Wu Nan

Wu Nan is a student of the Graduate School of Journalism, University of California at Berkeley. Wu Nan worked for the Boston Globe Beijing Bureau as a news assistant for three years. She also worked as a reporter for one and a half years at the Economic Observer, a Chinese national financial weekly based in Beijing. Her reports focused on the changes in modern China society and the world.

China Not Ready to Be Advocate for Peace, Panel Says – Reuters

From Reuters: Despite its rising power and wealth, China may not be willing or ready to play a responsible role in an international system aimed at encouraging peace and stability, a commission set up by Congress said in a report released yesterday. The U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission accused China of failing “to meet […]

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Pollution Threatens China’s Oldest Hydropower Station – Xinhua

From Xinhua: Water pollution is threatening China’s oldest hydropower station — built nearly a century ago — and has forced it to halt operation several times. The Shilongba Power PlantÔºàÁü≥ÈæôÂùùÁîµÁ´ôÔºâ, located in the western suburbs of Kunming, in southwest China’s Yunnan Province, was built in 1908 using German technology and equipment, said deputy director Tian […]

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China now has 150 million migrant workers: report – Reuters

From Reuters: Chinese officials estimate the migrant population has reached 150 million, doubling over the past decade as poor rural residents flocked to cities to take part in the country’s economic boom, state media said on Sunday. The figure for migrants now amounts to 11.5 percent of the population of China, the world’s most populous […]

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Death Penalty Reform Boosts Rights -Liu Li

From China Daily: In a major step to safeguard human rights, the Supreme People’s Court is expected to assume all powers to review and approve death sentences from January 1. Shen DeyongÔºàÊ≤àÂæ∑Âãá), vice-president of the Supreme People’s Court, made the announcement on Friday at a session of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress […]

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Reaching Out to Chinese on Campus – Diana Xiong

From The Washington Post: The August Moon Festival is one of the most celebrated of the traditional Chinese holidays. It marks the end of the harvest season, similar to Thanksgiving. To honor it, dozens of Chinese college students packed the fellowship hall at Fairfax’s Truro Church this month. The pungent smell of Chinese cooking hung […]

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