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作者: choi 时间: 11-24-2009 11:35
标题: Dwindling Farmland in China
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Two days ago, a guy wrote in Mitbbs.com that China should improve
infrastructure before the advent of democracy, because much can be done in a
dictatorship. (The author pointed out the fact the West has for decades
built little infrastructure, thanks to democracy.) I replied that there is
too much waste in China. That series, having been promoted to Top Ten in the
home page, was quickly deleted from the entire bbs.

I will add this.

(a) 分析：三峡成“钓鱼工程.”BBC Chinese, Nov. 21, 2009.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2009/11/091120_threegorges_money.shtml
("多年来一直关注三峡工程的北京政论人士戴晴说，中国官方目前承认的数字是1800亿
，但中国内部承认已经花了6000亿，然而因为后来的灾害不断的发生，其实花费的可能
已经不止10000亿了。 * * * 它从最初向上报的一个很小的数字，到后来不断的追加钱
，没完没了！")

(b) 广东汕尾农民卖血悲情维权. VOA Chinese, Nov. 23, 2009.
http://www1.voanews.com/chinese/news/china/guang-dong-village-rights-20091123-71540102.html

Quote:

"中国城乡房地产大开发导致大量农田丧失。中国官方公布的《全国土地利用总体规划
纲要》预计， 2000年至2030年的30年间，中国建设占用耕地将超过5450万亩。每征用
一亩耕地，就要伴随着1.5个农民失业，这就意味着中国"失地农民群体"，将从前些年
4000万人剧增至 2030年的1.1亿人。

"据中国官方媒体报道，截至2006年底，中国全国的耕地只剩下了18亿亩，人均仅1.39
亩，还不到世界人均水平的40%。农业用地数量早已逼近中国农民生存的底线。温家宝
在人大的政府工作报告曾强调：一定要守住全国耕地不少于18亿亩这条红线。然而，正
像一些中国问题观察家所注意到那样，'政令不出中南海'

My comment: China lives by the sword and will die by the sword.

-----------------Separately
(1) 毒奶受害家长“没有得到赔偿.”BBC Chinese, Nov. 24, 2009.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2009/11/091124_sanlu_parents.shtml

(2) 先育后婚考公务员被拒用江苏律师提行政诉讼. VOA Chinese, Nov. 24, 2009.
http://www1.voanews.com/chinese/news/china/JIANGSU-ATTORNEY-WHO-GIVES-BIRTH-BEFORE-MARRIAGE-SUES-GOVERNMENT-FOR-DISCRIMINATION-20091124-72562947.html

(3) 中国在迪拜航空展上的全新姿态. VOA Chinese, Nov. 24, 2009.
http://www1.voanews.com/chinese/news/china/CHINA-AT-DUBAI-AIRFORCE-EXHIBITION-20091124-72740172.html

My comment: The VOA report cites

Wendell Minnick, China Leaps Into Global Aircraft Market; Targets Russia's
Traditional Customer Base. Defense News, Nov. 23, 2009
http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?i=4387781
(The supersonic L-15 Falcon has the engine from Ukraine, faces stiff
competition and angers Russians--because, Russians say, Chinese stole
everything and then compete with them)

See also

Wendell Minnick, China’s L-15 Falcon Debuts at Dubai. Defense News, Nov. 16
, 2009.
http://defensenews.com/blogs/dubai-air-show/2009/11/china%E2%80%99s-l-15-falcon-debuts-at-dubai/

(4) 郭飞雄妻张青获美庇护促关注狱中维权人士. VOA Chinese, Nov. 23, 2009.
http://www1.voanews.com/chinese/news/china/family-of-jailed-20091123-71526367.html

(5) 黄琦被判“非法持有国家机密文件罪.” VOA Chinese, Nov. 23, 2009.
http://www1.voanews.com/chinese/news/china/huang-sentenced-20091123-71538397.html
(But he and his lawyer allege that they do not know what secrets they were
or who possessed the "secrets")

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