China sets out Moon goals
China plans to send an unmanned mission to the moon before the 2008 Olympics, according to the new head of the China National Space Administration. The full BBC report is here.
Read MorePower struggle in Beijing: Hu vs Jiang
Zhongnanhai watchers are continuing to analyze the recent movements of President Hu Jintao and his predecessor Jiang Zemin for any signs of a power struggle. According to today’s report in the Asia Times: “It’s not easy to unearth the ‘inside story’, but one thing is for sure: Hu is now busy hedging his bets and […]
Read MoreHK leaders won’t re-open democracy debate with China
Hong Kong’s Chief Executive Tung Chee-hwa told a meeting of pro-democracy legislators that he has no power to ask Beijing to reverse its decision outlawing direct elections by 2007, according to this Channel NewsAsia report.
Read MoreNew Book on Security Implication of Asia’s Gender Imbalance
This provocative article in the New York Times book section is titled “Engineering More Sons Than Daughters.” In an email discussion group, Professor Peter Gries of the University of Colorado asked in response to this article: “do we know about sex ratios and crime in China? Are crime rates among the unmarried higher than in […]
Read MoreRecent Tech News
* Via Menafn.com, The revenue of China’s Internet advertising grew to 1.08 billion yuan ($130 million) in 2003, over twice as much as the amount in 2002, according to Xinhuanet News Agency. * China Wireless Communications Inc. signed a distribution agreement with China Satellite Communications Beijing Branch, granting China Wireless the distributorship of Internet phone […]
Read MoreJailing of Dr. Jiang Yanyong starts to get some media attention
Thanks very much to Tim Bishop for contributing the following post to China Digital News: I was delighted to see today that the Washington Post is running on its front page a well-written article by Phillip P. Pan on the detention of Dr. Jiang Yanyong, the hero of the 2003 SARS epidemic in China.
Read MoreInternational supporters demand democracy for Hong Kong
Several prominent politicians and human rights activists have signed a petition supporting the Hong Kong people’s demands for democracy. it is co-sponsored by the Project for the New American Century and the U.S. Committee for Hong Kong, and is online here.
Read MoreChina begins policing of mobile text messages (AFP)
“China has issued new regulations on the filtering of mobile phone short text messages in a move that expands its censorship controls over wireless technologies and the Internet, state press said Friday. The “Self-Discipline Standards on Content in Mobile Short Messaging Services” were issued recently and are aimed at weeding out pornographic, fradulent and illicit […]
Read MoreMicrosoft to Expand China Research
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Read MoreTop Exec at Chinese Brokerage Replaced (AP)
Via Washingtonpost.com: “The chairman of one of China’s biggest securities companies has been replaced in an effort to rescue the ailing state-owned brokerage, officials and media reports said Thursday. The decision to replace Zhou Jipu as chairman of Huaxia Securities marks the second shake-up this year of a major Chinese brokerage following the government takeover […]
Read MoreXinhua’s take on Hong Kong’s “celebrations”
China’s official media reported on Hong Kong’s “celebration” of the 7th anniversary of the handover, managing to not even mention the hundreds of thousands of protesters who took to the streets today. In the Xinhua report, one resident is quoted as saying, “Although we did encounter some hard times after Hong Kong’s return, I’m sure […]
Read MoreDisease control chief resigns over SARS
According to the VOA: “The head of China’s main disease control center has resigned to take responsibility for this year’s outbreak of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome linked to a Beijing research laboratory. ” The full report is here. Xinhua also reported this news.
Read MoreThousands in HK protest march
Hundreds of thousands of people in Hong Kong took to the streets today to call for democracy, according to a BBC report. In the lead-up to the protest, pro-Beijing groups tried to disrupt the plans: “There were attempts to scupper the march entirely, according to its organisers, the Civil Human Rights Front. Computers hackers used […]
Read MoreUS Emissary to Beijing Urges Floating RMB (Caijing Magazine)
Despite his low profile, Paul Speltz is in Beijing for serious business. In an exclusive interview with Caijing on June 13, the first he has given to the Chinese press since his latest assignment started two months ago, Speltz wore a sun-beaten polo shirt and repeatedly referred to his job as conducting “private, quiet dialogues.” […]
Read MoreMinistry of Public Security licenses China’s first system for monitoring and recording SMS (Interfax)
According to an Interfax report, the Ministry of Public Security has licensed a system for filtering SMS messages: “Venus Information Technology Inc. (Venus), a Chinese provider of network security solutions and services, has developed China’s first information resource and mobile short messaging service (SMS) filter system, according to a company statement. China’s Ministry of Public […]
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