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May 2005



Journalist Case File: Yu Huafeng

Monday, 30 May 2005 12:42 P GMT+09
Name: Yu HuafengAgency: 南方都市报 (Southern Metropolitan News)Date Imprisoned: January 2004Charge: Corruption, EmbezzlementSentence: 12 Years (reduced to 8 on appeal)Yu, a former deputy editor for 南方都市报 (Southern Metropolitan News), w

Cashing In: Meet the "Angry Chinese Jedi"

Monday, 30 May 2005 10:41 A GMT+09
Because even Angry Chinese bloggers need a little light entertainment now, and because adding the words Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith, is good for at least one Google hit (along with the words 'underage teen sex fantasy'), Angry Chinese

Bringing the Battle Home; If you can't cut off the head, cut off the hands instead

Sunday, 29 May 2005 1:01 P GMT+09
The flow of cheap pirate and counterfeit goods from Chinese factories onto Western markets has long been a problem for US and European manufactures and intellectual property right holder, as has been taking action against the often illusive Chinese p

Chinese Reporter Mutilated as anti-journalist violence in China rises

Wednesday, 25 May 2005 11:59 P GMT+09
While being an journalist in China has never been easy option for those seeking a peaceful life, it has always been a relatively safe profession for journalists who avoid ‘certain grey areas’, and who stick to reporting in line with government ex

The Rabbit Hole: 101 things not to say in China, Part 2

Sunday, 22 May 2005 11:59 P GMT+09
Down The Rabbit Hole: What not to say in China, Part 2   In honor of the 101 comments received by the previous post, here is the sequel. A treasure trove of thi

Smog to the south and sand to the east: The fascinating world of China’s hidden exports just got bigger

Sunday, 22 May 2005 3:07 P GMT+09
For many year, Japanese citizens have become resigned to the fact that only two things come from China; cheap goods and verbal abuse, and that while one of these things is desirable, the other is not, however, a recent report by a Japanese Environmen

Big mountain in big scandal: CCTV’s ‘poster boy’ implicated in Canadian cash affair

Friday, 20 May 2005 2:28 P GMT+09
Though he has long been a household name in China, Mark Rowswell, AKA 大山, has finally hit the headlines in the outside world, though for all the wrong reasons; finding himself embroiled in a controversial ‘corruption’ scandal in his native Ca

Forgotten Friendships honored in Aichi

Thursday, 19 May 2005 11:59 P GMT+09
In a gesture of friendship and the shared history between China and Japan, a recently discovered epitaph to Sei Shinsei, Japanese scholar who studied and died in China, has been put on display as part of the 2005 World Exposition being hosted in 愛

The Rabbit Hole: 101 things not to say in China

Wednesday, 18 May 2005 11:59 P GMT+09
Down The Rabbit Hole: What Not to Say in China     As any veteran foreigner in China knows, one of the latent talents possessed by

Throwing out the ‘Garbage’: China’s reading list gets shorter, and more compliant

Monday, 16 May 2005 1:50 P GMT+09
In an sweep, proclaimed to be aimed at removing "the garbage of the cultural market" from circulation, Chinese state publishing authorities have announce the expansion of the national list of prohibited publications, and have issued instruc

Buried alive: Chinese sinkhole swallows 24, Xinhua take 2 days to break news

Saturday, 14 May 2005 3:49 P GMT+09
The sinkhole, which reportedly has a volume of 650,000m3, formed on Monday morning, carrying 11 houses and 24 local residents to an unreported depth, before burying them as the sides of the sinkhole collapsed further.16 people are thought to have esc

Chinese captain detained in Japanese waters

Saturday, 14 May 2005 9:50 A GMT+09
Japanese authorities have announced, this week, that they are have seized a Chinese fishing boat, and detained its captain, after it was found illegally operating in waters administered by Tokyo.The vessel, a 30 ton trawler hailing from Chinese Taiwa

Sino-Japanese 'Friendship tree' Vandalized

Friday, 13 May 2005 11:28 A GMT+09
It was announced, earlier this week, that a symbolic flowering plum tree planted as a sign of friendship between China and Japan has been vandalized by unknown individuals.The tree was planted in a park in仙台 (Sendai), the capital of Japan’s 宮

Dragons of fire and water: China to face the fury of the elements in 2005

Thursday, 12 May 2005 11:59 P GMT+09
“And two great dragons did arise, Huowanglong, a dragon of fire, and Shuiwanglong, a dragon of water, and they brought their anger down upon the land, one upon the east, and one upon the west.Raising his head to the sky, Huowanglong let loose a gre

Tokyo to Beijing - Protect Japanese citizens, keep politics out of Soccer

Wednesday, 11 May 2005 3:43 P GMT+09
In a move that has not come as a surprise to many, it has been announced that Tokyo has made official representations to Beijing over an upcoming soccer match in the city of Jinan, which is seen as a possible flashpoint for renewed anti-Japanese viol

Beijing fingered as next Sino-Japanese sumit ground

Tuesday, 10 May 2005 5:04 P GMT+09
It has been announced that Chinese and Japanese officials are likely to meet in Beijing on 13 May in a follow up to contact made on the sidelines of the African-Asian summit meeting in Jakarta.It is not known exactly what is to be on the agenda, but

The Rabbit Hole: Noise Pollution, Part 2 - Cell PHones

Monday, 9 May 2005 11:56 A GMT+09
Down The Rabbit Hole: Noise Pollution, Part 2 - Cell Phones     Putting people to death is something that I tend to think about qui

[Photo Album] Memories of 'Bird Street'

Sunday, 8 May 2005 5:56 P GMT+09
Open entry to view picturesThe name Hong Lok Street probably doesn’t mean very much to most people, but it is a name that has a distinct emotional attachment for me.Better known as ‘Bird Street’, Hong Lok Street was a slice of ‘Old China’ a

No Free Ride For China as EU raises the human rights flag

Sunday, 8 May 2005 12:02 P GMT+09
Moves by China to press for the lifting of the 15 year old EU arms embargo, imposed on the country after the suppression of pro democracy activists in 1989, hit a renewed setback this month when EU representative held back on making any firm commitme

[Photo Album] Angry Chinese Bloggers Personal (and family friendly) photo album

Friday, 6 May 2005 11:59 P GMT+09
Open article to view photographsTo show that I am a real person (sort of) I've decided to start create an album of random photographs that I have, which I consider interesting, unusual or just plain Chinese.Enjoy

Reporters without Borders Freedom Blogging Awards

Friday, 6 May 2005 8:20 P GMT+09
Angry Chinese Blogger is proud to announce its nomination for the Reporters Without Borders (RSF) – ‘Freedom Blogging Awards’ held in partnership with the Deutsche Welle television's "Best of the Blogs awards’.The award recognizes blo

The Rabbit Hole: Noise Pollution, Part 1 - An Introduction

Friday, 6 May 2005 2:29 P GMT+09
Down The Rabbit Hole: Noise Pollution, Part 1 - An Introduction     See also – Sound, Turning the Television up and other fun ac

Detained Priests, what detained Priests?

Friday, 6 May 2005 11:40 A GMT+09
Mixed signals are coming out of China this week over the fate of seven priests detained in north China late last month, with reports from Christian rights advocates saying that the group were released earlier this week, and Chinese officials claiming

[Photo Album] Hanami Photo Album

Thursday, 5 May 2005 11:59 P GMT+09
Open to view photographs櫻 (Sakura), meaning cherry blossoms, are seen by many in Japan as being a metaphor for life: shining and beautiful, but fleeting and fragile, and the blooming of the Japan’s cherry trees is celebrated each year during the

Dark days ahead, at least if you're a Chinese Sun Seeker

Thursday, 5 May 2005 9:25 P GMT+09
While Iceland may be ‘The Land of the Midnight Sun’ for 6 moths of the year, and Japan is ‘The Land of the ‘Rising Sun’ all year round, a report published in the US based Geophysical Research Letters suggests that China may b