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Xinhua: China Faces Serious Shortage of Pediatricians

China faces a shortage of pediatricians. With the launch of the new two-child policy which is replacing the one-child policy, Chinese parents are wondering where they will find pediatricians for their children. 

In 2012, there were only 0.43 pediatric specialists for each 1,000 children in China, or only 96, 000 pediatricians for the 220 million Chinese children who were less than 14 years old. By comparison, in the United States, the ratio is 1.46 pediatricians for every 1,000 children. Because of the shortage of pediatricians, many Chinese hospitals have had to shut down their pediatric departments. As China has just replaced its one-child policy with the two-child policy, the expected dramatic increase in births will make the pediatrician shortage even more severe. 
Because they have longer working hours and a higher work load, pediatricians encounter more medical disputes with parents. In addition, pediatricians earn less income compared to doctors in other fields because children need smaller doses of medication. [Editor’s note: The Chinese regime encourages doctors and hospitals to sell extra prescriptive drugs to patients. Whether the patients need so much medication or not, the doctors in China prescribe an abundance of expensive drugs for them. It is a secret rule in China, which is, nevertheless, fairly well known to “Use drugs to get income for doctors.”] 

Source: Xinhua, January 16, 2016 
http://www.sn.xinhuanet.com/society/2016-01/16/c_1117796882.htm

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People’s Daily: Beijing Public Security Bureau Openly Recruits Internet Police Volunteers

People’s Daily and Beijing Youth Daily published an article on January 14, 2016, titled “Internet Police Volunteers Reported over 15,000 Online Clues (for Police Investigations). The Main Force Consists of Young People Born in 1980s and 1990s.” According to the article, the Beijing Public Security Bureau started to recruit "Internet Police Volunteers” in 2014. By December of 2015, he Beijing Police had recruited over 3,000 people as members of its team of “Internet Police Volunteers.” The team has submitted over 15,000 reports on “clues leading to potential criminals.” Based on the reported clues, the official "Beijing Internet Police" gave “educational warnings” to 8,400 Internet users, released over 1,400 warning tips through Chinese micro blogs and the Chinese Internet messenger (WeChat) and uncovered 210 “criminal activities and public security cases.”

The recruited “internet police volunteers” are from all over China. 80 percent of them are young people born in the 1980s and 1990s. These “volunteers” who work regularly at scientific research institutes and security companies, also actively carry out “safety inspections” on over 45,000 websites that are in the records of the Internet Security Headquarters. They use their professional technological skills and inspection equipment in their work. The article on People’s Daily and Beijing Youth Daily on January 14, 2016, calls for more people to join the “Internet Police Volunteers” team by sending an email to a listed email address.

Sources: People’s Daily and Beijing Youth Daily, January 14, 2016
http://it.people.com.cn/n1/2016/0114/c1009-28050676.html
http://epaper.ynet.com/html/2016-01/14/content_177158.htm?div=-1

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People’s Daily: Beijing Public Security Bureau Openly Recruits Internet Police Volunteers

On January 14, 2016, People’s Daily and Beijing Youth Daily published an article titled, “Internet Police Volunteers Reported over 15,000 Online Clues (for Police to Investigate). The Main Force Consists of Young People Born in the 1980s and 1990s.” According to the article, the Beijing Public Security Bureau started to recruit "Internet Police Volunteers” in 2014. By December of 2015, the Beijing Police had recruited over 3,000 people as members of its team of “Internet Police Volunteers.” The team has submitted over 15,000 reports on “clues leading to potential criminals.” Based on the reported clues, the official "Beijing Internet Police" gave “educational warnings” to 8,400 Internet users, released over 1,400 warning tips through Chinese microblogs and the Chinese Internet messenger (WeChat) and uncovered 210 “criminal activities and public security cases.” 

The recruited “internet police volunteers” are from all over China. 80 percent of them are young people born in the 1980s and 1990s. These “volunteers” who work regularly at scientific research institutes and security companies, also actively carry out “safety inspections” on over 45,000 websites that are in the records of the Internet Security Headquarters. They use their professional technological skills and inspection equipment in their work. The article on People’s Daily and Beijing Youth Daily on January 14, 2016, calls for more people to join the “Internet Police Volunteers” team by sending an email to a listed email address. 
 Sources: People’s Daily and Beijing Youth Daily, January 14, 2016 
http://it.people.com.cn/n1/2016/0114/c1009-28050676.html http://epaper.ynet.com/html/2016-01/14/content_177158.htm?div=-1
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The Inequality between the Chinese People’s Income and Assets Continues to Worsen

According to a recent survey, the inequality of people’s income and assets is getting worse. The top one percent of the population owns one-third of China’s total assets, while the bottom 25 percent of families own one percent of total assets. The survey, “The China Livelihood Development Report,” was based on a study of 14,960 families in 25 provinces and cities. 

In addition to the inequality in income and assets, there are deepening gaps in terms of education between the urban area and the countryside, between the eastern and western regions, and between males and females. In the area of healthcare, the social security programs that the State funds have expanded the inequality instead of narrowing it. The survey showed that the population that has a higher income receives more medical subsidies than people who have a lower income. 

Source: Yicai, January 13, 2016 
http://www.yicai.com/news/2016/01/4738424.html
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China Youth Daily: Local Governments’ Zero Loss in Lawsuits Is Not Necessarily a Good Record

China Youth Daily published an article commenting on the “zero loss” records of local governments when they are defendants in lawsuits. 

Since its opening on December 28, 2014, until the end of 2015, the Third Shanghai Intermediate People’s Court has handled a total of 610 administrative cases in the pilot phase that involved trials in administrative cases. This figure included 242 administrative cases in which the municipal people’s government was a defendant for the first time. Others were second instance administrative cases in which the municipal administrative organs were the appellant or appellee. As of now, the Shanghai municipal government has not yet suffered a single loss in any of its lawsuits. 
The local governments that achieved “zero loss” were not limited to Shanghai. Late last year, the Legislative Affairs Office of Sichuan revealed that the provincial government was a defendant in 126 administrative cases [in 2015] and had a "zero loss" record. 

The article commented that a government under the rule of law is not necessarily one with a "zero loss" record [in lawsuits]. Similarly, the dazzling "zero loss" record may not directly convey a positive signal to the public. In the process, the suppressed discontent, the injustice, and even the unfairness may very well result in the loss of the last appeal channel. The result might be silence, but [the problem is] that this silence might not completely disappear, especially when the situation continues and gives rise to new injustices. As a result, local governments do not have to consider "zero loss" as an achievement. 
The reason why the people take on the local government as a defendant is not that they have got nothing better to do or because they want to embarrass the government deliberately. It is because the people regard the government as the final solution to the problem. 
Source: China Youth Daily, January 20, 2016 
http://zqb.cyol.com/html/2016-01/20/nw.D110000zgqnb_20160120_4-02.htm

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Activist Compensated for Being Detained by Police

Liang Zhuqiang, a 57 year old entrepreneur in Guangzhou who was arrested for “inciting subversion of State power” only to be released due to insufficient evidence, filed a claim against local authorities and was awarded compensation of 41,087.64 yuan (US$6,324.53). 

“At 15:30 on December 10, 2014, police found that, on December 4, 2014, the suspect had published online remarks inciting subversion of State power, which caused serious harm to national security.” It was believed that Liang posted remarks supporting Hong Kong students and residents in their protests against the Beijing supported Hong Kong government. 
On December 11, 2014, Liang was detained for “provocative and disturbing behavior.” He was formally arrested on December 25, upon approval of the Guangzhou Liwan District Procuratorate office. 
Liang’s case was then transferred to the Guangzhou City People’s Procuratorate Office. On June 5, 2015, the Guangzhou City People’s Procuratorate Office decided not to bring charges due to insufficient evidence. 
After his release, Liang filed a claim against the Guangzhou Liwan District Procuratorate Office for State compensation asking for a written apology, restoration of his reputation and compensation for the 187 days he was held in detention. On December 15, 2015, the Guangzhou Liwan District Prosecutor’s Office issued a written decision to compensate him in the amount of 41,087.64 yuan. 
Source: Weiquanwang, December 20, 2015 
http://wqw2010.blogspot.com/2015/12/4.html
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Study Times: Approaches to Handling Social Conflicts

Study Times published an article proposing several approaches that would help reduce social conflicts as China faces “the grim situation of public security” and as “social conflicts and social unrest remain high.”  In order to handle social unrest or public safety emergencies, these approaches focus on the following: establishing mechanisms to arbitrate conflicts within the local communities and within trades, recruiting retired Party members and officials to work with those released from prison, encouraging trade associations to exercise self-monitoring and self-disciplinary functions with their members, incentivizing security firms to provide public security services, utilizing trade unions to ensure production safety, and establishing professional response teams, both privately and government funded. 

Source: Study Times, December 24, 2016 
http://www.studytimes.cn/zydx/SHFZ/ZENGCYGL/2015-12-24/4065.html
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BBC Chinese: Britain Criticized China’s Maltreatment of Diplomats and Reporters

BBC Chinese recently reported that the Chinese government accused well-known Chinese human rights lawyer Pu Zhiqiang of “inciting racial hatred” and “picking quarrels.” When British diplomats and reporters attempted to attend, observe, and report on the trial that Chinese authorities said was "open to the public," the Chinese police maltreated them. Over ten diplomats from other countries were blocked from observing the trial although observation is allowed under Chinese law. British Foreign Minister Hugo Swire expressed his concerns to the Chinese government regarding the “unacceptable” treatment of British diplomats and reporters. The spokesperson of the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs defended the Chinese police by suggesting that Chinese law enforcement was trying to maintain order at the scene and all parties must cooperate. He also made the statement that all foreign countries must respect China’s “judicial sovereignty.” This comment, however, did not appear later in the Ministry’s official records.
Source: BBC Chinese, December 17, 2015
http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp/uk/2015/12/151217_uk_china_reporters
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