May 19, 2011

News
Bilateral Ties
Beijing's Top General Says U.S. Overstates China Threat
The Wall Street Journal, May 18, 2011
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704281504576331702045148840.html

Related news:
台灣關係法　陸圖影響美再審視 (China Calls on US to "Revisit" Taiwan Relations Act)
Central News Agency, May 19, 2011
http://tw.news.yahoo.com/article/url/d/a/110519/5/2rsyp.html

Tunisian Foreign Minister to Visit China
Xinhua News Agency, May 18, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/world/2011-05/18/content_12536120.htm

Wen Says China Friends 'Forever' with Pakistan
Agence France-Presse, May 18, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110518/wl_asia_afp/chinapakistandiplomacy

Environment
北京缺水　破國際警戒線 (Beijing Water Reserves Well Below International Alarm Level)
Central News Agency, May 19, 2011
http://tw.news.yahoo.com/article/url/d/a/110519/5/2rsvy.html

中国承认三峡工程造成不利影响 (China Acknowledges Problems with the Three Gorges Dam)
British Broadcasting Corporation, May 18, 2011
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/chinese_news/2011/05/110518_three_gorges.shtml

Human Rights Defender – Ai Weiwei (艾未未)
Artists to Hold Shows in Support of Ai Weiwei
South China Morning Post, May 19, 2011
http://topics.scmp.com/news/hk-news-watch/article/Artists-to-hold-shows-in-support-of-Ai-Weiwei

Human Rights Defender – Ni Yulan (倪玉兰)
维权律师倪玉兰被正式逮捕 (Rights Defense Lawyer Ni Yulan Formally Arrested)
Radio Free Asia, May 18, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/china_dissident-05182011113020.html

Human Rights Defender – Xu Kun (许坤)
获刑4年广西维权村长许坤上诉 (Village Chief Sentenced to 4 Years Appeals Sentence)
Radio Free Asia, May 18, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/china_court_b-05182011110450.html

Related information:
Lengthy Prison Terms and Heavy Fines for Baihutou Village Chief and Land Rights Activists
广西白虎头村维权村长被判4年罚重金
Human Rights in China, April 29, 2011
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/content/5318
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/cn/content/5319

Human Rights Defenders
Another Activist under Investigation
South China Morning Post, May 19, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=f1b6eb5e38300310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Related news:
涉煽动颠覆案移交检方 残疾人胡军面临起诉 (Handicapped Activist Hu Jun Facing Indictment on Charges of Inciting Subversion)
Radio Free Asia, May 16, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/hj-05162011142833.html

Law
Legal Aid Presents a Case for the Vulnerable
China Daily, May 19, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-05/19/content_12537265.htm

村民阻施工被碾死 村支书获刑4年 (4 Sentenced to Prison in Case of Henan Villager's Death during Land Protest)
Xinhua News Agency, May 19, 2011
http://gcontent.oeeee.com/8/9f/89f03f7d02720160/Blog/b25/fd8abb.html

Public Health
China Reports AIDS Mortality Is Cut by Two-Thirds
New York Times, May 19, 2011
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/19/health/19aids.html

Religion
Pope Laments China State Pressure on Catholics
Reuters, May 18, 2011
http://in.reuters.com/article/2011/05/18/idINIndia-57101820110518

Society
'Red' Culture Wave Sweeps China
Radio Free Asia, May 18, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/wave-05182011130129.html

Tibet
China Condemns Dalai Lama in New Zealand Visit
Xinhua News Agency, May 18, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/tibet2011/2011-05/18/content_12533188.htm

XUAR
“东突组织”在美讨论未来路向 (Uyghur Organizations Branded Terrorists by PRC Meet in U.S. to Discuss Road Ahead)
Radio Free Asia, May 18, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/features/hottopic/feature_east_turkestan-05182011111417.html