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From an editorial in the New York Times: Beijing’s drive to extend its military and territorial reach is making America’s close allies in the region nervous and raising legitimate questions about American diplomacy and future...
Read MoreThe Daily Mail reports on the new longest sea bridge in the world in Qingdao. The bridge straddles the Jiaozhou Bay and is 26.4 miles long: With an overall length of 42.58km, the route between Qingdao and Huangdao will be...
Read MoreFrom the New York Times, a reports on China’s ambitions to become an innovation economy: …Can China become a prodigious inventor? The answer, in truth, will play out over decades — and go a long way toward...
Read MoreIn his annual New Year’s speech, President Hu Jintao vowed that China would cooperate on global issues and adhere to peaceful development, AFP reports: Hu’s annual address broadcast by state television appeared to be...
Read MoreThe Washington Post reports on various recent examples of crimes and misbehavior by the privileged and elite in China: …In July, 48-year-old Xie Zaixing, a local Communist Party chief in Zhejiang province, was sentenced to...
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