Rule of law in China a long way away
In China, two well-known sayings make despotic officials very happy. One is “the heaven is high and the emperor, far away”; therefore even if the central government is good and has formulated good laws, regulations, rules, codes, policies, etc., a despotic official may still do whatever he wants. China is too large and the central … Continue reading »
China’s manned space project costs US$6.28 billion
According to Hong Kong’s Singtao Daily, Wu Ping, spokesman of China’s manned space project, says today that China’s first spacewoman Liu Yang’s overall performance is superb. He also reveals that so far China’s manned space project has cost less than 40 billion yuan (US$6.28 billion) in all, and that the schedule for the manned space … Continue reading »
American Chinese tycoon arrested for organised crime in China
In my post “Officials rounded up in campaign against economic crimes” yesterday, I mentioned the Ming Pao report on Guangdong’s “three strikes and two constructions” campaign, operating since the beginning of this year. “Three strikes” are striking the malpractices of domination of the market, manufacture and sale of fakes, and commercial bribes. Provincial Party boss Wang … Continue reading »
Forced-abortion case husband disappears in China
The husband of a woman who earlier this month was forced to abort a seven-month-old foetus in Zhenping county, Shaanxi, has been missing since Sunday night after the family suffered days of harassment by local officials. Deng Jiyuan, the 29-year-old father of the aborted foetus, had been constantly followed by local officials and thugs, his … Continue reading »
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