Friday, August 31, 2012

China has become the world's manufacturing hub, but discontent over working conditions is on the rise

Workers at a plant of the Taiwanese manufacturing giant Foxconn in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen
China has become the world's manufacturing hub, but discontent over workin
g conditions is on the rise2009 July - Scores of people are killed and hundreds injured in the worst ethnic violence in decades as a protest in the restive Xinjiang region turns violent.

First sign of relaxation of strictly enforced one-child policy, as officials in Shanghai urge parents to have a second child in effort to counter effects of ageing population.

Leaders of China and Taiwan exchange direct messages for the first time in more than 60 years.

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