Coal Ship on the Yangzi
A coal ship floats along the Yangzi River near Chongqing, by Nothing exceptional here.
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Japhet Weeks is a graduate student in Asian Studies and Journalism at UC Berkeley.
Why China Will Remain Stable. No Problemo.
Dan Harris, of the China Law Blog, talks about why the global economic downturn won’t spell political instability in China: I think that so long as the Chinese people believe Beijing is doing what it can to ameliorate the...
Read MoreFound in Translation
Evan Osnos writes about a community of Chinese netizens who translate the Economist from cover to cover. From his New Yorker blog, Letter from China: For an extraordinary measure of the power of the Chinese Internet, take a look...
Read MoreChina Goes on a Smart Shopping Spree
Beijing is spending from its $2 trillion worth of cash reserves to acquire commodities — from olive oil to crude oil — at bargain-basement prices. From Time Magazine: China’s growth rate may be slowing in...
Read MoreChina Plans oil Refinery in Tianjin with Russia
China and Russia may join forces to build an oil refinery in Tianjin, the port city just east of Beijing. The refinery, which will be able to process 10 million tons of crude annually, will cost an estimated $4 billion. From...
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