MIIT: Five Categories of Apps Banned from Smart Phones
CRN: Local Government Debt May Be over RMB 20 Trillion
Xinhua: Close to 60 Percent of Underground Water in 198 Regions Rated Poor
On April 20, 2013, the Ministry of Land and Resources issued the 2012 China Land and Resource Communique. It disclosed that close to 60 percent of China’s underground water was rated poor. Of the sites tested, 16.8 percent were found to have extremely poor water quality. The study was conducted by checking the underground water quality at 4,929 testing sites in 198 regions.
Source: Xinhua, April 20, 2013
http://news.xinhuanet.com/local/2013-04/20/c_115468685.htm
Xi Jinping: Learn from Historical Experiences and Lessons
Xinhua reported that, on April 19, 2013, the Political Bureau of the Central Committee held its fifth group study session on the topic of “combat corruption and build a clean government.” Xi Jinping hosted the meeting. According to Xinhua, Xi stressed that the party needs to “pay attention to historical experiences and learn from historical lessons,” while improving the leadership skills of Party members so that the Party can maintain a strong core leadership in the current socialist development with Chinese characteristics.
Source: Xinhua, April 21, 2013
http://news.xinhuanet.com/2013-04/20/c_115468016.htm
The Information Office of the State Council Published the 2012 US Human Rights Record
Xinhua reported that the Information Office of the State Council released the "2012 US Human Rights Record." It was created in response to the “distorted claims” made in the 2012 Human Rights Report that the U.S. State Department published. "According to the ‘2012 Human Rights Record,’ the U.S., the so called ‘Human Rights Defender,’ pointed fingers at over 190 countries about their human rights issues while it kept silent about its own record. … The ‘2012 US Human Rights Record’ was meant to disclose human rights violations that took place in the U.S. in areas including life and personal safety, civil and political rights, economic and social rights, racial discrimination, woman and children’s rights, and the U.S. rights invasions of other countries." According to Xinhua, this is the 14th time that the State Council has published the "US Human Rights Record."
Source: Xinhua, April 21, 2013
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2013-04/21/c_115472314.htm
Huanqiu Editorial: Welcome Kerry; Hope He Is Different from Hillary
On April 13, 2013, Huanqiu (Global Times) published an editorial on new U.S. Secretary of the State John Kerry’s visit to China. Below are some highlights:
2013 Hurun Report: The Growth of the Super-Rich Slowing Down
According to the 2013 Hurun Report released on April 15, 2013, the number of super-rich Chinese, defined as individuals with a net worth of 100 million yuan, grew two percent to 64,500 individuals, the slowest growth in the past four years. Beijing is home to more millionaires than any other city in China, accounting for 475,000 millionaires (in US dollars), followed by Shanghai with 390,000.
Eighty percent of these people are business owners, 15 percent are real estate investors, and five percent are day traders in the stock market.
These estimates of the 2013 Hurun Report are based on the macro-statistics from the National Bureau of statistics of China and on micro-statistics, including ownership of luxury homes and automobiles, income tax returns, sales of other luxuy items and registered capital of businesses.
Source: Xinhua, April 18, 2013
http://news.xinhuanet.com/overseas/2013-04/18/c_124595059.htm