From Wall Street Journal:An escalating dispute between Groupe Danone SA and Hangzhou Wahaha Group Co. over China's largest soft-drinks empire looks increasingly as though it could result in a breakup of their 12-year-old partnership, one of the country's most prominent
From Washington Post:With President Bush set to leave next week for the Olympics in Beijing, the White House is coming under increased pressure from lawmakers and advocacy groups to make a public statement of concern about the crackdown on human
Editor's Note: Since March, a series of events including unrest in Lhasa and protests following the Olympic torch relay, have brought to the surface a clash between nationalist elements of the Chinese public and international critics of China. Because of
Geoffrey York writes in the Globe and Mail:In a commentary in its Friday edition, the People's Daily made an extraordinary appeal to its readers. It urged the Chinese government and ordinary Chinese citizens to "befriend the media."The People's Daily -
Reuters' Diane Falconer reports from Paris:International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Jacques Rogge cannot speak in detail about human rights in China for diplomatic reasons, he said in an interview on Saturday."Of course I unquestionably value human rights," he was quoted
Olympic organisers say air quality in Beijing is "not that bad", and they say they can guarantee clearer skies for the games. From ABCNews, Australia.The pledge came as the city was again blanketed in a thick haze, with temperatures at
Written by Yu Jianrong ( ) of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, from World-China Bridges:Petition-interception ( ) mainly refers to the conducts of local officials adopting certain means to intercept petitioners outside the letters and visits ( ) registration
Over the past few years, CDT has been compiling news and updates about the elaborate preparations underway as Beijing gets ready to host the 2008 Olympic Games. These archives provide a useful resource for anyone watching the Games as a
From Reuters:One of China's leading dissidents, Chen Ziming, hopes the Beijing Olympics will be like the Seoul Games in 1988 and lead to political reform and not like the Nazi propaganda-driven Berlin Olympics of 1936.But Chen and fellow dissident Wang
From AFP:China's central bank said Sunday it would seek to create conditions for "relatively fast" economic growth in the coming months, despite the ongoing threat of inflation."We will use various monetary policy tools to create good conditions for stable, relatively
Richard Spencer reports in the Telegraph:Monks with "attitude problems", or who refuse to change their thinking in line with official demands, will be dismissed or jailed.Abbots and other leaders who fail to carry out government orders to "re-educate" their charges
From AFP:China warned US presidential candidate John McCain on Monday to stop "supporting and conniving with" the Dalai Lama, saying that meeting the Tibetan spiritual leader hurt Sino-US relations.The call came after the Republican hopeful met the Dalai Lama on
From Bloomberg:Taiwan's government ordered financial markets and businesses to shut and closed schools as Typhoon Fung-Wong struck the island, bringing torrential rains and winds gusting at 155 kilometers (96 miles) an hour.One man was killed and six others injured as
From Washington Post:Nodding his head to the disco music blaring out of his car's nine speakers, Zhang Linsen swings the shiny, black Hummer H2 out of his company's gates and on to the spacious four-lane road.Running a hand over his
From BBC News:Four giant panda cubs have been born within 14 hours in China, boosting the population of the endangered species.The cubs were born at the Chengdu Panda Breeding Research Centre in south-west Sichuan province, state media reported.A pair of
From ChinaSmack.com:China's Olympic Opening Ceremony uniforms were unveiled Thursday. The uniform's designer, Liu Ruiqi, said: "When the Chinese delegation comes out, they will certainly catch the eyes of the audience."But many Chinese netizens are not happy. One typical comment is:It
