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Just read this http://english.people.com.cn/200608/16/eng20060816_293767.html in the People's Daily on line. There are a couple of other articles there that seem to be a recent change in political posture. Subtle, but significant, in my estimation. This century will be an interesting one.

You can read it here. It isn't just that they're using these damned things, it's what else is going on with them... I'd like to read the whole Amnesty International report. I'll have to wait, though: I need to get to work.

Words fail me.

http://en.chinabroadcast.cn/811/2006/05/07/421@85556.htm Thougths? Is this possible? It doesn't seem possible to me...but I don't know (and I don't know the source either). Anyway, interesting.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12703108/ This disgusts and embarrasses me. Where is the outrage? These "criminals" stand a good chance of being executed. The U.S. is now in league with other oppressive regimes? CHINA, for god's sakes?! Just where is it, in the Constitution, that we allow for...

I've read this piece on the beeb a couple of times. Am I missing something? http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/4972004.stm The Vatican has expressed "deep displeasure" over China's appointment of two Roman Catholic bishops. The appointment of the bishops without the Vatican's approval...

So, when the President of China was here the other day, how does he have any credibility on the human rights issue considering we're detaining hundreds without any charges, hope of trial or release, or gaurantees of their human rights because we've determined them to be terrorists, and we've...

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060412/ap_on_hi_te/china_google;_ylt=AqkaT_jQnSb_37DnSfDrVlys0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTA3b2NibDltBHNlYwM3MTY- Google's chairman says it would be arrogant to walk into China and tell them how to manage their internet, culture, etc. Methinks they have dollar figures in their...

linky linky I don't know enough about this. Is China really protecting the Sudanese government, or is Geldof off his rocker? (Get it? Geldof! Rocker! It's a pun!) Seriously, it seems like this war will never end. Is it because China keeps it going? P.S. I don't know why this is listed under...

Does anyone know anything about a book called The China Study by T. Colin Campbell? It compares the dietary habits of China with the Western World. Campbell claims that 80-90% of disease is caused by diet; specifically animal protein.

Nov. 12 - China's assemblers are likely to make and sell 6.4 million passenger cars, vans, buses and trucks in 2006, spurring the nation to surpass Germany as the world's third-largest vehicle maker, according to government research. Vehicle sales in Asia's second-largest economy may rise by...

Honestly, what sort of people do you Bushies associate with? If it's not France wanting to sell missiles to China, it's Australia wanting to sell them uranium. http://www.abc.net.au/pm/content/2005/s1433833.htm

Here in the US we've had recent storms by the name of Rita and Katrina, but in China, they have much more enticing names for their storms. http://www.cnn.com/2005/WEATHER/10/02/longwang.ap/index.html "BEIJING, China (AP) -- Typhoon Longwang pounded southeast China" Tomorrow's headline...

Let's be frank, China scares most people. Its very large. Very, very large. It has a very large army. Very, very large. Its' gas consumption is rising. Rising larger and larger. We know the many reasons why China is a threat. However, people seem to gloss over the other side of things. China...

What was that about an unregulated market being safer, shanek?

I dont buy this whole "Chinas economy driving the gas prices up" bull flop. You mean to tell me that in a mere 3 years, China has managed to drive up gas costs by like 80%!?!? CONSPIRICY I SAY!!!

Riot over a car accident. We're going to see more of this, I'm afraid. :(

What do you think about this? " People's Liberation Army (PLA) General Zhu Chenghu (朱成虎) recently showed his true colors when he boasted in a manner typical of a bully and one accustomed to a rigid social hierarchy. Zhu threatened that if the US intervened in a war between China and...

Interesting column about China’s rising economic power: http://reason.com/9411/bk.grad.shtml Just kidding. This is actually an article from 1994 about Japan slightly modified for China. It, accurately, tells why Japan was not to be feared. Just a reminder about how fear mongerers are...

Chinese Oil Company Offers $18.5 Billion for Unocal & China's Haier launches bold bid for US appliance maker Maytag In 10 years everyone will be kissing Chinas butt. In my humble opinion. ;)

By Robert Kagan in the Washington Post Good commentary but it leaves out the Sharansky idea of linkage between human rights and trade. CBL

Chrysler may outsource new car to China [/i] That's nice. Unemployment is the highest in Michigan (auto world) than all of the country. Guess they're not worried about anyone in Michigan buying this new vehicle, if they develop it....since no one will be able to afford it. And this.... [/i]...

The EU is planning to lift its arms embargo against China. Meanwhile China threatens to invade Taiwan and increases defense spending by 13% this year (11% last year.) Of course, once this threat became official France and Germany immediately declared their opposition to selling arms to China...

With a rare glimpse inside one of China's working coalmines, Newsnight's Science Editor, Susan Watts, has been to find out if a coal-dependent future for China is inevitable. Coal built China - and fuels its relentless growth today. Eighty per cent of China's electricity comes from coal, and...

China overtakes U.S. as world's biggest consumer.

Long, interesting article from Business Week magazine on manufacturing in the US and China - the extract below sort of suggests where all this is going - roll on the days of working 24/7 for a pittance. quote: "China is also propelled by an enormous domestic market that brings economies of...

http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2004-11/29/content_395728.htm The world's largest retailer, Wal-Mart Stores Inc, says its inventory of stock produced in China is expected to hit US$18 billion this year, keeping the annual growth rate of over 20 per cent consistent over two years. (Xu...

"A man armed with a knife killed eight people today at a high school in central China and wounded four others, a government news agency reported." http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/headline/world/2919372 When I hear these sort of stories, my first thought, like many here, is to think...

I heard on a radio show a man say that if he was an elector, meaning a member of the electoral college, and he was affiliated with Party A and set to vote for Candidate A, if someone came and bribed him with a million dollars, he could take the money, change his vote to Candidate B, and it would...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/3763370.stm...full article I see no reason why the rise of China should precipitate a hostile confrontation. Unfortunately, idiots in power on both sides will probably end up taking it to that level, ultimately killing us all.