CRF 2008, No. 4 - After the Spectacle

The current issue of China Rights Forum, "After the Spectacle," can be read in its entirety through the links below. For subscription information and access to back issues, please refer to the main China Rights Forum page.

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Message from the Executive Director

Message from the Special Contributing Editor

"One World, One Dream"?

• Where is China Headed after the Olympics?
  Gao Wenqian examines the political and economic landscape of post-Olympics China.
   
• What is "Tainted" about the Tainted Milk Scandal?
  Leon Stone probes the deep roots of the tainted milk powder scandal of 2008.
   
• Stones in Our Hearts
  Zhai Minglei reflects on the nature of a civilization in which infants are fed poisoned milk powder.
   
• Living Space for the Chinese Media Before and After the Beijing Olympics
  Zan Aizong examines the prospects for independent newsgathering and the role of citizen reporters.
   
• Media Reporting after the Olympics: HRIC Conversation with Jocelyn Ford
  Freelance journalist Jocelyn Ford discusses the current climate for foreign journalists working in China.
   

Greening the Future

• Elizabeth Economy on China's Environment
  Observations from Elizabeth Economy on the major environmental issues facing China.
   
• Blue Skies Over Beijing
  Sam Geall examines environmental progress before and after the Beijing Olympic Games.
   
• Shanghai 2010: Towards a Greener China?
  Peter Kwong looks ahead toWorld Expo 2010 in Shanghai and assesses lessons learned from Beijing 2008.
   

While the World Watched

• Tibet at a Turning Point
  Vincent Metten looks at the human rights situation in Tibet before and after the Olympics, and the future of the Tibet question.
   
• Notes from Dharamsala: HRIC Conversation with Yodon Thonden
  A New York-based Tibetan American describes the significance and outcome of the November 2008 Special Meeting in Dharamsala, India.
   
• Letter from East Turkestan
  Alim Seytoff examines the Chinese government's pre- and post-Olympics campaign of intimidation against the Uyghur people.
   

Regular Features

• Currents
   
• Take Action: IR2008 Campaign
   
• Timeline: Human Rights Defenders
   
• Chinese Publication Highlights
   
• Culture Matters
  
  A Parable of Talent Gone to Waste
  Thomas Kellogg reviews Philip P.Pan's Out of Mao's Shadow: The Struggle for the Soul of a New China.
  
  A Field Guide to China's "Low Cost" Factories
  Geoff Crothall reviews Alexandra Harney's The China Price: The True Cost of Chinese Competitive Advantage.
  
  Table Talk about the Olympics and Human Rights
  Jeffrey Wasserstrom reviews Minky Worden's China's Great Leap: The Beijing Games and Olympian Human Rights Challenges.
  
  
• HRIC in Action
   
• 2009 Calendar of Key Dates & Anniversaries
   
• CRF Index for 2008