From People’s Daily Online: Chinese experts and officials in criminal justice said here at a human rights symposium that China should revise its approach to death penalty by rescinding the right of provincial courts to have the final say on executions. “When it comes to life or death, we have to be very cautious,” said […]
Read MoreFrom People’s Daily Online: “The French L’Express weekly carried an article on December 6 titled China’s Records In the Eyes of Foreigners. It has a population of 1.3 billion. One of every five persons on this planet is Chinese. It has twenty cities with a population of over 5 million and 100 with a population […]
Read MoreFrom AFP, via China National News: “Large crowds thronged China’s government-approved churches on Christmas Day, a sign of the growing popularity of the holiday despite government controls on Christianity and efforts to promote atheism. Churches saw standing room only during Christmas Eve and Christmas Day services attended by the devout and the simply curious.”
Read MoreFrom MSNBC, via China National News: “As the world’s most populous nation continues its transformation from a former outpost of communism into a place where spending power reigns, it has come to this: China’s cuisine is increasingly being altered by the growing consumption of fast food, with Chinese now more likely than Americans to eat […]
Read MoreFrom China National News, you can read headlines of some major Chinese papers.
Read MoreFrom Reuters AlertNet: “Up to 50,000 workers upset over mistreatment by local security guards clashed with police in a town in China’s Guangdong province, throwing rocks and bricks and torching four police cars, a Hong Kong newspaper said on Sunday. The unrest was the latest in a string of riots and clashes in rural China, […]
Read MoreIt’s Christmas Eve. CDN will take a break tomorrow. We wish you and your family a wonderful holiday. Thanks to Boxun for the picture.
Read MoreVia Seattle Post-Intelligencer, from AP: “President Hugo Chavez, seeking to reduce Venezuela’s dependence on selling oil to the United States, said Friday his country will give China greater access to its oil and natural gas resources. Chavez, on a five-day visit to China, signed new agreements with Beijing allowing Chinese companies to explore for oil, […]
Read MoreXinhua has a report on China’s food and beverage industry: “People go to restaurants not just for delicious food. They gather for reunions, dating, fun, negotiations and even for work meetings. Whatever the reason, such diners are the backbone of China’s robust catering industry. The Ministry of Commerce estimates a total turnover of 730 billion […]
Read MoreFrom People’s Daily Online: “To improve the function of Internet infrastructure in China, the Ministry of Information Industry and China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC) will conduct a thorough evaluation and re-planning on the top servers of domain names across the country. The signing ceremony of national top domain name server held in Shanghai on […]
Read MoreJohn Pomfret, former Beijing Bureau chief for the Washington Post, read a commentary on NPR tonight arguing against recent coverage implying that China’s growing influence in Latin America and Southeast Asia poses a threat to the US. Download the audio clip here.
Read MoreESWN published EastSouthWestNorth: Humanizing China-Part 2. This one “Border military officer and his family” is my favorite.
Read MoreXinhua published “Search engines urged to reject pornography” today: “China released a self-discipline pact for Chinese search engine providers to reject web porn Wednesday. The new regulation, promulgated by the Internet Society of China (ISC), an industry group run by the Ministry of Information Industry, bars search engines from collecting, disseminating or linking to any […]
Read MoreFrom The New York Times there is an article entitled China Emerging as U.S. Rival for Canada’s Oil: “China’s thirst for oil has brought it to the doorstep of the United States. Chinese energy companies are on the verge of striking ambitious deals in Canada in efforts to win access to some of the most […]
Read MoreFrom AFP, via Yahoo News: “Wang Shucheng, minister of water resources, urged water supply authorities to prepare for the possible disaster to mitigate losses, the China Daily reported. ‘From now on, water authorities must take whatever measures they can to increase water storage facilities and promote water conservation to ensure the water supply for the […]
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