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Xinhua Commentary Series: Spotlight on the U.S. Presidential Election

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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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Chinese Scholar: Socialism is a Key to the China Model

[Editor’s Note: Discussions of the China Model have created broad interest and many controversies over the past few years. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP), while facing challenges to its legitimacy at home, desperately seeks endorsement from the outside. The China Model discussion provides an opportunity to bolster the Party’s credibility. The following report is based on an article from Red Flag Manuscripts (红旗文稿), a semi monthly journal put out by the CCP’s Central Committee. The author, Zhao Hong, a researcher at the CCP’s Central Party School, criticizes Western countries for “avoiding the socialist nature” of the China Model. He emphasizes, “The success of the China Model is the success of socialism with Chinese characteristics.” An excerpt from the translation of the article follows.] [1]

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PLA Daily: China Develops the Bei Dou GPS System

ChinaMil Net recently republished an article by PLA Daily introducing the Bei Dou System – China’s self-developed GPS system. The report is based on information provided by Dr. Qi Faren, who is the former Chief Architect and Designer of the Chinese Manned Space Operations Project, director of the Aerospace College of Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, an Academician for the International Academy of Astronautics (IAA), and an Academician for the Chinese Academy of Engineering. The report covered the architecture of the Bei Dou System, the satellite launching illustration, and a comparison of the four primary GPS systems in the world. The Bei Dou System is entirely based on Chinese intellectual property. By 2012, the system will cover the Asia-Pacific areas. Global coverage with more than 30 satellites is expected by 2020. The bi-directional short messaging capability is believed to be superior to the unidirectional US GPS system.

Source: ChinaMil Net, June 24, 2010
http://chn.chinamil.com.cn/xwpdxw/2010-06/24/content_4245192.htm

Briefings | | |   Information/Technology

Xinhua: China’s New Submarines Finished Important Tests

Xinhua recently reported on the accomplishments of China’s new submarines, based on People’s Liberation Army Pictorial sources. Since the regularization of the Chinese Navy’s blue water training in April, new developments on the Navy’s side have kept rolling in. The recent successful completion of the latest submarine tests included extreme deep water operations, underwater high sailing speed tests, and deep water torpedo launches. All tests passed design and combat goals. The Chinese Navy considers the nuclear submarines the elite of the fleet and a strategic force underwater.

Source: Xinhua, June 25, 2010
http://news.xinhuanet.com/mil/2010-06/25/content_13738847.htm

Briefings | | |   Defense/Military

SASAC: Not A Single World Class Brand

The director of the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council (SASAC), Li Rongrong, commented on June 25 that out of 125 national level state-owned companies, none has a world class brand. Despite the fact that China is the second largest industrial manufacturing country, Chinese companies have only become competitive on the low and mid-low end of manufacturing. National state-owned companies gained big improvements during the past several years. However, that was basically riding on the countrywide development wave. Li believes that these national companies are still weak on core competitiveness and lack independent innovations. Today, 70% of new industrial products are based on external technologies. Li announced that SASAC is establishing a new motivation system to help the state-owned companies improve, .

Source: China Review News, June 25, 2010
http://gb.chinareviewnews.com/doc/1013/6/3/8/101363800.html?coluid=10&kindid=253&docid=101363800&mdate=0625105632

Briefings | | |   Economy/Resources

A Seven Month Crackdown across China: the 2010 Strike Hard Campaign

According to an article published on on June 21, 2010, on the website of the Ministry of Public Security of the P.R. China, Zhang Xinfeng, the vice minister of the Ministry of Public Security delivered a speech at a national public security work conference regarding launching a massive seven-month crackdown on rising crime. Called the “2010 strike hard campaign,” the purpose of the crackdown is to ensure society’s continued stability.

Zhang pointed out that public security organizations at all levels must further build up the system of social security control networks, such as the control networks on streets, in communities and within work units as well as video surveillances, police cooperation across regions and control of “Internet Society.”

 Source: Ministry of Public Security of the P.R. China, June 21, 2010
http://www.mps.gov.cn/n16/n1237/n1342/n803680/2445282.html

Briefings | | |   Social Stability

Huashang Daily: Forced Evictions Bring Shareholders up to 400% Profit

On June 18, 2010, Huashang Daily published an article by Liu Xuetao exposing the inside operations and stories of forced evictions in China.

Several demolition company shareholders told the Huashang reporter that a demolition project makes a 100% to 400% profit for each shareholder. Within a few months, millions of yuan come in, half of which must be paid to government officials ahead of time. Demolition project shareholders include government officials, referees, village cadres and even thugs from black societies.

“All the expenses arising from forced evictions such as from residents being killed or wounded and things being damaged must be paid by the developer while the government plays the role of negotiator. The average payment for one person who is killed is over 100,000 Chinese yuan (14646.65 U.S. dollars).”

 Source: Huashang Daily, June 18, 2010
http://finance.hsw.cn/system/2010/06/18/050540101.shtml

Briefings | | |   Social Stability

Guangdong Province Emergency Regulation

On June 2, 2010, the eleventh Standing Committee of Guangdong Province held its 19th meeting and passed the “Guangdong Regulation on Handling Emergencies,” reported Nanfang Daily on June 21, 2010.

According to the regulation, any government above the county level must annually evaluate the officials’ emergency prevention and handling performances. The higher level government should maintain oversight, and inspect and assess the emergency management work conducted by the lower level government.

Source: Nanfang Daily, June 21, 2010
http://nf.nfdaily.cn/nfrb/content/2010-06/21/content_13003252.htm

Briefings | | |   Social Stability

Mao Yushi: The Root Cause of Chinese People’s GrievancesûArrogant and Unreasonable Governance

[Editor’s Note: The following report is the translation of an abridged version of a speech that Mr. Mao Yushi, a prominent economist in Beijing, gave on May 11, 2010. Mr. Mao is known for being outspoken and for having controversial views on economic and social issues. His speech was published by the website of Hong Kong based pro-Beijing Phoenix TV, and it has been cited widely in China. The wide spread of Mr. Mao’s speech in China may signal a changing wind in China’s politics. Subtitles were added by the editor.] [1]

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