Geo-Strategic Trend - 252. page

On the New Year’s Day of 2008, China’s state media Xinhua posted a slogan “2008, the World Belongs to China” in the headline at its website’s World Report section. The slogan was later changed to “2008, the World Expects that China Appears in Perfect Form.” On the other hand, the website also republished on the same page two articles that predict the downhill slide of the United States. One, quoted as “by Japanese media,” runs a title of “The American Era Is Ending.” The other one, quoted from Financial Times, is titled “The Era of U.S. Dollar’s Dominance Is No Longer Existent.”

Source: Xinhuanet, January 1, 2008

http://news.xinhuanet.com/world/2008-01/01/content_7347547.htm

In the World Report section on January 30, 2007, Xinhua posted a news report by China News on the anniversary of Saddam Hussein’s execution. The article is titled, “Today Will Be the One Year Anniversary of Saddam Hussein’s Execution; People’s Mourning Is Endless.” The article quoted Kyodo News Agency’s report that claims every day three to four hundred people go to the Saddam Hussein’s tomb to mourn him. Their conclusion was that Hussein still has many loyal supporters.

Source: Xinhuanet, December 30, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/world/2007-12/30/content_7339229.htm

According to an article in Beijing Youth Daily December 19, 2007, the official PRC website of the National Bureau of Corruption Prevention was down just one day after it was launched due to the high volume of visits.

On November 28, 2007, José Manuel Barroso, President of the Eurpoean Commission, an executive branch of the European Union (EU) and José Sócrates, the Prime Minister of Portugal, will visit China for the 10th Annual China-EU summit in Beijing. This meeting between China and European leaders will act as a catalyst to strengthened their relationship.

Western countries are rallying together against China in Africa, warned International Herald Leader of Xinhua on December 27, 2007.

On October 2, 2007, Sohu News published the Outlook Weekly’s interview with Bolat Nurgaliyev, the Secretary General of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO).

A Myanmar delegation held an investment promotion on October 28 at the Expo to attract investments from China. Chinese investments in Myanmar as of the end of 2006 had reached 475 million U.S. dollars.

On October 26, 2007, The Epoch Times published an open letter from Wang Zhaojun, a committee member of Anhui Province People’s Political Consultative, to Chinese leaders Hu Jintao and Wen Jiabao. Wang said that China must go through a political reform to resolve its social issues.