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		<title>Environment Armageddon And China’s New Development Path</title>
		<description><![CDATA[For a down and dirty look at China&#8217;s environmental challenges, join us for an evening with Jonathan Watts, author of “When a Billion Chinese Jump”, an environmental travelogue published this month. Traversing 100,000 kilometers, the book traces the course of China&#8217;s development from coal mines and cancer villages to eco-cities and science labs. Watts considers four key [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fccchina.org/2010/07/22/environment-armageddon-and-china%e2%80%99s-new-development-path/</link>
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		<title>The Dragon’s Gift: China’s Overseas Aid</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Is China a rogue donor, as some media pundits suggest? Or is China helping the developing world pave a pathway out of poverty, as the Chinese claim? In the last few years, China&#8217;s aid program has leapt out of the shadows. Media reports about huge aid packages, support for pariah regimes, regiments of Chinese labor, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fccchina.org/2010/07/20/2188/</link>
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		<title>Exploding Myths About Chinese Spending Power</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The 2010 World Expo has everyone&#8217;s attention focused on Shanghai, but the real growth story in China is in 2nd and 3rd tier cities like Hangzhou and Hefei. With the RMB possibly set to appreciate further against the US Dollar, consumer spending power may increase. Is it time for multinationals to sell to 1.3 billion [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fccchina.org/2010/07/19/exploding-myths-about-chinese-spending-power/</link>
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		<title>Solving The Mystery Of Yunnan Sudden Death Syndrome</title>
		<description><![CDATA[For more than 30 years, people of all ages have been dropping dead from sudden cardiac arrest in northern Yunnan. The vast majority of deaths occur during the summer rainy season, from June to August. But this summer, people across Yunnan may be able to rest easy. After a 5-year investigation, a team led by [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fccchina.org/2010/07/09/solving-the-mystery-of-yunnan-sudden-death-syndrome/</link>
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		<title>Cyber-Safety For Journalists</title>
		<description><![CDATA[FCCC members only Gone are the days of a hushed meeting behind the potted palm in the hotel lobby. Instead, journalists face regular challenges in keeping their communications, sources and data safe in the world of cell phones, emails, Skype and hacking attacks. Please join Thomson Reuters’ Information Security Manager Otto Lee for a members-only discussion on best [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fccchina.org/2010/07/09/cyber-safety-for-journalists/</link>
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		<title>Reporting On Environmental Issues – UCCA Breaking News Series</title>
		<description><![CDATA[No registration! Please join fellow journalist and former FCCC president Jon Watts for a discussion on reporting on the environment in China. Jon is Asia Environment Correspondent for the Guardian, and has just published “When a Billion Chinese Jump”. (more) DATE: July 18 TIME: 11:00am-12:30pm (Sunday) VENUE: Ullens Center for Contemporary Art, 798 Art District, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fccchina.org/2010/07/09/reporting-on-environmental-issues-ucca-breaking-news-series/</link>
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		<title>Tensions In The Golden Triangle: China’s Uneasy Relationship With Myanmar</title>
		<description><![CDATA[With Chinese state-owned companies sinking more and more money into Myanmar, China is clearly playing an increasingly large role in its southern neighbor’s development. But the two countries have encountered difficulties in recent months. After violent conflict broke out in northern Myanmar’s Shan state in August 2009, tens of thousands of refugees crossed the border [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fccchina.org/2010/07/06/tensions-in-the-golden-triangle-china%e2%80%99s-uneasy-relationship-with-myanmar/</link>
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		<title>July Happy Hour</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The generous people at the Bookworm have extended the Happy Hour within the Happy Hour. From this Friday, July 2,  you can enjoy discounted drinks from 6.30pm until 10.30pm &#8211; that&#8217;s an extra 30 minutes! What&#8217;s more, our monthly social night has been exempted from a price rise. The Bookworm  - like the rest of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fccchina.org/2010/06/30/july-happy-hour/</link>
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		<title>FCCC Calls for Open Reporting Access to Tibet</title>
		<description><![CDATA[On the occasion of a government-led reporting trip to Tibet for foreign journalists, the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of China calls on the government to apply its own reporting regulations and properly open Tibet to foreign journalists. A new FCCC survey about reporting access to Tibet found 86 percent of respondents said it is not currently possible to report [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fccchina.org/2010/06/29/fccc-calls-for-open-reporting-access-to-tibet/</link>
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		<title>The Business Of Movies – UCCA Breaking News Series</title>
		<description><![CDATA[No registration! FCCC member Jonathan Landreth of Hollywood Reporter and Sen-lun Yu of Screen International talk about covering the movie business in China. This is the latest in a series of talks organised by FCCC and UCCA. DATE: June 27 TIME: 11:00am-12:30pm (Sunday) VENUE: Ullens Center for Contemporary Art, 798 Art District, JiuXianQiaoLu No.4, ChaoYang [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fccchina.org/2010/06/18/the-business-of-movies/</link>
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