China to include AIDS prevention classes in all universities

From 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 […]

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Groups Petition U.S. on China Policies

The 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 […]

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China Probing Downturn in Car Industry

From 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 […]

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Poor work conditions hit Chinese production

From 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 […]

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Hero: A distortion of history?

While 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...

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China urged to take action on spam

MSNBC 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 […]

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China’s ‘peaceful’ rise at stake in power struggle

In 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 […]

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Nationalism fuels Asian history row

This 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 […]

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Three Gorges on Alert After Floods Kill 76

Reuters: “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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China Ex-President May Be Set to Yield Last Powerful Post

Today’s New York Times: “Jiang Zemin, China’s military chief and senior leader, has told Communist Party officials that he plans to resign, prompting an intense and so far inconclusive struggle for control of the armed forces, two people with leadership connections say. ” Read Joseph Kahn’s entire article here. China Photos via Reuters Portraits of […]

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China Threatens Internet Porn Merchants with Life

“China has intensified its battle against Internet and mobile phone pornography by threatening distributors with life in prison, Xinhua news agency said. “Depending on the seriousness of the cases, the sentences range from living under compulsory surveillance, detainment, taking into custody by the police, to various terms of imprisonment and life imprisonment,” Xinhua said. Beijing […]

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