China Economic ReviewChina turns hostile, July 11: It isn’t surprising that China’s first successful overseas hostile takeover is tied to commodities, or that it involves Sinosteel, China’s aggressive, second-largest iron ore importer. Chinese interest in Australian iron ore made news in February with Aluminum Corp of China’s (Chinalco) audacious swoop for a minority stake in Rio Tinto. […]
Beijing’s final preparations went into full swing as the Olympic torch drew ever closer to the capital. Dress rehearsals for the opening ceremony were conducted under top-secret conditions. Officials ordered that dog meat be removed from the menus of many city restaurants and Olympic volunteer stations opened at tourist chokepoints. Foreign television networks reached an […]
French President Nicolas Sarkozy, defending his decision to attend the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics: “I happen to think that humiliating China is not the best way to respect human rights. I don’t think you can boycott 1.3 billion people, a quarter of the world’s population.” Zeng Xiaoan, a department director at the Ministry […]
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