From China Leadership Monitor No. 21: As anyone who visits China’s modern cities knows, there is a growing middle class (as well as a wealthy class). But how big is this group, and what are the implications of its development? The answer to the first question, in particular, depends on how one defines `middle class,’ […]
Read MoreFrom Caijing.com.cn: The former executive of an Oregon-based steel company agreed to pay ÔºÑ40,000 in penalties for bribing Chinese companies and failure to keep accurate accounting records, announced U.S. regulators on June 29. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission charged Si Chan Wooh, 52, the former vice president of Schnitzer Steel Industries International, Inc. (SSI […]
Read MoreFrom Financial Times: Like tens of millions of shoppers across China, Zhou Benqi has had to change her buying habits to cope with sharply rising prices of pork and eggs, staple foods for any Chinese family. “Because of price hikes, an ordinary meal is a big constraint on us, as my pension has already been […]
Read MoreFrom IANS, via China National News: China’s forced labour scandal has led to the punishment of 95 officials in north China’s Shanxi province, with some sacked from their party or government posts and others given disciplinary warnings for lax supervision and dereliction of duty. The provincial disciplinary commission of the Communist Party of China (CPC) […]
Read MoreInternational Monetary Fund data predicts that China will surpass Germany as the third largest economy in the world this year. From Dow Jones: Recent estimates put the size of China’s gross domestic product in the past year at $2.8 trillion, breathing down the neck of Germany’s $2.9 trillion national output for the period, The Wall […]
Read MoreOn China Dialogue, Pan Yue writes a two-part essay about the history and future of environmental protection in China, explaining why the current economic development model, environment and society are unsustainable because of choices made in the past. In the second part, he focuses on sustainable development as a cultural issue. From Part 1: Development […]
Read MoreFrom China Daily: A senior central government information official has urged local governments to be more open and transparent, saying their attempt to block media coverage of negative incidents was “too naive”. Wang Guoqing, vice-minister of the State Council Information Office, said “blocking bad news” was becoming more difficult, given the wide use of new […]
Read MoreFrom the Los Angeles Times: The tale of Lai Chang-xing is emblematic of post-Maoist China. The man’s like may also be found in post-communist Russia. Here is someone who worked hard, took risks and knew whom to bribe. Oliver August, who for seven years ran the Times of London’s Beijing bureau, did not set himself […]
Read MoreFrom San Francisco Chronicle: China’s rising space capabilities reflect a growing understanding in Beijing that modern societies, their economies and their militaries must have an active presence in space. But talk of an “arms race” in space with China is not only premature, it is also unwise. The best U.S. response would be to prevent […]
Read MoreFrom China Monitor (Centre for Chinese Studies at Stellenbosch University, South Africa): China currently enjoys a honeymoon in Africa because its aid policies differ from the Western approach in several ways. The Chinese government can offer comprehensive package deals that range from arms exports and peace keepers to infrastructure investments by state-owned enterprises. Unlike most […]
Read MoreFrom Telegraph.co.uk: Animal rights campaigners have condemned a Chinese zoo at which bear cubs are forced to fight each other for the entertainment of laughing visitors. The Captive Animals’ Protection Society said the spectacle was “horrific” and urged holidaymakers to boycott the shows as well as lobbying the Chinese Government to outlaw them….[Full Text]
Read MoreFrom The Times of India: China plans to invest about USD 2.63 billion to protect the fragile eco-system on the Tibet plateau, an official said as the glaciers in the remote Himalayan region were shrinking at an alarming rate. The plan covers a dozen projects on protection and construction of eco-system on the Tibet plateau, […]
Read MoreFrom AP via IHT: Chinese officials are blaming the international media, especially from the United States, for fueling fears about the safety of the country’s food and drug exports, a newspaper reported Monday. “Some foreign media, especially those based in the U.S., have wantonly reported on so-called unsafe Chinese products. They are turning white to […]
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Read MoreFirst dumplings filled with cardboard, now this: According to the Shenzhen Jing newspaper, a peddler was robbed of his motorcycle and his load of 125kg of pork.He was on his way to a market in Shenzhen, which lies on the border of Hong Kong. The suspects rushed from a minibus and threatened him with a […]
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