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/
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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