China factory workers protest pensions

From Seattlepi.com: “Thousands of retired textile factory workers in an eastern Chinese industrial center blocked traffic in a weekend protest over the failure of their pensions to keep pace with rising prices, officials and labor advocates said Monday. Officials in Bengbu, a city in eastern Anhui province, said government departments were meeting to discuss options […]

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Modern Chinese History in Words

Eswn has reprinted and translated a list (originally in Xinmin Zhoukan) of political terms and slogans found in the Chinese press at various times from 1949 through today. As Eswn writes: “Given the central role of the press as a propaganda tool in China, this is a measure of shifting political ideologies over time. ” The […]

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China’s capitalist capital

From BBC, Louisa Lim wrote: “A father and son thresh wheat by hand, painstakingly working along their tiny patch of land. “Life is hard,” grunted the father. It is an age-old scene, but the landscape behind the threshers has been transformed out of all recognition. ” The full article is here.

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China rejects referendum on Hong Kong democracy

China has rejected calls for a referendum on direct elections in Hong Kong, Xinhua reported. According to a Reuters report: “China has rejected calls from Hong Kong’s pro-democracy lawmakers for a public referendum on whether local residents should be allowed full, direct democracy from 2007… Hong Kong, a former British colony, returned to Chinese rule […]

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Colin Powell in Beijing discusses North Korea, Taiwan

Colin Powell met with Chinese leaders to discuss Taiwan, North Korea, and the arrest of New York Times researcher Zhao Yan. China rebuffed Powell’s suggestion that it accept Chen Shui-bian’s offer for cross-straits talks to resolve the Taiwan situation. The Xinhua report is here and an ABC News report is here.

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Bootlegging Clinton in China

This interesting article is from New York Times today: Who knew that back in Bill Clinton’s early days in Arkansas, the future president and his Uncle Buddy sat around and chewed the fat, ham fat to be precise, and talked about how China was one of the world’s most ancient cultures and had produced Four […]

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China population heading for peak

AP via Fox 6: “A Chinese official says the country’s “toughest challenges” are dealing with growing numbers of both working and aging populations. The number of Chinese is due to peak at nearly one-and-a-half (b) billion in about 30 years — an increase of 200 (m) million people. ”

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Private Chinese group sues trade ministry

From today’s Financial Times: “The suit by Aux Group, a large electrical goods producer, is based on recent legislation intended to loosen the grip of China’s bureaucrats over the economy. If the lawsuit is successful, it would offer an important precedent for other companies straining under officials’ often arbitrary micro-management of Chinese industries. But the […]

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It’s boom time for urban China, but growing pains loom

Ivan Turok is professor of urban economic development at the University of Glasgow. He has just returned from a study visit to Beijing, Shenyang, Dalian and Changchun at the invitation of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. He wrote on Sunday Herald online: “Jack McConnell returned from his recent week-long visit to China with some memorable […]

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Buddhism in China Illustrates Cultural Integration

China View (ChinaView.cn) posts that Professor Xu Jialu, director of the College of Chinese Language and Culture of Beijing Normal University, and also vice-chairman of the 10th Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress said in a speech on Monday, October 20th at City University that the adoption of different religions in China showed the […]

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China plans space telescope launch for 2008

From AFP today: “China plans to launch a space solar telescope in 2008 which will be the largest and most advanced of its kind, state news reported. The telescope, which will orbit the earth for three years, will be used to study the solar magnetic field and the surface of the sun, Xinhua news agency […]

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Reform Demanded Following Coal Mine Accidents

From Xinhua (Via: China.org.cn): “Ding Yuanzhu, professor with Peking University, linked the accidents to the enhancement of the Party’s governance capability. He said that dealing with all kinds of crisis in a proper way has become an important part of the governance capability of the Communist Party of China. “But some local governments are barely not […]

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A New Highway to China’s Boom (but Drive Carefully)

From New York Times today: “As the Chinese economy has grown into a colossus over the last decade, many investors in the United States have sought ways to capitalize on China’s strength. Unfortunately, this has often proved difficult. Researching Chinese stocks listed in Hong Kong or the United States can be tough for individual investors […]

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China’s economy booms while environment suffers

From the transcript of Australia’s ABC Radio International: “China’s economic performance over the last two decades has been as remarkable as it’s been swift. Lifting some of the constraints of authoritarian control has meant a better life for hundreds of millions of people. But China’s economic growth is being undermined by the tremendous waste of […]

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Japan fits bill for haters in China, two Koreas

From Japan Today: “Do China and the Koreas dislike Japan for its sins, or because it’s expedient? Does popular resentment against the World War II invader and occupier come naturally, or is it being officially stoked? Without excusing Japan, DaCapo (10/20) finds motives for the lingering ill-will that seem quite beyond Japan’s control.” The full […]

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