July 8, 2009

Top News

XUAR
Chinese President Leaves Italy for China over Xinjiang Riots
Voice of America, July 07, 2009
http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-07-07-voa24.cfm

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Not a Word on the Conflict from Politburo's Standing Committee
South China Morning Post, July 08, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=c06e03af3e552210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Han Feel They're Let Down, while the Uygurs Complain of Injustice
South China Morning Post, July 08, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=0a0e03af3e552210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Overseas Media Given Freedom to Cover Unrest, but Some Areas still out of Bounds
South China Morning Post, July 08, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=42fd03af3e552210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

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Media Control Adds Fuel to Rumour Fire
The Australian, July 08, 2009
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,25748392-25837,00.html

Police, Uighurs Stand Off in China's Urumqi: AFP Reporter
Agence France-Presse, July 08, 2009
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jckkl2SW7NwO4URbhlZoFdzo6MLw

News
Bilateral Ties
Australian among Rio Execs Held in China
Sydney Monring Herald, July 08, 2009
http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-world/australian-among-rio-execs-held-in-china-20090708-dc10.html

Children
武漢破販嬰案救46嬰 (Wuhan Baby Trafficking Group Busted; 46 Babies Rescued)
Xinhua News Agency (via Ming Pao), July 08, 2009
http://inews.mingpao.com/htm/INews/20090708/ca30958k.htm

Corruption
山西忻州市国土局原局长受贿获刑13年 (Shanxi Land Official Jailed 11 Years for Taking Bribes)
Shanxi Daily (via Net Ease), July 07, 2009
http://news.163.com/09/0707/08/5DJT2TGS0001124J.html

Hong Kong
Protest Launched as Minimum Wage Bill Tabled in Legco
South China Morning Post, July 08, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=59e949f750952210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Law
“吴保全诽谤政府案”发回重审吴仍继续被羁押 (Case against Netizen who "Slandered" the Government when He Exposed Illegal Land Requisition to Retried, Defendant Remains in Detention)
Radio France Internationale, July 08, 2009
http://www.rfi.fr/actucn/articles/115/article_14710.asp

Public Health

今年起城乡居民将免费享受基本公共卫生服务 (From this Year, Urban and Rural Residents to Receive Free Basic Health Year)
Xinhua (via Net Ease), July 07, 2009
http://news.163.com/09/0706/21/5DIOIUPH000120GU.html

Protests and Petitions
17 Held after Workers Storm Guangdong Court
South China Morning Post, July 08, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=0e3603af3e552210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

北京高法附近七八百访民集会示威 (700+ Petitioners Demonstrate near Supreme People's Court in Beijing)
Radio Free Asia, July 07, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/fangmin-07072009123312.html

福建访民被关“黑监狱” 被打击报复村干部要上访 (Fujianese Petitioners Detained in "Black Jails" for Wanting to Petition)
Radio Free Asia, July 07, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/fujian-07072009144140.html

Tibet
昌都数千藏人抗议没收草场 政府农奴翻身纪念也遭抵制 (Thousands of Tibetans Demonstrate in Jomda, Qamdo against Expropriation of Farm Land)
Radio Free Asia, July 07, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/zang-07072009151233.html