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Last month, the Dalai Lama made a surprise announcement that he would be giving up his position as political leader of the Tibetan government-in-exile and make way for a democratically-elected leader. That leader has now been...
Read MoreReuters reports on how the urbanization of China is transforming life for those left behind to till the land: The virtual absence of any farmers under 40 speaks to China’s urbanization. Youngsters decamp as soon as they...
Read MoreWith two recent cases of contaminated pork, the issue of food safety in China is still in the news. The Wall Street Journal reports on a village outside Changsha where hundreds of people were sickened over the weekend after...
Read MoreChina Investment Corp., the official sovereign wealth fund, is going to receive between $100-200 billion in new funds from the government. From the Financial Times: CIC, which has already fully allocated the $110bn it had...
Read MoreThe Ministry of Culture is cracking down on illegal music downloads through Baidu’s music sharing service and other websites, Reuters reports: Xinhua, China’s official news agency, reported on Monday that the...
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