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China Ink

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A new neighbour from hell

Kim Jong Il’s death provoked headlines in China and across the globe. How did they differ?
Jan 6, 2012 (WiC 133)

The reaction to the news? CCTV, the state broadcaster, waded in with an effusive encomium: “Comrade Kim Jong Il was the great leader of the DPRK [North Korea] and Workers’ Party of Korea, who has dedicated his whole life ...

SARFT announces ban on TV commercials
Dec 2, 2011 (WiC 131)

A popular move by the regulator? The print media seemed to think it was a positive move for the viewing audience. “Couch potatoes will be able to enjoy TV dramas without interruption once the new regulation comes into effect ...

Where’s our invite, Barack?

Tension in Honolulu over US plans for an Asian trade area without China
Nov 18, 2011 (WiC 129)

Time to bash China on its currency, again? The Global Times complained that the US was using “home advantage” to pressure China on its currency once again, given the APEC summit took place in Hawaii. But the China Daily ...

Not your average Joe

Joe Biden met China’s future leader and sought to calm nerves about US debt
Aug 26, 2011 (WiC 119)

A chance to meet Xi… Joe Biden hadn’t been to China for a while: 32 years, in fact. But this trip was designed to take Sino-US diplomacy to a new level, thought the People’s Daily. Shanghai Daily agreed, pointing out ...

Price to be paid?

More inflation data from June. Is the worst over? Domestic and foreign media take different stances.
Jul 15, 2011 (WiC 115)

No need to panic? Inflation hit 6.4% last month, the highest it’s been in three years and well above the official 4% target. Rather than sound the alarm, reassurance seemed to be the main concern for much of China’ ...

It’s Party time

A series of celebrations last week for the anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China: how did…
Jul 8, 2011 (WiC 114)

90 years young? Ninety years old but the Party is “still brimming with youthful vigour”, celebrated the China Daily. With the trust of 1.3 billion people behind it, it was “securely, assuredly and adroitly at the helm ...

Tensions rise between China and Vietnam over contested seas (and oil).
Jun 17, 2011 (WiC 111)

What has triggered the spat? On May 26, Vietnam claimed that a Chinese vessel had cut the cable of an oil exploration vessel 220km from the Vietnamese shoreline. The waters around the Spratly Islands are claimed by both China ...

New consensus after census?

The census results are in: China is getting older, and the one-child policy may have to be reformed...
May 13, 2011 (WiC 106)

Demographic crisis ahead? Demographic crisis ahead? Predictably, China’s press corps was more upbeat about the census results. The low population growth rate (just 0.57%) “demonstrates positive changes in China over the ...

Kangaroo courting?

Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard completed her first official trip to Beijing last week
May 6, 2011 (WiC 105)

Beijing not her first stop? Gillard made Japan the first leg of her Asian tour, unlike her predecessor Kevin Rudd, who skipped Japan completely during his tour in 2008, wrote Han Feng in the China Daily. The People’s Daily ...

An udder disgrace?

New regulations hit home as almost half of China’s dairy producers told to cease production…
Apr 8, 2011 (WiC 102)

A pretty significant failure rate? Nearly half of China’s 1,176 dairy and infant formula producers failed to renew their production licences as of March 31, according to the General Administration of Quality Supervision, ...

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