September 12-14, 2009

News
Bilateral Ties
Clinton Stresses Key China Goals
British Broadcasting Corporation, September 14, 2009
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8249824.stm

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希拉里高调宣布美中将举行首次反恐对话 (U.S. SoS Clinton Announces that the U.S.-China Talks to Include Anti-terrorism Dialogue for First Time)
Tianxia Tiantian Tan, September 14, 2009
http://news.sina.com.cn/c/sd/2009-09-14/111218646109_3.shtml

吴邦国委员长访问美国、古巴和巴哈马三国综述 (Summary of Wu Bangguo's Trip to U.S., Cuba, and Bahamas)
People's Daily, September 14, 2009
http://politics.people.com.cn/GB/1024/10043925.html

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Top Chinese Legislator Concludes Three-nation Tour
Xinhua News Agency, September 13, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-09/13/content_12045597.htm

Corruption
Chinese Officials Threaten to Blow Up Family's Dam
Sydney Morning Herald, September 14, 2009
http://www.smh.com.au/world/chinese-officials-threaten-to-blow-up-familys-dam-20090913-fm8h.html

Corruption: More Top Police Fall from Grace
Shanghai Daily, September 12, 2009
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2009/200909/20090912/article_413617.htm

Disasters
China Uses Fear to Hush Up Poisoned Children
Times Online, September 13, 2009
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article6832217.ece

Green Dam
“绿坝”要求个别安装 “蓝盾”强制监控过滤 (New "Blue Shield" Filter Program Required by September 13)
Radio Free Asia, September 11, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/wangluo-09112009101909.html

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China: Blue Dam Activated
Global Voices Online, September 13, 2009
http://advocacy.globalvoicesonline.org/2009/09/13/china-blue-dam-activated/

“藍壩”系統擬研制 性能將超“綠壩”20倍 ("Blue Dam" System in Development, to Be 20 Times More Powerful than "Green Dam")
China Business Press Release Newswire, July 2, 2009
http://www.finet.hk/mainsite/newscenter_story.php?news=PRNEWSBJ&ncode=25823

Government
East China City Tries Direct Grassroots Election
Xinhua News Agency, September 13, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-09/13/content_8685996.htm

Hong Kong
市民支持記者抗議疆官　700人遊行　繞中聯辦高呼「可恥」 (700 March in Protest of XUAR Explanation of Beating of HK Journalists)
Apple Daily, September 14, 2009
http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/template/apple/art_main.php?iss_id=20090914&sec_id=4104&subsec_id=12731&art_id=13206297

Human Rights Defenders
内蒙古异见人士涉嫌“煽动分裂国家”被软禁 (Inner Mongolian Dissident Almaz under House Arrest under Suspicion of "Inciting Separatism")
Radio Free Asia, September 12, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/lui-09132009172315.html

Media
中国食言新闻自由承诺 (China Goes Back on Its Promise of Press Freedom)
Radio Free Asia, September 12, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/xing-09112009224839.html

Politics
China Publishes 50 Slogans for Oct.1 Celebrations
Xinhua News Agency, September 12, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-09/12/content_8684224.htm

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國慶60周年 中國推出口號50句 (50 Slogans for the 60th Anniversary of the PRC Founding)
Ta Kung Pao, September 11, 2009
http://www.takungpao.com/news/09/09/11/guoqing6001-1140749.htm

Protests and Petitions
贵州瓮安事件涉黑23名成员获刑 (23 Sentenced for Weng'an Riot)
Henan Commercial News, September 14, 2009
http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2009-09-14/094316293448s.shtml

上访遭拘留并被警告:再上访要对其实施劳教 (Seasoned Petitioner Zhang Gaoying: Detained and Warned that Could Be Sent to Reeducation-Through-Labor If Petitions Again)
Radio Free Asia, September 12, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shang-09112009222635.html

Public Health
Fujian Villagers Suffer Myriad Pollution Problems Living in Shadow of Refineries
South China Morning Post, September 14, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=55a10a7c0f3b3210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Taiwan
Taiwan Ex-President Chen Shui-bian Appeals Life Sentence
Taiwan News, September 14, 2009
http://www.etaiwannews.com/etn/news_content.php?id=1056621

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Chen Should Be Released during Appeal: Ma’s Mentor
Taipei Times, September 12, 2009
http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2009/09/12/2003453374

XUAR
China Issues All Clear in Syringe Attack Tests
Telegraph, September 14, 2009
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/6186797/China-issues-all-clear-in-syringe-attack-tests.html