| | | |  New Features and Countermeasures on Social Stability in Western Ethnic Regions | The October 26, 2009, issue of Study Times published an article entitled "New Features and Countermeasures on Social Stability in Western Ethnic Regions." The article discusses "new features that presently affect social stability in the western ethnic regions." It provides a "causal analysis of frequent social stability problems in ethnic regions," and "countermeasures to achieve social stability in western minority regions." The following is a translation of the article.[Full Text] |
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| | China Update - January 4, 2010 |
Briefings: Following major developments from Chinese language media not generally available to the West
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China's Overcapacity in the Coal Industry
In a meeting on December 31, 2009, the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) and the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) announced a halt to approvals of new coke, carbide, methanol, and other traditional coal chemical projects. China has seen an acute overcapacity in the coal industry in recent years. At the end of 2009, the newly added production capacity in the coal industry on top of 2008 is estimated at around 300 million tons. Thirty-one carbide and 25 methanol national projects are currently under construction. The overcapacity will be further intensified after they are put into operation. Coal-rich regions, one after another, have been planning coal chemical projects in recent years. The capacity of total submitted coal-to-oil conversion projects exceeds 40 million tons, coal-to-olefins is at 20 million tons, and coal-to-natural gas is 25 billion cubic meters -- the equivalent of a one trillion yuan investment.
Source: People's Daily, December 31, 2009 |
Jia Qinglin: Performing United Front Work in the Domestic and External Environments
Jia Qinglin, member of the Politburo Standing Committee and Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), addressed the subject of National United Front Work in Beijing at a national conference held on December 22, 2009. Jia emphasized that the domestic and international environments have changed significantly in recent times. He stressed that the United Front Work should be carried out in these two environments and be a factor in national development. He continued that the United Front Work should assist and support non state-owned enterprises, given that the Chinese nation is putting into operation major industry adjustments and "employing a broad" strategy. Jia also urged that race and religious issues be brought under Party control. Note: United Front Work is the Communists Party's effort to bring non-communists under its control and convert them into communist subjects.
Source: Xinhua, December 22, 2009 |
Ministry of Public Security to Blacklist "Illegal" Websites
On December 31, 2009, the website of the Ministry of Public Security (MPS) announced a plan to set up a mechanism for reporting and handling Internet illegalities and directing communications authorities to blacklist the illegal sites. The MPS released the "Network Security Protection Agency under the Ministry of Public Security Report on the Work of Cracking Down on Internet Pornography" which listed a number of statistics on recent strikes against pornographic and illegal websites, including the detailed monetary rewards to individuals who reported the "harmful information." Pledging to up the punishment on the Internet crimes, MPS is to coordinate with propaganda, broadcasting, and publication authorities on "vulgar and bad information" and to work with industrial, communications, and banking authorities against illegal service providers and Internet advertisers.
Source: China News Service, December 31, 2009 |
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