Daily News Brief for June 09, 2009
Top News
Internet Censorship
China Requires Censorship Software on New PCs
New York Times, June 8, 2009
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/09/world/asia/09china.html
China has issued a sweeping directive requiring all personal computers sold in the country to include sophisticated software that can filter out pornography and other “unhealthy information” from the internet.
Related Information with full translation of government notice
Chinese Government Orders Computer Manufacturers to
Pre-install Filtering Software
Human Rights in China, June 8, 2009
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/169820
News
Police公安部将启动国际化培训 送公安局长出国门培训 (Ministry of Security Will Send Bureau Chiefs Abroad for Internationalized Training)
Xinhua, June 08, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2009-06/09/content_11511309.htm
State Security
新疆重拳痛击“三股势力” 打掉600暴力恐怖团伙 (600 Members of Violent Xinjiang Terrorist Group Eliminated in 20 Years)
Xinhua, June 09, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2009-06/09/content_11512109.htm
June 4th
Post-Tiananmen Era Saw Force Wedded with Freedom
The China Post, June 08, 2009
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/china/national-news/2009/06/08/211347/Post-Tiananmen-era.htm
六四期间遭打压的大陆人士计划采取法律行动 (Mainlanders Suppressed During June 4 Plan Legal Action against Authorities)
Radio Free Asia, June 07, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/64-06072009152756.html
Environment
中国将四万亿投资计划中的两千亿用于绿色经济 (China Invests 200 Billion in Green Economy)
Net Ease, June 08, 2009
http://news.163.com/09/0609/01/5BB1OAJ8000120GU.html
US Climate Envoy in Beijing for Emissions Cuts Talks
AFP (via South China Morning Post) (via South China Morning Post), June 09, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=f91b635f953c1210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Society
Shanghai's Gay Pride Week Kicks Off with One Foot Firmly in the Closet
AFP (via South China Morning Post) (via South China Morning Post), June 08, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=74e1cfa76abb1210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Protests and Petitions
Courts to Help Govts Reduce Protests
China Daily, June 09, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-06/09/content_8262039.htm
Media
中国记者年检制度损害新闻独立性 (Annual Inspection System for Journalists Harms Independence of News Industry)
Radio Free Asia, June 09, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/jizhe-06082009122730.html
Tibet
Paris Award for Dalai Lama Upsets Beijing
AFP (via SCMP) (via South China Morning Post), June 09, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=ce1f6aeabc0c1210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news
Human Rights Defenders
China Accused of 'All-Out Attack' on Lawyers
Guardian (UK), June 08, 2009
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/jun/08/china-lawyers-intimidation
Freedom of Speech
Cat and Mouse Plays Out in Chinese Blogs
Financial Times, June 08, 2009
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/dac7a8a0-5444-11de-a58d-00144feabdc0.html
Corruption
中央強力反腐 高層弊案料續曝光 (Central Government Cracks Down on Corruption, High Level Cases Come to Light)
Ming Pao, June 09, 2009
http://news.mingpao.com/20090609/caa3.htm