China Notebook: 12-19-08

Photo from the Lu Xun Museum in Beijing.

In the news:

*Washington Post: In China, obstacles to the rule of law

*Caijing: Paying the price for China’s milk scandal

*Reuters: Man wins first case vs. human flesh search engine

*Xinhua: Democratic society is a consistent goal

*AP at YahooNews: Protest in Beijing decries the custom of eating cats

*International Herald Tribune: At 30, China’s export economy starting to show its age

*Xinhua: China’s great changes in 30 years

*Bernama: Singapore lifts ban on China milk products

*AP at TaiwanNews: Taiwanese party chief to meet Chinese counterpart

*Xinhua: China cuts fuel price sooner than expected

*The Telegraph: Chinese scientists claim they can turn plonk into vintage wine in minutes using electricity (with smoky overtones)

*China Post (Taiwan): ‘Unpaid leave virus’ spreading rapidly

*UPI at SpaceWar.com: Analysis of China’s carrier plans, part 1

From the blogs:

*Video at Cleaner Greener China: Industrial pollution creates cancer village

*A review of the past week in China at OhMyNews International

*Danwei: President Hu’s new catchphrases

*China Digital Times: Uighurs sentenced to death, ‘ethnic unity’ to be taught in schools

*And at New Dominion: Xinhua version of Kashgar attack addresses NYT’s doubts

*Video at Black and White Cat: Truck vs. police car

*China Digital Times: A new environmental enforcement unit?

Friday, December 19, 2008