The AP reports on the impact of the global financial crisis on China’s exporters: China has been known as the world’s factory for everything from toys to T-shirts, and exports have powered its growth in recent years....
Read MoreFrom the New America Media: As the U.S. financial industry suffered the biggest turmoil since the 1930s, rumors spread that the Chinese government, which holds about $1 trillion of U.S. debts, had ordered state-owned banks to...
Read MoreThe following is an account of the heart-wrenching experience shared by 40 parents of missing children. After the Olympics and Paralympics had finished, they went to Beijing to petition for help to find their children. Written...
Read MoreAccording to China Daily, Prices of residential housing in China may shrink by as much as 50 percent in the next 10 years, a top property researcher has predicted. “House prices in big and medium-sized cities may collapse...
Read MoreThe Chinese government bought $300 million of Costa Rican bonds in an effort to get the country to switch its diplomatic recognition from Taiwan to the PRC. From the New York Times: The deal shows that China is using its $1.8...
Read MoreThe San Francisco Chronicle blog looks at the impact in China of the US takeover of mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac: How will this move affect the United States’ major creditors like China? A well-informed...
Read MoreFrom Reuters: Bargain Chinese property projects will be up for grabs in coming months as developers scramble to survive falling home sales and a funding crunch. But circling foreign funds can no longer expect a big firesale as...
Read MoreRichard Katz writes in the Wall Street Journal Asia, from Tokyo: It is impossible to visit Chongqing, a 10-million-person city in western China, without being overwhelmed by the mile upon mile of new sky-high apartments and...
Read MoreIn an article on newmatilda.com, Hannah Edinger examines China’s influence in the Africa. Most interestingly, she discusses the opaque nature of China’s foreign aid to the continent: […] The absence of a...
Read MoreFrom Xinhua: China Urges Security Council to Suspend ICC Indictment of Sudanese Leader China on Thursday urged the UN Security Council to suspend the International Criminal Court (ICC)’s indictment of Sudanese President...
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