January 13, 2011

News
Bilateral Ties
Hu to Visit Obama's Power Base of Chicago on US Tour
South China Morning Post, January 13, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=25c606027ea7d210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

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Obama and Hu Seek Common Ground amid Disputes
Reuters, January 12, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20110113/pl_nm/us_usa_china_relations

Tajikistan Agrees to Give Land to China
Associated Press, January 12, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110112/ap_on_re_as/as_tajikistan_china_land_dispute

大陸/白皮書:外交將面臨前所未有的機遇和挑戰 (White Paper: China's Foreign Affairs Faced with Unprecedented Opportunities and Challenges)
CDNews, January 11, 2011
http://www.cdnews.com.tw/cdnews_site/docDetail.jsp?coluid=141&docid=101410715

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2011年中國外交白皮書2010年國際形勢和中國外交概述部分的全文 (Full text excerpt from State Council White Book on China's Foreign Affairs)
Wen Wei Po, January 11, 2011
http://paper.wenweipo.com/2011/01/11/CH1101110047.htm

Corruption
Former Chinese Official Arrested after Eight Months on Run
Xinhua News Agency, January 12, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-01/12/content_11841222.htm

Education
國務院發表教改試點通知 (State Council Issues Notice on New Reforms for Education)
Ming Pao, January 13, 2011
http://inews.mingpao.com/htm/INews/20110113/ca40840a.htm

Related information:
关于开展国家教育体制改革试点的通知 (Notice on Launching Trial Reforms in the National Education System)
General Office of the State Council, October 24, 2010
http://www.gov.cn/zwgk/2011-01/12/content_1783332.htm

Human Rights Defenders
As West Woos China, No Word about Missing Rights Activist
The Independent, January 12, 2011
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/politics/as-west-woos-china-no-word-about-missing-rights-activist-2182232.html

Chinese Activists Praise Liu Xiaobo's Nobel Prize despite Crackdown
The Guardian, January 12, 2011
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/jan/12/chinese-activists-praise-liu-xiaobo-nobel

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一份迟到的“大国崛起”阴影下的幽禁纪略
House Arrest in the Shadow of a “Rising Power”
Ding Zilin and Jiang Peikun, December 26, 2010
CH: http://gb.hrichina.org/public/contents/25261
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/191947

Land Policy
Forced Land Seizure Policy Needs Revision
China Daily, January 13, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-01/13/content_11842484.htm

Migrant Workers
2009年中国流动人口超两亿 (Official Stats: Migrant Population over 200mil in 2009)
Radio Free Asia, January 12, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/m0111-hc-01122011095813.html

鄭州逾百民工追討欠薪被毆 (Henan: 100+ Migrant Workers Demand Back Pay, Get Beaten)
Ming Pao, January 13, 2011
http://inews.mingpao.com/htm/INews/20110113/ca41130a.htm

Police
Wrongly Detained Man Compensated
Xinhua News Agency, January 12, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-01/12/content_11841069.htm

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“跨省拘捕”案受害人称不接受警方3000元赔偿决定 (Man Wrongfully Detained in Cross-Provincial Scandal Refuses Police Compensation)
Southern Weekend, January 12, 2011
http://www.infzm.com/content/54582

大陸成立首間網路派出所 打擊詐騙 (Shenzhen Sets Up China's First Online Police Station)
China Times, January 12, 2011
http://news.chinatimes.com/realtime/110109/112011011201018.html

公安局局长接受检察院讯问时死亡 家属疑其遭受刑讯逼供 (Liaoning Police Chief Dies in Procuratorate's Custody, Family Suspects Torture)
China Youth Daily, January 13, 2011
http://zqb.cyol.com/html/2011-01/13/nw.D110000zgqnb_20110113_1-05.htm

Protests and Petitions
Murdered Protester's Son Takes Fight to Web
China Daily, January 13, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-01/13/content_11842521.htm

访民报警称遭“关押殴打” (Petitioners Report Being Locked Up, Beaten Up)
The Beijing News, January 12, 2011
http://epaper.bjnews.com.cn/html/2011-01/12/content_191055.htm

Public Health
China, in a Shift, Takes On Its Alzheimer’s Problem
New York Times, January 12, 2011
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/13/world/asia/13shanghai.html

Society
Confucius Comeback Continues with Tiananmen Statue
Agence France-Presse, January 12, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110112/wl_asia_afp/chinaculturepoliticsconfuciusstatue

Job Hunting: A Beijing Hukou Necessary
China Daily, January 12, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-01/12/content_11839360.htm