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A photograph of a Chinese weightlifter is being used as a tool by Chinese diplomats to rally against foreign media. Correspondents reporting from the flooded areas in Henan are being threatened. Affected journalists strongly suspect a deliberate campaign by Chinese authorities.
By Marcel Grzanna
It is well known that stamps do in China what signatures do in the West. They give documents their binding character. The tax authorities also take advantage of this: they demand levies in connection with the stamping of contracts. Until now, however, this practice was only prescribed by an executive order that dates back to 1988. Now the People's Congress is professionalising tax law here too and regulating stamp duty by law.
By Redaktion Table