Headlines from the Chinese press
NOVEMBER 20 – NEWSPAPERS
Beijing will combine and organize 120 and 999 emergency numbers
北京有意整合120 与 999
What it means: There is a plan for the city to develop ambulance and emergency medical response systems, combining the existing 120 and 999 emergency phone lines.
‘We’re alive and we’re holding on’ – a record of Beijing’s recovered SARS patients
“我们活着，坚持着”
What it means: Don’t worry if SARS comes back, most people survived the last breakout.
Strong action to prevent SARS returning this winter and next spring
力防今冬明春非典反复
What it means: I don’t know but I wish they would put up more anti-spitting propaganda.
Why are Beijing banks always upgrading their systems?
京城银行为何老要升级
The article is an interview with a spokesman from the Industrial and Construction Bank of China. What it means: the bank’s ATM’s are going to be down or unreliable for the next few days.
Two Tian’anmen trouble makers in court yesterday
两名天安门闹事者昨受审
One guy jumped into the canal next to the Gate of Heavenly Peace, the other guy tried to blow something up. Both have received light sentences because they have ‘mental disabilities’. What it means: don’t try this at home boys and girls.
Shandong: New phase of development
山东：新一轮发展热潮涌
What it means: Nothing at all.
INTERNET
U.S. about textiles restrictions: China expresses shock and dissatisfaction
中国就美对华纺织品设限表示震惊不满
What it means: In a trade disagreement that has become known as the ‘bra spat’, the US slapped curbs on imports of bras, robes and other knit-fabric clothing from China. A Forbes report about the bra spat is here.
Bush makes speech in London defending Iraq war
布什在伦敦演讲，为发动伊战辩护
NOVEMBER 19
Beijing treats sewage with ‘ultimate world speed’
北京以“世界极限速度”治污
What it means: Verdict remains open until you can walk down a Beijing street without an assault on your nose, but the city is spending a lot of money on upgrading its sewage treatment facilities.
Shanghai Xinmin Evening News 新民晚报
Jiangqiao garbage disposal plant sparks up
江桥焚烧厂今点火投产
What it means: The plant is capable of burning a lot of garbage and turning the heat into electricity. It apparently conforms to European waste emission standards.