Tuesday, May 18, 2010

May 15-18, 2010

News

Bilateral Ties
中美人权对话中国敏感 使馆网站人权报告受关注 (China Sensitive during US-China Human Rights Dialogue: Concerns over Human Rights Report on Embassy Website)
Radio Free Asia, May 17, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquan-05172010161204.html


Related Information:

U.S.-China Human Rights Dialogue Resumes: Foundation for Action?

Human Rights in China, May 14, 2010

http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/174623


US, China Set 2011 Rights Meeting in "Candid" Talks
Reuters (via Yahoo! News), May 18, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100514/pl_nm/us_usa_china_rights


Corruption
China Court Upholds Verdicts on Former Rio Staff
Agence France-Presse (via Yahoo! News), May 18, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100517/bs_afp/chinaaustraliaminingriotintoappeal

吉林乾安一名副县长参与高考舞弊被免职 (Jilin County Magistrate Removed from Office Following Participation in Examination Fraud)
Xinhua News Agency (via Eastday), May 18, 2010
http://news.eastday.com/c/20100518/u1a5210101.html

Teachers' Bribes Scandal
Shanghai Daily, May 17, 2010
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=437179&type=National


Disasters
86 Dead as Storms Lash Southern Provinces Torrential Downpours Leave Trail of Destruction - and More Bad Weather Forecast
South China Morning Post, May 18, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=e3850d44f71a8210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD


Gender
Most Gay Men in Asia-Pacific Region 'Denied HIV Care'
British Broadcasting Corporation, May 18, 2010
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/8687845.stm


Hong Kong
Hong Kong By-Election Thwarted by Beijing
Financial Times, May 18, 2010
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/6c482044-6113-11df-9bf0-00144feab49a.html


Human Rights Defender - Hu Jia (胡佳)
中国民间发起争取胡佳保外就医活动 (Chinese Community Begins Activities Advocating for Hu Jia's Medical Parole)
Radio Free Asia, May 17, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/hujia-05172010163416.html


Human Rights Defender - Tang Jitian (
唐吉田)
北京维权律师唐吉田被拒出境 (Beijing Rights Defense Lawyer Tang Jitian Barred from Leaving China)
Radio Free Asia, May 17, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/lushi-05172010113516.html


Land Policy
Chinese People and Government Struggle over Land Rights
Voice of America, May 18, 2010
http://www1.voanews.com/english/news/asia/Chinese-People-and-Government-Struggle-Over-Land-Rights-93903619.html


Multilateral
EU's Kroes Says China 'Great Firewall' a WTO Issue
Agence France-Presse (via Yahoo! News), May 18, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100517/bs_afp/chinaeuinternetcensorshipcompetition


Protests and Petitions
东莞600村民集体散步抗议垃圾焚烧厂选址 (600 Villagers in Dongguan Protests against Incineration Plant )
Radio Free Asia, May 17, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/dong-05172010164333.html


Public Health
Indoor Air Pollution Kills 2.2m Youths 'Annually'
South China Morning Post, May 18, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=e46e6c3c5b4a8210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Health Care Reform in a Shaanxi County Draws Nation's Attention
South China Morning Post, May 18, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=59230d44f71a8210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

卫生专家认为河南艾滋病例发现报告奖励制度坏处多 (Health Expert Says Plenty of Disadvantages in Henan AIDS Reporting Incentive Program)
Radio Free Asia, May 15, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/ai-05152010004347.html


Society
河南开发商将住户拖出房强拆 事后称拆错 (Henan Developer Forcefully Evicts and Dismantles Wrong Household)
Henan Business Daily (via Net Ease), May 18, 2010
http://news.163.com/10/0514/09/66KSJ1DN00011229.html#


State Security
警惕互联网地图泄密 (Stay Alert, National Security Data Leak on Online Map Search Engine)
China Central Television, May 17, 2010
http://news.cntv.cn/china/20100517/102927.shtml


Tibet

Crackdown Fails to Silence Tibet's Dissenting Voices
South China Morning Post, May 18, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=f1c5064cb66a8210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD


XUAR
海外维吾尔人指控中共不尊重民族自治 (Overseas Uyghurs Accuse China of Not Respecting Autonomous Region)
Radio Free Asia, May 17, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/Uigur-05172010144826.html