January 28, 2010

News

Bilateral Ties
Clinton to Press China FM on Internet Issue
Reuters (via Yahoo! News), January 27, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100127/pl_nm/us_china_usa_internet

Corruption
$34m of Quake Aid Misused, NAO Says
China Daily, January 28, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-01/28/content_9388130.htm

Environment
Pollution Targets Will Be Met, Minister Says
South China Morning Post, January 28, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=7abe9d9df9076210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Tax on Vehicle Emissions Mulled
South China Morning Post, January 28, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=2fcd9d9df9076210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Government
Meeting to Focus on Enhancing Social Order
South China Morning Post, January 28, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=f48d9d9df9076210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Hong Kong
As Hong Kong’s Political System Stalls, So Does Its Democracy Movement
New York Times, January 27, 2010
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/28/world/asia/28hong.html

Law
China Issues Rules to Clean up Courts After Conviction of Top Judge

Xinhua News Agency (via People's Daily), January 27, 2010
http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/90785/6880732.html

Related Information:

人民法院工作人员处分条例 (Regulation on Staff Penalty of People's Court)
People's Court Daily (via Xinhua News Agency), January 27, 2010
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2010-01/27/content_12881559.htm

Media
Google 'Sister' Launches in China
British Broadcasting Corporation, January 27, 2010
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8483597.stm

China Says Google's Phone Technology Will Not Be Restricted
Voice of America, January 27, 2010
http://www1.voanews.com/english/news/asia/China-Says-Googles-Phone-Technology-Will-Not-Be-Restricted-82781462.html

China's Big Brother Is Watching Karaoke
ARTINFO (via Yahoo! News), January 28, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ynews/20100127/wl_ynews/ynews_wl1082

Police
女中学生摆摊挣学费遭城管殴打吓出精神病(图) (Street Vendor Girl Diagnosed As Mentally Ill After Beaten by Urban Management Officers)
Northeast Web, January 28, 2010
http://society.dbw.cn/system/2010/01/28/052331767.shtml

Society
Draft Law to Jail Dog Eaters Whets Debate
Reuters (via Yahoo! News), January 27, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100127/od_nm/us_dogmeat

Tibet
China-Tibet Talks Resume amid Bitter Climate
Agence France-Presse (via Yahoo! News), January 27, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100127/wl_asia_afp/chinatibetdalaidiplomacytalkspolitics

More Detentions in Tibet
Radio Free Asia, January 27, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/detain-01272010152433.html

XUAR
Three Held for 'Harmful' SMS After Lifting of Ban
South China Morning Post, January 28, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=f6ed9d9df9076210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD