Thursday, February 05, 2009

February 5, 2009

News
Bilateral Ties

Beijing Wants Return of Chinese Held in Guantanamo
Reuters, February 05, 2009
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE5141H620090205

Corruption
Shanghai Vice Governor Jailed on 6 Mil Yuan Graft Charge
China Post, February 05, 2009
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/china/local-news/shanghai/2009/02/05/194749/Shanghai-vice.htm

Environment
China Declares an Emergency amid Worst Drought in 50 Years
Times Online, February 05, 2009
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article5665232.ece

Human Rights Defender - Huang Qi (黄琦)
成都当局威胁访民提供有关黄琦的材料 (Chengdu Authorities Harass Petitioners for Information on Huang Qi)
Radio Free Asia, February 04, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/dissident_huangqi-02042009101040.html

Internet Censorship
Chinese Learn Limits of Online Freedom as the Filter Tightens
New York Times, February 05, 2009
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/05/world/asia/05beijing.html

Law
最高法院全面启动司法改革工作 (Supreme Court Begins Comprehensive Judicial Reform)
Xinhuanet, February 04, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2009-02/04/content_10765381.htm

最高齡被告 百歲翁涉詐騙 (99-yo Man Tried for Fraud)
Ming Pao, February 05, 2009
http://news.sina.com.hk/cgi-bin/nw/show.cgi/94/1/1/1026037/1.html

Police
Chinese Police Go Door-to-door to Address Public Concerns
People's Daily, February 05, 2009
http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/90882/6586686.html

上海官方低调宣布把在杨佳袭警案中遇害的六名警员评为"烈士" (Shanghai Government Issues Muted Announcement that the Six Police Killed by Yang Jia Are to Be Referred to as "Martyrs")
Radio France Internationale, February 04, 2009
http://www.rfi.fr/actucn/articles/110/article_11909.asp

Public Health
Deadly Medicine Found in 2 More Chinese Provinces
Associated Press (via Google), February 05, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090205/ap_on_re_as/as_china_deadly_drug

癌症成中國兒童第二殺手 (Cancer #2 Killer of Chinese Children)
Ming Pao, February 05, 2009
http://news.sina.com.hk/cgi-bin/nw/show.cgi/94/1/1/1026035/1.html

Taiwan
Taiwan Mulling Building Bridge Linking with China
Agence France-Presse (via Google), February 05, 2009
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jlQW-GFObBd3bcVAFQsjLUivlVAA

Tibet
中国军警严密监控甘肃拉卜楞地区 (Armed Forces Increase Control in Gansu's Labrang Region)
Radio Free Asia, February 04, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/tibetan_riot-02042009100033.html