Wednesday, September 03, 2008

September 3, 2008

News
Corruption
商务部一正司级官员被“双规” (Commerce Official Under Investigation for Corruption)
Legal Daily (via Ynet), September 02, 2008
http://fzwb.ynet.com/article.jsp?oid=42767964

Death Penalty
杨佳判死刑其父不服要上诉 (Yang Jia's Father Wants to Appeal Death Sentence)
Radio France Internationale, September 02, 2008
http://www.rfi.fr/actucn/articles/105/article_9226.asp

Education
广东新策解决非户籍儿童就学问题 (New Policy in Guangdong Solves Schooling Problem for Unregistered Children)
Xinhuanet, September 02, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/politics/2008-09/02/content_9756813.htm

Environment
Chinese Eco-detective Treads Lightly
Christian Science Monitor, September 02, 2008
http://features.csmonitor.com/environment/2008/09/02/chinese-eco-detective-treads-lightly/

Human Rights Defender - Chen Guangcheng (陈光成)
残奥近:狱中盲人维权者陈光诚家人、村民及律师手机通讯障碍 (In Approach to Paralympics, Mobile Phones Belonging to Family of Jailed Blind Rights Defender Chen Guangcheng, Villagers and Lawyer Blocked)
Radio Free Asia, September 02, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/chen-09022008172110.html

Human Rights Defenders
深圳劳工维权人士肖春失踪两个月 (Shenzhen Labor Rights Defender Xiao Chun Missing for Two Months)
Radio Free Asia, September 02, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/xiaochun-09022008085105.html

Labor
Workers Get a Raw Deal
Xinhuanet (available at Shanghai Daily), September 03, 2008
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=372424

Law
全国政协委员:尽快修订户口登记条例并出台户籍法 (Official Calls for Immediate Revision to Hukou Regulations and New Hukou Law)
Legal Daily (via East Day), September 03, 2008
http://news.eastday.com/c/20080903/u1a3847089.html

North Korea
Thousands of N Korea Children Face Hardship in China
Agence France-Presse (via Google), September 03, 2008
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5gBoUsPFcdesvS5emBu1N2-DtQxkw

Olympics
Security to Remain Tight in Beijing
China Daily, September 03, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-09/03/content_6993237.htm

Politics
A Chinese Experiment in Democracy Meets Fierce Resistance
Christian Science Monitor, September 03, 2008
http://www.csmonitor.com/2008/0903/p01s01-woap.html

Protests and Petitions
北京西城区拆迁户到天恒置业抗议 (Beijing Xicheng District Residents Protest Forced Evictions)
Radio Free Asia, September 02, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/bj-09022008125745.html

Quake Parents Barred from Protesting
Radio Free Asia, September 02, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/quake-09022008203815.html

XUAR
Police Officers Killed in China Were Ethnic Uighurs
International Herald Tribune, September 02, 2008
http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/09/02/asia/china.php