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What They're Reading in China Since Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao claimed last November to have read Marcus Aurelius' Meditations nearly 100 times, the Roman Emperor's 1,800-year-old treatise on Stoic philosophy has become a hit in China, reaching No. 5 on China Book International's best-seller list. A tome extolling the importance of virtue may seem an unlikely must-read amid the country's go-go economic boom, but it suggests many are looking for deeper meaning in their lives--and getting frustrated with China's wide wealth...
...June 2003 a consortium led by China Huadian power company announced plans to build 13 dams along the main stem of the Nu. That prompted stiff opposition from international and domestic green groups. In April 2004, Premier Wen Jiabao put the plans on hold and ordered further assessment of the project. For China's nascent environmental movement, it was a rare and welcome success. Not only did the Nu win a reprieve, but the "scientific development" ideology of Wen and President Hu Jintao - which emphasizes sustainable development and social welfare - seem to mean that more light would shine...
...Unlikely Hero, Familiar Villains One of the most widely praised aspects of the relief operation was the speed and scale with which the government responded. And to both Chinese and foreigners the man primarily responsible for that was the country's Premier, 66-year-old Wen Jiabao. Within two hours of the earthquake, Wen was on a plane to the disaster area and for the next four days, Chinese TV was flooded with images of the increasingly exhausted-looking leader as he rallied the relief forces, offered succor to survivors and even choked up himself...
...most widely praised aspects of the relief operation was the speed and scale with which the government responded. And to Chinese and foreigners alike, the man primarily responsible for that was the country's Premier, Wen Jiabao, 65. Within two hours of the earthquake, Wen was on a plane to the disaster area, and for the next four days, Chinese TV was flooded with images of the increasingly exhausted-looking leader as he rallied the relief forces, offered succor to survivors and even choked...
...near Chengdu when the quake hit and was uninjured. But his mother, who was napping at home, did not survive. He has twice walked in from Dujiangyan, a distance of nearly 22 miles (35 km), to visit his home. He was in town when Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao spoke to the survivors and rescue workers last week, but he didn't have the heart to attend. "I don't know what the future will be like here," Wu says. "This place doesn't seem suitable for human life...