Headlines from the Chinese press
NOVEMBER 24 NEWSPAPERS
Tonghai Gaoke fraud files released
通海高科欺诈发行路线图完全解密
What it means: All the dodgy details of a case of corruption and fraud by a company called Tanghai Gaoke involved in selling stocks in companies listed on China’s domestic casinos er stock markets.
Washington Post interviews Wen Jiabao
《华盛顿邮报》专访温家宝
What it means: Translated excerpts of the Washington Post interview. Pull quotes for Wen’s answers about Taiwan, Tibet, and political reform.
First anti-domestic violence hospital in trouble
首家反家暴医院陷入困境
What it means: A Beijing hospital specializing in treatment of victims of domestic violence has run into several problems: most of the patients can’t afford to pay for treatment, doctors are being threatened by angry wife-beaters, patients records get subpoenaed for court cases etc.
China and the US: Harmony benefits both sides, disputes harm both sides
will lead to injuring both
中美和则两利斗则俱伤
What it means: Why can’t we all just get along? And please remove those curbs on bra imports.
A city resident proposed 26 methods for solving the traffic jam problem
一市民提出治堵26招
What it means: I don’t know. Every day listeners on Beijing Communications Radio talk show Smooth Traffic (yilu changtong) propose solutions to the traffic jams, but no one seems to care.
Qinghai: Open the mountain gate and pioneer a new road
青海：打开山门拓新路
What it means: Development in Qinghai Province in other words absolutely nothing.
INTERNET
Wen Jiabao interviewed Washington Post editor-in-chief
温家宝接受《华盛顿邮报》总编采访
Wen Jiabao faces the sensitive issue of Sino-American relations
温家宝直面中美关系敏感话题
NOVEMBER 23
Traffic Administration asks city residents for ideas
交管部门请市民支招
What it means: Yeah right.
Shanghai Xinmin Evening News 新民晚报
Chinese bar code released
中国条形码问世
What it means: Some research institute with a very long name has released a bar code which is the ‘intellectual property of China’. It can apparently contain more information than the international barcode. The only trouble is… everyone already uses the international one. So who cares?