February 26, 2009

News

Bilateral Ties
US Says China Rights Record Worsens
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), February 26, 2009
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5j2lu7qYCYVdUcxg1cpMvVRA9z82w

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US Criticism of China's Human Rights Condition Groundless
China Daily, February 26, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-02/26/content_7515044.htm

Civil Society
Fatal Jail Game Not an Accident - Doctor
Shanghai Daily, February 26, 2009
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2009/200902/20090226/article_392352.htm

Grass-roots Inquiry into Jail Death in China is Inconclusive
International Herald Tribune, February 25, 2009
http://www.iht.com/articles/2009/02/25/asia/sleuth.php

Food Security
China to Set Up Central Food Safety Body: State Media
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), February 25, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090225/wl_asia_afp/chinafoodsafetycommission

Law
去年我国121名律师、23名司法鉴定人受到行政处罚 (121 Lawyers Penalized Last Year)
Xinhuanet, February 26, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2009-02/26/content_10898566.htm

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历年高法、高检工作报告 (Working Reports for Supreme People's Court and Procuratorate)
Xinhuanet, February 26, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2009-02/26/content_10900719.htm

法院审判执行部门设立廉政监察员 受双重领导 (Court Establishes 'Clean Government' Supervisor)
Xinhuanet, February 26, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2009-02/26/content_10897966.htm

Macao
Dissent Muted as Macau's Security Bill Glides into Law
South China Morning Post, February 26, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0
a0/?vgnextoid=dcf8925506eaf110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Protests and Petitions
Guangzhou Industrial Disputes Soar in 2008
South China Morning Post, February 26, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0
a0/?vgnextoid=b250925506eaf110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Sacked Migrant Worker Burns Himself in Front of Supervisor
South China Morning Post, February 26, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0
a0/?vgnextoid=d0ba925506eaf110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

宁夏200农民上书要求罢免贪官 连续多天上访无果 (Farmers Demand Recall of Corrupt Officials in Ningxia, to No Effect)
Radio Free Asia, February 25, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/nongmin-02252009142851.html

Man, Woman Badly Hurt in Beijing Immolation Bid: State Media
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), February 25, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090226/wl_asia_afp/chinaprotest

十省下岗教师呼吁两会代表落实生活保障 (Teachers from Ten Provinces Appeal to NPC, CPPCC for Financial Safeguards)
Radio Free Asia, February 25, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/teachers-02252009090703.html

Tibet
Tibetans Greet New Year in Solemn Opposition
International Herald Tribune, February 25, 2009
http://www.iht.com/articles/2009/02/25/asia/26tibet.php

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'Forget Politics, Just Rejoice'
China Daily, February 26, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-02/26/content_7514062.htm