Disasters
China Saw 99 High-Magnitude Earthquakes in 2008
Xinhuanet, February 17, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-02/17/content_10836449.htm
Environment
Ecological Damage Blamed on Synthetic Nitrogen Fertilizers
Shanghai Daily, February 18, 2009
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2009/200902/20090218/article_391416.htm
Special Report: China Fights Worst Drought in 50 Years
Xinhuanet, February 18, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-02/17/content_10836005.htm
Hukou
Time is Ripe for "Hukou" Reform
Xinhuanet, February 17, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-02/17/content_10835973.htm
Human Rights Defender - Wang Xiuying (王秀英)
八旬老人天安门撒传单伸张人权 (Wang Xiuying Distributes Leaflets in Tiananmen Square)
Radio Free Asia, February 17, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/tiananmen-02172009112730.html
Internet Censorship
How China Censors Blogs
Radio Free Asia, February 16, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/chinablogs-02162009141830.html
June 4th
June 4 Leader Allowed Into HK - Briefly
South China Morning Post, February 15, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=7f369bee0057f110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=hong+kong&s=news
Labor
"Hostile" Forces Stirring Up China Jobless: Official
Reuters, February 18, 2009
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE51H0XY20090218?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews
Law
北京市忆通律师事务所面临整肃 (Beijing Yitong Law Firm Faces Discipline)
Radio France Internationale, February 17, 2009
http://www.rfi.fr/actucn/articles/110/article_12137.asp
Media
China Pushes 'Soft Power'
Bloomberg News (via IHT), February 18, 2009
http://www.iht.com/articles/2009/02/17/asia/letter.php
Protests and Petitions
北京警方指艾滋病人分享聚会为非法集会 (Beijing Police Stop HIV/AIDS Patients' Gathering with Unlawful Assembly)
Radio Free Asia, February 17, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/china_aids-02172009105932.html?encoding=simplified
烟台老兵组织纪念中越战争受阻 (Police Bar Retired Soldiers from Commemorating Anniversary of China-Vietnam War )
Radio Free Asia, February 17, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/veteran-02172009101602.html?encoding=simplified
Related InformationReligion
China Silent On Anniversary Of War With Vietnam
Agence France-Presse (via Dow Jones Newswires), February 17, 2009
http://www.nasdaq.com/aspxcontent/NewsStory.aspx?cpath=20090217\ACQDJON200902170644DOWJONESDJONLINE000282.htm&SourceCode=&mypage=newsheadlines&title=
Evangelical Church Leaders Detained in China
AP available at Yahoo News, February 18, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090218/ap_on_re_as/as_china_christians
Society
Police Maintain Order in Hebei After Clash
Associated Press (available at South China Morning Post), February 18, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=899f60806f28f110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news
Tibet
Rights Group Reports Protests Among Tibetans
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), February 18, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090218/ap_on_re_as/as_china_tibet