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- "there should be less - pollution - and rural poverty !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "the direction should be - totally sustainable !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "there must be less - inequality !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "and there should be democracy - with different political and artistic expressions !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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some Corruption Crackdown in China - the Guardian: LINK ¤ the GUARDIAN
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- "in recent decades top leaders warned - that the Chinese party faces a - life-and-death threat !"
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- "to root out corruption - of cadre members - and their families !"
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- "properties at home and abroad - cars and designer wardrobes - cash - and stakes in companies !"
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- "Xi Jinping pledged to bring down both - "flies and tigers" !"
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- "corrupt cadres - at all levels !!!!!!"
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- "authorities say - 100,000 Chinese officials - have been punished so far !!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "others seem willing to do anything - to avoid investigation !"
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- "it was about corruption - and government-business ties !"
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- "even Hu Jintao shared that concern - about that capitalism !"
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- "the Chinese leadership realised - the grave danger to the legitimacy - of the party !!!!!!"
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- "says Xiaobo Lü - an expert on Chinese politics at Columbia University !!!!!!"
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- "the campaign sweeps across the army - claiming Xu Caihou - former vice-chair of the central military commission !"
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- "now charged with taking - "bribes" - in exchange for promotions !!!!!!"
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- "it spreads to finance - with the arrest of the president of the - Minsheng Bank !!!!!!"
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- "and investigation of a - Bank of Beijing board member !!!!!!"
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- "spyperson Ma Jian - a deputy head at the ministry of state security - is detained !!!!!!"
- "but the "second generation reds" - who like Xi - were born !"
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- "to veteran families - seemed mostly unscathed !"
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- "corruption and patronage networks - must be reduced !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "inequality - must be reduced !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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Poverty - the Guardian: LINK ¤ the GUARDIAN
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- "can China tackle - poverty ?!"
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- "can China tackle - rural poverty ?!"
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- "there was a government subsidy - paid to urban dwellers !!!!!!"
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- "the data from the China Household Income Project - Chip - showed !"
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- "that there was extreme poverty - in China !"
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- "more than one person in 10 - in China was poor !"
- "there needs to be a rural - social support !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "in addition inequality - needs to be tackled !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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US Investment - US cable - 2006: LINK ¤ 06BEIJING5529
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- "US senators Lindsey Graham and Charles Schumer - urged !"
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- "a reform of China's - exchange rate policy !"
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- "vice premier Wu Yi said - the United States should not pressure - China !"
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- "as Japan was - in the late 1980s !"
Labor Law - US cable - 2006: LINK ¤ 06BEIJING12273
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- "when the Chinese government - proposed the new - labor contract law !!!!!!"
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- "thousands of foreign funded companies - said that if the law passed !"
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- "they would withdraw - their investments !"
Labor Law - US cable - 2006: LINK ¤ 06BEIJING9677
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- "the labor contract law gives workers - increased protections !!!!!!"
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- "by providing - fixed-term contract protections - for workers !!!!!!"
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- "many employers had not signed contracts - or provided a written contract !"
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- "employers must not be unscrupulous - in the labor costs !!!!!!"
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- "they must to have to contribute - to the social insurance schemes !!!!!!"
Hukou System - US cable - 2007: LINK ¤ 07BEIJING800
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- "Chinese experts saw - poor workers' rights protection !"
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- "the restrictive hukou system - household registry !"
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- "and an outdated - education system !"
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- "are three factors of - China's problems !"
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- "China's ministry of labor and social security - MOLSS - is working to establish !"
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- "a pension system - for rural - and migrant workers !!!!!!"
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- "that requires low contributions - be portable - and have broad coverage !!!!!!"
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- "there were many migrant farmers - in China !"
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- "human rights groups support - village elections !!!!!!"
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- "they are a mechanism for instilling - democratic values !!!!!!"
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- "and useful tools to establish - the legal framework and institutions !!!!!!"
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- "for protecting - citizens' rights !!!!!!"
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- "and ensuring - that the role of grassroots government - is "appropriate" !!!!!!"
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- "the development of a stable legal - and regulatory environment !!!!!!"
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- "is important - to provide social justice !!!!!!"
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- "and improve - local governance !!!!!!"
- "in the two tier system - officials are first popularly elected !!!!!!"
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- "as village committee heads - through village elections !!!!!!"
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- "subsequently a popularly elected official will assume - the post of village party branch secretary !!!!!!"
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______________________________________________________________________________sustainable Development - US cable - 2006: LINK ¤ 06BEIJING13919
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- "officials at the - central government's premier foreign affairs - research and policy institution !"
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- "stress the importance of - sustainable - human-based - development !!!!!!"
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- "a comprehensive approach - which takes into account !!!!!!"
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- "social - the environment - the climate - and resources !!!!!!"
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- "the goal must be - a harmonious society !!!!!!"
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- "priority areas are - western China - China's northeastern - and rural areas !!!!!!"
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- "local and central government control - and social development !!!!!!"
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- "China's rich-poor wealth gap - must be reduced !!!!!!"
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Africa Cooperation - US cable - 2006: LINK ¤ 06BEIJING22919_________________________________________
- "the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation - FOCAC - was about economic ties !"
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- "including a - two-way trade !"
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- "China pledged - cooperation - on an equal basis !!!!!!"
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- "Hu Jintao announced an eight-point - investment and development package - for Africa !"
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- "aid - and trade initiatives !"
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- "Africa's main challenges are - to reduce poverty - and promote peace !!!!!!"
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- "stability - and good governance !!!!!!"
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- "historically Africa had not balanced economic relations - with other continents !"
Green Energy - US cable - 2009: LINK ¤ 09BEIJING1521
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- "China's national energy administration - NEA - has a plan !"
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- "for the changes of the - energy sector !!!!!!"
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- "the plan outlines development goals - for new alternative energies !!!!!!"
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- "such as wind power - solar power - and biomass energy !!!!!!"
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- "to improve energy efficiency - and reduce carbon emissions !!!!!!"
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- "through technologies - such as clean plants - and smart grid technology !!!!!!"
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- "wind power generation - is a key area of development !!!!!!"
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- "wind power capacity 150 GW - solar power 20GW !!!!!!"
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- "solar photovoltaic - is key !!!!!!"
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Chinas Ökonomen - der Standard: LINK ¤ der STANDARD_________________________________________
- "der Ökonom Li Yining sagt - "China muss Reformen - in der Umverteilung machen !!!!!!""
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- "auch um Sozialfrieden - zu haben !!!!!!"
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- "und es muss mehr - Nachhaltigkeit geben !!!!!!"
CHINA - Wikipedia EN: LINK ¤ CHINA
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China - Map: LINK ¤ WIKIMEDIA