News
Bilateral Ties
China Denies Spies Targeted Australia PM, Rio Tinto
Reuters, April 02, 2009
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE5320LR20090403
Environment
Rainforest Cut for Rubber
Shanghai Daily, April 03, 2009
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2009/200904/20090403/article_396403.htm
China Starts Annual Three-Month Fishing Ban in Middle, Lower Yangtze River
Xinhuanet, April 02, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-04/02/content_11121763.htm
Human Rights
当局继续扩大《零八宪章》打压范围 (Crackdown on Charter 08 Widening)
Radio Free Asia, April 02, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/xianzhang-04022009084646.html
Human Rights Defender
北京异议人士高洪明被传唤抄家 (Beijing Dissident Gao Hong-ming Summoned, Home Searched)
Radio Free Asia, April 02, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gaohongming-04022009132731.html
June 4th
HKU Democracy Wall Attacked amid Rising June 4 Tensions
South China Morning Post, March 31, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=9acb199bcd760210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=hong+kong&s=news?vgnextoid=9acb199bcd760210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=hong+kong&s=news
Internet Censorship
China Orders Tighter Controls on Online Videos
Agence France-Presse (via YahooNews), April 02, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090402/wl_asia_afp/chinainternetvideocensorshiplead
Police
Video Not Working for Nightmare Cell Victim
Shanghai Daily, April 02, 2009
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2009/200904/20090402/article_396347.htm
Protests and Petitions
Hui Muslims Riot After Traffic Incident, Rights Group Says
South China Morning Post, April 03, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=872f38c918760210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD?vgnextoid=872f38c918760210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
湖北村民因举报非法垃圾场遭报复 (Hubei Villagers On Trial After Reporting Illegal Dump Site)
Radio Free Asia, April 02, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/rights_court-04022009110903.html?encoding=simplified04022009110903.html?encoding=simplified
萍乡城管暴力强拆打死户主引发骚乱 (Man Killed in Forced Eviction Sparks Outrage and Riot in Jiangxi)
Radio Free Asia, March 31, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/demolition_clash-03312009103239.html?encoding=simplified03312009103239.html?encoding=simplified
XUAR
Man Dies After Detonating Bomb in China: Police
Agence France-Presse (via YahooNews), April 02, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090402/wl_asia_afp/chinaunrestxinjiang3rdlead