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Newly discovered footprints and a recently uncovered skeleton are the latest developments in the South China Tiger story. From Xinhua: State Forestry Administration investigators found more than 100 suspected footprints of a South China tiger on Friday in Shaanxi Province, where photos of the big cat taken by a farmer have caused a national controversy […]
Read More“Elderly dynamos” who retain power in their companies – even after they’ve hit their 80s or 90s – are at the center of this article from Business Week: In his eight decades in the media business, Sir Run Run Shaw has built the Chinese-speaking world’s most successful film and TV empire. He was co-founder of […]
Read MoreChina has been opening up to the rest of the world since the 1970s, but its government has continued to exert an influence on journalism. One example of this is the idea of “Marxist journalism,” a concept introduced by the Party in 2001. From the Washington Post: About 200 Tsinghua University journalism students filled a […]
Read MoreAs China grows ever-stronger, many are asking what its future place on the world stage will be, and whether China will replace the existing world order or just co-opt it. This is the central question of G. John Ikenberry’s essay, excerpted here. From Foreign Affairs: The rise of China will undoubtedly be one of the […]
Read MoreEnergy needs have pushed China to find new sources of oil and gas. From AP, via the International Herald Tribune: China’s biggest oil company, China National Petroleum Corp., will spend 16 billion yuan (US$2.2 billion, €1.5 billion) to help build a natural gas pipeline from Turkmenistan that will eventually supply energy for booming cities such […]
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