Lawyers call for government to bare some blame for recent police killings
With the recent trial of Jia Yang for the killing of six police officers, and his subsequent death sentence, there does not seem to be any lessoning of his status as a local people’s hero. Since the murders, thousands upon thousands of ordinary Chinese citizens have been holding Jia as a hero and even many [...]
Melamine disaster causing Dairy farmers mass losses.
The recent toxic milk scandal in China has led to a loss of confidence by consumers of domestically produced milk powder. The country’s dairy giants including Sanlu, Yili and Mengniu have closed down a large number of their milk collecting stations. Some dairy farmers have not had any income for months, and faced with losses, [...]
At least 50 million Mainland Chinese are penniless and are in sheer poverty
In just Guangzhou City a decade ago, there were millions of populace who could not obtain legal identity after birth. In ten years, the number of “children without a household registry” who have no legal identity has amounted to over 50 million across 31 provinces, cities and autonomous regions. Even when many “children without household [...]
Biggest crackdown in Chongqing sees nearly 10,000 arrested in 80 days
With nearly 10,000 arrests in under 3 months, and the confiscation of 13,446 illegal guns, and 22,835 regulated knives, Chongqing police have undertaken the biggest security crackdown in the city in 25 years, leaving detention centres and watch houses filled to capacity. Politburo Member of the Communist Party of China, Buo Xilai who was appointed [...]
44 scholars and lawyers jointly call for Yang Jia to be pardoned
44 well known scholars and those in the legal fraternity in China have joined together to call for Yang Jia to be pardoned from the death penalty. The joint letter expressed concern over the extreme unjust treatment which Yang Jia has received since after he committed the crime until now. One of the joint signatories, [...]
Immediate ban on herbal injection after infant death
Following the recent deaths linked to Chiwujia herbal solution produced by Heilongjiang pharmaceutical manufacture Wangdashan, injections produced by a Shanxi manufacturer have caused adverse reactions in 4 babies, and have caused 1 death. The Chinese Health Ministry has ordered an immediate ban on the use of the herbal solution in the same batch. 4 new [...]
China’s GPD drops to 9%, the slowest growth in 5 years.
China is the latest victim of the global financial crisis, posting its slowest growth in five years. Monday’s figures released by the Chinese Bureau of Statistics showed the Gross Domestic Product for the third quarter stands at nine percent, well below estimates by Bloomberg economists. Sydney based economist Sherman Chen of Moody’s Economy says the [...]
Parents of toxic milk victims denied free treatment.
In a recent interview with the parents of victims in the Sanlu toxic milk scandal. It was revealed that the government has been neglecting its promises of free treatment. Up until now, the San Lu Group and relevant government departments have been avoiding responsibility, and have told inquiring parents to wait. Some parents have felt [...]
Displaced Hangzhou farmers detained for petitioning in Beijing
Six displaced farmers from Hangzhou in Zhejiang province have been detained in Beijing after trying to petition with a joint letter from a hundred locals back home. The farmers were illegally detained and physically assaulted by Zhejiang officials stationed in Beijing, and have told SOH that it is too difficult to protect their rights in [...]
Talcum powder found in flour from Shandong province
Flour has joined the list of food products made in China, found to be contaminated with dangerous additives. Recently, a flour mill in Shandong province’s Pingdu city has been found to contain talcum powder, with the factory allegedly adding large quantities of the substance over an extended period of time. Police have confiscated talcum powder [...]
