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- Elevated Road In Zhuzhou Hunan Collapses, Crushing Many [chinaSMACK] "Xinhua News: Around 5 o’clock on the 17th, an elevated road on Hongqi Road of Zhuzhou City in Hunan province collapsed, and at present the number of casualties is unknown (four casualties confirmed). Here are some pictures that were posed on various BBS forums incuding Sina, NetEase, and Mop."
- As Detroit Crumbles, China Emerges as Auto Epicenter [Washington Post] "America's auto titans are dismantling their global empires. But across the Pacific, it's as if the global economic forces that have pummeled Detroit never struck. Chinese auto sales are up, and this year China is projected to displace Japan as the world's largest car producer. Now, the auto world is buzzing that China's auto industry may try to pick up the pieces of Detroit — at a bargain."
- “No Panda-Hugger”: Letter from China [The New Yorker] "Reading the Chinese media coverage of the appointment of Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman, Jr. (Chinese name Hong Bopei), as the new U.S. Ambassador to China, three things are clear:" China thinks that Obama's taking the job seriously, Huntsman is a "hardliner" and they like how he speaks Chinese.
- Chinese officials urges mainland businesses to invest in Taiwan, plan purchasing mission [Los Angeles Times] "Two mainland purchasing groups will visit Taiwan to buy fruits, vegetables, aquatic products and processed farm products, according to a copy of Wang's speech posted Monday on the Taiwan Affairs Office Web site. Three other missions in coming months will focus on buying consumer goods, foods and craft products, it said."
- AP reporter quarantined in China after Cancun stop [Associated Press] "My wife and I are in perfect health, but after flying to China for my college friend's wedding we're being quarantined in a remote hotel for seven days. The reason: Our flight from our home in Havana included a layover in Cancun, and China is taking no chances with swine flu."
- Brazil and China eye plan to axe dollar [FT] Brazil and China will work towards using their own currencies in trade transactions rather than the US dollar, according to Brazil’s central bank and aides to Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Brazil’s president. The move follows recent Chinese challenges to the status of the dollar as the world’s leading international currency.
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