Thursday, September 16, 2010

September 16, 2010

News
Bilateral Ties
Mayor Jón Gnarr Wants Poet Free from Chinese Prison
Iceland Review, September 15, 2010
http://www.icelandreview.com/icelandreview/daily_news/?cat_id=40764&ew_0_a_id=367600

Environment
Coal Ash a Source of Concern in China: Greenpeace
Agence France-Presse, September 15, 2010
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iLmrkvdWmkSVrlARjGa8nk3Nz8sA

广西南宁隐瞒污水管被挖断致环境污染近半月 (Guangxi Authorities Cover Up Pollution Caused by Broken Sewer)
Northeast Web, September 16, 2010
http://news.eastday.com/c/20100916/u1a5450140.html

Food Security
China Vows Harsh Penalties for Food Safety Crimes
Associated Press, September 16, 2010
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5i7MiJ6RPCScq-j1ti0boCmc-CFjwD9I8QVEG0

Human Rights Defender -- Liao Yiwu, 廖亦武
Chinese Dissident Author Liao in Germany: Festival
Agence France-Presse, September 15, 2010
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hH69C7v5_bqJRl9LabscvVf3Msjw
Related information:
In Letter, Writer Liao Yiwu Seeks Help from Angela Merkel 异议作家廖亦武给德国总理默克尔的公开信
Human Rights in China, February 08, 2010
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/173282
CH: http://gb.hrichina.org/public/contents/18290
Labor
Supreme Court: Employees Responsible for Proof in Overtime Claims
Global Times, September 16, 2010
http://china.globaltimes.cn/society/2010-09/573466.html

Land Policy
上海拆迁户上吊夫自焚 动迁基地居民悼念 (Crowd Mourns Evicted Shanghainese Couple Who Commit Suicide)
Radio Free Asia, September 15, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shanghai-09152010161906.html

Media
Online Game Reflects Reality of Demolition
China Daily, September 16, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-09/16/content_11309811.htm

Censors Ban Media Chat Group
Radio Free Asia, September 15, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/media-09152010155910.html

Multilateral
Chinese, Russian Troops in Central Asia Exercises
Reuters, September 13, 2010
http://af.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idAFTRE68C1VL20100913

Police
吉林十余城管围攻店主 警察制止手枪被打落 (Jilin Police Fires Warning Shot to Stop Harassment of Vegetable Seller by 10+ Urban Management Officials)
Northeast Web, September 16, 2010
http://news.163.com/10/0916/08/6GMI925M00011229.html

Protests and Petitions
Spill Recompense Eludes Fishermen
Shanghai Daily, September 16, 2010
http://www.shanghaidaily.org/article/?id=449439&type=National

Public Health
Milestone as Organ Traffickers Jailed for First Time on Mainland
South China Morning Post, September 16, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=d85e1dbd2461b210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

內地多個城市爆發紅眼症 (Pinkeye Outbreak in Mainland Cities)
Ming Pao, September 15, 2010
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/32/1/1/1855469/1.html