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Civil Society
Quake Shakes ‘Official’ Charities in China
Caijing Magazine, June 30, 2008
http://www.caijing.com.cn/20080630/72278.shtml
Disasters
Nearly 2 mln without livelihood after China quake: state press
AFP (via Google News), July 01, 2008
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5i_0eS1gRJgzDm49nr4GXp1X-gnxA
联合国估计四川地震农业损失达60亿美元 (United Nations Estimates Sichuan Earthquake Damages at $60 Billion)
Radio Free Asia, July 01, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/dizhen-07012008111227.html
Environment
State Council: Energy consuming industries developing too fast in China
Xinhuanet, July 01, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-07/01/content_8471588.htm
Human Rights Defenders
China Blocks U.S. Legislators’ Meeting
New York Times, July 01, 2008
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/02/world/asia/02beijing.html?hp
Labor
Two dead, possibly 16 trapped in NW China mine collapse
Xinhuanet, July 01, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-07/02/content_8471642.htm
Law
Chinese Seek a Day in Court
Wall Street Journal (via China Digital), July 01, 2008
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2008/07/chinese-seek-a-day-in-court/
Media
Search Engines' Chinese Self-Censorship
Technology Review, July 01, 2008
http://www.technologyreview.com/Infotech/21016/page1/
人权观察向采访北京奥运的外国记者提供指导手册 (Human Rights Watch Provides A Foreign Reporters Guide for the Beijing Olympics)
Radio Free Asia, July 01, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/aoyun-07012008111431.html
Olympics
China opposes linking Tibet-related issues to Olympics
Xinhuanet, July 01, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-07/01/content_8471341.htm
Police
China police to reopen probe into teenager's death
AP ( via Google News), July 01, 2008
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5ifaEDXmXcN8Kr6IvLs830cI_1BWwD91L51905
Five police officers killed in knife attack in China
Telegraph News (UK), July 01, 2008
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/2229445/Five-police-officers-
killed-in-knife-attack-in-China.html
Tibet
Chinese Officials Meet With Dalai Lama Envoys
Voice of America, July 01, 2008
http://www.voanews.com/english/2008-07-01-voa11.cfm?rss=asia
Tibetan exiles pressure China as talks begin
AFP (via Google News), July 01, 2008
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5gr3jkeQvnrG-5sfkSb6HiXP0KJpQ