News
Bilateral Ties
China's Soft Power Set for Global Audience
China Daily, August 20, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-08/20/content_11179290.htm
Civil Society
红尘网遭封杀 站长唱红歌呼吁话语权 (Webpage of Sex Workers Rights Group Blocked; Group Chief: Freedom of Speech Shall Be Respected)
Radio Free Asia, August 19, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/hongchen-08192010112024.html
Death Penalty
北京公安局网监处前处长收受瑞星贿赂被判死缓 (Former Beijing Public Security Official Given Suspended Death Sentence for Taking Bribe)
Legal Evening News, August 20, 2010
http://finance.ifeng.com/news/people/20100820/2535744.shtml
Gender
Cruel Plight of Rural Girls in Vice Trade
South China Morning Post, August 20, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=0849bdccd3b8a210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Government
UPDATE 2-China Tries to Soothe Fears about Local Debt
Reuters, August 19, 2010
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTOE67I03O20100819
Human Rights Defender
刘贤斌家属送物品受阻 网络接力绝食到达香港 (Supporters Stage Hunger Strike for Liu Xianbin; Family Not Allowed to Send Essentials)
Radio Free Asia, August 19, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/liu-08192010105925.html
Labor
广东开平百余工人讨薪未果 齐聚市政府搭锅煮饭 (Guangdong: 100+ Workers Cook in front of City Hall after Fruitless Protest for Unpaid Salaries)
Southern Metropolis Daily, August 20, 2010
http://news.163.com/10/0820/03/6EGHOI3E00011229.html
Population
Rethinking China's one-child policy: The child in time
The Economist, August 19, 2010
http://www.economist.com/node/16846390
Protests and Petitions
警方在北京围捕维族访民 (Uyghur Petitioners Intercepted in Beijing)
Radio Free Asia, August 19, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/China_Xinjiang-08192010105827.html
Public Health
Despite Risks, an Addictive Treat Fuels a Chinese City
New York Times, August 19, 2010
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/20/world/asia/20hunan.html
China Tobacco Firms Accused of Targeting Children
Reuters, August 19, 2010
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE67I2TB20100819
Society
Employees at Entertainment Venues Must Register Real Name
China Daily, August 20, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-08/20/content_11179414.htm
广州拟规定亚运期间买菜刀须实名登记 (Purchase of Kitchen Knives to Require Real Name Registration during Asian Games)
Guangzhou Daily, August 20, 2010
http://news.163.com/10/0820/04/6EGKRF8O0001124J.html
XUAR
Xinjiang Explosion Was Attack on Law Enforcement Personnel, Spokesman Says
Bloomberg, August 20, 2010
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-08-20/blast-in-china-s-xinjiang-was-attack-on-law-enforcement-spokesman-says.html