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News on China’s Relations with Rest of the World

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Controversy erupts over Confucius Institutes
Jun 1, 2012 (WiC 152)

Confucius and China’s Communist Party were once enemies. After all, Mao Zedong used his “criticise Confucius” campaign in the Cultural Revolution to attack his foes. So it’s somewhat paradoxical that the ancient sage has been taking a ...

Shaking the world

Across the globe, China's influence is increasing - most especially in Africa
May 18, 2012 (WiC 150)

Napoleon Bonaparte was a very quotable guy. He preferred lucky generals to smart ones, and he was convinced that an army marched on its stomach. But the French emperor would never have guessed that his most quoted bon mot would concern a country ...

Shanghai-on-the-Shannon

A huge Chinese investment in Ireland is welcomed by locals
May 11, 2012 (WiC 149)

"Top of the morning to you, Mr Chen.” It’s a greeting that could soon be heard with increasing frequency in Ireland. The Chinese call the country ‘Aierlan’, a name that features the Chinese character for ‘love’. Some Irish may feel ...

Help, s’il vous plait

Why so many high-level Chinese visits to Europe?
May 11, 2012 (WiC 149)

On Monday, within hours of beating Nicolas Sarkozy, Francois Hollande had his first meeting with a foreign ambassador. The South China Morning Post reports that France’s new president chose to see Kong Quan, from China. That’s telling – ...

Last tango in Beijing?

As Argentina seizes control of YPF, China avoids an M&A catastrophe
Apr 27, 2012 (WiC 147)

"No one in their right minds” will want to invest in Argentina now, warned Felipe Calderón, Mexico’s president, after Buenos Aires nationalised YPF earlier this month. One reason for his fury: Mexico’s state oil giant Pemex holds a ...

A maritime alliance

Chinese investors pile into first Cambodian IPO
Apr 27, 2012 (WiC 147)

By the finish of the first day of trading at the new Cambodian Securities Exchange on April 18, shares in the country’s first ever IPO – the Phnom Penh Water Supply Authority – had soared by nearly 50%. Stock exchange bosses were ...

Rocky relations

Why tensions are rising with the Philippines
Apr 20, 2012 (WiC 146)

As is the case for almost all of the disputed geographical features in the South China Sea – including the ocean itself – the Scarborough Shoal goes by at least three different names. Internationally it is known by the name of the British ...

Oiling the wheels

China is building a new city – in Angola
Feb 24, 2012 (WiC 139)

As a lifelong supporter of Liverpool Football Club, Mike Woolrich should be happy. He has just received an email confirming his 13 year wait for a coveted season ticket is over. But his chances of getting to any home games look slim. That’s ...

China’s next leader goes back to Muscatine
Feb 17, 2012 (WiC 138)

NBA executives probably cannot believe their luck. In the space of a week they’ve had two massive slam dunks with the China audience. The first was courtesy of Jeremy Lin, and the ‘Lin-sanity’ provoked by his performances for the New York ...

A source of goodwill

Goodwill ambassador Mark Rowswell talks about Stephen Harper’s recent visit
Feb 17, 2012 (WiC 138)

Mark Rowswell, aka 'Dashan', was recently named Canada's Goodwill ambassador to China. The fluent Mandarin-speaker is a household name for 1.3 billion Chinese, having gained fame first as a comedian and later through televised education ...

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