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Read MoreIn the Toronto Star, Martin Regg Cohn writes about the soullessness of Shanghai, despite (or because of) the government’s efforts to build it into a world class metropolis: “For all the boasts that Shanghai is China’s hottest, hippest city, the reality for long-time residents is of a city searching for its soul. ‘Shanghai can kill […]
Read MoreIn Newsweek, another article about how China (and the rest of Asia) is being ignored in the U.S. presidential election campaigns. Fareed Zakaria writes: “The US presidential debates are lauded for having been substantive and revealing. In particular, people have noted how rare it is to have a serious discussion about foreign policy these days. […]
Read More“The game software industry has become one of the most important entertainment industries worldwide. At present, the global online game industry has showed huge value and become a new point of economic growth. China has become the fastest-growing market with the largest potential in the global online game industry. In the first half of 2004, […]
Read MoreIn Asia Times, Qiu Xin wrote: “As China and Russia draw closer economically, especially in energy cooperation, Chinese economists are studying the two nations’ sweeping, but very different economic reform models. ”
Read MoreFrom Financial Times today: “China’s economy, the chief source of new demand in world energy and metal markets, expanded by 9.1 per cent in the quarter to the end of September, marking the third consecutive quarter of slowing growth as Beijing reaffirmed its resolve to guard against any economic rebound. ……Beijing implemented a series of […]
Read MoreThere are two newly translated articles at the China Elections and Governance website. One article is a detailed interpreattion of the amended Zhejiang village election regulations and another article tells a story of a village chair stabbing a tax resistance villager to death in Jiangxi province. According to Dr. Yawei Liu: “The two articles seem […]
Read MoreIn Asia Times, Florence Chan writes about the propensity for local Chinese officials to exaggerate economic statistics in order to enhance their careers: “In China, one’s political career is always pegged to his or her performance, which is mostly assessed by the growth of gross domestic product (GDP) within the person’s jurisdiction. To win promotion, […]
Read MoreReuters reported today that “China’s economy expanded by 9.1 percent in the third quarter compared with a year earlier, marking the third consecutive quarter of slower growth as Beijing reins in breakneck investment and lending. Economists said a slew of data on Friday mostly showed evidence of a measured slowdown in growth in the world’s […]
Read MoreTim Luard wrote on BBC today: “As China gets richer and stronger, the world is coming to share its belief that it merits recognition and respect as a great power. Through a combination of economic dynamism, skilful diplomacy and understated threat, it is already regaining much of its old imperial supremacy across Asia. ” The […]
Read MoreFrom India’s The Statesman website: “It might well be true that the relationship with China has never been better. This is progress. The first choice must indeed be a peaceful, economically productive, relationship. Only if that is pursued will the atmosphere within China become conducive to improvements in justice, human rights and democratic participation. But […]
Read More“Some multinational corporations’ enterprises in China openly resist establishing trade unions, reports Legal Daily. With deepening of reform, the non-public economy in China has undergone rapid development, which gives rise to number of employees in foreign-invested enterprises and private enterprises. By 2003, there are 734, 000 non-public enterprises in China with member of labor union […]
Read MoreFrom Caijing English Newsletter: “China passed its compulsory education law in 1986, but the simple 18-article, 1,800-word law has not done enough for the country’s compulsory education system, which covers students from grade one to nine. A 1992 reform of the law also did not improve the situation. The chief fault of the law is […]
Read MoreChina is taking steps to preserve Portuguese culture and language on Macao in an effort to bolster trade relations with Brazil and other countries in the Latin world, according to the IHT: “Five years ago, Portugal surrendered back to China this enclave of 26 square kilometers, or 10 square miles. Although Macao was the first […]
Read MoreAccording to China Daily: “The capital city’s family planning policy will not be readjusted, at least in the short term, officials from the Beijing Municipal Commission of Population and Family Planning confirmed yesterday. This is in response to circulated requests over whether Beijing will ease rules for couples who wish to have a second child.”
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