so much news about china, so little time
i know i’ve left you hanging for several weeks now. so in case you were wondering, china cut its diplomatic ties with kiribati.
and the posturing and finger-pointing across the strait reached new, shrill heights with the contested referendum vote that started with bold talk of bolstering taiwanese democracy, and predictably ended in a compromise that created more ambiguity on taiwan’s integral position as china’s democratic territory that runs itself and seems to have diplomatic status, but not really. after needlessly getting their panties in a wad for a few days, the CCP was able to take satisfaction in the subsequent dissatisfaction of the pro-independence taiwanese.
the WHO cautions china as the country is moving quickly in testing its SARS vaccine. and it all started with the eccentric eating habits of those southerners.
an interesting, if not questionable move, as larger chinese cities are arguably already struggling to accommodate their burgeoning populaces:
China encourages mass urban migration (ft.com)
it could very well be that you don’t care one bit about all of this boring talk about chinese banks and bad loans. but china news will take an interest in this extremely important subject, not only because it is of great interest to the editor. and to standard & poor. sorry for you, just skip over the section if it puts you to sleep.
not one to disappoint, this edition of china news will close out with a little communist-sponsored safe sex, the next chinese model, china’s silicone wonder and rapping mao.
DISCLAIMER: the views expressed by the news editor do not necessarily reflect those of the shanghai diaries … but they probably do. no, the news editor is not dan. yes, the news editor is sometimes too busy to post editions of china news on a more regular basis. deal with it.
11.30.2003, 2:16 PM · News