From Xinhuanet: “A searchable database of marriage registration records is being set up as a first step in helping to prevent bigamy in Beijing. Eighteen districts and counties are taking part, forming a network through which marriage records can be checked to ensure that neither bride- nor groom-to-be are already wed to anyone else. ” […]
Read MoreHuang Jingao, who received threats after exposing corruption in Fujian, has been relieved of his duties as county Communist Party chief and confined to his home while officials carry out an investigation, according to the Washington Post: “The fate of the whistle-blower, Huang Jingao, party secretary for Lianjiang county in Fujian province, demonstrated the potential […]
Read MoreFrom News.Com.Au: “China today said it knew nothing about a submarine that entered Japanese waters near a disputed gas field sparking a high seas chase, but was watching the issue closely. ”
Read MoreAccording to Hong Kong press reports, President Hu Jintao has intervened in the large-scale protests over the building of a hydroelectric dam in Hanyuan County, Sichuan and has ordered work open the dam halted until the relocation issue can be resolved. The Straits Times reports that, “In the edict conveyed by State Council deputy secretary-general […]
Read MoreFrom Asia Times, Li Yongyan wrote: “While Mao Zedong executed an occasional protester at public meetings and Deng Xiaoping ordered the Tiananmen students dispersed and killed with machine-guns, all President Hu does now is offer appeasement. And that represents weakness in the eyes of opportunists ready to seize on any perceived failing. Beijing is not […]
Read MoreIris Chang, author of the Rape of Nanking, was found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, yesterday. She was 36 years old. A full AP report is here. Chang’s work is also introduced in this site.
Read MoreThe People’s Daily reported on a protest by workers in Guangdong who demanded better working conditions and benefits. Calling the gathering of 1000 disgruntled workers an “outdoor meeting,” the paper acknowledged that, “The victory of the workers at the Shanlin Technology plant comes at a time when growing numbers of workers are becoming disgruntled with […]
Read More“Nine hundred billion tonnes of water flow down China’s greatest river, the Yangtze, every year. On the way, it powers the world’s biggest hydro-electric scheme, slakes the thirst of 400 million people and serves as a rubbish dump for a growing number of supercities, factories, farms and ships. Jonathan Watts traces its path from source […]
Read MoreOnce again, ESWN has helped us all out by translating a useful article by Liang Zhi, giving an inside account of the life of a Chinese journalist, including the widespread corruption, government censorship, and poor working conditions he witnessed as a reporter at an unnamed paper: “There is a nice saying about reporters,” he writes. […]
Read MoreFrom Sohu.com: ”About 80 per cent of Chinese senior citizens in urban areas will live alone by 2010, in a country where traditionally several generations lived under one roof. Statistics from the China Research Centre on Aging (CRCA) show that China currently has more than 23.4 million elderly living alone, accounting for 30 per cent […]
Read MorePeople’s Daily has interviewed four experts on U.S. policy about prospects for U.S.-China relations over the next four years of another Bush administration. The full report is here. In another recent article, People’s Daily interviewed Taiwan relations experts on potential changes in the Bush administration’s Taiwan policy: “Observers of the cross-strait situation believe faced with […]
Read MoreA submarine suspected of being a Chinese nuclear sub reportedly entered Japanese waters. According to Kyodo News: “The intrusion prompted the Japanese government to order the Maritime Self-Defense Force to take security action for only the second time ever, Chief Cabinet Secretary Hiroyuki Hosoda said. P-3C patrol planes from the MSDF detected and are tracking […]
Read MoreAsia Times has profiled Jimmy Lai, owner of Hong Kong’s Next Media empire, which has recently expanded into Taiwan: “‘It’s very exciting to live in a democracy. It’s too tempting,’ Lai said when asked by members of Taiwan media in late May 2001 why he officially changed his residence to Taiwan. Lai offers a revealing […]
Read MoreSouthern China is experiencing the worst drought since 1951, according to Xinhua: “In Jiangxi Province alone, drought is affecting more than 202,000 hectares of crops and making it difficult to supply enough drinking water to 620,000 people and 260,000 livestock.” The full report is here.
Read MoreA Guangzhou-based printing plant for Hong Kong’s Ming Pao paper has been closed, apparently after the paper printed illegal gambling tips. See the South China Morning Post article here.
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