Comfort Woman Passes Away

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Wan Aihua, a Chinese woman who was forced into sex slavery during the Japanese invasion of China during World War II, died on September 4 at the age of 83.

In 1943, Wan was arrested by Japanese forces, tortured and then gang raped. As a result of the abuse, bones in many parts of her body were fractured and she became infertile.

Wan was the first Chinese comfort woman to give testimony in Tokyo in the 1990s against the crimes of the Japanese forces. She demanded the Japanese Government face up to history and give apologies and compensation to victims of Japanese war crimes. However, her requests were rejected.

Five-Year-Old Pilot

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He Yide, a 5-year-old boy with the nickname duoduo, flew for a total of 47 minutes in two flights around the Beijing Wildlife Zoo, at the request of his father He Liesheng on September 7. This feat followed duoduo's 20 days of flight lessons at a private club.

The father made headlines last year. He was reported to have forced the young child to stand in just his underpants and sneakers in New York City in sub-zero temperatures.

The father previously arranged for the boy to take part in an international sailing competition in Shandong Province in August 2012, and to climb the 3,776-meter Mount Fuji in Japan in 15 hours one month later. His next plan for the boy is trekking through Hoh Xil, China's least-populated area, in the northwestern part of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.

"The games were initiated to encourage public sports participation, but they have evolved into a fierce battle between local sports authorities as they chase after medals."

Yi Jiandong, a sports researcher and Vice President of the Jiangxi University of Finance and Economics, in response to scandals surrounding the 12th National Games, including allegations of biased judges

"Parents will be more worried if I decline the gifts. They may think that I look down on what they are offering me. However, if I accept the gifts, I will feel uncomfortable."

Du Jinxia, a private primary school teacher, commenting on the practice of parents sending gifts to teachers on Teachers' Day which falls on September 10 in China

"Abolish English classes for primary school students and add lessons on the Chinese classics. Ban off-school English training programs. Save children and save Chinese!"

Wang Xuming, President of the Beijing-based Language and Culture Press, who has more than 1.8 million followers on Sina Weibo, a Chinese microblogging platform similar to Twitter, urging on September 8 for more emphasis on Chinese language education

"Although lymphoma is a serious disease, which worries my family members and friends a lot, I know that this is life, and it is full of unexpected things. I will choose to face it, as illness is a part of life."

Lee Kai-Fu, one of the most celebrated executives in the Chinese tech world and popular blogger, revealing his lymphoma diagnosis online on September 6