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Patrick Boehler


	Trending topics on weibo

	2014 public holiday schedule

	Nanjing Massacre anniversary

	Sign language interpreter at Mandela memorial

	Jang Song-thaek's execution

	Unsubstantiated rumours about Jiangsu allowing same-sex marriage 

	 

	Politics

	Caijing

	China still has as much as 2.5 trillion yuan left in budget for the last month of the year, sparking concerns that the central government and local government departments may embark on rush attempts to spend in a reckless way.

	Southern Metropolis Daily*

	Urbanites can not freely buy rural land, says the Ministry of Land. 

	Radio Free Asia

	Chinese security forces have surrounded monasteries with paramilitary police and detained monks in Tibet's Biru County which has been resisting forced displays of loyalty to the Chinese state.

	Sina*

	Photos of new PLA hovercraft landing units carry banner calling for country's unification.

	 

	Society

	China Digital Times

	Infographic: detailed history of national news broadcasts. the evolution of anchors’ outfits, speaking speeds, and stock greeting.

	Wall Street Journal - China Real Time Report

	Some suggested the unsatisfactory holiday scheduling could be a result of slowing economic growth in China, a trend that is expected to continue into 2014.

	New York Times

	Cabbage hoarding in the Chinese capital.

	Yazhou Zhoukan*

	Xiao Shu on the New Citizen's Movement's demands. 

	 

	Economy

	Caixin

	A dispute between CNPC and a provincial government shows the need for a system of fining companies to fund repairs to environmental damage.

	Bloomberg

	Yunnan Tin to buy Chinese iron-ore mines for US$155 million.

	Businessweek

	By 2012, China had 5,749 gyms generating US$3.69 billion in annual revenue. IBISWorld projects China’s fitness industry will be worth $6.83 billion by 2018.

	China Securities Daily*

	Regulations reform could facilitate airline mergers.

	 

	Foreign affairs

	SinoNK

	China and North Korea agreed to a deal which could lead to the construction of a high-speed rail link between Beijing and Kaesong via Pyongyang and the border cities of Sinuiju and Dandong.

	Global Times

	Editorial: China is interested in neither escalating a military clash with Japan nor reconciling with it. We feel the current deadlock is the very best situation.

	Radio Free Asia

	Villagers living along Mekong River tributaries in Cambodia protested in front of the Chinese embassy in Phnom Penh calling on the authorities to scrap three proposed China-backed dam projects.

	China Post (Taiwan)

	No invitation is needed to attend the funeral of former President Nelson Mandela, South Africa's top envoy to Taiwan said yesterday.

	 

	* denotes articles in Chinese language


China news round-up:  N Korean rail link, tensions in Tibetan county over flag campaign

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China news round-up: N Korean rail link, tensions in Tibetan county over flag campaign

.css-1c6uqr6{color:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-family:inherit;line-height:inherit;overflow-wrap:break-word;}Friday's summary of top stories elsewhere on China's politics, society, economy and foreign affairs.

Friday's summary of top stories elsewhere on China's politics, society, economy and foreign affairs.