Thursday, November 11, 2010

November 11, 2010

Top news
Nobel Peace Prize / Liu Xiaobo (刘晓波)
諾獎高峰會將籲放劉曉波 (Nobel Summit to Call for Release of Liu Xiaobo)
China News Agency, November 11, 2010
http://www.cna.com.tw/ShowNews/WebNews_Detail.aspx?Type=FirstNews&ID=201011110048

S.Korea under Pressure to Skip Nobel Ceremony
Agence France-Presse, November 11, 2010
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/18/20101111/twl-s-korea-under-pressure-to-skip-nobel-ef7dd21.html

China Cracks Down on Activists
Australian Associated Press, November 11, 2010
http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/-/world/8304680/china-cracks-down-on-activists/

Human Rights Defenders
Activist's Supporters React to Prison Term with Defiance
South China Morning Post, November 11, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=46e365fb6163c210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Related news:
維權律師﹕條例淪打壓藉口 (Rights Lawyer: Provision a Pretext for Oppression)
Ming Pao, November 11, 2010
http://hk.news.yahoo.com/article/101110/4/l6pp.html

Related information:
Food Safety Activist Zhao Lianhai Sentenced to Two-and-a-Half Year Prison Term; Declares Hunger Strike 
“结石宝宝”维权人士赵连海不服被判2年半宣布绝食抗议
Human Rights in China, November 10, 2010
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/191071
CH: http://gb.hrichina.org/public/contents/22841

News
Bilateral Ties
PM Urges Greater Political Freedom in China
Agence France-Presse, November 11, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20101111/wl_uk_afp/chinabritaindiplomacy

Class Act Promotes Global 'Soft Power'
China Daily, November 11, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-11/11/content_11531284.htm

Children
Disney World in Which Chinese Children 'Toil for 76 Hours a Week'
The Independent, November 11, 2010
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/politics/disney-world-in-which-chinese-children-toil-for-76-hours-a-week-2130870.html

Food Security
Official: China Can Put Inflation Under Control
Xinhua News Agency, November 10, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-11/10/content_11530919.htm

Human Rights Defenders
律师称赵作海全国维权之旅背后隐藏利益链 (Lawyer: Hidden Interests behind Zhao Zuohai's National Rights Journey)
Chengdu Evening News, November 11, 2010
http://news.163.com/10/1111/07/6L6NQV2O00011229.html

Land Policy
Respect for Farmers' Will in Land Use Stressed
Xinhua News Agency, November 10, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-11/10/content_11531008.htm

Law
New Rules on Sentencing for Online Crimes
Xinhua News Agency, November 11, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-11/11/content_11531179.htm

Media
英国首相卡梅伦北大演讲新华社报道回避政改内容 (British PM at Peking U: Xinhua Reports Evade Political Reforms)
Radio Free Asia, November 10, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/yanjiang-11102010154507.html

Migrant Workers
Care Could Keep Migrants Out of Prison
China Daily, November 11, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-11/11/content_11531231.htm

Crime Down in Guangzhou's Rental Homes
China Daily, November 11, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-11/11/content_11531209.htm

Public Health
New Blood-for-sale Business
Shanghai Daily, November 11, 2010
http://english.eastday.com/e/101111/u1a5541583.html