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Ex-Tokyo Governor Wants To Start A Militaristic, Anti-Chinese Political Party
Beijing-baiting Tokyo governor Shintaro Ishihara, whose bid to buy disputed islands ignited a smouldering row between Japan and China, resigned Thursday to start his own national political party. The...
View ArticleTourists Are Flocking The Chinese Region With The Oldest People In The World
The terms "centenarian" and "cashing in" are rarely used in the same breath among tourism officials, but that may be changing—at least in a remote county in the Guangxi Zhuang region of China. The...
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GORDON CHANG: Here's Why China's Real Growth Is 0%
Chinese GDP grew 7.4 percent year-over-year in the third quarter, a number that many have cast doubt on. Now famous China bear Gordon Chang has jumped on the band wagon. In an interview with Yahoo!...
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Wen Jiabao's Family Is Much Richer Than Anyone Realized
While Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao is leaving the position this year, his time in office has been a personal success in at least one aspect: the fortunes of his extended family have risen to at...
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SPOTTED: A Chrome Nissan 350Z In China
Nissan stopped making the 350Z back in 2009, but this one still looks good, thanks to a chrome finish. It's not nearly as outrageous as the 'Winning' car from the Gumball 3000 or a half-chromed...
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China Blocks The New York Times For Report On Wen Jiabao's Family Wealth
China's foreign ministry has accused the New York Times of smearing the country by reporting that premier Wen Jiabao's extended family has controlled assets worth at least $2.7bn (£1.67bn). Spokesman...
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Here's Why It's Such A Scandal That Wen Jiabao's Family Is Loaded
AT HIS first news conference as China’s prime minister, Wen Jiabao introduced himself to reporters packed into a cavernous room in the Great Hall of the People (as well as to a live television...
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Bombshell Report Reveals That Wen Jiabao's Wife Is 'Queen' Of China's Diamond...
The big New York Times article on outgoing Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao's family finances is a bombshell, which has already gotten the publication blocked in China. Journalist David Barboza was...
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Beijing Has A Controversial Plan To Cut Traffic In Half
The spectacular traffic jams that plague Beijing have pushed the capital city to consider a measure that could cut the number of cars on the road in half. First applied during the 2008 Olympic Games,...
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China Opens Criminal Investigation Into Bo Xilai
Bo Xilai has been formally placed under a criminal probe, Xinhua reports. The state news agency also reported today that he has been expelled from the the Standing Committee of the National People's...
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The Wen Jiabao Scandal Happened At The Worst Possible Time
Yesterday's New York Times bombshell on the wealth of outgoing Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao's family has prompted widespread censorship in China. It comes at the worst possible time for Wen, who will be...
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You Don't Realize How Bad Pollution In China Is Until You Compare It To The US
Although China's cities have made progress in reporting their air quality statistics, there is still significant progress that needs to be made, according to a report released by the Institute of...
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You Can Stop Freaking Out About Chinese Capital Flight For Now
Markets have been concerned about capital flight since mid-2011 when fears of a Chinese hard landing began to resurface as well. But Chinese capital flow number are often distorted by the use of yuan...
View ArticleHere's A Massive Mistake That Analysts Make When Examining China
Chiwoong Lee at Goldman Sachs has a new report out (“China vs. 1970s Japan”, September 25, 2012) in which he predicts that China’s long-term growth rate will drop to 7.5-8.5%. I disagree very strongly...
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Wen Jiabao's Lawyer Hints At Legal Action Against NYT
Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao's lawyer has responded to the bombshell allegations in Friday's New York Times. In a statement translated by the South China Morning Post: I. The so-called “hidden...
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Report: Chinese Premier Wen Jibao's Family Denies It Took $2.7 Billion In Assets
BEIJING (AP) — Lawyers have denied a report that Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao's family has amassed $2.7 billion in "hidden riches," a Hong Kong newspaper said Sunday. The New York Times said in a...
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Forget What You've Heard About Who Runs China — It All Comes Down To 9 People
Many in the Western World mistakenly believe that the National People's Congress (NPC) ultimately makes key decisions in China (similar to a "parliament" in a typical democracy). That's only true on...
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Here's Proof That The Worst Of China's Slowdown Is Over
For some time now it had been reported that China was experiencing profitless growth. Earnings growth had been negative for the past five months because of a slowdown in sales. But the latest data...
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China Is Looking Into Lower Taxes To Encourage Long-Term Investing
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China may apply a sliding scale to taxing stock dividends in a bid to encourage long-term investment, the China Securities Journal reported on Monday, citing unidentified...
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Honda Earnings Leak, Management Slashes Guidance
(Updates with China forecast in third paragraph.) Oct. 29 (Bloomberg) -- Honda Motor Co., Japan’s third- largest carmaker, cut its full-year profit forecast after Chinese consumers shunned Japanese...
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