Washington Post

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Washington Post
(1) Andrew Higgins, Beijing professor and Descendant of Confucius Provokes Anger by Insulting Hong Kongers. Jan 22
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wo ... QAh2g4IQ_story.html
(KONG Qingdong of Peking University)

(2) Chinese Ring in the Lunar New Year. Jan 22 (photo gallery).
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wo ... allery.html#photo=1
(Malaysia; the Philippines; Singapore; Jakarta; Rockville; Taipei)

Note: Rockville, Maryland
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rockville,_Maryland
(county seat of Montgomery County; The name Rockville is "believed to be derived from Rock Creek")

(3) Editoria: Crackdown on Chinese Dissidents. Jan 20.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/op ... QAwA9wGQ_story.html

(4) Pollution in China. Jan 19 (photo gallery).
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wo ... QGR3BQ_gallery.html
(Beijing, Hong Kong; Wuhan; Linfen Shanxi)

(5) Keith B Richburg, Beijing Makes Rare Concession on Pollution Measure. Jan 19.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wo ... QApsI6BQ_story.html

Quote:

"According to a Jan. 8 report by the Xinhua News Agency, research by Beijing authorities found that 60 percent of the smallest particulate matter in the city’s air comes from coal burning, car emissions and industrial production; 23 percent from dust [eg, from conastruction sites]; and 17 percent from the use of solvents.

"What residents find most frustrating is the knowledge that the government is capable of cleaning up the air. It was done in 2008, before the start of the Beijing Olympics, when factories were shut down and tough restrictions were imposed on cars. Shanghai did the same around the time of the Shanghai World Expo last year, and Guangzhou cleaned up in time for the 2010 Asian Games.