China’s Finance Minister Lou Jiwei predicted that, in the next few months, the State will face considerable pressure to meet its 2015 revenue target. He made these remarks when speaking to the People’s Congress on June 28, 2015. "In the next several months, due to factors such as the pressure of the economic downturn, we expect to face considerable pressure to meet the central government’s fiscal revenue target."
Dongxiang Magazine: Zeng Qinghong’s Two Trusted Subordinates in the National Security System Sacked
Wenxuecity.com, a popular Chinese media website, republished a report (originally from Dongxiang, a Hong Kong news magazine) that suggested Zeng Qinghong might be in trouble.
Xinhua: Chinese Communist Party’s Grass-roots Organizations Continue to Expand
RFA: A Thousand Workers Renounce Their Membership in the CCP
There has long been a problem since the government stopped providing retirement benefits to the factory’s retirees. Employees of the factory appealed many times and even confronted the government many times. Each time they were suppressed. When the people became completely desperate, all Party members at the factory decided to renounce their membership in the Party.
Sources:
Radio Free Asia, June 29, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/Xinwen/5-06292015111801.html
Human Rights Defenders, June 29, 2015
http://wqw2010.blogspot.com/2015/06/blog-post_375.html
Global Poll Showed U.S. Still Enjoys a Better Image than China
Shanghai Plans to Establish Gold Fixing Price in RMB
BBC Chinese: After the Strategic Dialogue, the U.S. Criticized China on Its Human Rights Record
Survey Shows Over 70 Percent of Doctors in Guangdong Would Not Want their Children to be Doctors
In 2014, the Guangdong Medical Doctor’s Association conducted a survey of its members. According to the survey 71.65 percent of the doctors who responded would not want their children to become doctors. They were also asked if, given another chance, whether they themselves would still want to be doctors. The answer for 57.52 percent of them was that, given the choice, they would not want to be a doctor again. The article said that doctors and patients in China have had intense disputes and conflicts. In addition, a doctor’s workload is very heavy. The survey results showed that more than 50 percent of the doctors had to stay late at work, 44 percent of them needed to work on weekends and holidays, and 14 percent were required to participate in various academic activities during weekends and on holidays. Moreover 65 percent of the doctors did not feel that they were compensated adequately for their efforts. The survey showed that 16.5 percent of the doctor’s received an annual salary of less than 30,000 yuan per year (US$4,830) while 22.9 percent made 30,000 to 50,000 yuan (US$4,830 to $8050) each year.
Source: Guangming Daily, June 27, 2015
http://health.gmw.cn/2015-06/27/content_16103548.htm