Video: Torch Runs Tortured Route Through Paris
A day after one protester in London reportedly tried to snuff the Olympic torch with a fire extinguisher, protesters in Paris achieved the practical equivalent with sheer force of numbers. According to...
View ArticleChinese Urged to Boycott French Goods
Chinese patriotism was ignited against famous brands online again and this time the targets are born-in-France brands. From Financial Times: Chinese consumers have been urged to boycott French goods in...
View ArticleAnger Is Growing in China
From Los Angeles Times : A week of embarrassing global protests along the international Olympic torch relay has fanned Chinese nationalism at home and turned a 27-year-old disabled woman into a...
View ArticleCarrefour Faces China Boycott Bid
From BBC News: Chinese activists are urging shoppers to stay away from French retailer Carrefour, following the Olympic torch’s troubled passage through Paris. A message circulating on the internet and...
View ArticleParis Plans Charm Offensive on China After Protests
Katrin Bennhold reports in the International Herald Tribune: After a wave of anti-French protests in China, President Nicolas Sarkozy of France is sending three top officials there this week in a...
View ArticleBumbling around EU-China Ties
“The bitter spat between Europe and China over Tibet is now officially over.” From the Straits Times: France–singled out by China as the chief instigator of the dispute–dispatched three top officials...
View ArticleZhou Enlai’s Caution Lost in Translation
Richard McGregor explains the misunderstanding behind Zhou Enlai’s famous utterance — “too soon to tell” — on the impact of the French Revolution: The former premier’s answer has become a frequently...
View ArticleJudicial Scholar: Female Chinese Students Return from France Floozies
A law professor has threatened Weibo users including Yu Jianrong with legal action for spreading “arbitrarily clipped” video of one of his lectures online. The footage shows him besmirching the honour...
View ArticleChina Wins Two Gold in Weightlifting at World Championship
While seven countries were banned because they had failed to follow drug testing procedures, China won two gold medals for weightlifting in the world championship in Paris. The Washington Post reports:...
View ArticleCensorship Vault: Guiding Protests Then and Now
Editor’s Note: From the Censorship Vault features previously untranslated censorship instructions from the archives of the CDT series Directives from the Ministry of Truth (真理部指令). These instructions,...
View ArticleZao Wou-Ki: China’s Highest-Selling Living Artist
At The Wall Street Journal’s Scene Asia, Jason Chow profiles abstract painter Zao Wou-ki, China’s highest-selling living artist, whose auction sales last year reached $90 million. Despite his long...
View ArticleDuplitecture: China’s White Houses
At 99% Invisible, Roman Mars, Avery Trufelman and Bianca Bosker look at the phenomenon of “duplitecture”—China’s copycat architecture. [… O]ne of the most copied buildings in China is the very seat of...
View ArticleChina Calls for Increased Counterterrorism After Paris
Following Friday night’s deadly attacks in Paris, President Xi Jinping offered his condolences to French president François Hollande and expressed China’s willingness to join France and the...
View ArticleMobile Data Cut for VPN, WhatsApp Users in Xinjiang
The New York Times’ Paul Mozur reports that mobile Internet users in Xinjiang have had their connections blocked, and been told to contact local police for reactivation. The measures follow calls for...
View ArticleAnxiety Increasing for Chinese Overseas
As many Chinese—encouraged by official media—see their country as the target of foreign plots, they are also feeling increasingly vulnerable while abroad. In the past these anxieties have been agitated...
View ArticleVideo: Torch Runs Tortured Route Through Paris
A day after one protester in London reportedly tried to snuff the Olympic torch with a fire extinguisher, protesters in Paris achieved the practical equivalent with sheer force of numbers. According to...
View ArticleChinese Urged to Boycott French Goods
Chinese patriotism was ignited against famous brands online again and this time the targets are born-in-France brands. From Financial Times: Chinese consumers have been urged to boycott French goods in...
View ArticleAnger Is Growing in China
From Los Angeles Times : A week of embarrassing global protests along the international Olympic torch relay has fanned Chinese nationalism at home and turned a 27-year-old disabled woman into a...
View ArticleCarrefour Faces China Boycott Bid
From BBC News: Chinese activists are urging shoppers to stay away from French retailer Carrefour, following the Olympic torch’s troubled passage through Paris. A message circulating on the internet and...
View ArticleParis Plans Charm Offensive on China After Protests
Katrin Bennhold reports in the International Herald Tribune: After a wave of anti-French protests in China, President Nicolas Sarkozy of France is sending three top officials there this week in a...
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