An official from China’s Academy of Social Sciences wrote a commentary, which Qiushi then published, stating that the conflicts between the U.S. and China have been exaggerated.
Li Leishi: A 2008 Reminder on Organ Harvesting
According to Sohu in 2008, Li Leishi, an academician with the Chinese Academy of Engineering and Director of the PLA Kidney Disease Institute stated that organ donation after death does not have the soil for it to exist in China.
Leishi pointed out that there is a big shortage of organ transplant donors in China and that "organ donation after death" only exists in theory. It cannot be put into practice in China because the conditions aren’t there for its existence. Li further explained that China does not have the same system as foreign countries do, so as to ensure that organ donations after death can effectively proceed. In addition, legal protection is also one of the problems. There is no legal protection in China regarding what criteria should exist to make a decision for organ donation [of brain dead patients].
Li gave his own experience to explain the extent of the organ shortage. He said that, because we are an Institute, the amount of transplant surgery we perform is not that high. In the past, I could do kidney transplants for 120 patients a year; now I can only do 70. Just from my own experience, we now have at least 50 organ shortages per year. The lack of donor organs is the main reason for the reduction in the amount of surgery. Each year, I have more than 200 or even close to 300 patients registered and waiting for surgery, not including those patients blocked from the registration due to economic reasons.
Source: Sohu, November 27, 2008
http://health.sohu.com/20081127/n260870584.shtml
Health Officials on Illegal Organ Harvesting in China
http://china.caixin.com/2014-08-18/100718281.html
Survey: Most Chinese Private Entrepreneurs Choose Not to Participate in Mixed Ownership Reforms
On August 13, China Review News reported that Central government owned enterprises, such as PetroChina, Sinopec, and the National Grid proposed launching a reform that will include a mixed form of ownership: state-owned and privately-owned mixed ownership. Following their lead, financial service companies such as the China Everbright Group and the Bank of Communications are also lining up to develop their own mixed ownership reforms. Moreover, regional governments are gearing up to join in the mixed ownership process as well. Chongqing City is going to transform two-thirds of state-owned enterprises into mixed-ownership enterprises. Guangdong Province has announced that, by 2017, more than 60 percent of enterprises will be mixed-ownership enterprises. Hebei Province has stated that more than 70 percent of the second level state owned enterprises will complete their task of ownership diversification within the next two to three years. However, a survey showed that over 60 percent of the private entrepreneurs have chosen not to join the state-owned enterprises; over 90 percent of the private entrepreneurs would rather “wait and see.”
Source: China Review News, August 13, 2014
http://hk.crntt.com/doc/1033/3/5/6/103335605.html?coluid=53&kindid=0&docid=103335605&mdate=0813081616
Xi Jinping: Truly Push forward Reform with Real Guns and Knives.
On August 18, 2014, China Review News reported on the fourth meeting of the Chinese Communist Party Central Leading Group for Comprehensively Deepening Reforms, which had been held that same day. Xi Jinping, the paramount political and military leader of China, delivered a speech in which he discussed “pushing the reforms forward with real guns and knives.” Those present at the meeting included the deputy heads of the central reform leading group, Li Keqiang, Liu Yunshan, Zhang Gaoli and a number of others. The participants examined specific issues such as salary system reform targeting top officials of the central-government-owned enterprises; and the benefits and “job-related” expenses regulation that focused on executives of the central-government-owned enterprises. They observed that the current salary structure and management are neither healthy nor reasonable. They also discussed the higher education entrance exam and enrollment reforms and approved a media guide, a 2014-2020 reform implementation plan, and a current on-going reform report.
Source: China Review News, August 18, 2014
http://hk.crntt.com/doc/1033/4/4/4/103344462.html?coluid=151&kindid=11510&docid=103344462&mdate=0818181237