Category Archives: China and foreign relations

Chinese papers note Bush’s Russian reconciliation

Posted on 2006-07-21 by Will

Bush and Putin, very cosy Unfortunately for the Bush administration, Bush’s rhetorical softening toward his Russian hosts at the G8 summit has not gone unnoticed in China. For the past few years, both Russia and China have derided U.S. rhetorical … Continue reading →

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Danwei TV: Swedish sailing ships and porcelain in China

Posted on 2006-07-20 by Jeremy Goldkorn

Last year, some of the best and rarest pieces of Qing porcelain from Swedish collections were transported back to China for an exhibition in the Forbidden City. Your correspondent produced a documentary film commissioned by Scandinavian Airlines about the porcelain … Continue reading →

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China and Iran caught in Israel’s Wok

Posted on 2006-07-20 by Dror Poleg

The Wok is a Hebrew-language blog about China, Israel and everything in between. Following the current commotion in Israel’s northern border, The Wok published an article that examines the relation between events in the far and middle east. A full … Continue reading →

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Did North Korean missile tests make China lose face?

Posted on 2006-07-20 by Will

Hu with Koreans: “Is it hot in here, or is it just me?” Now that North Korea’s most recent round of missile tests has ended in a unanimous Security Council resolution, the rounds of second guessing have begun in earnest … Continue reading →

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Controversy over Chinese textbook revisions

Posted on 2006-07-19 by Joel Martinsen

Translation of a forum rant against a new Chinese history textbook. some responses to that rant, and a Phoenix Weekly article on China’s new historicism in the form of a new Shanghai history textbook.

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Asia, Africa and Latin America Unite

Posted on 2006-07-18 by Jeremy Goldkorn

South-South cooperation in the 20th century One of the most lyrical of Mao era slogans is ‘Asia, Africa and Latin America unite and defeat American imperialism’ (亚非拉团结起来，打倒美帝国主义). It has all the elements of a good revolutionary slogan: solidarity between underdogs, … Continue reading →

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