Christian Women Forced to Have Abortions by Chinese Government; Immediate International Intervention Urged

China Aid Association
Midland, Texas -- China Aid Association has learned that a massive forced abortion campaign is ongoing in China’s Guangxi Province. One Christian lady, Ms. Linrong Wei, 7 months preganent, was dragged into the hospital from her home on April 17 at 8:45 AM by ten officials from the Population and Family Planning Commsssion in Baise City, Guangxi. Her husband Yage “James” Liang was formerly a pastor in the government-sanctioned TSPM church before he became a House church pastor a year ago. CAA has also learned a Christian woman in Laiyang city, Shandong province is facing a forced abortion. Ms. Hui Xu, 39, became pregant with her second child accidentally 6 months ago. She and her husband are now facing increasing pressure from the local family planning office to have abortion either volunterarily or coersively. Full story...

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Asia Times / China Business - Apr 19, 2007
BEIJING -- China is likely to ink huge import deals, possibly amounting to US$12 billion, with the United States during the second Sino-American strategic economic dialogue next month, in a move to narrow the trade gap. The talks, which will be co-chaired by Vice Premier Wu Yi and US Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, are the highest-profile dialogue mechanism over economic issues between the two countries. A proposed procurement delegation, likely to be led by Vice Minister of Commerce Ma Xiuhong, will cover a wide range of US agricultural and industrial products, from soybean and cotton manufacturing machinery to electronic goods. The delegation will visit Atlanta, Chicago, San Francisco and Washington.

Posted by Editor at April 18, 2007 10:42 AM