The following passage is from a book by Chinese philosopher Zhao Tingyang: As a question of epistemology Foucault talks of ‘knowledge/power’ relations, which is the political meaning of knowledge. But at the same...
Read MoreFrom Reuters: A Chinese court jailed an editor of a news portal for six years on Monday for inciting subversion by publishing anti-government essays, his lawyer said, the latest case in a government crackdown on dissent. The Intermediate People’s Court in Ningbo in the eastern coastal province of Zhejiang convicted Zhang Jianhong, better known by […]
Read MoreFrom Shanghai Daily: VILLAGER Liu Xiaoyan had every reason to knock the water ladle from the hands of her underage son who was ready to drink from it recently at their home: The well water had been tainted with lead. Residents of a village in Chaling County, Hunan Province, now only use the well water […]
Read MoreFrom Financial Times: China plans to mount a head-on challenge to the dominance of Boeing and Airbus in the global market for big passenger jets by setting up a state-owned company to build the aircraft. A statement on the...
Read MoreFrom Financial Times: Intense competition in China could prevent foreign banks from profiting from their investments in credit card and mortgage ventures for another 10 years, according to a KPMG report. More than 70 overseas banks now operate in China, having invested billions of dollars in the sector over the past five years. Several have […]
Read MoreFrom the Epoch Times International: CHINA”One of China’s seven major Rivers, the Huai River, is suddenly showing signs of serious chemical pollution. Its biggest tributary, the Ying River, now has a white froth band that stretches downstream for 500 meters. According to reports from Xinhua News Agency [photo series], the Fuyang Environmental Protection Department indicated […]
Read MoreFrom alternet.org: As China’s economic growth begins to transform the global energy industry, getting U.S. policy toward China “right” has never been more important. As observers outside of China warn of a looming Chinese endgame in global energy assets, manipulated by Beijing, leading policymakers inside of China are facing considerable challenges governing major energy companies […]
Read MoreNational Public Radio reports on the few remaining women in China who have bound feet: Wang Lifen was just 7 years old when her mother started binding her feet: breaking her toes and binding them underneath the sole of the foot with bandages. After her mother died, Wang carried on, breaking the arch of her […]
Read MoreFrom China Daily: Bird flu could spread fast in rural areas in case of an outbreak because of the loopholes in the public health system, Health Minister Gao Qiang warned yesterday. Speaking at the China Development Forum, Gao conceded that the country’s disease control and prevention system needed more professional medical staff, better infrastructure and […]
Read MoreTaiwan’s next presidential election is one year off, but it’s no secret as to whom Beijing is endorsing. Official media fanfare for “Ah Ma” (ÈòøÈ©¨), likely Nationalist Party (KMT) nominee Ma Ying-jeou (È©¨Ë㱉πù), has been less than subtle of late. Over the weekend, the CCTV-4 program Haixia Liang’an (ʵ∑Â≥°‰∏§Â≤∏) featured Ma in a string of […]
Read MoreFrom Xinhua English: The following is the full text of the Report on the Implementation of the 2006 Plan for National Economic and Social Development and on the 2007 Draft Plan for National Economic and Social Development, which was submitted on March 5 for review by the Fifth Session of the Tenth National People’s Congress: […]
Read MoreAccording to summaries of the recently-concluded session of the Chinese National People’s Congress published this weekend by the Chinese Xinhua news agency, the country’s national assembly has adopted legislation that will help smooth the way for China’s transition from socialism to capitalism. In addition, the country’s leadership has begun to move forward with a plan […]
Read MoreTime for a China rise, at least in linguistic terms? American execs are preparing their kids for China, and its market, starting with the language. From the Wall Street Journal: Pammy Boneparth already had a full schedule of AP courses and after-school sports when she decided to squeeze in a Mandarin class this school year. […]
Read MoreFollowing excerpts are from a Southern Weekend reporter Zhao Lei (˵µËïæ) interview with Wang Min (ÁéãÁèâ), Party Secretary and governor of Jilin Province, a delegate from Jilin to this year’s NPC conference, translated by...
Read MoreZhongdian Horse Race Festival in Yunnan Province, via Gil Azouri Photo Gallery
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