April 29, 2011

News
Bilateral Ties
China 'Backsliding on Human Rights'
The Guardian, April 28, 2011
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/apr/28/china-backsliding-human-rights

Related news:
China Pushes Back after U.S. Criticism on Rights
Reuters, April 29, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20110429/wl_nm/us_china_rights

US-China Rights Talks End with Commitment to Continue Dialogue
Voice of America, April 28, 2011
http://www.voanews.com/english/news/asia/east-pacific/120850469.html

中美人權對話 京異見人士遭殃 (Beijing's Dissidents Suffer during Sino-American Human Rights Dialogue)
Ming Pao, April 29, 2011
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/94/1/1/2088189/1.html

Food Security
China Food Scandals Spark New Safety Fears
Agence France-Presse, April 28, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110428/hl_afp/chinafoodsafety

Related news:
China Jails 14 for Peddling Tainted Milk Powder
Reuters, April 29, 2011
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/04/29/us-china-food-melamine-idUSTRE73S1LV20110429

Freedom of Speech
China Hits Back at Salman Rushdie
The Daily Telegraph, April 29, 2011
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/8482681/China-hits-back-at-Salman-Rushdie.html

Related information:
China Must Set Ai Weiwei Free
Salman Rushdie, April 20, 2011
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/8464658/China-must-set-Ai-Weiwei-free.html

Human Rights Lecture Not Needed
Chinese Embassy in the UK, April 29, 2011
http://europe.chinadaily.com.cn/opinion/2011-04/29/content_12420674.htm

给纽约国际文学节和拉什迪先生的答谢辞
A Thank-you Note to the World Voices Festival of International Literature and Mr. Rushdie
Liao Yiwu, April 25, 2011
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/cn/content/5304
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/content/5303

萨尔曼•拉什迪给廖亦武的回信
Salman Rushdie’s Response to Liao Yiwu’s Letter
Salman Rushdie, April 27, 2011
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/cn/content/5307
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/content/5306

Freedom of Speech and Tolerance Urged
South China Morning Post, April 29, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=0c6de9b70fc9f210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Related information:
以包容心对待“异质思维” (A Tolerant Approach to Different Viewpoints)
People's Daily, April 28, 2011
http://opinion.people.com.cn/GB/14505701.html

Land Policy
重庆千警暴力徵地逾30村民被打伤 (Chongqing: 30 Villagers Injured in Violent Land Requisition Involving 1K Police)
Radio Free Asia, April 28, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/china_demolition-04282011090342.html

Media
Trying to Stir Up a Popular Protest in China, from a Bedroom in Manhattan
New York Times, April 28, 2011
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/29/world/asia/29jasmine.html

Public Health
China Set to Introduce New Rules on Smoking in Public
British Broadcasting Corporation, April 28, 2011
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/13219118

Religion
美国宗教自由报告特别关注中国缅甸苏丹等14个国家 (US Religious Freedom Report Calls Attention to China, Myanmar, Sudan, and Others)
Radio Free Asia, April 28, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/us_religion-04282011123942.html

Related information:
2011 Annual Report
US Commission on International Religious Freedom, April 28, 2011
http://www.uscirf.gov/reports-and-briefs/annual-report/3594-2011-annual-report.html

Rural Issues
Big Changes Sweep Rural China
China Daily, April 26, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-04/26/content_12398251.htm

State Security
Sentence Reduced for Hong Kong Academic
New York Times, April 28, 2011
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/29/world/asia/29briefs-China.html

Tibet
中国首次对海外流亡藏人新总理作出反应 (China Issues First Response to Tibetan Govt-in-Exile PM)
Radio Free Asia, April 28, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/Xinwen/zg-04282011163436.html

April 28, 2011

News
Bilateral Ties
Bleak Outlook for U.S.-China Talks on Human Rights
New York Times, April 27, 2011
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/28/world/asia/28china.html

China Media Say US Human Rights Pressure Will Fail
Associated Press, April 28, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110428/ap_on_re_as/as_china_us_human_rights

Related news:
社评：中美人权对话不该像是谈判 (Editorial: The Sino-American Human Rights Dialogue Should Not Be a Negotiations)
Global Times, April 28, 2011
http://opinion.huanqiu.com/roll/2011-04/1658611.html

Food Security
Officials Failing to Halt Food Scandals
South China Morning Post, April 28, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=c8487fefb779f210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Growing Concern over School Milk Program
China Daily, April 28, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-04/28/content_12408775.htm

Hong Kong
港人指传媒自我审查达回归新高 (HKers' Belief that Media Practice Self-Censorship at a New Post-Handover High)
Radio France Internationale, April 27, 2011
http://www.chinese.rfi.fr/港澳台/20110427-港人指传媒自我审查达回归新高

Human Rights Defender – Ai Weiwei (艾未未)
演唱會上高呼「愛未來」 搖滾樂手撐艾未未被扣查 (Musician Detained, Questioned after Calls for Ai's Release Displayed at Suzhou Music Festival)
Apple Daily, April 28, 2011
http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/template/apple/art_main.php?iss_id=20110428&sec_id=15335&subsec_id=15336&art_id=15205782

Related news:
Police Seize, Question & Release Rocker over Slogan
Global Times, April 28, 2011
http://china.globaltimes.cn/society/2011-04/649476.html

Human Rights Defenders
Rights Activist Threatened
Radio Free Asia, April 27, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/threatened-04272011121040.html

哈达拒屈服，妻儿被逮捕 (Wife Formally Arrested as Hada, Still Detained following Prison Release, Refuses to Surrender)
Deutsche Welle, April 28, 2011
http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,15031591,00.html

Law
解读刑法修正案(八) 完善法定量刑情节相关规定 (Deciphering 8th Amendment to Criminal Law: Improving Stipulations on Statutory Sentencing Circumstances)
Legal Daily, April 28, 2011
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/rdlf/content/2011-04/28/content_2624185.htm

Police
案件侦查期间家属不能会见羁押嫌犯，催生敛财通道 看守所保安暗收钱 称能帮家属传话羁押犯 (Unable to Meet with Detainees, Families Pay Guard to Relay Messages to Those Within)
Southern Metropolis Daily, April 28, 2011
http://gcontent.oeeee.com/6/9d/69d658d0b2859e32/Blog/b21/d890b9.html

Population
China Risks Getting Old before It Gets Rich
Reuters, April 28, 2011
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/04/27/us-china-demography-idUSTRE73Q1SC20110427

Public Health
HIV-Infected Man Appeals Ruling
Radio Free Asia, April 27, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/ruling-04272011154955.html

Religion
内蒙10牧师疑因洛桑大会邀请遭刑拘 (10 Inner Mongolian House Church Pastors Criminally Detained, Possibly Due to Global Evangelization Congress)
Radio Free Asia, April 27, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/china_religion-04272011104639.html

Society
维权人士指公园论政已成趋势难以控制 (Rights Activists: Difficult to Hinder Gathering of People in Public Parks)
Radio Free Asia, April 27, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/china_park-04272011110202.html

April 27, 2011

News

Bilateral Ties
U.S.-China Kick Off Talks on Human Rights
USA Today, April 27, 2011
http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2011-04-27-us-china-talks-human-rights_n.htm

Related news:
China Warns against "Interference" ahead of U.S. Rights Talks
Reuters, April 27, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20110426/wl_nm/us_china_usa_rights

美中人权对话前夕 中方发出警告 (China Gives Warning on the Eve of the Human Rights Dialogue)
Radio Free Asia, April 26, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/mz-04262011105709.html

中美人權對話 艾未未被捕成焦點 (Ai's Detention Becomes a Focal Point of Sino-American Human Rights Dialogue)
Apple Daily, April 27, 2011
http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/template/apple/art_main.php?iss_id=20110427&sec_id=15335&subsec_id=15336&art_id=15203046

Australia PM Talks Rights with China's Wen
Agence France-Presse, April 26, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110426/wl_asia_afp/chinaaustraliadiplomacyrights

Minister Ends China Trip with Ai Weiwei Plea
SwissInfo, April 26, 2011
http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/politics/foreign_affairs/Minister_ends_China_trip_with_Ai_Weiwei_plea.html?cid=30084242

Death Penalty
China Executes Man Who Shot Dead 4 Police Officers
Associated Press, April 26, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110426/ap_on_re_as/as_china_shootout

Hong Kong
New Crop of Pro-Ai Weiwei Graffiti Appears
South China Morning Post, April 27, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=9cf68d331c19f210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Human Rights Defender – Ai Weiwei (艾未未)
溫總訪大馬 學生籲釋放艾未未 (Malaysian University Students Call for Ai's Release during Wen Jiabao Visit)
Ming Pao, April 27, 2011
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/94/1/1/2086032/1.html

Land Policy
北京拒迁村民遭蒙面人重伤 福州村民遭拆迁方困屋内昏迷 (Beijing Villager Refuses to Relocate, Attacked by Masked Thugs)
Radio Free Asia, April 26, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/cq-04262011090810.html

Protests and Petitions
北大教授张千帆探访吉林老访民 (Investigative Report from PKU Law Professor on a Jilin Petitioner's Case)
Caixin, April 27, 2011
http://policy.caing.com/2011-04-26/100252716.html

Public Health
《精神卫生法》出台卡壳于强制收治 一部法律为何26年出不来 (Medical Experts Not Optimistic about Mental Health Law, Expected to Be Passed This Year)
China Youth Daily, April 27, 2011
http://zqb.cyol.com/html/2011-04/27/nw.D110000zgqnb_20110427_5-03.htm

Rural Issues
China to Alleviate Poverty in Rural Areas
Xinhua News Agency, April 26, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-04/26/content_12400208.htm

Shanghai Cooperation Organization
China, Kyrgyzstan to Deepen Security Cooperation
Xinhua News Agency, April 27, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-04/27/content_12404492.htm

Tibet
China Blames Monks for Tibetan Unrest
Agence France-Presse, April 27, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110426/wl_asia_afp/chinatibetunrestreligionrights

Lobsang Sangay Elected Exiled Tibetan PM
Agence France-Presse, April 27, 2011
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hQsdFKAntreQ0tfQJ6ZCvwiO1hNg

Related news:
Q&A: Tibet-in-Exile’s New PM
China Realtime Report, April 27, 2011
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2011/04/27/interview-tibet-in-exiles-new-pm-lobsang-sangay/

April 26, 2011

News
Bilateral Ties
China Issues White Paper on Foreign Aid
Xinhua News Agency, April 21, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-04/21/content_12371450.htm

Full text of white paper:
中国的对外援助 (China’s Foreign Aid)
Information Office of the State Council, April 2011
CH: http://www.gov.cn/zwgk/2011-04/21/content_1850553.htm
EN: http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-04/21/content_12372839.htm

China Yearns for Peace on Southern Flank
Asia Times Online, April 22, 2011
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China/MD22Ad01.html

China-US to Hold Rights Dialogue Amid Crackdown
Associated Press, April 22, 2011
http://www.china.org.cn/china/2011-04/22/content_22418808.htm

Children
Xinjiang to Bring Wandering Minors Home
China Daily, April 22, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110422/ap_on_re_as/as_china_us

Government
國務院發文要求政府網站及時公開政務信息 (State Council Calls for Government Websites to Post Information in a Timely Manner)
China News Service, April 22, 2011
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/9/1/1/2082721/1.html

Related information:
关于进一步加强政府网站管理工作的通知 (Notice on Strengthening the Administration of Government Websites)
General Office of the State Council, April 21, 2011
http://www.miit.gov.cn/n11293472/n11293832/n13095885/13725561.html

Hong Kong
Hundreds March in Support of Detained Artist Ai Weiwei
South China Morning Post, April 24, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=5bb101d69038f210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Related news:
Radicals and Religion on a Rowdy Sunday
South China Morning Post, April 25, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=773c8cd89d78f210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Human Rights Defender – Ai Weiwei (艾未未)
Ai Weiwei One of Time's 'Most Influential'
Agence France-Presse, April 23, 2011
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gY6BPlTyL3CWy3rm6UqSplBQH-Ug

Related news:
Ai Weiwei
TIME, April 21, 2011
http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,2066367_2066369_2066464,00.html

江蘇演唱會高呼「愛未來」 廣州現挺艾塗鴉 (Coded Ai Weiwei Support Message at Jiangsu Concert, More Ai Graffiti Appearing in Mainland)
Apple Daily, April 26, 2011
http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/template/apple/art_main.php?iss_id=20110426&sec_id=15335&subsec_id=15336&art_id=15199407

Human Rights Defenders
Activist Charged in Beijing
Agence France-Presse, April 23, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/charged-04222011104348.html

Jasmine Rallies
表演「埋葬茉莉花」 京三藝術家獲釋 (Three Beijing Artists Detained after Jasmine Performance Released)
Apple Daily, April 26, 2011
http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/template/apple/art_main.php?iss_id=20110426&sec_id=15335&subsec_id=15336&art_id=15199408

Freedom of Speech
Crackdown on Dissent Targets Culture and Art
South China Morning Post, April 22, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=c36e60bc0b87f210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Land Policy
湖南村民抗清拆自焚 (Hunan Villager Sets Himself Alight in Protest of a Forced Eviction)
Ming Pao, April 25, 2011
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/94/1/1/2084239/1.html

Law
China Drops Charges against Lawyer
The Wall Street Journal, April 23, 2011
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703907004576278593528313616.html

湖南拟修法扩大法律援助事项范围家庭暴力有望纳入法律援助 (Proposed Amendment Expands Scope of Hunan's Legal Aid to Include Domestic Violence)
Legal Daily, April 26, 2011
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2011-04/26/content_2616517.htm

Migrant Workers
All 17 Killed in Beijing Fire Are Migrants
Xinhua News Agency, April 25, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-04/25/content_12384529.htm

Multilateral
SCO Military Chiefs Meet in Shanghai on Defense
Xinhua News Agency, April 26, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-04/26/content_12393063.htm

Protests and Petitions
China: Shanghai Port Lorry Driver Strike Ended
British Broadcasting Corporation, April 25, 2011
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-13188330

Religion
Chinese Police Detain Christians as Dispute Spills into Easter
Reuters, April 24, 2011
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/04/24/us-china-religion-idUSTRE73N0CJ20110424

Related news:
守望教会户外敬拜36人被捕 (36 Shouwang Parishioners Detained)
Radio Free Asia, April 25, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/china_religion-04252011105652.html

Tibet
China Bans Foreigners from Restive Tibetan Areas
Reuters, April 22, 2011
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/04/22/us-china-tibet-travel-idUSTRE73L1E020110422

Reports of 2 Tibetans Killed by Chinese Officers
New York Times, April 23, 2011
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/24/world/asia/24tibet.html

Related news:
Tibetan Government in Exile 'Deeply Concerned' about China Crackdown on Monastery
Voice of America, April 26, 2011
http://www.voanews.com/english/news/asia/east-pacific/120544674.html

XUAR
孟建柱在新疆喀什调研时强调 坚持经济建设和社会稳定两手抓 为推进 新疆跨越式发展和长治久安作出新贡献 (Kashgar: Minister of Public Security Calls for Increased Economic Development and Stability Maintenance)
People's Daily, April 25, 2011
http://politics.people.com.cn/GB/1026/14479987.html

April 21, 2011

News
Bilateral Ties
Australia's Gillard to Push China on Human Rights
The Wall Street Journal, April 20, 2011
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704658704576274900494099200.html

US Renews Concerns over China Clampdown
Agence France-Presse, April 21, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110420/pl_afp/chinarightspoliticslawyerus

US Senate Delegation in China amid Crackdown
Associated Press, April 20, 2011
http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5igg_kr8hQNucDCJxIfrE5U8VK-kw

Corruption
173 Officials Punished for Illegal Land Use in NW China
China Daily, April 20, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-04/20/content_12364727.htm

Food Security
Experts Seek End to Food Double Standard
China Daily, April 21, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn//2011-04/19/content_12353372.htm

Hong Kong
Rights Groups Issue Mainland Travel Alerts over Suppression
South China Morning Post, April 21, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=16e3097d0f27f210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Human Rights Defender – Ai Weiwei (艾未未)
親述創作過程　「我和艾未未的故事」　《一虎八奶圖》女角：願以命撐他 (Actress from Ai Weiwei Piece Liumang Yan's "The Tale of Me and Ai Weiwei": I'll Support Him with My Life )
Apple Daily, April 21, 2011
http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/template/apple/art_main.php?iss_id=20110421&sec_id=15335&subsec_id=15336&art_id=15187580

Related information:
和艾未未不得不说的故事 (The Tale of Me and Ai Weiwei)
Liumang Yan
http://loveaiww.blogspot.com/2011/04/blog-post_2778.html

艾未未頭像塗鴉驚現安徽 (Anhui: Ai Weiwei Graffiti Appears in Hefei)
Apple Daily, April 21, 2011
http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/template/apple/art_main.php?iss_id=20110421&sec_id=15335&subsec_id=15336&art_id=15187585

Labor
China Vows to Double Workers' Pay in 5 Years
China Daily, April 19, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn//2011-04/19/content_12353372.htm

Truck Drivers Go on Strike at Shanghai Ports
Agence France-Presse, April 21, 2011
http://www.mysinchew.com/node/56488

Land Policy
Door About to Close on Forced Home Demolitions
China Daily, April 21, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-04/21/content_12366300.htm

Law
我国再审行政强制法草案突出约束公权力滥用 (NPC Standing Committee Deliberate Administrative Enforcement Law)
Xinhua News Agency, April 21, 2011
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2011-04/21/content_2606337.htm

Media
Facebook May 'Bock Content' Claim as Speculation Grows Over Entry Into China
The Guardian, April 20, 2011
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2011/apr/20/facebook-considers-censorship-claim-china

US Website Claims Attack by China-Based Hackers
Voice of America, April 20, 2011
http://www.voanews.com/english/news/asia/east-pacific/US-Website-Claims-Attack-by-China-Based-Hackers-120272004.html

Police
Van Crash Victim Waits for Redress
Shanghai Daily, April 21, 2011
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/nsp/National/2011/04/21/Van%2Bcrash%2Bvictim%2Bwaits%2Bfor%2Bredress/

我国服刑人员心理健康教育普及率100% (Mental Health Education Coverage for Chinese Prisoners Reaches 100%)
Legal Daily, April 21, 2011
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2011-04/21/content_2606340.htm

Protests and Petitions
上海访民申请游行被扣并迫令脱衣搜查 (Shanghai Petitioners Applying to Demonstrate Detained and Forced to Undergo Strip Search)
Radio Free Asia, April 20, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/china_petitioner-04202011122011.html

Tibet
Tibetan Monastery Crackdown Video Emerges
Agence France-Presse, April 21, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110421/wl_asia_afp/chinatibetunrestrights

April 20, 2011

News
Bilateral Ties
Chinese Minister Rejects Charge of Neocolonialism in Africa
Voice of America, April 19, 2011
http://www.voanews.com/english/news/asia/Chinese-Minister-Rejects-Charge-of-Neocolonialism-in-Africa-120237594.html

Human Rights Defender – Jiang Tianyong (江天勇)
China Rights Lawyer Resurfaces amid Crackdown
Associated Press, April 20, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110420/ap_on_re_as/as_china_human_rights_2

Human Rights Defender – Liu Anjun (刘安军)
维权人士刘安军被旅游 江天勇被扣两个月获释 (Rights Defender Liu Anjun Taken to Haikou)
Radio Free Asia, April 19, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/wq-04192011085956.html

Human Rights Defenders
Ai Weiwei Lawyer Reappears in China
The Guardian, April 19, 2011
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/apr/19/ai-weiwei-lawyer-liu-xiaoyuan-reappears-china

Labor
广州一工人以死证清白 当众喝下剧毒电镀液 (Guangzhou: Worker Poisons Himself to Prove He Didn't Steal from Boss)
Southern Metropolis Daily, April 20, 2011
http://nf.nfdaily.cn/nfdsb/content/2011-04/20/content_22966391.htm

甘肅施工隧道坍塌困12人 (12 Workers Buried in Tunnel Collapse)
Xinhua News Agency, April 20, 2011
http://inews.mingpao.com/htm/INews/20110420/ca31201p.htm

Media
China to Close down 5,000 Publications in 5 Yrs
China Daily, April 20, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-04/20/content_12362799.htm

Police
Senior Cops Fired over Torture Case
Shanghai Daily, April 20, 2011
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/nsp/National/2011/04/20/Senior%2Bcops%2Bfired%2Bover%2Btorture%2Bcase/

Protests and Petitions
河北占用耕地惹民愤 武汉重病访民被关法制班 (Hebei Villagers Plot Large-scale Land Protest; Wuhan Petitioners Call for Release of Gravely Ill Prisoners)
Radio Free Asia, April 19, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/hb-04192011100939.html

Public Health
中国2010年艾滋病死亡人数达新高 (AIDS Deaths Reach New High in 2010)
British Broadcasting Corporation, April 20, 2011
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2011/04/110420_china_aids.shtml

Related news:
HIV Tests Axed for Chinese Returning from Abroad
China Daily, April 20, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-04/20/content_12362526.htm

Religion
China Church Makes Bold Call for Easter Service
Agence France-Presse, April 19, 2011
http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/Asia/Story/STIStory_658633.html

Society
10,000 Graduates to Head for Western Regions
Xinhua News Agency, April 20, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-04/20/content_12358731.htm

China Dogs' Rescue Shows Growing Animal Activism
Associated Press, April 20, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110420/ap_on_re_as/as_china_dogs_rescued

Tibet
China Says Everything "Normal" at Restive Tibetan Temple
Reuters, April 19, 2011
http://ca.reuters.com/article/topNews/idCATRE73I1G020110419

April 19, 2011

News
Bilateral Ties
Justices Decline to Hear Appeal from Chinese Detainees
New York Times, April 18, 2011
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/19/us/politics/19scotus.html

Food Security
媒体称多起食品安全事故暴露不少马后炮监管 (Media: Too Many Food Safety Inspections Come after the Fact)
Xinhua News Agency, April 18, 2011
http://news.eastday.com/c/20110418/u1a5846107.html

Government
Wen to Cadres: Speak the Truth
South China Morning Post, April 19, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=1583da994096f210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

广东村委换届党委操盘 山东村长新上任被砍20刀 (Rural Party Committee Manipulates Elections in Guangdong, New Chief Beaten in Shandong)
Radio Free Asia, April 18, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gd-04182011115555.html

Human Rights Defender – Ai Weiwei (艾未未)
艾母「活要見人死要見屍」 疑韓寒文章聲援艾未未 (Ai Weiwei's Mother: If He's Alive Let Me See Him, If He's Dead Let Me See His Corpse)
Ming Pao, April 19, 2011
http://news.mingpao.com/20110419/cac1.htm

Related Information:
再见！艾未未 (Goodbye, Ai Weiwei!)
Boxun, April 14, 2011
http://www.peacehall.com/news/gb/pubvp/2011/04/201104141714.shtml

Labor
人社部：力争职工工资5年翻番 (Human Resources Ministry: Determined to Double Workers Wages in 5 Years)
The Beijing Times, April 19, 2011
http://news.jinghua.cn/351/c/201104/19/n3327584.shtml

云南宣威矿难死亡人数瞒报 矿主已被控制 (Yunnan Mine Falsifies Accident Death Toll, Supervisor's Account Frozen)
People's Daily, April 19, 2011
http://news.ifeng.com/mainland/detail_2011_04/19/5830904_0.shtml

Land Policy
“小产权房”等违法用地行为抬头 (Illegal Land Use on the Rise)
The Beijing Times, April 19, 2011
http://news.jinghua.cn/351/c/201104/19/n3327579.shtml

Related news:
9,832 Abuse Cases
Xinhua News Agency, April 19, 2011
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/nsp/National/2011/04/19/9832%2BAbuse%2BCases/

Law
山西品行鉴定准律师 政治表现成执业先决 (Shanxi: Lawyers Determined by Moral Conduct, Political Performance)
Radio Free Asia, April 18, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/sx-04182011115600.html

Related news:
山西将考察准律师政治表现和个人品行 (Shanxi to Evaluate, Approve Lawyers on Political Performance, Personal Moral Conduct)
China National Radio, April 18, 2011
http://www1.cnr.cn/newscenter/gnxw/201104/t20110418_507906918.html

Media
Arab Blogger Hits at Media Coverage of Libyan Uprising
South China Morning Post, April 19, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=c05dda994096f210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Related information:
阿拉伯人对中国媒体的十万个为什么 (Arab People's 100,000 "Why's" to Chinese Media)
Ezzat's Blog, April 15, 2011
http://yizhate.blshe.com/post/534/668306

How China Reports the Arab World
China Media Project, April 18, 2011
http://cmp.hku.hk/2011/04/18/11658/

Police
甘肃西和县公安局长被免职 (Gansu Police Chief Sacked over Torture Charges)
The Beijing Times, April 19, 2011
http://epaper.jinghua.cn/html/2011-04/19/content_651131.htm

Protests and Petitions
Petitioners Face Preemptive Blocks
Radio Free Asia, April 18, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/petitioners-04182011173526.html

Public Health
Patients Not Told Therapy Was on Trial
Shanghai Daily, April 19, 2011
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/nsp/National/2011/04/19/Patients%2Bnot%2Btold%2Btherapy%2Bwas%2Bon%2Btrial/

Related news:
央视再揭干细胞治疗乱象 (CCTV Again Uncovers the Chaos of Stem Cell Therapy)
Century Weekly, April 18, 2011
http://policy.caing.com/2011-04-18/100249639.html

XUAR
Xinjiang Man Stabs Six Passers-by and Kills Himself
British Broadcasting Corporation, April 19, 2011
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-13125561

April 18, 2011

News

Education
对学生要宽容，对老师也要宽容 (Peking U President Confused by Misunderstanding over Counselling Program for Troubled Students, "Radicals")
Xiaoxiang Morning Herald, April 17, 2011
http://epaper.xxcb.cn/xxcba/html/2011-04/17/content_2465626.htm

Human Rights Defender – Ai Weiwei (艾未未)
Ai Weiwei Arrest: Chinese Lawyer and Designer Are Latest to Disappear
The Guardian, April 15, 2011
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/apr/15/ai-weiwei-lawyer-designer-disappear

艾未未工作室员工致信中国公安部 (Ai Weiwei Staff Send Open Letter to Police)
Deutsche Welle, April 16, 2011
http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,14993821,00.html

Related information:
艾未未工作室同仁、家属及志愿者致公安部、北京市公安局的公开信 (Ai Weiwei Studio Open Letter)
Love Ai Weiwei, April 15, 2011
http://loveaiww.blogspot.com/2011/04/ai-weiwei-studio-open-letter.html

岳路平稱收死亡恐嚇 (Artist Yue Luping Receives Death Threats after Defending Ai Weiwei)
Ming Pao, April 18, 2011
http://news.mingpao.com/20110418/cad1.htm

Human Rights Defender – Qin Yongmin (秦永敏)
异见人士秦永敏被抄家并扣查恐吓警察冒充推友意在“钓鱼” (Wuhan Dissident Qin Yongmin Searched, Threatened by Police)
Radio Free Asia, April 15, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/qin-04152011094507.html

Human Rights Defender – Wang Dan (王丹)
China Dissident: Former Taiwan Gov't Gave Me Money
Associated Press, April 17, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110418/ap_on_re_as/as_taiwan_china_dissident

Related news:
王丹﹕312萬非阿扁私款認收捐助 指屬於中華民國 (Wang Dan: 3.1mln Not from Chen Shuibian from Taiwan Goverment)
Ming Pao, April 17, 2011
http://hk.news.yahoo.com/article/110416/4/nubd.html

中華民國要不要支持中國民運 (Does the Republic of China Want to Support the Chinese Democracy Movement?)
Wang Dan, Apple Daily, April 18, 2011
http://tw.nextmedia.com/applenews/article/art_id/33326179/IssueID/20110418

Human Rights Defenders
武汉周一开庭审理李铁“涉嫌颠覆国家政权罪”案 (Subversion Trial against Activist Li Tie Opens Monday)
Radio Free Asia, April 17, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/sd-04172011165018.html

Labor
我国一季度各类事故起数和死亡人数同比下降 (Official Data: Accidents and Resulting Deaths Down in 1st Quarter)
Xinhua News Agency, April 16, 2011
http://news.eastday.com/c/20110416/u1a5841763.html

Land Policy
成都征地纠纷爆警民冲突 十多人被打伤及拘留多人外逃 (+10 Beaten, Detained in Violent Chengdu Land Dispute)
Radio Free Asia, April 15, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/chd-04152011102004.html

RFA独家：鲁政府强征开发利益不予民分　五里冢村民请愿警镇压捕多人 (Shandong Villagers Detained for Protesting Government Suppression over Land Deals)
Radio Free Asia, April 15, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/lu-04152011141628.html

Media
China Is Warned on the Perils of Web Censorship
South China Morning Post, April 18, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=e48f5adebc36f210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

How China Gags Its Media
Radio Free Asia, April 15, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/media-04152011112958.html

重庆卫视越红收视越黑　文革式洗脑不合大众胃口 (Plummet in Chongqing TV Ratings Reveals Brainwashing Unpopular)
Radio Free Asia, April 15, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/chq-04152011114402.html

Multilateral
UN Chief Silent on China Arrests
Agence France-Presse, April 18, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110418/wl_asia_afp/chinarightsun

Religion
Fears of Uprisings Prompt China’s Easter Crackdown
The Globe and Mail, April 18, 2011
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/asia-pacific/fears-of-uprisings-prompt-chinas-easter-crackdown/article1988892/

Related news:
Illicit Church, Evicted, Tries to Buck Beijing
New York Times, April 17, 2011
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/18/world/asia/18beijing.html

Vatican Says China's Move to Beatify Christian Sign of Hope
Agence France-Presse, April 15, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110415/wl_asia_afp/vaticanpopereligionchinacatholicbeatification

Tibet
Dalai Lama Urges Restraint in Tibet Monastery Standoff
Reuters, April 16, 2011
http://af.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idAFTRE73F0ET20110416

Related news:
US Frowns on Chinese Force in Tibet
Agence France-Presse, April 15, 2011
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5i9t6B8vSjBXsPAlAkL69DNBJL2qA

XUAR
Clash over Detained Petitioners
Radio Free Asia, April 15, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/clash-04152011174039.html

April 15, 2011

News
Education
江西遂川部分排名靠后初中生被送至鞋厂工读 (Jiangxi: Low-performing Students Nearing Gao-kao Sent to Vocational School, Made to Work Part-time at Shoe Factory)
Xinhua News Agency, April 14, 2011
http://news.eastday.com/c/20110414/u1a5839133.html

Gender
China Mulls Legislation on Domestic Violence
Xinhua News Agency, April 15, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-04/15/content_12329704.htm

Hong Kong
Legco CCTV Cameras Raise Privacy Concerns
South China Morning Post, April 15, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=e8064f78fe35f210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Human Rights Defender – Ai Weiwei (艾未未)
艾未未遭抹黑 國家形象蒙污 (Ai's Name Blackened, Tarnishing Our Country's Image)
Ming Pao, April 15, 2011
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/6/1/1/2075456/1.html

Human Rights Defender – Ni Yulan (倪玉兰)
China Detains Rights Lawyer, Another Feared Missing in Crackdown
Reuters, April 15, 2011
http://in.reuters.com/article/2011/04/15/idINIndia-56348820110415

Human Rights Defender – Zhao Lianhai (赵连海)
停止發聲 趙連海否認與當局交換 (Zhao Lianhai Denies Official Deal Caused Ai Weiwei Silence)
Ming Pao, April 15, 2011
http://news.mingpao.com/20110415/cad1.htm

Jasmine Rallies
拍茉莉花杨秋雨劳教两年 伤残律师倪玉兰涉寻衅刑拘 (Activist Yang Qiuyu Sent to RTL after Photographing Jasmine Rallies)
Radio Free Asia, April 14, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/moli-04142011151723.html

Related information:
Two Years of Reeducation-Through-Labor for Rights Activist Yang Qiuyu
北京维权人士杨秋雨被劳动教养两年
Human Rights in China, April 14, 2011
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/content/5263
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/cn/content/5262

Labor
China Launches Campaign to Boost Work Safety
Xinhua News Agency, April 15, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-04/15/content_12329712.htm

Related information:
关于开展严厉打击非法违法生产经营建设行为专项行动的通知 (Notice on Launching a Specialized Action to Sternly Crack Down on Illegal Manufacturing, Business, and Construction Practices)
Work Safety Commission of the State Council, April 14, 2011
http://www.chinasafety.gov.cn/newpage/Contents/Channel_20132/2011/0414/128318/content_128318.htm

云南蒙自出租车罢驶两日促成调高起步价 (Yunnan Cabbies Strike, Win Higher Rates)
Radio Free Asia, April 14, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/yn-04142011112644.html

Land Policy
法院调虎离山 长达一年多钉子户被强搬 (Zhuhai: Court Forcibly Evicts Last Nail House)
Southern Metropolis Daily, April 14, 2011
http://nf.nfdaily.cn/nfdsb/content/2011-04/14/content_22707289.htm

Law
重庆检方将于19日以妨害作证罪起诉李庄 (Li Zhuang to Be Tried for Tampering Evidence on April 19)
RedNet, April 14, 2011
http://news.eastday.com/c/20110414/u1a5839137.html

Multilateral
China's Hu Calls for Asian Security Cooperation
Associated Press, April 15, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110415/ap_on_re_as/as_china_asian_security

Police
Beating Up Sparks Shanghai Riot
South China Morning Post, April 15, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=13b86a38de45f210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Related news:
上海逾二千人騷亂 (Over 2,000 Riot in Shanghai)
Oriental Daily, April 14, 2011
http://orientaldaily.on.cc/cnt/china_world/20110414/00178_090.html

Protests and Petitions
Petitioner under House Arrest
Radio Free Asia, April 14, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/petitioner-04142011141215.html

Religion
Vatican: China Bishop May Avoid Excommunication
Associated Press, April 14, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110414/ap_on_re_eu/eu_vatican_china

State Security
Special Report: In Cyberspy vs. Cyberspy, China Has the Edge
Reuters, April 14, 2011
http://uk.reuters.com/article/2011/04/14/us-china-usa-cyberespionage-idUKTRE73D24220110414

Tibet
Fears over Monastery Siege
Radio Free Asia, April 14, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/siege-04142011110237.html

April 14, 2011

Top news
Human Rights Defender – Ai Weiwei (艾未未)
China Police Building Tax Case against Detained Artist Ai - Report
Reuters, April 14, 2011
http://in.reuters.com/article/2011/04/14/idINIndia-56322120110414

Related news:
艾未未受調查先抗拒後配合 (Ai Weiwei Now Cooperating in Investigation)
Wen Wei Po, April 14, 2011
http://paper.wenweipo.com/2011/04/14/YO1104140002.htm

简讯：港媒称艾未未“开始交代问题” (Pro-Beijing HK Media: Ai Weiwei Now Speaking with Authorities)
British Broadcasting Corporation, April 14, 2011
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2011/04/110414_china_aiweiwei.shtml

Related news:
艾未未開始交代問題 羞辱中國以迎合西方 (Ai Weiwei Now Speaking with Authorities, He Humiliated China to Cater to the West)
Ta Kung Pao, April 14, 2011
http://www.takungpao.com/news/top/2011-04-14/716232.html

Police Investigate Ai Weiwei Street Artists
South China Morning Post, April 14, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=bc49d4de92f4f210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Related information:
未未現身中上環　邊個驚 ("Who's Afraid of Ai Weiwei" Graffiti Appears in HK’s Central and Sheung Wan Areas)
Apple Daily, April 14, 2011
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-ehmDmA56M

News

Jasmine Rallies
挺茉莉花送勞教　魏強失蹤　父母尋子　公安：不知道送哪裏了 (Authorities to Wei Qiang's Family: We Don't Know Where Your Son Has Been Sent for RTL)
Apple Daily, April 14, 2011
http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/template/apple/art_main.php?iss_id=20110414&sec_id=15335&subsec_id=15336&art_id=15165474

Related news:
China Sends Man to Labor Camp over "Jasmine" Rally
Reuters, April 12, 2011
http://ca.reuters.com/article/topNews/idCATRE73B1XI20110412

Labor
Faring Poorly in Qingdao
Caixin, April 14, 2011
http://english.caing.com/2011-04-14/100248117.html

郑州将对1次死亡10人以上重大事故煤矿予以关闭 (Zhengzhou to Close Mines with Accidents Killing 10 or More)
Xinhua News Agency, April 13, 2011
http://news.eastday.com/c/20110413/u1a5837815.html

Media
China to Crack Down on 'Illegal' Activities on Internet
Xinhua News Agency, April 13, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-04/13/content_12321795.htm

Toeing the Line
The Age, April 13, 2011
http://www.theage.com.au/world/toeing-the-line-20110412-1dcj8.html

網絡競爭力港列12 內地網民最勤奮 (Chinese Netizens Most Expressive, Report)
Ming Pao, April 14, 2011
http://news.mingpao.com/20110414/cac1.htm

Related information:
The Global Information Technology Report 2010-2011
World Economic Forum, April 12, 2011
http://www.weforum.org/reports

Migrant Workers
Eviction of Migrants Triggers Big Controversy
Xinhua News Agency, April 14, 2011
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=468827

Police
山东泗水男子被派出所传唤 第二天死亡 (Shandong Man Summoned to Police, Dead the Next Day)
iqilu, April 14, 2011
http://lw.wnnews.cn/2011/0414/1383.html

Protests and Petitions
无锡垃圾发电厂暂缓投产 万人抗议未停息 (Police Move in as 10,000 Wuxi Residents Protest Waste Incinerator)
Radio Free Asia, April 13, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/wx-04132011151050.html

合肥残疾人抗议拆迁被抓 逾百人与警冲突多人受伤 (Protesting Activist's Detention, Over 100 Handicapped Residents Battle Police Ending in Injuries, More Detentions)
Radio Free Asia, April 13, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/hf-04132011095025.html

阻高铁施工广东农民遭群殴 四川工人仍僵持 (Activists Beaten as Protestors Continue to Block High Speed Rail Construction)
Radio Free Asia, April 13, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gaotie-04132011113948.html

中央巡视驾到福建 击鼓鸣冤者官府照打 (Rural Land Petitioners Beaten by Guards in Fuzhou)
Radio Free Asia, April 13, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/zy-04132011095031.html

Shanghai Cooperation Organization
China, Russia Vow to Boost Relations
Shanghai Daily, April 14, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/brics2011/2011-04/14/content_12322482.htm

Taiwan
'Mainland Workers' Rights Should Be Protected
China Daily, April 14, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-04/14/content_12322999.htm

Tibet
Clashes at China Tibetan Monastery: Rights Group
Agence France-Presse, April 13, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110413/wl_asia_afp/chinatibetunrestrights

April 13, 2011

Top news
Human Rights Defender – Ai Weiwei (艾未未)
Ai Weiwei Offered CPPCC Role Before Arrest, Staff Say
South China Morning Post, April 13, 2011
http://topics.scmp.com/news/china-news-watch/article/Ai-Weiwei-offered-CPPCC-role-before-arrest-staff-say

Related news:
岳路平指新華社濫用其名 (Xi'an Artist Yue Luping: I Sympathize with Ai Weiwei, Xinhua Has Slandered My Name)
Ming Pao, April 13, 2011
http://news.mingpao.com/20110413/cab1.htm

China Silent on Ai Location, Condemns Foreign Support
Agence France-Presse, April 12, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110412/wl_asia_afp/chinaartpoliticsrights

A Provocateur Finds Out Just How Far He Can Go
Newsweek, April 10, 2011
http://www.newsweek.com/2011/04/10/a-provocateur-finds-out-just-how-far-he-can-go.html


News
Bilateral Ties
EU Official Urges China to Halt Arbitrary Arrests
Associated Press, April 12, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110412/ap_on_re_as/as_china_human_rights

Children
公安部要求非亲生子女须经DNA检验才可入户 (Public Security Ministry Requires DNA Tests to Register Unrelated Children as Part of Household to Fight Child Trafficking)
Legal Daily, April 12, 2011
http://news.eastday.com/c/20110412/u1a5835747.html

Disasters
A Year after Quake, Cultural Relics Remain Shattered
South China Morning Post, April 13, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=6ddbec2eb9a4f210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Related news:
Office to Respond to Disasters
China Daily, April 13, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-04/13/content_12315147.htm

Education
性教育缺失或成青少年性犯罪高发重要原因 (Lack of Sex Ed May Be the Cause of High Sex Crime Rate among Youth)
Legal Daily, April 13, 2011
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2011-04/13/content_2595174.htm

Food Security
Rival Dairy Farm Intentionally Added Nitrate to Milk That Killed 3 Chinese Infants, Police Say
The Los Angeles Times, April 12, 2011
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/asia/la-fg-china-milk-web-20110412,0,7134177.story

Human Rights Defenders
安徽作家被当局传唤禁发表政论文章 (Anhui Writer Xuan Changwei Summoned, Told Not to Publish Political Commentary)
Radio Free Asia, April 12, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/an-04122011100751.html

中国当局持续打压维权律师 金光鸿疑遭国保拘押 (Amid Rights Lawyer Crackdown, Former Falun Gong Defender Feared Detained)
Radio Free Asia, April 12, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/dj-04122011151321.html

Jasmine Rallies
'Jasmine' Activists in China Labour Camps: Group
Agence France-Presse, April 13, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110413/wl_asia_afp/chinapoliticsrights

China Arrests Fourth Dissident in "Jasmine" Crackdown
Reuters, April 13, 2011
http://uk.reuters.com/article/2011/04/13/uk-china-dissident-crackdown-idUKTRE73C0PQ20110413

Exclusive: China Crackdown Driven by Fears of a Broad Conspiracy
Reuters, April 12, 2011
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/04/12/us-china-politics-crackdown-idUSTRE73B3DF20110412

Police Crackdown 'Unprecedented'
Radio Free Asia, April 12, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/crackdown-04122011110159.html

Labor
河南鞭炮厂爆炸续:伤者不准探望死者家属受威胁 (13-year-old Killed in Fireworks Factory Blast, Families Kept from Seeing Victims, Told Not to Talk to the Press)
Dahe Daily, April 13, 2011
http://news.eastday.com/c/20110413/u1a5837005.html

Land Policy
Skirmish over Farmland
Radio Free Asia, April 12, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/skirmish-04122011183631.html

湖北拆迁暴力一日两宗 女拆迁户坠楼老党员骨折 (Violent Eviction in Hubei Leaves 1 Unconscious, 1 Hospitalized)
Radio Free Asia, April 12, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/bal-04122011142323.html

Politics
NPC Chairman Full of Praise on Chongqing Visit
South China Morning Post, April 13, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=321cec2eb9a4f210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Related news:
为了法治，为了我们心中的那一份理想 (For the Rule of Law, For Our Ideals)
Caing, April 12, 2011
http://blog.caing.com/article/17383/

Religion
陕豫两教会领袖被警棍重伤及砖块堵门 (Religious Leaders Harassed by Authorities: One Physically Assaulted, Another's Home Door Bricked Over)
Radio Free Asia, April 12, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/sy-04122011101733.html

Tibet
Tibetans Boycott Chinese Shops
Radio Free Asia, April 12, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/boycott-04122011105133.html

April 12, 2011

Top news
Human Rights Defender – Ai Weiwei (艾未未)
Absolute Power
South China Morning Post, April 12, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=9bc5aa5a3744f210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Also available at:
Ai Weiwei: Captive Poster Boy for China's Criminal Justice System
US-Asia Law Institute, April 11, 2011
http://www.usasialaw.org/?p=5361

艾未未被拘九天仍无音讯 官媒左网连番抹黑抨击 (Still No News of Ai Weiwei; His Cousin, Driver Also Disappear)
Radio Free Asia, April 11, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/ai-04112011111949.html

艾未未妻子到稅務局助查 (Ai Weiwei's Wife Called to Tax Bureau for Questioning)
Agencies, April 12, 2011
http://inews.mingpao.com/htm/INews/20110412/ca21122p.htm

News
Government
Election Text Messages Cost City Mayor His Job
Shanghai Daily, April 12, 2011
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=468638

Hukou
多城市以居住证取代暂住证打破户籍束缚 (Breaking Hukou Bondage, Several Cities Replace Temporary Residence Permits)
Xinhua News Agency, April 12, 2011
http://news.eastday.com/c/20110412/u1a5835235.html

Labor
14 Hospitalized after Industrial Gas Leak in Shaoxing
Xinhua News Agency, April 11, 2011
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=468574

Land Policy
嘉峪关市推行房屋拆迁诉求制 (Gansu City Consults Residents Prior to Demolition Projects to Decrease Petitioning)
Gansu Daily, April 11, 2011
http://www.chinanews.com/estate/2011/04-11/2963051.shtml

Protests and Petitions
浙江网友郭卫东获释 朱虞夫逾期拘押 (1 Jasmine Activist Released, Others Still Missing)
Radio Free Asia, April 11, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/guo-04112011094740.html

Religion
China Ordains New Vatican-approved Catholic Bishop
Associated Press, April 11, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110411/ap_on_re_as/as_china_vatican

Pastor Still Held after Crackdown
South China Morning Post, April 12, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=f23c06e19f44f210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Related news:
Beijing Church Standoff Unresolved, Pastor Held
Deutsche Presse-Agentur, April 11, 2011
http://www.monstersandcritics.com/news/asiapacific/news/article_1632129.php/Beijing-church-standoff-unresolved-pastor-held

Tibet
川格德寺外逾千武警切断供给 两千僧侣缺少食物情况危急 (Over 1,000 Armed Police Block Food Supply to Sichuan Temple)
Radio Free Asia, April 11, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/zang-04112011094808.html

XUAR
Petitioners Return to Beijing
Radio Free Asia, April 11, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/return-04112011174717.html

April 11, 2011

Top news
Human Rights Defender – Ai Weiwei (艾未未)
China Transcript Omits Mentions of Detained Artist
Associated Press, April 08, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110408/ap_on_re_as/as_china_human_rights

Interrogators Threatened Me, Says Ai's Assistant
South China Morning Post, April 09, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=8a0856448063f210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Related information:
我经历的北京警方一次野蛮的“询问” (Record of an Interrogation of an Ai Weiwei Employee)
Liu Yanping, April 08, 2011
http://www.hrichina.org/cn/content/5247

Police Probe Adds to Controversy Surrounding Ai Weiwei
Xinhua News Agency, April 10, 2011
http://www.china.org.cn/china/2011-04/10/content_22322879.htm

Related news:
新華社：艾未未涉逃稅抄襲 (Ai's Family Says Xinhua's Charges Are Slander)
Ming Pao, April 11, 2011
http://news.mingpao.com/20110411/caa3.htm

艾未未姊向公安遞信 盼送衣藥 (Ai Weiwei's Sister Takes Letter, Medicine to Local Police)
Ming Pao, April 10, 2011
http://news.mingpao.com/20110410/cab2.htm

News
Education
Beijing Bans Inter-college Debates on 1911 Revolution
South China Morning Post, April 10, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=36b5623064b3f210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Environment
陕西柞水县部分农村饮水工程建后无人管 (Shaanxi Villages Get Drinking Water Infrastructure, But No One to Run It)
People's Daily, April 10, 2011
http://news.eastday.com/c/20110410/u1a5831063.html

Human Rights
US Says China Rights on 'Negative Trend'
Agence France-Presse, April 08, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110408/pl_afp/usrightsdiplomacychina_20110408155152

Related information:
2010 Human Rights Report: China (includes Tibet, Hong Kong, and Macau)
US Department of State, April 8, 2011
http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2010/eap/154382.htm

HK Media Vulnerable to Self-censorship, Says Annual US Rights Report
South China Morning Post, April 10, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=16c9f13fa2b3f210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

China Says U.S. Human Rights Outcry Is Interference
Reuters, April 09, 2011
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/04/09/us-china-usa-rights-idUSTRE7382EH20110409

外交部发言人洪磊就美国务院发表涉华人权报告答记者问 (Foreign Ministry Spokesman Hong Lei Responds to Reporter's Question about U.S. State Department's Report on Human Rights in China)
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, April 9, 2011
http://www.fmprc.gov.cn/chn/gxh/tyb/fyrbt/t813808.htm

Human Rights Defenders
UN Rights Panel Raps China over 'Disappeared'
Agence France-Presse, April 08, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110408/wl_asia_afp/chinaunrights_20110408180637

Related information:
China: UN Expert Body Concerned about Recent Wave of Enforced Disappearances
UN Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances, April 11, 2011
http://www.ohchr.org/en/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=10928&LangID=E

China's Crackdown Signals Shift
The Wall Street Journal, April 11, 2011
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704366104576254630352511472.html

临沂公安局对维权人士刘国慧实行取保候审监视居住 (Activist Suspected of Inciting Subversion Put Under House Arrest)
Radio Free Asia, April 10, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/sd-04102011170159.html

赵连海再发推文显示受新压力 外交部网站避提艾未未被抓 (Zhao Lianhai Curbs Ai Weiwei Talk in Latest Post)
Radio Free Asia, April 08, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/zhao-04082011112434.html

Land Policy
Riot Police in Land Clash
Radio Free Asia, April 08, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/protest-04082011134759.html

调查称土地征用和拆迁成涉农职务犯罪高发领域 (Investigation: Land Grab, Eviction Violations Rampant among Rural Officials)
People's Daily, April 11, 2011
http://news.eastday.com/c/20110411/u1a5832267.html

Law
江西省服刑劳教人员可在监所提出法律援助申请 (Jiangxi Inmates Can Apply for Legal Aid)
Jiangxi Daily, April 11, 2011
http://news.eastday.com/c/20110411/u1a5833079.html

Population
人口逾千萬 密度冠全國 (Shenzhen Population Mainland's Densest)
Xinhua News Agency, April 10, 2011
http://news.mingpao.com/20110410/caa2.htm

Protests and Petitions
茉莉花风波中被捕的魏强被处以两年劳教 (Activist Detained during Jasmine Crackdown Ordered to 2 Years of Reeducation-Through-Labor)
Radio Free Asia, April 08, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/mo-04082011142720.html

Public Health
China Faces Uphill Battle to Give Better Healthcare
Reuters, April 08, 2011
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/04/08/us-healthcare-china-idUSTRE73721820110408

Religion
Fears of New Crackdown as 160 Christians Held
South China Morning Post, April 11, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=0551074efbf3f210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Related news:
Beijing Police Halt Unapproved Church Service
Associated Press, April 11, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110411/ap_on_re_as/as_china_human_rights

House Churches Cannot Politicize Religion
Global Times, April 11, 2011
http://opinion.globaltimes.cn/editorial/2011-04/642830.html

北京警方带走100多名地下教会信徒 (Beijing Police Take Away 100+ Underground Worshippers)
Deutsche Welle, April 10, 2011
http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,14980480,00.html

Social Security
Officials Steal 1.18b Yuan Earmarked for Farmers
South China Morning Post, April 09, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=68e7ed266a53f210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

State Security
German Man Charged with Spying on Exiles for China
Associated Press, April 08, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110408/ap_on_re_eu/eu_germany_china_spying

Shenzhen Evicts 80,000 'Unstable' Residents
China Daily, April 11, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/2011-04/11/content_12305335.htm

April 08, 2011

Top news
Shanghai Cooperation Organization
'Counter-Terror' Policy Targets Uyghurs
Radio Free Asia, April 07, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/policy-04072011123330.html

For more information on the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, view HRIC’s report:
Counter-Terrorism and Human Rights: The Impact of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization
Human Rights in China, March 30, 2011
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/category?cid=193095

白皮书的概述和建议已翻到中文:
中国人权发表对上海合作组织的白皮书：在反恐的旗号下牺牲人权
http://gb.hrichina.org/public/contents/29693


News
Civil Society
NGOs Struggle with Legal Status despite New Rules
South China Morning Post, April 08, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=e6a28cf91b03f210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Related news:
北京放寬社會組織登記規定 (Beijing Loosens Registration Regulations for Civil Society Orgs)
Ming Pao, April 07, 2011
http://inews.mingpao.com/htm/INews/20110407/ca41624a.htm

Disasters
违规采煤致地裂房危 (Illegal Mining Project Damages Houses, But Official Refuses to Call a Halt)
The Beijing Times, April 07, 2011
http://epaper.jinghua.cn/html/2011-04/07/content_647478.htm

Freedom of Movement
中国当局加剧打压民间人士 多人被限制出境 (As Government Crackdown Intensifies, Many Barred from Leaving China)
Radio Free Asia, April 07, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/da-04072011115552.html

Food Security
Nitrite-tainted Milk Kills 3 Children in China
Reuters, April 08, 2011
http://af.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idAFTRE7370VQ20110408

Government
鲁基层政府推“十选”“十不选” 曲解村委选举法阻维权村民上访 (Shandong Villagers Told Not to Vote for Petitioners)
Radio Free Asia, April 07, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/xuan-04062011163842.html

Human Rights Defender – Zhao Lianhai (赵连海)
赵连海促释放艾未未后遭官员约谈 (After Urging for Artist's Release, Zhao Lianhai Forced to "Chat" with Officials)
British Broadcasting Corporation, April 07, 2011
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2011/04/110407_china_zhaolianhai.shtml

Labor
Yunnan Mine Boss Tries to Hide Tragedy that Leaves 6 Dead
Shanghai Daily, April 07, 2011
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=468276

辽宁铁岭致32人死亡钢包脱落事件责任人被判刑 (After Accident Kills 32, Equipment Inspectors Get 3 Years' Jail Time)
Xinhua News Agency, April 08, 2011
http://news.eastday.com/c/20110408/u1a5829487.html

新疆托克逊"智障包身工"案件已正式移送起诉 (Forced Labor Indictment Formally Brought against Exploiters of Disabled)
Procuratorial Daily, April 07, 2011
http://news.jcrb.com/jxsw/201104/t20110407_525882.html

山西介休绵山风景区网架坍塌6人死亡 (Construction Site Collapse Kills 6 in Shandong)
Xinhua News Agency, April 07, 2011
http://news.eastday.com/c/20110407/u1a5828125.html

Media
Under Fire, US Eyes Internet to Reach Chinese
Agence France-Presse, April 08, 2011
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hm1QhxjTPohmZnSy5VEDEEGz4SMA

Politics
Lawyers at NPC Pushed for Right to Become Prosecutors or Judges
South China Morning Post, April 08, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=8ac28cf91b03f210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Protests and Petitions
上海大批民众陈情申冤 中央巡视组被批敷衍作秀‏ (Shanghai Petitioners Say Central Inspection Org Only for "Show")
Radio Free Asia, April 07, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/xun-04072011140406.html

Public Health
东莞发现"氢氟酸"剧毒瓶 环卫工中毒"生不如死" (Mixed with Regular Trash, Hydrofluoric Acid Poisons Guangdong Street Sweeper)
Southern Metropolis Daily, April 07, 2011
http://nf.nfdaily.cn/nfdsb/content/2011-04/07/content_22397099.htm

Religion
Top US Lawmaker Backs Religious Freedom in China
Agence France-Presse, April 07, 2011
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jLxW5A5FP-9B_UcNVU1aTDcxBt2A

April 07, 2011

Top news

Human Rights Defender - Ai Weiwei (艾未未)
Ai Weiwei Is Investigated by Chinese Police for 'Economic Crimes'
The Guardian, April 06, 2011
http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/2011/apr/06/ai-weiwei-investigated-economic-crimes

China Warns World Not to Interfere in Artist Case
Agence France-Presse, April 07, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110407/wl_asia_afp/chinaartpoliticsrightsprobe_20110407083603

Related news:
US Envoy Defends Detained Chinese Artist
Agence France-Presse, April 06, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110406/pl_afp/chinausdiplomacyrights

News

Corruption
原甘肃省宕昌县县委书记王先民受贿千万余元被判死缓 (Corrupt Gansu Official Given Deferred Death Sentence)
Xinhua News Agency, April 06, 2011
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2011-04/06/content_2578537.htm

Disasters
玉树地震灾区四千灾民示威 数十藏人被拘多人被打伤 (4,000 Demonstrate in Qinghai Quake Zone, Dozens of Tibetans Detained, Many Injured)
Radio Free Asia, April 06, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/zang-04062011102057.html

Environment
China Government Academy Urges Carbon Emissions Peak by 2030
Reuters, April 06, 2011
http://uk.reuters.com/article/2011/04/06/china-climate-emissions-idUKL3E7F60A820110406

记者调查环评造假真相：环评单位资质参差不齐 (Investigation Finds Environmental Assessment Firms Inept)
Xinhua News Agency, April 07, 2011
http://news.eastday.com/c/20110407/u1a5827829.html

Government
公安部公布2010年政府信息公开年度报告 (Public Security Ministry Releases 2010 Government Transparency Report)
Ministry of Public Security, April 07, 2011
http://news.eastday.com/c/20110407/u1a5827836.html

Related information:
公安部政府信息公开工作年度报告（2010年度）(Annual Government Transparency Work Report by the Ministry of Public Security (2010))
Ministry of Public Security, April 07, 2011
http://www.mps.gov.cn/n16/n1282/n3478/n1889461/index.html

Hong Kong
Cap on Mainland Births at All Hospitals
South China Morning Post, April 07, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=a1ee37dd77b2f210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Human Rights Defender - Zhao Lianhai (赵连海)
Fears after Milk Dad's Online Plea
The Standard, April 07, 2011
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?pp_cat=30&art_id=109920&sid=31941852&con_type=3

Human Rights Defenders
北京独立作家古川失踪逾月 妻子近日也与外界失去联络 (Contact Lost with Detained Writer's Wife)
Radio Free Asia, April 06, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gu-04062011134118.html

北京维权女律师倪玉兰夫妇被警方带走 (Beijing Rights Defense Lawyer Ni Yulan and Husband Taken by Police)
Deutsche Welle, April 07, 2011
http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,14972658,00.html

Jasmine Rallies
AP Exclusive: Voices Behind China's Protest Calls
Associated Press, April 06, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110406/ap_on_re_as/as_china_jasmine_revealed

Land Policy
北京强制拆除违法建设应当制作笔录并录像 (Beijing Requires Forced Evictions to Go On the Record)
Legal Daily, April 06, 2011
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2011-04/06/content_2578357.htm

花楼街控诉经济适用房作商业拆迁安置 七旬老街道主任被办法制学习班 (Elderly Activist Sent to Law Study Class after Wuhan Residents Protest Affordable Housing Demolition)
Radio Free Asia, April 06, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/chai-04062011163504.html

Military
PLA Fans: Unarmed and Maybe Dangerous
South China Morning Post, April 07, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=e61137dd77b2f210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Population
As China Ages, Birthrate Policy May Prove Difficult to Reverse
New York Times, April 07, 2011
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/07/world/asia/07population.html

Public Health
Chinese Ministry, WHO Warn of Antibiotic Overuse
Associated Press, April 07, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110407/ap_on_he_me/as_china_antibiotics

中国逾2亿成年人体重超标 (200mln+ Chinese Adults Overweight)
The Beijing Times, April 07, 2011
http://epaper.jinghua.cn/html/2011-04/07/content_647546.htm

Religion
Radio Broadcasters Detained
Radio Free Asia, April 06, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/vietnam/broadcasters-04062011145007.html