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发帖数: 6973 | 1 Edward Wong, Myth of a Chinese Leader Is Traced Back to Its Roots. New York
Times, Feb 17, 2011.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/17/world/asia
/17village.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=wong%20xi&st=cse
Quote:
"His official biography is being airbrushed. Village officials here have
received orders to bar journalists from sniffing around Mr. Xi’s old home.
aLocal farmer Lü Nengzhong said "his [Xi's] speech was different. We couldn
’t understand his Beijing accent, and he couldn’t understand us at first.
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发帖数: 6973 | 3 VOA Chinese, Feb 26, 2011.
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/news
/20110225-huawei-open-letter-116949598.html
My comment:
(a) The report cites
胡厚昆, 华为致美国政府公开信全文. Huawei, Feb 25, 2011.
http://www.cnbeta.com/articles/135653.htm
I select this website, because I can not find the open letter in Huawei's
own Chinese or English website.
(b) No way. See
(i) Charlie Savage, U.S. Gathered Personal Data on Times Reporter in Case
Against Ex-C.I.A. Agent; Scrutinizing James Risen, who wrote a book about
George ... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 6973 | 4 VOA Chinese, Mar 8, 2011.
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/news
/20110307-JONATHAN-MIRSKY-117549113.html
Note: The report, in the penultimate paragraph, supplies the URL:
梅兆赞 Jonathan Mirsky, From Mao-fan to Counter-revolutionary in 48 Hours.
香港[信报] Hong Kong Economic Journal, Jan 8, 2011.
http://www.hkej.com/template/blog/php/blog_details.php?blog_pos
, which has also a photograph of Mr Bernstein and a copy of
Richard Bernstein, A Bridge to a Love for Democracy. New York Times, Dec 30,
2011.
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发帖数: 6973 | 6 (1) Keith Bradsher, Power vs Profit; China's Utilities Defy Beijing and Cut
Output. New York Times, May 25 2011 (title in print).
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/25/business
/energy-environment/25coal.html?_r=1&ref=china
"In a little-noticed milestone, the latest data from Beijing and Washington
shows that China passed the United States last year as the world’s largest
consumer of electricity.
"But while the electric utilities are majority-owned by the government, they
are also profit-motivated c... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 6973 | 7 Alexei Barrionuevo, China’s Farming Pursuits Makes Brazil Uneasy; A
partnership between nations is showing signs of being a little one-sided.
New York Times, May 27, 2011 (title in print)
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/27/world/americas
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发帖数: 6973 | 8 (1) David Barboza and Azam Ahmed, A Thorn to Some Chinese Companies. New
York Times, June 10, 2011
http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2011/06/09/muddy-
waters-research-is-a-thorn-to-some-chinese-companies
/?scp=1&sq=A%20Thorn%20to%20Some%20Chinese%20Companies%20muddy&st=cse
("Today, there are more than 500 such Chinese [reverse merger] companies in
the United States, collectively worth billions of dollars")
Quote:
"After the series of negative calls decimated the stocks of the Chinese
companies, Mr. {C... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 6973 | 9 Edward Wong, Restoring Life to Mountain Retreat Where Mao Napped; Turning
back time where gangsters and dignitaries played. New York Times, June 16,
2011.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/16/world/asia
/16moganshan.html?_r=1&scp=2&sq=mao&st=cse
Note:
(a) For Moganshan, see Mount Mogan
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Mogan
(莫干山; in 浙江省 湖州市 德清縣; husband and wife 干将、莫邪; 剑池)
(b) The book (with two titles in two markets):
(i) Mark Kitto, China Cuckoo: How I Lost a Fortune and Found a Life in China
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发帖数: 6973 | 10 Edward Wong, Repackaging the Revolutionary Classics of China; A revival to
promote stability, not rebellion. New York Times, June 30, 2011
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/30/world/asia
/30redsong.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=wong%20red%20stability&st=cse
Quote:
"'In this absurd time, they encourage you to sing revolutionary songs, but
they do not encourage you to wage a revolution,' He Bing, the vice dean of
the law school at the China University of Political Science & Law, said at a
recent graduation. Sur... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 6973 | 11 My comment: There is no startling revelation in either report; just what we
have known all along, for the past year or so.
(1) Simon Rabinovitch, Manufacturers in Wenzhou Adapt to the Changing Times;
China industries; Producers focus on improved quality as rising labour
costs squeeze margins. Financial Times, July 11, 2011 (title in print).
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0
/d2fa5d16-aadc-11e0-b4d8-00144feabdc0.html
Quote:
"Five years ago, 80 per cent of the world’s lighters were produced in
Wenzhou, an... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 6973 | 12 Jack Ewing and Judy Dempsey, Germany and Its Exporters Look East;
Opportunities beckon outside the Euro Zone. New York Times, July 19, 2011
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/19/business/global/Germany
-Europes-Powerhouse-Drifts-East.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=Ewing
%20and%20Judy%20Dempsey,%20Germany%20and%20Its%20
Exporters%20Look%20East&st=cse
Excerpt in the window of print: Now less dependent on its neighbors, Germany
is less forgiving of some.
Quote:
"'Italy used to produce a lot of goods that would fee... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 6973 | 13 BBC Chinese, July 27, 2011.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/chinese_news
/2011/07/110727_jp_china_high_speed_train.shtml
Note:
(a) 葛西 敬之 Yoshiyuki KASAI, 東海旅客鉄道株式会社（JR東海）会長.
会長 in 株式会社 is chairman of the board, whereas 社長 is president or
chief executive (CEO).
(i) Japan Railways Group
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan_Railways_Group
(section 1 Companies)
Name of the rail company: Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central for
short) in ENGLISH and
東海旅客鉄道株式会社 (JR東海 for short, which is pronounc... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 6973 | 14 (1) Sharon LaFraniere, Media Blackout in China After Wreck. New York Times,
Aug 1, 2011.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/01/world/asia
/01crackdown.html?scp=1&sq=wenzhou&st=cse
Note: A related report:
Patti Waldmeir, China Media Ban on Rail Crash Reports; Move sparks angry
outcry online. Financial Times (FT), Aug 1, 2011
(last paragraph: "Saturday's Beijing News carried a full-page weatehr report
on its front page, under the headline 'The Rain lasts for seven days,'
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发帖数: 6973 | 15 Here is the main article. Several more articles are included in my posting
at Salon board.
Jonathan Ansfield, Michael Wines (writer) and Sharon LaFraniere, China's
Premier Falls Into a Role: Reformer Fighting for Relevance; Is Wen Jiabao a
true maverick, or just playing good cop in a bad-cop system?. New York Times
, Aug 8, 2011, page A1 (title in print).
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/08/world/asia
/08china.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=china%20wen%20&st=cse
Quote:
"The official state media took Mr Wen’s ... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 6973 | 16 VOA Chinese, Sept 15, 2011
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/news
/20110915-eu-trade-china-129917133.html
("中国总理温家宝14号在大连出席2011年夏季达沃斯论坛时说，欧洲是中国全面战略合
作伙伴。欧洲一些国家发生主权债务危机、经济出现困难之际，中国多次表示愿意伸出
援助之手，继续加大对欧洲的投资。* * *他同时希望欧盟和欧洲一些主要国家的领导
人要从战略上看待中欧关系，承认中国完全市场经济地位")
My comment: Two reports say it more acerbically.
(a) Keith Bradsher, China Links Investment in Europe With Its Own Agenda for
Trade; Beijing is willing to use its wealth to extend its influence. New
York Times, Sept 15, 2011
http://www.nytimes.co... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 6973 | 17 I do not know, and have no say. Probably he has no real power, as strongly
hinted in a report soon after the Wenzhou high-speed car crash (I believe he
clarified his role to American reporters there).
Jonathan Ansfield, Michael Wines and Sharon LaFraniere, China's Premier
Seeks Reform and Relevance. New York Times, Sept 8, 2011.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/08/world/asia
/08china.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=wenzhou%20jiabao&st=cse
But in 2007 before the party congress there were rumors that he had
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发帖数: 6973 | 18 I do not know, and have no say. Probably he has no real power, as strongly
hinted in a report soon after the Wenzhou high-speed car crash (I believe he
clarified his role to American reporters there).
Jonathan Ansfield, Michael Wines and Sharon LaFraniere, China's Premier
Seeks Reform and Relevance. New York Times, Sept 8, 2011.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/08/world/asia
/08china.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=wenzhou%20jiabao&st=cse
But in 2007 before the party congress there were rumors that he had
been... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 6973 | 19 David Barboza, In Cooling China, Loan Sharks Come Knocking. New York Times,
Oct 14, 2011.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/14/business/global
/as-chinas-economy-cools-loan-sharks-come-knocking.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=
wenzhou&st=cse
Quote:
"Such illegal lending amounts to about $630 billion a year, or the
equivalent of about 10 percent of China’s gross domestic product, according
to estimates by the investment bank UBS.
"According to one local survey, more than 90 percent of Wenzhou’s
households have i... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 6973 | 20 (1) India’s economy | Not Just Rubies and Polyester Shirts; Is India
becoming an export powerhouse?
Economist, Oct 8, 2011
http://www.economist.com/node/21531527
("As for services, which are a third of the overall export basket, they are
dominated by software, sold mainly to America and Europe, and may wilt")
(2) Adriana Gardella, A Company Grows, And Builds a Plant Back in the USA.
New York Times, Oct 13, 2011.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/13/business/smallbusiness
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发帖数: 6973 | 21 【 以下文字转载自 Salon 讨论区 】
发信人: choi (choi), 信区: Salon
标 题: China Scours the World for Stolen Arts
发信站: BBS 未名空间站 (Thu Dec 17 15:45:45 2009, 美东)
Andrew Jacobs, China Hunts for Art Treasures in U.S. Museums. New York Times
, Dec. 17, 2009.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/17/world/asia/17china.html?
_r=1&scp=1&sq=china%20museum&st=cse
Note: To appoint (vt): FURNISH
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发帖数: 6973 | 22 【 以下文字转载自 Salon 讨论区 】
发信人: choi (choi), 信区: Salon
标 题: Tolstoy on Cossacks
发信站: BBS 未名空间站 (Sat Jan 2 14:55:16 2010, 美东)
Regarding my Dec. 21, 2009 posting titled 康熙 Kicked Russian Butts. I could
not understand why Russians were as cruel as The Economist depicted. A
report may shed light.
Sophia Kishkovsky, Tolstoy Recalled Fondly in Chechen Museum. New York Times
, Jan. 2, 2010.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/02/books/02tolstoy.html?scp=2&sq=tolstoy&st=cse
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发帖数: 6973 | 24 Matthew Fishbane, China’s Ancient Jewish Enclave. New York Times, Apr. 4,
2010.
http://travel.nytimes.com/2010/04/04/travel/04journeys.html?scp=1&sq=kaifeng&st=cse
("China does not recognize Judaism as one of its five approved religions. *
* * Jews are not considered one of the country’s 55 minorities. Though
foreign Jews are allowed to practice their religion while on Chinese soil,
there are currently no officially active synagogues in China.")
Note:
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发帖数: 6973 | 27 【 以下文字转载自 Arts 讨论区 】
发信人: choi (choi), 信区: Arts
标 题: The Transport of China's Imperial Treasures
发信站: BBS 未名空间站 (Sat Jul 10 14:49:52 2010, 美东)
David Barboza, Rival Museums Retrace Route of China’s Imperial Treasures.
New York Times, July 7, 2010.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/07/arts/design/07treasures.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=museums%20taiwan&st=cse
("only about 20 percent of the collection made its way there" to Taiwan)
Note:
(1) Caption of the slide show:
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发帖数: 6973 | 28 Piers Brendon, For China, Will Money Bring Power? New York Times, Aug.
22, 2010.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/22/opinion/22brendon.html?scp=1&sq=china%20wealth&st=cse
Note:
(a) splutter (n, v; probably alteration of sput): "(to make) a confused
noise"
All dedfinitions are from www.m-w.com.
(b) immure (vt; Medieval Latin immurare, from Latin in- + murus wall): "to
enclose within or as if within walls"
(c) antediluvian (adj; ante- + Latin diluvium flood): "1: of or relating to
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发帖数: 6973 | 32 In my original posting, (1) mentioned coins bearing Cleopatra likeness.
Michiko Kakutani, The Woman Who Had the World in Thrall. New York Times, Nov
. 2, 2010 (title in the print).
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/02/books/02book.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=michiko%20cleopatra&st=cse
Note:
(1) Michiko KAKUTANI 角谷 美智子; 1955- ; 日系アメリカ人二世 American born.
(2) The print edition but not online version has a photo of a contemporary
coin, with caption: "[photo credit:] From Cleopatra: A Book. By Stacy Schiff
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发帖数: 6973 | 37 (2) Paul sonne, Last in the Line of Succession, Ms. Vogel Is Glad She Isn't
Queen; Descendant of Sophia of Hanover, She Would Rule Britain if 4,972 Die.
Wall Street Journal, Apr 27, 2011.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424
052748704889404576276502793788310.html
Quote:
"The U.K. succession rules date back to the 1701 Act of Settlement. Princess
Anne, a Protestant, was destined to die with no heir, and the English
Parliament wanted to prevent a Catholic from seizing the throne upon her
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发帖数: 6973 | 38 Nicholas Wade, Finding on Finding on Dialects Casts New Light on the Origins
of the Japanese People. New York Times, May 4, 2011
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/04/world
/asia/04language.html?scp=1&sq=japan%20dialects&st=cse
(Japanese "language is descended from that of the rice-growing farmers who
arrived in Japan from the Korean Peninsula, and not from the hunter-
gatherers who first inhabited the islands some 30,000 years ago")
My comment:
(a)
(i) Jōmon period
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J%C5... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 6973 | 39 John Noble Wilford, After 90 Years, a Dictionary of an Ancient World; 28,000
words covering a period from 2500 BC to AD 100. New York Times, June 7,
2011.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/07/science
/07dictionary.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=assyrian%20dictionary&st=cse
(Chicago Assyrian Dictionary: "Actually, the basic language in question is
Akkadian")
Note:
(a) Sargon of Akkad
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sargon_of_Akkad
(also known as Sargon the Great; Akkadian Šarru-kīnu, meaning "the
true king" o... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 6973 | 46 Edward Wong, Chinese Military Seeks to Extend Its Naval Power; A Rapid
Buildup Is Seen; From Mideast to Pacific, a New Assertiveness Concerns the
US. New York Times, Apr. 24, 2010.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/24/world/asia/24navy.html?scp=1&sq=china%20far&st=cse
Excerpt in the window of the print: A new strategy reflects a country's
growing confidence and interests abroad.
Note:
(a) brook (vt): TOLERATE
(b) ZHANG Huachen 张 华臣
far sea defense 远海防卫
张华臣代表:海军要向大型化信息化综合化发展. 中国广播网, Mar. 8, 2010.
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发帖数: 6973 | 47 (1) William J Broad and David E. Sanger, Physicists Say Weapon Failed in
Missile Tests; Obstacles for Obama, Who Backs System. New York Times, May 18
, 2010 (title in the print).
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/18/world/18missile.html?scp=1&sq=sm-3&st=cse
("At issue is whether the SM-3 needs to strike and destroy the warhead of a
missile — as the Pentagon says on its Web site")
My comment:
(a) The two physicists do not dispute Standard Missile-3 hit the intended
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发帖数: 6973 | 50 Hiroko Tabuchi, In a Space Probe’s Flawed Journey, a Test of Japan
Expertise. New York Times, July 2, 2010.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/02/business/global/02space.html?scp=1&sq=hayabusa&st=cse
Note:
(a) IHI
http://www.ihi.co.jp/
(formerly known as Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. 石川島播磨
重工業株式会社; founded in 1853; headquarters at Tokyo; produces ships, aero
-engines, turbochargers for automobiles, industrial machines, power station
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