February 24, 2011

Top news
Protests and Petitions
Calls for a ‘Jasmine Revolution’ in China Persist
New York Times, February 24, 2011
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/24/world/asia/24china.html

China Charges Subversion for Protest Repostings
Associated Press, February 24, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110224/ap_on_re_as/as_china_protest_calls

Two Rights Lawyers Prevented from Leaving China
Deutsche Presse Agentur, February 24, 2011
http://www.monstersandcritics.com/news/asiapacific/news/article_1621652.php/Two-rights-lawyers-prevented-from-leaving-China

茉莉花茶不好喝　中国更多网友失踪 (More Netizens Missing after "Jasmine Revolution" Posts)
Radio Free Asia, February 23, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/m0223-dx2e-02232011160616.html

Related information:
Lawyers and Activists Detained, Summoned, and Harassed in “Jasmine Rallies” Crackdown
众多律师和维权活跃人士因“茉莉花集会”遭打压
Human Rights in China, February 23, 2011
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/192623
CH: http://gb.hrichina.org/public/contents/28795

News
Bilateral Ties
卡扎菲以天安门镇压自辩 中国难独善其身 (Gaddafi Invokes Tiananmen in Defense of Suppression)
Radio Free Asia, February 23, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/dx1e-02232011161047.html

Death Penalty
Exiled Uighurs Worried on Death Sentences
Agence France-Presse, February 23, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110223/wl_asia_afp/chinaxinjiangunrestrightsattacksus

Education
北京强制小学生向党旗致敬 (Beijing Forces Elementary Students to Pledge Allegiance to the Flag)
Radio Free Asia, February 23, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/xuesheng-02232011101608.html

Related news:
全市小学今后将办出党旗仪式 (Beijing Elementary Students to Hold Monthly Flag Ceremony)
The Beijing Times, February 21, 2011
http://epaper.jinghua.cn/html/2011-02/21/content_633609.htm

教育部将统一城乡教师工资明确禁止择校费 (Education Ministry to Standardize Teacher Salaries to Avoid "Optional" Fees in Rural Areas)
The Beijing Times, February 24, 2011
http://www.yangtse.com/news/gn/201102/t20110224_789444.htm

Food Security
WADA Seeks Tainted Beef Info from China
China Post, February 24, 2011
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/china/national-news/2011/02/24/292293/WADA-seeks.htm

Government
Deputies Seek Answers on Asian Games Budget
South China Morning Post, February 24, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=50fafaced635e210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Hong Kong
Hong Kong Airline Officials Jailed for People Smuggling
Deutsche Presse Agentur, February 24, 2011
http://www.monstersandcritics.com/news/asiapacific/news/article_1621618.php/Hong-Kong-airline-officials-jailed-for-people-smuggling

Related news:
Four Jailed for Bribery over Mainland Visitors
Xinhua News Agency, February 23, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-02/23/content_12068271.htm

Human Rights Defender – Hada (哈达)
哈达与家人接受访问片段曝光 揭露续遭中国当局禁锢 (Hada Remains in Detention over Two Months following Sentence End)
Radio Free Asia, February 23, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/hada-02232011113710.html

Related information:
About the Individual: Hada
Incorporating Responsibility 2008
http://www.ir2008.org/04/about.php

Law
Organ Traffickers May Get Death Penalty
China Daily, February 24, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-02/24/content_12068493.htm

产销“毒害食品”拟半年起刑 (Tainted-food Makers, Wage-withholding Bosses, and Repeat Offenders May Face Longer Jail Terms)
The Beijing Times, February 24, 2011
http://epaper.jinghua.cn/html/2011-02/24/content_634691.htm

Migrant Workers
新闻出版总署要求停办靠收取版面费生存期刊 (GAPP: Academic Journals Charging Page Fees Will Be Closed Down)
The Beijing News, February 23, 2011
http://news.xinhuanet.com/2011-02/23/c_121115302.htm

Public Health
Mining Company Blamed for Teeth Woes
Shanghai Daily, February 24, 2011
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2011/201102/20110224/article_464598.htm

调查：人均年输液8瓶首因在病人其次是医生 (Study: Patient Requests for IVs Raise Rates above Global Average)
China Youth Daily, February 24, 2011
http://zqb.cyol.com/html/2011-02/24/nw.D110000zgqnb_20110224_2-07.htm

Society
Moves on Way to Aid Stability, Harmony
China Daily, February 24, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-02/24/content_12068852.htm

Related news:
《瞭望》专访陈冀平：2011年社会和谐稳定新部署 (Chen Yiping on Harmony and Stability in 2011)
Outlook, February 24, 2011
http://www.lwgcw.com/NewsShow.aspx?newsId=18872