In October, forestryofficialsin Zhenpingcountyin northernShaanxi provincepublishedphotosof a tigerin a forestsetting, saying they were proofof the existenceof the South China tiger.
Papers including the Shanghai Daily and Guangzhou's Southern Metropolis Daily report seven local officials in Shaanxi province have been punished for their role in the forced abortion case in Zhenpingcounty.