Are Chinese women more independent than before?

Jaaja(China)

I have to step in in defence of Chinese males here.

I have formed the impression that Chinese males have accepted to share in household chores equally with their wives for a long time. Whenever I am guest at a Chinese couple'shome, it is usually the man who makes the meals and does pother household jobs. I also notice a lot of Chinese men carrying around toddlers, some even on their backs.

The Beijing Meteorological Observatory upgraded the smog alert from yellow to orange, the second-highest level before red. The municipal government is to adopt measures, including restricting traffic according to license plate numbers, during the APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting in November.[WEI XIAOHAO/ CHINA DAILY]