Inside China Today – Friday 20th March
A former hero of the PLA is now forced to wander homeless around Beijing petitioning (not pictured).
- Former PLA hero turned poor vagrant
- Dissidents speak out over CCP conference security
- Hainan farmlands seized, 13 arrested
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Former PLA hero turned poor vagrant
A former hero of the People’s Liberation Army, is now blacklisted and has been reduced to petitioning. Wang Guilin, who served during the Sino-Vietnam War, has petitioned to the Letters and Complaints Bureau over injustices he suffered as a result of the war. His appeal has largely been ignored.
Wang Guilin fought in a series of border skirmishes in Vietnam in 1985. This was part of a greater series of conflicts from 1984 to 89, which is known unofficially as the ‘second Sino-Vietnam War’. It followed the first, official 1979 Sino-Vietnam War. Wang led the ‘106th Dagger Division’ charged with the 211th main offensive of Lao Son. Severe battles raged for six days and nights. The division gained six key hilltop positions and killed 12 enemy soldiers. They received awards from the Kunming Military Region; and were recognised as a ‘model of solid attack’. Wang Guilin was recognised for his contribution and was promoted to battalion commander. Subsequently, higher ranking military personnel began misreporting the actual size of the victories, to gain more credit and prestige. After an investigation was carried out, soldiers including Wang Guilin became scapegoats for the misrepresentation. Continue reading »
Inside China Today – Sunday 14th March
Two major CCP conferences have concluded, but what's been achieved? (flickr/Bernt Rostad)
- Conferences a waste of time
- Severe drought in Yunnan, authorities nowhere to be seen
- Chinese regime denies women’s rights
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Conferences a waste of time
The National People’s Congress and the People’s Political Consultative Conference are currently being held in Beijing. Authorities have boosted the security presence. Gao Yu, an award winning journalist in Beijing was interviewed for her thoughts on the conferences. She believes such events are frivolous and won’t solve any problems.
According to Gao Yu, ever since the June 4th Tiananmen Square Massacre, dissidents have been forbidden from the two conferences. This, she believes, has reduced the meetings to mere exhibitions. She said (recording):
“These conferences are completely unnecessary. The so-called People’s Congress and the Political Consultative Conference are a complete waste of people’s money. It’s simply the largest meeting for officials of the regime. All participants are officials; the so-called democratic conferences are just showpieces. All these people are machines. What kind of problems can they resolve?” Continue reading »
SPECIAL UPDATE – Human rights commission investigates Indonesian Ministry of Communications
Johny Nelson Simanjuntak of Indonesia's Commission on Human Rights holds a press conference discussing their investigation.
This episode is dedicated to a recent development in the situation with Radio Erabaru. The issue has caught the attention of Indonesia’s National Commission on Human Rights and the Indonesian media. The commissioner held a press conference highlighting the role of the Human Rights Commission will play.
Have a listen to find out the contents of that meeting.
For more information please visit the Epoch Times.
Inside China Today – Friday 5th March
Many women in rural areas of China can be forced into having abortions or sterilisations if they're caught breaching the one-child policy (flickr/ccyber3).
- Dire one-child policy enforced by criminals
- Dissidents unhappy with police presence around Party conferences
- Official embezzles 800 thousand Yuan from farmers
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Dire one-child policy enforced by criminals
Criminal gangs are enforcing the one-child policy, according to a villager from Wancang Village of Zhejiang Province. Crime gangs along with public security and village-level officials have united in threatening and forcing women to undergo abortions. This has caused major damage and death to victims. The local government has admitted this kind of treatment is widespread throughout China.
Mr. Ma from Yazhuang Village claimed his sister-in-law died from an abortion. She was forced to have the abortion by a local family-planning official. Mr Ma’s wife has been ill since undergoing similar surgery. She’s had stomach pains, a sore waist and bouts of dizziness. The doctor told them the surgery may have damaged her nerves, and misplaced the inner membrane of her womb. She’s also developed cysts in her ovaries. Mr Ma says she now needs to take regular medicine, and her womb will have to be removed. Continue reading »
SPECIAL REPORT: Radio EraBaru case reaches Supreme Court
Radio Erabaru staff held a press conference on Monday February 22nd regarding government interference with their broadcasts.
In this special Inside China Today we bring you the latest on the situation involving Radio Erabaru’s broadcast in Indonesia.
Listen to the thoughts and opinions of the Director of Erabaru Raymond Tan. And three European Parliament members, Ana Gomes, Heidi Hautala, and Charles Tannock.
Radio Erabaru
Radio Erabaru’s main webpage (in Indonesian) Continue reading »
