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US Secretary of State Colin Powell, who just announced his resignation, said in a TV interview over the weekend that he believes US-China relations are the best they have been in 30 years: “Mr. Powell praised China for taking a major role in six-party negotiations over North Korea’s nuclear program during the past year. He […]
Read MoreParts of China will face an energy shortage this winter, according to a report in AP. Last month, China Daily reported that nine provinces may face power blackouts this winter. The privatization of housing has contributed to the country’s energy woes: “State employers used to supply winter heating to company-issued housing for free. But now […]
Read MoreThomas 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 […]
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