Photo: Aboriginal tribe dentist in Taiwan, thanks to Camereye for the photo.
Aboriginal tribe dentist in Taiwan, thanks to Camereye for the photo.
Read MoreThis Wormwood Is Sweet to Farmers and the Malarial – Howard French
From The New York Times, via A Glimpse of the World: Every five days, a country market converges in a horn-honking, pig-squealing clamor on the old arching stone bridge that spans the river coursing through here. For as long as anyone can remember, the biggest crop in this valley has been the corn that grows […]
Read MoreA billion jaws chewing – Todd Crowell
From Asia Times Online: The Guangdong Fanyu Candy Co, the once-prosperous maker of Yiqing chewing gum and Dada bubble gum, folded its operations in 2002. Why? Because the company could not compete with the famous gum that comes in the little green package. Since 2000, the Wm Wrigley Jr Co, the world’s largest maker and […]
Read MoreCNOOC’s Bid Withdrawal: A New Era in Sino-American Relations? – Deng Jin and Cao Haidong
From The Southern Weekend, via Press Interpreter: If one were to admit that the withdrawal of Cnooc’s bid was not unrelated to the United States Congress’ mistrust of China, then one should also acknowledge that the...
Read MoreThe “Beggars’ Village” That Wants to Stand Up – Guan Jun
From The Southern Weekend, via Press Interpreter: Other than the movement of the shade in the courtyard, time in this village seems to have come to standstill and become entirely meaningless. Primitive mud houses and modern tile houses are crowded together by the dry river bed; at the entrance to the village old men squat […]
Read MoreReturn our homes, say Shanghai protesters – Bill Savadove
From The South China Morning Post, via A Glimpse of the World: Nearly 100 people demonstrated outside a meeting of Shanghai’s legislature yesterday for the second day in a row, chanting slogans and waving handwritten signs protesting over housing disputes. The protesters shouted “Government robbers return our housing” and called for the city’s leaders to […]
Read MoreAnalysis: China resurrects Confucius – Kathleen Hwang
From M&C News: The dormant seeds of a long-buried debate are beginning to sprout in China, with implications that could shape the future of the world`s most rapidly developing society. Scholars and officials are re-examining China`s Confucian past in search of strategies to cope with internal social conflicts and to shape international relations. President Hu […]
Read MoreNew rules to safeguard China’s cultural security
From Xinhua – English: China will not permit any more overseas satellite television channels to land on its mainland and will not allow foreign investment in the country’s news media, according to new government regulations. China promulgated earlier this month three regulations on the import of cultural products, the use of foreign capital in the […]
Read MoreThe Myth Behind China’s Miracle – George J. Gilboy
From The Foreign Affairs : Washington need not worry about China’s economic boom, much less respond with protectionism. Although China controls more of the world’s exports than ever before, its high-return high-tech industries are dominated by foreign companies. And Chinese firms will not displace them any time soon: Beijing’s one-party politics have bred a timid […]
Read MoreChina premier under fire over rising medical costs – Benjamin Kang Lim
From Reuters, via Boston.com: Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, under fire from political rivals over the disintegration of medical welfare, has pledged to expand a pilot program that provides subsidized care to rural residents, sources and state media said. The vow came days after a 42-year-old farmer with terminal lung cancer set off a home-made bomb […]
Read MoreInterview with Singapore’s Lee Kuan Yew: “It’s Stupid to be Afraid”
From The SPIEGEL: Singapore’s first-ever prime minister, long-time government head and current political mentor Lee Kuan Yew talks about Asia’s rise to economic power, China’s ambitions and the West’s chances of staying competitive. SPIEGEL: The political and economic center of gravity is moving from the West towards the East. Is Asia becoming the dominant political […]
Read MorePhoto: Commercial shoot for Amoi Electronics at Wei Sheng Studios, thanks to Shanghai Diaries for the photo, via flickr.com
Commercial shoot for Amoi Electronics at Wei Sheng Studios, thanks to Shanghai Diaries for the photo, via flickr
Read More1966: China announces Cultural Revolution
From BBC On This Day: China has announced plans for a “new leap forward” after the first meeting in four years of the Communist Party’s Central Committee. The blueprint unveiled by the committee shows Peking’s determination to spread the words of leader Mao Zedong and purge all those “who have followed the path of capitalism”. […]
Read MoreChina arms a threat to region: Taiwan – Greg Sheridan
From The Australian: China’s dramatic military build-up poses a direct threat to Australia and all other nations in the Asia-Pacific region, Taiwanese President Chen Shui-bian has warned. In a blistering attack on Beijing’s military and diplomatic policies, Mr Chen said China wanted to be the dominant power in the Pacific region and had produced missiles […]
Read MoreQuestions raised by China dotcom mania
From The Financial Times: A latterday Rip Van Winkle who fell asleep in March 2000 and woke up this summer might conclude that the internet bubble had never burst – it had simply shifted from the US to China. This week, Yahoo handed over $1bn (¬£550m) cash and its assets in China in return for […]
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