First-ever Migrant Worker Elected Chinese National Legislator – Xinhua

Posted by | Jan 21, 2008

From a very brief Xinhua dispatch:

A migrant worker in south China’s Guangdong Province was elected on Monday as deputy to the country’s top legislature, the National People’s Congress. [Full text]

Categories :

Tags :,

Related Posts

Glowing Post-Third Plenum Ministerial Press Conferences Met With Online Skepticism, Comment Filtering

Translation: The Death of a Courier on Earth’s Hottest Day on Record

Photo Essay: “My Hourly Wage”

Quote of the Day: “Still Not As Good As a Certain Someone Who Was Reelected Unanimously.”

Words of the Week: “Criminalizing Creditors” by Accusing Them of “Picking Quarrels”

Trump, Self-Serving Representatives, and Criticism of Xi Among Censored Topics in Run-Up to China’s “Two Sessions”

State Secrets Law Revised Amidst Ongoing National Security Campaign

Sun Liping’s “Three Simple Points” About Reviving the Economy Deleted From WeChat

Interview: Margaret Hillenbrand on Her Books “On the Edge” (2023) and “Negative Exposures” (2020)

Quote of the Day: “My Rights — Are Those of a Pedestrian in an Automobile Age”

Xinjiang Torture Trial Report, Migrant Worker Documentary Deleted

2023’s Most Notable Censored Articles (Part Two: Migrant Poverty, Revised Punishments Law, VPN Fines, Li Keqiang’s Death, Economic Woes)

Qin Gang Removed as Foreign Minister Without Explanation

CDT EBOOKS

DOWNLOAD EBOOKS

CDT Features

Subscribe to CDT

SUPPORT CDT

Unbounded by Lantern

Now, you can combat internet censorship in a new way: by toggling the switch below while browsing China Digital Times, you can provide a secure "bridge" for people who want to freely access information. This open-source project is powered by Lantern, know more about this project.

Google Ads 1

Giving Assistant

Google Ads 2

Anti-censorship Tools

Life Without Walls

Click on the image to download Firefly for circumvention

Open popup
X

Welcome back!

CDT is a non-profit media site, and we need your support. Your contribution will help us provide more translations, breaking news, and other content you love.

Donate