“Dating to Ronald Reagan, low taxes, free trade and domestic competition through deregulation have been hallmarks of an economy that has grown rapidly,” says Holtz-Eakin, John top economic adviser. And according to the same source, Bloomberg of June 22, plans to address global warming, and help low-income households to buy health insurance. Both goals are [...]

Ponds and marshes are drying up around the country. Land is reclaimed for agriculture and industry, while reservoirs and dams disrupt the flow of rivers. The wetlands are in trouble, writes Jiang Gaoming.

A friend who recently returned from Beijing told the story of how Beijingers decoded the Olympics opening ceremony.
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Carat has released new global adspend forecasts for 2008 and 2009, revising China’s growth downwards by a percentage point for this year, and over two per cent next year.
According to the report, the downward revision this year, from 19.7 per cent to 18.2 per cent, is due to the impact of the May earthquake, and [...]
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We're back!!
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Danwei presents the following as a public service for our American Democratic friends:

Dear Americans in China for Obama,

TOMORROW, FRIDAY AUGUST 29TH

* * * BEIJING
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Stay safe overseas – know before you go
Whatever your reason for travelling abroad, you’re sure to want a trouble free trip. Many of the things that often go wrong for travellers can be prevented or made less stressful by taking a few simple precautions. So it makes sense to spend a little time getting [...]
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Black and White Cat does a great job showing how China's media sanitizes foreign media articles on China, in its post entitled, "How the New York Times (should have) covered the Olympics." I am "speechless" not because I am surprised (I am not), but because the post speaks volumes all by itself. Read it.
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