Full Coverage: China

09/25/2007 Rarely is St Kitts and Nevis (pop: 39,382), not to mention St Vincent and the Grenadines (pop: 125,882), at the centre of a titanic diplomatic struggle. But no nation is too tiny for China and Taiwan to squabble over. Lindsey Hilsum explains why.
From New Statesman

09/24/2007 Kiina on myöntänyt Kongolle viiden miljardin dollarin lainan muun muassa kaivosteollisuuden kunnostamiseen.

09/20/2007 Two million people were evacuated in anticipation of Typhoon Wipha, which hit eastern China Wednesday but did not strike directly on Shanghai and was not as powerful as forecast. International relief agencies based in China have responded with much of the necessary supplies.

09/19/2007 The recent problems with lead-laden toys and poison-filled dog food produced by Chinese factories is a symptom of pressures applied by U.S. companies demanding higher quantities at lower costs, says New America Media commentator Xujun Eberlein.
From: New America Media

09/17/2007 Duoyuanin muovituotetehdas Etelä-Kiinassa on kova työnantaja työntekijöilleen: se vaatii heitä tekemään kuukaudessa jopa 300 työtuntia, mikä loukkaa pahanlaisesti Kiinan työlainsäädäntöä. Muovi- ja lelutehtaissa laitonta on usein myös se, ettei ylityötunneilta makseta korotettua palkkaa.

09/14/2007

Credit:Blackstone Group

Rapidly industrialising India and China have claimed four of the top 10 most polluted places on the planet for the first time, according to a report by U.S. and European environmental groups

09/06/2007 Kiinan talouskasvu keskittyy kaupunkeihin ja maaseutu pysyy köyhänä. Kiinassa on arviolta noin 22 miljoonaa lasta, joiden vanhemmat ovat jättäneet lapsensa sukulaisten tai opettajien hoiviin muuttaessaan itse töiden perässä kaupunkiin.

09/04/2007 The fact that not a single person was seen wearing genuine tiger, leopard or otter skin at the Litang Horse Festival in the Chinese province of Sichuan has been welcomed as a sign that endangered species campaigns are having an effect.

09/03/2007 As part of its "civilising mission" - and to deter independence - China is taking control of the Tibetan economy, says Lindsey Hilsum. Modernity is being imposed by force, she says, creating ghettos and spreading deprivation across the countryside.
From: New Statesman

09/01/2007