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A documentary about migrant workers in Shanghai, by filmmaker Christoph Tubbenthal, is now available online at link.tv. From the introduction: In modern day China millions of migrant workers are on the move to search for better living. Since labor in the rural areas is badly paid, many people are moving to big cities like Shanghai. […]
Read MoreAs the Los Angeles Times reports that cough medicine which included a toxic ingredient that originated in China may be to blame for at least 67 deaths in Panama, Asia Times reports on the abundance of fake goods, including dinosaur bones, streaming out of China: There is something a bit geeky about faking dinosaur remains. […]
Read MoreA debate held by Intelligence Squared US, on the topic “Beware the dragon: A booming China spells trouble for America”, is now viewable in full on YouTube. According to Intelligence Squared US, a live audience of about 300 at Asia Society, New York City voted 35% for the motion and 59% against at the conclusion […]
Read MoreJottings from a Granite Studio questions whether the forced labor at the Shanxi brick kilns, and other examples of corruption in China, can really be blamed on the fact that the Chinese countryside is still poor: I’m tired of China blaming corruption on “poverty” or “lack of development.” Say it with me, people: Corruption in […]
Read MoreNASA has posted a three part animation showing the construction of the Three Gorges Dam and rise of water levels as a result: Observations from the NASA-built Landsat satellites provide an overview of the dam’s construction. The earliest data set, from 1987, shows the region prior to start of construction. By 2000, construction along each […]
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