From AFP: US Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson called Wednesday for an immediate revaluation of the Chinese currency after Beijing announced moves to tighten monetary policy for the first time in a decade. He said that allowing flexibility of the tightly-controlled yuan was critical to cool the world’s fastest growing economy battling serious inflationary pressures. “A […]
Read MoreIn recent years, “external propaganda” (外宣) has become an increasingly important function in the Chinese Communist Party and government. From the Central Committee to every level of the Party and Government, external...
Read MoreMure Dickie of the Financial Times writes about the censorship of his views as a panelist on a Chinese television show: While courageous Chinese journalists continually test the boundaries, they swim against a regulatory tide. The collapse of the government’s attempt to cover up the deadly Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome epidemic in 2003 raised hopes […]
Read MoreOverseas political commentator Liang Jing wrote this essay recently, thanks to David Kelly for the translation: Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao’s recent intervention in the stock market not only led to much resentment, but also deepened some people’s worries about a financial crisis breaking out. Ye Tan, a woman and talented critic of the Chinese economy, […]
Read MoreFrom Legal Daily, summarized and translated by CDT: For a long time, it has been a traditional approach for local farmers after harvesting corn to burn the remaining corn stalks. This not only causes serious air pollution, but also harms the ecological environment and the land. Thus, relevant ministries have issued a ban on burning […]
Read MoreFrom AP: Yahoo Inc. Chief Executive Jerry Yang testified to lawmakers on Tuesday that the company has been “open and forthcoming” about its role in a Chinese government investigation that led in 2005 to a journalist’s imprisonment. “We have answered every question, provided every requested piece of information and worked with you in good faith,” […]
Read MoreFrom Reuters: China’s new HIV/AIDs cases have accelerated to more than 3,000 a month, with the proportion of cases caused by sexual transmission increasing, state media said on Tuesday. China recorded 3,223 new infections per month on average between January and October, the official China Daily said on Tuesday, compared with 3,090 cases a month […]
Read MoreFrom Reuters: Breast cancer has risen sharply in China’s capital and its top financial centre during the last decade due to unhealthy diets, a poor environment and increased stress at work, state media reported on Tuesday. In Beijing, the incidence of breast cancer has increased 23 percent in 10 years, with about 45 women out […]
Read MoreThe Strong China Forum, run by the People’s Daily website, is a very dynamic online forum. Though it is a closely monitored and vetted online community, it also has hundreds of thousands of registered users and thousands of active participants, commenting on and debating current affairs. During the 17th Party Congress, the site has highlighted […]
Read MoreThe Los Angeles Times gives an overview of the lead-up to the Party Congress, to begin tomorrow: Control and secrecy are paramount. Nearly a year before the congress, the propaganda ministry distributed its list of forbidden media topics for 2007, which included judicial corruption, lifestyles of the wealthy and extramarital affairs. Several months ago, state […]
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