From Financial Times: China’s culture ministry has ordered local internet companies to apply for approval from government censors for any foreign music they make available online and to prove they own all necessary distribution rights. The new rules from the Ministry of Culture mark the latest in a series of moves by Beijing to tighten […]
Read MoreFrom The Christian Science Monitor: Democratic nations must stand up for Taiwan’s right to determine its own future without China’s military threats. The recent close mayoral elections in Taipei and Kaohsiung, Taiwan’s two largest cities, remind us that Taiwan remains a thriving democracy. Along with South Korea, Taiwan is one of two former Asian dictatorships […]
Read MoreFrom Bloomberg: China passed Mexico as the second- largest U.S. trading partner in the first 10 months of this year, demonstrating a surge in commerce between the two countries since China joined the World Trade Organization. The milestone was revealed in Commerce Department data released today. China was the fourth-largest U.S. trading partner when it […]
Read MoreFrom AP via The Wall Street Journal: A company headed by the son of Chinese President Hu Jintao won a deal to supply airports across China with security scanners, company and aviation officials said yesterday. Under the deal, Nuctech Co. will supply scanners that detect liquid explosives to all 147 airports in China, said the […]
Read MoreFrom Reuters via Guardian Unlimited: China’s Communist Party expelled a disgraced former vice mayor of Beijing and will launch criminal proceedings against him after he was found to have taken millions of yuan in bribes, state media reported. Liu Zhihua had been in charge of building venues for the Chinese capital’s 2008 Olympics, as well […]
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