Author Archives: Tsingsong

Lien Chan’s Speech at Beijing University

Posted on 2005-04-29 by Tsingsong

When all Chinese media concentrate on reporting Lien Chan’s ice-breaking visit to mainland, no one doubts that it is a historic event. From April 26 to May 3, each place Lien visited or will visit seems have special meanings: Sun … Continue reading →

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Live in a bird’s nest for a month

Posted on 2005-04-27 by Tsingsong

Let’s put today’s big news aside and focus on gossip. So called “Performance art” becomes more and more popular, now its stage has already moved to Beijing’s streets. Today, most gossip columns of newspapers feature a story that a poet … Continue reading →

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KMT chairman Lien Chan visits mainland

Posted on 2005-04-26 by Tsingsong

Lien Chan, chairman of the Kuomintang party,arrived in Nanjing today and started his first leg of an eight-day visit to the mainland. Lien and his delegation will also visit Beijing, Xi’an and Shanghai. This historic visit has attracted the attention … Continue reading →

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Civil servants can say “No”

Posted on 2005-04-25 by Tsingsong

China’s top legislature, the National People’s Congress, will vote on the Law on Civil Servants (government employees) in four days. The draft law includes the rights and responsibilities, governance, salary and fringe benefits of the 6 million civil servants in … Continue reading →

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The Ministry of Public Security talks about anti-Japanese demonstrations

Posted on 2005-04-22 by Tsingsong

Most leading headlines of today’s newspapers are about announcements from the Ministry of Public Security. The spokesman of the Ministry expressed deep understanding of students’ patriotic passion, but he also suggested the students should not join any demonstrations without official … Continue reading →

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Li Zhaoxing’s report on Sino-Japan relations

Posted on 2005-04-20 by Tsingsong

According to People’s Daily, the Publicity Department and other five ministries and commissions co-held a meeting with total 3,500 people. The Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing made a report on the situation of Sino-Japan relations, and said we should trust that … Continue reading →

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Listen to the language of flowers

Posted on 2005-04-19 by Tsingsong

The most popular photos on today’s front pages feature some children from Beijing School for the Blind smelling flowers at Beijing Botanical Garden. It is reported that the garden is the only place which can look at and smell flowers … Continue reading →

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Japanese history textbooks raise anger in Asia

Posted on 2005-04-06 by Tsingsong

Japan’s official adoption of a new edition of history textbooks Tuesday has raised anger in Korea and China.

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Wild animal gets skinned alive

Posted on 2005-04-05 by Tsingsong

The picture on the front page of today’s The Beijing News is quite bloody: a marten (a relative of the weasel) was skinned alive by a villager in Hebei province. More than 60% of wild fur in the Chinese market … Continue reading →

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Steve Davis blocked by Chinese iron door

Posted on 2005-04-01 by Tsingsong

The 2005 World Snooker China Open is the focus for the sports news these days. The reports about 17-year-old Chinese player Ding Junhui are everywhere in most newspapers. One of highlights today is “Ding survives match against wild card player … Continue reading →

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