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From the American Prospect: The size of the trade deficit with China is one of the hottest potatoes in American economic policy these days. It is about to get a little hotter, thanks to Beijing’s highly provocative, if hitherto largely overlooked, controls on outbound tourism. In theory the United States should be a major beneficiary […]
Read MoreThe Digital Archive of Chinese Studies at the University of Heidelberg has translated the list of 50 Influential Public Intellectuals in China, originally published in 2004 in the Nanfang renwu zhoukan (Southern People Weekly), and compiled a record of their publications and of the debate over public intellectuals: The “Public Intellectuals” issue was heatedly debated […]
Read MoreWith the ongoing session of the United Nations General Assembly, observers are focusing on China’s increasing influence over a number of thorny issues facing the gathering. From a San Francisco Chronicle report about China’s relationship with Iran: With Iran’s nuclear enrichment program at the center of high-stakes multinational negotiations, China is in the awkward position […]
Read MoreESWN has translated a Southern Weekend article in which several foreign correspondents in China are interviewed: (Editor: In China, foreign reporters (especially western reporters) are the focus of attention. Here, we relate to you some stories about what happened between this unique group and the unique country known as China). On September 4, the name […]
Read MoreFrom the New York Times: In the dense humidity of northern Cambodia, where canoes are the common mode of transportation, a foreman from a Chinese construction company directs local laborers to haul stones to the ramp of a nearly completed bridge. Nearby, engineers from the China Shanghai Construction Group have sunk more than a dozen […]
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