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In preparation for Wen Jiabao’s highly anticipated visit to India beginning April 9, the Chinese and Indian media have been closely covering relations between the two countries. Border disputes and a potential free trade area are on the agenda for Wen’s visit. Asia Times also published a story, “India sets the stage for China visit”: […]
Read MoreFrom the IHT: Chinese officials have asked the United States to restrict imports of a wide range of artifacts from the prehistoric period through the early 20th century because they believe that demand in the United States for Chinese antiquities has helped fuel a sharp increase in looting of archaeological sites and even thefts from […]
Read MoreFrom Screen India: With sexually explicit scenes featuring full-frontal nudity and oral sex, Tsai Ming-liang knows The Wayward Cloud is pushing the limits of Taiwan’s censors and his audience. “I thought it would be banned. Part of me wanted it to be banned so the film would become a subject of discussion,” Tsai said in […]
Read MoreFrom AP, via washingtonpost.com: House Democrats, citing the rising U.S. trade deficit, urged President Bush on Thursday to take action against China, Japan, the European Union and six other countries accused of unfair trade practices… The administration, they said, should pursue cases against: -China for currency manipulation and intellectual property rights violations that hurt the […]
Read MoreFrom Xinhua: About 10,000 residents affected by Tuesday’s liquefied chlorine leakage in east China’s Jiangsu Province have been resettled during the clean-up work, local authorities said Thursday. The leak, caused by a deadly truck collision in the city of Huai’an, killed 28 people and lead to the hospitalization of 350 others. Seventeen of the injured […]
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