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Killing the cat to frighten the virus etc.

Posted by Jeremy Goldkorn on Tuesday, January 6, 2004 at 5:52 PM

Headlines from the Chinese press
JANUARY 6 NEWSPAPERS

The Beijing News 新京报
Guangdong patient confirmed to have SARS
广东疑似病例确诊SARS
The news was announced by WHO. Civet cats are suspected to carry the virus, but the article reports that extermination of civet cats from Guangdong's wildlife markets is causing a controversy. Some doctors say that it's better to over kill them than not kill enough'; animal welfare activists are appealing for humane culling methods while one environmental expert said it would be better to release them back into the wild.

Beijing Youth Daily 北京青年报
Beijing will transport 13 million people
北京将运送1300万人
Spring Festival traveling madness starts tomorrow. The peak period for the masses to move around China will be January 13 to January 20. Trains will carry most of the travellers. I feel transported myself already.

Beijing Morning Post 晨报
Taxis and buses will be able drive into city railway station
出租公交将开进城铁站
The new Xizhimen Station will be built this year. Taxis and buses will be able to drive right into the station to pick up and drop off passengers.

People's Daily 人民日报
Zhuhai: to build feature science and education new town
珠海：打造特色科教新城
Zhuhai city has many hi-tech businesses and good universities, all of which are recent developments

Beijing Star Daily 信报
Will CCTV ban Zhao Benshan on Spring Festival show?
央视春晚封杀赵本山？
Rumours are rife that Zhao will be banned from the annual kitschfest Spring Festival show. The affair has made the leaders of CCTV very angry. See yesterday's headlines for an explanation of the fuss (click here

11AM INTERNET

Sina
WHO: It's safe to tour anywhere in China
世卫组织：到中国任何地方旅游都安全
So make sure you go travelling during Spring Festival and stimulate the domestic economy!

Sohu
WHO: It's safe to tour anywhere in China
世卫组织：到中国任何地方旅游都安全

JANUARY 4 NEWSPAPERS

Beijing Evening News 北京晚报
1698 proposals from Beijing citizens handed in to Development and Reform
Commission
1698 份市民建议递发改委

Shanghai Xinmin Evening News 新民晚报
Taxi drivers propose ways of stopping traffic jams
"的哥”建言为路畅

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