China seen probing IBM, Oracle, EMC after Snowden leaks
on August 21, 2013
China’s Ministry of Public Security and a cabinet-level research center are preparing to investigate IBM Corp, Oracle Corp and EMC Corp over security issues.
Amid Tribute to King of Pop, an Echo of Tiananmen Square
on August 21, 2013
The famous and politcally sensitive “Tank Man” photograph of June 1989 appears during a Michael Jackson tribute concert in Beijing.
Xi Jinping’s Overlooked Revelation on China’s Maritime Disputes
on August 21, 2013
Although unnoticed by foreign analysts, Xi Jinping recently signaled a desire to dial back tensions in the South and East China Seas.
China Vanke Chairman Wang Shi Defends Right to Speak out on Politics
on August 21, 2013
Property tycoon Wang Shi has defended the rights of businessmen like himself to speak up on political issues, citing disgraced Politburo member Bo Xilai’s efforts to enlist his support for his controversial campaigns.
Dispatches From Xinjiang: Cultural Appropriation And The Singer Luo Lin, a.k.a. “Dao Lang”
on August 21, 2013
Luo Lin has in effect claimed ownership over a whole group of people, a sacred landscape and spiritual practice.
Why Aren’t Chinese People Reading Books Anymore?
on August 21, 2013
China’s once-robust trade in serious literature has withered under an increasingly materialistic, results-oriented society.
Shaolin Temple Denies Abbot Sex Scandal
on August 21, 2013
The Henan Shaolin Temple denies Spanish newspaper allegations that abbot Shi Yongxin has a mistress in college in Beijing, a son in Germany and an overseas bank account.
What the Word ‘Toad’ Can Tell You About China’s Modernization
on August 21, 2013
While users of a phonetic alphabet can sound out a word, writers of Chinese must memorize a series of character strokes unique to that word, and the strokes have to be executed in a precise order.
Steven Spielberg Aiming to Make a Film with Zhang Yimou in China
on August 21, 2013
Renowned American director seeks collaboration with respected Chinese director on “international film”—their first possible contact since his withdrawal as consultant to Bejing Olympics in protest.
China’s Millionaire Population Grows Less Quickly
on August 21, 2013
With the world’s second-largest economy in the midst of an extended slowdown, growth in the population of Chinese millionaires has fallen to its slowest pace in five years.