Category Archives: Oil, Energy and Resources

Energy-based cultural transmission

Posted on 2011-03-15 by Joel Martinsen

Batteries decorated with traditional Chinese cultural elements.

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Exposing the wildcat mines of Hengshan County, Shaanxi

Posted on 2009-07-20 by Joel Martinsen

China National Radio reports about wildcat coal mines in Shaanxi, and two teachers who were suspended until their families stopped petitioning.

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Popping the jade bubble

Posted on 2007-11-01 by Joel Martinsen

Hotan Jade (和田玉) is the latest hot commodity.

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Sex and drugs and rock ‘n roll in Sudan

Posted on 2007-09-21 by Jeremy Goldkorn

Sudanese Thinker writes on China’s presence in the Sudan.

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Look east Ms Bunting

Posted on 2007-06-04 by Jeremy Goldkorn
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China and Africa: the hypocrisy of the West

Posted on 2007-05-28 by Jeremy Goldkorn

Botswana’s Festus Mogae – “Bugger all I can do about it” Two weeks ago, China hosted the board meeting of the Africa Development Bank (ADB) in Shanghai. Economist Jeffry Sachs attended the meeting and wrote an opinion piece for

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Mia Farrow’s “Genocide Olympics”

Posted on 2007-04-15 by maya

Mia Farrow dispenses goodwill The New York Times is crediting UNICEF goodwill ambassador Mia Farrow with Beijing’s recent reversal in its stance on Darfur. Previously opposed to U.N. sanctions against the Sudan — and generally refusing to involve itself in … Continue reading →

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The Economic Observer: Sino-French joint venture stealing Yellow River water?

Posted on 2007-04-05 by Jeremy Goldkorn

This is from a recent Time magazine article: A thirst for growth … France is the land of public service par excellence, where a whiff of sacrilege still adheres to the very notion of privatizing basic infrastructure. Trains, hospitals, universities … Continue reading →

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Did you plant a tree yesterday?

Posted on 2007-03-13 by Joel Martinsen

China’s tree-planting compliance rate stands at just 55%.

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Heavy wings

Posted on 2006-12-08 by banyue

Hope they can fly without wing Economy, or environment? That’s the question posed by the December issue of Chinese National Geography (中国国家地理), a magazine that is er, inspired by but unconnected to the American National Geographic. China’s economic boom is … Continue reading →

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