Japhet Weeks is a graduate student in Asian Studies and Journalism at UC Berkeley.
The World Bank’s chief economist, Justin Yifu Lin, addresses income inequality in China in a recently released essay. Reuters reports (via IHT): In “China’s Dilemma,” a collection of papers co-published...
Read MoreTo wear or not to wear a mask, that is the dilemma many Olympic athletes will be faced with in a couple of weeks when the Summer Games commence in Beijing. From The Wall Street Journal: Chinese officials insist the notorious...
Read MoreTwo months after a 7.9 magnitude trembler struck Sichuan Province, killing 70,000 people, President Hu Jintao has ordered 40,000 Chinese soldiers to leave the area. From The New York Times: In the afternoon, a long stretch of...
Read MoreJason Burke examines what newly constructed roadways are doing for China’s rural areas. From The Guardian: A road has finally come to Xin Cun, a hamlet perched on a sandy ridge beneath a blank grey sky in China’s...
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