China Southern Airline
V. Country Narratives -- Countries A through G
Cyprus is a destination country for women trafficked from Eastern and Central Europe for the purpose of sexual exploitation. Traffickers who forced women into prostitution continued to fraudulently recruit victims for work as dancers in cabarets and nightclubs on short-term "artiste" visas, for work in pubs and bars on employment visas, or for illegal work on tourist or student visas. There was increasing evidence of Chinese women being trafficked for sexual exploitation in Cyprus. The Government of Cyprus does not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking; however, it is making significant efforts to do so. Cyprus made some progress in its anti-trafficking efforts over the past year. The new police anti-trafficking unit produced successful results and showed vigilance in combating the problem. Government recognition of the problem improve ... [Read More]
Background Notes Archive - East Asia and the Pacific
U.S. Department of StateBackground Notes: China, April 1998Released by the Bureau of East Asian and Pacific AffairsOfficial Name: People's Republic of ChinaPROFILEGeographyTotal area: 9,596,960 sq. km. (approximately 3.7 million sq. mi.).Cities: Capital--Beijing. Other major cities--Shanghai, Tianjin, Shenyang, Wuhan, Guangzhou, Chongqing, Harbin, Chengdu.Terrain: Plains, deltas, and hills in east; mountains, high plateaus, deserts in west.Climate: Tropical in south to subarctic in north.PeopleNationality: Noun and adjective--Chinese (singular and plural).Population (1997 est.): 1.22 billion.Population growth rate (1997 est.): 0.93%.Health (1997 est.): Infant mortality rate--37.9/1,000. Life expectancy--70.0 years (overall); 68.6 years for males, 71.5 years for females. Literacy rate: 82%.Ethnic groups: Han Chinese--91.9%; Zhuang, Manchu, Hui, Miao, Uygur, Yi, Mongolian, Tibetan, Buyi, Korean, and other nationalities--8.1%.Religions: Officially atheist; Taoism, Buddhism, ... [Read More]
Background Notes Archive - East Asia and the Pacific
Background Notes: China, October 1998 Released by the Bureau of East Asian and Pacific AffairsU.S. Department of StateOfficial Name: People's Republic of ChinaPROFILEGeographyTotal area: 9,596,960 sq. km. (approximately 3.7 million sq. mi.).Cities: Capital--Beijing. Other major cities--Shanghai, Tianjin, Shenyang, Wuhan, Guangzhou, Chongqing, Harbin, Chengdu.Terrain: Plains, deltas, and hills in east; mountains, high plateaus, deserts in west.Climate: Tropical in south to subarctic in north.PeopleNationality: Noun and adjective--Chinese (singular and plural).Population (1997 est.): 1.22 billion.Population growth rate (1997 est.): 0.93%.Health (1997 est.): Infant mortality rate--37.9/1,000. Life expectancy--70.0 years (overall); 68.6 years for males, 71.5 years for females.Literacy rate: 82%.Ethnic groups: Han Chinese--91.9%; Zhuang, Manchu, Hui, Miao, Uygur, Yi, Mongolian, Tibetan, Buyi, Korean, and other nationalities--8.1%.Religions: Officially atheist; Taoism, Buddhism ... [Read More]
Background Notes Archive - East Asia and the Pacific
U.S. Department of State Background Notes: China, October 1997 Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs Official Name: People's Republic of China PROFILE Geography Total area: 9,596,960 sq. km (approximately 3.7 million sq. mi.). Cities: Capital--Beijing. Other major cities--Shanghai, Tianjin, Shenyang, Wuhan, Guangzhou, Chongqing, Harbin, Chengdu. Terrain: Plains, deltas, and hills in east; mountains, high plateaus, deserts in west. Climate: Tropical in south to subarctic in north. People Nationality: Noun and adjective--Chinese (singular and plural). Population (1997 est.): 1.22 billion. Population growth rate (1997 est.): .93%. Health (1997 est.): Infant mortality rate--37.9/1,000. Life expectancy--70.0 years (overall); 68.6 years for males, 71.5 years for females. Ethnic groups: Han Chinese--91.9%; Zhuang, Manchu, Hui, Miao, Uygur, Yi, Mongolian, Tibetan, Buyi, Korean, and other nationalities--8.1%. Religions: Officially atheist; Confucianism, Taoism, Budd ... [Read More]
F - East Asia Overview
Thai authorities suspect Muslim organized crime groups from the predominately Muslim provinces in southern Thailand were responsible for several small-scale attacks in 2001, including three bombings in early April that killed a child and wounded dozens of persons, an unexploded truck bomb that was found next to a hotel in southern Thailand in November, and, in December, a series of coordinated attacks on police checkpoints in southern Thailand that killed five police officers and a defense volunteer. ... [Read More]
Department of State Washington File: Arrests Made in Case Involving Smuggling of Ecuadoreans, Chinese
Marcos Jimenez, U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Florida, added: "together with our law enforcement partners, we remain committed to disrupting the smuggling trade, and holding smugglers accountable for their illegal acts, no matter where in the world they may operate." ... ICE said that beginning in early 2004, the defendants in the case used immigration documents provided by undercover agents to smuggle the Ecuadorian and Chinese nationals into the United States by commercial airline from Ecuador. ICE said the defendants paid agents smuggling fees ranging from $9,000 to $20,000 for each person being smuggled. ... [Read More]
East Asia and Pacific
In 2003, the Embassy brought an American specialist in community radio to Thailand to train community radio operators and citizen action groups to operate community radio more effectively as a basic communication tool of grassroots democracy. An additional seven Thais were sent on U.S. International Visitor (IV) programs on topics related to the strengthening of democratic institutions, rule of law and human rights. Thai Muslims participated in special IV projects, including “Religious Tolerance in a Democratic Society” and “Community Development.” In southern Thailand, Thaksin University successfully implemented a U.S. Fulbright grant for “Promotion of Religious Tolerance in Southern Thailand: Knowledge and Role Enhancement of Secondary School Teachers of Religious Studies” and the Kenan Institute Asia also utilized a U.S.-funded grant to conduct conflict resolution training. The Embassy supported Muslim community initiatives through various grants to NGOs to increase awa ... [Read More]
East Asia and Pacific
The United States effort to promote and improve human rights in Thailand focused on the increased violence in three Muslim-majority provinces in southernmost Thailand, extrajudicial killings, trafficking in persons, the condition of Burmese refugees and the rights of other ethnic minority groups residing within Thailand’s border. The security forces’ response to separatist violence in the extreme southern region of the country resulted in the deaths of more than 200 persons. Heightened tensions due to the violence and increased security measures led to occasional clashes with the police and to growing resentment among the local populace in the affected region of the country. In contrast to the previous year, there were few reported extrajudicial killings associated with the Government’s anti-narcotic efforts. ... [Read More]
International Information Programs, U.S. Department of State, Economic Perspectives, October 2000 -- International Transportation: Moving The Global Economy Forward
I have tried to touch upon what is in store for transport in the 21st century, with special emphasis on the need for big airliners and the critical need for cooperation, not confrontation, between the airlines and the railroads. Japan and Europe have made the front running. It is time that the United States take some positive and constructive steps before a crisis of congestion, amounting to aerospace gridlock, is upon us. The indisputable growth of the world's urban population outweighs all other considerations of forecasting future air traffic. The inevitable consequences of this means that airlines, coordinating with the airports, should prepare for the super-jumbo jet now. In Europe and Japan, this has taken over much of the short-haul work from the airlines, which are thereby relieved of the pressures to provide high-frequency service on short, busy, and often loss-sustaining routes. The United States should recognize this trend and work ... [Read More]
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