From Qizhi Meinu Tuming Blog, translated by CDT: According to People.Com.Cn, Beijing Jing Xi Hotel is well prepared to serve the members of the two sessions meeting (as the NPC and CPPCC are called). For meals, the hotel made...
Read MoreFrom CRI.cn via China.org: Police have threatened to prosecute bad boy Chinese author Wang Shuo after he confessed he takes drugs and visits prostitutes during an interview on a Phoenix TV talk show. …Wang Shuo frankly disclosed the unsavory details of his personal life on the show without reservation, triggering a heated debate on the […]
Read MoreFrom Xinhua: Ads for soft drinks and fashion magazines have crept onto Chinese campuses – not only spoiling the ambiance but undermining the very essence of education in the arts and sciences. Fashion Maker, a young advertising company owned and operated by a team of college undergraduates, has bought up ad space in the dining […]
Read MoreFrom Letters from China blog: CPPCC member Yu Quanyu (ÂñªÊùÉÂüü) said that “Hanjian (a traitor to China) speech” (ʱâ•∏Ë®ÄËÆ∫) should be punished as a criminal offence.(Ming Pao; in translation) According to Yu Quanyu, 11 European countries have enacted law banning Holocaust denial. The relevant law has been strictly enforced in Austria. China should follow suit. […]
Read MoreFrom The China in Transition blog: To revive China’s traditional culture is not equal to do some restoration shows, said Wang Xudong, a CPPCC national committee member. “There are increasing calls for reenergizing and reviving traditional culture, and all kinds of suggestions as well as practices are developing dynamically. But most of them are only […]
Read MoreFrom Global Voices Online: If you’ve been following the glorious progress being made in this year’s rounds of the parliamentary-ish National People’s Congress and the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, where members of China’s government and military from across the country meet in the highest halls of power, make proposals and decide the future of […]
Read MoreFrom Economist.com: The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has governed China since 1949 and retains an iron grip on politics. Other parties and folk religion are illegal, criticisms quickly suppressed. At the 16th Party Congress in 2002 Hu Jintao was named leader of the CCP and Wen Jiabao prime minister. Mr Hu, who was thought to […]
Read MoreFrom The New Europe: Escalating tensions between China and Taiwan threaten to cast a dark shadow on the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. From the route the Olympic torch takes to under which name and flag Taiwan athletes march into the stadium for the Games, everything suddenly seems in doubt. Taiwan’s President Chen Shui-bian’s announcement March […]
Read MoreFrom China Daily: Kentucky Fried Chicken, the US fast food giant has again sparked food safety concerns around China, with its outlets being accused of repeatedly using same frying oil for as many as 10 days, which experts believe may cause cancer. The Guangzhou-based Information Times reports that KFC branches in some cities in northwest […]
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 […]
Read MoreAn old man protesting against the high tuition on the street of Chongqing , via www.xitek.com
Read MoreFrom AP, via Center for Research on Globalization: China will soon create one of the world’s largest investment funds, with ramifications for global stock, bond and commodities markets and for how the U.S. finances its trade deficits. Finance Minister Jin Renqing said on Friday the aim is to make more profitable use of its $1 […]
Read MoreFrom Xinhua: China will have more women deputies to the next National People’s Congress (NPC), or parliament, according to a bill being discussed at the ongoing annual session of the 10th NPC. The bill, to be put for voting next week, says that “the proportion of women deputies to the 11th National People’s Congress should […]
Read MoreFrom yWeekend, translated by ESWN: “It is not easy to find a boyfriend for He Zhili (‰ΩïÊô∫‰∏Ω). The man must have good looks and character, and he must possess at least 10 million RMB in wealth.” While Ye Yonglie (Âè∂Ê∞∏ÁÉà) is giving his thoughts to the reporter this side, the netizens are cursing their hearts […]
Read MoreThe Dalai Lama published following essay on Globe and Mail today: On the occasion of the 48th anniversary of the Tibetan people‘s peaceful uprising in Lhasa in 1959, I offer my prayers and tribute to all those Tibetans who have suffered and sacrificed their lives for the cause of the Tibetan people. I also express […]
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