The HRIC Daily Brief is a daily selection of news stories and commentary related to human rights in China, drawn from Chinese- and English-language news and online media sources that we monitor daily. In addition to headlines and source links, HRIC also provides English translation of Chinese headlines.

Thursday, March 31, 2011

March 31, 2011

News
Death Penalty
四川村民为偷邻居钱投毒获死刑 11人中毒1人死亡 (Sichuan Man Sentenced to Death for Poisoning 11)
Procuratorial Daily, March 30, 2011
http://news.jcrb.com/jxsw/201103/t20110330_521827.html

查获毒品298公斤 四川绵阳一制毒贩毒团伙主犯被判死刑 (Sichuan Drug Ring Leader Sentenced to Death)
Procuratorial Daily, March 29, 2011
http://news.jcrb.com/jxsw/201003/t20100329_337670.html

Economic Development
All Aboard China's Fast Trains to Trouble
Caixin, March 31, 2011
http://english.caing.com/2011-03-31/100243651.html

Education
广东将试点对中小学女生进行"自尊、自强、自信和自立"的女性教育 (New Pilot Education Program to Empower Guangzhou Girls)
Radio Free Asia, March 30, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/guang-03302011094416.html

Food Security
China Reports Wider Outbreak of Wheat Diseases
Reuters, March 30, 2011
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/03/31/us-china-wheat-diseases-idUSTRE72U0JP20110331

Government
Lavish Building Generates Outcry
Xinhua News Agency, March 31, 2011
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=467719

中牟县推行"抓具体"工作日志制度 (Zhengzhou County Requires Cadres to Keep Detailed Daily Logs)
Zhengzhou Evening News, March 31, 2011
http://news.zynews.com/2011-03/31/content_820044.htm

Hong Kong
Mainland Couples Undeterred by Possible Restrictions on HK Births
South China Morning Post, March 31, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=453457822170f210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Land Policy
长影暴力拆迁压死住户 (Resident Crushed to Death in Changchun Demolition)
Radio Free Asia, March 30, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/chang-03302011145801.html
Related news:
Forced Demolition Death Sparks an Investigation
Shanghai Daily, March 31, 2011
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=467718
Media
Australia PM Urges Consul Access to China Blogger
Agence France-Presse, March 31, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110331/wl_asia_afp/chinarightsdissidentaustralia

谷歌公司在华企业再次被查出涉税违法 (Google's China Subsidiaries Face Another Tax Inquiry)
China Economic Net, March 31, 2011
http://www.ce.cn/xwzx/gnsz/gdxw/201103/31/t20110331_22337320.shtml

Military
China's Military Says Seeks More Exchanges
Associated Press, March 31, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110331/ap_on_re_as/as_china_military

Protests and Petitions
Government Critics Under Fire in China Crackdown
Agence France-Presse, March 31, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110331/wl_asia_afp/chinarightsdissentinternet

Poverty
专家称我国上调扶贫标准可致贫困人口达1亿 (Expert: After Raising Poverty Line, China's Poor May Reach 100mln)
People's Daily, March 31, 2011
http://news.eastday.com/c/20110331/u1a5815538.html

Society
Guangdong Rule Urges Residents to Flush Out Foreigners Who Overstay
South China Morning Post, March 31, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=eb8757822170f210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

State Security
国防白皮书指出:中国面临更加多元、复杂的安全挑战 (China Highlights Splittism, Terrorism in New White Paper on National Defense)
Xinhua News Agency, March 31, 2011
http://news.eastday.com/c/20110331/u1a5816443.html
Related information:
2010年中国的国防
China's National Defense in 2010
Information Office of the State Council, March 2011
CH: http://www.scio.gov.cn/zxbd/wz/201103/t883079.htm
EN: http://www.scio.gov.cn/zxbd/wz/201103/t883530.htm

Wednesday, March 30, 2011

March 30, 2011

News
Bilateral Ties
Rights Group Says Oil Pipelines through Burma Lead to Abuses
Voice of America, March 29, 2011
http://www.voanews.com/english/news/asia/Rights-Group-Says-Oil-Pipelines-Through-Burma-Lead-to-Abuses-118869269.html

Corruption
喀什贪官落马 夫妻双双获刑 (Corrupt Kashgar Official Gets Life Imprisonment, Wife Gets 15 Years)
Xinjiang Daily, March 30, 2011
http://epaper.xjts.cn/ftp/site1/xjdsb/html/2011-03/30/content_107438.htm

Death Penalty
China Executes Filipinos for Drug Trafficking
Al Jazeera, March 30, 2011
http://english.aljazeera.net//news/asia-pacific/2011/03/201133044117175610.html

Environment
Xinjiang Beauty Spot Pipeline Fear
South China Morning Post, March 30, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=b89fd704a520f210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Hong Kong
It's a Duty to Ask Beijing, Court Told
South China Morning Post, March 30, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=b00cd704a520f210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Hukou
The Slow Decay of Household Registration Reform
Caixin, March 30, 2011
http://english.caing.com/2011-03-30/100243111.html

Human Rights Defender - Gao Zhisheng (高智晟)
China Dismisses UN Calls to Release Rights Lawyer
Agence France-Presse, March 29, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110329/wl_asia_afp/chinarightsun
Related news:
耿和:高智晟失踪带来的精神折磨难以承受 (Geng He: Hard to Bear Psychological Torture of Disappeared Husband)
Radio Free Asia, March 29, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/genghe-03292011112309.html
Human Rights Defenders
China Warns UN Not to Interfere as Dissidents Are Rounded Up
The Independent, March 30, 2011
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/china-warns-un-not-to-interfere-as-dissidents-are-rounded-up-2256738.html
Related news:
China Arrests 3rd Dissident, Chinese-Australian Writer Resurfaces
Reuters, March 30, 2011
http://uk.reuters.com/article/2011/03/30/uk-china-dissent-idUKTRE72T1EQ20110330


China's Ai Weiwei Plans Studio Abroad
Agence France-Presse, March 29, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110329/wl_asia_afp/chinaartpoliticsgermany

Land Policy
Boss Held after Forced Demolitions
Shanghai Daily, March 30, 2011
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=467603

云南电站逾万移民不满补偿安置堵路抗议 (Moved for Yunnan Hydropower Station, Over 10,000 Block Streets in Protest of Ill Compensation)
Radio Free Asia, March 30, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/yunnan-03292011110637.html

RFA独家:桂林原国企宿舍遇强拆 住户控诉官商勾结违规逼迁 (Utility Cuts, Violence Ensue after Residents Close Gate on Illegal Eviction)
Radio Free Asia, March 30, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/guilin-03292011160532.html

Law
重庆政府称李庄有遗漏罪行 (Beijing Lawyer Li Zhuang to Stand Trial on New Charges)
Economic Observer, March 30, 2011
http://www.eeo.com.cn/Politics/by_region/2011/03/30/197685.shtml

Media
Missing Australian Writer Contacted in China
Associated Press, March 30, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110330/ap_on_re_as/as_australia_china_writer_disappears

Top Columnist Loses Job
Radio Free Asia, March 29, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/columnist-03292011132501.html
Related news:
《南方周末》評論員笑蜀被炒中共整肅輿論 逼放「學術假」 ('Southern Weekly' Commentator Xiao Shu Sacked, Party PR Prefers 'On Sabbatical')
Apple Daily, March 29, 2011
http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/template/apple/art_main.php?&iss_id=20110329&sec_id=15335&art_id=15117514
Police
重庆城管打小贩 大批警察增援群众围观 (Source: Hawker Crackdown Leads to Beatings, Arrests in Chongqing)
Radio Free Asia, March 29, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/chongqing-03292011111344.html

江西豫章监狱拟引入红歌会改造失足者 (Prisons Nationwide Pick Party Sing-alongs as Path to Reform)
China News Service, March 30, 2011
http://news.eastday.com/c/20110330/u1a5813788.html

Population
广西:怀孕14周擅自终止妊娠 3年内不准再生育 (Guangxi Puts 3-year Pregnancy Ban on Women Electing Abortion)
Nan Guo Zao Bao, March 30, 2011
http://news.cqwb.com.cn/NewsFiles/201103/30/437043.shtml

Rural Issues
副省长称甘肃逾97%村庄无消防水源及灭火设施 (Vice Governor: Over 97% of Guizhou Villages Lack Fire-fighting Infrastructure)
China News Service, March 29, 2011
http://news.eastday.com/c/20110329/u1a5813331.html

Tibet
Dozen Tibetans Held in New Crackdown
Radio Free Asia, March 29, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/crackdown-03292011123523.html

Tuesday, March 29, 2011

March 29, 2011

Top news
Jasmine Rallies
China Charges Two amid "Jasmine" Crackdown
Agence France-Presse, March 29, 2011
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5h5wrwoqJxpvlHcX6YIl-f6yc_w2Q

Sichuan activists Ding Mao (丁矛) and Ran Yunfei (冉云飞) have been formally arrested on charges of "inciting subversion of state power." Both men were detained a few days before China's first Jasmine Rally on February 27. Their families were formally notified of the charges on Monday, March 28. Ding, who was previously imprisoned for his involvement in the 1989 Democracy Movement, had passed on information about the Jasmine Rallies. Ran is a well-known blogger and independent intellectual and was amongst the first signers of Charter 08. Ding and Ran are the first of many activists detained in the clampdown surrounding the Jasmine Rallies to be formally charged.

Related information:
Independent Intellectual Ran Yunfei Arrested on "Inciting Subversion of State Power" Charge
着名独立知识分子冉云飞被以涉嫌"煽动罪"逮捕
Human Rights in China, March 28, 2011
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/193090
CH: http://gb.hrichina.org/public/contents/29685

Activists Charged and Ousted as Noose on Dissent Tightens
South China Morning Post, March 29, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=b1c068a795dfe210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

第七波茉莉花吁发扬四五运动精神 高校严禁学生清明组织集体活动 (Jasmine Rally to Commemorate April 5th Movement; Campuses Prohibit Qing Ming Gatherings)
Radio Free Asia, March 28, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/seventh-03282011121535.html

浙江维权人士邹巍被带走 贵州异议人士接"坐牢"威胁 (Zhejiang Activist Zou Wei Detained; Guizhou Dissidents May Face Prison Time)
Radio Free Asia, March 28, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/wei-03282011113223.html

第六波茉莉花京沪吃紧 访民禁往集会点大学严查 (Sixth Jasmine Rally: Petitioners Barred Entry, Campus Security Tight, Detentions Continue)
Radio Free Asia, March 28, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/moli-03282011111340.html


News
Corruption
茂名书记落马供出百多处级以上官员 限期主动交待 (100 Incriminated by Ex-Party Secretary Detained in Graft Probe)
Outlook, March 29, 2011
http://nf.nfdaily.cn/nfdsb/content/2011-03/29/content_21984750.htm

Environment
China Unveils New Energy, Water Efficiency Goals
Associated Press, March 28, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110328/ap_on_bi_ge/as_china_conservation_goals

Food Security
China 'to Pull Dairy Licences in Safety Drive'
Agence France-Presse, March 29, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110328/wl_asia_afp/chinafoodsafetymilk

Hong Kong
Mainlanders Threaten Maternity Care
South China Morning Post, March 29, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=c034401476cfe210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Labor
China Says Graduates Should Lower Job Expectations
Reuters, March 28, 2011
http://in.reuters.com/article/2011/03/28/idINIndia-55925820110328

贵阳在建楼房垮塌已致9死13伤 (9 Dead, 13 Injured after Building Site Collapse)
Guizhou Daily, March 29, 2011
http://news.eastday.com/c/20110329/u1a5812650.html

江西修水近500村民患尘肺病 (After Reports of Pneumoconiosis in Jiangxi, Already 137 Miners Dead)
The Beijing Times, March 29, 2011
http://news.jinghua.cn/351/c/201103/29/n3321211.shtml

Media
Missing Australian Writer Feared Detained in China
Associated Press, March 29, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110329/ap_on_re_as/as_australia_china_writer_disappears_4

Police
河北青年坚称李刚致其获罪入狱 ("I Was Framed by Li Gang," Imprisoned Man Claims)
Oriental Morning Post, March 28, 2011
http://www.dfdaily.com/html/33/2011/3/28/585571.shtml

Population
临沂计生持刀上门抓人 孕妇弟弟遭捅死 (One-child Policy Enforcers Enter Home, Fatally Stab Pregnant Woman's Brother)
Radio Free Asia, March 28, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/lin-03282011150534.html

Public Health
忻州辐射之痛 (One Family's Tragedy Reveals Thousands of Scattered, Deadly Radiation Sources)
Century Weekly, March 29, 2011
http://magazine.caing.com/chargeFullNews.jsp?id=100241032&time=2011-03-25&cl=115&page=all

医师称购买抗生素便利性致其滥用现象严重 (Doctor: Easy Access to Antibiotics Leads to Serious Abuse)
China Youth Daily, March 29, 2011
http://news.eastday.com/c/20110329/u1a5811690.html

Monday, March 28, 2011

March 28, 2011

News
Bilateral Ties
Geithner Will Travel to China Next Week
Associated Press, March 25, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110325/ap_on_bi_ge/us_geithner_china

Civil Society
中国踏入“大公益时代” 诈捐等影响慈善事业发展 (Chinese Charities Plagued by Fraud and Other Ills)
People's Daily, March 28, 2011
http://news.eastday.com/c/20110328/u1a5809728.html

Education
University Calls 'Radical Students' for a Quiet Word
South China Morning Post, March 26, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=e948b9f41fdee210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Related news:
北大不容思想偏激 清华宣传精忠报党 (Peking U Won't Tolerate Radicals; Tsinghua Promotes Party Loyalty)
Radio Free Asia, March 25, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/dx-03252011151017.html
Environment
山西样板铝业公司被指违规盗采煤矿致生态灾难 (Shanxi Company's Illegal Mining Causes Ecological Disaster)
Xinhua News Agency, March 27, 2011
http://news.eastday.com/c/20110327/u1a5809347.html

Food Security
食品安全罪嚴禁以罰代刑 (State Council: In Food Safety Fight, Fines Are Insufficient Punishment)
Xinhua News Agency, March 28, 2011
http://inews.mingpao.com/htm/INews/20110325/ca52226c.htm

Human Rights Defender – Gao Zhisheng (高智晟)
U.N. Rights Body Calls on China to Release Rights Lawyer
Reuters, March 28, 2011
http://af.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idAFTRE72R0T320110328

Human Rights Defenders
人权组织谴责民主人士刘贤斌被判重刑 (Human Rights Orgs Condemn Liu Xianbin's Repeated Sentencing)
Deutsche Welle, March 26, 2011
http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,14944770,00.html

四川作家冉云飞被正式批捕 (Sichuan Writer Ran Yunfei Formally Arrested on Charges of Inciting Subversion)
Deutsche Welle, March 28, 2011
http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,6485336,00.html

Jasmine Rallies
第六波茉莉花集会前夕贵州警方突袭维权者 (Pre-Jasmine Rally, Guizhou Police Put Activists under House Arrest)
Radio Free Asia, March 25, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/moli-03252011103321.html

第六次中国茉莉花革命如期举行 ('Jasmine' Rallies Continue in Week Six)
Radio Free Asia, March 27, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/6-03272011163340.html

Labor
40 Children Rescued from Shenzhen Plant
South China Morning Post, March 26, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=bf88b9f41fdee210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

尘肺患者花光伤残补助遇窘境 (Subsidies Insufficient for Miners with Pneumoconiosis)
The Beijing Times, March 28, 2011
http://epaper.jinghua.cn/html/2011-03/28/content_644638.htm

Land Policy
上海崇明两百多人暴力强拆 老人自焚抗议三度烧伤 (After 200 Forced Evictions, Elderly Shanghai Man Self-immolates in Protest)
Radio Free Asia, March 28, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/chai-03252011110437.html

吉林上千户农民被迫出让土地 干部进村强行送钱 (After Thousands Forced to Give Up Land Rights, Cadres Drop Money and Run)
China National Radio, March 27, 2011
http://news.eastday.com/c/20110327/u1a5809329.html

Media
China to Join Battle over Global Threats to Internet
Shanghai Daily, March 26, 2011
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=467287

Migrant Workers
Migrants 'Losing Out on Benefits'
Xinhua News Agency, March 28, 2011
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=467428

Public Health
Breast Cancer Hits Earlier in China
Shanghai Daily, March 28, 2011
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=467418

我国新生儿中10%为早产儿 (10% of Chinese Babies Born Premature )
The Beijing Times, March 28, 2011
http://epaper.jinghua.cn/html/2011-03/28/content_644673.htm

再生铅致血铅事件频发 原料大部分来自非法回收 (Illegal Collection and Recycling Causes Lead Poisoning Spate)
The Economic Observer, March 28, 2011
http://finance.ifeng.com/roll/20110328/3764273.shtml

Tibet
Tibetan Celebrations Suppressed
Radio Free Asia, March 25, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/detained-03252011121631.html

西藏主席电视讲话批评达赖妄想复辟旧制度 (In Televised Speech, Tibet Chairman Criticizes Dalai Lama's 'Attempt to Restore Old Regime')
China News Service, March 27, 2011
http://news.eastday.com/c/20110327/u1a5809629.html
Related information:
西藏自治区主席发表讲话纪念农奴解放纪念日 (Tibet Chairman Gives Speech Commemorating End of Serfdom)
China News Service, March 27, 2011
http://news.eastday.com/c/20110327/u1a5809371.html

Friday, March 25, 2011

March 25, 2011

Top news
Human Rights Defender – Liu Xianbin (刘贤斌)
China Activist Liu Xianbin Jailed for 10 years
British Broadcasting Corporation, March 25, 2011
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-12859050

Veteran Sichuan democracy activist Liu Xianbin (刘贤斌) was tried and sentenced today on charges of “inciting subversion of state power” by the Suining Municipal Intermediate People’s Court. Liu has been sentenced to serve ten years’ imprisonment and two years and four months’ deprivation of political rights. Liu, who was also amongst the first signers of Charter 08, was detained in June 2010 in Suining, Sichuan Province. Liu Xianbing was imprisoned for two-and-a-half years in 1992 on charges of “counterrevolutionary propaganda and incitement” and again for thirteen years (released three years, eight months early) in 1999 on charges of “subversion of state power”.


News
Corruption
工信部证实苏金生被调查 (Information Ministry Confirms Investigation of Chief Engineer)
The Beijing Times, March 25, 2011
http://epaper.jinghua.cn/html/2011-03/25/content_643847.htm

Environment
Farmland Flooded by Toxic Sludge from Smelter
South China Morning Post, March 25, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=c3b31965a78ee210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

广西龙江河变脏自来水发臭 环保局未找到污染源 (Environment Bureau Fails to Pinpoint Source of Guangxi's Filthy Water)
China Youth Daily, March 25, 2011
http://news.eastday.com/c/20110325/u1a5805375.html

Food Security
全国违法占用耕地面积公路铁路超一半 (Roads, Railways Cover Half of Illegally Used Arable Land)
People's Daily, March 25, 2011
http://news.eastday.com/c/20110325/u1a5805359.html

Human Rights Defender – Liu Xiaobo (刘晓波)
Nobel Jury Concerned about Chinese Winner
Associated Press, March 24, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110324/ap_on_re_eu/eu_norway_china_nobel

Human Rights Defenders
RFA独家:赵连海狱中一度命危 郭利获家人探望健康日差 (Zhao Lianhai's and Guo Li's Health Worsening)
Radio Free Asia, March 25, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/zhao-03242011120018.html

Labor
吉林白山事故煤矿矿长已被控制 (Coal Mine Gas Leak Kills 11, Mine Boss under Watch)
China National Radio, March 25, 2011
http://news.eastday.com/c/20110325/u1a5806198.html

Land Policy
湖南隆回数十黑帮强征地 年迈村民被掩埋及打伤 (Eviction Thugs Beat, Bury Hunan County Residents)
Radio Free Asia, March 24, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/hn-03242011103720.html

三部门:杜绝行政命令压低征地补偿标准 (Gov't Departments: Reject the Executive Order to Lower Land Compensation)
Xinhua News Agency, March 24, 2011
http://news.eastday.com/c/20110324/u1a5805233.html

Media
新聞網站公開「抵制強權部門」 (Told to Remove Sensitive Comments, Sichuan News Site Vows to "Fight the Power")
Ming Pao, March 25, 2011
http://news.mingpao.com/20110325/ccc1.htm

新闻出版总署:全国记者站一律重新登记 (Press Administration Requires Re-registration of Reporter Posts, Staff Lists)
China Youth Daily, March 25, 2011
http://news.eastday.com/c/20110325/u1a5806136.html

Migrant Workers
家长联名递交异地高考建议 (Migrant Worker Parents Send Proposal on Uni Entrance Exam to Education Ministry)
The Beijing Times, March 25, 2011
http://epaper.jinghua.cn/html/2011-03/25/content_644059.htm

Protests and Petitions
深圳華強北罷市爆衝突數千人不滿業主逼遷 防暴警驅散 (Thousands Join Impromptu Protest against Shenzhen Electronics Market Landlord)
Ming Pao, March 25, 2011
http://news.mingpao.com/20110325/cca1.htm

两会噩梦留痕 上海访民重返维权路 (With NPC/CPPCC Brutality in Mind, Shanghai Petitioners Continue to Fight)
Radio Free Asia, March 24, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/fm-03242011153339.html

大批访民仍被关黑狱 伤残人士孕妇也难幸免 (Disabled, Pregnant among Many Petitioners Held in Black Jails)
Radio Free Asia, March 24, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/sj-03242011144335.html

身綑炸藥炸火車 訪民事敗被捕 (Disillusioned Petitioner Jailed after Attempts Train Bombing)
Procuratorial Daily, March 25, 2011
http://news.mingpao.com/20110325/cab1.htm

Public Health
Zhejiang Villagers Become the Latest Victims of Lead Poisoning
South China Morning Post, March 25, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=aa261965a78ee210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Society
部分啃老族讲述靠父母原因:就业难等问题所致 (Unemployment Main Reason Young Adults Depend on Parents)
People's Daily, March 24, 2011
http://news.eastday.com/c/20110324/u1a5804766.html

Tibet
Tibetan Parliament Accepts Dalai Lama Decision
Indian Express, March 25, 2011
http://www.indianexpress.com/news/Tibetan-Parliament--accepts-Dalai-Lama-decision/766440/

Thursday, March 24, 2011

March 24, 2011

News
Corruption
京沪高铁1.87亿资金被挪用 招投标违规涉50亿元 (Rail-link Funds: RMB 187mln Embezzled, RMB 5bln in Irregular Bids)
Southern Metropolis Daily, March 24, 2011
http://nf.nfdaily.cn/nfdsb/content/2011-03/24/content_21757996.htm

內地公款私用金庫逾兩百億 (Over RMB 20bln in Public Funds Taken for Private Use)
Xinhua News Agency, March 23, 2011
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/9/1/1/2050869/1.html

Death Penalty
China Approves Death Sentence for 7 in Xinjiang
Associated Press, March 23, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110323/ap_on_re_as/as_china_xinjiang
Related news:
新疆因暴力恐怖犯罪处死七维人 两万毕业生内地培训受质疑 (Seven Uyghurs to Be Executed for Violent Terrorist Acts)
Radio Free Asia, March 23, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/xj-03232011095726.html
Food Security
Melamine Milk Scandal Puts Another 4 in Prison
Xinhua News Agency, March 24, 2011
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=467049

Government
Qianhai Set to Make History with Law to Reveal Income
South China Morning Post, March 24, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=86469e2e1d3ee210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

国务院:中央部门“三公”支出6月将向社会公开 (State Council: Central Departments to Make Public Select Expenses in June)
Southern Metropolis Daily, March 24, 2011
http://nf.nfdaily.cn/nfdsb/content/2011-03/24/content_21761773.htm

Labor
江西修水县489人因开采金矿感染尘肺病 (489 Miners Suffer from Occupational Pneumoconiosis in Jiangxi County)
China National Radio, March 24, 2011
http://news.eastday.com/c/20110324/u1a5803647.html

Land Policy
公安县雇黑打手强征成习 称建廉租房民应让路国家利益 (Hiring Thugs Routine in Hubei County Land Grabs)
Radio Free Asia, March 23, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gongan-03232011150053.html

深圳紫金农场遭近百人强拆 200多农民未获补偿 (Demolition Leaves 200 Villagers without Home or Compensation)
Yang Cheng Wan Bao, March 23, 2011
http://news.eastday.com/c/20110323/u1a5802833.html

Migrant Workers
私企主动为员工上保险者少流动人口养老医疗成社保体系短板 (Despite Packages for Other Workers, Migrant Workers Still Short of Social Security, Health Insurance)
Legal Daily, March 24, 2011
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2011-03/24/content_2540905.htm

Police
女工被碾死后被查出酒精超标家属怀疑交警掉包 (Investigation of Worker's Death Casts Doubt on Police)
Guangming Daily, March 24, 2011
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2011-03/24/content_2541358.htm

Population
广州人口超1500万 劳动密集型产业人口须控制 (Official: Guangzhou Population Exceeds 15mln, Physical Laborers Must Be Reduced)
Southern Daily, March 24, 2011
http://nf.nfdaily.cn/nfrb/content/2011-03/24/content_21759017.htm

全国人大代表纪宝成思虑我国人口政策新发展 (NPC Rep on New Developments in China's Population Regs)
Legal Daily, March 23, 2011
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2011-03/23/content_2540237.htm

Public Health
Mainland Battles Drug-resistant TB
South China Morning Post, March 24, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=bba69e2e1d3ee210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Religion
陕西白河家庭教会遭冲击 两信徒被指邪教拘留 (Shaanxi House Church Raided, Two Worshippers Detained)
Radio Free Asia, March 23, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/ba-03232011093954.html

Wednesday, March 23, 2011

March 23, 2011

News
Corruption

边上缴红包,边了难受贿 (Former Municipal Environment Official Gets 6 Year Jail Term for Accepting Bribes)
Xiaoxiang Morning Herald, March 21, 2011
http://epaper.xxcb.cn/xxcba/html/2011-03/21/content_2446757.htm

Education
拆迁户叹上学难 贡儿珍拍板 (Relocation Bureaucracy Becomes Educational Barrier)
Southern Metropolis Daily, March 23, 2011
http://epaper.oeeee.com/G/html/2011-03/23/content_1317825.htm

Environment
西江上游污染有压力 (Expert: Upstream Industry Threatens Xi River Drinking Water)
Southern Metropolis Daily, March 23, 2011
http://epaper.oeeee.com/G/html/2011-03/23/content_1317821.htm

Government
山西公布260个领导公开手机号 145个无法联系 (50%+ Numbers Released by Shanxi Gov't Unreachable)
Southern Metropolis Daily, March 22, 2011
http://nf.nfdaily.cn/nfdsb/content/2011-03/22/content_21636960.htm

Human Rights Defender – Rebiya Kadeer
Activist Says China Cracks Down on Ethnic Uighurs
Associated Press, March 23, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110323/ap_on_re_as/as_australia_china

Human Rights Defenders
Third Prominent Dissident Faces 'Tofu Buildings' Subversion Trial
South China Morning Post, March 23, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=afd9a4f6c7ede210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Labor
陕西子长县发生山体崩塌一家砖厂3人身亡 (Shaanxi Brick Factory Landslide Kills 3)
Xi'an Daily, March 22, 2011
http://news.eastday.com/c/20110322/u1a5800183.html

贵州19人死亡煤矿事故调查:长期非法生产无人管 (After 19 Die, Investigation Finds Long-term Illegal Mining Production, No Oversight)
Xinhua News Agency, March 23, 2011
http://news.eastday.com/c/20110323/u1a5802172.html

Land Policy
邢台村民与施工方流血冲突 十多人被打伤当局封锁民间消息 (Developer's Thugs Injure over 10 Villagers in Bloody Hebei Land Grab)
Radio Free Asia, March 22, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/xt-03222011101647.html

福州三百访民请愿多人被打 近七旬老人昏迷倒地 (Security Beat Evicted Protesters in Fuzhou, 70 Year Old Loses Consciousness)
Radio Free Asia, March 22, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/fz-03222011104101.html

Law
Lawyers Call for Shake-Up of Legal Aid
South China Morning Post, March 23, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=8459a4f6c7ede210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

In Pursuit of Clarity: Recent Revisions to the Police Code
Caixin, March 22, 2011
http://english.caing.com/2011-03-22/100239753.html

Media
China Rejects Google Claims of E-mail Interference
British Broadcasting Corporation, March 22, 2011
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-12816042

Police
“放飞”50发子弹 牵出涉枪大案 (Policeman Supplied Weapon-selling Gang)
Southern Daily, March 22, 2011
http://epaper.nfdaily.cn/html/2011-03/22/content_6939548.htm

Protests and Petitions
中国茉莉花将继续散步 南京梧桐树静坐被秋后算账 (Jasmine Rallies to Continue in Week Six)
Radio Free Asia, March 22, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/moli-03222011111740.html

两会过后被拘访民陆续获释 因遭虐打需入院疗伤 (Released Petitioners Head from Detention to Doctor)
Radio Free Asia, March 22, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/m0322-sj-03222011141548.html

Public Health
卫生部修订规章增加室内公共场所禁烟规定 (Health Ministry Expands Indoor Smoking Ban)
Xinhua News Agency, March 22, 2011
http://news.eastday.com/c/20110322/u1a5800917.html

云南部分医院套取新农合资金 男性报销妇科费用 (Some Yunnan Public Hospitals Defrauding the System)
The Beijing Times, March 23, 2011
http://news.eastday.com/c/20110323/u1a5801032.html

Tibet
Monks Face New Restrictions
Radio Free Asia, March 22, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/restrictions-03222011144757.html

Tuesday, March 22, 2011

March 22, 2011

News
Bilateral Ties
Gadhafi Lauded by CCTV
Radio Free Asia, March 21, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/broadcast-03212011201929.html

Disasters
中国四年前已勾画大城市断层带 民间研究者自提假设及预测 (Research Center: Stop Building on Fault Lines)
Radio Free Asia, March 21, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/quake-03212011100508.html

Education
闽民办大学数千师生静坐抗议 吁改体制莫沦吸金工具 (Thousands of Students, Teachers Protest Private College's Greed)
Radio Free Asia, March 21, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/min-03212011142914.html

Environment
上海弥漫“臭蛋味”中石化继去年11月又"闯祸" (In Repeat Offense, Sinopec Leaks Sulfur across Shanghai)
Southern Metropolis Daily, March 21, 2011
http://nf.nfdaily.cn/nfdsb/content/2011-03/22/content_21636845.htm
Related news:
上海商报社评:环保部门应对市民拿出更多诚意 (Environmental Departments Should Have More Faith in the People)
Shanghai Business Daily, March 22, 2011
http://news.sina.com.cn/pl/2011-03-22/104422159503.shtml
Government
山西公布260名纪委书记组织部长手机和邮箱 (Shanxi Publicizes 260 Officials' Mobile Numbers, Emails)
Xinhua News Agency, March 21, 2011
http://news.eastday.com/c/20110321/u1a5798774.html

党委领导首度被列入问责范围 (New Beijing Measures Hold Party Leaders Accountable)
Beijing Daily, March 22, 2011
http://bjrb.bjd.com.cn/html/2011-03/22/content_382241.htm

Hong Kong
New Immigration Boss Dodges Thorny Issue of Dissident Visas
South China Morning Post, March 22, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=3a28a442259de210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Human Rights Defenders
China Takes Hard Line on Activists, Many Missing
Associated Press, March 21, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110321/ap_on_re_as/as_china_crackdown

中国维权人士王荔蕻被警方传唤 (Activist Summoned by Police after Calling for Release of Detained Rights Activists)
Deutsche Welle, March 21, 2011
http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,14933271,00.html

Media
China Tightens Censorship of Electronic Communications
New York Times, March 21, 2011
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/22/world/asia/22china.html

安徽非法私人电视台泛滥 (Anhui Inundated with Illegal TV Stations)
Radio Free Asia, March 21, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/m0321-hc-03212011153824.html

地图网站发布涉密信息将被关 (Mapping Sites to Be Shut Down for Posting Classified Information)
The Beijing Times, March 22, 2011
http://epaper.jinghua.cn/html/2011-03/22/content_643005.htm

Politics
钱云会案第一证人钱成宇受殴打逼供录像公布 (Video Shows Police Beating Prime Witness in Qian Yunhui Case to Obtain Testimony)
Radio Free Asia, March 21, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/qian-03212011105052.html

Poverty
广州大幅提高最低生活保障标准 (Guangzhou Raises Poverty Line)
Xinhua News Agency, March 21, 2011
http://news.eastday.com/c/20110321/u1a5798744.html

Public Health
中國結核病人達130萬 (1.3 Million Chinese with Tuberculosis)
China News Service, March 22, 2011
http://inews.mingpao.com/htm/INews/20110321/ca11939a.htm

Society
为民办实事?海南公务员小区列入保障性住房遭质疑 (Doubts Raised over Decision to Give Public Servants Low-cost Housing)
People's Daily, March 22, 2011
http://gx.people.com.cn/GB/179458/14203432.html

Monday, March 21, 2011

March 21, 2011

Top news
Jasmine Rallies
“茉莉花散步行动”连续五个星期天在中国各地如期举行 (Jasmine Rallies Continue in Week Five)
Radio Free Asia, March 20, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/mo-03202011173102.html
Related news:
第五波茉莉花关注梧桐命运 大批维权人士失踪无音讯 (Many Activists Missing during Fifth Rally)
Radio Free Asia, March 18, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/js-03182011100425.html

News
Corruption
河南新乡破获系列非法出版案 处理71名公职人员 (71 Henan Officials Involved in Illegal Publishing Ring)
People's Daily, March 21, 2011
http://news.eastday.com/c/20110321/u1a5796598.html

Government
新华调查:石家庄一居民区预收5年水费事件调查 (Shijiazhuang Residents Told to Pay Water Utilities 5 Years in Advance)
Xinhua News Agency, March 20, 2011
http://news.eastday.com/c/20110320/u1a5796385.html

Human Rights Defender – Li Jianqiang (李建强)
中国律师李建强联合国上访声明 (Rights Defense Lawyer Li Jianqiang to Petition UN for Freedom to Practice Law in China)
Radio Free Asia, March 20, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/li-03202011170423.html

Human Rights Defender – Liu Xiaobo (刘晓波)
刘晓波连续数月音信全无 (Months Pass with No Word from Liu Xiaobo)
Deutsche Welle, March 20, 2011
http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,14925669,00.html

Human Rights Defender – Tian Xi (田喜)
艾滋病患者田喜健康堪忧 维权人士探望王译遭拒 (In Re-education Through Labor, AIDS Activist's Health Declines, Visitors Refused)
Radio Free Asia, March 18, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/tx-03182011092013.html

Labor
陕西潼关1名矿主瞒报偷采金矿致9死事件 (After 9 Deaths, Shaanxi Mining Chief Held)
Xinhua News Agency, March 19, 2011
http://news.eastday.com/c/20110319/u1a5795200.html

Law
Hospital Pays Out over Illegal Hepatitis Check
Shanghai Daily, March 19, 2011
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=466607

“铁锤教授”肖传国刑满获释 (Professor Jailed after Attacking Anti-Fraud Activist Released, Victims Fears Revenge)
The Beijing Times, March 21, 2011
http://epaper.jinghua.cn/html/2011-03/21/content_642081.htm

Media
杭州網民散佈涉核謠言被拘 (Hangzhou Netizen Detained for Proliferating Radiation Rumors)
China News Service, March 21, 2011
http://news.mingpao.com/20110320/gba1.htm

Google Accuses China of Interfering with Gmail Email System
The Guardian, March 20, 2011
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2011/mar/20/google-gmail

Reporters See New Level of Censorship
South China Morning Post, March 20, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=65aa6e2d5aece210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Multilateral
China Expresses Regret over Allied Strike on Libya
Associated Press, March 20, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110320/ap_on_re_as/as_china_libya

Politics
China Displays a Bold Face to World
South China Morning Post, March 21, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=0db51ad5dc3de210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

The Bureaucrats Have Been Warned
South China Morning Post, March 21, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=1b5741c7893de210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Opening Up Takes New Form as Hunan Official Airs Views
South China Morning Post, March 19, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=609b79886b9ce210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Public Health
国内罕见药物研发空白致患者无药可医 (R&D Void Leaves Mainlanders without Meds for Rare Diseases)
Guangzhou Daily, March 21, 2011
http://news.dahe.cn/2011/03-20/100654487.html

Rural Issues
河北保定农机补贴问题调查:企业竞相行贿 (Corruption Linked to Agricultural Subsidies in Hebei)
Xinhua News Agency, March 21, 2011
http://news.eastday.com/c/20110320/u1a5796141.html

Tibet
China Frees 7 Tibetan Monks Detained after Protest
New York Times, March 18, 2011
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/19/world/asia/19tibet.html

'Thousands' Join Monk's Funeral
Radio Free Asia, March 18, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/funeral-03182011124132.html

Friday, March 18, 2011

March 18, 2011

Top news
Jasmine Rallies
中国当局加大对维权人士的打压力度 (Rights Activists Still Missing on "Jasmine's" One-month Anniversary)
Radio Free Asia, March 17, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/ch-03172011124523.html


News
Bilateral Ties
Future US Envoy May Worship at Chinese 'House Church'
Agence France-Presse, March 18, 2011
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iiBkC2ha_QzHNjqBGWLrNLkkumZQ

Corruption
河南年审计官员2500余人严查权钱交易 (With RMB 951mln in Question, Dozens Disciplined, Investigated after Henan Annual Audit)
China News Service, March 18, 2011
http://news.eastday.com/c/20110318/u1a5792612.html

Death Penalty
China to Execute Philippine Drug Mules: Envoy
Agence France-Presse, March 17, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110317/wl_asia_afp/chinaphilippinesdrugstraffickingcrimediplomacy

Food Security
China Detains 22 in Latest Food Scandal - Report
Reuters, March 17, 2011
http://af.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idAFTRE72G5SY20110317

Pig Blood Curd Hit by Food Scare
South China Morning Post, March 18, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=5863daddab4ce210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Related information:
重庆查获近万斤涉嫌“福尔马林”保鲜血旺 (Chongqing Raid Finds Food Formaldehyde Fresh)
China News Service, March 17, 2011
http://news.xinhuanet.com/2011-03/17/c_121197641.htm
瘦肉精为何屡禁不止? (Why "Skinny Meat" Continues to Rear Its Ugly Head)
Deutsche Welle, March 17, 2011
http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,14919883,00.html
Related news:
记者称河南出瘦肉精事件非偶然:5年前曾有报道 ("Skinny Meat" Reports Date Back 5 Years in Henan, Reporter)
China Youth Daily, March 18, 2011
http://news.eastday.com/c/20110318/u1a5792273.html
Human Rights Defenders
China Opposes Uighur Activist's Australia Visit
Associated Press, March 17, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110317/ap_on_re_as/as_china_australia_uighur

“链子门”曾荣康将出狱“被监住” 老虎庙遭受搬家威胁 (Police Pressure Leaves Activists Homeless, Broke, and Tired)
Radio Free Asia, March 17, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/ch-03172011093514.html

Government
广东多县政府网成摆设 内容更新量普遍较低 (County-level Gov't Websites Little More Than Decoration in Guangdong)
Southern Daily, March 18, 2011
http://news.eastday.com/c/20110318/u1a5791767.html

Law
Rare Jail Access Offered in Case of Chinese Fugitive
The Globe and Mail, March 17, 2011
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/rare-jail-access-offered-in-case-of-chinese-fugitive/article1945090/

Military
解放軍少將:民工荒影響招兵 (Money, Values Drying the Well of Military Applicants)
Ming Pao, March 18, 2011
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/9/1/1/2046747/1.html

Protests and Petitions
陕西八县退伍老兵静坐 烟台军转维权受压 (Hundreds of Pensionless Shaanxi Veterans Protest; Military Petitioner Beaten)
Radio Free Asia, March 17, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/sx-03172011161104.html

Tibet
川藏人自焚死亡引发抗议 千警进驻阿坝戒严多人被捕 (After Monk's Death, 1,000 Soldiers Make Arrests, Impose Martial Law)
Radio Free Asia, March 17, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/xz-03172011093458.html

Thursday, March 17, 2011

March 17, 2011

News
Corruption
中山神湾土地窝案七人受贿千万 (Land Graft Case Implicates 7 Taking Over RMB 10mln in Guangdong)
Southern Metropolis Daily, March 17, 2011
http://epaper.oeeee.com/A/html/2011-03/17/content_1313306.htm

Food Security
本市封存河南进京生猪产品 (Beijing Halts Live Pig Imports from Henan)
Beijing Evening News, March 17, 2011
http://bjwb.bjd.com.cn/html/2011-03/16/content_380054.htm

Related news:
河南瘦肉精猪肉事件涉及县市畜牧局长停职 (Henan Animal Husbandry Official Suspended for "Skinny Pork" Additives)
China News Service, March 16, 2011
http://news.eastday.com/c/20110316/u1a5788645.html

Labor
Poisoned Workers at Suzhou Plant Demand Compensation from Apple
South China Morning Post, March 17, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=391443a25aebe210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Land Policy
近千拆迁户扛煤气罐散步 武汉强拆户刺人案开庭 (Nearly 1,000 Take to the Streets as Demolition Murder Trial Begins)
Radio Free Asia, March 16, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/ql2-03162011102536.html

Law
The Jury's Out
South China Morning Post, March 16, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=47d3de8a579be210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

报告:中国检控危害国家安全人数或下降 (Report: Prosecution of State Security Cases on the Decline)
Voice of America, March 16, 2011
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/news/20110316-Prosecutions-state-security-down-118070364.html
Related information:
Official Data Show State Security Arrests, Prosecutions Remained at Historic Levels in 2010
Dui Hua Foundation, March 15, 2011
http://www.duihuanews.org/2011/03/official-data-show-state-security.html
断指六年 幼童难办残疾人证 (Six-year Battle for a Child's Disability Certificate)
Southern Metropolis Daily, March 17, 2011
http://epaper.oeeee.com/H/html/2011-03/17/content_1313559.htm

检察官杨斌为自焚民工求情 (Prosecutor Asks for Light Sentence for Self-immolating Worker)
Radio Free Asia, March 16, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/mg-03162011154836.html

Media
China Closes AIDS Website
Radio Free Asia, March 16, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/website-03162011155736.html

Police
套牌车撞死人 交警成被告 (Police Sued after Repeat Traffic Offender Kills Child)
Southern Metropolis Daily, March 17, 2011
http://epaper.oeeee.com/A/html/2011-03/17/content_1313314.htm

Protests and Petitions
“禁用互联网等煽动非法集会”令比法大 网上谈花被捕者众 (Detained Activist Refused Documentation, Legal Council)
Radio Free Asia, March 16, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/js-03162011120736.html

Public Health
Ethical Dilemma Due to Man's Kidney Transplant
Shanghai Daily, March 17, 2011
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=466432

Freewheeling Market for Stem Cells in China
Caixin, March 16, 2011
http://english.caing.com/2011-03-16/100237147_1.html

Public Health
帶糞藥盒製餐巾紙 髒過廁紙 (Napkins Dirtier than Toilet Tissue)
Ming Pao, March 17, 2011
http://news.mingpao.com/20110317/cab1.htm
Related news:
专家呼吁建立纸杯国家标准 (Expert Calls for National Paper Cup Standards)
Southern Metropolis Daily, March 17, 2011
http://epaper.oeeee.com/A/html/2011-03/17/content_1313359.htm
Taiwan
China Aims New Missile at Taiwan
Agence France-Presse, March 16, 2011
http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/Asia/Story/STIStory_645751.html

Tibet
Tibetan Monastery Sealed Off after Self-immolation
Agence France-Presse, March 17, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110317/wl_asia_afp/chinatibetunrestrights
Related news:
Tibet Protest March Attacked
Radio Free Asia, March 16, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/protests-03162011152810.html

Wednesday, March 16, 2011

March 16, 2011

Top news
Human Rights Defenders – Jin Haike (靳海科), Xu Wei (徐伟)
Activists Released, Clampdown Continues
Radio Free Asia, March 15, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/released-03152011153202.html
Related information:
Case Update: Reform Advocates Jin Haike and Xu Wei Released after 10-Year Imprisonment
呼吁政治改革的靳海科、徐伟服刑10年后出狱
Human Rights in China, March 14, 2011
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/192993
CH: http://gb.hrichina.org/public/contents/29365

News
Food Security
Drug in Pigs Exposes Evils in Supply Chain
South China Morning Post, March 16, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=1e775992ee9be210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Related news:
双汇公司被曝使用瘦肉精猪肉 企业首度回应 (Leading Meat Monger Exposed for Using Dangerous "Lean Meat" Additives)
People's Daily, March 15, 2011
http://news.eastday.com/c/20110315/u1a5786975.html

农业部派出督查组赴河南严查瘦肉精 (Agriculture Ministry Sends Unit to Henan to Investigate Meat Additive)
China News Service, March 15, 2011
http://news.eastday.com/c/20110315/u1a5786989.html
Labor
雲南煤礦氣體事故9死 (Gas Leak in Yunnan Mine Kills Nine)
Xinhua News Agency, March 16, 2011
http://inews.mingpao.com/htm/INews/20110316/ca30950a.htm

Multilateral
杨建利在联合国人权理事会遭中国代表抗议 (Chinese Ambassador Interrupts Activist Yang Jianli's Address to UN HRC)
Deutsche Welle, March 16, 2011
http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,14913411,00.html

Religion
当局以警棍及催泪弹驱散信徒 四川教会领袖被捕 (Authorities Use Billy Clubs and Tear Gas to Break Up Believers, Sichuan Church Leader Detained)
Radio Free Asia, March 15, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/jiaohui-03152011110311.html

Protests and Petitions
'Jasmine' Call Enlists Campuses
Radio Free Asia, March 15, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/campuses-03152011174741.html

Activists' Long Detention Prompts Fears of Torture
South China Morning Post, March 15, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=43184ee13e4be210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

公安截上訪 三峽移民避深山 (Authorities Quell NPC Reps' Plan to Petition Three Gorges Forced Migration)
Ming Pao, March 16, 2011
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/9/1/1/2045133/1.html

两会结束当局神经未放松 访民遭弃异地民主人士无归期 (Detained NPC/CPPCC Petitioners Taken to Random Locales, Face "Jasmine" Squeeze)
Radio Free Asia, March 15, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/npc-03152011091137.html

XUAR
Resolution Lacks Teeth
Radio Free Asia, March 15, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/resolution-03152011175916.html

"两会"展示开放自信 张春贤迈出“新疆步点” (Xinjiang Party Secretary: Stability Doesn't Come with One Weak Hand)
China News Service, March 16, 2011
http://news.eastday.com/c/20110316/u1a5787375.html

新疆6名处级干部因效能评议不合格被免 (Xinjiang: Six Department-level Cadres Removed from Office for Low Efficacy)
China Youth Daily, March 16, 2011
http://news.eastday.com/c/20110316/u1a5787586.html

Tuesday, March 15, 2011

March 15, 2011

Top news
Two Sessions
Intriguing Reference to Privatisation Results in Many Raised Eyebrows
South China Morning Post, March 15, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=ffc14ee13e4be210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Milk Activist a Taboo Topic at NPC Session
South China Morning Post, March 15, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=73edb683465be210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD


News
Disasters
Hollow-brick Buildings Blamed for Quake Deaths
South China Morning Post, March 15, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=ebc73c0fc74be210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Death Penalty
山东泰安拒捕枪杀民警案被告人被判死刑 (Murder Charges End in Death Sentences in Shandong Police Shooting)
Xinhua News Agency, March 15, 2011
http://news.eastday.com/c/20110315/u1a5784892.html

Environment
国家林业局:中国荒漠化土地300年才能治理完 (Forestry Administration: Control of Desertification Will Take 300 Years)
Economic Information Daily, March 15, 2011
http://news.southcn.com/z/2011-03/15/content_21270904.htm

四川万源52个乡镇旱情持续 城区限时供水 (Water Supply Limited in 52 Sichuan Villages as Drought Continues)
China National Radio, March 14, 2011
http://news.eastday.com/c/20110314/u1a5784739.html

郑州西流湖污染严重 污水值最高超标110倍 (Pollutants 110 Times Higher Than Standard in Filthy Zhengzhou Lake)
Dahe Daily, March 15, 2011
http://news.eastday.com/c/20110315/u1a5785697.html

Food Security
工業鹽製酸菜熱賣 (Industrial Salt Popular Pickler in Liaoning)
Ming Pao, March 15, 2011
http://news.mingpao.com/20110315/cag1.htm

Hukou
北京称劳动者进京是历史必然 放开户籍还没条件 (Official: Unrelated to Population Control, Beijing Not to Loosen Household Registration System)
Beijing Morning Post, March 15, 2011
http://news.eastday.com/c/20110315/u1a5785012.html

Labor
Man Denied Teacher's Job over White Cell Count
Shanghai Daily, March 14, 2011
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=466210

Law
China to Prosecute 24 over Deadly Shanghai Fire
Associated Press, March 14, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110315/ap_on_re_as/as_china_fire

Media
China, Vietnam 'Biggest Prisons for Netizens'
Radio Free Asia, March 14, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/internet-03142011202035.html


Related information:
The New Media: Between Revolution and Repression – Net Solidarity Takes on Censorship
Reporters Without Borders, March 11, 2011
http://en.rsf.org/the-new-media-between-revolution-11-03-2011,39764.html

HK Firms Help Mainlanders Get around the 'Great Firewall'
South China Morning Post, March 15, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=eb513c0fc74be210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Public Health
艾滋病人 “地下”就诊现状 (AIDS Patients Forced Underground to Find Medical Help)
Outlook, March 15, 2011
http://www.lwdf.cn/wwwroot/dfzk/current/250973.shtml

Society
人民日报:现在还有八种人不幸福 (Petitioners Round out Official List of Eight Types of Unhappy People)
People's Daily, March 15, 2011
http://news.eastday.com/c/2011lh/u1a5785283.html

Tibet
Protest Monk Held amid Clampdown
Radio Free Asia, March 14, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/uprising-03142011151005.html

Tibet Jails Are Like Guantanamo, Says Ex-political Prisoner
IANS, March 14, 2011
http://www.phayul.com/news/article.aspx?id=29241

Monday, March 14, 2011

March 14, 2011

Top news
Jasmine Rallies
'No Analogy' between China and Mideast Unrest: Wen
Agence France-Presse, March 14, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110314/wl_afp/chinarightsunrestinternetmideastwen_20110314060456

China Arrests More Activists for Urging Protests
Agence France-Presse, March 13, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110313/wl_asia_afp/chinarightsunrestinternetmideast
Related news:
貴州多名維權人士下落不明 (Several Guizhou Human Rights Activists Missing)
Central News Agency, March 14, 2011
http://inews.mingpao.com/htm/INews/20110313/ca71516a.htm
中国茉莉花革命第四波集会如期发起,当局投入更多警力加强戒备 (More Police in Force for Fourth "Jasmine" Rally)
Radio Free Asia, March 13, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/muo-03132011152956.html

茉莉花期 王府井飄神秘紙張「發起人」網上聲明﹕首階段已達目的 (Jasmine Rally "Initiators" Issue Online Statement: Phase One Objective Met)
Ming Pao, March 14, 2011
http://hk.news.yahoo.com/article/110313/4/n7ch.html


News
Corruption
去年贪腐渎职28652人获刑 法院113人被究刑责 (Over 28,000 Punished for Corruption, Dereliction of Duty in 2010)
The Beijing Times, March 12, 2011
http://news.eastday.com/c/2011lh/u1a5778628.html

Disasters
Toppled Buildings in China Quake Raise Questions
Associated Press, March 11, 2011
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/11/AR2011031100908.html

Environment
Minister: China Pollution Remains "Very Serious"
Associated Press, March 12, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110312/ap_on_re_as/as_china_environment

Hong Kong
Footage of Police Does Not Lie, Activist Says
South China Morning Post, March 14, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=5210f70ee10be210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Human Rights Defenders
2 Chinese Dissidents Freed after 10 Years in Jail
Associated Press, March 13, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110313/ap_on_re_as/as_china_dissidents_released
Related news:
新青年学会成员徐伟靳海科刑满获释 (New Youth Study Association Members Xu Wei and Jin Haike Released)
Radio Free Asia, March 13, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/xu-03132011170509.html
Labor
China, US Agree to Cooperate on Mine Safety
Agence France-Presse, March 11, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110311/pl_afp/chinausminingsafety

Police
人大代表建议制定看守所法 替代现行看守所条例 (NPC Rep Proposes New Detention Center Law to Replace Old Regs)
The Beijing Times, March 14, 2011
http://news.eastday.com/c/2011lh/u1a5782303.html

Politics
China PM Urges 'Gradual' Political Reform
Agence France-Presse, March 14, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110314/wl_asia_afp/chinapoliticscongressnpcwenreform

Former NPC Delegate Says Resignation Was Forged
Caixin, March 11, 2011
http://english.caing.com/2011-03-11/100235607.html

Population
广州争取试点夫妻一方为独生子女可生二胎 (Guangzhou to Pilot "Two Child" Policy)
Guangzhou Daily, March 14, 2011
http://news.eastday.com/c/20110314/u1a5781999.html

Public Health
Hospital Bills Still Painful for Some in Countryside
South China Morning Post, March 14, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=aaef76ccd4fae210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

我国拟建立统一人体器官移植库 (Unified Organ Transplant System on the Way)
The Beijing Times, March 12, 2011
http://epaper.jinghua.cn/html/2011-03/12/content_639687.htm

Friday, March 11, 2011

March 11, 2011

Top news
Human Rights Defender – Liu Xiaobo (刘晓波)
记者质疑非法禁锢异议者 人大法制委员称没这样的问题 (Chinese Legislator Denies Persecution of Dissidents at Press Conference)
Radio Free Asia, March 10, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/jz-03102011154437.html
Related news:
Verdict on Liu Xiaobo Has Sufficient Legal, Factual Grounds: Legislator
Xinhua News Agency, March 10, 2011
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/90001/90776/90882/7314985.html
Two Sessions
Transparency the Solution to Myriad Social Woes, CPPCC Delegates Say
South China Morning Post, March 11, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=320f5ca70a0ae210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

全国政协委员王平主张不要鼓励农村孩子上大学 (CPPCC Delegate: Don't Encourage Rural Students to Enter College)
Radio Free Asia, March 10, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/nc-03102011094309.html

中纪委原副书记刘锡荣建议出台防治腐败法 (Former Disciplinary Committee Official Calls for Corruption Prevention and Treatment Law)
Qiangjiang Evening News, March 11, 2011
http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2011-03-11/061522092514.shtml

广东团审议报告时有代表提出:艾滋嫌犯应单独羁押 (NPC Rep Calls for Separate Detention Areas for Inmates with AIDS)
Guangzhou Daily, March 11, 2011
http://news.ifeng.com/mainland/special/2011lianghui/content-2/detail_2011_03/11/5088185_0.shtml

News
Death Penalty
刑法:贪腐不宜取消死刑 (Legal Scholar: Death Penalty Should Be Gradually Abolished, Especially for Non-Violent Crimes)
The Beijing Times, March 11, 2011
http://epaper.jinghua.cn/html/2011-03/11/content_639433.htm

Disasters
學校倒塌全城斷電 雲南5.8級地震逾270死傷 (Yunnan: 5.8 Magnitude Quake Topples School, Kills 270)
Ming Pao, March 11, 2011
http://news.mingpao.com/20110311/cak1.htm

Land Policy
地方当局漠视禁令 唐山七户村民遭漏夜强拆 (Local Authorities Ignore Ban on Demolitions, Destroy 7 Houses in Shanxi)
Radio Free Asia, March 10, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/chai-03102011094242.html

Law
人大代表建议审查逮捕嫌疑人可听取律师意见 (NPC Rep: Opinions of Suspect's Defense Council Should Be Heard during Investigation and Arrest)
Legal Daily, March 11, 2011
http://news.eastday.com/c/2011lh/u1a5776631.html

Public Health
Treatment Fees Covered for People with Mental Illnesses
China Daily, March 11, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011npc/2011-03/11/content_12153285.htm

Religion
江苏牧师遭软禁抢钱及殴打 家庭教会会长被强制旅游 (Jianngsu Pastor Beaten, Put under House Arrest; House Church Head Forced to Take a Trip)
Radio Free Asia, March 10, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/ms-03102011112221.html

Rural Issues
成都统筹城乡经验探析:政府不介入让农民自主 (Chengdu's Urban-Rural Plan: Farmer Autonomy, No Gov't Intervention)
China Central Television, March 11, 2011
http://news.qq.com/a/20110311/000838.htm

Taiwan
赴台探亲规定拟放宽 (Rules Relaxed for Mainlanders Visiting Taiwan)
Legal Evening News, March 11, 2011
http://www.fawan.com.cn/html/2011-03/11/content_295186.htm

Tibet
Dalai Lama's 'Jasmine Moment'
The Times of India, March 11, 2011
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Dalai-Lamas-Jasmine-moment/articleshow/7676012.cmsti
Related news:
Pelosi Warns China on Dalai Lama
Agence France-Presse, March 10, 2011
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hUP0cuo2ELVm_Nr3bI1nCMif0HYg

Tibetan Legislators Shrug off Dalai Lama's "Political Show"
Xinhua News Agency, March 10, 2011
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/china/2011-03/10/c_13771426.htm


XUAR
欧盟议会批准保护喀什古城决议 (European Parliament: Stop the Destruction of Kashgar)
Deutsche Welle, March 10, 2011
http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,14903896,00.html
Related information:
Human Rights: Pakistan, Belarus and China
European Parliament, March 10, 2011
http://www.europarl.europa.eu/en/pressroom/content/20110310IPR15261/html/Human-rights-Pakistan-Belarus-and-China

Thursday, March 10, 2011

March 10, 2011

Top news
Jasmine Rallies
網上號召第4輪茉莉花集會 (Calls Renewed for Fourth Wave of Jasmine Rallies)
Ming Pao, March 10, 2011
http://hk.news.yahoo.com/article/110309/4/n4hp.html

广州孙德胜唐荆陵被控煽动颠覆 北京张柘杨秋雨被拘 (For "Inciting Subversion," Human Rights Defenders in Guangzhou, Beijing Watched, Detained)
Radio Free Asia, March 09, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/s-03092011150533.html

Two Sessions
China Vows No Western-Style Political Reforms
Associated Press, March 10, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110310/ap_on_re_as/as_china_politics
Related news:
吴邦国:不套用西方某些国家法律体系 (Wu Bangguo: Chinese Legal System Won't Come from a Western Cookie Cutter)
Xinhua News Agency, March 10, 2011
http://news.eastday.com/c/2011lh/u1a5773895.html
Socialist Legal System with Chinese Characteristics Established
Xinhua News Agency, March 10, 2011
http://www.china.org.cn/china/NPC_CPPCC_2011/2011-03/10/content_22099470.htm

PLA Delegates Go into Battle against Improper Spending
South China Morning Post, March 10, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=9c36ccf804b9e210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD


News
Education
“没有童年”的来信就是一份提案 (CPPCC Delegate: Secondary School Competition Kills Creativity, Childhoods)
Beijing News, March 09, 2011
http://epaper.bjnews.com.cn/html/2011-03/09/content_208475.htm

Freedom of Speech
Can China Cut Off the Internet?
Radio Free Asia, March 10, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/internet-03092011160329.html

Human Rights Defenders
維權女律師獲國際勇氣獎 (Lawyer-Activist Guo Jianmei Wins Int'l Courage Award)
Ming Pao, March 10, 2011
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/94/1/1/2040028/1.html

Out of Jail in China, but Not Free
New York Times, March 10, 2011
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/10/world/asia/10iht-letter10.html

Land Policy
China Announces Housing Plan
Voice of America, March 10, 2011
http://www.voanews.com/english/news/asia/China-Announces-Housing-Plan-117647854.html

Law
我国法院系统五大措施促司法廉政 将建惩防腐败体系 (Supreme Court Justice Shen Deyong on Cleaning Up the Courts)
People's Daily, March 10, 2011
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2011-03/10/content_2507424.htm

Media
人代籲央視禁播廣告 (NPC Rep: CCTV Should Cancel Commercials)
Ming Pao, March 10, 2011
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/94/1/1/2040033/1.html

Police
人大代表建议完善对刑讯逼供等行为的监督机制 (NPC Rep: More Supervision Needed to Prevent Torture)
Legal Daily, March 10, 2011
http://news.eastday.com/c/2011lh/u1a5774297.html

Public Health
三部门再次发出通知切实取消就业体检中乙肝项目检测 (Ministries Remind Employers Not to Screen Applicants for Hepatitis B)
Xinhua News Agency, March 10, 2011
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2011-03/10/content_2507554.htm

State Security
Entertainment Venues to Be Put under Surveillance
Global Times, March 10, 2011
http://beijing.globaltimes.cn/society/2011-03/631975.html

Wednesday, March 09, 2011

March 09, 2011

Top news
Jasmine Rallies
“好一朵美丽的茉莉花”不能开在新华社 (Xinhua News Agency Searches Its Reporters for "Jasmine Flowers")
Radio Free Asia, March 08, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/moli-03082011155721.html

U.S. Urges China to Halt Detention of Activists
Reuters, March 08, 2011
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/03/08/us-china-usa-idUSTRE72769R20110308

Two Sessions
中国近百位公民呼吁撤销刘翔等人政协委员资格 (~100 Call for the Removal of Celebrity CPPCC Members Like Liu Xiang)
Radio Free Asia, March 08, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/lx-03082011103456.html


News
Corruption
银河证券前高管涉贪千万判死缓 (Former Securities Exec Given Suspended Death Sentence for Swindling Public Funds)
Beijing News, March 09, 2011
http://epaper.bjnews.com.cn/html/2011-03/09/content_208452.htm

Environment
Pollution Blocking Water Path
China Daily, March 09, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-03/09/content_12139314.htm

Food Security
Food Safety Laws No More Than Words on Paper, Senior Official Says
South China Morning Post, March 09, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=783f59912369e210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Gender
Narrow Social Life Traps Women in Poverty
China Daily, March 09, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-03/09/content_12139293.htm

Land Policy
Chinese Farmers Moved into Apartments in Land Grab
Associated Press, March 08, 2011
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/08/AR2011030801145.html

Law
政協委員促取消嫖宿幼女罪 (CPPCC Delegate: Abolish Crime of Sex with Minors, Charge Offenders with Rape, which Has Stronger Penalties)
Central News Agency, March 09, 2011
http://inews.mingpao.com/htm/INews/20110308/ca22155c.htm

看守所条例修订案上报 在押者判决前有望见家属 (Detainees May Get Pre-Sentencing Family Visists following New Amendment)
Legal Daily, March 09, 2011
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2011-03/09/content_2505318.htm

Media
China Media Push into the Web
The Wall Street Journal, March 09, 2011
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703386704576186402009111630.html

Export of Books Set for Bright New Page
China Daily, March 09, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011npc/2011-03/09/content_12139593.htm
Related information:
《瞭望》:新闻出版“走出去”机遇 (News and Publications See Chance to Take Off Overseas)
Outlook, March 8, 2011
http://lwgcw.net/NewsShow.aspx?newsId=19237
Protests and Petitions
代表两会开支民众关注 吴华英北京上访遭拘 (Fujian Petitioner Wu Huaying Detained for 10 Days, HK Businessmen Present Mainland Corruption Grievances)
Radio Free Asia, March 08, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/hui-03082011105727.html

押返原籍遇車禍 湖南訪民8重傷 (Bus Crashes as Detained Petitioners Escorted out of Beijing, 8 Severely Injured)
Ming Pao, March 09, 2011
http://news.mingpao.com/20110309/caa2.htm

Public Health
Shanghai Sees Cancer Rate Jump
South China Morning Post, March 09, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=b0de59912369e210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

钟南山:滥用抗生素责任在医生 后果非常严重 (NPC Rep on Antibiotic Abuse, High Drug Prices, Scant Hospital Competition, Heathcare Reform and the Flu)
Qiangjiang Evening News, March 08, 2011
http://www.chinanews.com/jk/2011/03-08/2891258.shtml

Society
人代:中國貧富差距40倍一成家庭擁45%財產 「派糖」難解決不公 (NPC Rep: Rich Earn 40 Times More Than Poor, 45% of Assets Owned by 10% of Families)
Ming Pao, March 09, 2011
http://news.mingpao.com/20110309/caa1.htm

XUAR
Uyghur Prisoner Denied Medical Care
Radio Free Europe, March 08, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/medical-03082011145740.html

China's Xinjiang 'Still Ethnically Divided'
Agence France-Presse, March 08, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110308/wl_asia_afp/chinaunrestxinjiangrightsmideastreligion
Related news:
China Says Lessons to Learn in Muslim Xinjiang from Mideast Unrest
Reuters, March 8, 2011
http://af.reuters.com/article/commoditiesNews/idAFTOE72702B20110308
Chinese Official Touts Softer Line on Restive West
Associated Press, March 8, 2011
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hfBJkL99H-7Gr_LRezRqzL7iokew