New York Times: International News: "A desert pincer is squeezing Minqin, a struggling oasis town, and China's long campaign to cultivate its vast arid northwest is in retreat."
China has denounced a Spanish court's investigation into claims of genocide in Tibet as an interference in its internal affairs and dismissed the allegations as "sheer fabrication".
"This story should grow some legs in the media. It probably won't, but, it should! -- David R. Remer, PoliWatch.Org.
CNN: World: "Read full story for latest details."
The Eighth Wonder of the World has officially been opened. What a monumental project that will pay dividends for centuries to come. -- David R. Remer, PoliWatch.Org.
BBC: World: "A top diplomat defends China's growing economic role in Africa, including Zimbabwe and Sudan."
While the U.S. plays Dirty Harry on the world stage, alienating ever more of the worlds people, China is playing the globe like a chess game, maneuvering into position to capitalize on the coming rejection of America in S. America, Africa, the Middle East, some European nations and some South Asian nations. Bush has made a feeble countermove by striking up a conversation with Viet Nam on joint military operations. Bush is thinking military, China is thinking economic. Bush is thinking one move ahead, while China is playing for the end game. -- David R. Remer, PoliWatch.Org.
Reuters: Top News: "BEIJING (Reuters) - Families of victims of the 1989 military crackdown on Tiananmen Square demonstrators have called on the government to reassess the incident and compensate victims, days ahead of the sensitive anniversary of the event.
This is China's "Kent State" massacre. And until China does what the U.S. did, learn from its mistake and demonstrate that it has, Tiananmen Square will continue to be a revolutionary war cry. -- David R. Remer, PoliWatch.Org.
BBC: World: "The Chinese and Indian economies will be the biggest and fourth largest in the world by 2006, a BBC poll suggests."
World Press Review: Breaking News: "Ha`aretz, Liberal daily of Tel Aviv, Israel - The company and its owner are suspected of having transferred an RPV to a foreign nation, ostensibly for the purpose of displaying it at a weapons show. The transfer was allegedly carried out without a permit from the Defense Ministry."
Reuters: Top News: "BEIJING (Reuters) - China completed construction on Saturday of the giant Three Gorges Dam wall, a milestone in the world's largest hydroelectricity project which is also designed to tame the flood-prone Yangtze river.
This could easily be deemed one of the great wonders of the world if it performs as expected. -- David R. Remer, PoliWatch.Org.
Reuters: Top News: ""It is clear to us the prosperity of (the) economy in the region depends on security," official news agency Bernama quoted Admiral Gary Roughead, commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet, as telling local reporters during a visit to Malaysia."
Sounds like the U.S. is preparing to play some hard ball with China !!! -- David R. Remer, PoliWatch.Org.
Reuters: Top News: ""The so-called allegations that China is conducting intelligence collection on military or science and technology in the United States are purely fictitious," spokesman Liu Jianchao told a regular news conference.
Yeah, as fictitious as our conducting intelligence gathering on the military and science in China. How else did we know the Chinese is growing their military by 10% per year? -- David R. Remer, PoliWatch.Org.
Christian Science Monitor: All Stories: "Setting the yuan higher makes China's exports costlier, which could ease the US trade deficit.
Aw Shucks! And I had an eye on a new toaster for my Bedroom this year. Guess I will have to live with the three I have in the Kitchen. -- David R. Remer, PoliWatch.Org.
Christian Science Monitor: All Stories: "A Chinese study found that 60 percent of PhD candidates admitted to plagiarism, bribery.
Intellectual piracy is rampant in China. But, they hold so much of our debt which we can't afford to have them call in. What to do? What to do? Let's ask them again even more politely to stop this. Maybe a bow of the head before and after the request will help. It's not like we can stop buying everything they make for us. We're too rich, fat, and lazy for anything so stringent as that. -- David R. Remer, PoliWatch.Org.
The Washington Times: World: "A top American admiral said yesterday he has invited Chinese commanders to observe a U.S. military exercise next month in a confidence-building step meant to encourage political leaders on both sides to improve military relations."
Reuters: Top News: ""China approves of the Europeans' important stance of striving to solve the Iran nuclear issue through peaceful negotiation," Foreign Ministry spokesman Liu Jianchao told a news conference.
This is how you woo the rest of the world away from the U.S. during a time when the U.S. has alienated itself from the world politically with its violations of treaties, accords, and unfounded invasions of other nations. China has gone and gotten itself sophisticated in world affairs. Too bad we don't have a President or Congress to match. -- David R. Remer, PoliWatch.Org.
CNN Money: Economy: "China reported another big monthly trade surplus on Friday, adding weight to U.S. calls for a stronger yuan to help reduce imbalances in the global economy.
The surplus for April was $10.5 billion, down a touch from $11.2 billion in March but more than double the April 2005 figure of $4.6 billion, the customs administration said."
BBC: World: "China accuses the Dalai Lama of fomenting unrest in Tibet, after statues are reportedly destroyed in a monastery."
Sounds pretty ludicrous to me. -- David R. Remer, PoliWatch.Org.
Reuters: Top News: "BEIJING (Reuters) - At least four Chinese journalists and Internet writers are expected to stand trial this month just weeks after President Hu Jintao presented a softer line on human rights during a trip to the United States.
I would be fascinated to watch those proceedings. But, the U.S. does not even allow cameras in most of its courts. So, why should I expect the Chinese to open theirs to the public? -- David R. Remer, PoliWatch.Org.
BBC: World: "Construction of China's Three Gorges Dam is likely to be completed nine months ahead of schedule, reports say."
That is amazing. America could never accomplish anything like that today. We are still trying to figure out what to do with those thousands of trailers for Katrina victims now rusting away unused. -- David R. Remer, PoliWatch.Org.
BBC: World: "At least two people are killed and four injured in explosions at two internet cafes in Hefei, central China."
Christian Science Monitor: All Stories: "Pro-Beijing forces say that the station, which patterns itself after the BBC, is not respectful enough.
Funny, that's what Republicans say about the liberal U.S. media all the time. Maybe the U.S. and China have more in common than just commerce, eh? -- David R. Remer, PoliWatch.Org.
New York Times: International News: "The rebuke was a diplomatic setback for Chen Shui-bian, the independence-leaning Taiwanese leader."
With mainland China holding so much of our national debt notes, our alleigances are changing. Taiwan, kiss it good bye. Your fate is sealed by the Americans greed for debt. -- David R. Remer, PoliWatch.Org.
World Press Review: Breaking News: "The family planning policy has helped China prevent 400 million births by the end of 2005, Zhang Weiqing, minister in charge of the National Population and Family Planning Commission, has said. In an interview with "Qiushi" (Seeking Truth From Facts) magazine, he said thanks to hard efforts in the past three decades, China has curbed fast population growth and recorded low birth rate, reducing 300 million births by 1998 and 400 million births by 2005.
Tackling mass starvation and civil war resulting from overpopulation was an extremely difficult one for China to deal with. To their credit, they are dealing with it effectively, improving the quality of life for its people. If America were dealing with the same problem, it would be helpless to halt the inevitable starvation and revolution resulting from overpopulation because its morality lobbyists would prevented enforced birth control, placing individual rights concerns above those of the needs of the nation as a whole. This is an example of how different forms of government can have dramatically different capabilities to solve or fail to solve, differing kinds of problems. In this case, China's government deserves credit for effectively dealing with a problem that threatened all Chinese futures; something western nations could never have done in the same circumstances. -- David R. Remer, PoliWatch.Org.
Christian Science Monitor: All Stories: "The southern coastal cities that produce many US goods are coming up short on workers.
Well, China is rich in resources, and people to train to fill the VOID is one of them. Question is, can centralized government respond appropriately? -- David R. Remer, PoliWatch.Org.
World Press Review: Breaking News: "PANAPRESS, Pan-African news agency of Dakar, Senegal"
And why wasn't this America in Kenya securing future oil supplies by contract? Appears China is a preferred energy partner to America in light of Iraq and Iran relations. -- David R. Remer, PoliWatch.Org.
Independent: World News: "The Foreign Secretary will today warn that China has to "play by the rules" in order to match its new-found economic clout with political responsibility if it wants to become a constructive and "non-threatening" international partner."
CNN: World: "China's leader Hu Jintao has left on his first visit to the United States since becoming president, keen to allay America's trade and currency concerns."
Oh, yeah mon', don't worry. Be happy! (In Mandarin, of course!) China's economy grew at over 10% this last quarter. Ours, under 2% with record trade deficits still in play. China has reason to fight inflation, but, why is inflation a worry for the U.S. given its GDP growth? Look no further than tax cuts and deficits. -- David R. Remer, PoliWatch.Org.
New York Times: International News: "China is trying to reduce, or at least redirect, American anxiety about its growing power as its president prepares to visit Washington."
Kind of like Americans sending out emmisaries after WWII to assure the world the giant is coming but its a benevolent giant, so don't worry, be happy, Man! -- David R. Remer, PoliWatch.Org.
BBC: World: "Chinese President Hu Jintao voices concern about the rapid speed of the country's economic development."
Sounds like a precursor to more curbs on capitalism and freer markets. -- David R. Remer, PoliWatch.Org.
InstaPundit.Com: " Here's the webpage for the Chinese Embassy.
CHINESE BLOGGER HAO WU remains in prison after 52 days. Rebecca MacKinnon has lots of information, links, and background.
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SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - China relaxed its capital controls on Friday to make it much easier for individuals and companies to buy foreign currencies and invest abroad.
Christian Science Monitor: All Stories: "The new structure is China's first to pass the stringent, globally recognized LEED certification.
If China takes the lead on Green technology, America's future market growth will be stolen. No, not stolen, given away! -- David R. Remer, PoliWatch.Org.
BBC: World: "Chinese police threaten to impose the death penalty for oil theft pipelines as they try to clamp down on the practice."
BBC: World: "China is to spend more than $1.2bn cleaning up a river where a toxic spill caused water to be cut off to millions."
Independent: World News: "China will tax wooden chopsticks, golf balls and the yachts of the country's nouveau riche as part of an ambitious plan to slash energy consumption and combat worsening pollution in the world's fastest growing economy."
BBC: World: "The Chinese and Russian presidents pledge closer economic ties during talks in Beijing."
More evidence that the East understands that prospects for their economic futures no longer reside in the West. -- David R. Remer, PoliWatch.Org.
BBC: World: "US senators urge China for further currency reform as pressure grows in Washington for tariffs on Chinese goods."
Considering there is nothing backing the value of the U.S. dollar but the Treasury's ability to print more of them, the Chinese may in fact, be acting responsibly for their people in this case. The race is on for foreign nations to build as strong and durable economic infrastructure as fast as possible before U.S. total debt catches up with the value of its funny money! -- David R. Remer, PoliWatch.Org.
New York Times: International News: "Lawyers for Zhao Yan asked prosecutors to release him in order to comply with a court decision that withdrew the case against him."
World Press Review: Breaking News: "China is planning to change its radical market-oriented health reforms that have attracted much criticism.
br /> Ge Yanfeng, an official with the China Development Research Center (CDRC) under the State Council, said on Saturday that the improper use of market mechanisms has resulted in a gross injustice in the distribution of health resources. "
Now that would be something if China was able to provide affordable health care to all of its people before the U.S. could. -- David R. Remer, PoliWatch.Org.
Independent: World News: "Wang Wanxing was one of China's longest-serving dissident prisoners when he was freed last August after spending 13 years in one of the country'sankang psychiatric hospitals."
Careful, we don't want to give the Bush administration any new ideas. -- David R. Remer, PoliWatch.Org.
New York Times: International News: "China's rising income gap has raised doubts about what some see as the country's headlong pursuit of private wealth."
New York Times: International News: "The Chinese Communist Party is relying on an ideological study campaign to remake itself into an efficient, modern machine."
New York Times: International News: "China argued that racial discrimination remained pervasive and the U.S. military abused prisoners at detention centers abroad."
BBC: World: "Japan's Foreign Minister Taro Aso stokes a growing row with China by caling Taiwan a "country"."
BBC: World: "China's foreign minister urges the US to take 'concrete measures' against Taiwan independence."
This is not news from China. This is a reminder by the Chinese of just how dependent the U.S. has grown upon China and that China will be calling the shots more and more as a pimp does with his whore or a dealer does with his addicted user. Welcome to the new age of American dependency. -- David R. Remer, PoliWatch.Org.
The Washington Times: World: "Prime Minister Wen Jiabao opened the annual session of China's figurehead parliament today with promises of new social spending to placate the country's rural poor, and said the economy is expected to slow but should still grow by 8 percent."
BBC: World: "China reacts angrily to an EU plan to slap anti-dumping duties on imports of Chinese-made shoes."
BBC: World: "China's premier is to meet Japan's trade minister for the highest level talks since a row broke out last October."
Washington Post: Today's Highlights: "After being initially welcomed as an educational tool, Wikipedia is blocked by authorities."
Control over how events and issues are defined is power. This is one way. The U.S. has another way, called hide the truth with spin and Media cooperation for the game of let's you and him fight!!! Our way is slightly better and certainly less authoritarian. -- David R. Remer, PoliWatch.Org.
BBC: World: "A group of former senior Communist party officials in China attack the country's tight censorship laws."
CNN: Politics: ""In particular, there is concern that the U.S.-China trade relationship lacks balance in opportunity, as well as equity and durability, with China's focus on export growth and developing domestic industries not being matched by a comparable focus on fulfilling market opening commitments and on the protection of intellectual property and internationally recognized labor rights," USTR said in a long-awaited top-to-bottom review of trade relations with China."
Reuters: Top News: "BEIJING (Reuters) - Yahoo Inc. provided evidence to Chinese authorities that led to the imprisonment of an Internet writer, lawyers and activists said on Thursday, the second such case involving the U.S. Internet giant."
This story has a very icky feel to it. -- David R. Remer, PoliWatch.Org.
BBC: World: "China and Japan are to hold their first official talks since October, amid continuing diplomatic tension."
New York Times: International News: "The comments suggested that China had left some doubts as to whether it is prepared to back a European proposal."
New York Times: International News: "A survey conducted with the W.H.O. and Unaids, lowered the country's estimated number of cases to 650,000 from the official 840,000 figure released in 2003."
BBC: World: "China announces another rise in public disturbances, as rapid economic growth sparks social unrest."
BBC: World: "Hong Kong leader Donald Tsang says he will not attempt further democratic reforms to the voting system."
World Press Review: Breaking News: "Aljazeera.net, English-language Web site of Doha, Qatar"
Reuters: Top News: "BEIJING (Reuters) - China's environmental woes spilled visibly over its borders as a toxic slick flowed into Russia in December, but exports of pollution are becoming as common as sales of cheap T-shirts for the economic powerhouse."
BBC: World: "China announces the death of the last surviving member of the Gang of Four, which led the Cultural Revolution."
BBC: World: "Chinese journalist Jiang Weiping, jailed after exposing high-level corruption, has been freed."
Toronto Star: World: "BEIJING%u2014Beijing denounced Tokyo yesterday for claiming that Chinese spies drove a Japanese consulate official to commit suicide, in a new source of tension between the Asian countries a week after Japan called China a military threat."
BBC: World: "China releases a village activist held for three months, in what is seen as an unusual concession to protesters."
USATODAY.com News - Top Stories: "China has developed a more efficient bird flu vaccine which can also protect its massive poultry population against another deadly ..."
New York Times: International News: "Lawmakers defeated the first half of a proposal to revamp the political system, dealing a setback to Hong Kong's chief executive."
USATODAY.com News - Top Stories: "A landmark United Nations report out Friday lays bare the yawning gap between rich and poor in a China that is racing to modernize."
USATODAY.com News - Top Stories: "Pressure mounted for Hong Kong and Beijing leaders to respond to calls for full democracy in this Chinese territory as tens of ..."
Toronto Star: World: "BEIJING%u2014He Depu, a Chinese democracy activist, says he was forced to lie still on a bed in a cold room for 85 days. Others told of being beaten with electric batons or sticks, and of sleepless interrogations that went on for weeks."
CNN: World: "China's environmental chief has resigned in the wake of a two-week crisis over a toxic spill that forced the shutdown of drinking water supplies to millions of Chinese and sparked concern in Russia."
New York Times: International News: "A ruling on a mundane case about seed prices has unexpectedly become a landmark case for the evolving Chinese legal system."
USATODAY.com News - Top Stories: "Visiting Premier Wen Jiabao ordered local leaders to restore running water to the 3.8 million people of this northeastern Chinese ..."
CNN: World: "China's largest oil company apologizes for an explosion that led to a toxic slick of benzene entering the Songhua River and the suspension of water to the northeastern city of Harbin.Earlier, Beijing warned Russia the slick was heading its way, as newpapers reported that another explosion had hit a plant in south China."
Reuters: Top News: "BEIJING (Reuters) - Environmental protection officials discharged water from a reservoir into a river in northeast China in an attempt to dilute a toxic spill but decided not to warn the public about it, a newspaper said on Friday."
New York Times: International News: "Almost four million people in northeastern China will be without running water after a chemical explosion contaminated the Songhua River with benzene."
Reuters: Top News: "BEIJING (Reuters) - China unveiled new rules to combat bird flu on Monday, threatening fines and police action against people who do not cooperate."
Christian Science Monitor: All Stories: "President Bush raised human rights with President Hu on his two-day China trip."
World Press Review: Breaking News: "The News, Left-wing daily of Karachi, Pakistan"
ABC News: Politics: "Chinese Leader Tells Bush That He Will Take Steps to Reduce Huge Trade Surplus With the U.S."
New York Times: International News: "To satisfy the appetite of a rapidly growing industrial base, state-owned Chinese companies have begun seeking Brazilian resources, including hydroelectric power."
New York Times: International News: "The classes are one element in a campaign by Beijing to win friends around the world and pry developing nations out of the United States' sphere of influence."
World Press Review: Breaking News: "Chosun Ilbo, Conservative daily of Seoul, South Korea"
