• Son of Florida Gov. Bush Arrested The youngest son of Florida Gov. Jeb Bush was arrested early Friday and charged with public intoxication and resisting arrest.
• New Draft Document Sheds Gleam of Hope China set forth a new draft common document Friday, shedding a gleam of hope that the nuclear talks could avert a breakdown amid great differences.
• Cheney to Have Surgery Next Weekend US Vice President Dick Cheney will undergo an elective surgery next weekend to treat an aneurysm in an artery behind his right knee.
• Ballet Concludes French Culture Year A performance of Paris Opera Ballet, one of the top four ballet troupes worldwide, was staged Friday evening at Beijing Exhibition Hall Theater, to mark the concluding French Culture Year falling on last October.
In 1995, then President Jiang Zemin made the following proclamation at the UN Fourth World Conference on Women: "Equality between men and women is a basic State policy that promotes social development in China." The establishment of this basic State policy of equality between men and women has had a far-reaching impact on the development of women's causes.
This basic State policy of equality between men and women means that men and women have equal rights, equal obligations and equal opportunities. Men and women should have equal access to employment and economic resources, education and legal protection. But actually, sex-based discrimination continues to exist, so there is a long way to go to realize genuine equality. To reach that goal the Chinese government has been utilizing a variety of means.
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