Grass-mud horse shown on the fifty-cent bill. Word of the Week: Fifty Cents Editor’s Note: The Word of the Week comes from China Digital Space’s Grass-Mud Horse Lexicon, a glossary of terms created by Chinese netizens and frequently encountered in online political discussions. These are the words of China’s online “resistance discourse,” used to mock and subvert [...]
Chinese President Hu Jintao (L, front) talks with deputies while attending a plenary meeting of the People’s Liberation Army deputies to the Fifth Session of the 11th National People’s Congress in Beijing, March 12, 2012. Hu stresses the safeguarding of social stability 0 Comment(s)Print E-mailXinhua, March 13, 2012 Adjust font size: On Monday, Chinese President Hu Jintao called for the People’s [...]
The United States and China on Monday held the third round of Consultations on Asia-Pacific at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. The closed-door consultations were co-chaired by U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Kurt Campbell and Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Cui Tiankai, the [...]
Shanghai‘s IC sector may post 12% climb in revenue By Zhu Shenshen | 2012-3-14 | NEWSPAPER EDITION THE revenue of Shanghai’s integrated circuit industry, which accounts for one-third of the total revenue nationwide, may grow 12 percent annually this year, higher than China‘s “zero or single-digit” expansion, according to the IC industry association. Shanghai’s [...]
Experts say no more cheap rare earths from China Updated: 2012-03-13 15:01 (Xinhua) Print Mail Large Medium Small 0 BEIJING – The era of cheap rare earth supplies from China is doomed to end as the country tightens control over the precious resources out of environmental concerns, Chinese lawmakers said on the sidelines [...]
Beijing: China’s trade deficit hit $31.5bn in February as exports slumped, underscoring concerns about slowing global demand and cooling growth in the world’s second-largest economy. February exports from China fell 23.6 per cent from the previous month, and rose a slower-than-expected 18.4 per cent from the previous year. The fall in exports, combined with spectacularly strong [...]
The US continues to conduct joint military exercises with the Philippines Continue reading the main story Related Stories Philippines seeks US muscle on South China Sea Philippines seeks US defence ties Manila complains over China ships The Philippines has confirmed that it is holding military drills with the United States [...]
Bo Xilai said he felt he had trusted the wrong person Chongqing leader Bo Xilai speaks on deputy scandal By Michael BristowBBC News, Beijing Continue reading the main story Related Stories China leader absent from meeting China faces to watch: Bo Xilai China investigating police chief A Chinese politician has spoken about a high-profile scandal [...]
The most vast mineral-rich minig fields are located in central Asia [Al Jazeera] Asia is at the centre of an inevitable development of our digital world: the coming mineral wars. The computer you are using to read this article is already involved in a global war. Oil wars? Water wars? Sure – they will continue to [...]
China army chief on ‘historic’ visit to Israel Published yesterday (updated) 15/08/2011 10:56 China’s army chief was due to arrive in Israel on Sunday for talks with top defense officials, the Israeli military said. [AFP/Alexander F. Yuan] JERUSALEM (AFP) — China’s army chief was due to arrive in Israel on Sunday for talks with [...]
Part of a damaged US helicopter lying near the compound where al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden was killed. Photograph: Reuters Pakistan let Chinese military engineers photograph and take samples from the US helicopter that was left behind when American special forces killed Osama bin Laden, it has been reported. If true, the claim would underline [...]
Today, Uyghurs have become a minority in Xinjiang province, comprising 41 per cent of the population [EPA] If Cowboys and Aliens – the hilarious summer blockbuster featuring Daniel “007″ Craig and Harrison “Indiana Jones” Ford – were to be set in Xinjiang, China’s Far West, the cowboys would be ethnic Uyghurs and the aliens, the [...]
Chinese state media has criticised the west over the debt crisis but China has struggled to shift its economy towards domestic consumption. Photograph: Aly Song/Reuters Chinese state media has rammed home its economic warnings to the west, scolding Europe and the United States for spending beyond their means, and for Washington’s political battle over the [...]
Storm Muifa triggered heavy rains in Shanghai as it passed by the city [Reuters] Workers at a chemical plant in China are scrambling to protect the facility after waves from a powerful tropical storm breached coastal defences, the state news agency Xinhua reports. Tropical Storm Muifa is barrelling towards the northeastern province of Liaoning, where it [...]
