Chinese Fascism’s Global Consequences

For Truth Out, a Canadian living and teaching at a university in China argues that China currently should be defined as a “fascist” state. The author uses the pseudonym Roland Farris:There was a time when China was referred to as a society …

Chinese Fascism’s Global Consequences

For Truth Out, a Canadian living and teaching at a university in China argues that China currently should be defined as a “fascist” state. The author uses the pseudonym Roland Farris:There was a time when China was referred to as a society …

What You Might Not Know About the Three Gorges Project

Non-profit environmental advocacy group PROBE International released the English translation of a lengthy and informative article written by Guo Yushan last year. Guo is director of the Transition Institute, an independent liberal-democratic think tank…

Chinternet Meme: “Vacation-Style Therapy”

In the brief time since the Chongqing government announced that Wang Lijun would be taking time away from his post as vice-mayor of Chongqing for “vacation-style therapy,” the phrase has risen to meme status. Weibo alone returns almost 50,0…

Chinternet Meme: “Vacation-Style Therapy”

In the brief time since the Chongqing government announced that Wang Lijun would be taking time away from his post as vice-mayor of Chongqing for “vacation-style therapy,” the phrase has risen to meme status. Weibo alone returns almost 50,0…

Wukan 2.0? Zhejiang Villagers Protest Land Grabs

Villagers marching against land grabs in the streets of two villages in Zhejiang’s Cangnan County say they have modeled their tactics after Wukan, the Guangdong village which evicted local Communist Party authorities over similar complaints late…

Wukan 2.0? Zhejiang Villagers Protest Land Grabs

Villagers marching against land grabs in the streets of two villages in Zhejiang’s Cangnan County say they have modeled their tactics after Wukan, the Guangdong village which evicted local Communist Party authorities over similar complaints late…

The Awkward Politics of Presidential China-Bashing

In the wake of Michigan Senate hopeful Pete Hoekstra’s widely-covered ad – one of countless campaigns attempting to use U.S. insecurities about China to generate political or economic capital – much comment and discussion about China …

The Awkward Politics of Presidential China-Bashing

In the wake of Michigan Senate hopeful Pete Hoekstra’s widely-covered ad – one of countless campaigns attempting to use U.S. insecurities about China to generate political or economic capital – much comment and discussion about China …

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US Citizen Ge Xun Beaten & Interrogated in Beijing

At Seeing Red in China, Yaxue Cao translates Ge Xun’s account of his recent detention and deportation (Part 2 here). Having travelled to Beijing for his mother’s funeral, Ge was held for 21 hours and violently interrogated about his involve…

New Self-Immolation in Sichuan

Another Tibetan set himself on fire in Sichuan’s Aba prefecture early on Wednesday evening, according to India-based monks who gave a statement to Radio Free Asia: The still-unidentified Tibetan man shouted slogans before self-immolating, they s…

New Self-Immolation in Sichuan

Another Tibetan set himself on fire in Sichuan’s Aba prefecture early on Wednesday evening, according to India-based monks who gave a statement to Radio Free Asia: The still-unidentified Tibetan man shouted slogans before self-immolating, they s…

Yao Who? China’s New NBA Star

The Wall Street Journal calls attention to Jeremy Lin, who has suddenly become China’s newest NBA idol in the absence of the now-retired Yao Ming: Lin, a former Harvard star who went undrafted out of college, gives up 14 inches and roughly a hund…

Space Debris Disrupts Shanghai Air Traffic

Shanghai Daily (via Adam Minter) reports that fears of incoming debris from a Russian space probe convinced air traffic controllers to suspend landings at the city’s airports last month:The regulators asked the planes to circle around Pudong and …

McCain: “Arab Spring Coming To China”

During a security conference in Munich over the weekend, United States senator John McCain cited recent tensions with Tibetans in southwest China in warning Vice Foreign Minister Zhang Zhijun that “the Arab Spring is coming to China.” From…

Hotels Grapple with Chinese Tourist Boom

CNBC contributor Shaun Rein, who runs the Shanghai-based China Market Research Group, writes about a recent conversation he had with a Thai hotelier about the challenges of catering to Chinese tourists as European traffic wanes: The Chinese, he said, …

Wal-Mart Names New China Chief

Wal-Mart, whose previous China chief resigned in October amid a pork scandal that forced it to shutter more than a dozen Chongqing locations, named a replacement on Monday. From Bloomberg: Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world’s largest retailer, appointe…

Photo: China Presents Tapestry to United Nations (1974), by UN Photo/Teddy Chen

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More Self-Immolations Reported in Sichuan

Just two weeks after Chinese authorities opened fire on Tibetan protesters in Sichuan province, three Tibetan livestock herders reportedly set themselves ablaze to protest continued repression by the Chinese government over the weekend. From The N…

“Racist” Super Bowl Political Ad Under Fire

Controversy over last year’s Groupon Super Bowl ad, which drew accusations of exploiting the plight of Tibet, was echoed on Sunday by a campaign ad for Michigan’s Pete Hoekstra, a prospective candidate for the US Senate. Aired around the st…

China Defends Syria Veto as U.S. Recalls Ambassador

The Chinese government has defended their veto of the U.N. Security Council resolution calling on Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad to step down in the wake of escalating violence in the country. Other governments and observers around the world h…

IMF Cuts China’s 2012 Growth Forecast

While it weighs the possibility of providing financial support to curb the debt crisis in Europe, the IMF warned Monday that China’s economic growth could drop quickly if Europe’s debt situation deteriorates. From Bloomberg: Based on the…

Photoseries: Xi Jinping and the West

The Wall Street Journal has published a series of photos capturing a 1980 visit to the United States by a Chinese delegation led by Xi Zhongxun, a former vice-premier and the father of president-in-waiting Xi Jinping: The 17-day tour was designed to b…

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