America is used to exporting its culture. It's called soft power, this ability to dominate the tastes of people in other countries. So it's not such a big deal for an American band to tour in China. But a Chinese rock band taking the stage in New York? Full Article at Southern California Public Radio

China's preferred outcomes of the visit could involve its core national interests, including getting the United States to pledge to not sell arms to Taiwan and not mention Tibet's efforts to gain independence, said Ming, director of global affairs... Full Article at Newshour With Jim Lehrer

A humbled United States is slowly recovering after sparking the global financial crisis. China, on the other hand, has handled the downturn with ease and appears to be leading the world out of recession, while increasing its influence in Asia. Full Article at Southern California Public Radio

Goldman Sachs projects that China will overtake the United States as the world's largest economy by 2027. British author Martin Jacques, whose new book is called When China Rules the World , believes that Americans are woefully unprepared for this shift. Full Article at NPR

Nine Uighurs have been executed for taking part in ethnic rioting that left nearly 200 people dead in July, the first suspects put to death in the unrest, the official China News Service reported Monday. Full Article at NPR

2009-11-17 05:35:44 - The newest market report from CCM is Lactic acid China Report-2nd edition. Full Article at PR-Inside.com

The bigger the doubts about the West’s prospects, the greater become the assumptions about China’s economic power. Full Article at International Herald Tribune

AFP - As resource-hungry China scours the world for crude oil and natural gas supplies, it has managed to corner the global market for a group of obscure metals used to make iPods, wind farms and electric cars. Full Article at France 24