Chinese Environmental Law Enforcement: Current Deficiencies and Suggested Reforms – Wang Canfa

by | Jun 17, 2007

From Vermont Journal of Environmental Law: Abstract: Chinese environmental laws and regulations are abundant, but suffer from a lack of proper adherence and enforcement. This deficiency remains prevalent because: legislative objectives remain unachieved; enforcement is superficial; excessive time exists between noncompliance and enforcement; available punishment for noncompliance is inadequate; injured parties are not properly compensated; […]

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China’s Growth Pushed Up by the Grassroots – John Garnaut

by | Jun 17, 2007

From The Sydney Morning Herald: The ageing cadres of revolutionary China are not happy that their country has progressed from being one of the worlds most egalitarian nations to one of the least, in just one generation. Income inequality in Communist China now outstrips that in libertarian America and kleptocratic Russia. The rich-poor gap is […]

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China-U.S. Still Dancing – Zhou Qing’an and Pang Zhongying

by | Jun 17, 2007

From Beijing Review: When the second round of SED opened in Washington, DC, a two-day meeting co-chaired by Chinese Vice Premier Wu Yi and U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, the mass media did not expect any breakthroughs. They understood that this dialogue was part of a bureaucratic process and was under no illusions. What is […]

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Chinese Investors Fear Burst of Stock Bubble – Wieland Wagner

by | Jun 17, 2007

From Spiegel Online: Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, 64, likes to come across as being concerned about harmony in the People’s Republic. Wherever the flipside of the country’s economic boom causes dissatisfaction, the friendly communist leader hurries to the scene and comforts those who have lost out. He embraces the urban poor, listens to the concerns […]

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China Catches Slave-Labor Boss Amid National Uproar – Reuters

by | Jun 16, 2007

From Reuters, an update in the Shanxi brick kiln case: Chinese police have captured a man accused of holding workers in virtual slavery, state media reported on Sunday amid a national scandal over rural teenagers and men forced to work in brutal, furnace-like brick kilns. Heng Tinghan is accused of holding 31 workers in a […]

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The Thirteen Word Advertisement In Chengdu Evening News – Tie Lu

by | Jun 16, 2007

ESWN translates an essay by a former employee of the Chengdu Evening News about how “a thirteen word advertisement that is the size of a cigarette” was able to be published without the editors’ knowledge: From the process how the whole affair unfolded, this was a planned “prank.” This “prank” reflected the public opinion of […]

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Media Coverage of the Brick Kiln Case

by | Jun 16, 2007

The Shanxi brick kiln forced labor case is drawing a lot of attention from the Western media. From the New York Times: The children, and many adults, reportedly, have been forced to work under brutal conditions ” scantily clothed, unpaid and often fed little more than water and steamed buns ” in the brick kilns […]

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Hua Guofeng Interview with Felix Greene

by | Jun 16, 2007

Blip.tv has posted a lengthy interview with Hua Guofeng, Mao Zedong’s designated successor as Chairman of the Communist Party who was later ousted by Deng Xiaoping. The interview, conducted by journalist Felix Greene in 1979, was Hua’s first personal interview. Below is Part 1 of the three part video. The rest can be viewed here: […]

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Obstacles in Way of Blood System – Keralanext.com

by | Jun 16, 2007

From Keralanext.com: Despite recent progress, obstacles like uneven development, illegal blood sales and safety concerns still persist in the blood-donation system, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said yesterday. In a notice published on its website (www.moh.gov.cn), the ministry said it would launch a national probe into illegal blood collection this month. The campaign will end […]

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US Tightens High-tech Export Controls for China – Business Report

by | Jun 16, 2007

From Business Report: The United States late Friday slapped new restrictions on high-technology exports to China and moved to create a pool of so-called “trusted customers” within the Chinese business community who will be rewarded for compliance with US guidelines. The measures, announced by the Commerce Department , came amid growing concern in the administration […]

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On the Illegality of the Anti-rightist Struggle–Written on the 50th Anniversary of the Anti-Rightist Movement РBao Tong

by | Jun 16, 2007

From RFA Unplugged: On June 8, 1957, by the decree of Mao Zedong, an anti-rightist announcement entitled “Why is this?” appeared in the People’s Daily. Deng Xiaoping immediately took charge of the anti-rightist rectification working group set up by Party central, and rooted out 550,000 “rightists” from among five million Chinese intellectuals nationwide. Their collective […]

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