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What to do about Chen Guangcheng - Media Watch May.4 N.Korea's Biggest Birthday - MicroblogBuzz May.4 Bending the rules-Media Watch May.5 - BONTV Chen Guangcheng's US Travel Encounters Obstacles Liang Guanglie Touts Sino-US "Common Interests" RMB1.2 Trillion Corruption Scandal Chen Guangcheng bluff? - China Take May 4 - BONTV Olympic hosts going for gold - Biz Wire May 4 - BONTV Rights Violation Conflict at Sino-US Press Conference Chen Guangcheng Future Uncertain: 3 Requests Covered Up Zhen Zhu revealed Detail of Rescuing Chen Guangcheng What to do about Chen Guangcheng - Media Watch May.4 bontvchina | May 06, 2012 11:51 pm What to do about Chen Guangcheng - Media Watch May.4 News that Chen Guangcheng, the blind activist from Shandong Province, has entered the US embassy in Beijing and may seek asylum has made the rounds among US and European media. The question was even raised during a press conference with US President Obama and Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda in Washington, though Obama declined to comment on this specific case. In the Western media, Chen is a hot potato for Chinese authorities. Now he is making Washington uncomfortable. Chen, unlike other dissidents who made abstract human rights goals in China, has many detailed complaints about the country's grass-roots governance. He travelled to the US embassy from Linyi, Shandong, and now these problems have entered the US sphere of import. All countries are plagued by various public complaints. Chinese petitioners are motivated by various incentives. If petitioners' requests are not met by domestic authorities and turn to the US embassy, this is not only embarrassing to China but also puts the US in an awkward position. The US embassy would have no interest in turning itself into a petition office receiving Chinese complaints. It is easier just preaching universal values to the Chinese public, and occasionally, helping a few exemplary cases that best illustrate US intentions. It is never willing to involve itself in too many detailed disputes in Chinese society. The Western media has portrayed Chen as a blind activist hero, and some Chinese have echoed this view. These have <b>...</b> From: bontvchina Views: 2 0 ratings Time: 01:44 More in News & Politics Read More N.Korea's Biggest Birthday - MicroblogBuzz May.4 bontvchina | May 06, 2012 11:34 pm N.Korea's Biggest Birthday - MicroblogBuzz May.4 North Korea held one of its biggest annual celebrations with the centennial commemoration for Kim Il-Sung. The newest leader of the Kim family demonstrated his oration skills and you can bet Chinese internet users have something to say about it. From: bontvchina Views: 0 0 ratings Time: 03:56 More in News & Politics Read More Bending the rules-Media Watch May.5 - BONTV bontvchina | May 07, 2012 01:01 am Bending the rules-Media Watch May.5 - BONTV Go to bon.tv to watch the full episode Beijing is considering amending the car plate lottery regulations, to make the system fairer for those who have been entering for a long time, but failed to win. While traffic authorities admitted it may be difficult to change the regulations, some Beijing residents think the rule change may make the lottery system more unfair. Liu Xiaoming, director of Beijing Municipal Commission of Transport said Wednesday on a radio program that traffic authorities have been looking at whether measures could be introduced that favor those who had been "waiting in the pool for too long." For example, only one member of a family would be able to enter the registration draw, instead of all members of a family applying in every draw time and time again, or making one household that already owns a car wait before being able to reapply. Liu admitted that changes to the policy might face public disapproval, and said they will solicit public opinion as to the details. Wang Limei, the secretary-general of China Road Transport Association, said that she suggested the proposal at two Beijing government meetings this year thinking of "fairness in social resources distribution." Since Beijing adopted the system, even though it is imperfect, the city should try to improve it, as it is here to stay, Wang said. "With limited resources, it's only fair to provide a bigger chance for a family which doesn't already own a car, and also not let lottery winners from <b>...</b> From: bontvchina Views: 0 0 ratings Time: 02:23 More in News & Politics Read More Chen Guangcheng's US Travel Encounters Obstacles ChinaForbiddenNews | May 07, 2012 01:03 am Chen Guangcheng's US Travel Encounters Obstacles Follow us on TWITTER: twitter.com Like us on FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com Blind activist Chen Guangcheng was given permission to study in the US, but many plain-clothes police still surround Beijing Chaoyang hospital where he is being treated. Many dissidents who came to visit Chen were beaten and detained. On May 6, Hong Kong reporters tried to enter the hospital to interview Chen, but their China re-entry and reporting certifications were confiscated. According to the Sino-US agreement, Chen will be accompanied by his family to America. However, only time can tell whether the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) promise ensures a smooth processing of Chen and his family's visa application. On May 5, New York University confirmed a fellowship offer. Activists said that the CCP has allowed Chen to go abroad. It must be cautious about what CCP has said because they may deliberately delay Chen's application. According to the rule, it will take 15 working days to approve the passport request. Express service will take 5 working days. If Chen and his family apply for passports in his hometown of Linyi, Shandong, the local police that Chen has exposed as abusers, could make it difficult. In addition, during the Sino-US meeting, the issue of Chen's return to China in the future was not discussed. Outsiders believe Chen's safe departure from China will encounter many obstacles. Gong Shengli, an independent China expert: "If Chen can live in China, it is very important, as his living <b>...</b> From: ChinaForbiddenNews Views: 56 2 ratings Time: 03:56 More in News & Politics Read More Liang Guanglie Touts Sino-US "Common Interests" ChinaForbiddenNews | May 06, 2012 11:23 pm Liang Guanglie Touts Sino-US "Common Interests" Follow us on TWITTER: twitter.com Like us on FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com The Defense Minister General Liang Guanglie of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has begun his official visit to the US Liang claimed that China and the US is not a zero-sum game, but win-win partners instead. Analysts say that the Chen Guangcheng event exposed more China's human rights situation to the world. In this situation, the CCP officials including Liang Guanglie fear of the public's doubts on the regime's legitimacy. So they can only tout in high-profile the so-called "common interests". On May 4, the CCP Defense Minister Liang Guanglie arrived in San Francisco, started his a week-long official visit to the US China's media said that Liang's visit is a reciprocation of former US Defense Secretary Robert Gates' visit to China in 2011. The last visit of the CCP Defense Minister was made 9 years ago. Liang, in his speech at the airport, said that the Sino-US "common interests" is far greater than "the differences". The two countries' relations have broader prospects for development. Critic Wen Zhao points out that the Sino-US common interests mainly focus on the economic and trade area. In practice, there are more differences between two countries. Such as differences on basic strategy, on social systems and on ideology. Wen Zhao comments that the recent Chen Guangcheng Event gave a heavy blow to the CCP regime. Wen Zhao: "At the current moment, Liang Guanglie went visiting the US, actually with <b>...</b> From: ChinaForbiddenNews Views: 5 1 ratings Time: 03:51 More in News & Politics Read More RMB1.2 Trillion Corruption Scandal ChinaForbiddenNews | May 06, 2012 10:42 pm RMB1.2 Trillion Corruption Scandal Follow us on TWITTER: twitter.com Like us on FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com The CCP Central Discipline Commission is currently investigating a financial corruption case. It involves as much as 1.2 Trillion Chinese Yuan. This case is closely related to Jiang Zemin, Jiang Mianheng, and Jiang Zemin' nephew, Wu Zhiming. It's said that this case has been concealed for five years and it's a large scandal in China's finance history. Some overseas scholars think that even if it's an investigation on economic corruption, it's also somewhat a settlement on Jiang's faction; the blood debt faction. Jiang's wealth of billions has been accumulated through his privileged status. An "New Epoch Weekly" magazine cover story reports that the CCP Central Discipline Commission is now investigating a big financial corruption case. This case has been concealed for five years. It is closely related to Jiang Zemin, Jiang Mianheng, and Jiang's nephew, Wu Zhiming. This case involves as much as 1.2 Trillion Chinese Yuan. As early as in 2007, the CCP United Front Work Department disclosed a big scandal in China's stock market to the public. The Call (put) Warrants in Shanghai Stock Exchange case. Derivative Call (Put) Warrants are public trading warrants in the Shanghai A-Share Exchange Market. In 2005, Shanghai Exchange Market and its current Vice President Liu Xiaodong strongly promoted derivative (call and put) warrants. This allowed the use of speculations to reach stock market hot points. As <b>...</b> From: ChinaForbiddenNews Views: 72 0 ratings Time: 03:33 More in News & Politics Read More Chen Guangcheng bluff? - China Take May 4 - BONTV bontvchina | May 06, 2012 10:57 pm Chen Guangcheng bluff? - China Take May 4 - BONTV Go to bon.tv to watch the full episode The case of blind activist Chen Guangcheng has been testing the skills of Chinese and US diplomats and government officials over the past week. Chen used self-taught legal knowledge to defend women who had been subject to forced sterilization or even abortions. However by 2005 he fell foul of powerful local authorities in his home province of Shandong and was jailed for four years for disturbing traffic and damaging public property, charges his supporters say were trumped up. Since his release in 2009 he has been forcibly isolated in his rural house. Attempts to visit him by supporters, journalists, diplomats and celebrities have met with violent responses from those guarding him. As most people in the US -- but not in China -- now know Chen escaped from this de facto house arrest last week. He also uploaded a video appeal to Premier Wen Jiabao in which he claimed he and his family were abused and beaten by his captors and asks for the Premier's intervention to uphold the rule of law and protect his family. Chen eventually turned up in the US embassy in Beijing where his presence sparked something of a diplomatic crisis - his arrival coincided with long planned talks between the US and China -- the China-US Strategic and Economic Dialogue - involving Hilary Clinton. On Thursday China's official news agency Xinhua mentioned Chen's name for the first time in almost five years when it said he "had entered the US Embassy in Beijing in <b>...</b> From: bontvchina Views: 0 0 ratings Time: 10:14 More in News & Politics Read More Olympic hosts going for gold - Biz Wire May 4 - BONTV bontvchina | May 06, 2012 10:44 pm Olympic hosts going for gold - Biz Wire May 4 - BONTV Go to www.bon.tv to watch the full episode Follow us on Weibo weibo.com Future Olympic host Rio de Janeiro is looking no further than former Olympic host Beijing China to help it achieve fast-paced development. The two don't have just Olympic ties bringing them together...they also have the same need of catering to one of the largest emerging populations. This past March, Rio started using electronic motor train units that had made-in-China tags on them. Rio says so far, these units are running well. The train's design focuses on being spacious, comfortable and modern. Whether it's the seats, handrails or rings, all display this theme. The cable TV system, LED screens and in-train cameras are all top-of-the-line, allowing the operation center to directly talk to passengers during times of emergency. According to Brazilian train operator Supervia, more trains are currently being tested. There will be 30 EMU trains running on Rio's light rail by September.Rio de Janeiro will become the world's focus in the next few years, as it experiences a similar development rush to that of China. Insiders say we can expect more Made-in-China products to help improve the city's image and local living standards. From: bontvchina Views: 0 0 ratings Time: 02:24 More in News & Politics Read More Rights Violation Conflict at Sino-US Press Conference ChinaForbiddenNews | May 06, 2012 11:26 pm Rights Violation Conflict at Sino-US Press Conference Follow us on TWITTER: twitter.com Like us on FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com In a press conference held before the end of Sino-US strategic dialogue, neither side mentioned Chen Guangcheng. However, on human rights issue, both sides have intensified dialogue. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) claimed "never accept other countries to interfere China's domestic affairs." Human rights issues shouldn't influence both sides' relationship. Commentary said that disregarding human rights to pursue economic interests is against basic universal values. In a press conference held on Thursday evening, Hillary Clinton said the US continues to raise human rights. She said that this was because they believe that they are essential for every country to uphold, and that they raised specific matters of individuals. Clintion's words seemed to point to the Chen Guangcheng incident. The Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) State Councilor Dai Bingguo claimed that with regard to human rights, "no country can be perfect." He added that the CCP will "go their own path" and "human rights shouldn't interfere in the Sino-US relationship." The US shouldn't uphold human rights to interfere in other country's domestic affairs." The foreign minister, Cui Tiankai, who attended negotiations in the Chen Guangcheng's event, suggested that "two countries should strictly observed each side's basic rules." Although the Chen event has become a focus in Sino-US dialogue, both sides hope to concentrate on economic aspects <b>...</b> From: ChinaForbiddenNews Views: 33 0 ratings Time: 03:49 More in News & Politics Read More Chen Guangcheng Future Uncertain: 3 Requests Covered Up ChinaForbiddenNews | May 06, 2012 11:21 pm Chen Guangcheng Future Uncertain: 3 Requests Covered Up Follow us on TWITTER: twitter.com Like us on FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com Blind activist Chen Guangcheng's future has still not been secured. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) promises have become blabber. At present, Beijing's Chaoyang hospital where Chen is being treated is still surrounded by guards. BBC reporter Ma Teng said that Chen staying in the hospital has "not much different as in jail." The guards didn't allow anyone to visit Chen. Outsides are all cautiously watching whether Chen can study abroad. After Chen escaped house arrest, he released a video online that requested three demands from Premier Wen Jiabao. However, these three requests have been distracted by what has happened after he left the US Embassy. Commentators said that this result was Zhou Yongkang's plan. He detained Chen's family members and threatened Chen to leave the US Embassy. Zhou then deliberately violated the agreement, causing the US to be blamed. On April 27, Chen Guangcheng asked Wen to investigate the persecution towards him. Chen exposed on video that Zhou Yongkang's Political and Legislative Committee was lawlessness and corrupt. The cost for persecuting Chen is 30 Million Yuan (US$4.8 Million) in 2008. It rose to over 60 Million Yuan (US$9.7 million) in 2011. Chen questioned in the video: "Are local party cadres violating the law, or is central regime ordering them to do so?" Chen directly pointed to Zhou Yongkang. China expert Shi Zangshan said that now Chen has made this <b>...</b> From: ChinaForbiddenNews Views: 28 0 ratings Time: 02:41 More in News & Politics Read More Zhen Zhu revealed Detail of Rescuing Chen Guangcheng ChinaForbiddenNews | May 06, 2012 10:45 pm Zhen Zhu revealed Detail of Rescuing Chen Guangcheng Follow us on TWITTER: twitter.com Like us on FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com He Peirong, the heroine who helped Chen Guangcheng escape house arrest, was finally sent back home on May 4th. The next day, she revealed some inside stories during the rescue when interviewed by non-Chinese media. But He said for the safety of rescuers, she couldn't say more on the different roles they used cooperating on the plan. Analyst remarked that He Peirong's concern was reasonable given that Chinese human rights activists were still under severe persecution in the red horror produced by the Political and Legislative Affairs Committee (PLAC). The 40-year-old He Peirong's online nickname is "Zhen Zhu". She was honored as "Jinling's woman knight" as she tried to visit Chen Guangcheng six times in 2011. She was detained by Nanjing police for seven days after Chen Guangcheng entered the US embassy and released May 4th. The same afternoon she wrote a message on her twitter, which said "I am at home. Everything is fine. Thank you all." On May 5th, in her interview by the VOA, Zhen Zhu said that Chen Guangcheng didn't get help from a conscientious guard. Despite the rumors he completely escaped Dongshigu village by himself. Zhen Zhu revealed that the rescue had been planned for nearly one year. She said although there were troubles such as tire blowout, going wrong way and missing the rescue target, it was still unbelievably smooth for her to successfully pick up Chen Guangcheng whose feet were <b>...</b> From: ChinaForbiddenNews Views: 51 0 ratings Time: 03:52 More in News & Politics Read More Recent Stories What Happens When You Negotiate With China ? 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