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Asia Times reports on the debate over political reform in China which is being aired in the media and academic journals, but which may be put to rest once the 17th Party Congress approaches in the fall: For now, Chinese leaders do not want to alienate either side in the increasingly heated battle over the […]
Read MoreAccording to Reuters and Xinhua, provincial officials in Hunan are planning to levy exorbitant fines on those who violate the one-child policy in an effort to target the wealthy elite who can afford to violate existing rules. The Reuters article says that in Hunan between 2000-2005, 1,968 officials violated the policy including a delegate to […]
Read MoreAmidst all the stories of rampant water pollution in China comes a report on the ancient and once filthy Grand Canal in Hangzhou, which has been cleaned up and is now a flourishing center of urban life: A $250 million makeover that began in 2001 has improved water quality and spurred urban renewal along a […]
Read MoreA lengthy article in Popular Science Magazine looks at Dongtan and the other planned eco-cities in China, and argues that even without foreign architects’ help, China already has the ability to turn around its own environmental destruction: The plans for Huangbaiyu”one of the half-dozen eco-cities, megalopolises and capitals of pollution I visited this spring to […]
Read MoreReuters reports that two men have been sentenced for their role in violent riots in May over abuse of the family planning policy by local officials in Bobai, Guangxi: The Bobai county court “recently” sentenced a man surnamed Peng and another surnamed Li to two years and one year in prison respectively for stoking the […]
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