January 29, 2010

Bilateral Ties
China Asks EU to Scrap ‘Prejudiced’ Arms Embargo
The Hindu, January 28, 2010
http://beta.thehindu.com/news/international/article96436.ece

Government
Liaison Offices Tout Their Worth to Beijing
South China Morning Post, January 29, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=0be7bf4d73576210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Hong Kong
Protests, Public Meetings Rise Threefold Since The Handover
South China Morning Post, January 29, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=5f33bf4d73576210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Human Rights Defender - Liu Xiaobo (刘晓波)

刘晓波代表律师提交二审辩护词 (Liu's Lawyer Submits Defense Statement for Second Instance Trial)
Radio Free Asia, January 28, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/liuxiaobo-01282010164130.html

Human Rights Defender - Ai Weiwei (艾未未)
艾未未等人控告成都西安路派出所 (Quake Activist Supporters Sue Chengdu Police for Unlawful, Violent Detention)
Radio Free Asia, January 28, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/aiweiwei-01282010095935.html

Internet Censorship
China Internet Users Use VPN Servers to Cross Firewall
Reuters, January 28, 2010
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE60R2BB20100128

Law
China to Adopt New House Expropriation Rules
China Daily, January 29, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-01/29/content_9394464.htm

Related Information:

房屋征收与补偿条例征求意见稿公布(全文) (Draft Regulation on The Expropriation of Houses And Compensation)
Xinhua News Agency, January 29, 2010
http://news.eastday.com/c/20100129/u1a4986959.html

Migrant Workers

北京朝阳区二十多间民工子弟学校面临拆迁 (Beijing Plans to Demolish 20 Schools for Children of Migrant Workers)
Radio Free Asia, January 28, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/migrant_schools-01282010115434.html

Shanghai World Expo
Pollution Will Be Controlled during Expo
China Daily, January 29, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-01/29/content_9394642.htm

XUAR
US Seeks China Transparency in Xinjiang Trials
Agence France-Presse, January 28, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100128/pl_afp/chinaunrestxinjiangrightstrialus