From the AP, via the New York Times (link): Taiwanese President Chen Shui-bian on Monday terminated the governmental committee responsible for unifying with rival China, significantly deepening tensions with Beijing and defying opinion in Washington. After a one-hour meeting with the National Security Council, Chen announced he was ending the National Unification Council and doing […]
Read MoreFrom Foreign Policy (link): The only thing rising faster than China is the hype about China. In January, the People’s Republic’s gross domestic product (GDP) exceeded that of Britain and France, making China the world’s fourth-largest economy. In December, it was announced that China replaced the United States as the world’s largest exporter of technology […]
Read MoreFrom the Mercury News (link): Americans are sharply divided over whether Internet companies like Google and Yahoo should allow their content to be censored in China, according to a survey to be released Tuesday by a Michigan-based think tank. About 47 percent of 1,056 respondents said they believed content companies should not allow such censorship, […]
Read MoreFrom The Australian (link): CHINA has underestimated the amount of new power generation it will need to meet demand, according to a report that estimates an extra $US180 billion ($243 billion) will have to be spent by 2020. International consultancy Capgemini has forecast that the country will need another 280 gigawatts of electricity generation by […]
Read MoreGetting a haircut – from photo series: life in a Beijing maximum security prison, via peacehal.com.
Read MoreThanks to China analyst David Cowhig for sending the following commentary into CDT: The February 23 issue of the Economist mentions an article in the February 10, 2006 online edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (USA) that traces the spread of H5N1 after its establishment in southern China a decade ago […]
Read MoreFrom Reuters, via Daily Times (link): Envoys of the Dalai Lama, Tibet’s spiritual leader who has been branded a separatist by Beijing, said fundamental differences remained after talks in China on allowing more autonomy for the Buddhist region. It was the fifth round of negotiations since contacts between China and the Dalai Lama’s representatives resumed […]
Read MoreFrom Reuters (link), via Peking Duck: China, which this week warned officials they would be punished for covering up pollution, has detained after he sent text messages telling people of a new case of water pollution, media reported on Thursday. Zhou Qinghai was detained by police for “reporting faulty alarms and making chaos” in Mudanjiang […]
Read MoreFrom The Chicago Tribune (link): Investing in China is just as difficult as trying to fathom the many complexities of that nation in transition. Its government is actively issuing tougher standards for securities, accounting and corporate conduct. Yet it remains deeply enmeshed in free speech, privacy and trade controversies. Many view China as a golden […]
Read MoreFrom The New York Times (link): In China, people wait for gold medals to roll in from the Olympic Winter Games. Ski manufacturers wait for a growing Chinese middle class to flock to newly constructed slopes. The Chinese Olympic committee waits for a Swedish coach to transform its cross-country ski team and for speedskaters training […]
Read MoreFrom Reuters, via ABC News Online (link): A Chinese girl in eastern Zhejiang province and a woman farmer in neighbouring Anhui province have been infected with bird flu, Xinhua news agency has cited the Ministry of Health as saying. The woman farmer, who was diagnosed on February 11 with symptoms of fever and pneumonia, had […]
Read MoreFrom The Nation, via Yahoo News (link): Back in the late 90’s when I was working as a journalist in China, I happened to read Timothy Garton Ash’s The File. It’s a personal account about what happened in East Germany soon after the Berlin Wall fell when East Germans were suddenly able to access their […]
Read MoreFrom The International Herald Tribune (link): On bright red billboards throughout the city, Michelangelo’s “David” says “Ni hao!” to a terra cotta warrior, who responds “Ciao!” It’s the Year of Italy in China, a cultural extravaganza highlighting Italian art, music and design. With visitors flocking to see paintings by Michelangelo, Puccini arias soaring through the […]
Read MoreFrom CBS News (link): The Republican chairman of the House subcommittee on human rights calls it a “sickening collaboration.” A leading Democrat says it’s a “disgrace,” and asks how the companies’ chief executives can sleep at night. They’re talking about American internet companies who are helping the Chinese government suppress free speech in China: Cisco […]
Read MoreFrom The China Daily (link): A big majority of China’s Internet-based media representatives have called for strengthening self-discipline in order to ensure a smooth and healthy ascent of China’s Web business, and to facilitate information dissemination. Chief executives from China’s overseas-listed Internet firms, and sector experts said at a seminar in Hainan that the fact […]
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