July 27, 2010

News
Environment
Pollution Makes Quarter of China Water Unusable-Ministry
Reuters, July 26, 2010
http://af.reuters.com/article/energyOilNews/idAFTOE66P07R20100726

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环境保护部发布2010年上半年全国环境质量状况 (State of Environment for First Half of 2010)
Ministry of Environmental Protection, July 26, 2010
http://www.mep.gov.cn/gkml/hbb/qt/201007/t20100726_192615.htm

Sludge, Sludge, Wink, Wink: How Collusion Abets Pollution
South China Morning Post, July 27, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=62bc94537af0a210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

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Zijin Group 'Attempts to Buy Silence'
China Daily, July 27, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-07/27/content_11051781.htm

Hong Kong
Hong Kong Plans Rally to Save Cantonese Language
Agence France-Presse, July 27, 2010
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jo0nXry5gJkEMp5buGLOOItO4Zbw

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Move to Limit Cantonese on Chinese TV Is Assailed
New York Times, July 26, 2010
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/27/world/asia/27cantonese.html

Human Rights Defenders
北京律师支持刘沙沙再聚会 网民与国保警察周旋 (Beijing Lawyers Gather to Support Henan Democracy Activist Liu Shasha (Liu Linna))
Radio Free Asia, July 26, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/sha-07262010093928.html

艺术家吴玉仁因拆迁纠纷被当局拘控 (Artist Wu Yuren Formally Arrested for Eviction Dispute)
Radio Free Asia, July 26, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/China-artist-07262010103518.html

Labor
调查显示近六成大学生应聘遭就业歧视 (Survey: ~60% Recent Grads Discriminated against for Residence Status in Job Search)
Legal Evening News, July 27, 2010
http://www.fawan.com/Article/ShowArticle.asp?ArticleID=278744

Land Policy
征地补偿标准将提高20%至30% (Ministry of Land and Resources: Land Requisition Compensation to Increase 20-30%)
The Beijing News, July 24, 2010
http://news.bjnews.com.cn/2010/0724/83452.shtml

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关于进一步做好征地管理工作的通知 (Notice on Improving the Administration of Land Requisition Work)
Ministry of Land and Resources, June 26, 2010
http://www.mlr.gov.cn/zwgk/zytz/201007/t20100713_154433.htm

要命的拆迁 (Fatal Eviction)
Oriental Outlook, July 27, 2010
http://focus.news.163.com/10/0727/10/6CJHJH1R00011SM9.html

Media
Beijing's New Global Broadcasts May Have Greatest Impact inside China
Voice of America, July 26, 2010
http://www1.voanews.com/english/news/asia/Beijings-New-Global-Broadcasts-May-Have-Greatest-Impact-Inside-China-99258459.html

Google Cuts Ties with 2 Chinese Advertisers
China Daily, July 27, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-07/27/content_11051600.htm

Protests and Petitions
Several Villagers Arrested after Landfill Protests
Global Times, July 27, 2010
http://china.globaltimes.cn/society/2010-07/556146.html

河北省规定每天须有主管领导接待上访 (Hebei Party Secretary: Competent Leadership Must Accept Petitions Every Day)
Hebei Daily, July 27, 2010
http://leaders.people.com.cn/GB/12263584.html

Public Health
AIDS Study Urges Women Be Empowered to Reduce Vulnerability
Xinhua News Agency, July 27, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-07/27/content_11053078.htm

State Security
Surveillance Stepped Up Ahead of Asian Games
China Daily, July 27, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-07/27/content_11051765.htm