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From TIme Asia: A series of moves largely orchestrated by China has pricked Hong Kong’s democracy bubble. Beijing has become savvier about dealing with the city, seemingly taking into account public opinion even as it increasingly calls the shots. In March, the Chinese leadership nudged Hong Kong’s aloof and deeply unpopular Chief Executive, Tung Chee-hwa, […]
Read MoreFrom Time Magazine: Is Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe trying to set an African record for mass arrests? It certainly looks that way… But the arrests may also be a way for Mugabe to make nice with his new patrons in China. As he tries to cope with the world’s fastest-shrinking economy, he has developed a […]
Read MoreFrom The Washington Post: Commerce Secretary Carlos M. Gutierrez on Friday engaged in what has become a required ritual for U.S. trade officials visiting China’s capital: He walked down the street and surveyed the plentiful supply of pirated Hollywood movies, finding a DVD copy of the new “Star Wars” film selling for a single dollar. […]
Read MoreFrom The Financial Times: (Subscription required) Even China’s beleaguered banks have their fans in the west. In a new report, McKinsey, the management consultants, tout the superiority of China’s financial system...
Read MoreFrom BBC, via Turkish Weekly: A senior Chinese diplomat who left his job at his country’s consulate-general in Sydney has addressed a rally to commemorate the Tiananmen events. “I feel very unsafe,” he told a crowd of several hundred people in Sydney. “In 16 years, the Chinese government has done nothing for political reform. People […]
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