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From the International Herald Tribune: Recent Chinese statements on its critical relationship with the United States have tried to deflect perceptions of a brewing confrontation by projecting China as a “force for peace.” Such statements highlight the carefully woven rhetoric that has accompanied China’s emergence as a global superpower. Although it is often dismissed as […]
Read MoreFrom Israel National News: Shlomo and Dina Jin are descendants of the Jewish community that existed for nearly a thousand years in Kaifeng, China. With the help of the Shavei Israel organization, the Jins recently completed their conversion back to Judaism by Israel’s Chief Rabbinate, and will be getting married at 5:30 PM at Heichal […]
Read MoreFrom Bloomberg, via the International Herald Tribune: Wal-Mart plans to open 14 superstores in China this year in an effort to catch up with Carrefour and domestic chains. China’s retail market is estimated at $652 billion. In December, China made it possible for foreign retailers to open stores without a local partner. The decision met […]
Read MoreThis power point presentation describes the harsh lives – and deaths – of coal miners in China. For more on coal miners, see here.
Read MoreFrom the Christian Science Monitor: Many Chinese still feel a century-old sense that America is young and flexible, a “sunshine society,” a place of wealth and generosity where laws are made to protect people, as one Beijing scholar here puts it. At the same time, more Chinese describe the US as trying to keep China […]
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