Current Events in China: July 5
Chinese ships patrol disputed waterway A combat-ready Chinese patrol reached reefs and islands in the center of the Spratly archipelago on Tuesday and immediately began to assert China’s sovereignty over the disputed area in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea). Read more China’s controversial Three Gorges dam completed Final turbine of £38bn mega-dam, whose [...]
China Current Events: June 13
Chinese police bust trafficking scheme, arresting 23 for smuggling guns from US Chinese police on Tuesday announced the arrests of 23 people as part of a joint U.S.-Chinese investigation into a gun trafficking ring that smuggled dozens of firearms into the country. Read more ‘Crouching Tiger’ actress denies paid sex with Bo China’s roaring sex [...]
China Current Events: June 12
China urges Japan to stop making new troubles over Diaoyu Islands China on Monday urged Japan to stop causing new troubles over the Diaoyu Islands as reports say dozens of Japanese including several lawmakers had landed on the islands. Read more Firepower bristles in South China Sea as rivalries harden In the early years of [...]
Current Events in China: June 11
China’s growth flags in May ahead of rate cut China’s inflation, industrial output and retail sales all flagged in May for a second straight month of sluggish growth that galvanized policymakers last week into taking their boldest action yet to combat a sharpening slowdown. Read more More terracotta warriors discovered in NW China Archeologists unearthed [...]
China Current Events: June 6
ConocoPhillips China Confirms Oil Is Leaking Into Bohai Again Failed safety device blamed for another spill in area where the company struggled to contain huge mess last year. Read more China embraces for largest exam About three out of four applicants of China’s annual national college entrance exam, the largest in the country and the [...]
China Current Events: May 16
China to increase residential land supplies this year China will increase residential land supplies by more than 20 percent this year in order to further restrain property prices, according to a plan released by land resource authorities Tuesday. Read more US launches air pollution data in Shanghai The United States consulate in Shanghai has begun [...]
China Current Events: April 10
Fake police academy exposed in China A fake police academy in China has been exposed in a bizarre sting operation that involved undercover authentic female officers disguised as schoolgirls. Bo Xilai’s wife questioned over the murder in China of Neil Heywood The wife of the former high-flying Communist Party chief Bo Xilai is [...]
China Current Events
- China's Hunger For Pork Will Impact The US Meat Industry - Forbes June 19, 2013China'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, 2013Bleacher 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, 2013U.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, 2013China'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, 2013Voice 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, 2013Christian 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, 2013BBC 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, 2013New 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, 2013China 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, 2013Aljazeera.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 […]