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60th Anniversary Parade of the PRC - Some Afterthoughts

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China’s 60th Anniversary celebration a few weeks back was a monumental spectacle by any standard. Hundreds of thousands of troops, schoolchildren and civilians meticulously rehearsed months in advance. Jets, tanks and missile-toting trucks filed through in a show of military muscle, displaying China’s transformation from a war-battered regional player into [...]

Time For a New U.S.-China Relations Strategic Maxim?

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The George H.W. Bush and Clinton administrations each produced Asia strategy reports outlining their visions and overall strategy for Asia, coalescing around a catch phrase that would guide U.S. policy. In 2005, former US Deputy Secretary of State Robert Zoellick announced his idea that China become a “responsible stakeholder”, calling for Beijing to [...]

In Defense of Obama

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President Obama’s recent trip to China was harshly criticized by the Western media as having been a “failure”. Among the criticisms: he was too deferential; he didn’t speak out enough on human rights; he failed to press Beijing firmly on revaluing its currency; he achieved no concrete results on Iran or North Korea….and the [...]

The Final Frontier? U.S.-China Space Race Heats Up

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China’s military has made dramatic progress in space over the past decade and the goals of its program remain unclear, a top US general said on Tuesday.
Citing Beijing’s advances in space, General Kevin Chilton, head of US Strategic Command, said it was crucial to cultivate US-China military relations to better understand China’s intentions.
“With regard [...]

China Hands Down Death Sentences in Milk Scandal

A court in Shijiazhuang on Thursday sentenced two men to death for their role in the country’s deadliest food scandal in decades that embarrassed the Chinese government and prompted hundreds of families to sue for compensation. The woman in charge of the dairy company at the heart of the crisis, Tian Wenhua, was sentenced to [...]

China’s $6 Billion Media Expansion Plan

It looks as though China’s major media conglomerates are making large-scale efforts to expand their reach and influence overseas, the South China Morning Post reported yesterday.  China’s three major media networks, CCTV, Xinhua, and The China Daily have been meeting with media consultants and advisers on how best to expand their global reach and enhance [...]

Milk Scandal a Microcosm for China’s Institutional Problems

A terrific article from today’s NY Times on the Sanlu scandal as a litmus test for larger institutional problems in China… highly recommended.

Sanlu Cover-up Traced Back to Last Year

It appears my prediction has turned out to be correct, as today’s NY Times reports that Sanlu, the company at the heart of the tainted baby formula scandal, received complaints about its baby formula in December of 2007, a full 10 months before a formal recall this month:
“One of China’s biggest dairy producers received consumer [...]

China Head Quality Inspector Resigns

From today’s Xinhua front page, Li Changjiang (李长江), the chief quality supervisor of China’s top inspection bureau, loosely comparable to the FDA in the U.S., resigned today amid pressure stemming from the tainted milk scandal that has paralyzed China’s food industry and left its reputation in tatters. The latest development is an indication [...]

Chinese Press Coverage of Sanlu Scandal

Danwei has two interesting posts related to the tainted milk saga emerging in recent weeks in China. One post describes an effort by Chinese newspaper “Life Times” to deflect criticism of the scandal by pointing out similar milk scandals that have hit Western countries in the past. The post also contains a trenchant rebuttal [...]

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