| Society (General) |
| Annotated
Bibliography on Violence in Chinese Culture |
Compiled by by Barend ter Haar, Leiden University, & organized
into numerous categories |
| Another
Force in Society: Organized Crime |
(in Chinese) Essay by He Qinglian (July 2001) |
| Changing
China |
BBC News in Depth: top stories; features; stories
in pictures; business; social issues; background; video & audio |
| China
Along the Yellow River -- A Scholar's Observations & Meditations
on Chinese Rural Society; Pt.
II |
David Cowhig's reading notes on Book 1 of a
rural survey by Chinese scholar Cao Jinqing (Sept. 2000) |
| China
Consumers' Association (CCA) |
(in Chinese & English) "a national
organization legally registered to protect consumers' interests by
means of supervision of commodities and services": news & events;
programs & campaigns; laws; publications |
| China
in the Red |
Companion site to PBS Frontline documentary
on China's transition to a market economy: program in streaming video;
roundtable discussion on "prospects for democratic reform and
human rights in China" by 4 experts; China & the Internet; "Birth
of a Beijing Music Scene," with Cui Jian music video; producer
interview; chronology; teacher's guide |
| China
Rising |
A Toronto Globe & Mail special
report on China's bid to become a great power again (free registration
required for some stories) |
| China's
Credibility Gap: Public Opinion & Instability in China |
Special report published by the Woodrow Wilson
Center's Asia Program (Aug. 2002; PDF format) |
| China's
New Rebels |
Time Asia Magazine stories on the young & restless linglei (01/30/2004) |
| China's
New Revolution |
A Time Magazine special report with
multimedia features & an exclusive Web guide (June 27, 2005) |
| China's
Next Cultural Revolution |
Time Asia's special report on rapid
cultural & social change in China (Nov. 11, 2002) |
| Chinese
Health and Family Life Survey |
Information & dataset for a project of the
Population Research Center at NORC & The University of Chicago |
| Chinese
NGO's Network |
(in Chinese) Government site providing news & information
facilitating the registration & functions of non-governmental
organizations |
| Consumer
Organizations and Their Role in Consumer Education: Programmes
and Experiences of the China Consumers Association |
Survey by Ren Jing, China Consumers Association
(Guidebook for Promotion of Sustainable Energy Consumption, UN ESCAP) |
| Dai
Qing's Home Page |
(in Chinese) Political & cultural commentary
by journalist & environmental activist noted for her opposition
to the Three Gorges Dam project |
| Danwei.org |
"a frequently updated website about media
and advertising in the People's Republic of China ... maintained
and edited by Jeremy Goldkorn": many topics ranging from advertising & marketing
to intellectual property to TV |
| Eye
on China |
CNN.com Special focusing "on China's swiftly
evolving role in global politics and business, and the impact of
the country's rapid modernization on its people and culture" (May
14-22, 2005) |
| Fast
Talk: China Rising |
Interview with "five of the best and brightest
recent Chinese MBA grads ... about China's future and their own hopes
and dreams" (Fast Company, Jan. 2005) |
| Lineage
Making in Southern China since the 1980s |
Shu Ping's analysis of the revival of lineages & traditional
rituals in rural South China, state-society relations, & the
role of Taiwanese clansmen (Proceedings of the 15th Biennial
Conference of the Asian Studies Association of Australia in Canberra,
2004; PDF format) |
| Made in China |
A digital expedition: Explorations,
Candide in China |
| Mapping
China - Considering the Presentation of Statistical and Cultural
Data for Large Readerships |
Stephanie Donald's paper on The State of China
Atlas project in Intersections (Inaugural Issue, Sept. 1998) |
| New
Generation of Chinese Intellectuals |
(in Chinese) A Ming Pao news special:
interviews of 7 young Beijing intellectuals on their views on politics,
science & technology, & the economy |
| Newsweek:
The New China |
A special report dated June 29, 1998, in conjunction
with Clinton's state visit to China |
| NPR:
On the Road in China |
Rob Gifford's seven-part Morning Edition
series on his "3,000-mile, 14-day trek across China ... [to
discover] how far the world's most populous nation has to go to
catch up with its potential" (Real or Windows Media format;
Aug. 2004):
1. The Journey
Begins: Shanghai, China's Boomtown
2. High
Taxes and Corruption in China's Rural Heartland
3. Prostitution,
Religion Resurface in Wake of Reforms
4. Scraping
By on the Desert's Edge
5. The New
Silk Road
6. Talking
Politics with a Truck Driver
7. The Far
West, Journey's End
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| NPR
: Portraits of a Changing China |
NPR Beijing correspondent Rob Gifford's reports
for Morning Edition (Aug. 2002; RealAudio format) |
| Pluses & Minuses
of Chinese Economic Reform |
(in Chinese) Commentary by He Qinglian (Apr.
2002) |
| Voices
from Modern China |
BBC NEWS Online: "a range of people across
the country ... speak about their daily lives, their hopes for the
future, and how they are coping with the country's rapid change" (2002) |
| Young
China |
A special issue of Time Asia (10/23/2000):
patriotism; 'Generation Yellow'; gay culture & social developments;
trends in the arts; youth & the future; statistics |
| WashingtonPost.com:
China, the Next Generation |
Series of 5 articles |
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