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Wu Guoguang: Xi Jinping’s Reversal of the Course, Will China’s Transition be Peaceful or Marked with Bloodshed?

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Cheng Xiaonong: U.S.-China Strategic Relations Have Crystallized

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Xinhua Commentaries: “Exposing the Three Major Political Deficits of the U.S.”

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The CCP’s Performing Arts Troupes in the U.S.

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Xinhua: China Launches Manned Space Station Project

The spokesman for the China Manned Space Project announced on October 27 that the manned space station project has officially started. A large scale, national level manned space laboratory is expected to be established around the year 2020. The project is divided into two phases. Phase one is to launch a space laboratory before 2016. Phase two is to launch the Core Cabinet and the Lab Cabinet to complete the space station by assembling the two together “in-orbit.” The spokesman suggested that the project will be built on top of current space research accomplishments. According to the plan, the first unmanned spacecraft docking experiment will take place in 2011.

Source: Xinhua, October 27, 2010
http://news.xinhuanet.com/2010-10/27/c_13577809.htm

Briefings | | |   Information/Technology

CCP’s New Political Reform Direction: No Western Ways

On October 26, 2010, Xinhua published a high-profile article titled “Steadily and Actively Push Forward Political Reform following the Correct Political Direction.” People’s Daily Online posted it on October 27. It was the lead article on both People’s Daily Online and Xinhua for an extended period. Xinhua later published another article, on October 30, to explain that the article first published on the 26th was of the highest priority. The author’s name is a pseudonym, but represents the Politburo of the CCP. The purpose of the article is to clarify ideology to all CCP members.

The article set the direction for political system reform in China. It explained that the “correct political direction” means “unswervingly adhering to the leadership of the Chinese Communist Party.” “When we promote political restructuring (or political reform), we must stick to our own way. We must not copy the Western political system model. We will not allow multi-party elections and will not have a separation of powers among three state entities.”

Sources:
Xinhua, October 26, 2010 and October 30, 2010
http://news.xinhuanet.com/2010-10/26/c_12704284.htm
http://forum.home.news.cn/detail/79741282/1.html

Briefings | | |   Government/Politics

Huanqiu: The U.S. Uses the RMB Exchange Rate Problem as a Scapegoat

According to an October 28, 2010, article in Huanqiu, the United States has been strategically depreciating the U.S. dollar. The strategic depreciation of the dollar is leading to the U.S. dollars’ strategic violation of contracts, and is shrinking and even offsetting its foreign debt.

The article concludes that “the RMB exchange rate” problem is a “scapegoat” that the U.S. uses to transfer its internal contradictions and mislead international public opinion.

Sources:
Huanqiu, October 28, 2010
http://opinion.huanqiu.com/roll/2010-10/1207764.html

Briefings | | |   US-China Relations

International Herald Leader: The CNC is 100 Days Old

[Editor’s Note: CNC, China’s Xinhua News Network Corporation, is a global TV network under the Chinese government’s Xinhua News Agency. On July 1, 2010, it launched an English channel in Hong Kong, “aiming at the English-speaking audiences around the entire world.” “CNC has entered the same stage as CNN and the BBC.” The following is a translation of an excerpt from an International Herald Leader article “The CNC is 100 Days Old.” It provides some details about the growth of CNC.] [1]

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Reports | | |   Report

Yangcheng Evening News: Renminbi over the Limit of Affordability for Enterprises in Guangdong

The Economy and Information Committee of Guangdong Province published a news briefing on October 26. In it, the leaders of the Committee explained that the appreciation of the Chinese renminbi is already over the limit of affordability for most industrial enterprises in Guangdong Province. If the renminbi continues to strengthen in value this year, the majority of enterprises that export products and have a low profit margin will be unable to maintain normal operations and will therefore fold. The Deputy Director of the Guangdong Economy and Information Committee, Li Xiongming, said that the enterprises in Guangdong Province currently can only afford a two percent appreciation of the renminbi per year.

Source:
Yangcheng (Canton) Evening News, October 27, 2010
http://www.ycwb.com/epaper/ycwb/html/2010-10/27/content_955634.htm

Briefings | | |   Economy/Resources

CASS Blue Book: China Will Become the Second Strongest Country in the World

The Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) issued the 2010 National Competitiveness Blue Book in Beijing on October 25. The Blue Book delineates China’s strategic goals in national competitiveness. They are: By 2020, China’s national competitiveness will reach the leading countries of the world and rank among the top five countries in G20. By 2030, China’s comprehensive competitiveness will be behind only the U.S. and the E.U. By 2050, China will become the second strongest country in the world, surpassed only by the United States.

Source: Southern Metropolitan Daily: October 26, 2010
http://nf.nfdaily.cn/nfdsb/content/2010-10/26/content_17021179.htm

Briefings | | |   Government/Politics

China Provides Lebanon with Military Supplies

On October 27, 2010, the Chinese Embassy in Lebanon donated eight million yuan (US$1.18 million) worth of batteries, tents, and other military supplies to the Lebanese Army. Chinese Ambassador Liu Ziming and Lebanon Army Deputy Chief of Staff Hanna signed an exchange certificate at a formal ceremony. Liu praised the role of Lebanon’s Army in maintaining the security and stability of Lebanon. He also said that China pays close attention to the development of both countries and armies.

Source: Xinhua, October 27, 2010
http://news.xinhuanet.com/world/2010-10/27/c_12708639.htm

Briefings | | |   Geo-Strategic Trend