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The BBC ran a lengthy interview with CDN’s Xiao Qiang: There are more Chinese citizens on line than members of the Communist party and there is a forum for political dialogue and activism beyond the control of the...
Read Morefrom the China Post: French Defense Minister Michele Alliot-Marie assured the United States on Thursday that France will continue strict controls over arms exports when the European Union lifts its ban on sales of weapons to China. The EU plan has raised concerns in Washington and Europe over transatlantic ties, with the Bush administration warning […]
Read More“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 But ever the Confucian gentleman, Tung knew that the Mandate of Heaven had been withdrawn after he was publicly berated last December in Macau by Chinese President Hu Jintao.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 […]
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