June 2011
US Navy says no S.China Sea link to Vietnam visit
- Thu, 06/23/2011 - 12:00
Vietnam and the United States are to hold joint naval activities next month but they were long-planned and are unconnected to regional tensions in the South China Sea, the US Navy said Thursday.
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The princelings are coming
- Thu, 06/23/2011 - 12:00
Next year’s changes in the leadership will bring on a new generation of privileged political heirs
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Paul Vallely: A welcome move, but thousands remain political prisoners
- Thu, 06/23/2011 - 12:00
One man has been freed. Ai Weiwei, China's most famous living artist, has been released from jail. His offence, according to the Beijing police department, was tax evasion.
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India can remain observer
- Thu, 06/23/2011 - 12:00
The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), which was established in 2000, has evolved to become a potentially major player in the Central Asian region including Afghanistan and Iran.
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China: Ai Weiwei Case Reflects Disregard for Rule of Law
- Thu, 06/23/2011 - 12:00
The release of the Chinese artist and activist Ai Weiwei on June 22 is a relief for his family, friends and supporters, but leaves troubling unanswered questions about his arrest, detention and conditions of release, Human Rights Watch said today.
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Beijing's Strange Composure in the Face of Crises
- Thu, 06/23/2011 - 12:00
There are many reasons why Chinese officials might be starting to sweat about the summer here. Cracks emerging in the country’s economic edifice, price inflation combined with growing signs of a punctured property market, wealth being moved overseas at an increasing pace — taken together, these could be indicators of a government whose present policies are starting to unravel.
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China: Urumqi goes with the flow of walled river
- Wed, 06/22/2011 - 12:00
A bid to escape Uighur riots provides quiet moments of reflection beside a once destructive Chinese river
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Is the 'China Model' Failing?
- Tue, 06/21/2011 - 12:00
The country's economic growth, long thought to ensure Communist Party rule, has done little to curb the protests and violence that have erupted across the country in recent weeks
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In China, Huntsman Leaves Them Guessing
- Tue, 06/21/2011 - 12:00
In China, Jon Huntsman’s latest project has been greeted with far less excitement than his last one. The announcement of his candidacy on Tuesday drew scant attention from the state-backed media.
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Governments Voice Strong Concern Over Situation in Tibet
- Tue, 06/21/2011 - 12:00
Various governments on Thursday, 16th June expressed their deep concern about the current situation in Kirti Monastery in Ngaba county of Eastern Tibet.
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