Monthly Archives: July 2009

Tianjin Falls to the Japanese — July 1937

Posted on July 30, 2009 by Richard

In July 1937, Tianjin (???Tietsin) and Beijing (??? fell to the Japanese. More on the event here, here and, for videos, here. Videos are in Japanese with Chinese subtitles.

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Tonghua Iron & Steel Workers Kill Exec in Protest Over Layoffs

Posted on July 27, 2009 by Richard

More than a thousand steel workers in China’s northeast staged an at-times violent protest against the planned takeover of their state-run employer and a group of them killed a top executive at the private company that was to acquire it, … Continue reading →

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Video from Hong Kong of Typhoon Molave as Eyewall Passes

Posted on July 23, 2009 by Richard

This video of the southern eyewall was shot by James Reynolds in Taipo, courtesy of www.TornadoVideos.net.

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China Watches the Solar Eclipse

Posted on July 22, 2009 by Richard

Stunning, but, if this is any indication, how many lost vision in China looking at it through sunglasses?

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The 88 Queensway Group — A Nexus Between Chinese State Security Organs and Private Overseas Investment?

Posted on July 20, 2009 by Richard

This fascinating report on the “88 Queensway Group” by the U.S.-China Economic & Security Review Commission details the “private” overseas investment projects of Chinese state-owned entities with substantial connection to the Public Security Bureau and Chinese intelligence. With text like … Continue reading →

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Chinese Quarantine of Foreigners For Suspected Swine Flu Continues

Posted on July 20, 2009 by Richard

China has quarantined 107 British students for swine flu precautions. Quarantine of foreigners for suspected swine flu has reached surprising proportions. U.S. Embassy Spokeswoman Susan Stevenson said the embassy didn’t have a total number of Americans quarantined in China, but … Continue reading →

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Not China: For Attorneys Whose Clients Want Your Services, But Don’t Wish to Pay

Posted on July 17, 2009 by Richard

How many attorneys have heard something like this from clients?

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Guest Post: Lin Bai on China’s Generation Y Consumers

Posted on July 10, 2009 by Richard

[Editor's Note: Much has been made of China's potential for a consumer, rather than export, driven economy. The potential has caused marketers to salivate in expectancy for centuries. However, estimates of 40 to 50 million Chinese consumers with sufficient disposable … Continue reading →

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North Korea TV Shows First Beer Ad

Posted on July 6, 2009 by Richard

The first person to send me a bottle (can’t be empty) of this brew wins this blog’s Annual Champion Reader Award!

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US University Researcher Sentenced to Prison for Violation of Export Control Act

Posted on July 2, 2009 by Richard

Further to this September, 2008 post, a Tennessee University researcher has been sentenced to four years in prison for violation of the Export Control Act. Doug Jacobson writes about it on his excellent trade law blog, here. The court did … Continue reading →

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