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From 2008
China Daily
Spring Festival through foreigners' eyes
If you have not been to China and will not in the next couple of days, chances are you will not understand what a big event Spring Festival is. Before I came to China in 2006, I had a vague idea it was something to do with bright red lanterns and special food. Little did I know that collectively it could be described as the world's biggest annual party. It certainly is the greatest annual migration on the planet, dwarfing anything seen on the plains of Africa. So, for those new to China, here is what Spring Festival means to me - and almost all of them begin with the letter 'F'.
Food, Families, Festival, Fireworks, This year – Freeze, Freedom, Fun!
Cartoon courtesy of China Daily
Riding on roaring expectations
For many Chinese, the Year of the Tiger will bring economic prowess and global clout, but couples planning to marry are better off waiting until 2011, according to fortune-tellers.
For the moment, most Chinese are firmly focused on their family celebrations and have been snapping up last-minute bargains for the holidays, including traditional sweets and cakes.
"With the depth of exchanges in many fields and amount of existing channels of bilateral dialogue, the two countries' ability to manage their conflicts is improving," he said, adding that despite recent arguments, the relationship "will not go back to a stage of distinctive, antagonistic opposition, when the channels of communication were limited."
"To let relations sour is not in the interests of either China, the US or the rest of the world," said Fu Mengzi, assistant president of the China Institute of Contemporary International Relations.
Forging stronger ties across the globe
Chinese ambassador prizes dialogue with US despite bumps
WASHINGTON: Like a roller coaster, China-US relations go through ups and downs.
Ambassador to the US Zhou Wenzhong will leave the post soon, as yet no new name has been announced as his successor.
The ambassador said he is happy more Americans now see China's rise as an opportunity instead of a threat.
"It is through cooperation rather than conflict that successes will be assured," he said.
China shuts down another 16,000 porn websites
BEIJING: China had shut down 16,000 more web sites which are found to contain lewd or pornographic content as of Wednesday during the latest crackdown.
Statistics from the International Communication Office of the CPC Central Committee show that, since the crackdown was launched in last December, more than 850,000 pictures and 1.3 million messages with lewd or pornographic content were deleted.
Kaixin – Does pornography represent free speech?? …………. ? A government certainly has the responsibility of protecting children from pornography. Yet, does it have the right to prevent adults from accessing pornography?
US arms sale to Taiwan reveals ignorance, disrespect
The United States is going ahead with its plan to sell arms to Taiwan despite the Chinese government's repeated warnings and protests. Though this is not the first outrageous act of the US administration after Barack Obama assumed office just over a year ago, it definitely is one of the most provocative. Besides, it ridicules the so-called "strategic partnership" between China and the US.
Is the US move appropriate for a strategic partner? The US recognizes that Taiwan is an integral part of China. Then why does it have to sell arms to Taiwan? How would it react if China were to sell weapons to Alaska or Hawaii?
Obama is sending a wrong message
[Editor’s note】The White House said on Thursday that President Barack Obama would meet the Dalai Lama on February 18, despite China's repeated warnings that such talks would hurt ties.
What would the US government feel and react if Chinese leaders meet someone who has been carrying out activities for the independence of one of its state, say Alaska?
Putting oneself in other people's shoes is what we Chinese always do when having the impulse to point our fingers at others or do something that will get on other people's nerves.
The New York Times
China Moves to Curb Inflation by Tightening Credit
HONG KONG — For the second time in less than five weeks, China’s central bank has moved to limit lending to consumers and businesses by ordering big commercial banks to park a larger share of their deposits at the central bank.
China has been trying to limit investment inflows for years because that makes the flows make it even harder for China to hold down the value of the renminbi against the dollar. If the renminbi appreciates, that would make Chinese exports more expensive in foreign markets, potentially leading to job losses at export factories.
China Sees Growth Engine in a Web of Fast Trains
WUHAN, China — The world’s largest human migration — the annual crush of Chinese traveling home to celebrate the Lunar New Year, which is this Sunday — is going a little faster this time thanks to a new high-speed rail line.
The Australian
Global iron ore price revolution
THE global iron ore pricing system is headed for the biggest shake-up in its 40-year history after Brazil's Vale, the world's biggest iron ore miner, backed BHP Billiton's quest to kill off the annual price-setting process.
If successful, the switch to spot prices could help double Australia's export revenue from its current level of $34 billion and dramatically increase investment in the resources industry.
Year of the disappearing tiger
TOMORROW is widely dubbed "Double Happiness" day in the Chinese world -- a rare occasion when the New Year festival, launching the Year of the Tiger, coincides with Valentine's Day.
The Age
China alarmed at internet security threats
DEEP inside a Chinese military engineering institute in September 2008, a researcher took a break from his duties and decided - against official policy - to check his private email messages. Among the new arrivals was an electronic holiday greeting card that purported to be from a state defence office.
Despite China's robust technological abilities, its cyber-defences are almost certainly more porous than those of the United States, American experts say.
The Sydney Morning Herald
Children of the revolution
JOHN GARNAUT
A sensational court case has exposed the power and connections of China's princelings, writes John Garnaut.
The arrest and kangaroo-court conviction of another successful lawyer might hardly be worth mentioning in a place where imprisoning, deregistering, or beating lawyers for doing their jobs is becoming commonplace. But the case of Li Zhuang has generated a heated 10-week media and internet debate in China, and not just because of the way it was carried out.
Asia Times Online
Roaring tiger, randy rabbit
By Kent Ewing
HONG KONG - If the Year of the Ox has been one of plodding progress on most fronts, devotees of the Chinese calendar hope that this coming year will roar like its zodiacal symbol, the Tiger. And, as its kickoff on February 14 coincides with Valentine's Day in the West, they also hope that love is in the air, chokingly polluted though it is likely to be across most of Asia.
Geomancers say those born in the Year of the Rabbit should be especially fortunate in their romantic quests this year, while monkeys and snakes are advised to lie low lest they risk wrenching heartbreak.
China feels US-Iran fallout
By Peter Lee
The question of the day in Washington is will the People's Republic of China veto further United Nations Security Council sanctions against Iran over Tehran's nuclear program?
Informed opinion says "no".
Abstention is, therefore, China's most likely course.
However, China's expected non-vote will be accompanied by new feelings of unease and anger, reflecting Beijing's growing suspicion that an important motivation for the Iran sanctions, and the escalation of Iran tensions in general, is Washington's desire to employ the issue as a wedge against China.
Kaixin – A must read for an informed analysis of the global strategic implications of this issue
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