Friday, April 01, 2011

April 01, 2011

News
Bilateral Ties
China Builds Higher Fences over Fears of Instability in North Korea
The Daily Telegraph, March 30, 2011
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/northkorea/8415490/China-builds-higher-fences-over-fears-of-instability-in-North-Korea.html

China's Army Chief of Staff to Visit US in May
Agence France-Presse, March 31, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110331/pl_afp/chinausmilitarydiplomacy

China Urges Respect for New Burma Government
Voice of America, March 31, 2011
http://www.voanews.com/english/news/asia/southeast/China-Urges-Respect-for-New-Burma-Government-118979159.html

Corruption
Rise in Insider Trading
Shanghai Daily, April 01, 2011
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=467793
Related news:
原中山市长涉嫌内幕交易案首度曝光 获利1300万 (Former Guangdong Mayor Earned RMB 13mln via Insider Trading)
Southern Daily, April 1, 2011
http://nf.nfdaily.cn/nfrb/content/2011-04/01/content_22168534.htm
Death Penalty
US Supports Philippines over China Executions
Agence France-Presse, March 31, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110331/pl_afp/chinaphilippinescrimedrugsexecutiondiplomacyus

Court Upholds Corrupt Official's Death Sentence
Xinhua News Agency, April 01, 2011
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=467794

Food Security
水产商爆料:虾仁挣的是水钱 (Shandong Shrimp Chemically Treated to Increase Weight and Profit)
Shandong Business Daily, April 01, 2011
http://city.qianlong.com/news/HZ/csyf/7/2011/0331/18966.htm

重金属污染中国至少10%耕地 电池行业成祸首 (Heavy Metals Pollute At Least 10% of Arable Land, Batteries Cited as Main Culprit)
Southern Daily, April 01, 2011
http://nf.nfdaily.cn/nfrb/content/2011-04/01/content_22168648.htm

Government
'Happy Index' Will Grade Work of Officials
South China Morning Post, April 01, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=ad486feed6c0f210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Land Policy
重庆遭强拆户刘渝生缓刑期后重提申诉 (Out of Jail, Forcibly Evicted Man Seeks Fair Compensation)
Radio Free Asia, April 01, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/chai-03312011160848.htmlr

广东高速公路征地起纠纷 英德十多村民被打伤 (Guangdong Residents Beaten for Protesting Land Grab)
Radio Free Asia, March 31, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gaosu-03312011110949.html

Media
Missing Australia Writer Resurfaces in China
Associated Press, March 31, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110331/ap_on_re_as/as_china_australia_writer_disappears

Tibetan Earthquake Film Seized
Radio Free Asia, March 31, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/film-03312011123112.html

"阆中热线"网站"抵制强权"抗议删帖被关闭 (Local News Site Closed for Defiant Post)
Radio Free Asia, March 31, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/wang-03312011161716.html

出版物发行活动允许外资进入门店超30家必须中资控股 (Publication Regs: Foreign Investment Welcome If China Has Controlling Stake)
Legal Daily, April 01, 2011
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2011-04/01/content_2563372.htm?node=5955
Related information:
出版物市场管理规定 (Regulations on the Administration of the Publishing Market)
General Administration of Press and Publication, March 25, 2011
http://www.gapp.gov.cn/cms/html/21/397/201103/714270.html
坐姿不雅開會睡覺吸煙吃東西不准拍拍攝領導人守則曝光 (Photos of Inattention and Bad Habits of Leaders during Meetings Banned)
Apple Daily, March 31, 2011
http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/template/apple/art_main.php?iss_id=20110331&sec_id=15335&art_id=15124658

Public Health
Terminal Condition: The State of Doctor's Pay
Caixin, March 31, 2011
http://english.caing.com/2011-03-31/100243655.html

Protests and Petitions
Paramilitary Troops Defuse Large China Protest
Associated Press, March 31, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110331/ap_on_re_as/as_china_protest

Religion
Fears of More Pressure on Underground Churches
South China Morning Post, April 01, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=ab286feed6c0f210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Related news:
北京守望教会拟户外敬拜 (After Losing Lease, Underground Church Plans Outdoor Worship in Beijing)
Radio Free Asia, March 31, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/jiaohui-03312011163941.html
XUAR
Development Could Widen Ethnic Divide
Radio Free Asia, March 31, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/development-03312011175307.html