Gao Fei is the pen name of a journalist from China now living and working in the U.S.
A story from International Herald Tribune describes the possible strategies (with an emphasis on deterring potential U.S. military intervention) and consequences of a Chinese military takeover of Taiwan, were it to occur: For almost six decades, U.S. military power has frustrated the ambition of China’s ruling Communist Party to unite Taiwan with the mainland. With […]
Read MoreMigrant construction workers in Beijing, most of whom live in small tents on the jobsite, share a moment in one another’s company, from xiaming via Flickr.com
Read MoreFrom The Seattle Times: Millions of students across China picked up their pens Thursday to start national university entrance exams amid concerns about sweltering temperatures and high-tech cheating. A record 10 million high-school students are taking the National College Entrance Exam, commonly known in China as gaokao, for up to four days, competing for about […]
Read MoreChinese President Hu Jintao calls on industrialized nations to help emerging economies “embark on a road of clean development.” From The Age: Chinese President Hu Jintao has told world leaders on the final day of the Group of Eight summit that responsibility for tackling climate change lay with industrialised nations. “Developing countries still have a […]
Read MoreAfter tightening the food safety standards of exports, Chinese inspectors turn their eyes to foreign imports. From AP, via Houston Chronicle: Certain health supplements and raisins imported from the United States failed to meet Chinese safety standards and have been returned or destroyed, the country’s food safety agency said today, turning the tables on the […]
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