China in transit
Killing time at Beijing airport with delays, I offer you a sample of today’s headlines in the English-language China Daily:
Street food blamed for cholera outbreak.
Hand-washing practices urged for professionals.
A birthday cake for six-year old pandas Yuan Yuan and Tuan Tuan
And a story entitled “Smaller penalties for breaking family planning rules”, which states that parents should register extra births past their one-child policy before the upcoming census, and as a result, will face minimal fines. In the past, the fines have been nine times the average annual income.
The newspaper states that last year, around 100,000 babies were born in Beijing, and these ‘illegal’ newborns do not get citizenship.
[PS I would have posted this earlier, but my connection in Beijing mysteriously times out when I try to access not only Facebook but also blogger.com. Go figure.]
Street food blamed for cholera outbreak.
Hand-washing practices urged for professionals.
A birthday cake for six-year old pandas Yuan Yuan and Tuan Tuan
And a story entitled “Smaller penalties for breaking family planning rules”, which states that parents should register extra births past their one-child policy before the upcoming census, and as a result, will face minimal fines. In the past, the fines have been nine times the average annual income.
The newspaper states that last year, around 100,000 babies were born in Beijing, and these ‘illegal’ newborns do not get citizenship.
[PS I would have posted this earlier, but my connection in Beijing mysteriously times out when I try to access not only Facebook but also blogger.com. Go figure.]
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