December 1, 2009

News
Bilateral Ties
EU-China Talks Yield Little
Wall Street Journal, December 1, 2009
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125957944561669451.html

Harper to Talk Human Rights in China – ‘Respectfully.’
Camwest News Service, November 30, 2009
http://www.canada.com/Harper+talk+human+rights+China+respectfully/2286505/story.html

Disasters
三鹿破产程序终结 不再赔偿患儿 (Sanlu Bankruptcy Procedure Complete, No Further Compensation for Babies Poisoned by Tainted Milk Powder)
Radio Free Asia, November 30, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/sanlu-11302009163523.html

Environment
珠海"渔女"海域忽现2公里褐带 证实为棕囊藻 (2km Brown Belt of Algae in Zhuhai's Xianglu Bay)
Southern Metropolis Daily, November 30, 2009
http://news.southcn.com/g/2009-11/30/content_6642969.htm

Gender
New Mother Sues Three Departments for Bias
South China Morning Post, November 30, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=9e8ea68f47045210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Hong Kong
数千名香港居民大游行抗议建高铁 (Several Thousand Hong Kongers Demonstrate against High-speed Rail to Guangdong)
Radio Free Asia, November 30, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gang-11302009094954.html

Land
地產商強行拆樓 貴陽爆民眾衝突 (Guiyang Residents Clash with Real Estate Company after Forced Evictions and Demolitions)
Apple Daily, December 1, 2009
http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/realtime/art_main.php?iss_id=20091201&sec_id=10793096&art_id=13475797

Related news:
贵阳野蛮暴力拆迁引堵路事件24人被刑拘 (24 Criminally Detained after Guiyang Clash)
Radio Free Asia, November 30, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gui-11302009163209.html

全國逾2萬文物消失 當局徹查 (Over 20K Registered Cultural Sites "Missing")
Ming Pao, December 1, 2009
http://news.sina.com.hk/cgi-bin/nw/show.cgi/94/1/1/1345114/1.html

徵地糾紛 安徽千人上街砸警車 (1000 Anhuinese Take to Street and Smash Police Cars during Land Requisition Dispute)
Ming Pao, December 1, 2009
http://news.sina.com.hk/cgi-bin/nw/show.cgi/94/1/1/1345111/1.html

Media
China Exposes 10 Internet Service Providers over "Vulgar" Contents
Xinhua News Agency, November 30, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-11/30/content_12567018.htm

Protests and Petitions
广东环保厅：番禺垃圾焚烧项目将举行听证 (Hearing to Be Held on Guangzhou Waste Incinerator That Led to Mass Protest)
Guangzhou Daily, December 1, 2009
http://news.southcn.com/g/2009-12/01/content_6665228.htm

Public Health
HIV Spreads among Elderly as Lonely Head to Prostitutes
South China Morning Post, December 1, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=428ed5d6bf545210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Related news:
HIV-infected Chinese Children Struggle with Stigma
Reuters, December 1, 2009
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/PEK128142.htm

Religion
Falun Gong Wages War of Words with China
Voice of America, November 30, 2009
http://www1.voanews.com/english/news/asia/Falun-Gong-Wages-War-of-Words-with-China-78187962.html