Indische Forderungen nach Rückgabe des Gebiets von Arunachal: China strebt Kompromiss an. Quelle: Outlook India

Confident in their government’s ability to control an old ally, the Chinese remain unruffled about North Korea’s nuclear program. It remains more curiosity than threat. Quelle: Outlook India

In a defense that echoed comments made by Mr. Abe [Abe Shinzo] and other nationalist politicians, Mitsubishi’s lawyers questioned whether Japan had in fact invaded China and said they would leave the final judgment to posterity. Quelle: NYT

In response to this sustained lobbying, senior Chinese officials including Vice Prime Minister Wu Yi and Commerce Minister Bo Xilai have insisted that China is cracking down on pirates with tougher laws and vigorous enforcement. In street markets like Silk Alley in Beijing, a few minutes’ walk from the U.S. Embassy, this appears to be working. Quelle: International Herald Tribune

Zhou Shengxian, head of the State Environmental Protection Administration, “noted that half the country’s rivers were severely polluted and a third of its territory was damaged by acid rain in an address to the annual meeting of China’s top environmental think-tank.” Quelle: The Standard/AFP

“Nach dem aktuellen Bericht der Weltbank soll das Reich der Mitte 2007 mit 9,6 Prozent schneller wachsen als erwartet.” Quelle: Handelsblatt

China has given its backing to domestic shoe exporters challenging European Union anti-dumping duties, calling Brussels’ move a violation of the companies’ rights. Quelle: The Standard

Karaoke bars in China’s main cities will have to pay 12 yuan (1.50 U.S. dollars) a day in royalties to music artists for each room, according to a new regulation set by China’s National Copyright Administration. Quelle: People’s Daily

Geschichtsmuseum in Suzhou eröffnet. Architekt des Bauwerks ist Ieoh Ming Pei, der so in die Heimatstadt seiner Eltern zurückkehrte. Quelle: Le Monde

A Chinese submarine secretly stalked a US aircraft carrier and surfaced within firing range of its torpedoes and missiles before being detected. Quelle: The Telegraph

The latest stage in a process of land reclamation that has encroached on the harbour, virtually halving the distance between Kowloon and Hong Kong island. Quelle: The Guardian

Quelle: Presseportal/ Degussa.

Sorge um die Überalterung der Gesellschaft: Ehepaare, die als Einzelkinder aufgewachsen sind, sollen zwei Kinder bekommen. Quelle: The Standard/AFP

Ungeklärte Todesfälle und gestiegene Behandlungskosten: Proteste vor Krankenhaus in Sichuan. Quelle: Le Monde

With a population of about 20 million and an officially estimated 60,000 infections, Xinjiang has one-tenth of China’s AIDS cases and the highest H.I.V. infection rate in the country. Quelle: NYT

Nachtrag: BIOTECH CHINA vom 4. bis 6. Juli 2007 in Shanghai Erstmals findet die zentrale Messe der Biotech-Branche auch in China statt. Quelle: Presseportal/ ots.

Time Warner Inc is pulling out of the cinema market in China because of a rule change that bars it from owning a controlling stake in its ventures… Quelle: Xinhua/ China Daily.

“… more than a tenth of the country’s total cultivated land, have been polluted by chemical fertilizers, pesticides, plastic films or dirty water, said China’s top environment watchdog …” Quelle: Xinhua.

又一个垄断集团将诞生 高速路将崛起新恐龙? An vielen Autobahnen wird gut verdient: In Guizhou werden nur 15% der Mauteinnahmen für die Kreditrückzahlung aufgewendet, Kassierer an den Mautstellen erhalten angeblich ein Monatsgehalt von 8000 Yuan. Quelle: Xinhua. 

Gerichtsreporter leben gefährlich. Quelle: EastSouthWestNorth/ Youth Weekend.

One-dog policy to fight rabies in China Jonathan Watts (The Guardian) berichtet aus Wuhan.

Video auf Xinhua-Website.

Teeth Bared in Battle Over World Shark Stocks Quelle: NYT/ Reuters.

Bildserie zu den Wahlen auf der untersten Volkskongress-Ebene. Quelle: Xinhua.

Chinese courts ordered to restrict use of death penalty “… the chief justice urged courts to exercise extreme caution when sentencing people to death, saying that every judgement must stand the test of time …” (Xinhua).

Die Freiräume werden größer - Chinas Kunstszene boomt Von Harald Maass (Frankfurter Rundschau).

Gruner + Jahr baut Position in China deutlich aus (Presseportal/ots).

Quelle: Die Welt.

“… China has rented out a third of the storage space at its first strategic oil reserve to state-run refiner Sinopec, reinforcing fears that Beijing may use its emergency stocks more readily than Western nations … Shifting some management responsibilities to Sinopec could make it easier for Beijing and its state firms to draw or build supplies as prices rise and fall, heightening uncertainty over the buying habits of the world’s second-largest consumer, which caused prices to soar in 2004 when imports surged by a third …” Quelle: The Standard/ Reuters.

… Er rate seinen Mitarbeitern, nicht fünfmal im Jahr nach Italien zu fliegen: “Einmal Italien reicht, fliegt lieber viermal nach China.” … Quelle: Presseportal/ Die Zeit.