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Thousands of Presidents of Lower Courts Attend Training on Social Unrest

Class opened for the first group of presidents of lower courts on September 1, 2009, at the National Judges College in Beijing. 235 of them will undergo intensive training in the next two weeks on domestic and international politics and economic situations. The “Curriculum has been developed to include special forums and seminars on how to deal with sudden incidents and social unrest.” In the next 12 months, there will be 15 two-week classes, each with 230 attendees to train a total of 3,500 presidents of lowers courts.

Source: Xinhua, September 2, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/local/2009-09/02/content_11981255.htm

Briefings | | |   Government/Politics

China’s Supreme Court: Judiciary must follow the Party Line

The President of the Supreme People’s Court, Wang Shengjun, recently called upon judges to conduct trials in the best overall interest of the Party and the State, “to seek the optimal solutions that will adequately dispose of the case” and “to safeguard the authority and dignity of socialism.” Judges “must uphold the unity of legal and social effects.” Wang predicted an increase in the number of high profile criminal cases in the near future.

Source: Guangming Daily, August 31, 2009
http://www.gmw.cn/content/2009-08/31/content_972239.htm

Briefings | | |   Government/Politics

Chinese Military Denying Internet Buzz on Military Reform

The People’s Liberation Army denied that there would be a major military reform. The PLA official interviewed by the State’s Global Times stated that while deepening military reform is inevitable, the discussions on the Internet and text messages about the military reform are untrue.

Source: Global Times, August 22, 2009
http://china.huanqiu.com/roll/2009-08/554815.html

Briefings | | |   Defense/Military

Regulations to Reduce Overseas Trips Using Public Funds

The City of Jinan, Shandong Province has issued new regulations to rein in overseas trips by government officials and to curtail trips for pleasure on the government accounts. The high-ranking officials must file trip information with the Party disciplinary committees. (Ed: It has been an uncontrollable phenomenon in China that the government officials travel overseas for pleasure using public funds. Many officials also escaped from China in this way when they felt they were about to be arrested for corruption charges.)

Source: China News Services, August 23, 2009
http://www.chinanews.com.cn/gn/news/2009/08-23/1830382.shtml

Briefings | | |   Government/Politics

Party Organizations Play Key Role in State-Owned Enterprises

Politburo member and head of the Organization Department of the Communist Party of the China Central Committee, Li Yuanchao, spoke recently on the key role that the Party organizations play in State-owned enterprises. “To maximize the core position of the Party organizations in state-owned enterprises, we need to institutionalize its role. The set up, functions and tasks of the Party organizations must be part of the management system of these enterprises, so that the central role of the political party is organized, institutionalized and specific. Party organizations should be involved in the decision-making on major issues together with the Board, and thus perfect the mechanism for effective participation in decision-making by the Party organizations.”

Source: The Communist Party of China, August 19, 2009
http://cpc.people.com.cn/GB/64093/64103/9890693.html

Briefings | | |   Government/Politics

China Opens Internet Management and Law Center

Beijing University of Post and Telecommunications announced on August 10 the establishment of an Internet Management and Law Research Center, Xinhua reported. It is China’s first professional academic institution that focuses on systematic and theoretical research of Internet management and laws related to the information society, said Xinhua. On the same day, the center held its first forum and presented papers on proposed Internet legislation, Internet intellectual property, information law, e-commerce law and other Internet related legislation. Present at the forum were representatives from the Supreme People’s Court, the information office of the State Council, the Ministry of Public Security, and the Ministry of Justice, among others.

Source: Xinhua, August 10, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2009-08/10/content_11858318.htm

Briefings | | |   Information/Technology

China Launched its Largest-ever Military Exercise

China’s military launched its largest ever tactical military exercise, involving 50,000 heavily-armored troops in a long-distance deployment spanning thousands of kilometers, Xinhua said. The live-fire exercise, named “Stride-2009,” involves an army division each from the Shenyang, Lanzhou, Jinan and Guangzhou regional military commands and will last from August through September. The army divisions and their air units will be deployed by civilian rail and air transport to unfamiliar areas. The exercise will be recorded and rated using an “Army Exercise Assessment System.” Also participating in the exercise are special operation forces, Army’s air fighters, electronic countermeasure companies, photo-reconnaissance units, UAV Groups, short-wave interference stations, all armed with new equipment.

Source: Xinhua, August 10, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/mil/2009-08/10/content_11858323.htm

Briefings | | |   Defense/Military

More Expenditure to Build-up the Party’s Grass Roots Foundation

The authorities in Wuling City, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, are spending 5 million RMB on the construction of facilities for local Party activities, reported People’s Daily website. 19 new facilities will be built and over 20 renovated this year. The move will “effectively increase the cohesion and vitality of  grass roots Party organizations." The People’s Daily website published several articles about similar efforts to beef up local Party organizations.

Source: People’s Daily, August 10, 2009
http://dangjian.people.com.cn/GB/9821944.html
http://dangjian.people.com.cn/GB/117103/9824715.html
http://dangjian.people.com.cn/GB/9822492.html
http://dangjian.people.com.cn/GB/9817354.html
http://dangjian.people.com.cn/GB/9817405.html

Briefings | | |   Government/Politics