From Reuters: China has formally arrested a lawyer who helped farmers in the southern province of Guangdong try to eject their village chief after a suspicious land deal, U.S.-based Radio Free Asia said. Guo Feixiong was detained about three weeks ago following clashes between police and residents of Taishi village, in the district of Panyu. […]
Read MoreFrom Independent: The start of the Chinese Year of the Dog is just four months away, but in the southern city of Guangzhou thousands of frightened dog owners and their pets are lying doggo after local authorities intensified a crackdown on unregistered animals. Unlicensed dogs are being rounded up by the police and, in the […]
Read MoreFrom Reuters: China’s Communist Party gathers behind closed doors this weekend for an annual meeting that will chart a course for the fast-growing economy and may see party chief Hu Jintao further consolidate his power. The party plenum opening on Saturday will be the first at which Hu holds all top party, military and state […]
Read MoreFrom AFP, via Khaleej Times: A blind social activist who blew the whistle on an east China county, which forced villagers to undergo sterilisations and detained those who refused, has been badly beaten, sources said on Wednesday. Chen Guangcheng, 34, has been under house arrest since mid-August for speaking out against violations of family planning […]
Read MoreFrom Chicago Tribune, via San Jose Mercury News (free registration required): Mr. Li, a 64-year-old retiree with an upset stomach, reached Beijing’s most famous hospital one morning recently, ready to see a doctor. He brought a blanket, newspapers and a bag of fruit. With any luck, he would stand in line for just 26 hours. […]
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