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Hu rejects China political reform

From BBC: “China’s President Hu Jintao has made an important speech opposing Western-style political reform for the country. Speaking ahead of a key meeting of the ruling Communist Party, he said China would be led into a “blind alley” by copying Western political systems. Mr Hu, in power since 2002, wants to ensure the Party’s […]

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Discontent in China boils into public protest

David J. Lynch wrote this on USA TODAY: “……the continuing siege in this village of 600 people illustrates that beneath a veneer of authoritarian rule, economic strength and Olympic success, popular discontent is bubbling in China. Last year, there were 58,000 “mass incidents” across China, according to government statistics cited in the Chinese magazine Outlook. […]

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Majority of Chinese cannot write without a computer

This interesting article is from an Indian newspaper, The Economic Time Online. “With the increased use of computers, an overwhelming majority of Chinese people are forgetting how to write without a keyboard, emphasising the need that the Chinese language needed more protection, an on-line survey has revealed. In a survey, conducted by the Beijing-based China […]

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China’s old boss, new boss vie for power — but quietly

Christopher Bodeen from Chicago Sun-Times wrote today: “The indications are obscure, the friction all but imperceptible. Yet as China’s communist leaders meet this week, observers and party members note a subtle uptick in tensions between President Hu Jintao and his predecessor, Jiang Zemin, who remains chief of the armed forces. No major announcements are expected […]

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Interview: IBM Eyes Half of China’s Computer Market

Reuters via Yahoo! News: “International Business Machines Corp. is reaping the rewards of a decade-long push into China’s business computer market and is eyeing upward of a 50 percent share, China General Manager Henry Chow said. Citing industry figures, the world’s largest computer company boasts a 43.6 percent share of China’s market for business computers […]

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