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A construction worker looks out a window in Shanghai, by Thomas Tribe
Read MoreIndia Reveals Flawed Tibet Policy – Abanti Bhattacharya
From Asia Times Online: The recent decision by India’s ruling United Progressive Alliance government to bar ministers from attending a felicitation ceremony for the Dalai Lama is an indication not only of the blunders committed by the government in its foreign policy decision-making, but more perilously it exposes the flawed nature of India’s policy towards […]
Read MoreWho Moved My Pork? – Austin Ramzy
From The China Blog – TIME: It’s always a good idea to pay attention to pork, and I say that not just because it’s so tasty. In China pork is a leading economic indicator. It’s the most consumed meat, especially among the poor, and when prices have gone up over the past year consumers have […]
Read MoreChina: Internet Censorship On Trial, Day Two – John Kennedy
From Global Voices: Is publicly notarized proof that your internet service provider has blocked your company website strong enough to seek damages? Just a week after National Legal System Propaganda Day, Shanghai-based IT blogger Du “Yetaai” Dongjin will have his second day in court where it is expected the defendant, China Telecom, will continue to […]
Read MoreUnion Of The State – Economist
From The Economist: Labour conditions in China can be notoriously lousy. Reports abound of sweatshops, workers’ protests and this year even of officials condoning the luring of children into slavery. A new law on employment contracts, coming into effect on January 1st, will in theory improve workers’ lots, but is creating more headaches. The law […]
Read MoreHong Kong Activist Sworn in As Lawmaker – Dikky Sinn
From AP: An outspoken advocate of democracy elected to Hong Kong’s legislature this week was sworn in Wednesday, six years after she resigned as the Chinese territory’s No. 2 official in dismay over the slow pace of political reform. Anson Chan, dubbed “Hong Kong’s conscience” for her championing of political and personal freedoms, beat her […]
Read MoreChina Says Wants Iran Dispute Resolved By Negotiation – Reuters
From Reuters: China wants the dispute over Iran’s nuclear program resolved through negotiation, Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi said on Wednesday. Yang did not directly respond to questions on whether a new U.S. intelligence report on Iran’s nuclear ambitions had changed the situation or whether China would support new United Nations sanctions. “We hope that […]
Read MoreChina Raises its Own Import Issues – Steven R. Weisman
The International Herald Tribune reports on negotiations between U.S. and Chinese officials over import standards: The discussions have apparently not been easy. As concern about the safety of Chinese products rose this year, U.S. negotiators said they found that the Chinese raised concerns of their own and began imposing new safety restrictions on food and […]
Read More“Tolerance Evaporates”: Editors from Two Ill-fated Journals Try in Vain to Reason with Chinese Authorities
From the China Media Project: In an article earlier this week, Nick Young explained the circumstances surrounding the shutdown this summer of his non-profit journal, the China Development Brief. Based on Chinese journalist Zhai Minglei’s account of the closure of the civil society journal Minjian, both publications seem to have been the victims of a […]
Read MoreChina’s Decision to Deny U.S. Ships from Port of Hong Kong – PINR
From The Power and Interest News Report (PINR): Diplomatic friction between the United States and the People’s Republic of China has grown more palpable during the past week. A series of high profile events involving the port of Hong Kong have unfolded on the international stage, leaving observers, political analysts and military planners contemplating the […]
Read MoreUpdated: At Least 105 Miners Killed in China Mine Blast
Updated by Stephen McDonell from ABC News: Chinese police have detained two Chinese managers, as the number of people killed at their mine continues to rise. According to Chinese media reports, the managers at the Xinyao Mine...
Read MoreMigrant Population Swelling in Beijing – Shan Juan
From The China Daily: Nearly one out of three people in Beijing belongs to the mobile population, according to the capital’s population and family planning commission. The municipality’s mobile population reached 5.4 million in October, accounting for nearly 30 percent of the total, the commission’s deputy director Li Yunli said. More than 80 percent of […]
Read MoreBloggers In China Start Testing Limits Of ‘Mental Firewall’ – Geoffrey A. Fowler
From The Wall Street Journal: The respected Chinese blogger Hong Bo, known as Keso, last week posted a question to an online discussion forum in China. “If one day Taiwan goes independent,” he wrote, “what harm will it do to us?” That is a sensitive topic in a country that still treats Taiwan as a […]
Read MoreJiaxing Tries Out Pollutant Banking – China Business News
Translated by CDT from China Business News (Á¨¨‰∏ÄË¥¢ÁªèÊó•Êä•): Mr. Ma, a private entrepreneur from Tongxiang (Ê°ê‰π°) of Jiaxiang (ÂòâÂÖ¥) City in Zhejiang, is excitedly expanding his silk processing plant with his engineer. But a few months back, he was still figuring out whether he could grow his business, as his new production line of cloth […]
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