From UPI (via Washington Times) today: “Four major challenges faced by Chinese president Hu Jintao and premier Wen Jiabao were discussed in the article: getting back pay to internal migrant workers; increasing rural incomes; building a social security net for the unemployed; and efforts in combating HIV/AIDS.”
Read MoreFrom Pacific Rim Bureau (CNSNews.com): “Two years after the North Korean nuclear crisis erupted, China for the first time reportedly has said that it believes its communist neighbor had a uranium-enrichment program. The reported reversal, if confirmed, is important because Beijing is widely regarded as the country that wields the most clout with North Korea, […]
Read MoreAFP: “French companies are well positioned to benefit from China’s hugely ambitious drive to boost its nuclear energy capacity, but will face tough competition from US rivals. Currently, China has only nine nuclear reactors that fulfill less than two percent of the country’s energy needs. But policy makers in Beijing have vowed to increase that […]
Read MoreNew research commissioned by the government has led officials to reconsider China’s strict one-child policy, according to an article today. Fearing the one-child limitation may lead to social unrest and have adverse economic effects, the government is considering changing the policy to allow families to have two children. On average, Chinese women have fewer than […]
Read MoreThe South China Morning Post has written about the list of keywords filtered on the Chinese Internet. The full article is here, via Asia Media.
Read MoreThis personal profile, which appeared in the New York Times a couple of weeks ago, is not to be missed. It reminds people that, while the Chinese online activism and internaitonal pressure won the release of the SARS doctor Jiang Yanyong last summer, rights defense at grassroots level is catching on, yet still very difficult. […]
Read MoreChina is building a new wind power plant outside Beijing in an effort to clean up the city’s air, and as part of a concerted effort to create new renewable energy sources, according to an article from Wired News: “The new wind power plant, located 60 miles outside Beijing in Guangting, will generate 400 megawatts […]
Read MoreEdward Cody of Washington Post wrote a very good article on “China’s Land Grabs Raise Specter of Popular Unrest“. If you have not registered on the Washington Post site, it certainly worth it in order to read this article and their other China related reports in the future. “A half-dozen policemen burst into Lin Zhengxu’s […]
Read MoreFrom Beijing, Mark Magnier of LA Times wrote: “China’s foreign policy as recently as last year was on a roll, earning kudos for helping to fight global terrorism and restrain North Korea’s nuclear ambitions. But a look around the neighborhood now finds Beijing’s relations with Washington, Tokyo, Seoul, Pyongyang, Taipei, Singapore and Moscow taking a […]
Read MoreBBC reported today: “China has warned that several of its key regions face more power shortages this winter and spring. China suffered shortages in the summer, as temperatures soared and air conditioning units used up energy. While cooler weather has temporarily helped, the need for heating and maintenance will soon mean facilities cannot meet demand, […]
Read MoreBBC quotes DSL Forum and reports that China has more DSL lines than any other country in the world. But the 13 million lines only reach 1% of China’s massive population. The story attributes the drastic development to growing online gaming community and the use of broadband in education. It also notices that the expansion […]
Read MoreFrom KansasCity.com today: “The rise of social activism underscores the expanding liberties that many people in China say they are experiencing. But it coincides with other trends that convey how turbulent China has become as the Communist Party opens up the economy but keeps a tight grip on power. The number of citizens filing last-ditch […]
Read MoreEswn has translated two new documents on the lawsuit against the authors of An Investigation into China’s Peasantry (中国农民调查）： The defendants’ summation statement and an interview with the plaintiff. The two authors, Chen Guidi and Wu Chuntao, recently won the prestigious Lettre Ulysses award in Germany.
Read MoreThe Chinese government has announced plans to rein in domestic reporting about Japan in an effort to improve bilateral relations. According to the Straits Times, “The move comes at a time of worsening public sentiment in both countries towards the other due to historical issues, including Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi’s visits to Tokyo’s Yasukuni Shrine, […]
Read More“The Group of Seven industrialized nations invited top Chinese economic officials to a dinner last Friday. It was about time that China was invited to a G-7 meeting. ” This is a commentary article on the Christian Science Monitor today, called “China comes to dinner.”
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