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In a lengthy article in Germany’s Der Spiegel, Andreas Lorenz and Thilo Thielke examine the consequences for Africa of China’s powerful presence on the continent: In the early 1990s, Zambia abandoned its socialist planned economy, Kaunda withdrew from politics and the ongoing slump in copper prices precipitated an economic crisis. In the late 1990s, when […]
Read MoreA woman tills the ground in Fuling, Chongqing, by Dan Eckstein
Read MoreOn his blog, Richard Spencer writes about a new global opinion poll (PDF file) which shows that the world is not as concerned about the rise of China as some would lead us to believe: …Even in America, which as number one world power probably has most to lose if the size of China’s economy […]
Read MoreThe New York Times reports on the reaction within China to the government proposed purchase of a $3 billion stake in the American private equity firm Blackstone: The Chinese government is acquiring nearly 10 percent of an influential investment company without a repeat of the fights that surrounded a bid two years ago by a […]
Read MoreJapanese broadcaster NHK has produced a documentary called China in a Torrent (ÊøÄʵʼn∏≠ÂõΩ), which is being discussed and recommended in the Chinese blogosphere. From the NHK website: China, of course, is a focus of global attention as host of the next Olympic Games, and this new series is NHK’s major documentary of the 2007 broadcasting […]
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