Monday, January 18, 2010

January 16-18, 2009

News
Bilateral Ties

China Tried to Hack Our Computers, Says India’s Security Chief M.K. Narayanan
The Times, January 18, 2010
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article6991789.ece

Civil Society
“保障性工作者权益”NGO遭遇寒冬 (Chinese NGO for Sex Workers Faces Financial Obstacles)
Democracy & Law, January 18, 2010
http://news.sina.com.cn/c/sd/2010-01-18/115019491673.shtml

Hong Kong
Hong Kong Approves China Rail Link
The Wall Street Journal, January 17, 2010
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703569004575008402152914416.html

Human Rights Defender – Gao Zhisheng (高智晟)
Chinese Lawyer Declared ‘Missing’ after Arrest
New York Times, January 16, 2010
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/16/world/asia/16china.html

Did the Chinese Security Forces Kill Gao Zhisheng?
The Independent, January 16, 2010
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/did-the-chinese-security-forces-kill-gao-zhisheng-1869532.html

Human Rights Defender – Liu Xiaobo (刘晓波)
胡绩伟等老党员呼吁重新审查刘晓波案定罪依据的合法性 (Hu Jiwei and Other Senior Party Members Call for Review on Legitimacy of Liu's Trial)
Radio Free Asia, January 17, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/hu-01172010181413.html

Human Rights Defenders
Tight Security as Dissidents Mark Death of Zhao Ziyang
South China Morning Post, January 18, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=da64d9b7bcc36210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Wife Says Leader of China Writers' Group Who Signed Pro-reform Charter Has Been Detained
The Canadian Press, January 15, 2010
http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5iI5Q81p4m9YfSo3rp8s-e9dQ-u9A


Media
China Begins Monitoring Billions of Text Messages As Censorship Increases
The Daily Telegraph, January 15, 2010
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/6996885/China-begins-monitoring-billions-of-text-messages-as-censorship-increases.html

Google Denies Leaving China, Seeks Negotiations
Reuters, January 17, 2010
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE60E0BC20100117

Playing the Wall Game in China
The Guardian, January 18, 2010
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2010/jan/18/china-google-hacking

Police
贵州民警枪杀2名村民案尸检推翻县公安局说法 (PSB Gives Its Statement Regarding Two Villagers Shot Dead by Guizhou Civilian Police)
Xiaoxiang Morning Herald, January 18, 2010
http://news.sohu.com/20100118/n269647986.shtml

Society
Party Line Wavers on China's Gay Culture
The Australian, January 18, 2010
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/arts/party-line-wavers-on-chinas-gay-culture/story-e6frg8n6-1225820581025

新疆回族同志渴望婚姻 (Gay Uyghur Yearns for Marriage )
Ming Pao, January 18, 2010
http://news.sina.com.hk/cgi-bin/nw/show.cgi/9/1/1/1397623/1.html

Tibet
Nepal May Deport Arrested Tibetans
Agence France-Presse, January 18, 2010
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2010\01\18\story_18-1-2010_pg20_7

XUAR
China Restores Text Messaging in Xinjiang
New York Times, January 17, 2010
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/18/world/asia/18china.html

乌鲁木齐扩安监控摄像头,将达6万只 (~60,000 Surveillance Cameras to Be Installed in Urumqi)
Radio Free Asia, January 16, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/wu-01152010222518.html