links for 2008-07-09
By l00p
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115 km in 27 minutes China is edging into the elite club of high-speed trains with the month-long passenger-free trial of its latest service between Beijing and the city of Tianjin in northern China on July 1.
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Photographer Rian Dundon explores life on the fringes of the People’s Republic
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The Olympic Games start in 31 days, and the Chinese Special Forces are ready, authorities said on Tuesday. The Snow Leopard Commando Unit, a major anti-terrorism wing of the People’s Armed Police, is ready for security operations during the Games, sa
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With just one month to go before the Olympics, China is reaffirming its promises of complete media freedom and unfettered Internet access during the games. These assurances come even as foreign journalists working in Beijing report continued harassment an
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McDonald’s has chose “Wo jiu xihuan Zhongguo ying,” for Chinese marketing campaign. When translated the phrase means “I love it when China wins.” This is problematic for several reasons with the top being that McDonald’s is openly supporting t
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China’s ambassador to France on Tuesday warned of “serious consequences” to Sino-French relations if President Nicolas Sarkozy meets the Dalai Lama during his visit to France next month.
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China’s first anti-monopoly law goes into effect on Aug. 1. Attorneys prepare for affects on their clients, particularly MNCs. There are also concerns about whether politics will play a role in the implementation of the new law.
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Police shot and killed five suspected gang members when one of them stabbed an officer while resisting arrest during a raid in China’s restive far west Xinjiang region, the official Xinhua News Agency said Wednesday.
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A university has apologised to China for “any unhappiness” it caused by awarding an honorary degree to the Dalai Lama. Pandering to the bully panda.
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Marking the one-month countdown to the start of the Beijing Olympic Games, activists gathered here and in cities around the world Tuesday to call on China to ease crackdowns on dissenters and release political prisoners.
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In Hong Kong, the leading democracy advocate, Anson Chan has announced that she won’t be seeking a second term in September’s Legislative Council elections.
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A 22-year-old B.C. woman who had planned to fly home early from China after a bad experience with an overseas modelling agency was found dead near Shanghai yesterday morning, reportedly the victim of a homicide.
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Mackers has chosen ‘Wo jiu xihuan Zhongguo ying,’ for Chinese marketing campaign, translates as ‘I love it when China wins.’ This is problematic for several reasons. McDonald’s seen as openly supporting the Chinese.
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Prokhorov backs merger of nickel and aluminium miners to form a $100bn rival to a united BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto
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