Monday, March 27, 2006

News

China reports 11th bird flu death: A 29-year-old woman has become the 11th person to die from the virulent H5N1 strain of bird flu in China, state media have reported.

China's tax burden lower than world average: China's tax burden is still lower than that of most developing and developed countries despite its rapid growth of tax revenue in recent years, the State Administration of Tax (SAT) said in a report published over the weekends.

China military buildup destabilizing: China's growing military strength and its tense relationship with Taiwan are major destabilizing factors in East Asia, according to a strategy report issued on Monday by a think tank affiliated with Japan's Defense Ministry.

A quarter of Chinese study English: More than 300 million Chinese people, or nearly a quarter of the country's population, have studied English either as a major course or as an elective subject.


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