October 06, 2009

News
Bilateral Ties
Barack Obama Cancels Meeting with Dalai Lama 'to Keep China Happy'
Telegraph, October 06, 2009
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/barackobama/6262938/Barack-Obama-cancels-meeting-with-Dalai-Lama-to-keep-China-happy.html

China and Japan Begin Talks on Building Alliance
Telegraph, October 05, 2009
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/japan/6258990/China-and-Japan-begin-talks-on-building-alliance.html

China Vows to Stand by Isolated North Korea
Reuters, October 05, 2009
http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKTRE59421820091005

Related news:
Premier Pushes for Nuclear-free Peninsula
China Daily, October 05, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-10/05/content_8763900.htm

議員邀熱比婭訪問 新西蘭政府未批簽證 (New Zealand MP Issues Invitation to Rebiya Kadeer; Government Yet to Approve Entry Visa)
Ming Pao, October 06, 2009
http://news.mingpao.com/20091006/cac1.htm

Environment
Environment Watchdog Vows to Assess Heavy Metal Pollution Levels
South China Morning News, October 04, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=166a8a030ea14210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Human Rights
Praise from World Leaders amid Jabs at Rights Record
Agence France Presse, October 03, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=fca8c866c2614210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Human Rights Defenders
港府移交周勇军到深圳 香港多名法律界人士抗议 (Hong Kong Government Turns Over Zhou Yongjun to Shenzhen, Many Lawyers Protest)
Radio Free Asia, October 05, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/zyj-10052009101002.html

四川博客作家冉云飞在成都机场被捕下落不明 (Sichuanese Blogger Ran Yunfei Goes Missing in Chengdu Airport)
Voice of America, October 03, 2009
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/2009-10-03-voa31.cfm

Internet Censorship
Party Monitors Untangle Web of Disharmony
South China Morning Post, October 06, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=a11d12b537024210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

網民維權意識增 與網警大鬥法 (Rights Defense Mentality Increases amongst Netizens as They Scheme against Net Police)
Ming Pao, October 04, 2009
http://hk.news.yahoo.com/article/091003/4/eiqr.html

Multilateral
World Media Summit to Be Held in Beijing from Oct. 8 to 10
Xinhua News Agency, October 05, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-10/05/content_12184645.htm

Related news:
新华社社长李从军就世界媒体峰会有关情况专访 (Interview with Xinhua News Agency President Li Congjun on World Media Summit)
Outlook, October 05, 2009
http://news.sohu.com/20091005/n267176453.shtml

Protests and Petitions
河北66岁女访民劳教所猝死 (66-year-old Female Petitioner from Hebei Dies in a Labor Camp)
Radio Free Asia, October 06, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/fangmin-10052009161538.html

山东访民李淑莲“被上吊”死亡 (Shandong Petitioners Question Authorities' Claim of "Suicide" by Fellow Petitioner Li Shulian)
Radio Free Asia, October 04, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/li-10042009153421.html

上海当局国庆后继续拘留，毒打及软禁访民 (Shanghai Authorities Continue Beatings and House Arrests after National Day)
Radio Free Asia, October 06, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shfm-10052009112919.html

Society
Traditions Fade as China Settles Nomads in Towns
Associated Press, October 05, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091005/ap_on_re_as/as_fea_china_ewenki

Taiwan
Zhejiang to Host Cross-strait Forum with Taiwanese Opposition Party
South China Morning Post, October 06, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=e36ce2ffd9524210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Tibet
四川阿坝现逾千张藏人传单 当局突禁境外人士游甘孜 (Authorities Abruptly Block Overseas Visitors to Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan)
Radio Free Asia, October 05, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/aba-10052009095903.html

XUAR
新疆维族人面临生存危机　英维协会呼吁联合国调查 (Uighur U.K. Association Calls on the UN to Investigate Crisis of Subsistence for XUAR's Uyghurs)
Radio Free Asia, October 02, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/wei-10022009115158.html

新疆外来工人就业须持有“无犯罪记录”证明 (Workers from Other Localities in XUAR Must Prove They Lack Criminal Records to Obtain Employment)
Radio Free Asia, October 05, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/xj-10052009103853.html