China's Women's Rights Movement Has Long History. Earlier this year several feminists in China were arrested just before an international day celebrating women’s equality.
They were some of the most visible activists in China and mostly tolerated by China’s authoritarian government, until now. They were called the Feminist Five and China’s most prominent women’s rights actvists when police detained them ahead of International Women’s Day in March for "picking quarrels and provoking trouble. " The women’s arrest drew international condemnation. Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Samantha Power, the U.S.
Police released the women on the eve of their 37th day in prison, when they would have been required by law to formally charge them. “Because we all know that what we are doing is trying to make people’s lives better," said Iron. Rising women's rights movement The detained women were Li Tingting, Zheng Churan, Wei Tingting, Wu Rongrong and Wang Man. Young feminists. China drops barriers on Australian dairy, wine and beef in free trade deal. China will remove barriers to Australian exports of farm produce including dairy, beef, sheep and wine over time and has opened its booming services sector, in a new trade agreement signed as a “declaration of intent” by trade ministers from the two countries on Monday.
Australia has agreed to immediately remove any remaining tariffs on most goods, with a phase-in for textiles, car components and steel, and a higher threshold for scrutiny of private investment from China. The two countries have set aside for at least three years the biggest sticking points in the trade talks that have dragged on for 10 years in order to reach a deal on what they could. Australia had set Monday’s visit to Canberra by Chinese president Xi Jinping as a deadline for the talks. Australia failed to get tariff reductions on key agricultural commodities rice, wheat, cotton, sugar and oilseeds. The prime minister, Tony Abbott, said the agreement would “add billions to the economy and create jobs.” China’s Elite Master the Secret Offshore Cash Stash. China’s rich and powerful are big players in the offshore havens that peddle secrecy and tax shelters.
Close relatives of China’s top leaders have held secretive offshore companies in tax havens that helped shroud the Communist elite’s wealth, a leaked cache of documents reveals. The confidential files include details of a real estate company co-owned by current President Xi Jinping’s brother-in-law, and British Virgin Islands companies set up by former Premier Wen Jiabao’s son and also by his son-in-law. Nearly 22,000 offshore clients with addresses in mainland China and Hong Kong appear in the files obtained by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists.
China's Monetary Policy Since the Turn of the Century - Central banker surveys the formation of monetary policy and highlights factors in maintaining financial institutions Ranging from inflation controls to past interest rate reforms and the exchange rate regime, a recent speech delivered by Zhou Xiaochuan, governor of the People's Bank of China since 2002, provides a rare glimpse into how China's monetary policies were shaped in the last decade and what will remain a priority in coming years.
Part II: Evolution of China's Monetary Policy and Exchange Rate Regime Part III: Liquidity Control, Policy Tools and Interest Rate Reform Part IV: Coping with Crisis and Setting Goals for the Future The past decade has been extraordinary and brought a series of major challenges to China's monetary policy and macroeconomic management. The greater openness as a result of China's WTO membership means that policymakers need to give more consideration to external coordination. I. Infographic: Party Congress 101. By Bridget O'Donnell Still confused about what's going on with the leadership transition in China?
Shanghaiist presents an infographic explaining what's happening this week at the 18th CPC National Party Congress. Infographic by Bridget O'Donnell UPDATE [11:23 AM CST, 11/13/2012]: Still don't quite understand how China's leadership transition works? Patrick Chovanec of Tsinghua University has a good primer here. Many Urge China’s Next Leader to Press Reform. China Real Time Report. China Embraces New Catch-All Excuse: 'Insufficient Theoretical Preparations' - China Real Time Report. State-owned enterprises: The state advances. A choice of models: Theme and variations.
Shadow banking looms over China.