April 17, 2009

News
Bilateral Ties
Homeowner Problems with Chinese-Made Drywall Spread
Wall Street Journal, April 16, 2009
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123993444645927999.html

Corruption
Shenzhen Anti-graft Officials Detained
South China Morning Post, April 17, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=726eb2bd3dfa0210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Official Arrested for Mafia Links
Shanghai Daily, April 16, 2009
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=397892

Human Rights
內地首倡對執法者「人權教育」 (China to Start "Human Rights Education" for Law Enforcement)
Ming Pao, April 17, 2009
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20090417/cab1.htm

Human Rights Defender - Liu Xiaobo (刘晓波)
An Appeal for a Chinese Dissident
Washington Post, April 16, 2009
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/15/AR2009041502901.html

Human Rights Defenders
律师带20多村民打砸水电站获缓刑 (Shenzhen Lawyer Liu Yao Receives Suspended Sentence)
Guangzhou Daily, April 17, 2009
http://news.163.com/09/0417/01/572LHHE700011229.html

上海两名冤民大同盟成员被拘留 (Two Shanghainese Members of the Chinese League of Victims Detained)
Radio Free Asia, April 16, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/petitioner_shanghai-04162009115104.html

June 4th
HK Students Back Tiananmen Call
British Broadcasting Corporation, April 16, 2009
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8003290.stm

Macao
Zhuhai Lawmakers Criticise Plan to Move Macau University to City
South China Morning Post, April 17, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=96fe616382fa0210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Media
Censor Tightens Control of Papers after Bogus Reports
South China Morning Post, April 17, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=b53fb2bd3dfa0210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

记者报道假新闻 或终身禁止从业 (Journalists Reporting False Information Can Receive Life-long Ban)
Southern Metropolis Daily, April 17, 2009
http://epaper.nddaily.com/A/html/2009-04/17/content_763516.htm

Related information:
关于采取切实措施制止虚假报道的通知 (Notice on Adopting Feasible Measures to Prevent False News Reports)
General Administration of Press and Publication, March 24, 2009
http://www.gov.cn/zwgk/2009-04/16/content_1286965.htm

记者赴四川藏区遭遇地方官员阻拦 (Reporters Obstructed from Travelling to Garze Tibetan Autonomous Region, Sichuan by Officials)
Voice of America, April 16, 2009
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2009-04-16-voa61.cfm

Migrant Workers
全国流动人口计生服务将免费 (Free Family Planning for Migrant Workers across China)
Beijing Times, April 16, 2009
http://news.163.com/09/0416/09/570RHLBJ0001124J.html

Multilateral
Boao Forum for Asia 2009 Kicks Off in Hainan
China Daily, April 17, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-04/17/content_7687905.htm

China Should Spend More on Social Causes, Says ADB Official
Xinhuanet, April 17, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-04/17/content_11198085.htm

Protests and Petitions
Parents' March Calls Attention to Lost Children
Shanghai Daily, April 17, 2009
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2009/200904/20090417/article_397978.htm

Public Health
深圳藥店安全套多冒牌 (Counterfeit Drugs Found in Shenzhen Pharmacies)
Ming Pao, April 17, 2009
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20090417/ccc1.htm

Religion
New Hong Kong Bishop Pressures China on Religious Freedom
Reuters, April 16, 2009
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE53F2FR20090416

Related news:
No Politics for Me, Says Bishop Tong
South China Morning Post, April 17, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=347ab2bd3dfa0210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD