Monday, February 06, 2006

News

China closes more than 2,000 'unhealthy' websites: Chinese regulators closed down more than 2,000 websites last year because they had too much sex, violence or politics, state media reported.

72.7% Chinese feel they are happy: 72.7 percent of Chinese said they are happy. 73.7 percent said they are optimistic about their future life while over 50 percent of those who were unhappy think the main reason for their unhappiness was poverty.

Chinese village anger erupts against police: Protests against Chinese police erupted in the home village of a detained rights activist in Shandong province on Sunday, a week after Premier Wen Jiabao visited the province to promote "harmony" in the countryside.

Pentagon report singles out China as potential military rival: A major review of US military strategy singled out China as the country with the greatest potential to challenge the United States militarily.

AIDS scourge travels fast on ancient Chinese road: This ancient road has had many names: Old tea-horse trail. The Burma Road. Route 320. But the label that matters most today is one that appears on no sign at all: the AIDS road.


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