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Chinese science probes the genetic roots of IQ, also explores IQ and geography.

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Thank god that at least one culture with a healthy sense of scientific inquiry is not self-hobbled by political correctness, where truth takes a back seat to what political philosophy requires to be true. H/T to Fjordman for finding this excellent article from the Economist, I very much look forward to the highly predictible results of this investigation. For those who cannot wait, I would suggest preparing yourselves for it by reading the excellent book, ‘Human Accomplishment’ by Charles Murray which does a historical enquiry of all human achievement in order to know the same thing.

Below, an excerpt from the Economist:

But the organisation is involved in even more controversial projects. It is about to embark on a search for the genetic underpinning of intelligence. Two thousand Chinese schoolchildren will have 2,000 of their protein-coding genes sampled, and the results correlated with their test scores at school. Though it will cover less than a tenth of the total number of protein-coding genes, it will be the largest-scale examination to date of the idea that differences between individuals’ intelligence scores are partly due to differences in their DNA.

Dr Yang is also candid about the possibility of the 1,000-genome project revealing systematic geographical differences in human genetics—or, to put it politically incorrectly, racial differences. The differences that have come to light so far are not in sensitive areas such as intelligence. But if his study of schoolchildren does find genes that help control intelligence, a comparison with the results of the 1,000-genome project will be only a mouse-click away.

At the moment this frenetic activity is paid for mostly by regional development grants and loans from state-owned Chinese banks, but Dr Yang hopes to go properly commercial. The Hong Kong operation will work partly as a contractor, and Mr Wong hopes to persuade biologists around the world to send their samples in and have them sequenced there rather than relying on their own universities to do the sequencing. Whether the BGI’s researchers can turn their mass-produced DNA sequences into new scientific insights and bankable products remains to be seen, but the world is watching.

China: 7 Children Hacked To Death In School Attack

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May 12, 2010 from STRATFOR
Seven children were “hacked to death” in an attack on a kindergarten in northwest China, Reuters reported May 12. At least 20 children were wounded in the attack that happened at about 8:00 a.m. local time in Nanzheng County, a rural southwest corner of Shaanxi province.

Anyone care to guess at the motive and group identity of the perpetrator? Stratfor does not say. I guess they buy in to the Obama model. But I think it’s worth knowing. Who did it, and why. I have a few guesses. I bet you do to.

More here at Swiss Info:

Racial attacks reported in Kyrgyzstan

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A Stratfor report came in this morning reporting ‘racist attacks on Russians’ within this enigmatic little former Soviet state, Kyrgystan, which you may recall had a violent coup this week. Here is the Stratfor report:

Kyrgyzstan: Russians Report Attacks – Foreign Ministry

April 15, 2010
Reports of racially motivated attacks on ethnic Russians and Russian nationals in Kyrgyzstan concern Moscow, Russia’s Foreign Ministry said April 15, RIA Novosti reported. Calling the reports grassroots racism, a ministry spokesman said there have been complaints that Russian citizens’ businesses and homes have been attacked throughout Kyrgyzstan.

Below, is a small section of the CIA fact book on that wonderful little country that may help explain these ‘racist’ attacks. i bet I know who is attacking who. Better read it now before Obama has the CIA scrub any little ‘inconvenient truths’ from it.

CIA fact book Kyrgyzstan

China unhappy with US arms sales to Taiwan

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This doesnt look good. From Stratfor:

China: Washington Urged To Cancel Taiwan Weapon Sales
January 9, 2010
A statement from the Chinese Foreign Ministry urged Washington to cancel plans to sell missile equipment to Taiwan, saying it would violate China’s security interests and severely undermine trust between U.S. and Chinese militaries, AFP reported Jan. 9. The statement came hours after China’s Defense Ministry warned it reserved the right to take action if the United States did not comply. Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Jiang Yu entreated the United States to recognize the “severe consequences” of arms sales to Taiwan.

China: Washington Urged To Cancel Taiwan Weapon Sales January 9, 2010A statement from the Chinese Foreign Ministry urged Washington to cancel plans to sell missile equipment to Taiwan, saying it would violate China’s security interests and severely undermine trust between U.S. and Chinese militaries, AFP reported Jan. 9. The statement came hours after China’s Defense Ministry warned it reserved the right to take action if the United States did not comply. Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Jiang Yu entreated the United States to recognize the “severe consequences” of arms sales to Taiwan.

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Chinese trains have first and second class? Wait a moment….

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Well, communism just ain’t what it used to be.

China launches fastest train in the world on coldest day of the year.

Unveiled: China’s 245mph train service is the world’s fastest… and it was  completed in just FOUR years

By Daily Mail Reporter
Last updated at 7:01 PM on 27th December 2009

In the week that Britain’s high speed rail link closed down because the wrong sort of snow interfered with the engine’s electronics, China unveiled the world’s fastest train service on one of the coldest days of the year.

Days after thousands of passengers were left stranded when Eurostar services were cancelled, China’s new system connects the modern cities of Guangzhou and Wuhan at an average speed of 217mph – and it took just four years to build.

The super-high-speed train reduces the 664-mile journey to just a three-hour ride and cuts the previous journey time by more than seven-and-a-half hours, the official Xinhua news agency said.

Work on the project began in 2005 as part of plans to expand a high-speed network aimed at eventually linking Guangzhou, a business hub in southern China near Hong Kong, with the capital Beijing, Xinhua added.

Travellers board a high-speed train which heads to Guangzhou in Wuhan, Hubei province, on Boxing Day

‘The train can go 245mph, it’s the fastest train in operation in the world,’ said Zhang Shuguang, head of the transport bureau at the railways ministry.

Test runs for the service began earlier in December and the link officially went into service when the first scheduled train left the eastern metropolis of Wuhan on Saturday.

By comparison, the average for high-speed trains in Japan was 150mph while in France it was 172mph, said Xu Fangliang, general engineer in charge of designing the link.

Beijing has an ambitious rail development programme aimed at increasing the national network from the current 53,437 miles to 74,564 miles, making it the most extensive rail system outside the United States.

China unveiled its first high-speed line at the time of the Beijing Olympics in 2008 – a service linking the capital with the port city of Tianjin.

In September, officials said they planned to build 42 high-speed lines by 2012 in a massive system overhaul as part of efforts to spur economic growth amid the global downturn.

Tickets for the service went on sale at new stations in the three cities last weekend, with prices ranging from 780 yuan (£71) for first class to 490 yuan (£45) for second class Continue Reading →

China and pirates

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I wonder if China might show the world how a different strategy might work. Here is a SITREP from Stratfor.com:

China: Pirates Threaten Crew If Rescue Attempted
November 30, 2009
Somali pirates warned they would kill the crew of a mainland bulk carrier if the Chinese navy attempted to wrest control of the vessel from them, South China Morning Post reported Nov. 30. Pirates seized the coal ship De Xin Hai in mid-October and are holding 25 crewmembers. Pirate Nur stated that the pirates know China has arrayed its warships in Somalia waters to attack. He added that there have been negotiations to release the ship and the pirates are telling China not to attack and gamble with Chinese lives.

I wonder. China may be willing to gamble on the lives of this one crew by making a serious military effort to recover them and the ship and cargo. I bet after that, Chinese ships will all be sufficiently armed and any attempt (to which I am certain to three decimal places none will be made) to hijack one will be thwarted with deadly force. I bet we will notice as of the day after any Chinese recovery attempt is made, if one is made, a conspicuous absence of Chinese boats on the list of Somali pirate captures. Lets wait and see which strategy works better. The Chinese one if indeed this takes place, or the British one listed below:

This story from The Telegraph sent to me by Islam in Europe:

Navy regularly releases Somali pirates, even when caught in the act

The Royal Navy is regularly allowing Somalian pirates to go free because of the risk they would claim asylum if prosecuted in Europe.

Nick Britten
Published: 1:13PM GMT 29 Nov 2009

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Pirates terrorising ships in the Indian Ocean, looting and taking hostages, are often given medical checks and fed after being caught, before being sent of their way.

This is also sometimes because although they are carrying guns and other weapons, they have not been caught in the act of piracy and therefore have not technically committed a crime.

More than 340 suspected Somalian pirates have been captured by international naval forces in the last year and subsequently released on the advice of lawyers.

Pirates are currently holding a British couple, Rachel and Paul Chandler, from Tunbridge Wells, Kent, who said recently they feared they would be killed if the £4.2 million ransom is not paid.

Last week it emerged that two other Britons, James Grady and Peter French, were on a Saudi oil tanker that was captured by Somalis.

Julian Brazier, Conservative shipping spokesman, said: “It’s shameful that so many pirates are being returned to do it again.

For the rest please visit The Telegraph:

Another odd Obama pick?

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For the very first time I am considering the possibility that David Icke may be right and the world is actually ruled by ‘Lizard people’. One would hope though that technologically advanced people would be able to create better disguises. Or perhaps the batteries are wearing down on this one’s ‘woman suit’.  Of less concern than that this woman seems to be a human-lizard-alien hybrid, is that she feels that Mao is her political hero and inspiration.

There really is no way to talk oneself out of that. One can admire a persons accomplishments or specific things that may have said, but to call them your favorite philosopher over all pretty much means you agree with them. When ‘them’ is one of histories largest ever mass murderers, we have a serious problem in the White House.

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More Muslims should try toothpicks.

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Here is a SITREP you don’t see every day. Organized gangs of Chinese Muslims have been attacking Han Chinese with toothpicks and safety pins to ‘spread fear’. I would put this in the ‘piss me right off’ category. If I was attacked by a Muslim with a toothpick I would defend myself with a pork tenderloin. This would be proportional at least even if the UN would call it a war crime.

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From STRATFOR:

September 16, 2009
Police in the Xinjiang Uygur province arrested seven syringe needle attack groups, China Daily reported Sept. 16. The deputy director of the Urumqi public security bureau said 75 suspected syringe needle attackers were apprehended and more than 36 related cases are resolved. Eight needle attack suspects are tied to Tursunjianj Turdi, a group suspected of organizing several secret meetings to plot needle attacks and provoke hostilities among ethic groups. Suspects reportedly stabbed people with sewing needles, safety pins and toothpicks to spread fear.

China: Police Arrest Suspected ‘Terror Gang’ In Xinjiang
September 16, 2009
Six suspected members of a “terror gang” have been captured by police in China’s Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region, Chinese authorities said Sept. 16, Xinhua reported. Two of the alleged gang’s leaders were among those arrested, and materials for making explosive devices were seized in police raids in the suburbs of the city of Aksu, police said.

‘Five die’ in China ethnic unrest

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 BBC NEWS… Five people have been killed in ethnic unrest in China’s western city of Urumqi this week, officials say.
It was unclear how the deaths happened, but thousands of Han Chinese have been protesting over an unexplained spate of stabbings with syringes.

Many of the protesters blame ethnic Uighur Muslims for the stabbings.

Riot police used tear gas to disperse angry crowds earlier, and China’s top security official has arrived in Urumqi to try to restore order.

In July about 200 people – mostly Han Chinese – were killed in ethnic riots in Urumqi.

Chinese authorities blame Uighur separatists for July’s violence, saying it was orchestrated by Uighur separatists in exile.

Xinjiang’s population is split between mainly-Muslim Uighurs and Han Chinese – the country’s majority ethnic group. Continue Reading →

Really really harsh video of Chinese riots. This is pornographic in its horror

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[kaltura-widget wid=”0xscn87eia” width=”410″ height=”364″ addpermission=”3″ editpermission=”3″ /] Please see this web site if you speak or read Mandarin. Lots of photos and information there. Caution the photos are very harsh as well. Additional videos are at Bare Naked Islam. h/t jdamn and TROP.

China pleads for understanding as al-Qaeda vows revenge over Uighur deaths

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By Malcolm Moore in Shanghai ?Published: 2:41PM BST 14 Jul 2009 Telegraph UK

A mob of Han Chinese: China begins the hunt for rioters
The local government in Xinjiang has already said it will apply the death penalty to the instigators of the clashes between local Uighur Muslims and Han Chinese Photo: EPA

The local government in Xinjiang has already said it will apply the death penalty to the instigators of the clashes between local Uighur Muslims and Han Chinese Photo: EPA.
Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Mahgreb (AQIM) said it would target the 50,000 Chinese workers in Algeria and elsewhere in Northern Africa.
Two extremist web sites affiliated with al-Qaeda also made threats against the large numbers of Chinese people working in Saudi Arabia and the Middle East.

“Chop off their heads at their workplaces or in their homes to tell them that the time of enslaving Muslims has gone,” read one posting.
It is the first time that any al-Qaeda group has threatened China or its interests and illustrates the high price that Beijing may pay for the riots in Urumqi, in which at least 136 Han Chinese and 46 Uighurs died last week.
Beijing’s nervousness over its vast interests in Africa and the Middle East was underlined by the Foreign ministry, which rushed to reassure Muslims that China was not oppressing the Uighurs in the desert province of Xinjiang.
“We hope that our Muslim brothers can realise the truth of the July 5 incident in Urumqi. Once they know the truth, they would support our ethnic and religious policies and the measures the Chinese government has taken to deal with the incident,” said a spokesman.
The Foreign ministry was also quick to deny a charge of genocide against the Uighurs that has been levelled by Turkey, which, together with Iran, has emerged as one of Beijing’s sternest critics over the events of the past week.

“In which country could this be called genocide?” said a spokesman. “In 1949, the population of Uighurs in Xinjiang was 3.29 million, at present the Uighur population there is nearly 10 million, or three times more than 60 years ago. What kind of ethnic genocide is this?” he said.
Justin Crump, the head of terrorism analysis at Stirling Assynt, a London-based risk analysis group, said his company had come across threats from AQIM in the course of its normal monitoring.
“China has been able to operate with impunity in Afghanistan and Pakistan. al-Qaeda and the Taliban have left Chinese well alone,” he said.
But a report from his firm said: “There is an increased amount of ‘chatter’ on the internet among active Jihadists, who claim they want to see action to avenge the perceived injustices in Xinjiang.
“Some of these individuals have been actively seeking information on China’s interests in the Muslim world which they could use for targeting purposes,”
Three weeks ago, AQIM ambushed an Algerian security team protecting a Chinese construction project and killed 24 guards. Continue Reading →

CBC: China closes mosques to stop ‘ethnic’ unrest.

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From CBC Canada:

h/t taffy in Canada

China orders mosques closed amid ethnic unrest

one of the Huiger rioters

one of the Huiger rioters

Mosques in the riot-hit capital of China’s northwestern Xinjiang province have been ordered to stay closed for Friday prayers in the wake of recent ethnic violence, media reports quoted Chinese officials as saying.

An official who identified herself as a government worker but refused to give her name was quoted as saying the decision to close mosques in Urumqi had been made for public safety and that “people should stay at home today and pray.”

Separately, officials in the province’s southwestern city of Kashgar have told visiting journalists that they and other foreigners had to leave the city.

The city’s foreign affairs office said that although the city has had no unrest, the decision was made to ensure the safety of the visitors.

At least 156 people have died in ethnic violence between Han Chinese and minority Muslim Uighurs in Xinjiang since Sunday.

The protests started in Urumqi, when demonstrators gathered to demand justice for two Uighurs killed in June during a fight with their Han co-workers at a factory in southern China.

Officials have said that more than 1,000 have been injured and about 1,400 have been detained.

Hundreds of vehicles, stores and street vendor stalls were also damaged or set ablaze during the protests, officials said.

In response to the riot, hundreds of Han Chinese rampaged through the city Tuesday with sticks and meat cleavers, looking for Uighurs and revenge.

The Uighurs, an ethnically Turkic, predominantly Muslim group, make up the majority in Xinjiang.

Their relations have often been tense with the ethnic Han Chinese who predominate in the country. Many Uighurs feel they’re discriminated against by the government in Beijing and a Uighur separatist movement has existed for decades.

Two Chinese embassies attacked by ‘Pro-Uighur’s activists’

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According to Reuters:

July 7, 2009
The Chinese embassy in the Netherlands was attacked July 7 by exiled pro-Uighur activists who smashed windows, a Foreign Ministry representative said, Reuters reported. The attack in the Netherlands follows an attack on the Chinese consulate in Munich, Germany on July 6, when two unidentified people threw Molotov cocktails at the consulate building.

Also, from AFP:

©AFP / Peter Parks

A Han Chinese mob march up a street in Urumqi. Thousands of angry Han Chinese armed with poles, meat cleavers and other makeshift weapons stormed through Urumqi as the flashpoint city riven by ethnic tensions descended into chaos.

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