Photo: The Three Gorges Dam in action
The Three Gorges Dam in action, by tyler_haglund
Read MoreChina’s Space Effort Undergoing a Sea Change – MSNBC.com
“Beijing makes plans for new rockets, island spaceport, barge transport,” from MSNBC.com For its first week in space, China’s lunar orbiter circled Earth in elongated orbits with ever-increasing high points. Like a child in a swing pumping both legs to fly higher, the Chang’e spacecraft repeatedly fired its small thrusters to test its steering before […]
Read MoreOne Dam Thing After Another – Economist
The Economist writes that the reactivation of a long dormant but potentially deadly landslide is but one of a number of hazards brought about by the Three Gorges Dam: Officials have long stressed the dam’s benefits: a reduction (some say exaggerated) in flooding downstream; the generation of (very expensive) carbon-free power; and the creation of […]
Read MoreThe Nanking Atrocity – Japan Focus
Japan Focus has a series of articles about Japan’s wartime actions in China. From the translator’s introduction to “The Nanking Atrocity: An Interpretive Overview” by Fujiwara Akira: In this essay, Fujiwara provides a concise narrative of Japan’s decision to escalate the “China Incident” into a full-scale war by July 1937. This ultimately led to an […]
Read MoreThis is China: Economy and Population – Chinability
From Chinability website: Chart of GDP growth and The Population Clock.
Read MoreVirtual China Looks for Real Benefits – Victor Keegan
The Guardian writes about the proposed virtual Beijing Cyber Recreation District: Anyone who still thinks that virtual worlds such as MindArk’s Entropia Universe or Second Life are the plaything of geeks should look at what is happening in China. It is simply mind-boggling and, if it all comes off, has awesome implications for western economies. […]
Read MoreChina Warns of Mine Disasters as Winter Nears – Reuters
From Reuters: China has warned coal mines to pay special attention to safety as they ramp up production to meet winter heating and power demand, the official Xinhua news agency said on Thursday. In the week ending October 28, six colliery accidents left 41 miners dead or missing , the report said, citing a notice […]
Read MoreChina at a Historic Crossroads – Hu Shuli (胡舒立)
From Caijing Magazine: General Secretary Hu Jintao presided as the newly elected members of the Politburo Standing Committee met the press October 22 at the end of the first plenary session of the 17th Communist Party of China...
Read MoreChina’s Youth League Faction: Incubus Of Power? – Li Datong (Êùé§ßÂêå)
From openDemocracy: In the previous column in this series I talked briefly about the so-called “princelings” of the Chinese Communist Party in the context of its seventeenth congress on 15-19 October 2007 (see “China’s communist princelings“, 17 October 2007). This time I’m going to take a look at the party’s Youth League faction. The Chinese […]
Read MoreThe PLA in Latin America – Cynthia Watson
From China Brief (Volume 7, Issue 20): China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) increasingly operates as an instrument of diplomatic statecraft for the People’s Republic of China (PRC). The PLA, an arm of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) rather than a national army, is enhancing its ties with various militaries around the world, illustrated by military-to-military […]
Read MoreChinese Shipbuilders Plan IPOs – Raphael Minder and Jamil Anderlini
From The Financial Times: At least seven Chinese shipbuilders are planning share offerings, underlining China’s efforts to build up its domestic fleet and branch out into the construction of more advanced vessels. The largest of the anticipated initial public offerings is likely to come from state-owned China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (CSIC) , which wants to […]
Read MoreChina Says Non-authorized Protests At Beijing Games Won’t Be Tolerated – Canadian Press
From Canadian Press: China will not tolerate unauthorized parades, demonstrations or other gatherings during next year’s Beijing Olympic Games, a police spokesman said in statement published Thursday. The announcement by Public Security Ministry press officer Wu Heping puts on notice a range of groups from religious rights activists to environmentalists who hope to harness the […]
Read MoreChina Denies Firing at Tibetan Refugees – AP
From AP: China denied a report Thursday that its border police fired upon a group of Tibetans trying to cross a mountain pass to exile in Nepal. China’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Liu Jianchao said at a regular briefing that he checked into the report and found it was “made up, fabricated news.” Liu was responding […]
Read MoreChina To Launch Futures – George Chen
From Reuters: China will launch stock index futures soon and is ready to approve new quotas for foreign investors in the country’s red hot stock markets, a senior exchange official said on Thursday. China is trying to develop a stock futures market to give investors more options and help them hedge risk. But Zhou Qinye, […]
Read MoreIs China’s Stock Rally About To Burst? – Katie Hunt
From BBC News The Chinese market has almost tripled in value this year as investors clamour for a slice of the world’s fastest growing economy. And if the shares of PetroChina soar when it lists in Shanghai next week, there’s a chance the Chinese oil giant could become the world’s most valuable quoted company, stealing […]
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