Monday, February 12, 2018

Government Accountability (政府问责)

汪洋出席全国性宗教团体负责人迎春座谈会 (Wang Yang, member of the Politburo Standing Committee, talks to religious community leaders and asks them to learn Xi Jinping Thoughts)
People’s Daily, February 12, 2018
http://politics.people.com.cn/n1/2018/0212/c1001-29819209.html

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以习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想为指导下更大功夫坚决守护好人民群众“舌尖上的安全” (Wang Yang and Zhang Gaoli demand officials to ensure food safety under Xi Jinping Thoughts)
People’s Daily, February 12, 2018
http://politics.people.com.cn/n1/2018/0212/c1001-29819208.html

四川印发第二期特殊教育提升计划:残疾孩子享12年免费教育 (Sichuan pledges to provide 12 years of free education to disabled children)
Sichuan Daily, February 12, 2018
http://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_1996022

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Beijing to “guarantee” funding for health care, education and pensions in China’s poorest regions
South China Morning Post, February 11, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/economy/article/2132855/beijing-guarantee-funding-health-care-education-and-pensions

Catholic Bishop says he’s willing to step down for Vatican deal with Beijing
中国天主教“地下”主教同意让位于官方人选
The New York Times, February 11, 2018
EN: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/11/world/asia/china-vatican-catholic-church.html
CH: https://cn.nytimes.com/china/20180212/china-vatican-catholic-church/

西藏嚴打「涉達賴喇嘛」黑勢力 (Tibet authorities pledge to crackdown on the “black and evil powers” of Dalai Lama and ask the public to report crimes to police)
Mingpao, February 11, 2018
https://news.mingpao.com/pns/dailynews/web_tc/article/20180211/s00013/1518287918641

In China’s coal country, a ban brings blue skies and cold homes
The New York Times, February 10, 2018
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/10/world/asia/china-coal-smog-pollution.html

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Major China region sees smog worsen in January, adds to fears polluters moving south
Reuters, February 12, 2018
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/major-china-region-sees-smog-worsen-in-january--adds-to-fears-polluters-moving-south-9952104