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Sinica: In the News

This week on Sinica, we return to our China roots with a show covering recent developments in the news including the recent terrorist attack in Beijing and political hiring-and-firing at Peking University. Joining Kaiser and Jeremy to talk about everything that has made both the press and the bar circuit are Andrew Jacobs, correspondent for the New York Times, and Eric Fish, correspondent with the English division of the Economic Observer and co-creator of the China Hangup podcast.

On a side note, we're sorry our show is coming out a bit late this week, and as well for a few minor audio glitches you may or may not notice while listening. As always, we'd like to encourage longtime listeners to subscribe to the show via our Sinica RSS feed. And in the meantime, please feel welcome to download this show as a standalone mp3 link.

Sinica

said on

November 3, 2013

Mentions

China Hang-up

http://chinahangup.podbean.com/

China Story Yearbook 2013: Civilizing China

http://www.thechinastory.org/yearbooks/yearbook-2013/

Even in China, Dissidents Sometimes Get Fired Just for Being Bad at Their Jobs, by Eric Fish for The Atlantic

http://www.theatlantic.com/china/archive/2013/10/even-in-china-dissidents-sometimes-get-fired-just-for-being-bad-at-their-jobs/280759/

China Hang-up - Sino-Foreign Higher Education

http://chinahangup.podbean.com/

As China Moves to Lower Professor’s Profile, Colleges Are Seeking to Raise Theirs, by Andrew Jacobs for The New York Times

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/15/world/asia/as-china-moves-to-lower-professors-profile-colleges-are-seeking-to-raise-theirs.html

Chinese University Defends Outspoken Teacher’s Firing, by Andrew Jacobs for The New York Times

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/26/world/asia/chinese-university-defends-outspoken-teachers-firing.html

The New Express story in today’s papers, by David Bandurski at the China Media Project

http://cmp.hku.hk/2013/10/24/34412/

Guilt and shame in China’s media, by David Bandurski at the China Media Project

http://cmp.hku.hk/2013/10/30/34446/

Trial By TV: What Does a Reporter’s Arrest and Confession Tell Us About Chinese Media? - a ChinaFile conversation led by Wang Feng, with additional commentary form Jeremy

http://www.chinafile.com/trial-tv-what-does-reporter-s-arrest-and-confession-tell-us-about-chinese-media

Minitrue: Chen Yongzhou Admits Accepting Bribes, at China Digital Times

http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2013/10/minitrue-chen-yongzhou-confesses-accepting-bribes/

China Focuses on an Ethnic Minority in a Car Explosion, by Andrew Jacobs for The New York Times

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/30/world/asia/china-beijing-car-explosion.html

Censors Step in After Tiananmen Terrorism Announcement, by Josh Chin for China Real Time Report

http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2013/10/30/censors-busy-after-beijing-calls-tiananmen-crash-terrorist-attack/

Recommendations

Andrew:

Finding Mr. Right / 北京遇上西雅图

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2169322/

Jeremy:

South Africa’s “Independent Internet” plans with BRICS at MyBroadband

http://mybroadband.co.za/news/internet/90617-south-africas-independent-internet-plans-with-brics.html

Eric:

Is Glenn Greenwald the Future of News? at The New York Times

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/28/opinion/a-conversation-in-lieu-of-a-column.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1&

Kaiser:

1. Forgotten Ally: China's World War II, 1937-1945, by Rana Mitter

http://www.amazon.com/Forgotten-Ally-Chinas-World-1937-1945/dp/061889425X

2. 'False Contradiction' and the Never-Ending Big Question About China, by Jim Fallows for The Atlantic

http://www.theatlantic.com/china/archive/2013/10/false-contradiction-and-the-never-ending-big-question-about-china/280898/

马猴尔

said on

November 4, 2013

With regards to the Xinjiang/Tiananmen story, one thing that wasn't discussed on the show, but was taken at face value lock, stock and barrel, is the claim that a separatist agenda is behind this act. But couldn't this equally be part of the government spin? Wat outside verification is there of this claim? What is there to say that this family didn't have a personal grievance with the government instead?