From New America Media: The arrest of a Chinese American and a Taiwanese American on charges of spying for China has stirred up fears of another Dr. Wen Ho Lee-like witch hunt. In this interview with New America Media's UpFront
A comparison of Chinese love letters from the 1950's and today's brief SMS love mesages, from Sina, translated by CDT: (A typical marriage photo in 1950's) Dear Brother Cheng: Examining our love, under the guidance of three red flags--the general
From OpenDemocracy: the waterfall of global commentary about China makes it even more important to appreciate the country's sheer variety and complexities. Here, Jeffrey N Wasserstrom offers a view from the classroom about how these can be conveyed. China is
With Spielberg's Olympic dropout dominating China net news recently, many of you may have missed Edison Chen's sex photo scandal (Hong Kong's answer to Paris Hilton) taking the media by ...
Similar to Barak and Michelle Obama's love story that was broadcast by 60 Minutes this Valentines day, China's top leaders have romance, too. I wrote the following for California News Service. The particulars of the Obama courtship are pretty tame
From China Daily: "Nowadays, Valentine's Day is widely celebrated in China, and divorce on this 'day of love' could be hurtful," the newspaper cited Gao Zhi, a judge at the Xicheng District Court, as saying. "We didn't arrange the sessions
From China Daily: Chinese Hollywood actress Zhang Ziyi was accused of lip-synching during the annual Spring Festival evening gala broadcast live on Wednesday night. The China Central Television (CCTV) program enjoys top audience ratings worldwide among Chinese. Zhang, 29, an
Macau Daily reports that Macao SAR government is paying close attention to online crime and pornography and is studying a measure to deal with the issues.
China's Ministry of Information Industry and National Development and Reform Commission said that from March 1, 2008, China would implement the new standard for mobile phone roaming services.
This documentary presents the artistic rebirth of Dashanzi Art District or 798 Art Zone in Beijing, via Youtube: Often compared with New York's Greenwich Village or SoHo, 798 Art Zone (Chinese: 798 ), or Dashanzi Art District, is a part
From Earthtimes.org : Singer and actor Edison Chen, the star at the centre of a nude photo scandal , is to return to Hong Kong to face the music. Chen's agent confirmed Sunday that the actor would be flying back
A delegation of the Communist Party of China (CPC) left on Sunday for a visit to Australia and Vanuatu. The delegation, led by Zhang Zhijun, deputy head of the International Department of the CPC Central Committee, was invited by th
From the BBC: Reporters Without Borders claims that China can be blamed for the deteriorating state of Africa's human rights abuses against journalists. "The influence of China in African affairs has been very toxic for democracy," [said] the media watchdog's
A senior delegation of the Communist Party of China (CPC) arrived here Saturday for a three-day visit to the African country. The delegation, led by Wang Jiarui, head of the International Department of the CPC Central Committee, wa ...
Baby giant panda Fu Long stands as the symbol of the close ties and friendship between Austria and China, said Austrian Foreign Minister Ursula Plassnik, according to a statement issued by Austrian Foreign Ministry on Saturday. The ...
China's seas contributed 2.49 trillion yuan (347 billion U.S. dollars), or ten percent, of the country's gross domestic product (GDP) last year, according to a report on China's marine economy in 2007. The report, issued by the Sta ...
Consecutive snow and freezing weather have blocked about 14,000 km of highways in the southwestern province of Yunnan and more than 12,000 passengers will be affected on Sunday alone, according to a spokesman of the provincial transport dep ...
