Archive for the ‘China’ Category
Chinese Farmer Wu Yulu’s Homemade Robots
LINKS:
YouTube
Aljazeera English
Design Boom
China.org
Wikipedia: Wu Yulu
Automotto
Trendhunter
Weird Asia News
Shanghai World Expo
ARTICLE: Artist & Poet, Liao Yiwu, Detained by Chinese Government
FIRST 3 PARAGRAPHS:
BEIJING — Chinese security agents in Sichuan Province detained Liao Yiwu, a prominent author and critic of the government, as he prepared to fly on Monday to a literary festival in Germany, human rights activists said.
It was the 13th time Mr. Liao had been prevented from leaving the country. The Associated Press reported that he had been placed under house arrest after being questioned by security agents for four hours.
“How can this happen?” the news service quoted him as saying. “It’s a cultural event, nothing political. Such drama!”
LINKS:
NY Times: Asia Pacific
Wikipedia: Liao Yiwu
BBC Interview on YouTube (2008)
Telegraph
Washington Post
Huffington Post
Chinese Artists Protest Demolition of Beijing Studios
I had to pull this off Reuters: India because the American site doesn’t offer an embed function (see link below). Whatever… big thanks to India!
This video is from the New Tang Dynasty TV folks, who I’m pretty sure are financially and politically affiliated with the Falun Gong cult movement, but they none the less put together some fairly balanced journalism. In this piece, they apparently got footage from Reuters and then repackaged it with slightly more historical context (Tian’anmen reference), as well as adding stills from Ai Weiwei’s twitpic stream:
LINKS:
Guardian
Global Times
China Digital Times
Deisgn Boom
New York Times
Artists Village Gallery
Wall Street Journal
Reuters (No embed code)
New Tang Dynasty TV
Wikipedia: Ai Weiwei
Shanghaiist
Deutsche Welle
James Lewis on Cyber Security
Great interview today on NPR with cyber security expert, James Lewis:
An older news report (video) on PBS’s Newshour:
LINKS:
NPR with Terry Gross
Newshour on PBS
Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)
ARTICLE: Selling Nuts with Sex in Taiwan (w/ Video)
FIRST 3 PARAGRAPHS:
HSINCHU, Taiwan — A magazine here is catching flak for touting scantily clad betel nut vendors as a tourist attraction.
The minor flap has renewed debate over a unique but controversial part of Taiwan’s pop culture.
Betel nut, a mild stimulant, is enjoyed across Asia. But only in Taiwan is the nut sold by fetching young women in outrageous outfits, perched in neon-lit, see-through roadside stands.
MORE…
The article includes a link to an interesting YouTube video on the subject:
LINKS:
Global Post
YouTube
ARTICLE: Kidnapping in China
FIRST 3 PARAGRAPHS:
HONG KONG, China — In November, kidnappers seized 11-year-old Chen Hao in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen. The captors demanded 1 million yuan, or $146,000, for the boy’s return. His distraught parents agreed to pay part of the ransom up front. But their actions were not enough and the next day Hao’s dismembered body was discovered.
A month earlier, 11-year-old Yi Yichen was kidnapped and murdered, his body dumped in the sea.
Such grisly crimes have anxious residents of Shenzhen pressuring police to crack down. The Chinese boom town, just north of Hong Kong, has seen child kidnapping cases surge in recent months.
LINKS:
Global Post: Colum Murphy
Google Stops Censoring Searches in China
Google executive David C. Drummond explains the company’s decision to stop censoring searches in China:
Here’s a pretty concise explanation as to the who, what, when, where, and why of the alleged attacks on Google.cn’s network:
A very comprehensive report from Al Jazeera English’s “Inside Story”:
LINKS:
CNET News
Google Blog
CNBC
Forbes: David C. Drummond
Al Jazeera English
Liu Bolin: The Invisible Man of China
I’m loving this guy’s work! Explanatory quote from the video:
“My art represents the diminishing humanity in today’s society. I use my art to reflect on culture, environment, and the fast economic development.”
And this photo is an excellent example of the power in Mr. Liu’s photography. By the way, Yan roughly translated the red writing on the wall as, “To unite the thoughts and propagandize education.”
LINKS:
Boing Boing
Eli Klein Gallery
Hi Fructose
v1kram’s posterous
Reuters YouTube
World Asia News
How to Stop Crime with Your Bicycle
Claims of Chinese Subterfuge in Copenhagen
Journalist and environmental activist, Mark Lynas, recently described the apparent insincerity and general gamesmanship of the Chinese delegation during the 2009 Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen:“How do I know China Wrecked the Copenhagen Deal? I Was in the Room.”
Here’s a brief follow-up from Andrew Revkin on the NY Times’ ‘Dot Earth’ Blog: “Views on China’s Role in the Greenhouse.”
President Obama interviewed on PBS’s Newshour (notice the quote about “…the Chinese representatives essentially skipping the negotiations…”:
According to this Telegraph report, Ed Miliband, the British Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, holds no punches in assigning blame: “Copenhagen climate summit: Ed Miliband accuses China of ‘hijacking’ conference”
A very rushed Franny Armstrong interview with Ed Miliband on Age of Stupid TV:
Article from conservative commentator Greg Sheridan, Foreign Editor of the Australian: “Don’t Look to Beijing for Global Leadership.”
LINKS:
Mark Lynas’ Blog
Wikipedia: Greg Sheridan
Wikipedia: Andrew Revkin
Wikipedia: Ed Miliband
Age of Stupid
Wikipedia: Franny Armstrong
