From China Dialogue: The buildings sector is responsible for around one-third of global energy use and associated carbon dioxide emissions. In 2004, China was responsible for 15% of world energy consumption and associated emissions. Residential and commercial buildings account for one-quarter of China’s total energy consumption and around 27% of the country’s electricity consumption. Overall, […]
Read MoreChina Dialogue’s deputy editor Sam Geall talks to Phil Woolas, the UK’s minister of state for climate change, energy and sustainable development, about the climate change dialogue between China and the UK and recent progress in the fight against global warming: SG: You have pointed to some areas where China can learn from the UK […]
Read MoreBlogger Laohu Miao (ËÄÅËôéÂ∫ô ) rushed back from his trip to the west to catch the annual Chinese Blogger Conference, which he had missed the previous two years. Writing on his blog, 24 Hours Online, he described his conference speech, delivered during a panel on the relationship between bloggers and traditional journalists, as neither left […]
Read MoreFrom China Dialogue: Beijing’s prestigious Tsinghua University is well-known for its trees and lawns, but visit today and you might find yourself appreciating another kind of “green”. Bins to deposit batteries for recycling are dotted around, while paper recycling facilities are seen all about campus. There are regular second-hand markets where books, including unwanted textbooks, […]
Read MoreRebecca MacKinnon and Josh Chin report live from the Chinese Bloggers Conference which took place this weekend in Beijing. From Josh’s Ch-Infamous blog: Of the events I’ve actually managed to concentrate on, so far the most noteworthy panel (for foreigners at least) has been a debate, moderated by Rebecca MacKinnon, on the relationship between blogging […]
Read MoreIn the International Herald Tribune, Howard French asks a series of “What Ifs” about China as a model for the rest of the world: What if popular consent in the form of real democratic participation by the citizenry had no bearing on a state’s ability to conducts its affairs with success? In myriad ways in […]
Read MoreWhen PetroChina is listed in the Shanghai stock exchange tomorrow, analysts expect that it will surpass ExxonMobil as the world’s largest company by market value, according to this report in the International Herald Tribune: PetroChina shares, already traded in New York and Hong Kong, are expected to be seized on by a market awash with […]
Read MoreAP reports on how the abundance of coal is harming China’s historical monuments, including the Giant Buddha in Leshan: China’s ancient buildings, tombs and stone carvings have weathered storms, invading armies and thieves. Now, they face a new threat, a by-product of the rapid economic development that has lifted so many Chinese out of poverty. […]
Read MoreYao Ming trains with the national team in Beijing, by Natalie Behring
Read MoreFrom the Canadian Press: A generation of talented players such as Sun Wen propelled the “Steel Roses” to the game’s heights in the late 1990s – they finished second to the U.S. at the 1999 World Cup. But the retirement of Sun and a string of coaching changes have sent the team on a slide […]
Read MoreU.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates left on a trip for Beijing. From AFP: The US side is hoping the Chinese will agree to establish a telephone hot line linking the Pentagon and Chinese defense ministry as a mark of improving security ties, a senior defense official said. But on his first trip to China as […]
Read MoreMore news out of Yunnan, from RFA Unplugged: “They sent armed police and police down here because they have offered the villagers compensation of just 83 yuan (U.S.$11) per square metre of land, and this is not enough,” one villager said. “The villagers refused to allow their houses to be demolished, and so they sent […]
Read MoreOn his Chinese Law and Politics blog, Carl Minzner asks if recent reports that Yunnan will eliminate the hukou system are accurate: Short answer – no. At least one website has reported that recent reforms undertaken by the provincial government of Yunnan will “eliminate” the household registration (hukou) system. This isn’t the case. The announced […]
Read MoreFrom Power and Interest News Report: On October 25, 2007, China’s National Bureau of Statistics (N.B.S.) released financial data for the third quarter. The data showed China’s economy was growing slightly faster than expected, but that persistent inflation may curtail future growth. Because Beijing has limited options for reversing this trend, inflation may require some […]
Read MoreOn October 27, India’s ruling Congress party chief Sonia Gandhi delivered a speech at the Tsinghua University: … However, I am not here to talk about the past. I would prefer to address important issues that face us today. How can we build on our long traditions of peaceful contact and exchange to sustain a […]
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