Photo: Two men were satified with their harvest this year in Hebei province, via www.xitek.com
Two men were satified with their harvest this year in Hebei province, via www.xitek.com
Read MoreDrug cartels ‘laundering cash in China’ – Guy Dinmore
From the Financial Times (link): The US on Wednesday expressed concern that ever more sophisticated drug-trafficking cartels were using China’s inadequately controlled financial system to launder their proceeds, possibly even getting tax breaks in the process. Releasing its annual report on drug-trafficking worldwide, the State Department’s bureau for international narcotics and law enforcement affairs pointed […]
Read MoreDoing business in China: Crouching corruption, hidden fraud – James Ku
From the International Herald Tribune (link): Ensconced in a high-rise office suite as a manager at a Shanghai start-up firm, I frequently looked out of my window to watch the frantic activity outside. As construction cranes traced new outlines in the sky and ships carried goods down the river and out to sea, I always […]
Read MoreChinese Lawmakers to Discuss Poverty – Joe McDonald
From the AP, via the Washington Post (link): For months, Chinese leaders have been trying to quell tensions in the restive countryside with promises of more schools, health care and other aid to people who have missed out on the country’s economic boom. When parliament begins its annual session Sunday, they’ll need to start explaining […]
Read MoreChina a Key, Unmentioned Issue of Bush India Trip – Al Pessin
From Voice of America (link): An almost unmentioned, but still important, issue in President Bush’s trip to India is China. Both the United States and India have interest in participating in China’s economic growth, but they both also have concerns about the growth of China’s military. Technorati Tags: China, India
Read MoreNigeria shifts to China arms – Dino Mahtani
From the Financial Times, via A Glimpse of the World blog (link): Nigeria has criticised Washington for failing to help protect the country’s oil assets from rebel attack, forcing it to turn to other military suppliers, including China, for support. Atiku Abubakar, Nigeria’s vice-president, told the Financial Times the US had been too slow to […]
Read MoreChina looks for solution to a few protests in rural areas – People’s Daily
From People’s Daily (link): The Chinese government is looking for a solution to the protests that have occurred in China’s rural areas over recent years, a senior CPC member said in Beijing on Wednesday. “Although these incidents have only occurred occasionally in a few rural villages, the Communist Party of China (CPC) and the government […]
Read MoreIs Beijing Greedy for Oil? – Wenran Jiang
From Business Week (link): China’s growing appetite for energy has caused widespread concern in the West. The Middle Kingdom is blamed for the sharp increase in global oil prices in the past few years. Meanwhile, the U.S. is uneasy about Beijing’s cozy relations with major oil producers such as Iran, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, and Venezuela […]
Read MoreBeijing Accuses Taiwan Leader of ‘Grave Provocation’ – Joseph Kahn and Keith Bradsher
From the New York Times (link): President Hu Jintao of China reacted sharply on Tuesday to the decision by President Chen Shui-bian of Taiwan to terminate the island’s unification council, calling it “a grave provocation” and “a dangerous step on the road toward Taiwan independence.” President Chen Shui-bian of Taiwan displayed in Taipei yesterday the […]
Read MoreChina creates own Net domains – Hiawatha Bray
From the Boston Globe (link): Internet authorities in China have set up a new family of Chinese-language alternatives to .com and other popular Internet address domains. It’s a move that bypasses the US-sponsored organization that controls address information for the global Internet, and some analysts fear that it could enhance China’s ability to censor its […]
Read MoreGoogle talks about operating in China – K. Oanh Ha
From the Mercury News (link): Google’s research chief said the search giant and other technology firms with Chinese operations are discussing a code of principles to address censorship and protection of people’s privacy in repressive countries. At Santa Clara University Monday night, Peter Norvig, Google’s director of research, provided some insight into the internal debates […]
Read MorePhoto: An old mountain man grimaces in pain in Guizhou, Guiyang province
An old mountain man grimaces in pain in Guizhou, Guiyang province, via www.xitek.com
Read MoreProtest editor sent to ‘research room’ – Richard Spencer
From The Telegraph (link): Chinese journalists who cross their government are often fired and sometimes jailed. So its most famous banned editor is lucky: he is only being sent to the “new study research room”. Li Datong, who has just suffered this fate for a second time, infuriated the Communist Party’s propaganda department by taking […]
Read MoreAustralia’s PM says he will cultivate links with China – Sundeep Tucker
From The Financial Times (link): China’s authoritarian political system and liberalised economy are unsustainable in the long term, but Australia needs to cultivate bilateral relations because of the vast trading benefits, according to John Howard, the Australian prime minister. In an interview with the Financial Times to mark his 10th anniversary as prime minister, John […]
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