February 19, 2010

News

Bilateral Ties
Obama Meets Dalai Lama, Angering China
Reuters, February 19, 2010
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN1116932520100218

Food Security
China Says "Most" Melamine-tainted Milk Destroyed
Reuters, February 15, 2010
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE61E39C20100215

Gender
China Contender at Mr Gay World Event Fears Hometown Return
Agence France-Presse, February 18, 2010
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hZ-PSIH4J_CUBQdPBn-ADRZFqXAA

Human Rights Defenders
Nervous Times for Uighur Lecturer
Financial Times, February 18, 2010
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/28cb287e-1c2c-11df-86cb-00144feab49a.html

张怀阳劳教上诉案草草开庭 (Appeal Case of Charter 08 Signatory Zhang Huaiyang against His RTL Sentence Handled Improperly)
Radio Free Asia, February 18, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/China-dissident-02182010105302.html

Internet Censorship

China Shuts Down 16,000 Websites in Latest Crackdown
The Daily Princetonian, February 18, 2010
http://www.dailyprincetonian.com/2010/02/18/25222/

Labor
安监总局：重大和特别重大事故信息3小时内上报至总局 (China Requires "Large," "Especially Serious" Work Accidents Reported to Authorities Within 3 Hours)
Xinhua News Agency, February 18, 2010
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2010-02/18/content_12998733.htm

Land Policy
Hire Stands Up to Chinese Government, Developers
Voice of America, February 17, 2010
http://www1.voanews.com/english/news/asia/Hire-Stands-Up-to-Chinese-Government-Developers-84644077.html

Law
Lawyer's Trial Renews Rule-Of-Law Concerns In China
National Public Radio, February 18, 2010
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=123821142

Media
上海“短信监控”变成业务服务 (“Text Message Monitoring” Becomes Business Service in Shanghai)
Radio Free Asia, February 18, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/hu-02182010095625.html

Two Chinese Schools Said to Be Tied to Online Attacks
New York Times, February 18, 2010
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/19/technology/19china.html

Tibet
阿坝僧人静坐抗议大批武警严控寺院 (Tibetan Monks Stage Sit-in Protest in Sichuan; Monasteries Surrounded by Armed Troops)
Radio Free Asia, February 18, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/China-Tibetan-02182010103527.html