From AP: Only authorized dramas are allowed on Chinese prime-time television, customs inspectors are seizing books on Mao Zedong at China’s borders and newspapers are prohibited from running stories on the Communist Party’s misdeeds. In the midst of a sensitive political season, China’s machinery of state control is gearing up to make sure that nothing […]
Read MoreFrom Chicago Tribune: In a move that speaks to China’s growing significance in the global economy, its government said Friday it will look for more aggressive ways to invest sizable portions of its massive $1 trillion currency reserves. The new Chinese pool of money, expected to total $200 billion to $300 billion, would instantly create […]
Read MoreFrom BBC News: A protest staged by thousands of rural workers in central China ended in violent clashes last week, reports say. Several people were injured as up to 20,000 people clashed with 1,000 police in Hunan province on Friday, a local official told Reuters news agency. The Boxun Chinese news website said the clash […]
Read MoreChen Zhili (ÈôàËá≥Á´ã), a member of China’s State Council (ÂõΩÂä°ÂßîÂëò), said at the CPPCC that her monthly compensation, including salary and all stipends, is 10,000 yuan ($1,250), reports Singtaonet. Minister of Science and Technology, Xu Guanhua (ÂæêÂ܆Âçé), also exposed that his monthly compensation is 8,000 yuan ($1,000). China’s leaders rarely reveal their incomes. A few […]
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