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Black and White Cat has posted the official Xinhua report about Premier Wen Jiabao’s visit to an AIDS village in Henan Province, together with a post from activist Hu Jia about what really goes on when top leaders visit the area: Premier Wen Jiabao doesn’t know that the last time he visited, 1,200 police were […]
Read MoreFrom the Burmese exile publication Irawaddy: A petition signed by more than 50,000 people and 24 international organizations has been sent to the Chinese government calling for a halt to the construction of dam projects in Burma to allow full inquiries to first of all take place. Burma Rivers Network said the petition was being […]
Read MoreFrom AP: China’s campaign to make its drugs safer is showing results, its food and drug administration said Monday, with over 7,300 pharmaceutical companies withdrawing applications for drug approval under new rules. The State Food and Drug Administration also said it is working to restore its reputation after its previous head was executed this summer […]
Read MoreAs international global warming talks open in Bali, all eyes are on China (and the U.S. and India) to see how the country will respond to calls for greater controls of greenhouse gas emissions. From Bloomberg: China and the U.S. each say they want the other to take on binding commitments to limit emissions in […]
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