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(1) Josh Chin, US China Envoy Locke Says China Fears Arab Spring. China Real Time, Jan 18, 2012 (video)
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealti ... -fears-arab-spring/
(an interview with U.S. China envoy Gary Locke--conducted by PBS’s Charlie Rose and broadcast Monday (Jan 16); "Though Mr. Locke has said similar things in public before, China’s Foreign Ministry appeared to take particular umbrage this time around")

(2) Andrew Erikson and Gabe Collins, China’s New Strategic Target: Arctic Minerals. China Real Time, Jan 18, 2012
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2012/01/18/china%E2%80
%99s-new-strategic-target-arctic-minerals/
or
http://www.andrewerickson.com/20 ... et-arctic-minerals/
(Denmark's "Greenland is the best geographic entry point for Chinese entities interested in Arctic mineral resources because its government lacks the ability to develop mineral resources independently")

(3) James T Areddy and Yang Jie, Part iPad, Part Little Red Book. Yep, It’s the Red Pad. China Real Time, Jan 17, 2012
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealti ... ep-its-the-red-pad/
(Android, 9.7-inch screen, 9,999 yuan ($1,584), swipe control of apps, a touchscreen, an A9 dual-core processor, 16GB of flash storage. WiFi and 3G connectivity; manufacturer unknown)

(4) Laurie Burkitt, Toilet Troubles: China Mulls Going Unisex. China Real Time, Jan 17, 2012
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealti ... mulls-going-unisex/
("Her critics should be thankful they’re not students at Northwestern Polytechnical University, which has taken co-ed sanitation a step further than the loo, according to a separate report from the China Daily. A bathhouse in the university allows student lovers to shower together in private rooms.")

(5) Bob Davis, China’s GDP: How Bad Was It Really? China Real Time, Jan 17, 2012.
http://blogs.wsj.com/economics/2 ... -bad-was-it-really/

Quote:

"China reported that GDP growth slowed substantially in 2011 to 9.2%, compared to 2010’s 10.4%. But maybe it slowed more – a lot more. That’s the suspicion voiced by China analyst Derek Scissors of the Heritage Foundation

"Mr Scissors says that bad data leads to bad policy. The faster the Chinese economy is seen to grow, the less incentive there is for Chinese leaders to try to shift their economic growth model to rely more on domestic consumption

(6) Esther Fung, Developer Battle in Shanghai: Foreshadowing Fights to Come?  China Real Time, Jan 17, 2012
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealti ... ing-fights-to-come/
("The property in question is a 45,000 square-meter plot just south of the city’s historic Bund that was originally to be developed by developers Shanghai Zendai, Greentown China and Fosun Group. The dispute began in December, when Zendai and Greentown sold a 50% stake in the project to Soho China for 4 billion yuan ($635 million). The sale irked Fosun, which called the deal a 'surprise' and said that it would make sure its legal rights to the remaining stake weren’t compromised.")

(7) David Winning, Australia Finds Advantage as China Coal Costs More. Deal Journal Australia, Jan 16, 2012.
http://blogs.wsj.com/dealjournal ... na-coal-costs-more/

Quote:

"A report by UK-based consultancy Wood Mackenzie shows China’s domestic coal production losing competitiveness against imports by 2015

"At present, costs are evenly spread whether China is importing or exporting coal. * * * However, production costs in China are rising much more rapidly than elsewhere in the world. Labor costs in China’s coal-mining sector rose 13% last year, compared to an 8% increase in Australia, Woodmac says.