Giving privileges to rich people hurts social justice “A number of new events are worth our attention. First, a directive issued by the Zhangzhou Education Bureau, Fujian Province, states that children of big taxpayers can get 20 points more in their senior high school entrance exam. By ‘big taxpayer,’ it means private entrepreneurs who turn over more than 3 million (US$375,000) to the local government annually …”, “… different economic capabilities ought not to be translated into differentiated political power. True, private entrepreneurs constitute an important force in promoting the country’s economic progress and it is, therefore, necessary to offer them channels through which they can participate in political affairs. But this can only be done by improving the institutions and mechanisms with regard to citizens’ getting involved in political affairs, instead of endowing political privileges to a portion of the citizenry. ” Kommentar von Sun Liping, Qinghua Universität (People’s Daily Online/ China Daily).

“Der prestigeträchtige Börsengang von Air China in Schanghai ist zum Flop geraten …” Quelle: Frankfurter Rundschau.

Clinical trials show Chinese AIDS vaccine safe and possibly effective: government Quelle: People’s Daily Online/ Xinhua.

Quelle: People’s Daily Online. Vgl. BBC-Artikel.

Quelle: http://22catcher.com/

Bericht von Peter Dittmar (Die Welt).

Drought worst in 50 years Parts of southwestern China are enduring the worst drought in more than half a century. Quelle: The Standard/ Agenturen. Vgl. BBC-Artikel vom 18.8. Vgl. Experts say Chongqing drought not caused by Three Gorges Project (People’s Daily Online).

Apple answers “sweatshop” claims “… and promises to put reforms in place …” . Von Arik Hesseldahl (Business Week Online).

“… the fallacy on China’s depletion of the global forest resources is nothing but an exaggeration …” Eine Antwort auf die Vorwürfe von Wissenschaftlern und NGOs. Quelle: People’s Daily Online.

Kommentar der People’s Daily Online.

“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.

Quelle: http://22catcher.com/

“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.

China slow to wake up to human trade Von Jill McGivering (BBC).

China’s rise leaves West wondering Von Carrie Gracie (BBC).

Quelle: People’s Daily Online.

China ist bald der größte Pkw-Markt der Welt Quelle: Die Welt

No stone unturned to make croc Pui Pui at home “… The wily [gewiefte] Pui Pui, first spotted in the Sham Pui River in Yuen Long in November 2003, evaded some of the world’s most experienced croc hunters for seven months before being  captured …” Von Caroline Kim (The Standard).

Koizumis letzter Gang in umstrittenen Kriegsschrein Japans scheidender Premier zieht mit einer Visite im Yasukuni-Denkmal Chinas Zorn auf sich. Auch Südkorea ist nicht erfreut. Von Johnny Erling (Die Welt). Dazu Kommentar: Peking hält Mass

The Selected Works of Jiang Zemin … will be distributed to the country’s bookstores … They testify to Jiang’s great talent, political vision and outstanding leadership … the Three Represents theory has … given creative answers to questions of what is socialism … Quelle: people.com.cn/ China Daily.

Dazu Artikel von NYT/AP “… The books are a testament to Jiang’s hybrid persona during his time in office — the leader of a communist dictatorship that crushed any challenge to its monopoly on power and a globe-trotting bon vivant who tried to get Britain’s Queen Elizabeth to sing karaoke …”

Wasserfall beim Jingpo-See (Heilongjiang) Foto: Shen Yun