Wednesday, October 27, 2004

News

Plans Advanced for Silk Road Revival: "We decided to help 're-weave' the Silk Road," said Wim Westerhuis, senior representative of the International Road Federation (IRF), during the Third International Silk Road Conference being held from Tuesday to Thursday in Xi'an, Shaanxi Province.

Powell's China Comments Anger Taiwanese: Secretary of State Colin Powell has angered Taiwanese officials and lawmakers by making unusually strong comments denying that the island is an independent nation and suggesting Taiwan should unify with China.

Dissecting China's 'Middle Class': According to the academy's standard, families with assets valued from US$18,137 to US$36,275 can be classified as middle class.

Man jailed over China porn haul: A Chinese court has sentenced a man to 19 years in prison for trafficking millions of pornographic DVDs.

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