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http://whatreallyhappened.com/taxonomy/term/64/0 en http://refreshingnews9.blogspot.com/2009/11/obamas-china-visit-leaves-dissidents.html <p>Obama spoke about his belief in "universal rights" during a town hall meeting with Chinese youth in Shanghai on Monday and again Tuesday at a press conference with President Hu Jintao, but dissidents said it was not enough.</p> <p>"At first, I had a lot of hope for human rights, for Tibet and for Xinjiang," said Woeser, a female Tibetan writer who goes by only one name and is a vocal critic of China's policies in the Himalayan region.</p> <p><a href="http://whatreallyhappened.com/content/obamas-china-visit-leaves-dissidents-disappointed" target="_blank" title="with WRH comments">WRH permalink</a></p><hr><br> http://whatreallyhappened.com/content/obamas-china-visit-leaves-dissidents-disappointed#comments CHINA Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:34:34 +0000 suman 46606 at http://whatreallyhappened.com http://refreshingnews9.blogspot.com/2009/11/wen-tells-obama-that-china-seeks.html <p>China wants to balance its trade relationship with the US, Wen Jiabao, the Chinese premier, told President Barack Obama on Wednesday ahead of talks aimed at easing fraying trade relations between the two countries.</p> <p>"Dialogue is better than confrontation and partnership is better than rivalry," Mr Wen said before the meeting at which Mr Obama is understood to have raised the contentious issue of China's undervalued currency.</p> <p><a href="http://whatreallyhappened.com/content/wen-tells-obama-china-seeks-balanced-trade" target="_blank" title="with WRH comments">WRH permalink</a></p><hr><br> http://whatreallyhappened.com/content/wen-tells-obama-china-seeks-balanced-trade#comments CHINA Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:17:22 +0000 suman 46471 at http://whatreallyhappened.com http://refreshingnews9.blogspot.com/2009/11/barack-obama-visits-great-wall-of-china.html <p>Mr Obama walked along the popular Badaling section of the wall outside Beijing under tight security in wintry temperatures following a working lunch with Wen Jiabao, China's prime minister.</p> <p>"It's a reminder of the ancient history of the Chinese people," Mr Obama said of the structure designed to keep foreign invaders out of the country.</p> <p><a href="http://whatreallyhappened.com/content/barack-obama-visits-great-wall-china" target="_blank" title="with WRH comments">WRH permalink</a></p><hr><br> http://whatreallyhappened.com/content/barack-obama-visits-great-wall-china#comments CHINA Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:14:27 +0000 suman 46468 at http://whatreallyhappened.com http://refreshingnews9.blogspot.com/2009/11/china-talks-between-barack-obama-and-hu.html <p>Speaking after the talks which formed the centrepiece of Mr Obama's five day tour of Asia, the two presidents laid out their separate positions on key issues during a press conference at which no questions were allowed.</p> <p>Trade protectionism was high on the agenda with the US and China currently embroiled in its worst round of trade spats since China entered the World Trade Organisation in 2002.</p> <p><a href="http://whatreallyhappened.com/content/china-talks-between-barack-obama-and-hu-jintao-yield-few-agreements" target="_blank" title="with WRH comments">WRH permalink</a></p><hr><br> http://whatreallyhappened.com/content/china-talks-between-barack-obama-and-hu-jintao-yield-few-agreements#comments CHINA Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:51:01 +0000 suman 46345 at http://whatreallyhappened.com http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/11/16/foxwire-obama-talks-human-rights-china/ <p>For President Obama, speaking openly about the Chinese government's human rights record during a town hall meeting on its own soil was an exercise in moderation.</p> <p><a href="http://whatreallyhappened.com/content/obama-talks-human-rights-china" target="_blank" title="with WRH comments">WRH permalink</a></p><hr><br> http://whatreallyhappened.com/content/obama-talks-human-rights-china#comments CHINA TORTURE/WAR CRIMES WHITE HOUSE Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:53:07 +0000 Mike Rivero 46259 at http://whatreallyhappened.com http://www.foxsmallbusinesscenter.com/politics/2009/11/15/china-criticizes-financial-management-obama-visit/ <p>China's top banking regulator issued a sharp critique of U.S. financial management only hours before President Barack Obama commenced his first visit to the Asian giant, highlighting economic and trade tensions that threaten to overshadow the trip.</p> <p><a href="http://whatreallyhappened.com/content/china-criticizes-us-financial-management-during-obama-visit" target="_blank" title="with WRH comments">WRH permalink</a></p><hr><br> http://whatreallyhappened.com/content/china-criticizes-us-financial-management-during-obama-visit#comments CHINA ECONOMY Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:46:57 +0000 Mike Rivero 46255 at http://whatreallyhappened.com http://refreshingnews9.blogspot.com/2009/11/barack-obama-criticises-censorship-in.html <p>Mr Obama told an audience of 400 Chinese students that freedom of "expression, and worship, of access to information and political participation" were "universal rights".</p> <p>He said: "They should be available to all people, including ethnic and religious minorities, whether they are in the United States, China or any nation".</p> <p><a href="http://whatreallyhappened.com/content/barack-obama-criticises-censorship-meeting-chinese-students" target="_blank" title="with WRH comments">WRH permalink</a></p><hr><br> http://whatreallyhappened.com/content/barack-obama-criticises-censorship-meeting-chinese-students#comments CHINA Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:02:29 +0000 suman 46238 at http://whatreallyhappened.com http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5i7kzpwcWWGIoXbIinDO8GEvgs67Q <p>China has detained several dissidents and campaigners ahead of US President Barack Obama's much-anticipated first visit to the country, their relatives and close contacts told AFP Saturday.</p> <p><a href="http://whatreallyhappened.com/content/china-dissidents-detained-ahead-obama-visit" target="_blank" title="with WRH comments">WRH permalink</a></p><hr><br> http://whatreallyhappened.com/content/china-dissidents-detained-ahead-obama-visit#comments CHINA WHITE HOUSE Sat, 14 Nov 2009 14:48:41 +0000 Mike Rivero 46096 at http://whatreallyhappened.com http://www.stevequayle.com/News.alert/09_Money/091113.CH.lien.on.US.html <p>The Chinese parties were signing papers at the World Court on 11th November 2009, following preparatory activity on 10th November, to execute their LIEN on the US Treasury. As one of the key aggrieved Beneficiary Owners of the loaned 10,000 tonnes of gold and the currency boxes etc., the World Court powers will enable them to seize US assets around the world within their jurisdictions and probably even on the high seas and at airports, to the value of the stolen/diverted assets.</p> <p><a href="http://whatreallyhappened.com/content/chinese-lien-us-treasury" target="_blank" title="with WRH comments">WRH permalink</a></p><hr><br> http://whatreallyhappened.com/content/chinese-lien-us-treasury#comments CHINA Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:13:45 +0000 Forked Tongue 46023 at http://whatreallyhappened.com http://mytechnologyworld9.blogspot.com/2009/11/china-hints-at-currency-appreciation.html <p>Mr Obama has said that currency will be a key part of his talks with Hu Jintao, the Chinese president. The exchange rate of the yuan has been frozen against the dollar for the past 16 months.</p> <p>"Currency, along with a host of other issues, will come up, and I'm confident that both the United States and China can arrive at a broad set of policies that encourages trade that benefits both countries," said Mr Obama.</p> <p><a href="http://whatreallyhappened.com/content/china-hints-currency-appreciation-barack-obama-arrives" target="_blank" title="with WRH comments">WRH permalink</a></p><hr><br> http://whatreallyhappened.com/content/china-hints-currency-appreciation-barack-obama-arrives#comments CHINA Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:53:28 +0000 suman 45932 at http://whatreallyhappened.com http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/china-sets-plan-to-let-currency-move-higher/article1359955/ <p>China signalled it will allow its currency to appreciate against the U.S. dollar, bowing to international pressure days ahead of a visit from U.S. President Barack Obama.</p> <p>The move to allow the yuan to rise against the greenback would provide much-needed relief to countries trying to compete against China's mighty export machine and put further downward pressure on an already battered U.S. dollar.</p> <p><a href="http://whatreallyhappened.com/content/china-sets-plan-let-currency-move-higher" target="_blank" title="with WRH comments">WRH permalink</a></p><hr><br> http://whatreallyhappened.com/content/china-sets-plan-let-currency-move-higher#comments CHINA ECONOMY Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:03:53 +0000 earlybird 45907 at http://whatreallyhappened.com http://refreshingnews9.blogspot.com/2009/11/chinese-anger-at-sale-of-qing-dynasty.html <p>The green jade seal, belonging to the emperor Qian Long (1736-1795) fetched £3.6 million, six times its estimate, at the auction on Wednesday following frantic bidding by eight competing collectors.</p> <p>News of the sale was greeted with anger on the Chinese internet, where the country's growing nationalism frequently finds its voice.</p> <p><a href="http://whatreallyhappened.com/content/chinese-anger-sale-qing-dynasty-seal" target="_blank" title="with WRH comments">WRH permalink</a></p><hr><br> http://whatreallyhappened.com/content/chinese-anger-sale-qing-dynasty-seal#comments CHINA Sat, 07 Nov 2009 12:43:11 +0000 suman 45464 at http://whatreallyhappened.com http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/06/business/energy-environment/06wind.html?ref=business <p>The Green Economy at work!</p> <p><a href="http://whatreallyhappened.com/content/jobs-question-jeopardizes-wind-farm%E2%80%99s-stimulus-deal" target="_blank" title="with WRH comments">WRH permalink</a></p><hr><br> http://whatreallyhappened.com/content/jobs-question-jeopardizes-wind-farm%E2%80%99s-stimulus-deal#comments CHINA ECONOMY SCIENCE/HEALTH/CLIMATE/NATURE Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:06:40 +0000 MOkesum 45388 at http://whatreallyhappened.com http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China/KK03Ad01.html <p>Chinese general on a long march<br /> By Peter J Brown, Nov 3, 2009<br /> The United States and China are warming up - at least symbolically - their military ties ahead of United States President Barack Obama's first official visit to China in mid-November. In late October, General Xu Caihou, the second-highest ranking officer in the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA), started a long trip to the US....Xu was also accompanied by General Ma Xiaotian, deputy chief of general staff of the PLA, Lieutenant General Zhao Keshi, commander of the Nanjing Military Area Command, and Rear Admiral Jiang Weilie, chief of staff of East Fleet of the PLA Navy, among others.</p> <p><a href="http://whatreallyhappened.com/content/uschina-military-partnership-treason-not-symbolic-friendship" target="_blank" title="with WRH comments">WRH permalink</a></p><hr><br> http://whatreallyhappened.com/content/uschina-military-partnership-treason-not-symbolic-friendship#comments CHINA POLITICS/ELECTIONS/CORRUPTION WHITE HOUSE Wed, 04 Nov 2009 05:55:53 +0000 mytrueword 45087 at http://whatreallyhappened.com http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/69e8c610-c45a-11de-912e-00144feab49a.html?nclick_check=1 <p>The financial crisis has pushed the issue of the dollar’s status as the world’s reserve currency to the forefront of the market’s agenda. And as ultra-loose US fiscal and monetary policies have weighed on its value, so calls for an alternative to the US currency as the world’s numeraire have increased.</p> <p><a href="http://whatreallyhappened.com/content/orderly-decline" target="_blank" title="with WRH comments">WRH permalink</a></p><hr><br> http://whatreallyhappened.com/content/orderly-decline#comments CHINA Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:26:13 +0000 Prezbyter 44923 at http://whatreallyhappened.com http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1223747/Ghost-mall-The-worlds-largest-loneliest-shopping-centre.html <p>Dick Groves, a retail consultant based in Hong Kong, said the failure of the New South China Mall was down to inexperience in leasing business and an undisciplined financial system.</p> <p>'When it's easy to get financing without having to convince someone of the project's feasability, and without having to show pre-leasing commitment, you can start to get into trouble,' he told The National.</p> <p><a href="http://whatreallyhappened.com/content/not-so-great-mall-china-welcome-worlds-largest-and-loneliest-shopping-centre" target="_blank" title="with WRH comments">WRH permalink</a></p><hr><br> http://whatreallyhappened.com/content/not-so-great-mall-china-welcome-worlds-largest-and-loneliest-shopping-centre#comments CHINA ECONOMY Fri, 30 Oct 2009 13:38:04 +0000 Mike Rivero 44551 at http://whatreallyhappened.com http://www.chinahush.com/2009/10/21/amazing-pictures-pollution-in-china/ <p><a href="http://whatreallyhappened.com/content/amazing-pictures-pollution-china" target="_blank" title="with WRH comments">WRH permalink</a></p><hr><br> http://whatreallyhappened.com/content/amazing-pictures-pollution-china#comments CHINA Thu, 29 Oct 2009 20:10:49 +0000 portos 44504 at http://whatreallyhappened.com http://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=70885&Itemid=79 <p>Alarm bells are ringing for liner firms as one of the most accurate gauges of the container index fell for the first time in more than four months Friday.</p> <p><a href="http://whatreallyhappened.com/content/key-china-box-index-drops-first-time-june" target="_blank" title="with WRH comments">WRH permalink</a></p><hr><br> http://whatreallyhappened.com/content/key-china-box-index-drops-first-time-june#comments CHINA ECONOMY Sun, 25 Oct 2009 18:05:03 +0000 Mike Rivero 43992 at http://whatreallyhappened.com http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/oct/15/inside-the-ring-2059116/ <p>President Obama recently shifted authority for approving sales to China of missile and space technology from the White House to the Commerce Department -- a move critics say will loosen export controls and potentially benefit Chinese missile development. </p> <p>The president issued a little-noticed "presidential determination" Sept. 29 that delegated authority for determining whether missile and space exports should be approved for China to Commerce Secretary Gary Locke.</p> <p><a href="http://whatreallyhappened.com/content/obama-loosens-missile-technology-controls-china" target="_blank" title="with WRH comments">WRH permalink</a></p><hr><br> http://whatreallyhappened.com/content/obama-loosens-missile-technology-controls-china#comments CHINA Fri, 16 Oct 2009 16:14:01 +0000 ladylove 43080 at http://whatreallyhappened.com http://www.campaigniran.org/casmii/index.php?q=node/8775 <p>Premier Wen Jiabao said Thursday that China intends to strengthen its cooperation with Iran, an indication Beijing would oppose growing calls in the West for additional sanctions against the Islamic regime for its nuclear program.</p> <p><a href="http://whatreallyhappened.com/content/chinese-leaders-comments-dash-iran-sanction-hopes" target="_blank" title="with WRH comments">WRH permalink</a></p><hr><br> http://whatreallyhappened.com/content/chinese-leaders-comments-dash-iran-sanction-hopes#comments CHINA IRAN Fri, 16 Oct 2009 16:11:33 +0000 Mike Rivero 43078 at http://whatreallyhappened.com http://uruknet.com/index.php?p=m58939&hd=&size=1&l=e <object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/gFc0zFUA9r0&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=it&feature=player_embedded&fs=1" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/gFc0zFUA9r0&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=it&feature=player_embedded&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><p><a href="http://whatreallyhappened.com/content/video-china-forges-links-iran" target="_blank" title="with WRH comments">WRH permalink</a></p><hr><br> http://whatreallyhappened.com/content/video-china-forges-links-iran#comments CHINA IRAN Thu, 15 Oct 2009 18:08:47 +0000 Mike Rivero 42980 at http://whatreallyhappened.com http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/money-and-mandarin-lessons-fuel-chinas-african-invasion-1802827.html <p>Chinese trade with Africa has grown from less than £6.3bn at the beginning of the decade to pass £60bn at the end of last year – only the European Union and the US do more business.</p> <p>There are now some 800 Chinese companies operating in Africa and the investors in talks in Conakry are not from Beijing but from the Hong Kong-based China Investment Fund. Yet only two months ago officials in Beijing said that China would not be investing in Guinea.</p> <p><a href="http://whatreallyhappened.com/content/money-and-mandarin-lessons-fuel-chinas-african-invasion" target="_blank" title="with WRH comments">WRH permalink</a></p><hr><br> http://whatreallyhappened.com/content/money-and-mandarin-lessons-fuel-chinas-african-invasion#comments CHINA Thu, 15 Oct 2009 01:21:29 +0000 ladylove 42906 at http://whatreallyhappened.com http://www.lewrockwell.com/rogers-j/rogers-j44.1.html <p>I’m moving to China … possibly to live in a bunker. At least that was my inclination after listening to a presentation by Jim Rogers yesterday.</p> <p>Now don’t get me wrong – Mr. Commodities wasn’t all doom and gloom. In fact, his talk was both informative and highly entertaining. But Rogers doesn’t sugarcoat things – he’s very matter-of-fact about his concerns and projections for the future. And most of them don’t bode well for the U.S.</p> <p>I’ll be posting an interview with Jim Rogers on the site in the coming week, but for now, I just wanted to offer some highlights from his speech at ETF Securities' mini-conference and the Q&amp;A that followed.</p> <p><a href="http://whatreallyhappened.com/content/jim-rogers-next-10-years" target="_blank" title="with WRH comments">WRH permalink</a></p><hr><br> http://whatreallyhappened.com/content/jim-rogers-next-10-years#comments CHINA ECONOMY Tue, 13 Oct 2009 08:35:54 +0000 poorrichard 42710 at http://whatreallyhappened.com http://refreshingnews9.blogspot.com/2009/10/as-economy-grows-so-do-chinas-garbage.html <p>Downside to economic boom: China wonders what to do with all its garbage</p> <p>More than 100 dump trucks piled high with garbage line the narrow road leading to Zhanglidong, waiting to empty their loads in a landfill as big as 20 football fields.</p> <p><a href="http://whatreallyhappened.com/content/economy-grows-so-do-chinas-garbage-woes" target="_blank" title="with WRH comments">WRH permalink</a></p><hr><br> http://whatreallyhappened.com/content/economy-grows-so-do-chinas-garbage-woes#comments CHINA Mon, 12 Oct 2009 13:20:25 +0000 suman 42619 at http://whatreallyhappened.com http://www.wsws.org/articles/2009/oct2009/irch-o08.shtml <p>In the case of the US, it is precisely the lack of economic ties that is driving its confrontation with Iran. One only has to ask the question: what would happen if relations with Iran were normalised and sanctions lifted? Immediately there would be a scramble for economic position and political influence in Tehran by all the major powers. The US, which has no diplomatic relations with and virtually no trade and investment in Iran, would be starting with a major disadvantage. Confrontation and sanctions, on the other hand, serve to undermine the position of US rivals.</p> <p><a href="http://whatreallyhappened.com/content/western-media-steps-pressure-china-over-iran" target="_blank" title="with WRH comments">WRH permalink</a></p><hr><br> http://whatreallyhappened.com/content/western-media-steps-pressure-china-over-iran#comments CHINA ECONOMY Thu, 08 Oct 2009 14:56:31 +0000 Mike Rivero 42202 at http://whatreallyhappened.com http://www.washingtonsblog.com/2009/10/china-has-already-walked-away-from.html <p>Chinese banks defaulted. They may have been partially motivated by U.S. malfeasance in the capital markets that caused losses in Asia. The U.S. squandered its credibility and our cover-ups have done nothing to restore it.</p> <p><a href="http://whatreallyhappened.com/content/china-has-already-walked-away-derivatives-contracts" target="_blank" title="with WRH comments">WRH permalink</a></p><hr><br> http://whatreallyhappened.com/content/china-has-already-walked-away-derivatives-contracts#comments CHINA ECONOMY Tue, 06 Oct 2009 19:21:32 +0000 Mike Rivero 42022 at http://whatreallyhappened.com http://www.businessandmedia.org/articles/2009/20091001105703.aspx <p>Scary times ahead? Perhaps, if you take credence in what Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, says.</p> <p>Paul, who had a strong grassroots following during the 2008 presidential election, explained on Glenn Beck’s Sept. 30 radio program that perilous times lie ahead due to the Federal Reserve’s loose monetary policy. Host Glenn Beck asked how an Israeli strike against Iran might trigger problems with the American financial system.</p> <p><a href="http://whatreallyhappened.com/content/ron-paul-warns-violence-pending-dollar-crisis-says-israel-strike-iran-trigger" target="_blank" title="with WRH comments">WRH permalink</a></p><hr><br> http://whatreallyhappened.com/content/ron-paul-warns-violence-pending-dollar-crisis-says-israel-strike-iran-trigger#comments CHINA ECONOMY VIDEO WAR/DRAFT/VETERAN AFFAIRS Fri, 02 Oct 2009 08:38:39 +0000 poorrichard 41573 at http://whatreallyhappened.com http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/2a29aca0-a96c-11de-9b7f-00144feabdc0.html <p>China signalled its hostility to new sanctions on Iran over its nuclear programme yesterday, even as western powers intensified their drive to increase pressure on Tehran.</p> <p>A day after foreign ministers from the world's big powers - including China itself - called on Tehran to deliver a "serious response" to their offer of negotiations over the nuclear programme, Beijing highlighted its misgivings on a tougher stance. "China always believes that sanctions and pressure should not be an option and will not be conducive to the current diplomatic efforts over the Iran nuclear issue," said Jiang Yu, a foreign ministry spokeswoman.</p> <p><a href="http://whatreallyhappened.com/content/china-hostile-iran-sanctions" target="_blank" title="with WRH comments">WRH permalink</a></p><hr><br> http://whatreallyhappened.com/content/china-hostile-iran-sanctions#comments CHINA IRAN Fri, 25 Sep 2009 01:46:20 +0000 malterwitty 40862 at http://whatreallyhappened.com http://www.reuters.com/article/GCA-Iran/idUSTRE58L50O20090923 <p>EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana said on Tuesday he did not expect Russia and China would oppose Western powers if they call for new sanctions on Iran for refusing to freeze its nuclear program.</p> <p><a href="http://whatreallyhappened.com/content/china-russia-wouldnt-block-new-iran-sanctionseu" target="_blank" title="with WRH comments">WRH permalink</a></p><hr><br> http://whatreallyhappened.com/content/china-russia-wouldnt-block-new-iran-sanctionseu#comments CHINA EUROPE IRAN RUSSIA Wed, 23 Sep 2009 22:49:06 +0000 malterwitty 40730 at http://whatreallyhappened.com http://www.newsweek.com/id/215544 <p>China's resource nationalism is on the rise as it hoards minerals essential for batteries, cell phones, computers, and the green revolution.</p> <p><a href="http://whatreallyhappened.com/content/power" target="_blank" title="with WRH comments">WRH permalink</a></p><hr><br> http://whatreallyhappened.com/content/power#comments CHINA ECONOMY SCIENCE/HEALTH/CLIMATE/NATURE Tue, 22 Sep 2009 16:21:12 +0000 Mike Rivero 40595 at http://whatreallyhappened.com