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With the recent uproar over contaminated pet food, China’s food exports are receiving closer scrutiny, and what’s being found is not always pretty. From the Washington Post: By value, China is the world’s No. 1 exporter of fruits and vegetables, and a major exporter of other food and food products, which vary widely, from apple […]
Read MoreChina Media Project discusses the impact for journalists of the new ordinance requiring government transparency: As professor Zhou Hanhua, who played a key role in the drafting of the ordinance, spoke with Chinese media, there were hints the effectiveness of the ordinance would be hampered by the same problem that has plagued openness legislation in […]
Read MoreFrom the Washington Post: The killings of nine Chinese oilmen in Ethiopia’s desolate Ogaden Desert have provided a bloody reminder that China’s worldwide pursuit of raw materials has taken it into some rough neighborhoods where goodwill proclamations may not be enough to avoid getting caught up in local conflicts. Exposure to the military and political […]
Read MoreTwo reports about protests from the pro-Tibet camp. In Dharamsala, exiled Tibetans staged a protest against the continued disappearance of Gendun Choekyi Nyima, who was recognized by the Dalai Lama as the Panchen Lama 12 years...
Read MoreOn the China Law Blog, Dan Harris comments on an article in Asia Times about a recent land requisition case and its implications for the future of rule of law in China: Wu Zhong sees the substantial official Chinese press coverage of this case as Beijing wanting “to deliver a message through its propaganda machine […]
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