Archiv Mai 2006
31.5.2006 "... Die rund 600 Aufnahmen von 250 chinesischen Fotografen, die jetzt unter dem Titel 'Humanism in China' im Frankfurter Museum für Moderne Kunst (MMK) zu sehen sind, zeichnen ein außerordentlich skeptisches, weitgehend ungeschöntes Bild des chinesischen Alltags der letzten fünfzig Jahre fernab jeder Propaganda ..." Von Uwe Wittstock. Quelle: Die Welt.
31.5.2006 Foreign students have limited internship opportunities Quelle: Xinhua.
31.5.2006 "... the Chinese government is planning a tobacco-free Olympics ..." Von Jonathan Watts. Quelle: The Guardian.
31.5.2006 Professional translators cannot meet demand Quelle: Xinhua.
31.5.2006 "The Chinese government is to woo foreign companies such as BP and Shell to explore for oil in Tibet ..." Von Terry Macalister. Quelle: The Guardian.
30.5.2006 "... China probably has the most sophisticated internet monitoring and censorship system in the world ..." Von Rupert Wingfield-Hayes. Quelle: BBC.
30.5.2006 Found in Translation: [Martin Luther] King's 'Dream' Plays in Beijing Von Howard W. French (NYT).
30.5.2006 20,000 firemen struggling to tame N. China forest fires Quelle: Xinhua.
30.5.2006 Mütter des Tiananmen verlangen Entschädigung für Opfer des 4. Juni China soll Demokratieaktivisten rehabilitieren. Von Johnny Erling (Die Welt).
30.5.2006 Tiananmen Mothers Call on China to Reassess 1989 Quelle: NYT/ Reuters.
30.5.2006 China Urged to Reassess Tiananmen Von Joseph Kahn (NYT).
30.5.2006 China Begins Effort to Curb Piracy of Computer Software Von David Lague (NYT/IHT).
30.5.2006 China Confidential (Link) has been reporting and analyzing political developments in China since 2005. Although repeatedly being cited by various sources (incl. BBC) the identity of its author "Confidential Reporter" has [as of May 2006] not yet been revealed. Quelle: IGCS-Politics (Hanno E. Lecher).
30.5.2006 China to fund more scholars to study abroad Quelle: Xinhua.
29.5.2006 "... Who actually painted Mao's official portrait? And why is it still up in the square, when many Chinese seem more eager to buy Gucci bags than Mao suits? ..." Von David Barboza. Quelle: NYT.
29.5.2006 Das Kangxi-Cidian im Netz. Hier: Beschreibung im IGCS, hg. von Hanno E. Lecher.
29.5.2006 "... The recent art exhibition 'Experimental Space' in Nanjing pushed the bottom line of art with exhibits depicting human genitals and sex ..." Quelle: China Daily.
29.5.2006 Shame about that big dam Von James Rose. Quelle: The Standard.
29.5.2006 China has kicked out an Italian mountaineer who entered China without legal documents after climbing Mount Everest from the Nepalese side, Xinhua news agency said on Sunday ... Moro ... told the association he couldn't make his way back after reaching the summit ... Quelle: NYT/ Reuters.
29.5.2006 15 Millionen Stück Auflage, wenig Honorar Trotz Internet und Computerspiele: Deutschsprachige Jugendbücher schlagen in China alle Rekorde. Von Johnny Erling (Die Welt).
29.5.2006 China schmiedet neue Stahlriesen Von Johnny Erling (Die Welt).
29.5.2006 "China ist brutal - aber es hat uns gerettet" Logitech-Gruender Borel im Interview. Quelle: Spiegel.de.
27.5.2006 KarstadtQuelle bringt Li & Fung nach Europa 100jähriges Hongkonger Handelshaus will Importgeschäft des deutschen Konzerns übernehmen - Verhandlungen laufen noch. Von Johnny Erling (Die Welt).
27.5.2006 The big steal Violent protest is breaking out across China. At its root is resentment that the country's astonishing new wealth is based on a shameless land grab - and millions of peasants are the losers. Some rebels defied the authorities to tell Jonathan Watts their stories. Quelle: The Guardian.
27.5.2006 "... one of the most popular movies online is a six-minute film showing a grumpy man scolding a fellow bus passenger in Hong Kong for interrupting his phone call. Bus Uncle, as the film is known, has been viewed nearly 1.7m times on the video website Youtube.com - the second most-viewed video on the site in May - ..." Quelle: The Guardian/AP.
27.5.2006 China in moral dilemma after tale of girls who sold virginity Von Jonathan Watts (The Guardian).
26.5.2006 "The frenzy over Bank of China's initial public offering has swept across the city, with one out of eight Hong Kongers buying at least one lot of BOC shares..." Quelle: The Standard.
26.5.2006 Bank of China sale raises $9.7bn Quelle: BBC.
26.5.2006 Return of domestic IPOs Quelle: Xinhua.
26.5.2006 China: Partner und Konkurrent - Kommentar von Kirstin Wenk (Die Welt).
26.5.2006 Retter auf Dienstreise Vor acht Jahren bewahrte der CDU-Politiker Walther Leisler Kiep ein behindertes chinesisches Mädchen vor dem Tod. Ein Wiedersehen in Haitang. Von Johnny Erling (Die Welt).
26.5.2006 Armut in China Von Johnny Erling (Die Welt).
26.5.2006 Germans Seek Role in China Rail Project Von David Lague (NYT).
26.5.2006 Paradies der Raubkopierer Von Harald Maass (FR, 20.5.)
26.5.2006 China sets up database to reclaim lost cultural relic treasures abroad Quelle: Xinhua.
25.5.2006 If the 20th century ended in 1989, the 21st began in 1978 Eleven years before the epochal events in Germany, a seismic change was taking place in China. Martin Jacques in Beijing (The Guardian).
25.5.2006 Web fury over Mao portrait sale Quelle: BBC.
25.5.2006 "... when the Bank of China makes its ... debut on the Hong Kong stock exchange next Thursday, investors will have to ask whether the new bullishness about China's financial system can erase old doubts about corruption, nonperforming loans and economic nationalism...." schreibt Jonathan Watts (The Guardian).
25.5.2006 Nachtrag: "... Let's take a look at the Bank of China. Investors considering the terms and value of the public float of a 10 percent slice of one of the mainland's Big Four banks are investing in China itself. Is everyone fully aware of what that means? ..." Artikel von James Rode (The Standard, 8.5.).
25.5.2006 Frequently used Chinese characters decreasing Quelle: Xinhua.
25.5.2006 "A Shenzhen plastic surgery hospital accused of performing illegal breast enhancements has been ordered closed by health officials..." Bericht von Mimi Lau (The Standard).
24.5.2006 Merkel: Gemischte Bilanz des Chinabesuchs Die Bundeskanzlerin schließt ihre Staatsvisite ab. Der Menschenrechtsdialog kommt nicht voran. Merkel trifft den katholischen Bischof von Schanghai. Quelle: Die Welt/ dpa. Mit Links zu weiteren Artikeln.
24.5.2006 Mit der "Untersuchung über die Lage der Bauern" rüttelte das Autorenehepaar Chen Guidi und Chun Tao 2004 China auf. Das Buch ist seitdem verboten. An diesem Montag wird Bundeskanzlerin Angela Merkel die beiden Autoren zu einem inoffiziellen Gespräch in Peking treffen... (Interview) Quelle: Frankfurter Rundschau.
24.5.2006 Kommentar: Diaolog ohne Anbiederung Von Harald Maass (FR).
24.5.2006 Politische Eiszeit für Chinas Intellektuelle Von Harald Maass (FR).
24.5.2006 "... Misstöne in der chinesischen Hauptstadt könnten deutschen Unternehmensinteressen schaden, warnen Berliner Wirtschaftskreise ..." Quelle:german-foreign-policy.com
24.5.2006 Keine Einigung bei Transrapid Quelle: spiegel.de
24.5.2006 Keine Subvention für Astronauten Statt in Armutsprojekte fließt die deutsche Hilfe immer mehr in den bürokratischen Apparat der Kommunisten. Und denen mangelt es nicht an Geld. Von Georg Blume (taz, 19.5.).
23.5.2006 "Auch in China setzt Angela Merkel andere Akzente als ihr Vorgänger Gerhard Schröder. Weniger Kotau, mehr Kritik, lautet das Motto ihres Antrittsbesuches. Einen Kurswechsel kann China-Experte Eberhard Sandschneider im Gespräch mit SPIEGEL ONLINE jedoch nicht erkennen...". "Eberhard Sandschneider ist Professor für Politik Chinas und Internationale Beziehungen an der Freien Universität Berlin ...".
23.5.2006 Sju Tsai Nr.78 erschienen.
23.5.2006 "Th e number of foreigners learning Chinese around the world is expected to hit 100 million in 2010, according to the ministry's National Office for Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language. At a ratio of one teacher for every 20 students, five million teachers will be required, far exceeding the 40,000 working now working around the world, the office estimated..." Quelle: Xinhua.
23.5.2006 "Die kennt unsere Probleme" Chinesischer Oppositioneller erfuhr von Bush, was Merkel sagen würde. Von Johnny Erling (Die Welt).
23.5.2006 China, Germany reach consensus on maglev line Quelle: Xinhua.
23.5.2006 Kommentar: Machtlos in China Von Jacques Schuster (Die Welt).
23.5.2006 Im Geist des Ingenieurwesens Von Knut Pries (Frankfurter Rundschau).
23.5.2006 "Chinese and French archaeologists claim to have discovered the ruins of an ancient city which disappeared in the desert in Northwest China more than 2,200 years ago..." Quelle: Xinhua.
23.5.2006 Entdeckungen im Wunderland In China mahnt Kanzlerin Merkel die Einhaltung der Menschenrechte an. Ihre Gastgeber erklären ihr die "sozialistische Marktwirtschaft". Von Nikolaus Blome (Die Welt).
23.5.2006 Merkel in China: Menschenrechte beim Frühstück Quelle: Die Welt/ AFP.
22.5.2006 The China Syndrome Arthur Lubow über Architektur in China. Umfangreicher Essay in der NYT.
22.5.2006 "We all know about the moribund state- owned enterprises that clog up the system on the mainland like Yellow River silt. There is no doubt the sector needs to be reformed, and that certain sections of it should be excised from the body economic, but let's not get carried away...: Von James Rose (The Standard).
22.5.2006 Merkels heikle Mission Es geht um Aufträge, Iran, Taiwan und Menschenrechte - und um einen außenpolitischen Spagat der Kanzlerin. Von Kirstin Wenk und Nikolaus Blome (Die Welt).
22.5.2006 Keine Angst vor China Viele warnen vor der "Gelben Gefahr". Dabei hat das Land große Probleme. Von Von Johnny Erling und Kirstin Wenk (Die Welt) (Mit Links zu weiteren Artikeln)
22.5.2006 More Chinese prefer electronic reading Quelle: Xinhua.
22.5.2006 China's 15-year lesson in how not to build a dam Three Gorges opens early but with much controversy. 1 million people displaced and wildlife threatened. Von Jonathan Watts (The Guardian).
20.5.2006 Lohnender Staatsbesuch Kanzlerin Merkel wird in China Geschäfte in Millionenhöhe unterzeichnen. Von Kirstin Wenk (Die Welt).
20.5.2006 Merkel Faces Balancing Act on First Visit to China Quelle: NYT/ Reuters.
20.5.2006 Chinas wichtigste Mauer Heute wird die Mauer des Drei-Schluchten-Staudamms am Jangtse fertiggestellt. Er schützt Millionen Menschen vor Hochwasser. Das Wasserkraftwerk wird soviel Strom wie 13 Kernkraftwerke liefern. Von Kirstin Wenk (Die Welt).
20.5.2006 Drowning culture The destruction of hundreds of exceptional heritage sites in China as a result of the South-to-North Water Diversion will far outstrip the damage done by the Three Gorges Dam, writes Steven Ribet (The Standard).
20.5.2006 "An original painting of China's founding leader Mao Zedong, which served as a model for portraits hung above Beijing's Tian'anmen Rostrum in the 1950s and 1960s, will be auctioned on June 3 in Beijing...: Quelle: Xinhua.
19.5.2006 "Unsere Neugier auf Frau Merkel ist groß" Regierung honoriert Staatsbesuch kurz vor Beginn der Fußball-WM mit großer Aufmerksamkeit - Erste chinesische Biographie erschienen. Von Johnny Erling (Die Welt).
19.5.2006 "Media will have the same freedom they have enjoyed in other Olympic host cities when they cover the Beijing Games in 2008 but will have to respect Chinese law, the head of the IOC's inspection team said on Thursday..." Quelle: NYT/ Reuters.
19.5.2006 `Walls of stone' tame the Yangtze The Three Gorges Dam, China's largest project since the Great Wall, is built on troubled waters, writes Edward Cody (The Standard/ Washington Post).
19.5.2006 Beware wishes that could come true The world wants China to revalue its currency, but that could have unpleasant consequences, writes Salil Tripathi (The Guardian).
19.5.2006 "Typhoon Chanchu [zhenzhu, "Perle"] slammed into south China Thursday, killing eight people and forcing more than 900,000 to be evacuated, Xinhua News Agency said..." Quelle: The Standard.
18.5.2006 Verdrängte Geschichte Chinas KP ignoriert 40. Jahrestag der Kulturrevolution - Die Jugend weiß kaum etwas über die Verbrechen von Mao Tse-tung. Von Johnny Erling (Die Welt).
18.5.2006 "Sachliche Fehler ... Die Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft Ernst & Young zieht ihren spektakulären Bericht über einen Berg von faulen Krediten in China zurück... Beobachter spekulieren bereits, ob die Wirtschaftsprüfer - eigener Auskunft zufolge führend in der Beratung von chinesischen Staatsunternehmen bei Börsengängen im In- und Ausland - eventuell ihre Geschäfte in China in Gefahr gesehen und sich deswegen zum Rückzug entschieden haben...". Quelle: Frankfurter Rundschau.
18.5.2006 BOC's HK listing a "milestone" Quelle: Xinhua.
18.6.2006 Confucius can survive in this modern world "... which jewels in the treasure trove of Confucianism, as the crystallization of ancient Chinese traditional culture, can benefit our troubled world? ..." Quelle: Xinhua.
18.5.2006 Chinese university sacks dean [Chen Jin] over 'faked' research Quelle: The Guardian/AP.
18.5.2006 Typhoon Chanchu lands in south China, claiming two lives Quelle: Xinhua.
17.5.2006 Mao casts long shadow over China 40 years after start of 'years of chaos', China's top lawyer says lessons must be learned. Von Jonathan Watts (The Guardian).
17.5.2006 "On 16 May 1966, Chairman Mao launched the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution. Chinese leader Mao Zedong warned that "representatives of the bourgeoisie" had infiltrated the Communist Party and intended to establish a dictatorship. It was a movement that tore China's society apart at the seams and still haunts China to this day...". Quelle: BBC.
17.5.2006 China Launches Severe Crackdown on Media Quelle: NYT.
17.5.2006 "The true face of the Chinese National Grand Theater was unveiled in Beijing on Monday when the protection film of the last 30 titanium boards was peeled off. The controversial construction is nearly completed - the interior w ill be finished by the end of this year. Designed by the French architect Paul Andreu, work began in December 2001 after four years of deliberation among the country's policy makers...". Quelle: Xinhua.
16.5.2006 Even China cannot feed a permanent bull Soaring optimism, glossing over bad news - it could be time for the bubble to burst. Larry Elliott, economics editor (The Guardian).
16.5.2006 In a Scientist's Fall, China Feels Robbed of Glory David Barboza über den Fall Chen Jin. Quelle: NYT.
16.5.2006 Chinas Regierung sagt Dumping den Kampf an Quelle: China.org.cn/ China Daily.
16.5.2006 Troubled Chen [Shui-bian] tainted by insider trading scandal Von Richard Dobson (The Standard/ Reuters).
16.5.2006 American generals visit Tibet Quelle: Xinhua.
15.5.2006 Typhoon heads for HK after hammering Philippines Quelle: The Standard/ AP.
15.5.2006 "The five Chinese who are seeking asylum in Albania should be repatriated to China immediately. They are by no means refugees, but terrorist suspects. They were imprisoned in the Guantanamo Bay detention centre in Cuba ever since they were captured in 2001 by US troops in Pakistan...". Quelle: Xinhua/ China Daily (vgl. Eintrag vom 18.4.).
15.5.2006 Chinesisch erlebt Boom als Schulfach Mehr als 300 Schüler lernen die Sprache mit den kunstvoll gezeichneten Symbolen in Berlin. Von Christa Beckmann (Die Welt).
15.5.2006 "... Schools in Shanghai are more aware now that some foreigners claiming to be English teachers are unqualified for the position. ...". Quelle: Xinhua.
15.5.2006 "... Der wirtschaftliche China-Boom kennt zur Zeit keine Grenzen - der China-Bildungs-Boom hingegen schon. Denn es mangelt an Fachlehrern. Hoffentlich machen die Bildungsexperten bald genauso fleißig ihre Hausaufgaben ..." Aus einem Kommentar von Isabel Jürgens (Die Welt).
15.5.2006 Scan this Book! "... Raj Reddy, a professor at Carnegie Mellon University, decided to move a fair-size English-language library to where the cheap subsidized scanners were. In 2004, he borrowed 30,000 volumes from the storage rooms of the Carnegie Mellon library and the Carnegie Library and packed them off to China in a single shipping container to be scanned by an assembly line of workers paid by the Chinese ...". Von Kevin Kelly (NYT).
15.5.2006 Fresh light cast on sandstorm origins Quelle: Xinhua.
13.5.2006 About face in Chinatown A pageant in Los Angeles is leading the way in broadening the definition of Chinese beauty, writes Jia-Rui Chong. Quelle: The Standard/ Los Angeles Times.
13.5.2006 Man's inhumanity to man The cruel deaths of hundreds of British POWs, captured in Hong Kong and sealed by their Japanese jailers into a ship [Lisbon Maru] as it sank off Shanghai, is documented in a heartfelt book about the largely forgotten World War II incident, writes Adam Luck. Quelle: The Standard.
13.5.2006 China gives up suing 1,063 Japanese war criminals: declassified file Quelle: Xinhua. In der chinesischen Fernesehserie "Zou bian Zhongguo" (CCTV4) war gestern ein Bericht über das Leben von später amnestierten japanischen Kriegsverbrechern in einem chinesischen Gefängnis zu sehen. Die Red.
13.5.2006 "A 63-year-old Chinese industrialist is investing his wealth into making popular movies with a social message -- while realizing a youthful dream ... For his next production, Geng says he will invest in another movie that reflects Chinese village life influenced by 'Ba Rong, Ba Chi' (Eight Honors and Disgraces) proposed by Chinese President Hu Jintao ..." Quelle: Xinhua.
13.5.2006 Die Schönschrift der Körper Der Choreograph Lin Hwai-min und seine Kalligraphie-Trilogie „Cursive“, das zur Zeit wohl wichtigste Tanzstück der Welt. Von Jochen Schmidt. Quelle: Haus der Kulturen der Welt.
13.5.2006 Film producers make green pledge after Promise [Wu ji] incident Quelle: Xinhua (vgl. Eintrag vom 10.5.).
12.5.2006 "Villagers saw divorce as their loophole to a better life. Then the authorities said not so fast, writes Ching-Ching Ni..." Quelle: The Standard/Los Angeles Times.
12.5.2006 Das China-Syndrom Kolumne - Wachstum und Umwelt. Von Dirk Maxeiner, Michael Miersch (Die Welt).
12.5.2006 Parents Sue Game Firm in China After Son's Suicide (NYT/ Reuters).
12.5.2006 Zum Nachtisch gab's Zensur Trotz der erklärten Freundschaft von Bill Gates zur Führung in Peking ist Microsoft nun Opfer der chinesischen Zensoren geworden. Von Harald Maass (FR).
12.5.2006 Beijingers ride bus with electronic pass Quelle: Xinhua.
11.5.2006 Kolumbiens Drogenmafia entdeckt China Behörden gelingt schwerer Schlag gegen Kokainhandel - USA hatte Peking alarmiert. Von Johnny Erling (Die Welt).
11.5.2006 "The Treasury Department ruled on Wednesday that China was not a currency manipulator, angering lawmakers who say Beijing keeps its yuan undervalued at a cost to Americans in lost jobs and rising deficits. Treasury said Beijing was moving, albeit too slowly, on currency reforms...". Quelle: NYT/ Reuters.
11.5.2006 Mehr als die Hälfte von "Zehn archäologischen Entdeckungen des Jahres 2005" liegen ausserhalb der Huanghe-Region. Dies illustriert laut Xinhua die Pluralität der Anfänge der chinesischen Hochkultur. Quelle.
11.5.2006 Despite economic boom, Chinese graduates face struggle for jobs Von Jonathan Watts (The Guardian).
10.5.2006 Vize-Bauminister kritisiert "Wu Ji"-Filmteam. Bei den Dreharbeiten zu "Reiter der Winde" sei die Umwelt an einem 4000m hoch gelegenen See in Yunnan zerstört worden. Quelle.
10.5.2006 Dam builders who have their eyes on the spectacular Tiger Leaping Gorge are being warned, writes Alan Wheatley. Quelle: The Standard/ Reuters.
10.5.2006 Chinas Reiche kaufen sich von der Geburtenkontrolle frei Die Ein-Kind- Verordnung wird vielerorts unterlaufen - Nach Protesten will die kommunistische Partei dies nun unterbinden. Von Johnny Erling (Die Welt).
10.5.2006 Ex-editor sees hope for press freedom Li Datong believes the future of press freedom in China lies with the next generation of reporters. Von Vivian Wu (AsiaMedia/ South China Morning Post).
10.5.2006 As Chinese Students Go Online, Little Sister Is Watching Von Howard W. French (NYT).
10.5.2006 Könige der Peking-Oper Traditionelles Musiktheater aus dem Reich der Mitte drängt nach Europa: In Berlin wird die Vielfalt seiner Formen präsentiert. Von Manuel Brug (Die Welt).
9.5.2006 "... Knappik: Wir könnten uns vorstellen, in China gemeinsam mit der chinesischen Post bestimmte Dienstleistungen im Bereich Brief-Mehrwertleistungen anzubieten ..." Quelle: Die Welt.
9.5.2006 Boys flocking to be 'ducks' for China's bored housewives Von Tom Miller (The Guardian).
9.5.2006 "Die Chinesische Kuomintang (KMT) veranstaltet derzeit in Taiwan eine Ausstellung mit persönlichen Briefen des Vorsitzenden Mao Zedong und anderer Spitzenpolitiker der Kommunistischen Partei Chinas..." Quelle: Xinhua.
9.5.2006 "... Statistics from ... Zhongguancun ... showed that the sales of literary books in both Chinese and foreign languages in the first four months of the year increased 43 percent from the previous year ...". Quelle: Xinhua.
9.5.2006 The Wombats take China Von Jonathan Watts (The Guardian).
9.5.2006 Wassermangel gilt als das grösste Zukunftsproblem Von Harald Maass (Frankfurter Rundschau).
9.5.2006 China to have 60m bloggers by end of 2006 Quelle: Xinhua.
8.5.2006 Peking fordert den Vatikan heraus Chinas patriotische Katholiken wollen trotz der Proteste aus Rom weiter Bischofsernennungen vornehmen. Von Johnny Erling (Die Welt).
5.5.2006 Der freundliche Philosoph Auch in Deutschland gründet China Konfuzius-Institute. Sie sollen die Angst vor der Weltmacht bannen. Von Kirstin Wenk (Die Welt).
5.5.2006 Pope Strongly Condemns Chinese Church Von Ian Fisher und Keith Bradsher (NYT).
5.5.2006 Viewpoints: China and the Vatican Quelle: BBC.
5.5.2006 "Despite Beijing's promises of electoral accountability, rural voters are facing violent intimidation, writes Jonathan Watts ..." Quelle: The Guardian.
5.5.2006 "Financial leaders from Asia's biggest economies voiced concern on Thursday about global trade imbalances but China said it could not move too fast on the yuan and that developed nations must do more to fix the problem. Top policy makers gathered for the annual meeting of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in Hyderabad, southern India, where China's vice finance minister, Li Yong, said he was quite concerned about global imbalances ..." Quelle: NYT/ Reuters.
5.5.2006 "Chinese firms, burned by recent thwarted attempts to buy major overseas firms, are continuing to cautiously seek out possible acquisition targets, UBS head of Asian M&A Angus Barker said Thursday ..." Quelle: The Standard/ Dow Jones Newswires.
5.5.2006 "... Ministry of Labor and Social Security figures show Chinese employees work an average 20.92 days a month and 2,008.8 hours a year, similar to figures in the United States, the United Kingdom and Japan. ...". Quelle: Xinhua.
4.5.2006 Asia's rising security risk China's growth and Japan's military revival are increasing the chances of regional conflict, writes Eric Talmadge. Quelle: The Standard/AP.
4.5.2006 China Installs Another Bishop, Angering Vatican Von Keith Bradsher (NYT).
4.5.2006 Experts warn of overheating housing market Quelle: Xinhua.
4.5.2006 Pekings Prioritaeten China kooperiert mit Iran. Von Harald Maass (Frankfurter Rundschau).
4.5.2006 Öl gegen Entwicklungshilfe - und keine Fragen Wie China sich in Afrika einschmeichelt. Von Roland Brockmann (Die Welt).
3.5.2006 China-Vatican talks 'should end' The head of Hong Kong's Roman Catholic Church [Cardinal Joseph Zen] says the Vatican must halt talks with China because of its appointment of bishops without Vatican consent. Quelle: BBC.
3.5.2006 China: Global Warming Is Melting Glaciers Quelle: NYT/AP.
3.5.2006 "Das einzige, was in China noch rot ist, ist die Landesflagge" Erste Millionärsmesse Asiens in Shanghai - Aussteller wollen reichen Chinesen nach dem Luxus nun den Super-Luxus näherbringen. Von Ulrich Bentele (Die Welt).
3.5.2006 China's pension fund allowed to invest abroad "China's State Security Fund (SSF) Council is seeking trustees to help its overseas investment operations, which involves up to 1.1 billion US dollars this year...". Quelle: Xinhua.
3.5.2006 "A former Chinese Culture Minister has sparked a heated public debate by describing the hugely popular television talent show "Super Girls" as vulgar and degrading. Liu Zhongde, a standing committee member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, said the show "wrongly preached the concept of instant riches and fame ...". Quelle: Xinhua.
2.5.2006 Medienforschungsportal in chinesischer Sprache: www.cddc.net
2.5.2006 "... The Baima Tibetans love the color white and believe in the three-eyed God of the White Horse ...". Quelle: The Standard.
2.5.2006 Talent gap hits businesses "... the number of talented people leaving Hong Kong for the mainland in recent years was at least double the number making the reverse journey ..." Von Leslie Kwoh (The Standard).
2.5.2006 One year later, Lenovo looks for second act Von Tom Krazit (NYT).
1.5.2006 China succeeds in maglev train test "... With a weight of 18 tons, the test train can hold 60 people. It can travel at speeds of up to 160 kilometers per hour ...". Quelle: Xinhua.
1.5.2006 Next Step for Counterfeiters: Faking the Whole Company David Lague (NYT) über den Fall "NEC".
1.5.2006 China to launch Chinese learning portal website Quelle: Xinhua.
1.5.2006 Chinese Artist Zhou Tiehai Proves the Emperor Is Naked Von David Barboza (NYT).
1.5.2006 China Payment for 1989 Victim a First: Activist Quelle: NYT/ Reuters.