“China in 2020.” That’s a fascinating topic to speculate. Jonathan Watts started his article in The Guardian today with “By 2020, China will have overtaken Japan as the world’s second biggest economy. It may even have started to rival the US in terms of the hard power of its military. But if it is to […]
Read MoreTwo websites, China Petition Network and Supervision by Public Opinion, which aim to expose corruption and wrongdoing, are back in operation after being closed down, according to a report in Asia Times. They were both reopened at the behest of Wen Jiabao, just before the plenary session of the National People’s Congress, during which the […]
Read MoreFrom AFP: “China will include AIDS ( news -web sites ) prevention classes in the curriculum of all universities and secondary schools throughout the country from 2005. Students will be taught about HIV ( news -web sites )/AIDS in order to raise their awareness about the disease and to dispel misunderstandings and discrimination.” The full […]
Read MoreHuman Rights Watch has issued a report saying that, “China has created a ‘climate of fear’ in Hong Kong ahead of legislative elections,” which are scheduled for September 12. The Hong Kong government rejectedthe Human Rights Watch report, calling it “wicked.”
Read MoreThe AP reports today, “A group of industry, farm and labor groups, seeking to put pressure on the Bush administration before the presidential election, petitioned the government on Thursday to file an unfair trade practices case against China. ” The full report is here. In April, the Bush Administration rejected a similar petition from labor […]
Read MoreFrom AP via Yahoo News: “China’s government is investigating a downturn in the automobile industry, state media reported Thursday, citing worries over soaring production and slowing sales. China is on-track to be the world’s third largest auto manufacturer after the United States and Japan, with output forecast to top 5 million units this year, the […]
Read MoreFrom today’s Financial Times: ” China has blamed poor working conditions at companies in the Pearl river delta, a manufacturing heartland studded with foreign factories, for an unprecedented shortage of workers that threatens to erode the competitiveness of the region bordering Hong Kong. Low wages, late payment and long hours in harsh conditions found among […]
Read MoreFrom the Christian Science Monitor today: “China this week unveiled strict penalties for online porn distributors, but analysts see online freedom on the rise. ”
Read MoreFrom Yahoo! News today:”Mobile phone carriers worldwide are rushing to offer 3G phone service. But the world’s biggest cell phone market, China, is in no rush to join in.”
Read MoreWhile Zhang Yimou’s Hero is number one at the American box office, Li Yongyan of Asia Times explains how the movie distorts Chinese history to present a “politically correct” conclusion. Many American reviewers...
Read MoreMSNBC had an news article from Reuters today entitled China urged to take action on spam. “China is the world’s third-largest spam producing country, after the United States and South Korea, accounting for 11.62 percent of all unwanted messages, software firm Sophos says. Some experts blame China, which cracks down on political dissent and pornography […]
Read MoreIn contrast to the NY Times article today stating that Jiang Zemin may intend to resign from his military post, Asia Times reports that Jiang is in fact winning the power struggle with the Hu-Wen leadership – especially in regards to the debate over a “peaceful rise” policy advocated by Hu. The author, John J […]
Read MoreFrom Xinhuanet: “The ICT industry accounts for 25 percent of the UK’s export to China, and 23 percent of mobile phone users worldwide live in China. With such great potential and high level information industry, China provides good opportunities for companies to develop ICT industry…… About 100 UK ICT companies are attending UK-China ICT Week, […]
Read MoreThis article address nationalism issue from a Korean perspective. “Recent disputes between Korea, China and Japan over history issues are often called “the history war in Northeast Asia” because many experts here regard them as a precursor of hegemonic competition in the region. Political analysts see nationalism at the center of the latest confrontations over […]
Read MoreReuters: “China has put the Three Gorges Dam, the world’s largest hydro-electric project, on flood alert, Xinhua news agency said on Tuesday after rain and mudslides killed 76 in areas to the west. Water levels at hydrological stations were above “warning levels” and rising and navigation on the giant reservoir above the dam had been […]
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