http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/chicoms/ en-us Mon, 4 Jan 2010 20:18:40 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2420797/posts Apparently, you can have it both ways. Freak snowstorms and record low temperatures sweeping northern China are linked to global warming, say Chinese officials. … The head of the Beijing Meteorological Bureau, Guo Hu, linked the blizzard-like conditions this week to unusual atmospheric patterns caused by global warming. ”In the context of global warming, extreme atmospheric flows are causing extreme climate incidents to appear more frequently, such as the summer’s rain storms and last year’s icestorm disaster in southern China,” Mr Guo told Beijing News. thispoliticalmind http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2420797/posts#comment Mon, 4 Jan 2010 20:18:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2410430/posts "We've done what we can here," a senior White House official in Copenhagen, Denmark, tells ABC News. "The Chinese are dug in on transparency and are refusing to let people know they're living up to their end of the agreement." After landing in Denmark early this morning, President Obama met with Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao during a bilateral at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen to press the case that China needs to allow for transparency. "The President's priority is to make our economy far more focused on a clean energy economy that creates jobs," the official said.... ABC News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2410430/posts#comment Fri, 18 Dec 2009 15:46:42 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2408188/posts The video is here:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9--Zp-d5Zs Youtube http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2408188/posts#comment Tue, 15 Dec 2009 20:57:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2396081/posts BEIJING - The week before the visit of United States President Barack Obama, the Chinese media were full of hope and expectations: Obama's meeting with China's leaders would lead to new and higher-level bilateral relations, newspapers wrote. But it was already clear that, contrary to the ideas of the foreign press, this would not mean that China was to become a second America. atiems http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2396081/posts#comment Sun, 29 Nov 2009 00:49:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2394574/posts Ecuador and China will form a joint venture to develop an oil bloc in the South American country that has proven reserves of 120 million barrels of crude, an Ecuadoran official said Wednesday. afp http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2394574/posts#comment Wed, 25 Nov 2009 23:26:01 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2386594/posts China Quashes Talk Of Letting Yuan Strengthen The Chinese government has sought to distance itself from speculation surrounding a central bank statement earlier this week that was interpreted as a shift in currency policy towards a stronger yuan. By Garry White Published: 9:14PM GMT 14 Nov 2009 The Chinese yuan: friends take a photo in front of a sculpture of a one-hundred yuan banknote in Beijing According to an analysis from Morgan Stanley, the authorities are now seeking to recalibrate the message. In its third-quarter monetary policy report on Thursday, the People's Bank of China left out a standard phrase... The Telegraph (UK) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2386594/posts#comment Sat, 14 Nov 2009 22:49:56 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2378169/posts Reporting Lou Young NEW YORK (CBS) -- Democrat John Liu has won a decisive victory in the race for New York City Comptroller. The Queens Councilman has made history, becoming the first Asian-American elected to citywide office. They pretty much knew they were having a victory party at John Liu's headquarters in Midtown. In fact, you could see the optimism on the candidate's face when we caught up with him earlier tonight in Harlem. Liu was wrapping up his successful campaign for Controller at the side of the man who currently holds the office. And his is a big deal... WCBS-TV http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2378169/posts#comment Wed, 4 Nov 2009 12:38:44 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2371530/posts Welding torches flare at dusk in the coastal Chinese city of Dalian as workers mill about on the flight deck of an unfinished aircraft carrier once intended for the Soviet navy. ny times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2371530/posts#comment Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:40:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2366529/posts WASHINGTON — With a key arms control treaty set to expire soon, the Obama administration is searching for ways to keep inspectors in Russia or else it risks losing American eyes on the world’s second most formidable nuclear weapons arsenal for the first time in decades. The administration has been negotiating a replacement for the pact, the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty, or Start, which goes out of force on Dec. 5. But even if the talks produce a new agreement by then, the Senate and the Russian Parliament will not have time to ratify it before the old one expires... New York Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2366529/posts#comment Tue, 20 Oct 2009 13:45:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2365109/posts MOSCOW — Nearly two decades after the collapse of the Communist Party, Russia’s rulers have hit upon a model for future success: the Communist Party. Or at least, the one that reigns next door. Like an envious underachiever, Vladimir V. Putin’s party, United Russia, is increasingly examining how it can emulate the Chinese Communist Party, especially its skill in shepherding China through the financial crisis relatively unbowed. United Russia’s leaders even convened a special meeting this month with senior Chinese Communist Party officials to hear firsthand how they wield power. ..." “The accomplishments of China’s Communist Party in developing its... New York Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2365109/posts#comment Sun, 18 Oct 2009 14:35:34 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2363093/posts President Obama recently shifted authority for approving sales to China of missile and space technology from the White House to the Commerce Department -- a move critics say will loosen export controls and potentially benefit Chinese missile development. The president issued a little-noticed "presidential determination" Sept. 29 that delegated authority for determining whether missile and space exports should be approved for China to Commerce Secretary Gary Locke. Washington Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2363093/posts#comment Thu, 15 Oct 2009 15:36:20 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2360960/posts The top of the frozen apple juice can was stamped with the date, then the word "China." I could not believe it. China? I live in the Shenandoah Valley, at one time the biggest apple producer in the world, and my apple juice comes from China? Maybe it's just this store brand, I thought. But a visit to another grocery store confirmed it. They stocked a name brand, the top of it stamped with the date and the words "from China." I googled "China and apples." Stories and reports came up confirming my ... yes, fear. I hadn't been paying... Care 2 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2360960/posts#comment Mon, 12 Oct 2009 23:53:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2355705/posts <p>Mao, the leader of China from the Chinese Revolutoon in 1949 until his death in 1976, has made a comeback in recent years. And it's not only in Laurence Brahm's trendy Beijing restaurant, the Red Capital Club.</p> <p>Ironically, Mao — who railed against capitalism — is now so popular that he has become a source of immense capital income across China. Mao's face is ever-present among souvenir vendors; he's on T-shirts, matches, even a revolutionary Mao alarm clock. And now, he's on the big screen.</p> FoxNews.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2355705/posts#comment Tue, 6 Oct 2009 03:54:04 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2355610/posts President Obama would have the time to meet with the worse dictators, but he does not have the time to meet with a very spiritual man and a true person of peace? Is it because he doesn’t look like him, or has a funny name, or maybe because he doesn’t quite fit into the young President’s circle of brutal dictators and tyrants? My guess is … it’s the latter. http://www.radioviceonline.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2355610/posts#comment Tue, 6 Oct 2009 00:40:50 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2354961/posts In an attempt to gain favor with China, the United States pressured Tibetan representatives to postpone a meeting between the Dalai Lama and President Obama until after Obama's summit with his Chinese counterpart, Hu Jintao, scheduled for next month, according to diplomats, government officials and other sources familiar with the talks. For the first time since 1991, the Tibetan spiritual leader will visit Washington this week and not meet with the president. Since 1991, he has been here 10 times. Most times the meetings have been "drop-in" visits at the White House. The last time he was here, in 2007,... Washington Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2354961/posts#comment Mon, 5 Oct 2009 03:33:48 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2355326/posts Good grief. You begin to wonder if the man has a list of Friendly Leaders I Still Need to Offend. The Washington Post is reporting that the Dalai Lama went to Washington this week – apparently expecting to be received at the White House – only to find that his meeting with the president has been “postponed… until after Obama’s summit with his Chinese counterpart, Hu Jintao, scheduled for next month.” According to the Post, this is the “first time since 1991, the Tibetan spiritual leader will visit Washington this week and not meet with the president.” The snub could... Telegraph Blogs (U.K.) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2355326/posts#comment Mon, 5 Oct 2009 18:08:22 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2353265/posts NEW YORK (Reuters) – Human rights activists slammed managers of New York's Empire State Building on Thursday for illuminating the skyscraper in red and yellow for China's 60th anniversary, saying the move honored a communist entity responsible for human rights violations. The government in Beijing celebrated the 60th anniversary of the birth of the People's Republic of China on Thursday with a high-tech parade featuring goose-stepping troops, gaudy floats and nuclear-capable missiles. Managers of the Empire State Building, New York's tallest skyscraper, said in a statement the illumination was "in honor of the 1.3 billion Chinese people and the 60th... Reuters via Yahoo News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2353265/posts#comment Fri, 2 Oct 2009 12:18:52 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2352932/posts The article "Afghan peace needs a map" [1] which appeared in the English-language China Daily newspaper on Monday should receive careful attention. China Daily is government-owned and the article is a very rare piece of focused opinion that proposes concrete steps to be taken on the way forward in unlocking the Afghan stalemate. atimes http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2352932/posts#comment Thu, 1 Oct 2009 23:58:02 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2352867/posts Sept. 30: The Empire State Building lit in red and yellow to honor the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China. NEW YORK — New York is seeing red over the decision to turn the city's highest beacon — and one of America's symbols for free enterprise — into a shining monument honoring China's communist revolution Wednesday night. FoxNews.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2352867/posts#comment Thu, 1 Oct 2009 22:35:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2352445/posts Sept. 30: The Empire State Building lit in red and yellow to honor the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China. NEW YORK — New York is seeing red over the decision to turn the city's highest beacon — and one of America's symbols for free enterprise — into a shining monument honoring China's communist revolution Wednesday night. FoxNews.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2352445/posts#comment Thu, 1 Oct 2009 13:51:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2351722/posts Should one of New York's great landmarks be used to honor of the 60th anniversary of the bloody Communist uprising and takeover of China? http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2351722/posts#comment Wed, 30 Sep 2009 17:20:48 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2350658/posts From the New York Slimes (Times) Sept 15, 2009... With 100 percent of the vote counted, unofficial results showed that Mr. Liu had captured 38 percent of the vote, just short of the 40 percent he needed to win outright. Mr. Yassky took 30 percent, and Councilwoman Melinda R. Katz of Queens finished third, with 20 percent. David I. Weprin, a councilman from Queens, was fourth. The results set up a contest between two men who, over the course of the campaign, projected sharply different images to voters. Mr. Liu, a former actuary and an immigrant from Taiwan, struck a... Epoch Times and New York Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2350658/posts#comment Tue, 29 Sep 2009 12:19:20 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2350490/posts New York's iconic Empire State Building will light up red and yellow Wednesday in honor of the 60th anniversary of communist China. The Chinese consul, Peng Keyu, and other officials will take part in the lighting ceremony which will bathe the skyscraper in the colors of the People's Republic until Thursday, Empire State Building representatives said in a statement. The upper sections of the building are regularly illuminated to mark special occasions, ranging from all blue to mark "Old Blue Eyes" Frank Sinatra's death in 1998 to green for the annual Saint Patrick's Day. google.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2350490/posts#comment Tue, 29 Sep 2009 03:26:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2349936/posts HONG KONG - Months after disappearing from public view following her resignation as governor of Alaska, former Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin planned to re-emerge as a political force last week with her highly publicized appearance at a conference of heavy-hitting global investors held in this city. [...]But Palin's poor reviews should come as no surprise, at least from a Chinese point of view, if leaks from her speech that appear in a Wall Street Journal blog are correct. The conventional wisdom on Sino-US relations since Mao Zedong's time has always been that Chinese leaders prefer to deal with... Asia Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2349936/posts#comment Mon, 28 Sep 2009 12:36:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2348728/posts From the New York Slimes (Times) Sept 15, 2009... With 100 percent of the vote counted, unofficial results showed that Mr. Liu had captured 38 percent of the vote, just short of the 40 percent he needed to win outright. Mr. Yassky took 30 percent, and Councilwoman Melinda R. Katz of Queens finished third, with 20 percent. David I. Weprin, a councilman from Queens, was fourth. The results set up a contest between two men who, over the course of the campaign, projected sharply different images to voters. Mr. Liu, a former actuary and an immigrant from Taiwan, struck a... Epoch Times and New York Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2348728/posts#comment Sat, 26 Sep 2009 12:00:30 GMT