From The Financial Times: The severe beating and possible murder of a grassroots activist in southern China at the weekend has highlighted the deep-seated problems in implementing the limited democratic reforms allowed at the local level by the central government in Beijing. Lu Banglie was dragged from a car by a small gang manning roadblocks […]
Read MoreFrom The Los Angeles Times, via A Glimpse of the World: Imagine 20 Britains. Imagine three European Unions. Now you are beginning to get the idea about China, where more than a fifth of the human race resides. Now imagine that vast country’s economy growing more than four times faster than that of the United […]
Read MoreFrom BBCnews: The amount of yuan held by foreign banks has risen significantly, in anticipation of another rise in the value of China’s currency. The Chinese government revalued its currency in July, allowing it to trade at a higher rate against the US dollar. Speculators expect the yuan to rise further as China comes under […]
Read MoreFrom The Weekly Standard, via A Glimpse of the World: It seems like only a few months ago that commentators were blithely babbling about how much relations between Beijing and Washington had improved since the start of the Bush administration, which was marred by China’s downing of an American EP-3 surveillance plane and the detention […]
Read MoreFrom The Guardian: She’s the star of a television talent show, but Li Yuchun is not an outstanding singer or dancer. Nor is the 21-year-old considered particularly pretty. She dresses like a tomboy and, last but not least, the title of the show, sponsored by a dairy company, is The Mongolian Cow Sour Yogurt Supergirl […]
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