World Bank Report: China 2030 – Building a Modern High-Income Society

World Bank Report: China 2030 – Building a Modern High-Income Society

Joint research report released today by a team from the World Bank and the Development Research Center of China’s State Council presents a strategy for moving China away from large state owned enterprises (SOEs) and towards a more privatized and higher income society by 2030. The full report, executive summary, overview and various supporting reports at the link.

02/27/2012: 
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Some links on the recent crackdown by the Chinese Communist Party on dissidents and human rights activists in China, including detained artist Ai Wei Wei:

Updated: April 15, 2011

The Economist: “China’s New Rulers: Princelings and the Goon State”

The Guardian: “Crackdown in China Spreads Terror Among Dissidents”

James Fallows in The Atlantic: “The Chinese Crackdown: Arrogance or Insecurity?”

Chris Buckley at Reuters: “China Crackdown Driven by Fears of a Broad Conspiracy”

The last interview of artist Ai Wei Wei before his detention – at The Guardian:
“Ai Wei Wei: ‘China in Many Ways is Just Like the Middle Ages’”

The New York Times: “An Artist takes on Role of China’s Conscience”

The Guardian: “China must be held to Account over ‘Disappeared’ Lawyers”

04/15/2011: 
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