From The New York Times, via A Glimpse of the World: New problems come and go between China and the United States, but when leaders of the two countries meet in Washington shortly, protection of intellectual property will be on the agenda – as it has been for years. Joining DVD’s and cheap knockoffs of […]
Read MoreFrom Asia Times: Comprehending Chinese government statistics is a mentally demanding task. Consider, for example, a pair of figures released this summer regarding financial misconduct. The Supreme People’s Procuratorate released a report in July, claiming that economic losses as a direct result of convicted malfeasance between 2000 and June 2005 totaled 48 billion yuan (US$5.9 […]
Read MoreFrom The International Herald Tribune: China’s runaway summer hit, “Super Girl,” ended last weekend with a television viewership that eclipsed the combined populations of the United States and Canada. State news media reported that more than 400 million people had watched the finale of the show, an “American Idol” knockoff, and saw a frizzy-haired music […]
Read MoreFrom EastSouthWestNorth Blog: (on Deutsche Welle, translated by ESWN) DW: Compared to what you do, the bloggers in the Chinese newspaper industry are more careful. Are there clearly specified regulations to restrict the private blogging by reporters? Or is this a case of split personality? Anti: I really have not heard of any regulations. Many […]
Read MoreShanghai Sharks player Alex Scales signs autographs at Luwan Stadium, thanks to Shanghai Diaries for the photo, via flickr
Read MoreFrom The Sunday Times: Business leaders who will travel with Tony Blair today to China and India are demanding that the European Union immediately lift its blockade on Chinese textile imports. The 40 company bosses are also attempting to spearhead a drive to increase Britain’s exports to China and India. Currently only 1% of UK […]
Read MoreFrom ESWN’s blog: A sea change is a profound transformation that takes place gradually over time. Seas rise, even if only at the rate of inches per century, but they do rise inexorablly to change everything. In the Deutsche Welle interview with Chinese blogger Michael Anti (see Blogging in China: The Michael Anti Interview), there […]
Read MoreFrom BBC: War veterans from around the world have joined China’s commemorations to mark the defeat of Japan and the end of World War II 60 years ago. They were among the 10,000 people said to have attended an official ceremony in Tiananmen Square on Saturday. After a 60-gun salute and the release of 6,000 […]
Read MoreFrom The People’s Daily: Chinese President Hu Jintao said Saturday that China will never waver in its commitment to the one-China principle and never compromise in its opposition to secessionist activities. “We must firmly safeguard our national sovereignty and territorial integrity and vigorously advance the great cause of peaceful reunification of the motherland,” he said […]
Read MoreFrom PTI, via The Deccan Herald: At least 46 people were killed, dozens missing and over two million people affected by Typhoon Talim which ravaged the east Chinese provinces of Zhejiang, Anhui and Jiangxi, local governments said on Saturday. Torrential rains and flooding caused by Typhoon Talim have claimed at least 31 lives and left […]
Read MoreFrom Reuters: The White House said on Saturday it canceled a planned visit by Chinese President Hu Jintao next week because of Hurricane Katrina. “Both presidents agreed that, in the present circumstances, it was best not to have a meeting in Washington next week,” White House press secretary Scott McClellan said in a statement.
Read MoreFamilies of those killed in another mining accident (photo series), by fushengdashi, from bbs.163.com
Read MoreFrom Business Week: All in all, the expectation is that Hu’s visit will be a relatively friendly affair that will paper over a far more complex reality governing Sino-American ties. “China and the U.S. share important common interests in the Asia Pacific region, and we are willing to work together to make the Asia Pacific […]
Read MoreFrom The San Francisco Examiner: How can the digital revolution enhance the world’s knowledge of China? It’s so important for China to get it right ” the smooth transformation, the sustainable development, the...
Read MoreCaretaker at Tibetan Monestary, photo thanks to Natasha Pickowicz, via webshots
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