From The China Post: President Chen Shui-bian yesterday reiterated that he will not seek Taiwan’s independence, as he and opposition leader James Soong issued a rare joint statement agreeing to put aside partisan interest in pursuit of cross-strait peace. The head of state and the People First Party chief issued the joint statement after meeting […]
Read MoreFrom The International Herald Tribune: Just as China’s state news agency was berating Japan for its “wild behavior” in joining the United States to express their “common strategic objectives” in Taiwan, the news came that Japanese trade with China jumped 27 percent last year, hitting a high of $168 billion. The coincidence, which came on […]
Read MoreFrom the donga.com: A Chinese weekly magazine issued in Beijing reported on February 21 that China feels a serious security threat from the fact that the U.S. is surrounding China, its potential antagonist, from three sides: east, west, and south. The weekly says that the U.S. considers Japan and Taiwan as the first encircling net […]
Read MoreFrom Reuters, via The Washington Post: China has suspended a senior provincial safety official after a coal mine explosion killed 214 people and outlined a series of measures aimed at cleaning up the world’s deadliest mining industry, state media said on Thursday. Liu Guoqiang, vice-minister of the northeastern province of Liaoning responsible for industrial safety, […]
Read MoreFrom Reuters, via The Washington Post: Former U.S. president Bill Clinton will meet Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian on Sunday during a whirlwind visit to the island that China regards as a renegade province, but China was restrained in its reaction. China believes Taiwan must be reunited by force if necessary and objects to any participation […]
Read MoreFrom People’s Daily Online: It may have been the Lantern Festival yesterday, when the dumplings should be eaten and the fireworks scare away the evil spirits. Beijing saw the arrival of some other white stuff yesterday afternoon: Snow lots of it. The last time the city was blanketed in snow was during the Lantern Festival […]
Read MoreFrom Asia Times Online: China’s car market in 2005 is forecast to be marked by slowdown in output and sales, growth of big enterprises, increase of export of complete vehicles and a total reshuffle of the sector. China’s car sales dropped greatly in 2004 while concentration of car production and sales improved; sales of economy […]
Read MoreFrom Asia Times Online: Last year saw a flurry of low-cost carriers entering Southeast Asia and India, with more coming. This year, however, will be China’s. There are at least seven new airlines on the drawing board. Those that make it through the regulatory maze could do very well if they can withstand the Big […]
Read MoreFrom AP, via USA TODAY: China wants more residents to visit key sites in the country’s revolutionary history in a “red tourism” campaign to instill faith in the communist leadership and boost development in rural areas, state media reported Tuesday. Such sites include the bleak northern town of Yanan, the one-time civil war base of […]
Read MoreFrom the Guardian Unlimited: Bonhomie is officially back in transatlantic relations after George Bush’s fence-mending trip to Europe – but a fresh divisive crisis could be looming over the EU’s determination to lift its 14-year arms embargo on China. Agreeing how to tackle Iran’s nuclear ambitions is hard enough, although the US president’s approach on […]
Read MoreFrom the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the “Advance edited version” of the report of the visit to China of the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (PDF) is now available. Also, according to the UN office, the Chinese version will only be available in about one months’ time. This is […]
Read MoreFrom The Japan Times Online: In the North Korean nuclear crisis, there is a major difference between having leverage and the ability to use it. China has the former, but not the latter. North Korea has both. On paper, China has the political, military and economic leverage to effect significant change in the North Korean […]
Read MoreFrom The International Herald Tribune: “We must address the root causes of this disease to have any impact,” he said. “The key is stopping transmission routes between animals and humans.” Researchers have long cited the living condition that place poultry, pigs and humans in close proximity as the reason southern China has long been world’s […]
Read MoreFrom Danwei: There some nice images in this Beijing photo blog: Beijing Observer.
Read MoreFrom The American Daily: The growing problem with China may well become insurmountable by the end of this decade, if something isn’t done about it. Like most problems, playing ostrich will only make things worse in the long run. The time to begin dealing with China is right now. China has been acquiring a great […]
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