Epoch Times China news- As China Security Czar Loses Power, Communist Party Newspaper Touts ‘Political Reform’ May 16, 2012
- Chinese Activist Chen Guangcheng Condemns Abuse of His Family May 16, 2012
- Easier Registration For Social Organizations Might Pave Way for China’s Political Reform May 15, 2012
- Hero Showed How to Bust Through Propaganda in China May 15, 2012
- Petition From 300 Chinese Villagers Circulated in Politburo May 15, 2012
Monthly Archives: June 2011
Environmental Activist Banished, Demoted for Exposing Wetlands Destruction
DUBBED THE "Yellow River Estuary Goddess," Ren Zengying was adamant in protecting the Yellow River delta marshland near Dongying City, Shandong Province from human interference. A lover of birds and nature, she envisioned a pristine, safe environment for wildlife. When … Continue reading
10,000 Frogs Give Chinese Netizens Earthquake Scares
UNUSUALLY MANY FROGS swarmed onto the streets in a park in Shanxi Province on Tuesday morning, all marching in the same direction. The tiny frogs had reached such a number—at least 10,000—that a few local residents volunteered to redirect pedestrians, … Continue reading
Wen Cannot Hear Human Rights
AT THE LAST stop of his Europe trip, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao was all good when he and German Chancellor Angela Merkel talked about trade, science, technology, and Germany's business interests in China. But just as Merkel began to address … Continue reading
The Break-Up Wake-Up: Divorce Calculator Has Chinese Couples Rethinking Splits
AN ONLINE “divorce calculator” to work out the cost of splitting up has recently gained popularity in China half a year after it was introduced by the British government. The “My Divorce and Separation Calculator,” which helps couplesdraw up budgets, … Continue reading
Student Goes Insane After Repeated Accusations From School
INSTEAD OF SEEING her child graduate and work like other Chinese parents could, Mrs. Wu saw her son go insane. The story dates back to December 2006, when two anti-communist messages appeared on the website of Beijing Materials University, where … Continue reading
State-Run Magazine Attributes Mass Incidents to Family-Less Protesters
FOLLOWING A SERIES of mass incidents in Guangdong province along China’s southeast coast earlier this month, a Chinese state-run magazine has come up with a typically ridiculous explanation. It says the incidents are due to mistreated migrant workers and “family-less” … Continue reading
Banner Threatens Petitioners With Hard Labor
KEEP YOUR MOUTH shut. Or, air your grievances and risk being hauled off to a labor camp. That's the message being sent by a series of banners that have gone up in the Chinese county of Zunyi in Guizhou province, announcing that … Continue reading
China’s River Diversion Plan Highly Questionable
FACING SEVERE DROUGHT in the country’s northwest, China is considering diverting 530 trillion gallons of water—the equivalent of four Yellow Rivers—from Tibet’s Brahmaputra River to quench the land, China’s official mouthpiece Xinhua News Agency recently reported. “We thought this plan … Continue reading
Chinese Suspects Fake Identity to Enter Taiwanese Prisons
AUTHORITIES FROM CHINA, Taiwan, and four other Asian countries have recently nabbed 598 suspects of a multinational Internet and telephone fraud operation that swindled tens of thousands of people out of their money. Taiwanese police said the suspects include 410 … Continue reading
Chinese Official: ‘Independent Candidates’ Have No Legal Basis
IT'S OFFICIAL: Independent “candidates” for local elections in China are out. The Communist Party mouthpieces Xinhua and CCTV yesterday made clear what had only before been hinted at. China’s townships and counties routinely have “elections” every three and five years … Continue reading
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