February 02, 2010

News

Bilateral Ties
China Accuses US of Arrogance over Taiwan Deal
British Broadcasting Corporation, February 01, 2010
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8490537.stm

Corruption
'Gang Protector' Faces Trial Today
China Daily, February 02, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-02/02/content_9410743.htm

Food Security
10-Day Crackdown on Latest Milk Scare
China Daily, February 02, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-02/02/content_9410731.htm

Government
China Gov't Opens Cracks in Its Culture of Secrecy
Associated Press (via China Post), February 01, 2010
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/china/national-news/2010/02/01/243209/China-govt.htm

Human Rights Defender - Liu Xiaobo (刘晓波)
20中共元老上書﹕劉曉波案錯判 (20 Senior Communist Cadres Sign Letter Urging The Gov't to Rectify Liu's Wrongful Conviction)
Ming Pao, February 02, 2010
http://news.mingpao.com/20100202/caa1.htm

Related Information:

中共元老上書中央全文 (Full text of Cadres' Open Letter to The Central Gov't)
Ming Pao, February 02, 2010
http://news.mingpao.com/20100202/caa1a_er.htm

Human Rights Defenders
网民快闪行动高喊游精佑回家 ("Flash Mobs" in Fujian Call Detained Netizen You Jingyou to Return Home)
Radio Free Asia, February 01, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/you-02012010094247.html

湖南维权人士罗茜被劳教两年 (Hunan Rights Defender Luo Qian Sentenced to Two Year of Reeducation-Through-Labor)
Radio Free Asia, February 01, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/luo-02012010100423.html

Internet Censorship
China’s Domain Name Rules Spur Website Flight
Financial Times, February 01, 2010
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/7374f5ee-0f52-11df-a450-00144feabdc0.html?nclick_check=1

Labor
First Non-government Labor Dispute Center Opens in Shanghai
China Daily, February 02, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-02/02/content_9411435.htm

Rural Issues
Rural Policy Blueprint A Damp Squib, Analysts Say
South China Morning Post, February 02, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=39875b79fe986210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Related News:

China Pledges More Support for Rural Poor
Associated Press (via Yahoo! News), February 01, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100201/ap_on_re_as/as_china_rural_poor

Society
Chinese Tweeter Wins US Democracy Contest
Agence France-Presse (via The Sydney Morning Herald), February 02, 2010
http://www.smh.com.au/digital-life/digital-life-news/chinese-tweeter-wins-us-democracy-contest-20100202-n9wb.html

Tibet
China Says Won't Relax Grip on Tibet
Agence France-Presse (via Yahoo! News), February 01, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100201/wl_asia_afp/chinatibetdalaidiplomacy2ndleadwrap

XUAR
新疆民族团结地方法规周一生效 (Regulations on Education for Ethnic Unity Takes Effect Monday)
Radio Free Asia, February 01, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/xinjiang_tension-02012010122442.html