Stories about China from September, 2006
China: Baidu and google
One man bandwidth compares the business of Baidu and Google search engine in China and predicted that Google would flounder based on the ancient Chinese pronciple of Guanxi.
China: cancer report
One Man band width reports on the condition of breast cancer patients in China. Breast cancer is becoming the biggest killer for Chinese women, even resources have been allocated for campaign, nothing much has been changed: “they do not want to alarm women in the late stages of a disease...
China: Italian journalist inspires
Earlier this month when Chinese state-owned news agency Xinhua forbid mainland news media from printing foreign news agency content not purchased directly from Xinhua itself, there was lots to be said from the blogsphere. Here [zh] is journalist-blogger X Marden's take: 新华社之声誉 Voice of Xinhua 《外国通讯社在中国境内发布新闻信息管理办法》，为业界所鄙视。本以为新华社之用心，实乃”司马昭之心，路人皆知”。不料还有网友在blog为新华社”申冤诉苦”，认为其扮演”网络警察”之职能败坏国际声誉。某中央媒体极力撇清与”未签约色鬼导演”的关系，刘同学对此不以为然：他们以为自己还有声誉可以维护么？是的，新华社还有什么声誉需要维护的么？ The regulations on foreign...
China: return migrant workers to countryside
Beijing 2008 Environmental Construction Headquarters officials annoucned on September 14 that the government will use of a strategy of “comprehensive return to the countryside” and “strengthening of aid programs” to return migrant workers to countryside before the 2008 Olympic. China Media Project reports that the proposal was criticized by domestic...
China: western reporters
ESWN translates a magazine feature about western reporters working in China.
China: influencing foreign correspondents?
ESWN blogs about his experience in interacting with foreign correspondents. Rule no.1: foreign correspondents are not stupid.
China: new oriental education
A private education institute “new oriental” entered the U.S stock market. Xue yong analyses the reason for its success and its position in the global education market (zh).
China and Korea: territorial debate
Peking Duck blogs a discussion about Korea has been China's territory since ancient time; Bingfeng shows another map saying that China has been Korea's territory since ancient time, the blogger feels that “it's a little silly to bring them to the level of diplomatic dispute”.
China: cartoon withdrawn
One man band width reports that the cartoon on President Hu shedding tear had been withdrawn and the cartoonist was suspended.
China: Government's video-censorship foiled
When a young teacher is found dead outside her apartment building in Ruian, the police report concludes suicide, but her family and students suspect a cover-up. Over a thousand people take to the streets in protest, and are met with police violence. Protestors film the clashes on their cellphones, and...
China: Art conversation
Ye Ying in mindmeters blogs an art conversation conference in Beijing, participants are from all over the world. She quotes from a local Artist Ai Wei Wei: we need to know where we come from and what is the essence of our era; outsiders can't help us on this, this...
China: Mao's 30th anniversary
Postive solution comments that the China Daily's “coverage” of the 30th anniversary of the death of Chairman Mao was a disgrace.
China: “strike-hard” policy
On September 11, The China Youth Daily published a breaking story about 4 students being tortured by police for 100 days because of suspected minor crime. Ai chung gives more examples of the effect of “strike-hard” policy in criminal case and urges the government to give it up(zh).
China: media and the Judiciary
On september 12, the Supreme People's court announced a media spoke person system. Litianlun compares the announcement with the Madrid Media and the Judiciary Principle to show its potential impact (zh).
China: Chairman Hu's tear
ESWN blogs a Chairman Hu Jintao Cartoon: “For Whom Did The Secretary General Shed His Tears?” which was published at Guangzhou's XKB (News Express) on September 12. A Hong Kong based newspapers Sing tao points out that in the western world (plus Hong Kong and Taiwan), leaders like Bush, Donald...
China: digg battles
Lyn Jeffery in virtual China discusses how the mob culture in China destroys the development of digg.
China: the death of a teacher
ESWN continues to blog about the death of Dai Haijing and the implications of the resulted demonstration to Chinese society. Rebecca also has some comments on the case.
Five years on from 9/11, the world remembers
The mainstream media in many countries have been preoccupied with events in the United States to commemorate the fifth anniversary of the attacks on the World Trade Centre and Pentagon on 9/11 2001. But the repercussions of these events have spread across the globe and people far beyond New York...
China: Video save taskforce needed
When tens of thousands of Ruian, Zhejiang citizens came out to protest the official conclusion of an investigation into the death of high school teacher Dai Haijing, it didn't take long for the news—despite being banned from mainstream media—to flash through Chinese blogs and BBS’. When short videos were taken...
China: Chinese fashion design show
Ye Ying blogs about a Chinese fashion design show in mindmeter. The design show took place in a factory studio in China. The blogger discusses about the challenge of Chinese design: as the oriental imagination is becoming cliche, how can the young generation designers explore a more diversified path? (zh)
China: who are netizen?
In response to a blog post concerning the power of netizen (pageviews) in defence of Baidu, Keso criticizes that the meaning of “netizen” is now similar to “people”, both are flexible and empty concepts (zh).
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