Von Lin Meilian. Quelle: Global Times.

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.

Von Eva Müller. Quelle: Manager Mazin.

Auszug aus einem neuen Buch von Christian Y. Schmidt. Quelle: Jungle World.

In Yantai 烟台, dem früheren Chefoo (Zhifu 芝罘), Shandong. Foto: mrp46. Quelle: Flickr.

“Der chinesische Film ‘Weaving Girl’ (“Die Weberin”) hat auf der Abschlusszeremonie des 33. Weltfilmfestivals in Montreal den zweithöchsten Preis geholt. ‘Weaving Girl’ vom Regisseur Wang Quan’an mit Schauspielerin Yu Nan handelt von dem mühsamen Leben einer Arbeiterin in einer Textilfabrik …” Quelle: china.org.cn. Vgl. 纺织姑娘》蒙特利尔电影节双喜临门 (sina.com).

Reinforce armed police with legal backing “Nearly 27 years since its formation, the mobilization and deployment of the Chinese armed police force has operated under an embarrassingly blank legal situation. This has severely crippled its ability to respond to domestic emergencies and security threats …” Kommentar der Global Times.

Freihandelsabkommen zwischen der VR China und ASEAN wird 2010 umfangreicher Abkommen im Investitionsbereich ergänzt. Ab 2010 zollfreier Handel von über 7.000 Produkten. Von Corinne Abele (gtai).

“… banks must insist on a 40 percent down payment on second homes as part of a move to weed out speculation in the property market …” Von Cao Qian. Quelle: Shanghai Daily. Vgl. 首付4成利率难享优惠 上海二套房贷纷纷收紧 (Xinwen Wanbao).

Chinese Christmas exporters hit by global recession Von Tania Branigan (Guardian). Chin. Version hier.

Financial power to shift to the east麦肯锡：金融影响力将东移

(ftchinese.com)

Im Herbst ist China Gastland der Frankfurter Buchmesse. Doch der ehemalige PEN-Vorsitzende des Landes [Liu Xiaobo] muss in Polizeigewahrsam bleiben. Von Johnny Erling. Quelle: Welt.

Quelle: Wall Street Journal.

Quelle: Xinhua

Quelle: Khaleej Times/ AP. Vgl. 重庆武隆山体滑坡造成78人失踪26人死亡 (sina.com.cn/ Zhongguo Guangbo Wang).

Nachtrag. Quelle: Google/AFP.

China and the west can find common ground Western suspicion at Chinese patriotism should lessen through the inevitable increase in communication and dialogue. Von Cheng Lingcao (Guardian).

“Canada has appointed Mark Rowswell, popularly known as Dashan in China, as its commissioner general for Expo 2010…”. Von Yang Jian. Quelle: Shanghai Daily. Vgl. 洋笑星“大山”助力上海世博会加拿大馆 (chinanews.com.cn).

“… In value terms, 70 percent of made-in-China shoes, 80 percent of chinaware, 40 percent of furniture and 40 percent of toys, were manufactured for overseas markets in 2007 …”. Quelle: Standard/ Reuters.

Von Chris Buckley. Quelle: Reuters. Udate: China acknowledges Tiananmen protest leader is in custody (whptv/AP).

Quelle: China News Wrap.

Quelle: Guardian

“… Some participants also appear to be government officials who want to avoid explaining how they got wealthy …”. Blogeintrag von Tim Johnson (McClatchy).

Von Olaf Wittrock. Quelle: FTD.

Von Janis Foo. Quelle: Far Eastern Economic Review.