Foto: Shen Yun, Ende Juli 2006

Quelle: People’s Daily Online.

“As soaring temperatures render my 87 pairs redundant, China’s Sock City faces a chilly future … the dynamism of Shenzhou, otherwise known as Tie City, not to mention Shirt City, Shawl City and (rather further south) the underwear hub we may possibly call Pants City, just west of Bra County. All these, and more, are part of China’s miracle. They are ‘lump economies’, places of critical mass …” Glosse von Peter Preston (The Guardian).

“Up to 300 million Chinese farmers will move into cities over the next 20 years, said a report released by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) … The report, carried out by Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, predicted that, by 2010, there will be about 125 cities in China with a population of over one million. Fifty cities will have a population in excess of two million …” Quelle: People’s Daily Online.

“… We’re confident all our Lenovo computers don’t possess any backdoor surveillance equipment, spy chips or the like …” Quelle: NYT.

Quelle: People’s Daily Online.

At least 22 people have died and 28 are still missing after an explosion at a chemical plant in east China [Fuyuan, Jiangsu], jointly run with Germany, state media reports. Quelle: BBC. Aus Xinhua-Bericht: “… The blast, which took place at 8:45 a.m. Friday at the Fuyuan Chemical Plant, a Sino-German joint venture in Linhai Township of Sheyang County, toppled the workshop. The plant produces Dichloro Fluoro Benzene for industry. …” Vgl. 江苏射阳化工厂爆炸事故已基本确定22死29伤 und n-tv.de, ferner NYT/ Reuters.

Eingescannte Kataloge der Pelliot-Manuskripte und Frühdrucke sind jetzt unter http://www.bnf.fr/pages/catalog/mssor-num2.htm benutzbar. Quelle, Erläuterung:  IGCS.

Karriere im Ausland “… verließ die Sinologin Bettina Schön die Heimat … sie … kann als Frau in einer Führungsposition arbeiten und zugleich Mutter sein. ‘Da ist China Deutschland ein großes Stück voraus’ …” Quelle: Die Welt.

China’s Growing Pollution Reaches U.S. “On a mountaintop overlooking the Pacific Ocean, Steven Cliff collects evidence of an industrial revolution taking place thousands of miles away …” Quelle: NYT/AP.

Öldiebe durch Genickschuß hingerichtet Das Oberste Provinzgericht bestätigt die Todesurteile. Ein neues Delikt dürfte Zahl der Exekutionen in die Höhe treiben. Von Johnny Erling (Die Welt).

Tibet railway line hit by cracks, sinking base Quelle: The Standard/ AFP.

Regulating, not restricting foreign investmen on housing “China rejects foreign speculations on its housing market … China is currently one of the very few countries in the 187-member IMF without any limitation on housing investment. That makes it possible for foreign investors to make speculative moves on the housing market, which pushes housing prices up. In Germany, for example, 62 percent of its property investment was foreign capital in 2005, which was twice as much as that in 2004. As a result, housing prices in Germany soared and the public was anxious … This also is happening in China …” Quelle: People’s Daily Online.

Gefängnisstrafen in Beijing werden humaner Quelle: china.org.cn

Bericht von Jonathan Watts (The Guardian).

Der Tempel ist besonders für seine mingzeitlichen Wandmalereien bekannt. Quelle:  china.org.cn

28.7.2006  Chinese Workers Protest at Factory Making Toys for McDonald’s Von Jim Yardley (NYT).

“The Cabinet has ordered government bodies at all levels to strengthen their management of land use, saying too much of it is being given away on the cheap. The State Council issued the order at a meeting Tuesday, a day before Premier Wen Jiabao issued a stern warning on the dangers of economic overheating resulting from excessive fixed-asset investment, Xinhua News Agency said Thursday …” Quelle: The Standard.

Bei Shanshenmiao in Mentougou, einem Stadtbezirk Pekings. Juli 2006. 

Foto: Shen Yun

China outlines objectives for lunar probe project “… Since the Earth’s resources are limited, there is a need for a new program to address the long-term energy needs of humanity. On the Moon, several meters below the surface, there are rare, rich gas atoms. The most interesting of these is helium¨C3. Helium-3 has many advantages over tritium, the fuel that is increasingly being used in thermonuclear fusions …” Quelle: People’s Daily Online.

“Nach 30 Jahren ist das Beben von Tangshan für die KP noch immer problematisch.” Artikel von Johnny Erling (Die Welt). Neue Version des Artikels: Zerstörungskraft von 400 Atombomben

Bericht von Matt Gross (NYT). Teil einer Reise von Zentralasien nach Peking.

“China’s State Administration of Cultural Heritage (SACH) does not support the excavation of the 1,300-year-old tomb of Wu Zetian [Qianling], the only empress in Chinese history, said a cultural official recently …” Quelle: People’s Daily Online.

Pull of power and money is destroying at a rapid pace homes that represent the heritage of capital, writes Verna Yu (The Standard/ AFP).

“Inder und Chinesen bekommen immer weniger Kinder. Und sie wünschen sich nur männliche Nachkommen.” Von Isabelle Attané. Quelle: Le Monde diplomatique, dt. Ausgabe.

26.7.2006  “A Chinese UN observer was among the four UN peacekeepers killed in an Israeli air strike on south Lebanon on Tuesday night …” Quelle: People’s Daily Online.

“… What the Dalai Lama says sounds reasonable at first glance; and he has given up the “independence of Tibet” and turns to work for the interest of the Tibetans. However, if one takes a closer look …” Quelle: People’s Daily Online.

26.7.2006 Glosse von Stephen Green. Quelle: Business Week.

meldet BBC.

The second outdoor production of China’s leading film director Zhang Yimou debuted on Sunday at the foot of Yulongxue (Jade Dragon Snow) Mountain in southwestern China. Around 500 local people from 10 ethnic groups have been selected from 16 towns and villages in Lijiang of Yunnan Province to perform daily folk songs, dances and rituals for tourists … In 2003, Zhang … created the first installment of their out-door “Impression” series, “Impression Liu Sanjie,” in the mountain and river scenery of Yangshuo, a world-renowned scenic resort in south China, which proved a hit at the box office. By the end of this June, the performance attracted more than one million audiences and annually turned in nearly 100 million yuan (around 12. 5 million U.S. dollars).  Quelle: People’ Daily Online.

“… First, with such a high savings rate, what else can we do if not to invest? Second, with such a high production capacity as a result of active investment, what else can we do other than export? …” Quelle: People’s Daily Online.