“On Monday, Beijing published a blacklist of Hong Kong political groups accused of being too hell-bent on undermining Chinese rule to serve in local government. On Tuesday, it issued a warning that Hong Kong’s political system would collapse altogether if those who would exclude the Communist Party take control of the local legislature.” Click here […]
Read More“Japanese Embassy officials in Beijing say Chinese news and commentary on the Internet are setting back already tough efforts to improve relations between the two countries, but Chinese Net watchers reject the claim. Internet news and often anonymous user views on web portals, which are a common source of information for millions of Chinese students […]
Read More“China’s cultural minister has called for tighter controls on the Internet including 24-hour surveillance and urging people to tell on each other. During a recent national meeting on “rectifying” Internet bars or cafes, Sun Jiazheng hinted that the government’s efforts to manage soaring Internet use had not been sufficient, the Xinhua state news agency website […]
Read More“A Hong Kong-based company that began as a comic-book publisher now promises to revolutionize the Chinese personal-computer (PC) market with its new, low-cost, Linux-based, Chinese-language central processing unit (CPU). Culturecom Holdings Ltd says its new V-Dragon CPU, which retails for only US$15-$30, will reduce the price of PCs and appliances by anywhere from 50-70 percent, […]
Read MoreFrom channelnewsasia.com: “A Paris-based media rights group has slammed new Chinese regulations aimed at policing the Internet and accused a US-based Internet management company of colluding with the government to stifle activism on the web. Reporters Without Borders said that since new regulations on Internet chatrooms were issued on February 23, many news groups had […]
Read MoreIn The New York Times today, Yilu Zhao comments on the ever growing class disparity between the rich and the poor, the have’s and the have not’s. “This is the dark side to China’s new wealth: Envy, insecurity and social dislocation have come with the huge disparity between how the wealthy live and how the […]
Read MoreMiddle East North Africa . Financial Network – MENAFN Very interesting article following the issue of U.S. Annual Country Report on Human Rights Practices in China, released Feb. 25, 2004. Among the several (impressionistic albeit provocative) analyses the article offers, it includes the following: “‘The government continued and intensified efforts to monitor and control use […]
Read MoreAccording to AFP: “Chinese sent some 15.6 billion short messages through their mobile phones during January, a rise of 91 percent over the same period last year.” Read full text.
Read MoreDaily Yomiuri On-Line reports that China recently halted export of oil from its Daqing oilfield to Japan after negotiations failed to renew the contract, effective since 1973. But that is only the tip of the iceberg, an emerging energy war between two of the world’s biggest oil consumers. Read the complete story
Read MoreFrom Xinhuanet: “China will make sure the controversial genetically modified (GMO) crops don’t cause negative impacts on the country’s bio-environment, the Ministry of Agriculture said Wednesday. The ministry on Monday awarded its first batch of safety certificates for foreign genetically modified crops used for processing purposes in China, after a two-year period of safety assessments […]
Read MoreClick here for full story. “The last of 14 Tibetan “singing nuns” was released Thursday from a Chinese prison, granted a sentence reduction after nearly 15 years behind bars, a U.S. activist said.”
Read MoreHere’s one other article I found detailing Beijing’s harsh criticism of opposition leaders in Hong Kong, questioning their eligibility (based on “patriotism”) to hold office in Hong Kong. As the article notes at bottom, these are intimidation tactics reminiscent of China under Mao. Click here for complete article.
Read MoreBeijing, through pressure tactics, is signalling its objection to direct elections in Hong Kong scheduled to occur in 2007. This comes in the wake of the 500,000-strong demonstration that occurred on July 1, 2003 when the people of Hong Kong demonstrated against the national security law that was imposed by its highly unpopular chief executive, […]
Read MoreThe Los Angeles Times reported today that authorities in China have issued new regulations limiting discussions and postings on online news forums: “The new rules ban independent reporting that hasn’t been approved by the government, discussion of sensitive issues such as economic failures, and Web postings that challenge the Communist Party…Although the government has gone […]
Read MoreYahoo Singapore reports on Franco-Chinese deals. “‘The Chinese president made very precise proposals, calling on big businesses to bring smaller enterprises with them to China,’ Loos told journalists. ‘He stressed agriculture, food, environmental protection and all industries linked to infrastructure, with energy, transportation and telecoms being priorities.’” “But China’s poor human rights record has dogged […]
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