Friday, July 11, 2008

July 11, 2008

News
Bilateral Ties
China Hopes to Turn New Page in Relations with France
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), July 10, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080710/wl_asia_afp/chinafrancediplomacyoly2008

Corruption
Corruption Prosecution a New High
China Daily, July 10, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-07/10/content_6832668.htm

Disasters
美国“人道中国”捐款被退回 接受捐款的家属受警告 (American "China Humanitarian" Organization Donations Returned; Families Receiving Donations Warned)
Radio Free Asia, July 10, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/donation-07102008165752.html

Official: Floods Cost China $7 Bln So Far This Year
Xinhuanet, July 10, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-07/10/content_8525710.htm

Food Security
China to Urgently Boost GM Crop Development
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), July 10, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080710/sc_afp/chinafoodbiotech

Government
Cadres to be Gauged by Grasp of Law
China Daily, July 11, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-07/11/content_6836092.htm

Human Rights Defender - Huang Qi (黄琦)
公安已将黄琦案上交到检察院以决定是否批捕 (Police Pass Huang Qi's Case to Procuratorate to Determine Whether to Arrest )
Radio Free Asia, July 10, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/donation-07102008165752.html

Media
Post-Quake Ban on Amusing TV Ends
South China Morning Post, July 10, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=eedb20665c80b110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Olympics
Beijing Wants Dogs off Menu during Olympics
Financial Times, July 10, 2008
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5ed9ea0a-4e8c-11dd-ba7c-000077b07658.html

Chinese Activists Fear Olympic 'Holidays'
USA Today, July 10, 2008
http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2008-07-10-china_N.htm

Beijing Lets News in for the Olympic Games
Times Online, July 11, 2008
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/olympics/article4312593.ece

Li Promises Media Freedom
Xinhuanet (available at Shanghai Daily), July 11, 2008
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2008/200807/20080711/article_366391.htm

Beijing to Boost Olympic Security with Bus Checks
Shanghai Daily, July 11, 2008
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2008/200807/20080711/article_366440.htm

China Tightens Its Security for Olympic Games
Times Online, July 11, 2008
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/olympics/article4312657.ece

China Crackdown Targets Critics ahead of Olympics
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), July 10, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080711/ap_on_re_as/china_olympic_crackdown

Protests and Petitions
广东佛山规定政府部门处理投诉超时2天将究责 (Foshan Officials to Be Punished for Resolution of Complaints Taking Longer Than 2 Days)
Xinhuanet, July 11, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/politics/2008-07/11/content_8526509.htm

Public Health
Rural Medicare Plan Covers 91% of Target
Xinhua (available at China Daily), July 11, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-07/11/content_6836007.htm

Tibet
China Jails 12 More Tibetans over March Riots
Reuters (available at YahooNews), July 11, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080711/wl_nm/china_tibet_dc

Deported Tibetan 'Had Violated Law'
Reuters (available at South China Morning Post), July 11, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=6e57f601ebd0b110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD