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PLA Lt General Liu Yazhou Calls for Political Reform

On August 7, 2010, China Review News republished a news report from Hong Kong’s Singtao Daily regarding PLA Lt. General Liu Yazhou’s calls for political reform in his article published by Phoenix magazine in Hong Kong.

“Within 10 years, a transformation from authoritarian politics to democracy will inevitably take place,” Liu Yazhou said, “A great change will happen in China. Political reform is the mission that the history has entrusted to us. It is impossible for us to retreat.”

Lt General Liu Yazhou is political commissar of the PLA National Defense University and son-in-law of China’s former President Li Xiannian.

Source: China Review News, August 7, 2010
http://gb.chinareviewnews.com/doc/1014/0/6/9/101406982.html?coluid=5&kindid=23&docid=101406982&mdate=0807154447

Briefings | | August 23, 2010 | Grapevine

Jia Qinglin: Apply Patriotic Ideas to Preaching and Learning Islamic Doctrines

Jia Qinglin, a member of the CPC Politburo Standing Committee and the Chairman of the CPPCC National Committee, held a forum with religious representatives in Hetian, Xinjiang on August 21, 2010, according to Xinhua.

Jia hopes Xinjiang Muslim representatives will:

Actively promote scientific development;
Further enhance the agreement with the great Motherland, the Chinese ethnic groups, the Chinese cultures and the socialist road with Chinese characteristics;
Do a solid job of interpreting the Koran and standardize the preaching content and formalities. Apply patriotic ideas to preaching and learning Islamic doctrines;
Ensure that the leadership of religious organizations is firmly in the hands of those who love China.

Source: Xinhua, August 21, 2010
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2010-08/21/c_12469913.htm

Briefings | | August 23, 2010 | Government/Politics

China Review News: The U.S. Uses Vietnam to Restrain China

On August 21, 2010, China Review News published an article commenting on the one-week joint military exercises of the United States and Vietnam in the South China Sea that started on August 11.

According to the article, “the United States uses Vietnam to restrain China. Vietnam, on the other hand, relies on the U.S. to enhance its own position. Vietnam will regret this one day.” “China and the U.S. are highly dependent on each other economically. Even if the two countries have some strategic conflicts, the overall bilateral relations will not be affected. Vietnam is only a strategic chess piece the U.S. is using to return to Asia. Up to now, Vietnam still has not understood the whole situation. It will probably pay the price for its decision.”

Source: China Review News, August 21, 2010
http://gb.chinareviewnews.com/doc/1014/1/5/5/101415524.html?coluid=148&kindid=0&docid=101415524&mdate=0821001000

Briefings | | August 23, 2010 | US-China Relations

Without Radical Change, China’s Current Development Has No Future

[Editor’s Note: In his analysis packed with numbers, Professor Zhou Tianyong of the Central Party School presented a disturbing forecast on China’s future. China’s growing and ageing population, overburdened land, scarce water resources, worsening pollution, and intense hunger for steel and oil are not exactly what the Chinese leaders want to hear. “Sustaining (China’s) current 2H1R (High energy consumption, High pollution, Resource depletion) development model,” writes Zhou, is “absolutely out of the question.”
The following report is translated from excerpts of his article.] [1]

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Reports | | August 22, 2010 | Report

Hu Jintao on Socialist Cultural Prosperity

[Editor’s Note: The Chinese Communist Party’s Politburo held the 22nd group study on the morning of July 23, 2010, on the issue of deepening the culture system’s reform. At the session, General Secretary Hu Jintao emphasized “deepening the culture system’s reform and promoting the culture industry’s comprehensive prosperity and fast development matters in order to realize the comprehensive development of an affluent society, matters relating to the overall layout of socialism with Chinese characteristics, and matters for the renaissance of the nation of China.” The following are excerpts from Hu Jintao’s speech at the session.] [1]

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Reports | | August 21, 2010 | Report

SARA Chief Speaks on Strengthening the Training and Education of Religious Personnel

On August 18, Wang Zuoan, the chief of the State Administration for Religious Affairs (SARA) gave a speech to representatives of patriotic religious leaders in Beijing, “Strengthen the Training and Education of Religious Personnel.” Wang pointed out that most of the religious personnel cannot keep up with the demands of the ever growing population of religious followers in China. The authorities ought to strengthen training and education, implement filing and recording systems, and emphasize supervision and management. In particular, Wang mentioned Hu Jintao’s “hope” for religious personnel – “politically reliable, intellectually knowledgeable, and morally convincing.”

Source: Web site of United Front Work of Central Committee of Chinese Communist Party.
http://www.zytzb.cn/09/newscenter/benwang/201008/t20100819_676230.html

Briefings | | August 20, 2010 | Government/Politics

Beijing Protests Pentagon Report

Beijing reacted angrily Wednesday to a Pentagon report expressing worries about China’s burgeoning military capabilities, calling such concerns baseless.

“The report ignores the objective truth and accuses China for establishing its normal national defense and army,” said Chinese Defense Ministry spokesman Geng Yansheng. “The development of the Chinese army is reasonable and proper.”

This year’s annual Pentagon report on China’s military capabilities, delivered to Congress on Monday, outlined China’s moves to boost its military strength and warned that “the limited transparency in China’s military and security affairs enhances uncertainty and increases the potential for misunderstanding and miscalculation.”

Source: Xinhua, August 18, 2010
http://news.xinhuanet.com/2010-08/18/c_12460035.htm

Briefings | | August 20, 2010 | US-China Relations

Wu Guoguang: Xi Jinping’s Reversal of the Course, Will China’s Transition be Peaceful or Marked with Bloodshed?

Cheng Xiaonong: U.S.-China Strategic Relations Have Crystallized

Xinhua Commentaries: “Exposing the Three Major Political Deficits of the U.S.”

The CCP’s Performing Arts Troupes in the U.S.