Wednesday, March 31, 2010

March 31, 2010

News
Bilateral Ties
北京:澳方就力拓案批评中国是不负责任 (Beijing: It Is Irresponsible for Australia to Criticize China on Rio Tinto)
British Broadcasting Corporation, March 31, 2010
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2010/03/100330_rio_tinto.shtml

Children
2 Detained for Dead Babies Found along China River
Associated Press, March 31, 2010
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gKjFz0oMdXxHsfY96RaLMqi9NHIwD9EP2T100

Corporate Social Accountability
Mine Managers Ignored Reports of Water Leaks
South China Morning Post, March 31, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=474df372a6fa7210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Corruption
China Jails Nine Reporters over Pre-Olympic Cover-up: Media
Associated Press, March 31, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100330/wl_asia_afp/chinaminingmediacorruptionoly2008

Death Penalty
中国将首次处决日本籍毒贩 两国恢复邦交后首例 (Japanese Drug Dealer to Be Executed for First Time Since Resumption of Sino-Japanese Diplomatic Relations)
Global Times, March 31, 2010
http://www.ce.cn/xwzx/gnsz/gdxw/201003/31/t20100331_21210219.shtml

Food Security
Toxic Vegetables Uncovered in South China
China Daily, March 31, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-03/31/content_9664802.htm

Hong Kong
Group Relents on Trade Seat Stance for 2012
South China Morning Post, March 31, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=57b4f372a6fa7210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Human Rights Defenders
赵连海维权戴脚镣出庭 毒奶粉受害者成被告 (Tainted Milk Activist Zhao Lianhai Shackled at Court)
Radio Free Asia, March 30, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/zhao-03302010093844.html

Labor
Coal Mine Collapse Traps 10 in Xinjiang
China Daily, March 31, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-03/30/content_9664503.htm

Occupational Diseases, Mostly of Lung, on Rise
Shanghai Daily, March 31, 2010
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=432793&type=National

Media
Journalists’ E-Mails Hacked in China
New York Times, March 31, 2010
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/31/world/asia/31china.html

Police
发帖骂民警被拘5天 (Guangdong Man Detained 5 Days for Calling Police "Bandits" Online)
Guangzhou Daily, March 31, 2010
http://gzdaily.dayoo.com/html/2010-03/31/content_914930.htm

Protests and Petitions
数百村民要求化工厂搬离 (Hundreds of Guangdong Villagers Demonstrate Demanding Removal of Chemical Plant)
Guangzhou Daily, March 30, 2010
http://china.huanqiu.com/roll/2010-03/760679.html

Shanghai World Expo
世博会实名买卖刀具 酒店限新疆西藏人入住 (Hotels Say No to Uyghurs and Tibetans)
Radio Free Asia, March 30, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shibo-03302010101533.html