STATISTICS
by Arnold James in Beijing For most of the past 30 years, the Communist Chinese government has hidden and manipulated the country's vital statistics so many times that it would…
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March 27, 2019
OIL
by Anton Graham in Beijing When negotiations first began on exploiting China`s offshore oil fields, it was hoped that the crude might start to flow in significant quantities by the…
March 27, 2019
12TH PARTY CONGRESS
by Anton Graham in Beijing Political meetings in China rarely make any important decisions: they simply confirm and solidify policies already decided upon by the leadership after behind-the-scenes lobbying by…
March 27, 2019
Special Economic Zones
by Anton Graham in Beijing When the words "Special Economic Zone" are mentioned in the same breath as China, people usually think of Shenzhen, the town just next to Hongkong…
March 27, 2019
Chinese economy overview
China's latest Five Year economic plan covering the years 1981 to 1985 was finally unveiled last December at a session of the National People's Congress, two years behind schedule. The…
March 27, 2019
DENG & HONGKONG’S FUTURE
By Anton Graham in Beijing The single most important political question for China -- and therefore for Hongkong -- as it advances towards the 21st century is: what happens after…
March 27, 2019
Book Review – ANCESTORS by Frank Ching, 528 pages
reviewed by Anton Graham Over the past few years, there have been many books by foreigners on China, but very few by Chinese writers. Frank Ching's Ancestors helps to redress…
March 27, 2019
The Hong Kong Crisis – book review
THE HONGKONG CRISIS by Gregor Benton, Pluto Press, A$9.95 If the subject -- the future of Hongkong -- was not so serious, this book would be a joke. As it…
March 27, 2019
Mao mausoleum re-opened to celebrate 90th birthday anniversary
Chairman mao's massive mausoleum in the centre of Peking was re-opened yesterday with several rooms given over to exhibits of other communist leaders, in line with strongman Teng hsiaping's policy…
March 27, 2019
Hongkong & Shanghai Bank deserves to retain name
When the communist Chinese armies marched into shanghai in 1949, they were determined to destroy that city's huge and important foreign business community, and destroy it they did. The centre…
March 27, 2019