China Pushes Green Technology Forward
China has to confront a lot of environmental problems brought forth by its own quick development, and when China confronts an issue they go all out! Renewable Energy World has…
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B.C. Apologises For Bizarre Gay Tourism Promotion Ban
Tourism BC has apologized after distributing a marketing brochure telling business owners in the province that they are not allowed to promote gay tourism in China. The brochure, entitled How…
Outsource This! Boeing and Lockheed Martin war machines ‘full of fake Chinese parts’
> The Telegraph : Thousands of U.S. warplanes, ships and missiles contain fake electronic components from China, leaving them open to malfunction, according to a US Senate committee. In total,…
The UNESCO vote and the decline of American influence
Following the vote Monday to admit Palestine into UNESCO, Hamas official Ahmed Yousef said it "shows that Israel and America are not dictating politics to the world anymore." Hamas's view…
Obama Kentucky Fried Burger
Available in China only. Sounds crazy to me. Read the story here.
Conservative Communism.
Funny how Harper wants to destroy capitalist, hard-working pot growers while courting commies in China. You remember China don't you, the Conservatives' former "Red Menace"?Canada and China are currently negotiating…
Sunday Morning Links
This and that for your weekend reading.- As I'd suspected, the Cons are making clear that the kind of behaviour that would get any mere civil servant fired on the…
Saturday Morning Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading.- David Olive points out the growing consensus that those who have benefited most from free-market economics and bailouts alike should be expected to contribute…
China’s (Vacant) City of the Future
Launched several years ago as a massive public works project near Ordos, a wealthy coal-mining town in Inner Mongolia, today, China’s “City of the Future” remains mostly empty despite being…
Steve Jobs’ Biggest Success: Sweatshops & Fat Salaries
The other day I mused on the simultaneous outpourings of sadness and loss over Jack Layton & Steve Jobs and what each of them represented. As I noted at the…
Fashion, sexism and classical music – Pianist Yuja Wang’s dress creates war of words among reviewers
"Her dress Tuesday was so short and tight that had there been any less of it, the Bowl might have been forced to restrict admission to any music lover under…
China Now Wants a Military Presence in Pakistan Tribal Areas
In the wake of two terrorist bombings in Xinjiang province, China wants to hunt down Uyghur militants it claims are being trained in Pakistan's ungovernable tribal areas.Since the blasts, which…
Showdown for America
It's crunch time for America. China is getting tired of picking up America's bar tab and has put the US on notice that the days of cheap booze may soon…
China massively expands CCTV surveillance – Surveillance camera theater companies around the world "cheer" new audiences
In what will generally be condemned by everyone as a creepy dystopian move, the Chinese government has massively expanded its video surveillance network into supermarkets, schoolrooms, university classrooms, malls –…
Johnathant Baird talks trade, humant rights in China
Inspired by this story: http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/story/2011/07/18/baird-china-foreign.html
China & Canada: It Was Never About Human Rights
There's much foofaraw in the media about the visit by Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird to China. Are we now neglecting human rights in the interests of profit? Have we…
China leads spending on green energy
"Global investment in renewable energy jumped 32 per cent in 2010, to a record $211 billion," reads the Global Trends in Renewable Energy Investment 2011 report. The report, commissioned by…
Chinese actress under boycott and banned from awards
Thrice married, born-again evangelical Chinese actress Lü Liping is facing international boycotts and has been banned from the 2011 Golden Horse Awards, considered the Oscars of Chinese cinema, after posting…
Our Foreign Affairs Minister Doesn’t Keep Up With World Events
Recently, Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird said: "Canada is emerging as a destination of choice for Chinese investment and Chinese investors and we welcome that". He didn't go into specifics…
The Geopolitics of the Open Government Partnership: the beginning of Open vs. Closed
There hasn't been a ton of press about the Open Government Partnership (OGP). This is hardly surprising. The press likes to talk about corruption and bad government, people getting together…