Below are translated summaries of the articles and news briefs published in Huaxia Dianzi Bao, Issue No. 153. The full Chinese-language issue can be
found at http://www.huaxiabao.org.
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中国人为何失去了病有所医的经济权利？ ◇ 何清涟 |
Why have Chinese citizens lost their economic right to health care? He Qinglian reveals that only 17.2% of China’s total medical costs are met by the
government, compared with averages of 73% in developed and 57-59% in developing countries |
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当局开审程翔涉嫌“间谍罪”一案 ◇ 夏菁
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Journalist Ching Cheong's long-delayed espionage case finally reaches trial. By Xia Jing |
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北京74岁老人：我的被拆《控诉状》 ◇ 肖淑英 |
74-year-old forcibly evicted from Beijing home by police along with her entire family. Xiao Shuying tells her own story |
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拆迁户的牢狱之灾 ◇ 苏海波 |
Su Haibo narrates the indignities of 15 days in jail after he and his son are detained for protesting loss of property |
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政教合一，和尚也腐败 ◇ 红尘 |
With religion increasingly politicized, even a Buddhist temple becomes focus for persecution by corrupt officials. By Hong Chen |
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卡斯特罗：革命家还是暴君？ ◇ 秋林 |
Castro: revolutionist or tyrant? Qiu Lin considers the Cuban president following his 80th birthday and recent surgery |
| News in Brief: | |
| 陈光诚案开庭前夕，辩护律师许志永遭羁押 |
On the eve of rights defender Chen Guangcheng's trial, defense lawyer Xu Zhiyong detained on minor charge |
| 失地农民走投无路，天安门广场剖腹自杀 | Representative of displaced peasants Yang Zhangjun commits suicide in Tiananmen Square after his petition fails |
| 江阴野蛮拆迁，农民何国生被打死 | Forcibly evicted peasant He Guosheng beaten to death in Jiangyin, Jiangsu |
| “绿色观察”创建人谭凯被判刑一年半 | Environment activist Tan Kai, founder of organization Lüse Guancha (Green Watch), sentenced to 18 months in prison |
| 四川4名家庭教会负责人被劳教 | 4 members of Sichuan unofficial house church sent for 2 years’ re-education through labor |
| 抗议当局打压教会，记者昝爱宗遭拘留 | Christian reporter Zan Aizong detained for 7 days after using his own name to protest suppression of unofficial church online |
| 常州40名农民进京上访，被截回后遭关押 | 40 Changzhou peasants violently ejected from Beijing and several detained following petition against land requisitions |
| 唐山大地震纪念日，库区维权农民被抓 |
Peasant rights defenders arrested to prevent petitioning during President Hu Jintao's commemorative visit to Hubei on 30th anniversary of the
Tangshan earthquake |
| 日本首相参拜靖国神社，中国压制民间抗议活动 |
While Beijing protests Japanese Prime Minister’s visit to Yasukuni Shrine, assembly for anti-Japanese demonstrations and media coverage of public
opinion strictly suppressed |
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奥运日近，中国严管卫 星电视和网上自制影视 |
In preparation for 2008 Olympics, China steps up regulation of satellite stations and independent film and television broadcast online |
| 英国下议院发表报告，批评中国政府封锁网络 | British House of Commons issues a report criticizing government censorship of the Internet in China |
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