Friday, July 16, 2010

July 16, 2010

News
Bilateral Ties
China: Differences with Britain Don't Hinder Ties
Associated Press, July 15, 2010
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jqSqE-pxxaaI3NTc13sSn5jXqZlAD9GUQA580
Related news:
英外相在华访问时对西藏人权表示关切 (British Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Expresses Concern for Human Rights in Tibet during China Visit)
Radio Free Asia, July 15, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/Tibet-07152010111119.html
Hong Kong
圆桌论坛:讨论香港的民主前景 (U.S. Congressional-Executive Commission on China Holds Roundtable Discussion on Prospects of Democracy in Hong Kong)
Radio Free Asia, July 15, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/HongKong-07152010155013.html

Human Rights Defender -- Feng Zhenghu (冯正虎)
冯正虎访京后遭严控 合法申诉被阻爆发身体冲突 (Feng Zhenghu Attacked whilst Legally Submitting Complaints)
Radio Free Asia, July 15, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/fengzhenghu-07152010110511.html

Human Rights Defender -- Ni Yulan ( 倪玉兰)
德国总理访华 多名维权人士被监控 ( Activists Monitored during German Chancellor's China Visit )
Radio Free Asia, July 15, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/China-dissident-07152010105006.html

Human Rights Defenders
浙江维权农民及异议人士被传唤 杭州维权人士杨云彪下周开庭 (Hangzhou Activist Yang Yunbiao's Trial Starts Next Week)
Radio Free Asia, July 15, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/nongmin-07152010101305.html

Land Policy
山西天镇县逾300亩良田因采铁砂被毁 (300+ Mu of Farmland in Tianzhen, Shanxi Destroyed by Iron Ore Mining)
China Youth Daily, July 16, 2010
http://news.eastday.com/c/20100716/u1a5332785.html#

Law
广东省实施《突发事件应对条例》 (Guangdong Implements Emergency Response Regulations)
Radio Free Asia, July 15, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/tufa-07152010154427.html

Media
Several China Blogs Go Offline
The Wall Street Journal, July 15, 2010
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703722804575369140734887502.html
Related News:
网易重开微博集体退化 中国网民增多网站减少 (As Chinese Netizens Increase, Websites Decline: NetEase Reopens its Microblogging Platform with Reduced Functions)
Radio Free Asia, July 15, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/wang-07152010153058.html
China Plans to Approve Nokia's Web Mapping Service
Agence France-Presse, July 14, 2010
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jsod1BDr6tPLML2QOwWRqewpUI0A

网游实名制实施 网络实名制将合法化? (Real-name System to Be Implemented for Online Games Soon, Paving Road for Legalization of an Internet-wide Real-name System )
Radio Free Asia, July 15, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/wang-07152010110246.html

Migrant Workers
陕西咸阳为6万名留守儿童建档案 (Shaanxi Builds Files for 60,000 Children Left Behind by Migrant Workers for Addressing Education Problems)
Chinese Business View, July 16, 2010
http://news.eastday.com/c/20100716/u1a5333024.html#

Protests and Petitions
安徽数百民办教师集体上访 计划周五举行更大活动 ( 100+ Teachers Petition for Proper Resettlement Compensation in Anhui; Plan to Hold Large-Scale Activities on Friday)
Radio Free Asia, July 15, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/jiaoshi-07152010154051.html

Chinese Nationals Protest Forced Evictions
The Washington Times, July 14, 2010
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/jul/14/chinese-nationals-protest-forced-evictions/

State Security
Geologist Jailed For Trading China State Secrets Appeals
The Wall Street Journal, July 16, 2010
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704682604575370210792773320.html

Tibet
Is Development Killing Tibet's Way of Life?
British Broadcasting Corporation, July 15, 2010
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-10638506

XUAR
Chinese Plane Makes Emergency Landing Following Bomb Threat
The Times of India, July 15, 2010
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/China/Chinese-plane-makes-emergency-landing-following-bomb-threat/articleshow/6170269.cms

新疆伊犁警察拘捕维族人引发抗议 (Arrest of Uyghurs in Ili Triggers Protests)
Radio Free Asia, July 15, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/China-Uyghurs2-07152010124915.html

Tough Curbs on Burials
Radio Free Asia, July 15, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/burial-07152010155649.html