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China Communist party leader sentenced to life in prison
China's former Communist Party leader Bo Xilai was sentenced to life in prison on Sunday for corruption, embezzlement and abuse of power. Bo was convicted for using his position in the Communist Party of China (CPC) to accept bribes in the form of (More) |
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China Communist party leader formally charged with corruption
China's former Communist Party leader Bo Xilai has been formally charged with corruption, embezzlement and abuse of power, the state-run news agency, Xinhua , announced on Thursday. Bo allegedly used his position in the Communist Party of China (C (More) |
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China authorities detain anti-corruption activist Xu Zhiyong
Chinese activist and lawyer Xu Zhiyong was arrested by Chinese authorities on Wednesday on suspicion of having "gathered crowds to disrupt public order." Xu, a law lecturer at the Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications and founder of th (More) |
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2012 marked deadliest year for journalists: report
2012 marked the deadliest year for journalists, with at least 23 professional and 58 citizen journalists killed, according to a report released Friday by Reporters Without Borders (RSF) . RSF released its annual Press Freedom Index to coincide wit (More) |
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National People's Congress: China's New Leadership Change and Hukou Policy Reform
JURIST Guest Columnist Qiwei Chen, an LL.M. candidate from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law Class of 2013, discusses China's new leaders election and the current disputes on hukou, the household registration system... (More) |
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China vows to reform forced labor camps
China's Communist Party Politics and Law Committee head Meng Jianzhu on Monday notified Chinese media sources of the nation's plan to end its 56 year-old "re-education through labor" program , which authorizes government entities to legally detain (More) |
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China executes two men for roles in tainted milk scandal
China announced on Tuesday that two people had been executed for their roles in last year's melamine tainted milk scandal , in which almost 300,000 children were sickened and at least six were killed. The two men, Zhang Yujun and Geng Jinping, (More) |
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China court sentences 2 to death over tainted milk scandal
A Chinese court on Thursday sentenced two people to death and several to life imprisonment for their involvement in the melamine-tainted milk scandal that sickened almost 300,000 children and killed at least six. Chairwoman of the now-bankrupt San (More) |
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China dairy companies to pay $160 million in compensation for contaminated milk
Twenty-two Chinese dairy companies are expected to pay a total of $160 million to compensate the families of nearly 300,000 children harmed by melamine-contaminated milk , according to a Tuesday report by China Daily. Government sources have said t (More) |
John Jay born
John Jay, the first Chief Justice of the state of New York, co-author of the Federalist Papers and first Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court, was born on December 12, 1745.
Read a biographical sketch of John Jay, and pay a virtual visit to the John Jay Homestead, to which he retired in 1801.
