This Nuclear Power Deal With China Is One of the Maddest Ever Struck
on October 21, 2015
The grand kowtow continues its humiliating progress today, but beggars can’t be choosers.
Britain 'Sucking up' to China Is a National Humiliation, Says PM's Former Adviser
on October 21, 2015
Steve Hilton denounces lavish treatment of President Xi Jinping, saying UK should consider sanctions on China ‘not rolling out red carpet’.
Tu Youyou and the Nobel Prize
A Sinica Podcast
on October 21, 2015
This week on Sinica, hosts Kaiser Kuo, Jeremy Goldkorn, and David Moser speak with Christina Larson and Ian Johnson about Tu Youyou, the scientist who recently shared a Nobel Prize in Medicine for her discovery of the anti-malaria compound artemisinin, thus making her the first citizen of the People’s Republic of China to receive the Nobel Prize in the natural sciences.
The Last Days of the 6 RMB Hotel
on October 21, 2015
Beginning in 1981 when it opened its doors in the Chinese city of Wuxi in Jiangsu province, the Big Paddy’s Edge Inn attracted some of the city’s most colorful characters. The inn’s proprietor, Gu Qimei, charged a rock-bottom nightly fee of 6 RMB—or less than U.S.$1—to her residents, who shared daily necessities like food and cooking fuel. In 2009, Jiang Rongfa began photographing the hotel and interviewing many of its residents. Last year, after 33 years of operation, the hotel was forced to close when Wuxi demolished it to clear the way for new development.
What If the Chinese Were to ‘Raise Human Rights’ with us?
on October 20, 2015
Jonathan Fenby
on October 20, 2015
Jonathan Fenby is the author of Will China Dominate the 21st Century? (Polity Press), Tiger Head, Snake Tails: China Today, and The Penguin History of Modern China. His most recent book is Crucible: Thirteen Months that Forged Our World (Simon & Schuster, 2018), on the decisive shift in global affairs in 1947-1978.
Fenby is former Editor of the South China Morning Post, where he served during the 1997 handover of Hong Kong from Britain to China, the Observer, and Reuters World Service, and he is currently China Chairman at the research service TSLombard.
Moving 2 Million People for Beijing’s Urban Reset
on October 20, 2015
Nearly 2 million Beijing residents will be moved to the city’s outlying districts from the center by 2020 as part of a massive urban revamp designed to better control people, traffic, and smog.
The movers include up to 1 million government workers covered by an initiative to relocate city government offices from downtown to the Tongzhou District about 20 kilometers east. Most city agencies will be affected by the relocations, which got underway this year and should be done by 2017.
The Real Story Behind China’s Alleged Conquest of African Farmland
on October 20, 2015
“A common perception is that China is supporting Chinese enterprises to acquire land abroad as part of a national food security strategy.”
China Says South China Sea Lighthouses Not Meant to Alter 'Status Quo'
on October 20, 2015
China says its lighthouses on Cuarteron Reef and Johnson South Reef in the Spratly islands will assist navigational security.
Xi Jinping Visit: Chinese Leader Given Ceremonial Welcome
on October 20, 2015
China's President Xi Jinping is receiving a ceremonial welcome by the Queen as he begins the first full day of his visit to the UK.