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BEIJING, March 1 Asia Pulse - Highlights of today's newspapers:
PEOPLE'S DAILY
- Police investigations have found that the self-immolation of five Falun Gong practitioners on January 23 in Tiananmen Square was a direct result of incitement and spiritual control by cult leader Li Hongzhi, and a conspiracy by his diehard followers. The direct organizers of the tragedy, Liu Yunfang and Xue Hongjun, have been arrested, while another mastermind of the horrible scene, Wang Jindong, has been hospitalized since he set himself ablaze together with four others on January 23.
XINHUA DAILY TELEGRAPH
- The Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC) adopted here Wednesday two revised laws -- on pharmaceuticals administration and regional autonomy of ethnic minorities, respectively.
Li Peng, chairman of the NPC Standing Committee, presided at Wednesday's concluding meeting of the 20th session of the 9th NPC Standing Committee.
- The Fourth Session of the National Committee of the Ninth Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), due to open on March 3, will focus on the country's tenth Five-Year Plan (2001-2005), Li Ruihuan, chairman of the CPPCC National Committee,said here Wednesday. He made the statement at the close of the 12th meeting of the Standing Committee of the CPPCC's National Committee, which was convened on February ...
Source: HighBeam Research, CHINESE NEWSPAPER HIGHLIGHTS - MARCH 1, 2001.