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From the New York Times: Mr. Mori, who has a Trump-like three dozen or so buildings in Tokyo that bear his name, would offer Shanghai the world’s tallest building, at 1,614 feet. For extra effect the roof of his new building would be formed by a giant enclosed circle that would house specially outfitted cars, […]
Read MoreAs a new report from Amnesty International criticizes China for supplying arms to Sudan, the Washington Post reports that China is making plans to send a military engineering unit to assist the African Union peace-keeping troops in the war-torn region of Darfur, Sudan: The decision to help bolster the 7,000 African Union peacekeepers was seen […]
Read MoreFrom Xinhua: Sixty-two government officials have been accused of protecting criminal gangs in their precincts, according to China’s Supreme People’s Procuratorate (SPP)…. Police say they have broken up more than 3,000 gangs in the past 14 months, 54 of which were given illicit protection by government officials. The SPP source said local procurators have set […]
Read MoreChina Media Project continues to monitor the potential impact of the government’s new transparency ordinance: Since the release more than a week ago of new legislation on government transparency in China, a number of domestic media have addressed its possible impact on a range of issues, such as anti-corruption, public health and environmental protection. In […]
Read MoreFrom the Washington Post: Golf was once banned by Communist Party Chairman Mao Zedong, who saw it as a decadent and elitist game. But golf has become the latest fashion among wealthy Chinese — a way to exercise and, more important, a way to affirm one’s status. In the past 20 years, more than 200 […]
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