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From the International Herald Tribune (link): Ensconced in a high-rise office suite as a manager at a Shanghai start-up firm, I frequently looked out of my window to watch the frantic activity outside. As construction cranes traced new outlines in the sky and ships carried goods down the river and out to sea, I always […]
Read MoreFrom the AP, via the Washington Post (link): For months, Chinese leaders have been trying to quell tensions in the restive countryside with promises of more schools, health care and other aid to people who have missed out on the country’s economic boom. When parliament begins its annual session Sunday, they’ll need to start explaining […]
Read MoreFrom Voice of America (link): An almost unmentioned, but still important, issue in President Bush’s trip to India is China. Both the United States and India have interest in participating in China’s economic growth, but they both also have concerns about the growth of China’s military. Technorati Tags: China, India
Read MoreFrom the Financial Times, via A Glimpse of the World blog (link): Nigeria has criticised Washington for failing to help protect the country’s oil assets from rebel attack, forcing it to turn to other military suppliers, including China, for support. Atiku Abubakar, Nigeria’s vice-president, told the Financial Times the US had been too slow to […]
Read MoreFrom People’s Daily (link): The Chinese government is looking for a solution to the protests that have occurred in China’s rural areas over recent years, a senior CPC member said in Beijing on Wednesday. “Although these incidents have only occurred occasionally in a few rural villages, the Communist Party of China (CPC) and the government […]
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