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- As China shouts its line on Tibet, is anybody listening? [China Media Project] "These numbers actually pale in comparison to coverage in March and April last year, when Chinese media heaped scorn on the 'Dalai clique' and the 'hostile foreign forces' sowing unrest in China after large-scale riots in the region. But last month, even as the CCP was gearing up for the sensitive anniversary of the 1959 uprising, there were half as many articles with 'Tibet' in the headline as there have been so far this month — with days yet to go until the 28th, which the CCP has designated 'Tibetan Serf Emancipation Day'."
- Taiwan’s Former President Goes on Trial for Corruption [NYTimes.com] "Prosecutors have since charged that he stole or took bribes totaling more than $30 million, sometimes in return for political favors involving land deals. His wife, Wu Shu-chen; his son; and his daughter-in-law pleaded guilty last month to money laundering, and Ms. Wu also pleaded guilty to forgery."
- Filthy hospital responsible for deaths of 5 infants [Xinhua] "Five newborn children from north China's Tianjin Municipality died from hospital-acquired infections, and the hospital's sub-standard hygiene conditions and flawed management were to blame, said experts with the Ministry of Health (MOH) Wednesday."
- China's Youtube Ban & Its Future Smartphone Market [Marketing Shift] "Imagine yourself as the CEO of a Tech company who wants to tap into China's expanding 3G market , but why bother wasting your V.C. and R.D. on a nation that may block user access to you for any reason, at any time? In my opinion, China's erratic behavior could overshadow the potential market of 700 million new mobile users."
- Average salaries rise 13.8 percent [Shanghai Daily] "The Shanghai Statistics Bureau said the average salary of employees in Shanghai was 3,292 yuan (US$481) a month in 2008, a 13.8 percent year-on-year rise, Oriental Morning Post reported today."
- Perspective… Is adidas paying the price for its Olympic spend? [Brand Republic] "That really depends on how the Olympic sponsorship return is calculated. But it’s worth looking at the non-sponsors of the Games. A particular thorn here is local brand Li Ning, which wasn’t an official sponsor but hijacked adidas’ limelight when its founder (in what can only be described as an incredible piece of state-sponsored ambush marketing) lit the Olympic flame at the opening ceremony. Adidas may have paid millions to be an official Olympics sponsor, but Li Ning made $30 million on its share price and gained an estimated $20 million of global media exposure in the three short minutes when he lit the flame."
- China’s Team of Rivals [Foreign Policy] "A financial meltdown in China promises to test the Communist Party’s power in ways not seen since Tiananmen. But theirs is a house divided, as princelings take on populists and Pekinologists try to make sense of it all. Will this team built for economic success implode once the money dries up? An insider’s guide to the leaders at China’s controls."
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