Tuesday, May 20, 2008

May 20, 2008

News
Disasters

After Quake, China's Migrant Workers Rush Home
Chinese Science Monitor, May 20, 2008
http://www.csmonitor.com/2008/0520/p01s09-woap.html

Beijing Uses Media to Shape Nation's Mourning
Wall Street Journal, May 20, 2008
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121117970381103133.html

China Asserts Conditions of Dams Are Stable
Wall Street Journal, May 20, 2008
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121121977363204063.html

Quake Quiets the Critics of China's Human-Rights Record
Wall Street Journal, May 20, 2008
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121121202564703765.html

Three Fired for Dereliction of Duty in Dujiangyan, Paper Says
South China Morning Post, May 20, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=79ec75031220a110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

为赈灾发起相关活动的民间团体及人士遭传唤拘留 (Activists Summoned and Detained over Quake Relief Efforts)
Radio Free Asia, May 19, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/minjian-05192008101829.html

China County Orders Dog Cull after Quake
Reuters, May 19, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/GCA-China/idUSPEK37485620080519

China Quake Hurts Farmers' Hopes to Escape Poverty
Reuters, May 19, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/GCA-China/idUSPEK35549320080519

China Will Study Collapse of Schools
Los Angeles Times, May 19, 2008
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-schools19-2008may19,0,6613560.story

Olympics
To many, Torch Relay Seems at Odds with Tragedy
South China Morning Post, May 20, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=33da75031220a110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Police
倡导文明执法 构建和谐城管 (Urban Management Authorities of 32 Cities Sign "Xi'an Consensus" on Civilized Legal Enforcement)
Legal Daily, May 20, 2008
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2008-05/20/content_858026.htm

Tibet
Dalai Lama Calls for Non-Violence, Tries to Appease China
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), May 19, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080519/wl_afp/chinatibetrightsdalaioly2008diplomacygermany_080519183216

Spanish Court Hears Testimony from Tibet Monks in Genocide Case
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), May 19, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080519/wl_asia_afp/spainchinatibetreligionjustice_080519181750