China Drive, Broadcast Time: 17:00-19:00, 2010-12-13

HOUR 1

• China Vows to Build More Basic Shelter 
• Beijing Traffic Plan, Public Opinions are Solicited 
• Fluorescent Whitening Agent Detected in Mushroom

MEDIA SCAN

• The Daily Express reports that WikiLeaks has engendered support of an expanding global collective that seems intent on speaking out and in some cases waging cyber protests. 
• According to a Washington Post report, inflation in China has risen to a 28-month high while analysts are warning of a possible fresh interest rate hike as officials battle to curb price rises.
• According to a senior official with the Confucius Institute, more than 40 million foreigners around the world are learning Chinese.
• According to the BBC, a cat which crawled into a car engine space to keep warm survived a 30 minute journey after its unwitting owner traveled to work.

HOUR 2



NEWS EXTRA

• Today marks the 73rd anniversary of the Nanjing Massacre by Japanese invaders. A project has started to extend the memorial wall to include 1,655 more victims' names. Construction should be finished by next April. 
• Fifteen-year-old swimmer Cai Yuqingyan broke her own record to win the first gold medal for China in the women's S9 400m freestyle competition at the inaugural Asian Para Games today.
• The Beijing city government has started to solicit public opinion on its new plan to ease the city's notorious traffic gridlock.
• China Southern Airlines is now set to begin flying between Guangzhou and Auckland, New Zealand three times a week starting in April.
• "The Matrix" actor Keanu Reeves signed with China Film Group Corporation on December 10 to invest in Chinese action film "Taiji Hu" or "Tai-Chi Tiger".