From Radio Free Asia: China’s search for new energy sources has set back the cause of human rights in Africa, advocates say, but some analysts argue that China’s investment is just part of the worldwide competition for oil. Over the last three years, China’s surge in oil imports has fueled trade and investment in regions […]
Read MoreFrom earthtimes.org: China has banned all foreign investments in domestic media production, at least temporarily. Daily Variety reported the declaration by Chinese officials contradicts a 2004 set of rules dictating foreign investments by disallowing all financial endeavors by outside forces in the nation’s TV and film industries. State Administration of Radio, Film & Television executive […]
Read MoreFrom People’s Daily Online: The 2006 list of cities with the best investment environment was recently announced by the National Bureau of Statistics. Beijing, Tianjin and Shenyang took the first three places. Shanghai, Nanjing, Suzhou, Qingdao, Guangzhou and Shenzhen also ranked in the top ten. Zhang Weimin, the deputy director of the National Bureau of […]
Read MoreFrom The New York Times: In a rebuke to China on the eve of a high-level visit by American officials, the Bush administration formally accused Chinese leaders on Monday of failing to meet commitments to open the nation’s economy and crack down on piracy of foreign goods. The criticism came in a 100-page report to […]
Read MoreFrom The Wall Street Journal: China marked the fifth anniversary of its entry into the World Trade Organization with an unwavering defense of its record on market opening that offered no concessions to overseas critics of its trade and currency practices. “For the past five years, we have conscientiously abided by WTO rules, implemented all […]
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