花崗齋雜記

Jottings from the Granite Studio provides commentary, analysis, and opinion on China and Chinese history. It is written by Jeremiah Jenne, a PhD Candidate at a large public research university in Northern California. Currently, Jeremiah is in Beijing teaching history, doing archival research, and working on his dissertation.

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The new Chinese colonialism: Tales from Zambia’s Chambishi copper mine.

The Telegraph has an excellent article and photo essay on Hu Jintao’s visit to Zambia, site of the troubled Chinese-run Chambishi copper mine. Last July, Zambian workers rioted in a wage dispute with Chinese managers that ended in the death of six workers. This weekend, Hu was forced at the last moment to cancel a scheduled [...]

February 3rd, 2007 | Tags: , | Category: Chinese politics | 10 comments - (Comments are closed)

Korean skaters draw ire of Chinese officials, threaten to ignite simmering China-Korea border controversy

UPI reports: “Five South Korean female short track players raised signs reading, “Mount Paekdu is our (Korean) territory” during an awards ceremony Wednesday.” The incident is the latest in a series of back and forth sniping between China and Korea in a variety of media including competing op-ed pieces, ‘scholarly’ articles, and even teledramas over [...]

February 3rd, 2007 | Tags: , | Category: sports | Comments are closed