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Useful corruption – Zhang Lijia
Officially corruption is not done, also in China. But a bit of corruption can be very useful, explains author Zhang Lijia on her weblog. For example, when you have to catch the train to Nanjing on 9 a.m. and you do not have the right ticket.Read More →
Report: PLA’s A-team spies on the internet – Wendell Minnick
A new report from the US details the efforts of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) to spy online, writes defense specialist Wendell Minnick in Defense News. The Chinese army might be addressing unauthorized cyber attacks, but the focus is still unclear.Read More →
Women holding up half of the sky? – Zhang Lijia
Author Zhang Lijia attended a meeting on the position of women in China at the US embassy in Beijing. At her weblog, she reports about her contribution. Are they holding up half of the sky, as Chairman Mao said?Read More →
Indonesia benefits as wages rise in China – Shaun Rein
Cheap production is shifting to countries like Cambodja and Indonesia, as the Chinese government targets a firm rise of the country’s wages, to improve domestic consumption, notes business analyst Shaun Rein in CNBC, returning from a trip to Indonesia.Read More →
Europe split on how to deal with China – Shaun Rein
Europe is hoping to tap into China’s foreign reserves, but at the same time try to keep on talking tough on trade issues. Europe should get its act together before they turn to China, tells Shanghai-based business analyst Shaun Rein in CNBC. And China has become more purdent in bailing out other economies.Read More →
China leading on economic espionage, US report – Wendell Minnick
China is the most active country when it comes to economic espionage, according to a new report of the U.S. Office of the National Counterintelligence Executive (ONCIX), writes defense expert Wendell Minnick in Defense News. The report used input from “more than a dozen U.S. law enforcement and intelligence collection bodies, including the CIA, FBI, DIA and NSA.”Read More →
China’s moral crisis – Zhang Lijia
Author Zhang Lijia discusses at CriEnglish the moral crisis of China, after the death of toddler Yueyue was overrun and ignored by bypassers triggered of a fierce debate. Is it time for a law to force citizens to rescue others, she wonders.Read More →
The final “Ich bin ein Beijinger” – Kaiser Kuo
After a decade, internet enthusiast and rock star Kaiser Kuo wrote his last column “Ich bin ein Beijiner” in The Beijinger, his take on his new home town in China. But he is not gone, he notes: “I’m not going anywhere, and you’ll know where to find me.” Kuo is currently spokesperson for search engine Baidu.Read More →
The US play a Renminbi blame game – Arthur Kroeber
The United States are using China’s currency, the Renminbi, as a scapegoat to hide its economic problems are created by themselves, argues economic analyst Arthur Kroeber in The New York Times. China is using its currency as a development tool, as so many countries did in the past.Read More →
New military leadership expected – Wendell Minnick
China’s top leaders are preparing for a change in its political leaders early 2012, and the military are no exception. Military expert Wendell Minnick looks at the upcoming changes in China’s top brass in Defense News.Read More →
No economic crash anytime soon – Arthur Kroeber
While the bears are out in full force again on China and the global economy, economic analyst Arthur Kroeber is not expecting an economic crash in China anytime soon, he tells The Guardian.Read More →
China should not become Europe’s white knight – Shaun Rein
No, says business analyst Shaun Rein, when he has to answer the questions whether China should use its foreign currency reserves to support the European Financial Stability Facility (EFSF). In CNBC he argues that Europe should hold up its own financial pants.Read More →