From the Washington Post: Led by surging exports, China’s economy grew by 9.9 percent last year, the government announced Wednesday, underscoring the swiftness by which this once insular communist country has remade itself into a global trading power. The rapid expansion appears to move China’s economy ahead of those of Great Britain, France and Italy […]
Read MoreFrom Time Europe: Really now, isn’t working tirelessly toward a shared goal with your allies wonderful? Who wouldn’t share in the joy of E.U. foreign affairs czar Javier Solana, German Chancellor Angela Merkel or even ” yes ” President George W. Bush, as they rhapsodize about the way in which the U.S and the leading […]
Read MoreFrom Time Asia: Lin Yudui was considered the lucky brother. Like more than 100 million Chinese peasants, he left his rural roots behind for a job in the big city. His younger sibling stayed in the family’s hometown, the hamlet of Dongzhou in southern China’s Guangdong province. In early December, when Lin returned for a […]
Read MoreFrom VNU.net: Google, Microsoft and Yahoo will be the subjects of a US congressional committee over agreements to censor internet services to Chinese citizens. Chris Smith, chairman of the house subcommittee that oversees global human rights, has announced that he will hold a hearing on 16 February to investigate the conduct of US technology firms […]
Read MoreFrom the International Herald Tribune: China and India, as the world’s fastest-growing major economies, compete for foreign investment, access to oil and gas, and diplomatic clout. But their defining battle may be over ideas: can an Indian political model based on democracy, due process and the rule of law, rival the Chinese political model of […]
Read MoreFrom Reuters, via Boston.com: China is preparing to “strike hard” against rising public unrest, a senior police official said according to state media on Thursday, highlighting the government’s fears for stability even as the economy booms.Article Tools An unnamed top official of China’s Ministry of Public Security told a Wednesday meeting that China faced a […]
Read MoreFrom Luo Yonghao’s blog on sohu.com: (translated by CDT, links embedded by CDT) I hope all good people have a happy new year, I hope all bad people have a miserable new year; I hope all people who are not so good and not...
Read MoreThe following was posted by Karer on the Piaoyi blog (translated and internal links added by CDT): The Monthly Expenses of a Migrant Worker Yesterday noon, he finished his work in our company and squatted at the gate taking...
Read MoreFrom China based Zhengweekly blog (ÂæÅÂë®ÂàäÂè∑§ñ): (translated by CDT) Facing the huge (Chinese) market, GOOGLE finally softened. Although it is not so soft, yet. Today Google published its Chinese version: www.google.cn. It utilized key words filtering on this new page, so many websites which the Chinese government does not want Chinese netizens to see now […]
Read MoreClick here to see San Francisco-based cartoonist Mark Fiore’s animated take on foreign internet companies working in China. UPDATE: See also the Weekly Standard’s parody of Google search results in China and a cartoon from the Joy of Tech.
Read MoreFrom the International Herald Tribune: The other day, an acquaintance pointed out something I’d scarcely noticed on a frequently traveled route through this city: steel benches had been removed from the sidewalk in front of one of central Shanghai’s premier hotels. It seemed like idle chatter at first. Then came the payoff in the form […]
Read MoreFrom the New York Times: China and the United States want to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons, but their “approach may differ” on the best tactics to achieve that result, Deputy Secretary of State Robert B. Zoellick said after a round of meetings on the subject in Beijing. His comments suggested that China, despite […]
Read MoreFrom the Mail and Guardian: Africa needs China. As in other parts of the developing world, China’s insatiable appetite for natural resources is creating unprecedented demand for commodities, pushing prices to new highs and fuelling economic growth across the continent. But China’s relations with Africa have stirred a polarised debate from Cape to Cairo. China […]
Read MoreFrom Fast Company: “Five years ago, the top-10 brands in China were American,” says Kevin Swanepoel, marketing and interactive director of the One Club, the international organization of advertising pros. “This year, the only American brand in the top 5 was Coke.” But brand-building is a slow game, and the creativity-quashing Cultural Revolution left the […]
Read More
Click on the image to download Firefly for circumvention
CDT is a non-profit media site, and we need your support. Your contribution will help us provide more translations, breaking news, and other content you love.
