Riding on the coattails of the Tibet riots a few weeks ago, Xinjiang is now hitting international news outlets because of protests in Khotan. The New Dominion looks at the flawed perspective the media provides when it elects to analyze Xinjiang through the Tibet lens, by considering historical, cultural, and geographical factors.

A 19-year-old Chinese student recorded the killing and dismembering of her married lover by her boyfriend. The victim, 39, was a married manager at a local highway and bridge building company, the newspaper said.

Tim Johnson thinks somebody might be doing a bit of fuzzy math with China stats.

"I see the World Bank says 20 of the world's 30 most polluted cities are in China. And here's a story that says 16 of the world's 20 most polluted cities are Chinese. So which is it? And what are the cities?"

I added the question mark. Dan at China Law Blog sounds pretty well convinced Time's foray into the China blogosphere is headed for that place on the internet where no one actually goes, and rightfully so.

This AP article, via The NY Times shows that companies, after years of fighting an uphill battle, are getting smart in the battle to stop product piracy in the Middle Kingdom.