Tuesday, May 5, 2009

News Review

This week we are changing the format slightly. For the upcoming week EDGers should keep a close eye on the international media and what it has to say on China. Then either print (or email us so we can print) an article of interest so as we can discuss it at this weeks meeting!

In preparing for this perhaps you can think of a few questions about your article and/or perhaps add a comment to this post (comment tab below) telling us about your article with a link to it so we can also begin to think about your article.

When: Tuesday, May 12th at 7:30pm
Where: City Shop Pan Yu Lu

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3 comments:

  1. Kai LukoffMay 10, 2009 at 7:49 AM

    Taiwan's improving relations with China
    http://www.economist.com/world/asia/displaystory.cfm?story_id=13610749

    Was China correct to grant Taiwan observer status to the WHO?
    Is the economic situation driving the improvement in relations?

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  2. EDITORMay 10, 2009 at 10:52 AM

    "The beginnings of a never-ending task - The Great River"

    It all started with a movie called "The Great River," which had its premiere yesterday in Urumqi, capital city of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.

    The movie tells a story of two generations of Chinese who offer their youth and even their lives to the protection and development of the Tarim River region. Co-starring Uygur, Han Chinese, and foreign stars, and with an ever-popular background theme of love, the movie attracted hundreds of local residents who wanted to relive the history of the period on the big screen.

    Shot entirely in Xinjiang, the movie lacks nothing in breathtaking backdrops and shocking scenes of sandstorms and roaring floods, although most are computer generated.

    "The movie offers a true picture of common people working in the Tarim River region for the protection of the local environment and the development of the local economy," said the director of the Tarim River Region Administration (TRRA), Tohti Ahmati, after the premiere. "In the film the story ends, but in real life the ecological restoration works that started decades ago will never end. What we have done and achieved is just a beginning of the journey," he added.

    See, http://www.china.org.cn/environment/news/2009-05/06/content_17733521.htm

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  3. UnknownMay 11, 2009 at 7:08 PM

    "Putting Country First, and a Career in Jeopardy"

    If you were in the arena that steamy Beijing night, you could understand why Yao Ming came back to play, probably sooner than he should have. Caught in the cross-fire between the Rockets and a hard place, between capitalism and patriotism, he chose China.

    http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/11/sports/basketball/11araton.html?em

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