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- 70 sick in China after eating tainted pig organs [The Associated Press] "At least 70 people in southern China fell ill after eating pig organs contaminated by a banned animal feed additive, state media said Monday. Three people were in the hospital, while the rest were discharged after being treated for stomach aches and diarrhea over the weekend."
- Beijing's Olympic building boom becomes a bust [Los Angeles Times] "By Rodman's calculations, 500 million square feet of commercial real estate has been developed in Beijing since 2006, more than all the office space in Manhattan. And that doesn't include huge projects developed by the government. He says 100 million square feet of office space is vacant — a 14-year supply if it filled up at the same rate as in the best years, 2004 through '06, when about 7 million square feet a year was leased."
- The flaws in Chinese business: Time to change the act [The Economist] "The rapid collapse of economic activity around Dongguan indicates that China’s private companies are being subjected to the same battering as their counterparts in many other countries. Yet it also raises questions about the long-term survival of many of these companies. They have been among the most dynamic components of China’s fast rise towards prosperity. Their turmoil may be transient. Then again, there are also worries that it is in fact tied to profound flaws in the Chinese economy."
- Village official: The ideal career for new graduates? [China Economic Review] The State Council issued a new circular over the weekend encouraging recent graduates to seek positions in rural areas, smaller firms or to start their own businesses. Graduates who assumed the role of village officials, rural teachers or doctors, or worked for residential committees of urban communities would receive social security and subsidies, as well as preferential treatment when applying for graduate school or joining the civil service.
- Deciphering the Sino-Africa saga [Asia Times Online] "[Chinese President Hu Jintao's] visit to the four African countries is actually one plank in what seems to be a multi-prong diplomatic offensive aimed at consolidating some kind of Southern Hemisphere solidarity in anticipation of an era of mercantilist alliances arrayed to the effect of greater multilateralism and the breaking of Euro-American economic hegemony."
- Pakistani president on tour to Shanghai [Shanghai Daily] "Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari arrived in Shanghai last night after a visit to the Three Gorges Dam in central China that he called a "memorable experience." Shanghai is the second and final leg of Zardari's China visit."
- President Hu Jintao and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton meet [China Daily] "Chinese President Hu Jintao met with US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in Beijing on Saturday, stressing that it is of ever greater importance to further deepen and develop Sino-US relations."
- A controversial member of the expat community resigned today [China Briefing] "Due to the serious error of judgment I made publishing details of off-the-record meetings with Chinese ministers, I have decided to step down from these roles,” [the man] said. “My responsibilities will be divided up amongst existing partners and our senior personnel. I have enjoyed working with our staff and clients in helping them prosper and succeed in China and I want to thank all those who have helped me over the past 17 years.”
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Just wondering what #CDE threatened Shanghaiist with, that this blog still does not dare to use his full name even after he resigned all his positions in China.
Probably just like several other sites.. just don't want to deal with his issues. Its just a ripoff of time and energy to deal with the harassment. The last time it was
http://shanghaiist.com/2008/02/06/shanghaiexpatco.php#comments
Kudos to shanghaiist for not completely deleting all the comments. That said... it is interesting blogshere news enough to make him the top worldwide trend on twitter for a few hours.
How long until he mounts a comeback just for more publicity?