Thursday, September 24, 2009

September 24, 2009

News
Bilateral Ties
胡锦涛纽约会晤日法两国首脑 (Hu Jintao Meets with Japanese and French Leaders in New York)
British Broadcasting Corporation, September 22, 2009
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2009/09/090922_china_japan_france.shtml

Civil Society
大陆民间公益组织「公盟」继续受打压 (Open Constitution Initiative Continues to Receive Pressure from Officials)
Radio Free Asia, September 23, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gongmeng-09232009093946.html

Environment
China Keeps 'Room to Manoeuvre' on Climate Change
Agence France-Presse (via Yahoo! News), September 23, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090923/wl_asia_afp/undiplomacyclimatewarmingchina

E-Waste: There’s an App for That
Foreign Policy, September 23, 2009
http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2009/09/23/e_waste_there_s_an_app_for_that

Human Rights Defenders
重庆万州三峡库区维权移民被拘留 (Chongqing Rights Defending Migrants Detained)
Radio Free Asia, September 23, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/sanxia-09232009124416.html

Law
司法部:10月1日起启用新版律师和律所执业证书 (Ministry of Justice: New Licenses for Lawyers and Law Offices Beginning Oct 1)
Xinhua News Agency, September 23, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2009-09/23/content_12100754.htm

Military
China Promises Show of Force in Oct 1 Parade
Agence France-Presse (via Yahoo! News), September 23, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090923/wl_asia_afp/chinapolitics60yearsmilitary

Related news:
China Army Parade May Give Clue to New Missiles
Reuters, September 23, 2009
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE58M19720090923
Multilateral
China, ahead of G20, Backs Policy Coordination
Reuters (via Yahoo! News), September 23, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090923/ts_nm/us_china_usa_reaction

中国就美中出版物世贸裁决提出上诉 (China Appeals against WTO's Verdict on Publication Import Restriction)
British Broadcasting Corporation, September 23, 2009
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2009/09/090923_china_wto.shtml

Protests and Petitions
保定顺平扩建黑监狱 访民拒入黑狱拼死抗争 (More Black Jails Being Constructed in Hebei)
Radio Free Asia, September 23, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/heijianyu-09232009131425.html

Religion
六十周年敏感 出家人也受打压 (Buddhists Also Harassed during Lead Up to 60th Anniversary)
Radio Free Asia, September 23, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/daya-09232009131917.html

Taiwan
Kadeer Accepts Invite to Taiwan
China Daily, September 24, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-09/24/content_8728812.htm

XUAR
11 Indicted in China Brawl That Led to Riots
Associated Press (via Yahoo! News), September 23, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090923/ap_on_re_as/as_china_factory_fight