March 01, 2011

Top news
Protests and Petitions
Diplomats Slam China Harassment of Journalists
Associated Press, February 28, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110228/ap_on_re_as/as_china_protest_calls

Fresh Call Goes Out for Beijing 'Jasmine' Rallies
South China Morning Post, March 01, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=20be74b892d6e210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

重庆科创职业学院学生因转发"茉莉花"信息被抓 (Chongqing Students Detained for Sending Information on Jasmine Rallies)
Deutsche Welle, February 28, 2011
http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,14879994,00.html

赴廣州聲援茉莉花革命 社運人士楊匡內地失蹤 (Hong Kong Campaigner Goes Missing in Mainland)
Apple Daily, March 01, 2011
http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/template/apple/art_main.php?iss_id=20110301&sec_id=4104&subsec_id=12731&art_id=15025851

日本攝記上海拍示威被拘留 (Japanese Photojournalist Detained in Shanghai)
Ming Pao, March 01, 2011
http://inews.mingpao.com/htm/INews/20110228/ca11423i.htm

网谈茉莉花被送精神病院 当局有理无理照打压 (Rights Activist Sent to Mental Hospital for Online "Jasmine" Posts)
Radio Free Asia, February 28, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/mo-02282011160901.html

News
Corruption
国家计委原民航处长受贿内情披露 (Former Civil Aviation Official Gets 10-year Corruption Sentence)
Legal Daily, March 01, 2011
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2011-03/01/content_2490030.htm

Environment
China Issues Warning on Climate and Growth
New York Times, March 01, 2011
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/01/world/asia/01beijing.html

Related information:
探索中国环保新道路要着力构建强大坚实的科技支撑体系 (In Exploring New Ways in China's Environmental Protection Field, We Must Make Effort to Build a Formidable and Robust Scientific Support System)
Zhou Shengxian, February 28, 2011
http://www.mep.gov.cn/gkml/hbb/qt/201102/t20110228_201224.htm

Scientists Flee Blaze in Chinese Rainforest Restoration Project
The Guardian, February 28, 2011
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/blog/2011/feb/28/blaze-chinese-rainforest

Food Security
仅有两成政府网站公开食品生产企业信用信息 (Only 20% of Gov't Websites Offer Credible Information on Food Manufacturers)
Legal Daily, February 28, 2011
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2011-02/28/content_2487937.htm

June Fourth
六四死难者家属致信两会要求调查"六四" (Tiananmen Mothers Call on NPC, CPPCC to Open Investigation into June Fourth)
Deutsche Welle, March 01, 2011
http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,14880136,00.html

Land Policy
白虎头强拆事件跟踪：村长许坤出庭受审 (Demolition Denouncing Village Head Stands Trial)
Caixin, February 28, 2011
http://policy.caing.com/2011-02-28/100229862.html

白虎头强拆事件跟踪：多名村民被追究刑责 (Villagers Face Criminal Charges for Resisting Demolition)
Caixin, February 28, 2011
http://policy.caing.com/2011-02-28/100229842.html

Related information:
Guangxi Villagers Tried for Illegal Business Activities in Fight against Land Requisition
抗争强拆的广西白虎头村村民被以“非法经营”审判
Human Rights in China, February 28, 2011
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/192912
CH: http://gb.hrichina.org/public/contents/28993

Migrant Workers
China's 'Floating Population' Exceeds 221 Million
Xinhua News Agency, February 28, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-02/28/content_12091797.htm

Politics
最高法发现164个法院利用司法职权乱收费等问题 (High Court Finds 164 Courts Using Judicial Power for Graft)
Legal Daily, February 28, 2011
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2011-02/28/content_2489269.htm?node=5955

Population
Slow Rise in Numbers Raises Odds of One-child Policy Being Relaxed
Associated Press, March 01, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110228/ap_on_re_as/as_china_population_4

Protests and Petitions
Shenzhen to Punish Petitioners Who Threaten to Injure Themselves
South China Morning Post, March 01, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=b1b4a4d1d2d6e210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Related news:
深圳拟禁止自残等威胁式信访 (Shenzhen Draft Regulations Ban Petitioners from Self-Injury)
Southern Metropolis Daily, February 28, 2011
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/9/1/1/2028967/1.html

Society
Clean-up for Games Puts 200 Artists' Jobs at Risk
South China Morning Post, March 01, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=1d12a4d1d2d6e210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

XUAR
Uyghurs Targeted amidst Reform Call
Radio Free Asia, February 28, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/reform-02282011114853.html