From Danwei blog:Topping the list of forbidden clichés is the phrase "coming out party." As apt as it may have been when first used with reference to the Games shortly after they were awarded to Beijing back in 2001, after

In an opinion piece in the July issue of the New African, Dr. Kwaku Atuahene-Gima, a professor at the China Europe International Business School (CEIBS) in Shanghai, writes:[...] In many ways, China-Africa relations are marketed to the local Chinese population

Evan Osnos reports in the Chicago Tribune, from Kashgar, Xinjiang:This windswept city lies on the western edge of the Chinese empire; it's a shorter trek to Kabul, Afghanistan, from here, than to Beijing.Kashgar has been a strategic spot ever since

From Congressional-Executive Commission on China's Update: BEIJING OLYMPICS 2008: Numerous press reports over the last two days have described limits China has placed on Internet access at Olympic press facilities. Blocking of web sites by Chinese authorities has affected large

Jonathan Fenby writes in the Times:Apart from the Communist Party's stake in the event, Chinese patriotism, which has a resonance rarely encountered in Europe these days, is aroused, something seen in the visceral reaction to protests against the Olympic flame

Jim Yardley reports in the New York Times:China's environmental regulators on Thursday unveiled stricter emergency pollution controls for the Olympic Games that would shutter more factories and expand traffic restrictions if air quality fails to meet approved standards once the

From The New York Times:In response to President Bush's meeting with prominent Chinese dissidents at the White House, Beijing on Thursday sharply condemned Washington for interfering in China's domestic affairs and accused American legislators of politicizing the Olympics.Shortly after Mr.

Jonathan Watts reports in the Guardian (with video clips):Up close, the sound of global warming at the face of the Urumqi No1 Glacier is a simple, steady drip, drip, drip. Just 30 metres from the main wall, the flood of

The site includes a feature called "Room With a View" which examines the daily changes in air quality. It also features a video reportand a statistical look at the Air Pollution Index published by SEPA. ...

From The New York Times:Contemporary art in China is a man's world. While the art market, all but nonexistent in 1989, has become a powerhouse industry and produced a pantheon of multimillionaire artist-celebrities, there are no women in that pantheon.The

From the New York Sun:Separation between church and state is one of the bedrock principles that guide America: Congress may not act on religion. No matter how enduring the principle, however, in its application the line has shifted back and

Editor's Note: Since March, a series of events including unrest in Lhasa and protests following the Olympic torch relay, have brought to the surface a clash between nationalist elements of the Chinese public and international critics of China. Because of

Rebecca Blumenstein reports in the Wall Street Journal:Chinese President Hu Jintao, making an extremely rare direct address to the foreign media, defended his government's preparations for the coming Olympic Games in Beijing and pledged to continue reform policies despite increasing

From Bloomberg:China, the world's biggest greenhouse- gas emitter, is poised to lead world production of solar cells, wind power turbines and low-carbon energy technology.China is already the world's largest renewable-energy producer as measured by installed generating capacity, according to a

From Wall Street Journal:Chinese authorities have increased the maximum amount banks can lend this year by 5%, bankers said Friday, in a move to relax credit curbs that have hit small businesses particularly hard.The shift toward an easier policy came

From Xinhua:China Urges Security Council to Suspend ICC Indictment of Sudanese LeaderChina on Thursday urged the UN Security Council to suspend the International Criminal Court (ICC)'s indictment of Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir."China supports the reasonable request by the African

From AP:Nine German Olympians have posed with pictures of Chinese dissidents held up in front of their faces to protest the country's politics.The nine responded to a Suddeutsche Zeitung magazine request sent out to 200 German athletes to pose for

From Caijing Magazine:On July 30 China announced that it will be increasing the tax rebate on a range of textiles and garments from 11 percent to 13 percent beginning August 1 in an effort to assist the country's textile exporters.According

From China Daily:The lives of the 12 million migrant workers in the southern boomtown of Shenzhen look set for a major change starting Friday.A new residence permit system that aims to provide equality for the city's workers and help ease