August 24, 2010

News
Children
重庆：家长查看孩子聊天记录手机短信违法 (New Chongqing Regulations Prohibit Parents from Reading Minors' Private Text Conversations)
China Radio International, August 24, 2010
http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2010-08-24/111020963920.shtml

Civil Society
北京市公安局取消公盟涉嫌偷税案 许志永解除取保候审 (Beijing Public Security Bureau Drops Tax Evasion Charges against Open Constitution Initiative)
Radio Free Asia, August 23, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/bj-08232010095156.html

Related information:
Law Research Center Is Shut Down as Authorities Tighten Control on Civil Society Groups
当局取缔公盟法律研究中心 加紧严控民间组织
Human Rights in China, July 17, 2009
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/170300
http://gb.hrichina.org/public/contents/17672

Environment
湖南煤矿排污影响广东饮水续:污水无重金属超标 (Drinking Water in Guangdong Affected by Hunan Coal Mine’s Waste)
Southern Daily, August 24, 2010
http://news.eastday.com/c/20100824/u1a5412247.html

Food Security
南京市疾控中心否定“洗虾粉致肌肉溶解”说法 (Nanjing Municipal Center for Disease Control & Prevention Refutes Claims that Detergent Residue on Crawfish Caused Illness)
Yangtse Evening Post, August 24, 2010
http://www.jfdaily.com/a/1366448.htm

Related news:
10 Sickened after Eating Chemical-tainted Crayfish
Xinhua News Agency, August 23, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-08/23/content_11191233.htm

Government
被撤驻京办人员以"长期出差"名义留守北京 (Personnel of Closed Regional Government Offices Remain in Beijing, Calling It a “Long-term Business Trip”)
Southern Daily, August 24, 2010
http://epaper.nfdaily.cn/html/2010-08/24/content_6873012.htm

Hong Kong
Security Law Not on Beijing Talks Agenda
South China Morning Post, August 24, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=2c471cfe81f9a210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Labor
China to Revise Law to Protect Workers' Pay
Xinhua News Agency, August 23, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-08/23/content_11191340.htm

Law
'Cultural Assets Must Be Protected'
China Daily, August 24, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-08/24/content_11191745.htm

Media
记者采访伊春鞭炮厂爆炸 管理部门要求统一口径 (Journalist Told to “Standardize Report” whilst Researching Heilongjiang Blast)
Oriental Outlook, August 24, 2010
http://news.eastday.com/c/20100824/u1a5411871.html

Police
“临时工”撑起的维稳体系 (Public Stability System Bolstered by “Public Security Volunteers”)
Southern Weekend, August 20, 2010
http://focus.news.163.com/10/0820/10/6EHAB2AF00011SM9_2.html

Protests and Petitions
江西千人堵路抗污染 (Jiangxi: Thousands Block Traffic to Protest Pollution)
Radio Free Asia, August 23, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/jx-08232010093427.html

47名家长不满入学分配 带孩子教体局楼顶抗议 (Henan: Parents Object to School Allocation Results on Rooftop of Education Bureau)
Henan Business Daily, August 24, 2010
http://news.sina.com.cn/s/2010-08-24/105520963647.shtml

XUAR
More Arrests in Aksu Blast
Radio Free Asia, August 23, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/blast-08232010174828.html

Xinjiang People Urged to Ensure Social Stability
Xinhua News Agency, August 23, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-08/23/content_11191251.htm