Five hurdles for China
From Asia Times, read “Five hurdles for China,” and from People’s Daily, read “5 imminent problems in China’s economy.”
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Sophie Beach is CDT's Operations and Communications Manager. From 2003-2021, she served as Executive Editor of CDT English. She lives in Berkeley, California.
Edmund L. Andrews: Democrats Try New Tack Over Trade With China
From the New York Times: After nearly two years of fruitless financial diplomacy toward China over exchange rates, the Bush administration faces a growing rebellion from Congress. Senate Democrats are threatening to block President Bush’s nominee for United States trade representative, Representative Rob Portman, Republican of Ohio, who comes up for a confirmation hearing on […]
Read MoreChristopher Byrd: Noodling Around With Russian Lit
From the American Prospect, here is a review of Ma Jian’s novel The Noodle Maker: The narrative, which is artfully self-conscious, turns around a Sunday dinner between friends whose occupations all but mythically...
Read MoreJoyce Barnathan: Public Anger May Singe Beijing
From Business Week: Chinese student protestors now have more tools at their disposal than at any time in the past. They’re wealthier and more sophisticated, often with access to computers and the Internet, not to mention cell phones and text messaging. And today’s technology allows them to work anonymously. Apparently, no one, including authorities, knows […]
Read MoreXinhua: Shops for farmers
From Xinhua: The principle of respecting local situations and choosing proper strategies must be stuck to in the push to improve farmers’ consumption, says an article in People’s Daily. An excerpt follows: The topic of boosting rural consumption has been much talked about this year. A number of provinces imposed the specific aim of setting […]
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