From The Guardian Unlimited: For the first time in her life Mrs Li is thinking of splashing out on a bottle of water. It may only cost 7p, but for the migrant mother living in one of the city of Harbin’s poorest neighbourhoods, anything but tap water has, until now, been an unthinkable extravagance. Decision […]
Read MoreFrom the Guardian: China’s insatiable demand for proteins as well as oil is turning Brazil into the takeaway for the workforce of the world. In the second part of our series, we reveal how the soya trade is creating a gold rush which is deforesting the Amazon.
Read MoreFrom the Guardian: Hu Jintao is visiting London as president of a China at its most powerful for 200 years. It now needs resources to keep its factories running, its people sated. Its leaders want the economy to more than triple by 2020. For some, it is the business opportunity of a lifetime, but for […]
Read MoreFrom Guardian Unlimited: ¬∑ Huge polluter would be leading green player ¬∑ Critics claim target will not offset climatic damage China, the world’s second biggest emitter of greenhouse gases, announced plans yesterday to more than double its reliance on renewable energy by 2020, which could make it a leading player in the wind, solar and […]
Read MoreFrom The Guardian: Hopes for political reform in China have suffered a setback with the publication of the government’s first white paper on democracy – a document that despite its name reaffirmed the Communist party’s determination to cling to power and postpone the introduction of elections. The white paper was issued by the cabinet amid […]
Read MoreFrom the Guardian: Mr Lu was beaten when he took the Guardian’s Shanghai correspondent to Taishi, the focus of a campaign by locals and civil rights activists to unseat the village chief, who they have accused of corruption… Mr Lu said yesterday that he knew it was dangerous, and that he was used to the […]
Read MoreFrom The Guardian: Political reform is likely to be high on the agenda of a closed-door meeting of China’s communist leaders today amid growing strains between a population demanding more rights and a bureaucracy increasingly using illegal means to maintain its grip on power. Like most of the topics for discussion during the central committee’s […]
Read MoreFrom The Guardian: Lu Banglie is not a household name in China. But for the growing pro-democracy movement, his role as a popularly elected village chief is a symbol of success after years of struggle for momentum. Mr Lu has...
Read MoreFrom the Guardian: A “people’s war” on narcotics in China has turned into a campaign against designer drugs after police found a surge in usage of ecstasy, ketamine and methamphetamine, or ice, among urban professionals. In a shift that may be down to a booming economy and the growing influence of globalised culture, Chinese authorities […]
Read MoreFrom the Guardian: China’s tycoons have joined the global jet set, according to Boeing, which said yesterday that it has sold its first private business plane in the world’s most populous nation… With an economy growing at around 9% a year, Boeing said it expects more sales of the BBJ. Other brands are also positioning […]
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