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492 meter Shanghai skyscraper opens to public on SaturdayPosted by Eric Mu on Wednesday, August 27, 2008 at 2:28 PM
 Shanghai Morning Post August 27, 2008 Shanghai's World Financial Center will be open to the public from this Saturday, August 30. Today's Shanghai Morning Post printed a photo showing a view of the Bund from a floor near the top of the 492.3 meter skyscraper. The World Financial Center's outdoor observation deck is said to be the highest in the world. In other news from the Shanghai Morning Post, the city has introduced a new measure to deal with the jaywalkers and other unruly pedestrians. Videos and photos taken by traffic cameras of pedestrians who break traffic rules will be broadcast on local TV stations. The police hope that the new policy will help people be more aware of the importance of traffic rules. Also on the front page of the paper, China's Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang said in a regular news conference yesterday that "America should educate its citizens to abide by the laws of other countries" referring to the American pro-Tibetan protesters who were arrested in Beijing and deported during the Olympic Games. Qin was also reported as quoting Abraham Lincoln's 1861 inaugural speech "in view of the Constitution and the laws, the Union is unbroken" to stress the inseparability of China and Tibet.  A breathtaking view of Shanghai from the World Financial Center  Southern Metropolis Daily August 27, 2008 A chemical factory in Yizhou, Guangxi Autonomous Region had an explosion yesterday that caused 16 deaths and wounded another 60 people. Several newspapers reported the news today, including the Southern Metropolis Daily. Thousands of people living nearby have been evacuated as a precaution against toxic leakage from the explosion. The authorities concluded that a "production accident" as the cause of the explosion. Also in the Southern Metropolis Daily, Liu Xiang made his first public appearance after his controversial withdrawal from the Olympic Games. He took part in a celebration ceremony held for China's Olympic team in the Great Hall of the People yesterday. A Xinhua article described Liu as behaving "like a flamingo, trying to hide his head in the water" during the meeting. Links and Sources
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Ha! A quick googling turns up these headlines:
*A Chinese Arrested for Protesting Shrine Visit in Japan
*10 Chinese arrested in Thailand for possessing fake passports
*50 Chinese arrested across Spain for audiovisual piracy
*Four arrested on charges of spying for China
*Two Chinese arrested in Vietnam with smuggled artifacts
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Qin Gang knows the US well and that is hardly surprising, given that he has probably already well into the process of applying for a green card.
I would give odds that his child already has residency in the US, if he follows the model of most of his brother officials.
Videos and photos taken by traffic cameras of pedestrians who break traffic rules will be broadcast on local TV stations. The police hope that the new policy will help people be more aware of the importance of traffic rules.
pfffft! no way! i quickly see a website like www.shjaywalkercam.com popping up and people TRYING to get on tv. throw some ads on the site and you'll make more money than mobwars!
And interestingly enough, I believe there are boatloads of "citizens" from countries like the U.S., Australia, Canada,& the U.K. in addition to Hong Kong SAR that are somewhat recent emigrants from the beloved motherland that returned to said motherland to do nefarious activities and are now languishing in the motherland's prisons.
Don't tell me they didn't know the "laws" ;^)