China Current Events

• China's Hunger For Pork Will Impact The US Meat Industry - Forbes June 19, 2013
  China's Hunger For Pork Will Impact The US Meat IndustryForbesSmithfield Foods Inc., the world's largest pork producer by sales volume, has agreed to be acquired by Shuanghui International Holdings, a privately owned meat processing company headquartered in China, for $7.1 billion including debt, valuing the ... […]
• Photo: China has a Kobe Bryant statue - Los Angeles Times June 19, 2013
  Bleacher ReportPhoto: China has a Kobe Bryant statueLos Angeles TimesKobe has become a favorite in hoops-loving China, holding clinics, appearing in commercials, meeting fans and, during the 2011 NBA lockout, there was even talk of the star joining the Chinese league. A sculpture of former Laker Shaquille O'Neal towers ...There's a big Kobe Bryant […]
• China's Xi tells Vietnam wants peace in South China Sea - Reuters June 19, 2013
  U.S. News & World ReportChina's Xi tells Vietnam wants peace in South China SeaReutersBEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese President Xi Jinping told his visiting Vietnamese counterpart of Wednesday that maintaining peace and stability in the contested South China Sea was vital for both countries, who should remember their traditional friendship.China, Vietna […]
• China's Chicken-and-Egg Problem: What Comes First, Wealth or Freedom? - TIME June 19, 2013
  China's Chicken-and-Egg Problem: What Comes First, Wealth or Freedom?TIMEThis article is the third in Foroohar's series on Chinese business developments and their effects on the global economy; read earlier installments here and here. There are many questionable bits of conventional wisdom about China, but one of the most ... […]
• China: North Korea Willing to Resume 6-Party Nuclear Talks - Voice of America June 19, 2013
  Voice of AmericaChina: North Korea Willing to Resume 6-Party Nuclear TalksVoice of America"I really appreciate the constructive role China has been playing in reducing tension on the Korean Peninsula and facilitating dialogue between the two parts of Korea. It is important that first of all, tension be reduced so that both parties of Korea ...China, Nor […]
• China puts up a green wall to US trash - Christian Science Monitor June 19, 2013
  Christian Science MonitorChina puts up a green wall to US trashChristian Science MonitorOperation Green Fence, a campaign by Chinese customs to strictly enforce laws governing the import of waste, "could be a game changer," says Doug Kramer, president of Kramer Metals, an international scrap dealer in Los Angeles. "A lot of companies have ...a […]
• Hoping to engage a cynical public, China's Communists launch 1-year ... - Fox News June 19, 2013
  BBC NewsHoping to engage a cynical public, China's Communists launch 1-year ...Fox NewsChina's leadership wants to show a cynical public that it's modernizing and serious about graft, but it appears to be favoring a top-down ideological campaign — with study sessions, self-criticism and propaganda — over imposing real checks on power.China med […]
• Dalian Wanda of China to Spend $1.6 Billion on Yacht Maker and London Hotel - New York Times (blog) June 19, 2013
  New York Times (blog)Dalian Wanda of China to Spend $1.6 Billion on Yacht Maker and London HotelNew York Times (blog)“Sunseeker is well-placed to take full advantage of opportunities in China, one of the world's fastest-growing luxury yacht markets,” Mr. Wang said in a news release. “Acquiring Sunseeker deepens Wanda's international influence, furt […]
• China Expands Local Bond Program - Wall Street Journal June 19, 2013
  China Expands Local Bond ProgramWall Street JournalChina has moved to substantially expand a program that lets local governments sell bonds directly and take a bigger role in managing their own finances, people familiar with the matter said. The central government, which has long held a near monopoly ... […]
• China completes Internet, phone monitoring scheme for Tibet - Reuters June 19, 2013
  Aljazeera.comChina completes Internet, phone monitoring scheme for TibetReutersBEIJING (Reuters) - China has completed a monitoring scheme in restive Tibet that requires all telephone and internet users to register under their real names, state media said on Wednesday, as part of a campaign to crack down on what officials ...China completes monitoring scheme […]