From BBC News: China will have 30 million more men of marriageable age than women by 2020, making it difficult for them to find wives, according to a national report. The gender imbalance could lead to social instability, the report by the State Population and Family Planning Commission warned. It found that around 118 boys […]
Read MoreFrom The Christian Science Monitor: China unveiled the locally built Jian-10 last week, saying it narrows the gap with advanced nations. A sleek, swept-wing fighter-bomber dubbed the “Jian-10,” unveiled here last week, is more than just another jet plane. It is China’s calling card, announcing Beijing’s arrival among the top ranks of military manufacturers. Powered […]
Read MoreFrom Financial Times: China will set its priorities for finance reform for the next five years at a top-level party conclave next week expected to focus on rural banking and an enhanced role for the country’s largest financial holding company. The so-called finance work committee meeting, to be chaired by Wen Jiabao, the premier, has […]
Read MoreFrom Shanghaiist: We told you a few days ago about a migrants school that was closed down. The AP has a report on it now, which covers most of the basic facts. However, earlier today we came across this Chinese article which has information not included in the English reports thus far: On December 19, […]
Read MoreFrom China Law Blog: I watched the first episode of PBS’s “China From the Inside” last night. I watched it with my 9 year old daughter who loves learning about foreign countries. Every ten minutes or so, she would ask about putting in a Gilmore Girls DVD. That made my viewing it more difficult and […]
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