Li Xianting is an independent art critic and curator of contemporary Chinese art. He was actively involved with introducing avant-garde art forms to China in the 1970s and 80s and is frequently described as the Godfather of...
Read MoreHu Xijin is the Editor-in-Chief of Global Times, a sister publication of People’s Daily. He opened a microblog account on Sina as open calls for protests in China in support of the Middle East’s Jasmine Revolution...
Read MoreAt a G20 sponsored international financial conference this week in Nanjing, Timothy Geithner again urged China to reform its currency exchange rates. From the NYTimes: Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner urged China again on...
Read MoreDragon’s Laugh (龙颜大悦) is an online volunteer production group that puts together weekly mash-up videos to distribute online. In operation since June 2010, the group of over 300 volunteers has put together 39 videos. These videos...
Read MoreThe Library of Congress is currently displaying a map of the world created by Matteo Ricci in 1602 for the Chinese emperor Wanli: “In olden days, nobody had ever known that there were such places as North and South America...
Read MoreFrom the Southern Metropolis Weekly, 2009-12-25, translated by CDT’s E. Shih: The “swine” flu that continues taking lives and the “kitty cat” hide-and-seek game of truth; the widely castigated law enforcement by “fishing”;...
Read MoreFrom New York Times: The job advertisement, placed on a popular Web site, sounded like a casting call for a superhero. “Wanted: Someone with a strong sense of responsibility, tough, brave and physically strong. Ability to oppose...
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 MoreIn a roundtable discussion at the University of California, Berkeley, on March 18th, participants presented their observations and shared their experiences relating to the rise of the Internet and its interplay with...
Read MoreMara Hvistendahl examines China’s burgeoning gun culture in The New Republic: Over the last decade, they cropped up in cities throughout China, tucked into raucous markets or along forgotten side streets, their interiors...
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