Archive for the 'Politics' Category

Inside China Today – Sunday 28th March

Posted by Daniel Teng on Sunday, March 28th, 2010
 
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- South-west drought worsens, farmers fuming
- Chinese judicial independence a pipedream
- Human rights lawyers speak about US Resolution 605
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South-west drought worsens, farmers fuming
The continuing drought in south-western China has affected over 50 million people in the Yunnan, Guangxi, Sichuan, Chongqing, and Guizhou Provinces. Resentment is mounting amongst farmers over many issues, including rising inflation, the loss of fertile [...]

Inside China Today – Friday 20th March

Posted by Daniel Teng on Saturday, March 20th, 2010
 
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Inside China Today is a program which looks at issues within modern China. We examine the real issues and the real lives of Chinese people who’s stories often don’t receive much attention. In this episode we explore:
- Former PLA hero turned poor vagrant
- Dissidents speak out over CCP conference security
- Hainan farmlands seized, 13 arrested

Inside China Today – Sunday 14th March

Posted by Daniel Teng on Monday, March 15th, 2010
 
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- 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 [...]

Inside China Today – Friday 5th March

Posted by Daniel Teng on Saturday, March 6th, 2010
 
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- 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 [...]

Inside China Today – Sunday 14th February

Posted by Daniel Teng on Sunday, February 14th, 2010
 
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- Investigator into ‘tofu – buildings’ convicted
- Thousands of bird flu patients left undiagnosed in Daqing
- Workers protest in Suizhou, Hubei over wages
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Investigator into ‘tofu – buildings’ convicted
Tan Zuoren, author and famous environmentalist of Sichuan Province, has been sentenced to five years imprisonment. He was convicted of inciting subversion of state power, allegedly for criticizing [...]