The HRIC Daily Brief is a daily selection of news stories and commentary related to human rights in China, drawn from Chinese- and English-language news and online media sources that we monitor daily. In addition to headlines and source links, HRIC also provides English translation of Chinese headlines.

Wednesday, September 30, 2009

September 30, 2009

News
Bilateral Ties
China Says Willing to Improve U.S. Defense Ties
Reuters, September 29, 2009
http://www.reuters.com/article/politicsNews/idUSTRE58S2ZH20090929

德国立法大选推西藏支持者威斯特维勒上台 北京有不安 (Beijing Concerned with the Possibility of Tibet Supporter Westerwelle Taking over German Foreign Ministry)
Radio France Internationale, September 29, 2009
http://www.rfi.fr/actucn/articles/117/article_16460.asp

Freedom of Association
China's 60th Anniversary of Communism: Public Barred from Celebrations
Telegraph, September 30, 2009
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/6245241/Chinas-60th-anniversary-of-Communism-public-barred-from-celebrations.html

Hong Kong
In Hong Kong, One Holiday and Lots of Book Sales
International Herald Tribune, September 30, 2009
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/30/world/asia/30hong.html

Tsang Powers Up after Meeting Xi
The Standard, September 30, 2009
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?pp_cat=30&art_id=88575&sid=25538272&con_type=3
Related news:
Xi Urges More Co-operation on the Use of Clean Energy
South China Morning News, September 30, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=eb55cba62b604210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=Hong+Kong&s=News
Human Rights
流亡异见人士在美抨击中国人权 (Exiled Dissidents Criticize China's Human Rights Record during U.S. Congressional Public Hearing)
British Broadcasting Corporation, September 30, 2009
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2009/09/090927_uschina_politics_rights.shtml
Related news:
美国国会敦促北京释放刘晓波 (U.S. Congress to Urge Beijing to Release Liu Xiaobo)
Radio France Internationale, September 29, 2009
http://www.rfi.fr/actucn/articles/117/article_16467.asp
Human Rights Defenders
异议作家廖亦武出席法兰克福书展受阻 (Author Liao Yiwu again Deterred from Attending Frankfurt Book Fair)
Radio Free Asia, September 29, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/liaoyiwu-09292009103315.html

Media
New Hubei Law Bans Parents from Checking Minors' Text Messages
South China Morning Post, September 30, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=6e390c278b604210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

China 'Blocks Websites' amid Anniversary
Agence France-Presse, September 30, 2009
http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-world/china-blocks-websites-amid-anniversary-20090930-gbbp.html
Related news:
無國界記者：中國國慶前壓制網路和外媒更甚 (Reporters Without Borders: China Oppress Internet and Foreign Press Even Harder before Anniversary)
Central News Agency, September 30, 2009
http://tw.news.yahoo.com/article/url/d/a/090930/5/1s2a7.html
香港记协要求大陆停止打压记者采访 (HK Press Association Asks Mainland to Stop Pressuring Journalists in Their Work)
Radio France Internationale, September 30, 2009
http://www.rfi.fr/actucn/articles/117/article_16475.asp

Society
Life in One of China's Last Communes
British Broadcasting Corporation, September 29, 2009
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8278128.stm

Taiwan
U.S. Urges China Not to Be Afraid of `a Strong Taiwan'
Central News Agency, September 28, 2009
http://www.etaiwannews.com/etn/news_content.php?id=1069499

Three Gorges
Chinese Dam May Be a Methane Menace
Nature, September 29, 2009
http://www.nature.com/news/2009/090929/full/news.2009.962.html

Tibet
Tibet Restrictions Denied
Xinhua News Agency, September 30, 2009
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2009/200909/20090930/article_415383.htm
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Tuesday, September 29, 2009

September 29, 2009

News
Corruption
University Official Gets Life for Bribery
ShanghaiDaily, September 29, 2009
Multilateral
Chinese PM to Visit North Korea Amid Nuclear Standoff
Reuters, September 28, 2009
Protests and Petitions
中央政法委组织编写《涉法涉诉信访问答》(全文) (CPC Political and Legislative Affairs Committee Releases "Questions and Answers Regarding Petitions Dealing with Law or Suits")
Xinhua News Agency, September 28, 2009
HK Petitioners Detained on Arrival in Beijing
无锡拆迁户在网上号召国庆日万人集会游行 (Internet Users among Victims of Illegal Eviction in Jiangsu Call for Protest Rally on The National Day)
Radio Free Asia, September 28, 2009
Tibet
New Curbs in Tibet
Radio Free Asia, September 28, 2009
Public Health
Mainland is Number Two in World for Rabies Deaths
AFP (via SCMP), September 28, 2009
河南济源大批农村儿童被查出血铅超标 (Elevated Blood-lead Levels Found among Children in Rural Henan)
Radio Free Asia, September 28, 2009
Human Rights Defenders -Yao Lifa (姚立法)
姚立法从上周四起与家人失去联系 (Family Members Lose Contact with Yao Lifa)
Radio Free Asia, September 28, 2009
Human Rights
中国发表民族白皮书 (China Issues White Paper on Ethnic Policy)
Radio Free Asia, September 28, 2009

Related information:
Full Text of White Paper on Ethnic Policy
China Daily, September 27, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-09/27/content_8743072.htm

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Monday, September 28, 2009

September 28, 2009

News
Corruption
Official Arrested over Allegedly Protecting Gangs in Chongqing
Xinhua News Agency, September 28, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-09/28/content_8744717.htm

Environment
China to Rely on Coal 'for Long Time': Beijing Official
Agence France-Presse, September 25, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090925/sc_afp/chinaenergyenvironmentclimate

Stimulus on Track but at Cost to the Environment
South China Morning Post, September 28, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=0657ff8d96cf3210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

河南济源市多个村发生严重铅污染和铅中毒 (Severe Lead Pollution and Poisoning Found in Henan Villages)
Radio Free Asia, September 27, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/he-09272009183230.html

Human Rights Defender – Sun Wenguang (孙文广)
學者籲停慶典被嚇「放血」 (Retired Shandong Scholar Sun Wenguang Threatened with Stabbing after Proposing the Elimination of the National Day Parade)
Apple Daily, September 28, 2009
http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/template/apple/art_main.php?iss_id=20090928&sec_id=15335&subsec_id=15336&art_id=13255334

Human Rights Defenders
家庭教会领袖陈天石国庆期间被迫离京 (House Church Activist Chen Tianshi Forced to Leave Beijing for National Holiday)
Radio Free Asia, September 27, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/Xinwen/7-09272009171959.html

Labor
3 Killed, 7 Injured as Police Destroy Explosives
Xinhua News Agency, September 26, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-09/26/content_8739760.htm

Law
Xinjiang Authorities Ban Online Separatist Talk: State Media
Agence France-Presse, September 27, 2009
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gTLP1deIqZHXJjr5F6EqfGwFfu_Q
Related information:
新疆立法禁止通过网络煽动民族分裂等七类行为 (XUAR Legislation Prohibits Online Discourse Inciting Ethnic Separatism and Other Behaviors)
China News Service, September 27, 2009
http://www.chinanews.com.cn/gn/news/2009/09-27/1888808.shtml

Media
Banned History Book's HK Release to Go ahead Despite Warnings
South China Morning Post, September 26, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=21304c94b12f3210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Chinese Spam from Pam Targets Foreign Reporters
Australian Broadcasting Corporation, September 28, 2009
http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/connectasia/stories/200909/s2698315.htm

Military
China to Display Upgraded Missiles in Oct 1 Parade
Reuters, September 27, 2009
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE58Q1JO20090927

Multilateral
Hu Hailed for Summit Diplomacy
China Daily, September 28, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-09/28/content_8743801.htm

Police
國慶開恩1300川囚減刑 (1300 Inmates to Receive Reduced Sentences for the National Holiday)
Ming Pao, September 28, 2009
http://news.sina.com.hk/cgi-bin/nw/show.cgi/94/1/1/1278660/1.html

Protests and Petitions
珠海访民陈风强被正式逮捕 (Zhuhai, Guangdong Petitioner Chen Fengqiang Formally Arrested)
Radio Free Asia, September 27, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/zhu-09272009184625.html

Society
60 Years On, China Faces Major Social Struggles
Agence France-Presse, September 28, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090928/wl_asia_afp/chinapolitics60yearschallenges

State Security
廣州地鐵今起對乘客攜帶物品進行安檢 (Guangzhou Metro to Begin Scanning Passengers' Bags)
Guangzhou Daily, September 27, 2009
http://news.sina.com.hk/cgi-bin/nw/show.cgi/113/1/1/1277425/1.html

十•一反恐　北京求助鄰國 (Beijing Seeks the Assistance of Its Neighbors to Fight Terrorism during National Holiday)
Apple Daily, September 28, 2009
http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/template/apple/art_main.php?iss_id=20090928&sec_id=15335&subsec_id=15336&art_id=13255332

XUAR
China Lays First Charges over Xinjiang Riots
Reuters, September 26, 2009
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE58P0HR20090926

Friday, September 25, 2009

September 25, 2009

News
Media
China Tries to Stop Publication of Chinese History Revisited in Hong Kong
Guardian, September 24, 2009
Internet Censorship
腾讯公司宣布打击QQ空间和相册内部分内容 (China's Most Popular Instant Messaging Operator "Tencent QQ" Announces to Combat Users' Personal Spaces and Photo Albums Containing Porn, Inciting Racial Hatred and Disturbing Social Order)
Radio Free Asia, September 24, 2009
State Security
Beijing Restaurant Destroyed in Blast
Wall Street Journal, September 25, 2009

Related Information
京餐館爆炸 18傷 討論區照片留言被刪 (18 Injured in Beijing Restaurant Explosion, Threads and Photos on Explosion Deleted in Online Forums)
Apple Daily, September 25, 2009
http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/realtime/art_main.php?iss_id=20090925&sec_id=10793096&art_id=13248228

Gender
北京拟立法禁止和预防性骚扰 特别强调妇女意志 (Beijing Drafts Legislation on Women's Rights and Sexual Harassment)
Xinhua, September 23, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2009-09/23/content_12102443.htm
XUAR
霍城公安监控看守所死亡维族青年下葬 (Police Monitor Burial of Alleged Riot Suspect Who Died in Police Custody)
Radio Free Asia, September 24, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/clash_ethinic_uyghur-09242009115710.html?encoding=simplified
Taiwan
吳敦義：禁熱比婭入境 (Taiwan Refuses to Give Kadeer A Visa)
Central News Agency, September 25, 2009
http://www.cna.com.tw/SearchNews/doDetail.aspx?id=200909250186
North Korea
China to Host Top-Level Summit with Japan and SKorea
Agence France-Presse, September 24, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090924/wl_asia_afp/chinajapanskoreadiplomacy
Protests and Petitions
广东维权访民陈风强被正式逮捕 (Guangdong Retired Soldiers Formally Arrested after Petitioning in Beijing over Alleged Government Misappropriation)
Radio Free Asia, September 24, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/rights_arrested-09242009120609.html?encoding=simplified
Multilateral
Geithner: US Wants Bigger Role for China in IMF
Associated Press, September 24, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090924/ap_on_bi_ge/g20_summit_geithner_china

Hu Arrives for G20 Summit in Pittsburgh
Xinhua News Agency, September 25, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-09/25/content_8733466.htm

China Plans Zero-Tariff Import from Least Devoleped Nations
China Daily, September 25, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-09/24/content_8732676.htm

China Unmoved on Iran Sanctions
British Broadcasting Corporation, September 25, 2009
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8272388.stm

Macao
Vote-Buying Not as Obvious but Still Widespread
South China Morning Post, September 25, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=5e6da91f32ce3210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Civil Society
Election Call From Former Aide
Radio Free Asia, September 24, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/baotong-09242009094453.html

Environment
China Launches Climate Project with Britain, Switzerland: Govt
Agence France-Presse, September 24, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090924/sc_afp/chinaeuclimateenvironmentwarming
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Thursday, September 24, 2009

September 24, 2009

News
Bilateral Ties
胡锦涛纽约会晤日法两国首脑 (Hu Jintao Meets with Japanese and French Leaders in New York)
British Broadcasting Corporation, September 22, 2009
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2009/09/090922_china_japan_france.shtml

Civil Society
大陆民间公益组织「公盟」继续受打压 (Open Constitution Initiative Continues to Receive Pressure from Officials)
Radio Free Asia, September 23, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gongmeng-09232009093946.html

Environment
China Keeps 'Room to Manoeuvre' on Climate Change
Agence France-Presse (via Yahoo! News), September 23, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090923/wl_asia_afp/undiplomacyclimatewarmingchina

E-Waste: There’s an App for That
Foreign Policy, September 23, 2009
http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2009/09/23/e_waste_there_s_an_app_for_that

Human Rights Defenders
重庆万州三峡库区维权移民被拘留 (Chongqing Rights Defending Migrants Detained)
Radio Free Asia, September 23, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/sanxia-09232009124416.html

Law
司法部：10月1日起启用新版律师和律所执业证书 (Ministry of Justice: New Licenses for Lawyers and Law Offices Beginning Oct 1)
Xinhua News Agency, September 23, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2009-09/23/content_12100754.htm

Military
China Promises Show of Force in Oct 1 Parade
Agence France-Presse (via Yahoo! News), September 23, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090923/wl_asia_afp/chinapolitics60yearsmilitary

Related news:
China Army Parade May Give Clue to New Missiles
Reuters, September 23, 2009
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE58M19720090923
Multilateral
China, ahead of G20, Backs Policy Coordination
Reuters (via Yahoo! News), September 23, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090923/ts_nm/us_china_usa_reaction

中国就美中出版物世贸裁决提出上诉 (China Appeals against WTO's Verdict on Publication Import Restriction)
British Broadcasting Corporation, September 23, 2009
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2009/09/090923_china_wto.shtml

Protests and Petitions
保定顺平扩建黑监狱 访民拒入黑狱拼死抗争 (More Black Jails Being Constructed in Hebei)
Radio Free Asia, September 23, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/heijianyu-09232009131425.html

Religion
六十周年敏感　出家人也受打压 (Buddhists Also Harassed during Lead Up to 60th Anniversary)
Radio Free Asia, September 23, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/daya-09232009131917.html

Taiwan
Kadeer Accepts Invite to Taiwan
China Daily, September 24, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-09/24/content_8728812.htm

XUAR
11 Indicted in China Brawl That Led to Riots
Associated Press (via Yahoo! News), September 23, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090923/ap_on_re_as/as_china_factory_fight
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Wednesday, September 23, 2009

September 23, 2009

News
Bilateral Ties
Obama, Hu Meet in New York
United Press International, September 22, 2009
http://www.upi.com/Top_News/2009/09/22/Obama-Hu-meet-in-New-York/UPI-70831253669022/
Related news:
胡錦濤與奧巴馬就台灣問題等坦率對話 (Hu and Obama Hold Candid Dialogue on Taiwan and Other Issues)
China News Service, September 23, 2009
http://news.sina.com.hk/cgi-bin/nw/show.cgi/9/1/1/1273794/1.html
China Takes Tough Measures to Control International Image
Voice of America, September 22, 2009
http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-09-22-voa25.cfm

Environment
China Promises 'Notable' Reduction in Growth of Greenhouse Gases
Telegraph, September 22, 2009
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/6220065/China-promises-notable-reduction-in-growth-of-greenhouse-gases.html
Related news:
China’s Carbon Emissions Pledge Lacks Specifics
Bloomberg, September 22, 2009
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601080&sid=aenpm99Ba8Pc

中外专家热议中国2020年显著降低碳强度 (Chinese and Foreign Experts Hold Heated Discussion on China's Plan to Decrease Carbon Emissions)
Eastday, September 23, 2009
http://news.eastday.com/c/20090923/u1a4680017.html
Human Rights Defenders
重庆万州三峡库区维权移民代表被警拘留 (Rights Defender Representative for Three Gorges Relocatees Detained by Police)
Radio Free Asia, September 22, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/weiquan-09222009164434.html

Law
国务院法制办负责人就《放射性物品运输安全管理条例》有关问题答记者问 (Legislative Affairs Office Responds to Questions on the Regulations on the Administration of the Transportation of Radioactive Objects)
Xinhua News Agency, September 23, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2009-09/22/content_12098822.htm

Media
国庆前驻华外国记者收到病毒电子邮件 (Foreign Journalists Stationed in China Receiving Virus E-Mails before Anniversary)
Radio Free Asia, September 23, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/media-09222009155831.html

內蒙網絡誹謗案始末披露：發帖人承認捏造事實 (Story of Inner Mongolia Slander Case Unveiled: Poster Admits to Fabricating the Facts)
Legal Daily, September 23, 2009
http://news.sina.com.hk/cgi-bin/nw/show.cgi/9/1/1/1273780/1.html

Politics
中国异见媒体人士认为，中国政府面临空前信用危机 (Former "Freezing Point" Editor Li Datong: Chinese Government Facing Unprecendented Credibility Crisis)
Radio France Internationale, September 23, 2009
http://www.rfi.fr/actucn/articles/117/article_16294.asp

Protests and Petitions
山西两地数百退伍军人示威 抗议当兵白当甚至成“黑”人 (Hundreds of Veterans Protest in Shanxi)
Radio Free Asia, September 22, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/soldiers-09222009153148.html

北京外地访民被赶尽 (Petitioners from Outside Beijing Being Chased Out of Capital)
Radio Free Asia, September 22, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/beijing-09222009101707.html

Taiwan
China Extends Olive Branch to Taiwan after Disputes
Agence France-Presse, September 22, 2009
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5h8HmDeOPKdEHEqT7AuZPTRgl2G6A

Taiwan Seeks to Join UN Agencies: Foreign Ministry
Agence France-Presse, September 23, 2009
http://green.yahoo.com/news/afp/20090922/wl_asia_afp/taiwanchinaundiplomacy.html

Taiwan under Pressure to Give Kadeer a Visa
South China Morning Post, September 23, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=d462cbf6832e3210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

XUAR
要求王乐泉下台公开信递送胡锦涛 (Open Letter Demanding the Resignation of XUAR Party Chief Wang Lequan Sent to Hu Jintao)
Radio Free Asia, September 22, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/wanglequan-09222009164906.html
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Tuesday, September 22, 2009

September 22, 2009

News
Bilateral Ties
Philippines-China Ties Chilled by Spratlys Law: Envoy
Agence France-Presse, September 22, 2009
http://news.ph.msn.com/article.aspx?cp-documentid=3601407

胡锦涛主席在纽约会见多国首脑 (Hu Jintao Meets with Heads of Many States in New York)
Xinhua News Agency, September 22, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/world/2009-09/22/content_12094632.htm
Related news:
藏独疆独台独示威者在纽约等待胡锦涛 (Protestors for Tibetan, XUAR, and Taiwanese Independence Await Hu's Arrival in New York)
Radio Free Asia, September 21, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/tibet_protest-09212009113820.html

胡錦濤問鳩山對西藏看法 (Hu Questions Hatoyama on Views on Tibet)
Ming Pao, September 22, 2009
http://inews.mingpao.com/htm/INews/20090922/ca21402i.htm
Environment
Stage Set for Debut of China's Stand on Climate
China Daily, September 22, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-09/22/content_8717963.htm

美高校报告称我国长江三角洲等面临沉降威胁 (University of Colorado: Yangtze River Delta Region and Other Areas Face Threat of Subsidence)
China News Service, September 22, 2009
http://www.jj.js.cn/news/200909/22/112858.html

Law
Academics Push for Law to Protect Animal Rights
South China Morning Post, September 22, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=65b59df368dd3210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Related information:
中华人民共和国动物保护法(专家建议稿) (Animal Protection Law of the People's Republic of China [Draft Proposal by Experts])
http://news.qq.com/a/20090918/002028.htm
Macao
Void Ballots Delay Result of Macau Poll
South China Morning Post, September 22, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=ecaba22528dd3210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Media
内蒙古三互联网站被关 维权中国网持续遭黑 (Three Inner Mongolian Websites Shut Down, and Rights Defense China Online [wqzgw.com] Faces Frequent Attacks)
Radio Free Asia, September 21, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/internet-09212009162049.html

Politics
Uncertainty Surrounds Leadership Succession
South China Morning Post, September 22, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=a9d69df368dd3210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

State Security
Security Tight for Chinese Parade
BBC News, September 22, 2009
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8262596.stm
Related news:
Thousands Arrested in Beijing Crackdown
South China Morning Post, September 22, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=59d39df368dd3210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Taiwan
Taipei Added to Uygur Film Venues despite Beijing's Objections
South China Morning Post, September 22, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=9c2b0e6305cd3210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Related news:
Hacker Attacks Website over Kadeer Film
China Daily, September 22, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-09/22/content_8719448.htm
Taiwan Councilor Gets Jail Sentence for Jostling Chinese Official
China News Agency, September 21, 2009
http://www.etaiwannews.com/etn/news_content.php?id=1062755

Tibet
中國暫禁外國旅客到西藏 (China Bans Foreign Visitors to Tibet during Anniversary Season)
Ming Pao, September 22, 2009
http://inews.mingpao.com/htm/INews/20090922/ca21549c.htm

XUAR
China Blames Xinjiang Violence for Slowed Development
Reuters, September 21, 2009
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE58K0V920090921
Related information:
新疆的发展与进步
Full Text: Development and Progress in Xinjiang
Information Office of the State Council, September 21, 2009
中文：http://cpc.people.com.cn/GB/64093/64387/10092149.html
English: http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/90785/6763708.html

《新疆的发展与进步》白皮书解读 (Explanation of the White Book, Development and Progress in Xinjiang)
Xinhua News Agency, September 21, 2009
http://www.gov.cn/jrzg/2009-09/21/content_1422520.htm
1維族人獄中被打死 新疆再傳爆軍民對峙 (Uyghur Beaten to Death in Korgas Prison)
United Daily News, September 20, 2009
http://udn.com/NEWS/MAINLAND/MAI1/5145266.shtml
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Monday, September 21, 2009

September 19-21, 2009

News
Bilateral Ties
Obama to Meet Dalai Lama after Beijing Visit, Adviser Says
South China Morning Post, September 19, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=6d2b898a41ec3210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Corruption
China Wants More Transparency in Anti-Graft Drive
Reuters, September 20, 2009
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE58J0AG20090920

Related News
中国民众对反腐新运动缺乏信心 (Chinese Citizens Lack Confidence in the New Anti-Corruption Campaign)
Voice of America, September 20, 2009
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/2009-09-20-voa27.cfm

Human Rights Defender - Ding Xiaoping (丁小平)
Beijing Students Protest Teacher's Detention
AP (via YahooNews), September 20, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090920/ap_on_re_as/as_china_student_protest

Human Rights Defender - Zhou Yongjun (周勇军)
中国异议人士周勇军被港府送交中国处置 (HK Government Accused of Handing Zhou Yongjun over to Chinese Government)
Radio France Internationale, September 20, 2009
http://www.rfi.fr/actucn/articles/117/article_16248.asp

Law
全国执业律师逾15万 逐步登政治舞台 (Legal Practitioners Exceed 150,000)
Xinhua News Agency, September 18, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2009-09/18/content_12074004.htm

武汉规定法官不得私自单独见律师 (Wuhan Authorities Forbid Judges from Meeting with Lawyers Privately)
Xinhua News Agency, September 19, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2009-09/19/content_12078223.htm

Media
Chinese Authorities Assault Journalists: Japan News Agency
AFP( via YahooNews), September 21, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090918/wl_asia_afp/chinajapanassaultreporters

Related News
日記者遭毆至行動不便 (Japanese Journalists Beaten to the Point of Physical
Incapacitation)
Ming Pao, September 20, 2009
http://news.sina.com.hk/cgi-bin/nw/show.cgi/3/1/1/1270222/1.html

Multilateral
Chinese President Leaves for UN Meetings, G20 Summit
Xinhua (via ChinaDaily), September 21, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-09/21/content_8715451.htm

Politics
A Sign the Power Game Has Changed in Beijing
South China Morning Post, September 20, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=dc390a6b733d3210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Public Health
China Warns of Stability Threat from H1N1
Reuters, September 19, 2009
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE58I0BA20090919

State Security
Stabbings Bring Cutting-Edge Security in Beijing
South China Morning Post, September 21, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=77c08fc4958d3210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Related News
Witnesses to Knife Attacks Contradict Police Reports
South China Morning Post, September 21, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=d8b68c4a01ec3210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Taiwan
Taiwan City Reconsiders Uygur Film after Beijing Pressure
South China Morning Post, September 21, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=e18f3ed9c8bc3210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

XUAR
China Vows Crackdown on 'Ethnic Separatists'
AFP( via YahooNews), September 18, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090918/wl_asia_afp/chinapoliticsparty
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Friday, September 18, 2009

September 18, 2009

News
Bilateral Ties
SKorea Bars Uighur Activist from Forum: Organisers
Agence France-Presse, September 17, 2009
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iMzU7PnFqyGrVo0Qv22ICexr1YZQ

Government
北京禁止外省国庆举行大型公众集会？ (Did Beijing Prohibit Other Provinces from Holding Their Own Large Gatherings for the 60th Anniversary? )
Voice of America, September 17, 2009
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/2009-09-17-voa29.cfm

Human Rights Defender – Hua Huiqi (华惠棋)
国庆前家庭教会遭打压 华惠棋及王岛被警告 (House Churches and Religious Activists under Pressure before Anniversary; Hua Huiqi and Wang Dao both Warned, Hua Told to Leave Beijing)
Radio Free Asia, September 17, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/religion-09172009091250.html

Human Rights Defenders
北京多名异见人士被软禁或要求离开北京 (Several Beijing-based Dissidents Kept under House Arrest or Told to Leave Beijing for 60th Anniversary)
Radio Free Asia, September 17, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/dissident_assault-09172009121939.html

荆州维权人士王义华网上批评政府被拘留 (Hubei Rights Defender Wang Yihua Detained after Criticizing the Government Online)
Radio Free Asia, September 17, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/rights_internet-09172009120402.html

Media
《新湘报》网站被关 疑因发表敏感消息 (Hunan News Website Xin Xiang Bao (xxbnews.com) Shut Down for Publishing Sensitive Information)
Radio Free Asia, September 17, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/media-09172009091755.html

广电总局：个人不得安装和使用卫星地面接收设施 (New SARFT Regulations and Measures: Individuals Cannot Install or Use Satellite Receivers for Television Broadcasts)
China News Service, September 15, 2009
http://www.yc.chinanews.com/cul/news/2009/09-15/1867966.shtml

四川擬設網上新聞發言人 (Sichuan to Establish Online News Spokesmen)
Ming Pao, September 18, 2009
http://inews.mingpao.com/htm/INews/20090918/ca50953i.htm

Police
Police Assault Sends China's Famed Artist-turned-dissident to Hospital
Christian Science Monitor, September 17, 2009
http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0917/p06s01-woap.html

陕西一监狱犯人疑遭暴力殴打致死 (Shanxi Inmate Dies Mysteriously, Suspected of Having Been Beaten to Death)
China Business View, September 17, 2009
http://news.163.com/09/0917/08/5JDABH4A00011229.html

Politics
習近平任軍委副主席 四中全會通過 (Vice President Xi Jinping to Be Appointed Vice Chairman to the Central Military Commission of the CPC)
Ming Pao, September 18, 2009
http://news.sina.com.hk/cgi-bin/nw/show.cgi/94/1/1/1268391/1.html

Public Health
Hepatitis Carriers Fight Job Discrimination
China Daily, September 18, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-09/18/content_8705926.htm

Religion
宗教局長換人 專家指政策不變 (Wang Zuo'an Promoted to Chairman of the State Administration of Religious Affairs after Ye Leaves for Central Institute of Socialism; Experts Say Policy to Not Change)
Ming Pao, September 18, 2009
http://news.sina.com.hk/cgi-bin/nw/show.cgi/94/1/1/1268390/1.html
Related news:
Ye Xiaowen, Party Hound on Vatican and Religions, Is Promoted
AsiaNews, September 18, 2009
http://www.asianews.it/index.php?l=en&art=16351
State Security
China Seizes 53,000 Guns as National Day Nears
China Daily, September 17, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-09/17/content_8705546.htm

Taiwan
A Work in Progress
South China Morning Post, September 18, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=997a9881403c3210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Tourists Boycott Taiwan City over Dalai Lama Visit
Agence France-Presse, September 18, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=e528a642bb6c3210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

XUAR
Wide Coverage as Wen Meets Uygur
South China Morning Post, September 18, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=2842cce1ee8c3210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

新疆針刺案 再有4維人判監 (Four More Uyghurs Sentenced to 8-15 Years' Imprisonment in XUAR Needle Case)
Ming Pao, September 18, 2009
http://news.sina.com.hk/cgi-bin/nw/show.cgi/94/1/1/1268380/1.html
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Thursday, September 17, 2009

September 17, 2009

News
Bilateral Ties
US Makes China One of Its Four Top Targets for Spying
South China Morning Post, September 17, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=7d00ad700c3c3210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

US Military 'Cautiously Optimistic' on Relations
South China Morning Post, September 17, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=fc8d772a7c3c3210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Human Rights Defenders
四中全会和国庆期间异见人士遭监控 (Dissidents Monitored during the CPC Central Committee Session and National Day)
Voice of America, September 16, 2009
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/2009-09-16-voa28.cfm

浙江公安全力打压 多位民主党人被软禁 (Zhejiang PSB Suppresses Dissidents, Democrats Put under House Arrest)
Radio Free Asia, September 16, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/daya-09162009130352.html

Media
China Boosts ‘Great Firewall’
Radio Free Asia, September 16, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/gfw-09162009120149.html

Protests and Petitions
北京严控访民 比奥运更甚 (Beijing Monitoring Petitioners More Closely than during Olympics)
Radio Free Asia, September 17, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/fangmin-09152009133721.html

Public Health
China's "Cancer Villages" Bear Witness to Economic Boom
Reuters, September 17, 2009
http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKTRE58G00B20090917

Discarded Factory Chemicals Kill 3 in East China
Associated Press, September 16, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090916/ap_on_re_as/as_china_killer_waste

Hepatitis B Carrier Gets OK to Work in Food Industry
China Daily, September 17, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-09/17/content_8701429.htm

福建儿童血铅超标近千家长乡政府示威 (Around One Thousand Fujianese Parents Protest outside Government Buildings against High Levels of Lead in Children's Blood)
Radio Free Asia, September 17, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/qian-09152009133455.html

Religion
山西省临汾市家庭教会聚会场所遭警察捣毁 几十名信徒被打伤 (House Church in Shanxi Destroyed by Local Police, Tens of Believers Beaten and Injured)
Radio Free Asia, September 16, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/jiaohui-09162009161226.html

XUAR
中国称在新疆破获恐怖团伙6人被捕 (China Says It Has Arrested 6 Terrorists in XUAR)
British Broadcasting Corporation, September 16, 2009
http://news.bbc.co.uk/chinese/simp/hi/newsid_8250000/newsid_8258800/8258834.stm
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Wednesday, September 16, 2009

September 16, 2009

News
Bilateral Ties
China Warns Germany against Taking Uighur Gitmo Detainees
The Local, September 15, 2009
http://www.thelocal.de/national/20090915-21935.html

Corruption
中國政府開展國際合作追捕外逃貪官 (China Reaches Out for International Cooperation in Pursuing Officials on the Run)
China News Service, September 16, 2009
http://news.sina.com.hk/cgi-bin/nw/show.cgi/107/1/1/1265749/1.html

Gender
Police Confrontation Draws Online Attention to Gay Rights in China
Irish Times, September 16, 2009
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/world/2009/0916/1224254651693.html

Government
河南农村探索实践"4＋2"工作法:用程序保证民主决策 (Henan Village Looks into the "4+2" Work Method to Guarantee Democratic Policy Decision)
People's Daily, September 16, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2009-09/16/content_12059177.htm

Green Dam
Chinese Schools Quietly Discard Controversial Web Filter
Reuters, September 15, 2009
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE58E22F20090915

Labor
河南派20個煤礦督查組赴各地展開工作 (20 Mine Inspectors Dispatched Investigate Henan's Coal Mines)
Henan Commercial News, September 16, 2009
http://news.sina.com.hk/cgi-bin/nw/show.cgi/9/1/1/1266374/1.html

Media
Chinese City Aims for Media Openness: State Press
Agence France-Presse, September 16, 2009
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iJ5m2JxlLu0LKE2HqXp4wYGTnh2Q
Related information:
《深圳市人民政府新闻办发布工作办法》新闻发布会 (Press Conference Concerning and Full Text of the Measures on the Announcement of Information by the Information Office of the Shenzhen Municipal People's Government)
Shenzhen Government Online, September 15, 2009
http://www.shenzhen.gov.cn/cn/xxgk/xwfyr/wqhg/fbh_52/
Multilateral
China to Unveil New Climate Plans at U.N. Summit
Reuters, September 16, 2009
http://in.reuters.com/article/environmentNews/idINLF52641120090915

Protests and Petitions
China's Citizen Petitioners Find Cold Reception in Beijing
Christian Science Monitor, September 15, 2009
http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0915/p06s10-woap.html

Rural Issues
當年人吃人 今日人欺人 (Back Then It Was "Dog Eats Dog," Now It's "Dog Cheats Dog")
Ming Pao, September 16, 2009
http://news.sina.com.hk/cgi-bin/nw/show.cgi/94/1/1/1266078/1.html

State Security
京全民皆兵 80萬安保志願者維穩 (All Alert in Beijing; 800K "Security Volunteers" Help to Maintain Stability)
Ming Pao, September 16, 2009
http://news.mingpao.com/20090916/cab1.htm

Taiwan
台湾将以务实方式推进参与联合国机构 (Foreign Minister: Taiwan to Promote Participation in UN Agencies in Practical Ways)
Radio Free Asia, September 15, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/taiwan-09152009132825.html

Three Gorges
China Begins Raising Three Gorges Reservoir Level to 17
Xinhua News Agency, September 15, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-09/15/content_12056591.htm

Tibet
中国反对任何国家领袖会见达赖喇嘛 (China Opposes Meetings of Any World Leaders with the Dalai Lama)
Radio France Internationale, September 15, 2009
http://www.rfi.fr/actucn/articles/117/article_16141.asp
Related news:
West Appeasing China on Tibet, Says PM-in-exile
Agence France-Presse, September 15, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090915/wl_asia_afp/chinatibetusindiareligiondiplomacydalai
联合国人权官员呼吁中国检讨西藏新疆政策 (UN High Commissioner of Human Rights Urges China to Review Its Tibet and XUAR Policy)
Voice of America, September 15, 2009
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/2009-09-15-voa36.cfm

XUAR
China Says 75 Suspects Held over Far-west Needle Scare
Reuters, September 15, 2009
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE58E3NK20090915

Chinese Ban Transport of Explosives in Urumqi
Associated Press, September 15, 2009
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5j794twyjYyjeOIdsKWwzCUhsgvUAD9ANPAM00

新疆针扎案“目的制造民族仇恨” (XUAR Syringe Attacks "Aimed at Creating Ethnic Tension")
British Broadcasting Corporation, September 16, 2009
http://news.bbc.co.uk/chinese/simp/hi/newsid_8250000/newsid_8258100/8258146.stm
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Tuesday, September 15, 2009

September 15, 2009

News
Human Rights Defenders
异议人士被强制外出“旅游” (Dissidents Forced to Leave Their Hometowns ahead of The National Day)
Radio Free Asia, September 14, 2009
疑被公安打至腦出血 艾未未今德國做手術 (Ai Weiwei Suffers Cerebral Hemorrhage after Being Beaten by Sichuan Police, Undergoes Surgery in Germany Today)
Ming Pao, September 15, 2009
XUAR
新疆针刺事件有蔓延迹象 打压港记令信息更封闭（图） (Information Blockade Tightens in Xinjiang after Beatings of HK Journalists, Syringe Attacks Allegedly Also Found in Xi'an City)
Radio Free Asia, September 14, 2009
Bilateral Ties
U.S.-China Economic and Trade Cooperation Forum Opens in Chicago
Xinhua, September 15, 2009
China Opposes Obama Aides Meeting with Dalai Lama
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), September 15, 2009
Media
Outdated State-run Newspapers Struggle to Survive amid Commercialisation Drive
South China Morning Post, September 15, 2009
Multilateral
Hu to Meet Leaders in New York ahead of G20
China Daily, September 15, 2009
Law
Party Faces Decision on Graft
Protests and Petitions
软硬兼施关押访民 制造祥和稳定景象 (Authorities Use Both Hard And Soft Tactics to Deal with Petitioners)
Radio Free Asia, September 14, 2009
Three Gorges
1.27 Million Displaced by China's Three Gorges Dam
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), September 14, 2009
Corruption
Coca-Cola Says Ex China Workers Held over Fraud
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), September 15, 2009
200m Yuan from Quake Funds Found Misused
South China Morning Post, September 15, 2009
Public Health
Tainted Milk Parents Held
Radio Free Asia, September 14, 2009
Military
Glimpse of Weapons That Project Power Offers Caution to US, Region, Analysts Say
Associated Press (available at South China Morning Post), September 15, 2009
Government
China VP Set to Get Military Post in A Step to Top
Associated Press ( available at YahooNews), September 14, 2009
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Monday, September 14, 2009

September 12-14, 2009

News
Bilateral Ties
Clinton Stresses Key China Goals
British Broadcasting Corporation, September 14, 2009
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8249824.stm
Related news:
希拉里高调宣布美中将举行首次反恐对话 (U.S. SoS Clinton Announces that the U.S.-China Talks to Include Anti-terrorism Dialogue for First Time)
Tianxia Tiantian Tan, September 14, 2009
http://news.sina.com.cn/c/sd/2009-09-14/111218646109_3.shtml

吴邦国委员长访问美国、古巴和巴哈马三国综述 (Summary of Wu Bangguo's Trip to U.S., Cuba, and Bahamas)
People's Daily, September 14, 2009
http://politics.people.com.cn/GB/1024/10043925.html
Related news:
Top Chinese Legislator Concludes Three-nation Tour
Xinhua News Agency, September 13, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-09/13/content_12045597.htm
Corruption
Chinese Officials Threaten to Blow Up Family's Dam
Sydney Morning Herald, September 14, 2009
http://www.smh.com.au/world/chinese-officials-threaten-to-blow-up-familys-dam-20090913-fm8h.html

Corruption: More Top Police Fall from Grace
Shanghai Daily, September 12, 2009
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2009/200909/20090912/article_413617.htm

Disasters
China Uses Fear to Hush Up Poisoned Children
Times Online, September 13, 2009
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article6832217.ece

Green Dam
“绿坝”要求个别安装 “蓝盾”强制监控过滤 (New "Blue Shield" Filter Program Required by September 13)
Radio Free Asia, September 11, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/wangluo-09112009101909.html
Related information:
China: Blue Dam Activated
Global Voices Online, September 13, 2009
http://advocacy.globalvoicesonline.org/2009/09/13/china-blue-dam-activated/

“藍壩”系統擬研制 性能將超“綠壩”20倍 ("Blue Dam" System in Development, to Be 20 Times More Powerful than "Green Dam")
China Business Press Release Newswire, July 2, 2009
http://www.finet.hk/mainsite/newscenter_story.php?news=PRNEWSBJ&ncode=25823
Government
East China City Tries Direct Grassroots Election
Xinhua News Agency, September 13, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-09/13/content_8685996.htm

Hong Kong
市民支持記者抗議疆官　700人遊行　繞中聯辦高呼「可恥」 (700 March in Protest of XUAR Explanation of Beating of HK Journalists)
Apple Daily, September 14, 2009
http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/template/apple/art_main.php?iss_id=20090914&sec_id=4104&subsec_id=12731&art_id=13206297

Human Rights Defenders
内蒙古异见人士涉嫌“煽动分裂国家”被软禁 (Inner Mongolian Dissident Almaz under House Arrest under Suspicion of "Inciting Separatism")
Radio Free Asia, September 12, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/lui-09132009172315.html

Media
中国食言新闻自由承诺 (China Goes Back on Its Promise of Press Freedom)
Radio Free Asia, September 12, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/xing-09112009224839.html

Politics
China Publishes 50 Slogans for Oct.1 Celebrations
Xinhua News Agency, September 12, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-09/12/content_8684224.htm
Related news:
國慶60周年 中國推出口號50句 (50 Slogans for the 60th Anniversary of the PRC Founding)
Ta Kung Pao, September 11, 2009
http://www.takungpao.com/news/09/09/11/guoqing6001-1140749.htm
Protests and Petitions
贵州瓮安事件涉黑23名成员获刑 (23 Sentenced for Weng'an Riot)
Henan Commercial News, September 14, 2009
http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2009-09-14/094316293448s.shtml

上访遭拘留并被警告:再上访要对其实施劳教 (Seasoned Petitioner Zhang Gaoying: Detained and Warned that Could Be Sent to Reeducation-Through-Labor If Petitions Again)
Radio Free Asia, September 12, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shang-09112009222635.html

Public Health
Fujian Villagers Suffer Myriad Pollution Problems Living in Shadow of Refineries
South China Morning Post, September 14, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=55a10a7c0f3b3210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Taiwan
Taiwan Ex-President Chen Shui-bian Appeals Life Sentence
Taiwan News, September 14, 2009
http://www.etaiwannews.com/etn/news_content.php?id=1056621
Related news:
Chen Should Be Released during Appeal: Ma’s Mentor
Taipei Times, September 12, 2009
http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2009/09/12/2003453374
XUAR
China Issues All Clear in Syringe Attack Tests
Telegraph, September 14, 2009
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/6186797/China-issues-all-clear-in-syringe-attack-tests.html

Friday, September 11, 2009

September 11, 2009

News
Protests and Petitions
建政庆典倒计时 各地访民纷被抓 (More Petitioners Arrested Ahead of The National Day)
Radio Free Asia, September 10, 2009
武汉拆迁户集体堵路抗议 (Evictees in Hubei Block Traffic in Protest)
Radio Free Asia, September 10, 2009
Tibet
Tibetan Monk Tortured and Killed in Prison in China
Asia News, September 10, 2009
Environment
Chinese Government Prevents Dai Qing And Other Critics from Attending The Frankfurt Book Fair
Probe International, September 10, 2009
XUAR
China Protests Dalai Lama, Uighur Speeches
Associated Press ( available at YahooNews), September 10, 2009
Journalists to March over Xinjiang Claim
South China Morning Post, September 11, 2009
Nine Held over Xinjiang Syringes
British Broadcasting Corporation, September 11, 2009
Bloggers Report Beatings, Death
Radio Free Asia, September 09, 2009
Bilateral Ties
US-China Extend Dialogue to Cover Counterterrorism
Sydney Morning Herald, September 11, 2009
Labor
Officials Punished After China Mine Accidents
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), September 10, 2009
11 Held in Police Custody for Deadly Chemical Blast
Xinhua (via China Daily), September 11, 2009
State Security
Tighter security in Beijing for National Day
Xinhua (via Shanghai Daily), September 11, 2009
Media
Watch Groups: China Failing in Commitments to Press Freedom
Voice of America, September 10, 2009
中国将规范网络新闻标题 (China Will Regulate Online News Headlines)
Radio Free Asia, September 10, 2009
Internet Censorship
China's Anniversary Web Crackdown
Radio Free Asia, September 10, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/web_crackdown-09102009110515.html
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Thursday, September 10, 2009

September 10, 2009

News
Tibet
西藏作家仁青桑布被毒打精神失常 (Tibetan Writer Beaten to Insanity)
Radio Free Asia, September 09, 2009
XUAR
Security Fears Batter Tourism in China's Xinjiang
Associated Press, September 09, 2009
Tempers Flare over Beating of Journalists
South China Morning Post, September 09, 2009
Xinjiang Bans Classified Topography Map Trading
China Daily, September 10, 2009
针筒刺人案持续 维族人被禁出门 (Needle Assaults Continue, Uyghurs Banned from Going out)
Radio Free Asia, September 09, 2009
Call for A Worldwide Day for Global Uyghur Protests (世維籲國慶日全球維族抗議)
Ming Pao, September 10, 2009
Protests and Petitions
信访联席制度能否让中国信访走出困局？ ("Joint Meeting" System - A Way out of Chinese Petitioning's Dilemma?)
Radio Free Asia, September 09, 2009
Parents of Tainted-milk Victims Warned against Beijing Meeting
South China Morning Post, September 10, 2009
Labor
Chinese Mine Explosion Deaths Climb
CNN, September 10, 2009
Law
Special Courts Set Up to Manage Public Appeals
China Daily, September 10, 2009
Migrant Workers
China's Workers Return to Cities
British Broadcasting Corporation, September 08, 2009
Internet Censorship
大陆研制新一代网络监控系统 (China Develops A New Generation of Censorware)
Radio Free Asia, September 08, 2009
State Security
Beijing Police Start National Day Night Patrols
Agence France-Presse, September 10, 2009
China Weaves Security Network for National Day Celebrations
China Daily, September 09, 2009
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Wednesday, September 09, 2009

September 09, 2009

News
Bilateral Ties
Peter Mandelson: Chinese Must Improve Human Rights to Win Concessions
Telegraph, September 08, 2009
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/6156539/Peter-Mandelson-Chinese-must-improve-human-rights-to-win-concessions.html

吳邦國抵達華盛頓將與奧巴馬會面 (Chairman of the Standing Committee of the NPC Wu Bangguo Arrives in Washington; Scheduled to Meet with U.S. President)
China News Agency, September 09, 2009
http://news.sina.com.hk/cgi-bin/nw/show.cgi/9/1/1/1258645/1.html

Education
中國大學生就業率約68% (China's University Graduate Employment Rate Around 68%)
Ming Pao, September 09, 2009
http://inews.mingpao.com/htm/INews/20090909/ca31201a.htm

Environment
南方1972万亩农作物受旱275万人饮水困难 (Large Numbers of People and Crops in Southern China Suffering from Severe Drought)
China News Agency, September 09, 2009
http://news.eastday.com/c/20090908/u1a4643671.html

Human Rights Defenders
中国作家刘水被当局以“危害国家安全”为由限制出境 (Chinese Writer and Independent Chinese PEN Center Member Liu Shui Forbidden to Leave China on the Grounds of "Endangering National Security")
Radio Free Asia, September 08, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/liu-09082009163607.html

Labor
兰州化工厂有害气体泄漏 数千群众被紧急疏散 (Toxic Gas Leaking From Chemistry Factory in Lanzho, Thousands Evacuated )
Xinhua News Agency, September 08, 2009
http://news.eastday.com/c/20090908/u1a4643669.html

平頂山遇難人數增至42人 (Henan Mine Blast Toll Raises to 42 Dead, 37 Missing)
Ming Pao, September 09, 2009
http://inews.mingpao.com/htm/INews/20090909/ca31108a.htm

Land Policy
内蒙古通辽市蒙族牧民抗议草场被征补偿低 (Herdsmen in Tongliao, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Protest against Low Compensation for Confiscated Land)
Radio Free Asia, September 09, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/neimeng-09082009153453.html

Police
四川一名２９岁囚犯入狱不到一年突然死亡 (29-year-old Sichuanese Man Abruptly Dies in Prison Less than One Year into Sentence)
Radio Free Asia, September 08, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/prison_death-09082009111724.html

Politics
CPC Central Committee to Convene Key Plenary Session
China Daily, September 09, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-09/08/content_8668806.htm

Population
China to Continue Birth Control Policy: Vice Premier
Xinhua News Agency, September 08, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-09/08/content_12017472.htm

Public Health
China Issues World's First Warrant for A/H1N1 Flu Vaccination
Xinhua News Agency, September 08, 2009
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2009/200909/20090908/article_413182.htm

Swine Flu Spread in China 'Grim'
British Broadcasting Corporation, September 08, 2009
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/8244358.stm

State Security
各地开始在国庆前夕控制进京车辆和乘客 (Across China, Vehicles and Travelers Entering Beijing Have Come under Monitoring)
Radio Free Asia, September 08, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/national_day_security-09082009105316.html

XUAR
Xinjiang Tightens Control over Chemicals
China Daily, September 09, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-09/09/content_8668947.htm

回應打記者事件疆官無恥 衊指香港傳媒煽動鬧事 (In Response to the HK Journalists Being Beaten and Detained, XUAR Authorities Brazenly State that the HK Media Were Inciting a Disturbance)
Apple Daily, September 09, 2009
http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/template/apple/art_main.php?iss_id=20090909&sec_id=4104&subsec_id=11866&art_id=13189337
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Xinjiang Official Says "Regretful" over Row Involving HK Journalists
Xinhua News Agency, September 08, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-09/08/content_12016801.htm

港記怒吼：我們都有記者證 (HK Reports Cry Out: We All Had Our Press Cards)
Apple Daily, September 09, 2009
http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/template/apple/art_main.php?iss_id=20090909&sec_id=4104&subsec_id=11866&art_id=13189338
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Tuesday, September 08, 2009

September 08, 2009

News
Death Penalty
Court Revokes Drunk Driver's Death Sentence
China Daily, September 08, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-09/08/content_8667057.htm

Environment
Pollution Tax Will Not Be Levied
China Daily, September 08, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-09/08/content_8666829.htm

Human Rights Defenders
The Mainland Public Defenders Who Want to Reform the System
South China Morning Post, September 08, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=64aca9c493593210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Government
《社会主义法治理念读本》正式出版发行 (Reader on Socialist Rule of Law Formally Published)
Xinhua News Agency, September 07, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2009-09/07/content_12010211.htm

Labor
河南礦難35死44失蹤 (35 Dead, 44 Injured in Henan Mine Disaster)
Ming Pao, September 08, 2009
http://inews.mingpao.com/htm/INews/20090908/ca20959a.htm

Media
Google Restored in China after Porn Row, Ex-chief Kaifu Lee Says
Telegraph, September 08, 2009
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/google/6152207/Google-restored-in-China-after-porn-row-ex-chief-Kaifu-Lee-says.html

HK Journalists March in Protest at Violence against Colleagues
South China Morning Post, September 08, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=6d31a9c493593210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

大陆当局悄悄实行网络实名制 (Mainland Authorities Quietly Implement Real-name Registration System Online)
Radio Free Asia, September 07, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/wangluo-09072009124236.html

Police
Yunnan Tourist Area Swept by Unrest after policeman Killed
South China Morning Post, September 08, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=dd01a9c493593210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Protests and Petitions
福建泉港民众抗议排污 与武警冲突 (Fujianese Protest against Pollution Leads to Clash with Police)
Radio Free Asia, September 07, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/Xinwen/xinwen-09072009112552.html

State Security
Security 'Moat' to Surround Beijing
China Daily, September 08, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-09/08/content_8664714.htm

Provinces to Help Secure Beijing
South China Morning Post, September 08, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=a502a9c493593210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Taiwan
Liu Resigns, Wu Den-yih to Replace Him
Taipei Times, September 08, 2009
http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2009/09/08/2003453059

XUAR
Tense Chinese City Imposes Traffic Ban: State Media
Agence France-Presse, September 08, 2009
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iogJ_mVLWWLcHxkfuol7LJLyUiYg

烏魯木齊晚上交通管制 (Urumqi Imposes Traffic Restrictions after Dark)
Ming Pao, September 07, 2009
http://inews.mingpao.com/htm/INews/20090907/ca12208c.htm

烏魯木齊45人涉扎針被捕 (45 Detained on Suspicion of Involvement with Syringe Stabbings in Urumqi)
Ming Pao, September 08, 2009
http://inews.mingpao.com/htm/INews/20090908/ca21221k.htm

Monday, September 07, 2009

September 05-07, 2009

Top News
XUAR Death Penalty for Syringe Stabbings
Radio Free Asia, September 06, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/unrest-09062009171524.html

In Xinjiang, Rumors Hold Sway
Radio Free Asia, September 05, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/rumors-09052009185410.html

China's Urumqi Still Edgy After Officials Sacked
Reuters (available at YahooNews), September 06, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090906/wl_nm/us_china_xinjiang

China Xinjiang Chief Survives Political Firestorm
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), September 06, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090906/ap_on_re_as/as_china_protest

HK Reporters Detained Again in Urumqi
South China Morning Post, September 07, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=ab9efe62a2093210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Xinjiang Sends 2,100 Officials to Neighborhoods to Appease Uygur, Han Residents
Xinhua, September 06, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-09/06/content_12005446.htm

5 Dead, 14 Injured in Urumqi Unrest
Xinhua (via Shanghai Daily), September 05, 2009
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2009/200909/20090905/article_412874.htm

News
Military
Tanks out in Beijing in 60th Anniversary Rehearsal
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), September 06, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090906/ap_on_re_as/as_china_anniversary

Media
Security Guards A Source of Insecurity in China
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), September 07, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090904/ap_on_re_as/as_china_security_thugs

Internet Censorship
广西网吧实行使用第二代居民身份证认证上网 (People Required to Use New Swipe ID Cards to Enter Internet Cafes in Guangxi)
Radio Free Asia, September 05, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/guang-09042009233313.html

Rural Issues
State Council Kicks off Rural Pension Plan
South China Morning Post, September 06, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=2aa3b1b558a83210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Environment
1 Trillion Yuan Bill for Decade of Green Projects
South China Morning Post, September 07, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=09cdfe62a2093210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Protests and Petitions
十一前被拘访民国庆后才放 两位访民天安门撒传单被抓（视频） (2 Petitioners Taken away After Distributing Leaflets in Tiananmen Square)
Radio Free Asia, September 07, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/fang-09042009140446.html

Police
No 2 Police Officer Held in Chongqing Crackdown
South China Morning Post, September 07, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=d95efe62a2093210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
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