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From the New York Times: Iran has arrested two Chinese citizens on charges of spying for taking pictures of a military complex in the central city of Arak, where Iran is building a nuclear reactor, the judiciary spokesman said Wednesday. “The Chinese nationals were detained while photographing and recording video of a military complex in […]
Read MoreThe New York Times reports that the Chinese government is playing down reports on a virus that is “sweeping” the pig population and impacting pork prices: So far, the mysterious virus ” believed to cause an unusually deadly form of an infection known as blue-ear pig disease ” has spread to 25 of this country’s […]
Read MoreA boy plays with his toy train in Shanghai, by Wam Mosely
Read MoreFollowing the massive recall of Mattel toys made in China, parents around the world are considering a boycott of Chinese-made products, yet many realize such a move could make toy-buying unaffordable, Reuters reports. In an editorial, the International Herald Tribune calls for the U.S. and other countries to encourage a transparent regulatory system in China […]
Read MoreSpiegel Online tells the story of laborers forced to work in the Shanxi brick kilns and of families still searching for loved ones who may have disappeared inside the kilns: Chinese intellectuals like Hu Shuli, the editor in chief of the business magazine Caijing, are questioning whether the country — with its poorly paid labor […]
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