China gov’t opens cracks in its culture of secrecy
(ChinaPost.com.tw) – The Chinese businessman battled for years to get cities to reveal their budgets, but his quest seemed quixotic in a country notorious for keeping citizens in the dark.
Google vs. China: Information colossus battles global superpower over differences
(ChinaPost.com.tw) – Internet behemoth Google’s site recently carried an announcement indicating that unless China resolves issues with filtering information and hacker intrusions, it would consider pulling out of the country.
Big rush begins for reunions
The world’s largest annual human movement began in the country over the weekend, with about 2.5 billion trips expected over 40 days, up from 2.32 billion in the comparable period last year.
China Opens Cracks in Its Deep Culture of Government Secrecy
Published in the Times Argus:
The Chinese businessman battled for years to get cities to reveal their budgets, but his quest seemed quixotic in a country notorious for keeping citizens in the dark.
Then China did what would once have been unthinkable
Fake Google, YouTube sites arise in China
(ChinaPost.com.tw) – Imitation Web sites of both Google and YouTube have emerged in China as the country faces off against the real Google over its local operations.
Guangdong’s growth target ’signals shift in industry’
Guangdong province, the country’s economic powerhouse, has forecast a 9 percent GDP growth this year, a government work report said on Friday.
New Rules Seek to Ease China Property Disputes
Disputes over forced evictions as land gets sold for redevelopment have resulted in violent protests in recent years throughout China. New rules may give homeowners more rights and help ease tensions, Reuters reports:
With China’s feverish real …
Google is another country | Alan Rusbridger
Eric Schmidt, facing a grilling in Davos, showed that leading Google is much like running a successful if secretive nationGoogle is not a country. Eric Schmidt – who would be prime minister if it was – kept repeating the point at a briefing he gave at Davos this afternoon. They didn’t have a police force, [...]
Schmidt Says Google Aims to Put Pressure on China
In Davos, Google CEO Eric Schmidt explains Google’s position in China:
“We love what China is doing as a country and its growth,” Schmidt said today at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. “We just don’t like the censorship. W…
China moves to stop developers forcing people from homes with violence
Rules to set compensation and curb abuses of demolition crews aimed at calming unrestChinese authorities hope to calm anger at forced demolitions of homes with rules designed to curb abuses by developers and demolition crews that have led to poverty, unrest and even deaths.The country’s full-tilt urban development has led to the relocation of millions [...]