| Liu Zhijun's Downfall—Catalyst to Ridding Zhou Yongkang Posted: 29 May 2012 06:09 PM PDT | Follow us on TWITTER: twitter.com Like us on FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com The Chinese Communist Party(CCP)'s ex-Railway Minister Liu Zhijun was formally expelled from the Party and transferred to judicial organs on May 28. Analysts say the Railway Ministry has always been controlled by Jiang's clique. Hu and Wen's repeated axing of Liu Zhijun and the head of high-speed rail projects, Zhang Shuguang, can be deemed the catalyst frustrating the forces headed by Jiang Zemin and Zhou Yongkang, ahead of the CCP's 18th Congress. On May 28, China's media reported that Liu Zhijun, the CCP's ex-Railway Minister, was ousted from the Party for his severe disciplinary violation and has been transferred to judicial organs on suspicion of crime. Liu had promoted major expansions in railway construction since being appointed as Railway Minister in 2003. Within 5 years China had built the world's largest high-speed rail system—it was China's "Railway Great Leap Forward". China's railway sector owns its own independent courts, policemen, and enterprises—an "independent kingdom". However, corruption within the independent railway system became exposed, after the Wenzhou Train Crash incident. Critic Hong Jian says the CCP officials are all corruptible and the regime uses the "fight against corruption" as a means to "purge internal dissidents and control resources". Hong Jian: "The Railway Ministry, which is controlled by the blood-debt clan, shocked the world for its corruption. The Wenzhou <b>...</b> | Views: 1 0 ratings | | Time: 03:42 | More in News & Politics |
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| Frequent Rape Reports: Public Call for Officials'Punishment Posted: 29 May 2012 06:06 PM PDT | Follow us on TWITTER: twitter.com Like us on FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com After reports of rape incidents in Xishui, Guizhou Province and Lishui, Zhejiang Province, large scale prostitution of female students has now been reported in Yongkang, Zhejiang Province. Several National People's Congress (NPC) deputies and entrepreneurs are involved. Meanwhile, Li Xingong, Deputy Director of the Municipal Administrative Office in Yongcheng, Henan Province was arrested on rape charges. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) claimed that Li has raped over 10 girls. The actual number of victims reported by the public is nearly 100. The public have appealed for punishment of those monsters officials, to stop them from harming young girls. Tao Xinian is a real-name registered microblog user and senior reporter from Time Weekly. On May 27, Tao used an online nickname Jianshang Taoci, and said that several NPC deputies and entrepreneurs are involved in large scale prostitution of female students in Yongkang, Zhejiang Province. According to media reports from China on May 28, police in Yongkang are investigating a prostitution case. This involved female middle school students, and they have arrested 10 suspects. It was reported on the Yongcheng, Henan Province municipal website the previous day that Li Xingong, Deputy Director of the Municipal Administrative Office, has been detained since May 25 by police. The CCP government claimed that Li Xingong has raped over 10 girls. The actual number of <b>...</b> | Views: 5 0 ratings | | Time: 03:54 | More in News & Politics |
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| India, Burma Boost Energy and Trade Ties Posted: 29 May 2012 01:58 PM PDT | For more news and videos visit ➡ english.ntdtv.com Follow us on Twitter ➡ http Add us on Facebook ➡ on.fb.me India signed 12 crucial agreements to boost energy and trade links with neighboring Burma on Monday. Following a successful bilateral meeting presided over by Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Myanmar President Thein Sein, officials of both countries signed the agreements in the national capital Nay Pyi Taw. The two Asian countries signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for India- Myanmar border area development, including a $500 million credit line between Export Import Bank of India and Myanmar Foreign Trade Bank. An air services agreement was signed as well. India also signed MOUs for development of Burma Institute of Information Technology and an advanced center for agricultural research, Yezin Agricultural University. Other MOUs inked were for the establishment of a rice (paddy) bio park, organizing border haats (rural market) and joint trade and investment forum. India is Burma's third-biggest export market after Thailand and China. | Views: 5 0 ratings | | Time: 01:20 | More in News & Politics |
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| Past NTD Dance Competition Winners Talk About Their Experience Posted: 29 May 2012 01:34 PM PDT | For more news and videos visit ➡ english.ntdtv.com Follow us on Twitter ➡ http Add us on Facebook ➡ on.fb.me This year NTD Television is holding its 5th Classical Chinese Dance Competition from June through July. Past winners speak about the essence of classical Chinese dance. The winners include dancers from the Shen Yun Performing Arts—and they talk about their experience at the competition. As NTD Television is gearing up for its 5th International Classical Chinese Dance Competition, winners of previous years' competitions share their thoughts. They speak about their experience of the competition. Many of the winners are members of Shen Yun Performing Arts, a classical Chinese dance and music company based in New York. Shen Yun lead dancer Faustina Quach talks about the rigorous training. [Faustina Quach, Shen Yun Lead Dancer]: "We've to stretch legs, back, and stuff like that. There's also flipping... postures, movements, there are three parts, the stretching, flipping, the basic foundation stuff, on bar, and then the movements." She speaks of the inner state of the dancer. [Faustina Quach, Shen Yun Lead Dancer]: "When we learn the classical movements, it's not just doing the movements, it's about the inner feeling while you're doing the movements that's the hardest part about that. You're not just moving your four limbs. You've to dance with your heart. And that's what moves the audience. For some people, that's also the hardest thing for them...You've to <b>...</b> | Views: 6 1 ratings | | Time: 03:59 | More in Entertainment |
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| Germany's Annual Pentecost Ride Celebrates 600 Years Posted: 29 May 2012 01:10 PM PDT | For more news and videos visit ➡ english.ntdtv.com Follow us on Twitter ➡ http Add us on Facebook ➡ on.fb.me More than 900 horsemen attended the 600th annual Pentecost Ride on Monday in Bad Koetzting in southwestern Germany. In the biggest procession in Europe on the Pentecost weekend was accompanied by the bishop of Regensburg Gerhard Ludwig Mueller. Tens of thousand of onlookers lined the way to get a glimpse of the horses which were decorated elaborately and the horsemen in traditional costumes. The pilgrimage led from Bad Koetzting to a church in Steinbuehl about seven kilometers away. [Wolfgang Ludwig, Mayor of Bad Koetzting]: "The ride is extraordinary if the weather plays along. And the impressions when we ride through the beautiful Bavarian countryside, that is a very good feeling." According to the legend in 1412 a priest was to bring the sacrament to a dying man in the tiny church in nearby Steinbuehl. Since bandits lurked along the way, some young men from the village protected the priest on horseback. After the successful journey, the lads vowed to undertake the journey annually. Women are not allowed to take part in the procession. Pentecost is a prominent holiday in the Christian calendar, commemorating the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the remaining eleven Apostles of Christ. For this reason, Pentecost is sometimes described as the "Birthday of the Church." Pentecost is celebrated seven weeks (50 days) after Easter Sunday. | Views: 8 1 ratings | | Time: 01:58 | More in Travel & Events |
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| Former CCP Journalist: Tiananmen Massacre Must Be Re-evaluated Posted: 28 May 2012 11:53 PM PDT | For more news and videos visit ☛ english.ntdtv.com Follow us on Twitter ☛ http Add us on Facebook ☛ on.fb.me As China's communist authorities continue a period of intense political struggle, there have been rumors that major aspects of the Party's political platform are to be reevaluated. Among the most historically significant reforms being called for by some tied with the Party is the re-evaluation of 1989's Tiananmen Square massacre of student protestors. The anniversary of the June 4th, 1989 massacre of protesting students in Tiananmen Square is once again approaching. Accurate historical accounts of the massacre have long been censored in mainland China, where the events are a major politically sensitive issue. This year is seen as especially significant, as the Communist Party is in the midst of a once-in-a-decade leadership transition—one that has been marked with explosive political developments, widely reported to reflect intense struggles at the Party's highest levels. Many inside and outside the Party have proposed specific political reforms. According to some Chinese news sites, there are even plans circulating to "rehabilitate" the 1989 protest movement—a move that would be politically unprecedented as an endorsement of democratic politics. "Li Wei" is the alias of a former Communist Party journalist interviewed by NTD in Hong Kong, where she spoke at the "June Fourth Commemorative Museum", a museum dedicated to exposing the uncensored history of the <b>...</b> | Views: 97 5 ratings | | Time: 02:47 | More in News & Politics |
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| Chinese Communist Party Expels Former Railways Minister Posted: 28 May 2012 11:57 PM PDT | For more news and videos visit ☛ english.ntdtv.com Follow us on Twitter ☛ http Add us on Facebook ☛ on.fb.me The Chinese Communist Party has expelled former railways minister Liu Zhijun. He had been removed from his railways ministry position in February 2011 for "serious disciplinary violations" with allegations of corruption and bribery. His ouster from the Party—announced Monday—indicates that he will almost certainly be convicted in court. Liu was railways minister from 2003 to 2011. He had spearheaded much of China's high-speed rail development. That system came under intense scrutiny last July when a train collision killed 40 people in the city of Wenzhou, raising concerns over safety in track construction and signaling. Liu had already been removed from his position several months before that crash, but he may still be held partially responsible, in particular because in China, politics and public scrutiny can have a major impact on court decisions. Liu had close ties to former Chinese leader Jiang Zemin. | Views: 61 2 ratings | | Time: 01:07 | More in News & Politics |
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| Stray Dog Runs 1200 Miles Across China Posted: 28 May 2012 11:49 PM PDT | For more news and videos visit ☛ english.ntdtv.com Follow us on Twitter ☛ http Add us on Facebook ☛ on.fb.me A small white dog shows incredible determination in running along side cyclists in a three-week marathon. A stray dog completed a three-week cycling marathon of over 1200 miles across the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. The dog began to run alongside the cyclists after Xiao Yong, a college student from Wuhan province, fed it on May 4. He named his new friend "Xiaosa" or "Little Sa". [Xiao Yong, Cyclist and Current Owner of Xiaosa]: "At first we didn't consider keeping it and thought it just wanted to follow us for a while. But it showed a very strong will power and followed us all the way here. There is a steep downhill slope in Litang, so we made a cage for it." Xiaosa ran with the team over a period of 24 days and climbing 10 mountains of altitudes over 10000 feet, a trip that averaged at around 37 miles a day. Xiaosa's determination encouraged the cyclists and kept them going. [Lu Bo, Cyclist]: "The dog was very important to us. It brought us a lot of fun and also gave us a lot of encouragement. For example, when some of us fell behind, it would run down the hill calling for them to follow." Xiao Yong plans to keep Xiaosa. Since trains in China do not allow pets, Yong plans to fly his new friend back to Wuhan while he takes the train home. | Views: 417 14 ratings | | Time: 01:21 | More in News & Politics |
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| Two Tibetan Monks Self-Immolate at Jokhang Temple Posted: 28 May 2012 08:42 PM PDT | For more news and videos visit ☛ english.ntdtv.com Follow us on Twitter ☛ http Add us on Facebook ☛ on.fb.me On Sunday, two men became the first Tibetans to self-immolate in Lhasa, the capital of the Tibetan autonomous region. The two were taken away by authorities within just a few minutes of setting themselves on fire. The self-immolation occurred just outside the popular tourist spot, Jokhang Temple, in Lhasa. According to Chinese state-run media, one of the men, identified as Tobgye Tseten, died. The other, a man identified as Dargye, was hospitalized. According to Radio Free Asia, a source has said that the two were monks at the temple. The identity of the two men cannot be confirmed. The temple has been under heavy security since. | Views: 159 2 ratings | | Time: 00:37 | More in News & Politics |
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| Israeli Develops Portable Electric Scoote Posted: 28 May 2012 08:08 PM PDT | For more news and videos visit ☛ english.ntdtv.com Follow us on Twitter ☛ http Add us on Facebook ☛ on.fb.me An Israeli man has designed a portable electric scooter that is small enough to carry in a bag, and strong enough to be used by adults. Industrial designer Nimrod Sappir invested his own savings, his family's savings, and took out a bank loan to develop his idea. The project was three and a half years in the making, and the effort is now paying off. The scooter, named "Myway", won the Israeli Ministry of Commerce and Industry's Industrial Design Award. [Nimrod Sappir, Industrial Designer]: "The difference between my scooter and models that exist today is of course the lithium-ion batteries. The whole chassis is built differently, everything is thinner, smaller, and lighter, and folds really fast; you can tuck it into a bag, pull or carry it when you don't need it, and when you do, you just open it and drive." [Noam Meshulam, Technician]: "The marvel of this invention is that it's light-weight, collapsible, mobile and easy to operate. It's a nice machine, but it's not for children." And using the scooter means you can get the whole way from A to B as easily as possible. [Noam Meshulam, Technician]: ... [it] enables them to reach their destination as fast as possible, or skip between destinations—for example, you get off the train, take your scooter whether it's in your bag or trolley, or hold it by its handle, then open it in seconds and reach your destination in <b>...</b> | Views: 124 11 ratings | | Time: 01:53 | More in News & Politics |
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| Taiwan Seen Through Israeli Eyes Posted: 28 May 2012 08:02 PM PDT | For more news and videos visit ☛ english.ntdtv.com Follow us on Twitter ☛ http Add us on Facebook ☛ on.fb.me The Israeli photographer, Yaira Yasmin, visited Taiwan several times and stayed there for several months each time, in the process of writing a book about Taiwanese Culinary art. During her visits to Taiwan she documented events, places and people, and collected an interesting mosaic of pictures. Out of that was born a colorful and an intriguing photography exhibition. [Yaira Yasmin, Photographer]: "Taiwan is the real China surviving after the 'Great Cultural Revolution.' Many things that the Chinese Communist Party destroyed still exist in Taiwan." Taiwan's Cultural attaché says that Yaira Yasmin stayed for several months in Taiwan, and he senses her connection with his country. [Simon Hsieh, Information Director of Taipe Economic and Culture Office in Tel Aviv]: "You can see, all these are very, very real, special and interesting, showing Taiwanese life. All those pictures are representing Taiwan." [Yaira Yasmin, Photographer]: "In Taiwan there still exists real culture: real food, real theatre, and real Opera." Yasmin is looking for an expression which is beyond superficial beauty, looking for excitement and happening beyond words. Reporter: Revital Yhudeai Photographer:Anat Markram NTD News, Tel Aviv, Israel | Views: 80 3 ratings | | Time: 01:20 | More in News & Politics |
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| Wang Yang Anti Corruption: Zhang Dejiang Follows Lead Posted: 28 May 2012 09:51 PM PDT | Follow us on TWITTER: twitter.com Like us on FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com Wang Yan, Guangdong Province Party Secretary, also called 'Political Reform Pioneer', was recently promoted for his action 'Fighting Corruption'. This attracted a lot of attention. After Bo Xilai's dismissal, Chongqing has learned from the experiences of Guangdong Province in enforcing vocational education development. There are many comments on this issue. Here is the report. Mainland Chinese state media reports Guangdong Province started a "3 Fighting, 2 Constructions" action. This was for the purpose of reforming the market economy. '3 Fighting' means to fight against market cheating, making and selling fake goods, and commercial bribery. '2 Constructions' means to construct a society credit system and market supervision system. Guangdong Party Committee Secretary Wang Yang says that in order to eliminate the network and protection between corrupt groups, they have to 'break through obstacles, be powerful, and be effective. According to statistics, from April 28 to May 18, 494 commercial bribery cases were found in Guangdong. This involved 263 staff, including 193 section level cadres and 38 bureau level cadres. Wang Yang has promoted various political reforms in recent years, and is called 'Political Reform Pioneer'. Wang once said: "We have to break the wrong understanding that people's happiness is gifted by the CCP and government." These surprising words are rarely heard in the CCP system. Wang <b>...</b> | Views: 47 0 ratings | | Time: 04:02 | More in News & Politics |
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| Sisters Grown in Persecution (Part II) Posted: 28 May 2012 09:47 PM PDT | Follow us on TWITTER: twitter.com Like us on FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com Last time, 2 sisters—surname 'Lan'—told us how they began practising Falun Dafa in China before moving to Finland. In 1999, pressured by the Chinese Communist Party(CCP)'s nationwide persecution of Falun Gong, the sisters hesitated. How did the sisters make their final choice about practicing Falun Gong, in light of the harsh reality? At this point, Xiao-Lan receives an unexpected letter from Xiao-Li---There are only a few words on the letter: "We are sisters in the family of cultivators—fellow practitioners, I wish you would stand up to validate Dafa!" This reminded Xiao-Lan of the movie, "Jesus", they had both watched, shortly before the CCP started the persecution. Is this persecution of Falun Dafa practitioners not an overwhelming victimization; much the same as what Jesus and his disciples suffered 2000 years ago? Realizing this, Xiao-lan resolutely decided to go to Beijing to petition for Falun Gong. In reality, the CCP regime is much more ferocious than Roman Curia was in the past. The CCP authorities arrested and tortured Xiao-lan, and she went on hunger strikes to resist the persecution. The CCP released the dying Xiao-lan after her 2-month-long hunger strike—her body weight remained near 20kg. The two sisters have limited connection with each other; During their period in China which was full of terror, one day Xiao-lan had suddenly felt a pain in her left arm, and had tried phoning Xiao-li <b>...</b> | Views: 17 1 ratings | | Time: 04:43 | More in News & Politics |
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