China Reform Monitor: No. 973
China to add Marine Surveillance ships amidst maritime disputes;
Environment Ministry laments poor water quality
China to add Marine Surveillance ships amidst maritime disputes;
Environment Ministry laments poor water quality
Taiwan opposition selects new leader;
Russia and China celebrate relations "
at an all time high"
China cracks down on illegal immigrants;
North Korea captures 28 Chinese fishermen
President Ma invites Wen Jiabao to Taiwan;
Israel's military chief visits Beijing
The People's Republic of China once limited its involvement in African affairs to building an occasional railroad or port, supporting African liberation movements, and loudly proclaiming socialist solidarity with the downtrodden of the continent.