From Times Online: China has pulled out of crucial London talks to discuss further sanctions against Iran, raising the prospect of the US, Britain and France going it alone to stop the Islamic Republic’s uranium enrichment programme. In what is seen as an indication that China will not risk its economic interests in Iran by […]
Read MoreIn the New York Review of Books, environmental activist Dai Qing writes about China’s dire water shortage and a “looming environmental catastrophe”: On average, Beijing people have only three hundred cubic meters of water resources per capita, one eighth of the Chinese average”which is 2,200 cubic meters” and one thirtieth of the world average. But […]
Read MoreThe China Law and Politics blog announces: The transcript (audio and written) of the December 5, 2006 conference on Rural Discontent, Rule of Law, and Social Unrest in China sponsored by the Center for Strategic and International Studies, is now available here. The four discussants include: Carl Minzner, Kevin O’Brien, Ben Liebman, and Murray Scot […]
Read MoreTwo physicians carrying a man who starved to death in Kunming , via fengniao.com .
Read MoreFrom BBC News: Chinese soldiers are no longer allowed to take home their uniforms after they leave the armed service, state media has reported. Officials said the move would stop new uniforms being misused or ending up on the black market, the official Xinhua news agency said….[Full Text] (Image from BBC)
Read MoreFrom The International Herald Tribune, via A Glimpse of the World blog: As reported in the news, the announcement sounded ominous. China’s chief censor has launched another round of crackdowns to eliminate what he labeled the “four fakes.”
Read MoreFrom The Chinese Law and Politics Blog: The Information Office of the State Council issued a white paper on the Chinese political party system on November 15, according to a Xinhua article issued on the same date (English, Chinese). The white paper emphasizes the dominant role of the Communist Party in the Chinese political system, […]
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Read MoreFrom Christian Science Monitor: Mrs. Wang stood by the shelves of cooking oil in one of Beijing’s biggest supermarkets, inspecting the price stickers carefully. A retired factory worker on a modest pension, Wang, who gave only one name, used to be able to buy her favorite brand of oil, a key ingredient in Chinese cuisine. […]
Read MoreFrom BBC News: In the first move of its kind, a dozen Chinese businesses have had loans blocked or withdrawn after being accused of flouting environmental laws. The firms, which have not been named, include a brewer and a power plant. With China’s historically lax record on the environment under growing scrutiny, the authorities threatened […]
Read MoreFrom The Financial Times: Citibank , Standard Chartered and Bank of East Asia are all seeking to follow the lead of HSBC , which in August secured a licence to set up a rural bank branch in the Chinese hinterland. Allowing foreign banks to offer their services to more than 750m Chinese peasant farmers is […]
Read MoreIn this video, Laura Ling took a close look into the sex industry in Beijing. She says that “most sex workers are migrants, part of the estimated 120 to 200 million people who have left China’s countryside in search of better-paying jobs in China’s cities.” [Click to see the origial video] Also related, First Sex […]
Read MoreFrom New York Times: Few American industries have had more success in selling goods to China than makers of medical devices like X-rays, pacemakers and patient monitors. Which is why a recent Chinese decree was so troubling. The directive, issued in June, called for burdensome new safety inspections for foreign-made medical devices ” but not […]
Read MoreFrom Time: As an oncologist, Dr. Jiang Zefei is trained to save lives. Working in China’s mediocre health system, this is rarely an easy task. Patients typically cannot afford basic care, and up-to-date medicine often isn’t even available. Recently, though, Jiang has gained an unexpected helping hand: global clinical drug trials. Lured by immense patient […]
Read MoreThe US-China Economic and Security Review Commission has released their annual report which targets China’s trade practices and high-tech espionage. From AP: A congressional advisory panel said Thursday that Chinese spying represents the greatest threat to U.S. technology and recommended counterintelligence efforts to stop China from stealing the nation’s manufacturing expertise. …China’s economic policies create […]
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