Teachers strike due to super low wages.
In the afternoon of the 24th of December last year, thousands of teachers in Chengcheng County of Shaanxi Province collectively went on strike, demanding the local government to pay their salaries and allowances that had been in arrears since July 2007, as well as the implementation of all teachers’ health insurance.
The teachers were from many [...]
Veteran army cadres dying in clashes with police.
On the 8th of January over a thousand veteran army cadres protested outside the Shaanxi provincial office demanding to speak with Governor Yuan Chunqing. They were intercepted by a large number of armed police and public security. During the conflict, the two sides clashed with many people were injured.
According to a report by Mainland official [...]
Tens of thousands affected by Yunnan and Xinjiang earthquakes
A series of earthquakes have struck Southern China since December 19th, and initial figures put the number of victims affected at nearly 100,000 people, with nearly 30,000 needing relocation. A separate earthquake struck on December 28th in Xinjiang, and the extent of the damages is yet to be determined
At 2.19am on December 26th, a [...]
Guangdong housing market stagnates, agents suffer
From the end of last year until now, the housing market of Guangdong has stagnated. There are many properties available, but the market remains under huge pressure. Real estate agents have said housing prices would keep dropping for the next one or two years. The agents work 13 hours a day but there is little [...]
Forced demolition in Dongtai with thousands besieged
News on December 22 revealed that developers in Dongtai, Jiangsu Province forcefully dismantled a local public bridge a few days ago by hiring thugs to curb residents from preventing the action, resulting in a number of injuries which triggered a public unrest involving a thousand people. Some residents report that police assisted the assailants on [...]
President of Transitional Government issues orders to military
On December 22, President Wu Fan of the China Transitional Government issued a third decree to Mainland military and armed police forces, requesting the Chinese troops, armed police officers, soldiers and policemen to refuse to open fire to suppress commoners, when receiving superior orders or instructions. If the higher level officials order you personally to [...]
Chinese Communist regime intensifies crackdown on House Churches
With Christmas just around the corner, Chinese Communist officials have pointed their spears at China’s House Churches, with the organiser of the China House Churches Federation, Pastor Zhang Mingxun being abducted on Sunday in Inner Mongolia. Also, gatherings at the Liang-Ren Church in Guangzhou were interrupted by dozens of officials sent by local authorities on [...]
Yang Jia’s mother receives notice of his ashes
On Monday, Sound Of Hope was contacted by the father of Yang Jia, a Beijing resident who was secretly executed on November 24th by Shanghai law officials after he killed six police officers. His father said Yang’s mother received notification two weeks ago from officials regarding her son’s ashes, and that she would need to [...]
Economic survey turns up forged results in Nanjing villages
In the face of the economic crisis, one county in China has resorted to faking the results of a survey aimed at gauging the economic wellbeing of its residents. Desperate to appear economically strong, Shiqiao County in Pukuo district of Jiangsu province, have handed out ‘model answers’ to residents for a survey conducted by the [...]
Population control becomes money-spinner
China’s one child policy is now being used as a money-making tool by local Communist officials who impose excessive fines for those who breach the rules. They even force some ‘offenders’ into retirement, according to local residents.
Ms Wang says many Communist officials have more than one child themselves, but will still impose fines on the [...]
