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 | Disaster and intrigue in China after the cultural revolution On 12 May 2008, a devastating earthquake ripped apart Wenchuan county in Sichuan province, southwest China. Military and civilian rescuers arrived swiftly at the scene, saving countless lives. Although more than 68,000 people died, the number of fatalities could have been much higher. An indication of how much higher had been made clear on 28 July 1976, when the nondescript mining city of Tangshan in northern China was hit by an... (Guardian Unlimited, 2012-01-27 23:55:17) |
 | Under popular pressure, Chinese officials have begun to track the most pernicious measure of urban air pollution and promise to set new health standards and publish data on air pollution. (New York Times, 2012-01-27 23:51:41) |
 | Under popular pressure, Chinese officials have begun to track the most pernicious measure of urban air pollution and promise to set new health standards and publish data on air pollution. (International Herald Tribune, 2012-01-27 23:21:56) |
 | Two Uyghur men in Pakistan say they were wrongfully placed on a No-Fly list. (Radio Free Asia, 2012-01-27 21:34:15) |
| A heavy metal spill in southwestern China has residents scrambling for safe drinking water. (Radio Free Asia, 2012-01-27 21:23:14) |
How much does the United States depend on China's willingness to buy U.S. treasuries to pay for American profligacy? How much do spendthrift Americans rely on China to feed their greedy habit for cheap consumer goods? If you were to ask the average American, and probably the average world-aware Chinese, you would probably get a high number, say 40 or 50 percent — surely not below 20 percent. The correct answers are so low as to make you blink. China, including Hong Kong, holds about 7.5... (Japan Times, 2012-01-27 21:22:00) | |
| Protests spread among Tibetans challenging rule by Beijing. (Radio Free Asia, 2012-01-27 21:19:37) |
 | Though nuclear power still has a strong foothold in Asia, anti-nuclear sentiment and protest are growing from Mongolia to South Korea to Taiwan and even - in modest ways - in China. (Christian Science Monitor, 2012-01-27 21:10:06) |
 | FBI agents searched the New York offices of private-equity investment and corporate-advisory firm New York Global Group, which has played a role in Chinese companies that list in the U.S. through reverse mergers. (Wall Street Journal, 2012-01-27 18:21:00) |
| Under popular pressure, Chinese officials have begun to track the most pernicious measure of urban air pollution and promise to set new health standards and publish data on air pollution. (New York Times, 2012-01-27 18:01:41) |
| China's near-exclusive access to terbium and yttrium sent prices soaring in 2011, potentially hobbling clean energy industry Shortages of a handful of rare minerals could slow the future growth of the burgeoning renewable energy industries, and affect countries' chances of limiting greenhouse gas emissions, business leaders were told at the World Economic Forum in Davos this week. Last year, prices of many scarce minerals exploded, rising as much as 10 times over 2010 levels before dropping... (Guardian Unlimited, 2012-01-27 17:55:03) |
| Under popular pressure, Chinese officials have begun to track the most pernicious measure of urban air pollution and promise to set new health standards and publish data on air pollution. (International Herald Tribune, 2012-01-27 17:50:26) |
 | Chinese security forces have shot and killed a young Tibetan in Sichuan province, campaign groups say, the third killing this week. (BBC NEWS, 2012-01-27 17:11:11) |
| The latest episode was the third of its kind this week, activist group say. (New York Times, 2012-01-27 17:04:17) |
| The latest episode was the third of its kind this week, activist group say. (International Herald Tribune, 2012-01-27 17:04:17) |
 | AUTHORITIES in south China are monitoring a river after traces of a cancer-causing chemical were discovered downstream of a pollution incident.
Cadmium was detected in the Liujiang River in Liuzhou, Guangxi Zhuang... (Shanghai Daily, 2012-01-27 17:00:00) |
| POLLUTION soared to five times the safe level as Shanghai residents welcomed the God of Fortune with a citywide fireworks display, officials said yesterday.
Starting on Thursday evening and continuing into yesterday,... (Shanghai Daily, 2012-01-27 17:00:00) |
| HIGHWAYS and railroads across China have seen increasing passenger flow because millions of Chinese return to work as the weeklong Spring Festival holiday comes to an end, transport authorities said yesterday.
A... (Shanghai Daily, 2012-01-27 17:00:00) |
| SNOW and rain are forecast in most parts of China's southern regions over the next three days as the Spring Festival holiday winds down and millions return to work in the cities, China's meteorological authority... (Shanghai Daily, 2012-01-27 17:00:00) |
 | Chinese security forces fire into crowd of protesters who try to prevent arrest of youth who posted pro-Tibet leaflets (Voice of America, 2012-01-27 16:39:48) |
 | China has denied it was the latest nation to experience a nuclear accident, after claims that it was forced to shut down its newest nuclear reactor last year. (telegraph.co.uk, 2012-01-27 16:14:12) |
| Millions of people in southern China have been warned not to drink the local water after high levels of the cancer-causing chemical cadmium were found in two rivers. (telegraph.co.uk, 2012-01-27 14:28:25) |
| The AU's Chinese-built base is not only a source of controversy but also a symbol of the challenge facing African enterprise • Interactive: Africa's top trade groups Sleek and glinting in the sun, combining a traditional office tower with a more unusual spherical conference centre, shaped like a flying saucer, the new African Union (AU) headquarters in Addis Ababa, the Ethiopian capital, is an impressive symbol of modernity. Some, however, harbour mixed feelings towards the complex, which... (Guardian Unlimited, 2012-01-27 14:18:39) |
| The long border with Iraq undermines US and EU efforts to stop Iran's nuclear programme with trade sanctions The US and EU have announced new sanctions in the hope of persuading Iran to abandon its alleged nuclear weapons programme, though how effective these will be is questionable. China, India, Russia, Turkey, Japan, and South Korea have already refused to go along with the new measures. Iran also has the means to evade the sanctions – through its proximity to Iraq. Iran has often been... (Guardian Unlimited, 2012-01-27 12:49:21) |
| Apple has launched an investigation into practices including child labour at its factories in China. (telegraph.co.uk, 2012-01-27 12:37:51) |
| Apple has launched an investigation into practices including child labour at its factories in China. (telegraph.co.uk, 2012-01-27 12:37:51) |
 | Al-Jazeera's Melissa Chan gives us a fascinating glimpse at student life at a Chinese Communist Party school. [ more › ] (Shanghaiist, 2012-01-27 11:00:59) |
| LIUZHOU City government has started to monitor the quality of its drinking water as water tainted by a mining firm at the upper reaches is floating closer towards the water source of the city.
Cadmium pollutants... (Shanghai Daily, 2012-01-27 10:22:40) |
 | A Tibetan man was arrested for shouting free Tibet slogans and distributing leaflets at Barkhor Square, the heart of the Tibetan capital city Lhasa, Wednesday. Namkha Gyaltsen, 25, was arrested shortly after (Phayul, 2012-01-27 10:06:00) |
| South Korea charges Chinese man with attempted arson for hurling Molotov cocktails at the Japanese embassy in Seoul. (BBC NEWS, 2012-01-27 09:11:14) |
Think Again: Asia\'s Rise (FOREIGN POLICY) Don\'t believe the hype about the decline of America and the dawn of a new Asian age. It will be many decades before China, India, and the rest of the region take over the world, if they ever do.
Is China Really an \'East Asian success story\'? (Policy ) State-controlled investment in China provides poor financial returns, explains John Lee
Chinese chukkas (BBC NEWS) How polo enthrals Shanghai's moneyed class
Business › Many Chinese seek Japanese celebrity names as trademarks for business (Japan Today) The names of Japanese celebrities, such as pop singer Ayumi Hamasaki, have been registered as trademarks in China by businesspeople trying to take advantage of…
China's Dictators at Work: The Secret Story (The New York Review of Books) “If the Mafia boss thinks you might betray him, he will just kill you or throw you into prison.” That is not how the government of China should behave...
We're Not Selfish, They Are (Daai Tou Laam Diary) We're willing to pour billions and billions of our and their dollars in overruns to build transit links to ensure our commutes from pricey south island is fast and efficient. We've even cut the taxi fares for our weekend trips out to Sai Kung to eat seafood or travel home to Sai Kung/Clearwater Bay after those late nights in Lan Kwai Fong/Wan Chai. We've raised their transit fees twice in the last three years and dragged our feet since the last Central reclamation on spending...
Desertification worsening in Tibet: Report (Phayul) Desertification is worsening in Tibet, Chinese state media reported Wednesday. According to the report, authorities in Tibet aim to halt the spread of the desert in Tibet by next year, hoping to stem the effects of years of mining, tree-felling and
Experts Say Chinese Filter Would Make PCs Vulnerable to Intrusion (New York Times) The program would let outsiders monitor a computer’s Internet activity, steal personal data or plant viruses, according to those who have examined it.
The Day China's Heart Froze (newmatilda.com) Twenty years ago today, thousands were being killed in the streets around Tiananmen Square. Dan Edwards in Beijing speaks to survivors about a wound that hasn't healed
Founding fathers (BBC NEWS) The French town with an unlikely Chinese past
China: A Threat to or Threatened by Democracy? (Dissent Magazine) How can one know whether China will or will not democratize? In general, as Karl Popper showed in The Poverty of Historicism, political futures in even the middle distance are unknowable because of the inherently uncertain and contingent dynamics of politics. Therefore, an analyst should focus on the multiple factors that make different futures more or less likely.
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