Arrival of inaugural China Eastern Airlines flight is first direct route between Hawaii, China (Washongton Post/AP)

Von David Pilling. Quelle: ftchinese.com.

Von By Shi Jing und Xin Dingding. Quelle: China Daily.

“… local media refused to cover the strike …” Von Melanie Lee. Quelle: Reuters. Vgl. 追踪报道 杭州出租车司机吁请“自选成立工会” (Fenghuang Wang) und 杭州出租车司机罢工抗议油价 (ftchinese.com).

“… into his offshore bank account …” Von Malcolm Moore. Quelle: Telegraph.

China’s media makes rare show of defiance after rail crash cover-up (The Independent)

“… replacing investigative articles and commentaries … with cartoons or unrelated features …” Von Sharon LaFraniere. Quelle: NYT. Vgl. 悼念温州撞车港人烛光集会 并要求取消对媒体报道禁令 (Radio Australia).

The politics of China’s high-speed train wreck “… a major blow to the credibility of the communist government, which had hoped to sell its trains to other countries – including the United States …” Meinungsartikel der Washington Post. Update: China train crash inquiry ordered as public outrage continues China’s premier promises train crash report in response to dissent over propaganda directives to journalists. Von Tania Branigan (Guardian). Vgl. 上海铁路局：温州南站信号设备在设计上存在严重缺陷
Quelle: Zhongguo Zhenquan Wang/Xinhua. Update: Chinese rail crash: premier visits site amid mounting anger Wen Jiabao pledged ‘a probe that will withstand the test of history’, blaming illness for his previous. Von Tania Branigan (Guardian).

Von David Barboza und Sharon LaFraniere. Quelle: NYT. Vgl. Artikel von Asahi Shimbun. Ferner: Debate rages around compensation plans (Global Times).

Von Isabel Gorst. Quelle: ftchinese.com.

43 Tote, mehr als 200 Verletzte: Ein Zugunglück schockiert das Reich der Mitte. Quelle: Handelsblatt. Update: Anger mounts at lack of answers on train crash Von Liu Sheng und Yu Miao (Global Times).

Rückschlag für ehrgeizige Hochgeschwindigkeitspläne durch schweres Zugsunglück. Quelle: NZZ/Reuters.

Quelle: Tagesschau. Vgl. D301与D3115在温州追尾 6节车厢脱线 (Renmin Wang).

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Chinese railways corruption probe claims another scalp Von Malcolm Moore (Telegraph).

Quelle: AFP. Vgl. 京珠高速大客车起火只剩骨架 41人遇难 (Anhui Weishi).

Von Fang Yan und Terril Yue Jones. Quelle: Reuters.

Blaming the bad weather instead of human haste Von Ni Tao (Shanghai Daily).

Quelle: Shanghaiist

“… more than double the price of a new model, because of strict limits on car purchases in the capital …” Von Li Fangfang. Quelle: China Daily.

“Dr. Jin Huiqing talks during an interview in a lab of Anhui Sanlian University in Hefei …” Quelle: LA Times.

Quelle: AFP. Vgl. 专家称停电反而验证中国高铁安全系统值得信赖 (Renmin Wang/Xinhua). Update: Reuters-Artikel. Update: China urges patience as delays hit high-speed train
“… It is lack of confidence if we immediately get suspicious of the
high-speed rail … It also harms the national interests …” (AFP).

Von Anusha Ondaatjie. Quelle: Bloomberg.

Quake-proof structure being built to replace San Francisco Bay Bridge, will save US state millions of dollars. Quelle: Aljazeera.

… brings China products to heart of Europe Von Leo Lewis (The Australian/The Times). Vgl. 外报关注“渝新欧”铁路联运开通 中国物流触角深入欧洲心脏 (Hexun Xinwen).

Chinas neuer Traum “… Hochgeschwindigkeitszüge zwischen Peking und Shanghai …” Von Johnny Erling (Welt). Vgl. zweisprachiger Artikel in ftchinese.com.