Monthly Archives: June 2012

Great Firewall keeps Chinese users out

Posted on June 28, 2012 by

If you are in China, chances are you aren’t reading this. AFP reports that software developers in Hong Kong have created a new piece of technology that identifies censored posts on China’s main microblog. The program, called Weiboscope, detects politically … Continue reading →

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Rule of law in China a long way away

Posted on June 26, 2012 by

Reblogged from China Daily Mail: In China, two well-known sayings make despotic officials very happy. One is “the heaven is high and the emperor, far away”; therefore even if the central government is good and has formulated good laws, regulations, … Continue reading →

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Rain, rain, go away

Posted on June 25, 2012 by

Sad news from China today. China’s Xinhua news agency is reporting that severe rainstorms have left eight people dead and affected millions more. According to the news agency, the autonomous region of Guangxi Zhuang was the worst hit: “Over 2,300 … Continue reading →

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French architect not going anywhere: Cambodia

Posted on June 22, 2012 by

Yet another diplomatic row, this one bringing China, the UK, the US and France into the fray. A French architect who was detained in Cambodia this month on suspicions concerning his involvement with infamous Chinese politician Bo Xilai will be … Continue reading →

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China’s first female astronaut

Posted on June 19, 2012 by

Liu Yang made history when she became the first female Chinese astronaut to visit outer space last week. Now the BBC has a profile of the woman behind the headlines. According to them, the 33-year-old pilot has only been in … Continue reading →

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China rejects Syrian sanctions

Posted on June 16, 2012 by

Just a day after French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius suggested using sanctions to enforce a crumbling cease-fire plan, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Liu Weimin said his country objected to using pressure, arguing the international community should instead support the efforts … Continue reading →

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Romney vs. China

Posted on June 13, 2012 by

Republican candidate Mitt Romney has made headlines during his campaign for declaring Beijing to be a threat to world currencies, but it wasn’t always so. In an intriguing new analytical piece, Reuters did a little digging and found that the … Continue reading →

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China heading to infinity, and beyond.

Posted on June 10, 2012 by

Far out. China is planning a manned space flight, potentially with the first ever female Chinese astronaut aboard, within the next few weeks. Take that, NASA! The CBC reports that the rocket is scheduled to launch this month: “The three-member … Continue reading →

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China to world economy: I’ll save you!

Posted on June 7, 2012 by

Where Facebook faltered, China has attempted to pick up the slack. Stock markets around the world jumped this week after the country cut key interest rates for the first time since 2008 in an effort to breathe life into the … Continue reading →

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Tiananmen Square? What Tiananmen Square?

Posted on June 4, 2012 by

Apparently not learning the lesson that banning something will only bring more attention to it, the Chinese government is marking the 23rd anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre by blocking all internet search terms related to the event. The BBC … Continue reading →

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