February 28, 2011

Top news
Protests and Petitions
China Activists Charged over 'Jasmine Rally' Call
Agence France-Presse, February 25, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110225/wl_asia_afp/chinarightsunrestinternetmideast

Overwhelming Response Stifles 'Jasmine' Rallies
South China Morning Post, February 28, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=7c32c60f8876e210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Related news:
China Uses Whistles, Water, Police on Protests
Associated Press, February 28, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110227/ap_on_re_as/as_china_protest_calls

Calls for Protests in China Met with Brutality
British Broadcasting Corporation, February 28, 2011
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-12593328

第二輪中國茉莉花／北京現場採訪 三立記者一度遭扣 (Three Reporters Detained whilst Reporting in Beijing’s Wangfujin St)
The Liberty Times, February 28, 2011
http://www.libertytimes.com.tw/2011/new/feb/28/today-int2.htm


News
Corruption
新疆巴楚原县委书记夫妻受贿600余万受审 (Former Xinjiang County Official Charged with Accepting over RMB 6mln in Bribes)
Legal Daily, February 28, 2011
http://news.eastday.com/c/20110228/u1a5748193.html

Death Penalty
China Scraps Death Penalty for Some Crimes
Agence France-Presse, February 25, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110225/wl_asia_afp/chinalawcrimeexecution

Gender
China to Review Women's Retirement Age
Xinhua News Agency, February 28, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-02/28/content_12084830.htm

Government
Hunan Reformer's 10-Year Quest for Justice
Caixin, February 25, 2011
http://english.caing.com/2011-02-25/100229073.html

Hong Kong
Szeto Star Burns Bright at Vigil
The Standard, February 28, 2011
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?we_cat=11&art_id=108556&sid=31459328&con_type=1&d_str=20110228&fc=10

Related news:
民運人士王超華被拒入境 (HK Denies Entry to Former 89 Student Leader Wang Chaohua)
Ming Pao, February 27, 2011
http://inews.mingpao.com/htm/INews/20110227/gb72356c.htm

Labor
劳动监察之困:人员经费不足限制执法监管能力 (Lack of Funds Leading to Lax Enforcement of Labor Laws)
Outlook, February 26, 2011
http://news.eastday.com/c/20110226/u1a5746701.html

Land Policy
China to Move 190,000 for Water Diversion
Xinhua News Agency, February 25, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-02/25/content_12081312.htm

Law
Jail Warning to Donors of Overseas 'Enemies'
South China Morning Post, February 26, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=4f1c60818bd5e210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Police
母女三命案疑包庇凶手 警察抢尸体万人堵路 (Police Cover-up Suspected in Triple Homicide, Mass Incident Erupts)
Radio Free Asia, February 25, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/mingan-02252011153943.html

重庆警方首次在全国招录50名反恐突击队员 (Chongqing Police Make First Nationwide Call for Counter-terrorist SWAT Unit)
Legal Daily, February 28, 2011
http://news.eastday.com/c/20110228/u1a5749146.html

Politics
4人涉違紀被終止人大職務 (Four Lose NPC Credentials after Suspicions of Disciplinary Infraction)
China News Service, February 28, 2011
http://inews.mingpao.com/htm/INews/20110225/ca52046c.htm

Public Health
器官捐献试点一年无自愿 (Organ Donation Pilot Goes a Year without Volunteers)
Yangtse Evening Post, February 25, 2011
http://www.morningpost.com.cn/xwzx/guonei/2011-02-25/120942.shtml

Rural Issues
镇政府发文强制村民买保险 村庄未完成将被罚款 (Town Government Forces Residents to Buy Insurance)
Xi'an Evening News, February 26, 2011
http://news.163.com/11/0226/06/6TQ2VBUE00011229.html

Society
China's Wen Vows Action, Police Smother 'Rallies'
Agence France-Presse, February 27, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110227/wl_asia_afp/chinarightsunrestinternetmideast

Tibet
Police Crack Down on Banned Songs
Radio Free Asia, February 25, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/songs-02252011182736.html

February 25, 2011

Top news
Protests and Petitions
"Jasmine" Protests Greet Chinese Envoy in Taiwan
Reuters, February 25, 2011
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/02/25/us-taiwan-china-idUSTRE71O14U20110225

Heavy Hand to Thwart NPC-eve 'Jasmine' Strife
South China Morning Post, February 25, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=abd616c25585e210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

冉云飞被以颠覆罪名刑拘 各界震惊谴责 (Writer Ran Yunfei Detained on Subversion Charges)
Radio Free Asia, February 24, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/ran-02242011142208.html

News
Bilateral Ties
Cannon Wants Chinese Fugitives Returned
Agence France-Presse, February 25, 2011
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jLvK8ZOpu0ECPGgRKeKmRsR2LN6w

Death Penalty
内蒙古临河区灭门案凶犯被判死刑 连杀一家5口 (Inner Mongolian Sentenced to Death for Murder)
Xinhua News Agency, February 25, 2011
http://news.eastday.com/c/20110225/u1a5744520.html

Food Security
甘肃陇南拖欠农民退耕还林粮食补助款 (Gansu Villagers Wait Years for Food Assistance after Implementing Land Restoration Scheme)
Lanzhou Morning Post, February 25, 2011
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/9/1/1/2026192/1.html

Government
社科院称6个部委4家地方政府信息公开考核得0分 (CASS: Six Departments, Four Local Governments Score Zero on Public Access to Information)
Legal Daily, February 25, 2011
http://news.eastday.com/c/20110225/u1a5744233.html

Related news:
Anti-corruption Agency at Bottom of Transparency List
China Daily, February 25, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-02/25/content_12075784.htm

Human Rights Defender – Mao Hengfeng (毛恒凤)
Chinese Dissident Sent to Labor Camp Again
Reuters, February 24, 2011
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/02/24/us-china-dissident-idUSTRE71N4X020110224

Related information:
Petitioner Recounts Abuses during RTL; Medical Parole Rescinded
重病的上访人士毛恒凤重被关进劳教所
Human Rights in China, February 24, 2011
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/192635
CH: http://gb.hrichina.org/public/contents/28861

Labor
China Says over 2,400 Dead in Coal Mines in 2010
Agence France-Presse, February 25, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110225/wl_asia_afp/chinaminingaccidentcoal

Law
公务员叛逃境外最高判十年引起质疑 (Ten-year Maximum Penalty for Fleeing Civil Servants Raises Questions)
Radio Free Asia, February 24, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gong-02242011094824.html

Media
China Tightens Censorship
Radio Free Asia, February 24, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/censorship-02242011130644.html

Public Health
Ambitious Targets Set to Help Ease the Crippling Personal Cost of Medical Care
South China Morning Post, February 25, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=1cc539428975e210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Tibet
China Calls for Renewed Fight against Dalai Lama
British Broadcasting Corporation, February 25, 2011
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-12575470

February 24, 2011

Top news
Protests and Petitions
Calls for a ‘Jasmine Revolution’ in China Persist
New York Times, February 24, 2011
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/24/world/asia/24china.html

China Charges Subversion for Protest Repostings
Associated Press, February 24, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110224/ap_on_re_as/as_china_protest_calls

Two Rights Lawyers Prevented from Leaving China
Deutsche Presse Agentur, February 24, 2011
http://www.monstersandcritics.com/news/asiapacific/news/article_1621652.php/Two-rights-lawyers-prevented-from-leaving-China

茉莉花茶不好喝　中国更多网友失踪 (More Netizens Missing after "Jasmine Revolution" Posts)
Radio Free Asia, February 23, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/m0223-dx2e-02232011160616.html

Related information:
Lawyers and Activists Detained, Summoned, and Harassed in “Jasmine Rallies” Crackdown
众多律师和维权活跃人士因“茉莉花集会”遭打压
Human Rights in China, February 23, 2011
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/192623
CH: http://gb.hrichina.org/public/contents/28795

News
Bilateral Ties
卡扎菲以天安门镇压自辩 中国难独善其身 (Gaddafi Invokes Tiananmen in Defense of Suppression)
Radio Free Asia, February 23, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/dx1e-02232011161047.html

Death Penalty
Exiled Uighurs Worried on Death Sentences
Agence France-Presse, February 23, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110223/wl_asia_afp/chinaxinjiangunrestrightsattacksus

Education
北京强制小学生向党旗致敬 (Beijing Forces Elementary Students to Pledge Allegiance to the Flag)
Radio Free Asia, February 23, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/xuesheng-02232011101608.html

Related news:
全市小学今后将办出党旗仪式 (Beijing Elementary Students to Hold Monthly Flag Ceremony)
The Beijing Times, February 21, 2011
http://epaper.jinghua.cn/html/2011-02/21/content_633609.htm

教育部将统一城乡教师工资明确禁止择校费 (Education Ministry to Standardize Teacher Salaries to Avoid "Optional" Fees in Rural Areas)
The Beijing Times, February 24, 2011
http://www.yangtse.com/news/gn/201102/t20110224_789444.htm

Food Security
WADA Seeks Tainted Beef Info from China
China Post, February 24, 2011
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/china/national-news/2011/02/24/292293/WADA-seeks.htm

Government
Deputies Seek Answers on Asian Games Budget
South China Morning Post, February 24, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=50fafaced635e210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Hong Kong
Hong Kong Airline Officials Jailed for People Smuggling
Deutsche Presse Agentur, February 24, 2011
http://www.monstersandcritics.com/news/asiapacific/news/article_1621618.php/Hong-Kong-airline-officials-jailed-for-people-smuggling

Related news:
Four Jailed for Bribery over Mainland Visitors
Xinhua News Agency, February 23, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-02/23/content_12068271.htm

Human Rights Defender – Hada (哈达)
哈达与家人接受访问片段曝光 揭露续遭中国当局禁锢 (Hada Remains in Detention over Two Months following Sentence End)
Radio Free Asia, February 23, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/hada-02232011113710.html

Related information:
About the Individual: Hada
Incorporating Responsibility 2008
http://www.ir2008.org/04/about.php

Law
Organ Traffickers May Get Death Penalty
China Daily, February 24, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-02/24/content_12068493.htm

产销“毒害食品”拟半年起刑 (Tainted-food Makers, Wage-withholding Bosses, and Repeat Offenders May Face Longer Jail Terms)
The Beijing Times, February 24, 2011
http://epaper.jinghua.cn/html/2011-02/24/content_634691.htm

Migrant Workers
新闻出版总署要求停办靠收取版面费生存期刊 (GAPP: Academic Journals Charging Page Fees Will Be Closed Down)
The Beijing News, February 23, 2011
http://news.xinhuanet.com/2011-02/23/c_121115302.htm

Public Health
Mining Company Blamed for Teeth Woes
Shanghai Daily, February 24, 2011
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2011/201102/20110224/article_464598.htm

调查：人均年输液8瓶首因在病人其次是医生 (Study: Patient Requests for IVs Raise Rates above Global Average)
China Youth Daily, February 24, 2011
http://zqb.cyol.com/html/2011-02/24/nw.D110000zgqnb_20110224_2-07.htm

Society
Moves on Way to Aid Stability, Harmony
China Daily, February 24, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-02/24/content_12068852.htm

Related news:
《瞭望》专访陈冀平：2011年社会和谐稳定新部署 (Chen Yiping on Harmony and Stability in 2011)
Outlook, February 24, 2011
http://www.lwgcw.com/NewsShow.aspx?newsId=18872

February 23, 2011

Top news
Protests and Petitions
Renewed Call for China 'Jasmine Rallies'
Agence France-Presse, February 23, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110223/ts_afp/chinarightsunrestinternetmideast

For a translation of the call to rally and the original letter, see:
Jasmine Organizers Call for Rallies Every Sunday
茉莉花组织者呼吁周日再集会
Human Rights in China, February 22, 2011
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/192610
CH: http://gb.hrichina.org/public/contents/28695

Related news:
China Official Warns of Domestic Unrest and "Hostile" West
Reuters, February 22, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20110222/wl_nm/us_china_unrest

「茉莉花」醞釀周日再開 警拘多人 ("Jasmine Revolution" Rallies Called for Each Sunday, Police Make More Arrests)
Ming Pao, February 23, 2011
http://news.mingpao.com/20110223/caa1.htm

News
Bilateral Ties
China Concerned about Libya, Slow to Rebuke Gaddafi
Reuters, February 23, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20110222/wl_nm/us_china_libya_unrest

Related news:
中国官方避谈茉莉花 禁报利比亚镇压 (China Avoids Talk of Jasmine Revolution, Prohibits Reports of Libyan Repression)
Radio Free Asia, February 22, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/guanfang-02222011161126.html

Children
西安小学生请客选班长现象透析 (Analysis of Bribery among Xi'an's Elementary Students)
Sanqin Daily, February 23, 2011
http://www.sanqindaily.com/News/20110222/89526.html

Civil Society
中国防艾独立民间组织发展受限 (China's Independent HIV/AIDS NGOs Face Developmental Limits)
Radio Free Asia, February 23, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/aizi-02222011100426.html

Death Penalty
China to Execute 4 Accused in Xinjiang Violence
Associated Press, February 23, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110223/ap_on_re_as/as_china_xinjiang

Environment
土壤毒祸 (Poisoned Soil: The Disaster of Mineral Resource Exploitation)
China Economic Weekly, February 21, 2011
http://www.ceweekly.cn/html/Article/201102214416497012.html

Human Rights Defender – Chen Wei (陈卫)
China Detains Dissident for Inciting Subversion
Reuters, February 23, 2011
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/02/23/us-china-dissident-idUSTRE71M1KD20110223

Human Rights Defender – Liu Xiaobo (刘晓波)
China Nobel Laureate Wife Fears Going 'Crazy,' Says Activists
Agence France-Presse, February 23, 2011
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hEEi8TIB-n24RgKTzsnTRx2rUOMw

Human Rights Defenders
Rights Lawyers Targeted throughout Week as Police Enforce Clampdown
South China Morning Post, February 23, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=fbf38b3b0fd4e210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

田喜上诉状送达法院 艾滋病人维权引国际关注 (HIV/AIDS Activist Tian Xi Appeals Sentence)
Radio Free Asia, February 22, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/tianxi-02222011095300.html

Labor
Chinese Lawmakers to Vet Car Tax, New Labor Rule
Xinhua News Agency, February 23, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-02/23/content_12065147.htm

蘋果蘇州工人函喬布斯抗議 (Suzhou Workers Rally against "Silent Killer" in Open Letter to Steve Jobs)
Ming Pao, February 23, 2011
http://news.mingpao.com/20110223/cad1.htm

Media
China Opens State-Controlled Internet Search Site
Voice of America, February 22, 2011
http://www.voanews.com/english/news/asia/China-Opens-State-Controlled-Internet-Search-Site-116664624.html

揭弊作家：花期未到可想香味 (Murong Xuecun: The Flower Season Has Yet to Arrive, But This Doesn't Stop Us from Thinking of Its Scent)
Ming Pao, February 23, 2011
http://dailynews.sina.com/bg/chn/chnoverseamedia/mingpao/20110222/12222245624.html

Related information:
'Absurdities of China's Censorship System'
Murong Xuecun, February 22, 2011
http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,2052967,00.html

Public Health
China to Crack Down on Substandard Health Foods
Xinhua News Agency, February 23, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-02/22/content_12060737.htm

Taiwan
马英九就台籍嫌犯遭遣送大陆事件向菲律宾特使表达强烈不满 (Taiwanese President Unsatisfied with Philippine Suspect Row)
Radio Free Asia, February 22, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/ma-02222011100103.html

XUAR
Xinjiang 'Tense' amid Arab Turmoil
Radio Free Asia, February 22, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/turmoil-02222011124714.html

February 22, 2011

Top news
Protests and Petitions
'Jasmine' Protest Plea Set to Fall on Deaf Ears
South China Morning Post, February 22, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=15dcc4fec194e210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

China Co-Opts Social Media to Head Off Unrest
The Wall Street Journal, February 22, 2011
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703610604576158290935677316.html

China Moves to Squelch Dissent while Requesting Patience
McClatchy Newspapers, February 22, 2011
http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2011/02/21/109098/china-moves-quickly-to-squelch.html

China's Security Tzar Warns over 'Jasmine Revolution'
British Broadcasting Corporation, February 21, 2011
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-12522856

官報：「行為藝術」不成氣候 (Official Paper Labels China's Jasmine Revolution Rallies "Performance Art")
Ming Pao, February 22, 2011
http://dailynews.sina.com/gb/chn/chnoverseamedia/mingpao/20110221/12222242903.html

維權律師重傷 促警憑良心破案 擬赴茉莉花集會 被套麻袋圍毆 (Rights Defense Lawyer Beaten)
Ming Pao, February 22, 2011
http://dailynews.sina.com/gb/chn/chnoverseamedia/mingpao/20110221/12222242910.html

維權者未獲釋 冉雲飛被抄家 (Rights Defenders Remain Detained, Ran Yunfei's Home Searched)
Ming Pao, February 22, 2011
http://dailynews.sina.com/gb/chn/chnoverseamedia/mingpao/20110221/12222242897.html

News
Corruption
China Official Flees to Canada with $14mln
Agence France-Presse, February 22, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110221/wl_canada_afp/chinacanadacrimecorruption

反腐：民间反腐网站“屡立战功” (Popular Website Exposes Corruption)
Radio Free Asia, February 21, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/m0221-nu-02212011161328.html

Environment
Survey: More Sea Islands Disappear in China
Xinhua News Agency, February 22, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-02/22/content_12053466.htm

Hukou
Nation Plans for Hukou Reform
Global Times, February 22, 2011
http://beijing.globaltimes.cn/society/2011-02/625744.html

Human Rights Defender – Liu Xiaobo (刘晓波)
突破封锁网上现身 刘霞称情绪面临崩溃 (Liu Xiaobo's Wife Re-appears Online Last Week)
Radio Free Asia, February 20, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/liu-02202011173550.html

Migrant Workers
China's Annual Long March
The Los Angeles Times, February 20, 2011
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-china-new-year-20110220,0,2182374,full.story

Protests and Petitions
河北与湖北民师大规模上访 (Private Teachers in Heibei and Hubei in Mass Protest )
Radio Free Asia, February 22, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/fy-02212011100846.html

February 21, 2011

News
Bilateral Ties
Envoy Who May Aim for White House Presses China on Rights
Reuters, February 18, 2011
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/02/18/us-china-usa-huntsman-idUSTRE71H0TJ20110218

Canada Deports Fugitive on China's '10 Most Wanted' List
South China Morning Post, February 19, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=13da0b503193e210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Environment
China Adopts Heavy Metal Reduction Plan
Agence France-Presse, February 19, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110219/wl_asia_afp/chinaenvironmentpollutionhealth

Shenzhen's Poison Ash from Burning Trash
Caixin, February 18, 2011
http://english.caing.com/2011-02-18/100226919.html

Human Rights Defender – Liu Xiaobo (刘晓波)
Wife of Detained Chinese Nobel Prize Winner Liu Xiaobo Says She, Family Are 'Hostages'
The Washington Post, February 20, 2011
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/19/AR2011021903739.html

Human Rights Defenders
河北被劳教维权人士徐义顺看病结果令人费解 (Diagnosis Confusing for Reeducation-Through-Labor Detainee Finally Approved for Doctor Visit)
Radio Free Asia, February 18, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/m0218-aw-02182011160610.html

Land Policy
广西柳州警方因砍树纠纷共抓捕78名村民 (Police Detain 78 in Village-vs-Village Land Dispute)
Yang Cheng Wan Bao, February 18, 2011
http://news.163.com/11/0218/15/6T6GRSVG00011229.html

国土部清查农民被迫住楼现象 地方政府成阻力 (Land Ministry Investigates Relocation of Rural Families, Finds Local Govt Is an Obstacle)
China Central Television, February 18, 2011
http://news.eastday.com/c/20110218/u1a5730970.html

Law
Supreme Court Looks to Bar Legal Favors
China Daily, February 21, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-02/21/content_12047233.htm

Related news:
最高法出台规定 防止内部人员干扰办案 (SPC Issues Regulations to Curb Case Interference by Insiders)
Guangming Daily, February 20, 2011
http://legal.gmw.cn/2011-02/21/content_1631064.htm

Media
Great Firewall Father Speaks Out

Global Times, February 18, 2011

http://special.globaltimes.cn/2011-02/624290.html

Migrant Workers
新生代农民工调查报告出炉:更注重权益保护 (Report: New Generation of Migrant Workers More Concerned with Rights, Benefits)
Xinhua News Agency, February 20, 2011
http://news.eastday.com/c/20110220/u1a5734156.html

Protests and Petitions
Arrests after China Web Users Call for Protests
Agence France-Presse, February 20, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110220/wl_asia_afp/chinarightsunrestinternet

Related news:
Hundreds Join 'Jasmine Revolution'
South China Morning Post, February 21, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=77b672e1d734e210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Public Health
综合性医院儿科逐渐萎缩 缺医少药危及儿童健康 (Pediatrics Withering away at General Hospitals, Lack of Doctors and Drugs Putting Children at Risk)
Outlook, February 21, 2011
http://news.eastday.com/c/20110221/u1a5735418.html

Religion
中国“地下主教”胡大国病逝 (China's Underground Bishop Hu Dagu Passes away at 89)
Deutsche Welle, February 21, 2011
http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,6443970,00.html?maca=chi-rss-chi-all-1127-rdf

February 18, 2011

News
Bilateral Ties
China Denies Role in Reported Government of Canada Hack
PC World, February 17, 2011
http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/219906/china_denies_role_in_reported_government_of_canada_hack.html

Corruption
北京干部审计查出问题金额6995万 (Beijing Audits Cadres, Finds Nearly RMB 70mln in Problems)
The Beijing Times, February 18, 2011
http://news.eastday.com/c/20110218/u1a5729767.html

环保部通报两名司局级干部插手环评审批受贿 (Two Environment Officials Muddied Environmental Impact Assessments for Cash)
Southern Daily, February 18, 2011
http://news.eastday.com/c/20110218/u1a5730427.html

Death Penalty
Death Sentence for Corrupt Official
Shanghai Daily, February 18, 2011
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=464061

Freedom of Speech
China Censors U.S. Posts on Internet Freedom
Reuters, February 18, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20110217/pl_nm/us_china_usa_internet

Government
The Wind that Will Not Subside: Hearing Egyptian Echoes, China’s Autocrats Cling to the Hope That They Are Different
The Economist, February 17, 2011
http://www.economist.com/node/18178177?story_id=18178177

Human Rights Defender – Chen Guangcheng (陈光诚)
China Refuses to Condemn Mob Tactics on Reporters
Agence France-Presse, February 18, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110217/wl_asia_afp/chinarightspopulationmedia

Human Rights Defender – Feng Zhenghu (冯正虎)
冯正虎“要立案”再被抄家 李天天为埃及庆祝遭强制问话 (Police Search Feng Zhenghu's Home, Li Tiantian Questioned)
Radio Free Asia, February 17, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/feng-02172011100206.html

Labor
Apple Supplier Report Details Labour, Safety Woes, Commends Foxconn Handling of Worker Suicides
The Canadian Press, February 18, 2011
http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5h388U07EE3Q7hlsIh84GUiTY2LpA

Land Policy
城市房屋拆迁旧规废止 开发商不再主导拆迁行为 (Old Urban Demolition Regulations Trashed, Developers Will No Longer Lead Bulldozing)
Legal Daily, February 18, 2011
http://news.eastday.com/c/20110218/u1a5730756.html

海南三亚15所学校非法集资建房 4名校长被撤职 (Sanya Principals Sacked for Building Illegal Housing)
The Beijing Times, February 18, 2011
http://news.eastday.com/c/20110218/u1a5729803.html

Law
'Family Ties Out of the Courtroom'
China Daily, February 18, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-02/18/content_12036030.htm

China Court Rejects Appeal by US Geologist
Associated Press, February 18, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110218/ap_on_bi_ge/as_china_detained_american

Media
新闻打假，还是钳制舆论？ (Fighting Fake News or Controlling Public Opinion?)
Radio Free Asia, February 17, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/yl-02172011102642.html

Protests and Petitions
各地民师春节后维权上访被打压控制 (Police Suppress Teacher-Petitioners in Beijing)
Radio Free Asia, February 17, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/minshi-02172011094039.html

Public Health
Health Reform Targets Poor and City Residents
Shanghai Daily, February 18, 2011
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=464109

北京宣判买卖人体器官案主犯获刑7年 (Beijing Sentences Organ Dealer to Seven-year Imprisonment)
Xinhua News Agency, February 17, 2011
http://news.eastday.com/c/20110217/u1a5729470.html

Rural Issues
云南姚安震区百栋新房9成须重建 中央批示严查 (Ninety Percent of Houses in Yunnan Quake Zone Must Be Totally Rebuilt)
Yunnan Online, February 18, 2011
http://news.eastday.com/c/20110218/u1a5730592.html

February 17, 2011

Top news
Human Rights Defender – Chen Guangcheng (陈光诚)
China Reporters 'Roughed Up' Trying To Visit Activist
British Broadcasting Corporation, February 17, 2011
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-12486803

北京众多维权人士遭警堵截 疑为防止串连声援陈光诚 (Police Prevent Beijing Lawyers from Aiding Chen Guangcheng)
Radio Free Asia, February 16, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/bj-02162011110837.html

Related information:
Lawyers Beaten, Detained after Meeting Regarding Chen Guangcheng
关注陈光诚案的维权律师遭当局关押和殴打
Human Rights in China, February 16, 2011
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/192578
CH: http://gb.hrichina.org/public/contents/28076

News
Corruption
'All Change' Is Cry Ringing around Railway Kingdom
South China Morning Post, February 17, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=c2ce06cad5f2e210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Death Penalty
貴州遵義刺死法警凶犯二審被判死刑 (Death Sentence Handed down in Guizhou Bailiff Murder Trial)
China Youth Daily, February 17, 2011
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/9/1/1/2016966/1.html

Aquino Implores Hu to Spare Condemned Trio
Associated Press, February 17, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=d06a06cad5f2e210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Environment
Cloud-seeding Safe, Experts Explain
China Daily, February 17, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/cndy/2011-02/17/content_12029468.htm

Freedom of Speech
China Likely to Ignore Clinton's Internet Freedom Speech
Voice of America, February 15, 2011
http://www.voanews.com/english/news/asia/China-Likely-to-Ignore-Clintons-Internet-Freedom-Speech-116302004.html

Related information:
HRIC Commentary: Gao Wenqian on Secretary of State Clinton's Speech on Internet Freedom
中国人权资深政策顾问高文谦谈美国国务卿克林顿关於互联网自由的演讲
Human Rights in China, February 15, 2011
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3tZwOYAIYGM

Land Policy
China Stresses Rightful Use of Rural Land
Xinhua News Agency, February 17, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-02/16/content_12028929.htm

沈阳多名体育功勋家遭打砸 (Athlete Housing Trashed, Demolition Suspicions Raised)
Legal Daily, February 16, 2011
http://www.legaldaily.cn/index_article/content/2011-02/16/content_2475017.htm

Law
Chinese Man with Grudge Charged Over Beijing Bomb Blast
Reuters, February 17, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20110216/wl_nm/us_china_bomb

Protests and Petitions
江西省儿童医院儿童神秘失踪 祖母上访三年未果 (Petitioning Mother Waits Three Years for News on Her Child's Hospital Disappearance)
Radio Free Asia, February 16, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/jx-02162011161353.html

Public Health
HIV-Positive Man Fights in Court for Job
China Daily, February 17, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-02/17/content_12029053.htm

China to Step Up Efforts to Contain HIV/AIDS
Xinhua News Agency, February 17, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-02/16/content_12028959.htm

深圳"艾滋女"恐吓司机索钱 雨伞钩住倒车镜 (Shenzhen "AIDS Girls" Intimidate Drivers for Money)
Southern Daily, February 16, 2011
http://nf.nfdaily.cn/nfdsb/content/2011-02/16/content_20038417.htm

XUAR
Thousands of Cameras Watch China's Uighurs, Inhibiting Discourse
McClatchy Newspapers, February 16, 2011
http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2011/02/16/108851/thousands-of-cameras-watch-chinas.html

February 16, 2011

News
Corruption
'Naked Officials' Must Bare It All about Families
China Daily, February 16, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-02/16/content_12021605.htm

分析认为茉莉花革命引发刘志军下台 (Analysts: Egypt's Jasmine Revolution Lead to Liu Zhijun's Quick Removal from the Ministry of Railways)
Radio Free Asia, February 15, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/fy-02152011103104.html

Death Penalty
Chinese Supreme Court Upholds Death Sentence for 3 Filipinos Convicted of Drug Trafficking
Associated Press, February 16, 2011
http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5gkm1QsPIVzLxijMUm7xnUrb8vM8A

Land Policy
三亚回应“强拆棚户区”：政府无义务赔偿 (Sanya Will Not Compensate for the Demolition of Shantytowns)
Eastday, February 16, 2011
http://news.eastday.com/c/20110216/u1a5725707.html

Law
Top Court Makes Case for More Local Judges
China Daily, February 16, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-02/16/content_12021764.htm

Media
China Tops Media Crackdown
Radio Free Asia, February 15, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/journalists-02152011150510.html

Related information:
Attacks on the Press 2010: China
Committee to Protect Journalists, February 15, 2011
http://www.cpj.org/2011/02/attacks-on-the-press-2010-china.php

Reporters Roughed Up near China Activist's Home
Agence France-Presse, February 16, 2011
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5h-o_sjS715rfkvDdAXHAo2umaEhg

Police
广西要求县级以上公安机关开微博 (Guangxi: Public Security Agencies at County Level and Higher Told to Microblog)
China News Service, February 15, 2011
http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2011-02-15/212921959243.shtml

Politics
China's Wen, in the Twilight of his Premiership, Takes on Reformer's Role
The Washington Post, February 15, 2011
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/15/AR2011021502553.html

Dour Chinese Officials Learn How to Spin
The Daily Telegraph, February 15, 2011
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/8325292/Dour-Chinese-officials-learn-how-to-spin.html

Population
Reproductive Clinics Now under Scrutiny
China Daily, February 16, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-02/16/content_12021591.htm

Society
When Sparks Fly
South China Morning Post, February 16, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=06bedae16392e210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

理性看待当前的社会公正问题 (A Rational View of Social Justice)
People's Court Daily, February 16, 2011
http://news.eastday.com/c/20110216/u1a5725924.html

浙江判决今年首例家庭暴力案 (Domestic Violence Case in Zhejiang Has Wider Implications for China's Legal System)
Radio Free Asia, February 16, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/m0214-aw-02152011101634.html

Tibet
China Eyes 15mln Tourists to Tibet by 2015
Reuters, February 13, 2011
http://www.trust.org/alertnet/news/china-eyes-15-mln-tourists-to-tibet-by-2015

February 15, 2011

News
Corruption
廣東地方官異地調升防貪 (Guangdong Anti-Corruption Shuffles Involve One Third of Officials)
Ming Pao, February 15, 2011
http://news.mingpao.com/20110215/cac1.htm

Government
Technocrats Named to Top Positions in Government Agencies
South China Morning Post, February 15, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=f26202564152e210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Human Rights Defender – Ai Weiwei (艾未未)
Activist Artist Cancels 'Sensitive' Exhibition
Agence France-Presse, February 15, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=02cf02564152e210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Human Rights Defenders
维权人士屠夫被拘 网友开展声援后释放 (Detention of Fujianese Rights Defender Possible Related to Qian Yunhai Case)
Radio Free Asia, February 14, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/tf-02142011100037.html

Labor
甘肃古浪120余农民工患尘肺病 无务工证难索赔 (Undocumented Gansu Workers Suffer from Lung Disease and Elusive Claims)
China Central Television, February 15, 2011
http://news.qq.com/a/20110214/001133.htm

Military
No Regrets for Defiant Tiananmen General
South China Morning Post, February 15, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=5ea002564152e210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Police
深圳一服刑人员猝死看守所 (Prisoner in Shenzhen Detention Center Dies Suddenly)
Radio Free Asia, February 14, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/m0214-hc.mp3-02142011160534.html

Protests and Petitions
武汉开两会数百访民请愿 公安封堵禁上访者出门 (Petitioners Shut Out and Shut In during Wuhan Congress Meetings)
Radio Free Asia, February 14, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/wh-02142011094218.html

Public Health
央视曝光夺命退烧药 已致数名儿童死亡 (Children's Medicine Exposed as Cause of Several Deaths)
China News Service, February 14, 2011
http://news.qq.com/a/20110215/000614.htm

China Limits Smoking in Films, TV Shows
Associated Press, February 15, 2011
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jqfxjbA3N37Gau6cKhs-xXJx_93g

Society
China to Push Language of Largest Ethnic Minority
Reuters, February 14, 2011
http://in.reuters.com/article/2011/02/14/idINIndia-54876720110214

February 14, 2011

News
Bilateral Ties
Chinese Asylum Seeker Freed from Canadian Custody
Associated Press, February 12, 2011
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gno-p1PZDSJvOCTMURot5YYISY0w

Corruption
Rail Ministry Rallies to Hu after Chief Sacked
South China Morning Post, February 14, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=466c60a89ef1e210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Food Security
镉米杀机 (Death by Rice: Study Shows over 10% of Rice Exceeds Acceptable Cadmium Levels)
Century Weekly, February 14, 2011
http://magazine.caing.com/2011-02-12/100224834.html

Government
Another Disgraced Official in Comeback
South China Morning Post, February 14, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=0678a0dbb8f1e210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Human Rights Defender – Qin Yongmin (秦永敏)
秦永敏被拘留十天后获释 舆论指当局做法不道德 (Qin Yongmin Detained for 10 Days following Prison Release)
Radio Free Asia, February 11, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/qinyongmin-02112011091053.html

Human Rights Defender – Tian Xi (田喜)
China AIDS Activist Gets 1-year Prison Sentence
Associated Press, February 12, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110212/ap_on_he_me/as_china_aids

Media
China Cracks Down on Uprising Chatter
The Wall Street Journal, February 14, 2011
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704657104576141921095552608.html

Related news:
Social Media Finding Ways around Censors
South China Morning Post, February 13, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=09f8bf804ea1e210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Migrant Workers
Migrants Failed by Cities' Efforts to Mitigate Unfairness of Hukou System
South China Morning Post, February 14, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=7928fb60def1e210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Protests and Petitions
西藏日喀则地区藏人抗议采矿计划被捕 (Tibetans Detained for Mining Project Protest)
Radio Free Asia, February 11, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/tibet-02112011140745.html

State Security
China to Vet Inward M&A Deals for National Security
Reuters, February 12, 2011
http://af.reuters.com/article/metalsNews/idAFTOE71B00L20110212

February 11, 2011

News
Bilateral Ties
China Rejects Foreign Role in Solving Egypt Crisis
Associated Press, February 10, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110210/ap_on_re_as/as_china_egypt

Related news:
Special Report: After Mideast, Should Russia and China Worry?
Reuters, February 11, 2011
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/02/11/us-unrest-russia-china-idUSTRE71A0A020110211

Human Rights Defender – Chen Guangcheng (陈光诚)
陳光誠軟禁視頻曝光後遭毆打 (Chen Guangcheng Beaten after Release of Video)
China News Agency, February 11, 2011
http://iservice.libertytimes.com.tw/liveNews/news.php?no=462086&type=社會

Human Rights Defender – Liu Xiaobo (刘晓波)
刘晓波家人将再提申请探监 (Liu Xiaobo's Relatives to Again Submit Visit Request)
Radio Free Asia, February 10, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/liuxiaobo-02102011090754.html

Human Rights Defenders
何德普与刘凤钢春节期间继续遭软禁 (He Depu, Liu Fenggang under House Arrest during Chinese New Year)
Radio Free Asia, February 10, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/hedepu-02102011102823.html

Labor
超越巴西跃居世界首位 中国行业收入差距15倍 (China Surpasses Brazil to Hold World's Largest Income Gap)
Lianhe Zaobao, February 11, 2011
http://www.zaobao.com/cz/cz110211_001.shtml

Law
Beaten Lawyers Await Apology
South China Morning Post, February 11, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=9e0c08349701e210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Related resources from Citizens’ Square:
强烈建议全国妇联及黑龙江妇联予以关注、调查“孕妇在法院被法警殴打致流产”事件 (Strongly Urging the All China Women’s Federation and Heilongjiang Women’s Federation to Pay Attention to and Investigate the "Bailiffs Beat Pregnant Women in Court House, Causing Miscarriage" Incident)
Liu Wei, February 9, 2011
http://gb.hrichina.org/public/contents/27975

愤怒！愤怒！愤怒！驳斥新华网对“律师遭法警殴打致流产”事件调查报道的声明 (Rage! Rage! Rage! A Refutation of Xinhua’s Investigative Report on the "Bailiffs Beat Lawyers, Causing Miscarriage" Incident)
Jiaxu Law Firm, February 9, 2011
http://gb.hrichina.org/public/contents/27979

关于黑龙江佳旭律师事务所8名律师被道里法院法警殴打一事情况说明及声明 (A Clarification and Statement Regarding Daoli District Court Bailiffs Beating Eight Lawyers from the Heilongjiang Law Firm Jia Xu)
Jiaxu Law FIrm, January 31, 2011
http://gb.hrichina.org/public/contents/27983

State Security
Report: Hackers in China Hit Western Oil Companies
Associated Press, February 10, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110210/ap_on_re_as/as_china_us_cyberattacks

Mainland 'Honey Trap' May Have Snared General
South China Morning Post, February 11, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=9ceb08349701e210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Protests and Petitions
上海警察戒备访民游行 北京接济站有访民被饿昏 (Shanghai Police on Alert for Demonstration, Beijing Petitioners Faint from Hunger)
Radio Free Asia, February 11, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shanghai-02102011090726.html

Public Health
Human Organ Trafficking Trial under Way
China Daily, February 11, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-02/11/content_11980489.htm

XUAR
Travel Ban Extends to Family
Radio Free Asia, February 11, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/restrictions-02102011181517.html

February 10, 2011

News
Corruption
Tip-off Websites Launched to Curb Corruption
Xinhua News Agency, February 09, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-02/09/content_11972679.htm

福建曝光一名公务员九年未上班工资照发 (Fujian Exposes Civil Servant Paid for Nine Years of Doing Nothing)
People's Daily, February 09, 2011
http://news.163.com/11/0209/19/6SFMIDTM00014JB6.html

执法队长受贿导致辖区连发5起安全事故获刑4年 (Law Enforcement Chief Gets Four-Year Jail Term for Accepting Bribes Leading to Safety Accidents)
Xiaoxiang Morning Herald, February 10, 2011
http://news.eastday.com/s/20110210/u1a5714204.html

Environment
Pollution Fear Cancels Beijing Power Plant Plan
Shanghai Daily, February 10, 2011
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2011/201102/20110210/article_463408.htm

Food Security
China to Spur Rice Output as Drought Shrivels Wheat
Agence France-Presse, February 09, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110209/bs_afp/chinaeconomyfarmdrought

Human Rights Defender – Chen Guangcheng (陈光诚)
Secret Video Released of Detained Chinese Lawyer
Associated Press, February 10, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110210/ap_on_re_as/as_china_blind_activist

Land Policy
青岛村庄改造拆房千多户 村民新春联署投诉强拆 (Qingdao Villagers Submit Letter of Protest over Demolition)
Radio Free Asia, February 09, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/qingdao-02092011092953.html

Law
公益人士呼吁调查“女律师被殴流产事件” (Public Figures Call for Investigation of Pregnant Lawyer's Bailiff-Assailant)
Caixin, February 10, 2011
http://roll.sohu.com/20110210/n302978235.shtml

Public Health
辽宁新民市改水工程盲目开工数千万投资成摆设 (Liaoning: Hasty Water Improvement Project in Wastes Tens of Millions of Yuan)
Xinhua News Agency, February 09, 2011
http://focus.news.163.com/11/0209/20/6SFQT9MB00011SM9.html

业内人士称国内部分矿泉水饮用水桶威胁健康 (Industry Insider: Water Cooler Bottles Threaten Your Health)
China Youth Daily, February 10, 2011
http://news.eastday.com/c/20110210/u1a5714040.html

XUAR
Latest Batch of Officials Head to Xinjiang
China Daily, February 10, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-02/10/content_11973359.htm

February 09, 2011

News
Food Security
UN: Drought Endangers Chinese Winter Wheat Harvest
Associated Press, February 08, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110208/ap_on_bi_ge/eu_un_china_drought

IMAR
Dissident Writer Missing
Radio Free Asia, February 08, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/missing-02082011164044.html

Labor
部分劳动者春节加班难讨加班费 媒体盘点四误区 (New Year's Overtime Pay Difficult to Come By for Workers)
Procuratorial Daily, February 09, 2011
http://news.eastday.com/c/20110209/u1a5712157.html

Law
Ex-Dow Chemical Worker Guilty in Trade Secret Case
Reuters, February 08, 2011
http://in.reuters.com/article/2011/02/08/idINIndia-54722420110208

Media
War on Independent Web Cafes Worries Net Users
South China Morning Post, February 09, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=1a9c0ef43950e210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Migrant Workers
民工荒再起 工厂加薪放宽年龄限制 (Factories Offer Higher Wages, Loosen Age Restrictions as They Face Labor Shortage)
Radio Free Asia, February 08, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/mingong-02082011091402.html

打工仔被警方当成劫匪 羁押9个多月后无罪释放 (Worker Spends Nine Months in Custody on Robbery Suspicion before Guilt-free Release)
Xin Xiao Xi Bao, February 09, 2011
http://news.163.com/11/0209/06/6SEB0KAR00014AED.html

Police
钱云会案重要证人被捕 当局欲借打拐转移民众视线 (Key Witness Detained in Case of Petitioning Village Official)
Radio Free Asia, February 08, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/yueqing-02082011091411.html

Politics
Stamping out Corruption among Judges
China Daily, February 09, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-02/09/content_11965435.htm

Social Security
77岁老太因家中无钱治病春节投江自杀 (Elderly Woman Too Poor to Treat Illness, Commits Suicide)
Xiaoxiang Morning Herald, February 07, 2011
http://news.163.com/11/0207/01/6S8LBVMS00014AED.html

Religion
Fears for Taoist Author
Radio Free Asia, February 08, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/taoist-02082011153319.html

Taiwan
Major General Arrested in Taiwan Is Accused of Spying for Beijing
South China Morning Post, February 09, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=c33f4a429360e210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Tibet
Tibetan Singer Released from Jail
Radio Free Asia, February 08, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/released-02082011153914.html

February 08, 2011

News
Children
Child Beggar Raid Raises Doubts about Campaign
Shanghai Daily, February 08, 2011
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=463285

Civil Society
A New Approach for Philanthropy in China?
Xinhua News Agency, February 06, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-02/06/content_11960779.htm

Corruption
国家预防腐败局部署社会领域的防腐工作 (Corruption Bureau to Tackle Civil Society)
Radio Free Asia, February 06, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/2011-02062011182323.html

Economic Development
Road ahead Plagued by Culture of Greed
South China Morning Post, February 08, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=9631864f3100e210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Food Security
北方冬麦区旱情可能迅速发展威胁夏粮生产 (Winter Drought May Quickly Spiral into Summer Threat)
China News Service, February 07, 2011
http://news.eastday.com/c/20110207/u1a5709674.html

Human Rights Defenders
河北维权人士徐义顺劳教所心绞痛发作却无人救治 (Medical Treatment Refused to Activist in Reeducation-Through-Labor)
Radio Free Asia, February 07, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/hebei-02072011112737.html

北京民间组织呼吁保障被关押艾滋维权人士权益 (Beijing Group Calls for Safety of Detained HIV/AIDS Activist)
Radio Free Asia, February 05, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/bei-02052011004431.html

湖北选举专家姚立法遭绑架48小时后获释 (Yao Lifa Released after 48-Hour Abduction)
Radio Free Asia, February 04, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/yao-02042011112441.html

Land Policy
Beijing Heritage Bid to Uproot 200,000
South China Morning Post, February 07, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=8cde9a9dc9bfd210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Law
黑龙江法庭法警殴打律师 女律师受惊流产 (Pregnant Heilongjiang Lawyer Loses Baby following Beating by Bailiffs)
Radio Free Asia, February 02, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/lvshi-02022011164317.html

Media
Chinese Journalist Silenced
Radio Free Asia, February 07, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/journalist-02072011164536.html

China Has 130,000 Registered Cyber Cafes by 2010
Xinhua News Agency, February 06, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-02/06/content_11961019.htm

Migrant Workers
Migrant Workers Starting to Call Cities Their Home
China Daily, February 08, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-02/08/content_11963659.htm

Protests and Petitions
Top Court Looks at Improving Petition System
South China Morning Post, February 07, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=0af09a9dc9bfd210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Taiwan
台灣疑犯送大陸案情有特殊 ("Special Case" Cited for Sending Taiwan Suspects to the Mainland)
Central News Agency, February 08, 2011
http://inews.mingpao.com/htm/INews/20110207/ca11702c.htm

Manila Defends Taiwanese Deportations
Agence France-Presse, February 07, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=e8a40ace25ffd210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

February 02, 2011

News
Corruption
交通领域腐败丛生引中央关切 10年4任厅长落马 (Corruption in Transit Sector: Four Fallen Directors in 10 Years)
China Youth Daily, February 02, 2011
http://news.eastday.com/c/20110202/u1a5705132.html

Environment
A Waste Plant, a Dead Baby and a Fight for Justice
South China Morning Post, February 02, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=8b69c16cdb1ed210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Government
From Tahrir to Tiananmen
Foreign Policy, February 01, 2011
http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2011/02/01/from_tahrir_to_tiananmen

Human Rights Defender – Liu Anjun (刘安军)
慰问劳教维权人士刘安军等人被禁出门 (Activists Blocked from New Year's Visit to Rights Activist in Reeducation-Through-Labor)
Radio Free Asia, February 01, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/liuanjun-02012011103746.html

Human Rights Defender – Liu Xiaobo (刘晓波)
China Nobel Winner Not Allowed Jail Visits
China Post, February 02, 2011
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/china/national-news/2011/02/02/289938/China-Nobel.htm

Human Rights Defender – Qin Yongmin (秦永敏)
中国民主党创建人之一秦永敏再次遭警方拘留 (China Democracy Party Co-founder Qin Yongmin Detained by Wuhan Police)
Radio Free Asia, February 01, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/qinyongmin-02012011162403.html

Land Policy
北海白虎头村民被判两年 村长许坤案月底开庭 (Beihai Villager Sentenced to Two Years)
Radio Free Asia, February 01, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/beihai-02012011095218.html

广西维权村长许坤被拘逾半年后本月开庭受审 (Beihai Village Official Xu Kun to Stand Trial this Month following Six Months in Detention)
Radio Free Asia, February 01, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/beihai-02012011130656.html

Related information:
北海维权村民何显福无罪辩护词 (Lawyer Xie Yanyi’s Defense Statement for Beihai Villager He Xianfu)
Xie Yanyi, January 29, 2011
http://gb.hrichina.org/public/contents/27846

Defending Rights in Baihutou Village
白虎头村维权纪实
China Rights Forum, 2010, no. 4
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/192232
CH: http://gb.hrichina.org/public/contents/27627

Law
China's Legal Aid Funds Surge in 2010
Xinhua News Agency, February 02, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-02/02/content_11955850.htm

撞死钱云会 司机获刑三年半 (Driver Who Killed Petitioning Village Official Sentenced to 3.5 Years)
Southern Metropolis Daily, February 02, 2011
http://epaper.oeeee.com/A/html/2011-02/02/content_1291301.htm

Related news:
Anger over 'Accidental' Death of Chinese Activist
Agence France-Presse, February 01, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110201/wl_asia_afp/chinacorruptionaccidentroad

“钱云会”案一审宣判 受害方律师表失望 (Petitioning Official's Lawyer Expresses Disappointment)
Deutsche Welle, February 01, 2011
http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,6424817,00.html

Media
China Says Web 'Open' despite Egypt News Curbs
Agence France-Presse, February 01, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110201/wl_asia_afp/chinaegyptunrestpoliticsinternetmediacensor

Migrant Workers
工头称百名农民工讨薪遭数十人持钢管殴打 (Ten Thugs Brandishing Steel Pipes Beat 100 Migrant Workers over Wage Dispute)
Spring City Evening, February 01, 2011
http://society.yunnan.cn/html/2011-02/01/content_1488712.htm

Public Health
安徽怀远卫生局长因虚假健康档案被处分 (Anhui County Health Department Head Disciplined for Falsifying Documents)
Xin Kuai Bao, February 02, 2011
http://news.163.com/11/0202/01/6RRO3TU200014AED.html

February 01, 2011

News
Bilateral Ties
Political Sport
South China Morning Post, February 01, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=e7b89a516fbdd210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Death Penalty
Death Sentence for Former Anti-Drugs Official in Chongqing
Reuters, February 01, 2011
http://www.todayonline.com/World/EDC110201-0000211/Former-senior-China-anti-drug-official-gets-death-penalty

太原拆迁命案保安头目被判死缓 (Life and Death Sentences in Taiyuan Demolition Murder Trial)
Southern Metropolis Daily, February 01, 2011
http://epaper.oeeee.com/A/html/2011-02/01/content_1291029.htm

法学家马克昌:目前不具备废除死刑条件 (Legal Scholar: China Not Ready to Kill Death Penalty)
Changjiang Daily, February 01, 2011
http://news.eastday.com/c/20110201/u1a5703285.html

禁室培慾590天 湖北漢判死 (Hubei Man Sentenced to Death for Rape, Illegal Detention)
Ming Pao, February 01, 2011
http://news.mingpao.com/20110201/cca1.htm

Human Rights Defender – Ni Yulan (倪玉兰)
Darkness at Noon
South China Morning Post, January 30, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=d8e85f3c312dd210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Human Rights Defenders
京基督徒主日敬拜活动被阻 鄂姚立法遭断水断电被警带走 (Sunday Services Obstructed in Beijing, Yao Lifa Taken by Police)
Radio Free Asia, January 31, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/jidu-01312011103609.html

IMAR
内蒙古鄂尔多斯蒙藏医药学校创办人被判刑 (Mongolian-Tibetan Medical School Founder Given 3 Years Jail Time)
Radio Free Asia, January 31, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/neimeng-01312011093850.html

Land Policy
New Rules Put an End to Forced Demolitions
Xinhua News Agency, January 28, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/bizchina/2011-01/28/content_11934513.htm

北京三百人强拆民居 就地贱卖户主物品 (Beijing Sends Hundreds to Forcibly Evict Three)
Radio Free Asia, January 31, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/min-01312011101600.html

校长院长申领廉租房确有其事 (Officials Awarded Low-Income Housing)
Southern Metropolis Daily, January 31, 2011
http://epaper.oeeee.com/A/html/2011-01/31/content_1290679.htm

Law
China Convicts Driver Who Ran over Lobbying Farmer
Associated Press, February 01, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110201/ap_on_re_as/as_china_mysterious_death

Media
Beijing Censors Media, Fearing 1989 Reminder
South China Morning Post, February 01, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=2efdf7a20ccdd210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Related news:
China Mulls Impact of Mideast Uprisings
The Washington Post, January 31, 2011
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/01/31/AR2011013101885.html

Egypt's Chilling Echoes of June 4 for Beijing
South China Morning Post, February 01, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=689cf7a20ccdd210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Migrant Workers
流血讨薪等恶性事件频发生 招工难成欠薪新诱因 (Cases of Migrant Worker Abuse on the Rise)
Xinhua News Agency, February 01, 2011
http://news.eastday.com/c/20110201/u1a5703837.html

Protests and Petitions
河北服毒讨薪不治农民工家属获老板26万补偿 (Family of Migrant Worker Who Committed Suicide in Protest of Unpaid Wages Given Compensation)
China National Radio, January 31, 2011
http://news.163.com/11/0131/14/6RO10G3O00014JB5.html

Public Health
上海眼科假药案18嫌犯被抓 (Fake Meds Lead to 18 Arrests at Shanghai Hospital)
Southern Metropolis Daily, February 01, 2011
http://epaper.oeeee.com/A/html/2011-02/01/content_1291026.htm

医院阑尾手术致病人死亡 家属讨说法遭百人围殴 (Family Beaten outside Hospital after Mother's Surgery Fails)
Dahe Daily, January 28, 2011
http://www.legaldaily.cn/society/content/2011-01/28/content_2462351.htm