On August 29, 2007, during the Computer Malware Management and Law Seminar held in Shanghai, the government agencies involved with Internet security jointly proposed an "Internet Security Law" to be presented at the 17th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party (NCCCP). [1]
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China Says the Sino-Russia Joint Anti-Terror Maneuver Not Meant to Target Any Third Country
On September 2, 2007, Huo Yi, the Chinese chief of the Sino-Russia joint military maneuver "Collaboration 2007," claimed that the joint drill was aimed at combating terrorists as well as improving Sino-Russia bilateral relations and was not meant to target any third country. [1]
Officials at the Provincial Level Found To Be Corrupt Since the 16th National Congress of Chinese Co
On September 1, the website of Procuratorial Daily (检察日报) published a short list of officials at the provincial level who have been found to be corrupt since the 16th National Congress of Chinese Communist Party (CCP) held in 2002. [1]
College Tuitions Have Skyrocketed in the Ten Years Since Combining Tracks
In 1997, colleges in China combined the tracks for the tuition system. Previously there existed two tracks: one track was that most college students paid nothing or only nominal fees for a college education; the other track was that some students financially supported their college education. Various scholars have found that since the two tracks were combined, most students have had to pay the full tuition. College tuitions across the country have skyrocketed. [1]
China Has Highest Rate of Executions: 5000 to 8000 in 2006
According to the 2007 Annual Report on Capital Punishment released by Hands Off Cain, between 5,000 and 8,000 prisoners were executed in China in the year of 2006. Chinese official Xinhua News reports that more would have been executed in the first seven months of 2007 had mandatory case review by the Supreme People’s Court of China not passed in 2006. [1]
The Current System Fails to Preserve the Environment
In a recent article in Chinese Economic Times, economist Zhou Tianyong pointed out that China has not formulated effective and systematic policies to restrain the discharge of pollutants and that the existing system has actually aggravated environmental pollution instead of preserving the environment. [1]
Public Display of Prostitutes’ Photos Draws Criticism
On September 5, the Yinchuan (银川) Public Security Sub-bureau posted a street bulletin showing photos of 28 prostitutes. Many pedestrians saw it. [1] The photos showed both frontal and profile views of the women. Their features were clearly recognizable, except for simple blurs around the eyes. Both pedestrians and an attorney criticized the display.
Water Safety Problems Afflict 300 Million People, the Chinese NPC Standing Committee Regards It an I
Half of the cities in China have severely polluted groundwater; 300 million people in the rural areas are drinking water with safety problems. In some areas, "all the rivers have dried and all the water has been polluted." A member of the Chinese NPC Standing Committee stated that "The pollution is a result of profit pursuing. However, the cost to treat the water pollution will be more than a dozen times the profit we have gained."