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