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March 13 , 2015
  • Bloomberg：China Carbon Emissions Decline as 2014 Global CO2 Stays Flat

    Bloomberg reports, "China's emissions of carbon dioxide fell last year for the first time in more than a decade, helping stall global production of climate-warming gases. The finding, along with new data from the International Energy Agency, is a sign that efforts to control pollution are gaining traction...Global carbon emissions from the energy sector were unchanged last year, the first time in 40 years that a halt or dip wasn't associated with an economic downturn, the IEA said Friday in a statement... The China results show that the country's battle to rein in pollution is having a tangible effect. The world's biggest carbon emitter, has poured money into clean energy sources such as solar, wind and hydro developments, while cutting its dependence on coal."

  • Reuters： Taiwan's new political voices want more openness on China ties
    "Taiwan is spinning away from China's idealized model of 'one country, two systems' as a renewed spirit of democracy sweeps across its political sphere, rousing a new cadre of grassroots leaders critical of a shared future with China.  The number of new political parties and advocacy groups has surged following advances by the pro-independence Democratic progressive Party (DPP) in November elections that routed the ruling pro-China Nationalist party from positions in local government. The victory of Taiwan's main opposition party was preceded by a massive protest by thousands of students in March last year over a trade pact with China.  More groups are likely to emerge before next year's presidential and legislative elections. Such political fragmentation will make it harder for China to strike the deals it has been pushing for to pull Taiwan closer into its economic orbit," reports Reuters.
  • Reuters： Chinese tour groups to Hong Kong slide amid protests
    According to Reuters, "The number of mainland Chinese tour groups visiting Hong Kong plunged about 80 percent in early March as rising anti-mainland sentiment and a series of protests deterred many from crossing the border, underscoring a deepening divide between both sides. Tensions have escalated in recent weeks, with local activists accusing mainland visitors of crowding public transport and buying up everything from infant milk formula to diapers. Protesters have confronted visitors in shopping malls close to the border, complaining that they are pushing up prices, blocking roads and generally being a nuisance...More than 40 million mainland Chinese visited the city last year, far outstripping the local population of 7.2 million. They stream across the border daily to shop, eat and sight-see, although many have been harassed in recent weeks."
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