From Chinaelections.org: “The Niu Niu Incident in Shenzhen has yet to catch attention from the Western media but it is certainly going to be as significant as other incidents that have caused us to ponder the dynamics of the Internet and Chinese populace’s emboldening cry for social justice and reigning in corrupt officials.” Thanks to […]
Read MoreAn article by Inter Press Service explains how what should have been an especially pain-free US election for China turned into a diplomatic crisis after China Daily published Qian Qichen’s article criticizing Bush’s policies. The Chinese government is now doing damage control, and several domestic papers have published articles lauding Bush’s reelection. The full report […]
Read MoreFrom the Australian: “Privately, senior Chinese officials were said to be hoping for a John Kerry victory, because the Democrats are seen as better disposed to China. Despite progress in the relationship during his presidency, Mr Bush has never quite been forgiven for changing China early in his first term to the status of ‘strategic […]
Read MoreAP (via: Las Vegas Sun) reported today: “The State Department will ask the Chinese government about a former senior Chinese official who was quoted as accusing President Bush of trying to “rule over the whole world.” The quotes in the China Daily, an English language state newspaper, were attributed to Qian Qichen, a former vice […]
Read MoreFrom AP, (via Globe and Mail): “On the eve of the U.S. presidential election, China accused U.S. President George W. Bush of trying to “rule over the whole world,” saying the invasion of Iraq destroyed the global anti-terrorism coalition and worsened religious and ethnic conflicts. The strikingly pointed criticism from a government that Washington calls […]
Read MoreChina Daily has reported that almost 7,000 officials have been investigated in China for “abuse or dereliction of duty” in the first nine months of the year. Of these cases, “A total of 1,780 officials were found to have been involved in 1,456 cases of abuse of power or negligence… The crackdown aims to prevent […]
Read MoreChina has rejected calls for a referendum on direct elections in Hong Kong, Xinhua reported. According to a Reuters report: “China has rejected calls from Hong Kong’s pro-democracy lawmakers for a public referendum on whether local residents should be allowed full, direct democracy from 2007… Hong Kong, a former British colony, returned to Chinese rule […]
Read MoreIn Newsweek, another article about how China (and the rest of Asia) is being ignored in the U.S. presidential election campaigns. Fareed Zakaria writes: “The US presidential debates are lauded for having been substantive and revealing. In particular, people have noted how rare it is to have a serious discussion about foreign policy these days. […]
Read MoreThere are two newly translated articles at the China Elections and Governance website. One article is a detailed interpreattion of the amended Zhejiang village election regulations and another article tells a story of a village chair stabbing a tax resistance villager to death in Jiangxi province. According to Dr. Yawei Liu: “The two articles seem […]
Read MoreThe BBC reports: “North Korea’s second most senior leader, Kim Yong-nam, is in China for a rare visit expected to focus on the North’s nuclear programme. His visit comes amid a flurry of efforts to restart stalled six-party talks aimed at addressing the crisis. US Secretary of State Colin Powell is to visit Japan, China […]
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