What if Beijing is right? [IHT] What if the doubters have been wrong all along? What if big government and an all-powerful state are good, not bad? What if the business cycle, hitherto thought to be inevitable, if completely unpredictable, could be repealed? These are the questions that Howard French of the IHT asks in his latest Letter from China.China's 1st lunar probe to reach moon orbit Monday morning [Xinhua] China's first lunar probe, Chang'e-1,...
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Today's Links: A million what-if's, subsidies for rural transport and Chinese military openness
Maotai, now with chemical additives
If you are familiar with drinking heavily or going to Chinese banquets (basically the same thing), you've probably been forced to chug try some Maotai. Deemed "China's national liquor" by Reuters, Maotai or máotáijiǔ (茅台酒) is one of the most famous brands of Chinese rice wine (or báijiǔ). Although dignitaries like Margaret Thatcher and Richard Nixon have put this put-hair-on-your-chest drink to their conservative lips, the popular liquor is now threatened. You see, Maotai is...
Today's Links: Melamine scandal grows, Singapore plays peacemaker, and Chinese religious freedoms questioned
"Researchers estimate that thousands have died. In many cases, the precise origin of the poison has never been determined. But records and interviews show that in three of the last four cases it was made in China"
Xinhua quotes Chinese government agency report that "the two companies illegally added melamine...in a bid to meet the contractual demand for the amount of protein in the products,''
"Chinese animal feed producers often came to purchase cyanuric acid to blend into their feed because it was cheaper and helped increase protein content,"
"Good relations between America and the major countries... are critical because the south-east Asian countries want to be friends with both, and do not want to have to choose sides with either."
"The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom said in its findings last week that every religious community in China continues to be subject to serious restrictions, state control, and repression."
Despite a 20% drop in annual mining-related accidents, "Companies tend to ignore work safety rules and surpass their production capacity, overworking their employees and overloading equipment to meet the demand,''
"(Shanghai)... has been transformed into a glittering metropolis of 21 million people, with more skyscrapers than New York and a public transport system that will soon overtake London's in size."
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Today's Links: Murderers, McD's and squid snacks
"She said the gunman 'was just a normal-looking kid, Asian, but he had on a Boy Scout-type outfit. He wore a tan button-up vest, and this black vest, maybe it was for ammo or something.'"
"The 24-year-old man arrived in San Francisco on United Airlines on Aug. 7 on a visa issued in Shanghai, the source said. Investigators have not linked him to any terrorist groups, the source said."
"The gunman who shot up a Virginia university and killed at least 33 people including himself was an Asian student who had quarrelled with his girlfriend just before the shooting spree, a Taiwanese student said Tuesday."
"The gunman found dead today by authorities from apparently self-inflicted wounds was described by an injured student to MSNBC as a college-aged Asian with a maroon hat and black leather jacket." Just because his visa was issued in Shanghai does not mean he is from Shanghai.
"No Chinese students have been found among the dozens of victims in Monday's shooting rampage on the campus of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech), in the eastern U.S. state of Virginia." Except for, maybe, the killer.
"Shanghai's oldest luxury hotel, Peace Hotel, has been closed for a US$65m restoration and is expected to reopen in 2010."
"McDonald's China has promised to establish trade union branches in its 40 restaurants in the eastern Zhejiang province this year, the All-China Federation of Trade Unions (ACFTU) said Monday."
"Some interesting variations by Chinese sports shoe companies on one of the world’s most famous logos." Also 'borrowed' from are Diadora and Mizuno.
"The bones are used for traditional Chinese medicine and the claws are worn by some men as pendants in the hope of increasing their virility."
"The Consumer Council in Hong Kong warns that excessive consumption of dried squid snacks could result in arsenic poisoning, leading to chronic pathological liver disorder." Good thing we can't stand the stuff.
"Google may face legal action after admitting to unauthorised use of data from Chinese internet portal Sohu in its own Chinese translation software."
"The U.S. government's accusation that China's market access restrictions on films, books and audiovisual products are leading to rampant piracy does not stand up," Wang told a news conference in Beijing.
"They said the fourth-year undergraduate was an introvert who was working as an intern in a local company. She was reportedly pessimistic about over the demanding job last week." Happened in Changning District around midnight.
"Zhu Jun, owner of Shenhua soccer club, is countersuing his neighbors in a dispute about a wall that allegedly blocks sunlight." On Xingguo Road.
"After This Our Exile, which tells the story of a gambling addict who forces his son to steal to make ends meet, won best film, director and screenplay."
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Today's Links: Labor scams, humiliation and Pudong
"5. Companies ask job applicants to submit design work prior to an interview. The works are often used commercially later even if the applicant didn't get the job."
Title says it all.
"Since March 12, Baidu's search results page has been showing pornographic photos when users input Chinese characters 'Download' or 'Load' for search."
There's a lot of them.
"A court in Shanghai has given jail sentences to leaders of a five billion yuan ($646 million) online gambling ring, the city's largest on record, state media reported on Thursday."
"A lawmaker has called for a national 'Humiliation Day' on Sept. 18 to mark the start of Japan’s 1931 invasion and remind the Chinese public of foreign attacks ... 'Remembering this humiliating part of history will help Chinese people feel urged to safeguard peace and work hard for the rejuvenation of the nation, said Jiang, president of a hospital in Qufu, Shandong province."
"Asia now accounts for 30 percent of Skype's 171 million global subscribers, up from 20 percent last year, largely due to the growth in China, said Kelly Poon, market development manager for Greater China."
"Yahoo! has avoided prosecution for grassing up a dissident journalist in China because of a lack of evidence. The Hong Kong Office of the Information Commissioner reported yesterday that its investigation of Yahoo! Hong Kong Limited could go no further."
"You are in downtown Shanghai on a rainy afternoon and it is impossible to find a taxi. Here are a few hints to get you home quicker."
"The U.S. Commerce Department is prepared to change a decades-old policy and impose countervailing duties on non-market economies like China when the facts merit, a senior official said on Thursday."
"Gong Meng, public relations manager at Alipay, has told local media that they will mainly charge fees from the external users of Taobao.com and Alibaba, but those users who have registered with both websites don't have to pay any fee."
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Winning US-China route to be announced this month
Back in August, we told you about all of the airlines vying for a new US-to-China flight route. And then in September, we told you we (well, some of us) were selfishly pulling for Continental. Well, over the weekend, the Continental pilots union backed the airline's Newark-to-Shanghai proposal — which is good ... you don't want a disgruntled pilot manning your 14-hour flight.
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