April 23, 2009

News
Children
Parents' Outrage Over Brick Slaves
Radio Free Asia, April 21, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/slaves-04212009103508.html

Civil Society
The Chinese Are Not Happy
Asia Times Online, April 23, 2009
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China/KD23Ad02.html

Corruption
Liaison Offices under Scrutiny
South China Morning Post, April 23, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=e05bd439fbec0210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=New

Freedom of Speech
Court to Review Wu Libel Trial
Shanghai Daily, April 23, 2009
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2009/200904/20090423/article_398569.htm

June 4th
六四事件亲历者完成六四白皮书 (Witnesses Complete "June 4th White Paper")
Radio France Internationale, April 23, 2009
http://www.rfi.fr/actucn/articles/112/article_13327.asp

Netizens Defy Tiananmen Silencing
Radio Free Asia, April 22, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/netizenstiananmen-04212009175648.html

Labor
Labour Disputes Rise As Economy Slows
South China Morning Post, April 22, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=3e40f036d0cc0210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news

Migrant Workers
30m Jobless Migrants Left Cities, Adviser Says
South China Morning Post, April 23, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=73dbd439fbec0210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news

Related News
Measures Pledged to Help Migrant Rural Workers
South China Morning Post, April 23, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=df9b121b4eec0210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news

Olympics
China Amasses War Chest for London Olympics
Shanghai Daily, April 23, 2009
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2009/200904/20090423/article_398617.htm

Population
China Begins to Address a Coming Wave of Elderly
New York Times, April 21, 2009
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/21/world/asia/21iht-letter22web.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Protests and Petitions
搬迁补偿款被克扣 数百移民堵路抗议 (Three Gorges Dam Displaced Residents Block Road to Protest Officials for Embezzling Compensation Funds)
Radio Free Asia, April 22, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/yimin-04222009142544.html

Religion
Falun Gong Fights on 10 Years After Chinese Ban
Reuters (available at YahooNews), April 23, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090423/wl_nm/us_china_falungong

Tibet
藏区更换卫星接收器 全面封锁境外信息 (Authorities Change Satellite Receivers in Tibetan Area to Block Access to Information from Abroad)
Radio Free Asia, April 22, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/zang-04222009120850.html

Tibet Riot Ruling Political, Says Dalai Lama
South China Morning Post, April 22, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=6be4f036d0cc0210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news

Related News
China 'Acting Like A Child' on Rights: Dalai Lama
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), April 22, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090422/wl_asia_afp/chinarightstibetjapan

Tibetan Lama on Trial for Weapons Charge
South China Morning Post, April 22, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=f6c729b2cfbc0210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news