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Breaking News – Hundreds of appealers arrive in Tiananmen as the National People’s Congress commences

Posted by Michael Anderson on Thursday, March 6th, 2008
 
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The CCP’s 11th National People’s Congress began on March 5 and hundreds of appealers from all over the country who have prepared to appeal at the Congress venue were intercepted by thousands of police heavily guarding the venue. Appealers then changed course and went to Tiananmen Square to appeal and handout fliers but were quickly [...]

Breaking News – With the opening of CCP’s two congresses, a high-level power strife emerged

Posted by Michael Anderson on Wednesday, March 5th, 2008
 
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According to comprehensive news by SOH, the first meeting of The 11th Session of Communist Party’s Politics and Consultation Commission (CPPCC) began on the 3rd March in Beijing whilst the first meeting of the11th Session of National People’s Congress would also commence on 5th March. Prior to this meeting, from 25th to 27th February at [...]

Breaking News – Banchan Lama “Not elected for the People’s Congress”

Posted by Michael Anderson on Wednesday, March 5th, 2008
 
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The national spokesperson for the CCP’s People’s Congress said, the eleventh Banchan Lama acknowledged by the Chinese officials was not included on the People’s Congress list as he had not reached 18 years of age. Thus he was only invited to attend the Congressional meeting. Bookmark It Hide Sites $$(‘div.d1062′).each( function(e) { e.visualEffect(‘slide_up’,{duration:0.5}) });

Breaking News – 200,000 people in Hanjiang without drinking water

Posted by Daniel Teng on Monday, March 3rd, 2008
 
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Hanjiang River in Hubei Province has suffered serious industrial pollution for years and now this has left its citizens in great jeopardy. The three tributaries of the Han River downstream along Jianli County and another dozen townships in the Qianjiang City area and Jingzhou City areas are now at crisis point with over 200,000 people [...]

Breaking News – Change of Director in Shanghai Police Department

Posted by Michael Anderson on Thursday, February 28th, 2008
 
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At the committee meeting of the National People’s Congress on Monday this week, former Head of the New Pudong Distric, Zhang Xuebing, was transferred to director position of the Shanghai Police Department. The resignation of former director, Wu Zhiming, who had severely persecuted minority groups and human rights advocates, was also announced. Bookmark It Hide [...]

Breaking News – He Junren: The CCP is mixing Olympic Games with politics

Posted by Michael Anderson on Thursday, February 21st, 2008
 
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On February 16th and 17th, renowned human rights lawyer in Shanghai, Zheng Enlong, suffered a series of beatings by public security officers in Shanghai. The events have attracted much attention from overseas communities. The Chinese Human Rights Lawyers Focus Association in Hong Kong released a statement on Monday, to seriously condemn the CCP’s ruthless action, [...]

Breaking News – Hu Jintao warns corruption trend would collapse the CCP

Posted by Michael Anderson on Wednesday, February 20th, 2008
 
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At the 17th Party’s Congress in mid-January, Hu Jintao once again warned that the trend of corruption will collapse the CCP’s livelihood. On the 15th of January, Hu Jintao addressed the Congress in a 35 minute speech. He pointed out corruption is baggage carried by the party in power, which is becoming heavier. The satisfaction [...]

Breaking News – 21 Family Church leaders sentenced to re-education through forced labour

Posted by Michael Anderson on Wednesday, February 20th, 2008
 
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February 19th mainland Chinese news: The CCP’s local government formally pronounced that 21 Christian Family Church leaders were part of an “evil religion”, and sentenced them to forced labour. Bookmark It Hide Sites $$(‘div.d978′).each( function(e) { e.visualEffect(‘slide_up’,{duration:0.5}) });

Breaking News – Yang Chun-Lin acquitted at court: “We Want Human Rights, but not the Olympics “

Posted by Michael Anderson on Wednesday, February 20th, 2008
 
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At 8:30 on February 19, Chun-Lin Yang was on trial at the Jiamusi City Intermediate People’s Court in Heilongjiang Province. Yang Chun-Lin acquitted in court defending himself. The judge said that the verdict would be announced after further discussion with the Provincial Party Committee on another day. Bookmark It Hide Sites $$(‘div.d977′).each( function(e) { e.visualEffect(‘slide_up’,{duration:0.5}) [...]

Breaking News – Professor appeals to government for change

Posted by Daniel Teng on Monday, February 18th, 2008
 
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According to a news report on February 16th, a professor at Beijing University’s Institute of Economics, Shang Dewen sent a letter to Hu Jintao and other high-ranking CCP officials, calling for progressive political reform. Bookmark It Hide Sites $$(‘div.d966′).each( function(e) { e.visualEffect(‘slide_up’,{duration:0.5}) });