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Yang Jiang, late writer Qian Zhongshu's wife, expressed disapproval over an auction of a collection of Qian's letters and manuscripts.
Born in 1911, Yang is a renowned writer, translator and researcher of foreign literature. She studied in Britain and France from 1935 to 1938, taught at Tsinghua University and subsequently worked at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. Her writing includes plays, novels and essay albums as well as her Chinese translation of Don Quixote, of which 700,000 copies were printed.
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Chinese film director Jia Zhangke's film A Touch of Sin won the Award for Best Screenplay at the 66th Cannes Film Festival on May 26.
The film tells the stories of four individuals, based on recent events that have been widely discussed in China, especially via microblogging platforms. In straightforward and clear-cut cinematic language, the director presents the brutal reality of life where violence has become the last resort for ordinary people to resolve their troubles in life.
Jia's films have been recognized internationally, notably winning the Venice Film Festival's top award for Still Life.
"Although the overall quality of children's clothes has improved in recent years, safety problems still exist and pose potential health hazards."
Gao Huaiyou, Deputy Director of the Department for Law Enforcement and Supervision at the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine, on May 24. Less than 20 percent of parents in cities are aware of the potential hazards of children's clothing, according to a survey by the administration
"Having policewomen patrolling on horseback is just for show—it would be more practical for them to patrol on motorcycles or bicycles."
Zhao Ming, a retired policeman, suggesting disbanding the costly female police unit in Dalian, northeast China's Liaoning Province, on May 26
"Beijing's living environment is now the top challenge in retaining foreign workers, as opposed to salary or career development."
Adam Dunnett, Secretary General of the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China, citing research by the chamber on May 29
"It means far more than an exam. It is hope for my family and a chance to change my future."
Zhao Xijun, a student at Guyuan No. 1 High School in Guyuan, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region who was to take this year's national college entrance exam, scheduled for June 7-8 | 
