December 30, 2010

Top news
Corruption
China Corruption 'Still Very Serious'
Agence France-Presse, December 29, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20101229/wl_asia_afp/chinapoliticscorruption

Related information:
中国的反腐败和廉政建设
China's Efforts to Combat Corruption and Build a Clean Government
Information Office of the State Council, December 2010
CH: http://www.gov.cn/zwgk/2010-12/29/content_1775173.htm
EN: http://www.gov.cn/english/official/2010-12/29/content_1775353.htm

Related news:
China Issues First Anti-Corruption White Paper
Xinhua News Agency, December 29, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-12/29/content_11772076.htm

China Highly Values Internet's Role in Supervision
Xinhua News Agency, December 29, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-12/29/content_11772554.htm

News
Death Penalty
湖南郴州原市纪委书记曾锦春被执行死刑 (Former Chenzhou, Hunan Disciplinary Committee Secretary Zeng Jinchun Executed)
Xinhua News Agency, December 30, 2010
http://news.cyol.com/content/2010-12/30/content_4045190.htm

Background information:
湖南郴州狂欢庆贪官倒台 反腐重拳终结官场畸变
Southern Weekend, September 21, 2006
http://news.sina.com.cn/c/l/2006-09-21/100911067477.shtml

In English translation:
The Whole City of Chenzhou Celebrated The Fall of Corrupt Officials
East South West North, September 28, 2006
http://www.zonaeuropa.com/20060928_1.htm

Government
王晨:一些突发事件后少数地方不能善待媒体和记者 (State Council Info Office: A Few Places Do Not Treat Media or Journalists Well following Sudden Incidents)
People's Daily, December 30, 2010
http://politics.people.com.cn/GB/1026/13622654.html

Hong Kong
HK People's Confidence in Beijing Regime Drops: Survey
China Post, December 29, 2010
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/china/local-news/hong-kong/2010/12/29/285560/HK-peoples.htm

Related news:
Cut the Criticism, Beijing Tells HK
South China Morning Post, December 30, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=9fd695fed623d210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Human Rights Defender – Gao Zhisheng (高智晟)
Rights Lawyers Count Their Bruises after a Year of Living Dangerously
South China Morning Post, December 30, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=396995fed623d210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Related news:
莫少平律师办事处遭警方进驻 他本人“被旅游”24小时 (Rights Lawyer Mo Shaoping Taken on a 24h "Trip" whilst Law Offices Occupied by Police during Nobel Ceremony)
Radio Free Asia, December 29, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/mo-12292010121704.html

Labor
新工伤保险条例元旦实施 醉酒出事不算工伤 (New Workers Compensation Regulations Take Effect after New Year, Drunken Accidents Not to Be Compensation)
Chongqing Evening News, December 30, 2010
http://news.cyol.com/content/2010-12/30/content_4044972.htm

Land Policy
Man Kills Himself in Toilet ahead of Demolition
Shanghai Daily, December 29, 2010
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=460246

Media
'Great Firewall' Extends Reach
Radio Free Asia, December 29, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/internet-12292010131351.html

Beijing Crackdown on Internet Phone Calls Alarms Operators
South China Morning Post, December 30, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=3a0795fed623d210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Chinese Journalist Death 'Must Be Investigated'
British Broadcasting Corporation, December 29, 2010
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-12084737
Over 66 Percent of Beijingers Use Internet
Xinhua News Agency, December 30, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-12/30/content_11773652.htm

花钱删帖或可成为灰色产业链 网络监管立法不应知难而退 (Deleting Disadvantageous Posts Online for Money Could Become Grey-market Industry)
Legal Daily, December 30, 2010
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2010-12/30/content_2422867.htm

Military
China Preparing for Armed Conflict 'in Every Direction'
The Daily Telegraph, December 29, 2010
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/8229789/China-preparing-for-armed-conflict-in-every-direction.html

Police
乐清村主任死亡案再调查 温州警方称完全排除被谋杀可能 (Police Rule Out Possibility of Murder in Petitioner-Village Head Death)
Legal Daily, December 30, 2010
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2010-12/30/content_2422658.htm

Public Health
北京出台残疾人生活补助办法 将惠及11万残疾人 (Beijing Issues Measures on Living Subsidies for the Disabled)
Qianlong, December 30, 2010
http://report.qianlong.com/33378/2010/12/30/225@6489724.htm