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“China is expected to become one of the world’s leading economies. So why are pupils still learning French rather than Mandarin?” an article in the Independent asks: “The British Council has historically promoted Britain in China,” says Carol Rennie, the secretary of the British Association for Chinese Studies. “Now, we all ought to be making […]
Read MoreChina has accepted the resignation of Tung Chee-hwa, and elections for a new chief executive are set for July 10, according to two Reuters stories: Hong Kong interim leader Donald Tsang said on Saturday that elections will be held on July 10 to pick the city’s next chief executive, following the resignation of unpopular leader […]
Read MoreTodd Crowell comments in Asia Times, “Let us now praise Tung Chee-hwa”: Hong Kong does not elect its chief executive, so Tung hung on. But ever the Confucian gentleman, Tung knew that the Mandate of Heaven had been withdrawn after he was publicly berated last December in Macau by Chinese President Hu Jintao. The only […]
Read MoreXinhua reports that China may reform its procedures for prosecuting death penalty cases: China hinted at reform of the death penalty on Wednesday in a supreme court report to parliament that also touched issues ranging from corruption to social order in the face of rapid change… The top court relinquished the power of final review […]
Read MoreTung Chee-hwa has formally resigned. Here are stories from the BBC, the New York Times, and Reuters. BBC and Financial Times also have articles about his successor, Donald Tsang.
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