Courting China

The International Herald Tribune has published an editorial against France’s call for an end to the arms embargo against China: “The sight of Western presidents and prime ministers taking turns to kowtow before China’s leaders is perhaps the surest measure of the Chinese economic miracle. There’s money to be made behind that Great Wall, and […]

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N Korea envoy visits China

The BBC reports: “North Korea’s second most senior leader, Kim Yong-nam, is in China for a rare visit expected to focus on the North’s nuclear programme. His visit comes amid a flurry of efforts to restart stalled six-party talks aimed at addressing the crisis. US Secretary of State Colin Powell is to visit Japan, China […]

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Authorities to scrap sponsor rule for NGOs

Rules governing the operation of non-governmental organizations in China may be relaxed soon, according to this report in the South China Morning Post (reg required): “Non-governmental organisations will eventually be able to register to work on the mainland without having to be sponsored by a government department, a Ministry of Civil Affairs official has predicted… […]

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An Investigation into China’s Peasantry computer virus

An Investigation into China’s Peasantry (中国农民调查), the banned book whose authors have been sued for libel, is apparently so popular that it is being used to spread a computer virus. Eswn posted news from Duowei News about a new virus being spread through instant messaging, which uses the following subject heading to get readers to […]

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China’s economic transformation threatens the environment

Tim Luard of the BBC continues his trip in China. This time, he discovers the threat to China’s environment by the dramatically developing economy. The story well summarizes the current situation of China’s environment facing the challenge of large-scale economic development. Read the story.

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China, Russia settle last of decades-old border disputes

AP reported that “China and Russia settled the last of their decades-old border disputes Thursday during a visit to Beijing by President Vladimir Putin, signing an agreement fixing their 2,700-mile-long border for the first time. The struggle over border areas resulted in violent clashes in the 1960s and 1970s, when strained Sino-Soviet relations were at […]

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China fights UN sanctions on Sudan to safeguard oil

Jasper Becker wrote on the Independent today: “China is trying to stop the United Nations imposing sanctions on Sudan over the crisis in the Darfur regionto protect its oil imports from the country, say western diplomats. For the past six years Beijing has been the Sudanese government’s main backer, buying 70 per cent of its […]

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China’s ASEAN strategies

The Japan Times had an article about China’s diplomacy in the region: “The world’s attention has been focused on China’s smooth political transition at the last Chinese Communist Party plenum, the possible overheating of the Chinese economy and its impressive haul of 32 gold medals at the Athens Olympics. But little has been said of […]

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China to conduct first nationwide survey on AIDS epidemic

AFP reported that the Chinese government plans to carry out the first ever nationwide survey on the sale of blood and HIV/Aids: “The Ministry of Health issued an order Wednesday requesting provinces and cities throughout China carry out a comprehensive search to ‘fully grasp’ who sold blood and test them for the HIV virus. ‘Not […]

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China formally endorses Russia’s bid to enter WTO

From AFP today: “China and Russia signed an agreement in which Beijing formally endorsed Moscow’s bid to enter the World Trade Organization ( news -web sites ) (WTO).   The agreement was signed by Chinese Commerce Minister Bo Xilai and his counterpart Russian Trade Minister German Gref during the first day of President Vladimir Putin […]

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Web Censorship Choices Pit Business Against Politics

“Cory Doctorow, outreach coordinator for the Electronic Frontier Foundation, did just that last week at the Web 2.0 conference in San Francisco, by questioning Google board member and venture capitalist John Doerr about the company’s policy toward China. You can bet there will be more conversations like that in the years to come. ” Read […]

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Hostage killed in Pakistan rescue

BBC: “One Chinese hostage held by Islamic militants in South Waziristan has been killed and one freed in a dramatic rescue mission by Pakistani forces. All five kidnappers were killed, military spokesman Maj-Gen Shaukat Sultan said. A Pakistani guard and a soldier who were also taken captive had been released earlier. ” More is here.

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Chirac in China: Behind a warm embrace, serious questions

Jean-Pierre Cabestan wrote on International Herald Tribune today about President Chirac’s recent visit to Beijing. “President Jacques Chirac’s recent visit to China has been presented by the French government as a great success. Indeed an unprecedented number of contracts, amounting to more than $4 billion, were signed, and political relations look as spotless as a […]

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