China Club

Remarks at The Executives' Club of Chicago, International Leadership Conference ... [Read More]

China (includes Tibet, Hong Kong, and Macau)

According to some estimates by experts, there were 4 to 10 million commercial sex workers in the country. The increased commercialization of sex and related trafficking in women trapped thousands of women in a cycle of crime and exploitation and left them vulnerable to disease and abuse. According to the official Xinhua News Agency, one in five massage parlors in the country was involved in prostitution, with the percentage higher in cities. Unsafe working conditions were rampant among the saunas, massage parlors, clubs, and hostess bars that have sprung up in large cities. Research indicated that up to 80 percent of prostitutes in some areas had hepatitis. In light of this and, in particular, of the growing threat of AIDS among sex workers, the U.N. Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) Committee in 1998 recommended that due attention be paid to health services for female prostitutes. Although the Central Government and various provincial and local ... [Read More]

China (includes Tibet, Hong Kong, and Macau)

As attention began to focus on the Special Olympics and Paralympics to be held in the country in 2007-08, the press increasingly publicized the plight of persons with disabilities and the Government's efforts to assist them. State media reported that the Government increased its planned 2004 spending on infrastructure improvements for persons with disabilities to approximately $15.75 million, up from $12.5 million in 2003. The Government, at times in conjunction with NGOs such as the Lions Club International or the Special Olympics, sponsored a wide range of preventive and rehabilitative programs. For example, several thousand blind persons have been trained in therapeutic massage. The goal of many of these programs was to allow persons with disabilities to be integrated into society. However, misdiagnosis, inadequate medical care, pariah status, and abandonment remained common problems. ... [Read More]

Warden Notice 03/2005 - U.S. Embassy Islamabad Pakistan

“Local news media have reported that the Deputy Chief of Mission of the Embassy of Kazakhstan, Sapargaly Abakirov, was shot in his home on Wednesday, January 19, 2004. He has since died of his wounds. Authorities have reported that the four men now implicated in Abakirov’s murder were members of a criminal gang that met frequently at the “China Club” in Islamabad. Police further reported that Abakirov on occasion may have met personally with members of this criminal gang at the “China Club”. ... [Read More]

China (Includes Hong Kong and Macau)

The Government has adopted legislation that protects the rights of the country's persons with disabilities. According to the official press, all local governments have drafted specific measures to implement the law. The press publicizes both the plight of persons with disabilities and the Government's efforts to assist them. The Government, at times in conjunction with NGO's such as the Lions Club International, sponsors a wide range of preventive and rehabilitative programs, including efforts to reduce congenital birth defects, treat cataracts, and treat hearing disorders. The goal of many of these programs is to allow persons with disabilities to be integrated into the rest of society. ... [Read More]

Doing Business in International Markets

Assistant Secretary Wayne's remarks at the Executives' Club of Chicago on China's Emergence and Its Implications to U.S. Business. ... [Read More]

China (includes Tibet, Hong Kong, and Macau)

As attention began to focus on the upcoming Special Olympics and Paralympics to be held in the country in 2007-08, the press increasingly publicized the plight of persons with disabilities and the Government's efforts to assist them. State media reported that the Government spent over $12.5 million (RMB 103.75 million) on infrastructure improvements for persons with disabilities during the year. The Government, at times in conjunction with NGOs such as the Lions Club International or the Special Olympics, sponsored a wide range of preventive and rehabilitative programs. For example, several thousand blind persons have been trained in therapeutic massage. The goal of many of these programs was to allow persons with disabilities to be integrated into the rest of society. However, misdiagnosis, inadequate medical care, pariah status, and abandonment remained common problems. ... [Read More]

USIS Washington File: TEXT: 7/8 REMARKS OF SENATOR MAX BAUCUS NATIONAL PRESS CLUB

Washington -- President Clinton's trip to China was a success "not all across the board, but in furthering our relationship with one of the world's emerging powers and securing a more positive strategic relationship with China," Senator Max Baucus (Democrat of Montana) said in remarks at the National Press Club July 8. ...

National Press Club -- Morning Newsmaker ...

TEXT: 7/8 REMARKS OF SENATOR MAX BAUCUS NATIONAL PRESS CLUB ... [Read More]

China and the Future of U.S.-China Relations

China’s extraordinary economic growth is one of the most compelling stories of the past fifty years. This is indeed a remarkable achievement. And it does not simply have economic implications. Reform has unleashed the innate entrepreneurial talents of the Chinese people. As a result, Chinese society is becoming more pluralistic. Private businesses are sprouting up nationwide. Societies and clubs – some, officially sanctioned, others, operating beyond the eyes of the state – are mushrooming around the country. ... [Read More]

China (includes Hong Kong and Macau)

In 1990 the Government adopted legislation that protects the rights of the country's disabled persons.  According to the official press, all local governments subsequently drafted specific measures to implement the law.  The press publicizes both the plight of the disabled and Government efforts to assist them.  The Government, at times in conjunction with NGO's such as the Lions Club International, sponsors a wide range of preventive and rehabilitative programs, including efforts to reduce congenital birth defects, treat cataracts, and treat hearing disorders.  The goal of many of these programs is to allow persons with disabilities to be integrated into the rest of society. ... [Read More]