Wolf Dad

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Following the roars of "tiger mom" Amy Chua, Xiao Baiyou, a Chinese businessman, has recently stirred controversy on parenting in China by promoting his "wolf dad" approach in his book That's Why They Go to Peking University. The book touts how his "sticks make a great man" philosophy managed to send three of his four children to the prestigious university. Xiao's book has become a bestseller since being published on June 1.

Xiao claims to have spent 90 percent of his time and energy in parenting. With absolute authority at home, Xiao controls nearly every aspect of his children's lives, from cartoons, snacks, and pocket money to extracurricular activities and their friends. When Xiao's children were in preschool, they spent days reciting Chinese classics ranging from poetry to philosophy. If they failed to meet Xiao's requirements, they would be harshly beaten by their dad with a feather duster. The children could only go to bed after finishing all of their homework. Any violations of Xiao's rules resulted in physical punishment.

Xiao's methods have been challenged by many children, parents and education experts in the country. Some lawyers even warn that the approach may breach China's violence and child abuse laws.

Most Beautiful Nurse

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Dubbed "the most beautiful nurse" by netizens, Xiao Fang, a nurse working in the Hubei Zhongshan Hospital, touched many Chinese because she bravely saved a stranger's life with artificial respiration in the street of Wuhan, capital city of Hubei Province.

On November 10, Wang Sufen, a woman in Wuhan, suddenly passed out because a piece of steamed bread got stuck in her throat. Xiao, 33, heard people screaming for help and immediately rushed out. Xiao first exercised cardio-respiratory resuscitation for one minute but there was no response. She then gave artificial respiration to Wang three times. Several minutes later, Xiao got the piece of steamed bread out of Wang's throat and Wang's heartbeat and breathing resumed. After being given effective first aid, Wang's life was saved.

Xiao's altruism was recorded by passers-by and uploaded to the Internet, winning applause from countless people in China.

"I just did what a nurse should do under that circumstance," said Xiao. "As a nurse, this is my first instinct. At that time, I didn't think of anything else but saving her life, which is just like what I do when I work."

Corrupt Official

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Zhang Jingli, former deputy director of the State Food and Drug Administration (SFDA), has been charged with bribery, making false accusations and illegal operations. He was on trial in Beijing on November 20, 2011. Zhang pled guilty to some of the accusations at the court.

Zhang, 56, is accused of accepting bribes of more than 1.18 million yuan ($185,732) and gaining illicit income of more than 23 million yuan ($3.6 million) through illegally selling books he wrote from 2005 to 2010. He was also accused of asking others to make false accusations against other officials by sending more than 1,300 letters to the CPC Central Commission for Discipline Inspection.

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Chinese Vice Premier Wang Qishan, during the 22nd session of the Sino-U.S. Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade in Chengdu, Sichuan Province on November 21

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