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Chinese Farmers Fight Back Against State Controls

So far at the 18th Party Congress, observers have found few signs that point to substantial political reforms under the new leadership. But while Chinese political insiders debate the merits of reforming the system from the top,...

Female Cadre In Search Of Love

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Illegal Toll Collectors Make Billions

Driving in China can be an expensive, and sometimes dangerous, task. Now, the National Audit Office reports that illegal highway tolls have taken at least 23.1 billion yuan (about 3.1 billion U.S. dollars) on toll roads in 18...

Large amount of illegitimate educational fees found last year – Wang Li

From Xinhua News Agency via sina.com (in Chinese), translated by CDT (link): It is learned from a meeting in Guiyang on March 29 that more than 10,000 cases of illegitimate educational fees were found across the country last year, totaling about 2 billion renmimbi, or $250 million.

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