From Telegraph: … It’s possible, in fact, that China’s exported deflation was the key reason why the world avoided a full-blown global recession after 2001. And it is unarguable that, since China emerged as a major exporter, Western borrowing costs have been lower, and growth much higher, than they would otherwise have been. But for […]
Read MoreChemistry World Magazine reports that the Chinese government is launching a plan that aims to get 15% of the country’s energy from renewable sources by the year 2020: Currently, renewables account for under 7.5 per cent of China’s energy supplies while 70 per cent comes from coal. If the country – the world’s second-largest carbon […]
Read MorePrompted by some sex talk programs on several radio stations in Sichuan, China’s broadcast regulator has banned television and radio stations from planning, producing and broadcasting programs relating to sex life, experience or medicines. Calling such programs “obscene,” the State Administration for Radio, Film and Television (SARFT) said programs containing sexual content are not allowed […]
Read MoreThe Guardian writes about the former provincial official brought down by his 11 mistresses: Pang Jiayu, the former deputy head of the provincial political advisory body, has been sacked and expelled from the Communist party after his former girlfriends exposed him, the People’s Daily said. As at least the fourth cadre to lose his job […]
Read MoreJean Pfaelzer is Professor of English and American Studies at the University of Delaware. This feature is adapted from Driven Out: the Forgotten War Against Chinese Americans by her. From The Globalist: On September 19, 1892, the presidents of the Chinese Six Companies, initially organizations of Chinese merchants established in major cities across the United […]
Read MoreAt the APEC meetings, Hu Jintao has called on developing countries to meet the targets for carbon emissions set by the Kyoto Protocol. From the Herald Sun: Mr Hu, who has cautiously backed Prime Minister John Howard’s plan for a Sydney declaration on aspirational targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions, made the call in his […]
Read MoreFrom The Politic: The Taiwan issue has remained the “core” interest of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) ever since its establishment in 1949. From Beijing’s perspective, Taiwan happened to be among the first pieces of territory China had to concede to “imperialist powers””in this case Japan”after the Opium War in 1840, and it remains […]
Read MoreFrom China Daily: Chinese judicial departments are piloting a State compensation system in more than 10 provinces to help crime victims and their dependants in a bid to extend it across the country. Supreme People’s Court (SPC) sources have said courts in 10 provinces such as Shandong, Zhejiang, Hubei and Guangdong sanctioned 7.8 million yuan […]
Read MoreFrom The Boston Globe: … These tensions have largely obscured an increasingly powerful, if little noticed, form of interaction that holds much promise for the future of Sino-American relations. In recent years, China and a number of nongovernmental organizations have found ways to work together to advance shared goals in areas such as education, healthcare, […]
Read MoreFrom The Washington Quarterly (Autumn 2007): Although China and the United States do not rely on one another for energy supplies, energy security has ironically become a necessary agenda item in Chinese-U.S. relations. As the...
Read MoreFrom Xinhua: The Chinese police will intensify its crackdown on “hostile forces and evil cults” in the run-up to the 17th national congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC), police chief Zhou Yongkang has said. “All police should strengthen information collecting work to closely monitor and strike hard on overseas and domestic hostile forces, […]
Read MoreRussian officials have become impatient with China after several failed attempts to agree on measures to address river pollution. Russia estimates that China will dump millions of tons of waste into rivers that flow into Russia in coming years. From Eurasia Daily Monitor: Russian Natural Resources Minister Yuri Trutnev traveled to China August 31-September 4, […]
Read MoreFrom the Times UK: Chinese military hackers have prepared a detailed plan to disable America’s aircraft battle carrier fleet with a devastating cyber attack, according to a Pentagon report obtained by The Times. The blueprint for such an assault, drawn up by two hackers working for the People’s Liberation Army (PLA), is part of an […]
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