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From the New York Times: In Chongqing, a sprawling municipality in central China, so many owners of private cars and trucks are using fraudulent toll-exempt military plates that one toll highway has estimated its annual losses at roughly 10 million yuan, or $1.2 million. In March a driver outfitted his vehicle like an ambulance, with […]
Read MoreA police officer in Chaoyang Park, Beijing, by zdzarski.junior
Read MoreThe Los Angeles Times writes about a government report which declares that life is getting better for the country’s women: Since the implementation of two programs aimed at improving the lives of women and children in 2001, more than 4 million rural women have been lifted out of poverty, according to Huang. Women’s average life […]
Read MoreForeign Policy Magazine has a photo essay of workers in China’s e-waste dumps: Technology drives the forces of globalization. But when we replace our computers and flat-screens with the newest in high-tech cool, what happens to the hardware we throw away? Welcome to the digital dumping ground, where the poor make a living off other […]
Read MoreIntelligence Squared US is holding a debate over the topic: “Beware the dragon: A booming China spells trouble for America.” Those arguing for the motion are: Bill Gertz, John J. Mearsheimer, and Michael Pillsbury and speaking against the motion are: Daniel H. Rosen, James McGregor, and J. Stapleton Roy. Essays from both the Pro and […]
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