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At a UN conference on Advanced Global Health in Australia last week, a Canadian human rights lawyer said the Chinese regime is killing prisoners of conscience for their organs. And he alleges the problem is getting worse. Kathryn Shakespear has the story. Illegal organ transplants are becoming more widespread in China, says Canadian human rights lawyer David Matas. Mr. Matas says a growing number of organs are being harvested from prisoners of conscience. The Nobel Peace Prize nominee touched down in Melbourne, Australia this past week to speak at the 63rd annual UN conference on Advanced Global Health. Matas travels the globe drawing attention to the contents of a book he co-authored called Bloody Harvest. Bloody Harvest details allegations that the Chinese communist regime is harvesting organs from prisoners of conscience, followers of the persecuted spiritual practice Falun Gong. Matas believes forced organ harvesting in China is not only continuing, but increasing. ...Read more

Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue will leave Sept. 12 for a trade mission to China, his third trip.

This is a 10 min version for Friday September 10, 2010 Headlines: •Typhoon Meranti Hits Fujian Province, China •Chinese Regime Pushes Cultural Exchange with Taiwan •Final Debate Ahead of Japan's Leadership Election

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Gov't concerns over strong yen, low stock prices Japan's government has expressed concern that the recent yen appreciation and falling share prices could put downward pressure on the economy. In its September report, released on Friday, the government kept unchanged its basic assessment of the current economic situation. The report says the economy continues to pick up and that moves for self-sustaining recovery have been seen. The report says exports, however, are increasing at a slower pace because of a downturn in those to Asia against the backdrop of an economic slowdown in China. The report includes a higher evaluation of capital investment as picking up amid continued improvement in corporate profits. The report also says personal consumption is picking up, citing factors including the hot summer and an approaching deadline for a government subsidy program for eco-friendly cars. The report says these factors pushed up sales of air conditioners and vehicles. ...Read more

US, China to discuss resuming military exchanges The United States and China are soon to start talks on resuming their military exchanges, which were halted because of US sales of weapons to Taiwan. US Defense Department spokesman Geoff Morrell told reporters on Thursday that China has clearly signaled interest in resuming military-to-military discussions, and that the US is exploring how best to do so. Morrell suggested the exchanges may restart this year. He added that US President Barack Obama and Chinese President Hu Jintao have shown interest in such a resumption, and that the two will meet early next year. The suspension of the exchanges earlier this year also resulted in the cancellation of a scheduled June visit to China by US Defense Secretary Robert Gates. 2010/09/10 16:58(JST) (JST: UTC+9hrs.)

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You are all aware I’m sure,   that I am a man and recently underwent a radical change…. I got my hair cut in China and the results are interesting. I blogged it here, but suffice it to say that yes I am a man but now look like an LPGA senior pro (read as lesbian).So, I was kind of bummed out, it just doesnt seem right to be walking around with a head that now seems too small for my body. ...Read more

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China's production of houses has been increasing at least as rapid as the economic growth in the past decade. However, the proportion of economic housing space, which is supposed to be supplied to those who are unable to afford to a house, has continued to decrease on a proportional basis. According to the data from CEIC, the total floor space constructed has increased from around 100 million square meters in 1996 to about 500 million square meters in 2008. However, the proportion of social economic housing space has gone down from 25% to 5%. It seems that the government is looking into this issue and is likely to come up with some proposal to address it in the near future.中国在过去10年建了很多住房,几乎每年都增加.但是与之相比,经济廉租房的建设相对就要迟缓很多.在总住房的建设面积中,经济廉租房的比例一路下滑,从25%下降到5%.政府可能已经意识到这个问题,并且发出号召,要增加经济廉租房的建设,让更多的穷人有房子住. ...Read more