CSG news update -- 2007-05-23

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China Study Group news update

China Heads for Moon, Eyes Mars
http://www.npr.org/blogs/news/2007/05/china_heads_for_moon_eyes_mars.html
NPR | 2007-05-22
Tom Regan
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Paulson, Wu Try to Cool China Growth as Local Leaders Add Fuel
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601103&sid=aI0L1jT3_De0&refer=news
Bloomberg | 2007-05-22
Matthew Benjamin
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China prepares "meat reserve" as pork price soars
http://africa.reuters.com/commodities/news/usnPEK19301.html
Reuters | 2007-05-22
Reuters
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Thousands in southwest China riot at local government office
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/05/21/asia/AS-GEN-China-Village-Protest.php
International Herald Tribune | 2007-05-22
AP
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China's "mad” stock market spiralling out of control
http://wsws.org/articles/2007/may2007/chin-m17_prn.shtm
WSWS | 2007-05-22
John Chan
China's frenzied stock market passed another extraordinary benchmark last week. On May 9, it recorded a trading volume for that day which was bigger than all the other share markets in Asia combined, including in Japan, the world's second largest economy.  According to the Financial ...

Drought said to hit crops but miss prices
http://english.eastday.com/eastday/englishedition/nation/u1a2846467.html
Xinhua | 2007-05-22
Xinhua
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China calls for coordinated global efforts to address climate change
http://english.people.com.cn/200705/22/eng20070522_376617.html
People's Daily | 2007-05-22
Xinhua
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China confiscates 49 million illegal publications in first four months
http://english.eastday.com/eastday/englishedition/nation/userobject1ai2853738.html
Xinhua | 2007-05-22
Xinhua
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China shelves real-name blogging plan
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/69c7ffba-0879-11dc-b11e-000b5df10621,dwp_uuid=9c33700c-4c86-11da-89df-0000779e2340.html
Financial Times | 2007-05-22
Mure Dickie
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US 'impatient' at pace of China talks
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/bf125236-0883-11dc-b11e-000b5df10621,dwp_uuid=9c33700c-4c86-11da-89df-0000779e2340.html
Financial Times | 2007-05-22
Krishna Guha
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