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Some complaints about the National People’s Congress

Reactions to the NPC and migrant worker delegates.

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Another fake South China tiger

A journalist in Pingjiang(平江), Hubei claimed that he had shot a video with a wild South China tiger appearing on it.

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No hukou, no way

50 high school seniors found themselves could not register for this year’s National Collage Entrance Exam for their dubious Hukou status.

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Beijing — former Haidian District head charged with graft

The Beijing News on March 21: graft, Tibetan rioters and the suicide of a schoolgirl.

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Focus Media apologizes for mobile phone spam

Beijing TimesMarch 20, 2008 Beijing water delivery tricycles must be sealed The large headline is about new rules in Beijing that pedal-powered tricycles used to deliver large bottles of distilled and mineral water for drinking must put the bottles in … Continue reading →

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Wen speaks to the media

28 years old Xie Wanli (谢万里)was caught by police in Zhangjiakou.

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An interview with Chairman Mao’s grandson

An interview with Chairman Mao’s grandson, Mao Xinyu, new member of the CPPCC and traditional Chinese medicine enthusiast.

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Wang Xiaofeng: Why is SARFT so uptight?

A translation of a Wang Xiaofeng blog post about SARFT and their ban on actress Tang Wei.

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Are you nuts? Coconuts are liquid!

The headline of today’s Yangcheng Evening News 羊城晚报 confirms recent poultry deaths were caused by bird flu.

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Abbas wins election

Today most Beijing newspapers covered international news like Abbas winning the Palestinian, although most leading headlineswere about limiting usage of gas (e.g. use of public buses powered by liquid propane gas has been discontinued). The pictured front page is from … Continue reading →

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