“Parenting Official (Fumu Guan) (父母官)” is a term that was often used in Chinese dynasties to call officials whose role was “to parent” the people they ruled. This is the political heritage of the official Confucius education. However, this political heritage is slowly changing in today’s China. When interviewed on CCTV’s program “From Decision Makers […]
Read More“270 House Church pastors have been detained for what Chinese officials are calling an ‘illegal religious gathering’.” From RFA Unplugged blog: “They divided us into pairs and handcuffed us all together with our partner and marched us off to the police station for questioning. Some of the congregation were beaten during our detention, during questioning. […]
Read MoreFrom AP: China accused the Dalai Lama on Tuesday of wanting to restore feudalism to his exiled homeland of Tibet and dismissed a report by the spiritual leader’s government accusing Beijing of sidelining Tibetans and endangering the remote region’s environment. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang said at a regular briefing that “Tibet has achieved […]
Read MoreA little girl and an old man make a living as performers, from bbs.fengniao.com . See more photos from Fengniao.com, please click here .
Read MoreMiao village people live in China in a cave that is about 700 feet deep. They have houses without roofs, schools, TV and a basketball court. From yousaytoo.com, created by CDT via rockyou.com: See more photos, click here .
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Read MoreFrom The Times of India: China has said the possibilities of bird flu outbreaks in many parts of the country is “very high” in the winter and spring despite efforts to contain the disease. Ministry of Agriculture was “not optimistic” about the situation as there had been cases of poultry infection in many areas despite […]
Read MoreFrom The Financial Times: The head of China’s new $200bn sovereign investment fund on Monday warned western governments against using “national security” as an excuse for protectionism, saying his fund would boycott such countries. Speaking at a dinner hosted by the Lord Mayor of London at Mansion House, Lou Jiwei, chairman of China Investment Corporation […]
Read MoreFrom Reuters: China chided its neighbour Vietnam on Tuesday, saying the Southeast Asian country was straining ties by asserting claims to a chain of islands that may be rich in oil. Vietnamese protested in front of the Chinese embassy in Hanoi and the consulate in Ho Chi Minh city over the weekend, proclaiming that the […]
Read MoreFrom AP: Taiwanese President Chen Shui-bian pledged Monday that before he steps down in May 2008 he will not declare formal independence — a move China has said would require it to retake the island by force. Chen’s comments on the issue were his most explicit to date. They appeared to be aimed at reassuring […]
Read MoreFrom Bloomberg: China’s trade surplus rose 14.7 percent in November to the third highest on record, adding fuel to U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson’s demands for faster yuan appreciation. The gap climbed from a year earlier to $26.28 billion, the Chinese customs bureau said today on its Web site. That compared with the $26.55 billion […]
Read MoreFrom Wall Street Journal: The Third China-U.S. Strategic Economic Dialogue, which convenes tomorrow, will address product quality and food safety. This focus reflects public concern over these issues in both countries. It also shows that the two governments are committed to protecting people’s livelihood and consumers’ rights, and that China and the United States are […]
Read MoreFrom The Wall Street Journal: Very few of China’s political and business leaders these days seem to go gray. It is possible that could have something to do with genes, but something else is involved, too. For aging men of influence here, the dye job appears to have become as commonplace as the Mao suit […]
Read MoreSome in China are trying to make a fortune by scalping tickets for 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. From BBC: Individuals who were initially allowed to buy 50 tickets each are cashing in by selling them for more than 10 times their face value. … Tickets for the opening ceremony on 8 August are on sale […]
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