Elaborate Lattice Work in Confucius Lane
on June 11, 2014
In my few years of photographing old houses around Shanghai, I have never been this buoyant over lattice woodwork in its original setting.
Hong Kong Media Worries Over China’s Reach as Ads Disappear
on June 11, 2014
In what may be a major escalation of pressure by mainland China on Hong Kong’s independent-minded news media, two major British banks have stopped advertising with one of the city’s biggest newspapers, a top media executive said.
China Cultivates India Amid Tension With Neighbors
on June 11, 2014
Amid fierce disputes with Japan, Vietnam and the Philippines, China is reaching out to India in a warming trend that could help ramp up economic exchanges and dissipate decades of distrust between the two giant neighbors.
Instagram Grows in China, Despite Ban on Parent Facebook
on June 11, 2014
While Facebook itself is blocked by the Chinese government, Facebook-owned Instagram is growing fast in that country.
Alibaba Acquires UCWeb, Maker Of China’s Most Popular Mobile Browser
on June 11, 2014
Alibaba, already an investor in UCWeb, will buy all remaining shares of the web browser and search company. The two firms announced the merger, one of the most significant among Chinese Internet companies to date, earlier today.
China Media: White Paper on Hong Kong
on June 11, 2014
Media in China give full support to an official document reaffirming total control over Hong Kong, while papers in the special administrative region express pessimism over the future.
Ten Questions Cambridge University Must Now Answer Over the Chong Hua Donation
on June 11, 2014
The news that one of China's most powerful political families has endowed a professorial chair at Cambridge University raises profound and disturbing questions, both about the integrity of British academia and the reach of China's soft-power machine
Japan Slams China Over Close Encounter of Jets
on June 11, 2014
Japan lodged a diplomatic protest with Beijing on Wednesday after Chinese military jets flew near Japanese military aircraft over the East China Sea, an official said.
Crackdown on Fringe Sects in China Has Mainstream Churches Worried
on June 11, 2014
Although their voices are muted by the censors, human rights advocates and some mainstream religious leaders in China say that the latest anti-cult campaign is misguided and that it frequently violates Chinese law.
Vietnam Says China Moving Rig; China Denies Sending Warships
on June 11, 2014
Vietnam said on Wednesday a Chinese oil rig at the centre of an increasingly bitter territorial dispute appeared to be on the move again, as China denied Vietnamese accusations that it had sent warships to the scene.