Thursday, October 25, 2012

Government

Government Policies Taking Months to Implement in China: Report
Want China Times, October 25, 2012
http://www.wantchinatimes.com/news-subclass-cnt.aspx?id=20121025000035&cid=1101&MainCatID=0

Related:
陸公文旅行漫長 中央到地方70天 (Official Docs Can Take 70 Days to Be Delivered from Beijing to Local Offices)
Want Daily, October 21, 2012
http://www.want-daily.com/portal.php?mod=view&aid=47464

烏坎村長病倒村委辭職 維權風波或再起 (Wukan Village Committee Head Resigns and Village Chief Ill and Unable to Work, Will Rights Defense Turmoil Arise Anew?)
Ming Pao, October 25, 2012
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/20121025/-9-2806832/1.html

Related:
Wukan Official Resigns from Elected Position
China Media Project, October 24, 2012
http://cmp.hku.hk/2012/10/24/28157/

Human Rights Defenders

北京异见人士18大前将被限制自由或带离北京 (Beijing Dissidents to Have Personal Freedom Restricted or Be Forced to Leave City during 18th Party Congress)
Radio Free Aisa, October 24, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/18-10242012135238.html

Internet

工信部:十八大“封网”用词不准确 四大措施确保通信网络安全畅通 (Ministry of Industry and Information Technology: Wording Surrounding "Internet Blockade" Beginning Nov 7 Imprecise, Measures Will Be Taken to Ensure Secure and Unimpeded Access) 
China Online, October 25, 2012
http://gcontent.oeeee.com/d/ba/dba132f6ab6a3e3d/Blog/469/a53509.html

Protests and Petitions

Protest against Planned Chemical Plant in Ningbo
The Standard, October 25, 2012
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/breaking_news_detail.asp?id=26794

Society

内地近7成受访者是“官迷” 认同有钱不如有权 (~70% of Mainland Chinese Believe Having Money Not as Good as Having Power and Authority)
People's Forum, October 23, 2012
http://news.ifeng.com/mainland/detail_2012_10/23/18496981_1.shtml

我国仅2成多老人主要靠养老金生活:城乡差距大 (~20% of Elderly Rely on Pension to Survive; Wide Urban-Rural Disparity)
The Beijing News, October 23, 2012
http://news.qq.com/a/20121023/000678.htm

Tibet

Rewards for Burning Tip-offs
Radio Free Asia, October 24, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/rewards-10242012141110.html