From the BBC News: Seven men will probably face charges after an investigation of the death of a journalist who was investigating a coal mine in Shanxi. Although some local officials say he was not an accredited journalist and may have been trying to extort money, there was still a public outcry among the reporters […]
Read MoreFrom Reuters: China has selected two pandas to give to Hong Kong as an anniversary gift, 10 years after the former British colony’s return to Chinese rule. The pair, a male and a female who have yet to be named, will arrive in Hong Kong by the beginning of May, the State Forestry Administration said […]
Read MoreView image From Xinhua News: The Chinese government has pledged to eradicate the sale of new selling new Internet bar licenses, which has continued despite a ban earlier this month. Tuo Zuhai, vice director of the Ministry of...
Read MoreFrom Forbes.com: The annual session of China’s National People’s Congress (NPC) ended on March 16. While the message from the legislature was one of no change, there were signs of greater internationalization and of willingness to dissent. These might resurface in the run-up to the party congress later this year.
Read MoreFrom AP, via MSNBC: After giving a blanket tax break to all foreign investors for three decades lowering foreign companies tax rate to as low as 10% while Chinese companies pay as much as 33%, the Chinese government has decided to raise foreign companies tax rate to that of Chinese companies. The tax breaks attracted […]
Read MoreFrom Seattlepi.com: Taiwan is considering abandoning its long-standing policy of recognizing Mandarin Chinese as the island’s only official language, the premier said Tuesday, in a move that would likely anger rival China. Su Tseng-chang said the Cabinet is examining a draft for a “National Language Development Act” to promote the use of local dialects and […]
Read MoreFrom Newsweek: No task is too complex, no detail too small, for organizers of Beijing’s gala coming-out party, the 2008 Summer Olympics. At first, some Chinese planners hoped to shift the timing of the Games to September 2008, when temperatures are cooler. Beijing in August is hot, steamy and oppressive”a concern to visiting athletes”and most […]
Read MoreFrom BBC News: The school where the Chinese Communist Party trains its officials is set to publish a textbook on combating corruption, state media has said. The book will be the “first systematic, formal and exclusive textbook” against graft in the school’s history, a director told the China Daily. Work on the book began after […]
Read MoreFrom the Washington Post: YINGKOU, China — To hear Chinese authorities tell it, Wang Zhendong is a danger to society, the worst kind of person, one who took advantage of his fellow citizens’ naivete and trust. Last month, a court here gave him the death penalty for his crimes. As China moves fitfully from a […]
Read MoreFrom Morgan Stanley – Global Economic Forum: Those were not my words – at least not when I heard them firsthand in Beijing, last Friday, 15 March. In uncharacteristically blunt language, China’s Premier, Wen Jiabao, used the occasion of his annual press conference following the conclusion of the National People’s Congress to send a very […]
Read MoreFrom RFA Unplugged: “I am very concerned that the authorities will find new ways to keep me down, when I return. I am particularly worried about my family. Both mine and my son’s e-mail accounts have been closed. I want to publish two books. One is a manuscript that I gave to a publisher in […]
Read MoreFrom OSA Podblog: Our first Podcast features Richard Suttmeier, Ph.D., a keynote speaker at the 2007 OSA Winter Leadership Meeting. Introduced by OSA’s 2007 president, Dr. Joseph Eberly, Dr. Suttmeier’s presentation is about science and technology in China. His presentation includes insights on China’s current activities and long-term goals in the areas of intellectual property, […]
Read MoreSoldiers guarding in front of the Great Hall of the People, via Pufeng blog
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