Tuesday, October 26, 2010

October 26, 2010

Top news
Nobel Peace Prize / Liu Xiaobo (刘晓波)
15 Nobel Laureates Ask G20 to Raise Liu Case
Reuters, October 25, 2010
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE69O33720101025

中国官方媒体否认刘晓波“因言获罪” (Official Chinese Media Deny That Liu Was Convincted due to His Words)
British Broadcasting Corporation, October 26, 2010
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2010/10/101026_china_liu_nobel.shtml


News
Bilateral Ties
美国驻华大使洪博培在北京谈参与式民主 (U.S. Ambassador Huntsman Discusses Democracy in Beijing)
Radio France Internationale, October 26, 2010
http://www.chinese.rfi.fr/中国/20101026-美国驻华大使洪博培在北京谈参与式民主

Civil Society
民间公益组织因为缺少支持陷入恶性循环 (NGOs Fall into Vicious Circle due to Lack of Support)
Legal Daily, October 26, 2010
http://news.eastday.com/c/20101026/u1a5513241.html

Death Penalty
Inmate Seeks Death Sentence to Escape Torture
Shanghai Daily, October 25, 2010
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=452646&type=National

Environment
Toxic Leaks Near Cities
Shanghai Daily, October 26, 2010
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=452709

Labor
Chinese iPhone Workers Poisoned by Chemical: Report
Agence France-Presse, October 26, 2010
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iXoIhaTKPXIe4zpmtIEvRn63fkUg?docId=CNG.4b2893977d9c7251af4049ff83abe349.411

Land Policy
Housing a Basic Right, Says NPC
China Daily, October 26, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-10/26/content_11456033.htm

Law
Draft Law to Prevent Misuse of Social Security Funds
China Daily, October 25, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/bizchina/2010-10/25/content_11455336.htm

Multilateral
China Campaigning against International Probe of Possible War Crimes in Burma
The Washington Post, October 25, 2010
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/10/25/AR2010102503168.html

Social Security
社会保险法草案四审稿取消一次性领取养老金 (Fourth Draft of Social Security Law Eliminates Lump Sum Pension Payments)
The Beijing Times, October 26, 2010
http://news.eastday.com/c/20101026/u1a5512203.html

XUAR
Uyghur Farmers Protest Land Fees
Radio Free Asia, October 24, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/farmers-10242010162144.html