China
created 2005-01-05 11:39:43
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Language :-
Politics :-
- China vs the US - The New Cold War
- Communist Sustainability Leaders - Can dreams of communist isolation lead to advances in sustainability and technology?
- Panda Diplomacy
- BBC News: Pointing out US hypocrisy on human rights
Censorship :-
Energy :-
- BBC News: China oil firm 'plans Unocal bid'. 13 billion bucks.
The impression I've always had is that the West want to spread free markets as they get to make the rules and they know the playing field and have a headstart in it, in other words world domination. What happens if the Chinese manage to swing the game in the other direction? Will we see top people decrying capitalism when the head honchos start falling away?
Environment :-
- Independent: Climate fears prompt energy U-turn in China (subscription required, may post the text anyway...)
- Al Gore claims that "companies doing business in China face more environmental restrictions than they do in the U.S."
Censorship :-
- BBC News: Chinese authorities closed 12,575 net cafes in the closing months of 2004
- BBC News: Chinese Blogs Face Restrictions
Philosophy :-
- Home to Taoism, one of the oldest and yet most "progressive" systems of belief/action/philosophy I've come across.
Tourism :- * BBC News: UK gears up for Chinese tourists
Culture :- * See Teas To Try
