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China

From tainted exports to exchange rates, climate change to one-child policies, the Middle Kingdom often finds itself at the center of controversy

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  • July 2008

    • Bush Expands Zimbabwe Sanctions

      New York Times  |  Jul 25, 08 2:00 PM CDT

      Bush Expands Zimbabwe Sanctions

      (Newser) - President Bush is expanding US sanctions against Zimbabwe, the New York Times reports, two weeks after Russia and China vetoed his call for UN action. “No regime should ignore the will of its own people and calls from the international community without consequences,” Bush said today. More »

    • China's Newest Fitness Trend: Pole Dancing

      New York Times  |  Jul 25, 08 8:58 AM CDT

      China's Newest Fitness Trend: Pole Dancing

      (Newser) - The latest fitness craze among women in China is pole dancing, and it has nothing to do with strippers, reports the New York Times . Drawn for the exercise, camaraderie, and confidence boost, women are flocking to a growing number of gyms and dance classes offering it. Even without the seedy strip-club connections, however, the trend is raising eyebrows. More »

    • Honda Profits Jump 8% on Fuel-Efficient Lineup

      Wall Street Journal  |  Jul 25, 08 7:33 AM CDT

      Honda Profits Jump 8% on Fuel-Efficient Lineup

      (Newser) - Honda announced an 8.1% gain in net profit yesterday for the quarter ending June 30, riding demand for its fuel-efficient models and beating analysts’ estimates, the Wall Street Journal reports. Honda has been hurt less by falling demand than rivals Toyota and Nissan because it's the least invested in truck and SUV lines. "Honda is better positioned than anyone else in the industry," one analyst tells the Journal. More »

    • China Pushes 'Hush Money' on Grieving Quake Parents

      New York Times  |  Jul 24, 08 3:41 AM CDT

      China Pushes 'Hush Money' on Grieving Quake Parents

      (Newser) - Officials in China's Sichuan province are buying the silence of parents who lost children in May's devastating earthquake, the New York Times reports. Grieving parents are being pressured to sign agreements accepting $9,000 in compensation if they stop asking questions about why so many schools collapsed. They are told they will get nothing if they refuse to sign. More »

    • Beijing to Set Up Olympic Protest Zones

      Associated Press  |  Jul 23, 08 1:08 PM CDT

      Beijing to Set Up Olympic Protest Zones

      (AP) - Beijing will set up specially designated zones for protesters during next month's Olympics, a security official said today, in a sign that China's authoritarian government may allow some demonstrations during the games. "This will allow people to protest without disrupting the Olympics," said the director of the Shanghai Institute of American Studies, which lobbied Chinese leaders to set up the protest zones. More »

    • Manhole Cover Thieves Hit Streets of Philadelphia

      New York Times  |  Jul 23, 08 8:47 AM CDT

      Manhole Cover Thieves Hit Streets of Philadelphia

      (Newser) - These days you have to watch your step in Philadelphia. The City of Brotherly Love is suffering from an epidemic of manhole-cover theft, as rising scrap metal prices have led to a 2,500% increase in stolen covers and grates. Thieves are selling the covers for $5 to $10 at junkyards, reports the New York Times, and some streets now have so many orange cones marking off danger zones that they look like a slalom course. More »

    • Chinese Athletes Destitute After Glory Days

      NPR  |  Jul 23, 08 8:35 AM CDT

      Chinese Athletes Destitute After Glory Days

      (Newser) - Zhao Yonghua was a Chinese national skiing champion and won several gold medals. But now, at 31, she is bedridden from diabetes, exacerbated by overtraining. With no hope of recovery or employment, the former star finally had to sell one of her gold medals to raise money for treatment. As NPR reports, Zhao is only one of many athletes whose lives have been upended in pursuit of sporting glory. More »

    • Critics Make Sport of Olympic Mascots

      Wall Street Journal  |  Jul 23, 08 3:30 AM CDT

      Critics Make Sport of Olympic Mascots

      (Newser) - The troubled run-up to the Beijing Games hasn't spared the cartoon mascots, the Wall Street Journal reports. China's critics have already created mock characters for the five—like "GenGen Genocide"—and superstitious Chinese fear a link between the "witch dolls" and the disasters the country has suffered this year. The already hyper-commercialized "Fuwa," or good-luck dolls, are a fish, panda, Tibetan antelope, swallow and the Olympic flame. More »

    • LeBron Sprain Rattles Team USA

      Los Angeles Times  |  Jul 23, 08 2:12 AM CDT

      LeBron Sprain Rattles Team USA

      (Newser) - Team USA got a shock last night when LeBron James sprained his right ankle in a practice scrimmage in a high school gym, reports the Los Angeles Times . Team officials said it was a minor injury, but the star will be carefully evaluated today. His Beijing-bound teammates were optimistic James would bounce back in time for Team USA's Olympic opener against China August 10. More »

    • Prosecco Targets Champagne Crown

      Reuters  |  Jul 22, 08 8:07 AM CDT

      Prosecco Targets Champagne Crown

      (Newser) - Sales of Italy's answer to champagne have been bubbling up for years, Reuters writes, but prosecco producers plan to boost output to 250 million bottles next year, with an eye on someday overtaking champagne as the world's favorite sparkling wine. The bubbly is cheaper to make than its French rival, and vintners believe its sweeter taste will go down well in red-hot export markets like China. More »

    • Olympians Fearful of Chinese Food Chemicals

      ABC News  |  Jul 22, 08 4:57 AM CDT

      Olympians Fearful of Chinese Food Chemicals

      (Newser) - In addition to concerns about air quality in Beijing this August, many Olympic athletes are worried about contaminants and chemicals in the food, ABC News reports. With many of China's agricultural products boosted by growth stimulants, or steroids, or amped by antibiotics, athletes are particularly concerned that they might unwittingly ingest a banned substance. More »

    • Beijing Forces Half of Drivers Off the Road

      Associated Press  |  Jul 21, 08 1:10 PM CDT

      Beijing Forces Half of Drivers Off the Road

      (AP) - Half of Beijing's drivers left their cars at home today and took public transportation on the first workday under new restrictions meant to clear the city's notoriously polluted skies before the Olympics. Under the plan that kicked in yesterday, half of the capital's 3.3 million cars will be removed from city streets each day, alternating odd and even license plates. Those caught driving on days they shouldn't will be fined $14, a pricey penalty even for China's capital. More »

    • US Athletes Weigh Wearing Masks in Beijing

      Wall Street Journal  |  Jul 21, 08 11:34 AM CDT

      US Athletes Weigh Wearing Masks in Beijing

      (Newser) - To protect its athletes from Beijing’s polluted air, the US Olympic Committee has secretly developed a mask for them to wear during next month’s Games, the Wall Street Journal reports. But if the 600-plus American Olympians decide to wear the high-tech filter, they risk insulting their Chinese hosts—not to mention looking like geeks. More »

    • Blacks Charge Harassment in China

      Globe and Mail  |  Jul 21, 08 10:17 AM CDT

      Blacks Charge Harassment in China

      (Newser) - African residents of Beijing say they are facing growing harassment from police ahead of the Olympics, reports the Globe and Mail . Bar owners near the city's Workers Stadium have reportedly been ordered not to serve "black people or Mongolians." The groups have been targeted as part of China's crackdown on groups it sees as potential troublemakers. More »

    • NBC Chafes Under Olympic Restrictions

      New York Times  |  Jul 21, 08 3:07 AM CDT

      NBC Chafes Under Olympic Restrictions

      (Newser) - NBC paid a record $900 million to cover the Beijing Olympics, but it and other networks are already nervous about how much Chinese officials will actually allow them to cover, reports the New York Times . If political protests erupt, networks will also face the dilemma of covering them and angering the Chinese—or ignoring them and facing charges of censorship from the West. Reporters are already facing intimidation and harassment. More »

    • Chinese Artist Sues Over 'Insulting' Panda

      Independent (UK)  |  Jul 19, 08 5:58 PM CDT

      Chinese Artist Sues Over 'Insulting' Panda

      (Newser) - Kung Fu Panda may not seem very controversial, but it sure offended Zhao Bandi, a Chinese performance artist who is renowned for using panda images in his work. Zhao is suing Dreamworks for the film’s “insulting” portrayal of China’s national icon, the Independent reports. “Designing the panda with green eyes is a conspiracy,” Zhao says. “A panda with green eyes has the feeling of evil.” More »

    • China's New Artist Policy Could Ban Spielberg

      Hollywood Reporter  |  Jul 18, 08 4:33 PM CDT

      China's New Artist Policy Could Ban Spielberg

      (Newser) - Steven Spielberg or his films could be banned from China under the new rules barring artists seen as a threat to national sovereignty, the Hollywood Reporter notes. Spielberg rankled Chinese leadership when he publicly withdrew from an artistic advisory board for the Beijing Olympics in protest of the nation’s trade arrangements with Sudan. More »

    • Beijing Faces Glut of Hotel Rooms

      Wall Street Journal  |  Jul 18, 08 12:55 PM CDT

      Beijing Faces Glut of Hotel Rooms

      (Newser) - Beijing’s newest construction binge may lead to a glut of rooms as hoteliers race to finish new properties before the Olympic Games begin in August, the Wall Street Journal reports. When the Games open, Beijing will have 50 five-star hotels, more than double the total of five years ago. While three-quarters of those rooms are booked, fewer than half the rooms at four-stars are reserved. More »

    • Take That Bjork: China Bans Performers Deemed a Threat

      New York Times  |  Jul 18, 08 9:35 AM CDT

      Take That Bjork: China Bans Performers Deemed a Threat

      (Newser) - Entertainers deemed a threat to China’s sovereignty will not be allowed to perform in the country, the New York Times reports. The Ministry of Culture warned it will conduct background checks and ban those who “advocate obscenity or feudalism and superstition” or "take part in activities that harm our nation’s sovereignty." The ban is the newest in a string of policies aimed at curbing political dissent prior to the Beijing Olympics in August. More »

    • China Bans Tibetan Flags At Olympic Event

      Associated Press  |  Jul 18, 08 7:59 AM CDT

      China Bans Tibetan Flags At Olympic Event

      (AP) - Tibetan flags will be banned from all Olympic equestrian events in Hong Kong under rules aimed at heading off political protests inside competition venues, organizers said today. While China has tightened visa restrictions to keep out protesters during the Olympics, activists could demonstrate in Hong Kong, which grants visa-free access to citizens of many Western countries. More »

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