Chronicle TIMELINE
A chronological, causal record of the resistance, major political crises, and contemporary truth.
2005.12.29
·Official claim
·Importance IV
·Sources 1
·Beijing
On December 29, 2005, the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress voted to repeal the Agricultural Tax Regulations. Hu Jintao signed Presidential Order No. 46 on the same day. From January 1, 2006, Chinese farmers no longer paid agricultural tax, reducing the burden on farmers nationwide by 133.5 billion yuan per year, an average of 140 yuan per person.
2005.12.06
·Verifying
·Importance IV
·Sources 2
·Shanwei
In December 2005, a large-scale clash between police and civilians broke out in Dongzhou Village, Shanwei, Guangdong, leaving 14 dead and 50 injured; the first three pages of Yahoo China's search results contained no content related to the crackdown, while the international version of Yahoo returned 370,000 related results.
2005.03.16
·Reported
·Importance IV
·Sources 2
·Beijing
On March 16, 2005, the Tsinghua Network Center blocked access from off-campus, and the Shuimu Tsinghua BBS was converted into an on-campus-only system, leaving 82.3% of its former off-campus users unable to log in; on April 14 the servers were taken over by the university, and on April 19 the station affairs committee resigned en masse.
2005
·Hearsay
·Importance IV
·Sources 1
·Shenzhen, Guangdong
Yuanwei Industrial, controlled by Qi Qiaoqiao and Deng Jiagui, and Shenzhen Metro Group jointly established Shenzhen Metro Yuanwei Commercial Development Co., Ltd., getting involved in Shenzhen Metro's above-ground property development.
2005
·Reported
·Importance IV
·Sources 3
·Shanghai, China
According to Lang Xianping's own account in October 2006, while hosting a television program at the end of 2005 he received an anonymous email reporting the misappropriation of Shanghai's social security fund and drawing attention to businessman Zhang Rongkun; the central authorities began investigating the case in early 2006.