Official: China Probes State-Owned Company’s Link to Panama Medicine Deaths – AP

by | Jul 23, 2007

Chinese authorities have announced an investigation into a state-owned company that allegedly distributed tainted medicine responsible for 94 deaths in Panama. From AP: The developments come as Beijing is battling international mistrust centered on Chinese exports found to contain potentially toxic chemicals and additives. China has recently taken steps apparently aimed at recapturing global confidence […]

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No End in Sight to Floods in China – Reuters

by | Jul 23, 2007

More rains are pounding China. From Reuters: Storms are expected to batter large swathes of China again on Monday after floods, landslides and lightning killed more than 150 people last week alone, state media said. Storms are likely to hit the already swollen Yangtze and Huai river valleys, bringing strong wind or hail. [Full text]

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Shanxi Governor Bows for Better Public Service – Nanfang Group

by | Jul 23, 2007

Shanxi Province’s governor recently plead with his colleagues to do a better job in managing crises after punishments were handed down in the brick kiln slavery debacle. Selected passages translated from Nanfang Group, via sina.com: Shanxi penalized 95 local officials for failure in crisis mismanagement, or lack of speedy action, in the aftermath of the […]

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A Government Housed in Peeling Walls – Guangzhou Daily

by | Jul 22, 2007

Had enough of local governments that have built modern, splashy complexes? Here is a good example of a taxpayer money saver, a local government in Henan that works out of muddy-walled shacks. Translated from Guangzhou Daily (photo: the Lushi county party branch office) via sina.com: Lushi County (Âç¢Ê∞èÂéø) in the western border of Henan Province, […]

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Why Do People Think That A Fake News Story Is Real? – EastSouthWestNorth

by | Jul 22, 2007

Blogger ESWN continue to bring information and commentary about the “Fabricated Cardboard-Filled Dumplings Story” together for interested readers. From EastSouthWestNorth: You would think that The Cardboard Buns Story is decisive and conclusive that the original news story was faked by an overly ambitious and over-reaching reporter. Unfortunately, some people in China continue to believe that […]

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Many Americans Can’t Live Without China Goods – China Daily

by | Jul 22, 2007

China is recently seen to go on the offensive on product safety. China Daily pays attention to a book that shows the difficulty of actually boycotting all things “made in China.” In spite of growing US protests about imports from China, many Americans may find it hard to manage without the range of products that […]

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Taiwan Eyes Editing China from Textbooks – Annie Huang

by | Jul 22, 2007

Taiwan’s Democratic Progressive Party plans to make changes in textbooks in favor of a national identity disentangled from what is historically Chinese. Critics from the Nationalist party see the move as “[distorting] the base of our national and cultural development.” From AP via Washington Post: Taiwan plans to revise school textbooks to drop references that […]

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China Fires Up Its Largest Toxic Waste Furnace – Yu Dawei

by | Jul 22, 2007

From Caijing.com.cn: China may become a huge market for garbage treatment services, and a French-Chinese-Hong Kong joint venture is testing the waters with the country’s largest incinerator for toxic rubbish. The venture co-owned by Suez Environment Group of France , Shanghai Chemical Industry Park and Hong Kong New World Development Co. , installed the incinerator […]

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Chen Again Says No to Chinese Students – The China Post

by | Jul 22, 2007

From The China Post: President Chen Shui-bian yesterday reiterated that his administration will not recognize Chinese educational diplomas or allow Taiwan universities to enroll students from China. Chen said during the remainder of his presidential term, he will not change the policy of not accrediting diplomas issued by China, or of banning Chinese students from […]

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China’s Unbalanced Economic Engine – Zhou Jiangong

by | Jul 22, 2007

Zhou Jiangong, an analyst on China’s economic, political and foreign affairs, reported that China’s weak consumption causes the unbalanced development. From Asia Times Online: Investments, consumption and exports are the troika pulling along China’s economy. But for a long time, growth in domestic consumption has lagged far behind the other two, so much so that […]

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Death Toll from China Rains Rises – BBC News

by | Jul 22, 2007

Deadly flooding, “an annual problem in China,” has killed 150 in the past week and drove 300,000 people to flee their homes. From BBC News: …The storms have not only claimed lives, but also caused damage estimated at millions of dollars and forced thousands of people to flee their homes. State TV showed images of […]

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