China's Exports Rise 46% The New York Times | BEIJING —China announced Wednesday that its exports climbed 46 percent in February from a year earlier. Economists said the data signaled a rebound in consumer demand from the United States and other Western markets after the financial crisis last year. | It was the third consecutive month o...
Beijing seeks a shift in geopolitics Asia Times | By Willy Lam | China's ongoing tussles with the United States over issues including Taiwan, Tibet and trade are in a sense nothing new. For more than two decades, Sino-US relations have periodically gone through rough patches over these and related causes of disagreement. What is new is China's mu...
Beijing seeks a shift in geopolitics Asia Times | By Willy Lam | China's ongoing tussles with the United States over issues including Taiwan, Tibet and trade are in a sense nothing new. For more than two decades, Sino-US relations have periodically gone through rough patches over these and related...
Sinograph Asia Times | Different takes on coping with change | By Francesco Sisci | BEIJING - In recent weeks on Chinese movie screens there has been a confrontation: Oscar-winning Avatar from the United States pitched against the home-grown Confucius. Both have single-w...
China assesses its gold strategy Asia Times | By Russell Hsiao | Chinese leaders convening in Beijing for the annual plenary session of the National People's Congress (NPC) - China's ceremonial legislature - this week will, among other things, hammer out a blueprint for the ascendancy of the c...
China seeks to annihilate Tibet's Buddhism - Dalai Lama BBC News | Tibet's spiritual leader has said China is trying to "annihilate Buddhism", as the region marks the anniversary of a failed revolt against China in 1959. | The Dalai La...
China's foreign trade up 45.2 pct in February China Daily | BEIJING - China's foreign trade posted a 45.2 percent growth in February 2010 year on year, the General Administration of Customs announced Wednesday. | Exports in February stood at $94.52 billion, up 45.7 percent, while imports rose 44.7 percent t...
Wind power factories called 'image projects' China Daily | China's wind power factories are mostly "image projects" built largely for displaying local governments' achievements rather than for use by ordinary people, the Beijing Times reported Wednesday, citing a top government official. | Miao Wei, vice m...
Beijing seeks a shift in geopolitics Asia Times | By Willy Lam | China's ongoing tussles with the United States over issues including Taiwan, Tibet and trade are in a sense nothing new. For more than two decades, Sino-US relations have periodically gone through rough patches over these and related causes of disagreement. What is new is China's much-enhanced global clout in the wake of the world ...
Statement by the Exiled Tibetan Prime Minister on the 51st Anniversary of National Uprising Day WorldNews.com Dharamshala: Today - 10 March 2010 - marks the 51st anniversary of the Tibetan people's peaceful uprising against the Chinese authorities. On this momentous day, the Kashag pays homage to the brave men and women of Tibet who have laid down their lives for our spiritual and temporal cause. The Kashag also, in solidarity with those Tibetan compatriot...
