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.

Friday, April 29, 2011

April 29, 2011

News
Bilateral Ties
China 'Backsliding on Human Rights'
The Guardian, April 28, 2011
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/apr/28/china-backsliding-human-rights
Related news:
China Pushes Back after U.S. Criticism on Rights
Reuters, April 29, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20110429/wl_nm/us_china_rights
US-China Rights Talks End with Commitment to Continue Dialogue
Voice of America, April 28, 2011
http://www.voanews.com/english/news/asia/east-pacific/120850469.html

中美人權對話 京異見人士遭殃 (Beijing's Dissidents Suffer during Sino-American Human Rights Dialogue)
Ming Pao, April 29, 2011
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/94/1/1/2088189/1.html

Food Security
China Food Scandals Spark New Safety Fears
Agence France-Presse, April 28, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110428/hl_afp/chinafoodsafety
Related news:
China Jails 14 for Peddling Tainted Milk Powder
Reuters, April 29, 2011
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/04/29/us-china-food-melamine-idUSTRE73S1LV20110429
Freedom of Speech
China Hits Back at Salman Rushdie
The Daily Telegraph, April 29, 2011
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/8482681/China-hits-back-at-Salman-Rushdie.html
Related information:
China Must Set Ai Weiwei Free
Salman Rushdie, April 20, 2011
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/8464658/China-must-set-Ai-Weiwei-free.html

Human Rights Lecture Not Needed
Chinese Embassy in the UK, April 29, 2011
http://europe.chinadaily.com.cn/opinion/2011-04/29/content_12420674.htm

给纽约国际文学节和拉什迪先生的答谢辞
A Thank-you Note to the World Voices Festival of International Literature and Mr. Rushdie
Liao Yiwu, April 25, 2011
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/cn/content/5304
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/content/5303

萨尔曼•拉什迪给廖亦武的回信
Salman Rushdie’s Response to Liao Yiwu’s Letter
Salman Rushdie, April 27, 2011
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/cn/content/5307
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/content/5306
Freedom of Speech and Tolerance Urged
South China Morning Post, April 29, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=0c6de9b70fc9f210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Related information:
以包容心对待“异质思维” (A Tolerant Approach to Different Viewpoints)
People's Daily, April 28, 2011
http://opinion.people.com.cn/GB/14505701.html
Land Policy
重庆千警暴力徵地逾30村民被打伤 (Chongqing: 30 Villagers Injured in Violent Land Requisition Involving 1K Police)
Radio Free Asia, April 28, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/china_demolition-04282011090342.html

Media
Trying to Stir Up a Popular Protest in China, from a Bedroom in Manhattan
New York Times, April 28, 2011
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/29/world/asia/29jasmine.html

Public Health
China Set to Introduce New Rules on Smoking in Public
British Broadcasting Corporation, April 28, 2011
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/13219118

Religion
美国宗教自由报告特别关注中国缅甸苏丹等14个国家 (US Religious Freedom Report Calls Attention to China, Myanmar, Sudan, and Others)
Radio Free Asia, April 28, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/us_religion-04282011123942.html
Related information:
2011 Annual Report
US Commission on International Religious Freedom, April 28, 2011
http://www.uscirf.gov/reports-and-briefs/annual-report/3594-2011-annual-report.html
Rural Issues
Big Changes Sweep Rural China
China Daily, April 26, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-04/26/content_12398251.htm

State Security
Sentence Reduced for Hong Kong Academic
New York Times, April 28, 2011
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/29/world/asia/29briefs-China.html

Tibet
中国首次对海外流亡藏人新总理作出反应 (China Issues First Response to Tibetan Govt-in-Exile PM)
Radio Free Asia, April 28, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/Xinwen/zg-04282011163436.html

Thursday, April 28, 2011

April 28, 2011

News
Bilateral Ties
Bleak Outlook for U.S.-China Talks on Human Rights
New York Times, April 27, 2011
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/28/world/asia/28china.html

China Media Say US Human Rights Pressure Will Fail
Associated Press, April 28, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110428/ap_on_re_as/as_china_us_human_rights
Related news:
社评:中美人权对话不该像是谈判 (Editorial: The Sino-American Human Rights Dialogue Should Not Be a Negotiations)
Global Times, April 28, 2011
http://opinion.huanqiu.com/roll/2011-04/1658611.html
Food Security
Officials Failing to Halt Food Scandals
South China Morning Post, April 28, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=c8487fefb779f210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Growing Concern over School Milk Program
China Daily, April 28, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-04/28/content_12408775.htm

Hong Kong
港人指传媒自我审查达回归新高 (HKers' Belief that Media Practice Self-Censorship at a New Post-Handover High)
Radio France Internationale, April 27, 2011
http://www.chinese.rfi.fr/港澳台/20110427-港人指传媒自我审查达回归新高

Human Rights Defender – Ai Weiwei (艾未未)
演唱會上高呼「愛未來」 搖滾樂手撐艾未未被扣查 (Musician Detained, Questioned after Calls for Ai's Release Displayed at Suzhou Music Festival)
Apple Daily, April 28, 2011
http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/template/apple/art_main.php?iss_id=20110428&sec_id=15335&subsec_id=15336&art_id=15205782
Related news:
Police Seize, Question & Release Rocker over Slogan
Global Times, April 28, 2011
http://china.globaltimes.cn/society/2011-04/649476.html
Human Rights Defenders
Rights Activist Threatened
Radio Free Asia, April 27, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/threatened-04272011121040.html

哈达拒屈服,妻儿被逮捕 (Wife Formally Arrested as Hada, Still Detained following Prison Release, Refuses to Surrender)
Deutsche Welle, April 28, 2011
http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,15031591,00.html

Law
解读刑法修正案(八) 完善法定量刑情节相关规定 (Deciphering 8th Amendment to Criminal Law: Improving Stipulations on Statutory Sentencing Circumstances)
Legal Daily, April 28, 2011
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/rdlf/content/2011-04/28/content_2624185.htm

Police
案件侦查期间家属不能会见羁押嫌犯,催生敛财通道 看守所保安暗收钱 称能帮家属传话羁押犯 (Unable to Meet with Detainees, Families Pay Guard to Relay Messages to Those Within)
Southern Metropolis Daily, April 28, 2011
http://gcontent.oeeee.com/6/9d/69d658d0b2859e32/Blog/b21/d890b9.html

Population
China Risks Getting Old before It Gets Rich
Reuters, April 28, 2011
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/04/27/us-china-demography-idUSTRE73Q1SC20110427

Public Health
HIV-Infected Man Appeals Ruling
Radio Free Asia, April 27, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/ruling-04272011154955.html

Religion
内蒙10牧师疑因洛桑大会邀请遭刑拘 (10 Inner Mongolian House Church Pastors Criminally Detained, Possibly Due to Global Evangelization Congress)
Radio Free Asia, April 27, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/china_religion-04272011104639.html

Society
维权人士指公园论政已成趋势难以控制 (Rights Activists: Difficult to Hinder Gathering of People in Public Parks)
Radio Free Asia, April 27, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/china_park-04272011110202.html

Wednesday, April 27, 2011

April 27, 2011

News
Bilateral Ties

U.S.-China Kick Off Talks on Human Rights
USA Today, April 27, 2011
http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2011-04-27-us-china-talks-human-rights_n.htm
Related news:
China Warns against "Interference" ahead of U.S. Rights Talks
Reuters, April 27, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20110426/wl_nm/us_china_usa_rights

美中人权对话前夕 中方发出警告 (China Gives Warning on the Eve of the Human Rights Dialogue)
Radio Free Asia, April 26, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/mz-04262011105709.html

中美人權對話 艾未未被捕成焦點 (Ai's Detention Becomes a Focal Point of Sino-American Human Rights Dialogue)
Apple Daily, April 27, 2011
http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/template/apple/art_main.php?iss_id=20110427&sec_id=15335&subsec_id=15336&art_id=15203046
Australia PM Talks Rights with China's Wen
Agence France-Presse, April 26, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110426/wl_asia_afp/chinaaustraliadiplomacyrights

Minister Ends China Trip with Ai Weiwei Plea
SwissInfo, April 26, 2011
http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/politics/foreign_affairs/Minister_ends_China_trip_with_Ai_Weiwei_plea.html?cid=30084242

Death Penalty
China Executes Man Who Shot Dead 4 Police Officers
Associated Press, April 26, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110426/ap_on_re_as/as_china_shootout

Hong Kong
New Crop of Pro-Ai Weiwei Graffiti Appears
South China Morning Post, April 27, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=9cf68d331c19f210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Human Rights Defender – Ai Weiwei (艾未未)
溫總訪大馬 學生籲釋放艾未未 (Malaysian University Students Call for Ai's Release during Wen Jiabao Visit)
Ming Pao, April 27, 2011
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/94/1/1/2086032/1.html

Land Policy
北京拒迁村民遭蒙面人重伤 福州村民遭拆迁方困屋内昏迷 (Beijing Villager Refuses to Relocate, Attacked by Masked Thugs)
Radio Free Asia, April 26, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/cq-04262011090810.html

Protests and Petitions
北大教授张千帆探访吉林老访民 (Investigative Report from PKU Law Professor on a Jilin Petitioner's Case)
Caixin, April 27, 2011
http://policy.caing.com/2011-04-26/100252716.html

Public Health
《精神卫生法》出台卡壳于强制收治 一部法律为何26年出不来 (Medical Experts Not Optimistic about Mental Health Law, Expected to Be Passed This Year)
China Youth Daily, April 27, 2011
http://zqb.cyol.com/html/2011-04/27/nw.D110000zgqnb_20110427_5-03.htm

Rural Issues
China to Alleviate Poverty in Rural Areas
Xinhua News Agency, April 26, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-04/26/content_12400208.htm

Shanghai Cooperation Organization
China, Kyrgyzstan to Deepen Security Cooperation
Xinhua News Agency, April 27, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-04/27/content_12404492.htm

Tibet
China Blames Monks for Tibetan Unrest
Agence France-Presse, April 27, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110426/wl_asia_afp/chinatibetunrestreligionrights

Lobsang Sangay Elected Exiled Tibetan PM
Agence France-Presse, April 27, 2011
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hQsdFKAntreQ0tfQJ6ZCvwiO1hNg
Related news:
Q&A: Tibet-in-Exile’s New PM
China Realtime Report, April 27, 2011
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2011/04/27/interview-tibet-in-exiles-new-pm-lobsang-sangay/

Tuesday, April 26, 2011

April 26, 2011

News
Bilateral Ties
China Issues White Paper on Foreign Aid
Xinhua News Agency, April 21, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-04/21/content_12371450.htm
Full text of white paper:
中国的对外援助 (China’s Foreign Aid)
Information Office of the State Council, April 2011
CH: http://www.gov.cn/zwgk/2011-04/21/content_1850553.htm
EN: http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-04/21/content_12372839.htm
China Yearns for Peace on Southern Flank
Asia Times Online, April 22, 2011
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China/MD22Ad01.html

China-US to Hold Rights Dialogue Amid Crackdown
Associated Press, April 22, 2011
http://www.china.org.cn/china/2011-04/22/content_22418808.htm

Children
Xinjiang to Bring Wandering Minors Home
China Daily, April 22, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110422/ap_on_re_as/as_china_us

Government
國務院發文要求政府網站及時公開政務信息 (State Council Calls for Government Websites to Post Information in a Timely Manner)
China News Service, April 22, 2011
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/9/1/1/2082721/1.html
Related information:
关于进一步加强政府网站管理工作的通知 (Notice on Strengthening the Administration of Government Websites)
General Office of the State Council, April 21, 2011
http://www.miit.gov.cn/n11293472/n11293832/n13095885/13725561.html
Hong Kong
Hundreds March in Support of Detained Artist Ai Weiwei
South China Morning Post, April 24, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=5bb101d69038f210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Related news:
Radicals and Religion on a Rowdy Sunday
South China Morning Post, April 25, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=773c8cd89d78f210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Human Rights Defender – Ai Weiwei (艾未未)
Ai Weiwei One of Time's 'Most Influential'
Agence France-Presse, April 23, 2011
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gY6BPlTyL3CWy3rm6UqSplBQH-Ug
Related news:
Ai Weiwei
TIME, April 21, 2011
http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,2066367_2066369_2066464,00.html
江蘇演唱會高呼「愛未來」 廣州現挺艾塗鴉 (Coded Ai Weiwei Support Message at Jiangsu Concert, More Ai Graffiti Appearing in Mainland)
Apple Daily, April 26, 2011
http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/template/apple/art_main.php?iss_id=20110426&sec_id=15335&subsec_id=15336&art_id=15199407

Human Rights Defenders
Activist Charged in Beijing
Agence France-Presse, April 23, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/charged-04222011104348.html

Jasmine Rallies
表演「埋葬茉莉花」 京三藝術家獲釋 (Three Beijing Artists Detained after Jasmine Performance Released)
Apple Daily, April 26, 2011
http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/template/apple/art_main.php?iss_id=20110426&sec_id=15335&subsec_id=15336&art_id=15199408

Freedom of Speech
Crackdown on Dissent Targets Culture and Art
South China Morning Post, April 22, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=c36e60bc0b87f210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Land Policy
湖南村民抗清拆自焚 (Hunan Villager Sets Himself Alight in Protest of a Forced Eviction)
Ming Pao, April 25, 2011
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/94/1/1/2084239/1.html

Law
China Drops Charges against Lawyer
The Wall Street Journal, April 23, 2011
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703907004576278593528313616.html

湖南拟修法扩大法律援助事项范围家庭暴力有望纳入法律援助 (Proposed Amendment Expands Scope of Hunan's Legal Aid to Include Domestic Violence)
Legal Daily, April 26, 2011
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2011-04/26/content_2616517.htm

Migrant Workers
All 17 Killed in Beijing Fire Are Migrants
Xinhua News Agency, April 25, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-04/25/content_12384529.htm

Multilateral
SCO Military Chiefs Meet in Shanghai on Defense
Xinhua News Agency, April 26, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-04/26/content_12393063.htm

Protests and Petitions
China: Shanghai Port Lorry Driver Strike Ended
British Broadcasting Corporation, April 25, 2011
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-13188330

Religion
Chinese Police Detain Christians as Dispute Spills into Easter
Reuters, April 24, 2011
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/04/24/us-china-religion-idUSTRE73N0CJ20110424
Related news:
守望教会户外敬拜36人被捕 (36 Shouwang Parishioners Detained)
Radio Free Asia, April 25, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/china_religion-04252011105652.html
Tibet
China Bans Foreigners from Restive Tibetan Areas
Reuters, April 22, 2011
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/04/22/us-china-tibet-travel-idUSTRE73L1E020110422

Reports of 2 Tibetans Killed by Chinese Officers
New York Times, April 23, 2011
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/24/world/asia/24tibet.html
Related news:
Tibetan Government in Exile 'Deeply Concerned' about China Crackdown on Monastery
Voice of America, April 26, 2011
http://www.voanews.com/english/news/asia/east-pacific/120544674.html
XUAR
孟建柱在新疆喀什调研时强调 坚持经济建设和社会稳定两手抓 为推进 新疆跨越式发展和长治久安作出新贡献 (Kashgar: Minister of Public Security Calls for Increased Economic Development and Stability Maintenance)
People's Daily, April 25, 2011
http://politics.people.com.cn/GB/1026/14479987.html

Thursday, April 21, 2011

April 21, 2011

News
Bilateral Ties

Australia's Gillard to Push China on Human Rights
The Wall Street Journal, April 20, 2011
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704658704576274900494099200.html

US Renews Concerns over China Clampdown
Agence France-Presse, April 21, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110420/pl_afp/chinarightspoliticslawyerus

US Senate Delegation in China amid Crackdown
Associated Press, April 20, 2011
http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5igg_kr8hQNucDCJxIfrE5U8VK-kw

Corruption
173 Officials Punished for Illegal Land Use in NW China
China Daily, April 20, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-04/20/content_12364727.htm

Food Security
Experts Seek End to Food Double Standard
China Daily, April 21, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn//2011-04/19/content_12353372.htm

Hong Kong
Rights Groups Issue Mainland Travel Alerts over Suppression
South China Morning Post, April 21, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=16e3097d0f27f210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Human Rights Defender – Ai Weiwei (艾未未)
親述創作過程 「我和艾未未的故事」 《一虎八奶圖》女角:願以命撐他 (Actress from Ai Weiwei Piece Liumang Yan's "The Tale of Me and Ai Weiwei": I'll Support Him with My Life )
Apple Daily, April 21, 2011
http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/template/apple/art_main.php?iss_id=20110421&sec_id=15335&subsec_id=15336&art_id=15187580
Related information:
和艾未未不得不说的故事 (The Tale of Me and Ai Weiwei)
Liumang Yan
http://loveaiww.blogspot.com/2011/04/blog-post_2778.html
艾未未頭像塗鴉驚現安徽 (Anhui: Ai Weiwei Graffiti Appears in Hefei)
Apple Daily, April 21, 2011
http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/template/apple/art_main.php?iss_id=20110421&sec_id=15335&subsec_id=15336&art_id=15187585

Labor
China Vows to Double Workers' Pay in 5 Years
China Daily, April 19, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn//2011-04/19/content_12353372.htm

Truck Drivers Go on Strike at Shanghai Ports
Agence France-Presse, April 21, 2011
http://www.mysinchew.com/node/56488

Land Policy
Door About to Close on Forced Home Demolitions
China Daily, April 21, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-04/21/content_12366300.htm

Law
我国再审行政强制法草案突出约束公权力滥用 (NPC Standing Committee Deliberate Administrative Enforcement Law)
Xinhua News Agency, April 21, 2011
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2011-04/21/content_2606337.htm

Media
Facebook May 'Bock Content' Claim as Speculation Grows Over Entry Into China
The Guardian, April 20, 2011
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2011/apr/20/facebook-considers-censorship-claim-china

US Website Claims Attack by China-Based Hackers
Voice of America, April 20, 2011
http://www.voanews.com/english/news/asia/east-pacific/US-Website-Claims-Attack-by-China-Based-Hackers-120272004.html

Police
Van Crash Victim Waits for Redress
Shanghai Daily, April 21, 2011
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/nsp/National/2011/04/21/Van%2Bcrash%2Bvictim%2Bwaits%2Bfor%2Bredress/

我国服刑人员心理健康教育普及率100% (Mental Health Education Coverage for Chinese Prisoners Reaches 100%)
Legal Daily, April 21, 2011
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2011-04/21/content_2606340.htm

Protests and Petitions
上海访民申请游行被扣并迫令脱衣搜查 (Shanghai Petitioners Applying to Demonstrate Detained and Forced to Undergo Strip Search)
Radio Free Asia, April 20, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/china_petitioner-04202011122011.html

Tibet
Tibetan Monastery Crackdown Video Emerges
Agence France-Presse, April 21, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110421/wl_asia_afp/chinatibetunrestrights

Wednesday, April 20, 2011

April 20, 2011

News
Bilateral Ties
Chinese Minister Rejects Charge of Neocolonialism in Africa
Voice of America, April 19, 2011
http://www.voanews.com/english/news/asia/Chinese-Minister-Rejects-Charge-of-Neocolonialism-in-Africa-120237594.html

Human Rights Defender – Jiang Tianyong (江天勇)
China Rights Lawyer Resurfaces amid Crackdown
Associated Press, April 20, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110420/ap_on_re_as/as_china_human_rights_2

Human Rights Defender – Liu Anjun (刘安军)
维权人士刘安军被旅游 江天勇被扣两个月获释 (Rights Defender Liu Anjun Taken to Haikou)
Radio Free Asia, April 19, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/wq-04192011085956.html

Human Rights Defenders
Ai Weiwei Lawyer Reappears in China
The Guardian, April 19, 2011
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/apr/19/ai-weiwei-lawyer-liu-xiaoyuan-reappears-china

Labor
广州一工人以死证清白 当众喝下剧毒电镀液 (Guangzhou: Worker Poisons Himself to Prove He Didn't Steal from Boss)
Southern Metropolis Daily, April 20, 2011
http://nf.nfdaily.cn/nfdsb/content/2011-04/20/content_22966391.htm

甘肅施工隧道坍塌困12人 (12 Workers Buried in Tunnel Collapse)
Xinhua News Agency, April 20, 2011
http://inews.mingpao.com/htm/INews/20110420/ca31201p.htm

Media
China to Close down 5,000 Publications in 5 Yrs
China Daily, April 20, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-04/20/content_12362799.htm

Police
Senior Cops Fired over Torture Case
Shanghai Daily, April 20, 2011
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/nsp/National/2011/04/20/Senior%2Bcops%2Bfired%2Bover%2Btorture%2Bcase/

Protests and Petitions
河北占用耕地惹民愤 武汉重病访民被关法制班 (Hebei Villagers Plot Large-scale Land Protest; Wuhan Petitioners Call for Release of Gravely Ill Prisoners)
Radio Free Asia, April 19, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/hb-04192011100939.html

Public Health
中国2010年艾滋病死亡人数达新高 (AIDS Deaths Reach New High in 2010)
British Broadcasting Corporation, April 20, 2011
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2011/04/110420_china_aids.shtml
Related news:
HIV Tests Axed for Chinese Returning from Abroad
China Daily, April 20, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-04/20/content_12362526.htm
Religion
China Church Makes Bold Call for Easter Service
Agence France-Presse, April 19, 2011
http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/Asia/Story/STIStory_658633.html

Society
10,000 Graduates to Head for Western Regions
Xinhua News Agency, April 20, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-04/20/content_12358731.htm

China Dogs' Rescue Shows Growing Animal Activism
Associated Press, April 20, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110420/ap_on_re_as/as_china_dogs_rescued

Tibet
China Says Everything "Normal" at Restive Tibetan Temple
Reuters, April 19, 2011
http://ca.reuters.com/article/topNews/idCATRE73I1G020110419

Tuesday, April 19, 2011

April 19, 2011

News
Bilateral Ties
Justices Decline to Hear Appeal from Chinese Detainees
New York Times, April 18, 2011
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/19/us/politics/19scotus.html

Food Security
媒体称多起食品安全事故暴露不少马后炮监管 (Media: Too Many Food Safety Inspections Come after the Fact)
Xinhua News Agency, April 18, 2011
http://news.eastday.com/c/20110418/u1a5846107.html

Government
Wen to Cadres: Speak the Truth
South China Morning Post, April 19, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=1583da994096f210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

广东村委换届党委操盘 山东村长新上任被砍20刀 (Rural Party Committee Manipulates Elections in Guangdong, New Chief Beaten in Shandong)
Radio Free Asia, April 18, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gd-04182011115555.html

Human Rights Defender – Ai Weiwei (艾未未)
艾母「活要見人死要見屍」 疑韓寒文章聲援艾未未 (Ai Weiwei's Mother: If He's Alive Let Me See Him, If He's Dead Let Me See His Corpse)
Ming Pao, April 19, 2011
http://news.mingpao.com/20110419/cac1.htm
Related Information:
再见!艾未未 (Goodbye, Ai Weiwei!)
Boxun, April 14, 2011
http://www.peacehall.com/news/gb/pubvp/2011/04/201104141714.shtml
Labor
人社部:力争职工工资5年翻番 (Human Resources Ministry: Determined to Double Workers Wages in 5 Years)
The Beijing Times, April 19, 2011
http://news.jinghua.cn/351/c/201104/19/n3327584.shtml

云南宣威矿难死亡人数瞒报 矿主已被控制 (Yunnan Mine Falsifies Accident Death Toll, Supervisor's Account Frozen)
People's Daily, April 19, 2011
http://news.ifeng.com/mainland/detail_2011_04/19/5830904_0.shtml

Land Policy
“小产权房”等违法用地行为抬头 (Illegal Land Use on the Rise)
The Beijing Times, April 19, 2011
http://news.jinghua.cn/351/c/201104/19/n3327579.shtml
Related news:
9,832 Abuse Cases
Xinhua News Agency, April 19, 2011
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/nsp/National/2011/04/19/9832%2BAbuse%2BCases/
Law
山西品行鉴定准律师 政治表现成执业先决 (Shanxi: Lawyers Determined by Moral Conduct, Political Performance)
Radio Free Asia, April 18, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/sx-04182011115600.html
Related news:
山西将考察准律师政治表现和个人品行 (Shanxi to Evaluate, Approve Lawyers on Political Performance, Personal Moral Conduct)
China National Radio, April 18, 2011
http://www1.cnr.cn/newscenter/gnxw/201104/t20110418_507906918.html
Media
Arab Blogger Hits at Media Coverage of Libyan Uprising
South China Morning Post, April 19, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=c05dda994096f210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Related information:
阿拉伯人对中国媒体的十万个为什么 (Arab People's 100,000 "Why's" to Chinese Media)
Ezzat's Blog, April 15, 2011
http://yizhate.blshe.com/post/534/668306

How China Reports the Arab World
China Media Project, April 18, 2011
http://cmp.hku.hk/2011/04/18/11658/
Police
甘肃西和县公安局长被免职 (Gansu Police Chief Sacked over Torture Charges)
The Beijing Times, April 19, 2011
http://epaper.jinghua.cn/html/2011-04/19/content_651131.htm

Protests and Petitions
Petitioners Face Preemptive Blocks
Radio Free Asia, April 18, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/petitioners-04182011173526.html

Public Health
Patients Not Told Therapy Was on Trial
Shanghai Daily, April 19, 2011
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/nsp/National/2011/04/19/Patients%2Bnot%2Btold%2Btherapy%2Bwas%2Bon%2Btrial/
Related news:
央视再揭干细胞治疗乱象 (CCTV Again Uncovers the Chaos of Stem Cell Therapy)
Century Weekly, April 18, 2011
http://policy.caing.com/2011-04-18/100249639.html
XUAR
Xinjiang Man Stabs Six Passers-by and Kills Himself
British Broadcasting Corporation, April 19, 2011
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-13125561

Monday, April 18, 2011

April 18, 2011

News
Education
对学生要宽容,对老师也要宽容 (Peking U President Confused by Misunderstanding over Counselling Program for Troubled Students, "Radicals")
Xiaoxiang Morning Herald, April 17, 2011
http://epaper.xxcb.cn/xxcba/html/2011-04/17/content_2465626.htm

Human Rights Defender – Ai Weiwei (艾未未)
Ai Weiwei Arrest: Chinese Lawyer and Designer Are Latest to Disappear
The Guardian, April 15, 2011
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/apr/15/ai-weiwei-lawyer-designer-disappear

艾未未工作室员工致信中国公安部 (Ai Weiwei Staff Send Open Letter to Police)
Deutsche Welle, April 16, 2011
http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,14993821,00.html
Related information:
艾未未工作室同仁、家属及志愿者致公安部、北京市公安局的公开信 (Ai Weiwei Studio Open Letter)
Love Ai Weiwei, April 15, 2011
http://loveaiww.blogspot.com/2011/04/ai-weiwei-studio-open-letter.html
岳路平稱收死亡恐嚇 (Artist Yue Luping Receives Death Threats after Defending Ai Weiwei)
Ming Pao, April 18, 2011
http://news.mingpao.com/20110418/cad1.htm

Human Rights Defender – Qin Yongmin (秦永敏)
异见人士秦永敏被抄家并扣查恐吓警察冒充推友意在“钓鱼” (Wuhan Dissident Qin Yongmin Searched, Threatened by Police)
Radio Free Asia, April 15, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/qin-04152011094507.html

Human Rights Defender – Wang Dan (王丹)
China Dissident: Former Taiwan Gov't Gave Me Money
Associated Press, April 17, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110418/ap_on_re_as/as_taiwan_china_dissident
Related news:
王丹﹕312萬非阿扁私款認收捐助 指屬於中華民國 (Wang Dan: 3.1mln Not from Chen Shuibian from Taiwan Goverment)
Ming Pao, April 17, 2011
http://hk.news.yahoo.com/article/110416/4/nubd.html

中華民國要不要支持中國民運 (Does the Republic of China Want to Support the Chinese Democracy Movement?)
Wang Dan, Apple Daily, April 18, 2011
http://tw.nextmedia.com/applenews/article/art_id/33326179/IssueID/20110418
Human Rights Defenders
武汉周一开庭审理李铁“涉嫌颠覆国家政权罪”案 (Subversion Trial against Activist Li Tie Opens Monday)
Radio Free Asia, April 17, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/sd-04172011165018.html

Labor
我国一季度各类事故起数和死亡人数同比下降 (Official Data: Accidents and Resulting Deaths Down in 1st Quarter)
Xinhua News Agency, April 16, 2011
http://news.eastday.com/c/20110416/u1a5841763.html

Land Policy
成都征地纠纷爆警民冲突 十多人被打伤及拘留多人外逃 (+10 Beaten, Detained in Violent Chengdu Land Dispute)
Radio Free Asia, April 15, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/chd-04152011102004.html

RFA独家:鲁政府强征开发利益不予民分 五里冢村民请愿警镇压捕多人 (Shandong Villagers Detained for Protesting Government Suppression over Land Deals)
Radio Free Asia, April 15, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/lu-04152011141628.html

Media
China Is Warned on the Perils of Web Censorship
South China Morning Post, April 18, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=e48f5adebc36f210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

How China Gags Its Media
Radio Free Asia, April 15, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/media-04152011112958.html

重庆卫视越红收视越黑 文革式洗脑不合大众胃口 (Plummet in Chongqing TV Ratings Reveals Brainwashing Unpopular)
Radio Free Asia, April 15, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/chq-04152011114402.html

Multilateral
UN Chief Silent on China Arrests
Agence France-Presse, April 18, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110418/wl_asia_afp/chinarightsun

Religion
Fears of Uprisings Prompt China’s Easter Crackdown
The Globe and Mail, April 18, 2011
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/asia-pacific/fears-of-uprisings-prompt-chinas-easter-crackdown/article1988892/
Related news:
Illicit Church, Evicted, Tries to Buck Beijing
New York Times, April 17, 2011
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/18/world/asia/18beijing.html
Vatican Says China's Move to Beatify Christian Sign of Hope
Agence France-Presse, April 15, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110415/wl_asia_afp/vaticanpopereligionchinacatholicbeatification

Tibet
Dalai Lama Urges Restraint in Tibet Monastery Standoff
Reuters, April 16, 2011
http://af.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idAFTRE73F0ET20110416
Related news:
US Frowns on Chinese Force in Tibet
Agence France-Presse, April 15, 2011
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5i9t6B8vSjBXsPAlAkL69DNBJL2qA
XUAR
Clash over Detained Petitioners
Radio Free Asia, April 15, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/clash-04152011174039.html

Friday, April 15, 2011

April 15, 2011

News
Education
江西遂川部分排名靠后初中生被送至鞋厂工读 (Jiangxi: Low-performing Students Nearing Gao-kao Sent to Vocational School, Made to Work Part-time at Shoe Factory)
Xinhua News Agency, April 14, 2011
http://news.eastday.com/c/20110414/u1a5839133.html

Gender
China Mulls Legislation on Domestic Violence
Xinhua News Agency, April 15, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-04/15/content_12329704.htm

Hong Kong
Legco CCTV Cameras Raise Privacy Concerns
South China Morning Post, April 15, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=e8064f78fe35f210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Human Rights Defender – Ai Weiwei (艾未未)
艾未未遭抹黑 國家形象蒙污 (Ai's Name Blackened, Tarnishing Our Country's Image)
Ming Pao, April 15, 2011
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/6/1/1/2075456/1.html

Human Rights Defender – Ni Yulan (倪玉兰)
China Detains Rights Lawyer, Another Feared Missing in Crackdown
Reuters, April 15, 2011
http://in.reuters.com/article/2011/04/15/idINIndia-56348820110415

Human Rights Defender – Zhao Lianhai (赵连海)
停止發聲 趙連海否認與當局交換 (Zhao Lianhai Denies Official Deal Caused Ai Weiwei Silence)
Ming Pao, April 15, 2011
http://news.mingpao.com/20110415/cad1.htm

Jasmine Rallies
拍茉莉花杨秋雨劳教两年 伤残律师倪玉兰涉寻衅刑拘 (Activist Yang Qiuyu Sent to RTL after Photographing Jasmine Rallies)
Radio Free Asia, April 14, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/moli-04142011151723.html
Related information:
Two Years of Reeducation-Through-Labor for Rights Activist Yang Qiuyu
北京维权人士杨秋雨被劳动教养两年
Human Rights in China, April 14, 2011
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/content/5263
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/cn/content/5262
Labor
China Launches Campaign to Boost Work Safety
Xinhua News Agency, April 15, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-04/15/content_12329712.htm
Related information:
关于开展严厉打击非法违法生产经营建设行为专项行动的通知 (Notice on Launching a Specialized Action to Sternly Crack Down on Illegal Manufacturing, Business, and Construction Practices)
Work Safety Commission of the State Council, April 14, 2011
http://www.chinasafety.gov.cn/newpage/Contents/Channel_20132/2011/0414/128318/content_128318.htm

云南蒙自出租车罢驶两日促成调高起步价 (Yunnan Cabbies Strike, Win Higher Rates)
Radio Free Asia, April 14, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/yn-04142011112644.html

Land Policy
法院调虎离山 长达一年多钉子户被强搬 (Zhuhai: Court Forcibly Evicts Last Nail House)
Southern Metropolis Daily, April 14, 2011
http://nf.nfdaily.cn/nfdsb/content/2011-04/14/content_22707289.htm

Law
重庆检方将于19日以妨害作证罪起诉李庄 (Li Zhuang to Be Tried for Tampering Evidence on April 19)
RedNet, April 14, 2011
http://news.eastday.com/c/20110414/u1a5839137.html

Multilateral
China's Hu Calls for Asian Security Cooperation
Associated Press, April 15, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110415/ap_on_re_as/as_china_asian_security

Police
Beating Up Sparks Shanghai Riot
South China Morning Post, April 15, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=13b86a38de45f210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Related news:
上海逾二千人騷亂 (Over 2,000 Riot in Shanghai)
Oriental Daily, April 14, 2011
http://orientaldaily.on.cc/cnt/china_world/20110414/00178_090.html
Protests and Petitions
Petitioner under House Arrest
Radio Free Asia, April 14, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/petitioner-04142011141215.html

Religion
Vatican: China Bishop May Avoid Excommunication
Associated Press, April 14, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110414/ap_on_re_eu/eu_vatican_china

State Security
Special Report: In Cyberspy vs. Cyberspy, China Has the Edge
Reuters, April 14, 2011
http://uk.reuters.com/article/2011/04/14/us-china-usa-cyberespionage-idUKTRE73D24220110414

Tibet
Fears over Monastery Siege
Radio Free Asia, April 14, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/siege-04142011110237.html

Thursday, April 14, 2011

April 14, 2011

Top news
Human Rights Defender – Ai Weiwei (艾未未)

China Police Building Tax Case against Detained Artist Ai - Report
Reuters, April 14, 2011
http://in.reuters.com/article/2011/04/14/idINIndia-56322120110414
Related news:
艾未未受調查先抗拒後配合 (Ai Weiwei Now Cooperating in Investigation)
Wen Wei Po, April 14, 2011
http://paper.wenweipo.com/2011/04/14/YO1104140002.htm
简讯:港媒称艾未未“开始交代问题” (Pro-Beijing HK Media: Ai Weiwei Now Speaking with Authorities)
British Broadcasting Corporation, April 14, 2011
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2011/04/110414_china_aiweiwei.shtml
Related news:
艾未未開始交代問題 羞辱中國以迎合西方 (Ai Weiwei Now Speaking with Authorities, He Humiliated China to Cater to the West)
Ta Kung Pao, April 14, 2011
http://www.takungpao.com/news/top/2011-04-14/716232.html
Police Investigate Ai Weiwei Street Artists
South China Morning Post, April 14, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=bc49d4de92f4f210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Related information:
未未現身中上環 邊個驚 ("Who's Afraid of Ai Weiwei" Graffiti Appears in HK’s Central and Sheung Wan Areas)
Apple Daily, April 14, 2011
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-ehmDmA56M

News
Jasmine Rallies
挺茉莉花送勞教 魏強失蹤 父母尋子 公安:不知道送哪裏了 (Authorities to Wei Qiang's Family: We Don't Know Where Your Son Has Been Sent for RTL)
Apple Daily, April 14, 2011
http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/template/apple/art_main.php?iss_id=20110414&sec_id=15335&subsec_id=15336&art_id=15165474
Related news:
China Sends Man to Labor Camp over "Jasmine" Rally
Reuters, April 12, 2011
http://ca.reuters.com/article/topNews/idCATRE73B1XI20110412
Labor
Faring Poorly in Qingdao
Caixin, April 14, 2011
http://english.caing.com/2011-04-14/100248117.html

郑州将对1次死亡10人以上重大事故煤矿予以关闭 (Zhengzhou to Close Mines with Accidents Killing 10 or More)
Xinhua News Agency, April 13, 2011
http://news.eastday.com/c/20110413/u1a5837815.html

Media
China to Crack Down on 'Illegal' Activities on Internet
Xinhua News Agency, April 13, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-04/13/content_12321795.htm

Toeing the Line
The Age, April 13, 2011
http://www.theage.com.au/world/toeing-the-line-20110412-1dcj8.html

網絡競爭力港列12 內地網民最勤奮 (Chinese Netizens Most Expressive, Report)
Ming Pao, April 14, 2011
http://news.mingpao.com/20110414/cac1.htm
Related information:
The Global Information Technology Report 2010-2011
World Economic Forum, April 12, 2011
http://www.weforum.org/reports
Migrant Workers
Eviction of Migrants Triggers Big Controversy
Xinhua News Agency, April 14, 2011
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=468827

Police
山东泗水男子被派出所传唤 第二天死亡 (Shandong Man Summoned to Police, Dead the Next Day)
iqilu, April 14, 2011
http://lw.wnnews.cn/2011/0414/1383.html

Protests and Petitions
无锡垃圾发电厂暂缓投产 万人抗议未停息 (Police Move in as 10,000 Wuxi Residents Protest Waste Incinerator)
Radio Free Asia, April 13, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/wx-04132011151050.html

合肥残疾人抗议拆迁被抓 逾百人与警冲突多人受伤 (Protesting Activist's Detention, Over 100 Handicapped Residents Battle Police Ending in Injuries, More Detentions)
Radio Free Asia, April 13, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/hf-04132011095025.html

阻高铁施工广东农民遭群殴 四川工人仍僵持 (Activists Beaten as Protestors Continue to Block High Speed Rail Construction)
Radio Free Asia, April 13, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gaotie-04132011113948.html

中央巡视驾到福建 击鼓鸣冤者官府照打 (Rural Land Petitioners Beaten by Guards in Fuzhou)
Radio Free Asia, April 13, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/zy-04132011095031.html

Shanghai Cooperation Organization
China, Russia Vow to Boost Relations
Shanghai Daily, April 14, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/brics2011/2011-04/14/content_12322482.htm

Taiwan
'Mainland Workers' Rights Should Be Protected
China Daily, April 14, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-04/14/content_12322999.htm

Tibet
Clashes at China Tibetan Monastery: Rights Group
Agence France-Presse, April 13, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110413/wl_asia_afp/chinatibetunrestrights

Wednesday, April 13, 2011

April 13, 2011

Top news
Human Rights Defender – Ai Weiwei (艾未未)
Ai Weiwei Offered CPPCC Role Before Arrest, Staff Say
South China Morning Post, April 13, 2011
http://topics.scmp.com/news/china-news-watch/article/Ai-Weiwei-offered-CPPCC-role-before-arrest-staff-say
Related news:
岳路平指新華社濫用其名 (Xi'an Artist Yue Luping: I Sympathize with Ai Weiwei, Xinhua Has Slandered My Name)
Ming Pao, April 13, 2011
http://news.mingpao.com/20110413/cab1.htm
China Silent on Ai Location, Condemns Foreign Support
Agence France-Presse, April 12, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110412/wl_asia_afp/chinaartpoliticsrights

A Provocateur Finds Out Just How Far He Can Go
Newsweek, April 10, 2011
http://www.newsweek.com/2011/04/10/a-provocateur-finds-out-just-how-far-he-can-go.html


News
Bilateral Ties
EU Official Urges China to Halt Arbitrary Arrests
Associated Press, April 12, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110412/ap_on_re_as/as_china_human_rights

Children
公安部要求非亲生子女须经DNA检验才可入户 (Public Security Ministry Requires DNA Tests to Register Unrelated Children as Part of Household to Fight Child Trafficking)
Legal Daily, April 12, 2011
http://news.eastday.com/c/20110412/u1a5835747.html

Disasters
A Year after Quake, Cultural Relics Remain Shattered
South China Morning Post, April 13, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=6ddbec2eb9a4f210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Related news:
Office to Respond to Disasters
China Daily, April 13, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-04/13/content_12315147.htm
Education
性教育缺失或成青少年性犯罪高发重要原因 (Lack of Sex Ed May Be the Cause of High Sex Crime Rate among Youth)
Legal Daily, April 13, 2011
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2011-04/13/content_2595174.htm

Food Security
Rival Dairy Farm Intentionally Added Nitrate to Milk That Killed 3 Chinese Infants, Police Say
The Los Angeles Times, April 12, 2011
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/asia/la-fg-china-milk-web-20110412,0,7134177.story

Human Rights Defenders
安徽作家被当局传唤禁发表政论文章 (Anhui Writer Xuan Changwei Summoned, Told Not to Publish Political Commentary)
Radio Free Asia, April 12, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/an-04122011100751.html

中国当局持续打压维权律师 金光鸿疑遭国保拘押 (Amid Rights Lawyer Crackdown, Former Falun Gong Defender Feared Detained)
Radio Free Asia, April 12, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/dj-04122011151321.html

Jasmine Rallies
'Jasmine' Activists in China Labour Camps: Group
Agence France-Presse, April 13, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110413/wl_asia_afp/chinapoliticsrights

China Arrests Fourth Dissident in "Jasmine" Crackdown
Reuters, April 13, 2011
http://uk.reuters.com/article/2011/04/13/uk-china-dissident-crackdown-idUKTRE73C0PQ20110413

Exclusive: China Crackdown Driven by Fears of a Broad Conspiracy
Reuters, April 12, 2011
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/04/12/us-china-politics-crackdown-idUSTRE73B3DF20110412

Police Crackdown 'Unprecedented'
Radio Free Asia, April 12, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/crackdown-04122011110159.html

Labor
河南鞭炮厂爆炸续:伤者不准探望死者家属受威胁 (13-year-old Killed in Fireworks Factory Blast, Families Kept from Seeing Victims, Told Not to Talk to the Press)
Dahe Daily, April 13, 2011
http://news.eastday.com/c/20110413/u1a5837005.html

Land Policy
Skirmish over Farmland
Radio Free Asia, April 12, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/skirmish-04122011183631.html

湖北拆迁暴力一日两宗 女拆迁户坠楼老党员骨折 (Violent Eviction in Hubei Leaves 1 Unconscious, 1 Hospitalized)
Radio Free Asia, April 12, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/bal-04122011142323.html

Politics
NPC Chairman Full of Praise on Chongqing Visit
South China Morning Post, April 13, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=321cec2eb9a4f210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Related news:
为了法治,为了我们心中的那一份理想 (For the Rule of Law, For Our Ideals)
Caing, April 12, 2011
http://blog.caing.com/article/17383/
Religion
陕豫两教会领袖被警棍重伤及砖块堵门 (Religious Leaders Harassed by Authorities: One Physically Assaulted, Another's Home Door Bricked Over)
Radio Free Asia, April 12, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/sy-04122011101733.html

Tibet
Tibetans Boycott Chinese Shops
Radio Free Asia, April 12, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/boycott-04122011105133.html

April 12, 2011

Top news
Human Rights Defender – Ai Weiwei (艾未未)
Absolute Power
South China Morning Post, April 12, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=9bc5aa5a3744f210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Also available at:
Ai Weiwei: Captive Poster Boy for China's Criminal Justice System
US-Asia Law Institute, April 11, 2011
http://www.usasialaw.org/?p=5361
未未被拘九天仍无音讯 官媒左网连番抹黑抨击 (Still No News of Ai Weiwei; His Cousin, Driver Also Disappear)
Radio Free Asia, April 11, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/ai-04112011111949.html

未未妻子到稅務局助查 (Ai Weiwei's Wife Called to Tax Bureau for Questioning)
Agencies, April 12, 2011
http://inews.mingpao.com/htm/INews/20110412/ca21122p.htm


News
Government
Election Text Messages Cost City Mayor His Job
Shanghai Daily, April 12, 2011
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=468638

Hukou
多城市以居住证取代暂住证打破户籍束缚 (Breaking Hukou Bondage, Several Cities Replace Temporary Residence Permits)
Xinhua News Agency, April 12, 2011
http://news.eastday.com/c/20110412/u1a5835235.html

Labor
14 Hospitalized after Industrial Gas Leak in Shaoxing
Xinhua News Agency, April 11, 2011
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=468574

Land Policy
嘉峪关市推行房屋拆迁诉求制 (Gansu City Consults Residents Prior to Demolition Projects to Decrease Petitioning)
Gansu Daily, April 11, 2011
http://www.chinanews.com/estate/2011/04-11/2963051.shtml

Protests and Petitions
浙江网友郭卫东获释 朱虞夫逾期拘押 (1 Jasmine Activist Released, Others Still Missing)
Radio Free Asia, April 11, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/guo-04112011094740.html

Religion
China Ordains New Vatican-approved Catholic Bishop
Associated Press, April 11, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110411/ap_on_re_as/as_china_vatican

Pastor Still Held after Crackdown
South China Morning Post, April 12, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=f23c06e19f44f210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Related news:
Beijing Church Standoff Unresolved, Pastor Held
Deutsche Presse-Agentur, April 11, 2011
http://www.monstersandcritics.com/news/asiapacific/news/article_1632129.php/Beijing-church-standoff-unresolved-pastor-held
Tibet
川格德寺外逾千武警切断供给 两千僧侣缺少食物情况危急 (Over 1,000 Armed Police Block Food Supply to Sichuan Temple)
Radio Free Asia, April 11, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/zang-04112011094808.html

XUAR
Petitioners Return to Beijing
Radio Free Asia, April 11, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/return-04112011174717.html

Monday, April 11, 2011

April 11, 2011

Top news
Human Rights Defender – Ai Weiwei (艾未未)

China Transcript Omits Mentions of Detained Artist
Associated Press, April 08, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110408/ap_on_re_as/as_china_human_rights

Interrogators Threatened Me, Says Ai's Assistant
South China Morning Post, April 09, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=8a0856448063f210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Related information:
我经历的北京警方一次野蛮的“询问” (Record of an Interrogation of an Ai Weiwei Employee)
Liu Yanping, April 08, 2011
http://www.hrichina.org/cn/content/5247
Police Probe Adds to Controversy Surrounding Ai Weiwei
Xinhua News Agency, April 10, 2011
http://www.china.org.cn/china/2011-04/10/content_22322879.htm
Related news:
新華社:艾未未涉逃稅抄襲 (Ai's Family Says Xinhua's Charges Are Slander)
Ming Pao, April 11, 2011
http://news.mingpao.com/20110411/caa3.htm
艾未未姊向公安遞信 盼送衣藥 (Ai Weiwei's Sister Takes Letter, Medicine to Local Police)
Ming Pao, April 10, 2011
http://news.mingpao.com/20110410/cab2.htm


News
Education

Beijing Bans Inter-college Debates on 1911 Revolution
South China Morning Post, April 10, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=36b5623064b3f210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Environment
陕西柞水县部分农村饮水工程建后无人管 (Shaanxi Villages Get Drinking Water Infrastructure, But No One to Run It)
People's Daily, April 10, 2011
http://news.eastday.com/c/20110410/u1a5831063.html

Human Rights
US Says China Rights on 'Negative Trend'
Agence France-Presse, April 08, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110408/pl_afp/usrightsdiplomacychina_20110408155152
Related information:
2010 Human Rights Report: China (includes Tibet, Hong Kong, and Macau)
US Department of State, April 8, 2011
http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2010/eap/154382.htm

HK Media Vulnerable to Self-censorship, Says Annual US Rights Report
South China Morning Post, April 10, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=16c9f13fa2b3f210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

China Says U.S. Human Rights Outcry Is Interference
Reuters, April 09, 2011
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/04/09/us-china-usa-rights-idUSTRE7382EH20110409

外交部发言人洪磊就美国务院发表涉华人权报告答记者问 (Foreign Ministry Spokesman Hong Lei Responds to Reporter's Question about U.S. State Department's Report on Human Rights in China)
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, April 9, 2011
http://www.fmprc.gov.cn/chn/gxh/tyb/fyrbt/t813808.htm
Human Rights Defenders
UN Rights Panel Raps China over 'Disappeared'
Agence France-Presse, April 08, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110408/wl_asia_afp/chinaunrights_20110408180637
Related information:
China: UN Expert Body Concerned about Recent Wave of Enforced Disappearances
UN Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances, April 11, 2011
http://www.ohchr.org/en/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=10928&LangID=E
China's Crackdown Signals Shift
The Wall Street Journal, April 11, 2011
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704366104576254630352511472.html

临沂公安局对维权人士刘国慧实行取保候审监视居住 (Activist Suspected of Inciting Subversion Put Under House Arrest)
Radio Free Asia, April 10, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/sd-04102011170159.html

赵连海再发推文显示受新压力 外交部网站避提艾未未被抓 (Zhao Lianhai Curbs Ai Weiwei Talk in Latest Post)
Radio Free Asia, April 08, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/zhao-04082011112434.html

Land Policy
Riot Police in Land Clash
Radio Free Asia, April 08, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/protest-04082011134759.html

调查称土地征用和拆迁成涉农职务犯罪高发领域 (Investigation: Land Grab, Eviction Violations Rampant among Rural Officials)
People's Daily, April 11, 2011
http://news.eastday.com/c/20110411/u1a5832267.html

Law
江西省服刑劳教人员可在监所提出法律援助申请 (Jiangxi Inmates Can Apply for Legal Aid)
Jiangxi Daily, April 11, 2011
http://news.eastday.com/c/20110411/u1a5833079.html

Population
人口逾千萬 密度冠全國 (Shenzhen Population Mainland's Densest)
Xinhua News Agency, April 10, 2011
http://news.mingpao.com/20110410/caa2.htm

Protests and Petitions
茉莉花风波中被捕的魏强被处以两年劳教 (Activist Detained during Jasmine Crackdown Ordered to 2 Years of Reeducation-Through-Labor)
Radio Free Asia, April 08, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/mo-04082011142720.html

Public Health
China Faces Uphill Battle to Give Better Healthcare
Reuters, April 08, 2011
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/04/08/us-healthcare-china-idUSTRE73721820110408

Religion
Fears of New Crackdown as 160 Christians Held
South China Morning Post, April 11, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=0551074efbf3f210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Related news:
Beijing Police Halt Unapproved Church Service
Associated Press, April 11, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110411/ap_on_re_as/as_china_human_rights

House Churches Cannot Politicize Religion
Global Times, April 11, 2011
http://opinion.globaltimes.cn/editorial/2011-04/642830.html

北京警方带走100多名地下教会信徒 (Beijing Police Take Away 100+ Underground Worshippers)
Deutsche Welle, April 10, 2011
http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,14980480,00.html
Social Security
Officials Steal 1.18b Yuan Earmarked for Farmers
South China Morning Post, April 09, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=68e7ed266a53f210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

State Security
German Man Charged with Spying on Exiles for China
Associated Press, April 08, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110408/ap_on_re_eu/eu_germany_china_spying

Shenzhen Evicts 80,000 'Unstable' Residents
China Daily, April 11, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/2011-04/11/content_12305335.htm

Friday, April 08, 2011

April 08, 2011

Top news
Shanghai Cooperation Organization
'Counter-Terror' Policy Targets Uyghurs
Radio Free Asia, April 07, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/policy-04072011123330.html

For more information on the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, view HRIC’s report:
Counter-Terrorism and Human Rights: The Impact of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization
Human Rights in China, March 30, 2011
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/category?cid=193095

白皮书的概述和建议已翻到中文:
中国人权发表对上海合作组织的白皮书:在反恐的旗号下牺牲人权
http://gb.hrichina.org/public/contents/29693


News
Civil Society
NGOs Struggle with Legal Status despite New Rules
South China Morning Post, April 08, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=e6a28cf91b03f210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Related news:
北京放寬社會組織登記規定 (Beijing Loosens Registration Regulations for Civil Society Orgs)
Ming Pao, April 07, 2011
http://inews.mingpao.com/htm/INews/20110407/ca41624a.htm
Disasters
违规采煤致地裂房危 (Illegal Mining Project Damages Houses, But Official Refuses to Call a Halt)
The Beijing Times, April 07, 2011
http://epaper.jinghua.cn/html/2011-04/07/content_647478.htm

Freedom of Movement
中国当局加剧打压民间人士 多人被限制出境 (As Government Crackdown Intensifies, Many Barred from Leaving China)
Radio Free Asia, April 07, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/da-04072011115552.html

Food Security
Nitrite-tainted Milk Kills 3 Children in China
Reuters, April 08, 2011
http://af.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idAFTRE7370VQ20110408

Government
鲁基层政府推“十选”“十不选” 曲解村委选举法阻维权村民上访 (Shandong Villagers Told Not to Vote for Petitioners)
Radio Free Asia, April 07, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/xuan-04062011163842.html

Human Rights Defender – Zhao Lianhai (赵连海)
赵连海促释放艾未未后遭官员约谈 (After Urging for Artist's Release, Zhao Lianhai Forced to "Chat" with Officials)
British Broadcasting Corporation, April 07, 2011
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2011/04/110407_china_zhaolianhai.shtml

Labor
Yunnan Mine Boss Tries to Hide Tragedy that Leaves 6 Dead
Shanghai Daily, April 07, 2011
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=468276

辽宁铁岭致32人死亡钢包脱落事件责任人被判刑 (After Accident Kills 32, Equipment Inspectors Get 3 Years' Jail Time)
Xinhua News Agency, April 08, 2011
http://news.eastday.com/c/20110408/u1a5829487.html

新疆托克逊"智障包身工"案件已正式移送起诉 (Forced Labor Indictment Formally Brought against Exploiters of Disabled)
Procuratorial Daily, April 07, 2011
http://news.jcrb.com/jxsw/201104/t20110407_525882.html

山西介休绵山风景区网架坍塌6人死亡 (Construction Site Collapse Kills 6 in Shandong)
Xinhua News Agency, April 07, 2011
http://news.eastday.com/c/20110407/u1a5828125.html

Media
Under Fire, US Eyes Internet to Reach Chinese
Agence France-Presse, April 08, 2011
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hm1QhxjTPohmZnSy5VEDEEGz4SMA

Politics
Lawyers at NPC Pushed for Right to Become Prosecutors or Judges
South China Morning Post, April 08, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=8ac28cf91b03f210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Protests and Petitions
上海大批民众陈情申冤 中央巡视组被批敷衍作秀‏ (Shanghai Petitioners Say Central Inspection Org Only for "Show")
Radio Free Asia, April 07, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/xun-04072011140406.html

Public Health
东莞发现"氢氟酸"剧毒瓶 环卫工中毒"生不如死" (Mixed with Regular Trash, Hydrofluoric Acid Poisons Guangdong Street Sweeper)
Southern Metropolis Daily, April 07, 2011
http://nf.nfdaily.cn/nfdsb/content/2011-04/07/content_22397099.htm

Religion
Top US Lawmaker Backs Religious Freedom in China
Agence France-Presse, April 07, 2011
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jLxW5A5FP-9B_UcNVU1aTDcxBt2A

Thursday, April 07, 2011

April 07, 2011

Top news
Human Rights Defender - Ai Weiwei (艾未未)
Ai Weiwei Is Investigated by Chinese Police for 'Economic Crimes'
The Guardian, April 06, 2011
http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/2011/apr/06/ai-weiwei-investigated-economic-crimes

China Warns World Not to Interfere in Artist Case
Agence France-Presse, April 07, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110407/wl_asia_afp/chinaartpoliticsrightsprobe_20110407083603
Related news:
US Envoy Defends Detained Chinese Artist
Agence France-Presse, April 06, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110406/pl_afp/chinausdiplomacyrights

News
Corruption
原甘肃省宕昌县县委书记王先民受贿千万余元被判死缓 (Corrupt Gansu Official Given Deferred Death Sentence)
Xinhua News Agency, April 06, 2011
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2011-04/06/content_2578537.htm

Disasters
玉树地震灾区四千灾民示威 数十藏人被拘多人被打伤 (4,000 Demonstrate in Qinghai Quake Zone, Dozens of Tibetans Detained, Many Injured)
Radio Free Asia, April 06, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/zang-04062011102057.html

Environment
China Government Academy Urges Carbon Emissions Peak by 2030
Reuters, April 06, 2011
http://uk.reuters.com/article/2011/04/06/china-climate-emissions-idUKL3E7F60A820110406

记者调查环评造假真相:环评单位资质参差不齐 (Investigation Finds Environmental Assessment Firms Inept)
Xinhua News Agency, April 07, 2011
http://news.eastday.com/c/20110407/u1a5827829.html

Government
公安部公布2010年政府信息公开年度报告 (Public Security Ministry Releases 2010 Government Transparency Report)
Ministry of Public Security, April 07, 2011
http://news.eastday.com/c/20110407/u1a5827836.html
Related information:
公安部政府信息公开工作年度报告(2010年度)(Annual Government Transparency Work Report by the Ministry of Public Security (2010))
Ministry of Public Security, April 07, 2011
http://www.mps.gov.cn/n16/n1282/n3478/n1889461/index.html
Hong Kong
Cap on Mainland Births at All Hospitals
South China Morning Post, April 07, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=a1ee37dd77b2f210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Human Rights Defender - Zhao Lianhai (赵连海)
Fears after Milk Dad's Online Plea
The Standard, April 07, 2011
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?pp_cat=30&art_id=109920&sid=31941852&con_type=3

Human Rights Defenders
北京独立作家古川失踪逾月 妻子近日也与外界失去联络 (Contact Lost with Detained Writer's Wife)
Radio Free Asia, April 06, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gu-04062011134118.html

北京维权女律师倪玉兰夫妇被警方带走 (Beijing Rights Defense Lawyer Ni Yulan and Husband Taken by Police)
Deutsche Welle, April 07, 2011
http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,14972658,00.html

Jasmine Rallies
AP Exclusive: Voices Behind China's Protest Calls
Associated Press, April 06, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110406/ap_on_re_as/as_china_jasmine_revealed

Land Policy
北京强制拆除违法建设应当制作笔录并录像 (Beijing Requires Forced Evictions to Go On the Record)
Legal Daily, April 06, 2011
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2011-04/06/content_2578357.htm

花楼街控诉经济适用房作商业拆迁安置 七旬老街道主任被办法制学习班 (Elderly Activist Sent to Law Study Class after Wuhan Residents Protest Affordable Housing Demolition)
Radio Free Asia, April 06, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/chai-04062011163504.html

Military
PLA Fans: Unarmed and Maybe Dangerous
South China Morning Post, April 07, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=e61137dd77b2f210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Population
As China Ages, Birthrate Policy May Prove Difficult to Reverse
New York Times, April 07, 2011
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/07/world/asia/07population.html

Public Health
Chinese Ministry, WHO Warn of Antibiotic Overuse
Associated Press, April 07, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110407/ap_on_he_me/as_china_antibiotics

中国逾2亿成年人体重超标 (200mln+ Chinese Adults Overweight)
The Beijing Times, April 07, 2011
http://epaper.jinghua.cn/html/2011-04/07/content_647546.htm

Religion
Radio Broadcasters Detained
Radio Free Asia, April 06, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/vietnam/broadcasters-04062011145007.html