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China quake dissident gets 3 years

A n advocate for the parents of children killed in last year's earthquake in China's Sichuan province was sentenced to three years in prison for what a judge ruled was illegally obtaining state secrets. The sentence is seen as a warning shot for those ...

From CAROLYNNE WHEELER, Globe and Mail,  23 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Barack Obama,  Human Rights Watch

What the Chinese Heard

Enter the recipients' email addresses, separated by commas: Your email has been sent. Ng Han Guan / AP Photo Obama is drawing fire in the U.S. for what he didn’t say to Chinese authorities.  Carolynne Wheeler reports from Beijing on how the ...

From CAROLYNNE WHEELER, The Daily Beast,  18 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Barack Obama,  United States Department of the Treasury,  Facebook Inc.,  Twitter Inc,  Xinhua

Currency rift casts shadow on Obama's trade hopes

I ncreasing global frustration over China's currency waffling threatens to overshadow U.S. President Barack Obama's trade agenda as his first presidential visit to Asia gets under way. After failing to win an agreement on easing currency controls at the ...

From CAROLYNNE WHEELER, Globe and Mail,  15 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Barack Obama,  Hu Jintao,  Wen Jiabao,  Liu Mingkang,  Stephen Harper

Where buyers, sellers meet, China offers signs of hope

In 20 years of travelling to China to do business, Hasan Ipek has learned to take the historic halls of the Canton Fair as a barometer for the country's economy. This spring, when the sports-equipment dealer travelled from his native Istanbul to ...

From CAROLYNNE WHEELER, Globe and Mail,  4 Nov 2009

Related Topics: World Bank,  Air Canada,  Wal-Mart

Asian nations feel heat from low yuan

A s China's low currency helps drive its economic recovery, its success is sparking resentment among neighbouring countries. The unofficial pegging of the yuan to the U.S. dollar, which has held steady at about 6.83 for more than a year, has helped keep ...

From CAROLYNNE WHEELER, Globe and Mail,  30 Oct 2009

Related Topics: David Cohen,  Wang Qishan

China's business play

W hen Hu Jintao stepped to the podium to address the United Nations General Assembly in New York a few weeks ago, it almost didn’t matter what he said. As the first Chinese leader in 38 years to stand before the assembly, Hu showed how seriously China ...

From CAROLYNNE WHEELER, Globe and Mail,  29 Oct 2009

Related Topics: United Nations General Assembly,  Barack Obama,  Hu Jintao,  Dalai Lama,  United States Department of the Treasury

Resignations rock influential Chinese magazine

I t is one of China's most influential business publications, one of few to pride itself on investigative reporting and a no-bribery policy for its journalists. But the future of Caijing, the bi-weekly magazine founded more than a decade ago by ...

From CAROLYNNE WHEELER, Globe and Mail,  26 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Russell Leigh Moses

China roars back

C hina's economy is marching past the global slump with expected growth of 8 per cent or more this year, as the government presses domestic consumption to pick up the slack from sluggish exports. But long-lasting economic success remains uncertain. ...

From CAROLYNNE WHEELER, Globe and Mail,  23 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Liu Mingkang,  Royal Bank of Canada|RY|NYSE,  Citigroup

A model for China's aviation future

T he colourful model of a new passenger jet displayed at the Hong Kong air show was a show-stopping crowd pleaser. Not for its looks - though sleek, it was hardly ground breaking - but for what it represents: a new direction for China's fledgling ...

From CAROLYNNE WHEELER, Globe and Mail,  13 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Airbus,  Boeing

Architectural gold rush washing away heritage

I t was the party to which China was inviting the world, and it spared no effort in ensuring its facilities were up to the task. Last year's Olympics in Beijing left the city with some striking - some would say strikingly awful - buildings as mementos. ...

From CAROLYNNE WHEELER, Globe and Mail,  6 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Tsinghua University,  Rem Koolhaas

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