http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/05/business/global/05yuan.html When many people think China and media industry, many would probably be right to think that it would be a paradox. It seems that China's government is encouraging consolidation of the media entertainment industry and possible partnerships with Western companies to create a media industry within the China's market. … [Read more...] about (Letter from pug_ster) China Yearns to Form Its Own Media Empires
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(Letter from pug_ster) Memories of Mao
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China/KI17Ad03.html As the countdown of the 60th anniversary of the founding of the modern China looms, it seems that China is getting ready for the big party, from the restoration of Chang'an street to the Film created for the special occasion Jianguo Daye. One thing that seems to be absent in this occasion is Mao himself. By all means Mao is … [Read more...] about (Letter from pug_ster) Memories of Mao
(Letter from Shane9219) Where was the current US President born?
A case was filed last month at a US Court alleging US President Obama was born at hospital in Coast Province, the Repulic of Kenya. The case file can be read from here http://www.orlytaitzesq.com/kenyan-birth-motion-to-expedite-authentication.htm The core piece of evidence is a birth certificate obtained through back channel by an immigration … [Read more...] about (Letter from Shane9219) Where was the current US President born?
(Letter from TonyP4) City of Dreams, or nightmare?
The Boston Globe article on this Sunday. "In 1842, on a British warship anchored off the city of Nanjing, Chinese and British representatives signed a treaty that brought the First Opium War to an end. The British victory had been decisive, and along with the reparations and trade concessions exacted from China was the requirement that Hong Kong, a coastal island sparsely … [Read more...] about (Letter from TonyP4) City of Dreams, or nightmare?
(Letter from pug_ster) Jon Huntsman Challenges in China
Jon Huntsman the current Ambassador to China has an interview with WSJ about the current challenges in China. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125191530217380465.html BEIJING -- Relations between China and the U.S. are at a critical phase, with the next few months likely to test whether the two sides really have built strong and lasting ties, said the new U.S. ambassador to … [Read more...] about (Letter from pug_ster) Jon Huntsman Challenges in China