Michael Wines: A Dirty Pun Tweaks China’s Online Censors (Animation Added)

Music Video: The Song of the Grass Mud Horse 《草泥马之歌》

Han Han’s (韩寒) Censored Comments on CCTV Fire

Photo: Revelers at a Jinuo Minority wedding party outside Jinghong, Yunnan, by monkeyking
Revelers at a Jinuo Minority wedding party outside Jinghong, Yunnan, by monkeyking © Sophie Beach for China Digital Times (CDT), 2009. | Permalink

Han Han (韩寒): These Dogs Are Really Annoying
Han Han’s new blog post, wh

China Digs in Heels on Yuan, Cooperates on Climate
During the China-Eu Summit in Nanjing, Premier Wen Jiabao made clear that the Chinese government is not giving into pressure from the U.S. and other countries to adjust the rate of its currency. From Reuters: Speaking at a briefing after summit talks with the European Union, Premier Wen Jiabao said the demands being made of Beijing to push up the yuan’s exchange rate were not fair. He reaffirmed China’s determination to take its own, gradual steps on the currency front but said that for no

Hawaii Among Several Destinations Luring Chinese
The AP reports that Hawaii, California, and Las Vegas are promoting themselves as vacation destinations to wealthy Chinese tourists: Beset by one of the worst recessions in decades, the U.S. destinations are spending significant sums on marketing campaigns in China’s most populous regions, and are urging U.S. embassy officials and Chinese airlines to ease the logistical burdens of flying to the United States… About a half-mill

Peter Bosshard: Lessons from China’s Three Gorges Dam
From the Japan Focus: Fifteen years after construction started, the water level of the Three Gorges reservoir is scheduled to reach its final height of 175 meters this fall. After 27 million cubic meters of cement have been poured, 39 cubic kilometers of water have been stored, and 1.3 million people have been resettled, it is time to take stock.