Daily Archives: July 3, 2009
PC Makers Offer China Internet Filter
From AFP:Several PC makers said Friday they were voluntarily including China’s controversial Internet filter software in new shipments despite
Consumer Inflation Knocks at China’s Door
From Caijing.com.cn: Inflation fears are spreading in China with expectations for an economic recovery. Sentiments have been on a roller coaster ride s
China Says “Carbon Tariffs” Proposals Breach WTO Rules
From Reuters: Proposals to impose “carbon tariffs” on imported products will violate the rules of the World Trade Organization as well as t
Chinese Shares Rise To New 1-year High
From AP:China’s shares edged up Friday to a new one-year high on optimism about a possible economic revival, with real estate and dairies up bu
Markets in China Fly High Once More
Optimistic financial news from the New York Times:Fueled by renewed confidence in economic growth in China and perhaps the kind of frenzied buying th
Diane Wei Liang: A New Tiananmen – but This Time China’s Rebels Are Online
In the Guardian, author Diane Wei Liang writes about the Green Dam software brouhaha, Internet activism, and the 1989 protest movement:I was a studen
Photo: Dameisha beach, Shenzhen, by janipenttinen
Dameisha beach, Shenzhen, by janipenttinen
Exiting the Dragon
From the Financial Times: When Bank of America was negotiating to take a stake in China Construction Bank four years ago, advisers who worked on the in
China Media Body Gets New Film Boss
From THR.com/Asia A little-known deputy film censor has been promoted to oversee China’s rapidly growing movie industry, sources inside the State
David Brooks: Chinese Fireworks Display
From the New York Times: On July Fourth, we think about our country and its future. But these days it’s impossible to think about America and its futur
Sri Lanka Creates Special Economics Zone for Chinese Investors
The Times of India reports that Sri Lanka has created a SEZ near the city of Colombo exclusively for Chinese companies: This is one of the decisions ta
China May Allow Foreign Firms To list: Govt
From AFP: China may allow foreign firms with investments inside the country to list domestically, as part of efforts to boost trader confidence during
China Allows Yuan Trade Settlement, Offers Tax Breaks
From Bloomberg: China will allow companies to use the yuan to settle cross-border trade and let them keep their entitlement to export tax rebates, seek
China Students Upset Over Mandatory Summer Drills
From AP:Until last week, Alice Li’s summer plans were simple: work part-time at a convenience store, study for graduate exams and go to the amu
