Dial-a-counsellor: volunteers talk to troubled women about sex and marriage

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The services of Peking's National Women's Hotline, China's first hot-line for women in China, are described. Volunteer women answer questions about sex and marriage from mostly female callers. Male callers comprise about 20% of callers. The initial funding of $10,000 came from the California-based non-governmental organization Global Fund for Women. The shortage of volunteers and funds to run the center attests to the changing societal values regarding sex and marriage.

Analysis, Usage, Hotlines (Counseling), Emergency communication systems, Emergency communications systems, Social service and sex

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Crisis in China's countryside

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The dismal state of affairs in China's countryside is discussed. Haphazard levy of charges on farmers and the lower standard of living in the rural areas have forced many of them to desert their farms in search of better living in the urban areas.

Taxes, Taxation, Economic aspects, Farmers, Rural areas, Sparsely populated areas

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China's conservative middle class

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The impact of China's rising middle class, on democracy, is discussed.

Growth, Middle classes, Middle class, Company growth

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