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From the South China Morning Post, via Asia Media: Authorities in Henan banned a newspaper from publishing for a month after reporting on a mine accident cover-up, in which journalists allegedly accepted money from mine operators to keep quiet. A staff member at the Henan Business News yesterday confirmed that the paper was banned from […]
Read MoreFrom the Christian Science Monitor: Despite talk of trade wars and military confrontation, polls show that more Americans have a favorable view of the Chinese than five or 10 years ago. Regrettably, this has yet to translate into any large-scale effort to engage anything besides Chinese factories. Sen. Joseph Lieberman (D) of Connecticut and Sen. […]
Read MoreFrom the AP, via chicagotribune.com: Thousands of years ago, Chinese emperors held ceremonial concerts with elaborately crafted musical instruments to equate musical harmony with good government. But some philosophers worried about too much harmony, causing lewdness and depravity, if men and women played in an orchestra together. An exhibit that opens Saturday at the Freer […]
Read MoreFrom the International Herald Tribune: China has introduced measures to fight corruption in preparing the Beijing Olympics in 2008 that could become a blueprint for a wider campaign against graft, according to international anticorruption experts. In cooperation with international advisers, the Chinese government has instituted a range of procedures to minimize the potential for corruption […]
Read MoreThe Globe and Mail has published a special issue focused on Hong Kong. Articles include: 24/7 BOOMTOWN by Geoffrey York Territory’s fortunes rise on China’s economic flood by Angela Barnes What China lacks just makes its capitalist enclave stronger by Tom Grimmer and more.
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