Pope Benedict XVI has written a letter to the Chinese government that offers reconciliation, with hopes to end the persecuation of underground churches. From the New York Times: In an extraordinary open letter directed to Chinese Catholics and released Saturday, Pope Benedict XVI acknowledged the suffering experienced by Catholics under Communist rule but also concluded […]
Read MoreFrom Yahoo.com: Rights activists planned to try to give a letter urging a reassessment of the 1989 Tiananmen crackdown to China President Hu Jintao on Saturday as he visited Hong Kong for the 10th anniversary of its return to China. Hu landed in the former British colony on Friday and the normally buttoned-down leader has […]
Read MoreFrom New York Times: China’s national legislature passed a sweeping new labor law Friday that strengthens protections for workers across its booming economy, rejecting pleas from foreign investors who argued that the measure would reduce China’s appeal as a low-wage, business-friendly industrial base. The new labor contract law, enacted by the Standing Committee of the […]
Read MoreA migrant worker lays concrete on a new Beijing road, by China Chas via Flickr.
Read MoreFrom the Wall Street Journal: Across this sprawling, upwardly mobile country, towns proudly proclaim they are what they make. Wenzhou calls itself China’s Shoe Capital. Datang, a bit more modestly, lays claim to Sock City. And then there is Liuyang — Fireworks Capital of the World. Nearly all the celebratory explosions set off by Americans […]
Read MoreFrom EngagingChina.com: More about piracy. But this time its Chinese companies that are concerned about protecting their brands. Chinese exports to the world market totaled $94bn just in the last month, making the need for intellectual property rights one of the largest challenges facing Chinese manufacturers. So argues, not disinterestedly, US law firm Sughrue Mion […]
Read MoreFrom BBC News: The Chinese authorities say they have established a special military unit to provide security for the Beijing Olympics next year. The unit, drawn from the army, navy and air force , will confront terror threats and help in the event of any disasters. Beijing has also issued further rules to make sure […]
Read MoreFrom MarketWatch: China’s gross domestic product is forecast to grow 10.8% for the full-year 2007, achieving a double-digit growth for the fourth straight year, while its consumer price index will likely rise 3.2% this year, a report cited the People’s Bank of China as saying on Friday. The PBOC’s research bureau said in a research […]
Read MoreThe group of fathers whose children are missing in the brick kilns of Shanxi Province have written a second letter expressing frustration with the long and painful process they have been through searching for their children and decrying the government for their failure to help. Translated by a CDT reader: We are the fathers of […]
Read MoreA late-night cyclist gazing towards the new CCTV building, under construction, by China Chas via Flickr.
Read MoreXinhua reports China’s central government has ordered that minimum wages be raised across the country to help compensate for the country’s drastically rising food costs. From the Associated Press (via the Kansas City Star Tribune): Chinese leaders have been alarmed by a spike in inflation that saw the price of eggs rise 37.1 percent in […]
Read MoreGuangzhou photographer Tan Weishan has posted a striking series of photos depicting victims of the Shanxi Brick kilns on his personal blog. In the photo below, Wang Meng recovers after being rescued from the infamous kiln, run by Wang Binbin, that launched the controversy: See the full series here (Warning: Some of the images are […]
Read MoreFrom The Economist: Has Hu Jintao, China’s president and Communist Party chief, seen the political light? Since he assumed leadership of the party nearly five years ago, he has shown little interest in making China more democratic. But in a much-publicised speech this week, he acknowledged the growing public demand for a say in politics. […]
Read MoreFrom The Washington Post: Three seemingly unrelated events may not constitute a trend. But they certainly deserve attention when they shed light on the relationship between the United States and China, which is fast becoming the most important bilateral connection in the world. The first is the much-heralded breakthrough in Assistant Secretary of State Christopher […]
Read MoreAfter Chinese cyberspace revealed the story of Yang Shukuan, a mafia head in Tangshan and photos of his private armored vehicles and stretch limo, the Beijing-based Christian Science Monitor correspondent Peter Ford chased the...
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