Linked with my today’s comment on the China-Occident/France relation: China versus Occident/France = the WE versus the I.
And, to increase the awarness of the big variation of all chinese people, please go also to the China country’s sumary of this blog (scroll down to China).
All five chinese women are a part of the 1000 women proposed for the Nobel Peace Price 2005. Unfortuntely there were provided only some few lines about their work and biography. Regardless here the few we may know:
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1. Xiaoliang Li – China
She says: « Only by understanding why people do certain things, and with their genuine needs as the point of departure, can we change behavior and thinking, and effectively contain the spread of Aids ».
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She works for the Yunnan Medical University.
Li Xiaoliang is Associate Professor of Preventive Medicine at Junming Medical College, and a specialist at the Yunnan Health and Development Research Center. From 1989 she has been giving extensive training on the prevention and control of Aids. Not only has she worked on training materials for teachers, she has also developed peer training for young people, and aroused much public concern on issues of health and sexuality. Such work represents is a breakthrough in a society where sex and Aids are taboo subjects. (1000PeaceWomen).
any links:
HIV/AIDS Epidemic in Yunnan, 26 pages;
There are links with this name for Machine Intelligence, specific Software, chinese language, maternal health, music … etc.
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2. Sihai Long – China
She says: « I believe what I have done has changed the way many women and children look at themselves and the world … We can not only master our own fate, we can also change the environment in which we live … ”.
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She works in the Bureau of Justice in Yunnan province.
Her work on advocacy of legal rights led her to set up a support center for women and children of ethnic minorities – particularly those who are abducted or suffering from Aids in southwest China. Long Sihai also organizes touring programs aimed at working to prevent abduction. These involve not only the support center, but also the Bureau of Justice, education departments, the Office of Legal Advocacy, provincial television stations, and arts troupes of the Dai national minority. (1000PeaceWomen).
any links: no, beside being mentioned in the 1000 peacewomen-project.
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3. Lihong Shi – China
She says: « All people have ideals. Daring or not daring to realize their ideals is the vital difference between idealists and idle dreamers. In this sense, I am an idealist daring to realize my own ideal ».
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She works for the Global Environment Institute,
and for the Green Plateau Institute.
Shi Lihong, an environmental activist, is responsible for the Global Environment Institute and is executive director of Wild China. She is very active in nongovernmental environmental protection. One of the ways she contributes to the campaign for environmental protection is by making documentary films on the subject. (1000PeaceWomen).
Any Links:
There are many texts with the name Lihong Shi, but none seems to fit with our peacewomen.
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4. Zhongxun Liu – China
She says: « If we do not fight for our rights, we can never get them ».
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Born in 1971, Liu Zhongxun grew up in a village beside the Yangtze river. She fights to protect her rights and dignity as a citizen. She resists the unreasonable rules and regulations made by local governments, and brings the local cadres who tyrannize peasants to court. She has no fear of threats, and with law and perseverance, she wins trials. She speaks from a sense of justice for the villagers, and does her best to disseminate knowledge about laws. (1000PeaceWomen).
any links: no.
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5. Xiuyun Shang – China
She says: « Transforming one more person means some more peace for society. This will benefit generations today and in the future. I must commit all my strength and my heart ».
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She works for the People’s Court of Haidian District, Beijing
Shang Xiuyun (62) is a communist party member and Deputy Presiding Judge of the second court in the People’s Court of Haidian District, Beijing. Known as ‘Mother Judge’, she has transformed a large number of juvenile delinquents, encouraging them to study and take part in ordinary activities. (1000PeaceWomen).
any links:
Juvenile delinquency sparks concern;
Experts call for more Internet laws to protect teenagers.