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DECEMBER 9 NEWSPAPERS

The Beijing News 新京报
Retirement medical reimbursement to increase
退休人员医疗报销拟提高
Retired people on state pensions will be able to reimburse higher amounts of medical expenses and a greater range of medicines from January 2004.

Beijing Morning Post 晨报
Country's great loss, home town's deep sadness
国之大殇 乡之深愁
The article describes Wen Jiabao talking to overseas Chinese about the Taiwan issue

Beijing Youth Daily 北京青年报
Taiwan, Country's great loss, home's deep sadness
台湾 国之大殇 乡之深愁

Beijing Star Daily 信报
'Liu Xiaoqing tax case' in court on Friday
“刘晓庆税案”周五开庭
Actress-turned tycoon Liu Xiaoqing's tax evasion case goes back to court on Friday. She herself will not attend: the general manager of her company who is her brother in law will be there instead.

People's Daily 人民日报
Xi'an: Strive to raise city's culture level
西安:努力提升城市文化品位
Theater, eco-friendly greenification projects, tourism and general team spirit.

11am: INTERNET
Sina
Wen Jiabao proposes 5 principles for developing Sino-U.S. economic trade
温家宝提出发展中美关系五原则

Sohu
Wen Jiabao gives speech, proposes 5 principles for developing Sino-U.S. economic trade
温家宝演讲,提出发展中美关系五原则

DECEMBER 8

Beijing Evening News 北京晚报
Retired people medical reimbursement to increase
退休人员大额互助门诊报销比例提高

Shanghai Xinmin Evening News 新民晚报
Insist on using 'three represents' to lead ideology promotion work, provide scientific theory direction and strong public opinion power to make a well-off society
坚持用“三个代表”重要思想统领宣传思想工作
为全面建设小康社会提供科学理论指导和强大舆论力量
Yeah.

 
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