China Rising
The Globe and Mail has published a special edition that focuses almost entirely on China and includes articles about modern Shanghai, migrant workers, the environment, China’s spiritual vacuum, sex, drugs, and...
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Sophie Beach is CDT's Operations and Communications Manager. From 2003-2021, she served as Executive Editor of CDT English. She lives in Berkeley, California.
China laps up green tech
China and other Asian countries are buying up environmentally friendly technology from Australian companies: “Australian environmental technology firms are reaping a huge bonanza from Asia’s industrial revolution and...
Read MoreShanghai sizzling, but soulless
In the Toronto Star, Martin Regg Cohn writes about the soullessness of Shanghai, despite (or because of) the government’s efforts to build it into a world class metropolis: “For all the boasts that Shanghai is China’s hottest, hippest city, the reality for long-time residents is of a city searching for its soul. ‘Shanghai can kill […]
Read MoreIraq is a sideshow beside China’s mighty challenge
In Newsweek, another article about how China (and the rest of Asia) is being ignored in the U.S. presidential election campaigns. Fareed Zakaria writes: “The US presidential debates are lauded for having been substantive and revealing. In particular, people have noted how rare it is to have a serious discussion about foreign policy these days. […]
Read MoreLies, damn lies and Chinese statistics
In Asia Times, Florence Chan writes about the propensity for local Chinese officials to exaggerate economic statistics in order to enhance their careers: “In China, one’s political career is always pegged to his or her performance, which is mostly assessed by the growth of gross domestic product (GDP) within the person’s jurisdiction. To win promotion, […]
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