Tuesday, June 29, 2010

June 29, 2010

News
Civil Society

China's Activist Groups Grow, Even Without Official Blessing
McClatchy Newspapers, June 28, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/mcclatchy/20100628/wl_mcclatchy/3550966

Government
Party Pledges Greater Transparency
China Daily, June 29, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-06/29/content_10031454.htm

Hong Kong
Democrats 'May Face Attacks' in July 1 March
South China Morning Post, June 29, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=ff42162430f79210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Human Rights Defenders
A Prosperous Lawyer Aids China's Migrant Workers
Christian Science Monitor, June 28, 2010
http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-Pacific/2010/0628/A-prosperous-lawyer-aids-China-s-migrant-workers

Christians Held to Extort Cash, Say Wife, Lawyer
South China Morning Post, June 29, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=a555162430f79210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

福州3网民因「诽谤罪」二审被判1至2年 (3 Fujianese Netizens Sentenced to 1-2 Years for Slander)
Radio Free Asia, June 28, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/China-sentence-06282010090546.html

Land Policy
Man Who Lived in Tree on Trial
South China Morning Post, June 29, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=1dc5162430f79210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

100,000 People Relocated for Land Collapse
China Daily, June 28, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-06/28/content_10030978.htm

China to Move Tens of Thousands for Huge Water Scheme
Reuters, June 29, 2010
http://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSTOE65S027

Law
政府发公函要求法院驳回村民索赔 (Government Issues Letter Requiring Court Dismiss Villager's Compensation Claim)
The Beijing News, June 29, 2010
http://epaper.nddaily.com/A/html/2010-06/29/content_1114587.htm

Media
Google Switches China Censorship Tactics
The Daily Telegraph, June 29, 2010
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/google/7860386/Google-switches-China-censorship-tactics.html

Military
China Bans Online Love for Soldiers
Reuters, June 28, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100628/od_nm/us_china_dating

Multilateral
G20峰会后的中国外贸外交前景 (Trade and Diplomacy of China after G20 Summit)
Southern Metropolis Daily, June 29, 2010
http://epaper.nddaily.com/A/html/2010-06/29/content_1114532.htm

Protests and Petitions
中山多镇村民聚市府 土地账不清维权不断 (Guangdong Villagers Continue Land Protests outside Municipal Government)
Radio Free Asia, June 28, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/zs-06282010151446.html

西安老教师被逼迁 集体往省府情愿 (Xi'an Teachers Petition Local Government en Masse after Being Kicked Out Homes)
Radio Free Asia, June 28, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/xa-06282010135846.html

Rural Issues
China's Push to Develop Its West Hasn't Closed Income Gap with East, Critics Say
The Washington Post, June 29, 2010
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/06/28/AR2010062804979.html

XUAR
乌鲁木齐基层监控干部称 维族人串门要核实 (Urumqi Officials: Uyghurs Must be Checked before Visiting Others)
Radio Free Asia, June 28, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/rfa-06282010094459.html