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Discusses the increasing independence of China's reporters in the 1990s. Greater editorial freedom due to decreased financial help from the government; Growth of investigative journalism; Example of the `Beijing Youth Daily' newspaper; The role that the 1989 Tienanmen Square crackdown has played in China's press policy; Strictures that remain.

The article informs that the global offshore wind segment is likely to grow seven folds by 2030 mainly driven by capacity additions from three major markets, China, the UK and the US. It mentions China will lead the race with more than 25 percent of the new offshore wind capacity expected to be added by 2030, followed by the UK (16 percent) and the US (11 percent).

The article reports on a U.S. intelligence report that reveals that China is still proliferating strategic goods to Iran, North Korea, and Syria. Chinese firms are continuing to proliferate weapons technology to rogue states and unstable regions of the world with the tacit permission of the Chinese government. Court papers in a California smuggling case disclosed that a Chinese general was linked to a plot to smuggle Chinese QW-2 anti-aircraft missiles into the U.S.

The recent visit of China's foreign minister to Australia has shown a stabilization of the bilateral relationship, but also a misalignment in long-term goals. China aims to move beyond stabilization and expects a less hostile approach from Australia, while the Australian government sees stabilization as an end point. The visit was seen as a positive step in dialogue and cooperation, but there are concerns about the longevity of the stabilization policy. The Australian government is also taking steps to address non-kinetic threats from China, such as cyber activity and foreign interference. The economic relationship between the two countries remains strong, but there are calls for trade diversification and supply chain resilience. The future of Australia-China relations is uncertain, with domestic and external pressures complicating the situation. [Extracted from the article]

The article offers updates on China. Growth over the forecast period confirms to the earlier long-term outlook that sees economic growth moderating to around 7% p.a. in 2014 and 2015 and annual growth in export volumes is expected to reach 5-6% during the forecast period. The European Chamber of Commerce in China in its Position Paper 2013-2014 argues that current economic conditions call for extensive reforms for the government to sustain high economic growth in the future.

The article discusses U.S. universities and colleges' focus on building partnerships with educational institutions in Asian and Latin American countries rather than with European institutions. The article looks at study-abroad programs in particular. The author examines partnerships between U.S. universities such as Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, and Chinese delegations, efforts among European higher education institutions to form partnerships within the European Union, and Chinese students' seeking of international education in the U.S. Also commented on are foreign relations between the U.S. and Europe in light of higher education study abroad trends and higher education in China.

This article reports that many of the best stem-cell scientists are moving to China to perform their work. Restrictive policies and a cold cultural climate in the U.S. have helped China recruit top American scientists who are welcomed and given money and state-of-the-art facilities to perform their research. China sees opportunity in stem-cell research and harbors none of the unease felt in the U.S. about the research. China does have some restrictions on working with embryotic stem cells which are to protect the women donating their eggs.

The article reports on the claim by scientific journal publishers Springer Nature and Wiley in December 2019 that they will re-evaluate previously published papers on Chinese minority groups like Uighurs and Tibetans to ensure authors secured consent from the people they studied. Also cited are China's move to study the DNA of the ethnic minorities, China's imprisonment of Muslim minorities to allegedly prevent terrorism, and China's efforts to develop tools for tracking minorities.

The article reports on the tenth edition of the trade show, Personal Care and Homecare Ingredients, to be held by Reed Sinopharm Exhibitions Co. Ltd. (RSE) at the Guangzhou Poly World Trade Center in Guangzhou, China in February 2016.

The article reports on an increased number of users of high-speed network 4G telecommunication across China; and presents views of Chen Zhaoxiong, information technology expert, on the same.

The article talks about the domestic tyre manufacturer's Automotive Tyre Manufacturers' Association (ATMS) decision on imposing custom duty and anti-dumping duty on the cheap radicals of China's bus and trucks, in order to seek protection against dumping investment in China's imports.

The article focuses on the investments made by Chinese entrepreneurs or China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) in Pakistan's engineering industry along with Chinese labor which enables the Chinese people to generate revenue while the equity of Pakistan remains stable.

The article offers information on the role of People's Liberation Army, the military arm of the Chinese political party Communist Party of China, and nation's elite universities, in China's strategy of global cyber-espionage. It informs that numerous research papers located online, highlights strategy of China's military cyber units to penetrate the Internet. It mentions that Internet security firm Mandiant Corp. disclosed a PLA organization codenamed Unit 61398 for peforming cyber espionage.

The article reports on the greater cooperation sought by India and China ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit in China to improve bilateral trade in the farm sector in products like basmati rice, beef and fish.

Reports on China's ban on sales of small paper-making machines blamed for water pollution and Heineken NV's contract to build a brewery in Vietnam.

The article focuses on the China's need for an anti-ship ballistic missile to counter the U.S. naval power in the Pacific, as mentioned by "Global Times," in an editorial article in the September 6, 2010 issue. The paper stated that not only does China need an anti-ship ballistic missile, but also needs other carrier-killing measures. Comments of Admiral Robert Willard of the U.S., and information on the new anti-ship ballistic missile (ASBM), are also given.

The article discusses the accusation made by two Chinese state-run media, "Global Times" and "People's Daily," that the U.S. and South Korea are using the sinking of the South Korean warship, Cheonan, as an excuse to create instability in North Korea. According to newspapers, the military exercises by U.S. and South Korea were not meant to deter North Korea from such incidents. The papers says that China should be careful of the U.S. goal to put the Korean Peninsula under its influence.

The article focuses on the reports published in the paper "China Times" regarding the confidence-building measures prepared by Taiwan to pressurize China to withdraw its short range missiles, control systems, and warships set up near the island. It is stated that the list of weaponry is prepared by the Taiwanese national security and military authorities and includes weapons that Taiwan wants China to dismantle or relocate.

The article discusses the U.S. National Defense University (NDU) report citing transparency in Chinese military. According to the report, there has been a modest but gradual increase in transparency in the Chinese military policies since 1998 to 2008. As stated, the report is in stark contrast to statements given by senior defense and military officials and Asian nations like Japan.

The article reports that a Chinese agent posing as a Uighur refugee was sentenced to 16 months in prison in Sweden for spying on Uighur dissidents in that country. According to court papers, Babur Maihesuti, the convict collected personal information about exiled Uighurs including the details of their health, travel and political involvement and then passed it on to Beijing.

In this article, former Clinton administration China specialist, Kenneth Lieberthal, is advising U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton for making climate change the key topic on the policy agenda for Washington-Beijing ties. Lieberthal, now at the Brookings Institution, said in a recent paper that China's environment is in bad shape and threatens the pace of economic growth. According to Lieberthal, the environmental problem is a threat to both China and the U.S.

The article focuses on China's annual nuclear defense white paper. It states that the U.S. is the major threat facing that country. China also views a number of security issues related to energy and other non-military areas as threats. China believes that the U.S. could cripple it by disrupting oil shipments from the Middle East during a conflict. The report criticized the U.S. for accelerating its realignment of military deployment to enhance its military capability in the Asia-Pacific region.

The article reports on the arrest of Kunchock Chamo by Indian authorities for carrying improper travel papers. Kunchock Chamo who claimed to be a Tibetan refugee and was suspected of entering the headquarters of the Tibetan government in exile to spy on the Dalai Lama. Indian press reported that Chamo carried a Chinese passport but did not have a visa.

The article reports on the negative effect of free trade with China to the labor market in the U.S. based on the findings from academic papers such as from the working papers made by economists David Dorn, David Autor, and Gordon Hanson.

Canada condemns China's treatment of Uighur Muslims. In January, the Twitter account of China's U.S. embassy was suspended for a tweet that said Uighur women had been "baby-making machines" before Beijing instituted its system of camps. :: The Post Papers (Asian Pacific Post/South Asian Post/The Filipino Post), March 4- March 10, 2021:: PP 5 pg 4- Community Asian News pg 5- Communit Canada condemns China's treatment of Uighur Muslims China counters Uighur criticism with explicit attacks on women witnesses as Canada votes overwhelmingly to declare Beijing treatment of its Muslim minority population a genocide C hina, under growing global pressure over its treatment of minority Muslim Uighurs in far west Xinjiang, is mounting an unprecedented and aggressive campaign to push back, including explicit attacks on women who have made claims of abuse. [Extracted from the article]

Canada condemns China's treatment of Uighur Muslims. :: The Post Papers (Asian Pacific Post/South Asian Post/The Filipino Post), March 4- March 10, 2021:: PP 5 pg 5- Community Asian News Canada condemns China's treatment of Uighur Muslims China counters Uighur criticism with explicit attacks on women witnesses as Canada votes overwhelmingly to declare Beijing treatment of its Muslim minority population a genocide C hina, under growing global pressure over its treatment of minority Muslim Uighurs in far west Xinjiang, is mounting an unprecedented and aggressive campaign to push back, including explicit attacks on women who have made claims of abuse. In January, the Twitter account of China's U.S. embassy was suspended for a tweet that said Uighur women had been "baby-making machines" before Beijing instituted its system of camps. [Extracted from the article]

The article focuses on the thaw in diplomatic relations between Australia and China. Topics include the recent lifting of trade embargoes on Australian commodities, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's upcoming visit to China and discussions on improving bilateral ties, and Chinese perspectives on Australia's role in the region.

The article reports that the renewed volatility in China's sharemarket is keeping investors away from it and China's sharemarket represented a third of its gross domestic product.

The article discusses that the free sanitary pads appeared in a middle school classroom in October, 2020, in China and hen a plastic container with pads was attached to the walls of four bathrooms in a university in Shangha.

The article reports that thousands of tons of material left curbside for recycling in American cities and towns have gone to landfills after China banned in summer 2018 imports of various types of plastic and paper for recycling as part of its antipollution campaign. Topics covered include the difficulty of waste managers in finding a substitute for the Chinese market, and six ways to properly recycle to prevent the recyclable materials from being contaminated.

China's onshore bond market has experienced significant growth, reaching 133 trillion yuan (18.3 trillion dollars) as of mid-2023, equivalent to 107% of China's GDP. The market grew by 8% year-on-year, although at a slower rate than in previous years. The public sector, including the central government, local governments, and policy banks, is the largest issuer of bonds in China, while corporate bonds make up the remaining third. Foreign investor interest in China's bond market remains weak due to capital account restrictions, with foreign investors holding only around 2% of bonds. However, the inclusion of Chinese sovereign bonds in major international bond indices is expected to increase foreign investor participation in the future. Despite concerns such as a potential credit-rating downgrade and the real estate sector crisis, Chinese investors continue to show demand for domestic bonds as a strategy to reduce risk exposure. [Extracted from the article]

The article reports that a January 2013 controversy regarding purported press censorship in China has moved to the newspaper "Beijing News," after beginning at the paper "Southern Weekly," when government propaganda officials made the Beijing, China paper to reprint a pro-government editorial.

The article reports on the dominant use of mobile payments in China, making paper money and coins obsolete ones. According to Richard Lim, managing director of the venture capital firm GSR Ventures, the issue is one of the single most important innovations that happened in the country and solely taking place in China. The negative impact of the mobile payments use on tourists and business travelers who will find it hard to turn their phones into wallets is tackled.

The article reports on the release of a white paper on energy policy released by the Chinese government saying that it has lowered its target for constructing nuclear power plants by 2015. The white paper stated that the government plans to install 40 gigawatts of nuclear power capacity by 2015 and has pledged strict safety standards. However, the white paper did not describe it as a reduction as the country's five-year plan is at 50 gigawatts and has installed 12.54 gigawatts in 2011.

BEIJING -- Angry demonstrators entered a government office in the port city of Qidong, near Shanghai, on Saturday and smashed computers and destroyed furniture to protest a waste discharge plant that they said would pollute the water supply. In reaction, the local government Web site said Saturday that plans for the discharge plant, which was to be part of a paper manufacturing plant, had been abandoned. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

CORRECTION APPENDED The Securities and Exchange Commission disclosed Wednesday that it was investigating another Chinese client of the Shanghai affiliate of Deloitte, the large accounting group, on suspicion of accounting fraud. It did not identify the company, but an official said the investigation, which began in 2010, was continuing. The S.E.C. filed an administrative action against Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu CPA Ltd. of Shanghai for refusing to provide audit work papers related to the unidentified company. Deloitte said it had provided the work papers to Chinese regulators but could not provide them to United States regulators under Chinese law. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

THE European Commission, angered over what it sees as unfair Chinese trade policies, this week imposed what it said were the ''first ever antisubsidy tariffs against imports from China.'' The commission said China was ''significantly subsidizing its coated fine-paper industry by giving cheap loans, allocating land below market value and granting various tax incentives,'' and announced duties of up to 12 percent on imports of high-quality paper used for magazines and brochures. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

BEIJING -- The Chinese military said Thursday that while the security situation in Asia and the Pacific was generally stable, it was becoming ''more intricate and volatile,'' with no clear solutions for tension points like the divided Korean Peninsula and with the United States increasing its involvement in regional issues. The military's vision was laid out in a national defense white paper, a document published every two years since 1998. The paper tried to walk a line between trumpeting the modernization efforts of the Chinese military and assuaging the fears of foreign governments and analysts that the fast-growing People's Liberation Army would be used for expansionist purposes or regional dominance. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

With China evidently in its sights, Google has released a policy paper contending that countries that limit Internet users' access to information providers outside their borders violate their World Trade Organization commitments. The company did not single out China in the position paper. But Google has had a running battle with Beijing over censorship, and many of the examples cited in the paper came from the company's experiences with China. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Frail and dignified at 88, the man leaned on his cane and smiled as the story of his immigration in 1936 flashed behind him on a museum wall. Like tens of thousands of others who managed to come to the United States from China during a 60-year period when the law singled them out for exclusion, the man, Tun Funn Hom, had entered as a ''paper son,'' with false identity papers that claimed his father was a native citizen. For years, it was a shameful family secret. But Mr. Hom, a New York laundry worker who helped build battleships in World War II and put three children through college, outlived the stigma of an earlier era's immigration fraud. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

China said Tuesday that it faces threats from independence movements related to Taiwan, Tibet and the western desert region of Xinjiang, and that American arms sales to Taiwan jeopardize stability in Asia. The assessment came in a white paper on national defense released by the State Council, China's cabinet. The paper said that ''China's security situation has improved steadily,'' but that ''being in a stage of economic and social transition, China is encountering many new circumstances and new issues in maintaining social stability.'' [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The article reports that U.S. Commerce Undersecretary for International Trade Frank Lavin has asserted that the decision to give the green light to anti-subsidy tariffs against a Chinese import is not a signal of escalating trade tensions. The department had imposed preliminary duties on imports of glossy paper from China in response to a petition filed by Ohio paper manufacturer, NewPage.

Presents world news briefs as of June 1, 2000. How China polices the Internet; The difficulty journalist Dan Murphy faced from the military when travelling without walking papers into the Kamu Valley in Irian Jaya; The reading habits of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez.

China is Finland's fifth most important goods export market after Germany, Sweden, the US and the Netherlands. The value of goods imported to Finland from China grew rapidly in recent years, but this year the trend has come to a halt. [Extracted from the article]

The article focuses on Nicholas Jose's discussion of the Chinese artist Liu Xiaodong's painting "Smoker," which captures a mood of foreboding and environmental uncertainty and was associated with the events leading up to the Tiananmen Square protests. Jose reflects on his experiences in China during that time and the connections between China and Australia in his work, highlighting the themes of idealism and navigating challenging situations.

The article reports on the recovery of the history of China at the Panjiayuan antiques market in Beijing. Topics discussed include the devotion of the books and posters collectors to old paper items, the closure of many stalls in protest regarding the plan of transferring the market in Hebei Province, and the Cultural Revolution stuff purchased by the Americans.