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• China’s Xi Jinping outlines significant reform pledges

  By GF on November 18, 2013 • ( 2 )

  

  
  

  Party General Secretary Xi Jingping has outlined plans for significant economic and social reforms in a communiqué following the third plenum (a four-day meeting of the Communist Party), which ended on November 12th. The plans, included in a 60-point document, outline a… Read More ›

• Cracks appear in the Great Firewall of China

  By GF on September 25, 2013 • ( 10 )

  

  
  

  The South China Morning Post exclusively reported Tuesday (24th Sept. 2013) that the Chinese government is to allow a partial hole to be created in what has been dubbed the ‘Great Firewall of China‘. Residents of a specific portion of… Read More ›

• China launches trial carbon trading scheme

  By GF on June 19, 2013 • ( 7 )

  

  
  

  It is well-known that when rolling out a new and significant policy, Chinese officials are extraordinary cautious. Those who expect radical shifts over night are always left disappointed. So it should come as no surprise that the latest development in… Read More ›

• Renewed Chinese-Russian friendship is a cause for international concern

  By GF on March 25, 2013 • ( 7 )

  

  
  

  Chinese President Xi Jingping has continued his visit to Russia, aimed at bolstering the friendship between the two nations and increasing cooperation. The visit, his first since officially taking office last week, demonstrates that China is seeking to overcome past… Read More ›

• US National Intelligence Council says China’s global power more than EU and USA combined by 2030

  By GF on December 11, 2012 • ( 6 )

  

  
  

  Today the Global Trends 2030: Alternative Worlds report was released by the U.S. National Intelligence Council. It is grabbing headlines around the world after saying that by 2030 China will have more global clout than the United States of America… Read More ›

• China’s unique opportunity with foreign banks; must liberalise quickly to become top global financial hub

  By GF on December 5, 2012 • ( 1 )

  

  
  

  Economic growth in China for this year is projected to be 7.7% and while this figure is one most countries around the world are highly envious of, it’s low by Chinese standards. But that does not mean that every sector… Read More ›

• China’s ‘Carrier Style’ parody of Gangnam Style demonstrates national pride in military growth

  By GF on December 4, 2012 • ( 2 )

  

  
  

  Since South Korean musician ‘PSY‘ released his ‘Gangnam Style’ song earlier this year it has gone viral around the world. Parodies have sprung up in virtually every country, ranging from individuals in their back gardens, to students from the highly… Read More ›

• Western China’s rise set to ecplise that of the East; Chengdu seeks to become a global financial hub

  By GF on November 26, 2012 • ( 9 )

  

  
  

  Chinese development has always been a tale of two nations. There is the China we read about in the news, a booming 21st century metropolis primed to dominate the world economy and finance the expansion of the Communist Party. But… Read More ›

• China: America’s Asian pivot misguided and dangerous; trust and economic cooperation better

  By GF on November 18, 2012 • ( 13 )

  

  
  

  Today the freshly re-elected President Obama is heading for Asia, taking in Cambodia, Burma and Thailand. His trip, the first since he won the election, is clearly aimed to secure friends in a region that is increasingly important. Sadly the… Read More ›