On the second day of her visit to China, aside from a BBS thread which claims that US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton once ran through the White House naked, content currently on display on the home page of the website for the Communist Party mouthpiece People's Daily seems pretty routine, despite the recent tension surrounding the United States' ambiguous position regarding sovereignty over the Diaoyu Islands. The role of nationalist pitbull in this case, as NPR's Beijing correspondent Louisa Lim pointed out yesterday, has fallen to People's Daily subsidiary publication Global Times -- its Chinese version, at least, which in addition to an aggressively-worded opinion poll also prominently features the image above. The personal nature of attack against Hillary Clinton in Global Times Chi version is quite something (toned down in Eng) news.sina.com.cn/pl/2012-09-04/… — Louisa Lim (@limlouisa) September 4, 2012 Here's some of what has been published to welcome Secretary Clinton, with the full set of today's readings below: Hillary reinforces US-China mistrust Clinton on final push for US’ Asia strategy Clinton must see China’s territorial stance Clinton flies in amid tension Hillary reinforces US-China mistrust Washington needs to take concrete steps to promote China-U.S. ties Morning Clicks All Roads lead to China -- Upcoming Google Hangout on the Expat Exodus Some of the issues, like food and air quality, are well known, but I hope to delve a bit deeper into the issues and highlight why I feel this is a problem for China on a wider level. Balding's World -- The Fairytale of Chinese Data Chinese economic data is like surrealist or cubist art: it bears a vague resemblance to the underlying subject but no connection to reality. Council on Foreign Relations -- The Dog That Didn’t Bark: Why No China-Japan Hacking War Over Diaoyutai/Senkaku (Yet)? China’s most recent territorial flare up with Japan over the Diaoyutai/Senkaku Islands has involved confrontations at sea, heated rhetoric, and amphibious landings by nationalist activists, but notably missing is widespread website defacement, with only the website of the National Nara Museum attacked. Defence Professionals -- PLA Navy Commander Visits Turkey During his stay in Turkey, Wu Shengli will meet with leaders of the Turkish Armed Forces and the Turkish Navy, visit military institutions including troop units and academies of the Turkish Navy and have an in-depth exchange of ideas with the senior Turkish military officials... Marginal Revolution -- Nick on Chinese stimulus Western elites constantly praise Chinese leadership for their acumen — even today there’s an incredible amount of faith inside and outside the country that they will thread the needle — but they too were wasteful when it came to rapidly expanding government spending. Mutantfrog Travelogue -- My Chinese Bride (中国嫁日記) – an awesome manga blog I can relate to It’s the blog of a 40-something Japanese tabletop RPG designer and self-described otaku about his 26-year-old mainland Chinese wife Yue-chan, who he apparently met in an arranged-marriage style introduction from a Chinese friend. PETA UK -- VICTORY: Air China Will Stop Shipping Monkeys to Laboratories This victory is due to the thousands of concerned people around the world who contacted Air China through PETA affiliate action alerts, generating tens of thousands of e-mails to Air China’s offices around the world. Voice of America -- S. China Seas to Top Clinton Agenda in China Ahead of her arrival Tuesday evening, China's Foreign Ministry referred to the conflict as an issue of national sovereignty. -- Clinton Urges China to Resolve Sea Dispute China claims almost the entire sea and opposes entering into multilateral negotiations that would give smaller ASEAN members greater clout. Beijing prefers bilateral negotiations that would give it more leverage over rival claimants such as Brunei, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan and Vietnam. -- Clinton Urges ASEAN, China to Agree Maritime Conduct Code Chinese Foreign Minister spokesman Hong Lei said Monday Beijing hopes the United States will promote peace and stability in the region by “not taking sides” in Chinese maritime disputes with neighboring states. Media Roundup Caijing -- PetroChina Denies Its Chairman is Missing; [May Be] Badly Ill -- CISA: China Steel Market Collapsed Already in August -- Chinese Company Quits South Gobi Resources Takeover Due to Approval Timeframe -- China's Big Four Len[t] 220Bln Worth of New Loans in August, Flat with July: Paper -- 国新办官员：亚洲应该有自己的脸谱(Facebook)和推特(Twitter) A deputy director of the State Council Information Office says that Asia needs its own Facebook and Twitter-like websites Caixin -- Party Investigates Insider Trading Case Linked to CNOOC-Nexen Deal -- CICC's PE Arm Managing 15 Bln Yuan in Funds -- Local Gov'ts Bet Big on Investment Projects -- Closer Look: Merkel and 'Special' Sino-German Relations -- Du Runsheng: Enduring Symbol of Rural Reform -- Building Craze Heads for the Clouds (photos) China Daily -- Clinton flies in amid tension -- China still a top destination for foreign companies -- Military cooperation a sign of warmer relations -- Toward new glory of Silk Road -- Wenzhou's shoe, clothing firms start to step out Global Times -- Hillary reinforces US-China mistrust -- Regulator rules out rescue measures -- China protests Diaoyu survey -- 社评：希拉里，深度强化中美互疑的人 People's Daily -- Which country is exporting arms irresponsibly? -- Guangzhou MAC conducts new-type weapon actual-combat drill Sina English -- China’s 1st carrier has side number, to be delivered to navy? -- China: Japan's attempt to "nationalize" Diaoyu Islands proves in vain The Economic Observer -- On Guangdong’s “Self-Revolution” -- Why Can't I Watch the Paralympics in China? Xinhua -- Washington needs to take concrete steps to promote China-U.S. ties -- Chinese premier to attend Summer Davos Forum next week -- Russia takes opportunity of hosting APEC to promote Asia-Pacific strategy -- S.Korea's top nuclear envoy to visit China -- Hu says China, Asia's development inseparable from each other -- China to Digitalize Civil Air Defense by 2020 -- Chinese Photovoltaic Companies Face Uncertainties -- Sixth China-Vietnam defense, security consultation held in Hanoi -- DR Congo calls for broadening UN mandate amid rebel threat -- Nigeria's state-run oil company warns against fuel hoarding -- Russia to increase energy exports to Asia-Pacific
