Free Tibet, an organization based in London, UK, and dedicated to the total independence of Tibet from the People’s Republic of China (PRC), reported the man’s self-immolation and placed his age at 22. The immolation reportedly occurred in China’s Gansu province. Self-immolation is a brutal form of protest exercised by Tibetans protesting China‘s rule over their country which […]
Read MoreReadings from official, government and unofficial, non-government air quality monitors in the People’s Republic of China’s capital of Beijing are showing dangerous levels of pollution. Current levels of pollutants are well above World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines and are so extreme that even the interiors of homes and buildings have a hazy, smog laced atmosphere. The air tastes of coal […]
Read MoreProtests in the Chinese state of Guangzhou have erupted after a New Year’s editorial in the newspaper Southern Weekend was censored and transformed into a more pro-Communist Party of China message than the reformist manifesto it was prior to censorship. The editorial apparently exhorted the government in Beijing to enforce the rights guaranteed to the Chinese […]
Read MoreA People’s Republic of China Foreign Ministry spokesperson announced plans on the part of the PRC to routinely fly surveillance aircraft into the disputed areas around the Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands in response to Japanese claims that their airspace is being violated. The area to the north of the disputed island chain is speculated to contain billions […]
Read MoreChinese food is often called the most American of cuisines because its prevalence across the United States is rivaled by none except perhaps Italian. A staple of Chinese cuisine is Dim Sum. A traditional dim sum meal consists of various kinds of steamed buns, dumplings and rice noodle rolls, each of which contain a range of ingredients from beef, […]
Read MoreA father in China, Mr. Feng, concerned that his unemployed 23-year-old son was spending too much time gaming online, hired would-be online assassins to kill his son’s gaming avatar in the vain hopes of dissuading him from continuing to play the game. Of course, as any gamer knows, killing and death are quite common in […]
Read MorePreliminary figures suggest that the economy of Japan is heading for a recession after a year with strained relations with China, a major trading partner, and an extremely strong yen currency, both of which have combined to result in a slowdown for the world’s third largest economy. Revised official data on Monday morning showed that […]
Read MoreWith the beginning of the 18th National Congress of the People’s Republic of China yesterday, the world awaits the official announcement of Xi Jinping’s ascendancy to the leadership of the Politburo’s Standing Committee, as is widely expected. The question of who will be joining Xi Jinping at the top is what presently concerns most China […]
Read MoreThe issue of European economic troubles will be addressed at the upcoming G20 summit in Mexico City, Mexico. The crisis with the euro and the implosion of sovereign debts in Greece and elsewhere present strong impediments to the growth of the world economy. Additional issues to be addressed at the meeting include China’s unwillingness to […]
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