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Taiwan petrochemicals need China trade pact to survive its economy

(ChinaPost.com.tw) – About a year ago, the Taiwan Synthetic Resins Manufacturers Association (TSRMA) held a press conference for the first time in 20 years to ask the government to save the local petrochemical industry from “a life or death situation…

[ More ] February 1st, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in China |

China plans measures to cut overcapacity

(ChinaPost.com.tw) – The People’s Bank of China Deputy Governor, Zhu Min, said the government plans new measures to rein in overcapacity in steel, cement and other industries amid a surge in bank lending.

[ More ] February 1st, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in China |
 

Aerospace sector fears China sanctions

Aerospace executives and the US government react with concern to a Chinese threat to impose sanctions on American groups involved in a $6.4bn arms deal with Taiwan

[ More ] February 1st, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in China |

Moving with the Times

The China Daily reports on the evictions of foreign artists from artists’ villages in Beijing:
In December 2009 a huge number of artists living and working in Beijing’s Chaoyang district were told to step aside in favor of a government proj…

[ More ] February 1st, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in China |
 

Commentary: Arms sale jeopardizes overall China-US co-op

Ignoring repeated solemn representations made by China, the US government on Friday notified Congress of its nearly $6.4 billion arms sale package to Taiwan.

[ More ] January 31st, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in China |

Leonora Walet: China’s Green Tech Revolution

From the Reuters:

Targeting mainland China with his energy-saving inventions, Peter Fung and executives like him have their eye on the hottest competitive advantage around: an ambitious government with deep pockets.
“State support is the thing t…

[ More ] January 31st, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in China |
 

Legal upturn for Shanghai government

The number of failed lawsuits against local governments continued to decline last year because of a growing awareness of legal issues in administration as well as greater mediation by the courts, a senior judicial official said on Friday.

[ More ] January 30th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in China |

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.

[ More ] January 30th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in China |

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 …

[ More ] January 30th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in China |

US$34 mil. in quake funds misused: China

(ChinaPost.com.tw) – Chinese officials diverted 230 million yuan (US$34 million) in funding for reconstruction after a massive earthquake struck in 2008 into other building projects and loan repayments, a government auditing agency said.

[ More ] January 29th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in China |