Toyota 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. […]
Read MoreMajority of Chinese cannot write without a computer
This interesting article is from an Indian newspaper, The Economic Time Online. “With the increased use of computers, an overwhelming majority of Chinese people are forgetting how to write without a keyboard, emphasising the need that the Chinese language needed more protection, an on-line survey has revealed. In a survey, conducted by the Beijing-based China […]
Read MoreMedia threaten to sue Google over Chinese news site
After Google’s launch of a Hong Kong-based Chinese-language news service, several local media organizations have threatened to sue the California company over copyright infringement. The full South China Morning Post story is here.
Read MoreChina’s old boss, new boss vie for power — but quietly
Christopher Bodeen from Chicago Sun-Times wrote today: “The indications are obscure, the friction all but imperceptible. Yet as China’s communist leaders meet this week, observers and party members note a subtle uptick in tensions between President Hu Jintao and his predecessor, Jiang Zemin, who remains chief of the armed forces. No major announcements are expected […]
Read MoreInterview: IBM Eyes Half of China’s Computer Market
Reuters via Yahoo! News: “International Business Machines Corp. is reaping the rewards of a decade-long push into China’s business computer market and is eyeing upward of a 50 percent share, China General Manager Henry Chow said. Citing industry figures, the world’s largest computer company boasts a 43.6 percent share of China’s market for business computers […]
Read MoreChina eyes interest rate reform
Via CNN, Reuters reported that “China has succeeded in curbing investment and credit growth, and the priority now is to free up interest rates, a central banker said in remarks that may signal long-awaited capital market reforms are drawing nearer. ” Read the whole article here.
Read MoreChina’s Orphans Feel Brunt of Power
Philip P. Pan just had a story of a Chinese AIDS activist Li Dan on the Washington Post today. “The rise and fall of Li and the Dongzhen School for AIDS Orphans illustrates a broader struggle that has begun to reshape the world’s largest authoritarian political system: a battle by a wide assortment of citizen […]
Read MoreAt Last, China Targets Its Spammers
From Business Week: “The country’s ISPs are working with U.S. outfits to halt the deluge of junk e-mail pouring out of the Middle Kingdom It has been clear for some time now that China is a major new battleground in the war against junk e-mail.” The full article is here.
Read MoreIn a Tidal Wave, China’s Masses Pour From Farm to City
From New York Times: “Anyone who has visited China’s ballooning, chaotic cities cannot help but notice the construction cranes. It is not unheard of to count 50 cranes, maybe more, rising between new concrete...
Read More75% Of Chinese Don’t Have Healthcare, Parents Worry About Sick Kids
In an article published today, the Shanghai Star shed light on the adverse affects of China’s new healthcare system. Parents who have sick children often can’t afford to pay their medical bills and may be encouraged to abandon the child, like farmer Zeng Shaotang from the south of China. Zeng has spent all his money […]
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