CER links: Mistress swapping in the party, Japan-China red telephone hotline
September 2, 2007
The Editors suggest checking out the following links:
SCMP: Hu protege resurrected ahead of congress – “Meng Xuenong , 58, had been appointed deputy secretary of the Communist Party’s provincial committee in the coal-rich province of Shanxi , Xinhua reported yesterday.”
Washingtonpost: China Replaces 5 Senior Officials – “An Internet report said Jin introduced the woman, a former mistress of Du Sicheng, the disgraced party secretary of the coastal city of Qingdao, to Chen Tonghai, the chairman of the China Petroleum and Chemical Corp. who resigned under a cloud in June.”
AP: Japan and China may set up military crisis hotline – “JAPAN and China agreed yesterday to work to ease military tensions through a crisis hotline and ship exchanges amid lingering unease over Beijing’s growing defence spending.” – Cold war style
Forbes: The most powerful women in the world – #2 – Wu Yi, #3 – Ho Ching, Merkel leads and Rice is in fourth
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