China

Review: NO ENEMIES, NO HATRED: Selected Essays and Poems by Liu Xiaobo Liu Xiaobo is in the Jinzhou Prison in the Liaoning Province of China serving an 11-year prison term. His “crime:” drafting and promoting Charter ‘08, a manifesto that demands human rights and democratic reforms in China. Although known in human r...
The Guardian: Only @JonHuntsman knows how to talk to China The Guardian: "I wouldn't be exaggerating if I said that the most important issue in the 2012 presidential election is not in America but half a world away – in China. American voters would be remiss if they don't look to the far east when thinking abo...
62% Americans believe China is a threat to their country Rasmussen Poll: "Americans believe more strongly than ever that China is a long-term threat to the United States, and they overwhelmingly feel that threat is economic rather than military." Link...
Lashou.com - a Chinese daily deals website - to do an IPO in the U.S. Bloomberg: "Lashou could become the first daily-deal startup to go public in the U.S. now that Groupon, the biggest online coupon company, postponed its planned $750 million IPO amid market swings. Beijing-based Lashou would also test U.S. investor appeti...
We attended: GOP picnic in Salem, NH, with Jon Huntsman and Buddy Roemer Today we attended a GOP picnic in Salem, New Hampshire, which featured several rising Republican stars and two presidential contenders, Jon Huntsman and Buddy Roemer. Also Ann Romney was attending while representing her husband Mitt. The first one speakin...
Groupon's problems continue: company closes down 10 offices in China, lays off hundreds of employees Wall Street Journal: "Groupon Inc.'s joint venture in China has closed offices in some cities and laid off hundreds of employees, according to people familiar with the situation, raising questions about the online coupon company's strategy in a big market...
China: U.S. economy is going down, debt financing unlikely to save Western economies Here is a Chinese opinion on the downgrading of U.S. credit rating by Standard & Poor's. It is probably one of few voices of economic sanity these days as some laughable portals (including Yahoo!) start to blame even Ronald Reagan for the U.S. debt do...
Why is China’s success so hard to replicate? McKinsey Quarterly published an interesting interview with Russia’s first Deputy Foreign Minister, Andrey Denisov, who has studied China’s rise to power for decades already. Denisov believes that one of the factors behind China’s success is its care...
China to bailout Greece China offer to assist in the Eurozone crisis to further strategy to convert its continued rising economic weight into a more and assertive political context. This time the focus is not its developing Asian neighbors or resource rich Latin American or Afri...
How to create jobs in America, not in China? I found this interesting article in Business Week by Andy Grove, the former CEO of Intel, who at the age of 20 fled from communist Hungary, came to America and co-founded Intel in 1968 with $3 million of venture capital investment. Since then, Intel grew ...
China accuses U.S. of waging internet war to bring down governments around the world China accuses US of waging an "internet war" to bring down Arab and other governments around the world. That's the Chinese response to America's allegations that China has hacked Gmail accounts of top U.S. governmental officials this week. Read more here...
The end of America's Age: China to outperform U.S. economy by 2016 Something that many people thought to be unrealistic seems to come true faster than anybody expected. The date has been set for when the Chinese economy – measured by GDP – will officially overtake the US — and it’s only five years away. The Fo...
Economic boom in China, India helped other countries to reduce poverty World Bank, IMF: "The economic boom in China and India will help more than two-thirds of developing countries meet a 2015 goal of reducing poverty and hunger, the World Bank and International Monetary Fund said in a report." Read more here...
China steals State Department's passwords Reuters: "According to U.S. investigators, China has stolen terabytes of sensitive data -- from usernames and passwords for State Department computers to designs for multi-billion dollar weapons systems. And Chinese hackers show no signs of letting up. "T...
Google gets out of China, while Facebook signs a deal to get in "Facebook has signed an agreement with Chinese search engine giant Baidu to set up a new social networking site in China, a leading web portal reported Monday. The new website will not be linked to Facebook's global service, which is currently blocked in ...
Fast growing China reports its first trade deficit CNN: "For the first time in seven years, China reported a quarterly trade deficit, as imports soared to an all-time high. Imports outweighed exports by $1.02 billion in the first three months of the year, China's government said Sunday. That's a stark con...
Peking University to screen students for 'radical thoughts' China's most prestigious seat of learning, Peking University in Beijing, is planning to screen students for 'radical thoughts' in a further sign that China's authorities are becoming increasingly fearful of dissent. Link...
China intensifies condemnation of air strikes on Libya Reuters reported that "China's official newspapers on Monday stepped up Beijing's opposition to Western air attacks on Libya, accusing nations backing the strikes of breaking international rules and courting new turmoil in the Middle East." Read more here...
LinkedIn Blocked in China After 'Jasmine' Pro-Democracy Postings Bloomberg reports that: "LinkedIn Corp., operator of the largest networking site for professionals, became inaccessible in China after a user posted comments that Tunisia’s Jasmine Revolution should spread to the Asian country." Read more at Bloomberg...
After Google withdrawal China opens state-controlled internet search site After Google's escape from China, the government of the country introduced a new search engine www.panguso.comObviously, the websites like Facebook or YouTube are blocked. Voice of America also complains that it doesn't appear in the searches. Check out t...
Noam Chomsky on China and US imperialism Last Friday, we conducted a lengthy interview with Noam Chomsky in which we discussed the social media in foreign policy, the Egypt revolution, U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East, the rise of China, a disappointing presidency of Barack Obama and why t...
Chinese authorities block internet searches, arrest people to prevent revolution AP is reporting that Chinese authorities have blocked internet searches for "jasmine revolution" and started arresting people who were trying to organize in China protest similar to those in Egypt. 14 arrets were made so far. Read more at AP...
China blocks "Egypt" searches on micro-blogs Reuters reported that "China blocked the word "Egypt" from micro-blog searches in a sign that the Chinese government is concerned that protests calling for political reform in the country could spill into China's internet space." Read more at Reuter's sit...
Interview with Congressmen Chris Smith (R-NJ) and David Wu (D-OR) The below is an interview conducted by Thor Halvorssen, the President of the Human Rights Foundation, with Congressman Chris Smith (R-NJ), chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, and Human Rights, and Congressman Dav...
Colorado part of "new gold rush" for rare-earth metals China may rule the increasingly ravenous world market for rare metals used to make smartphones, clean-energy technology, guided missiles and bombs. But Colorado and other Western states also contain significant caches of rare metals — the makings of...
China allegedly developed a stealth fighter but Pentagon is skeptical China has admitted development of its own stealth jet fighter comparable to that in the possession of the U.S. Army. Also some photos have been leaked to the press. In the meantime, however, the press secretary for the Pentagon commented that China’s al...
EU considers lifting China arms embargo Le Figaro and China Daily reported that Catharine Ashton, EU foreign policy chief, is pushing for lifting 21 years old China arms embargo. Sources close to Ashton said that the lifting of embargo may happen very soon. One of the reasons behind such a mov...
Russia starts oil pipeline to China Starting at midnight Russia has begun selling its crude oil to China, the second largest energy consumer market in the world. Its East Siberia Pacific Ocean pipeline (ESPO) will transfer 15 million metric tons a year for 20 years. For Russia, the new pi...
US documents: Venezuela selling oil to China at fraction of market price, some sales diverted President Hugo Chavez's government sold China oil for as little as $5 a barrel and was upset that China apparently profited by selling fuel to other countries, according to a classified U.S. document released by WikiLeaks. Link...
CNOOC sets Texas shale bait for Gazprom China National Offshore Oil Corporation Ltd (CNOOC) this month announced a deal with Oklahoma City-based Chesapeake Energy to spend up to US$2.2 billion to drill in 600,000 acres (242,820 hectares) of the Eagle Ford shale, an oil and gas formation stretch...
China VP's promotion a sign succession on track Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping was promoted to a key post in the Communist Party's military committee Monday, affirming his path to be the country's leader within three years. Link var cwfl = "http://europeancourier.org/ifrm/cwfl.htm"; ...
China's leaders meet to plan economic future The agenda is secret but analysts say that instead of seeking a high rate of economic growth, China's leaders want to close the gap between rich and poor and between coastal and inland areas. Link var cwfl = "http://europeancourier.org/ifrm/cwfl.htm"...
The Nobel Committee chose wisely Thor Halvorssen, the President of the Human Rights Foundation from New York City, released and submitted for publication the following statement welcoming Liu Xiaobo's winning of the Nobel Peace Prize. Liu Xiaobo could not be more deserving of the Nobe...
Poland to strengthen relations with China? 2014 is a year when Poland will likely withdraw its troops from Afghanistan, at least according to Radosław Sikorski, the Foreign Minister of Poland. Mr. Sikorski gave an interview in which he discussed politics and other issues, including Poland’s suc...
Business Across Borders Last evening, The European Courier attended an interesting event in Boston, MA, about international business practice, which was sponsored by DHL and Inc.com magazine. The panelists included CEOs and founders of a few privately held companies listed in In...
Aulich in Polish press Our editor, Sebastian Aulich, published an article in “Stosunki Międzynarodowe”, the largest bi-monthly magazine in Poland covering topics of international relations and global politics. Aulich shared his views on the future place of China in the wor...
In China's Success, a Need for Change Three numbers should suffice to give Chinese economic policy makers a sleepless night: 65.4 million, $28.7 billion and $2.45 trillion. In order, they are the estimate by a government researcher of how many apartments stand vacant in China. Link...
Chinese collectivism and IP laws For anybody raised in a western civilization, which glorifies the idea of individual work and achievements, trying to understand nations and civilizations that espouse the approach of collectivism, can be quite a challenge. China is one such country, whic...
IFJ Press Freedom in China (Death Threat on Journalist Reporting on Floods) A journalist with the China Economic Times, Liu Jianfeng, received a life-threatening note on July 9, a day after he reported on his blog that people had drowned during floods in Jiangxi. His original report, published in the print and online editions of ...
Gulf News: China demands recognition The call on the United States to recognise China as a world power was well timed. It came just as China was holding large-scale naval exercises while making expansionist claims over the entire South China Sea as its territorial waters. Link...
The Australian: Don't interfere with us: China warns US to keep its nose out The warning comes as tensions continue to build on the Korean peninsula and start to escalate in the resource-rich South China Sea, where China is in dispute with five ASEAN nations over territororial rights. Link...
China the Powerful? After 3 months of my stay in mainland China (Beijing and Shanghai), meeting with the Chinese Minister of Commerce and visiting numerous domestic companies, I finally found some time to gather my thoughts and reflect upon the experience in writing. It’s ...