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Thomas Abraham, former editor of the South China Morning Post, has written a new book – Twenty-first Century Plague: The Story of SARS – criticizing the media’s role during the SARS crisis in 2003. In order to prevent future outbreaks, he argues, journalists need to do a better job of keeping the public informed: “‘When […]
Read MoreAs part of the Guardian’s weeklong special about China, Isabel Hilton writes that in order for China to reach global superpower status, it first has to “share the internal wealth and build a more equal, well-educated society.” She writes, “Only two big ideas now survive from Mao’s copious outpourings: one is a truculent nationalism that […]
Read MoreBoth Xinhua and the AP have reported on the White House’s rejection of a request by members of Congress that the US bring a case against China at the WTO for manipulating its currency to gain unfair trade advantages: “In a statement, Neena Morjani, a spokeswoman for U.S. Trade Representative Robert Zoellick, said that the […]
Read MoreThe Guardian interviews Chen Guidi, author of An Investigation into China’s Peasantry (zhongguo nongmin diaocha), who is being sued for libel: “The author says he believes their claims will eventually be vindicated. ‘We can understand if the mainstream media is unable to support us, but we still have some faith in the Chinese legal system. […]
Read MoreChina has signed a deal with Cisco to build a next generation backbone network: “In the past six months, state-owned China Telecom has signed deals worth more than $100 million with San Jose, Calif.-based Cisco. The backbone network, known as the China Telecom Internet Protocol Next-Generation Network, will connect more than 200 cities. Cisco will […]
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