Teenagers are invited to attend a “sex festival” in Guangzhou which is intended to “promote sex education and enhance people’s sex health,” and educate people about AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases. “Knowledge of and access to products, such as condoms, can help minimise possible harm to teenagers who might have sex, as they might […]
Read MoreEnvironmental activists are protesting government plans to build a hydroelectric dam at Tiger Leaping Gorge in Yunnan Province, one of the highest gorges in the world. Wang Hui, of Qinghua University, says, “”The whole economic policy is very pro-development. In order to have high-speed economic development, they do not care about the environment.” The New […]
Read MoreFrom Reuters today: “China has deployed thousands of troops in a southwestern province where tens of thousands of farmers staged protests in the past week against dam project that would flood them from their homes, Hong Kong media said on Saturday. At least three people have died so far in the demonstrations, according to residents […]
Read MoreToday’s New York Times has a brief review of the Shanghai Biennale, now on exhibit at the Shanghai Museum: “Perhaps what is most shocking about this outlay of modern creations is how few of the museum’s Chinese visitors looked shocked, even at the mock mountain landscape created by a row of naked human bottoms. Only […]
Read More“China needs energy more than ever. Its quest to secure enough oil and gas to keep its economy humming will change the world” The full story is on BusinessWeek online here.
Read MoreFrom SCMP (via: China Study Group): “Hundreds of private colleges on the mainland are losing money, with many facing bankruptcy. More than 100 colleges in Beijing enrolled fewer than 40,000 students in total this year, 10,000 less than last year, according to the Beijing Star Daily. In 2002, they attracted 80,000 students in total. ”
Read MoreFrom Xinhua (via: China Daily): “The knowledge-based economy in China today, in addition to the central government’s strategy of constructing the country with science and technologies, has boosted the rapid development of higher education, which is the incubator of the middle class.”
Read MoreChina is offering support for Iran by rejecting U.S. pressure on the IAEA to send Iran’s nuclear issue to the U.N. Security Council for possible sanctions. Read the Al Jazeera report here. Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing is in Tehran for meetings with Iranian officials. A CNN report is here. China’s Sinopec recently signed a […]
Read MoreBloomberg and Singapore’s Channel News Asia both reported the news that China central bank to take “gradual and safe” approach on currency peg. From Bloomberg’s article: “China’s government will trim spending next year, boosting state efforts to slow economic growth to a more sustainable pace, Vice Finance Minister Lou Jiwei said. In the first eight […]
Read MoreAsia Times published a review on Ian Johnson’s book: “Wild Grass – Three Stories of Change in Modern China” There is a certain cruel paradox about Ian Johnson’s finely tuned reportage. While the book Wild Grass is subtitled, Three Stories of Change in Modern China , the conclusion is entirely the opposite: China is quite […]
Read MoreFrom South China Morning Post (via: China Study Group): “A recent outbreak of unrest across the mainland has revealed the volatility of a society in which minor disputes can easily escalate into large, violent clashes. Those caught up in the disputes – mostly farmers, workers and members of ethnic minorities – represent a wide spectrum […]
Read MoreCaijing magazine has reported that the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress has met to begin drafting a law protecting private property. At the annual meeting in March, the NPC amended the constitution to include private property rights. According to Caijing, “The 55-page property rights draft contains 297 articles divided into 22 chapters in […]
Read MoreFrom Financial Times today: “Trade tensions between the US and China have become increasingly heated as the Bush administration considers more stringent import restrictions on a variety of Chinese textile products. ”
Read MoreAn article by Inter Press Service explains how what should have been an especially pain-free US election for China turned into a diplomatic crisis after China Daily published Qian Qichen’s article criticizing Bush’s policies. The Chinese government is now doing damage control, and several domestic papers have published articles lauding Bush’s reelection. The full report […]
Read MoreFrom People’s Daily: “The State Administration of Work Safety reports that in the first nine months of 2004, 4,153 people died in mining accidents, a figure that the administration admits may be low because of cover-ups or inaccurate reporting. Reports of coal mine accidents are so frequent they seem commonplace, but the quick succession of […]
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