Philip Pan at Washington Post did a very good job covering the story of Cheng Yizhong, the Southern Metropolis Daily and the “new journalism” in China. “……The newspaper also began to distinguish itself with more critical reporting on such social problems as crime and corruption, causing a sensation, for example, with a report on restaurants […]
Read MoreFinancial Times (via: geoffmetcalf.com) had an excellent article today on the price of China’s growth. The site needs subscription but here is its main point and some strong quotation from Pan Yue: “Just as in the former Soviet Union, central planning, with its mantra of “produce first, live later” has wreaked untold damage. But in […]
Read MoreAP quotes Xinhua’s report for this news article (Via: SilicanValley.com):”Chinese authorities have shut down 700 pornographic Web sites in less than two weeks as part of a massive campaign to clean up the Internet, the official Xinhua News Agency said Tuesday. Citing figures from the Ministry of Public Security, Xinhua said 224 suspects have been […]
Read MoreAFP reported this positive news on AIDS in China: “An unprecedented survey on homosexuals and homosexual HIV ( news -web sites ) carriers is being carried out in northeastern China, as the country struggles to contain an AIDS ( news -web sites ) explosion. The Heilongjiang province Centre for Disease Control and Prevention ( news […]
Read MoreForeign affairs columnist Georgie Anne Geyer wrote an Op/Ed piece on China’s environmental crisis. In the article she wrote: “…this is an enterprising area. In the town center nearby is the brand-new First Aircraft Institute, with first-class apartments for workers and students in the aircraft industry. A large new hotel that rivals any in the […]
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