January 14, 2010

Top news
Media
Google's Retreat Sparks Hot Debate
China Daily, January 13, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-01/13/content_9315456.htm

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China's Top Censor Dismisses Google Threat
Financial Times, January 14, 2010
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f03470e8-00cd-11df-a4cb-00144feabdc0.html

Google Action Puts Pressure on Other US Technology Giants
Agence France-Presse, January 13, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=129a0a931a626210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Levi’s Faced Earlier Challenge in China
The Wall Street Journal, January 14, 2010
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704675104575000831581315788.html

Timeline: Chinese Internet Censorship over the Last Year
The Guardian, January 14, 2010
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/jan/14/china-internet

News
Bilateral Ties
UK Voices 'Serious Concerns' on Rights in China
Agence France-Presse, January 14, 2010
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5h_OtSdXb0jIQ-ecq7y0-IfMFOVFw

Death Penalty
Two Organized Crime Gang Members Executed in China
Xinhua News Agency, January 13, 2010
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2010-01/13/content_12801739.htm

Food Security
China Prosecutors Take Dairy Case
The Wall Street Journal, January 13, 2010
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704675104575000723541871334.html

Gender
China Announces 'First Gay Marriage'
Agence France-Presse, January 13, 2010
http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-world/china-announces-first-gay-marriage-20100113-m6ya.html

Human Rights
中国再度被列为「不自由的国家」(China Again Listed as a Not Free Country)
Radio Free Asia, January 13, 2010
http://www.rfi.fr/actucn/articles/121/article_18759.asp

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Freedom House Warns on Rights in Taiwan
Taiwan News, January 14, 2010
http://www.etaiwannews.com/etn/news_content.php?id=1154977

Map of Freedom in the World: 2009 Edition
Freedom House
http://www.freedomhouse.org/template.cfm?page=363&year=2009

Human Rights Defender – Liu Xiaobo (刘晓波)
洛杉矶“香港论坛”声援刘晓波(Hong Kong Forum Voices Support for Liu in LA)
Radio Free Asia, January 13, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/hkforum-01132010103153.html

Human Rights Defenders
赵紫阳五周年忌日临近杜导正出书异见人士被控(Former GAPP Head Du Daozheng's Diaries Published and Rights Defenders under Surveillance on Eve of Anniversary of Zhao Ziyang's Death)
Radio Free Asia, January 13, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/zhaozy-01132010095134.html

Human Rights Defenders – Li Hong (力虹), Wang Rongqing (王荣清)
王荣清保外就医力虹病重仍系狱(Wang Rongqing Released on Medical Probation, Li Hong Denied despite Illness)
Radio Free Asia, January 13, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/wangrq-01132010095611.html

Law
中国学者呼吁关注“反家庭暴力”立法(Chinese Scholars Call for Attention on Anti Domestic Violence Legislation)
Radio Free Asia, January 13, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/violence-01132010100551.html

Media
'Sexting' May Lead to Ban on Texting
China Daily, January 13, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-01/13/content_9316139.htm

China Urges Integration of Various Media Platforms
Agence France-Presse, January 13, 2010
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5h-QxCYGcQT5mkazmTB9utKFmrEzw

Public Health
Hemophilia Network Set Up in China
China Daily, January 14, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-01/14/content_9317729.htm

Society
Officials to Get Emergency Preparedness Training
China Daily, January 14, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-01/14/content_9317715.htm

Tibet
Tibet to Crack Down on Illegal Surveying, Mapping
People's Daily, January 14, 2010
http://chinatibet.people.com.cn/6868486.html