CDT blogger Linjun Fan visited the Olympic Park in Beijing and talked to some migrant workers who were working around the clock in the park earlier this month:Officials of the Beijing organising committee wished journalists a happy life at the
Calls for leaders and athletes to stay away from the Beijing Games in protest over China's human rights violations and activities in Africa seemed to have momentum just a few months ago. Why is no one listening anymore? Vivienne Walt
Amidst all the oohs and aahs over Beijing's buildings, architects are debating the moral implications of redefining the capital's skyline. First, there's this article in Business Week from Dorian Davis:Earlier this year, during an urban development forum at a university
Is Chinese nationalism all bark and no bite? Former China Youth Daily editor Li Datong seems to think so. From openDemocracy; translated by Chris Allen:The last thirty years have seen enormous changes in the Chinese media, but some aspects remain
Chinese state media are reporting one of China's largest banks "may" own $20 billion worth of debt in the United States' gravely troubled lending giants Fannie May and Freddie Mac: The Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae investments would amount to
Mixed news for China's stable of Olympics heroes. As the Washington Post reprots, basketball superstar Yao Ming made his first appearance in competition since being seriously injured in an NBA game in February, and didn't do half bad: The Houston
From AFP:Hong Kong's leading democracy campaigner Martin Lee vowed Thursday to carry on his battle for universal suffrage in the southern Chinese city, despite retiring after 23 years as a legislator.Lee, hailed as the "father of democracy" in Hong Kong,
From Caijing Magazine:After being required to pay a fixed 2.5 percent interest rate on life insurance premiums for nearly a decade, China's insurers are preparing for regulatory reforms that allow adjustable rates and could lead to more market-oriented flexibility.The first
From Wall Street Journal:Taiwan's cabinet said it will remove restrictions on investments in China by the island's largest companies and will raise investment ceilings for smaller firms.The moves are in line with the Kuomintang government's campaign pledge to boost the
From AFP:China Thursday rejected accusations by a representative of the Dalai Lama that it was not serious about talks over the status of Tibet."The central government is sincere about holding contact with the Dalai side," foreign ministry spokesman Liu Jianchao
China's TD-SCDMA standard for 3G mobile devices is receiving increased support from the central government. From Ming Shuliang in Caijing Magazine:Supporters of China's homegrown, third generation (3G) mobile devices standard TD-SCDMA have been riding a commercial rollercoaster for several years,
How China's Taking Over Africa, and Why the West Should be VERY Worried"In a prolix and partly puzzling piece published in the online edition of the Daily Mail, the conservative British tabloid, the author argues that China's increasing engagement in
From AP:A Chinese dissident who wrote politically sensitive articles including some criticizing the government's handling of a devastating earthquake was formally arrested Friday on charges of allegedly possessing state secrets, a human rights group said.Prosecutors in the southwestern city of
The press conference took place in Nanchong in Sichuan province to publicise the results of a campaign by the city's police to seize illegal weapons, the Beijing News reported. According to Zheng Chongjun, deputy head of the political division of
The government wants to guard against performances that could tarnish the country's carefully cultivated image of order and control. Authorities were alarmed in March after Icelandic singer Bjork shouted 'Tibet! Tibet!' at the end of her concert in Shanghai. Authorities
