Tuesday, 23 November 2010

DPRK and ROK exchange fire

BEIJING, Nov. 23 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese foreign ministry spokesman said China has noticed reports about the allegedly exchange of fire between the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) and the Republic of Korea (ROK) on Tuesday, urging related sides to do things conducive to peace and stability in the Korean Peninsula.




"We have noticed related reports and are concerned about the issue. The real situation needs to be confirmed," said spokesman Hong Lei at a regular briefing.



"We hope related parties to do things conductive to peace and stability in the Korean Peninsula," Hong Lei said.



One ROK soldier was killed and 13 others were injured when the DPRK fired Tuesday scores of artillery onto a ROK island and also into waters off the west coast of the Korean peninsula near a tense maritime border, Seoul's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said.



Reportedly fired at 2:34 p.m. local time, some shells landed on ROK's Yeonpyeong Island and local residents are currently moving to shelters.



ROK fired back in response, and the military is now put on a heightened alert, officials said. It also deployed fighter jets to the west sea, according to Seoul's Yonhap News Agency.

clash

real clash in north asia: brothers from north and south korea have begun to fight again. this can very easily change the whole world.

Monday, 22 November 2010

Frogs

Some people seek to belong so much, so deeply, that they begin to live in small spaces that accommodate this desire completely.


The small minded frog in the dark well looking up at the sky says: 'This is all mine, so I belong here.'

The open minded frog who has escaped the narrow well by choice and suctioned action says: 'None of this is mine; so I belong anywhere I choose.'

Still, we are all frogs.

Monday, 1 November 2010

Has anyone read or read reviews of this book? New Perspectives on the Chinese Communist Revolution

Information about the Communist Party of China

Organizations of the Communist Party of China




Political Bureau:



Members of Standing Committee of Political Bureau: Hu Jintao, Wu Bangguo, Wen Jiabao, Jia Qinglin, Li Changchun, Xijinping, Li Keqiang, He Guoqiang, Zhou Yongkang.



Members of Political Bureau (alphabetically listed): Bo Xilai, Guo Boxiong, He Guoqiang, Hu Jintao, Hui Liangyu, Jia Qinglin, Li Changchun, Li Keqiang, Li Yuanchao, Liu Qi, Liu Yandong (female), Liu Yunshan, Wang Gang, Wang Lequan, Wang Qishan, Wang Yang, Wang Zhaoguo, Wen Jiabao, Wu Bangguo, Xi Jinping, Xu Caihou, Yu Zhengsheng, Zhang Dejiang, Zhang Gaoli, Zhou Yongkang.



Central Military Commission: Chairman: Hu Jintao; Vice Chairmen: Xi Jinping, Jinping, Guo Boxiong, Xu Caihou; Members: Liang Guanglie, Chen Bingde, Li Jinai, Liao Xilong, Chang Wanquan, Jing Zhiyuan, Wu Shengli, Xu Qiliang.



Central Commission for Discipline Inspection of the CPC: ?



Central Committee of the CPC



Total Members of Central Committee: 204 (Full List)



Total Alternate Members of Central Committee: 167 (Full List)



Total Members of Central Disciplinary Committee: 127 (Full List)



Total Members of CPC in 2007: 73.36 million (Among these members 71.8% under 35 years old, 31.9% are female members; 7.1% Ethnic Minorities, (Data collected in Oct. 2007)



The Major Organizations Under Central Committee:



International Liaison Department (Chief: Wang Jiarui)



United Front Work Department (Chief: DU Qinglin ) (website is in Chinese)



Organization Department (Chief: Li Yuanchao)
Propaganda Department (Chief: Liu Yunshan)
Party Central Academy (President: Zeng Qinghong)
Total Number of Branches: Over 3.3 millions (grass-roots branches)

Hanoi City at 1000 years of Age, 2010. Sword Lake