| All Hands On Deck! China flexes naval might amid islands row Posted: 23 Nov 2012 03:17 AM PST | The Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy recently carried out live ammunition drills in the South China Sea and East China Sea. Vessel-airplane confrontation, vessel-submarine confrontation, air-defense and light weapon shootings were completed in the drills. RT LIVE rt.com Subscribe to RT! www.youtube.com Like us on Facebook www.facebook.com Follow us on Twitter twitter.com Follow us on Google+ plus.google.com RT (Russia Today) is a global news network broadcasting from Moscow and Washington studios. RT is the first news channel to break the 500 million YouTube views benchmark. | Views: 1792 141 ratings | | Time: 01:28 | More in News & Politics |
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| Chinese Granny Offers Warmth to Orphans with Yarn Posted: 23 Nov 2012 04:50 AM PST | It's repetitive and can be a challenge for those who are advanced in age. But for this Chinese granny, none of that has stopped her from giving to those who are most in need. For 16 years, Granny Qu, as she is known, has taken from her pension and devoted her time to knit over 400 sweaters for kids Shanghai's orphans. Now 83, Granny Qu said she found inspiration from television many years ago. [Granny Qu, Knitting Lady] "I watched a TV program about a disabled woman, Mrs. Fang. Though in a wheelchair, she has donated 50 schoolbags to the charitable Hope Project. It really touched me. I thought as she can do her bit to pay back to the society, so can I." Granny Qu started by creating a "special fund of love". She put aside one yuan from her monthly pension of 600 yuan. When she had enough money for yarn, she started to knit. [Granny Qu, Knitting Lady] "I am in good health and able-bodied, and I can knit. So I started to knit sweaters for the kids in orphanages." Over the years her pension increased and so did her contributions to her "special fund of love". She also keeps in mind the little ones who will be wearing her sweaters. Granny Qu buys pattern books for design ideas. Now her good deeds are getting a boost. Her relatives, friends and neighbors were touched by her efforts and have also donated sweaters or yarn for Granny Qu to do what she does best. [Neighbor] "I'm really moved. If Granny Qu can donate, so can I. I have a lot of yarn at home so I gave them all to <b>...</b> | Views: 0 0 ratings | | Time: 02:01 | More in News & Politics |
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| Taiwan Says No Entry for Dalai Lama Posted: 23 Nov 2012 04:45 AM PST | Taiwan's Foreign Ministry has said no entry for the Dalai Lama. The Tibetan spiritual leader was supposed to speak at a conference in December. He had been invited by the Taiwan chapter of the Federation of Business and Professional Women. The group claims that the Foreign Ministry caved to Chinese pressure. Taiwan has so far denied this, claiming instead that the timing was not right. This is the same response to a cancelled visit by the Dalai Lama in 2008. He did manage to visit the island in 2009 after a deadly typhoon. However, that trip triggered anger from Mainland China, and cross-strait tourist trips to Taiwan were cancelled. Taiwan's current leadership has been called pro-China by its critics. And China's Communist leadership still considers Taiwan to be part of its territory following a split in 1949. For more news and videos visit ☛ ntd.tv Follow us on Twitter ☛ http Add us on Facebook ☛ on.fb.me | Views: 12 1 ratings | | Time: 00:49 | More in News & Politics |
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| 20121122-WN-07_0$4.2-Million-Dollar-Golden-Christmas-Tree Posted: 23 Nov 2012 04:45 AM PST | A Japanese jeweller gives Christmas some extra sparkle with a 4.2 million US dollar Christmas decoration made of solid gold Disney characters. For those looking to glitz up Christmas this year, one jewellery store in Tokyo has just the thing—a pure gold revolving decoration, complete with Disney characters. That's if you can afford the 4.2 million US dollar (350 million yen) price tag. The decoration was made by jewellery store, Ginza Tanaka, specializing in gold accessories. The store worked in collaboration with Walt Disney Japan to commemorate the 110th anniversary of Walt Disney. Called "Disney Gold Christmas Tree", the decoration is made of 40 kilograms of pure gold, measuring about 2.4 meters high and 1.2 meters across. It is the single most expensive Walt Disney Japan-licensed merchandise ever to go on sale. Despite the steep price, chief manager of Tanaka Kikinzoku Jewellery's marketing department, says it's still a good deal. [Tomoko Ishibashi, Chief Manager, Marketing Department, Tanaka Kikinzoku]: "Right now gold is over 4400 yen per gram, and so we used pure gold and had an expert craftsman craft each famous Disney character by hand. So while the price is indeed 350-million yen, we believe that it's still quite a deal." The carousel consists of 50 pure gold cut-outs of Disney's most popular characters, including Mickey Mouse, Tinkerbell and Cinderella, on its three revolving platforms. It's also draped with ribbons of gold leaves and a golden chain, and for <b>...</b> | Views: 0 0 ratings | | Time: 02:49 | More in News & Politics |
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| Analysts: "Nine Commentaries" Sheds Light on China's Future Posted: 23 Nov 2012 04:39 AM PST | Nine Commentaries on the Communist Party. This month marks eight years since it was first published by The Epoch Times newspaper. Since then, it's been credited with giving Chinese citizens a groundbreaking new look at their own modern history and China's future prospects. [Jing Chu, Chinese Author] "[China's] history and truths were scattered. Nothing did what the Nine Commentaries did to expose the roots of the Communist Party. It's a remarkable piece of work. People are shocked after reading it, and it's improved our understanding of a lot of things." The Nine Commentaries critically examines the impact the Chinese Communist Party has had on the Chinese people and the nation. In particular, it looks at the result of getting rid of traditional values and replacing them with communist ideology—and what impact that's today in a China that has shed much of communism as well. [Jing Chu, Chinese Author] "'Mao Zedong Thought' brought blood and tears and disaster to China. It made China a place of pretence and phoniness...people don't speak the truth; they cheat others, and this has led to the complete deterioration of spirituality and morality." China analyst Li Shanjian says the Nine Commentaries helped him see why the Communist Party frequently talks about reform but can't actually change. [Li Shanjian, China Analyst] "For its own survival, the Communist Party has been changing its own constitution. When it does something that everyone recognizes as wrong, it'll discard one <b>...</b> | Views: 0 0 ratings | | Time: 02:39 | More in News & Politics |
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| China News Broadcast, Novebmer 22, 2012:Wen Jiabao's Censored Thailand Speech Posted: 23 Nov 2012 04:35 AM PST | In today's NTD China News, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao says he doesn't want to be remembered, during a speech in Thailand that state-run media has not reported. With the appointment of new regional party chiefs to replace newly promoted leaders, what will happen to the balance of power within the Communist Party? Analysts weigh in on what the "Nine Commentaries on the Communist Party" has shed light on, eight years after its publication. Voice of America reports that a former reporter and blogger, Li Yuanlong, has been detained by police, after he reported about the death of five boys in Guizhou province who were discovered in a dumpster last Friday. Japan announces Masato Kitera as its new ambassador to China. He replaces Shinichi Nishimya, who died of a sudden heart attack after his appointment back in September. Taiwan has denied entry to the Dalai Lama. A local group had invited the Tibetan spiritual leader to speak in December. They accuse Taiwanese authorities of caving into Chinese pressure. Japanese carmakers speak of losses at the Guangzhou Auto Show. A Chinese grandmother speaks about what inspired her to knit more than 400 sweaters for orphans in Shanghai. For more news and videos visit ☛ ntd.tv Follow us on Twitter ☛ http Add us on Facebook ☛ on.fb.me | Views: 0 0 ratings | | Time: 17:42 | More in News & Politics |
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| Napoleon's "Blow up Kremlin" Letter at Auction Posted: 22 Nov 2012 06:16 PM PST | A letter written by French emperor Napoleon during his Russian military campaign, giving orders to destroy the Russian palace is up for auction in Paris. Full Story: In October 1812, French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte wrote a one-page letter to a military commander in Moscow, instructing him to "blow up the Kremlin". The old palace did not survive the order but the letter itself did. The missive is now on display in a Paris auction house a stone's throw from the Emperor's final resting place, ahead of a sale to take place next month. To the naked eye the letter appears to be a string of numbers signed simply, 'Nap'. Napoleon expert working at the Osenat auction house, Jean-Christophe Chataignier, explains its significance. [Jean-Christophe Chataignier, Osenat Auction House]: "It's a very rare letter which is written in code, a bit like the secret service of the time. Napoleon was in Moscow at a very difficult time for him psychologically. He arrives in a town practically burning, deserted by the Muscovites; the Tsar has left. And faced with this situation he leaves Moscow but he gives the order to blow up the Kremlin." The order was carried out; the palace was burnt, and with it went a large number of precious works of art which were never recovered. Chataignier says, although Russian collectors still celebrate Napoleon's legendary military prowess, it's hard for them to forgive what they see as an act of vandalism. Given its explosive content and the fact that so few such <b>...</b> | Views: 0 0 ratings | | Time: 01:57 | More in Education |
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| University Student "Village Official" Released from Labor Camp Posted: 22 Nov 2012 08:00 PM PST | Follow us on TWITTER: twitter.com Like us on FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com Ren Jianyu, Chongqing university student "village official" was released earlier from the labor camp. On Nov. 19th, Chongqing labor camp revoked the original decision using the excuse "mishandling the case". That same day, Ren regained his freedom. On Nov. 20th he went to court with his lawyer. The court rejected his "suing the labor camp" claiming that the "appeal period has expired". The 25-year-old man, Ren Jianyu, was the university student 'village official' of Chongqing Bongshui County. Because of his excellent performance in 2011, he passed the selection of civil servants for 'village official'. However, on 8th August the first day that his civil servant's identification was released, he was taken away by police. Chongqing Labor Camp Commission details: Ren published and forwarded more than 100 so-called 'bad words' on the web. On Sept. 23rd 2011, he was reeducated for two years in the labor camp. At that time, Chongqing was at the height of the Chongqing hitting. Domestic public opinion and the lawyers generally considered Ren's case is a typical "sentence for speech". Pengshui County police gathered much so-called evidence of "inciting subversion of state power' evidence that Ren spread. The evidence included the following words: "Chongqing has taken up the second Culture Revolution, sing party songs, great leap, exaggerating, cult of personality, contempt for the law. What can I use to save <b>...</b> | Views: 32 0 ratings | | Time: 04:11 | More in News & Politics |
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| Petition for Abolishing Labor Re-education Posted: 22 Nov 2012 07:56 PM PST | Follow us on TWITTER: twitter.com Like us on FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com On November 22, a ten million people' petition for abolishing labor re-education in China entered its key phase. The petition is sponsored by Wang Cheng, a Hangzhou attorney. VOA reported that Wang said on November 21, the petition was sent to the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (SCONPC) and premier Wen Jiabao. The petition, which requires to immediately abolish "decision of the State Council on the issue of re-education through labor," said that the decision was illegal. The decision and other relevant administrative laws violate higher laws such as the Constitution' and Legislation' Law. It was obviously inefficient, and should be abolished immediately. Over ten thousand people are on this petition list, including attorneys like Li Heping, Jiang Tianyong, Teng Biao, etc.. The report states, China Tianwang Human Rights Service' chief Huang Qi said, besides labor re-education, there are "black prisons" in China. The "black prisons" are outside the law and a large number of petitioners and dissidents are detained inside them. The "black prisons" were never involved in the judicial procedure and keep people without accusing and defending. Han People Shocked by Tibetans' Self-immolations According to a Radio Free Asia' report from November 22, an 18-year-old Tibetan had self-immolated in Tongren County, Qinghai Province. His name is Li Ben and he burned himself to death on the street <b>...</b> | Views: 19 0 ratings | | Time: 03:06 | More in News & Politics |
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| Real-Life Chinese Little Match Boys Shock Community Posted: 22 Nov 2012 07:55 PM PST | Follow us on TWITTER: twitter.com Like us on FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com Five Chinese streets boys were suffocated in a large trash bin in Bijie, Guizhou Province, that they had heated to stay warm. This tragedy became the focus of public attention in China. Some people comment that the administrative inaction of the Chinese Communist Party(CCP) authorities caused this tragedy. Some others say, in an autocratic state, government spending is only used to safeguard the ruling elite's interests. By contrast, in democratic countries, education and social welfare are important in any state budget and this kind of tragedy is rare. Nov. 16th, five Chinese streets boys were suffocated in a large trash bin in Bijie, Guizhou Province. This real-life Chinese Little Match Boys's tragedy has shocked the world and has become the focus of media attention. Nddaily.com reported that the five suffocated boys had truanted for at least two months before their deaths. Their parents had reported them as missing to the police 11 days before, said the news report. The Beijing News newspaper confirmed that all the year round, these boys' parents, in poverty, worked outside the town. Two of these parents lived by trash collection in Shenzhen. Among these five permanent school leavers, only one boy attended school, but often skipped class. The BBC Chinese service quoted media comments. It said that no matter how heavy the burdens, how complex the conflicts and how tangled the interests that China is <b>...</b> | Views: 1 1 ratings | | Time: 04:43 | More in News & Politics |
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| CCP Changes Chongqing Leaders Posted: 22 Nov 2012 07:50 PM PST | Follow us on TWITTER: twitter.com Like us on FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com As the mayor of Chongqing for six leading generations, Huang Qifan cried twice when he spoke in Chongqing 's new leadership conference. Netizens named him "Roly-poly Artist" due to his crying. Now, let's see his roly-poly legend. On November 20th, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) organized a Chongqing leadership conference, in which the new secretary, Sun Zhengcai, has taken over from the old secretary , Zhang Dejiang. The Hong Kong Ta Kung Pao reported that the speech of outgoing Zhang Dejiang received several rounds of applause. Huang Qifan, part of former secretary Bo Xi Lai's think tank Twice burst into tears talking about specific works by Zhang Dejian in Chongqing. The Voice of America reported that Huang Qifan has served six CCP secretaries and still can keep his position, he must have an outstanding capability on satisfying the leaders always doing what the leaders want. This is maybe the key reason that he is such a political roly poly. The article commented that Chongqing changed completely after Wang Lijun left in February and after Bo Xilai was removed in March, nevertheless Huang Qifan still keeps his position and it can be considered that he has a good career. 〝5.12汶川志愿者〞王笑东质疑，不知薄熙来被双规时黄奇帆有没有落泪？ Wang Xiaodong is volunteer of "5.12 Wenchuan earthquake". He doubted that Huang Qifan had cried when Bo Xilai was detained and interrogated. Wang Xiaodong: "Huang <b>...</b> | Views: 21 0 ratings | | Time: 03:56 | More in News & Politics |
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| Head of Organ Transplants Accidentally Exposes Live Organ Harvest Posted: 22 Nov 2012 07:48 PM PST | Follow us on TWITTER: twitter.com Like us on FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com China's Vice Minister of Health, Huang Jiefu, was called the head of China's organ transplantation. On November 21st, he did his first so-called "the death heart donor's organ surgery." He said that he expects within one or two years, organ transplants in China will no longer rely on executed criminals. At the beginning of next year, China will launch a national organ donation distribution and sharing system. Medical experts say that in recent years, the quantity of China's organ transplant surgeries increased dramatically, and there are far less available organs from executed criminals. Huang Jiefu's words verified that there is, in fact, an organ donor pool in China, in which many living organs are available, awaiting patients. In response to doubts from various walks of life regarding the origin of China's organs used for transplant surgery, Huang Jiefu said that in two and half years, from March 2010 to Sept. 30 2012, China Ministry of Health launched 38 human organ donation pilot points together with the Red Cross Society. In total, they received 465 bodies and 1279 organs, he claimed. Within 2 years, China will no longer rely on executed criminals, but will use donated organs for transplant surgery. However, the China's Organ Transplant Net reported in August 2009 that the Shanghai National Human Organ Donation Working Conference announced that in total, China has performed 86800 kidney <b>...</b> | Views: 24 0 ratings | | Time: 04:31 | More in News & Politics |
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