July 13, 2010

News
Environment
China's Zijin Defends Handling of Pollution Spill
Agence France-Presse, July 13, 2010
http://www.mysinchew.com/node/41693

Food Security
Official Questions Possibility of Food Safety in China
China Daily, July 13, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-07/13/content_10096714.htm

Green Dam
Fund Shortage Halts Green Dam Project
China Radio International, July 13, 2010
http://english.cri.cn/6909/2010/07/13/2321s582669.htm

Related news:
工信部所推绿坝软件北京项目组缺乏经费遭遣散(MIIT: Green Dam Developer's Beijing Office Closes)
The Beijing Times, July 13, 2010
http://news.eastday.com/c/20100713/u1a5325670.html

Labor
Chinese Factories Now Compete to Woo Laborers
New York Times, July 12, 2010
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/13/world/asia/13factory.html

北京二百名尘肺矿工维权困境追踪 (200 Beijing Miners Suffering from Pneumoconiosis Face Difficulties Seeking Recourse)
China Comment, July 13, 2010
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2010-07/13/c_12326697.htm

Media
China Eases Control on Web Forums
Agence France-Presse, July 13, 2010
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iM25avpgT6En53ZoGqZjpV0qV8PQ

Related news:
BBS专项审批取消 个人站长欢呼"春天来了" (Special Approval for Online Forums No Longer Needed)
Southern Metropolis Daily, July 12, 2010
http://nf.nfdaily.cn/nfdsb/content/2010-07/12/content_13679155.htm

China’s Internet Triple Speak
The Diplomat, July 13, 2010
http://the-diplomat.com/china-power/2010/07/13/chinas-internet-triple-speak/

Related information:
How the Chinese Authorities View the Internet: Three Narratives
China Rights Forum 2010, no. 2
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/175068

Concerning the Development and Administration of Our Country’s Internet
China Rights Forum 2010, no. 2
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/175084

Politics
Officials 'Removed' over Riot Reinstated to Posts of Same Rank, Report Says
South China Morning Post, July 13, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=1b6a0967097c9210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Protests and Petitions
吉林长春百余名下岗职工区政府前下跪请愿求补偿 (100+ Laid-off Workers Demonstrate for Compensation in Changchun)
Radio Free Asia, July 12, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/ji-07122010152617.html

川震遇难家属请愿反被报复 绵竹再现两豆腐渣楼房 (Sichuan Quake Victim Relative Beaten for Seeking Compensation)
Radio Free Asia, July 12, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/chuan-07122010091838.html

村民房屋遭拆未获赔偿金 重盖房被阻后自焚 (After Demolition with No Compensation, Villager Sets Self Aflame)
Global Times, July 13, 2010
http://news.163.com/10/0712/08/6BCKIE2H00011229.html

Public Health
广东北部矿区土壤铅超标44倍 成癌症高发区 (Cancer Rate Increases in Guangdong Mining Area due to High Soil Lead Content)
Guangzhou Daily, July 13, 2010
http://news.163.com/10/0713/04/6BEP0F0V00014AED.html