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From the BBC: China’s Premier Wen Jiabao has promised the state is to spend 3bn yuan ($362m; ¬£189m) to “truly make coal mining safe”, state media reported. The money will be used to improve safety equipment at state-run mines. At least 6,000 miners died in China’s mines last year, making them the deadliest in the […]
Read MoreFrom The Washington Post: Every day, according to aid workers, a handful of North Koreans make the same decision, driven by hunger, want and oppression. The lucky ones find their way to South Korea, a few by sneaking into embassies in Beijing, some by traveling to neighboring countries to get help. Others get picked up […]
Read MoreFrom the AP, via the Washington Post: China has more than enough grain reserves to cover its immediate needs, but farmers need more help if the country is to ensure future food supplies, officials said Sunday… Much land in mountainous and hilly areas is being returned to forest and grassland. That cuts erosion and undoes […]
Read MoreThe BBC is running a full week of special coverage of China, including numerous special reports and features. It begins online with an article titled “Why China matters so much”: China used to be called a sleeping giant. Now, as the world’s fastest growing major economy, it is often called a waking giant. Yet it […]
Read MoreAlso relevant to the post below about the NPC meetings, BBC has a photo essay illustrating China’s Wealth Gap, with testimonies from those affected.
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