“Ein Modell der ersten chinesischen Magnetschwebebahn China Nr. 01, deren geistige Eigentumsrechte vollständig in China liegen, wurde am Donnerstag auf der Chinesischen Internationalen Patentmesse 2006 präsentiert …. Diese Bahn wurde speziell für den Regionalverkehr zwischen Städten entworfen … Das geplante Tempo beträgt 230 Kilometer pro Stunde. Die Linie dient sowohl dem Güter- als auch dem Personenverkehr und eignet sich für den Verkehr in großen Städten …” Quelle: China.org.cn, Xinhua.

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“China has confiscated more than eight million illegal CDs and DVDs as part of a 100-day crackdown on pirated movies and computer software …” Quelle: The Standard.

“Zhang Qingli, the head of the Communist Party in Tibet, talks about the role of the Dalai Lama, Beijing’s difficult relationship with the Buddhist region and China’s policies on religion. SPIEGEL: Mr. Zhang, Tibet is traditionally a deeply religious country, whereas the Chinese Communist Party is secular. Marx called religion the opium of the masses. How do you reconcile the two? Zhang: Nature is diverse. Different life forms coexist and the world is colorful …”  Quelle: Spiegel Online(deutschsprachige Version ist kostenpflichtig).

Pubs, privet and parody as China builds little Britain by the Yangtse UK developers are helping house Shanghai elite in a pastiche of olde England. Von Jonathan Glancey (The Guardian). 

“Commerce Minister Bo Xilai yesterday named eight cities as China’s first batch of automobile export zones … China is currently the world’s fourth-biggest auto-making nation after the United States, Japan and Germany  …” Quelle: China Daily.

Ancient brothel sparks heated debate “… The brothel [Hongtaifang], built in 1733 in the ancient town of Jinggang, Hunan Province, is teetering on the verge of collapse and the local government is under pressure to make a decision on its historic value …”. Quelle: China Daily. Vgl. Meldung von NYT/ Reuters.