From the USA Today (link) Clad in jeans and a denim jacket, college student Jin Shan sips Coke and battles demons in an online fantasy game at an Internet cafe in Beijing’s university district. “Most people who come here are like me,” says the 23-year-old economics major. “They like to play games or chat online, […]
Read MoreFrom the New York Times (link) Beijing signed an agreement on Monday with Australia, one of the United States’ closest allies, to buy uranium for use in China’s nuclear power plants, in its continuing drive to meet its soaring energy needs. The deal opens the door for Chinese investment in Australian uranium mines. The agreement, […]
Read MoreFrom Reuters (link) China, under pressure from rising trade spats, will push changes in the next five years to cut labor-intensive exports, Xinhua news agency said on Monday, quoting the nation’s customs chief. Mou Xinsheng, head of the General Administration of Customs, reinforced official pledges to gradually tilt the country’s sizzling exports away from cheap, […]
Read MoreFrom Reuters (link) Chinese journalist Yang Xiaoqing had told his wife he knew how to handle the risks of his job, but that was before he was arrested after reporting claims of corruption, joining the country’s list of detained reporters. Yang was arrested in January after five months’ hiding from police, charged with extortion after […]
Read MoreFrom Reuters via the Washington Post (link) China’s military is transparent and not a threat, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said on Monday after the United States and Japan criticized the Asia giant for not being open enough about a build-up of its defense forces. China’s 2.3-million-strong People’s Liberation Army is the world’s largest standing force […]
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