Once again, ESWN has helped us all out by translating a useful article by Liang Zhi, giving an inside account of the life of a Chinese journalist, including the widespread corruption, government censorship, and poor working conditions he witnessed as a reporter at an unnamed paper: “There is a nice saying about reporters,” he writes. […]
Read MoreFrom Sohu.com: ”About 80 per cent of Chinese senior citizens in urban areas will live alone by 2010, in a country where traditionally several generations lived under one roof. Statistics from the China Research Centre on Aging (CRCA) show that China currently has more than 23.4 million elderly living alone, accounting for 30 per cent […]
Read MorePeople’s Daily has interviewed four experts on U.S. policy about prospects for U.S.-China relations over the next four years of another Bush administration. The full report is here. In another recent article, People’s Daily interviewed Taiwan relations experts on potential changes in the Bush administration’s Taiwan policy: “Observers of the cross-strait situation believe faced with […]
Read MoreA submarine suspected of being a Chinese nuclear sub reportedly entered Japanese waters. According to Kyodo News: “The intrusion prompted the Japanese government to order the Maritime Self-Defense Force to take security action for only the second time ever, Chief Cabinet Secretary Hiroyuki Hosoda said. P-3C patrol planes from the MSDF detected and are tracking […]
Read MoreAsia Times has profiled Jimmy Lai, owner of Hong Kong’s Next Media empire, which has recently expanded into Taiwan: “‘It’s very exciting to live in a democracy. It’s too tempting,’ Lai said when asked by members of Taiwan media in late May 2001 why he officially changed his residence to Taiwan. Lai offers a revealing […]
Read MoreSouthern China is experiencing the worst drought since 1951, according to Xinhua: “In Jiangxi Province alone, drought is affecting more than 202,000 hectares of crops and making it difficult to supply enough drinking water to 620,000 people and 260,000 livestock.” The full report is here.
Read MoreA Guangzhou-based printing plant for Hong Kong’s Ming Pao paper has been closed, apparently after the paper printed illegal gambling tips. See the South China Morning Post article here.
Read MoreAnother article from the Guardian today: “They come from all walks of life, but have one thing in common: they were born in October 1949, the month the communists seized power. Ian Katz traces five lives that tell the story of modern China.”
Read MoreDue to its acceptance of the United Nations Kyoto Protocols, China has released 1994 data on national gas emissions. While the emission rates were low relative to other developing countries, China ranks second internationally, behind the United States, on emission pollution. However, China’s emissions are assumed to be higher now than in 1994, and are […]
Read MoreAkin to the situation in the United States, where child obesity is a growing danger to health and childhood development, statistics from Shanghai show that the obesity rate among young children is rising. It is attributed to a lack of exercise, a high caloric intake, and, in some cases, mental disorders. In addition, the rate […]
Read MoreAccording to Xinhuanet News, China’s largest energy source is coal, which makes up about 70% of energy consumption. This in turn is contributing to a lot of the sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide pollution in China’s environment. China hopes to pursue clean coal combustion by reducing sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide emissions. The article is […]
Read MoreChina, with its extremely large population and declining amount of resources, has noticed a need for an effective recycling program. China’s government now is focusing on making sure factories are using clean resources and reusing resources. To check out the entire article, click here.
Read MoreFrom this issue of Business Week: “Its status as global powerhouse is no longer in doubt. Now, the world anxiously eyes the Asian giant’s policy maneuvers and data reports China has come of economic age, and the world is starting to take notice. Case in point: global reaction to two late-October events. A report that […]
Read More“Residents of Sichuan province’s Hanyuan county, the scene of violent clashes over a hydroelectric dam, said they would stop holding protests unless construction of the project resumed. A villager from Dashu township yesterday said local television reported that the central government had ordered a halt to the Pubugou project, after riots last week left two […]
Read More“Twenty-five years ago, faced with a dizzying population crisis, China banned its citizens from having more than one baby. The policy was a huge success – but what of the children who grew up without siblings? And what are the implications for society of millions of young people who never learned to share? Beginning the […]
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