Wednesday, July 15, 2009

July 15, 2009

News
Environment

Filthy Water Talk Floods S China Province
ChinaDaily.com (via ChinaDaily.com), July 15, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-07/15/content_8430260.htm
Protests and Petitions

原三门峡水电学校学生集体上访 黑龙江省政府门前访民抗议 (Students Petition The Construction of The Sanmenxia Hydropower Plant)
Radio Free Asia, July 14, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/sanmeixia-07142009143908.html
Media

新华社推出全球视频节目 (Xinhua Launches Global Station)
Radio Free Asia (via Radio Free Asia), July 14, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/xinhuashe-07142009092328.html
XUAR

Urumqi Tense after Police Shooting
Agence France Presse (via South China Morning Post), July 14, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=185f3c5809772210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Religion

傅希秋吁新疆当局释放家庭教会成员 (President of China Aid Calls on Church Members to Be Released)
Voice of America (via Voice of America), July 14, 2009
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/2009-07-14-voa61.cfm?rss=topstories
Public Health

Insurance Fix A Win for HIV Patients
China Daily (via China Daily), July 15, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-07/15/content_8429438.htm
广州市外来工医保下月起实施(图) (Health Program for Migrant Workers in Guangzhou Comes into Effect Next Month)
Xinhua (via Net Ease), July 14, 2009
http://news.163.com/09/0714/15/5E6N1JEP000120GU.html
Corruption

Senior Chinese Leader Urges Efforts to Curb Corruption
Xinhua (via Xinhua), July 14, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-07/14/content_11708794.htm
Bilateral Ties

Australian PM Raises Stakes in China Spy Case
Reuters (via Yahoo! News), July 15, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090715/wl_nm/us_china_australia_rio
Police

中国进行政法干警招录培养体制改革试点 (Chinese Police to Reform Training System)
Xinhua (via Net Ease), July 14, 2009
http://news.163.com/09/0714/15/5E6N1JEP000120GU.html
Labor
Death Toll Rises to Five, Two Missing in China Factory Blast
Xinhua (via Xinhua), July 15, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-07/15/content_11710732.htm
Corporate Social Accountability

Suspended Death Sentence for Sinopec Ex-chief
Agence France Presse (via Yahoo! News), July 14, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090715/bs_afp/chinacorruptioncrimeenergysinopec
涉嫌诈骗2.9亿元 中行高山案一嫌犯首都机场落网 (Suspected Perpetrator in Bank of China Fraud Worth 290 Million RMB is Arrested)
Xinhua (via Xinhua), July 14, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2009-07/14/content_11706655.htm