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As 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 […]
Read MoreFrom 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 […]
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