Science - The Post Chronicle (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
China supports the peaceful exploration and use of space, President Hu Jintao said on Friday, days after its top air force officials sparked concerns with talk of......
France24 (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
Chinese President Hu Jintao said his nation supported the peaceful use of outer space Friday, days after his air force commander sparked concerns by saying an arms race in space was inevitable. Hu's comments, which echoed those made the day before by a foreign ministry spokesman, appeared to hammer home the message that Beijing has not abandoned its long-held opposition to the weaponisation of space....
Center for Environment, Commerce & (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
We hope President Obama's first trip to China will be as exciting as our first trip to that wonderful country. This is part of a 10-day four-nation Asia trip from Nov. 12 to 19 that includes Japan (12-13), Singapore (14), China (15-18) and South Korea (18-19). In addition to visiting his half-brother in Shenzhen, which we also visited, he will have to push it because he is only there for three days...
Reuters UK (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
BEIJING (Reuters) - China supports the peaceful exploration and use of space, President Hu Jintao said on Friday, days after its top air force officials sparked concerns with talk of a "Great Wall of steel in the blue sky."
Xinhuanet (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
President Hu Jintao said Friday that China will continue to adhere to peaceful exploitation and use of airspace. Hu made the remarks while meeting the heads of foreign air force delegations, who were in Beijing for an international military forum on peace and development to mark the 60th founding anniversary of the PLA air force.
Reuters (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
BEIJING (Reuters) - China urged more contact with the U.S. military on Friday while President Hu Jintao said his nation's plans for space were peaceful, striking a conciliatory tone ahead of U.S. President Barack Obama's visit.
Xinhuanet (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
Chinese President Hu Jintao has hailed China-Africa ties in a recent message to congratulate the re-launch of the ChinAfrica.
Emptysuit (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
Mark Okoth Obama Ndesandjo has lived in China the past seven years. He has decided to write a book also. I guess he will be running for President Hu Jintao position next year. Click ON Links: Obama’s Brother Samson Obama Accused Of Sex Attack The Race Card Obama The Devil Impeach Obama Hillary Clinton Warned America About Obama [...]
Chanel News Asia (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
SINGAPORE: The APEC CEO Summit in Singapore next week will see a record number of 1,500 participants, underscoring the strategic importance of this year's meeting. Taking centre stage will be world leaders such as US President Barack Obama and Chinese President Hu Jintao.
ZYZZYVASPEAKS (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
zyzzyva seems to be vigorous in China . And my personal correspondent in China recently send this linguistic update: hexie (和谐), hu jintao's favorite word: "harmonious," as in "harmonious society" (和谐社会) hexie (河蟹), nearly homophonous, favorite word of sarcastic chinese bloggers: "river crab" in protest of online...
Truthdig (Free subscription) | 02/11/2009
Even if all the countries slated to show up in Copenhagen for next month’s United Nations climate talks are in fact represented around the negotiating table, there’s still a huge amount of work to do; for one, they’ll have to create a legally-binding measure to replace the Kyoto Treaty before it expires. Still, Danish Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen is “optimistic”...
Left Foot Forward (Free subscription) | 02/11/2009
Concerns about China and India's commitment to climate change are misplaced. We should focus on the US. On the Global Dashboard blog, David Steven says that he sees “absolutely no signs of Chinese leadership internationally.” But President Hu Jintao of China said in a keynote speech to ...
Pan-African News Wire (Free subscription) | 02/11/2009
Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir Being Greeted By Chinese Official After Arriving in Beijing for the Sino-African Summit Originally uploaded by Pan-African News Wire Photo File Monday November 2, 2009 China's relations with Africa (Reuters) - Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao heads to Egypt this week to attend the second Africa-China summit. Here are some facts about ties between China and Africa: TRADE...
Underbelly (Free subscription) | 31/10/2009
Skimming this morning's Wall Street Journal, I happened on the story where India's Manmohan Singh is predicting 10 percent growth rates for India in coming years. Yes, yes, I know, a prediction is not a fact, and any clown can forecast 10 percent growth and lots do. Still I wondered: is it possible that Manmohan Singh is the most competent all-round leader of a major country at work today? Singh, who...
Celestial Junk (Free subscription) | 31/10/2009
It's common knowledge in North America that Goldman Sachs stands to profit massively from any carbon trading schemes set up in the US, and in Canada, TD seems to be positioning itself to become the Canadian Golden Slacks through it's support of eco-fascist nonsense ... now we find that Australian bankers are upset ... that their plans to rape the public purse are not moving ahead as quickly as they'd...
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