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Posts from the ‘Politics’ Category

11.6.11Chinese Netizens Pay Ai Weiwei’s Taxes; Ai Says He’ll Fight “to the Death”

8.15.11Social Media Crackdown in London: or, China’s New Moral High Horse

7.27.11Debunking an American View of China, and a Chinese View of China

6.1.11Tiananmen Mothers Reveal Chinese Government Tried to Pay for Their Silence

4.19.11China’s foreign reserves surpass $3 trillion

4.11.11Lu Qing’s Letter to Chinese Government Regarding Ai Weiwei’s Arrest

4.6.11Beijing finally speaks out on Ai Weiwei

4.4.11Still No Word From Arrested Chinese Artist Ai Weiwei

4.4.11Yale’s Planned College in Singapore Shows Money Trumps Values

3.28.11As War Begins in Libya, China Must Decide Where to Stand

3.12.11Director of US Intel: China is the Greatest “Mortal Threat”

3.11.11
Who the Hell is Gary Locke?

3.10.11Taiwan opposition leader to run for president

3.9.11Dalai Lama resigns political power

3.8.11Is China’s new information-gathering technique using seductive female spies?

3.7.11Commerce secretary to become ambassador to China

3.7.11China minister denies that police attacked foreign journalists

3.7.11How Free Money Wasn’t Enough: Over 100 Arrested in Hong Kong’s Budget Protest

3.6.11Jasmine protests come to Hong Kong

3.6.11China invites Kim Jong-un to visit

3.4.11A Chinese Official’s Job is Now to “Make People Happy”

2.27.11China Jasmine Protests, Round 2: Wangfujing Locked Down

2.21.11China Cracks Down on Imitation of the “Jasmine Revolution”

2.14.11Will Yale University Bring a Liberal Arts Education to Singapore?

2.13.11
Sex Enticed Taiwan General to Spy For China

2.12.11
Why Multiculturalism is a False Dream

2.10.11North Korean Draws Facial Hair on Kim Jong Il’s Photo, Then Burns It

2.7.11U.S. Ambassador to China Jon Huntsman Prefers D.C. to Beijing

2.5.11Does Egypt’s “Tiananmen Square Moment” Matter to China?

1.20.11Hu Jintao Dines in Washington

1.15.11Parallel “Huck Finn” Controversy Rages On In Malaysia

12.15.10Thanks to WikiLeaks, Now I Know How You Really Feel

12.10.10No Nobel Ceremony for China; Gov’t Creates "Confucius Peace Prize" Instead

12.7.10Kimchi and Hyundai to Go Free Trade

12.5.10WikiLeaks: Top Chinese Officials Ordered Hacking of Google

12.2.10So Many Activists, So Few Jails

12.1.10North Korea is Probably More Than Just “A Spoiled Child”

11.25.10The Vatican and China Face Off Over Bishop Ordination

11.25.10Did CNN Japan Suppress the Senkaku Collision Video?

11.24.10Sarah Palin: “We Gotta Stand With Our North Korean Allies”

11.23.10What We Know So Far About the North Korean Artillery Attack on South Korea [UPDATED With Video]

11.18.10Chinese Woman Sentenced to One Year of "Re-education Through Labour" Over Satirical Tweet

11.16.10Why British Officials Were Wrong to Wear Poppies During Their Recent China Visit

11.11.10Rap’s Always About Currency: NMA Animates China-U.S. G20 Debate

11.9.10Bloomberg to America: Stop Blaming China

11.6.10Chinese Ship Collision with Japanese Patrol Boats Surfaces on YouTube

11.5.10Is it Fair to Call China’s Involvement in Africa "New Colonialism"?

11.4.10Like a G20: Far East Movement on the World Stage

11.2.10China Weighs in on Midterm Elections, the Tea Party, Christine O’Donnell, and the "Chinese Professor Ad"

11.2.10UN to Review Singapore’s Human Rights Record

11.2.10Amazon’s 3G Kindle Bypasses "Great Firewall of China"

11.1.10Gregory Brothers Autotune Jon Stewart’s Rally for Sanity Speech [Video]

10.31.10Rap News is Back, Dropping Beats on WikiLeaks

10.30.10"You Go, Then I’ll Go": Jon Stewart’s Rousing Closing Speech at the Rally to Restore Sanity [Video]

10.30.10"Why Did China Boom?": 100 Experts Weigh In

10.28.10China State Media Calls Liu Xiaobo "Extreme," "Arrogant" in Character Assassination Piece

10.26.10How Taiwan’s Government Failed: Typhoon Megi

10.26.10Nobel Peace Prize Laureates: "Release Liu Xiaobo!"

10.23.10Shanghai’s Aesthetic Ascent: Fashion Week 2010

10.23.10Anti-China, Anti-Government Spending Propaganda Ad Inspires Downfall-Style Parodies [Video]