BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s president-in-waiting Xi Jinping has praised his predecessor Hu Jintao for voluntarily stepping down from both his party and military posts, promising to uphold his legacy of defense modernization, state media said on Saturday. Hu, who remains
Japan has signed a memorandum of understanding with India to promote joint production of rare earth minerals, a move which will help reduce its reliance on China which controls most of the world’s supply. Under the memorandum signed Friday, the
By JIM KUHNHENNAssociated PressWASHINGTONIn his first trip abroad since the summer heat of the re-election campaign, President Barack Obama will seek to reinforce American influence in Southeast Asia in spite of the large shadow cast by China. He will become
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com: Israel apparently prepares for a ground invasion of Gaza Hamas’s miscalculations in provoking Gaza War Little input from Taiwan in the Japan – China dispute over the Senkaku Islands Israel apparently prepares for a
A retired Air Force Major is suing the government of Guam and the Guam Election Commission for denying his right to participate in a vote regarding the territory’s future political status because of his race. Arnold “Dave” Davis, who is
(AP) China’s Hu clears way for Xi to take party helmBy GILLIAN WONGAssociated PressBEIJINGPresident Hu Jintao stepped aside as ruling party leader Wednesday to clear the way for Vice President Xi Jinping to take China’s helm as part of only
(AP) European markets underperform as strikes hitBy TOBY STERLINGAP Business WriterAMSTERDAMWorld stock markets were mixed Wednesday, with European indexes down as strikes swept across much of the continent while Asian shares rose as China neared the climax of a once-a-decade
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Raucous EU-IMF confrontation lightens mood around Greece’s bailout disaster France becomes first European country to recognize Syria’s opposition government The Dalai Lama, in Japan, criticizes China over Tibet Raucous EU-IMF confrontation lightens mood around
Could a global tobacco tax be on the cards if tobacco tax proponents get their way at a key international organization’s meeting this week? Anti-tax advocates fear that the answer to that question may be “yes” as a conference of
The United States of America just re-elected the most radical president in its history after four years in which he expanded the power of the state, spent lavishly on redistributive programs, and adopted a policy of “leading from behind” in
The European Union executive on Monday offered to “stop the clock” on its controversial carbon tax on air travel by suspending the measure for a year on flights to and from non-European nations. The EU’s climate commisioner Connie Hedegaard said
Chinese officials accustomed to the tame questions of a compliant state press were caught out by a plucky 11-year-old reporter during the country’s sensitive Communist Party congress. Sun Luyuan, a Beijing sixth-grade student, on Friday shook up one of the
By DERRIK J. LANGAP Entertainment WriterLOS ANGELESWhen the latest installment in the wildly popular “Call of Duty” video game franchise is released Tuesday, it will transport fans to a completely new place: the future. But setting half of “Call of
By JASON STRAZIUSOAssociated PressNAIROBI, KenyaAlarmed that rebel militias could be profiting from a sharp increase in the poaching of elephants and rhinos, the U.S. plans to step up efforts to build a global coalition to combat the illegal wildlife trade,
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com China reacts furiously as Tibetan self-immolations sharply escalate China’s Hu Jintao says Socialism will prevail in final speech as president Putin fires Russia’s defense minister, paralyzing the army China reacts furiously as Tibetan self-immolations
World leaders on Wednesday hailed President Barack Obama’s sweeping re-election, with allies pledging to deepen cooperation with the United States on fighting the world economic slump and maintaining security across the globe. Congratulations poured in from across the world, including
By MARGIE MASONAssociated PressJAKARTA, IndonesiaFrom his old school in Indonesia to a Japanese beach town that happens to share his name, people around the world cheered President Barack Obama’s re-election Wednesday. The results of Tuesday’s election were closely watched in
On CNN this morning, Ohio Senator Rob Portman put the kibosh on some last-minute GM/Jeep/Fiat spin from — who else? — Soledad O’Brien. O’BRIEN: The implication being that jobs were taken from the United States and being moved to China.
President Obama and Mitt Romney have spoken about China during the campaign. Find out what some people in China say about the candidates and their stance on China, and the American system.
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Chinese Communist Party prepares for an explosive Politburo election Putin’s disappearance may be related to his day as leader of the cranes Chinese Communist Party prepares for an explosive Politburo election Politburo Standing Committee
The government’s bailout of the automobile industry was rife with cronyism that bagged Obama bundlers and Administration insiders millions and left taxpayers holding the bill. That’s the conclusion Government Accountability Institute President Peter Schweizer reached when he investigated little-known details
In the remote Jinggang mountains, China’s future communist elite are being trained in Mao Zedong’s former guerrilla base, an effort to buttress the revolutionary roots of a regime striving to maintain its legitimacy. The Communist Party’s embrace of state-directed capitalism
An investigation into the sinking of a South Korean trawler southeast of New Zealand with the loss of 22 lives two years ago has found the captain and crew to blame. The Insung I sank on December 13, 2010, in
(CBS News) President Obama spent the final Friday of the campaign stumping before crowds of 3,000 and 4,000 in high school gyms and a converted barn in the critical swing state of Ohio. The president will return to Ohio Saturday
JINGGANGSHAN (China) (AFP) – The Communist Party’s embrace of state-directed capitalism has utterly transformed China since Mao died in 1976. But heading into a once-a-decade power shift next week, it still plays a balancing act with its founding ideology. At the
