After the United States released a report last week that lashed China for widespread human rights violations, the Chinese government turned the tables on the U.S. today and issued its own report on the human rights record of the U.S., focusing on the rampant gun violence, racial discrimination and the use of political donations to [...]
China Warns US to Back Off in Pacific Region
April 16, 2013 | Posted by
As China’s military moves and North Korea’s bluster shifts the Obama administration’s attention to Asia, China issued the U.S. a thinly veiled warning: back off. That message came through in a defense white paper released yesterday by the Chinese military. While noting that the U.S. is “adjusting its Asia-Pacific security strategy,” the paper said China had [...]
‘Django Unchained’ Is Pulled From Theaters In China
April 11, 2013 | Posted by
HONG KONG — The American film “Django Unchained” was abruptly pulled from theaters in China on Thursday, its opening day, a surprising move that came after some scenes were reported to have been edited to conform to the wishes of Chinese censors. No reason was given for the decision to suspend the film’s opening. Workers [...]
Jamaica to Launch Major Infrastructure Scheme
April 6, 2013 | Posted by
Jamaica said it will start a nationwide infrastructure program this year, which, it said, will be supported by concessionary loan from China. The project was first unveiled Thursday by Governor General Patrick Allen in his address to the Jamaican parliament for the 2013-14 fiscal year. The Chinese Embassy to Jamaica Friday confirmed the announcement, while [...]
Africa to Receive $20 Billion in Unconditional Loans from China
March 26, 2013 | Posted by
Chinese President Xi Jinping has reiterated his country’s commitment to cooperate with Africa, revealing that Beijing would give the continent $20 billion loan to cater for 2013-14 programs. Xi made the commitment while addressing the world on Chinese policies towards Africa at the new Mwalimu Julius Nyerere Convention Centre in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania on [...]
Study: China Will Bolt To No. 1 Economy in 3 Years Over U.S.
March 24, 2013 | Posted by
By 2016, the United States will no longer be the world’s No. 1 economy. That title will be handed over to none other than the current No. 2: China. The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development in Paris said in report published this week that China was on course to surpass the U.S. economy in just three short years. [...]
Africans Concerned About China’s Role In Its Business Affairs
March 22, 2013 | Posted by
As China becomes more heavily involved in the business and affairs of Africa, push back is inevitable—coming in the form of African commentators and observers wondering if China is getting by far the better deal in its business arrangements with countries like Nigeria. In fact, in a piece in the Financial Times reprinted on AllAfrica.com, [...]
Bashar Al-Assad Calls on BRICS Nations to Help End Conflict in Syria
March 17, 2013 | Posted by
With the country entering its third year of civil warfare, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad issued a plea to the BRICS nations, asking them to help end the conflict. The BRICS nations, Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, will host a summit later this month. Only Russia has spoken out in support of Assad’s regime [...]
Massive Bahamas Resort Set to Open 2014, Celebrates Milestone
March 16, 2013 | Posted by
Sky-filling fireworks were cascading down from the highest rooftop at Baha Mar, at $3.5 billion said to be the western hemisphere’s largest current resort project, and the most ambitious ever built in the Bahamas — Atlantis, visible across the water, notwithstanding. Massive pyrotechnic flower blooms and vivid multicolor spikes and streamers burst seemingly right on [...]
Asian Themed Mega-Resort Planned for Las Vegas
March 9, 2013 | Posted by
Resorts World Las Vegas, the city’s first new mega-resort in six years and scheduled to open in 2016, will have such Asian influences as a replica of the great Wall of China and a panda preserve. Resorts World is to open on the site of the former Stardust Hotel-Casino. The 87-acre development will rise at [...]
