A Shanghai company offers training classes for women seeking elite Westerner husbands. Droves of women from across China flocked to Shanghai’s Love and Marriage Expo this month in hopes of learning a tip or two about how to get hitched…. Read More ›
Month: May 2013
European companies complain about China’s regulatory discrimination
An unlevel playing field in China costs European companies € 17.5 billion in missed revenues annually, according to a survey of the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China. The findings – which also highlight alleged regulatory discrimination as a key concern… Read More ›
Thailand shocked by ‘rude’ Chinese tourists
The successful, low-budget Chinese comedy Lost in Thailand has lured tens of thousands of Chinese tourists to Chiang Mai, but they left locals in Thailand’s historic and culturally rich northern city complaining. After seeing a record number of Chinese tourists… Read More ›
Cannes 2013: The rise of Chinese cinema
A scattering of awards at the Cannes Film Festival has given international prominence to what experts say is an exciting era in Asian film-making, where China is emerging as the creative powerhouse. Directors from China, Japan, Singapore and Cambodia were… Read More ›
Chinese developer ‘rescues’ London docks with $1.5 billion deal
London Mayor Boris Johnson sealed a 1.5 billion USD deal with a Chinese property developer to turn a historic London dock into a 21st-century “Asian business port”: the Royal Albert Dock is set to become London’s third business district. The deal… Read More ›
South China Sea tension mounts near Filipino shipwreck
A wrecked navy transport ship perched on a remote coral reef could be the next flashpoint in the South China Sea, where China and five other claimants bitterly dispute territory. The Philippine government is accusing China of encroachment after three… Read More ›
China calls Japanese leaders ‘petty burglars’
Piqued over Japan’s warm ties with India, an influential Chinese daily said New Delhi‘s wisdom lies in dealing with its disputes with Beijing calmly, undisturbed by “internal and international provocateurs“. As Prime Minister Manmohan Singh undertook a visit to Tokyo amid reports of defence deals between the two… Read More ›
China boasts of strategy to “recover” islands occupied by Philippines
The following is a translation of an interview on Chinese State TV. It does not necessarily represent the views of China Daily Mail, but is provided so readers can form their own views. Recently, well-known military expert Major General Zhang… Read More ›
China steals Australian spy agency blueprints in cyber attack
Classified blueprints of the new ASIO headquarters in Canberra have been stolen in a cyber hit believed to have been mounted by hackers in China. The ABC’s Four Corners program has discovered the plans were taken in an operation targeting… Read More ›
While Belarus borrows, China makes money
China is building an entire city in the forests near the Belorussian capital Minsk to create a manufacturing springboard between the European Union and Russia. Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko allotted an area 40 percent larger than Manhattan around Minsk’s international… Read More ›
China invokes WWII document to warn Japan over “stolen territory”
The Chinese Premier has used his visit to the German city where Allied terms of surrender were dictated to Tokyo, to send a stark message on recent territorial disputes. Premier Li Keqiang made use of his visit to Germany to… Read More ›
As China’s middle class grows, so do its concerns
Beijing is facing increasing public pressure to deal with issues such as pollution, food safety and education driven by the 10 percent of its population who now count as middle class. With two cars, foreign holidays and a cook for… Read More ›
Australia’s new submarines to patrol Melanesia, Indonesia and South China Sea
The navy’s 12 planned new submarines will need the range to patrol the massive archipelago that stretches out from Australia’s Top End through Melanesia, Indonesia and the South China Sea. In peace time they will gather intelligence, but in any… Read More ›
Chinese outraged after People’s Daily ‘Dishonest Americans’ column goes viral
The People’s Daily, the mouthpiece of China’s Communist Party, has baffled and shocked people in China by launching a “Dishonest Americans” Series, aiming to “provide a more objective picture of what the US and Americans are really like.” “Most Chinese… Read More ›
China, Switzerland sign MOU on concluding Free Trade talks
In relations with China, symbols often have a greater importance than details of contracts. During the stay of Chinese Premier Li Keqiang in the Alpine country which he visited in 2010 as vice premier, Li has met political, business leaders and… Read More ›
China loses out as Canada joins US in halting oil pipeline construction
British Columbia, the Canadian province whose official slogan to its own beauty is “Super, Natural,” is invoking another saying: “No more supertankers.” That’s potentially big trouble in a nation where oil exports amount to $73 billion annually and the industry employs more… Read More ›
Restraint is the new red in China
President Xi Jinping is pressing the Communist Party’s elite to cut back on lavish living amid growing public resentment. The economic effect is far-reaching. Exports of elegant Swiss watches to China have plunged. Sales of Mercedes-Benz and other premium sedans… Read More ›
China’s underage sex scandals spark anger over ‘weak’ law
A series of sex scandals involving underage girls has prompted widespread public anger and calls for a review of Chinese laws. Early May 2013, official media reported that six primary schoolgirls aged around 10 and 11 were taken by a… Read More ›
Chinese spies woo Australian business leaders
Some of Australia’s most influential business leaders were feted in China by an intelligence platform of the People’s Liberation Army, a Fairfax investigation has revealed. Andrew Forrest, who touted his talks with the leaders last month as a lesson on… Read More ›
North Korea tells China it will take ‘positive steps’ for peace
A North Korean envoy told China’s president on Friday that his reclusive country was willing to take “positive actions” to ensure peace and stability on the Korean peninsula, as China steps up diplomatic efforts to bring Pyongyang back to talks…. Read More ›
China offers India a ‘handshake across the Himalayas’
India and China will study new ways to ease tensions on their ill-defined border after an army standoff in the Himalayas, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said on Monday on his first official foreign trip. The number two in the Chinese… Read More ›
Australia’s relationship with China is beset with misperceptions
For all its vision and clarity, Australia‘s defence white paper belies a harsh truth: our relationship with China is beset with misperceptions, write Kerry Brown and Bates Gill. China is beset The Australian Defence White Paper released this month takes… Read More ›
China says constitutional rule is an empty dream of “misguided intellectuals”
Chinese conservatives have come out to argue against the adoption of “constitutional rule”, a term increasingly used by liberals to demand the realisation of basic human rights guaranteed in the Chinese constitution. The nationalistic Global Times in an editorial on… Read More ›
China and it’s neighbours: A tale of two fishing boats
Is the Chinese government’s uneasy friendship with North Korea costing it the public’s confidence? A curious confluence of recent events involving two fishing vessels suggests that might be the case. The crisis began in the waters of Scarborough Shoal, a… Read More ›
China to lend $580 million to Sri Lanka
China Development Bank Corporation (CDB) will lend $580 million to Sri Lanka to help carry out key infrastructure projects. The loan will bring CDB’s total lending to Sri Lanka to more than $1.4 billion. China‘s increasing influence in the island nation… Read More ›
Chinese companies claim they are ‘treated unfairly’ by Australia
China‘s state-owned companies may be deterred from investing in Australia because they are being treated unfairly, a Chinese business leader says. Chairman of the China Chamber of Commerce in Australia, Hu Shanjun, said Australia was still a popular place for… Read More ›
China says Japan should honour its surrender, and withdraw from the Ryukyus
China’s Global Times has issued a broadside at Japan over the independence of the Ryukyu Islands: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe recently said, “We must make clear to the world Japan’s positions on the Ryukyus” in order to negate China’s… Read More ›
China gender issues
Great amalgamation of some recent articles on gender issues in China at the China Digital Times (China’s Gender Gap Reaches from Rural Areas to Cities). For anyone who is interested in this topic this review of my good friend Professor John… Read More ›
China: Li Keqiang greets ‘key partner and friend’ India in New Delhi
Premier Li Keqiang arrived in New Delhi yesterday afternoon on the first leg of his maiden diplomatic trip, calling for deepening mutual trust and co-operation between the two Asian powers, which had a tense border stand-off last month. In prepared… Read More ›
China supports Ryukyu independence organisation; Japan no longer a friendly neighbour
On May 15, huanqiu.com says in its report “Formal establishment of organisation for Ryukyus independence” that on May 15, local politicians, professors, social activists and citizen organisations in Okinawa established an association to study the national independence of Ryukyus in… Read More ›
Chinese Maserati owner smashes up his luxury car
A wealthy Chinese Maserati owner hired four sledgehammer-wielding men to smash-up his $420,000 super car in protest at poor customer service. The car owner, identified as Wang, had the group attack the Maserati Quattroporte at the opening of an auto show in… Read More ›
Japan’s crimes against humanity: Asian comfort women of WWII
I refer to the utterly controversial and extremely immoral remarks reportedly made by Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto with regard to the comfort women. I overwhelmingly concur with the statement of Attorney Harry L. Roque, Jr. that: “The Philippine government should… Read More ›
China gives environmental approval to country’s biggest hydro dam
China‘s environment ministry has given the go-ahead for the construction of what will become the country’s tallest hydroelectric dam despite acknowledging it will have an impact on plants and rare fish. The dam, with a height of 314 meters (1,030… Read More ›
Chinese tourists’ bad manners harming country’s reputation
Chinese Vice Premier Wang Yang has criticized the “uncivilized behavior” of his countrymen when they travel abroad, which he says has harmed the nation’s image. He blamed the “poor quality and breeding” of the Chinese tourists. According to Shangaiist, Wang made… Read More ›
Rights group urges China to repeal penalties against sex workers
China should remove criminal and administrative penalties against sex workers which often lead to serious police abuses, Human Rights Watch said in a report released on Tuesday. The abuses include torture, beatings, physical assaults, fines and arbitrary detentions of up… Read More ›
The imperfect cyber storm is coming and it’s not China – Mandiant cyber spying
In a revealing discussion on cyber security at the National Policy Centre in Washington DC, Good Harbor Chief of Staff Emilian Papadopoulos and Richard Bejtlich, Mandiant Chief Security Officer discussed the technical and organisational challenges of defining and meeting threats… Read More ›
Will China buy up Greece’s best assets?
Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras headed to China, amid hopes that the world`s second largest economy can revive one of the euro zone`s most debt laden countries. Greece is hoping that the five-day trade mission, which includes a delegation of… Read More ›
A new Chinese anti-satellite test?
Five years ago, China conducted its first anti-satellite (ASAT) test – on January 11, 2007. Exactly three years later, China conducted a second ASAT test, which Beijing referred to as a missile defence test, on January 11, 2010. And now,… Read More ›
Former Australian Prime Minister says US v China debate is ‘infantile’
Business leaders need to see beyond the “infantile” debate of a choice between China and the US when mapping Australia’s future economic success, says John Howard, in a view that has won support from senior Obama administration officials. And, writing… Read More ›
China says Okinawa doesn’t belong to Japan
A hawkish Chinese general has possibly opened a Pandora’s box on territorial disputes in East Asia by saying that the Ryukyu Islands including Okinawa do not belong to Japan. Luo Yuan, a People’s Liberation Army two-star general, has said that… Read More ›
Laos seeks Chinese help to survey its mineral wealth
Laos is seeking help from the Chinese government to conduct detailed surveys of its mineral wealth, aiming to use the information to help regulate the mining industry. Deputy Minister of Energy and Mines Somboun Rasasombath said as quoted in the… Read More ›
Job prospects grim for China’s 7 million fresh graduates
When James Zhao, 23, read news reports last Friday claiming Renren, the “Facebook of China“, could be laying off three-quarters of the staff at its 3G technology department, his heart sank. Having been unsuccessful in his job applications to several… Read More ›
Risks to China recovery seen as factory output underwhelms
China’s factory output growth was surprisingly feeble in April and fixed-asset investment slowed, rekindling concerns that a nascent recovery is stalling and adding to pressure on policymakers to take action to stimulate the economy. However, China’s already-easy monetary policy and… Read More ›
A shift in Chinese strategy on North Korea?
There seems to have been a shift in Chinese-North Korean relations as the Bank of China has stopped its business with a North Korean bank: Bank of China Ltd. said it cut off dealings with North Korea’s primary foreign-exchange bank… Read More ›
China launches new censorship crackdown on internet celebrities
In its latest bid to contain the often riotous jumble of news and rumor on the Chinese internet, the Communist party has decided to bring the most high-profile and influential voices to heel. On Saturday, May 11, 2013, Hao Qun, a famous… Read More ›
China was furious because Australia would not submit to its demands under Kevin Rudd
One of Australia’s foremost China experts says then prime minister Kevin Rudd may have fallen victim to “bite your friend” syndrome during his dealings with the Asian power, as Beijing expected too much in return. In a paper to be… Read More ›
Taxi test of China’s first unmanned stealth attack aircraft
Mil.huanqiu.com gives a long report on China’s first unmanned stealth attack aircraft Sharp Sword (Lijian). It is not an official report, but speculation about Sharp Sword and a description of similar foreign designs. The most valuable are three recent photos… Read More ›
China: unequal in death, as well as in life
The news that Guangzhou is to start building a costly cemetery exclusively for revolutionary heroes and government officials this October has stirred up something of an online controversy. With the cost of cemetery space far higher than housing, it has… Read More ›
‘Don’t teach freedom of press or Communist Party mistakes’, Chinese universities told
Mainland universities have been ordered to steer clear of seven topics in their teaching, including universal values, press freedom and civil rights, two university staff said, offering an insight into ideological control under the new Communist Party leaders. A law… Read More ›
First Chinese stealth drone ‘ready’ for test flight
The Chinese military is making preparations for the inaugural flight test of its newly designed unmanned combat vehicle, bringing the Asian powerhouse into the stealth technology race, Chinese media report. China’s first unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), known as the Lijian… Read More ›
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