jerry, thanks.
for those of you who might be interested in dissent in china and the forms
it takes under an authoritarian regime, the following is both amusing and
deadly serious:
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/space/Introduction_to_the_Grass-Mud_Horse_Lexicon
michael
On 4 May 2011 21:53, <glevy@pratt.edu> wrote:
> Michael W and others:
>
> I occasionally receive 'China-Wire' which has news stories on China and
> elsewhere that should be of interest.
> <http://china-wire.org>
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> Also, see below.
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> In solidarity, Jerry
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> Subject: [CHINA-WIRE] May 1 - Labour Day News
> From: "CHINA-WIRE" <justinfong@movingmountains.cn>
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> To: glevy@pratt.edu
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> May 1 is a holiday in more than 80 countries. Hundreds of millions of
> people will get a days respite from their grinding work routine on the
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> As the fruit of marathon talks, the largest collective contract in the
> country has raised the minimum wages for about 450,000 laborers in the
> catering sector in Wuhan, Central Chinas Hubei province, by 30 percent,
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> Li Chunhao, a migrant worker from southwest Chinas Guizhou Province, works
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> http://e2ma.net/go/7051990319/208549204/221858255/28158/goto:http://china-wire.org/?p=11424
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> Editors Notes: The results of the 2010 Chinese population census have just
> been published, showing that the Chinese population (excluding Hong Kong,
> Macao, and Taiwan) has risen to 1.34 billion. But why the figure is not
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> Li Chunhao, a migrant worker from Southwest Chinas Guizhou province, works
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> it comes to claiming back unpaid wages, he would consider resorting to
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> For decades, public institutions that enjoy bianzhi (government funding
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> Editors Notes: Although China has increasingly grown rich in recent years,
> the distribution of wealth remains skewed. Former Chinese leader Deng
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> East Chinas Zhejiang province has raised its minimal salary the most of
> the 12 provinces and municipalities, mostly in southern and eastern
> coastal areas, that have raised minimum wages this year in the hope of
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