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In another case of a Oceanic hit-and-run in recent weeks, a fishing boat which collided with a ship in the Yangtze River estuary off Shanghai has left one person dead and eight others missing. The boat contained 11 people in total when it rammed against a ship at 3:40am this morning. Three of the passengers were rescued, but a fourth died of serious injuries. The search for the missing is still ongoing. Meanwhile, the vessel that hit the fishing ship has run off and is being pursued by maritime authorities. In late April, a ship modeled after an ancient Chinese junk met an untimely end on its trip across the Pacific after a tanker smashed into it and ran off. Source: Xinhua

From Michael Zhao of China Green:

Southeastern Tibet’s vast “sea of forests” contains one-seventh of all the timber reserves in China. In 1997, China banned harvesting in the region and created the Four Great Rivers Nature Preserve, in order to protect the upper watersheds of four of Asia’s greatest rivers: the Yangtze, Salween, Mekong and Irrawaddy. Together, these rivers serve nine countries and 20 percent of the world’s population.

Rescuers have managed to recover the wreckage of a helicopter that crashed in the East China Sea off Shanghai. The copter had served China's Antarctic exploration ship, Xuelong (雪龙）, and was carrying four men when it crashed near the Yangtze River on Sunday mid-morning. Three men were rescued and rushed to the hospital. One of the men is in serious condition, but the other two are stable. The search for the fourth man - a mechanic - is still ongoing. While the exact cause of the crash has yet to be determined, authorities say thick fog was probably the culprit. Source: Xinhua

It no longer matters whether you believe global warming is caused by man, or "just God hugging us closer." Because Chicken Little was right, Shanghai is sinking.

The Yangtze River just can't seem to cut a break these days. Earlier this year we reported that the river was in its death throes and now it's being hit by droughts. This week the Yangtze River hit a 142-year record low, a plight expected to have some serious environmental and economic repercussion, particularly in our humble delta region.

Well it's the fault of global warming elves, who have been wreaking havoc on China of late. First they go and make it hard for Harbin to hold the ice festival in an economical way by raising the temperature by five degrees (Celsius) over the average, while in other parts of China, there are those who are rapidly losing their source of drinking water. The subject of the latter, part of an article written by Beijing Newspeak blogger Chris O'Brien, is Poyang Lake in Jiangxi province. And it's not just human beings that are being endangered there; much of the world's population of Siberians cranes calls the place home. The lake is shrinking, and being at the mercy of the Yangtze River, itself suffering from the worst drought in years, the picture seems bleak. For one, conducts its first nationwide pollution survey?

Shanghai Awaiting Approval on Disneyland [AP] Shanghai is awaiting approval of mainland China's first Disneyland, and the theme park could be built on an island in the Yangtze River, according to reports in the mainland and Hong Kong media.Shanghai sets up $1bn fund [FT] Shanghai's city government is setting up a financial investment company with about $1bn to spend on investments in China and overseas.New mechanisms required for China's climate change efforts - Greenpeace [Forbes]...

We recently read a report on China's water/environmental problems, based on reports from Singapore's Straits Times. Despite living in China and developing some measure of immunity to dismal statistics, there was one that managed to shock us: environmental experts claim that without some drastic change, pollution might, within five years, make the Yangtze River just about inhospitable to all forms of life. The baiji, or Yangtze river dolphin, was only the latest victim: according to the first report, in the 1980s there were 126 forms of life in the river, and by 2002, that figure was already down to 52.

Ma Lik, the head of Hong Kong's leading pro-Beijing political party who questioned whether China's Tiananmen Square crackdown in 1989 should be called a massacre, died Wednesday, an official said. He was 55.

Forget Ratatouille, this is the real thing: an estimated 2 billion field mice are on the run in the areas surrounding Dongting Lake (洞庭湖) in Hunan province. The mass migration was caused by the flooding of the Yangtze River in late June. Since then, as you can see from the news report in the video, people have been busy trying to control the mice by both erecting walls and barriers and also by trying to kill them. However, according to reports they've only managed to exterminate 2.25 million of them (or 90 tons of mice), a mere 1/1000 of the total.

• Students top pregnancy hotline list
  Nearly half the women calling the city's first hotline for unexpected pregnancies are students. Hotline officials released the figures yesterday in a move to promote young people's sexual awareness ahead of World Population Day on Wednesday.


• Prostate awareness drive goes national
  Ten Chinese hospitals will kick off the nation's first coordinated research into chronic prostatitis, or inflammation of the prostate gland.


• Beijing opens first counseling clinic for prisoners
  A special assistance center was set up in Beijing Prison recently where policewomen, who are also qualified counselors, provide help for special "clients", male prisoners who are serving long sentences, Beijing Youth News reported on July 5.

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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...

The back cover of yesterday's Xinmin Evening News featured the photograph to the right accompanied by an article centered on Mr Ding, a worker who has been employed at Shanghai historic Jiangnan Shipyard for 42 years. The reason that the photographer wrote the article is because he finally got the chance, through a photography contest, to tour the limited-access factory that was founded in 1856. And the reason that the newspaper published the article is that the factory is set to be moved to a new location; the buildings are being repurposed to serve as logistics, administration and public service bases, and supermarkets for the 2010 World Expo Park.

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Sure seems like it lately. Scientists have called the Yangtze River (heard of it?) "cancerous." This is not good news. The Yangtze is China's longest river. It is also Shanghai's main source of drinking water. Pop Quiz: How many tons of wastewater flowed into the Yangtze in 2004? If you guessed 16.75 billion, you win! Fifty kuai for a bottle of Evian doesn't sound so bad now, does it? And if you think this story is just propaganda dreamed up by the evil Western press, think again. It looks like it was first reported on by Xinhua. Does this make Shanghai a really big "cancer village"?

Not unlike theologians of the European middle ages, we've been pondering intractable, almost philosophical problems: For example, is it worse to put prophylactics in your hair or drink water from the Yangtze River?

Acting as a tourist-in-your-own-city can be addictive. Having enjoyed our exploration of the Longhua Temple and Martyrs’ Memorial during the Spring Festival, we looked for another fresh expedition right on our doorstep.

Photo of Glen Frey, whose song "Smuggler's Blues" was a hit in the mid-80s, from eaglesfans.com.

An explosion at Chinese chemical plant -- no, not that one -- will not affect Shanghai's water supply ... so say the ever-reliable "local authorities." The blast occurred Thursday at the Jiangdu Chemical Plant, near Yangzhou in Jiangsu province, which neighbors Shanghai, and straddles the Yangtze River, the source of much of Shanghai's water.

Shanghaiist once recalls accompanying a friend to the hospital and asking the doctor, just out of curiosity, how one gets Prozac or other antidepressants in China. Despite our strivings, it's hard sometimes to remain optimistic about China's future, especially when you read articles like this one from MacLean's about all the problems that China's economy faces. Many people are particularly interested in China's oft-troubled banking industry, especially because later this month China Construction Bank will IPO in Hong Kong.

In New Orleans, we have seen the devastation that can come from failing to heed scientific warnings. Will Shanghai be the victim of a similar stubborness regarding the Three Gorges Dam? Well, here's another warning:

Shanghaiist has just had the dubious pleasure of experiencing Guangzhou rush hour -- and even now, hours later, we still reek of eau de exhaust. So imagine how thrilled we were to hear that Dongtan (东滩) Chongming Island (崇明岛) right off Shanghai at the mouth of the Yangtze River, is going to become the site of the world's first eco-city. Here's an excerpt from the press release.