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Opinion
Morning Clicks
by Patrick Boehler
Morning Clicks
by Patrick Boehler
China news round-up: Dandong denies halt to North Korea tourism, cargo traffic reported normal
North Korea
163.com*
Cross-border cargo traffic is reported to be normal.
Southern Metropolis Daily*
Border-town Dandong's tourism bureau denies official suspension of tour groups to North Korea, says April is "low season."
Global Times*
Editorial: North Korea is going too far.
The Guardian
The stand-off at the 38th parallel is "about oil and gas for China, the prelude to an energy grab that will safeguard the expansion of the Chinese economy for decades to come."
Global Post
‘Daily Show’ clip mocking Kim Jong Un racks up 2.8 million views in China.
163.com*
Cross-border cargo traffic is reported to be normal.
Southern Metropolis Daily*
Border-town Dandong's tourism bureau denies official suspension of tour groups to North Korea, says April is "low season."
Global Times*
Editorial: North Korea is going too far.
The Guardian
The stand-off at the 38th parallel is "about oil and gas for China, the prelude to an energy grab that will safeguard the expansion of the Chinese economy for decades to come."
Global Post
‘Daily Show’ clip mocking Kim Jong Un racks up 2.8 million views in China.
Railways Minister Liu Zhijun's graft trial
Beijing News*
Liu's former lawyer suggests that reports of the extent of his embezzlement are exaggerated.
Beijing Morning News*
Liu has pleaded to evade the death penalty.
Beijing News*
Editorial: "We hope that the relevant judicial organs will openly and according to the law process Liu Zhijun's case."
China Business News*
Former ministry official says the investigation against Liu Zhijun came as a surprise.
Beijing News*
Liu's former lawyer suggests that reports of the extent of his embezzlement are exaggerated.
Beijing Morning News*
Liu has pleaded to evade the death penalty.
Beijing News*
Editorial: "We hope that the relevant judicial organs will openly and according to the law process Liu Zhijun's case."
China Business News*
Former ministry official says the investigation against Liu Zhijun came as a surprise.
Economy
China News Service*
Construction of Beijing's new airport is set to begin next year and be completed by 2018.
Economic Observer
says after Peng Liyuan's trip to Africa that "it’s time for China's designers to grab a prominent position in the fashion world."
Time Weekly*
looks at the employees losing out in the restructuring of the tobacco industry.
China News Service*
Construction of Beijing's new airport is set to begin next year and be completed by 2018.
Economic Observer
says after Peng Liyuan's trip to Africa that "it’s time for China's designers to grab a prominent position in the fashion world."
Time Weekly*
looks at the employees losing out in the restructuring of the tobacco industry.
Politics and civil society
Radio Free Asia
Uyghur boy hacked to death in Xinjiang exacerbates racial tensions.
China Development Brief
Opinion: the rise of social media activism does not signal the decline of NGOs.
People's Daily*
quotes scholars saying the government should be more centralised.
People's Daily*
China Development Bank chairman praises Jiang Zemin.
Radio Free Asia
Uyghur boy hacked to death in Xinjiang exacerbates racial tensions.
China Development Brief
Opinion: the rise of social media activism does not signal the decline of NGOs.
People's Daily*
quotes scholars saying the government should be more centralised.
People's Daily*
China Development Bank chairman praises Jiang Zemin.
Intellectual property rights
US Department of State
"The level of [...] trade secrets piracy in China remains puzzling to me for a country that has more and more intellectual property of its own that needs to be protected," says Under Secretary of State Hormats.
Jakarta Post
Indonesian delegation in Beijing to learn from China's experience in handling intellectual property rights.
US Department of State
"The level of [...] trade secrets piracy in China remains puzzling to me for a country that has more and more intellectual property of its own that needs to be protected," says Under Secretary of State Hormats.
Jakarta Post
Indonesian delegation in Beijing to learn from China's experience in handling intellectual property rights.
Taiwan
Nieman Journalism Lab
Jonathan Stray on lessons to learn from Taiwan in the open access to government information.
China Post
Taiwan says a visit by First Lady Peng Liyuan to the island is only feasible after a visit by China's Taiwan Affairs Office head Zhang Zhijun.
Reuters
China is left angered as Japan, Taiwan sign fishing agreement.
Nieman Journalism Lab
Jonathan Stray on lessons to learn from Taiwan in the open access to government information.
China Post
Taiwan says a visit by First Lady Peng Liyuan to the island is only feasible after a visit by China's Taiwan Affairs Office head Zhang Zhijun.
Reuters
China is left angered as Japan, Taiwan sign fishing agreement.
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