Right after the adoption of a property law that guarantees citizens the right to own private property, this story became the most dramatic news on China’s Internet. Sina.com, China’s largest Internet portal, offered money award for digital images and videos that catches the development of the event. Mop.com, one of the most popular online forums […]
Read MoreEditorial from The New York Times: The annual session of China’s National People’s Congress, now concluding, is not quite the ritual of absolute fealty it used to be. Reporters get to chase delegates in the hallways, and insiders say there have been some lively debates in the closed sessions. Still, the two-week gathering of 2,980 […]
Read MoreFrom Shanghai Daily: A local consulting company is offering free host family services to foreigners, allowing them to live with local families without paying any rent but by teaching them English… In western countries, host families have become a popular accommodation choice for overseas students who are taking short-term study trips…Host Chinese families should have […]
Read MoreFrom AP: Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao on Monday pledged greater support for education and health care over the next year and said the government would tackle sources of social unrest such as environmental problems, land seizures and privatization of state industries… Wen’s budget priorities reflect Beijing’s recent focus on shifting spending to education, health care […]
Read MoreFrom statesman.com: Villagers in this hamlet of squat houses in southern China’s Guangdong province say red is the color of cancer. The local Laza River has been stained russet by waste from upstream mines in recent decades. The number of residents dying of various forms of cancer has spiked: Since 1998, 19 of 26 deaths […]
Read MoreFrom China Daily: China has set a target of increasing renewable energy use from the present 10 percent to 20 percent of the total energy consumption by 2020 to meet the increasing demand and reduce the greenhouse effect… According to Li Junfeng, deputy director of the National Development and Reform Commission’s Energy Research Institute(ÂõΩÂÆ∂ÂèëÊîπÂßîÔºâ, by […]
Read MoreA Chinese official wrote the Washington Post a letter to berate the reports of Gao Yaojie’s house arrest: Re “China Covers Up AIDS Doctor’s Detention” and “China Relents, Allowing AIDS Doctor to Visit U.S.” (news articles, Feb. 16 and 17): Dr. Gao Yaojie has long worked for H.I.V./AIDS prevention, treatment and assistance in China. Her […]
Read MoreThe world faces a global warming disaster if the United States and China do not take decisive action to cut greenhouse gas emissions, a leading economist said at the U.N. Friday. Via AP: Jeffrey Sachs, speaking at the U.N. with British economist Sir Nicholas Stern, said the commitment of the two largest emitters of greenhouse […]
Read MoreFrom Guardian Unlimited: A Chinese arthouse film about the impact of economic growth on the country’s rural community unexpectedly won the top award at the Berlin film festival at the weekend, beating several Hollywood rivals and big budget productions to capture the Golden Bear. Tuya’s MarriageÔºàÂõæÈõÖÁöÑ©ö‰∫ãÔºâ, directed by Wang Quan’anÔºàÁéãÂÖ®ÂÆâÔºâ, paints a touching portrait of […]
Read MoreFrom AP: China will spend more to research global warming but lacks the money and technology to significantly reduce the greenhouse-gas emissions that are worsening the problem, a government official said yesterday. China “lags behind Europe and the United States” in the technology needed to clean its coal, which accounts for 69 percent of its […]
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