Ted Plafker wrote this OP-ED piece on the International Herald Tribune today: “For those who manage China’s economy, or for those who simply bet on it, understanding what is going on can be just as hard as figuring out what to do next. Over the past year, Chinese policy makers have focused on heading off […]
Read MoreFrom Bloomberg: “China pledged to “push ahead firmly and steadily” toward a more flexible exchange rate, yet stopped short of providing a timetable for when it will shift from the decade-old currency peg that has drawn fire from the Group of Seven industrial nations. China has fixed the value of the yuan at about 8.3 […]
Read MoreAsia Wall Street Journal had a very good commentary article on Google’s Chinese dilemma. “Google’s decision to omit sources that the Chinese government doesn’t like from their new Google News China edition means that the U.S. company has agreed to play by Communist Party censorship rules. The question is, at what cost?” “It’s one thing […]
Read MoreFrom Asia Times: “China’s domain name “.CN” had hit 402,291 by the end of August, according to the China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC). The number of domain names in the world has reached a record 64.5 million, averaging one for every 100 persons. China’s state-level domain name .CN has grown the fastest in the […]
Read More“The economic boom in China is causing concern in the export-oriented economies of Southeast Asia. However, China is taking diplomatic steps to make its expanding economic might less threatening. For decades, Southeast Asian governments worried about only one Chinese export: communist ideology. They blamed China for fostering violent revolutionary parties around the region in the […]
Read MoreThe U.S. government has taken up the case of arrested journalist Zhao Yan, who worked as a researcher for the New York Times. Secretary of State Colin Powell says he raised the case with Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing: “‘Yes, I raised the issue of the Chinese citizen who is working for the New York […]
Read MoreAll gas stations in Beijing are required to sell cleaner gasoline, in an effort to clean up the air in time for the 2008 Olympics, according to a Reuters article (via Business Day): “With 1,047 stations servicing 2.3 million vehicles, the highest among Chinese cities, Beijing will adopt Euro II fuel standards with 500 parts […]
Read MoreXinhua reports that the Beijing municipal government has ordered the closure of Tiananmen Square to the pubic on the October 1st National Day, due to concerns about terrorism. The article includes details about the “intense preparations” being made to prevent and respond to terrorist attacks during this holiday. No indication of an imminent threat is […]
Read MoreThe Epoch Times runs a story on how the newspaper is excluded from Google’s News service in Chinese, accusing Google of helping Chinese government censoring news information.
Read MoreRefugees seeking political asylum stormed the Canadian embassy in Beijing, BBC Asia reported today. A group of men, women and children disguised themselves as construction workers and used home-made laters to scale the 10-foot walls around the embassy compound. The group appeared to be North Koreans hoping to gain passage to South Korea via refugee […]
Read More“China is due to deploy riot police in haiti next month,a s part of a United Nations peacekeeping mission. This is China’s highest profile overseas mission to date.” Read BBC’s report here.
Read MoreReuters had a story on “Business jets size up China’s rich” (Via CNN) “China’s growing billionaire club is attracting makers of champagne-and caviar-stocked private jets, but regulations and other barriers to entry are keeping the potentially lucrative business grounded. Lack of airport infrastructure, high landing fees set by the government, restrictive military control of much […]
Read MoreAsian Business had a commentary article subtitled “The torch has smoothly passed to a man less inclined to favor the iron fist” “Brutal struggles have always been part and parcel of transferring power from one Chinese Communist Party leadership to the next. So what was truly remarkable about the Sept. 19 news that President Hu […]
Read MoreEdward Cody of Washington Post wrote this article on “Communist ideal lost to trappings of wealth, status.” “If any doubts remained that China has turned its back on socialist equality for the masses, they faded in exhaust fumes as Rubens Barrichello’s flaming red Ferrari F1 shrieked past the checkered flag before thousands of fans at […]
Read MoreEswn has translated a number of articles about the arrest of journalist Zhao Yan. While Zhao’s arrest has been linked to his work for the NY Times, several commentators link it to his previous reporting on peasants for the magazine China Reform.
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