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20 Nov 09
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A new look for the Beijing Morning Post Beijing Morning PostNovember 20, 2009
The Beijing Morning Post, a daily published by the Beijing Daily Group, underwent a major redesign this week, switching from broadsheet to tabloid format and thoroughly overhauling its content.
Established on July... |
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20 Nov 09
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The good, the bad, and the boring: Obama in China At The China Beat, Michael Cunningham reviews Obama's visit to China with links to the best coverage and commentary.
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20 Nov 09
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China in Africa: the poor and the elites On Yale Global:
How do Africans see China after all? Based on 163 interviews and over a decade of living in Africa, I shall argue that both views are wrong and right, depending on to what region of Africa and to which group of Africans one is... |
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20 Nov 09
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Anti-corruption chief: let the Internet fight graft In The China Daily:
China's anti-corruption chief He Guoqiang Thursday urged authorities to utilize the public's online comments and postings in the country's ongoing attempt to fight corruption.
He, secretary of the Central Commission for Discipline... |
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19 Nov 09
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Learn from the Jews From The Global Times
American Jews are known for their formidable lobbying power in the US. How is this accomplished? What can Chinese learn to launch an effective lobby within US politics? [This] is an interview by Global Times reporter Lu Jingxian... |
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19 Nov 09
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The case of the missing Obama front page Southern WeeklyNovember 19, 2009
The Southern Weekly, one of China's more aggressively investigative newspapers, were the only print media outlet to get an interview with Obama. Central government controlled Xinhua and CCTV did not get one-on-one... |
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19 Nov 09
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If I build a Potemkin village will they come? The Black China Hand gets called upon to provide the appearance of legal support for a Chinese company putting on the appearance of sophistication to score an international contract.
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18 Nov 09
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Labor abuses and supplier responsibility For the Global Post, Sharron Lovell and Jonathan Adams write about conditions in high-tech factories and explore solutions to the problem of sweatshops:
In our reporting, we heard sincere commitments to deal with these issues by frustrated executives... |
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18 Nov 09
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Kidnapping drama ends in Wenzhou: 3 million yuan ransom not paid From The China Daily:
A wealthy industrial boss and his family were rescued after a hostage taker was shot dead by police after a 24-hour standoff.
The hostage taker, identified as a migrant worker from Jiangxi province surnamed Lin, had demanded a... |
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18 Nov 09
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A Chinese 'kidnapped" and taken to Japan The Financial Times writes about Feng Zhenghu (冯正虎), who has been denied admittance into China (on account of his activism):
Mr Feng, a Chinese human rights activist on behalf of individual Chinese complaining of illegal mistreatment at official ... |
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18 Nov 09
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All Obama all the time People's DailyNovember 18, 2009
US President Barack Obama's visit to China was the only news worth reporting today, at least according to the front page of the People's Daily (and the Guangming Daily, which shared the same layout).
Today's front page... |
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18 Nov 09
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Confusion about government approval of the Hummer deal China Hearsay tries to figure out which government agency will take responsibility to approve the Sichuan Tengzhong acquisition of Hummer:
Since NDRC told Xinhua that they were not responsible based on the type of deal, I’m thinking it was indeed t... |
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18 Nov 09
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Just take your Tamiflu and shut up Andrew Galbraith in the China Economic Review, revealing what a farce the H1N1 panic has become:
The morning after arriving back in Shanghai from overseas, I felt distinctly unwell. Facing pressing deadlines and a worsening condition, I went to the... |
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17 Nov 09
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In New York: Contemporary heroes from China's music scene Carsick Cars taken from Sound Kapital. Credit: Matthew Niederhauser
This postcard from New York (via Beijing) was contributed by Nick Frisch
Last week, New York witnessed an astonishing wave of Chinese music – or two overlapping waves, to be precis... |
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17 Nov 09
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2012: a disaster movie not suitable for children Chengdu Evening NewsNovember 17, 2009
Today's Chengdu Evening News aims to stir up some controversy with a feature on the new disaster movie 2012, which opened last week.
"Should 2012 be stopped?" asks the headline at the bottom of the page.
Hong... |
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17 Nov 09
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Obama lands in China Obama is in Beijing today. From Xinhua:
At a joint press conference with Obama after the talks, Hu said he had "very good talks" with the U.S. president, and that they made a deep exchange of views on the China-U.S. relationship and major international... |
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17 Nov 09
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If Iran gets much more dangerous, China will escalate its efforts Evan Osnos interviews Shi Yinhong for the New Yorker blog, where he asked questions about the difference stances of the US and China towards Iran's nuclear weapons:
That sounds like China and the United States are not going to share much more than... |
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17 Nov 09
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China's largest panel manufacturer to open plant in the States The New York Times reports:
Suntech Power, China’s largest solar panel manufacturer, plans to open its first American plant near Phoenix, the company announced on Monday.
The plant is to begin production in the third quarter of 2010 and will initial... |
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17 Nov 09
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UFOs in Yunnan On the sidelines of the 2009 International Astronomy Year and Extraterrestrial Life Forum just concluded in Kunming, GoKunming.com filmed a video interview with organizer Zhang Yifang (张一方), founder of the Kunming UFO Research Association.
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16 Nov 09
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The importance of national stability The Global Times has a piece on the detainment of advocates surrounding the Sanlu milk scandal.
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16 Nov 09
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A return to normal for storm-hit northern China Yanzhao Evening NewsNovember 16, 2009
US President Barack Obama arrived in Shanghai yesterday, and many of today's papers put him on the front page today. One popular image, shown here on the cover of Yanzhao Evening News, shows Obama carrying an... |
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16 Nov 09
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Tian Zhuangzhuang: The film world as mafia and commerical models of film Tian Zhuangzhuang's earlier films, including The Horse Thief (盗马贼), On Hunting Ground (猎场札撒) were well received and put him in the category of "ethnic minority" film directors. However, after making The Blue Kite, which dealt with the Cultu... |
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16 Nov 09
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Obama lands in Shanghai; 'townhall' talk with youth today Obama landed in Shanghai last night and will head to Beijing today. From Xinhua:
President Obama will meet with local officials on Monday and have a dialogue with Chinese youth, during which he is supposed to answer questions from netizens via... |
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16 Nov 09
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Send videos about Obama's visit to the New York Times The Lede blog at the New York Times makes a call for Chinese netizens to send their videos containing messages to Obama.
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16 Nov 09
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HMS Poseidon, a submarine sunk in 1931, was raised in China The Telegraph reports:
And while it is accepted that little more can be done to protest the raising of the vessel, there are hopes that China might be encouraged to conduct a new investigation into the remains of the crew, which experts believe would... |
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16 Nov 09
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Obama "townhall" meeting in Shanghai live on Net Obama's "townhall" meeting with Shanghai youth will be streamed live on the Internet at the following URLs: whitehouse.gov/live ， america.gov/mgck and apps.facebook.com/whitehouselive.
欧巴马总统与中国青年面对面: 11月16日，星期... |
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15 Nov 09
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Petitioners in tents, thugs in cop cars By Wen Tao in The Global Times:
An official from the state Supreme People's Court said that petitioners' rights will be safeguarded as many of them are camping out in the capital in temperatures as low as -4 C and are at constant risk of being carted... |
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15 Nov 09
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Micro power from the mouth of a cave Rebecca MacKinnon has written up a review of this year's Chinese bloggers conference held in Lianzhou, Guangdong last weekend. Excerpt:
As Ran Yunfei ... put it: "As we use the Internet every day, it changes us - It has made me more tolerant and taught... |
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15 Nov 09
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Beijing: Latin teacher wanted This is a recruitment advertisement. Please contact the advertiser directly if you are interested. See all job ads.
A librarian at China National Library is seeking a Latin teacher. Please email jhsbook@126.com to apply or for more information.
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14 Nov 09
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Stab in my back: TV Serials and Communist Ethics Uln at Chinayouren watches a thirty-episode patriotic drama.
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13 Nov 09
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Interview with SF author Han Song Charles Tan at SF Signal interviews Han Song, a Xinhua journalist and well-known Chinese SF author who has a story appearing in translation in The Apex Book of World SF.
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13 Nov 09
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"Our legal system is like the mafia" Ahead of Obama's visit, Ai Weiwei writes an op-ed in Newsweek about his injuries in Sichuan.
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13 Nov 09
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Abuse in China's jails New York Times has a piece on black jails in China, from a report released by Human Rights Watch.
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13 Nov 09
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Liu Xiang grabs Asian hurdles champion The AFP reports on the hurdler:
China's former world record holder Liu Xiang has easily won his third Asian 110 metre hurdle championship, posting a time of 13.50 seconds in a driving rain in the southern city of Guangzhou.
The 2004 Athens Olympic... |
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13 Nov 09
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A new generation of rockers The New York Times blog has a podcast about Beijing bands Carsick Cars and PK14: Shouwang and Yang Haisong, despite being from different generations, are interviewed.
The Washington Post has also published an article about the "nascent rock scene" in... |
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13 Nov 09
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"No one man can change everything" Global Times has a vox pop of Chinese people's opinions of Obama ahead of his visit:
I believe this visit is a positive action and that's why I support it. But it's still too early to anticipate the consequences of his visit because no one knows his... |
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13 Nov 09
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To the Chinese media, is Obama "aobama" or "oubama"? Mirror, November 13, 2009
US President Barack Obama will make his first visit to China from November 15-18. To mark the occasion, he's changing his name.
"Obama" is transliterated in the Chinese press as 奥巴马 (àobāmǎ), but a promotion... |
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12 Nov 09
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Beijing after a snowfall Beijing Evening NewsNovember 12, 2009
Beijing saw its third snowfall in twelve days this morning.
Because the snow reached other areas of the country as early as yesterday afternoon, the city's morning newspapers could only feature photos of heavy... |
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12 Nov 09
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Shanghai: Editor for English language magazine This is a recruitment advertisement. Please contact the advertiser directly if you are interested. See all job ads.
Editor - Shanghai
Shanghai Family, the leading English-language magazine for expatriate families in Shanghai, is looking for an editor to... |
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11 Nov 09
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Six years of The Beijing News The Beijing NewsNovember 11, 2009
Today's edition of The Beijing News weighs in at a hefty 264 pages.
Launched on November 11, 2003, the newspaper celebrates its sixth anniversary with a 172-page feature on the economic outlook for 2010. Twenty-two... |
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11 Nov 09
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Beijing: Office manager / research assistant for accredited journalist office This is a recruitment advertisement. Please contact the advertiser directly if you are interested. See all job ads.
Accredited journalist office engaged in writing articles for international publications as well as local production of documentary and... |
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11 Nov 09
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Shanghai: New Media Marketing Planner This is a recruitment advertisement. Please contact the advertiser directly if you are interested. See all job ads.
New Media Marketing Planner for media company
• Undergraduate degree, preferably in marketing or business
• Extensive past experienc... |
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11 Nov 09
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Economic Observer founder He Li confirmed as new Caijing chief Economic Observer Online reports, via Sina:
Yesterday, He Li, the former editor in chief of China Business Weekly and one of the founding editors of The Economic Observer, confirmed that he had quit his current job but refused to provide further... |
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11 Nov 09
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China's self-taught professional golfers Dan Washburn writes for Golf World:
Chen's rise from farmer to head waiter to obscure pro golfer -- now, slightly less obscure -- mirrors the random trajectories followed by the majority of the Chinese men who toil on their country's domestic golf... |
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11 Nov 09
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Going to court over the Sanlu milk scandal Wen Tao at the Global Times reports on the reopening of wounds over the Sanlu milk scandal:
Father of a Sanlu Group milk powder victim claims that he experienced unwarranted police brutality which he believes is associated with his ongoing court case... |
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11 Nov 09
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Warning bells for the media on Journalist Day At the China Media Project David Bandurski writes about Li Changchun's speech on tightening media controls on Journalist Day:
Li Changchun’s speech on Sunday also placed a great deal of emphasis on the idea of “discourse power” (话语权)... |
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11 Nov 09
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Julia Lovell on translating Lu Xun's complete fiction: "His is an angry, searing vision of China" Julia Lovell. Photo by Martin Figura
Julia Lovell teaches at the University of London's Birkbeck College in the Department of History, Classics and Archaeology and has translated Serve the People by Yan Lianke and Lust; Caution by Eileen Chang amongst... |
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11 Nov 09
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Shanzhai National Day parade This video is a spoof "shanzhai" or home made version of this year's 60th National Day Parade in Beijing. (In Chinese without English subtitles).
Tags: National Day, October 1
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11 Nov 09
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Beijing Queer Film Festival An interview by Danwei's Jeremy Goldkorn with Yang Yang and Cui Zi'en, two of the organizers of Beijing's fourth Queer Film Festival that took place this summer. Shot and edited by Patrick Carr of Mandarin Film.
Tags: film, gay, Mandarin Film
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10 Nov 09
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Editor departs after high-profile tussle Jonathan Ansfield at the New York Timeshas an in-depth look at the situation that led to Hu's departure from Caijing magazine:
The split reflects the divergence of interests in a media market still governed by party cadres, said Zhan Jiang, a... |
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