February 25, 2008
The front page photo of today’s Jinan Times shows a man holding a nurse at knife-point in a hospital in Wuhan, Hubei Province. When the man demanded to talk to the hospital director, a police captain masquerading as the director was able to rescue the nurse. The man’s father reportedly died of a stroke a few days ago, and he was dissatisfied with how the hospital handled the case.
The top headline announces that the 11th Standing Committee of the Shangdong People’s Congress named 26 key government leaders at its the first meeting yesterday.
Other headlines:
• Hundreds of citizens stopped cars belonging to chengguan (城管, “urban enforcers”) to protest their brutal activities in Nanning, Guangxi Province.
• A spring snow fell in Jinan yesterday afternoon. Despite spring’s arrival, weather forecasts say that the current chilly days will continue for at least another week.
• Under an upcoming regulation from the Financial Ministry, all governmental purchasing must give priority to domestic products.