Friday, November 06, 2009

November 06, 2009

Top News of the Day

Police
Activist: Chinese Guard at Black Jail Admits Rape
Associated Press (via Google News), November 05, 2009
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iY03_Q_hItValmbvgntGdRAzIUCQD9BPAEF00


Related news:
Rape Trial Begins for Petitioner from Village
China Daily, November 5, 2009
http://www.china.org.cn/china/2009-11/05/content_18831628.htm

News
Bilateral Ties
Hosts Want Obama to Say Tibet Is Chinese
South China Morning Post, November 06, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=deeda626505c4210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Corruption
中国将通过审计严查政府投资工程违法违规问题 (Illegal Government-funded Projects under Strict Investigation by National Audit Office)
Xinhua News Agency, November 05, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2009-11/05/content_12393301.htm

Economic Development
China's Growing Thirst for African Oil
Agence France-Presse (via Yahoo! News), November 06, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091106/bs_afp/chinaafricaeconomyoil

Hong Kong
Beijing Dangles a Deal on Suffrage
South China Morning Post, November 06, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=160ea626505c4210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Rule Change to Aid Visits by Mainland Parents
South China Morning Post, November 06, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=6d86453a244c4210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Human Rights Defender - Qi Zhiyong (齐志勇)
受压民众申请游行抗议奥巴马访华 (Qi Zhiyong Calls for Mass Protest in Beijing against Obama's Visit to China)
Radio Free Asia, November 05, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/obama-11042009154304.html

Human Rights Defender - Xie Changfa (谢长发)
谢长发终获二审辩护权利 (Xie Changfa Granted Right of Defense in His Appeal Trial)
Radio Free Asia, November 05, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/china_dissident-11052009105616.html?encoding=simplified

Human Rights Defender - Yang Zili (杨子立)
杨子立、张宏海吁奥巴马关注狱中异见人士病情 (Yang Zili and Zhang Hongnai Appeal to Obama to Follow Cases of Imprisoned Dissidents in Open Letter)
Radio Free Asia, November 05, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/Xinwen/yijianrenshi-11052009160933.html?textonly=1

Human Rights Defenders
Chinese Activist Risks Jail with Letter to Obama
Associated Press (via Google News), November 05, 2009
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iyFubuWNWXGy_BJhWEtP0u2gDWGgD9BPGNT82

关注严晓玲案被控诬告的三名维权人士下周开庭 (Trial of 3 Rights Defenders Reporting on the Yan Xiaoling Case to Be Heard Next Wednesday in Fuzhou)
Radio Free Asia, November 06, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/china_libel-11052009104922.html?encoding=simplified

Public Health
Policy on Internet Addicts Softens - Surgery, Boot Camps for Web Abuse Are Out
South China Morning Post, November 06, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=76d114b46a4c4210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Rural Issues
Farmers Selling Blood to Make Ends Meet
China Daily, November 05, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-11/05/content_8915392.htm