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The Sunday San Francisco Chronicle published a long profile of writer Iris Chang, who committed suicide last November: On the day of Iris Chang’s death, word spread quickly over news wires and the Internet. Her obituary was published in newspapers worldwide. She had gained an international reputation in 1997 when she was only 29 for […]
Read MoreFrom the San Jose Mercury News: China has quietly been drafting new rules for government purchases of software that strongly favor domestic products. Under the draft rules, national and local government agencies would be allowed to buy only software that is at least 50 percent locally made and whose copyrights are owned by a Chinese […]
Read MoreABC News (Australia) interviewed Trade Minister Mark Vaile about a proposed free trade deal between Australia and China: The Trade Minister Mark Vaile insists that Australia has not agreed to any areas of the economy being excluded from a proposed free trade deal with China. Some Chinese officials have expressed concern about Australian farm products […]
Read MoreFrom Bloomberg: China’s economy, which accounted for a 10th of global growth last year, expanded more than expected in the first quarter as exports and investment surged. Gross domestic product rose 9.5 percent from a year earlier to 3.14 trillion yuan ($379 billion), matching the fourth- quarter’s gain, the National Bureau of Statistics said in […]
Read MoreFrom the Washington Post: Protests have erupted in a dozen cities over the past two weeks, damaging Japanese diplomatic buildings and private businesses. Such public displays of political sentiment are typically tightly policed in this authoritarian country and require official approval and perhaps organizational help. But judging by comments from a variety of Chinese, the […]
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