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Monthly Archives: August 2009
Sep 5 – FCCC’s End-of-summer Spectacular!
Mingle on a pretty hardwood deck dotted with plants and parasols under a blue sky, chilled drink in hand, with tantalising aromas of sizzling delights wafting over from the barbecue, while the kids splash to their hearts’ delight in the large shallow pool. See the mouthwatering menu below. DATE: Saturday, September 5th TIME: 3-8pm VENUE: [...]
Shaanxi Officials Block Access To Poisoning Victims
An AP photographer, reporter, and APTN camera crew were followed by local government officials in Fengxiang county, Shaanxi province, who attempted to block or disrupt interviews with parents of children hospitalized for lead poisoning on Aug. 19. A cameraman was asked for his press card, which a policeman photographed, and the reporters were directed to [...]
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Aug 24 – China’s Toxic Crisis
Beijing’s noxious air, melamine in baby milk, fish die-offs from industrial effluents: Rarely does a week go by in China without a report of some new environmental calamity. What’s being done to avert toxic disasters in China? Two experts will enlighten us. Eddy Zeng will give a big picture on the threat, and Arlene Blum [...]
Aug 17 – 2012 Vision: China’s Foreign Policy Challenges
China faces a number of key foreign policy challenges in the lead-up to the next Communist Party congress in 2012. In this talk, London School of Economics International History professor Arne Westad will discuss three of these: China’s relationship with the United States, the situation in North Korea, and its ties to the Central Asian [...]
Olympic Progress Marred By Intimidation
A year after the 2008 Beijing Olympics, the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of China (FCCC) says the relaxed reporting rules made permanent after the Games have made travel easier for foreign correspondents. However, intimidation of sources and domestic staff mar this progress toward internationally acceptable reporting conditions. While foreign correspondents are still denied access to the [...]
