Following the brutal murder of Lan Chengzhang in January, the Chinese government has announced new rules aimed at outlawing the common practice of paying for coverage. From AP: China’s government has ordered newspapers to stamp out the common practice of demanding money from people they cover, a state news agency said Tuesday, after the killing […]
Read MoreFrom YouTube, uploaded by hjade007 It’s very emotional and powerful playing. It is a Chinese traditional pipa (ÁêµÁê∂) solo piece called “King Chu doffs his armour” Èú∏ÁéãÂç∏Áî≤,ÂäâËä≥ÁêµÁê∂Áç®Â•è (source: http://www.liufangmusic.net/samples/ )
Read MoreFrom China in Transition blog: They accepted an offer of a same-size property at a different location as the exchange for the nail house, plus 900,000 yuan ($112,500) of compensation for their business loss due to the redevelopment construction.Journalists, however, were not able to reach the couple for comments on the finale of their long […]
Read MoreConor Foley writes an opinion piece about China’s role in Africa for the Guardian’s website: But the humbling suffered by American forces will undoubtedly make the US less willing to undertake unilateral military interventions elsewhere, while the rising economic power of China is now visibly challenging US pre-eminence. Nowhere is this more apparent than in […]
Read MoreFrom China Daily: On Green China Day over 10,000 people helped plant over 5,000 trees in order to help curb deforestation and land degradation, which is part of a 1981 government policy that requires people between the ages of 11 to 55 to plant three to five trees every year. Green China Day was created […]
Read MoreAsia Times reports on the recent Party reshuffle in the provinces and what it portends for the upcoming Party congress and beyond: Shortly after the conclusion of the annual session of the National People’s Congress (NPC) in mid-March, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has begun a new round of reshuffling its provincial leaders as a […]
Read MoreHenry Kissinger has offered his perspective on the rise of China: China’s rise as a global power is inevitable and could lead to conflict unless Beijing and Washington can cooperate to create a new global order, former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger said on Tuesday. Kissinger first came to Beijing in 1971, on a […]
Read MoreFrom China Daily: The cat-and-mouse game between “Chengguan” and unlicensed peddlers has been on in cities: “Cats” crack down “mice” by confiscating their wares and “mice” pour back with new wares when “cats” are not in sight. But now here comes the seemingly good news for “mice”: the newly-passed Property Law will say no to […]
Read MoreFrom China.org: The stereotypical life of a young urban Chinese person could be said to run like this: graduate from college, find a good job, get married and raise a family. However, more and more young people are straying from this path nowadays, selecting to marry immediately after graduation, the People’s Daily reported on March […]
Read MoreFrom BBC: The home of a Chinese family who defied property developers in a high-profile campaign has finally been demolished. The family of Wu Ping gave up defending their Chongqing house after reportedly reaching a deal with the authorities. The “nail house” – so called because it refused to be hammered down – had been […]
Read MoreFrom ChinaDialogue: China’s industrialisation has created winners and losers. Great economic growth has been matched by the rising pollution of land, water and air, says Crispin Tickell. But can the country now leapfrog over the mistakes of others?
Read MoreFrom People’s Daily Online: More than 2.5 million people are at risk from contaminated drinking water caused by heavy pollution at five water plants in this southern Chinese city, a recent study has claimed. Guangzhou has eight water plants, but supplies at the Jiangcun, Shimen, Xicun, Shixi and Baihedong facilities have been contaminated by heavy […]
Read MoreFrom Times of India: Thousands of villagers in east china’s Fujian province were rendered homeless after golf ball-sized hail punched the roof of their houses. In Shenghuang township of Minqing county, one of the worst hit areas, the roofs of 7,800 rooms were destroyed by hail affecting 10,000 residents from 4,000 households. The storm caused […]
Read MoreFrom the Associated Press: Citigroup, HSBC and other foreign banks marked their local incorporation in China on Monday, a rite of passage after years of biding their time on the sidelines of one of the world’s fastest growing financial markets. Citigroup Inc. and Britain’s HSBC Holdings PLC were among four foreign banks approved to incorporate […]
Read MoreFrom the New York Times: With the same energy, drive and sheer population weight that has made it an economic power, China has become a considerable force in Western classical music. Conservatories are bulging. Provincial cities demand orchestras and concert halls. Pianos and violins made in China fill shipping containers leaving its ports. The Chinese […]
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