News
Bilateral Ties
China Toys with India's Border
Asia Times Online, June 27, 2008
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/South_Asia/JF27Df01.html
Death Penalty
Top Court Overturns 15% Death Sentences in 1st Half Year
China Daily, June 27, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-06/27/content_6798854.htm
Disasters
China Approves Reports on Quake Relief Work, Reconstruction Plan
Shanghai Daily (available at Xinhua), June 26, 2008
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2008/200806/20080626/article_364660.htm
China Banks Lend out $6.1 Bln to Quake-Hit Sichuan
Xinhuanet, June 26, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-06/26/content_8446189.htm
China Plans to Protect Threatened Qiang Culture in Wake of Quake
Xinhuanet, June 26, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-06/26/content_8445161.htm
China Training Medical Staff to Help Traumatized Quake Survivors
Xinhuanet, June 26, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-06/26/content_8444842.htm
Death Toll in Xinjiang Oil Tank Explosion Rises to 5
Shanghai Daily, June 26, 2008
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2008/200806/20080626/article_364654.htm
Economic Development
Half of Chinese Expect Inflation to Worsen, Survey Finds
AFP (available at Google News), June 26, 2008
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5jAi3i3qi3anFuIUap8pNTFWv36Wg
Human Rights Defenders - Huang Qi (黄琦)
律师欲见维权人士黃琦被拒 (Huang Qi's Lawyer Refused Visit)
Ming Pao, June 27, 2008
http://www.mpinews.com/htm/INews/20080627/ca51306w.htm
Human Rights Defenders - Chang Kun (常坤)
AIDS Activist's Dream 'Died'
Radio Free Asia, June 26, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/aidsactivist-06262008152243.html
Law
Chinese Legislature Approves International Convention on Rights of Handicapped
Xinhuanet, June 26, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-06/26/content_8445180.htm
Multilateral
China Approves SCO's Good Neighborly, Friendly Cooperation Treaty
Xinhuanet, June 27, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-06/26/content_8445276.htm
Olympics
China Removes Algae from Olympic Sailing Venue
Washington Post, June 26, 2008
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wpdyn/content/article/2008/06/26/AR2008062601359.html
China Says Anti-Dalai Lama Rant Not Politicizing Games
Reuters, June26, 2008
http://uk.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUKPEK28419520080626
中国地方当局则以奥运或抗震为由，将访民拒之门外 (Chinese Officials Use Earthquake and Olympics as Excuse to Reject Petitioners)
Radio Free Asia, June 26, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/fangmin-06262008083015.html
Olympics Haven't Helped Environment
Radio Free Asia, June 26, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/english/energy_watch/olympics-06262008142221.html
China's Hu Says Olympics Preparations in "Final Dash"
Reuters, June 25, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/GCA-Olympics/idUSPEK29566120080626
Protests and Petitions
公安再扫荡「上访村」 保南站治安 拘数百告狀者 (Public Security Police Destroy Petitioning Village Again)
Ming Pao, June 27, 2008
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20080627/caa4.htm
Hubei Clashes over Dead Boy - in Related Incident Police Detain Former Local People's Congress Deputy Yao Lifa
Radio Free Asia, June 26, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/chinaboy-06262008163052.html
上海多名访民因到天安门广场被拘留 (Shanghai Petitioners Detained for Going to Tiananmen Square)
Radio Free Asia, June 26, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/fangmin-06262008103006.html
Public Health
Hospital, Firms Made to Pay for Deadly Drug
China Daily, June 27, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-06/27/content_6799568.htm
Tibet
Tibetan Monk Demands Probe
Radio Free Asia, June 26, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/monastery-06252008165549.html
甘南两名僧侣被秘密判重刑 (Two Monks Given Harsh Prison Sentences in Secret Trial)
Radio Free Asia, June 26, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/senglu-06262008103310.html