In May 2008, the State Council issued “Regulations of the People’s Republic of China on Open Government Information” (中华人民共和国政府信息公开条例) went into law, requiring government departments to disclose a very wide range of information to the public and media. (See my prior article, "China’s determined and long march towards rule of law.") Since then I have been keeping an eye out … [Read more...] about China’s Supreme People’s Court clarifies trial procedures in citizens suing local governments over information disclosure
Archives for August 2011
Broken Steam Valve of Democracy Explodes in UK (and other places)
London UK riots for 3 straight nights August 2011, after a suspicious police shooting death of a young man. Now more than 1000 arrested. Oakland, California, US, riot, July 2010, after transit police shoots and kills a young protester, and verdict on the police was less severe than expected; several hundred arrested. Dresden Germany, about 1000 Neo Nazi riot February … [Read more...] about Broken Steam Valve of Democracy Explodes in UK (and other places)
A Singaporean view on racial harmony
Reader silentvoice recently made these remarks about racial harmony as a Singaporean. His thoughts resonated with me and I would like to highlight it here as a post. Do you think this is achievable in the West? Why would you be for or against such a policy? Do you think this is generally what China is also doing? There’s a lot of things we Singaporeans dislike about our … [Read more...] about A Singaporean view on racial harmony
Global Times: “Blood stains the Silk Road”
Global Times carried some really good coverage of the recent attacks in Kashgar, shedding light on the tension in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. Rest of this post is really just the Global Times article itself. That one idea I feel deserves still extra mentioning is the fact that people when feeling there is nothing to loose, will tend to engage in more extremist … [Read more...] about Global Times: “Blood stains the Silk Road”
China’s New Health-Care Push
The economic reform of the 1980s brought many benefits but also meant that the health care sector was changed from the previous "universal coverage" to paid only service. This means that many of the poorer people was unable to afford health care. It is one of the biggest source of grief for the society. One component of affordable health care is the price of the medicine. … [Read more...] about China’s New Health-Care Push