Friday, August 27, 2010

August 27, 2010

News
Economic Development
Opinions Clash on Unreported Income Levels
China Daily, August 27, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-08/27/content_11211082.htm

Environment
China Sets Up Base to Speed Up Study of Deep-Sea Energy Resources
Xinhua News Agency, August 27, 2010
http://english.cri.cn/6826/2010/08/26/1901s591299.htm

Shortage of Farms and Water Threatens Grain Output Targets
China Daily, August 27, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/bizchina/2010-08/27/content_11211515.htm

Hong Kong
中央批准深圳前海規劃 (Central Gov't Approves Plan to Increase HK-Shenzhen Ties)
Ming Pao, August 27, 2010
http://news.sina.com.hk/cgi-bin/nw/show.cgi/9/1/1/1834316/1.html

Human Rights Defenders
亚运维稳房东赶维权者 出版社辞退‘撑粤语’编辑 (As Asiad Approaches, Pro-Cantonese Editor Forced to Design and Activists Come Under Pressure)
Radio Free Asia, August 26, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/dx2-08262010165209.html

唐吉田倡议“律师节”推动直选律师协会 (Attorney Tang Jitian Proposes a "Lawyers Day" Celebration to Promote Direct Elections in the Lawyers Association)
Radio Free Asia, August 26, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/China_lawyer-08262010121358.html

Media
Book Ban Puzzles Architect-Researcher
South China Morning Post, August 27, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=70db9d7db4faa210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Survey: China's Mobile Internet Users to Exceed PC Users in 2012
People's Daily, August 26, 2010
http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/90882/7118824.html

新闻出版署:紫金矿业事件确有“封口费” (GAPP: There Was Hush Money Involved with the Zijin Mining Incident)
Radio France Internationale, August 26, 2010
http://www.chinese.rfi.fr/中国/20100826-新闻出版署:紫金矿业事件确有“封口费”

Migrant Workers
上海教委:在沪农民工子弟可免费接受义务教育 (Shanghai: Children of Migrant Workers to Receive Free Compulsory Education)
Xinmin Evening News, August 27, 2010
http://www.ce.cn/xwzx/gnsz/gdxw/201008/27/t20100827_21769316.shtml

Politics
Xi Tipped to Gain Military Post at Plenum
South China Morning Post, August 27, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=e61c9d7db4faa210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

State Security
New Secrecy Battle: China Bars Banks, Other Companies from Using Foreign Security Technology
The Canadian Press, August 26, 2010
http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5iTpfs6brvXyKqIeKwezlArwTjiLw

Taiwan
台灣首次批准中國大陸雜誌在台發行 (Popular Magazine Duzhe Becomes First Mainland Magazine to Be Approved for Print in Taiwan)
British Broadcasting Corporation, August 27, 2010
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/trad/china/2010/08/100826_taiwan_china_duzhe.shtml

Tibet
Police Fire on Mine Protesters
Radio Free Asia, August 26, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/mine-08262010142756.html

XUAR
新疆懸紅十萬檢舉恐怖罪行 (XUAR Notice: Rewards of Up to 10K for Reporting Terrorism)
Ming Pao, August 27, 2010
http://inews.mingpao.com/htm/INews/20100827/ca50811a.htm
Related information:
自治区公安厅发布通告 检举涉恐涉暴等严重暴力犯罪行为 (XUAR Public Security Department Announcement: Report Terrorism-Related Violent Crimes)
Tianshannet, August 27, 2010
http://www.tianshannet.com.cn/news/content/2010-08/27/content_5188238.htm