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The American Chamber of Commerce in China has published letters from the two U.S. presidential candidates on how they would approach relations with China.

One of China's most prominent human rights activists, Hu Jia, has won the European Parliament's prestigious Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought.

The American Chamber of Commerce recently published its 2008 Report on American Business in China, which is predictably American in their recommendations. I don’t disagree with any of them. However, it is urging the Chinese government to become more like our own government in how things are run...

Chinese housing developers are luring that country's burgeoning middle class with theme-park-style housing developments that hearken to romanticized versions of European cities: Merrie Olde England, Venice, Italy, Zurich, etc. In Nanjing, there are Balinese retreats and Italian villas. In the southeastern city of Hangzhou, there are Venice and Zurich. In downtown Beijing, everything is about Manhattan, with Soho, Central Park and Park Avenue.

After his half brother Barack Obama won the presidential election it was hard to contact Mark Ndesandjo for comment on on the win. Mark however has since resurfaced in an event announcement from the American Chamber of Commerce South China.

A follow-up on the alleged kidnapping/ransom of a British national by a Chinese state-owned scrap firm in Ningbo. "If you ever find yourself in a tight spot, don’t count on foreign service officers to get you out of it. Fortunately, I’ve never been in a position where I’ve had to test such advice.

A Chinese destroyer and supply ship have gone on a European tour to Russia, Britain, France and Spain.

Slavoj Zizek: Before we explode in rage that Chinese Communist totalitarianism now wants to control even the lives of its subjects after their deaths, we should remember that such measures are not unknown to European history.

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