Wednesday, April 29, 2009

April 29, 2009

News
Corruption
山东民警实名举报县委书记贪赃枉法 (Identified Police Officers in Shandong Reveal Official Corruption via Internet)
Radio Free Asia, April 28, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/jubao-04282009133827.html

Disasters
Just A Dozen Sichuan Kids Find New Homes
Xinhuanet (available at Shanghai Daily), April 29, 2009
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2009/200904/20090429/article_399278.htm

Security Tightens for Quake's First Anniversary
South China Morning Post, April 29, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=4791f2773ade0210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news

海外网站公布地震死难学生民间调查报告 (Quake Victims' Investigation Report Released on Overseas Website)
Radio Free Asia, April 28, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/earthquake_students-04282009114729.html?encoding=simplified

Environment
Beijing to Build, Expand 13 Water Plants by 2014: City Official
Xinhuanet, April 29, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-04/29/content_11279354.htm

Human Rights Defender - Zhang Jinfeng (张金凤)
访民张金凤在劳教所被单独囚禁 (Shandong Petitioner Placed under Solitary Confinement)
Radio Free Asia, April 27, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/petitioner_abuse-04272009111530.html?encoding=simplified

June 4th
民运人士举办记者会发布「纪念六四20周年」白皮书(图,视频)(Exiled Chinese Dissidents Release White Paper "20th Anniversary of June 4th")
Radio Free Asia, April 28, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/64-04282009093114.html

Internet Censorship
中国封锁微博客系统噗浪 (China Blocks Micro-Blogging Site Plurk)
Radio Free Asia, April 28, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/china_internet-04282009112610.html?encoding=simplified

Multilateral
Beijing Places New Clamp on Visa Controls
South China Morning Post, April 29, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=7efaf2773ade0210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news

Police
Party Officials, Police Called to Begin Anti-Riot Training
South China Morning Post, April 29, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=25c1f2773ade0210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news

Taiwan
Taiwan President: China Okays Island WHO Role
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), April 29, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090429/ap_on_re_as/as_taiwan_china_who

Tibet
Verdict Postponed on 'Living Buddha'
South China Morning Post, April 29, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=3c72f2773ade0210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news

四川甘南藏族学生举行抗议活动 (Tibetan Students Stage Demonstration in Sichuan)
Radio Free Asia, April 27, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/tibetan_protest-04272009112514.html?encoding=simplified