Also from today’s Washington Post: “……The party functionary, a 52-year-old former farmer with a middle-school education, captured the national imagination with his complaints because most Chinese are all too aware of the official corruption that has accompanied the last 25 years of economic liberalization. The tale of a county-level party secretary recounting his struggles against […]
Read MoreInteresting question, isn’t it? Washington Post had an OP-ED article: Dismantling the Wall, written by a former Fulbright scholar in China, raising some important points on this issue. The author, Tim Dorsett, started his article with the case of Zhao Yan: “Last month Zhao Yan, a 37-year-old Chinese businesswoman, was beaten and doused with pepper […]
Read MoreBBC reported that “a pilot programme in rural China is offering cash and other incentives to families who have daughters. ” Also from People’s Daily: “Zhang Weiqing, minister of the State Family Planning Commission, indicated on August 12: China will create a strong atmosphere of showing love for baby girls nationwide through three-five years of efforts and curb […]
Read MoreAccording to Associated Press: “though China is now the world’s No. 3 oil importer, depending on foreign fuel to run its booming factories, the country’s consumption remains strong even with crude surpassing $45 a barrel. Neighboring South Korea is struggling to cope with oil’s rising price, but in China, labor is so cheap that businesses […]
Read MoreThis report is from VOA: “Despite China’s staggering economic growth, the number of Chinese poor is on the rise. Beijing is promising relief as frustrated peasants demand a share of the country’s newfound prosperity. The number of Chinese living in abject poverty surged by roughly 800,000 last year. The government’s poverty task force disclosed last […]
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