuries. From AP’s Christopher Bodeen: Chinese officials are being told to...
Read MoreTwo have died after receiving H1N1 vaccinations. One of the deaths appears to be unrelated to the vaccine, but the cause of the other is still awaiting laboratory results. From the Associated Press: Two people in China who...
Read MoreDavid Bandurski translates an article by Zheng Baowei, a State Council expert under special government allowance, on “soft power,” “smart power,” and China’s new approach to media communications....
Read MoreXujun Eberlein of the Inside-Out China blog writes about Sun Zhongjie, whose entrapment and subsequent arrest galvanized the public and the media: Sun Zhongjie was a new driver employed by a construction company in Shanghai, and...
Read MoreReuters reports on a growing tiff between the Ministry of Culture and the General Administration for Press and Publications (GAPP) over regulation of the online game World of Warcraft: The rare public turf war between the two...
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