Life in China
Eswn has posted some beautiful photos, to express, as he writes, “the mysterious beauty and contradictions of China.” See them here.
Read MoreChina admits communist cadres incompetent; ‘lose their heads’
According to a report in Xinhua, “An internal survey by the Chinese Communist Party has found that more than half its higher-echelon cadres are incompetent… A recent survey by the party school of leading cadres above county level showed more than half lacked the ability to ‘make a scientific judgement of a situation’. More than […]
Read MoreVested interests, ignorance aid China’s tobacco industry
In an interview with the AFP, a WHO official says that healthcare costs will escalate in China as a lack of education and the government’s vested interests encourage the country’s smokers. One in three of the world’s smokers live in China. More than 1 million people die in China every year from tobacco-related illness; the […]
Read MoreChina Daily-Sohu English Website Launched on Thursday
Sohu has an English site now. It is co-established with official China Daily, and will offer “news, economic news and information on sports, life and entertainment in English.” See the China Daily report here.
Read MoreFreegate is not Trojan horse, says Symantec
The Register site reported that “Symantec is to stop classifying a software utility that enables Chinese surfers to view blocked websites as a Trojan horse. The reassessment follows stories earlier this week questioning the designation of the widely-used Freegate programas malicious code. Freegate has 200,000 users, Dynamic Internet Technology ( DIT ), its developer, estimates. […]
Read MoreSignificant shift in focus of peasants’ rights activism
The China Elections and Governance website has translated an article from Southern Weekend about changes in the focus of peasants’ activism in rural China: “Relying mainly on a recent Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) study, this article describes how the focus of peasant activism has moved from tax disputes to property rights, particularly in […]
Read MorePowell Aide Gave Papers To Taiwan, FBI Says
According to reports in the NY Times and Washington Post, Donald Keyser, a former high-ranking State Department official who worked on China, has been arrested on suspicion of providing documents to Taiwan and for concealing a trip to Taiwan. The Post story is here. The New York Times story is here.
Read MoreChina’s ruling CCP begins leadership meeting
From Singapore’s Channel NewsAsia: “China’s ruling communist party has begun a four-day leadership meeting behind closed doors. Its top brass is expected to discuss ways to improve party governance amid worries that rampant corruption and official abuses are undermining public acceptance of communist rule. ” The full article is here. There are more reports about […]
Read MoreChina’s Confounding Contradictions
Steven Pearlstein wrote this commentary piece on the Washington Post today. (Sub required.) “To the first-time visitor, China is a country of fascinating and, at times, maddening contrasts and contradictions. There is, of course, the stark contrast between the mean life of the countryside and industrial cities and the genuinely cosmopolitan prosperity of cities such […]
Read MoreToyota to Make Hybrid Cars in China
According to an AP report: “Toyota Motor Corp. will begin making its ecologically friendly hybrid model in China by the end of 2005, the first overseas assembly for the company’s Prius vehicle. ”
Read MoreChinese Muslims forge isolated path
Chinese government policy has forced the country’s Muslims to exist in isolation from Muslims around the world, according to a report by the BBC. The lack of religious freedom clearly limits the ways Chinese Muslims are able to practice their faith, but the enforced isolation has an unexpected benefit, especially for women believers: “Beijing’s tight […]
Read MoreFirst or Equals?
China’s President Hu wants to consolidate power, but his predecessor Jiang Zemin has not yet faded away. This Time/Asia magazine article is about the power relationship between Hu and Jiang.
Read MoreSymantec labels anti-censorship software a Trojan
Financial Times via Openflows: “A computer program designed to help Chinese internet users view websites blocked by the government has been designated a harmful “Trojan horse” virus by software sold by Symantec, the world’s largest computer security company, The move makes it more difficult to download and use the widely-used Freegate program and highlights concern […]
Read MoreHu rejects China political reform
From BBC: “China’s President Hu Jintao has made an important speech opposing Western-style political reform for the country. Speaking ahead of a key meeting of the ruling Communist Party, he said China would be led into a “blind alley” by copying Western political systems. Mr Hu, in power since 2002, wants to ensure the Party’s […]
Read MoreDiscontent in China boils into public protest
David J. Lynch wrote this on USA TODAY: “……the continuing siege in this village of 600 people illustrates that beneath a veneer of authoritarian rule, economic strength and Olympic success, popular discontent is bubbling in China. Last year, there were 58,000 “mass incidents” across China, according to government statistics cited in the Chinese magazine Outlook. […]
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