March 31, 2010

News
Bilateral Ties
北京：澳方就力拓案批评中国是不负责任 (Beijing: It Is Irresponsible for Australia to Criticize China on Rio Tinto)
British Broadcasting Corporation, March 31, 2010
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2010/03/100330_rio_tinto.shtml

Children
2 Detained for Dead Babies Found along China River
Associated Press, March 31, 2010
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gKjFz0oMdXxHsfY96RaLMqi9NHIwD9EP2T100

Corporate Social Accountability
Mine Managers Ignored Reports of Water Leaks
South China Morning Post, March 31, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=474df372a6fa7210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Corruption
China Jails Nine Reporters over Pre-Olympic Cover-up: Media
Associated Press, March 31, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100330/wl_asia_afp/chinaminingmediacorruptionoly2008

Death Penalty
中国将首次处决日本籍毒贩 两国恢复邦交后首例 (Japanese Drug Dealer to Be Executed for First Time Since Resumption of Sino-Japanese Diplomatic Relations)
Global Times, March 31, 2010
http://www.ce.cn/xwzx/gnsz/gdxw/201003/31/t20100331_21210219.shtml

Food Security
Toxic Vegetables Uncovered in South China
China Daily, March 31, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-03/31/content_9664802.htm

Hong Kong
Group Relents on Trade Seat Stance for 2012
South China Morning Post, March 31, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=57b4f372a6fa7210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Human Rights Defenders
赵连海维权戴脚镣出庭 毒奶粉受害者成被告 (Tainted Milk Activist Zhao Lianhai Shackled at Court)
Radio Free Asia, March 30, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/zhao-03302010093844.html

Labor
Coal Mine Collapse Traps 10 in Xinjiang
China Daily, March 31, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-03/30/content_9664503.htm

Occupational Diseases, Mostly of Lung, on Rise
Shanghai Daily, March 31, 2010
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=432793&type=National

Media
Journalists’ E-Mails Hacked in China
New York Times, March 31, 2010
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/31/world/asia/31china.html

Police
发帖骂民警被拘5天 (Guangdong Man Detained 5 Days for Calling Police "Bandits" Online)
Guangzhou Daily, March 31, 2010
http://gzdaily.dayoo.com/html/2010-03/31/content_914930.htm

Protests and Petitions
数百村民要求化工厂搬离 (Hundreds of Guangdong Villagers Demonstrate Demanding Removal of Chemical Plant)
Guangzhou Daily, March 30, 2010
http://china.huanqiu.com/roll/2010-03/760679.html

Shanghai World Expo
世博会实名买卖刀具 酒店限新疆西藏人入住 (Hotels Say No to Uyghurs and Tibetans)
Radio Free Asia, March 30, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shibo-03302010101533.html

March 30, 2010

News
Civil Society
北大轄下維權NGO突被殺 (Peking U "Cancels" Ties with Four Rights Defense NGOs)
Ming Pao, March 30, 2010
http://news.sina.com.hk/cgi-bin/nw/show.cgi/94/1/1/1474285/1.html

Related news:
NGOs Fear Tighter State Curbs after University Cuts Links
South China Morning Post, March 30, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=c8c8af7c5daa7210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

郭建梅称北大撤中心不应该 (Women's Rights Activist Guo Jianmei: PKU's Actions Unnecessary)
Radio Free Asia, March 29, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/beida-03292010140020.html

Corporate Social Accountability
China Mining Company Causes Unrest in Niger
Christian Science Monitor, March 29, 2010
http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Africa/2010/0329/China-mining-company-causes-unrest-in-Niger

Death Penalty
Amnesty Slams China for Silence on Execution Toll
Reuters, March 30, 2010
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE62T00620100330

Human Rights Defender – Gao Zhisheng (高智晟)
Wife Wants Dissident to Leave China
Associated Press, March 30, 2010
http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/2010/03/30/2003469282

电话采访高智晟：高律师希望近期回北京家 (Phone Interview with Gao Zhisheng: Gao Wishes to Return to Beijing Home in Near Future)
Radio Free Asia, March 29, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gaozhisheng-03292010171931.html

Human Rights Defenders
趙連海今自辯堅持無罪 (Tainted Milk Activist Zhao Lianhai to Maintain Innocence in Today's Trial)
Ming Pao, March 30, 2010
http://news.sina.com.hk/cgi-bin/nw/show.cgi/94/1/1/1474286/1.html

Related news:
当局拒绝赵连海家人旁听庭审 (Zhao's Family Forbidden to Attend Trial)
Radio Free Asia, March 29, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/rights_milk_baby-03292010130042.html

Law
China's Prosecutors Told to Set Up Briefing System
China Daily, March 29, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-03/29/content_9658778.htm

Rio Tinto China Employees Get Prison Terms
The Wall Street Journal, March 30, 2010
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304370304575151032293098898.html

Media
Google Says China Services Partially Blocked
Financial Times, March 30, 2010
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/bf52edf0-3b84-11df-a4c0-00144feabdc0.html

Migrant Workers
Cheap Overseas Workers Used as Plant Hub Feels Labor Pinch
Shanghai Daily, March 30, 2010
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=432651&type=National

Police
Official Dies in Detention
China Daily, March 30, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-03/30/content_9658992.htm

Protests and Petitions
山东菏泽300多退休人员集体上访求医保 (300+ Shandong-based Retired Soldiers Petition for Medical Insurance)
Radio Free Asia, March 29, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/Xinwen/yibao-03292010151651.html

Shanghai World Expo
China to Crack Down on Illegal Expo Publications
China Daily, March 30, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-03/30/content_9658874.htm

上海限售菜刀水果刀 嚴防利器襲擊案 (Shanghai Limits Sale of Kitchen Knives as Precaution against Attacks)
Ming Pao, March 30, 2010
http://news.sina.com.hk/cgi-bin/nw/show.cgi/94/1/1/1474287/1.html

March 27-29, 2010

Top News of the Day

Human Rights Defender - Gao Zhisheng (高智晟)
Missing Chinese Dissident Lawyer Gao Zhisheng 'Alive'
British Broadcasting Corporation, March 29, 2010
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8591566.stm

Related News:
Wife Confirms Dissident Chinese Lawyer Is Alive
Associated Press (via Yahoo! News), March 29, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100329/ap_on_re_as/as_china_missing_lawyer

News

Children
Child Death Rates Highlight Urban-rural Split
Reuters (via South China Morning Post), March 29, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=5502ec8d2ea97210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Disasters
Drought Affects 24 Million People in Yunnan
China Daily, March 29, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/photo/2010-03/26/content_9650812.htm

Related News:
Fights Break Out over Scarce Drinking Water
South China Morning Post, March 29, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=cc088437ea5a7210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

200 People Rescued from Snowstorms in Xinjiang
China Daily, March 29, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-03/28/content_9653142.htm

Freedom of Movement
China Bars Noted Scholar From Planned Trip to U.S.
New York Times, March 29, 2010
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/27/world/asia/27china.html

Hong Kong
Democracy Rally Stand-off Ends in Arrest of Student
South China Morning Post, March 29, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=3245987da15a7210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Human Rights Defenders
毒奶粉維權家長明受審 (Tainted Milk Activist's Trial to Begin Tomorrow)
Ming Pao, March 29, 2010
http://news.mingpao.com/20100329/caa2.htm

谢福林兄弟两人“偷电”被判刑6年 (Hunan Activist Xie Fulin and His Brother Both Sentenced to 6 Years in Prison for "Stealing Electricity")
Radio Free Asia, March 26, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/dissident_verdict-03262010122246.html

Labor
152 Trapped in North China Coal Mine Flooding
China Daily, March 29, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-03/28/content_9653105.htm

Land Policy
China's Forced Evictions Cause Instability
Reuters, March 29, 2010
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE62R13U20100328

Law
Bar on Diplomats at Trial of Rio Tinto Executive a 'Breach of Law'
Reuters (via South China Morning Post), March 29, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=4e188437ea5a7210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Related News:
Rio China Trial Defendant Says Treated Fairly: Lawyer
Reuters, March 29, 2010
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE62P1YA20100326

Media
‘Dove’ Pun on Google Causes a Stir in China
Financial Times, March 29, 2010
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/1bb64130-3a83-11df-b6d5-00144feabdc0.html

Mainland Media Feisty Despite Beijing's Efforts
South China Morning Post, March 29, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=51588437ea5a7210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Protests and Petitions
Dozens Injured in Wild Street Brawl
China Daily, March 29, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-03/29/content_9653442.htm

Farmer Dies, Dad Injured in Fire Protest
China Daily, March 29, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-03/29/content_9653963.htm

Public Health
广东疫苗受害家长到省疾病控制中心门口抗议 (Guangdong Parents of Children Who Get Sick After Vaccination Protest at Province-level Disease Control Center)
Radio Free Asia, March 28, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/guang-03282010152521.html

State Security
China Spends Record Amount Targeting Domestic Security Threats
The Daily Telegraph, March 29, 2010
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/7532354/China-spends-record-amount-targeting-domestic-security-threats.html

Tibet
Tibetans Reported Detained
Radio Free Asia, March 26, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/detained-03262010155455.html

XUAR
Uyghur’s Release Sought
Radio Free Asia, March 25, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/gheyret-niyaz-03252010154625.html

March 26, 2010

News

Death Penalty
Two Abductors Executed in Kidnapping Crackdown
China Daily, March 26, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-03/26/content_9644113.htm

Man on Death Row for Killing Snorer-chum
China Daily, March 26, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-03/26/content_9644055.htm

Disasters
Thirsty Villagers Struggle to Find Water as Drought Persists
Xinhua News Agency, March 25, 2010
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/china/2010-03/25/c_13224948.htm

Related News:

两部门要求全国团员及少先队员每人捐一瓶水 (Members of Communist Youth League, Young Pioneers Urged to Donate A Bottle of Water per Person)
China Youth Daily (via Yahoo! News), March 26, 2010
http://news.cn.yahoo.com/10-03-/1055/2k15q.html

Human Rights Defender - Gao Zhisheng (高智晟)
国际社会继续关注高智晟律师下落 (International Community Continues to Express Concern over Missing Lawyer)
Radio Free Asia, March 25, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gaozhisheng-03252010142211.html

Human Rights Defenders
维权律师恳请司法部为山西疫苗受害者提供法律帮助 (Rights Defense Lawyers Call on Ministry of Justice to Allow Legal Aid for Vaccine Victims in Shanxi)
Radio Free Asia, March 25, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/sifa-03252010161334.html

Labor
4 dead in SW China Colliery Gas Outburst
China Daily, March 26, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-03/26/content_9646400.htm

2 Dead, 9 Trapped in N China Colliery Blast
China Daily, March 26, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-03/25/content_9643996.htm

Law
全国律协会长首谈“不作为” 称自己并非傀儡 (President of All China Lawyers Association (ACLA) Discusses Article 306 of Criminal Law)
China Newsweek (via Xinhua News Agency), March 26, 2010
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2010-03/25/content_13245226_2.htm

Media
Chinese Companies Debate Links with Google
Financial Times, March 26, 2010
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/fb71e0bc-3831-11df-8420-00144feabdc0.html

Migrant Workers
Why Migrant Workers Are Shunning China's Factories
British Broadcasting Corporation, March 26, 2010
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8586672.stm

Religion
Vatican Warns Bishops Not to Attend National Meeting
South China Morning Post, March 26, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=edb09b8100697210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Society
School Killer Wanted to Take Revenge on Society
China Daily, March 26, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-03/26/content_9644723.htm

Tibet
西藏比如县小学生和平示威公安进驻学校 (Tibetan Students Stage Peaceful Demonstration Shouting Slogans Calling for "Dalai Lama's Return to Tibet")
Radio Free Asia, March 25, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/Tibet-03252010100358.html

XUAR
Beijing Protests Swiss Asylum for Uygurs
Agence France-Presse (via South China Morning Post), March 26, 2010

http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=ab2a877826497210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

March 25, 2010

News
Bilateral Ties
US Congress Takes Up Internet Censorship Issue
Associated Press, March 25, 2010
http://www.kcbs.com/bayareanews/US-Congress-Takes-Up-Internet-CensorShip-Issue/6651231

Related news:
Congress Slams China and Microsoft, Praises Google
CNN, March 25, 2010
http://money.cnn.com/2010/03/24/technology/china_google_hearing/

Corruption
Official 'Used Public Land to Build Mansion'
China Daily, March 25, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-03/25/content_9638382.htm

廣州選 5星級廁所　網民斥腐敗 (Guangzhou's Designation of 5-Star Toilets Leads to Cries of Corruption from Netizens)
Apple Daily, March 25, 2010
http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/template/apple/art_main.php?iss_id=20100325&sec_id=15335&subsec_id=15336&art_id=13858689

Human Rights Defenders
上海基督徒沈佩兰被镇政府人员带走 (Shanghainese Petitioner Shen Peilan Taken Away by Township Officials)
Radio Free Asia, March 24, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/Xinwen/5-03242010110426.html

Land Policy
Residents Protest Repeated Relocation
China Daily, March 25, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-03/25/content_9638188.htm

Law
Rio Trial Ends, Verdict Could Take Some Time
Reuters, March 25, 2010
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE62K21020100324

Media
Go Daddy Draws Line in China
The Wall Street Journal, March 24, 2010
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703312504575141983884666038.html

谷歌風波 內地禁 18類報道 (Asahi Shimbun: China Bans 18 Types of Reports in Wake of Google Announcement)
Apple Daily, March 25, 2010
http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/realtime/art_main.php?iss_id=20100325&sec_id=10793096&art_id=13859842

Related news:
中宣传部四道禁令媒体噤声 (Central Propaganda Department Demands Silence from Media on Four Items)
Radio Free Asia, March 24, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/meiti-03242010101621.html

女记者采访火灾被数保安像抓小鸡一样架走 (Beijing Times Reporters Dragged Away by Security while Covering Fire )
Southern Daily, March 25, 2010
http://china.nfdaily.cn/content/2010-03/25/content_10438366.htm

外交部：谷歌事件不应与中美关系挂钩 (MFA: Google Incident Not Affiliated with Sino-American Ties)
Southern Daily, March 24, 2010
http://china.nfdaily.cn/content/2010-03/24/content_10398159.htm

Related news:
Google's Withdrawal Pushing Itself into Corner
Xinhua News Agency, March 25, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-03/24/content_9637649.htm

Life after Google Proves no Problem
Shanghai Daily, March 25, 2010
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2010/201003/20100325/article_432210.htm

Police
Farmer in Custody Dies
Shanghai Daily, March 25, 2010
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=432190&type=National

Police Chief to be Accountable for Abnormal Death in Cell
Xinhua News Agency, March 25, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-03/24/content_9635103.htm

Public Health
Toxic Dinner-plastic Case Unfolds
Shanghai Daily, March 25, 2010
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=432208&type=National

Investigation Links Jabs to Illness
Shanghai Daily, March 25, 2010
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=432119&type=National

40萬大學生經常想自殺 (Survey: 2.1% University Students Regularly Contemplate Suicide)
Apple Daily, March 25, 2010
http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/template/apple/art_main.php?iss_id=20100325&sec_id=15335&subsec_id=15336&art_id=13858661

Taiwan
Consensus Reached on Keeping Death Penalty for Time Being
China Post, March 25, 2010
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/national/national-news/2010/03/24/249565/Consensus-reached.htm

March 24, 2010

News
Disasters
Drought Paralyzes Power Supply
China Daily, March 24, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-03/24/content_9631695.htm

5.7-magnitude Earthquake Jolts Tibet
Xinhua News Agency (via China Daily), March 24, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-03/24/content_9634999.htm

Internet Censorship
Google Users Report Erratic Service in Beijing
Reuters (via Yahoo! News), March 23, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100324/bs_nm/us_china_google_access

Related News:
Xinjiang Internet ‘Still Limited’
Radio Free Asia, March 23, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/gfw-03232010113848.html

Redirection of Users ‘Just a Little Trick’
Financial Times, March 24, 2010
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b1354c28-366a-11df-8151-00144feabdc0.html

Stance by China to Limit Google Is Risk by Beijing
New York Times, March 24, 2010
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/24/world/asia/24china.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

China Fails to Act against Google as It Tries to Defuse Row
The Daily Telegraph, March 24, 2010
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/google/7504952/China-fails-to-act-against-Google-as-it-tries-to-defuse-row.html

Chinese Netizens Divided over Google Move
British Broadcasting Corporation, March 24, 2010
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8582556.stm

Google Hits Exit Key
China Daily, March 24, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-03/24/content_9631710.htm

Even if They're Kept On, Many Employees May Want to Go
South China Morning Post, March 24, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=5982fcf6a8b87210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Law
Shanghai Trial of Rio Tinto Staff Ends, No Verdict
Associated Press (via Yahoo! News), March 24, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100324/ap_on_bi_ge/as_china_rio_tinto_trial

Media
北京女記者採訪遭架走 (Beijing Reporters Carried away from Area near Olympic Sports Centre)
Beijing Times (via Ming Pao), March 24, 2010
http://inews.mingpao.com/htm/INews/20100324/ca31301i.htm

Mainland Media Told to Toe Government Line on Dispute
South China Morning Post, March 24, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=2f42fcf6a8b87210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news

Fake Reporters Drill Mines for Hush Money
Xinhua News Agency (via Sina), March 23, 2010
http://english.sina.com/china/2010/0322/310206.html

Land Policy
Sale of Residential Land Temporarily Halted
China Daily, March 24, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-03/24/content_9631749.htm

Protests and Petitions
湘潭两千村民准备誓死抗拒拆迁 (Over 2,000 Villagers in Hunan Vow to Resist Forced Eviction)
Radio Free Asia, March 23, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/China-village-03232010120357.html

Public Health
HFMD Disease Kills at Least 5 in Henan Province
China Daily, March 24, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-03/23/content_9631388.htm

Society Whistleblower Claims Vaccines Stored Wrong
China Daily, March 24, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-03/24/content_9631575.htm

Religion
Vatican Meeting Fails to Iron out China Issues
South China Morning Post, March 24, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=5472fcf6a8b87210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

March 23, 2010

Top News of The Day

Internet Censorship
Google Raises Stakes in China Censorship Row
The Guardian, March 23, 2010
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2010/mar/22/google-china-shut-down-censorships

Related News:
Interview: Sergey Brin on Google’s China Move
New York Times, March 23, 2010
http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/03/22/interview-sergey-brin-on-googles-china-gambit/

Google China: Hacking Bid that Quickly Grew into a Clash of Titans
The Guardian, March 23, 2010
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2010/mar/23/google-china-hacking-bid-clash

Google 'Thinks Out of Box' onChina: Activists
Agence France-Presse (via The Sydney Morning Herald), March 23, 2010
http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-technology/google-thinks-out-of-box-on-china-activists-20100323-qro5.html

China: Google Breaks Promise, Totally Wrong to Stop Censoring
China Daily, March 23, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-03/23/content_9625554.htm

Related News:
Writers Body Urges Google to Keep Copyright Promise
China Daily, March 23, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-03/22/content_9623932.htm

Shrug of Online Indifference to Google's Threat
Reuters (via South China Morning Post), March 23, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=45f0222fc8687210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

网民致中国政府和谷歌公开信 呼吁不可忽视网民利益 (Chinese Netizens' Open Letter to Chinese Gov't and Google: Netizens' Interests Should Not Be Ignored)
Radio Free Asia, March 22, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/google-03222010093656.html

News

Corruption
Rio Tinto Defendants Plead Guilty
China Daily, March 23, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-03/23/content_9625426.htm

Human Rights Defender - Yang Tianshui (杨天水)
异见作家杨天水准备狱中绝食 家属呼吁关注 (Dissident Writer Stages Hunger Strike in Prison; Family Calls for Attention)
Radio Free Asia, March 22, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/yangtianshui-03222010155439.html

Internet Censorship

云南实现对全省3620家网吧实时监控 (Yunnan Authorities Monitor 3,620 Internet Cafes in Real Time)
Spring City Evening, March 23, 2010
http://news.sina.com.cn/s/2010-03-23/104919922817.shtml

Labor
Race on to Find Trapped Miners
China Daily, March 23, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-03/23/content_9625679.htm

Police
Police Chiefs Go back to School
China Daily, March 23, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-03/23/content_9626738.htm

Suspect's Death Raises Stink
China Daily, March 23, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-03/23/content_9626719.htm

Protests and Petitions
福州六老人北京自杀抗暴 家人被判杀人罪遭严刑拷打 (Six Elderly Petitioners Attempt Suicide to Protest Abusive Treatment in Beijing; Family Members Detained, Tortured and Convicted of Murder)
Radio Free Asia, March 22, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/zisha-03222010094128.html

Public Health
女艾滋病患者欲动手术遭多家医院拒绝 (HIV Positive Woman Rejected by Hospitals)
China Radio International, March 23, 2010
http://news.china.com.cn/rollnews/2010-03/23/content_1191092.htm

Gas Poisoning Strikes 55 in South China Food Plant
China Daily, March 23, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-03/22/content_9623300.htm

Tibet
两年来至少50名藏人因向境外发送信息遭拘押 (At Least 50 Tibetans Detained for Sending Info Abroad over The Past Two Years)
Radio Free Asia, March 22, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/zang-03222010171138.html

March 20-22, 2010

News
Corruption
China's Corrupt Communists in the Frame for Graft
The Daily Telegraph, March 22, 2010
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/7494033/Chinas-corrupt-Communists-in-the-frame-for-graft.html

Disasters
Drought Lingers in China, 51 Million Affected
China Daily, March 22, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-03/20/content_9616476.htm

Human Rights Defender – Liu Zhengyou (刘正有)
检察院退回刘正有夫妇案补充调查 (Sichuan Procuratorate Transfers Case of Liu Zhengyou and Hu Yulan Back to Police for Investigation)
Radio Free Asia, March 19, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/China-Liu%20(dissident2)-03192010113849.html

Human Rights Defenders
毒疫苗維權者收恐嚇SMS (Relatives of Victims of Faulty Vaccines and Person Who Reported the Vaccine to Authorities Harassed via SMS)
Ming Pao, March 22, 2010
http://news.sina.com.hk/cgi-bin/nw/show.cgi/94/1/1/1465758/1.html

泛蓝谢福林“偷电”案下周重新开庭 (Pan Blue Alliance Member Xie Fulin's Trial for "Stealing Electricity" to Be Reopened on Friday)
Radio Free Asia, March 19, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/China-Xie%20(dissident1)-03192010113121.html

Labor
Three Bodies Found after Six Miners Trapped by Flooding
China Daily, March 22, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-03/21/content_9619119.htm

Law
Article Reminds Beijing on Need for Rule of Law
South China Morning Post, March 22, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=e7eac6c91a187210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Rio Tinto Four Face Court
Shanghai Daily, March 22, 2010
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2010/201003/20100322/article_431902.htm

Related news:
China Upholds Ban on Australia's Access to Rio Trial
Reuters, March 22, 2010
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE62I18V20100319

Rio Tinto Executive Stern Hu 'Will Plead Guilty' to Accepting Bribe in China
Dow Jones Newswires, March 22, 2010
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/news/rio-tinto-executive-stern-hu-will-plead-guilty-to-accepting-bribe-in-china/story-e6frg906-1225843935410

福州200人圍法院撐網友 (200 Surround Fuzhou Court to Support Netizens on Trial)
Ming Pao, March 20, 2010
http://news.sina.com.hk/cgi-bin/nw/show.cgi/94/1/1/1464075/1.html

Media
Chinese Media Slam Google as 'Politicized'
CNET Networks, March 21, 2010
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-20000847-93.html

Related media:
A Peek into Google's Global Farce
China Daily, March 22, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-03/19/content_9616278.htm

Google in Wrong Game
China Daily, March 22, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-03/20/content_9617204.htm

Chinese Official’s Threat Sets Off a Media Furor
New York Times, March 22, 2010
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/22/world/asia/22press.html

谷歌或于本周决定在华业务最终命运 (Google May Decide Fate of China Operations This Week)
The Wall Street Journal, March 22, 2010
http://cn.wsj.com/gb/20100322/tec084331.asp

Related news:
Google Set to Pull out of China over Censorship
Independent Online, March 22, 2010
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/google-set-to-pull-out-of-china-over-censorship-1925052.html

Police
Family of Dead Inmate Seek Compensation
China Daily, March 22, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-03/20/content_9618067.htm

Public Health
Nineteen Hospitalized in Lead Poisoning Case
China Daily, March 22, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-03/22/content_9619546.htm

呼吸道患者劇增 (Increase in Number Suffering from Respiratory Problems)
Ming Pao, March 21, 2010
http://news.sina.com.hk/cgi-bin/nw/show.cgi/94/1/1/1464881/1.html

Protests and Petitions
保钢200多名上访工人在北京遭警方拦堵 (200+ Laid Off Hubei Steelworkers Surrounded by Police upon Arrival at Zhongnanhai to Petition)
Radio Free Asia, March 21, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/200-03212010180830.html

Religion
Religious Groups Told to Report Finances
South China Morning Post, March 22, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=19b97e9745777210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

罗马教廷开会讨论中国天主教 (Vatican to Hold Plenary Meeting to Discuss China's Catholic Church)
Radio Free Asia, March 21, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/Xinwen/7-03212010182522.html

Related media:
Chinese Church Officials to Attend Third Straight Plenary Meeting in Vatican
Catholic News Agency, March 20, 2010
http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/chinese_church_officials_to_attend_third_straight_plenary_meeting_in_vatican/

XUAR
China's Xinjiang Restores Access to Email, Websites
Agence France-Presse, March 22, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100321/wl_asia_afp/chinaunrestinternettelecommunicationsxinjiang

March 19, 2010

Top news
Human Rights Defender – Gao Zhisheng (高智晟)
高智晟哥哥：三月初接到高智晟来电报平安 (Gao Zhisheng's Brother: I Received Notice from Gao That He Is Well in Early March)
Radio Free Asia, March 18, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/China-Gao-03182010110348.html

News
Bilateral Ties
China Refutes British Report on Human Rights
China Daily, March 19, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-03/18/content_9611042.htm

Food Security
中國人年吃 300萬噸坑渠油　毒性是砒霜 100倍　外出食 10餐有 1餐中招 (3 Mil Tons of Carcinogenic Cooking Oil Injested by Chinese Each Year)
Apple Daily, March 19, 2010
http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/template/apple/art_main.php?iss_id=20100319&sec_id=15335&subsec_id=15336&art_id=13836787

Related news:
Old Oil Used in '1 in 10 Meals'
China Daily, March 19, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-03/19/content_9611395.htm

Government
“代表选举不能丢了广泛代表性” (NPC Legislative Affairs Committee Deputy Director: Campaigns Would Make Elections a Thing for the Wealthy)
The Beijing News, March 19, 2010
http://news.bjnews.com.cn/2010/0319/66363.shtml

Hong Kong
17 Per Cent of Workers Earn Less than HK$33 an Hour
South China Morning Post, March 19, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=471ba5a83f177210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Law
China Warns Australia Not to Politicize Rio Tinto Spying Case
Voice of America, March 19, 2010
http://www1.voanews.com/english/news/asia/China-Warns-Australia-Not-to-Politicize-Rio-Tinto-Spying-Case-88423782.html

Draft Law Highlights Ban on Cruelty to Animals
China Daily, March 19, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-03/19/content_9611306.htm

Human Rights Defender – Liu Xiaobo (刘晓波)
Supporters of Liu Xiaobo Plead Not Guilty to Unlawful Assembly
South China Morning Post, March 19, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=bdd3db00d7177210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Human Rights Defender – Tan Zuoren (谭作人)
四川高法立案受理谭作人上诉申请 (Sichuan Court Accepts Tan Zuoren's Appeal Application)
Radio Free Asia, March 18, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/China-dissident-03182010114300.html

Labor
Hepatitis B Test is Not Vital for Civil Servants
China Daily, March 19, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-03/18/content_9610982.htm

Protests and Petitions
北京成立信访矛盾研究中心 (Beijing Establishes Country's First Petitioning Conflict Research Center)
Xinhua News Agency, March 18, 2010
http://www.bj.xinhuanet.com/bjpd_sdzx/2010-03/18/content_19284059.htm

Taiwan
Amnesty International Urges Taiwan to Scrap Death Penalty
Reuters, March 19, 2010
http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKTRE62H11Q20100318

Tibet
Tibetans Take to the Streets to Mark Uprising
South China Morning Post, March 19, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=958da5a83f177210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Related news:
甘肅藏青示威 20人被捕 (20 Detained in Gansu Tibetan Student Protest Commemorating Anniversary of Unrest)
Sing Tao Daily, March 19, 2010
http://news.sina.com.hk/cgi-bin/nw/show.cgi/94/1/1/1463002/1.html

March 18, 2010

News
Bilateral Ties
UK Voices 'Serious Concern' on China's Rights Record
Associated Press, March 18, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100317/wl_uk_afp/britainrightschinareport

Children
Four Child Traffickers Seized in E.China
China Daily, March 18, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-03/17/content_9605793.htm

Food Security
绿色和平称中国超市出售转基因大米 (Greenpeace: Genetically-modified Rice Being Sold in Chinese Supermarkets)
Radio Free Asia, March 17, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/mi-03172010093408.html

Related news:
GM Rice Found in Chinese Supermarkets: Greenpeace
The Independent, March 17, 2010
http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/health-news/gm-rice-found-in-chinese-supermarkets-greenpeace-1923245.html

Government
Shelters Part of Long-term Civil Defense Plan
China Daily, March 18, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-03/18/content_9606194.htm

Human Rights Defender – Liu Anjun (刘安军)
阳光公益刘安军被扣留多日后获释 (Rights Activist Liu Anjun Released after Several Days of Detention)
Radio Free Asia, March 17, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/rights_liuanjun-03172010130010.html

Labor
Six Killed in Construction Site Accident in S China
China Daily, March 18, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-03/17/content_9605880.htm

Macao
Chui Shrugs Off Questions about Greater Democracy in Macau
South China Morning Post, March 18, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=dfe7d37296c67210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=hong+kong&s=news

Multilateral
He Yafei Expounds China's Human Rights Policy
Xinhua News Agency, March 18, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-03/18/content_9607983.htm

Law
Rio Staff Face China Trial on March 22
Reuters, March 18, 2010
http://in.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idINIndia-46987720100317

《反虐待动物法》意见稿公布 (Anti-Cruelty to Animals Law Draft for Solicitation of Opinions Released to Public)
The Beijing News, March 18, 2010
http://epaper.bjnews.com.cn/html/2010-03/18/content_77401.htm

Related news:
《反虐待动物法》有助动物保护 (Anti-Cruelty to Animals Law Helps the Protection of Animals)
Radio Free Asia, March 17, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/dongwu-03172010094123.html

黄松有终审判无期 (Former VP of Supreme People's Court Huang Songyou's Life Sentence for Taking Bribes Upheld)
The Beijing News, March 18, 2010
http://news.bjnews.com.cn/2010/0318/66186.shtml

Politics
官隱瞞疫情象徵性處罰 (Officials Concealing Epidemics Given Symbolic Penalties)
Apple Daily, March 18, 2010
http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/template/apple/art_main.php?iss_id=20100318&sec_id=15335&subsec_id=15336&art_id=13832434

Public Health
疑疫苗肇禍 山西百童或死或殘 (100 Shanxi Children Dead or Injured, Suspected Due to Vaccine)
Ming Pao, March 18, 2010
http://news.sina.com.hk/cgi-bin/nw/show.cgi/94/1/1/1461727/1.html

Related news:
China Says Probing Report on Deadly Faulty Vaccines
Reuters, March 18, 2010
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE62H0G620100318

March 17, 2010

Top news
Human Rights Defender – Gao Zhisheng (高智晟)
China Fails to Dispel Mystery about Missing Dissident
New York Times, March 16, 2010
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/17/world/asia/17china.html

Related news:
China Says Missing Dissident Not Being Tortured
Voice of America, March 16, 2010
http://www1.voanews.com/english/news/asia/China-says-Missing-Dissident-Not-Being-Tortured--87785347.html

高智晟国际拯救小组向联合国人权部门投诉 (Group of International Human Rights Specialists Files Official Complaint with UN Human Rights Council on Gao Zhisheng's Situation)
Radio Free Asia, March 16, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/China-Gao-03162010101918.html

德国呼吁释放高智晟 (Germany Calls for the Release of Gao Zhisheng)
Radio France Internationale, March 16, 2010
http://www.rfi.fr/actucn/articles/123/article_20061.asp

On March 16, 2010, Minister of Foreign Affairs Yang Jiechi (杨洁篪) stated in a news conference with British Foreign Secretary David Miliband that prominent rights defense lawyer Gao Zhisheng (高智晟) had been sentenced on charges of subversion of state power and imprisoned. He did not elaborate further on Gao’s location. Gao Zhisheng, who is well-known for representing politically sensitive cases and for his outspokenness, has been missing since February 2009, when he was seen being forcibly taken from his hometown by more than ten state security officers. In February 2010, the Chinese Embassy in the U.S. stated that Gao was working in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region and that he had been in contact with his family; however Gao’s wife, Geng He, denies that she has had any contact with Gao since leaving China.


News
Civil Society
中国收紧NGO外汇捐赠管理 (China Tightens Management of Foreign Currency Donations to NGOs)
British Broadcasting Corporation, March 16, 2010
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2010/03/100316_ana_china_ngo_donation.shtml

Environment
As Economy Booms, China Faces Major Water Shortage
The Washington Post, March 16, 2010
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/03/15/AR2010031503564.html

Hong Kong
Arrests Will Be Protest Focus in June 4 Event
South China Morning Post, March 17, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=c048f1fcf0867210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Law
被征农地撂荒近十年 农民复耕被指敲诈勒索 (Guangdong Farmer Who Planted on Requisitioned Farm Land Left to Waste Tried, Accused of Extortion)
Southern Metropolis Daily, March 17, 2010
http://gcontent.nddaily.com/f/01/f016e59c7ad8b1d7/Blog/031/136036.html

Media
China Warns Google to Obey Rules Even If It Pulls Out
Reuters, March 16, 2010
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE62E11L20100316

Related news:
Google Partners in China Issue Plea to Web Giant
The Wall Street Journal, March 17, 2010
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB30001424052748704688604575125420301711134.html

美官與內地網民對話：Google談判不涉美政府 (U.S. Official: Google Negotiations Are between PRC and Google, Not Us)
Ming Pao, March 17, 2010
http://news.sina.com.hk/cgi-bin/nw/show.cgi/94/1/1/1460515/1.html

中国官方媒体指责诺贝尔和平奖成为反华工具 (Official Media Censures Nobel Peace Prize as Tool of Anti-China Forces)
Radio Free Asia, March 16, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/China-Nobel-03162010104504.html

Related information:
诺贝尔和平奖，中国不应躲着走 (China Should Not Hide from the Nobel Peace Prize)
Global Times, March 15, 2010
http://opinion.huanqiu.com/roll/2010-03/745176.html

Protests and Petitions
南通继续羁留两会期间被关押的访民 (Nantong, Jiangsu Authorities Continue to Detain Petitioners despite Calls for Release)
Radio Free Asia, March 16, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/China-petitioner-03162010104756.html

Public Health
China Defends Detention of Lead Poisoning Victims Who Sought Medical Help
The Guardian, March 16, 2010
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2010/mar/16/china-lead-poison-victims

Related news:
250 Kids Diagnosed with High Lead Levels
China Daily, March 17, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-03/17/content_9599800.htm

Taiwan
Public Has Reservations over Death Row Pardons: Premier
Central News Agency, March 16, 2010
http://www.etaiwannews.com/etn/news_content.php?id=1204478

March 16, 2010

News

Corruption
Official Sacked After Diary Excerpts Reveal Sexual Exploits, Graft
South China Morning Post, March 16, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=464996ea1c267210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Disasters
Drought Forecast to Worsen in Guangxi
Xinhua News Agency (via China Daily), March 16, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-03/16/content_9596003.htm

25 Dead in Central China Coal Mine Fire
Associated Press (via Yahoo! News), March 16, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100316/ap_on_re_as/as_china_coal_mine_fire

Government
Township Officials List All Spending
China Daily, March 16, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-03/16/content_9594002.htm

Hukou
Shanghai May Further Relax Hukou System
China Daily, March 16, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-03/16/content_9594010.htm

Human Rights Defender - Mao Hengfeng (毛恒凤)
当局拒绝家人探望被劳教的毛恒凤 (Authorities Refuse to Allow Mao's Family Visit Her)
Radio Free Asia, March 15, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/petitioner_abuse-03152010123202.html

Human Rights Defenders
官報罕見談劉曉波胡佳 (Liu Xiaobo, Hu Jia Mentioned in Chinese State-run Newspaper)
Ming Pao, March 16, 2010
http://news.mingpao.com/20100316/cae1.htm

Internet Censorship

Erasers Purge Cyberspace of 'Bad Press'
South China Morning Post, March 16, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=265996ea1c267210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Media
Google Says China Talks Continue, But Pullout Signs Grow
Reuters (via Yahoo! News), March 15, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100315/bs_nm/us_google_china

Google Exit Would Open a Door for Microsoft

The Wall Street Journal, March 15, 2010

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704588404575124062948976720.html

China Issues Warning to Major Partners of Google
New York Times, March 15, 2010
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/15/world/asia/15google.html

Protests and Petitions
China Compensates Evicted Artists
New York Times, March 15, 2010
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/16/world/asia/16beijing.html

Public Health
94 People in SW China Found to Have Lead Poisoning
China Post, March 15, 2010
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/china/local-news/other/2010/03/15/248421/94-people.htm

XUAR
China to Ramp up Investment in Restive Xinjiang
Agence France-Presse (via Yahoo! News), March 15, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100315/wl_asia_afp/chinacongressnpcxinjiangunrest

March 13-15, 2010

News
Civil Society
Latest Gathering Sees Lively Debate
The Wall Street Journal, March 14, 2010
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703447104575117371552611184.html

Government
Rural Regions Win Equal Electoral Rights
China Daily, March 15, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010npc/2010-03/15/content_9588155.htm

Law
CPPCC Member Urges More Help for Lawyers from Ethnic Minorities
South China Morning Post, March 15, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=ebf34df762d57210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Media
Google Is Poised to Close China Site
The Wall Street Journal, March 14, 2010
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703457104575121613604741940.html

Migrant Workers
Millions of Chinese Rural Migrants Denied Education for Their Children
The Guardian, March 15, 2010
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/mar/15/china-migrant-workers-children-education

Politics
In Beijing, the People's Circus Is Underway
The Los Angeles Times, March 14, 2010
http://www.latimes.com/news/nation-and-world/la-fg-china-scene14-2010mar14,0,1195826.story

Protests and Petitions
Petitioners Slam Rights Record
Radio Free Asia, March 12, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/NPC-03122010123603.html

350人網上聯署促炒湖北省長 中宣部禁報「搶錄音筆事件」 (350 Sign Online Petition Demanding Hubei Governor's Dismissal)
Ming Pao, March 14, 2010
http://news.sina.com.hk/cgi-bin/nw/show.cgi/9/1/1/1457251/1.html

Related information:
湖北省长李鸿忠怒斥《人民日报》女记者 (Hubei Provincial Governor Angrily Rebukes Female People's Daily Reporter after Questions on Deng Yujiao Case)
Radio France Internationale, March 07, 2010
http://www.rfi.fr/actucn/articles/123/article_19875.asp

人大代表刘庆宁主张刑罚信访者的提案遭强烈抗议 (NPC Delegate's Proposal to Penalize Petitioners Faces Harsh Protest)
Radio Free Asia, March 14, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renda-03142010163838.html

Public Health
四川隆昌县村民血铅中毒人数陆续增加 (Number of Lead Poisoning Cases on the Rise in Sichuan)
Radio Free Asia, March 12, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/China-lead-03122010102913.html

Related news:
Lead Poisoning Case Reported in SW China
China Daily, March 15, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-03/15/content_9588045.htm

Tibet
7 Tibetan Protesters Detained in Nepal
Associated Press, March 14, 2010
http://www.etaiwannews.com/etn/news_content.php?id=1203083