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Tag Archives: China
India Just Had Its Most Polluted Year, According To Greenpeace India
The Wall Street Journal reports: “India just had its most polluted year on record, Greenpeace India says in a new report, for the first time pushing it above China in terms of the average amount of pollution its citizens were … Continue reading
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Chinese City Clusters Are Struggling to Curb Environmental Degradation
Finchannel.com reports: “China’s city clusters are struggling to prevent the spread of resource depletion and environmental degradation from mega cities to smaller urban centers, according to a new research report by Accenture and the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). The … Continue reading
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Westerners in Beijing warned of Christmas terrorism threat
The LA Times reports: The U.S. Embassy in Beijing on Thursday morning warned citizens of a Christmastime terrorism threat against Westerners in one of the city’s most popular expatriate districts. Beijing authorities put swaths of the city under lockdown, stationing … Continue reading
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Beijing warns US over South China Sea dispute
Sky News Australia reports: Beijing has warned that it will ‘firmly oppose’ infringement of its sovereignty after indications Washington will soon send warships close to its artificial islands in the South China Sea. Tensions have mounted since China transformed reefs … Continue reading
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Tagged Beijing, China, disputed claim, Indonesia, Nanshe, provocation, South China Sea, Spratly Islands, Taiwan, tensions, territorial claim, territorial dispute, the Phillipines, US, USA, Vietnam, Washington
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China’s central bank cuts interest rates due to market slump
The BBC reports: “The People’s Bank of China cut its key lending rate by 0.25 percentage points to 4.6% in an effort to calm stock markets after two days of turmoil. It is the fifth interest rate cut since November … Continue reading
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Arbitration court to issue ruling on maritime territory row before end of the year
Business World Online reports on moves by the Permanent Court of Arbitration to resolve the maritime territory dispute between China and the Phillipines: THE PERMANENT Court of Arbitration (PCA) expects to decide before the end of the year if it … Continue reading
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Tagged China, historical claim, international tension, island building, maritime, nine dash line, Phillipines, South China Sea, territory dispute, West Phillipine Sea
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China plans to build railway through the Amazon
The Guardian reports on a planned railway line that will run from one side of South America to the other, cutting through the Amazon in the process: Chinese premier Li Keqiang is to push controversial plans for a railway through … Continue reading
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U.S. May Risk Conflict With China Over South China Sea
The Wall Street Journal reports on the potential for conflict between the US and China over China’s actions to assert its sovereignty in the South China Sea: After repeated and unheeded warnings to China to halt its massive reclamation works … Continue reading
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Tagged China, Indonesia, Japan, ocean territory, South China Sea, Southeast Asia, Spratly Islands, territorial dispute, the People's Republic of China, the Phillipines, the United States, US, Vietnam
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Nepal Quake Death Toll Rises Above 4000
The New York Times reports on the aftermath of a recent earthquake in Nepal: The death toll from Saturday’s earthquake has risen above 4,000 people. Nepal police say on their Facebook page late Monday evening that 3,904 deaths had been … Continue reading
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China to implement measures to curb pollution in its water supply
Reuters reports on new measures by the Chinese Government to reduce river pollution: China will ban water-polluting paper mills, oil refineries, pesticide producers and other industrial plants by the end of 2016, as it moves to tackle severe pollution of … Continue reading
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