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• Foxconn's Gou plans to begin production at Sharp LCD plants
• China's tobacco monopoly accused of abusing semi-official status
• Chinese food tycoon sentenced to death for graft
• Chen Guangcheng's 'adventure' was a fluke: Global Times
• China's Confucius Institutes called 'cultural spy agencies'
• Yiwu woman behind Indian’s kidnap, held
• China caught between traditional beliefs and modern aspirations
• Organic farmers' markets gaining popularity in China's major cities
• Shanghai court sentences 13 to jail for bank card fraud
• Cultural exchange: Taiwan's performers seek to list in Shanghai
• Local governments in Beijing unveil plans for hi-tech zones
• Foreign pharmaceutical firms dominate Chinese market
• Soccer is a game of power for China's business heavyweights
• As loan demand shrinks, China hints at interest rate cut
• Can China Escape the Low-Wage Trap?
• First a Black Hood, Then 81 Captive Days for Artist in China
• John Brown: Propaganda, Public Diplomacy and the Smith-Mundt Act
• Chen's brother back home from Beijing
• Bo Guagua to remain in United States
• Austrian Chancellor Faymann meets the Dalai Lama, Calls meeting ‘clear political signal’

Foxconn's Gou plans to begin production at Sharp LCD plants Posted: 27 May 2012 04:40 AM PDT Foxconn chairman Terry Gou has pledged to begin mass production at Sharp's tenth-generation LCD panel plant in Sakai, a city in Japan's Osaka prefecture, within one year, and plans to build another tw...

China's tobacco monopoly accused of abusing semi-official status Posted: 27 May 2012 04:36 AM PDT China National Tobacco Corporation has been accused of using its influence and semi-official status to block campaigns by anti-smoking advocacy groups, who have compiled a report on the company for th...

Chinese food tycoon sentenced to death for graft Posted: 27 May 2012 04:12 AM PDT The former chairman of a state-owned food enterprise in China was sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve in a massive graft case worth more more than 370 million yuan (US$58.5 million). Ying Guo...

Chen Guangcheng's 'adventure' was a fluke: Global Times Posted: 27 May 2012 03:44 AM PDT An editorial in China's Global Times, a foreign affairs tabloid run by the Communist Party and known for its nationalist zeal, said that blind activist and self-taught lawyer Chen Guangcheng's "advent...

China's Confucius Institutes called 'cultural spy agencies' Posted: 27 May 2012 03:32 AM PDT The Confucius Institutes China has been building around the world since 2004, to teach Chinese language and culture, have been dubbed "cultural spy agencies" by some countries. The US Department of ...

Yiwu woman behind Indian’s kidnap, held Posted: 26 May 2012 04:26 PM PDT The last thing Danish Qureshi, an Indian trader, expected when he left for the Chinese trading city of Yiwu was to be kidnapped by a woman. He spent five days suffering mistreatment at the hands of the woman and her boyfriend, who kept him in illegal custody until his release last Friday.

China caught between traditional beliefs and modern aspirations Posted: 26 May 2012 04:01 PM PDT In booming China, fast paced economic changes have turned social and personal worlds topsy turvy.

Organic farmers' markets gaining popularity in China's major cities Posted: 27 May 2012 02:00 AM PDT Along with the growing concern for food safety, organic food has become increasingly popular in the Chinese society. Organic food fetches higher prices and is usually sold at fairs and farmers' mark...

Shanghai court sentences 13 to jail for bank card fraud Posted: 27 May 2012 02:00 AM PDT A court in Shanghai recently sentenced 13 defendants to between three months and 13 years in prison for stealing more than 3 million yuan (US$475,000) from car owners in a unique bank card fraud. Thre...

Cultural exchange: Taiwan's performers seek to list in Shanghai Posted: 27 May 2012 02:00 AM PDT Cultural and performing arts groups from Taiwan are actively looking to make inroads into the Chinese market, with reports that several well-known ensembles including Cloud Gate Dance Theater and the ...

Local governments in Beijing unveil plans for hi-tech zones Posted: 27 May 2012 02:00 AM PDT During the 15th Science Exposition recently held in Beijing, local governments unveiled various plans to solicit investment in the hope of selling land and retaining tax income. Tao Hongbing, chairm...

Foreign pharmaceutical firms dominate Chinese market Posted: 27 May 2012 02:00 AM PDT In 2011, China imported medicines worth US$10.35 billion, representing year-on-year growth of 43%. This compares with an average 34% annual growth from 2006 to 2011. Despite the impressive figure,...

Soccer is a game of power for China's business heavyweights Posted: 27 May 2012 02:00 AM PDT Increasing numbers of Chinese enterprises are keen to establish better connections with senior politicians by sponsoring the Chinese Super League or becoming owners of soccer clubs, the state-run Chin...

As loan demand shrinks, China hints at interest rate cut Posted: 27 May 2012 01:48 AM PDT The People's Bank of China, the country's central bank, hinted on Friday that it does not exclude the possibility of an interest rate cut in the short term as the country's leading commercial lenders ...

Can China Escape the Low-Wage Trap? Posted: 25 May 2012 09:00 PM PDT Can China make it as a fully modern economy and society?

First a Black Hood, Then 81 Captive Days for Artist in China Posted: 25 May 2012 09:00 PM PDT Ai Weiwei's illegal detention reveals the ways in which the most stubborn dissidents joust with their tormentors and try to maintain resistance in the face of seemingly absolute power.

John Brown: Propaganda, Public Diplomacy and the Smith-Mundt Act Posted: 26 May 2012 08:57 AM PDT Propaganda is an instrument of war used by a government, primarily but not exclusively, against a present or possibly future enemy, and a democratic government should not propagandize its own people. Read more: Psyops, Rep. Thornberry, Office of War Information, Nazi Germany, Pentagon, Smith-Mundt Act, Committee on Public Information, Propaganda, Miso, United States Information Agency (USIA), China, Soviet Union, George v. Allen, Social Media, Enemy, Strategic Communication, Individual Freedom, Public Diplomacy, Usg, Anti-Propaganda Tradition, World News This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Chen's brother back home from Beijing Posted: 26 May 2012 02:50 PM PDT The brother of Chinese human rights activist Chen Guangcheng said he's worried about his incarcerated son and has met with attorneys in Beijing to get legal advice for him.

Bo Guagua to remain in United States Posted: 26 May 2012 10:58 AM PDT The playboy son of the Chinese couple implicated in the death of British businessman Neil Heywood will remain in the United States following his graduation from the elite Harvard Business School last week. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Austrian Chancellor Faymann meets the Dalai Lama, Calls meeting ‘clear political signal’ Posted: 25 May 2012 08:11 PM PDT Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama met Austrian Chancellor Werner Faymann today in Vienna. Chancellor Faymann had earlier called the meeting "a clear political signal for human rights, non-violence and dialogue