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Causing mischef (not to mention the pollution) three boys burn garbage - market street - west of the city - evening - Shangqiu, Henan, China The escape of blind Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng from house arrest may have been assisted by allies of premier Wen Jiabao, according to a high-level source in Beijing. The source, who is close to senior officials in the capital, told The Epoch Times that the lawyers escape was not only good luck and timing. Wen Jiabaos men persuaded a few plain clothes policemen who were watching over Chen closely at his residence and successfully turned them around, the insider said. The source added that the premiers men told the guards the possible time and location of Chens escape beforehand. It is understood that the intervention came as a result of a long-term disagreement over the handling of the case between the Chinas top police chief Zhou Yongkang and Wen. In a recent interview, the source said that the conflict between the two Party...

We visited the silk factory in Suzhou. They have a working silk production line there for tourist to see. She is sorting the cocoon before they are processed. China The front page of the Beijing Morning Post today features the headline, Hospital appointment scalpers will face the consequences. Chinese hospitals require patients to wait in line to make am appointment. The scalpers wait in line, make appointments and then sell them on to people who have actually come to the hospital to treat a disease. Appointment scalping was one item on a list from the Ministries of Health and Public Security detailing activities that are illegal inside medical institutions. Other infractions include the burning of paper money, illegal possession of flammable or explosive substances, insulting, threatening or intimidating staff members, and theft of private or public property. The notice was meant to inform patients and families of their rights, and remind them to comply with the relevant rules...