The Choking of China — and The World
In The Independent, Johann Hari writes about China’s “ecological disintegration”, heavily citing Jonathan Watts’ book, When A Billion Chinese Jump. Swiping at “gasbag” Thomas Friedman’s...
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Samuel Wade (@samuel_wade@mstdn.ca) is Executive Editor for CDT English, and is based in Vancouver.
New Reports on China’s Role in Africa
A new report from the NGO Saferworld details the effect of China’s expanding African presence on the continent’s security and stability. China’s bilateral relations with African states are largely determined by its...
Read MoreUrban Myths about China’s “Megacities”
A Guangdong Party spokesman has denied recent reports in the Western media about the merging of nine existing cities in the Pearl River Delta to form a single megacity with a population of some 42 million: Guo Yuewen, spokesman...
Read MoreCould Egypt’s Revolution Spread to China?
The Peking Duck blog answers for White House press secretary Robert Gibbs, who was asked at a press conference whether Egypt and Tunisia’s revolutionary momentum might reach China: Anything is possible, I suppose, but the...
Read MoreSinohydro Dam in Sudan Threatens “Another Darfur”
Sinohydro, the world’s largest hydropower firm and former employer of President Hu Jintao, is to undertake the construction of the controversial Kajbar dam for the Sudanese government, one of three due to be built with...
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