Protests in Hong Kong: Three Things to Know
on October 7, 2014
Former Los Angeles Times Beijing bureau chief Barbara Demick tells us the Hong Kong protests are Not Tiananmen, show Broken Promises and reveal Hong Konger's Basic Complaints.
Dengue Kills Six in ‘Worst China Outbreak in Decades’
on October 7, 2014
The outbreak is thought to have been exacerbated by the week-long holiday celebrating China's National Day. Daily health reports indicate that there are more than 1,000 new infections a day.
A Cinematic Context for Hong Kong’s Turmoil
on October 7, 2014
Hong Kong’s film industry, commercial and broad-based as it is, has always provided a mirror of the territory’s political anxieties, and a record of its complex history.
Hong Kong Protests
on October 7, 2014
"The People's Republic of Amnesia" author Louisa Lim talks with Stephen Colbert about the growing civil unrest in Hong Kong and China's efforts to contain it.
Read the Anti-Hong Kong Rant That’s Going Viral in China
on October 7, 2014
Hong Kong's real problem is that most people have no awareness of changing patterns of development, and thus are not psychologically prepared for economic restructuring.
Colbert Report
on October 7, 2014
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As America's most fearless purveyor of "truthiness," Stephen Colbert shines a light on ego-driven punditry, moral hypocrisy and government incompetence, raising the bar for political satire.
China Removes 160,000 ‘Phantom Staff’ from Government Payroll
on October 7, 2014
Hebei province in central China was the worst offender, with 55,793 officials found to be getting paid even though they never worked, followed by Sichuan and Henan.
Out of Tiananmen’s Shadow
on October 7, 2014
Similarities to the protest and crackdown at Tiananmen Square have indeed been striking -- and unnerving, given the outcome of that beautiful and terrible spring.
‘China Halts Arms Sales to South Sudan’ (Wait, What?)
A China in Africa Podcast
on October 6, 2014
In June, China’s ambassador to Juba, Ma Qiang, publicly declared that Beijing would not sell weapons to any side of the ongoing civil conflict in South Sudan. So it was a bit of a surprise when it was discovered that $38 million of weapons had been sold by the Chinese state-owned weapons company Norinco to the South Sudanese government. Now, in September, the Chinese government has cancelled that contract and says it is living up to its original promise to embargo all arms sales.
Lost in Translation
Selective Translation of Foreign News Articles Is Ultimately Self-Defeating
on October 6, 2014
Is selective translation of news articles from the foreign media more insidious than no translation at all? The debate was sparked by a garbled translation of the cover story of the Economist headlined "What Does China Want?"
