Oldest fossil of bird ancestor unearthed
(ChinaPost.com.tw) – Researchers have identified the fossil of a two-legged carnivorous dinosaur as the earliest known member of a long lineage that includes birds.
Drought affects 240,000 people in China sugar bowl
(ChinaPost.com.tw) – The southern Chinese sugar-producing region of Guangxi is suffering from a prolonged drought which has left almost a quarter of a million people without enough drinking water, state media said on Saturday.
Google and China: The Analysis Continues
China Beat has helpfully compiled several of the more thoughtful recent analyses to come out of the Google vs. China debate. For example:
NPR’s Fresh Air program, “Fighting Cybercrime, One Digital Thug at a Time.” Fresh Air contributor Dave Davi…
Get Ready for China’s Domination of Science
New Scientist writes about China’s recent gains in the scientific fields:
Very quietly, China has become the world’s second-largest producer of scientific knowledge, surpassed only by the US, a status it has achieved at an awe-inspiring ra…
Migrant Workers Surround Boss’s BMW for Unpaid Wages
A group of migrant workers in Zhengzhou surrounded the construction project manager’s BMW to demand their wages, which they have not received for six months. ChinaHush translates an article from Zhengzhou Evening News:
Not paying salaries? Then …
Chat with Chinese Author Xiao Jiansheng
Paul Denlinger interviews Xiao Jiansheng, author of Chinese History Revisited, which was banned from distribution in the mainland but was published by New Century Media in Hong Kong:
How did you come to your thesis about Chinese history? And how did y…
Commentary: Get back when attacked
For many Chinese, the US-led war on former Yugoslavia and its invasion into Iraq were long past history. Washington’s sable rattling against Iran and threat of pre-emptive attacks against what it believes to be rogue nations are just bluffing. So long …
China halts military ties with U.S. on arms sales
(ChinaPost.com.tw) – China suspended military exchanges with the United States and threatened sanctions against American defense companies Saturday, just hours after Washington announced US$6.4 billion in planned arms sales to Taiwan.
Commentary: Arms sale jeopardizes overall China-US co-op
Ignoring repeated solemn representations made by China, the US government on Friday notified Congress of its nearly $6.4 billion arms sale package to Taiwan.
China urges US to stop arms sales to Taiwan
Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi expressed his solemn position on the US arms sales to Taiwan here Saturday, urging the US to stop selling weapons to the Chinese province.