Thursday, July 10, 2008

July 10, 2008

News
Bilateral Ties
Bush, Hu Discuss Human Rights, Taiwan
Voice of America, July 09, 2008
http://www.voanews.com/english/2008-07-09-voa7.cfm?rss=asia

Corruption
Party Probes 'Iron Hand' Enforcer of Guangdong over Alleged Bribes
South China Morning Post, July 10, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=5ff920665c80b110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Former Shanghai Official Jailed for Bribery
Xinhuanet, July 09, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-07/09/content_8518430.htm

Sacked China Police Chief Alleges Corruption: Official Media
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), July 09, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080709/wl_asia_afp/chinarightsunrestoly2008

Freedom of Speech
三家国际笔会发表报告批评中国钳制言论自由 (Three International PEN Organizations Publishe Report Criticizing China's Clampdown on Freedom of Speech)
Radio Free Asia, July 09, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/yanlun-07092008173631.html

Human Rights Defender - Liu Jie (刘杰)
维权人士刘杰在劳教所被用酷刑 (Heilongjiang Petitioner, Liu Jie, Brutally Tortured Whilst at Reeducation Centre)
Radio Free Asia, July 09, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/liujie-07092008094452.html

Human Rights Defender
参与杨春林联名抵制北京奥运 鸡西维权人士袁显臣被逮捕 (Heilongjiang Rights Defender Yuan Xianchen Arrested)
Radio Free Asia, July 09, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/yuan-07092008094743.html

Labor
Safety Official: China to Shut 4,000 More Small Coal Mines by 2010
China Daily (via Xinhua), July 09, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-07/10/content_6832691.htm

Law
Chinese Prosecutors Investigating More Official Crimes
Xinhuanet, July 09, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-07/09/content_8519532.htm

Olympics
Beijing Moves to Stop Vice Industry Staining Games
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), July 10, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080710/wl_asia_afp/chinaoly2008sexprostitution

Beijing Olympic Torch Relay Concludes in Inner Mongolia
Xinhuanet, July 10, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-07/10/content_8522356.htm

Olympic Village Impresses Mock Dwellers with Chinese Culture
Xinhuanet, July 10, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-07/10/content_8522081.htm

Foreign Media Heritage Shooting Procedure during Games to Be Simplified
Xinhuanet, July 09, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-07/09/content_8518242.htm

奥运火炬拟过临沂 监控袁伟静者增至四十多 (Olympic Torch to Go Through Chen Guangcheng's Hometown - Increased Surveillance for Wife)
Radio Free Asia, July 09, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/linyi-07092008095411.html

Peking University Temporarily Bans Tourists for Olympic Security
Xinhuanet, July 09, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-07/09/content_8516489.htm

Recyclers Scrapped from Beijing ahead of Olympics
International Herald Tribune, July 09, 2008
http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/07/09/business/recycle.php

Sarkozy Ends Threat to Boycott Olympic Opener
International Herald Tribune, July 09, 2008
http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/07/09/asia/sarkozy.php

Police
RFA独家报道:闽农失地又失子 拒与警方谈私了 (RFA Independent Report: Fujian Farmer Loses Land and Child, Refuses to Talk to Police)
Radio Free Asia, July 09, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shidi-07092008151517.html

沪袭警案官方说法出台难服众 指杨佳被打残不实传谣者被捕者质疑 (Shanghai Authorities' Account of Attack Questionable)
Radio Free Asia, July 09, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/xijing-07092008181228.html

Poverty
China's Extremely Poor Population Declines to Less Than 15 Mln
Xinhuanet, July 08, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-07/08/content_8512143.htm

Public Health
Tainted Protein Confirmed as Killer
Shanghai Daily, July 09, 2008
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2008/200807/20080709/article_366085.htm

Society
瓮安少女溺水亡? 民间真调被封口 (Did the Weng'an Girl Drown? Truth Kept from the People)
Radio Free Asia, July 09, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/wengan-07092008135245.html

XUAR
China Says Kills Five Uighurs Seeking "Holy War"
Reuters, July 09, 2008
http://uk.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUKPEK8056720080709