On August 1, 2013, People’s Daily reprinted a report from Guangdong Yangcheng Evening News (Yangcheng Wanbao) stating that a major share of the nation’s R&D funds is used for conferences and travel.
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Xinhua: In Chaos China, Would be Worse Off than the Former Soviet Union
On August 1, 2013, Xinhua published a commentary stating that, if China were to fall into chaos, it would be worse off than the former Soviet Union. The commentary compared China today to the former Soviet Union on the eve of collapse. It accused Internet bloggers of “spreading rumors every day, fabricating negative social news, creating an apocalyptic scene of China’s imminent collapse, denigrating the existing socialist system, and promoting the European and American capitalist and constitutional model.” It also blamed the Internet bloggers for inciting hatred toward the government to trigger social unrest in China.
“Then let’s look at the situation after the disintegration of the Soviet Union, which went through unrest, to see if the Russian people have reached the shore of happiness with universal values.”
China Development Bank: A State-owned Financial Institution Serving the State’s Interest
On July 31, Qiushi published an article by Hu Huabang, the Communist Party Secretary and Chairman of the China Development Bank (CDB), a State-own commercial bank, on the success of CDB as a State-owned financial institution serving the interest of the State.
Xinhua: Loyalty to the Central Government is the Key to Stability
Xinhua published a commentary shortly after its report that Bo Xilai, the former Party Chief of the Chongqing Municipality, was charged with bribery, corruption, and abuse of power. The commentary emphasized loyalty to the central government.
Xinhua: Bo Xilai Charged with Bribery, Corruption, and Abuse of Power
Xinhua reported that on July 25, the Jinan Municipal People’s Procuratorate, Shandong Province, filed charges with the Jinan Intermediate People’s Court against Bo Xilai for bribery, corruption, and abuse of power.
State Official: Economy Continues to Decelerate; Major Adjustment Probable
Dr. Li Zuojun, Deputy Director of the Resources and Environment Policy Institute at China’s State Council’s Development Research Center, predicted that, in the second half, the Chinese economy will continue to decelerate and that a major adjustment is possible.
Beijing University Survey: Income Inequality Is Serious
Beijing University released its China Family Panel Studies (CFPS), which shows that income inequality is increasing, with the top five percent’s income being 234 times that of the lowest five percent. The Studies based its report on statistics for the 2010 to 2012 period.
Beijing News: 100 Million Suffer from Mental Illness
On July 11, 2013, Beijing News reported that, according to statistics from China’s Center for Disease Control and Prevention, there are over 100 million people who suffer from various forms of mental illnesses. Over 16 million of them have severe mental illness, meaning one in every 100 has severe mental illness. For treatment, two percent of the 16 million take medicine, while less than 10 percent receive in-patient treatment. Reports indicate that about 10 percent show an inclination to commit violence. It is common for family members to chain these people in a cage at home. In Hebei Province alone, the number of people “living in a cage” has reached 100,000.