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From AFP: A US recession will dampen China’s surging exports but the impact on the world’s most populous nation, which is taking steps to cool down a red-hot economy, may be limited, experts say. But they also cautioned that Beijing must be prepared to face protectionist trade policies from Washington as a result of a […]
Read MoreOne of the biggest uproars on the Internet is the story of Zhang Zhiguo’s reaction to a “libellous story.” More from Reuters, via the International Herald Tribune: Police in northeast China have travelled nearly 1,000 km (600 miles) to subpoena a Beijing reporter over a story they say libelled a local Communist Party chief, a […]
Read MoreChina is showing progress in its efforts to protect public safety, as plans to draft regulations on products and food are underway. From China Daily: The government will continue its battle against shoddy products this year by speeding up legislation and framing 10,000 national quality standards. Four quality control regulations will be drafted, including one […]
Read MoreA Chinese watercolor of the Madonna and Child has recently been restored, and is thought to be one of the earliest pieces of evidence for Christianity’s spread in China. From the Chicago Tribune: As a pair of conservators at the Field Museum slowly unrolled an ancient Chinese scroll, it dramatically revealed how far the Christian […]
Read MorePresident Hu Jintao ushered in 2008 with a New Year address. Translated by Xinhua: The New Year’s bell is about to ring, and 2008 is nearly here. At this moment full of cheer and hope, via China Radio International, China National Radio and China Central Television, I’m delighted to extend New Year wishes to Chinese […]
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