Archive for the 'China' Category

Iran and the China syndrome

By donar | Related entries in Cartoons, China, Iran, Nuclear, Political Graffiti

NY Times link…

September 30th, 2009 | Permalink| 6 Comments »

Helium-3: Energy Godsend?

By Justin Gardner | Related entries in China, Energy, Russia, Science, Space, Technology, The Politics Of Film, The World, United States

I’ve been genuinely intrigued at how much fiction and reality have been intersecting recently.
See, there’s this film called MOON and it follows the story of a guy working on the far side of the moon who figures out that there’s a lot more to his mission than collecting the natural resource Helium-3. It’s a [...]

July 23rd, 2009 | Permalink| 4 Comments »

Tiananmen Twenty Years Later

By Justin Gardner | Related entries in China, History

There are few images as iconic as this, and none that serve as both a realistic and symbolic portrayal of the war China has waged against freedom and free thinkers.
And while this one was snapped on June 5, 1989, I felt the need to share it today. Because as Americans we should remember Tinananmen and [...]

June 4th, 2009 | Permalink| 3 Comments »

China Puts North Korea Talks On Hold

By Justin Gardner | Related entries in China, North Korea, Nuclear

Looks like last week’s nuclear test angered a key ally too.
From Bloomberg:
China suspended government exchanges with North Korea after Kim Jong-Il’s regime last week tested a nuclear device and fired short-range missiles, Yonhap News said.
China has halted plans to send officials to North Korea and won’t accept visits from Kim’s government either, the Korean- language [...]

June 1st, 2009 | Permalink| No Comments »

North Korea Has Our Attention. Now What?

By Alan Stewart Carl | Related entries in China, Foreign Policy, North Korea, Nuclear, Russia

Well, North Korea has the world’s attention. Exploding a nuclear bomb and launching missile tests will do that. All that’s left now is for the world to respond.
North Korea has long been a foreign policy conundrum, frustrating a long line of U.S. presidents who’ve attempted to stop the so-called hermit nation from threatening its neighbors. [...]

May 26th, 2009 | Permalink| 16 Comments »

Huntsman To Be Ambassador To China

By Justin Gardner | Related entries in China, Republicans, Utah

This is a pretty surprising turn of events, because not only was Huntsman mentioned by many as a potential presidential contender in 2012, but this move will have the net effect of thumbing his nose at the entire Republican party. Because if anybody is Mr Bipartisanship in the Republican party, it’s Hunstman.
Mix this in with [...]

May 16th, 2009 | Permalink| 11 Comments »

China Wants To Lead The Electric Car Revolution

By Justin Gardner | Related entries in Cars, China, Energy, Gas

Oh, and hybrids too.
From NY Times:
The goal, which radiates from the very top of the Chinese government, suggests that Detroit’s Big Three, already struggling to stay alive, will face even stiffer foreign competition on the next field of automotive technology than they do today. [...]
To some extent, China is making a virtue of a liability. [...]

April 2nd, 2009 | Permalink| 3 Comments »

China Pitches New Reserve Currency

By Justin Gardner | Related entries in China, Economy, Money, The World

You knew the time would come when the dollar would fall out of favor, but did you think it would happen this fast?
Actually, it’s not just the dollar that we’re talking about here. What China is proposing is leveling the playing field and including all world currencies in the reserve basket, which now only includes [...]

March 24th, 2009 | Permalink| 9 Comments »

China Worried About U.S. Spending

By Alan Stewart Carl | Related entries in China, Economy, Spending

As every American in financial trouble knows, it’s never good when your creditors start asking questions. Well, today, the United State’s biggest creditor grumbled about our current spending.
China’s premier didn’t say it in so many words, but the implied warning to Washington was blunt: Don’t devalue the dollar through reckless spending.
Premier Wen Jiabao’s message is [...]

March 13th, 2009 | Permalink| 23 Comments »

China Will Keep Buying Our Debt

By Justin Gardner | Related entries in China, Money

Why?
Because it’s the best of the worst…and it’s all bad right now.
From FT:
China will continue to buy US Treasury bonds even though it knows the dollar will depreciate because such investments remain its “only option” in a perilous world, a senior Chinese banking regulator said on Wednesday.
China has used the dollars it accumulates selling manufactured [...]

February 12th, 2009 | Permalink| 7 Comments »

The Chinese Internet Propaganda Machine

By Justin Gardner | Related entries in Bad Decisions, Blogging, China, Media

50 cents a post to make your country look better?
Joe The Plumber would approve.
Here’s more from BBC:
China is using an increasing number of paid “internet commentators” in a sophisticated attempt to control public opinion. [...]
They have been dubbed the “50-cent party” because of how much they are reputed to be paid for each positive posting [...]

January 12th, 2009 | Permalink| No Comments »

Uh Oh

By Justin Gardner | Related entries in China, Money

Will this day ever come?
Discuss.

January 7th, 2009 | Permalink| 7 Comments »

China’s Torch on top of Tibet

By donar | Related entries in Cartoons, China, In The News, Olympics, Political Graffiti, Sports, The World

My cartoon was linked to post from the NYTimes
(Click on Bob McCarty) NYTIMES link

May 10th, 2008 | Permalink| 2 Comments »

McCain Would Not Attend Opening Ceremonies

By Justin Gardner | Related entries in 2008 Election, Bush, China, McCain, Olympics

Yet another sign he would have a much more nuanced worldview of the world? Of course, it’s not saying that much when you compare it to somebody who characterizes the Olympics as just “a sporting event.” Bush has set the bar pretty low on expectations for the next Republican candidate’s decision making capabilities, but John [...]

April 10th, 2008 | Permalink| 2 Comments »

San Francisco Holds Secret Olympic Torch Relay

By Alan Stewart Carl | Related entries in California, China, Olympics

Afraid that protests might disrupt the Olympic torch relay, San Francisco and Olympic organizers changed the route at the last second, leaving protestors and supporters staring at empty streets. Wow. What a farce. What’s the point of even having the relay if it’s going to be mainly hidden from view?
Much like China’s treatment of dissidents [...]

April 9th, 2008 | Permalink| 5 Comments »

Olympic Torch Protests Continue

By Alan Stewart Carl | Related entries in China, Olympics

For those hoping the Beijing Olympics won’t be politicized, it’s too late. If the relay of the Olympic torch is any indication, this year’s summer games are going to be filled with acts of protest. Today, the flame was extinguished twice by protestors as it was carried through Paris. Both times, Olympic organizers relit the [...]

April 7th, 2008 | Permalink| 4 Comments »

German Chancellor Merkel Skipping Olympics

By Justin Gardner | Related entries in China, Germany, Olympics, Sports, The World

Germany itself isn’t going to boycott the entire thing, but she won’t be showing up.
And she’s not the only one…
The disclosure that Germany is to stay away from the games’ opening ceremonies in August could encourage President Nicolas Sarkozy of France to join in a gesture of defiance and complicate Gordon Brown’s determination to attend [...]

March 29th, 2008 | Permalink| No Comments »

Olympic Protest

By Alan Stewart Carl | Related entries in China, Sports

The lighting of the Olympic flame in Greece was disrupted today by human rights protestors. We can only hope to see more peaceful demonstrations against China as the torch travels to Beijing.
If the Chinese are going to use the games as an opportunity to present themselves as a global power, the rest of us have [...]

March 24th, 2008 | Permalink| 3 Comments »

2008Central.net’s Live Blog Of NPR Democratic Debate (December 4, 2007)

By 2008Central.net | Related entries in 2008 Election, Barack, China, Debates, Dodd, Economy, Edwards, Foreign Policy, Immigration, Iowa, Iran

[Re-published from 2008Central.net. We will update this post on Donklephant periodically, but for the latest check out the live blog at 2008Central.net]
We’ll be live blogging the event.
2:07: Only 3 topics will be discussed during the debate: (1) Iran and the lessons of Iraq, (2) relations with China and how they affect us here and [...]

December 4th, 2007 | Permalink| 1 Comment »

China Coal Industry Poster Boy

By Justin Gardner | Related entries in China, Environment

This is after one day’s work in the mines. The guy is taking a bath to get all the soot off of his body. That’s just insane.
And as Speigel Online reports:
hina’s coal industry is the world’s most dangerous, as measured by the number of miners who are killed per year. In the first 10 months [...]

November 14th, 2007 | Permalink| 2 Comments »