Playing for keeps: money talks louder in Chinese sports

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The future of soccer in China will depend on the government's decision to cede control over the industry to corporate sponsors. A meeting conducted between corporate sponsors and Chinese bureaucrats ended in a draw between the two opposing forces. At one end, were the bureaucrats who were defending their right to preside over the industry, while at the other end were the sponsors who were demanding changes in the way professional sports leagues were operated. Philip Morris Asia and Ford's sponsorship of the Marlboro League and basketball have already ended.

Financial management, Sports Teams and Clubs, Sports clubs, managers, & promoters, Professional Soccer, Finance, College sports, Soccer, Corporate sponsorship

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Rural China gets a taste of democracy; holding meaningful elections in townships would be big step forward

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China's efforts at promoting elections at the village level through popular elections in its 45,000 townships, the lowest level of government, represent a significant stride in establishing democracy in the country. However, only trappings of democracy were evident during indirect elections for local leaders in the Baoding township, as local Communist Party officials controlled the nomination process and prevented private balloting.

Government domestic functions, Elections, Democracy

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Beijing cracks down on new party, but its ideas flow; tolerance of concepts suggests a paced political reform is creeping further into daily discourse

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The crackdown on the organizers of the upstart China Democracy Party which was formed on Jun 25, 1998, and the tolerance of academic discussions of the party's progressive platform prove that the Chinese government is adapting to a paced political reform. The distinction between direct challenges posed by political parties to the supremacy of the Communist Party and open debate signals the advent of reform in China.

Public affairs, Politics NEC, Politics, Political reform

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