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The Chinese government has announced a partnership with Bill Clinton’s foundation to provide treatment for AIDS patients in China. Clinton’s efforts to distribute cheap AIDS medicine in developing countries are a slap in the face to the Bush administration’s cozy relationship with big pharmaceutical companies. The China-Clinton cooperation comes two weeks after the Chinese government […]
Read MoreThe Christian Science Monitor reports today that environmental degradation may pose the biggest threat to China’s economic development: “This century, watch China. That nation’s explosive development is reshaping the global economy… Before it joins the world’s biggest economies, however, China faces two huge internal challenges. And surprisingly, the biggest one may be neither economic nor […]
Read MoreResponding to what is becoming a campaign issue, President Bush may accept a labor rights petition that could result in sanctions against China. Trade experts point out that Bush could accept the petition, which is backed by Democratic rival John Kerry, without taking any further action against China. The full report is here.
Read More“Beijing is frightened by democracy and anything it cannot control, a former adviser to one-time party general secretary Zhao Ziyang told The Standard yesterday. That is why Beijing has finally revealed its intention to control the politics of Hong Kong, Wu Guoguang said.” The full report in Hong Kong’s The Standard is here.
Read More“The Chinese town of Dandong is perched on the North Korean border, separated from the Hermit Kingdom by just a narrow strip of river… But, for the international press pack sent here to cover the aftermath of the blast, Dandong is little more than an information black hole. ” Read the full report.
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