From AFP: China said it was willing to conduct more military exercises with India, following a successful first-ever training run between the regional rivals’ armed forces this week. “We believe (joint military exercises) are helpful in building mutual trust and promoting cooperation, especially in the fields of security and combatting non-traditional security factors,” foreign ministry […]
Read MoreFrom Bloomberg: Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda arrived in China today, the second Japanese leader to visit in 15 months, increasing chances the two nations might resolve a dispute over oil and gas claims in the East China Sea. Fukuda, the son of former Prime Minister Takeo Fukuda, is seen as the most pro-China Japanese […]
Read MoreThe soon-to-be-enforced labor law is not just a hot topic of discussion, but is also a source of some bloody contention. We get a glimpse of the debate here, from the Los Angeles Times: Starting Jan. 1, workers nationwide will gain new rights, especially when it comes to long-term job security. Employees with 10 straight […]
Read MoreBad news for the Hu Jintao government’s efforts to ease the social disruptions of uneven economic growth. From the Associated Press via TIME: The average city dweller’s income was 3.28 times that of a rural resident’s in 2006, up from 3.23 times in 2003, Agriculture Minister Sun Zhengcai said in a report to China’s legislature, […]
Read MoreNoises coming from the top level of China’s propaganda apparatus suggest rules for foreign reporters, loosened this year in preparation for the Olympics, might stay in their slackened state past the big dance. From Reuters via the Guardian: “No document says that when this new regulation expires on Oct. 17 next year we are going […]
Read More“This is a good find for those interested in PLA infantry tactics.” From China Defense Blog here:
Read MoreWhile Chinese exports are under scrutiny in many parts of the world, they are welcomed in poor regions of Southeast Asia, according to this report in the International Herald Tribune: The products are transforming the lives of some of the poorest people in Asia, whose worldly possessions only a few years ago typically consisted of […]
Read MoreFrom The Foreign Affairs: Summary: Politicians in Washington are clamoring for currency revaluation in China to reverse China’s trade surplus with the United States. But the trade imbalance is not the threat they make it out to be, and a stronger yuan is not the solution. Everybody should focus instead on properly integrating China into […]
Read MoreFrom EarthTrends: China’s water problems, which include chronic drought and ubiquitous pollution, could reach crisis proportions in coming decades. Experts have predicted that in 2030, when the Chinese population grows to 1.6 billion people, domestic water consumption will reach 100 percent of water availability. Although a large population and breakneck economic growth are at the […]
Read MoreFollowing the Bali conference on climate change, China has issued its first ever white paper on energy policy, in which the government pledges to develop renewable energy sources, yet fails to agree to binding limits on greenhouse gas emissions. From AP: In a report on its energy plans, the government announced no new initiatives but […]
Read MoreFrom Imagethief blog: Imagethief recently found himself huddled in a wintry hutong courtyard in conversation with two longtime Beijing-based foreign correspondents. During this discussion we came to the conclusion that the recent Yilishen ant-farming scandal is more or less the perfect China story. It brings together at a stroke all of the elements of the […]
Read MoreFrom South China Morning Post, via Elite Chinese Politics and Political Economy blog: Mainland monetary regulators have reportedly asked the State Council for a “one-off” appreciation of the yuan, a move that could signal a tough new policy to reduce rising global trade tensions and fight excessive liquidity. The plan, reported in a state-owned newspaper […]
Read MoreFrom The Economist.com: In readiness for the Olympic games, Beijing is putting the finishing touches to a colossal makeover: the world’s biggest airport terminal, skyscrapers, subway lines and lavish stadiums. It is guaranteed to impress the world. But the leadership is nervous. The games will be a magnet for China’s critics. At a time of […]
Read MoreFrom John Kennedy on Global Voices: Was it New Jersey’s undoing of the 1976 reinstatement of capital punishment earlier this month, or the United Nations General Assembly’s call for a worldwide moratorium on the death penalty a few days later that launched prominent Chinese bloggers into their own debate on the subject? NetEase has gotten […]
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