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August 28, 2013

Walker's World: China's worried elites
Paris (UPI) Aug 26, 2013
Not since Mikhail Gorbachev began speaking of "Glasnost" and "Perestroika" in what turned out to be the twilight years of the Soviet Union has there been such ferment among policy intellectuals. In Washington and Berlin, Tokyo and Paris, Seoul and New Delhi, policymakers and their advisers are arguing about what's really going on in China. The source of the latest debate is known simply as Document No. 9, an internal Communist Party memorandum issued in April that seems to foreshadow a n ... read more

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China's N. Korea nuclear pointman in Pyongyang China's top negotiator on the North Korean nuclear issue, Wu Dawei, arrived in Pyongyang on Monday, the North's official Korean Central News Agency reported. ... more		Japan could be 'main player' in Asia conflict: minister Japan could be a key participant if conflict breaks out in Asia, the defence minister said Monday, warning China is seeking to exploit difficulties between allies. ... more		Japan irritated by comments from UN's Ban Japan voiced irritation on Tuesday over comments by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, who called on Tokyo to face up to the past and improve ties with its neighbours. ... more		Taiwan to continue buying arms from US: President Ma Taiwan's President Ma Ying-jeou said Friday the island will continue to acquire arms from the United States, dismissing reports that the US and China could discuss ending such sales. ... more
				Venezuela to install 30,000 cameras to combat crime Venezuela is installing 30,000 surveillance cameras to crack down on rampant crime, officials said Wednesday. ... more		Bo trial ends, China prosecutors demand heavy sentence The dramatic trial of fallen Chinese politician Bo Xilai ended Monday with prosecutors pushing for a heavy sentence over a murder and corruption scandal that shook the Communist Party. ... more

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Amur flooding breaks records in China: state media The Amur River which marks the border between China and Russia has experienced its worst flooding in a century, cutting off roads to some areas, Chinese state media said Monday. ... more		Bo trial may not win over China public: analysts Chinese authorities tried to present Bo Xilai's corruption trial as an unprecedented open display of fairness, but with limits on publication and references to other leaders conspicuously absent, they may yet fail in the court of public opinion. ... more		N. Korean leader orders 'mass production' of attack drones Strike hits south Beirut after evacuation warning; 20 militants killed in Israel strikes on Syria Hezbollah says fired missiles at Israel air base south of Tel Aviv		Bo trial reveals lifestyles of China's rich and infamous The family's safes held more cash than an average Chinese might see in a lifetime. Their French villa was held through shell companies designed to avoid taxes and publicity. The son gallivanted around the world at huge expense. ... more
				New risk model sheds light on arsenic risk in China's groundwater Since the 1960s, it has been known that groundwater resources in certain provinces of China are contaminated with arsenic. Estimates of the numbers of affected people have risen year by year. In the ... more		Out of Africa? New bamboo genera, mountain gorillas, and the origins of China's bamboos African mountain bamboos are something of a mystery, as nearly all bamboos are found in Asia or South America. Hidden away up mountains in the tropics where they provide food for gorillas, just as C ... more

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One million cockroaches flee China farm: report At least one million cockroaches have escaped a farm in China where they were being bred for use in traditional medicine, a report said. ... more		China graft crackdown hits Hong Kong's 'Dried Seafood Street' In a narrow Hong Kong street filled with the tang of dried sea creatures, shopkeepers are blaming China's recent corruption crackdown for falling sales of expensive banquet foods such as shark fin and abalone. ... more		Tajikistan lost 1,000 glaciers in 3 decades: minister Scientists urge swift action on microbial technologies to address climate crisis EU deforestation ban in chaos as parliament loosens rules		Bo admits 'some responsibility' for embezzled money Fallen Chinese politician Bo Xilai admitted "some responsibility" Saturday for five million yuan ($800,000) of embezzled public funds, his first confession in a dramatic trial that has gripped millions. ... more
				Chinese-American billionaire blogger held on 'sex charges' China has arrested Chinese-American billionaire blogger Charles Xue, who has attracted 12 million followers with his reform-minded comments, for suspected involvement in prostitution, police said Sunday, as Beijing steps up controls on web users. ... more		Bo trial combines old and new in Chinese law: analysts The corruption trial of China's onetime political superstar Bo Xilai combines elements of unusual openness with traditional controls rooted deep in the one-party state and the country's long history, analysts say. ... more

China government approves free trade zone for Shanghai

China details charges against foreign fraud investigators

Service now trumps price for Asian consumers: survey

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Kenyan soldiers kill al-Shabaab guerillas

Kenya looks east, signs $5-bn China deals

South Sudan arrests general for rights violations

Volvo gets green light for two car plants in China

Top French court overrules Mercedes sales ban

Toyota joins Daimler in boycotting coolant

	China's Bo says police chief's evidence 'full of lies' Fallen Chinese politician Bo Xilai accused his former police chief, whose flight to a US consulate ignited a lurid scandal, of being a liar and a fraudster Sunday, the fourth day of a gripping corruption trial. ... more		Home cooking, traffic are sources of key air pollutants from China Almost 80 percent of air pollution involving soot that spreads from China over large areas of East Asia - impacting human health and fostering global warming - comes from city traffic and other form ... more		New predictive method pinpoints arsenic hotspots European and Chinese researchers have built a model to predict the presence of arsenic groundwater contamination in China and elsewhere where millions are at risk, according to work published Thursday. ... more		Kenya jails Chinese ivory smuggler in landmark ruling Kenya sentenced a Chinese ivory smuggler to two and a half years in prison Thursday in a landmark ruling hailed as sending a powerful warning to poachers and smugglers. ... more

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China details charges against foreign fraud investigators		China probes three more oil executives for 'violations'		China's Xiamen Airlines to buy 6 Boeing 787s		DEK Solar and Yingli Group Announce State Key Lab Collaboration		Volvo gets green light for two car plants in China
FDI into China rises 7.09% in Jan-July: government		Google buys virtual imaging patents from Foxconn		China government approves free trade zone for Shanghai		US probe highlights hiring of Chinese 'princelings'		China boosts Argentina trade, energy partnerships

PetroChina says H1 profit up 5.6 percent

Eli Lilly 'deeply concerned' by China bribery allegations

Defiant Bo denies bribery charge as China trial opens

China's Bo show likely condoned by officials: analysts

Kenya looks east, signs $5-bn China deals

Argentine dam deal awarded to Chinese, domestic firms

UW geographer devises a way for China to resolve its 'immigration' dilemma

India's OVL may block Chinese bid to buy into Brazil oilfield

Walker's World: As the world slows

Pentagon chief to tour Southeast Asia

China's Bo Xilai to go on trial Thursday

Scientists find another flu virus in Chinese chickens

Taiwan braces for Tropical Storm Trami

Bo Xilai: rise and fall of a political star in China

Tropical Storm Trami lashes Taiwan

Fallen Chinese high-flyer Bo denies charge as trial begins

Chinese marshal's son apologises over Cultural Revolution

China's latest rooftop building: a temple

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