March 10, 2010

Bo Xilai seen as rising power in China's Communist Party

Observers of China's secretive communist leadership are watching closely the rise of Chongqing Communist Party boss Bo Xilai who has taken an unusually high profile in state-run press with efforts to curb crime and corruption. The People's Daily has trumpeted Bo as a communist celebrity, fueling speculation that he will seek a seat on the nine-member Standing Committee of the Politburo, the collective dictatorship that rules China headed by Chinese Party General Secretary Hu Jintao. (FULL STORY)
Waitresses serve tea to Chongqing Municipality Communist Party Secretary Bo Xilai at the National People's Congress, on March 9. Reuters/Jason Lee
Mao's 'people's warfare' doctrine returns as Beijing hones police-state apparatus

For the first time in the history of the People's Republic of China, expenditures for police forces are catching up with those for the military. The Wen Jiabao Cabinet announced at the ongoing National People’s Congress (NPC) that the police budget for 2010 was 514.01 billion Yuan or 8.9 percent more than that of last year. By contrast, financial allocations for the People's Liberation Army (PLA) are set at 532.12 billion Yuan, an increase of only 7.5 percent.  (FULL STORY)
People's Armed Police officers patrol the square in front of Potala Palace in Lhasa, Tibet. Takanori Sekine/Kyodo News/AP
China seen 'locking up' rare-earth resources worldwide
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Kim Jong-Il makes first public appearance at non-military event
Defector in Austria fears North Korean assassination squads
Japan panel reviews secret pacts with U.S. on transits carrying nukes
Naval analyst warns of China's high-tech buildup

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Report: North Korean executed for cell phone call to defector

Chinese communication companies, which have rapidly expanded cell phone services, have installed relay stations along the border with North Korea. Mobile phones run by pre-paid cards are smuggled in from China.
China fears buildup of Southeast Asian submarines
N. Korea expands access to its major Raijin port by China, Russia
If Google pulls out, some of its code may be left behind for China's Baidou

 
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