Press Interpreter - Chinese

China Shines as an Example to the World

Tue, 20 May 2008 03:15:01 -0700

05/15/08 -- After a severe earthquake hit Wenchuan County in China's Sichuan Province, the Chinese government's swift deployment of earthquake relief has become a positive example for the international community.

Fuyang Health Department: We Did Not Conceal The Epidemic

Thu, 08 May 2008 02:00:30 -0700

So far 1520 cases of infection in Fuyang*; Jiangsu** requires kindergartens and elementary schools to carry out morning physical examinations

Cases of EV71 reach 1520

04/30/08 -- Yesterday afternoon at 2:00, the Fuyang Newsroom held their second press conference about the children infected with enterovirus type 71 (EV71)***. Leaders and experts from the Fuyang Health Department and the Fuyang People's Hospital made an announcement concerning the city's control and prevention efforts against the enterovirus epidemic. "As of 11:00 on the 28th, the city has reported 1520 pediatric cases of enterovirus type 71." The Fuyang Health Department spokesman and Deputy Director Yan Wei announced that the city's most recent statistics on hospitalizations show that from 11:00 on the 27 to 11:00 on the 28th, there were 321 reports of enterovirus--37 more cases than the day before. Of these, 216 cases were seen in clinic and 105 were hospitalized; 34 patients were released from the hospital.

TB Still Tops Death Toll For Infectious Disease

Sat, 12 Apr 2008 13:12:23 -0700

Highly infective -- in one year a single person can infect 15 others; even more frightening is that many TB sufferers still socialize

04/08/08 -- Yesterday, the Jiangsu Province Department of Health published the March 2008 provincial report on infectious disease as mandated by law. The report indicated that tuberculosis (TB) is still the leading cause of new infections and of death from infection [in the province]. In the course of interviews [for this story], this reporter found out that some individuals who know that they have tuberculosis take buses without wearing masks, continue to eat at restaurants as usual, and certainly will not publicly reveal their infection status. Some patients do not comply with treatment once they are diagnosed with TB. Experts say that behind these problems is the current legal vacuum for supervision of those with TB.

Man Suffers Stroke Five Years After Lacerating Hand on Snail Shell

Thu, 20 Mar 2008 17:12:31 -0700

Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital treats three cases of Leptospirosis and stroke

03/06/08 -- Five years ago, Old Wang* never imagined that a careless cut on his hand from washing snails would lead to long-term high blood pressure and a sudden stroke that left him in the hospital and nearly crippled. Zhang Jun, the director of Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital’s Emergency Department, told reporters that beginning in January, the hospital had seen a series of three stroke cases brought on by Leptospira**. The other two cases besides Old Wang may have been infected from contaminated water that came into contact with their broken or injured skin.

Hospital Treats Two ‘Stone Maidens’

Mon, 10 Mar 2008 09:10:43 -0700

One just born, another just married

03/05/08 -- “It’s so unusual that we would see two ‘stone maidens’* in such a short time!” said a doctor from the Nanjing Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital, absolutely flabbergasted by the situation. In recent days, the hospital saw two rare ‘stone maidens’, one a young woman that had just gotten married and another a newborn infant girl.

Battle To Eradicate Rats Begins Next Week

Wed, 05 Mar 2008 10:02:27 -0800

7600 kg of rat poison waits for them to feed

03/16/07 -- When winter is mild, rats reproduce quickly. The Nanjing City Patriotic Health Campaign Committee Office’s (PHCCO) most recent survey indicates that the average density of Nanjing’s rats is 3.5%, already much higher than the 2% national standard. Action cannot be delayed. The PHCCO revealed to the Modern Bulletin yesterday that a campaign across the entire city to eradicate the rats has already begun and that 7600 kg of rat poison will be unleashed in every district next week.

“Talking Nonsense” is a Basic Right of Delegates

Wed, 14 Mar 2007 20:08:43 -0700

03/10/07 -- During the ‘two sessions’*, delegates** occasionally spouted some startling words, including many that went against ‘popular opinion and common sense’, comments that made more than a few uncomfortable. For instance, there was the suggestion that Tai Mountain be designated the National Mountain***, the comment that price gouging during the peak travel times of the Lunar New Year was part of the laws of the market, a proposal for renaming Ladies’ Day as Womyn’s day****, and the claim that a ban on smoking would undermine social stability. There was even a representative that wrote a draft of a resolution entitled, “Environmental Protection Begins With Me,” decried by netizens as “the work of a seven-year-old.”

Supreme People’s Court Assumes Sole Authority Over Death Penalty; a New Era of Fewer Killings Begins

Mon, 08 Jan 2007 20:48:26 -0800

"Life is most precious under heaven"

The change gives new meaning to the old phrase: "Human life is matter of 'heavenly' concern." Now, the word "heaven" refers to the Supreme Court.
　　
01/04/07 -- On December 31st, 2006, chief justices of the Hunan and Sichuan Higher People's Courts signed the last batch of death sentences. Just one day later, the authority to decide life or death would lie solely with the Supreme Court.

October 12: Department of State Spokesperson Answers Reporters’ Questions at Regular Press Conference

Wed, 18 Oct 2006 18:13:13 -0700

10/12/06 -- Q: State Councilor Tang Jiaxuan visited the United States yesterday. What was the purpose of this visit? What important officials accompanied him on the visit?

A: State Councilor Tang Jiaxuan acted as Chairman Hu Jintao’s special representative yesterday afternoon opening Beijing’s engaging in making visits to the U.S. and Russia. His important responsibility for this visit was to exchange opinions with the U.S. and Russia regarding current situation on the Korean Peninsula. Important people accompanying him included Vice Foreign Minister Wu Dawei, Deputy Chief of Mission He Yafei, and some other high level State Department officials.

Iranian President Issues an Order to Open Nuclear Facilities to Foreign Tourists

Thu, 12 Oct 2006 10:18:03 -0700

10/04/06 -- Tehran -- According an Iranian National Television Station report, the Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad issued an order yesterday requiring related agencies to open the gates of Iran’s nuclear facilities, allowing foreign tourists to visit.

Wu Xiaoling:* Individuals and Specialized Companies Should Be Allowed to Use Small Amounts of Equity Capital to Make Loans

Sat, 25 Mar 2006 16:08:42 -0800

03/24/06 -- In The Draft Proposal, Petty Loan Companies Are Not Allowed to Receive Public Deposits -- “Under the circumstances wherein China’s credit environment is still imperfect, if individuals or specialized companies were allowed to use equity capital to make small loans, in accordance with laws drafted by regional governments and subject to the constraints of contract law, then perhaps the normalization of private finance will slowly become a realistic alternative.�? On March 22 at the Asia-Pacific Regional Small Loan Forum, Wu Xiaoling, a vice president at the People’s Bank of China, spoke thusly. Yi Gang, the Assistant to the President of the People’s Bank of China, read the statement aloud on her behalf.

Swaddling Culture Keeps Chinese People Wrapped up for their Entire Lives

Fri, 24 Mar 2006 07:44:43 -0800

01/18/05 -- I am rarely amused by the jokes or video clips that friends email me, but not long ago I could not help but smile at a clip of a Swedish commercial I received. In the commercial a young father is strolling through a supermarket with his son. Suddenly the child is attracted by some chocolate on a store shelf. Tugging on his father's sleeve, he says, "Dad, can I have some chocolate?" "Not now! It's almost dinnertime." Hearing this, the little fellow wrinkles his eyebrows. "But I want some! I want some!" His yawping grows louder and louder. He lies down on the ground crying and making a scene. The crowd of onlookers grows. The young father is completely embarrassed. He looks as if he wishes he could find a crevice to hide in. The camera turns away and the following message appears: "Please use condoms."

Headlines From the March 16, 2006, Edition of the Chinese Weekly "Southern Weekend"

Sun, 19 Mar 2006 15:29:32 -0800

The Beginning and End of the “Third Debate on Reform�? 2004-2006
2004-2006 "第三次改�?�论争"始末　

Would it be Possible to Disclose All the Cases Brought to the People’s Congress?

Ah Xing Goes to Court

Fri, 17 Mar 2006 09:34:34 -0800

03/09/06 -- On July 9, 2005, after killing his factory supervisor, A-xing, accompanied by reporters from this paper, turned himself in to the authorities. The A-Xing murder case and the subsequent murder case of worker Wang Binyu aroused widespread interest. In the coming days, the A-Xing murder case will be tried in the Shantou, Guangdong court. (This is a follow-up to a story first reported on in the July 14, 2005 edition.)*

Headlines From the March 9, 2006, Edition of the Chinese Weekly "Southern Weekend"

Sat, 11 Mar 2006 15:47:10 -0800

The Chinese Countryside Emerges

Coming to a Consensus on the Meaning of Reform

China’s Development Strategy Formally Changes Course

“The Master of Great Potential�? and the Myth of Instant Wealth