Former Chinese president Jiang Zemin has released a 16-page academic paper on national energy strategy arguing that energy conservation should be the country’s top priority, the South China Morning Post reported. The paper, which is the first public statement made by Jiang since his official retirement in 2004, was discussed at a seminar by the […]
Category: Politics & Society
US President George W. Bush said he still plans to attend the opening ceremonies of the Olympics in Beijing, but urged Chinese leaders to open a dialogue with the Dalai Lama, Reuters reported. Bush’s comments came as the US House of Representatives passed a non-binding resolution asking China to end its crackdown on Tibetan protests […]
A few good posts over on Paul Midler’s The China Game blog over the last couple days. In the first, he reproduces a letter from a reader drawing an important distinction between China’s financial and “real” economies, and how exposed each is to external forces: One point that I think needs to be borne in […]
The Paris leg of the Olympic torch relay was severely distrupted by protesters yesterday, forcing Olympic organizers to extinguish the torch and place it on a bus five times, AP reported. Despite the deployment of around 3,000 officers meant to separate torch runners from protesters, activists repeatedly tried to douse the torch with water, with […]
Taiwan’s Vice President-elect Vincent Siew may meet Chinese leader Hu Jintao at a trade fair this week, Reuters reported. A meeting would represent a significant diplomatic breakthrough, since it comes shortly after President-elect Ma Ying-jeou’s landslide victory in last month’s elections. Ma’s campaign had pledged to improve ties with the mainland. Siew will be leading […]