China Current Events: May 12
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Growing tensions between Beijing, Manila over disputed fishing waters could lead to conflict. Read more
China inflation eases as economy slows
China’s economy is slowing further, defying hopes it may have “bottomed out,” with data for April showing sharper than expected declines in investment and industrial production. Read more
No deaths but murder charge for nephew of China activist
Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng said Friday his nephew is facing a charge of “intentional murder” after attacking officials who broke into his home, despite the fact no one died in the encounter. Read more
China accuses Philippines of escalating dispute
China has accused the Philippines of escalating an already tense territorial dispute over the South China Sea following a noisy but peaceful anti-Beijing protest in Manila. Read more
Villagers’ struggle to survive the flipside of China’s economic revolution
Far from the cities, even rice is a luxury for many Chinese. Philip Wen reports from Yunnan. Read more
Report: Groundwater falls short
Groundwater in about 55 percent of the cities monitored across China is not safe to drink, according to a national annual report on the situation of the country’s land and resources in 2011. Read more
Taiwan will not side with China on territorial disputes: academic
Taiwan will not align itself with China on issues related to territorial disputes under President Ma Ying-jeou’s administration, a Taiwanese visiting scholar at the Brookings Institute in Washington said Wednesday. Read more
90% of Taiwanese saw porn before the age of 18: poll
Some 90% of people in Taiwan have their first experience of watching pornographic material before they turn 18, according to a survey released Thursday. Read more
China Pulls Back on Second-Hand Apartments in Hong Kong
For years, Chinese investors have descended on Hong Kong to scope out the latest high-end developments—gleaming projects with grand titles like The Dynasty and Bel-Air. Read more
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