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Issue 29  June 11, 2012

 China in the Spotlight 

  • Tiananmen Activist's Death Sparks Outrage
  • "Naked Officials" on the Rise
  • Business Trend - First Interest Rate Cut 
  • "Top Secret" - Beijing's Air Quality
Public outcry over the suspicious death of a widely known dissident is growing. Li Wangyang has been under house arrest for 22 years for his involvement in the Tiananmen Square Protests on June 4, 1989. Authorities allege that he hanged himself but photos released by family members as well as a record of prior mistreatment have sparked an online petition calling for a forensic investigation. [Watch-1]
Li Wangyang

Although Communist Party officials would liked to see June 4th come and go with little fanfare, this year's anniversary has an impressive protest in Hong Kong with180,000 participants and at least one public march in Beijing over Mr. Li's death. [Watch-2] 

 naked official

High ranking officials with the means to flee China are more the norm than the exception. Vast number of government and party officials have transferred huge wealth -  often earned through illicit means, to family members overseas, paving the way for their move when the time is right. The phenomenon is so widespread that there is a term for it: "naked officials".

   

In this week's China Focus we tackle this issue and explore the reasons behind it. [Watch] 
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NTD Competitions

Launched in 2007, NTD's Global Competition Series has entered its sixth year. Over the years, thousands of artists from around the world have gathered in New York City to share their passion and talent -- be they musical, artistic,or culinary -- with each other and with the world.
Four competitions will be hosted in 2012: Chinese Culinary, Opera Vocal,Classical Chinese Dance, and Photography. See Competitions for details.

 

Organ-Harvesting

Advocacy group Doctors Against Forced Organ Harvesting says it has made headway in reducing transplant tourism to China... 

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