The HRIC Daily Brief is a daily selection of news stories and commentary related to human rights in China, drawn from Chinese- and English-language news and online media sources that we monitor daily. In addition to headlines and source links, HRIC also provides English translation of Chinese headlines.

Tuesday, November 30, 2010

November 30, 2010

Top news
Nobel Peace Prize / Liu Xiaobo (刘晓波)
加拿大部分城市举办活动声援刘晓波 (Section of Canadian City Holds Event in Support of Liu Xiaobo)
Radio Free Asia, November 29, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/canada-11292010114446.html


News
Bilateral Ties
China 'Scared to Death' of Pelosi: Leaked Cable
Agence France-Presse, November 30, 2010
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gZFrZk7E8PRzZgX9SIZnyMJlLLag

Civil Society
NGOs Swing Spotlight on Protecting Gays
China Daily, November 30, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-11/30/content_11626922.htm

Corruption
北京公安局原网监处长于兵贪污受贿获死缓 (Former Director of Beijing Police Internet Monitoring Department Receives Stay of Execution)
Beijing Daily, November 30, 2010
http://news.eastday.com/c/20101130/u1a5579621.html

Disasters
Crush Hurts over 40 Pupils
Global Times, November 30, 2010
http://china.globaltimes.cn/society/2010-11/597509.html

Education
HIV Boy Rejected by Primary School
Shanghai Daily, November 29, 2010
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2010/201011/20101129/article_455877.htm

Environment
China Approves More Hydropower amid Clean Energy Push
Reuters, November 29, 2010
http://af.reuters.com/article/energyOilNews/idAFTOE6AS06F20101129

Human Rights Defenders -- Chen Guangcheng, (陈光诚); Qin Yongmin, (秦永敏)
Chinese Legal Activist's Wife Calls on International Community for Help
The Guardian, November 29, 2010
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/nov/29/chinese-activist-wife-international-community-help
Related information:
Democracy Activist Qin Yongmin Released from Prison after 12-Year Sentence 老资格民运人士秦永敏12年刑满获释
Human Rights in China, November 29, 2010
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/public/191183
CH: http://gb.hrichina.org/public/contents/23613
Labor
Minimum Wage Rise Is Mooted for Migrants
China Daily, November 30, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-11/30/content_11626935.htm

Protests and Petitions
顺德陈村黑势力征地砍人 数千村民连日抗议遭镇压 (Guangdong: Oppression on Days-long Protest against Dark Forces Land Requisition and Attack)
Radio Free Asia, November 29, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/guangdong-11292010123154.html

天安门自焚夫妻遭分别判刑五年及四年半 (Tianjin Petitioners Who Set Selves Alight at Tiananmen Receive Sentenced to 4.5 Years and 5 Years)
Radio Free Asia, November 29, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/zifen-11292010144943.html

Public Health
China AIDS Death Toll Up Nearly 20,000 in a Year
Agence France-Presse, November 29, 2010
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iQBjuBp4P5rgM0Z4QIvtaZ8nFdAw.61

国务院:艾滋病防控关系到国家存亡 (State Council: AIDS Control Connected to Fate of the Country)
The Beijing Times, November 30, 2010
http://news.eastday.com/c/20101130/u1a5579698.html

Tibet
Tibetan Protester Escapes to India
Radio Free Asia, November 29, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/escape-11292010170259.html

November 29, 2010

Top news
Nobel Peace Prize / Liu Xiaobo (刘晓波)
諾貝爾頒獎禮為劉曉波設空櫈 (Empty Chair for Liu at Nobel Ceremony)
Ming Pao, November 28, 2010
http://hk.news.yahoo.com/article/101127/4/lhdp.html

Human Rights Defender – Qin Yongmin (秦永敏)
中国民主党创建人秦永敏刑满出狱(China Democracy Party Co-founder Qin Yongmin Released from Prison after 12-yr Sentence)
British Broadcasting Corporation, November 29, 2010
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2010/11/101129_china_dissident_release.shtml

China Dissident Defiant after Release from 12-year Sentence
Deutsche Presse Agentur, November 29, 2010
http://www.monstersandcritics.com/news/asiapacific/news/article_1602089.php


News
Freedom of Speech

Caught in an ‘Authoritarian Moment’
New York Times, November 25, 2010
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/26/world/asia/26iht-letter.html

Human Rights Defender – Hada (哈达)
China Harassing Mongols ahead Of Dissident Release: Activist
Agence France-Presse, November 26, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20101126/wl_asia_afp/chinarightsmongolsactivist


Related information:
About the Individual: Hada
Incorporating Responsibility 2008
http://www.ir2008.org/04/about.php


Human Rights Defenders
《零八憲章》簽署者「煽動顛覆」罪被拘留 (Activist and Charter 08 Signatory Bai Dongping Detained for Inciting Subversion)
Ming Pao, November 29, 2010
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/94/1/1/1933925/1.html

维权律师刘晓原被禁止出境 (Rights Lawyer Liu Xiaoyuan Prevented from Leaving PRC)
Radio Free Asia, November 28, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/wei-11282010162226.html

Land Policy
收地無賠償名貴草木一朝毁 (No Compensation for Land Resumption, Crops Also Destroyed en Masse)
Ming Pao, November 29, 2010
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/94/1/1/1933929/1.html

Media
5 Hurt in Attack on Newspaper
South China Morning Post, November 27, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=472e3d1d2198c210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

China Directed Google Hacking: Leaked US Documents
Agence France-Presse, November 28, 2010
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5guVse87DQ-PhutAFYqUN0gCsg-_w

Migrant Workers
Migrant Families Complain about Educational Exclusion
China Daily, November 27, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-11/27/content_11618385.htm

Public Health
Justice Tough to Find for Chinese Who Got HIV/AIDS through Tainted Blood
The Los Angeles Times, November 27, 2010
http://articles.latimes.com/2010/nov/27/world/la-fg-china-blood-20101128

艾滋病就业歧视案原告提出上诉 (Plaintiff in HIV/AIDS Discrimination Case to Appeal)
British Broadcasting Corporation, November 29, 2010
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2010/11/101129_chinahiv_appeal.shtml

Friday, November 26, 2010

November 26, 2010

News
Bilateral Ties
China Detains Aussie Business Executive for Alleged Embezzlement Probe
Australian Associated Press, November 26, 2010
http://au.ibtimes.com/articles/85872/20101126/china-detains-aussie-business-executive-for-alleged-embezzlement-probe.htm

China Welcomes Growing African Trade, But Not the Africans Who Facilitate It
Christian Science Monitor, November 25, 2010
http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-Pacific/2010/1125/China-welcomes-growing-African-trade-but-not-the-Africans-who-facilitate-it

Death Penalty
中国最高法院复核推翻一成死刑判决 (Supreme People's Court Overturns 10 Percent of Death Sentences)
British Broadcasting Corporation, November 26, 2010
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2010/11/101126_china_court_review.shtml

Gender
调查显家庭暴力是诱发女性和未成年人犯罪主因 (Survey: Domestic Violence Leading Cause in Criminal Offences by Women and Minors)
China National Radio, November 25, 2010
http://finance.ifeng.com/roll/20101125/2953587.shtml

Human Rights Defender -- Liu Zhengyou, 刘正有
四川维权人士刘正有上诉被驳回 (Sichuan Court Overrules Activist Liu Zhengyou's Appeal)
Radio Free Asia, November 25, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/dissidents-11252010114331.html

Human Rights Defenders
Police Take Christian Leader, Family from Home
South China Morning Post, November 26, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=8d1d58850238c210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Labor
北京首次设立安全生产黑名单 (Beijing Establishes First Production Safety Blacklist)
The Beijing Times, November 26, 2010
http://news.eastday.com/c/20101126/u1a5572005.html

Multilateral
Wen, Central Asian Peers Push for Co-operation
South China Morning Post, November 26, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=a60758850238c210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Politics
Probe of Disgraced Mayor over, Shenzhen Chief Says
South China Morning Post, November 26, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=25e658850238c210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Protests and Petitions
Students Rampage over School-meal Price Hikes
Global Times, November 26, 2010
http://china.globaltimes.cn/society/2010-11/596689.html

Public Health
北京卫生局:艾滋病感染者60岁以上老人比例上升 (Beijing Health Department: Increase in HIV/AIDS in the Elderly)
The Beijing Times, November 26, 2010
http://news.eastday.com/c/20101126/u1a5572200.html

社科院调查农村畜禽养殖发现抗生素滥用普遍 (CASS Survey: 50 Percent of China's Antibiotics Fed to Livestock)
Chongqing Evening News, November 26, 2010
http://finance.sina.com.cn/consume/puguangtai/20101126/10439014851.shtml

Religion
中國反對美國攻擊宗教人權 (China Disputes US Attack on Religious Freedom)
Ming Pao, November 26, 2010
http://inews.mingpao.com/htm/INews/20101125/ca42243c.htm
Related information:
2010 International Religious Freedom Report
US Department of State, November 25, 2010
http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/irf/2010/index.htm
Shanghai World Expo
Shanghai Suffers 'Poor Air Quality' as Expo Ends
Agence France-Presse, November 25, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20101125/wl_asia_afp/chinaenvironmentpollutionexpo2010

Thursday, November 25, 2010

November 25, 2010

Top news
Nobel Peace Prize / Liu Xiaobo (刘晓波)
Chinese Dissent Crackdown Shrinks Nobel Turnout
Associated Press, November 24, 2010
http://www.boston.com/news/world/europe/articles/2010/11/24/chinese_dissent_crackdown_shrinks_nobel_turnout/

万延海证实将出席诺贝尔和平奖颁奖礼 (Wan Yanhai Confirms Peace Prize Ceremony Attendance)
British Broadcasting Corporation, November 24, 2010
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2010/11/101124_nobel_liu_wanyanhai.shtml

专访:张先玲谈刘晓波获诺贝尔和平奖 (Exclusive: Tiananmen Mothers' Zhang Xianling Discusses Liu's Nobel Prize Win)
British Broadcasting Corporation, November 24, 2010
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2010/11/101124_iv_zhangxianling.shtml


News
Corruption
四川成立预防腐败局 监察厅长兼任局长 (Sichuan Establishes Anti-Corruption Bureau: Provincial Supervision Department Head to Become Bureau Chief)
Sichuan Online, November 25, 2010
http://news.eastday.com/c/20101125/u1a5570012.html

Food Security
Search on for Melamine Dairy Drinks
China Daily, November 25, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-11/25/content_11604830.htm

Human Rights Defender -- Ai Weiwei, 艾未未
Artist-Activist Digging Up Names of Fire Victims
South China Morning Post, November 25, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=b2e85148dce7c210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Human Rights Defender -- Qin Yongmin, 秦永敏
秦永敏将出狱文稿或被扣 其前妻被抄家帐户被冻结 (Qin Soon to Be Released, Manuscripts May Be Seized; Ex-wife’s Home Raided, Accounts Frozen)
Radio Free Asia, November 22, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/qin-11222010095148.html

Land Policy
Reform to End Violent Demolitions
China Daily, November 25, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-11/25/content_11604795.htm

湖南祁阳村民不满征地补偿 抬棺材堵水泥厂暴流血冲突 (Hunan Villagers Unhappy with Land Compensation: Raising Coffins for Cement Factory Leads to Violent Bloodshed)
Radio Free Asia, November 24, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/hunan-11242010103342.html

Law
中国司法部要求严格律师执业准入条件 (Ministry of Justice Demands Lawyers Uphold Onerous Conditions)
Radio Free Asia, November 24, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/sifa-11242010105620.html

Media
Internet Offers Netizens a New Voice
China Daily, November 25, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-11/25/content_11604803.htm

Religion
The Vatican Denounces China over Ordination of Own Bishop
Associated Press, November 25, 2010
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/china/national-news/2010/11/25/281239/The-Vatican.htm

Social Security
Local Gov'ts Subsidize Low-income Earners
Xinhua News Agency, November 24, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-11/24/content_11598436.htm

XUAR
Chinese Immigrants Killed in Xinjiang
Radio Free Asia, November 24, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/immigrants-11242010133344.html

Wednesday, November 24, 2010

November 24, 2010

Top news
Nobel Peace Prize / Liu Xiaobo (刘晓波)
诺奖颁奖继续引关注 四川刘贤斌被禁见律师 (Nobel Peace Prize Continues to Draw Attention; Liu Xianbin Banned from Meeting with Lawyers)
Radio Free Asia, November 23, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/nuo-11232010114854.html


News
Civil Society
Mainland Charities to Surpass HK, Taiwanese Groups in 10 Years
South China Morning Post, November 24, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=e5bbbc167297c210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Disasters
960,000 Yuan Payout for Shanghai Fire Deaths
South China Morning Post, November 24, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=ce7fe8916a97c210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Environment
China Says It Is World's Top Greenhouse Gas Emitter
Reuters, November 23, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20101123/ts_nm/us_climate_cancun_china

1m Left without Water
Shanghai Daily, November 24, 2010
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=455404&type=National

湖北武穴污水处理厂直排废水染黑数公里长江 (Hubei: Sewage Factory Waste Causes Several KMs Contamination of Yangtze River)
Qianlong, November 24, 2010
http://news.eastday.com/c/20101124/u1a5568465.html

Human Rights
加中国人权网络举办论坛 讨论中国政府的威胁 (Canada's China Rights Network to Hold Forum on Intimidation by Chinese Government)
Radio Free Asia, November 23, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquan-11232010160516.html

Human Rights Defenders
Jailed Chinese Activist Drops Appeal, Seeks Parole
Associated Press, November 23, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20101123/ap_on_re_as/as_china_tainted_milk_trial

Land Policy
七旬老农拒领拆迁赔偿 被以敲诈勒索罪逮捕 (Septuagenarian Farmer Who Refused Demolition Compensation Arrested)
Henan Business Daily, November 24, 2010
http://news.163.com/10/1124/08/6M88CN8K00011229.html

Law
China to Better Protect Lawyers' Rights
Xinhua News Agency, November 23, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-11/23/content_11597592.htm

居民找律师不用出社区 (Guangdong: Villagers Can Find Lawyers in Their Community)
Southern Metropolis Daily, November 24, 2010
http://epaper.oeeee.com/B/html/2010-11/24/content_1234159.htm

Media
China Internet Firms Made to Apologise over Feud
Agence France-Presse, November 22, 2010
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5idIbE8ALkA7Li1DF4nB_Z2lg7Zeg

Migrant Workers
首个农民工小区 建成三年入住两成 (Banfu Village, Zhongshan: Occupation at 20% at First Residential Development for Migrant Workers)
Southern Metropolis Daily, November 24, 2010
http://epaper.oeeee.com/B/html/2010-11/24/content_1233923.htm

Police
Warden Sentenced For Beating Inmate To Death
Shanghai Daily, November 23, 2010
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=455348&type=National

Protests and Petitions
Mother's Tale Causes Online Furor over Student's Death
Shanghai Daily, November 23, 2010
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=455347&type=National

Tibet
Tibetan Writer's Blog Hacked
Radio Free Asia, November 23, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/woeser-11232010111803.html

Tuesday, November 23, 2010

November 23, 2010

Top news
Nobel Peace Prize / Liu Xiaobo (刘晓波)
Liu Xiaobo Will only Accept Unconditional Release, Says Lawyer
The Guardian, November 22, 2010
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/nov/22/liu-xiaobo-release-offer-reports

Lech Walesa Offers to PIck Up Nobel Prize for Jailed Chinese Dissident
Voice of America, November 22, 2010
http://www.voanews.com/english/news/Lech-Walesa-Offers-to-PIck-Up-Nobel-Prize-for-Jailed-Chinese-Dissident-110018494.html

News
Disasters
Shanghai Government Takes Blame for Fire That Killed 58 People
Bloomberg, November 22, 2010
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-11-22/shanghai-government-takes-blame-for-fire-that-killed-58-people.html

Human Rights Defenders
Milk Activist's Lawyers Fired in Note from Jail
South China Morning Post, November 23, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=203dae12c747c210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

艾晓明讲座突遭取消 打压学术自由蔓延各校 (Ai Xiaoming’s Seminar Abruptly Canceled, Crackdown on Research Freedom Extends to Various Higher Education Institutes)
Radio Free Asia, November 22, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/ai-11222010103045.html

Labor
Workers are Finding Their Voice to Fight for Rights in China
China Post, November 22, 2010
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/china/national-news/2010/11/22/280826/Workers-are.htm

Unions Train Staff for Wage Deals
China Daily, November 23, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-11/23/content_11592766.htm

Law
China Works to Boost Legal System Reform
Xinhua News Agency, November 23, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-11/23/content_11592299.htm
Related news:
两高三部”联合发出通知要求加强协调配合积极推进量刑规范化改革 (5 Organs Jointly Release Circular Demanding Cooperation on Progressive Promotion of Reforms on Legalization of Sentencing Discretion)
Supreme People's Court Website, November 23, 2010
http://www.court.gov.cn/xwzx/yw/201011/t20101123_11338.htm
Media
Outspoken Magazine under Pressure to Soften Its Line
South China Morning Post, November 23, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=dab007368147c210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

China Prepared to Defend Administration of Net
China Daily, November 23, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-11/23/content_11592512.htm

Police
郑州严禁城管部门聘用临时工执法 (Henan: Zhengzhou to Ban on Use of Contract Workers as Urban Management Officials)
The Beijing Times, November 23, 2010
http://news.eastday.com/c/20101123/u1a5565590.html

Protests and Petitions
艾滋病人上访遇暴力 民间研讨受压取消 (HIV/AIDS Patients Meet Violence while Petitioning)
Radio Free Asia, November 22, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/aizi-11222010115559.html

Society
Chinese Regions Fight Back Against Surge of Mandarin
Reuters, November 22, 2010
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6AL16K20101122

Tibet
Dalai Lama Hints at Full Retirement within a Year
The Guardian, November 22, 2010
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/nov/22/dalai-lama-retirement-next-year

Tibetans Mount Lone Protests
Radio Free Asia, November 22, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/protesters-11222010154248.html

Monday, November 22, 2010

November 22, 2010

Top news
Nobel Peace Prize / Liu Xiaobo (刘晓波)
Campaign to Keep Jailed Nobel Winner in Spotlight
Agence France-Presse, November 21, 2010
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jDz5Dv0erz5kjl7UsUuQzeMlusZw

Lawyer Slams Nobel Ban
Radio Free Asia, November 19, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/ban-11192010114543.html

诺委会:将无人替刘晓波领奖 (Nobel Committee: No One Will Accept Award on Liu’s Behalf)
British Broadcasting Corporation, November 19, 2010
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2010/11/101119_nobel_jagland.shtml


News
Children
学生遭老师毒打教育部门却不闻不问 (Education Bureau Makes No Inquiries after Teacher Beats Student)
Radio Free Asia, November 20, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/xue-11202010001101.html

Environment
Industry Damaging Arable Land
Global Times, November 22, 2010
http://china.globaltimes.cn/society/2010-11/594359.html

Food Security
Melamine-tainted Drinks Emerge Again in China
Agence France-Presse, November 22, 2010
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5j_3dBUSSdAJk0YUCUK9nuHD5Nx1w

Government
Jailed in Shanxi Whistling in the Dark
Caixin, November 19, 2010
http://english.caing.com/2010-11-19/100200018.html

Human Rights Defenders
聯署求情驚動中央習近平親掌趙案 (Joint Appeal Shakes the Central, Xi Jinping to Be in Charge of Zhao’s Case)
Ming Pao, November 22, 2010
http://hk.news.yahoo.com/article/101121/4/ldjr.html

赵连海辩护律师遭软禁难递交上诉状 (Defense Lawyer of Zhao Lianhai under House Arrest, Unable to Submit Appeal)
Radio Free Asia, November 19, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/zhao-11192010144426.html

Labor
More Problems for China's Foxconn over Workers' Pay
Reuters, November 19, 2010
http://ca.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idCATRE6AI17Y20101119

Media
Chinese Bloggers Meeting Cancelled for Being Too Sensitive
Agence France-Presse, November 21, 2010
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iWCP_VykLxoB1zTPSGvZYOitUFGw

Population
Court Rejects Sterilization Suit
Radio Free Asia, November 19, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/population-11192010134456.html

Beijing Faces Aging Population Problem
Xinhua News Agency, November 20, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-11/20/content_11582593.htm

Protests and Petitions
最高法信访接待室搬迁一年上访人数大幅上升得到遏制 (Number of Petitioners Ceases Rising after Relocation of High Court's Office of Letters and Visits)
Southern Metropolis Daily, November 20, 2010
http://epaper.oeeee.com/A/html/2010-11/20/content_1231129.htm

Friday, November 19, 2010

November 19, 2010

Top news
Nobel Peace Prize / Liu Xiaobo (刘晓波)

Six Countries Turn Down Nobel Ceremony Invite: Institute
Agence France-Presse, November 18, 2010
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jFKAVM8BeOqhxL1nyx51HrJhK2Mw

Nobel Winner’s Absence May Delay Awarding of Prize
New York Times, November 18, 2010
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/19/world/asia/19nobel.html

諾委會批中國所為前所未見 (What China Did Is Unprecedented: Nobel Committee)
Ming Pao, November 19, 2010
http://hk.news.yahoo.com/article/101118/4/lbzf.html

U.S. Worries Over Nobel Pick's Wife
The Wall Street Journal, November 19, 2010
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703374304575622063375802420.html


News
Corruption

Policeman Settles China Hit-And-Run Case with Cash
Associated Press, November 18, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20101118/ap_on_re_as/as_china_policeman_and_the_peasant

国家药监局处级官员受审承认收25家公司贿赂 (SFDA Officials Admit to Receiving Bribes from 25 Companies)
The Beijing Times, November 19, 2010
http://news.163.com/10/1119/03/6LQSIA8N00014AED.html

Disasters
Shanghai fire toll at 58; Beijing reviews projects
Associated Press, November 19, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20101119/ap_on_re_as/as_china_fire

Human Rights Defenders
Supporters of Jailed Activist under Pressure
South China Morning Post, November 19, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=63a349bdd2f5c210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Human Rights Defenders -- Zheng Enchong, 郑恩宠
王宇二审维持原判 郑恩宠被传唤抄家 (Appellate Court Upholds Wang Yu’s Sentence; Zheng Enchong Summoned and House Raided)
Radio Free Asia, November 18, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/wang-11182010143753.html
Related information:
In Important Move, Railway Court Vacates Lawyer’s Sentence on Appeal, Citing Unclear Facts 北京铁路中院裁定撤销王宇“故意伤害罪”原判
Human Rights in China, August 11, 2010
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/176813
CH: http://gb.hrichina.org/public/contents/20292
Labor
Dispute over Coal Mine Leaves 9 Dead in SW China
Xinhua News Agency, November 19, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-11/19/content_11573972.htm

乌鲁木齐60余工人讨薪引发群殴致10人受伤 (10 Injured in Urumqi Brawl after 60+ Workers Gather to Discuss Wages)
Xinhua News Agency, November 18, 2010
http://news.163.com/10/1118/11/6LP3L4CM00014JB5.html

Land Policy
中国《城市房屋拆迁管理条例》立法受阻修改无期 (Amendment to Urban Housing Demolition Regulations on Hold Indefinitely)
Radio Free Asia, November 18, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/chai-11182010094258.html

Religion
Vatican in New Dispute with China
Associated Press, November 18, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20101118/ap_on_re_eu/eu_vatican_china

京城多名基督徒受骚扰 黑社会流氓化恶招不断 (Christians in Beijing Harassed: Mafiaization Continues Unabated)
Radio Free Asia, November 18, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/ji-11182010095425.html

Society
2,000 Arrested during Asian Games
South China Morning Post, November 19, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=68f649bdd2f5c210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Thursday, November 18, 2010

November 18, 2010

Top news
Nobel Peace Prize / Liu Xiaobo (刘晓波)
China's Liu the only Jailed Peace Laureate
Australian Associated Press, November 18, 2010
http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/-/world/8342263/chinas-liu-the-only-jailed-peace-laureate/

诺委会:刘晓波家人无法前往挪威领奖 (Nobel Committee: Family of Liu Cannot Go to Norway for Ceremony)
British Broadcasting Corporation, November 18, 2010
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2010/11/101118_nobel_institute_liuxiaobo.shtml
Related news:
No One to Come Pick up Nobel Peace Prize: Nobel Institute
Agence France-Presse, November 18, 2010
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jIEw1odZ-tin2oQ5OB05zSdq2Bpw

News
Children
Tough Measures Called for in Illegal Abortions
China Daily, November 17, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-11/17/content_11564105.htm

Corruption
Officials Took Poor's Home Cash
Shanghai Daily, November 18, 2010
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2010/201011/20101118/article_454926.htm

Food Security
Beijing’s Focus on Food Prices Ignores Broader Inflation Risk
New York Times, November 17, 2010
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/18/world/asia/18china.html

Human Rights Defenders
Activist Artist Goes on Trial in Beijing
New York Times, November 17, 2010
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/18/world/asia/18beijing.html

内蒙古维权人士高布如特•胡琴呼被软禁 (Inner Mongolia Rights Activist Put under House Arrest)
Radio Free Asia, November 17, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/menggu-11172010153848.html

新媒体推动者北风获法国人权奖中国网民与政府博弈愈加激烈 (Bei Feng Awarded French International Human Right Prize)
Radio Free Asia, November 17, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/bei-11172010102649.html

Land Policy
专家称部分地区为获取农民土地进行户籍改革 (Expert: Certain Hukou Reforms Conducted for Obtaining Farmers’ Land)
Xinhua News Agency, November 17, 2010
http://news.eastday.com/c/20101117/u1a5555937.html

Labor
Illegal Work Practices behind Shanghai Fire
Xinhua News Agency, November 18, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-11/18/content_11566527.htm

Law
China's Tarzan of Jungle Law Advocates Reform
Caixin, November 17, 2010
http://english.caing.com/2010-11-17/100199481.html
Related information:
Lawyer Asks Head of Supreme People’s Court to Resign over Execution
湖南律师要求最高人民法院院长为一死刑案引咎辞职
Human Rights in China, October 07, 2010
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/189880
CH: http://gb.hrichina.org/public/contents/21583
Poverty
中国目前尚有3597万绝对贫困人口顿顿面条白菜 (35.97mil under Poverty Line in China)
People's Daily, November 18, 2010
http://news.gmw.cn/2010-11/18/content_1396635.htm

Protests and Petitions
Police Hunt Protesters
Shanghai Daily, November 18, 2010
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2010/201011/20101118/article_454907.htm

Shanxi Parent Activist Detained
Radio Free Asia, November 17, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/detained-11172010133233.html

Public Health
“公立医院改革不知怎么改” (Guangdong: “No Clues for Public Hospital Reforms” Even for Health Department Deputy)
Southern Metropolis Daily, November 18, 2010
http://epaper.oeeee.com/D/html/2010-11/18/content_1228753.htm

Hospital Scam Sparks Crackdown
China Daily, November 18, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-11/18/content_11566543.htm

Religion
Religious Freedom Setback
Radio Free Asia, November 17, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/vietnam/religion-11172010193635.html

Society
Minister Prepares to Solve Ethnic Challenges
China Daily, November 18, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-11/18/content_11566569.htm

Wednesday, November 17, 2010

November 17, 2010

Top news
Nobel Peace Prize / Liu Xiaobo (刘晓波)
看中国对昂山素季获释的谨慎反应 (Cautious Watch on Chinese Response to Aung San Suu Kyi Release)
Radio France Internationale, November 17, 2010
http://www.chinese.rfi.fr/中国/20101117-看中国对昂山素季获释的谨慎反应

German PEN Association Honors Chinese Dissident Liu Xiaobo
Deutsche Welle, November 16, 2010
http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,6236053,00.html


News

Children
一家五口拐6童卖艺半载 (Family Abducts 6 Children to Perform)
Southern Metropolis Daily, November 17, 2010
http://epaper.oeeee.com/B/html/2010-11/17/content_1227756.htm

Death Penalty
调查称民众希望直接处死大贪官 农民最支持死刑 (Survey: Villagers Support Death Penalty for Corrupt Official)
Oriental Outlook, November 17, 2010
http://news.eastday.com/c/20101117/u1a5554005.html

Hukou
积分入户首批下达2545个指标 (Shenzhen Sends First Batch of Hukou Application Instructions to 2545 Candidates)
Southern Metropolis Daily, November 17, 2010
http://epaper.oeeee.com/H/html/2010-11/17/content_1228299.htm

成都2012年将统一城乡户籍 称不会剥夺农民权益 (Chengdu to Unify Urban and Rural Hukou by 2012, No Deprivation of Rural Residents' Rights)
China News Service, November 17, 2010
http://news.eastday.com/c/20101117/u1a5553929.html

Labor
工地墙塌压死两人 (Wall Collapse at Construction Site Kills Two)
Southern Metropolis Daily, November 17, 2010
http://epaper.oeeee.com/H/html/2010-11/17/content_1228094.htm

Improvement Needed In Combat Against 'Modern Slavery'
China Daily, November 17, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-11/17/content_11561160.htm

Law
China Jails Coal Mine Chiefs Over Deadly Gas Blast
Agence France-Presse, November 16, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20101116/wl_asia_afp/chinaminingaccidentcourt

Media
Authorities Order Websites to Play Down Coverage of Fire; Write Positive Stories, Reporters Are Told
South China Morning Post, November 17, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=14bfdd2fc555c210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Police
China Law Enforcers Ordered to Make No-beating Vow
Agence France-Presse, November 17, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/chinasocialunrest

Social Security
深圳将调高低保线认定标准 (Shenzhen to Raise Poverty Line)
Southern Metropolis Daily, November 17, 2010
http://epaper.oeeee.com/H/html/2010-11/17/content_1228097.htm

Tibet
Work Starts On Tibet Dam
Radio Free Asia, November 16, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/dam-11162010132853.html

Tuesday, November 16, 2010

November 16, 2010

Top news
Nobel Peace Prize / Liu Xiaobo (刘晓波)
Countries Hesitant to Attend Nobel Peace Prize Ceremony
Agence France-Presse, November 15, 2010
http://www.hindustantimes.com/Countries-hesitant-to-attend-Nobel-Peace-Prize-ceremony/Article1-626662.aspx

大网防往诺奖颁奖礼当局株连家人禁离境 (Family of Potential Guests to Nobel Ceremony Also Banned from Leaving the Country)
Radio Free Asia, November 15, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/da-11152010113518.html

News
Environment
China Still Living Beyond Its Environmental Means -WWF
Reuters, November 15, 2010
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/TOE6AE035.htm

Food Security
China's Vegetable Prices Up 62.4% Year-on-year
Xinhua News Agency, November 15, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-11/15/content_11552833.htm

Gender
Sham Marriages for Shanghai's Gay Community
British Broadcasting Corporation, November 16, 2010
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-11735356

Human Rights Defenders
Retweet Gets Bride Labor Camp
Radio Free Asia, November 15, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/twitter-11152010141240.html

趙連海絕食第6天禁見律師 (Zhao Lianhai on Day Six of Hunger Strike, Prohibited from Meeting Attorney)
Ming Pao, November 16, 2010
http://hk.news.yahoo.com/article/101115/4/l9r2.html

維權人士劉賢斌即將被起訴 (Rights Activist Liu Xianbin Soon to Be Officially Indicted)
Sing Tao Daily, November 16, 2010
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/9/1/1/1920649/1.html

Land Policy
Farmers Protest Land Grab with Internet Suicide Threat
Global Times, November 16, 2010
http://china.globaltimes.cn/society/2010-11/592326.html

Games Euphoria Fails to Impress Villagers
South China Morning Post, November 16, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=2190b0b66305c210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

山西古寨村拆迁命案调查:部分拆迁没有许可证 (Investigation into Shanxi Eviction Murder: Some Demolitions Unauthorized)
Xinhua News Agency, November 16, 2010
http://news.eastday.com/c/20101115/u1a5551167.html

Media
Google Urges U.S. to Treat Internet Curbs as Trade Threat
Reuters, November 15, 2010
http://ca.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idCATRE6AE2HU20101115
Related information:
Enabling Trade in the Era of Information Technologies: Breaking Down Barriers to the Free Flow of Information
Google, November 15, 2010
http://static.googleusercontent.com/external_content/untrusted_dlcp/www.google.com/en/us/googleblogs/pdfs/trade_free_flow_of_information.pdf
Police
Mental Hospital Blamed for Son's Death
China Daily, November 16, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-11/16/content_11553278.htm

Protests and Petitions
兩市反日遊行遭警制止 (Anti-Japan Marches in Two Cities Stopped by Police)
Ming Pao, November 16, 2010
http://hk.news.yahoo.com/article/101115/4/l9qf.html

Teachers Protest over Pay
Radio Free Asia, November 15, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/teachers-11152010173308.html

Public Health
China Has Highest Number of Diabetics
Agence France-Presse, November 16, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20101115/wl_asia_afp/chinahealthdiabetes

Monday, November 15, 2010

November 15, 2010

Top news
Nobel Peace Prize / Liu Xiaobo (刘晓波)

Brother Wants Liu Freed
Agence France-Presse, November 15, 2010
http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/Asia/Story/STIStory_603435.html

Macau Moves against Nobel Protest as Chinese Premier visits
Agence France-Presse, November 14, 2010
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hXXaO5RU2TMXo8AtD8ExOpLUzL-w

乔迪-威廉姆斯呼吁释放刘晓波 (Nobel Laureate Jody Williams Calls for Liu's Release)
Radio Free Asia, November 14, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/qiao-11142010164405.html

News
Children
'Gender Predictor' Declared Illegal
Shanghai Daily, November 15, 2010
http://www.shanghaidaily.org/article/?id=454617&type=National

Death Penalty
China's Supreme People's Court Approves Four Death Penalties
Xinhua News Agency, November 13, 2010
http://www2.chinadaily.com.cn/xinhua/2010-11-13/content_1196537.html

Human Rights Defenders
全國約百人 維權律師易受打壓 (Around 100 Rights Lawyers across China Vulnerable to Official Pressure)
Ming Pao, November 14, 2010
http://dailynews.sina.com/bg/chn/chnoverseamedia/mingpao/20101114/16411995575.html

郑存柱搭机返国了无音讯 在美家属忧已被当局拘押 (No Word from Zheng Cunzhu after His Flight Home: Family in US Fears for Detention)
Radio Free Asia, November 14, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/zheng-11142010165334.html

Human Rights Defender -- Ni Yulan (倪玉兰)
維權女律師自身難保 為法輪功學員辯護惹禍 (Attorney Ni Yulan Helpless to Defend Self)
Ming Pao, November 15, 2010
http://hk.news.yahoo.com/article/101114/4/l926.html

Land Policy
柳州市柳东新区发生警民冲突 (Land Clash with Police in Liuzhou, Guangxi)
Radio Free Asia, November 14, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/liu-11142010171358.html

Law
Land Requisition Law May See Light of Day Soon
China Daily, November 15, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-11/15/content_11547397.htm

Society HIV Discrimination Case Verdict Reflects Ingrained Prejudice
China Daily, November 14, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-11/14/content_11547158.htm

Police
Chengguan under Fire for Slapping Old Man
China Daily, November 15, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-11/15/content_11547380.htm

Protests and Petitions
80、90后留美学生就“我爸是李刚”事件致信温家宝 (Chinese Gen Yers Studying in the US Write to Wen Jiabao on Li Gang Incident)
Radio Free Asia, November 14, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/80-11142010160824.html
Related information:
In China, Hit-and-run Death Exposes Class Anger
The Associated Press, November 1, 2010
http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D9J795CG0.htm
Public Health
Mainland Faces Explosive Rise in Asbestos-related Lung Disease
South China Morning Post, November 14, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=b4ab092f1264c210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCR

Society
Tight Security for Games
Radio Free Asia, November 12, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/games-11122010152233.html

Friday, November 12, 2010

November 12, 2010

Top news
Nobel Peace Prize / Liu Xiaobo (刘晓波)
China's Monitoring of Activists Surges Post-Nobel
Associated Press, November 11, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20101111/ap_on_re_as/as_china_nobel_peace_prize

Exit Ban for Liu Supporters
Radio Free Asia, November 11, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/nobel-11112010151809.html

Liu's Prize 'One of the Most Important': Nobel Committee
Agence France-Presse, November 12, 2010
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hFYba0DuNaavWr-h7iZxXiu3TBUA

Nobel Peace Prize Winners Meet in Hiroshima to Ban Nukes, Focus on Jailed China Recipient
The Canadian Press, November 12, 2010
http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5gbSsghV_MWsBOycmgUCYItFfZlSw

News
Children
公安部官员:可获暴利致拐卖儿童屡打不绝 (MPS Officials: Child Trafficking Due to High Profit Margin)
Beijing News, November 12, 2010
http://news.163.com/10/1112/06/6L96KRDL0001124J.html

Civil Society
China AIDS Group Says It Is Forced to Shut Down
Associated Press, November 11, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20101111/ap_on_re_as/as_china_aids_group

Human Rights Defender – Chang Kun (常坤)
AIDS Activist Hassled over Home Library
Global Times, November 12, 2010
http://china.globaltimes.cn/society/2010-11/591475.html
公民权利教育,从家乡开始困难重重 (Many Difficulties in Beginning Civil Rights Education in One's Homeland)
Chang Kun, November 2010
http://gb.hrichina.org/public/contents/22850
Human Rights Defender – Li Hong (力虹)
作家力虹生命垂危当局依然对其严密监视 (Writer-Activist under Heavy Surveillance Despite Poor Health)
Radio Free Asia, November 11, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/lihong-11112010162346.html

Law
北京首家环保审判庭在延庆设立 (Beijing's First Environmental Tribunal Set Up in Yanqing County)
Radio Free Asia, November 11, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/bei-11112010093827.html

Media
Jolt for Online Smear Activities
China Daily, November 12, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-11/12/content_11538572.htm

Multilateral
Obama Meets China's President, Germany's Merkel at G20 Summit
Voice of America, November 11, 2010
http://www.voanews.com/english/news/Obama-Meets-Chinas-President-at-G-20-in-Seoul-107201804.html

Police
湖北安陆公安聘请调查公司监督民警引热议 (Debate Erupts after Anlu, Hubei Public Security Bureau Hires Private Investigation Firm to Monitor Civilian Police)
People's Daily, November 12, 2010
http://news.eastday.com/c/20101112/u1a5543550.html

Assertive Chinese Risk Confinement in Mental Wards
New York Times, November 11, 2010
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/12/world/asia/12psych.html

Religion
黑龙江双城市一教会日前聚会被查抄 (Church Group Raided by Authorities in Shuangcheng, Heilongjiang)
Radio Free Asia, November 11, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/jiaohui-11112010170107.html

Thursday, November 11, 2010

November 11, 2010

Top news
Nobel Peace Prize / Liu Xiaobo (刘晓波)
諾獎高峰會將籲放劉曉波 (Nobel Summit to Call for Release of Liu Xiaobo)
China News Agency, November 11, 2010
http://www.cna.com.tw/ShowNews/WebNews_Detail.aspx?Type=FirstNews&ID=201011110048

S.Korea under Pressure to Skip Nobel Ceremony
Agence France-Presse, November 11, 2010
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/18/20101111/twl-s-korea-under-pressure-to-skip-nobel-ef7dd21.html

China Cracks Down on Activists
Australian Associated Press, November 11, 2010
http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/-/world/8304680/china-cracks-down-on-activists/

Human Rights Defenders
Activist's Supporters React to Prison Term with Defiance
South China Morning Post, November 11, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=46e365fb6163c210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Related news:
維權律師﹕條例淪打壓藉口 (Rights Lawyer: Provision a Pretext for Oppression)
Ming Pao, November 11, 2010
http://hk.news.yahoo.com/article/101110/4/l6pp.html

Related information:
Food Safety Activist Zhao Lianhai Sentenced to Two-and-a-Half Year Prison Term; Declares Hunger Strike 
“结石宝宝”维权人士赵连海不服被判2年半宣布绝食抗议
Human Rights in China, November 10, 2010
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/191071
CH: http://gb.hrichina.org/public/contents/22841

News
Bilateral Ties
PM Urges Greater Political Freedom in China
Agence France-Presse, November 11, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20101111/wl_uk_afp/chinabritaindiplomacy

Class Act Promotes Global 'Soft Power'
China Daily, November 11, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-11/11/content_11531284.htm

Children
Disney World in Which Chinese Children 'Toil for 76 Hours a Week'
The Independent, November 11, 2010
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/politics/disney-world-in-which-chinese-children-toil-for-76-hours-a-week-2130870.html

Food Security
Official: China Can Put Inflation Under Control
Xinhua News Agency, November 10, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-11/10/content_11530919.htm

Human Rights Defenders
律师称赵作海全国维权之旅背后隐藏利益链 (Lawyer: Hidden Interests behind Zhao Zuohai's National Rights Journey)
Chengdu Evening News, November 11, 2010
http://news.163.com/10/1111/07/6L6NQV2O00011229.html

Land Policy
Respect for Farmers' Will in Land Use Stressed
Xinhua News Agency, November 10, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-11/10/content_11531008.htm

Law
New Rules on Sentencing for Online Crimes
Xinhua News Agency, November 11, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-11/11/content_11531179.htm

Media
英国首相卡梅伦北大演讲新华社报道回避政改内容 (British PM at Peking U: Xinhua Reports Evade Political Reforms)
Radio Free Asia, November 10, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/yanjiang-11102010154507.html

Migrant Workers
Care Could Keep Migrants Out of Prison
China Daily, November 11, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-11/11/content_11531231.htm

Crime Down in Guangzhou's Rental Homes
China Daily, November 11, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-11/11/content_11531209.htm

Public Health
New Blood-for-sale Business
Shanghai Daily, November 11, 2010
http://english.eastday.com/e/101111/u1a5541583.html

Wednesday, November 10, 2010

November 10, 2010

Top news
Nobel Peace Prize / Liu Xiaobo (刘晓波)
China Nobel Winner's Family Denied Prison Visit: Group
Agence France-Presse, November 10, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20101110/wl_asia_afp/nobelpeacechinarightsrelatives

Nobel Winner Liu Xiaobo's Lawyer 'to Sue China'
British Broadcasting Corporation, November 09, 2010
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-11716358

Police Step Up Anti-Liu Crackdown
South China Morning Post, November 10, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=56bd25b77813c210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

News
Bilateral Ties
David Cameron Says He Won't 'Lecture' China on Human Rights
The Daily Telegraph, November 09, 2010
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/8119085/David-Cameron-says-he-wont-lecture-China-on-human-rights.html

Corruption
河南县委书记受贿1575次 千万赃款存亲属名下 (Henan County Secretary Bribery: Millions Stored Under Relatives' Name)
China Business View, November 10, 2010
http://news.163.com/10/1110/01/6L3EKJB000011229.html

Hukou
100分 学历不高 年龄偏大 有机会入户 (Shenzhen: Older Migrants or Those with Only Secondary Schooling Can Receive Hukou on Point Scheme)
Southern Metropolis Daily, November 10, 2010
http://epaper.oeeee.com/H/html/2010-11/10/content_1222117.htm

Human Rights
中国强调维护执法对象尊严 体现人权意识提升 (China's Emphasis on Maintaining Human Dignity when Enforcing the Law Symbolizes Elevation of Human Rights Awareness)
China News Service, November 10, 2010
http://politics.people.com.cn/GB/1026/13171276.html

Human Rights Defenders
China Court Sentences Melamine Milk Activist to Jail
Reuters, November 10, 2010
http://af.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idAFTRE6A914Y20101110

Labor
我国每年5.7万名煤矿工人患尘肺病 (57K Coal Miners Contract Pneumoconiosis Each Year)
Workers Daily, November 10, 2010
http://news.eastday.com/c/20101110/u1a5539319.html

Law
HIV Job Seeker to Hear Verdict Soon
China Daily, November 10, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-11/10/content_11525739.htm

Population
专家称我国机构养老床位缺口达540万张 (Experts: China in Short of 5.4 Million Beds for Senior Citizens)
Workers Daily, November 10, 2010
http://news.eastday.com/c/20101110/u1a5539316.html

Protests and Petitions
拆迁起纠纷欲陈情 一农民被拘10天 (Villager Detained 10+ Days over Demolition Dispute)
Southern Metropolis Daily, November 10, 2010
http://gz.house.163.com/10/1110/08/6L47CPEU00873C6D.html

陕西户县:农民上访乡政府被拘 刑讯挂牌公示游街黑打 (Shaanxi Villagers Detained, Forced to Parade, Beaten after Petitioning on Land Rights)
Radio Free Asia, November 09, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shan-11092010161003.html

Public Health
Solitude of an AIDS orphan
Global Times, November 10, 2010
http://china.globaltimes.cn/society/2010-11/590721.html

XUAR
Farmers Vow to Pressure Beijing
Radio Free Asia, November 09, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/farmers-11092010152433.html

Tuesday, November 09, 2010

November 09, 2010

Top news
Nobel Peace Prize / Liu Xiaobo (刘晓波)

Chinese Dissidents to Attend Nobel Peace Award Rite
Reuters, November 08, 2010
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6A749Q20101108

Liu Xiaobo's Lawyer Blocked from Visiting Britain
The Daily Telegraph, November 09, 2010
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/8118943/Liu-Xiaobos-lawyer-blocked-from-visiting-Britain.html

加国会议员要求总理向胡锦涛施压 促释放高智晟刘晓波 (Canadian MPs Call on Harper to Put Pressure on Hu to Free Gao and Liu)
Radio Free Asia, November 08, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/to-11082010141841.html

劉曉波囑千萬獎金公用 胞弟深受感動 一家被禁代領諾獎 (Liu Xiaobo: Nobel Winnings Should Be Put to Public Use; Family Told to Avoid Media and Not Go to Prize Ceremony)
Ming Pao, November 08, 2010
http://hk.news.yahoo.com/article/101107/4/l4q7.html


News
Bilateral Ties
China Aids Africa in Food Insecurity
China Daily, November 09, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-11/09/content_11519266.htm

Freedom of Speech
北大教授夏业良遭学生举报“反党反社会主义” (Students Report Peking U Professor for Being "Anti-Party" and "Anti-Socialism")
Radio France Internationale, November 09, 2010
http://www.chinese.rfi.fr/中国/20101109-北大教授夏业良遭学生举报“反党反社会主义”

Government
Sex Life Questions in Civil Service Test
Shanghai Daily, November 09, 2010
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=454048

Land Policy
村民盖新房遭强拆 邻居发表意见被殴打 (Villager Beaten for Speaking Up after Neighbor's New Home Was Forcibly Demolished)
Dahe Daily, November 09, 2010
http://news.163.com/10/1109/10/6L1R3SRV00011229.html

Law
Innocent Man Met Real Killer in Jail
Shanghai Daily, November 09, 2010
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=454046

最高法力推量刑规范化改革 法官将受更多制约 (SPC Pushes for Legalization of Sentencing Discretion; Judges to Be under More Constraints)
Xinhua News Agency, November 09, 2010
http://news.eastday.com/c/20101109/u1a5538000.html

Social Strains Call for Fairer Rule of Law
Reuters, November 09, 2010
http://in.reuters.com/article/idINIndia-52761320101109
Related information:
国务院关于加强法治政府建设的意见
State Council, October 10, 2010
http://www.gov.cn/zwgk/2010-11/08/content_1740765.htm
Politics
As China's Next Leader Rises, Online Articles about His Marriage to a Celebrity Disappear
Associated Press, November 08, 2010
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/wire/sns-ap-as-china-future-first-lady,0,287820.story

Protests and Petitions
Petitioners Demand Apology from County Govt
Xinhua News Agency, November 09, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-11/09/content_11519186.htm

江苏盱眙上访农民遭政府强收信访保证金 (Farmers Petitioning Jiangsu Capital for Land Compensation Made to Deposit Money in Pledge to Not Petition)
Xinhua News Agency, November 09, 2010
http://news.dayoo.com/china/201011/09/53868_14414307.htm

Religion
Guangzhou Bans Prayer Meetings
Radio Free Asia, November 08, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/religion-11082010152826.html

Monday, November 08, 2010

November 08, 2010

Top news
Nobel Peace Prize / Liu Xiaobo (刘晓波)
Chinese Activist to Attend Nobel Award for Jailed Dissident
Irish Times, November 08, 2010
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/world/2010/1108/1224282865190.html

Dalai Lama in Japan, Backs Chinese Dissident Liu
Reuters, November 06, 2010
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6A50D420101106

Peace Prize Pressure Fails to Work
South China Morning Post, November 07, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=5550ad96a122c210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

中国阻止在刘晓波诺贝尔和平奖颁奖典礼邀请名单中的教授出境 (Professor on Nobel Invite List Barred from Leaving Beijing)
Radio Free Asia, November 07, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/zhong-11072010165636.html

News
Bilateral Ties
Press Beijing on Human Rights, Top Chinese Artist Ai Weiwei TellsPM
The Guardian, November 07, 2010
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/nov/07/china-beijing-ai-weiwei-human-rights

Civil Society
PLA to Join Oxfam Race Despite Beijing Attack on Charity
South China Morning Post, November 07, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=338d40ef6122c210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Environment
China May Further Tighten Environmental Standards for Rare Earth Production
Xinhua News Agency, November 07, 2010
http://china.globaltimes.cn/society/2010-11/590012.html

Human Rights Defender – Ai Weiwei (艾未未)
China Releases Dissident Artist Ai
Voice of America, November 07, 2010
http://www.voanews.com/english/news/asia/China-Releases-Dissident-Artist-Ai-106862354.html

Food Security
质检局要求生产婴幼儿奶粉乳企重新申请许可证 (National Quality Bureau Demands that Infant Formula Enterprises Reapply for Production Permit)
The Beijing News, November 07, 2010
http://news.sohu.com/20101107/n277202002.shtml

Human Rights Defenders
毒奶粉事件家長代表還押一年周三再審 (Trial of Tainted Milk Victims' Advocate Zhao Lianhai to Reconvene Wednesday following Six-month Break)
aTV News, November 07, 2010
http://www.hkatvnews.com/v3/share_out/_content/2010/11/07/atvnews_144555.html
Related news:
Detained Man Pleads for Verdict
Global Times, November 05, 2010
http://china.globaltimes.cn/society/2010-11/589656.html
Law
刑事二审程序改革已到关键阶段 (Reform of Criminal Case Appeals Reaches Crucial Stage)
Southern Metropolis Daily, November 07, 2010
http://epaper.oeeee.com/A/html/2010-11/07/content_1219292.htm

Media
京城密語﹕「智庫」成官媒斂財新招 (“Think Tank” Services the Revenue Source for Official Media)
Ming Pao, November 08, 2010
http://hk.news.yahoo.com/article/101106/4/l45c.html

Tibet
Tibetan Writers Tried as 'Splittists'
Radio Free Asia, November 05, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/writers-11052010164530.html

Friday, November 05, 2010

November 05, 2010

Top news
Nobel Peace Prize / Liu Xiaobo (刘晓波)

Australia's Rudd Calls for Nobel Winner's Release
Agence France-Presse, November 04, 2010
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jRQ60quGGycx-YPBLGcfz7n-6uWQ

China against Nobel Ceremony for Liu
Associated Press, November 05, 2010
http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-world/china-against-nobel-ceremony-for-liu-20101105-17glp.html

Legal Appeal Sent to UN for Jailed Nobel Winner
Agence France-Presse, November 05, 2010
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5g8x8B9JPJBF-xxlXvsxcp_mk3sbw
Related video:
'Not Available for Interview'
British Broadcasting Corporation, November 03, 2010
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-11682354

News
Civil Society

安徽民间公益组织“常坤的家”受到当局骚扰 (Anhui: “Chang Kun’s House” NGO Harassed by Authorities)
Radio Free Asia, November 04, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/ah-11042010111202.html

Food Security
记者暗访黑窝点:低价买死猪批发上市一头仅几元钱 (Journalist Reveals Pork from Non-slaughtered Carrion Entering Market at Low Price)
The Beijing Times, November 04, 2010
http://news.eastday.com/c/20101104/u1a5527808.html

Human Rights Defender – Ai Weiwei (艾未未)
艺术家艾未未遭到北京警方软禁 (Artist-Activist Ai Weiwei under House Arrest following Studio Closing)
Deutsche Welle, November 05, 2010
http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,6194062,00.html

Human Rights Defenders
北京警方疲于打压陈天石将被遣返回乡 (Activist Chen Tianshi to Be Sent Home)
Radio Free Asia, November 04, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/sj-11042010120609.html

Labor
中国总工会:富士康管理存在严重问题 (ACFTU: Serious Issues in Foxconn’s Management)
British Broadcasting Corporation, November 04, 2010
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2010/11/101104_acftu_foxconn.shtml

Land Policy
Row over Land Sale Sparks Riot
South China Morning Post, November 05, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=00289f6aec71c210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

网络时代官民关系盘点:征地拆迁成社会滴血伤口 (Review of Civilian-Official Interaction in the Online Era: Land Expropriations and Evictions Become Major Emotional Wounds for Society)
China Youth Daily, November 05, 2010
http://news.eastday.com/c/20101105/u1a5529562.html

Protests and Petitions
江西万载县委书记称赴京非正常上访3次者将劳教 (Jiangxi County Secretary: “Abnormal” Petitioners Who Petition Beijing Thrice to Be Put under Reeducation-Through-Labor)
Yang Cheng Wan Bao, November 05, 2010
http://news.eastday.com/c/20101104/u1a5528661.html

Thursday, November 04, 2010

November 04, 2010

Top news
Nobel Peace Prize / Liu Xiaobo (刘晓波)

China Accuses Peace Prize Supporter of Subversion
Associated Press, November 03, 2010
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5j_FrKyJhJwizMdrMyiB-9T7OR1-w

Liu Freedom Vote Fails as Officials Stay Away
The Standard, November 04, 2010
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?we_cat=4&art_id=104568&sid=30165223&con_type=1&d_str=20101104&fc=4

北京警察阻止学者议政 忌讳“政改”与“刘晓波” (Beijing Police Stop Academic Protest: "Government Reform" and "Liu Xiaobo" are Taboo)
Radio Free Asia, November 03, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/bj-11032010164238.html

“天安门母亲”张先玲因探望刘霞被拘 (Zhang Xianling of the Tiananmen Mothers Detained for Visting Liu Xia)
Radio Free Asia, November 03, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/tianmen-11032010120545.html


News
Bilateral Ties
法总统无意与胡锦涛谈中国人权受到谴责 (French President Accused of Being Unwilling to Discuss Human Rights in China with Hu Jintao)
British Broadcasting Corporation, November 03, 2010
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/indepth/2010/11/101103_china_france_rights.shtml
Related information:
State Visit of Hu Jintao in France: Human Rights Concerns Should Finally Be Addressed!
HRIC, FIDH, ICT, LDH, November 03, 2010
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/190999
Civil Society
Beijing Looks at Laws on Philanthropy
China Daily, November 03, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-11/03/content_11498980.htm

Food Security
我国多种农副产品涨价引发资产价格泡沫忧虑 (Agriculture By-products Price Hike Sparks Worries of Asset Prices)
China Newsweek, November 04, 2010
http://china.huanqiu.com/roll/2010-11/1228123.html

Hukou
Experts: Hukou System is Unfair to Farmers
China Daily, November 04, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-11/04/content_11499902.htm

Human Rights Defender – Chen Guangcheng (陈光诚)
US Concerned about Blind Chinese Activist
Agence France-Presse, November 03, 2010
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5g9QTz84pR0M0taaSoBRgQHLp_SrQ
Related information:
Extreme Measures Used to Control Blind Rights Defender Chen Guangcheng
当局监控陈光诚无所不用其极
Human Rights in China, November 02, 2010
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/190984
CH: http://gb.hrichina.org/public/contents/22591
Media
Party Slams Press Freedom
Radio Free Asia, November 03, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/press-11032010122837.html

Blogging, Bribery and a Security Bureau Drama
Caixin, November 03, 2010
http://english.caing.com/2010-11-03/100195143.html

Police
Holiday Resort is a Hidden Prison
Shanghai Daily, November 04, 2010
http://english.eastday.com/e/101104/u1a5527831.html

Politics
Legal Moves Cast Doubt on Political Reform Plan
South China Morning Post, November 04, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=ca9fbe4f2d11c210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Population
Officials Cheat to Get Second Child
Shanghai Daily, November 04, 2010
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=453600

Wednesday, November 03, 2010

November 03, 2010

Top news
Nobel Peace Prize / Liu Xiaobo (刘晓波)

广州“刘晓波”案拘留抄家 全国警察联动压民间声音 (Guangzhou Man Detained and Home Searched after Disseminating Information on Liu)
Radio Free Asia, November 02, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gz-11022010142652.html

China's Dissident Dilemma
British Broadcasting Corporation, November 02, 2010
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-11576637


News
Corruption
Lawyer Pressured to Drop Hit-and-Run Case
South China Morning Post, November 03, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=7d34a05c34d0c210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Environment
A Year Later, Villagers Say MSG Plant Still Poses Environmental Danger
Global Times, November 03, 2010
http://china.globaltimes.cn/society/2010-11/588877.html

Government
县委书记放言强拆养活知识分子 (Jiangxi County Secretary: Demolitions Breed Intellectuals)
Southern Metropolis Daily, November 03, 2010
http://epaper.oeeee.com/A/html/2010-11/03/content_1215596.htm

Human Rights Defender -- Ai Weiwei, 艾未未
艾未未将推出“河蟹盛宴” “庆贺”工作室即将被强拆 (Ai Weiwei to Hold “River Crab” Banquet in “Celebration” of His Studio's Demolition)
Radio Free Asia, November 02, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/ai-11022010165239.html
Related information:
Eating "River Crab" at the Harmonious Forum
RConversation, September 11, 2007
http://rconversation.blogs.com/rconversation/2007/09/eating-river-cr.html
Labor
河南前三季度平均不到3天因瓦斯事故死亡1人 (Henan: 1 Gas Related Death Every 3 Days)
Henan Business Daily, November 03, 2010
http://news.eastday.com/c/20101103/u1a5525404.html

Land Policy
河北石家庄一座村庄所有建筑面临被拆命运 (Village in Hebei Faces Complete Demolition)
People's Daily, November 03, 2010
http://news.eastday.com/c/20101103/u1a5525789.html

Media
The March of the Netizens
British Broadcasting Corporation, November 02, 2010
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-11576592

Latest Batch of Rogue Netizens Exposed
China Daily, November 03, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-11/03/content_11494113.htm

Controversial Magazine in Spotlight Again as Distributor Denies Ban Order
Global Times, November 02, 2010
http://china.globaltimes.cn/society/2010-11/588506.html

Multilateral
UN Chief Raises Human Rights in China Speech
Agence France-Presse, November 03, 2010
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iu9KOB0Nrqwxf9g9FX-FNIB10MvQ?docId=CNG.198522806ff7909dc1ba22f84a61beb7.5a1

Tibet
Released Tibetan ‘in Poor Health’
Radio Free Asia, October 29, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/health-10292010173258.html

XUAR
Fate of Uyghur Journalist 'Unknown'
Radio Free Asia, November 01, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/journalist-11012010101314.html