Caixin Media
05.19.15
Why Xinjiang’s Economy Is Sputtering
It has been almost one year since a terrorist bombing in Urumqi, the capital of the Xinjiang region, shocked the nation and brought economic woes and social conflicts in the largely Uighur-populated area into the spotlight again.I arrived by train...
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05.19.15In China, ‘Breaking Bad’ is Real
Wall Street Journal
Chinese police have arrested a Chinese college chemistry professor for joining forces with a drug kingpin.
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05.19.15China Issues Plan for Gleaming High-tech Future
Reuters
China’s plan to promote advanced industry is supposed to aid its economy’s move away from low-value manufacturing.
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05.18.15China: Protests For High-Speed Rail Line To ‘Abandoned' City’ Triggers Violent Clashes
International Business Times
China: Protests For High-Speed Rail Line To 'Abandoned' City Triggers Violent Clashes http://www.ibtimes.com/china-protests-high-speed-rail-line-abandoned-city-triggers-violent-clashes-1926516
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05.18.15Duck-Rice, Honey Bees and Mandarins
China Policy Institute Blog
There has to be a financial model which allows the farmers to see the impact of restoration on their business.
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05.18.15Despite Tension, Xi says U.S.-China Relations are Stable
Reuters
John Kerry's trip has been dominated by security concerns about Beijing’s maritime ambitions in the So China Sea.
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05.16.15Want a Green Card? Invest in Real Estate
New York Times
Developers also take the search for investors in their projects on the road, primarily to China.
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05.15.15Indians From All Over China Are Flocking to Shanghai to Hear Their Prime Minister Speak
Time
More than 5,000 Indian expats are expected to attend an event on Saturday.
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05.15.15
Dying to Breathe
National Geographic
This is the unseen cost of gold mining in China—the world’s top gold producer. In China, silicosis is considered a form of pneumoconiosis, which affects an estimated six million workers who toil in gold, coal, or silver mines or in stone-cutting...
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05.14.15China Economy Loses More Steam in April, Further Stimulus on the Cards
Reuters
China's money supply grew at its slowest pace on record in April and investment growth sank to its lowest in 15 years.
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05.13.15China’s Economy: A Slower Slowdown
Economist
It's been nearly six months since China began easing monetary policy and there's little sign of a rebound in growth.
The China Africa Project
05.13.15
A Flash Point in China-Africa Relations Re-Opens in Zambia
When critics of the Chinese in Africa make their case, the Collum coal mine in Zambia is invariably on their list of grievances. The controversial mine has been the site of violent labor disputes that have severely injured, even killed, both...
Caixin Media
05.12.15
The Urgency of Continuing with Reform
Concern about the middle-income trap has grabbed public attention again. The minister of finance, Lou Jiwei, recently said at Tsinghua University that China had a “50-50 chance” of sliding into it in the next five to 10 years. However, many...
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05.12.15Chinese Investment Banker Fan Bao Searches for Next Jack Ma
Bloomberg
If successful, the combined Didi and Kuaidi Dache could join Internet giants Baidu, Alibaba, and Tencent.
Media
05.11.15
Interactive Map: Follow the Roads, Railways, and Pipelines on China’s New Silk Road
Foreign Policy has put together an interactive guide tracking Beijing’s victories and obstacles along the new Silk Road. The list of participating countries is still not finalized, but with China forking out billions in trade deals and preferential...
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05.11.15Investors Pay a Price for Caution on China
Wall Street Journal
Skittishness has kept cash out of Chinese shares, which have been on a tear.
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05.11.15China’s Best Economic Forecaster Says Economy Will Rebound Again This Year
Bloomberg
The central bank cut the benchmark interest rate a third time in six months.
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05.11.15China Tilts Towards Liberal Latin American Economies
Financial Times
China is promoting a Chinese-built, cross-Andes rail link that would allow Brazilian ore and soya to be shipped from Pacific ports in Peru to Asia.
Environment
05.08.15
It’s Time to Fix China’s Food Safety Conundrum
from chinadialogue
Food safety scandals have become so common in China that people are losing confidence in what they eat. The government has consistently emphasised the need for better regulation of the food industry, and it’s established an inter-ministerial...
The China Africa Project
05.07.15
China Malls Rise Amid Growing Xenophobia in South Africa
Chinese immigrants in South Africa have not been spared from the violent, anti-immigrant riots that have swept across Durban and Johannesburg, two of the country’s largest cities. There have been reports of injuries along with at least 40 business...
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05.06.15China Pulls Out Stops to Avoid Lay-Offs as Economy Cools
Reuters
Some businesses are even enticed into hiring despite the slackening economic growth.
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05.05.15China’s Xi Highlights “Big Picture” in Reform Drive
Xinhua
Authorities must place scientific and technological innovation at the heart of the drive to reform.
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05.04.15Buffett Bullish on China
Global Times
Warren Buffett predicts a two-to-three-year boom in Mainland markets.
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05.04.15China Focus: Cross-Strait Economic Forum Held in Shanghai
Xinhua
The forum could invite a wider spectrum of people to cover major issues of cross-Strait development.
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05.03.15The U.S.-China Disconnect on Trade Deals
Wall Street Journal
Obama cautions on Beijing’s rise as he pushes TPP at home; a look at key differences in how the U.S. and China approach trade expansion.
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05.03.15China, Pursuing Strategic Interests, Builds Presence in Antarctica - NYTimes.com
New York Times
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Reports
05.01.15
New Neighbors: Chinese Investment in the United States by Congressional District
National Committee on United States-China Relations
Foreign direct investment (FDI) is a vital component of the United States economy today and has been throughout the nation’s history. Investors from abroad are a source of growth, employment, competitiveness, and innovation, and their presence is...
Books
04.30.15
Fantasy Islands
The rise of China and its status as a leading global factory are altering the way people live and consume. At the same time, the world appears wary of the real costs involved. Fantasy Islands probes Chinese, European, and American eco-desire and eco-technological dreams, and examines the solutions they offer to environmental degradation in this age of global economic change.Uncovering the stories of sites in China, including the plan for a new eco-city called Dongtan on the island of Chongming, mega-suburbs, and the Shanghai World Expo, Julie Sze explores the flows, fears, and fantasies of Pacific Rim politics that shaped them. She charts how climate change discussions align with U.S. fears of China’s ascendancy and the related demise of the American Century, and she considers the motives of financial and political capital for eco-city and ecological development supported by elite power structures in the U.K. and China. Fantasy Islands shows how ineffectual these efforts are while challenging us to see what a true eco-city would be. —University of California Press{chop}
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04.30.15China Rethinks Safety Net for Its Banking System
New York Times
New deposit insurance could shake the public’s faith in the long-held belief in failsafe government bailouts.
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04.29.15Obama Accuses China of Flexing Muscle in Disputes with Neighbors
Reuters
Obama said a strong U.S.-Japan alliance should not be seen as a provocation to China.
Media
04.28.15
Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor, Your Chinese Fugitives
Meet China’s 100 international most-wanted: a history professor, a driving instructor, and a government propaganda office cashier. Chinese graft-busters want you to know that one of them might be your neighbor.On April 22, China’s dreaded Central...
Caixin Media
04.28.15
Saudi Aramco’s Al-Falih on China Collaboration
Saudi Arabian Oil Company President and CEO Khalid A. Al-Falih has seen global oil prices rise and fall through at least six market cycles during his more than 30 years with the world’s largest crude producer and exporter.Al-Falih, 55, joined the...
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04.28.15Wang Jianlin, a Billionaire at the Intersection of Business and Power in China -
New York Times
Wang tends to present himself as the pragmatic face of big business in China.
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04.27.15Obama Presses Case for Asia Trade Deal, Warns Failure Would Benefit China
Wall Street Journal
President says anti-globalization sentiments from left and right ‘a big mistake’
Environment
04.24.15
Fracking May be Needed in China to Wean it Off Coal
from chinadialogue
Fracking of China’s huge shale gas reserves will only have a modest impact on the environment if anti-pollution controls—many of them new—are enforced rigorously, says a new report from the U.K.-based Overseas Development Institute (ODI).The ODI...
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04.24.15China Shocks World by Genetically Engineering Human Embryos
Telegraph
Critics warn China's the ‘Wild West’ of genetic research, on its way to desiging children.
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04.24.15China Employment Resilient Despite Slower Economic Growth
Reuters
The world's No. 2 economy created 3.24M new jobs in Q1, down from 3.44 million during the same period last year.
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04.24.15China Manufacturing Gauge Falls to One-Year Low
Wall Street Journal
An initial gauge of China’s factory activity showed further weakness in April, defying government efforts to support the economy.
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04.23.15Cities in China’s North Resist Tapping Water Piped From South
Wall Street Journal
Huge project transferring water from Yangtze River to drier regions runs into budgetary constraints.
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04.23.15Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor, Your Chinese Fugitives
Foreign Policy
One of China’s 100 international most-wanted might be your neighbor in the United States.
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04.23.15China’s Big Plunge in Pakistan
New York Times
If China can advance a stable Pakistan through development programs, the whole region would benefit.
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04.23.15China Points to America in Most-Wanted List
Wall Street Journal
Pointing to America in Most-Wanted List Beijing believes some corruption suspects have fled to U.S.
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04.23.15Why India’s E-Commerce Boom Will Look Nothing Like China’s
Quartz
In five years, the number of Indians with internet access is estimated to reach the level of China back in 2012.
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04.23.15China Asks Interpol to Help Find 100 Graft Suspects
Christian Science Monitor
Chinese authorities are seeking to repatriate absconding officials and others accused of corruption.
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04.23.15China Fines Daimler’s Mercedes-Benz for Price-Fixing
BBC
China is the world's No. 1 car market and foreign automakers have been under scrutiny for allegedly overcharging customers.
Viewpoint
04.22.15
Will China’s New Anti-Terrorism Law Mean the End of Privacy?
A newly drafted Chinese anti-terrorism law, if enacted in its current form, will empower Beijing to expand its already nearly unchecked policing of the Internet to reach web traffic and other online data flows emanating from both domestic and...
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04.22.15China Is Planning to Rebuild the Silk Road and Transform Global Trade Routes
Vice News
China plans to build a modern version of the Silk Road through Pakistan and beyond.
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04.22.15Xi Jinping of China and Shinzo Abe of Japan Meet Amid Slight Thaw in Ties
New York Times
The meeting signaled a continued slight warming in otherwise frosty relations between Asia’s two top economies.
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04.21.15Xi Says Increasingly Confident in China-Pakistan Ties
Xinhua
Xi called for focus on the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, the Gwadar Port, energy, transport infrastructure, and industrial cooperation.
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04.21.15China Airs Pilot Free-Trade Zone National Security Rules for Foreign Investment
South China Morning Post
Investments in defence, the economy, social order, culture, and the Internet, will be reviewed.
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04.21.15China is Still Rising, Just More Slowly
Foreign Affairs
Embracing China's "new normal" or why the economy Is still
on track.
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04.21.15Curbs on Foreign Investment Cut for Four FTZs
China Daily
Pilot free trade zones in Tianjin, Guangdong, Fujian, and Shanghai now have fewer restrictions.
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04.21.15China’s One Belt, One Road Initiative
Foreign Affairs
Beijing looks West toward Eurasian integration.
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04.20.15China’s New Ad Ban?
Reuters
China is considering a ban on advertisements for infant milk formula in a bid to tackle low levels of breast feeding.
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04.20.15Philippines Starts South China Sea War Games With U.S.
Bloomberg
More than 11,000 soldiers from the Philippines, U.S. and Australia will take part in joint drills in the South China Sea.
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04.20.15China’s Investing $46 B to Carve Route Through one of World’s Most Dangerous Regions
Quartz
Xi visiing Pakistan to sign energy and infrastructure deals for a corridor stretching to Xinjiang.
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04.19.15China Film Group Takes Role in Hollywood
Wall Street Journal
With a ten percent stake in ‘Furious 7’ China Film Group had, for the first time, an incentive to award an import a good release date.
The China Africa Project
04.17.15
China’s Controversial Trade in Africa’s Natural Resources
China often faces blistering criticism for its voracious appetite for Africa’s natural resources. Chinese companies are spread across the continent mining, logging, and fishing to feed both hungry factories and people back home. In most, if not all...
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04.17.15China Raises Red Flag on Its Stock Markets
Wall Street Journal
Regulator warns investors not to borrow money or sell property to buy shares.