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02.02.18China Considers Legal Gambling on Hainan Island
Bloomberg
China is drafting a proposal to allow gambling on Hainan Island, people familiar with the talks said, in what would be an unprecedented move that could reshape gaming in China’s territories and transform the economy of a strategic southern province.
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03.24.17Nation Leads Asia in Growth Vitality
China Daily
Despite setbacks to regional economic integration, China maintained a 6.7 percent growth rate last year and contributed 33.2 percent to global economic growth, ranking the highest among all world economies.
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06.14.16Vietnamese Fighter Jet Goes Missing Along South China Sea Coast
Reuters
Jet goes missing 30-40 kilometers off the coast of Nghe An province....
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05.14.15How the South China Sea Could help Beijing Level the Nuclear Playing Field
Washington Post
China bases its nuclear submarines, including the four equipped to launch ballistic missiles, on Hainan Island.
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02.10.15Large South China Sea Gas Field Discovered South of Hainan
Xinhua
The China National Offshore Oil Corp has identified over 100 billion cubic meters of natural gas at the Lingshui 17-2 gas field.
Caixin Media
10.19.12
Flying Splinters
Liu Futang expressed a sense of foreboding just before his recent arrest by posting a microblog entry that began, “If one day I’m invited out for tea, please don’t worry about me.”“Drink tea” is a euphemism in China for an unwanted interrogation by...
Reports
04.01.01
Women and Land Tenure in China: A Study of Women’s Land Rights in Dongfang County, Hainan Province
Landesa
This report discusses women’s rights to land in China. The report is based on field research conducted in January 2000 in the city of Dongfang in the Hainan Province. It finds that granting women in China legal rights to land is unlikely to...