Archive for November, 2008

Monitoring of recent recession funds questioned

Posted by Michael Anderson on Friday, November 28th, 2008
 
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Recently, the Chinese Communist government issued a speech that they will be strictly supervising the 4 trillion yu en worth of funds that will be used to help its fading economy. Prof. Xie Tian, a Commentator from Sound of Hope Radio said that the problem is that the regime does not have the infrastructure [...]

Millions rebel against the execution of Yang Jia

Posted by Michael Anderson on Friday, November 28th, 2008
 
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The case of Yang Jia has come to a close. Yang Jia murdered six policemen in Shanghai in July, yet the people of China had labelled him a citizen’s hero. You only need know the way citizens are mistreated by the authorities and government to understand [...]

EU parliamentarian meets Chinese human rights lawyer

Posted by Michael Anderson on Friday, November 28th, 2008
 
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Member of the European Parliament Helga Truepel successfully met with renowned human rights lawyer Zhen En-chong, 58, on Thursday in Shanghai. The pair exchanged their views on various issues concerning China, and Zhen believes that the breakthrough by a foreign politician to meet with him is of great significance.

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Labour dispute sparks riot in Dongguan, cars overturned

Posted by Michael Anderson on Friday, November 28th, 2008
 
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A mass group protest erupted on Tuesday afternoon in Guangdong province, involving between 2-3000 people. The riot was sparked by labour disputes at a toy factory in Dongguan, and left at least 6 people injured and police and patrol vehicles overturned.

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30 years since China’s “reform and opening up,” but things are worse, expert says.

Posted by Michael Anderson on Friday, November 28th, 2008
 
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The year 2008 marks the 30th anniversary of Communist China’s “reform and opening up.” However, in the past 30 years, the disparity of wealth in China is as bad as ever, and various types of appeals are on the rise. In 2007 alone there were 30 million more petition cases appealing to higher authorities. This [...]