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Snippets: China and Africa

China is a Democracy, But Not Copy of the West, by Zhu Jing of the Chinese Embassy in Nairobi for the East African Standard, [via A Glimpse of the World]:

China practises a unique democratic experience, which is beneficial, reasonable and fruitful because it suits the country and has stood the test of time.

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By Kenneth Tan in on August 14, 2007 3:48 AM

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Shanghai Daily: T-shirt is "greatly hurting the feelings of the Chinese people"

So about a week ago, the news surfaced that German-born Swiss-based couturier Phillipp Plein released a limited edition T-shirt that screamed "F-U-C-K YOU CHINA". OK, it was more like a whisper - the words were only readable up close and as we all know, couturiers are all about subtle elegance.

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By Kenneth Tan in on July 24, 2007 1:10 PM

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Today's Links: St. Lucia, mistresses and p0rn


  • China to take up currency row directly with US Congress

    "Tough-talking Chinese Vice Premier Wu Yi is to meet with key Congressional panels during her visit to Washington this month for a "strategic economic dialogue" launched by the two powers in December, Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said."



  • Survey on standard of living for migrant workers

    A survey found that the standard of living of migrant workers isonly about one half of that of city residents.



  • Macau police defend May Day shots fired

    "The police officer's actions in firing his revolver in the air sparked further fierce clashes with protesters and was attacked by critics as heavy-handed and an affront to freedom of expression."



  • Reversal by tiny St. Lucia angers China

    "St. Lucia indicated last week that if it resumed relations with Taipei, it would still want to be friends with Beijing. The Chinese Embassy sent a rebuff on Friday, saying that China does not accept 'double recognition.'"



  • Web muckrakers for hire in China

    "With no more investment than a computer and a taste for taking risks, several dozen Webbased investigative journalists have set up sites and started advertising their willingness—for a price—to look into scandals that traditional reporters cannot tou



  • Chinese-American engineer on trial denies being agent for China

    "Authorities believe Mak, a naturalized U.S. citizen, took thousands of pages of documents from his defense contractor employer, Power Paragon of Anaheim, and gave them to his brother, who passed them along to Chinese authorities over a number of years."



  • Feng shui the focus in contest of 2 wills

    "...A much larger inheritance battle has transfixed Hong Kong residents: a will purported to have been written by one of the world's wealthiest women, Nina Wang, leaving her feng shui adviser an estate estimated at more than $3 billion."



  • China Threatens to Fire Public Officials if They Keep Mistresses

    "From June 1 any official found to be keeping a mistress will face dismissal. Government officials, who are usually men, frequently socialise in the evening as part of their job. "



  • A bicycle-riding bear: Animal cruelty as the Chinese celebrate May Bank Holiday

    "A bear riding a bicycle is chased by his trainer during an animal performance for the Chinese May Day holidays at the Shanghai Wild Animal Park."



  • Bad spelling a grave issue

    "Colonial-era war graves in Hong Kong have been left riddled with schoolboy spelling errors, including China spelt Cihna and Hong Kong spelt Honc Honc after a renovation project, a news report said on Wednesday."



  • Danshui Lu: A Walk Back To the Old Neighborhood...Kind Of

    "Danshui Lu is so warmly old school urban living, it begs the question: what bad road is life taking us down when we forgo this type of community living for an overly stylized, space wasting, luxury flat on the 27 floor of some soulless concrete tower?"



  • Chinese police receive avalanche of porn reports

    "Chinese police have received more than 13,000 reports about pornographic material on the internet since the nation launched a campaign to restrict the spread of online pornography on April 12." Only 13,000?



  • Yahoo founder sees China ripe for online ad exchange

    "The comment was among insights Yang shared with more than 1,000 Chinese and US technology entrepreneurs gathered in the California city of Santa Clara to discuss opportunities and challenges presented by the meteoric growth of China's economy."



  • "Toilet revolution" launched in E.China to wow tourists

    "Tourists disgusted by stinking toilets at Chinese tourist sites or even angrier because they can't locate it are in for a pleasant surprise in east China - a 'restroom revolution' is taking shape before their eyes and noses."



  • Internet too expensive for most Chinese

    "Chinese netizens spend ten times more money on the internet than people in developed countries. A World Bank report ... reports Chinese netizens spend an average of 83.5 yuan on the internet every month, more than 10 percent of their monthly income."


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    By Dan Washburn in on May 3, 2007 6:29 PM

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    How you can help stop the Shanghai Animal Olympics

    Late last month, we told you about the Shanghai Wild Animal Olympics, and we probably didn't infuse the post with the proper amount of outrage. Thankfully, some commenters picked up our slack and even directed readers to the animalsasia.org website, which includes information on how you can help put an end to such disgusting displays. We will now quote that information here:

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    By Dan Washburn in , on October 10, 2006 2:17 PM

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    This is where the Chinese Lilliputians live

    Someone found the image on the right on Google Earth:

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    By Peijin Chen in , on July 21, 2006 1:22 PM

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