Xinhua published an editorial commemorating the third anniversary of Xi Jinping’s Eight Rules established at a Communist Party Politburo meeting on December 4, 2012. The rules were established to curtail corruption among Communist Party members and government officials.
Xi Jinping: China-Africa Comprehensive Strategic and Cooperative Partnership
On December 4, 2015, at the opening of the sixth Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) held in Johannesburg, Chinese President Xi Jinping proposed to elevate “the new type of the China-Africa strategic partnership” to a “comprehensive strategic and cooperative partnership.” The comprehensive strategic and cooperative partnership will be based on five principles: political equality and mutual trust, win-win economic cooperation, culture exchanges and mutual learning, mutual assistance on security, and cooperation and solidarity in international affairs.
Guangming Daily: Obama’s “Political Legacy” Insecure
21 Percent of Listed State-Owned Enterprises Are in the Red
This year’s statistics show that, for the first three quarters of this year, 67 out of the 306 or just over 21 percent of listed state-owned enterprises (SOEs) were in the red. The top 10 of these SOEs showed losses totaling 13.524 billion yuan ($US2.11 billion). Some expect that, in order to reduce their losses in the fourth quarter, these SOEs may sell their assets or obtain government subsidies.
VOA: Lawyer Insists that Journalist Is Not Guilty
Gao Yu, an independent journalist who faced charges of leaking state secrets, has had her sentence cut short from seven years to five years, and will be allowed to serve it outside of prison.
Voice of America interviewed Gao’s lawyer Shang Baojun over the phone for details of the second trial which ended on Thursday.
Shang insisted that defense lawyers maintained that [this case] did not have clear facts presented, and lacked evidence; the verdict should be changed to "not guilty."
Shang added that given that Gao is in her 70’s, and she has health problems, as her defense lawyer, he took comfort in the fact that her reduced term will be served outside of prison.
Xinhua News Agency reported that the court decided to change Gao’s sentence after "she confessed her crimes, pleaded guilty, and repented her wrongdoing during the second trial."
Sources: Voice of America, November 26, 2015
http://www.voachinese.com/media/video/voaweishi-20151126-voaconnects-gao-yu/3074715.html
Xinhua News Agency, November 26, 2015
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2015-11/26/c_1117274878.htm
VOA: Lawyer Insists That Journalist Is Not Guilty
Gao Yu, an independent journalist who faced charges of leaking state secrets, has had her sentence shortened from seven years to five years, and will be allowed to serve it outside of prison.
Voice of America interviewed Gao’s lawyer Shang Baojun over the phone to get details about her second trial, which ended on Thursday.
Shang insisted that the defense lawyers maintained that clear facts were not presented [in this case], that the case lacked evidence, and that the verdict should be changed to "not guilty."
Shang added that, because Gao is in her 70’s and she has health problems, as her defense lawyer, he took comfort in her reduced term, which is to be served outside of prison.
Xinhua News Agency reported that the court decided to change Gao’s sentence after "she confessed her crimes, pleaded guilty, and repented her wrongdoing during the second trial."
Sources: Voice of America, November 26, 2015; Xinhua News Agency, November 26, 2015 2015 http://www.voachinese.com/media/video/voaweishi-20151126-voaconnects-gao-yu/3074715.html http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2015-11/26/c_1117274878.htm