Cisco brings high-tech to Sichuan (Jul 3)
Cisco is looking to make a real difference with real support from the government for a very exciting program. Well, a lot of things are possible with 45 million USD! It will be interesting to see how successful they are. SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Cisco brings high-tech to Sichuan", url: "http://www.china-crossroads.com/index.php/2008/07/03/cisco-brings-high-tech-to-sichuan/" });


Clean Up or Close Up: Pressure From the Bottom Up (Jul 2)
One of the trends I saw last summer was that your average Zhou was beginning to recognize that they had an opportunity to participate in the development in their society, and unlike before they were taking that opportunity. they were going for strolls in Xiamen, outing polluters online, and putting pressure on local officials who were [...] SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Clean Up or Close Up: Pressure From the Bottom Up", url: "http://www.china-crossroads.com/index.php/2008/07/02/clean-up-or-close-up-pressure-from-the-bottom-up/" });


NGO restrictions in China (Jul 2)
A quick note for readers who are not too familiar with NGOs in China. It would be fantastic if it was just a simple 3 steps: 1- Identify problem 2- Identify solution and obtain resources 3- Identify implementation method And then, voila, implementation can start. Implementation might be slow, might not be fully sucessful etc etc, but that is [...] SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "NGO restrictions in China", url: "http://www.china-crossroads.com/index.php/2008/07/02/ngo-restrictions-in-china/" });


Inflation, consumption and poverty (Jul 1)
Not only is China actually making more of an effort to enforce its labour law, finally; but it is also rapidly increasing minimum wages, due to rising inflation. The problem is if increasing utilities and raw materials (for food for humans/animals and for industrial manufacturing) increase, and the response is that salaries increase, this will [...] SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Inflation, consumption and poverty", url: "http://www.china-crossroads.com/index.php/2008/07/01/inflation-consumption-and-poverty/" });


China’s Green Beat: Kunming No Car Day (Jun 30)
Another submission following the the China’s Green Beat field team training, this four and a half minute clip is very interesting. One of the most beautiful cities in China, Kunming is well known for its weather, its flowers, and its people.  I ahve made several trips to the city, and enjoyed everyone… even with its horrific [...] SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "China’s Green Beat: Kunming No Car Day", url: "http://www.china-crossroads.com/index.php/2008/06/30/chinas-green-beat-kunming-no-car-day/" });