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- Mitch McConnell Slams ‘Racial Slurs’ by Kentucky Liberals
- China's non-manufacturing sector shrinks in Feb
- China hopes "two sessions" will balance urbanization
- China could maintain 8% growth for next 2 decades: economist
- Top China Stories from WSJ: Leadership Change, Sands Violations, Visiting Beijing
- Oscar nominee Chen Kaige to tackle Beijing smog in new role
- Xi Jinping's first girlfriend was daughter of PLA officer: Boxun
- Chinese smog is choking my creativity, says film-maker
- China's first solid-fuel rocket to debut before 2016: official
- Hangzhou eatery chain Grandma's thrives on making customers wait
- DRAM contract prices up sharply in February
- 9 gov't workers do homework for official's daughter
- High-Profile Gang Rape Charge Seen as Message From Leadership
- New star Xi ties party future to graft fight
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- Lincoln Mitchell: In Defense of the World Baseball Classic
- Seized Chinese Weapons Raise Concerns on Iran
- India in Race to Catch Up
- Spill in China Underlines Environmental Concerns
- From Elephants’ Mouths, an Illicit Trail to China
| Mitch McConnell Slams ‘Racial Slurs’ by Kentucky Liberals Posted: 03 Mar 2013 08:23 PM PST Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R., Ky.) lashed out Sunday at his state's Democrats over a liberal group's tweet that implied his wife, Chinese-American Elaine Chao, favored moving U.S. jobs to China. | ||
| China's non-manufacturing sector shrinks in Feb Posted: 04 Mar 2013 04:06 AM PST China's non-manufacturing sector shrank in February, an official monthly survey showed Sunday. The Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) of the non-manufacturing sector declined to 54.5% in February, d... | ||
| China hopes "two sessions" will balance urbanization Posted: 04 Mar 2013 03:46 AM PST Ding Guangying works and lives with his family in Shanghai, but they can hardly call the place home. Ding has been considering transferring his daughter back to their hometown in eastern China's Sh... | ||
| China could maintain 8% growth for next 2 decades: economist Posted: 04 Mar 2013 03:50 AM PST Former World Bank chief economist Justin Yifu Lin reaffirmed his assertion that China can maintain 8% annual growth for another 20 years. Lin said he was not talking big, as China's economy has gr... | ||
| Top China Stories from WSJ: Leadership Change, Sands Violations, Visiting Beijing Posted: 03 Mar 2013 07:55 PM PST China begins a Parliament meeting this week will unveil the final personnel changes of a once-a-decade leadership transition, Las Vegas sands reveals 'likely' violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act in China, odd things to do in Beijing and more. | ||
| Oscar nominee Chen Kaige to tackle Beijing smog in new role Posted: 04 Mar 2013 03:30 AM PST Besides posing health hazards, Beijing's notorious smog is taking its toll on people's spirits — at least according to a leading Chinese director. "Cornered by the terrible weather, I have nowhere... | ||
| Xi Jinping's first girlfriend was daughter of PLA officer: Boxun Posted: 04 Mar 2013 03:22 AM PST Communist Party general secretary Xi Jinping's met his first girlfriend, the daughter of a People's Liberation Army officer, at the age of 16, reports Boxun, an overseas Chinese community website whic... | ||
| Chinese smog is choking my creativity, says film-maker Posted: 03 Mar 2013 08:58 AM PST Chen Kaige, who won Palme d'Or in 1993, says air pollution means he is 'unable to focus on my artistic creation' Some say success is the enemy of creativity; others have blamed the pram in the hall. But one of China's best-known film directors has found a new culprit: smog. "Cornered by the terrible weather, I have nowhere to go … I am unable to focus on my artistic creation," said Chen Kaige, who won the Palme d'Or for his 1993 film Farewell My Concubine. His comments reflect growing public concern about China's environmental record, exacerbated by the severe air pollution in Beijing and other areas this winter, water pollution scandals and the government's refusal to release research on soil pollution. Chen, 61, described the weather as weird, appalling and unbelievable, according to the state news agency Xinhua. He cited the death of a prized jujube tree two years ago as proof of Beijing's deteriorating environment, asking: "If a tree dies like this, how can humans fare any better?" He said the government should take speedy action to shut down polluters instead of trying to undo the damage already done. Chen himself was criticised over environmental issues several years ago when a watchdog in Yunnan province said a lake had been damaged during the filming of his movie The Promise. Xinhua said Chen had been elected to the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, China's top political advisory body, which began its annual session on Sunday and includes several celebrity members such as the actor Jackie Chan, the Nobel literature laureate Mo Yan and the basketball star Yao Ming. Its meeting runs alongside that of the country's largely rubber-stamp legislature, the National People's Congress. On Saturday, the spokesman for the session said the official timetable for cities to meet national air quality standards was too long. "Eighteen years is too long to wait," said Lyu Xinhua. "We wish to shorten the period." In January, the ministry of environmental protection said cities where average air pollution levels were 15% above the standard or less should meet the standard by 2015. The worst-hit cities, with pollution 30% or more above the national standard, should tackle the problem by 2030. guardian.co.uk © 2013 Guardian News and Media Limited or its affiliated companies. All rights reserved. | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More Feeds
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| China's first solid-fuel rocket to debut before 2016: official Posted: 04 Mar 2013 12:50 AM PST China's first solid-fuel rocket Long March-11 is expected to make its first launch before 2016, a senior official of the rocket's designing institute said on Saturday. Liang Xiaohong, deputy head o... | ||
| Hangzhou eatery chain Grandma's thrives on making customers wait Posted: 04 Mar 2013 12:50 AM PST Grandma's, a chain of eateries founded in Hangzhou in 1998 as a single noodle house, now has 60 outlets across China often crammed with diners or those waiting in long queues for a table. One custo... | ||
| DRAM contract prices up sharply in February Posted: 04 Mar 2013 12:50 AM PST Contract prices of dynamic random access memory chips in February rose sharply on personal computer manufacturers' restocking of commodity DRAMs, a research report said Saturday. In the report, mar... | ||
| 9 gov't workers do homework for official's daughter Posted: 04 Mar 2013 12:50 AM PST The chief of a city government agency in Zhejiang province reportedly ordered nine of his subordinates to work on his daughter's homework assignments, the Hangzhou-based Qiangjiang Evening News report... | ||
| High-Profile Gang Rape Charge Seen as Message From Leadership Posted: 03 Mar 2013 03:56 PM PST  Bo Xilai, the deposed official, is flanked by Li Shuangjiang (R) and his wife Meng Ge (L), during a performance of revolutionary songs in Chongqing in November 2010. Recently media have given much play to the arrest of Li's son, Li Tianyi, after he engaged in the gang rape of a young woman. (Weibo.com) The teenage son of a Chinese general has been charged with gang rape, and the unprecedented coverage of the case by Chinese media indicates that the father and his allies are the real target of communist leaders just before several important political meetings in March. Li Tianyi, 17, is the son of Li Shuangjiang, popularly known as the "king of red songs." The famous military singer's son was also involved in a road rage assault in 2011. According to official Chinese media, Li Tianyi and four other men went out drinking with a woman at a bar in the Haidian District of Beijing on Feb. 17. They then went to a hotel room where they raped the woman, who later contacted the police, leading to all five men being arrested on Feb. 20.
 Other crimes perpetrated by the offspring of top Chinese Communist Party (CCP) officials have previously incensed the Chinese public. Commentators believe the media would not dare publicize this event so heavily without orders from above. This indicates that the new Party leader Xi Jinping is preparing to further clean up the gang associated with disgraced princeling Bo Xilai from the Party ranks, analysts say.
Wang Feng, an editor with Hong Kong's South China Morning Post, was among the first to break the news on Weibo, China's Twitter-like service. "A message from Beijing: Haidian District Public Security Bureau arrested a gang rape suspect by the name of Li Guanfeng last night. Though the name was different, people still could recognize who the young man really was." Attached to the post was a website about Li Tianyi. The story was later confirmed by Sina and QQ that Li Tianyi had indeed been arrested, but details were not disclosed. That evening, the news was reported by Xinhua, Chinese Central Television, and various other official media. The next day, other media publicized the story with sensational titles to attract attention, like "Did Li Tianyi 'destroy his dad' or did Li Shuangjiang 'destroy his son?'" and "Why couldn't Li Shuangjiang's red songs save his own son?" Political affairs commentator, Zhou Xiaohui said this heavy-handed style of reporting serves to tarnish Li Shuangjiang's "positive" image in the public eye, portraying him as a corrupt official who spoils his son. Zhou believes the media coverage actually aimed to further discredit Bo Xilai's ultra-leftist campaign of singing red songs, and to warn Bo supporters, including ex-Politburo member Zeng Qinghong and Zhou Yongkang, former security chief. Zhou says there is no doubt that Xi Jinping is behind the way the event was handled. While mainland media were busy exposing Li Shuangjiang's dirty laundry, so-called inside information appeared on the Internet that the parties would settle outside court. On Feb. 26, a Sina Weibo account called "Whistleblower Dunan," with 130,000 followers posted: "Insiders' leak, the woman withdrew the charges and agreed to settle. Because Li Tianyi is not 18 years old yet and was drunk at the time, even if he was sentenced, it is very unlikely he would get a heavy sentence. The parents of the five young men involved negotiated for a long time with the young woman's parents. The woman has been promised huge financial compensation, including Beijing residency, a job, and an apartment in Beijing." The news of a settlement was lightly reported—but the ensuing denial by Beijing police received heavy coverage. Zhou Xiaohui said that since the 18th Congress in November, Xi Jinping has been trying to weaken the faction connected to former leader Jiang Zemin, through further controlling the political-legal system, talking about "constitutionalism," and signalling an end to the current system of re-education through forced labor. Related Articles"In the meantime, Jiang's faction has been muddying the waters," Zhou said. Bo Xilai went on a hunger strike in jail and refused to cooperate with the investigation. The faction members deliberately spread negative information about leaders Hu Jintao, Wen Jiabao, Xi Jinping, and Li Keqiang. All these show that the high-level political struggle did not end with the closing of the 18th Congress, but is continuing to roll along, Zhou said. Read the original Chinese article. The Epoch Times publishes in 35 countries and in 21 languages. Subscribe to our e-newsletter. | ||
| New star Xi ties party future to graft fight Posted: 03 Mar 2013 03:57 PM PST China's ruling Communist Party will only be able to mark its 100th birthday in eight years time if officials can learn from the selfless sages of the past, party chief Xi Jinping said in remarks published on Sunday, taking another swipe at corruption. 
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| Lincoln Mitchell: In Defense of the World Baseball Classic Posted: 03 Mar 2013 08:42 AM PST The WBC is far from perfect, but it is also a lot of fun for many people and an opportunity to highlight one of baseball's biggest accomplishments in recent years. Read more: Robinson Cano, Taiwan, Steroids, Justin Verlander, Mlb, Ichiro Suzuki, Wandy Rodriguez, China, Brazil, Japan, Yu Darvish, Wbc, R.A. Dickey, Pablo Sandoval, Bud Selig, Miguel Cabrera, Georgia, Korea, Israel, Jose Reyes, Buster Posey, World Baseball Classic, Sports News This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now | ||
| Seized Chinese Weapons Raise Concerns on Iran Posted: 02 Mar 2013 09:00 PM PST  The presence of 10 Chinese heat-seeking missiles in an arms cache seized by American and Yemeni officials sets off concerns about further regional instability. | ||
| Posted: 02 Mar 2013 09:00 PM PST  Rosy predictions on India's growth inspire skepticism. | ||
| Spill in China Underlines Environmental Concerns Posted: 02 Mar 2013 09:00 PM PST  A conflict over a recent chemical spill at a factory has drawn attention to growing problems with environmental degradation and officials' reluctance to take on polluters. | ||
| From Elephants’ Mouths, an Illicit Trail to China Posted: 01 Mar 2013 09:00 PM PST  Trade in elephant tusks continues to thrive in China, even as conservation groups call on Beijing to do more to crack down on the slaughter of African elephants. |
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