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The news that China has overtaken Japan to become the Worlds second largest economy in terms of Gross GDP has been front page news this month. And some predict that within 15 years it could even surpass the US. And some have asked, does this new kid on the block pose threat to the U.S? Politicians and academics and pundits have all had their say. But what about some of those likely to be most affected? Ordinary Chinese people? Our reporter Julia Wang went out on the streets of Beijing to find out.
With so much of life today based around the internet almost a year without online access may seem difficult to imagine. But that's just what happened to residents of Xinjiang in western China.
After the deadly riots there in July of last year the authorities blocked the Internet to virtually the entire population – a ban that lasted in varying degrees until just last week.
It's no fun to wait in line for the slide.
But, patience has unintentionally become part of the curriculum of Liu Hang Village kindergarten.
Nestled behind this block of buildings in Chaning District of Jinan City on China's eastcoast, 70 kids share a courtyard about the size of a tennis court. And in the classroom, they're even more squished-- with only a ceiling fan circulating nearly 90 degree air to cool them off.
Wei Chuan Ying is head of the kindergarten.
China's controversial mandatory internet filter to block websites offering violence and pornography is being temporarily blocked.
On the eve of the July 1st deadline for all computers sold in China to have the Green Dam-Youth Escort software the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology suddenly announced it would be delayed.
As Shanghai prepares for the 2010 World Expo, the city is also preparing for what's been termed "the never-ending expo"—that refers to Disneyland, which city officials see as a dream come true.
China's new Disneyland is proving not so magical for many Shanghai residents. People living in the proposed project area are in the midst of relocating in order to make room for the newest neighbor on the block, Mickey Mouse.
Shanghai released the first phase of resettlement plans earlier this month. According to Yu Yong, mayor of Chuansha township in Shanghai, the city hopes to have the area cleared and ready to welcome the world's most popular mouse by this summer.