Coal Ship on the Yangzi

A coal ship floats along the Yangzi River near Chongqing, by Nothing exceptional here.

China Goes on a Smart Shopping Spree

Beijing is spending from its $2 trillion worth of cash reserves to acquire commodities — from olive oil to crude oil — at bargain-basement prices. From Time Magazine:

China’s growth rate may be slowing in concert with the world economy, but even at that slower rate, its economy continues to expand, …

Oasis ‘Bewildered’ after China Gigs Cancelled

From Reuters:

Rock band Oasis said on Monday it was « bewildered » by China’s decision to cancel two concerts scheduled to take place on the mainland next month.

The group had expected to play in Beijing on April 3 and Shanghai on April 5.

« Representatives from the Chinese government have revoked the performance …

Morgan Stanley’s Chinese Land Scandal

From New York Times:

Since the height of China’s property boom, Morgan Stanley’s huge real estate deals here have been the envy of the industry. Then, scandal hit.

Last month, with property prices here and elsewhere in free fall, the bank dropped a bombshell: in a Securities and Exchange Commission filing, …

Found in Translation

Evan Osnos writes about a community of Chinese netizens who translate the Economist from cover to cover. From his New Yorker blog, Letter from China:

For an extraordinary measure of the power of the Chinese Internet, take a look at this grassroots Chinese edition of The Economist magazine, translated cover-to-cover by …

Why China Will Remain Stable. No Problemo.

Dan Harris, of the China Law Blog, talks about why the global economic downturn won’t spell political instability in China:

I think that so long as the Chinese people believe Beijing is doing what it can to ameliorate the impact of the downturn, there will be no political insurrection against Beijing. …

NATO May Ask China for Support in Afghanistan

An official, speaking on the condition of anonymity, has said that NATO may ask China for help with the war in Afghanistan, possibly by opening a supply link. From AP:

China shares a 76-kilometer- (50-mile)-long border with Afghanistan in the Wakhan Corridor, a thin sparsely populated strip of Afghan territory separating …

China Plans oil Refinery in Tianjin with Russia

China and Russia may join forces to build an oil refinery in Tianjin, the port city just east of Beijing. The refinery, which will be able to process 10 million tons of crude annually, will cost an estimated $4 billion. From China Daily:

The project is part of an agreement signed …

Cui Weiping (崔卫平): I Am a Grass-Mud Horse (Video added)

The « grass-mud horse (草泥马) » has now become the icon of online resistance to censorship. It seems that everywhere the « river crabs (河蟹) » go, the « grass-mud horses » grow in numbers.

Professor Cui Weiping (崔卫平) teaches at the Beijing Film Academy. A literary and film critic and scholar, she is also known in …

China’s Lunar Probe Ends Mission (With Video and Slideshow)

Reuters reports on the planned crash of the lunar probe Chang’e-1:
China’s lunar probe has ended its 16-month life with a planned crash into the moon, the official Xinhua news agency said on Sunday.

Named for a moon goddess, the Chang’e-1 rammed into the lunar surface in the mid-afternoon Beijing time, after …

West ‘Uses Tibet to Attack China’

China has released a white paper that defends its 50 year rule in Tibet. From BBC:

Chinese rule in Tibet had overthrown « the feudal serfdom system » and liberated about one million serfs and slaves, the paper said, likening the move to America’s abolition of slavery.

The government had invested heavily in Tibet …

Chinese Bidder of Looted Sculptures Refuses to Pay, With Netizens’ Reactions and Photos

Last week, two bronze heads formerly located at the Old Summer Palace (Yuanmingyuan) were sold at a Christie’s auction in Paris. Though the auction came under much heat, with many Chinese contending that the bronzes were stolen property, the controversy was thought to have come to a close with a …

Facing Counterfeiting Crackdown, Beijing Vendors Fight Back

The Silk Street Market in Beijing is famous among locals and tourists alike as a massive mall of fake designer goods.  Now Silk Street vendors of counterfeit bags and clothing are protesting a crackdown on their stalls by the Beijing Silk Street Company, the first tangible effect of an intellectual …

Chinese Bidder of Looted Sculptures Refuses to Pay, With Netizen Reactions and Photos

Last week, two bronze heads formerly located at the Old Summer Palace (Yuanmingyuan) were sold at a Christie’s auction in Paris. Though the auction came under much heat, with many Chinese contending that the bronzes were stolen property, the controversy was thought to have come to a close with a …

China’s Wen Makes Internet Debut (Updated with Text)

AFP reports on the first joint online chat between Wen Jiabao and Chinese netizens, hosted by GOV.cn and Xinhua (Translation of text of Wen’s online chat below) :
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao joined the Internet craze Saturday as he chatted online with netizens for the first time, broaching issues as diverse …

Zhang Xiaogang Is China’s Most-Valuable Artist, Hurun Says (With Slideshow)

Bloomberg reports on Chinese contemporary artist, Zhang Xiaogang:

Zhang Xiaogang, Yue Minjun and Zeng Fanzhi are the most-valuable living Chinese artists, based on the auction prices of their works, shows a ranking by China-based Hurun Report, which also lists the nation’s richest people.

Works by Zhang, known for his somber, gray-hued …

Cui Weiping (崔卫平): I Am a Grass-Mud Horse

The « grass-mud horse (草泥马) » has now become the icon of online resistance to censorship. It seems that everywhere the « river crabs (河蟹) » go, the « grass-mud horses » grow in numbers.

Professor Cui Weiping (崔卫平) teaches at the Beijing Film Academy. A literary and film critic and scholar, she is also known in …

Photo: Yunnan Aerial View

The Yangzi winds through Yunnan in this aerial-view photo, from warmstone.

Tibetan Monks Protest In Restive West China – Report

From Reuters:

Tibetan monks in a restive area of western China took to the streets calling for more religious freedom after they were banned from holding a traditional New Year’s prayer ceremony on Sunday, activists said.

About 50 monks demonstrated outside the Sey Monastery in an ethnic Tibetan part of Sichuan province …

Zhang Xiaogang Is China’s Most-Valuable Artist, Hurun Says

From Bloomberg:

Zhang Xiaogang, Yue Minjun and Zeng Fanzhi are the most-valuable living Chinese artists, based on the auction prices of their works, shows a ranking by China-based Hurun Report, which also lists the nation’s richest people.

Works by Zhang, known for his somber, gray-hued paintings of Chinese families, fetched a …

China’s Auto Bailout Takes a Different Route

Austin Ramzy from TIME reports on the stimulus measures that are affecting Chinese auto industry:

While the U.S. has been debating how to bail out GM and Chrysler during the worst auto industry slump in decades, China has been scrambling to come up with its own rescue plan for its ailing …

Slideshow: Road to School

A blogger “Flying Bird and Fish » posted a series of photos he took in a mountain area showing some rural children walking to school in a dangerous cliff road. He says that he was scared to see the scene. His hands were sweating and his legs were even trembling while …

Volunteers Put the Economist Into Chinese

From New York Times:

Every day, Chinese fans produce unauthorized translations of Western pop culture products and put them online, like subtitled episodes of “Heroes” or the final Harry Potter novel. But a group calling itself the Eco Team has picked a more cerebral target: the British newsweekly The Economist.

With each …

A Textile Capital of China Is Hobbled by a Downturn Gone Global

As the global financial crisis continues, China sees its reach affect its textile factories. The demand for textile has decreased worldwide, causing factories in Shaoxing, China’s textile capital, to be shut down and millions of workers laid off. From the New York Times:
Qian Jin, an industry expert, says Chinese textile companies …

U.S., China End Talks With Plans for More

Maureen Fan of the Washington Post reports on joint-talks between U.S. and China military officials. While no resolutions have been made on major issues, the talks were characterized as frank and open, and both parties have agreed to future exchanges.

Factors including the new U.S. administration, the depth of the …

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