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- China opens a new front in Kashmir [Asia Times] "India and China appear to have opened a new front - Kashmir - in their ongoing war of words. While India has warned China against involvement in projects in Pakistan-administered Kashmir, Beijing seems to be adopting a new, provocative line on Kashmir with regard to India. For years, China kept up a careful balancing act between India and Pakistan on the divided Kashmir issue, even endorsing - on occasion - India's position. It is now depicting the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir as a sovereign entity."
- The rise of China and India [Guardian] "Over the past 10 years, the global balance of power tipped towards the east. China and India - which together account for more than a third of the planet's population - finally acquired a fairer share of the world's wealth and, on everything from economic and military power to culture and climate change, they moved to the top table. The G20, which includes these two nations, supplanted the G8 as the world's most influential talking shop."
- Is India's Media Promoting China Bashing? [Business Week] "During the last two-three months, certain sections of the media, both electronic and print, have attempted to create an anti-China hysteria. Cooked-up stories of border violations were flashed up. The campaign reached absurd levels. It was so ferocious that the government had to threaten the journalists indulging in it of legal action."
- China to issue guidance on renewable energy [Energy China Forum] "Energy Research Institute (ERI) affi liated to the National Development and Reform Commission is drawing a guidance on the development of renewable energy in a bid to tackle ove rcapacity in this sector, said Ren Dongming, an official with ERI. Ren said the guidance is supported by the State Council and will be a milestone on the regulation of renewable energy. Ren stressed that China only faces potential overcapacity in multi- crystalline production and structural overcapacity in the manufacturin g of wind power turbine."
- The mob lawyer speaks [Danwei] "On Saturday, The Beijing News printed an interview with Zhou Litai (周立太), a lawyer representing one of the suspects in the Li Yi gang case. Zhou has been criticized for taking on the case and accused of not supporting the local government's efforts to crack down on organized crime: Zhou Litai, one of the lawyers representing the Li Yi gang in Chongqing. He has been called the "migrant worker lawyer" for finding justice for a migrant worker who died of work-related injuries, and has been honored with the title "Leader in Protecting the Rights of the Disabled" by the Justice Department and the China Disabled Persons Federation. Why defend gangsters? "Because suspects have basic rights, too.""
- China's Underground Punks [Economist] "Just as the 100 Club and CBGB fostered punk movements in London and New York City, Beijing's D-22 nightclub serves as the epicentre for its burgeoning alternative music scene. Michael Pettis, a Peking University professor who was once a fixture in New York's East Village, founded the dive bar three years ago. Though the idea of an "underground scene" is often associated with punk, D-22's small stage hosts a variety of acts, from glam rock to experimental electronic, classic rock 'n' roll and Mongolian folk music. Many bands have hard-rocking frontwomen in the vein of Karen O from the Yeah Yeah Yeahs; some sing in both Chinese and English. All eschew the country's mainstream affection for saccharine pop."
- China caps off worlds with yet another gold medal [Associated Press] "China's trip to the world championships was more like a scouting mission, a chance to get a sneak peek at the site of the 2012 Olympics. Imagine what they'll do when it counts. Despite retooling its juggernaut from the Beijing Games, the Chinese won six titles at the world gymnastics championships, as many as all of the other countries combined. Their total of nine medals was tops, too."
- Scandal erupts at French university over alleged Chinese bribes [Washington Post] "he president of the University of Toulon and two top aides were suspended Monday over charges of irregularities in the admission and graduation of Chinese students allegedly ready to pay bribes for the prestige of a French diploma. The suspension, decided by Higher Education Minister Valerie Pecresse, was an unusual public stain on France's cherished tradition of opening its largely free education system to students from around the world. It underlined some of the pressures created by a skyrocketing number of Chinese students who go abroad, sometimes unprepared, to win the honor of a foreign diploma in China's increasingly competitive job market."
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