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Opinion
Morning Clicks
by Patrick Boehler
Morning Clicks
by Patrick Boehler
China news round-up: Yuan becomes second-most used currency, dissident trial continues
Wednesday's summary of top stories elsewhere on China's politics, society, economy and foreign affairs.
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Jang Song-thaek's reported dismissal in North Korea
Politics
BBC*
Landmark New Citzen Movement trial continues today in Xinyu, Jiangxi province.
People's Daily*
Third Plenum reforms require "selfless courage".
Caixin
A Communist Party investigation into a senior executive at the state-owned insurer Sinosure has links to EXIM Bank, the country's policy lender.
Southern Metropolis Daily*
Chongqing has replaced leading cadres in 26 of its 38 counties over the last year.
BBC*
Landmark New Citzen Movement trial continues today in Xinyu, Jiangxi province.
People's Daily*
Third Plenum reforms require "selfless courage".
Caixin
A Communist Party investigation into a senior executive at the state-owned insurer Sinosure has links to EXIM Bank, the country's policy lender.
Southern Metropolis Daily*
Chongqing has replaced leading cadres in 26 of its 38 counties over the last year.
Society
Council on Foreign Relations
Beijing has "exaggerated" the threat to "crisis proportions," writes James Millward of the East-West Center, contending that radical Uighur violence has not escalated since early 1998.
Wall Street Journal - China Real Time Report
Director Ning Hao's widely anticipated movie No Man’s Land finally gets censors's approval.
PRI via China Digital Times
Without Mandarin, migrant workers' children risk being slotted into menial jobs when they grow up, on construction sites or factory lines.
Radio Free Asia
Nine Tibetans have been jailed in Biru county, Tibet, for "anti-state activities".
Council on Foreign Relations
Beijing has "exaggerated" the threat to "crisis proportions," writes James Millward of the East-West Center, contending that radical Uighur violence has not escalated since early 1998.
Wall Street Journal - China Real Time Report
Director Ning Hao's widely anticipated movie No Man’s Land finally gets censors's approval.
PRI via China Digital Times
Without Mandarin, migrant workers' children risk being slotted into menial jobs when they grow up, on construction sites or factory lines.
Radio Free Asia
Nine Tibetans have been jailed in Biru county, Tibet, for "anti-state activities".
Economy
Wall Street Journal
Yuan passes euro, yen to become second-most used currency after the US dollar.
Financial Times
Macau suggests money is still flowing into China, as year-on-year gambling revenues jumped more than a fifth in November.
China Dialogue
If local governments continue with the switch to natural gas, shortages this winter may be inevitable.
Caixin
Petcoke, virtually unheard of a few years ago, is fast becoming one of China's most pressing environmental concerns.
Wall Street Journal
Yuan passes euro, yen to become second-most used currency after the US dollar.
Financial Times
Macau suggests money is still flowing into China, as year-on-year gambling revenues jumped more than a fifth in November.
China Dialogue
If local governments continue with the switch to natural gas, shortages this winter may be inevitable.
Caixin
Petcoke, virtually unheard of a few years ago, is fast becoming one of China's most pressing environmental concerns.
Foreign affairs
New York Times - Sinosphere
"Diplomatically, China has miscalculated," says Australian security expert Rory Medcalf on China's air defense zone.
Global Times
Editorial: "If China encounters a similar situation to that which Thailand is facing today and such a situation continues for years, it would be a catastrophe."
Bloomberg
Two US Senate Democrats who head committees overseeing national security are asking the Obama administration to assess the potential threat from a Huaiwei project in South Korea.
Kyiv Post
"[China] sees Ukraine as the gates to Europe, frankly speaking," says Ukraine's Ambassador to China Oleh Diomin.
New York Times - Sinosphere
"Diplomatically, China has miscalculated," says Australian security expert Rory Medcalf on China's air defense zone.
Global Times
Editorial: "If China encounters a similar situation to that which Thailand is facing today and such a situation continues for years, it would be a catastrophe."
Bloomberg
Two US Senate Democrats who head committees overseeing national security are asking the Obama administration to assess the potential threat from a Huaiwei project in South Korea.
Kyiv Post
"[China] sees Ukraine as the gates to Europe, frankly speaking," says Ukraine's Ambassador to China Oleh Diomin.
* denotes articles in Chinese language.
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