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.

Monday, January 31, 2011

January 31, 2011

News
Death Penalty
Former Liaoning Senior Lawmaker Gets Suspended Death
Xinhua News Agency, January 30, 2011
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2011/201101/20110130/article_462839.htm

Food Security
农产品面临巨大供应压力 农业部称将保护核心产业 (China to Face "Huge" Food Supply Pressure)
China Securities Journal, January 29, 2011
http://futures.cnstock.com/ncp/201101/1133819.htm

Hong Kong
City Says a Fond Farewell to 'Uncle Wah'
South China Morning Post, January 30, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=371be8307a2dd210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Related news:
司徒华追思会两千四百人参加 (Attendees of Szeto's HK Funeral Reach 2,400)
Radio Free Asia, January 28, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/situ-01282011151649.html
Human Rights Defender – Gao Zhisheng (高智晟)
耿和专访一:高智晟遭毒打以及家人遭遇 (Gao Zhisheng's Wife Geng He Speaks of Gao's Beating and Family's Experiences)
British Broadcasting Corporation, January 27, 2011
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2011/01/110127_genghe1_report.shtml

Human Rights Defenders – Hada (哈达)
Family: Mongolian Activist in China Still Not Free
Associated Press, January 28, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110128/ap_on_re_as/as_china_mongolian_activist

Human Rights Defender – Liu Xiaobo (刘晓波)
Still No Family Visit for China's Nobel Winner
Associated Press, January 28, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110128/ap_on_re_as/as_china_nobel

Human Rights Defenders
Trial of Activist Artist in China Ends; No Verdict
Associated Press, January 28, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110128/ap_on_re_as/as_china_artist_trial

Land Policy
福州逾两百拆迁户和失地农民市政府门前请愿 (Resettlement Disputes Garner over 200 to Petition Fujian Municipal Government)
Radio Free Asia, January 30, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/fu-01302011172900.html

Law
China Policeman's Son Gets 6 Years for Hit-and-Run
Agence France-Presse, January 30, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110130/wl_asia_afp/chinacrimeaccidentroadtrial

上訪村長「被車禍案」 明開庭 (Trial over Petitioning Village Official's Death to Begin Tuesday)
Ming Pao, January 31, 2011
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/9/1/1/2001220/1.html

Media
Beijing Blocks Protest Reports
The Wall Street Journal, January 31, 2011
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704832704576113810779590744.html

Dark Times for Press Freedom: Watchdog
South China Morning Post, January 31, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=4f5a8c3ee57dd210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Migrant Workers
City Finds Life Tough without Migrant Workers
China Daily, January 31, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-01/31/content_11942482.htm

Public Health
Family Members Beaten after Infant Boy's Death
Shanghai Daily, January 29, 2011
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2011/201101/20110129/article_462734.htm

Religion
China's Religious Circle Pledge Harmony
Xinhua News Agency, January 28, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-01/28/content_11936490.htm

Friday, January 28, 2011

January 28, 2011

News
Education
学校联合办学遭遇骗局 导致500余学生无毕业证 (Unaccredited Uni Scandal Leaves over 500 Students Diploma-Less)
Dahe Daily, January 26, 2011
http://www.legaldaily.cn/society/content/2011-01/26/content_2459728.htm

Food Security
內地客來港搶奶粉 家長籲徵離境稅 (Hong Kong Parents Call for Export Tax as Mainlanders Snag Milk Powder from the Shelves)
Wen Wei Po, January 28, 2011
http://paper.wenweipo.com/2011/01/28/YO1101280015.htm

Government
最高法要求集中化解进京重复上访 (Supreme People’s Court Calls for Centralization to Resolve Issue of Duplicated Petitions in Beijing)
Southern Metropolis Daily, January 28, 2011
http://epaper.oeeee.com/A/html/2011-01/28/content_1289632.htm

Hong Kong
Shut Door Shows Beijing Calls HK Shots, says Analysts
South China Morning Post, January 28, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=9e66a51fbf7cd210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

華叔喪禮高官避六四鐘聲 港府自我降格 李卓人:無視民意引火自焚 (Number of HK Officials to Attend Activist's Funeral Falls from 10 to 1)
Apple Daily, January 28, 2011
http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/template/apple/art_main.php?iss_id=20110128&sec_id=4104&subsec_id=12731&art_id=14917137

Human Rights Defender – Li Jinping (李金平)
北京维权人士李金平被关精神病院仍无法见到亲属 (Institutionalized Dissident Li Jinping Inaccessible to Relatives)
Radio Free Asia, January 28, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/li-01272011150656.html

Human Rights Defenders
阿里木江再审若维持原判将提上诉 (Xinjiang Christian to Appeal 15-Year Sentence)
Radio Free Asia, January 27, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/ali-01272011094513.html

Labor
Lunar New Year Highlights China Labor Issues
Reuters, January 28, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20110128/wl_nm/us_china_migrantworkers

Media
China Tightens Grip on Press Freedom
The Guardian, January 27, 2011
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/jan/27/china-press-freedom

Rabbit Film Satire Axed
Radio Free Asia, January 27, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/satire-01272011151023.html
Related information:
“Little Rabbit, Be Good” A Subversive New Years’ Video Card
China Geeks, January 24, 2011
http://chinageeks.org/2011/01/little-rabbit-be-good-a-subversive-new-years-video-card/
Protests and Petitions
One Case Resolved Since Eight Petitioners Met Wen
South China Morning Post, January 28, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=51db57b5ff7cd210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Public Health
云南:数万流动人口接受艾滋病防治培训 (Yunnan Sends Migrant Population to HIV Prevention Training)
Radio Free Asia, January 28, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/yunnan-01272011092734.html

Society
China's Next Challenge Is Social Reform, Says Magazine Chief
Associated Press, January 28, 2011
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/china/business/2011/01/28/289323/Chinas-next.htm

Thursday, January 27, 2011

January 27, 2011

News
Human Rights Defenders
Tiananmen Duo Denounce Hong Kong Entry Ban
Agence France-Presse, January 27, 2011
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hpkthfRSa4Y-DTgjSMyJmom1oxLQ

Labor
30省份调最低工资 均涨幅为22.8% (30 Provinces Adjust Minimum Wages, Average Increase 22.8%)
People's Daily, January 26, 2011
http://www.yicai.com/news/2011/01/665090.html

Land Policy
Family Threatens Suicide in Beijing Property Row
Agence France-Presse, January 26, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110126/wl_asia_afp/chinapropertyrights

福建:官员囤地拆得老人住鸡棚 农妇护地反以破坏生产判刑 (Women Given One Year Jail Sentence for Protesting Demolitions)
Radio Free Asia, January 26, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/Chai-01262011152607.html

Law
Chinese Case Hits a Nerve: Driver in Fatal Crash Faces Mild Charges, Sparking Abuse-of-Power Allegations
The Wall Street Journal, January 27, 2011
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704062604576105873345920788.html
Related news:
「我爸是李剛案」開庭 只准用官方稿 (Media Barred from Original Reporting on Trial of Li Gang's Son)
Ming Pao, January 27, 2011
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/94/1/1/1997161/1.html
Media
央視新聞疑用美國電影畫面 (CCTV Suspected of Serving "Top Gun" Clip as News)
Ming Pao, January 27, 2011
http://news.sina.com.hk/cgi-bin/nw/show.cgi/94/1/1/1997246/1.html

就被劳教控诉公安 公民记者再遭拘留 (Investigative Reporter Detained after Suing Police for Prior Detention)
Radio Free Asia, January 26, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/lao-01262011144419.html

Police
央视新闻调查采访钱云会案关键证人解析五疑点 (Accident or Cover-Up, Investigating the Death of Qian Yunhui)
China Central Television, January 27, 2011
http://www.yicai.com/news/2011/01/665933.html
Related news:
钱云会亲属遭死亡威胁实获得20万 (Petitioning Village Official's Family Receives Compensation for His Death)
Radio Free Asia, January 26, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/qian-01262011093928.html
Protests and Petitions
China's Petitioners Skeptical of Premier's Vow of Justice
Reuters, January 26, 2011
http://in.reuters.com/article/idINIndia-54416020110126

Public Health
The Madness of China's Mental Health System
Foreign Policy, January 26, 2011
http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2011/01/26/the_madness_of_china_s_mental_health_system

Wednesday, January 26, 2011

January 26, 2011

News
Environment
Can the Sea Solve China's Water Crisis?
The Guardian, January 24, 2011
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2011/jan/24/china-water-crisis

河南开封杞县大面积停水超一个月 (Supply Network Restructuring Leaves Henan County without Water for More than a Month )
Eastday, January 26, 2011
http://news.eastday.com/c/20110126/u1a5692386.html

Government
Beijing Asks for Foreign Companies' Input on Plan
South China Morning Post, January 26, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=8b24675431ebd210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Hong Kong
Chinese Dissident Barred from Hong Kong for Activist's Funeral
Deutsche Presse Agentur, January 26, 2011
http://www.monstersandcritics.com/news/asiapacific/news/article_1614638.php/Chinese-dissident-barred-from-Hong-Kong-for-activist-s-funeral
Related news:
Tiananmen Activist Accuses HK of Bowing to China
Agence France-Presse, January 26, 2011
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iRXm_2XgfLPvSO6BoHgNL3B5-ZZw
Human Rights Defenders
聚餐已成柔性抗争新形式 国保无理阻断被指违法 (Activist Dinner Parties Crashed by Police)
Radio Free Asia, January 25, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/can-01252011105027.html

Labor
Bitter Life for Migrant 'Cupboard Tribe'
China Daily, January 26, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-01/26/content_11919725.htm

China's Urban Jobless Rate at 4.1%: Official
Xinhua News Agency, January 25, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-01/25/content_11916239.htm

Land Policy
Security Guards Gang 'Only Following Orders'
Shanghai Daily, January 26, 2011
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=462435&type=National
Related news
强拆者当庭供述:警方要我们作假 (Demolisher Implicates Police in Court)
Southern Metropolis Daily, January 26, 2011
http://epaper.oeeee.com/A/html/2011-01/26/content_1288202.htm
拆迁动员不力 教师遭停薪 (Teachers Suspended for Failing to Convince Relatives to Make Way for Demolition Project)
Southern Metropolis Daily, January 26, 2011
http://epaper.oeeee.com/A/html/2011-01/26/content_1287995.htm

Media
代表:利用人肉搜索加强网络反腐 (Representatives Debate Using "Human-Flesh Search" to Fight Corruption)
Southern Metropolis Daily, January 26, 2011
http://epaper.oeeee.com/A/html/2011-01/26/content_1288232.htm

Migrant Workers
外来人口可获更多市民待遇 (Suzhou Pilot Program to Replace "Temporary" Status with Residency)
Legal Daily, January 26, 2011
http://www.legaldaily.cn/index_article/content/2011-01/26/content_2459638.htm

Population
人口调控成为北京两会关键词 承载数量尚存争议 (The Controversy over Beijing's Population Capacity)
Century Weekly, January 26, 2011
http://news.eastday.com/c/20110126/u1a5692363.html

Police
大学生遭官二代打死 公安被指漠视人命 (College Student Beaten by Official's Son, Dies after Police Refuse Medical Treatment)
Radio Free Asia, January 25, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/xue-01252011102106.html

Protests and Petitions
Wen Hears Petitioner Complaints
Xinhua News Agency, January 26, 2011
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=462472&type=National
Related news:
China's Premier Says Public Should Criticize Govt
Associated Press, January 26, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110126/ap_on_re_as/as_china_public_criticism
State Security
China Tightens Security Measures
Xinhua News Agency, January 26, 2011
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=462469&type=National

Tibet
Officials Risk Lives to Aid Tibet
China Daily, January 26, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-01/26/content_11916688.htm

Writers Face Hard Labor
Radio Free Asia, January 25, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/writers-01252011172620.html

XUAR
Restive Chinese City to Be under Full Surveillance
Associated Press, January 25, 2011
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5g9XYdM7Li5Eumflo12-VDe9XMx5w

Tuesday, January 25, 2011

January 25, 2011

Top newsHuman Rights Defender – He Depu (何德普)
Activist Beaten on Release
Radio Free Asia, January 24, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/beating-01242011180518.html

On January 24, 2011, dissident and activist He Depu (何德普) was released following eight years in prison. After he exited the prison, state security officers tried to force Hu into a police car and beat him, injuring his neck and hands, when he refused. He was then taken to a local police station and read the conditions of his two years of deprivation of his political rights. According to He, he was tortured during his detention and imprisonment.
Related information:
Released after Eight-Year Prison Term, Activist He Depu Is Beaten by Police, Describes Torture
何德普刑满获释遭警察殴打 陈述狱中酷刑迫害
Human Rights in China, January 24, 2011
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/192134
CH: http://gb.hrichina.org/public/contents/27532

News
Corruption
曾被传“裸官外逃” 受贿19万获缓刑 (Former Official Found Guilty of Accepting RMB 190,000 in Bribes)
Southern Metropolis Daily, January 25, 2011
http://epaper.oeeee.com/G/html/2011-01/25/content_1287430.htm

政府将加大投入降低入园费用 (Government Funding to Lower the Cost of Sending Children to Pre-School)
Southern Metropolis Daily, January 25, 2011
http://epaper.oeeee.com/G/html/2011-01/25/content_1287398.htm

广东8所机关幼儿园一年吃财政6863万 (Guangzhou: Clash between "Fairness" and "Privileged Mentality" as Eight Pre-Schools Reserved for Officials' Children Swallow RMB 68.6mln/Year in Budget)
Eastday, January 25, 2011
http://news.eastday.com/c/20110125/u1a5690263.html

Food Security
‘Lean Meat’ Toxin Persists in Chinese Pork, Beef, Despite Bans
Associated Press, January 24, 2011
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/lean-meat-toxin-persists-in-chinese-pork-beef-despite-bans/article1880714/

深圳20噸毒鹽流市面 (Toxic Salt Leaks into Shenzhen Market)
Ming Pao, January 25, 2011
http://news.mingpao.com/20110125/cca1.htm

Gender
Gay Men 'Marry' in Beijing
Shanghai Daily, January 24, 2011
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=462283&type=National

Human Rights Defenders
北京劳工组织“烦忧热线”创始人陈军家遭强拆 (Beijing Labor Group Founder's Home and Labor Center Demolished)
Radio Free Asia, January 24, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/chai-01242011155643.html

Labor
Injured Laborers Unaware of Free Rehab
China Daily, January 25, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/2011-01/25/content_11910159.htm

Land Policy
Demolition 'a Mistake'
Shanghai Daily, January 25, 2011
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=462327&type=National

Law
国务院决定对出版管理条例作修改 公开征求意见 (State Council Solicit Opinions from Public on Amending Publishing Regulations)
Xinhua News Agency, January 25, 2011
http://news.eastday.com/c/20110125/u1a5690093.html

Macao
《粤澳合作框架协议》获国务院同意 (Guangdong-Macao Co-op Framework Agreement Receives State Council Approval)
Guangzhou Daily, January 25, 2011
http://gzdaily.dayoo.com/html/2011-01/25/content_1253455.htm
Related information:
Macau, Guangdong to Sign High Level Agreement
Macau Daily Times, March 16, 2010
http://www.macaudailytimes.com.mo/macau/10144-Macau-Guangdong-sign-high-level-agreement.html

Monday, January 24, 2011

January 24, 2011

News
Bilateral Ties
Hu Maps Road Ahead for Sino-US Ties
China Daily, January 22, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-01/22/content_11899597.htm

Corruption
资源领域官员腐败屡禁不绝 官矿勾结促乱象恶化 (Corruption Worsens in Natural Resources Sector Despite Government Censure)
Outlook, January 24, 2011
http://news.eastday.com/c/20110124/u1a5688502.html

Disasters
Chengdu Govt Feels Heat over Quake Promise
Global Times, January 24, 2011
http://china.globaltimes.cn/society/2011-01/615897.html

Food Security
Hidden Dangers in the Box that Held Your Food
Shanghai Daily, January 22, 2011
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=462113&type=National

春節將至 內地菜價大升 (Food Prices Skyrocket as Spring Festival Approaches)
Ming Pao, January 24, 2011
http://inews.mingpao.com/htm/INews/20110124/ca11429i.htm

Human Rights Defender – He Depu (何德普)
北京异议人士何德普将刑满出狱 (He Depu Released Today following 8-Year Prison Term)
Radio Free Asia, January 23, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/he-01232011154942.html

Human Rights Defender – Liu Xiaobo (刘晓波)
劉曉波傳獲釋 秘密轉移 (Rumors Circulate Online that Liu Has Been Released, Secretly Being Sent Home to Liaoning)
Apple Daily, January 24, 2011
http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/template/apple/art_main.php?iss_id=20110124&sec_id=15335&subsec_id=15336&art_id=14900529

Labor
Shanghai's Poor Cash In
South China Morning Post, January 22, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=b3ef37c0899ad210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Land Policy
Rural Forced Demolition Rules Being Developed
China Daily, January 24, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-01/24/content_11902602.htm

Law
New Law to Protect Elderly Parents
China Daily, January 22, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-01/22/content_11900356.htm

Media
China Orders Pro-Party Reporting: Rights Groups
Agence France-Presse, January 21, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110121/wl_asia_afp/chinamediapoliticscensorship

广东将在网吧装新监管平台 (Guangdong Internet Cafes to Install New Monitoring Platform)
Radio Free Asia, January 21, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/wang-01212011165627.html

Migrant Workers
“你这种人的思想需要改改了”农民工代表激辩老板 (Migrant Worker Representative Calls for Equal Rights)
Southern Daily, January 24, 2011
http://nf.nfdaily.cn/nfdsb/content/2011-01/24/content_19529436.htm

Population
“控人”写入十二五 首都要补多少规划账 (Beijing Population Controls: Prejudice and Planning)
Economic Observer, January 24, 2011
http://www.eeo.com.cn/Politics/by_region/2011/01/23/192151_2.shtml

Public Health
No Joy for Mass Poisoning Families
China Daily, January 24, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-01/24/content_11902734.htm

Rural Issues
农民人均收入提高只迈出了第一步 (Average Rural Income Still Lags Despite Rise)
Legal Daily, January 21, 2011
http://www.legaldaily.cn/index_article/content/2011-01/21/content_2453134.htm

State-owned Enterprises
China's State Giants Too Big to Play With
Asia Times Online, January 24, 2011
http://atimes.com/atimes/China_Business/MA22Cb01.html

Society
广州社情民意调查:看病不满意度超过社会治安 (Guangzhou Survey: Concerns over Medical Care Supersede Public Order)
Southern Metropolis Daily, January 24, 2011
http://nf.nfdaily.cn/nfdsb/content/2011-01/24/content_19527136.htm

Friday, January 21, 2011

January 21, 2011

Top news
Bilateral Ties
Top US Lawmakers Press Hu on Rights, Trade
Agence France-Presse, January 20, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110120/pl_afp/uschinadiplomacycongresshouse
Related media:
China, Human Rights and the Role of Washington: A Debate: Featuring HRIC ED Sharon Hom and Oberlin College Prof Marc Blecher
Democracy Now, January 20, 2011
http://www.democracynow.org/2011/1/20/china_human_rights_and_the_role
Common Interests Shared
China Daily, January 21, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011huvisistsus/2011-01/21/content_11892164.htm
Related information:
Highlights of Sino-US Joint Statement
China Daily, January 21, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011huvisistsus/2011-01/21/content_11892190.htm
Chinese Public Kept in the Dark on Hu Jintao's Human Rights Admission
The Washington Post, January 20, 2011
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/01/20/AR2011012001386.html
Related news:
華記者官方味濃 美記者問題辛辣 (Chinese Reporters: Toe Party Lie, American Reporters: Ask Biting Questions)
Apple Daily, January 21, 2011
http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/template/apple/art_main.php?iss_id=20110121&sec_id=15335&subsec_id=2756&art_id=14892277

News
Corruption
Officials to Be Required to Report Assets
China Daily, January 21, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-01/21/content_11892528.htm
Related news:
广东纪委书记:腐败从资金集中部门向清水衙门渗透 (Interview with Guangdong Deputy Party Committee Secretary Zhu Mingguo on Anti-Corruption Efforts)
Southern Daily, January 20, 2011
http://www.ce.cn/xwzx/gnsz/gdxw/201101/20/t20110120_22156012.shtml
药监局4高官落马 郑筱萸死刑副局长张敬礼被捕 (Drug Administration Officials Sacked, Deputy Director Arrested in Corruption Scandal)
Southern Daily, January 21, 2011
http://nf.nfdaily.cn/nfrb/content/2011-01/21/content_19466896.htm

湖南省安监局原局长谢光祥受贿199.9万被判刑14年 (Hunan Work Safety Chief Gets 14-Year Prison Sentence for Bribery )
Xinhua News Agency, January 21, 2011
http://news.ifeng.com/mainland/detail_2011_01/21/4389059_0.shtml

Disasters
Quake Victims Still Waiting for Rebuilding Funds
China Daily, January 21, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-01/21/content_11892520.htm

Man Sought as Factory Blast Kills 9
Xinhua News Agency, January 21, 2011
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=462046&type=National

Residential Building Collapse Kills 3 in C China
Xinhua News Agency, January 20, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-01/20/content_11891787.htm

Gender
济南规定女性遭性骚扰可向对方单位投诉 (Jinan Regulations Allow Harassed Women to Make a Complaint to Harasser's Workplace)
Chongqing Evening News, January 21, 2011
http://news.eastday.com/c/20110121/u1a5682572.html

Law
Regulation Introduced to Manage Compensation Funds
Xinhua News Agency, January 20, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-01/20/content_11892010.htm
Related information:
国家赔偿费用管理条例 (Regulations on the Use and Administration of State Compensation Funds)
State Council, January 17, 2011
http://www.gov.cn/zwgk/2011-01/20/content_1789325.htm

国务院法制办、财政部负责人就《国家赔偿费用管理条例》有关问题答记者问 (Government Rep Responds to Questions on State Compensation Regulations)
Xinhua News Agency, January 20, 2011
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2011-01/20/content_2452541.htm
Labor
Chinese Accused of Zambian Labour Abuses
Financial Times, January 20, 2011
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/eaed6742-24b8-11e0-a919-00144feab49a.html

北京市住建委发言人:鼓励单位自建公租房 (Beijing Housing Commission Encourages Orgs, Companies to Build Worker Housing)
Beijing Evening News, January 21, 2011
http://jingji.cyol.com/content/2011-01/21/content_4111076.htm

Land Policy
Hectares of Arable Land Used Illegally
China Daily, January 21, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-01/21/content_11892571.htm

Migrant Workers
新生代农民工犯罪调查 (Investigation into Criminal Behavior amongst New Generation of Migrant Workers)
International Herald Leader, January 18, 2011
http://news.xinhuanet.com/herald/2011-01/18/c_13695610.htm

Multilateral
Beijing and Troubled Nations: Signals of a Shift
Financial Times, January 20, 2011
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/426c3912-24c8-11e0-a919-00144feab49a.html

Police
Daughter Outraged as Police Officer Cleared
Shanghai Daily, January 21, 2011
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=462045&type=National

Population
Hu Denies Forced Abortions: US Lawmaker
Agence France-Presse, January 20, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110121/pl_afp/uschinadiplomacyrightsabortion

Protests and Petitions
Family Compensated after Accident
Shanghai Daily, January 21, 2011
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=462048&type=National

Social Security
China in 10.4b Yuan Holiday Giveaway to Needy
China Daily, January 20, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-01/20/content_11891129.htm

Thursday, January 20, 2011

January 20, 2011

Top news
Bilateral Ties
A Summit in Translation: The Statements behind Hu and Obama’s Polished Political Prose
The Globe and Mail, January 19, 2011
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/americas/a-summit-in-translation-the-statements-behind-hu-and-obamas-polished-political-prose/article1876611/singlepage/

China, US Sign MOU to Establish Governors' Forum
Xinhua News Agency, January 20, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011huvisistsus/2011-01/20/content_11885637.htm

「有人權才有和諧」 奧巴馬高規格接待胡錦濤 公開談人權 (Obama Speaks Openly on Rights: "Only When There Are Human Rights Can a Society Be Harmonious")
Apple Daily, January 20, 2011
http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/template/apple/art_main.php?iss_id=20110120&sec_id=15335&subsec_id=2756&art_id=14888769
Related news:
China's Hu Admits Rights Failings
Al Jazeera, January 20, 2011
http://english.aljazeera.net/news/americas/2011/01/201112005013574411.html

奥巴马“曾对胡锦涛提出刘晓波问题” (Obama Has Raised Issue of Liu Xiaobo to Hu)
British Broadcasting Corporation, January 20, 2011
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2011/01/110120_us_china_rights.shtml
U.S. - China Joint Statement
中华人民共和国与美利坚合众国联合声明
January 19, 2011
EN: http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2011/01/19/us-china-joint-statement
CH: http://www.fmcoprc.gov.hk/chn/wj/wjxw/t788163.htm


News
IMAR
内蒙作家邬那嘎拟出版新书遭秘密逮捕 (Inner Mongolian Writer Unaga Secretly Detained Post Book Launch)
Radio Free Asia, January 19, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/neimeng-01192011124904.html

Land Policy
「新拆遷條例」 按市價補償 (New Demolition Regs: Compensation to Be Per Market Value)
Ming Pao, January 20, 2011
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/94/1/1/1989630/1.html

国土部:土地违法违规问题依然突出 (Ministry of Land and Resources: Illegal Land Use Remains Prominent)
China News Service, January 20, 2011
http://news.eastday.com/c/20110120/u1a5681422.html

Politics
Top PLA Post for Ex-president's Son
Shanghai Daily, January 20, 2011
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=461986&type=National

Protests and Petitions
China Police Open Fire on Protesters: Rights Group
China Post, January 20, 2011
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/china/national-news/2011/01/20/288383/China-police.htm

Rural Issues
Beijing Farmers to Become Shareholders of Firms
Xinhua News Agency, January 20, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-01/20/content_11884431.htm

Society
地方两会透露解决社会问题新突破 (Local Congresses Reveal New Breakthroughs in Resolving Social Issues)
Xinhua News Agency, January 20, 2011
http://news.eastday.com/c/20110120/u1a5681480.html

各地两会热议食品房价出行等民生话题 (Cost of Food a Hot Topic at Government Sessions across China)
Xinhua News Agency, January 20, 2011
http://news.eastday.com/c/20110120/u1a5681810.html

Wednesday, January 19, 2011

January 19, 2011

Top news
Bilateral Ties
China's Hu to Engage in Rare Q&A with Media in US
Associated Press, January 18, 2011
http://www.boston.com/news/world/asia/articles/2011/01/18/chinas_hu_to_engage_in_rare_qa_with_media_in_us/

Chinese Netizens Expect Hu's US Visit to Boost Bilateral Ties
Xinhua News Agency, January 19, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-01/19/content_11876923.htm

Question Time: Will a More Realistic Approach to Ties Give the US More Sway with China on Human Rights Issues
South China Morning Post, January 19, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/vgn-ext-templating/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=adbdc5be5099d210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

One Insider's Push for Better Ties with China
China Daily, January 19, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011huvisistsus/2011-01/19/content_11877040.htm

The West Needs to Stand Up to Beijing
Financial Times, January 18, 2011
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f413f6fe-2316-11e0-ad0b-00144feab49a.html

U.S., Chinese Companies to Meet with Hu and Obama
Reuters, January 18, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20110118/ts_nm/us_usa_china_trade

White House Defends Hu State Visit Invite
Agence France-Presse, January 18, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110118/pl_afp/uschinadiplomacyrights

News
Corruption
Chinese University Offers Anti-Corruption Course
The Guardian, January 18, 2011
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/jan/18/chinese-uni-course-anti-corruption

2010反腐路线图:贪腐与反腐各有“新意” (2010 Corruption Map: Novelty in Both Corruption and Anti-corruption Efforts)
Legal Daily, January 19, 2011
http://www.chinanews.com/gn/2011/01-19/2796199.shtml

Education
PKU Bans Sensitive Photocopies
Global Times, January 19, 2011
http://china.globaltimes.cn/society/2011-01/614126.html

Human Rights
The Unbearable Cost
Caixin, January 19, 2011
http://english.caing.com/2011-01-19/100218601.html

Human Rights Defender – Tan Zuoren (谭作人)
家人盼谭作人保外就医 (Family Hopes for Medical Parole as Imprisoned Activist Tan Zuoren's Health Worsens)
Deutsche Welle, January 18, 2011
http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,14773224,00.html

Human Rights Defenders
Church Leader Barred from Travel
Radio Free Asia, January 18, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/travel-01182011164243.html

Population
Shanghai Officially Just Got a Bit More Crowded
CNN, January 19, 2011
http://www.cnngo.com/shanghai/life/shanghai-just-officially-got-bit-more-crowded-096925

“生儿育女是一个人的基本需求” ("Raising Children Is a Person's Fundamental Necessity")
Deutsche Welle, January 18, 2011
http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,14772086,00.html

北京采取措施努力遏制人口无序过快增长 (Beijing Adopts Measures to Restrain Population Growth)
Xinhua News Agency, January 18, 2011
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/9/1/1/1987935/1.html

河南全面放开户籍限制 工作满2年可全家落户 (Henan Loosens Residency Restrictions; Work Two Years, Receive Hukou)
Henan Business Daily, January 19, 2011
http://news.163.com/11/0119/09/6QOIJ6TB0001124J.html

Protests and Petitions
Doubts Escalate over Grisly Death
Global Times, January 19, 2011
http://special.globaltimes.cn/2011-01/614115.html

上海将探索“律师代理信访” (Shanghai to Explore Allowing Lawyers to Represent Petitions)
Oriental Morning Post, January 18, 2011
http://epaper.dfdaily.com/dfzb/html/2011-01/18/content_439745.htm

访民爬塔抗议被判刑两年至六年 (Jilin Petitions Who Climbed Beijing Tower in Protest Sentenced 2-6 Years)
Radio Free Asia, January 18, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/china_petitioner-01182011104846.html

Tibet
Tibetan Democracy Moves Forward, Faces Challenges
Radio Free Asia, January 18, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/democracy-01182011102742.html

Tuesday, January 18, 2011

January 18, 2011

Top news
Bilateral Ties
China Airs Commercial in U.S. to Bolster Image during Hu’s Visit
Bloomberg, January 18, 2011
http://www.businessweek.com/news/2011-01-17/china-airs-commercial-in-u-s-to-bolster-image-during-hu-s-visit.html
Related news:
"Experience China" Debuts at NYC's Times Square
Xinhua News Agency, January 18, 2011
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/china/2011-01/18/c_13695172.htm

Related information:
Chinese Government Needs to Demonstrate Concrete Human Rights Progress, Not Launch Publicity Campaigns
中国政府必须切实改善人权而非发动宣传攻势
Human Rights in China, January 18, 2011
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/192079
CH: http://gb.hrichina.org/public/contents/27320
Empty Chair, Dragon to Greet Hu
Radio Free Asia, January 17, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/protests-01172011193507.html

Louder Military Voice Raises Concerns
South China Morning Post, January 18, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=517c71940e49d210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD


News
Disasters
四川省省长:汶川地震灾后恢复重建基本完成 (Sichuan Provincial Head: Post-Quake Reconstruction Basically Complete)
Xinhua News Agency, January 18, 2011
http://news.xinhuanet.com/local/2011-01/18/c_12995292.htm

Education
Modern University Gets Go-ahead
South China Morning Post, January 18, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=9755a560c749d210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Environment
New China Pollution Targets Inadequate: Greenpeace
Agence France-Presse, January 17, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110117/sc_afp/chinaenvironmentpollution

Human Rights Defenders
"国家尊重和保障人权从严禁酷刑开始" (Chinese Lawyers Issue Open Letter on Human Rights on Eve of Hu's US Trip)
Deutsche Welle, January 17, 2011
http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,14771988,00.html

Labor
Couple Arrested in Slaves Scandal
Shanghai Daily, January 18, 2011
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=461793&type=National

Land Policy
Backgrounder: Review of China's Affordable Housing Programs over Past Five Years
Xinhua News Agency, January 18, 2011
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/90001/90776/90882/7264155.html

Law
「被精神病」民工亡 家屬索償66萬 (Family Claims 660K Reimbursement after Death Migrant Worker Who Was "Driven Insane")
Ming Pao, January 18, 2011
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/94/1/1/1987112/1.html

Media
跟谷歌地圖打對台?中國版「天地圖」啟用 (Rival for Google Maps? China Releases State-sponsored Mapping Service Tianditu.cn)
Apple Daily, January 18, 2011
http://tw.nextmedia.com/rnews/article/SecID/103/art_id/6957/IssueID/20110118

Migrant Workers
北京外来人口下月将可申请公租房 租金拟分三档 (Those in Beijing for Work without Local Hukou May Apply for Public Housing Beginning February)
Legal Evening News, January 17, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/hqcj/fcdt/2011-01-17/content_1589688.html

Monday, January 17, 2011

January 17, 2011

News
Bilateral Ties
中国国家形象宣传战略启动 “人物篇”本月在美国播放 (China's 2011 Propaganda War to Make Its First Step in US with a Commercial of "Chinese Personalities")
Legal Evening News, January 14, 2011
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/international/content/2011-01/14/content_2440470.htm
Related news:
Ad Campaign to Pave Way for Hu's US Visit
South China Morning Post, January 14, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=ff580f99c408d210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Chinese President Hu Looks for 'Common Ground' with U.S.
The Washington Post, January 17, 2011
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/01/16/AR2011011601920.html
Related news:
Clinton Presses China on Rights before Visit
Agence France-Presse, January 17, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110114/pl_afp/uschinadiplomacy

Related information:
China's Hu Jintao Answers Questions with Washington Post
The Washington Post, January 16, 2011
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/01/16/AR2011011601921.html
China Rebuffs Indian Concerns on Visa Policy
Reuters, January 17, 2011
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE70G1NY20110117

Government
Shenzhen to Give Qianhai More Autonomy, HK Style
South China Morning Post, January 17, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=b40986adfbf8d210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Human Rights Defender – Hu Jia (胡佳)
胡佳妻為夫申請保外就醫 (Wife Applies for Medical Parole for Imprisoned Activist Hu Jia)
Ming Pao, January 17, 2011
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/32/1/1/1986556/1.html

Land Policy
“土地期满收回”不能剥夺公众知情权 (Shanghai: Residential Land Will Not Be Reclaimed after Lease Expiry)
Legal Daily, January 17, 2011
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2011-01/17/content_2443701.htm

Law
Lawyers to Fight for Forgotten 'Hooligan'
South China Morning Post, January 17, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=de7d552485f8d210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

河南偷逃過路費案主審法官資質受質疑 已被免職 (Judges Who Sentenced Henan Man Evading Road Tolls to Life Removed from Office)
Guangzhou Daily, January 17, 2011
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/113/1/1/1985659/1.html

Migrant Workers
Accidents Waiting to Happen
Global Times, January 17, 2011
http://special.globaltimes.cn/2011-01/613169.html

Protests and Petitions
Web Campaign Mixes Fact and Fiction to End Petitioner's 14 Years in Detention
South China Morning Post, January 13, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=5d58a82232b7d210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

XUAR
新疆去年审结危害国家安全犯罪案件376件 (XUAR Investigated 376 Cases Involving Endangerment of State Security)
People's Daily, January 16, 2011
http://xj.people.com.cn/GB/188514/13742885.html
Related news:
China Tried 376 Defendants in 2010 for Xinjiang Unrest
Reuters, January 17, 2011
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE70G14Y20110117

Friday, January 14, 2011

January 14, 2011

Top news
Human Rights Defender – Zhao Lianhai (赵连海)
趙連海傳已回家 (Zhao Lianhai Reportedly Home from Hospital)
Ming Pao, January 14, 2011
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/94/1/1/1983194/1.html


News
Bilateral Ties
Discord: China’s Tough New Attitude Is Both Dangerous and Counterproductive
The Economist, January 13, 2011
http://www.economist.com/node/17902953

Obama Discusses China's Civil Liberties with Advocates in White House Meeting
The Washington Post, January 13, 2011
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/01/13/AR2011011306922.html

Food Security
China Confiscates Tainted Milk Products
Associated Press, January 13, 2011
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/jan/13/chinese-confiscate-tainted-milk-products
Related news:
China Arrests 96 over Tainted Milk - Xinhua
Reuters, January 14, 2011
http://www.trust.org/alertnet/news/china-arrests-96-over-tainted-milk-xinhua
Human Rights
美国自由之家年度报告:中国继续名列极权国家行列 (Freedom House Report: China Still amongst the Ranks of Totalitarian Nations)
Radio France Internationale, January 13, 2011
http://www.chinese.rfi.fr/中国/20110113-美国自由之家年度报告:中国继续名列极权国家行列

Government
谁来监督监督者 (Who's Watching the Supervisors?)
China Youth Daily, January 14, 2011
http://zqb.cyol.com/html/2011-01/14/nw.D110000zgqnb_20110114_2-07.htm

Land Policy
China to Build More Low-Cost Apartments
China Daily, January 14, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-01/14/content_11850242.htm

Media
WikiLeaks Founder Hits at China Censorship
Financial Times, January 12, 2011
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5c12e46e-1e98-11e0-a1d1-00144feab49a.html

Migrant Workers
农民工圆梦北大计划反响热烈 多所名校欲加盟 (Universities Sign On to "Dream Scheme" for Migrant Workers)
Southern Daily, January 14, 2011
http://gd.nfdaily.cn/content/2011-01/14/content_19283394.htm

Police
Cabbies' Anger at Police Detention
Shanghai Daily, January 14, 2011
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2011/201101/20110114/article_461465.htm

Protests and Petitions
陕西信访局长殴打老人致昏迷 上访被打成常态 (Shaanxi Petition Bureau Head Severely Beats Elderly Petitioner)
Radio Free Asia, January 13, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/sx-01132011141337.html

Public Health
Parents Furious at Punishments for Lead Scandal
South China Morning Post, January 14, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=fce7477e19f7d210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Related news:
Officials Punished over Lead Poisoning in Anhui
Xinhua News Agency, January 13, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-01/13/content_11848739.htm
Tibet
China Eyes 15 Mln Tourists to Tibet by 2015
Reuters, January 13, 2011
http://www.trust.org/alertnet/news/china-eyes-15-mln-tourists-to-tibet-by-2015

Thursday, January 13, 2011

January 13, 2011

News
Bilateral Ties
Hu to Visit Obama's Power Base of Chicago on US Tour
South China Morning Post, January 13, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=25c606027ea7d210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Related news:
Obama and Hu Seek Common Ground amid Disputes
Reuters, January 12, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20110113/pl_nm/us_usa_china_relations
Tajikistan Agrees to Give Land to China
Associated Press, January 12, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110112/ap_on_re_as/as_tajikistan_china_land_dispute

大陸/白皮書:外交將面臨前所未有的機遇和挑戰 (White Paper: China's Foreign Affairs Faced with Unprecedented Opportunities and Challenges)
CDNews, January 11, 2011
http://www.cdnews.com.tw/cdnews_site/docDetail.jsp?coluid=141&docid=101410715
Related information:
2011年中國外交白皮書2010年國際形勢和中國外交概述部分的全文 (Full text excerpt from State Council White Book on China's Foreign Affairs)
Wen Wei Po, January 11, 2011
http://paper.wenweipo.com/2011/01/11/CH1101110047.htm
Corruption
Former Chinese Official Arrested after Eight Months on Run
Xinhua News Agency, January 12, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-01/12/content_11841222.htm

Education
國務院發表教改試點通知 (State Council Issues Notice on New Reforms for Education)
Ming Pao, January 13, 2011
http://inews.mingpao.com/htm/INews/20110113/ca40840a.htm
Related information:
关于开展国家教育体制改革试点的通知 (Notice on Launching Trial Reforms in the National Education System)
General Office of the State Council, October 24, 2010
http://www.gov.cn/zwgk/2011-01/12/content_1783332.htm
Human Rights Defenders
As West Woos China, No Word about Missing Rights Activist
The Independent, January 12, 2011
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/politics/as-west-woos-china-no-word-about-missing-rights-activist-2182232.html

Chinese Activists Praise Liu Xiaobo's Nobel Prize despite Crackdown
The Guardian, January 12, 2011
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/jan/12/chinese-activists-praise-liu-xiaobo-nobel
Related information:
一份迟到的“大国崛起”阴影下的幽禁纪略
House Arrest in the Shadow of a “Rising Power”
Ding Zilin and Jiang Peikun, December 26, 2010
CH: http://gb.hrichina.org/public/contents/25261
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/191947
Land Policy
Forced Land Seizure Policy Needs Revision
China Daily, January 13, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-01/13/content_11842484.htm

Migrant Workers
2009年中国流动人口超两亿 (Official Stats: Migrant Population over 200mil in 2009)
Radio Free Asia, January 12, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/m0111-hc-01122011095813.html

鄭州逾百民工追討欠薪被毆 (Henan: 100+ Migrant Workers Demand Back Pay, Get Beaten)
Ming Pao, January 13, 2011
http://inews.mingpao.com/htm/INews/20110113/ca41130a.htm

Police
Wrongly Detained Man Compensated
Xinhua News Agency, January 12, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-01/12/content_11841069.htm
Related news:
“跨省拘捕”案受害人称不接受警方3000元赔偿决定 (Man Wrongfully Detained in Cross-Provincial Scandal Refuses Police Compensation)
Southern Weekend, January 12, 2011
http://www.infzm.com/content/54582
大陸成立首間網路派出所 打擊詐騙 (Shenzhen Sets Up China's First Online Police Station)
China Times, January 12, 2011
http://news.chinatimes.com/realtime/110109/112011011201018.html

公安局局长接受检察院讯问时死亡 家属疑其遭受刑讯逼供 (Liaoning Police Chief Dies in Procuratorate's Custody, Family Suspects Torture)
China Youth Daily, January 13, 2011
http://zqb.cyol.com/html/2011-01/13/nw.D110000zgqnb_20110113_1-05.htm

Protests and Petitions
Murdered Protester's Son Takes Fight to Web
China Daily, January 13, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-01/13/content_11842521.htm

访民报警称遭“关押殴打” (Petitioners Report Being Locked Up, Beaten Up)
The Beijing News, January 12, 2011
http://epaper.bjnews.com.cn/html/2011-01/12/content_191055.htm

Public Health
China, in a Shift, Takes On Its Alzheimer’s Problem
New York Times, January 12, 2011
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/13/world/asia/13shanghai.html

Society
Confucius Comeback Continues with Tiananmen Statue
Agence France-Presse, January 12, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110112/wl_asia_afp/chinaculturepoliticsconfuciusstatue

Job Hunting: A Beijing Hukou Necessary
China Daily, January 12, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-01/12/content_11839360.htm

Wednesday, January 12, 2011

January 12, 2011

News
Bilateral Ties
EU-China 'Year of Youth' Campaign Begins
China Daily, January 12, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-01/12/content_11831084.htm

Corruption
China's Hu Pledges Renewed Battle on Corruption
Agence France-Presse, January 11, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110111/wl_asia_afp/chinacorruptionpolitics
Related news:
Corrupt Officials Fired for Colluding with Gangs
China Daily, January 12, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-01/12/content_11831928.htm
Graft-Busting Site Blocked
Radio Free Asia, January 12, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/graft-01112011130420.html

Environment
Giant Pandas 'Need Old-growth Forests'
British Broadcasting Corporation, January 12, 2011
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-12161671

Human Rights
China's Human Rights 'Action Plan' Short on Any Action, Say Rights Groups
Christian Science Monitor, January 11, 2011
http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-Pacific/2011/0111/China-s-human-rights-action-plan-short-on-any-action-say-rights-groups
Related information:
Promises Unfulfilled: An Assessment of China’s National Human Rights Action Plan
Human Rights Watch, January 11, 2011
http://www.hrw.org/en/reports/2011/01/11/promises-unfulfilled-0
Human Rights Defender – Ai Weiwei (艾未未)
Chinese Artist Says Shanghai Studio Demolished
Agence France-Presse, January 12, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110112/wl_asia_afp/chinaartpropertyrights

Human Rights Defender – Liu Xiaobo (刘晓波)
中国当局继续监控刘晓波家人及《零八宪章》签署人 (Authorities Continue Harassment of Liu's Family and Charter 08 Signers)
Radio Free Asia, January 11, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/liu-01112011111605.html
Related news:
劉曉波獲獎後 中挪首簽大單 (First Major Deal Post-Nobel Signed between China-Norway)
Ming Pao, January 12, 2011
http://news.mingpao.com/20110112/cac1.htm
Labor
Workers Overcome by Toxic Fumes
South China Morning Post, January 12, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=6321f182df57d210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Media
Decision to Sack Editor on Hold after Outcry
South China Morning Post, January 12, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=f012f182df57d210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

文化部副部长:未来5年将逐步取消单体网吧 (Cultural Ministry Vice Minister: Sole-proprietor Net Cafes to Be Eliminated over Next Five Years)
Xinhua News Agency, January 12, 2011
http://tech.163.com/11/0112/14/6Q735I92000915BF.html

Police
Volunteers to Help Out in Urban Crackdown
Shanghai Daily, January 12, 2011
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2011/201101/20110112/article_461311.htm

Protests and Petitions
法轮功学员随同李克强及中国商务代表团 会场外抗 (Falun Gong Practitioners Protest at UK Meeting of Li Keqiang and Chinese Businessmen)
Radio Free Asia, January 11, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/flg-01112011141428.html

Tuesday, January 11, 2011

January 11, 2011

News
Environment
Water Relief by 2014 for Arid Beijing, Planners Say
South China Morning Post, January 11, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=cfb1f041d707d210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Hong Kong
Wang Dan's Entry for Szeto Funeral in HK's Hands, Beijing Official Says
South China Morning Post, January 11, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=06cff041d707d210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Human Rights Defender – Gao Zhisheng (高智晟)
Missing Chinese Lawyer Told of Abuse
Associated Press, January 10, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110110/ap_on_re_as/as_china_disappeared_lawyer

Land Policy
Man in Coma after Brawl over Apartments in China
Agence France-Presse, January 10, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110110/wl_asia_afp/chinaeconomypropertyunrest

Legal Plea to Cool Tension of Evictions: Report Says Officials at Fault in Land Disputes
South China Morning Post, January 11, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=6c4626bba107d210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

拒绝在征地协议上签字村主任被乡党委停职 湖南湘潭“村主任停职”疑云调查 (500+ Villagers Cry Injustice after Village Head Removed by Part Committee for Refusing to Sign Land Requisition Agreement)
Legal Daily, January 11, 2011
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2011-01/11/content_2434477.htm

Media
Helping Hand from the North Offered to HK Journalists on the Mainland
South China Morning Post, January 11, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=06cff041d707d210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

广东设网监管平台“以网管网” (Guangdong "Uses the Web to Monitor the Web" in New Platform)
Radio Free Asia, January 10, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/china_internet_a-01102011103259.html

向趙連海致敬 粵報總編撤職 (Editors at Guangdong's TIME WEEKLY Dismissed after Paying Tribute to Zhao Lianhai)
Ming Pao, January 10, 2011
http://hk.news.yahoo.com/article/110109/4/m54x.html

Military
Military Plans Spark Concern
Radio Free Asia, January 10, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/military-01102011104129.html

Protests and Petitions
Protests Surround 'Castle in the Sky'
China Daily, January 11, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-01/11/content_11823139.htm

Public Health
China: Gaps Seen in Government’s Ability to Detect Disease Outbreaks
New York Times, January 11, 2011
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/11/health/11global.html

State Security
学者批评中国「维稳」走向反面 (Experts: "Stability Maintenance" Actually Does the Opposite)
Radio France Internationale, January 08, 2011
http://www.chinese.rfi.fr/中国/20110108-学者批评中国「维稳」走向反面

Monday, January 10, 2011

January 10, 2011

News
Bilateral Ties
Chinese Vice Premier Starts Britain Visit with Energy Deal
Agence France-Presse, January 09, 2011

US Sets Up Product Safety Office in China
Associated Press, January 10, 2011

Corruption
Govt Neglect Led to Hundreds Deaths in Yunnan
Xinhua News Agency, January 08, 2011

Death Penalty
Death Sentence Rule Faces Extra Scrutiny
China Daily, January 10, 2011

Gender
Rise in Abortions in China, Young Women Targeted
Associated Press, January 09, 2011

Human Rights Defender – Hada (哈达)
China Urged to Account for Mongolian Activist
Associated Press, January 09, 2011

Human Rights Defenders
廖祖笙再被指诽谤国家领导人受警告 (Liao Zusheng Again Admonished for "Slandering Leaders")
Radio Free Asia, January 07, 2011

Media
Beijing to Push Ideology Online
Radio Free Asia, January 07, 2011

Land Policy
广州逾百警力强拆 业主抱汽油罐拒迁 (Demolition Involving 100+ Police Ends with Five Detentions, One in Hospital)
Radio Free Asia, January 07, 2011

Public Health
China to Revise Organ Donor Regulations
China Daily, January 10, 2011

Society
广东首对同性恋人公开婚礼举办 (Guangdong Holds First Public Wedding for Gay Couples)
Yang Cheng Wan Bao, January 09, 2011

Friday, January 07, 2011

January 07, 2011

News
Disasters
Stadium Collapses in Inner Mongolia
South China Morning Post, January 07, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=ac2bd7cf73c5d210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Hong Kong
State Council Appoints New Hong Kong Police Chief
Xinhua News Agency, January 07, 2011
http://china.globaltimes.cn/chinanews/2011-01/609832.html

Human Rights Defender – Liu Xiaobo, 刘晓波
刘晓波家人可望春节前获准探监 (Liu's Family Expected to Visit Him Prior to Chinese New Year)
Radio Free Asia, January 06, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/china_liu-01062011103223.html

Labor
Factories Ease Plight of Poorest - at a Price
South China Morning Post, January 07, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=54fbd7cf73c5d210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news

Hard Work for Little Reward Backs China's Economic Growth
British Broadcasting Corporation, January 06, 2011
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-12038967

Land Policy
浙江两市长因违法用地被约谈 或将被问责 (Two Zhejiang Mayors Taken In for Talks Regarding Illegal Land Use, May Be Held Accountable)
China Youth Daily, January 07, 2011
http://news.cyol.com/content/2011-01/07/content_4069375.htm

Media
Ministry Tries to Clear Up VoIP Confusion
China Daily, January 07, 2011
http://www.china.org.cn/business/2011-01/07/content_21690307.htm

Warning to China's Media
Radio Free Asia, January 06, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/media-01062011151409.html

Police
Police Defend Detention
Shanghai Daily, January 07, 2011
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=460885&type=National

Politics
China Expels Drug Safety Official from Party: Report
Agence France-Presse, January 06, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110106/wl_asia_afp/chinacorruptionmedicineus

华东政法大学学者撰文倡改革遭校方整肃 (Each China University of Political Science and Law Scholar Kicked Out after Writing Essay Calling for Reform)
Radio Free Asia, January 06, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/china-professor-01062011113751.html

Public Health
权威报告称7.38亿不吸烟国人遭受二手烟危害 (Report: 738 mil Non-Smokers Harmed by Second-hand Smoke)
Legal Daily, January 07, 2011
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2011-01/07/content_2430674.htm

Poverty
Villager's Wretched Life Reveals Dark Side of Guangdong 'Miracle'
South China Morning Post, January 07, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=ca0cd7cf73c5d210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Protests and Petitions
Chinese Protesters Flock to Trial
British Broadcasting Corporation, January 07, 2011
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-12006651

Tibet
無國界記者促釋3西藏作家 (RSF Calls for Release of Three Tibetan Writers)
Ming Pao, January 07, 2011
http://inews.mingpao.com/htm/INews/20110107/ca50850a.htm

Thursday, January 06, 2011

January 06, 2011

News
Bilateral Ties

Obama Pushes China on Currency, Human Rights
The Washington Post, January 05, 2011
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/11/17/AR2009111700545.html

Civil Society
益仁平中心负责人被禁出境参加研讨会 (Public Health NGO Head Prohibited from Leaving Mainland to Attend HK Seminar)
Radio Free Asia, January 05, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/china_ngo-01052011102521.html

Death Penalty
重庆卖淫集团女“黑老大”王紫绮终审判死刑 (Chongqing Madame Death Sentence Uphelp)
Chongqing Daily, January 06, 2011
http://news.cyol.com/content/2011-01/06/content_4064318.htm

Hong Kong
Hong Kong Agrees to Minimum Wage as Billionaires’ Wealth Soars
Bloomberg, January 06, 2011
http://www.businessweek.com/news/2011-01-06/hong-kong-agrees-to-minimum-wage-as-billionaires-wealth-soars.html

Labor
3 Held for Selling Mentally Ill Workers
China Daily, January 06, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-01/06/content_11804672.htm

Shenzhen Workers Feel Shift in Dynamics
Financial Times, January 05, 2011
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/bcac4f82-18ed-11e0-9c12-00144feab49a.html

Land Policy
Mother Killed in China Land Protest
Agence France-Presse, January 05, 2011
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5irGAv_YVFqlcoDxfaQGhaBZ-_qxw

Law
Public Trial for Man Charged in Killing of Village Chief
Global Times, January 05, 2011
http://china.globaltimes.cn/society/2011-01/608955.html

Media
China's Communist Party Paper Aims for Capitalist Milestone
Voice of America, January 05, 2011
http://www.voanews.com/english/news/asia/Chinas-Communist-Party-Paper-Aims-for-Capitalist-Milestone-112935189.html

Site 'Made Complaints Disappear'
Shanghai Daily, January 06, 2011
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=460803&type=National

手机实名制执行效果不佳 运营商无视新规 (Mobile Operators Ignore New Rules on Real-Name Registration)
China Youth Daily, January 06, 2011
http://news.cyol.com/content/2011-01/06/content_4061811.htm

Police
Study: China Traffic Deaths Higher than Police Say
Associated Press, January 06, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110106/ap_on_re_as/as_china_traffic_deaths

Politics
PLA Reshuffle Hints at the Next Generation of Leaders
South China Morning Post, January 06, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=9dc3be1cad65d210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Salutary Lesson for Beijing in Flaws of Propaganda
South China Morning Post, January 06, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=0450be1cad65d210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Public Health
2 of 3 Chinese to Be Overweight in 20 Years: Survey
China Daily, January 06, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-01/06/content_11804502.htm

Chinese Children Caught in Lead Poisoning Scare
British Broadcasting Corporation, January 06, 2011
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-12125192

Society
中国假离婚现象调查 (Survey Investigates "Fake Divorces")
Legal Daily, January 06, 2011
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2011-01/06/content_2429037.htm

Wednesday, January 05, 2011

January 05, 2011

News
Bilateral Ties
China Challenged over Sudan Referendum
Asia Times Online, January 05, 2011
http://atimes.com/atimes/China/MA05Ad01.html

Geithner, Chinese Envoy Meet Ahead of Hu Visit
Agence France-Presse, January 04, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110104/pl_afp/uschinadiplomacytradeforex

Gender
First Case of Sexual Assault of Man Prosecuted
China Daily, January 05, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-01/05/content_11795172.htm

Hong Kong
港傳媒公信力破新低 (Report: Faith in HK Media Reaches New Low)
Ming Pao, January 05, 2011
http://hk.news.yahoo.com/article/110104/4/m28q.html

Human Rights Defender – Ni Yulan (倪玉兰)
倪玉兰居住点遭停电逾半个月 (Beijing Rights Lawyer Ni Yulan's Home without Power and Water for over Half Month Now)
Radio Free Asia, January 04, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/china_protest-01042011112848.html

Human Rights Defenders
Szeto Funeral Door Still Open for Dissidents
South China Morning Post, January 05, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=8c58c684fe15d210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Law
广东高法将聘请立案信访窗口监督员 (Guangdong Higher Court Hiring Lawyers to Manage Case Filing and Petition Window)
Radio Free Asia, January 04, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/guangdong-01042011090750.html

Media
群发短信首次被诉非法经营 监管和定罪仍有难度 (Bulk SMS Deemed Illegal for First Time, Yet Supervision and Conviction Remain Difficult )
Southern Weekend, January 05, 2011
http://www.infzm.com/content/54217

Police
China Police Use Micro-Blogs 'to Connect with Public'
British Broadcasting Corporation, January 04, 2011
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-12112008

Protests and Petitions
Cop Gets Beaten by Demolition Team
Shanghai Daily, January 04, 2011
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=460653

Whistleblower Could Be Released after 14-yrs in Asylum
China Daily, January 04, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-01/04/content_11794200.htm
Related news:
又见“被精神病” 这次关了14年 (Another Rabble-rouser Detained for "Mental Illness", This Time for 14 Years)
Southern Metropolis Daily, January 05, 2011
http://epaper.oeeee.com/A/html/2011-01/05/content_1272386.htm
访民疑组织庆祝刘晓波获奖遭劳教 (Beijing Petitioner Ordered to Reeducation-Through-Labour, Police Suspect He Organised Memorial Activities for Liu's Nobel Win)
Radio Free Asia, January 04, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/china_petitioner-01042011080226.html

Public Health
中国禁烟承诺基本失败 (China Has Not Met Its Commitment on Tobacco Control)
Ming Pao, January 04, 2011
http://inews.mingpao.com/htm/INews/20110104/ca22310c.htm
Related news:
四大原因致控烟败局难挽 (Four Main Causes behind the Losing Battle in Tobacco Control)
The Beijing Times, January 04, 2011
http://news.jinghua.cn/351/c/201101/04/n3297838.shtml
Society
老人摔倒猝死 路人欲救遭劝阻 (Heated Debate Online after Old Man Falls, then Dies on Fuzhou Street Yet No Pedestrians Offer Aid)
Southern Metropolis Daily, January 05, 2011
http://epaper.oeeee.com/A/html/2011-01/05/content_1272520.htm

內地富人僱用非法菲傭 (Hiring of Illegal Filipina Domestic Helpers on Rise in Mainland China)
Ming Pao, January 04, 2011
http://inews.mingpao.com/htm/INews/20110104/ca21755c.htm