Three years ago, a security guard working for seed company Pioneer Hi-Bred came across something unusual on a road in Iowa: Just off the pavement, a man was on his knees, digging in a field.
Challenged by the guard, Mo Hailong claimed to be an employee of the University of Iowa who was traveling to a nearby conference. He jumped back in his car and sped away.
Death by China: "A Nation BUILT by STEALING and ROBBING"
Sunday, March 29, 2015
Friday, March 27, 2015
• Han racism: ‘No Africans’ policy at Chinese restaurant in Kenya prompts arrest, outrage By Matthew Bell
Kenyan officials have arrested the owner of a Chinese restaurant in Nairobi — after it stopped most Africans from entering after 5 p.m.
By Matthew Bell
The Chinese restaurant in Nairobi that has been shut down and its owners summoned by authorities after it emerged it was barring black patrons, on March 25, 2015.
By Matthew Bell
The Chinese restaurant in Nairobi that has been shut down and its owners summoned by authorities after it emerged it was barring black patrons, on March 25, 2015.
Saturday, March 14, 2015
• Wind Power Research Was Front for Chinese Ballistic Missile Development By Oliver Lane
A Chinese PhD candidate and a member of faculty staff at the Norwegian University of Agder have been expelled, after it transpired their research was being used as a cover for work on advanced ballistic missiles.
• Fog of War: Is China's Military Battle-Ready? Lyle J. Goldstein
Are you experienced? The Chinese military debates the importance of its lack of recent combat experience.
A new assessment of the Chinese military by a reputable U.S. think tank concludes, in effect, that “the emperor has no clothes.” The authors of this report seem to be wary lest “… the US might be inclined to assume China has more sway in international affairs than its actual combat power merits.”
A new assessment of the Chinese military by a reputable U.S. think tank concludes, in effect, that “the emperor has no clothes.” The authors of this report seem to be wary lest “… the US might be inclined to assume China has more sway in international affairs than its actual combat power merits.”
• Most Chinese Say Their Military Can Crush America in Battle - Zachary Keck
Most Chinese Say Their Military Can Crush America in Battle
Zachary Keck
Zachary Keck
The vast majority of Chinese citizens believe the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) could seize islands in the East and South China Seas, even if the U.S. military were to intervene in the conflicts.
Saturday, March 7, 2015
• China Blocks Web Access to ‘Under the Dome’ Documentary on Pollution - By EDWARD WONG
Residential buildings in Wuhan in Hubei Province were shrouded in heavy smog last month. China's environmental degradation is among the worst in the world. CreditDarley Shen/Reuters
BEIJING — “Under the Dome,” a searing documentary about China’s catastrophic air pollution, had hundreds of millions of views on Chinese websites within days of its release one week ago.
BEIJING — “Under the Dome,” a searing documentary about China’s catastrophic air pollution, had hundreds of millions of views on Chinese websites within days of its release one week ago.
Friday, March 6, 2015
• China's artificial Islands in South China Sea By Amrita Jash
Time-lapse satellite imagery taken by Airbus Defence and Space, a division of Airbus Group, shows the extent of Chinese progress in building an island at Gaven Reefs in the Spratly Islands. By Jan. 30 a pre-existing platform had been joined to the new island and at least one helipad built.
• China’s new "terrorism" law provokes anger in U.S., concern at home - Simon Denyer
China’s new "terrorism" law provokes anger in U.S., concern at home
Human Rights Watch calls the draft law a “recipe for abuses.”
By Simon Denyer
Human Rights Watch calls the draft law a “recipe for abuses.”
By Simon Denyer
Pedestrians walk past anti-terror propaganda posters pasted along the streets of Urumqi. China’s new draft counterterrorism law is provoking widespread condemnation.
Sunday, March 1, 2015
• Israel Put Chinese Money Over Justice By Roger Cohen
By Roger Cohen
ON April 17, 2006, a Palestinian suicide bomber killed 11 people near the old Tel Aviv bus station. Among the victims was Daniel Wultz, a bright and determined 16-year-old from Florida who fought for his life for 27 days before succumbing to severe injuries.
• Documentary on Air Pollution Grips China By CHRIS BUCKLEY
By CHRIS BUCKLEY
Chai Jing said she was prompted to make her documentary, “Under the Dome,” by concern over the threats pollution posed to her daughter’s health.• Mankind's Curse: Chinese Are The World's Worst Behaved Tourists By James Burke
By James Burke
I’m currently based in Bangkok and I wasn’t surprised to read in a local newspaper about another Chinese mainlander causing an uproar here due to his bad behavior in northern Thailand.
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