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23 May 08
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Final Post: ZNH says goodbye to the old digs; make sure to update your RSS BEIJING - It's been a lot of work spanning a couple of continents, but Zhongnanhai will finally re-launch tomorrow afternoon with a completely different look and functionality. A couple of items, before we go (temporarily): Unfortunately, while we are... |
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22 May 08
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It's time to hang up the stump, Hil' Given what has been happening here in China the past week and a half, it's hard not to think and write about all things earthquake. However, I thought I might just take a moment away from China to throw my... |
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21 May 08
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Covering the Earthquake zone - a diary Last week as the earthquake struck Sichuan county we all watched and listened as the news was constantly updated. A friend of mine arrived in the area one day after the quake struck and kept a diary of their day-to-day... |
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20 May 08
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Emotions from abroad As emotionally taxing as this earthquake has been for many people here in China, an interview I conducted this morning really brought home to me just how much of an impact this disaster in Sichuan may be having on the... |
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19 May 08
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China's national mourning period BEIJING - At 2:28 this afternoon, China crossed a new threshold in national unity. Here in the capital and elsewhere across this vast nation, horns blared and sirens wailed for three minutes to mark exactly one week since the massive... |
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19 May 08
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Three minutes at Jishuitan China came to a virtual standstill as the country observed three minutes of mourning for the victims of the deadly Sichuan earthquake. Starting at 2:28pm, air sirens wailed across the country as most motorists stopped and blared their horns. This... |
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19 May 08
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New MSN campaign draws anger in China BEIJING - A friend of mine passed this along this morning: In the morning, I logged in to MSN as usual. More than 10 friends of mine sent me this "bad news" and wanted me spread it to as many... |
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16 May 08
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More Ways to Help Earthquake Victims More charity groups are stepping in to offer contributions to the victims of the earthquake in Sichuan. One such is a Beijing-based group that's connected to the China Youth Care foundation. I received a letter this morning from one of... |
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15 May 08
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Why is the flag not at half-mast? BEIJING - As I'm sat at home writing this post in my comfortable dry apartment, in near silence - I, like many of you, feel desperately helpless. I've donated, I've told people how to donate on the radio and I've... |
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15 May 08
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Chinese Companies, Bloggers Release Earthquake-Related Services More on the efforts being made to help the earthquake victims in Sichuan. First on the tech front, Baidu, Tencent, and China Mobile have released a series of earthquake-related services. Pacific Epoch offers the hard facts: Baidu (Nasdaq: BIDU) changed... |
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15 May 08
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The internal drive to relate the facts BEIJING - I feel as though I'm in journalistic limbo right now. I received a phone call this morning from a good friend of mine who had just arrived at the airport in Chengdu. He works for a Russian news... |
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14 May 08
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Sichuan Earthquake: Other Ways to Help To add to Cam's earlier post, there are other ways to help the growing number of earthquake victims in Sichuan. The Bookworm, for one, are co-ordinating an aid drive. Here's how you can help: We'd like to take this opportunity... |
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14 May 08
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As the death toll rises, how you can help SHANGHAI - Our writers have not focused much on the unfolding disaster in Sichuan province, largely because TV crews, journalists, Twitterati, bloggers, and others are now either on the ground or already doing excellent coverage. But it's important that... |
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14 May 08
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It gets worse: CCTV International brings new lows in top priorities By Hugh Jorgen The death toll soars past 12,000 as rescuers scramble to pull victims from the aftermath of the earthquake in China. It is human misery and destruction on a massive scale. The world's media has focused on the... |
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13 May 08
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China a "teenager" on the world stage? An analysis from Foreign Policy Foreign Policy magazine is out with an essay called "The Right Way to Pressure Beijing" by William F. Schultz, who is a Senior Fellow at the Center for American Progress. It's a sober analysis of China's current role in the... |
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13 May 08
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Hu comes first; leaders lead on CCTV "News" By Hugh Jorgen I'm always amused to watch the responses of recently-arrived foreigners in China when the subject of CCTV International comes up. For those of you not familiar with it, CCTV International (CCTV 9) is the state-run English-language... |
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12 May 08
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7.6 magnitude quake hits Sichuan, felt across China An earthquake struck Wenchuan in the eastern part of Sichuan province this afternoon, hitting 7.6 on the Richter scale. This report indicates it registered as a 3.9 quake as far away as Beijing. The Guardian picks it up from here:... |
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11 May 08
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New Sounds of China (中国新声) New Sounds of China （中国新声) is an (*ahem*) new bilingual Chinese-English radio show presented in collaboration between Resonance FM and London Chinese Radio. Their first episode features a solid cross section of studio and live recordings; s... |
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11 May 08
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China's new rich relish wretched excess I wish I came up with that column title myself, but alas, it was one of the creative editors at the Times Colonist. This week's column takes a look at the explosive growth of China's luxury goods industry: Aside from... |
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09 May 08
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Water sniffers, dogs, and x-ray machines: the future on the Beijing subway system BEIJING - As if going through airport security isn't enough (although it seems much easier in China than it does in the still panicky United States), now Beijing's subway security will be stepped up prior to the Olympic Games in... |
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09 May 08
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Report: Drunken foreigners beat a Chinese man in Shenzhen BEIJING - QQ News is reporting that two foreigners beat a Chinese man in Shenzhen who asked them not to urinate in public on the evening of May 7. The website says the two men relieved themselves in the middle... |
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08 May 08
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But, I'm A Real Boy! Ok so I realise that I've not contributed to ZNH for a little while (there's a variety of reasons for this - but I'll not bore you) and every now and again something passes my desk, or is whispered in... |
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08 May 08
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Chinese Protesters extinguish Olympic Flame Now that the torch is on home soil it was expected that the protests would die down. It seems as though this is not quite the case. Unknown protesters in Shenzhen attack Olympic runners and extinguish the flame In a... |
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08 May 08
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Chinese students in Korea fear for their safety following torch protests John Kennedy at Global Voices Online has translated an interesting piece being circulated online (h/t to ESWN). An overseas Chinese student in Korea claims that Chinese people residing in and visiting the country are now potentially unsafe following last... |
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07 May 08
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A 'warm spring' may make the winter that much colder for Beijing BEIJING - This week here in China, the media coverage from the national media organs has been dominated, as one might expect, by President Hu Jintao's trip to Japan. And what is interesting to watch, particularly from a media awareness... |
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07 May 08
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Getting booted out of a hotel by Beijing's finest BEIJING - I had the luxury of attending Beijing's Pine Valley golf course last weekend, and it's definitely impressive. The course holds the Pine Valley Beijing Open, and was designed by none-other than Jack Nicklaus himself. We were there... |
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07 May 08
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Using a laptop to be easier in HK; territory plans city-wide wi-fi hotspot By Saul Symonds HONG KONG - Hong Kong is constantly striving to uphold it's image as one of the most technologically advanced cities in the world. Earlier this year the Hong Kong government launched a city-wide WiFi program that... |
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05 May 08
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A Chinese student sits down to chat with the Dalai Lama A Chinese student recently had the opportunity to interview the Dalai Lama in the United States, and his subsequent essay has been posted on numerous sites around the Internet. The China Digital Times has posted the English version (proxy link),... |
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04 May 08
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The May 4th Movement: The parallels and differences Today marks the 89th anniversary of the May 4th Movement here in China. So, on this anniversary, I thought I'd take a moment to analyze the parallels and differences that exist here in China today. First, for those who are... |
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03 May 08
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Just so we get this clear... The torch relay has been a disaster, no matter which way one looks at it. Historians will not connect the 2008 Olympic torch relay to such ideals as peace, harmony, or "one world, one dream". It will be remembered for... |
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02 May 08
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ZNH Evolves: A blogging update, and new writers Hope everyone is having a happy May holiday. I figured this is as good a time as any to update our progress on Zhongnanhai. Later this month, we will be unveiling a new site design complete with new writers and... |
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02 May 08
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CCTV the punchline, yet again Courtesy of Danwei, Beijing-based band Defy sings about their dislike of state-run China Central Television. Here is a sample of the lyrics: I don't watch CCTV I don't watch this fucking channel... ... Ai, I don't like you... ... CCTV,... |
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29 Apr 08
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The Olympics and You Come tomorrow we're going to be inundated with all things Olympics here in China yet again. Big celebrations are being set up here in the capital and in other parts of this country as well to mark the 100 day... |
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28 Apr 08
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Terror on the rails: 66 people die after two trains collide in Shandong My father is a former airline employee, so it's odd that I've developed a healthy skepticism about flying. Given the choice, I feel much safer on China's vast railway system; not to mention that sitting and having a beer and... |
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28 Apr 08
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Defining "the west" and its role in the torch protests At the Danwei Plenary Session last month, moderator Jeremy Goldkorn issued a proviso before the discussion began: he would be referring to the western media and the Chinese media, even though "western media" is not, by any stretch, a homogeneous... |
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25 Apr 08
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China agrees to meet with the Dalai Lama's representatives Jim Yardley of the New York Times writes: China appeared to bend to international pressure on Friday as the government announced it would meet with envoys of the Dalai Lama, an unexpected shift that comes as violent Tibetan demonstrations in... |
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23 Apr 08
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The psychology of western people, and America's "malicious" strategy I have spent the past few days in Canada, and everywhere I go people ask me about how China is reacting to the torch protests. I was a guest on the Al Ferraby show in Victoria this morning, and he... |
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23 Apr 08
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Next up on the Wheel of Protest... Australia!!! Well, the Olympic torch has now made its triumphant arrival in the Australian capital of Canberra ahead of tomorrow's Auzzie leg. So it got me thinking about what the 'patriotic' Chinese out there are going to protest against here in... |
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23 Apr 08
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Chinese propaganda takes aim at the next Olympic host: Canada Below is a video that was submitted in the comments section of Paul's previous post. It is a video that aims to raise awareness of aboriginal issues in light of Vancouver hosting the Olympic games in 2010: Now, part of... |
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22 Apr 08
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And the tension continues... A somewhat disturbing manifestation of what we were trying to outline in our previous post here on Zhongnanhai about foreigner's personal security here in China at the moment. I direct you to The Shanghaiist post today about a weekend Carrefour... |
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21 Apr 08
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Swastikas on the French flag, and threats against the Japanese Chinese protesters are turning up the heat on France over the torch protests which happened in Paris. As the picture to the right shows, protesters painted a swastika on the French flag, and wrote that Joan of Arc was... |
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21 Apr 08
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CNN Linked Site Hacked - UPDATE In between the site being up and down in a kind of ongoing ping-pong game - I managed to grab a screen grab. And here it is. It may seem an obscure point to 'attack' - but one thing is... |
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21 Apr 08
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CNN-linked site hacked Well, it appears the latest salvo in the CNN bunfight has been launched. It appears that a website affiliated with the Cable News Network (http://sports.si.cnn.com/) has become the victim of frustrated Chinese hackers. The Sports Network, which provides... |
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21 Apr 08
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Fear and Loathing in China It's amazing how things can shift from sublime to concerning in a matter of hours. Saturday afternoon marked a curious shift in my mindset when it comes to personal safety here in this country. A friend who has lived here... |
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21 Apr 08
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Why what Jack Cafferty says matters to China In the latest article filed to the Victoria Times Colonist, "Rising anger as Chinese feel under attack," I take a look at how far apart the pro-Tibet and pro-China sides are, and how this divide (and lack of understanding) has... |
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20 Apr 08
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Krispy Kreme on the way, but will it be successful? The blogger at Silicon Hutong doesn't think so. Krispy Kreme has announced it has plans to expand from it's Hong Kong location into mainland China, with Shenzhen being the first mainland city to host the rich donut-maker. The China Economic... |
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19 Apr 08
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Whoops... CCTV draws scorn after anchor caught yawning on air This is a nice break from the back-and-forth on Tibet. CCTV 1 anchor Wen Jing was caught by a sharp netizen yawning on air, obviously not aware the camera was focused on her. The netizen also posted a second... |
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19 Apr 08
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Be cool, Beijing; six tips to fixing China's PR mess The always excellent Imagethief has pointed us to an interesting article written by James Millward on OpenDemocracy.net called "China's story: Putting the PR in the PRC". Millward examines six areas in which China can improve it's PR. These include: ▪... |
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18 Apr 08
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So just how worried are the authorities? Some interesting comments coming out of Xinhua today, and an even more interesting interpretation by Agence France-Presse: China urges control of 'patriotic fervour' over Tibet BEIJING (AFP) -- China has urged its people to contain their patriotism, in... |
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17 Apr 08
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Overseas Chinese say 20 year old "traitor" should be "burned in oil" The New York Times has published an article today telling the story of a 20 year old girl at Duke University who tried to mediate between the Tibetan and Chinese protesters on campus: Ms. Wang, who had friends on both... |
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