From International Herald Tribune: If ever there was a believer in the power of the written word, it was a best- selling author and former librarian, Mao Zedong. As Mao explained to an early chronicler of his life, Edgar Snow, “Three books especially deeply carved my mind, and built up in me a faith in […]
Read MoreFrom BBC News: Foreigners are to be limited to owning one house in Beijing, which they cannot rent out, press reports have said. Local newspapers report that foreign homebuyers will also have to prove that they have lived in China for a year. The Chinese government is trying to cool rising house prices and warned […]
Read MoreFrom ABC: Hong Kong’s chief executive Donald Tsang has announced he is seeking a second term in office. The widely-expected declaration was accompanied by a pledge of tax cuts and greater infrastructure spending.Mr Tsang has also agreed to an unprecedented public debate with challenger and pro-democracy activist Alan Leong. A mostly pro-Beijing, 800-member panel will […]
Read MoreFrom BBC News: Nine Chinese oil workers abducted in Nigeria’s Delta region have been freed after 11 days in captivity. The men, seized from the offices of China’s National Petroleum Company, were freed after “complex efforts”, China’s foreign ministry said. All nine were safe and well and were handed back to their company in Bayelsa […]
Read MoreFrom The Wall Street Journal: Chinese President Hu Jintao embarked on an upbeat tour of Africa this week, doling out aid and lauding China’s growing economic and political ties with the continent. But there is little love for China in this ramshackle township, which had to be dropped from the agenda of President Hu’s weekend […]
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