China plans to send two men to space in 2005

From People’s Daily: “China’s second manned space flight will be conducted by two astronauts over five days in 2005. ‘Shenzhou-VI will be blasted into space sometime next year,’ said Zuo Saichun, a spokesperson of the China Aerospace Science and Technology (CAST). ”

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China harshly critical of Bush Doctrine

From AP, (via Globe and Mail): “On the eve of the U.S. presidential election, China accused U.S. President George W. Bush of trying to “rule over the whole world,” saying the invasion of Iraq destroyed the global anti-terrorism coalition and worsened religious and ethnic conflicts. The strikingly pointed criticism from a government that Washington calls […]

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Chinese Town Faces Martial Law After Riots

From AP, (via Las Vegas Sun): “Martial law has been imposed on a town in central China after rioting killed at least four people and injured an unknown number, local residents said Monday. The violence erupted Friday in Langchenggang, a town in Henan province, according to residents contacted by phone. They said large groups of […]

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China, Iran sign biggest oil & gas deal

From China Economic Net today:“China’s oil giant Sinopec Group has signed a US$70 billion oil and natural gas agreement with Iran, which is China’s biggest energy deal with the No. 2 OPEC producer. ” UPDATE: BBC’s story is here.

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Ethnic Clashes Erupt in China, Leaving 150 Dead

The New York Times reports that, “Violent clashes between members of the Muslim Hui ethnic group and the majority Han group left nearly 150 people dead and forced authorities to declare martial law in a section of Henan Province in central China, journalists and witnesses in the region said today. The fighting flared late last […]

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China closes 1600 internet cafes

From New Zealand’s Stuff website: “China shut 1600 internet cafes between February and August and imposed 100 million yuan ($NZ18 million) worth of fines for allowing children to play violent or adult-only games and other violations, state media say.”

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China’s travel revolution ripples across the world

From AP’s reporter John Leicester: “Armed with digital cameras and videocams, and still connected to home by their cell phones, Chinese with a pent-up hunger for fresh experiences, cultures and shopping are heading in droves to countries that a few decades back were as inaccessible to most of them as the moon. Last year, Chinese […]

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More dams to be built in quest for energy

From South China Morning Post: “Development of hydroelectric power will be accelerated to solve China’s energy shortage, senior officials say, even though they acknowledge the dams’ impact on the environment and displacing of people. Attending a United Nations symposium on hydropower and sustainable development in Beijing yesterday, mainland officials said much hope had been placed […]

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Pollution crisis ‘puts economic growth at risk

Wang Xiangwei wrote on South China Morning Post: “The mainland’s leading environmental official warned yesterday that serious pollution could choke off economic growth and widen inequality between the rich and poor and between the affluent eastern region and the underdeveloped west. In a damning report published by the online edition of the People’s Daily, Pan […]

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Administrative controls to keep key role in China

From Financial Times today: “China will continue to limit lending to fast-growing sectors of the economy through administrative directives, despite the decision to introduce more conventional monetary tools to rein in bank lending with the first interest rate rise in nine years. ”

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Riding China’s Rising Boat

From Washington Post today: “Brad Kinkelaar, whose mutual fund ranks among the top 15 percent in the United States this year, is depending on dividends from shipping port operators in China to help propel his investment returns. ”

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The long march back to five-star science

“The people who invented gunpowder, paper and the compass are once again making some scientific noise. Although still lagging far behind Western researchers in most fields, they have carved out some notable niches, including cloning and genomics.” Read the full article on the Globe and Mail here.

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An Exile Ascends China’s Big Stage

On today’s New York Times, Christopher Hawthorne wrote a story of “Ai Weiwei helped design the Olympics stadium for China. ” “Thanks to his work with the Swiss firm Herzog & de Meuron on the Olympic stadium being built here for the 2008 Summer Games, the Chinese artist Ai Weiwei suddenly finds himself with a […]

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China will struggle to keep its state secrets – group

From the Reuters: “The spread of technology and demands for more market transparency will make it impossible for China to prevent the release of all information deemed a state secret, a human rights group said on Thursday. That could put pressure on China to reform its state secret laws, although the government is expected to […]

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Kerry ‘accuses Beijing of blocking HK’s democratic aspirations’

Although China has rarely been mentioned in the US presidential campaign, candidate John Kerry gave an interview to Hong Kong’s Singtao Daily, in which he condemned China’s crackdown on democracy in Hong Kong, and promised to raise the issue with Chinese leaders if elected on Tuesday: “Beijing hasn’t completely fulfilled the autonomy and political rights […]

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