Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Three members of China’s largest hacker training website have been arrested and the site shut down, according to Reuters:The “Black Hawk Safety Net” website taught hacking techniques and provided malicious software downloads for its 12,000 members in exchange for a fee, the Wuhan Evening News newspaper reported this weekend, citing police in Huanggang, just east [...] Read more »
From the Atlantic Magazine: Fred Chang has a theory about how hackers affiliated with the Chinese government hacked into Google and at least two dozen other major American companies. Chang is a professor of computer science at the University of Texas — so we should listen to him. But he is also the former director [...] Read more »
Investigators are searching for 100 tons of milk that’s been tainted with melamine and remains on grocery shelves. From BBC:Two dairies were shut down at the weekend after they were found to be selling products using the powder, which should have been destroyed. The melamine had been added to milk to artificially boost protein levels. China Daily [...] Read more »
Caixin, Hu Shuli’s new publication, has produced an English-language page compiling information about the trial of lawyer Li Zhuang. From one article on the site:Li Zhuang, known as the lawyer formerly representing an alleged Chongqing gang leader, shocked court observers in the capitulation of his first sentence appeal. On February 2, Li stated to the judge [...] Read more »
A recent translation by CDT of an internal document by a local officer of the Domestic Security Department (DSD) revealed some of the working methods and mechanisms of China’s secret police work at the ground level. That document helped illustrate how extensive the human surveillance and intelligence-gathering networks and activities are throughout the Chinese [...] Read more »
In the Washington Post, Fareed Zakaria writes that the recent tensions between China and the U.S. are merely political posturing. But he continues: …There are two trends that could take a manageable situation and make it something more worrisome. The first is a growing perception in China that it is no longer as reliant on the [...] Read more »
According to the Far West China blog, 27 more websites have been made accessible to netizens in Xinjiang, bringing the total number to 31:You might be getting tired of counting new sites being opened in Xinjiang as “news”. I know I am. If, however, you’re waiting for a single day when Xinjiang will suddenly “turn [...] Read more »
An opinion piece in China Daily praises Bo Xilai’s anti-corruption campaign in Chongqing as an example of how to bring real harmony to Chinese society:A third-year student from the Southwestern University of Political Science and Law appealed to Chongqing leaders to intensify their efforts to eliminate the “dark and evil forces” and help society regain [...] Read more »
A new high speed train from Wuhan to Guangzhou goes at speeds up to 217 miles an hour. From USA Today:The Dec. 26 opening of the high-speed link between south Chinese cities Guangzhou and Wuhan is the latest example of massive state spending to keep China’s economy roaring. The fast-expanding network of high-speed trains is [...] Read more »
Photographer Adrian Fisk traveled across China and documented the thoughts and dreams of young Chinese he met. The results are posted as a slideshow on here. From the introduction:Inspired by the ebb and flow of cultures between East and West, Fisk travelled 12,500km across China, trying to answer questions of identity and belief in an [...] Read more »
From AP:The court in the Guangdong province city of Jiangmen handed down the sentence to Huang Yizhong and fined him 100,000 yuan ($14,600), the official Xinhua News Agency said. Huang pleaded guilty to charges of copying and spreading pornographic material on the Web site, which he ran since 2005 using a rented U.S. server, Xinhua said. [...] Read more »
A year and a half after the Olympics in Beijing, the impressive structures built for the event are left without a purpose. From the New York Times:In 2008, the Chinese built a ball field — boy, what a ball field — known worldwide for its lattice-like architecture as the Bird’s Nest. Alas, after the 2008 [...] Read more »
Due to recent tensions over Taiwan, Tibet, and a host of other issues, the majority of people in China think their country and the U.S. are headed for another cold war, according to a survey by Global Times. From The Times:In China’s eyes, the American response — which includes a pledge by Obama to get [...] Read more »
AFP reports on an upcoming visit to North Korea by a top CCP official:Wang Jiarui, head of the party’s international department, was on a “goodwill visit” at the invitation of the Workers’ Party of Korea, Xinhua news agency reported. South Korean media said he was expected to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il and give him [...] Read more »
The central government has warned local officials that they need to settle disputes with migrant workers over unpaid wages before the Lunar New Year holiday, which starts on February 14. From AP:The rare urgent warning from the State Council comes as tens of millions of migrant workers return to their home villages from China’s booming [...] Read more »
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