82 Year-old Granny Sues Ministry of Finance: The Courts Fool Me
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The hearing for the case of 82 year-old granny Wang Xiuying
from Beijing, suing the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)
Ministry of Finance was scheduled for 2pm on October 8th.
The court cancelled the hearing without any reason, then
Beijing First Intermediate Court rejected the lawsuit.
Granny Wang waved a banner saying 'The Court Fool Me'
in protest.
Wang was held for labor reeducation during Beijing
Olympic Games, last December.
Wang asked the CCP Ministry of Finance to publish the
details about China's aid to North Korea in 2011 and 2012.
However, the CCP Ministry of Finance rejected Wang's
request and the reason was for state secrets.
This May, Wang Xiuying sued the Ministry of Finance, the
court accepted this case and decided to open the hearing at
2 pm on October 8th.
However, after Wang escaped from the police interference
and arrived at the court on time, the court clerk only verbally
informed her that the hearing was cancelled.
According to Mainland China 'Rights Movement' website a
report on October 14th, from Wang's lawyer Li Xuhui says
Wang does not believe in the law.
Suing the Ministry of Finance is to build a stage to show up
the ugly performances. Wang will appeal.
Six Officials Involved in Yu Qiyi's Death Sentence
Zhejiang Wenzhou official Yu Qiyi, died during 'double
regulations'.
Yu's ex-wife and lawyer said on October 14th, that six officials
involved were sentenced to 4 to 14 years imprisonment on
September 30th.
However, the Chinese media are collectively silent
and so far there are still no reports about that.
On October 14th, UK's Reuters reported that the families of
the victims and lawyer Pu Zhiqiang were all dissatisfied
with the court's decision.
The six defendants all clearly said that, the torture was
in accordance with the instructions from the superiors.
Yu Qiyi's family requested the details of
the senior officials who gave the instructions.
The report says that, Yu Qiyi was the Party Committee
member and Chief Engineer of Wenzhou City Industrial
Investment Group Limited.
Currently the outside world is still unclear about the reason
that Yu Qiyi was investigated.
It could be related to a land transaction.
Police Killed Five Uighurs In Xinjiang
On October 11th, in Xinjiang Keshi Shache County, there
was a bloodshed incident again when the police shot five
Uighurs to death.
From the Radio Free Asia report, World Uighur Congress
spokesman Dilixiati said that, at midnight on 11th, the
Chinese Communist Party (CCP) armed staff went to No.97
house, second village, in Shache County Yingwusitang Village.
They shot five Uighurs to death, three of whom were
only teenagers.
It is said that, the police thought there were
suspects in the house.
Dilixiati also revealed that, from September 26th to now,
more than one hundred Uighurs were arrested and detained
in Shache County.
Guangdong Dongguan Worker On Strike
On October 14th, in Guangdong Dongguan Changping
hundreds of workers at Sima Yifa Electronic Products Factory,
were unhappy with the factory's fines and dismissal of an old
worker which is not in accordance of the labor laws.
They went on strike to protest.
According to The Epoch Times website report, workers
blocked the national road, which led to traffic gridlock.
Local officials sent out a large number of police to expel
the protesting workers.
There were conflicts and many workers were injured.
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00:04:44 1 Etymology
00:06:46 2 History
00:06:55 2.1 Early history
00:08:21 2.2 Early Imperial China
00:12:06 2.3 Ming dynasty
00:15:46 2.4 Qing dynasty
00:17:49 2.5 Republic of China
00:20:10 2.6 People's Republic of China
00:24:34 3 Geography
00:27:50 3.1 Cityscape
00:27:59 3.2 Architecture
00:32:13 3.3 Climate
00:34:43 3.4 Environmental issues
00:36:48 3.4.1 Air quality
00:44:14 3.4.1.1 Readings
00:45:52 3.4.2 Dust storms
00:46:44 4 Politics and government
00:47:57 4.1 Administrative divisions
00:48:40 4.1.1 Towns
00:49:46 4.2 Judiciary and procuracy
00:51:26 4.3 Diplomatic missions
00:52:04 5 Economy
00:53:14 5.1 Sector composition
00:55:41 5.2 Economic zones
00:59:39 6 Demographics
01:04:42 7 Culture
01:08:09 7.1 Places of interest
01:15:07 8 Religion
01:16:36 8.1 Chinese folk religion and Taoism
01:19:16 8.2 Buddhism
01:22:59 8.3 Islam
01:24:32 8.4 Christianity
01:27:52 9 Media
01:28:02 9.1 Television and radio
01:28:58 9.2 Press
01:30:14 10 Sports
01:30:23 10.1 Events
01:33:29 10.2 Venues
01:34:25 10.3 Clubs
01:35:12 11 Transportation
01:35:41 11.1 Rail and high-speed rail
01:38:49 11.2 Roads and expressways
01:42:31 11.3 Air
01:45:42 11.4 Public transit
01:48:41 11.5 Taxi
01:50:57 11.6 Bicycles
01:52:38 12 Defence and aerospace
01:54:57 13 Nature and wildlife
01:58:25 14 See also
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Beijing (, nonstandard ;
Mandarin pronunciation: [pèi.tɕíŋ] (listen)), formerly romanized as Peking, is the capital of the People's Republic of China, the world's third most populous city proper, and most populous capital city. The city, located in northern China, is governed as a municipality under the direct administration of central government with 16 urban, suburban, and rural districts. Beijing Municipality is surrounded by Hebei Province with the exception of neighboring Tianjin Municipality to the southeast; together the three divisions form the Jingjinji metropolitan region and the national capital region of China.Beijing is an important world capital and global power city, and one of the world's leading centers for politics, economy and business, finance, education, culture, innovation and technology, architecture, language, and diplomacy. A megacity, Beijing is the second largest Chinese city by urban population after Shanghai and is the nation's political, cultural, and educational center. It is home to the headquarters of most of China's largest state-owned companies and houses the largest number of Fortune Global 500 companies in the world, as well as the world's four biggest financial institutions. It is also a major hub for the national highway, expressway, railway, and high-speed rail networks. The Beijing Capital International Airport has been the second busiest in the world by passenger traffic since 2010, and, as of 2016, the city's subway network is the busiest and second longest in the world.
Combining both modern and traditional architecture, Beijing is one of the oldest cities in the world, with a rich history dating back three millennia. As the last of the Four Great Ancient Capitals of China, Beijing has been the political center of the country for most of the past eight centuries, and was the largest city in the world by population for much of the second millennium A.D. Encyclopædia Britannica notes that few cities in the world have served for so long as the political headquarters and cultural center of an area as immense as China. With mountains surrounding the inland city on three sides, in addition to the old inner and outer city walls, Beijing was strategically poised and developed to be the residence of the emperor and thus was the perfect location for the imperial capital. The city is renowned for its opulent palaces, temples, parks, gardens, tombs, walls ...