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In Slate, Ian Bremmer, President of the Eurasia Group, gives his impressions of a recent trip to China: A visit to Beijing generates two immediate impressions: growth continues at top speed; and, surprisingly, there’s little sign of any real instability anywhere. We’ve seen the stats. The Chinese government has publicly acknowledged that the number of […]
Read MoreWorkers at a footwear factory in Dongguan, by clayirving
Read MoreFrom the China in Transition blog: Among the eight blog articles that have been viewed for more than 500,000 times, six fall into the paparazzi and celebrity journal categories. The champion, with over 980,000 hits, is a short entry written by 25-year-old model and singer, Ms. Wei Jiaqing, who gained her national recognition after participating […]
Read MoreDespite the damage to the environment and people’s lives caused by the construction of the Three Gorges Dam, it is still a scene of natural splendor, according to the Washington Post: By the time we arrived at the Yangtze this past May, about three-quarters of the flooding had occurred. More than 1,000 towns and hamlets […]
Read MoreThe BBC points to a new report that says that British dependence on China-made products is creating excessive carbon emissions: The New Economic Foundation (Nef) says such reliance is adding to CO2 levels because China’s factories produce more CO2 per item than British ones. The report also says many similar goods are both imported and […]
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