FRONT PAGE OF THE DAY
The Beijing News wins for its arresting image. The headline is: “7 Citizens Detained by Japanese Police on Diaoyu Island”. The photo shows a demonstrator standing in front of the Japanese Embassy in Beijing with “take back our Diaoyu Island” on his headband. Diaoyu Island is held by Japan but claimed by China. Chinese nationalists from both Taiwan and the Mainland stage occassional protests on the island.
Other headlines:
– The trend of different provinces using different college entrance exminations will continue
– 150 pupils did not get lead poisoning (referring to a recent case in which a factory in Hebei was accused of poisoning children by negligence)
WORST FRONT PAGE OF THE DAY
The Beijing Morning Post gets a pie in the face for being a mess. Headlines:
– The Phenomenon Of Party Or Government Leaders Taking Corporate Jobs Will Be Sorted Out Within A Definite Time (Yeah Right)
– Dried-Up Underground Water Source Flows Again
– Spokesman From Ministry Of Foreign Affairs Answers Journalists Questions On Diaoyu Island
In other newspapers, The Southern Weekend is looking good, but continues to report on the rather old news of Ma Jiajue, the student from Yunnan who murdered his four dorm mates with a hammer.