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Inside China Today – Sunday 8th August

Posted by Daniel Teng on Sunday, August 8th, 2010
 
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- Jilin floods cause chemical spill
- Swept away, massive flash flood destroys bridge
- Explosion shakes Nanjing
- Special police on high alert, hundreds arrested
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Jilin floods cause chemical spill
Storms have caused severe flash flooding along the Songhua River. Houses have been swamped and several reservoirs damaged. To make things worse, on July 27th, over 7,000 barrels of toxic chemical was swept [...]

Inside China Today – Sunday 1st August

Posted by Daniel Teng on Monday, August 2nd, 2010
 
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- Corruption: a leech on Henan’s food industry
- Police backed thugs attack local fisherman
- Blue-Ear Plague kills pigs, diseased pork sold
- Suzhou villagers continue fight against land seizures
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Corruption: a leech on Henan’s food industry
The head of major food supply company Jiyuan has been accused of trading expired wheat. Mr Zhai formerly worked at Jiyuan Food [...]

Inside China Today – Sunday 11th July

Posted by Daniel Teng on Sunday, July 11th, 2010
 
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- Spoiled rice: Greenpeace vs. Wal-Mart
- New law firm to fight injustice
- CCP Secretary selling off village properties
- ‘Global Quit the CCP’ day draws response from mainland Chinese
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Spoiled rice: Greenpeace vs. Wal-Mart
Greenpeace is suing global retail giant Wal-Mart for illegally selling transgenic rice in China. An attorney for the organization filed the complaint on the 28th of June, at [...]

Inside China Today – Sunday 6th June

Posted by Daniel Teng on Monday, June 7th, 2010
 
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- IT factories cause severe pollution
- “A father vows to pursue justice no matter how long it takes”
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IT factories cause severe pollution
China’s IT industry is severely polluting the environment, according to a recent report. The ‘2010 IT Suppliers Metal Pollutions’ report was released by 34 environmental groups on April 26th. Many global information technology brands [...]

Inside China Today – Friday 19th February

Posted by Daniel Teng on Saturday, February 20th, 2010
 
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- Liaoning authorities search for organizers of ‘Petitioners New Year
- Regime blocking the rights of lawyers
- Chinese Communist Party sues victims of toxic milk
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Liaoning authorities search for organizers of ‘Petitioners New Year’
Over 60 homeless petitioners held the Inaugural Petitioners’ Chinese New Year Gala on February 5th. The gala was held at a simple location [...]