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From Asia Times: In the run-up to the transition to the fourth generation of Chinese leaders in 2002, intellectuals in Beijing were cautiously optimistic that Hu Jintao would be a force for reform… “In 2003, like other intellectuals, I had some high expectations for Hu,” said Wang Yi, an outspoken law professor at Chengdu University […]
Read MoreCourtesy of the BBC, here is another report on Internet control in China: The Chinese authorities have used several methods to “sanitise” what people see online, according to a report from US firm Dynamic Internet Technologies, which watches net use in the country. On the most basic level, the firewall blocks net addresses hosting webpages […]
Read MoreReuters reports on a report by the WWF which says China’s timber imports are threatening the world’s forests: China’s soaring demand for timber, driven by its rapid economic expansion, is a major threat to the world’s forests as illegal loggers make fortunes supplying the mainland, conservation group WWF said on Tuesday. China’s timber imports have […]
Read MoreAs part of their China Week, the BBC gives a run-down of Taiwanese press reactions to the proposed anti-secession law which is being discussed in the current NPC meeting: Taiwan’s papers are full of advice for the government ahead of a controversial move by China’s National People’s Congress to approve an “anti-secession” law, which would […]
Read MoreFrom the Economic Times: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) believes that the global economy is too dependent on growth in the United States and China, the business daily Handelsblatt reported on Monday… “Global growth is disproportionately dependent on the US and China. The euro-zone and Japan, which together make up about a quarter of global […]
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