Bilateral Ties
Uygur Leader Kadeer Arrives in Japan
Agence France-Presse (via South China Morning Post), July 28, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=abbcf2e45bfb2210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Death Penalty
Fewer Executions Expected, Top Court Says
China Daily, July 29, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-07/29/content_8484062.htm
Environment
China Energy Firms Must Take Action on Climate: Greenpeace
Agence France-Presse (via Yahoo! News), July 28, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090728/sc_afp/chinaclimatewarmingenvironmentenergygreenpeace
U.S. and China Sign Memorandum on Climate Change
Reuters, July 28, 2009
http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKTRE56R5NJ20090728
內蒙水污染 千人染病 (Thousands Fall Sick Due to Water Contamination in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region)
Ming Pao, July 29, 2009
http://news.mingpao.com/20090729/cca1.htm
Law
司法部下发意见要求加强和改进法律援助工作 (Justice Department Issues Opinion Seeking to Strengthen and Improve Legal Aid)
Xinhua News Agency, July 28, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2009-07/28/content_11784700.htm
Media
China to Ban Violent Online Games
Associated Press (via Yahoo! Asia News), July 28, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090728/ap_on_re_as/as_china_online_games
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关于立即查处“黑帮”主题非法网络游戏的通知 (Notice on the Immediate Investigation and Prosecution of "Mafia"-style Illegal Online Games)
Ministry of Culture July 24, 2009
http://www.ccnt.gov.cn/xxfb/xwzx/whxw/200907/t20090727_72198.html
Protests and Petitions
Taxi Drivers on Strike over Low Income in E China City
Xinhua News Agency, July 28, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-07/28/content_11787352.htm
佛山颜峰村民敲锣游行 追讨土地赔偿租金 (Foshan Villagers March Demanding Land Compensation)
Radio Free Asia, July 28, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/tudi-07282009160324.html
海南三亚农民工讨薪起冲突 多人受伤 (Villagers in Sanya, Hainan Protest for Higher Pay; Clash with Company Reps Leaves Many Injured)
Radio Free Asia, July 28, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/hainan-07282009174629.html
四川达州200警民冲突 多人被抓 (Many Detained after 200 Police and Civilians Clash in Dazhou, Sichuan)
Radio Free Asia, July 28, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/chongtu-07282009134037.html
武汉锅炉厂千人工潮 抗议厂方卖房断生计 (1000 Wuhan Workers Protest Factory Sale )
Radio Free Asia, July 28, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gongchao-07282009122639.html
Poverty
中国大陆的人均收入高低差距为55倍 (Income Gap Still High; Mainland China's Richest 55 Times Wealthier than Poorest)
Radio Free Asia, July 28, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shouru-07282009104520.html
Religion
四川南部查封教会会所 河南多名信徒被抓 (Church Closed Down in Southern Sichuan, Several Followers Arrested in Henan)
Radio Free Asia, July 28, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/zongjiao-07282009102029.html
Tibet
China Presses Nepal to Crackdown on Tibetans: Group
Reuters, July 28, 2009
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE56R1LR20090728