July 25-27, 2009

News
Corruption
Uncle Ji and the Scandal that Rocked a Chinese Province
Sydney Morning Herald, July 25, 2009
http://www.smh.com.au/world/uncle-ji-and-the-scandal-that-rocked-a-chinese-province-20090724-dw7a.html

Death Penalty
China Drunken Driver Who Killed 4 to Get Death
Associated Press (via Yahoo! News), July 24, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090724/ap_on_re_as/as_china_drunk_driving

Disasters
6 Die, 12 Hurt in Bridge Collapse near Epicentre of Sichuan Quake
South China Morning Post, July 26, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=c05fda55692b2210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Environment
U.N. Chief Urges China to Combat Climate Change
China Post, July 24, 2009
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/china/national-news/2009/07/24/217651/U.N.-chief.htm

Land Policy
湖北十堰18住户深夜遇强拆被赶出家门湖北十堰18住户深夜遇强拆被赶出家门 (18 Hubei Residents Forced from Their Homes at Night So Homes Could Be Torn Down)
Chutian Metropolis Daily, July 25, 2009
http://ctdsb.cnhubei.com/html/ctdsb/20090725/ctdsb791632.html

Law
北京一中院规定轻微刑事案获谅解可轻判 (Beijing No. 1 Intermediate People's Court: Lighter Sentence Could Be Imposed upon Settlement with Victim)
The Beijing News (via Net Ease), July 25, 2009
http://news.163.com/09/0725/03/5F1N4S29000120GR.html

国务院法制办就修改工伤保险条例公开征求意见 (State Council Seeks Public Opinion on Amendment to the Regulations on Work-related Injury Insurance)
Xinhua News Agency, July 24, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2009-07/24/content_11767452.htm

Related information:
《国务院关于修改<工伤保险条例>的决定(征求意见稿)》征求意见 (Soliciting Opinions on the "Decision of the State Council to Amend the 'Regulations on Work-related Injury Insurance' [Draft for Consultation]")
Office of Legislative Affairs of State Council, July 24, 2009
http://www.gov.cn/zwhd/content_1374000.htm

Related news:
State Council: Traffic Accidents On Commute Not Work-related
China Daily, July 24, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-07/24/content_8470967.htm

Protests and Petitions
Thousands of China Steel Workers Clash with Police
Reuters (via Yahoo! News), July 26, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090726/wl_nm/us_china_clash

Related news:
Manager Killed in Plant Riot
China Daily, July 27, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/life/2009-07/27/content_8475878.htm

3,000 Villagers Protest in Eastern China
Associated Press (via Yahoo! News), July 26, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090726/ap_on_re_as/as_china_land_protest

湖南省沅陵县城管打人引发大规模群体事件 (Hunan Urban Management Personnel Beating Inflicts Mass Protest)
Radio Free Asia, July 26, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/hu-07262009170339.html

执行信访案件居高不下 最高法出台意见力克顽疾 (Carrying Out Petitioning Cases at the Higher Level -- the SPC Issues Opinions to "Overcomes the Chronic Disease" )
Legal Daily, July 27, 2009
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/2007shyf/2009-07/27/content_1129078.htm

Related information:
关于进一步加强和规范执行工作的若干意见 (Several Opinions on Further Strengthening and Standardizing Executive Work)
Supreme People's Court, July 17, 2009
http://www.chinanews.com.cn/gn/news/2009/07-27/1791468.shtml

Police
Lawyer Backing Dead Cook's Family
China Daily, July 27, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-07/27/content_8474518.htm

XUAR
新疆骚乱前学者预警被拒 集中律师配合快捕快审 (Scholars Deny Warning before XUAR Unrest, Lawyers Gathered for "Speedy Arrest and Trial")
Radio Free Asia, July 24, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/xinjiang-07242009112005.html