News
Environment
Climate Change on the Agenda of NPC
China Daily, August 25, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-08/25/content_8611110.htm
Hong Kong
Use Free Speech to Help Tibet, HK Urged
South China Morning Post, August 25, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=6629188e15d43210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Human Rights Defender – Xu Zhiyong (许志永)
Top Chinese Lawyer Bailed amid Debate over Civil Society Role
Australian Broadcasting Corporation, August 25, 2009
http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/connectasia/stories/200908/s2666077.htm
Government
中国公布60周年国庆活动具体安排 (Chinese Government Announces Plans of 60th Anniversary Celebration)
British Broadcasting Corporation, August 24, 2009
http://news.bbc.co.uk/chinese/simp/hi/newsid_8210000/newsid_8219200/8219295.stm
Labor
11 Dead, Three Missing in China Mine Blast: Govt
Agence France-Presse (via Yahoo! News), August 25, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090825/wl_asia_afp/chinaminingaccident
Land Policy
福州市三坊七巷居民声诉野蛮拆迁遭遇 (Fuzhou Residents Demonstrate against Brutal Eviction)
Radio Free Asia, August 24, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/fujian-08242009163717.html
Law
China's Top Legislature Reviews Draft Law on Government Powers
Xinhua News Agency, August 25, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-08/25/content_11938060.htm
Draft Law: Armed Police Authorized to Handle Riots
China Daily, August 24, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-08/24/content_8610017.htm
Judicial System 'on Trial' as Courts Disagree over Villagers' Libel Case
South China Morning Post, August 25, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=d471188e15d43210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Police
Project to Tame Chengguan 'Costly and Ineffective'
China Daily, August 25, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-08/25/content_8612293.htm
Public Health
Beijing Sends Officials to Track down Culprits behind Poisoning
South China Morning Post, August 25, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=0231188e15d43210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Tibet
China Settles 50,000 Tibetan Nomads in Towns: State Media
Agence France-Presse (via Yahoo! News), August 24, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090824/wl_asia_afp/chinatibetenvironmentnomads
XUAR
Uighur Exile Airs Prison Killing Allegation
Agence France-Presse (via Yahoo! News), August 25, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090825/wl_asia_afp/chinaunrestxinjiangkadeerus