China fehlen Piloten - Ausländer werden mit hohen Gehältern gelockt. Von Johnny Erling Quelle: Die Welt.

China to promote wild animal hunt “China is to auction licences for foreigners to hunt wild animals, including endangered species, according to local media …” Quelle: BBC.

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China works hard to resolve energy problems “… Different from the central government, local governments have shown continuous enthusiasm in investment and projects. It seems that they have much higher motivation in achieving GDP growth rather than fulfilling the energy-saving goals …” Kommentar der People’s Daily Online.

… Guo [Wencai] said unionization would not harm Wal-Mart’s development in China. China aimed to establish unions in 60 percent of foreign companies operating in the country by year-end, he added. Official Chinese unions are largely conduits for official policy and rarely encourage workers to strike. The government opposes labor groups outside its control. Quelle: NYT/ Reuters.

“… he spends night after night creating Chinese subtitles for American sitcoms and dramas for a mushrooming audience of Chinese viewers who download them from the Internet free through services like BitTorrent …”, “… making American popular culture available in near-real time free to Chinese audiences, dodging Chinese censors and American copyright lawyers ..” Bericht von Howard W. French (NYT).

Frugal Traveler - Dead Ends and Dumplings in Beijing Von Matt Gross (NYT).

“The Dalai Lama used to be an acknowledged religious leader, which is an undoubted fact, but what he has done makes him unworthy of the title,” said [party chief of China’s Tibet Autonomous Region] Zhang Qingli in an interview with the German weekly Der Spiegel … Quelle: People’s Daily Online/ Xinhua.

Über Äusserungen von “Joseph Nye, the creator of the political notion of soft power and a leading professor for international relations at Harvard University.” Quelle: China Daily/ Xinhua.

“… A major reason … is that they can speak English with the children at home …” Quelle: China Daily.

China has announced that its first human bird flu death came two years earlier than previously reported, state media has said. Quelle: BBC. Dazu Artikel des Guardian.

“China’s preparations for the 2008 Olympics are on schedule and going smoothly, Games officials said as the clock ticked to exactly two years before the opening ceremony … Despite Tuesday marking another grey, murky and humid summer day, BOCOG officials even claimed they were confident of good weather for the same time in 2008 …”Bericht von Cindy Sui (The Standard/ AFP).

Families making a living on China’s Grand Canal face life ashore as ports develop, writes Alfred Cang (The Standard/ Reuters).

Oldtimer aus Hamburg legen Shanghai lahm Quelle: Die Welt/ dpa.

Chinas Hauptstadt will Olympia-Wetter 2008 bestimmen Wegen der Vorhersage wurde der Eröffnungstermin verschoben. Das größte Stahlwerk der Stadt muss umziehen, damit es das Klima nicht beeinflusst. Auch ein Teil der Bürger wird zwangsbeurlaubt. Von Johnny Erling (Die Welt).

Chad’s Switch to Beijing’s Side Draws Angry Response in Taiwan Von Keith Bradsher (NYT).

“… About 260 workers in Dalian process about 30 bodies a year. The workers, who generally earn $200 to $400 a month, first dissect the bodies and remove skin and fat, then put the bodies into machines that replace human fluids with soft chemical polymers … Even my former manager said, ‘Can you really pose a dead man on a dead horse?’ … But I decided this was real quality.” China Turns Out Mummified Bodies for Displays Von David Barboza (NYT).

“Im Gegensatz zu anderen Sprachen müssen chinesische Eltern nicht auf feste Rufnamen zurückgreifen, sie können ihn beliebig aus einem, zwei oder neuerdings auch drei Schriftzeichen zusammensetzen. Millionen von Kombinationen sind möglich … Der Trend zu möglichst originellen Namen bereitet den Behörden einige Kopfschmerzen. Die seltenen Schriftzeichen können meist nicht in Computer eingegeben werden. Die gängige chinesische Sprachsoftware erfasst nur rund 27000 Zeichen …” Aus einem Artikel von Harald Maass (FR) über chinesische Vornamen.

China behindert Recherchen zum Überfall auf Kritiker Quelle: Frankfurter Rundschau.

‘Chinese Lessons’ Auszüge aus den Erinnerungen von John Pomfret (Korrespondent der Washington Post). Quelle: NYT. Dazu Besprechung von Orville Schell.

Painting the Peasants Into the Portrait of China’s Economic Boom Besprechung des jetzt in englischer Übersetzung (“Will the Boat Sink the Water?”) vorliegenden Buchs von Chen Guidi and Wu Chuntao. Von Joseph Kahn (NYT).

Quake risk to Chinese skyscrapers Von Quentin Somerville (BBC).

Sammlerleidenschaft fürs Dritte Reich In Chinas Internet findet der Handel mit Nazi-Memorabilien offen und ungehindert statt. Das soll sich jetzt ändern. Von Johnny Erling (Die Welt).

… A subway passenger scanning an electronic newspaper in the form of a plastic video screen thin, foldable and wireless with constantly changing text … In the guideline to the 11th Five-Year Plan (2006-10) for China’s Press Industry, unveiled on Friday, “digital printing” is seen as the future of print media. Von Zhu Zhe. Quelle: China Daily.

How should China view the collapse of the Doha round of trade talks? … Von James Rose. Quelle: The Standard.

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A Chinese entrepreneur has registered the image of Zinedine Zidane’s notorious headbutt as a trademark for beer and hats under the name Tietougong (Iron Head Kung Fu). … “As soon as I saw the headbutt, I could feel the commercial opportunities,” said Mr Zhao, whose company is called Flying to Infinity Sports Culture Diffusion. “This was the talking point of the World Cup seen by billions of people.” Von Jonathan Watts. Quelle: The Guardian.

Japanische Presse suggeriert neue Sexfalle (chin.: 情色陷阱 qing2se4 xian4jing3) für japanische Geheimnisträger in Shanghai. Die Yomiuri Shinbun berichtete am 2.8. über amouröse Kontakte eines Bootsmanns in Shanghai. “A Maritime Self-Defense Force petty officer first class stationed in Nagasaki Prefecture went to Shanghai eight times in the 15-month period until March without leave … Sources said the reason given for the man’s repeat visits to Shanghai was to meet a Chinese hostess … At the same karaoke venue, the 46-year-old communications officer at the Japanese Consulate General in Shanghai befriended a Chinese hostess. He later committed suicide. His suicide notes stated that the woman had once been detained by the police on suspicion of engaging in prostitution. She was released, and from this time she liaised with the communications officer and the Chinese intelligence authorities. The officer committed suicide in May 2004 after Chinese intelligence repeatedly asked him to hand over classified documents …”  Die Pekinger Global Times 环球时报 weist den Artikel schon am 3.8. als böswillige Pressekampagne zurück: 日本恶炒军官私会上海女子

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Aber: “Die Hauptstadt Gangtok zum Beispiel erlebte in den letzten Jahren einen enormen wirtschaftlichen Aufschwung, der ihr Erscheinungsbild nicht gerade zum Vorteil verändert hat. Nicht verwinkelte Altstadtgassen mit mittelalterlichen Tempeln und bunten Basaren bestimmen das Bild, sondern gesichtslose, schnell hochgezogene Neubauten, die immer weiter die steilen Berghänge hinaufklettern …” Bericht von Detlef Berg (Die Welt). Sikkim gehört nicht zu China, sondern “kam 1974 zu Indien und hat bis heute einen Sonderstatus …”

Quelle: Chin. Botschaft Berlin/ china.org.cn

Quelle: Chin. Botschaft Berlin/ china.org.cn. Vgl. Übersetzung eines Beitrags von Sun Shanguang bei CDT.

Von Jonathan Watts. Quelle: The Guardian. Vgl. Artikel von Harald Maass über bissige Hunde (Frankfurter Rundschau vom 29.7.). Ferner: Artikel in der China Daily vom 4.8. über 16 Tollwut-Tote in Shandong, NYT/AP-Atikel vom 4.8. “China Orders Mass Slaughter of Dogs”.

Three tourists walk against the wind on the Star Boulevard in Hong Kong as typhoon Prapiroon slammed into southern China Thursday, Aug 3, 2006, bringing heavy winds and rain. Thousands of people were evacuated. Quelle: People’s Daily Online. 5.8.: dpa meldet 35 Tote.

The architecture of the two main Olympic stadiums in Beijing is amazing, it’s just a shame you can’t see them through the air pollution. Melissa Chan (The Standard) reports.

“… They go after corrupt officials by looking for those with two or more mistresses …” “The death penalty is the ultimate deterrent for crooked officials crippling China’s economic progress. So why is a leading investigator and cadre suggesting it be abolished? Steven Ribet investigates …” Quelle: The Standard.

Fotos: Shen Yun (August 2006)

The city of Kunming in south-west China is trying a more liberal way of treating young criminals amid concern about soaring youth crime in many cities. It is a dramatic new approach for China, which is criticized internationally for its draconian punishments and abuse of criminals’ rights, the BBC’s Jill McGivering reports.

Leitartikel der NYT.

When millionaire banker Mimi Monica Wong decided to step out onto the dance floors of Hong Kong, she was so determined to be the belle of the ballroom that she hired the best salsa instructors in the world … Bericht von Jonathan Watts (The Guardian).