Word: jintao
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...ambitious plan to build the largest urban arts and cultural district in Asia within a decade. Beijing itself may have prompted or even dictated the tone of self-criticism: last month in Macau, Tung and most of his cabinet stood uncomfortably on a stage as Chinese President Hu Jintao instructed the administration to "examine its inadequacies, and continue to raise its competence." Says Dr. Li Pang-kwong, a political scientist at the city's Lingnan University: "Tung wants to limit the scope of contention for the next two years...
...Since President Hu Jintao assumed full control of the government in September, there have been several signs of a widening crackdown on freedom of expression: the shutdown of A Complete Mess, a politically pluralistic university chat site; the firing of several prominent journalists; and the canceling of classes taught by a Peking University professor who openly criticized China's propaganda system in essays, interviews and lectures. Last month when a Guangdong newsweekly published a list of 50 "public intellectuals," the state-run People's Daily responded with a sharply worded editorial attacking the concept: "What is meant by 'public intellectual...
...summit of members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) plus Japan, South Korea and China could form the basis of an East Asian Community, modelled on ASEAN’s own plans for free trade and further integration. Prime Minister John Howard of Australia and Premier Hu Jintao of China have started negotiations as to what would be required of a free trade pact between the two countries. Australia has already inked a similar deal with Thailand. Asia could find itself as economically integrated as Europe without the politicized wrangling over common currencies and madcap attempts to establish...
...tour of Latin America, China's President Hu Jintao proved himself a master of manners. Rule 1: never go to a host's house empty-handed. Hu announced more than $30 billion worth of long-term contracts and new investments in Central and South America, and his newfound friends returned the favors: Brazil, Argentina, Chile and Peru said they recognized China as a "market economy"?not a developing one?strengthening China's bid for better trade terms from the World Trade Organization. Hu's largesse included...
CNOOC, for example, signed a deal two years ago to extract 1 million bbl. of oil a day in Indonesia, and a year ago, it signed a major contract to produce gas in Australia. In February, President Hu Jintao traveled to Gabon hoping to secure deals in Africa, and in June he led a delegation from China's natural-gas industry to Uzbekistan. Chinese oil executives have even begun courting Ecuador and Colombia. "Latin Americans feel frustrated that the U.S. has virtually ignored the region, so turning to China is prudent and will pay financial dividends down the line," says...