Today's Links: The rise of pro-China youth, China's religious character and China's first jumbo jet manufacturer

• The worrisome rise of pro-China youth [LA Times]
  " As human rights protesters dogged the Beijing Olympics torch relay, as supporters of Tibet condemned the violent crackdown in Lhasa, and as Darfur activists demanded change in China's Sudan policy, Chinese young people worked themselves into a different form of righteous anger."
• China’s Religious Character May Be Deeper Than Thought [Reuters]
  "Now a window has been opened on faith and religion in a country where six decades of Communist philosophy and rule might seem to have pushed those subjects into obscurity."
• The angel and the demon [Sydney Morning Herald]
  "As the Olympic flame continues its tumultuous journey, the lives of two young Chinese women, immortalised by their brief gestures during the relay, have taken centre stage in the black and white world of Chinese public opinion."
• China's jumbo passenger aircraft company established in Shanghai [Xinhua]
  "China's first ever jumbo passenger aircraft company, which was a major part of the nation's large jet program, was officially inaugurated in Shanghai on Sunday."
• Chinese gov't offers another 30 million yuan emergency aids to Myanmar [People's Daily]
  "In view of the severe disaster in Myanmar, and as a sign of friendship from the Chinese government and people, Chinese government decided to offer another 30 million yuan worth of emergency aids for cyclone disaster relief and reconstruction work in Myanmar, announced Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang at a regular press conference on May 8."
• Economist: No post-Olympic recession for China [Xinhua]
  "China, with a large economic size, would not face recession after the Olympic Games, the World Bank's new chief economist Justin Yifu Lin said on Sunday."

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