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Dam buster

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Dai Qing began her professional life as a guided-missile engineer for the Chinese People's Liberation Army but later moved into journalism. She gradually became a dissident writer and, since 1989, has been widely known for her writings on China's Three Gorges Project. This project will displace a million people in the Yangtze valley, and have a significant effect on the environment. Dai has funding from international environmental groups and publishes an Internet newsletter on Chinese environmental issues. The government allows her freedom to air her opinions overseas, but not in China.

Political organizations, Environmental Protection Groups, Environmental associations, Behavior, Environmental policy, Dissenters, Environmentalists, Environmental activists, Dai, Qing

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At China's crossroads: neglected Wuhan city enters the spotlight

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Government officials are planning to revive the commercial status of Wuhan by developing the city into a major port and transport center of China. Wuhan's plus points are the availability of rail, road and river transport along with its position as China's third important educational center. Large foreign companies including Philips of Netherlands and Peugeot of France have started joint-projects in Wuhan due to cheap labor and production costs, but most big companies are hesitant to invest here because of bureaucratic red tape as well as lack of rail, shipping and air facilities.

Industrial development, Industrialization, Wuhan, China

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Braving the seas and more: smuggling Chinese into the US means big money

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Fujian Province, China, is a center for the lucrative smuggling of Chinese to America. A sea trip to the US could net a smuggler $30,000, while an air trip could net $38,000 for one person. Smugglers are organizing into professional syndicates which cover all aspects of immigration, including document forgeries, transport, bribes and bail in either country.

United States, Emigration and immigration, Chinese (Asian people), Illegal immigrants, Chinese in the United States, Fujian, China

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