May 13, 2011

News
Corruption
Former Chinese Vice Mayor Gets Death in Graft Case
Associated Press, May 12, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110512/ap_on_re_as/as_china_official_sentenced

Disasters
川震灾难后大批维权人士受迫害 (Many of the Rights Defenders Voicing Concern following Sichuan Quake Persecuted)
Radio Free Asia, May 12, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/rights_earthquake-05122011104428.html

豆腐渣問題未解決　遇難家屬上訪遭打壓、門禁 (Investigation into Shoddy Construction Still Not Over; Three Years Later, Families Petitioning for Investigation Harassed, Put under Surveillance)
Apple Daily, May 13, 2011
http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/template/apple/art_main.php?iss_id=20110513&sec_id=15335&subsec_id=15336&art_id=15250112

Government
下崗女工欲參選人代被扣 (Jiangxi: Laid-off Worker Wanting to Run as an "Independent Candidate" in District People's Congress Election Detained)
Ming Pao, May 13, 2011
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/94/1/1/2100188/1.html

Related news:
江西一下岗职工参选人大代表 (Jiangxi: Laid-off Worker Applies to Run in
District People's Congress Election)
Southern Metropolis Daily, May 09, 2011
http://gcontent.oeeee.com/2/91/291db767ac8b9612/Blog/3ac/3281d1.html

Human Rights Defender – Ai Weiwei (艾未未)
China "Unhappy" with Support for Detained Artist
Reuters, May 12, 2011
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/05/12/us-china-dissident-artist-idUSTRE74B6PE20110512

Land Policy
City Defends Policy to Grab Illegal Property
Xinhua News Agency, May 13, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-05/13/content_12504315.htm

Housing Cheats to Be Punished over False Applications for Low-cost Flats
South China Morning Post, May 13, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=c66cda25315ef210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Land Supply Doubled to Curb Housing Price
Xinhua News Agency, May 13, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-05/12/content_12500901.htm

Law
偷鸡数百只，两人判无期 (Two Sentenced to Life for Stealing Chickens)
Southern Weekend, May 13, 2011
http://www.infzm.com/content/59164

Police
上海警方利用新浪微博抓获犯罪嫌疑人 (Shanghai: Police Apprehend Suspect with Assistance of Sina Weibo)
Xinhua News Agency, May 13, 2011
http://news.sina.com.cn/s/2011-05-13/091322457826.shtml

Politics
Prisoners in Chinese City Targeted in 'Red' Push
Agence France-Presse, May 13, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110513/wl_asia_afp/chinacrimepolitics

Public Health
China's Cabinet Approves Five-year Development Plan for Disabled
Xinhua News Agency, May 12, 2011
http://china.globaltimes.cn/chinanews/2011-05/654413.html

Religion
Defiant Christians Petition China Parliament
Agence France-Presse, May 12, 2011
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5i1qXgurtyj1LIIAv6H_nIrCdipMA

The full text of the open letter is available at:
我们是为了信仰：为政教冲突向全国人大的公民请愿书 (A Citizens' Petition to the National People's Congress on Conflicts between the Church and State)
http://canyu.org/n25247c6.aspx

Taiwan
Outrage over WHO Memo Kicks Off Taiwan Presidential Race
Christian Science Monitor, May 12, 2011
http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-Pacific/2011/0512/Outrage-over-WHO-memo-kicks-off-Taiwan-presidential-race

Tibet
China Effectively Rules Out Talks with New Exiled Tibet PM
Reuters, May 13, 2011
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/05/13/us-china-tibet-idUSTRE74C1DA20110513

两藏僧疑出书揭玉树地震黑幕被判监 (Two Monks Suspected of Publishing Books on
Corruption following Yushu Quake Sentenced)
Radio Free Asia, May 12, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/tibetan_monk-05122011113023.html