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Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "china"

China on Reducing Its Carbon Footprint: Why Should We Have to?

China on Reducing Its Carbon Footprint: Why Should We Have to?

Robert Dreyfuss, The Nation AlterNet: Environment. November 24, 2009.
They've got a point. Per capita, China only produces 20 percent of America's carbon emissions.

World's Biggest Polluters Strike a Deal: U.S. and China Agree to Comprehensive Clean Energy and Climate Plan

World's Biggest Polluters Strike a Deal: U.S. and China Agree to Comprehensive Clean Energy and Climate Plan

Joseph Romm, Climate Progress. November 18, 2009.
The overall plan is much more ambitious in scope and depth than anticipated.

Three Gorges Dam: The World's Largest Boondoggle to Be Completed

Three Gorges Dam: The World's Largest Boondoggle to Be Completed

Peter Bosshard, Huffington Post. November 5, 2009.
After 27 million cubic meters of concrete have been poured, 1.3 million people have been displaced and up to $88 billion have been spent, it is now time to take stock.

Secret Plan to Ditch the U.S. Dollar's Dominance Uncovered

Secret Plan to Ditch the U.S. Dollar's Dominance Uncovered

Robert Fisk, Independent UK. October 6, 2009.
Arab states have launched a secret plan with China, Russia and France to stop using the US currency for oil trading.

An Idiot's Guide to Tom Friedman's Idiocy

An Idiot's Guide to Tom Friedman's Idiocy

David Sirota, Open Left AlterNet: PEEK. September 24, 2009.
Tom Friedman may be the single stupidest figure in American public life, and certainly is the supidest writer with such a large platform.

Why We're Fighting a Trade War with China Over Tires

Why We're Fighting a Trade War with China Over Tires

Marie Cocco, Washington Post Writers Group. September 17, 2009.
Obama's decision impose higher tariffs on Chinese tires is a measure to protect fair trade and the living standards of American workers.

How on Earth Can We Feed 8 Billion People?

How on Earth Can We Feed 8 Billion People?

Lester R. Brown, TreeHugger. August 28, 2009.
How China ended its dependence on food aid, almost overnight, and become the world's third largest food aid donor.

Wal-Mart Faces Its Day of Reckoning

Wal-Mart Faces Its Day of Reckoning

Frank Nelson, Miller-McCune.com. August 24, 2009.
Wal-Mart's relentless growth and Darwinian competitiveness have created a world that is increasingly inhospitable to its own success.

Why the U.S. May Be Going from Dependence on Mideast Oil to Rare Metals from China

Why the U.S. May Be Going from Dependence on Mideast Oil to Rare Metals from China

Craig Canine, OnEarth Magazine. August 18, 2009.
Rare earth metals, found mainly in China are the key to making high-tech gadgets, from hybrid car batteries to precision-guided missiles.

Twitter Down After 'Malicious' Cyber-Attack: Company

Agence France Presse August 6, 2009.
Hackers knocked wildly popular micro-blogging site Twitter offline for several hours Thursday with a malicious cyber-attack on its systems, according to the company's founder.

Uighur Leader Says 10,000 'Disappeared' in China

Agence France Presse July 28, 2009.
"For Uighurs, taking part in demonstrations is like committing suicide," says Rebiya Kadeer of the World Uighur Congress.

How Iran's Nuclear Power Play Can Change Global Politics

How Iran's Nuclear Power Play Can Change Global Politics

Pepe Escobar, Asia Times. July 28, 2009.
A nuclear Iran would inevitably turbo-charge a new, emerging multipolar world; one where the U.S. won't be relied on to control Mideast oil.

Coca-Cola Beats Profit Estimates, Lifted by Emerging Markets

Agence France Presse July 21, 2009.
Global beverage giant Coca-Cola on Tuesday reported forecast-beating quarterly profit, aided by strong volume growth in emerging markets like China and India.

Serious About Green Jobs? It's Time to Throw 'Free Trade' out the Window

Serious About Green Jobs? It's Time to Throw 'Free Trade' out the Window

Les Leopold, AlterNet. July 20, 2009.
If we want a greener world and green jobs for our citizens, we have to ditch the 'free-trade' ideal -- markets on their own won't do it.

The Darker Side of China's Economic

The Darker Side of China's Economic "Miracle"

David Sirota, AlterNet. July 17, 2009.
Many scholars and columnists celebrate China's gilded development. But what's beyond these capitalist pipe dreams?

'Not Too Late' For North Korea to Return to Talks: U.S. Envoy

Agence France Presse July 17, 2009.

Ex-Boeing Engineer Convicted of Spying for China

Agence France Presse July 16, 2009.
Dongfan 'Greg' Chung, 73 and a resident of Orange County, California, was found guilty of economic espionage and acquiring information on demand using his "secret" classified clearance.

We Need a Jobs Package, Not a Stimulus Package

We Need a Jobs Package, Not a Stimulus Package

Mike Lux, Open Left AlterNet: PEEK. July 9, 2009.
We need a comprehensive policy package that is very simply focused on one thing and one thing only: jobs.

China's Rodney King Riots

China's Rodney King Riots

Vivian Po, New America Media. July 8, 2009.
The deaths of two Uighur workers in Southern China have sparked riots, leaving at least 156 dead and more than 1,000 injured.

China's Other Genocide: the 'Mother of the Uyghurs' Speaks Out

China's Other Genocide: the 'Mother of the Uyghurs' Speaks Out

Richard Gale, Gary Null, AlterNet. June 24, 2009.
One of China's "Public Enemies" talks about the secret war on the Uyghurs.

Tell China to Release Dhondup Wangchen and Golog Jigme

Tell China to Release Dhondup Wangchen and Golog Jigme

Students for a Free Tibet, June 22, 2009.

The Damming of the Mekong: Major Blow to an Epic River

The Damming of the Mekong: Major Blow to an Epic River

Fred Pearce, Yale Environment 360. June 22, 2009.
China is now building a series of dams that will restrict its natural flow and threaten the sustenance of tens of millions of Southeast Asians.

Life After Guantanamo: Why the Media's Happy-Ending Narrative Is Totally Bankrupt

Life After Guantanamo: Why the Media's Happy-Ending Narrative Is Totally Bankrupt

Liliana Segura, AlterNet. June 20, 2009.
The transfer of four Uighur prisoners to Bermuda has been treated like a happy human-interest story, but the truth is far darker.

U.S. Lawmakers Seek Review of Uighur 'Terror' Label

Agence France Presse June 16, 2009.
Currently, the U.S. lists a Uighur Muslim group in northwestern China as a "terrorist" faction.

The Hummer: America's Favorite Wasteful Toy Has Moved to the Land of Mao

The Hummer: America's Favorite Wasteful Toy Has Moved to the Land of Mao

Jim Hightower, AlterNet. June 12, 2009.
China now owns one of the West's most decadent consumer products.