In the far Eastern Economic Review, an op-ed argues that the commercialization of China’s media sector is working against forces promoting press freedom, and not increasing freedom as anticipated: The irony is that the...
Read MoreThe New York Times reports on a Politburo Standing Committee meeting convened this morning by President Hu Jintao to discuss the swine flu outbreak. In an unprecedented move, the meeting was immediately announced to the public:...
Read MoreIan Johnson, a Pulitzer Prize winner and reporter for the Wall Street Journal, writes on Chinese contemporary artist Qiu Zhijie (邱志傑). Qiu is known for incorporating video and traditional Chinese media in his artwork. From the...
Read MoreThe Straits Times reports on the failure of international Internet companies to compete with local Chinese counterparts: In China, most global Internet giants live miserable lives. Auction giant eBay, which once controlled as...
Read MoreThe New York Times tells the story of dancer Liu Yan, who was paralyzed while rehearsing for the Olympics opening ceremony last August in Beijing: Today, after recuperating for more than six months at No. 306 Military Hospital...
Read MoreIn The National, Paul Mooney looks at Chinese government claims of terrorist activity in Xinjiang, most recently with the execution of two Uighurs for a violent attack on police officers in Kashgar last August: Officials said...
Read MoreAn article in The Nation takes a look at the future of wind power in China: The global economic crisis has hit China hard. The country’s exports and Gross Domestic Product growth have dropped dramatically; over the past...
Read MoreTwo Uighurs have been executed for carrying out the deadly attack on a police station in Kashgar in the run-up to the Olympics. From Reuters: Abdurahman Azat, 34, and Kurbanjan Hemit, 29, were found guilty of a “terrorist...
Read MoreSpies from China and Russia have hacked into a U.S. power grid. Experts fear a future cyber scare. From the Wall Street Journal: Cyberspies have penetrated the U.S. electrical grid and left behind software programs that could be...
Read MoreSince the financial crisis has roiled the world’s economies, the Chinese government has been on high alert against incidents of social unrest. A new book titled 2009: The Year of China’s Zodiac Sign by Zhang...
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