Current Events in China: May 1
Chinese scientists turn kitchen waste into fuel Researchers in east China’s Zhejiang Province are working on a project that aims to convert kitchen waste into biofuel. Read more China censors activist-related Web searches Chinese censors Monday blocked Web searches of a host of terms related to blind activist Chen Guangcheng, from his name to “Shawshank [...]
China Stats for the Week: April 23-29
China’s central government has moved to bar certain government agencies from buying foreign cars, potentially excluding global auto makers from a market that totals between 70 billion and 80 billion yuan ($11.1 billion to $12.7 billion). Demand for vehicles could register single-digit growth rates for a second year in a row – the slowest back-to-back [...]
China Current Events: April 30
Barack Obama under pressure to extend protection to blind Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng Barack Obama is under pressure to publicly extend US protection to blind Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng who took refuge in America’s embassy in Beijing, as White House aides stressed they would need to “balance” human rights and relations with China. Read more [...]
China Current Events: April 29
Neil Heywood: new details emerge of British business dealings of Chinese woman suspected of murder The death of Neil Heywood has come under fresh scrutiny after a Sunday Telegraph investigation unearthed details of the British business dealings of the Chinese woman suspected of his murder. Read more Dissident Chen Guangcheng ‘chased by undercover Chinese agents’ [...]
China Current Events: April 28
Workers protest at Foxconn plant in China Workers at a Chinese factory owned by Foxconn, Apple Inc’s main manufacturer, threatened to jump off the roof of a building in a protest over wages just a month after the two firms announced a landmark agreement on improving working conditions. Read more Blind Chinese lawyer escapes from [...]
China Current Events: April 27
Chinese army to safeguard national marine rights China’s armed forces will work closely with fishery and maritime supervision agencies to jointly safeguard national marine rights and interests, a Defense Ministry spokesman said here Thursday. Read more Chinese farmer builds wind-powered car A 55-year-old man in China built himself a wind-powered car using 10,000 Yuan (S$2,000). [...]
China Current Events: April 26
Ousted Chinese Leader Is Said to Have Spied on Other Top Officials When Hu Jintao, China’s top leader, picked up the telephone last August to talk to a senior anticorruption official visiting Chongqing, special devices detected that he was being wiretapped — by local officials in that southwestern metropolis. Read more Bo Xilai crashed plane [...]
Current Events in China: April 25
China, South Sudan vow to promote ties Chinese President Hu Jintao held talks with South Sudanese President Salva Kiir Mayardit on Tuesday afternoon in Beijing, agreeing to expand cooperation and advance friendly ties. Read more Bo Xilai’s wife ‘was in the room when Neil Heywood was poisoned’ Bo Xilai’s’s wife Gu Kailai, accused of murdering [...]
Current Events in China: April 24
Coal mine accident kills 9 in north China Nine miners were killed and 16 others injured in a coal mine accident in north China’s Inner Mongolia autonomous region as the rescue wrapped up late Monday, officials said. Read more US opens up about Wang Lijun’s visit to consulate American officials have finally opened up about [...]
Current Events in China: April 23
Once-plentiful labor market now favors employees over employers Gone are the days when Chinese companies had a plentiful labor pool to draw on. “Today China is an employee’s market, no longer an employer’s market,” according to Zheng Qinghao, China head of German company Rittal in Shanghai. Read more US woman becomes hero for battered Chinese [...]
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- Sidney Rittenberg on China - The Atlantic May 24, 2013Sidney Rittenberg on ChinaThe AtlanticI mentioned last week that I was going to do a Q-and-A in Seattle with Sidney Rittenberg, whose first-hand exposure to US-Chinese relations probably exceeds that of any other living person. In the 1940s he was a U.S. Army translator in China; then he ... […]
- Rosy China growth forecasts fade on further signs of slowdown - Reuters May 24, 2013Rosy China growth forecasts fade on further signs of slowdownReutersSources close to Beijing told Reuters this week that China's plan to spend $6.5 trillion to urbanize its economy is running into snags as the government weighs the pros and cons of another spending binge that would escalate local debt problems and ...Economics Lessons China and Brazil C […]
- China solar companies shun home market in pursuit of margins - Fox Business May 24, 2013China solar companies shun home market in pursuit of marginsFox BusinessChinese solar panel makers are shunning their overcrowded home market in favor of lucrative exports, a switch that has helped to arrest a two-year slump in margins and push shares to 12-month peaks. Manufacturers such as JA Solar Holdings Co Ltd and ...and more » […]
- Disease Outbreaks: Is China Becoming More Transparent? - The Atlantic May 24, 2013The AtlanticDisease Outbreaks: Is China Becoming More Transparent?The AtlanticYesterday, I testified before the Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC) at the "Food and Drug Safety, Public Health, and the Environment in China" hearing. My testimony focused on China's response to public health emergencies. As the ... […]
- A tussle in China over the Communist Party bowing to the Constitution - Christian Science Monitor May 24, 2013Christian Science MonitorA tussle in China over the Communist Party bowing to the ConstitutionChristian Science MonitorChina's new president and head of the Communist Party Xi Jinping attends a signing ceremony with his Palestinian counterpart Mahmoud Abbas, not pictured, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, May 6. This week, in a salvo of strong […]
- NKorean Envoy Delivers Letter to China's Xi - ABC News May 24, 2013ABC NewsNKorean Envoy Delivers Letter to China's XiABC NewsA top North Korean envoy delivered a letter from leader Kim Jong Un to Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday and told him Pyongyang would take steps to rejoin stalled six-nation nuclear disarmament talks, in an apparent victory for Beijing's efforts ...China Tells North Korea to Return to […]
- How Well Do China and India Know Each Other? - The Atlantic May 24, 2013The AtlanticHow Well Do China and India Know Each Other?The AtlanticMost of these become diplomats or analysts in think-tanks, and few have country-specific training on China or India. This means that only a handful of scholars in China possess a deep knowledge of Indian culture and history, including skills in Hindi ...China, Switzerland to Seal Free Trade. […]
- China Outlines List of Overhauls - Wall Street Journal May 24, 2013LivemintChina Outlines List of OverhaulsWall Street JournalThe government will expand the scope of a shift toward using the value-added tax, replacing a heavier business tax, as a means of helping companies already struggling with slower economic growth. China is expected to adopt the tax for some parts of the ...China Money Rate Drops First Time in Two Week […]
- Hong Kong shares slide to 4-week low on China growth concerns - Reuters May 24, 2013Hong Kong shares slide to 4-week low on China growth concernsReutersHONG KONG, May 24 (Reuters) - Hong Kong shares extended losses to fall to their lowest in almost a month on Friday with the property sector weak over concerns that China's economic recovery may be stalling. The Hang Seng Index slipped 0.2 percent to ...and more » […]
- US, China Set Pact On Auditor Access - Wall Street Journal May 24, 2013Wall Street JournalUS, China Set Pact On Auditor AccessWall Street JournalThe U.S. and China have struck an agreement giving U.S. accounting regulators access to documents from Chinese accounting firms. The deal, expected to be announced Friday, could help U.S. regulators investigate the auditors of U.S.-listed Chinese ...China Reaches Agreement With US for […]