“Five transvestite prostitutes from the Philippines … went on trial in Shanghai yesterday …” Quelle: Shanghai Daily.

Nachtrag. Die Dolmetscher der Messe. Von Katharina Teutsch. Quelle: FAZ.

UNCHARITABLE QUESTIONS GREET TYCOON’S GIVEAWAY

中国富豪捐赠惹出的是是非非

Von Jamil Anderlini (ftchinese.com)

Residents report crops failing and health problems as aluminium plant coats earth in white dust. Von Jonathan Watts. Quelle: Guardian. Chin. Übersetzung hier.

Two Tibetans put to death for arson attacks in Lhasa – the first reported judicial killings in the region for six years. Von Jonathan Watts. Quelle: Guardian.

“… makabre Liste mit den Kinderbildern aus zehn Provinzen Chinas …” Quelle: Rheinische Post. Vgl. 公安部：半年“打拐”解救儿童2008人 (sina.com/Beijing Ribao).

Quelle: Xiaoxiang Chenbao.

Edgy films, a dark drama Von Yao Minji (Shanghai Daily).

China Cracks Down On Organized Crime Von Anthony Kuhn (KQED News).

Quelle: channelnewsasia.com

“… Sun Zhongjie, the 19-year-old driver who severed one of his little fingers in a fit of anger over what he said were false charges, burst into tears when the conclusion of the new investigation was announced …” Quelle: Shanghai Daily.

Arno Widmann bespricht Literatur aus und über China (FR).

Export porcelain comes home “… 97 pieces … have returned to China through the generosity of Dutch collector Henk B. Nieuwenhuys …” Von Wang Jie (Shanghai Daily).

China’s plans to execute a mentally ill Briton raise stark questions about the Chinese justice system. “… 140 death sentences each week …” Von Clive Stafford Smith. Quelle: Guardian.

Von Christiane Kühl. Quelle: FTD.

Modernisierung und Internationalisierung der Streitkräfte. SWP-Studie von Sophie-Charlotte Brune, Sascha Lange und Janka Oertel. Quelle: SWP.

China’s rivers of cash flowing wrong way “… anything we do increases GDP, so what’s the problem? …” Von John Garnaut (The Age).

Von Terence Poon und Aaron Back. Quelle: WSJ.

Von Mark MacKinnon. Quelle: Globe and Mail.

There is both peril and promise for the United States as China proceeds with the expansion of its economic and political clout on the world stage. Quelle: Star Tribune.

Report says China ready for cyber-war, espionage The Northrop Grumman report links attacks on U.S. government and contractors to China (Network World/IDG).

In China, a Proliferation of Rules Draws Scorn “… a lack of professionalism among some local officials …” Von Sharon La Franiere (NYT). Vgl. 贵州黄平让学生向车辆敬礼被指为典型奴化教育 (qq.com/Xinhua). Foto: qq.com.

Quelle: SZ/dpa.

Buchmesse-Skandal: Auswärtiges Amt ohne Meinung Von Natalie Soondrum (FR).

“… for a company listed on America’s NASDAQ, annoying Western business media … is probably not a great PR strategy …” Quelle: China Media Blog/ Imagechief.

Fair play is sadly missing from Chinese sporting world “… To get better funding and job opportunities, coaches in ground level of sports schools take care of this age shaving work for the kids. And the problem spirals and follows the athletes from the start of their burgeoning careers …”. Von David Yang (Global Times).