Tuesday, May 13, 2014
Friday, May 9, 2014
The Year of the Dragon in China
Celebrating New Year of the Dragon in China! (via http://mgedwards.com)My wife Jing, son, and I spent the 2012 Chinese New Year with Jing’s family in Shanghai, China. It was a special New Year’s for us, not only because it ushered in the auspicious Year of the Dragon but also because it marked a first for our family…
Wednesday, May 7, 2014
Education Reform Begins in China
A talk with Yuk-shan Wong on China's education reform, Chinese Dream (via GlobalPost)Editor's note: The author, Zhenyu Li, is a contributing columnist for some of the world's premier publications and editor-in-chief of the business channel at the People's Daily Online, a publication of China's Communist Party. BEIJING, China — Education…
Wednesday, April 23, 2014
China's growing military prowess
China shows off new aircraft carrier to US defence chief (via AFP)China will show off its new aircraft carrier to US Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel on Monday, allowing the Pentagon chief a first-hand look at a symbol of the country's growing military prowess. Hagel will kick off a three-day tour of China with a visit…
Saturday, March 8, 2014
How much Chinese Censorship for LinkedIn?
LinkedIn launches China version despite censorship fears (via AFP)Business networking site LinkedIn has launched a Chinese version, attempting to tap the huge market while navigating a strict censorship regime that has seen other foreign social media giants banned. China has the world's largest online community with…
Wednesday, February 19, 2014
China woos Taiwan
China woos Taiwan with offshore 'common homeland' (via AFP)A few kilometres off the Chinese coast, Beijing has appointed a Taiwanese citizen as deputy chief of an experimental "common homeland" that is an unusually forward overture to Taipei. Pingtan island is physically China's closest spot to Taiwan, and…
Monday, February 17, 2014
Nixon Goes to China
Labour and the state: Nixon goes to China? (via The Economist)WESTMINSTER types are all abuzz about Ed Miliband's lecture on public-sector reform. They are odd like that. Still, it was an important intervention. In his comments this evening, delivered in memory of the Guardian journalist Hugo Young, the Labour…
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