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Got an email the other day on Chongqing that went as follows: Long-time reader _________from Chongqing here. Hope all has been well with you. First, I'm not sure how this could work into a post, or whether it is simply of... [[ This is a content summary... ...full story at China Law Blog

from China Law Blog on Wed, Sep 30 2009

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A hillside is in the process of splitting open near a construction site for the outer superhighway in Chongqing City, causing 109 neighboring residents to be evacuated from their homes, the Chongqing Morning Post reported on December 24.
08 Jun 08 visit Bus accident kills five, injures 16 in Chongqing  »  Shanghai Daily A HIGHWAY bus accident killed five and injured 16 in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality yesterday, local police said. A long-distance bus with 20 passengers and a driver drove off a highway connecting Chongqing...
16 Nov 07 visit Chongqing starts regular press conferences  »  People's Daily Southwest China's Chongqing Municipality launched its first regular press conference Thursday as part of the country's efforts to improve "transparency " of government work at provincial levels. Wen Tianping, a Chongqing government ...
30 Jan 08 visit Eight killed in Chongqing as bus overturns  »  Shanghai Daily A CARGO bus overturned in Chongqing Municipality on Saturday, killing eight passengers and injuring two others, a newspaper reported today. The ambulances could not reach the victims quickly due to treacherous roads, according to Chongqing Evening...
27 Sep 08 visit Construction of Lanzhou-Chongqing railway trunk kicks off  »  People's Daily China began construction of the 820 kilometer-long Lanzhou-Chongqing railway here on Friday. The railway connects Lanzhou, the capital city of northwestern Gansu Province, with southwestern Chongqing Municipality, and will cost 77.4 billion yuan...

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