China’s Biggest Challenge for Developing the West
The Chinese government has done much to encourage the development of China’s west, particularly Sichuan province, which is the home to some 100 million people, making it larger in population than any...
View ArticleHow Chinese Websites Are Helping Donations For Sichuan Earthquake Victims
There has been a strong outpouring of support in China for the victims of the Sichuan earthquake, and I thought it would help just to give those outside China and/or do not read Chinese a picture of...
View ArticleLet’s See How Many Ways We Can Get This Wrong
Following the Sichuan Wenchuan earthquake, it has been very interesting to watch how the Chinese government and people have reacted, and how many western observers have reacted. For the first time in...
View ArticleGoogle China’s Search Log Displays Moment of Mourning
Google China’s blog (in Chinese) mentions a Google search query log which dramatically shows the moment of silence and mourning on 2:28PM on May 19 for the victims of the May 12 earthquake in Sichuan....
View ArticleTianya BBS Provides Platform Connecting Sichuan Earthquake Victims, Volunteer...
The Tianya BBS, as I have mentioned earlier, is one of the leading BBSes in China. It has now launched a special BBS connecting victims in the earthquake affected areas, with those individuals and...
View ArticleChina’s Telecom Shakeup And What It Means
Several days ago, a different kind of earthquake happened in China in the telecoms field. Unlike the Sichuan earthquake which took so many lives and caused so much damage, this shakeup was not...
View ArticleRemembering the 5/12 Earthquake Victims
It has been a long time since I last posted, for which I apologize. I won’t insult your intelligence by offering some excuses, but I will try to get back on a more regular schedule. I thank you for...
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