At The APEC meetings in Santiago, Chile, President Hu Jintao said that the Chinese government plans to cut economic growth to nine percent, down from 9.1 last year, according to this Bloomberg article. Hu also met with President Bush, and China pledged to work with the US to get North Korea to resume negotiations over […]
Read MoreIn the Taipei Times, a doctor writes about her experiences visiting China’s AIDS-plagued villages as a volunteer for Medicins sans Frontieres and the challenges facing doctors and patients in China: “This new anti-HIV/AIDS campaign, which the international community has lauded, is more open and proactive than before. But it must still operate in the context […]
Read MoreFrom the Telegraph: “China’s insatiable demand for energy is prompting fears of financial and diplomatic collisions around the globe as it seeks reliable supplies of oil from as far away as Brazil and Sudan. An intrusion into Japanese territorial waters by a Chinese nuclear submarine last week and a trade deal with Brazil are the […]
Read MoreFrom ABC Radio Australia: “A daughter of China’s late paramount leader Deng Xiaoping has lost her position as vice minister for science and technology. 59 year-old Deng Nan had been in the post since 1998, a year after the death of her father. ”
Read MoreVia China Study Group, this article on the South China Morning Post says that many petitioners in China “no longer see government as their saviour. ” “Researchers from a state think-tank have warned the central government that petitioners are losing faith in it and are resorting to drastic action to solve their woes. A Chinese […]
Read MoreFrom New York Times: “Driven by one the largest and most sustained economic expansions in history, and facing bottlenecks and shortages in Asia, China is increasingly turning to South America as a supplier. It is busy buying huge quantities of iron ore, bauxite, soybeans, timber, zinc and manganese in Brazil. It is vying for tin […]
Read MoreFrom Chinaelections.org: “The Niu Niu Incident in Shenzhen has yet to catch attention from the Western media but it is certainly going to be as significant as other incidents that have caused us to ponder the dynamics of the Internet and Chinese populace’s emboldening cry for social justice and reigning in corrupt officials.” Thanks to […]
Read MoreFrom New York Times: “……Beijing is making a big push to market itself and its language, similar to the way the United States promoted its culture and values during the cold war. It is not a hard sell, particularly to young Asians eager to cement cultural bonds as China deepens its economic and political interests […]
Read MoreIn what is perhaps a backhanded compliment to the growing power of the investigative media in Chinese society, illegal organizations are hiring people to pose as journalists and extort money from people involved in corruption or other illegal trades, according to a report in the Straits Times: “Oriental Outlook said that these illegal media groups […]
Read MoreThe Chinese government has suspended the hydroelectric dam project in Hanyuan County, Sichuan, following large-scale, violent protests in which two people were reportedly killed. A village party secretary was removed from his post this month, though no official reason was given: “The central government has sent down a work group and it is now dealing […]
Read MoreChen Shui-bian acknowledged that Taiwan had provided intelligence information to Japan and the US about a Chinese nuclear submarine which was found inside Japanese waters last week. It’s not clear what specific information Taiwan provided, but Chen told an official at Japan’s embassy on Taiwan: “‘It’s our pleasure to contribute firsthand information to Japan and […]
Read MoreFrom Chicago Tribune, via The State: “In China, it is survival of the fittest. It is a striking fact never addressed by the communist leadership that some of the biggest social problems facing China today–the big gap between rich and poor, the exploitation of peasants–are the same type of woes that led to the revolution […]
Read MoreAnother story on new rules governing foreign ownership of TV stations, from the Malaysia Star today: Beginning Nov. 28, foreign companies will be allowed to own up to 49% of Chinese TV firms, provided they use “China themes” in two-thirds of their programming. The worlds largest television audience will welcome overseas giants like Viacom, Disney […]
Read MoreFrom Asia Times: “China may have lost the latest skirmish with the European Union to get the latter to lift its arms ban, but Beijing is still able to buy what it needs – solid, serviceable hardware and technology - from Russia, former Soviet-bloc nations and Israel. And the embargo gives China greater incentive to develop its own […]
Read MoreFrom Washington Post: “A major new alliance is emerging between Iran and China that threatens to undermine U.S. ability to pressure Tehran on its nuclear program, support for extremist groups and refusal to back Arab-Israeli peace efforts. The relationship has grown out of China’s soaring energy needs — crude oil imports surged nearly 40 percent […]
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