Tuesday, April 26, 2011

April 26, 2011

News
Bilateral Ties
China Issues White Paper on Foreign Aid
Xinhua News Agency, April 21, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-04/21/content_12371450.htm
Full text of white paper:
中国的对外援助 (China’s Foreign Aid)
Information Office of the State Council, April 2011
CH: http://www.gov.cn/zwgk/2011-04/21/content_1850553.htm
EN: http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-04/21/content_12372839.htm
China Yearns for Peace on Southern Flank
Asia Times Online, April 22, 2011
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China/MD22Ad01.html

China-US to Hold Rights Dialogue Amid Crackdown
Associated Press, April 22, 2011
http://www.china.org.cn/china/2011-04/22/content_22418808.htm

Children
Xinjiang to Bring Wandering Minors Home
China Daily, April 22, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110422/ap_on_re_as/as_china_us

Government
國務院發文要求政府網站及時公開政務信息 (State Council Calls for Government Websites to Post Information in a Timely Manner)
China News Service, April 22, 2011
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/9/1/1/2082721/1.html
Related information:
关于进一步加强政府网站管理工作的通知 (Notice on Strengthening the Administration of Government Websites)
General Office of the State Council, April 21, 2011
http://www.miit.gov.cn/n11293472/n11293832/n13095885/13725561.html
Hong Kong
Hundreds March in Support of Detained Artist Ai Weiwei
South China Morning Post, April 24, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=5bb101d69038f210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Related news:
Radicals and Religion on a Rowdy Sunday
South China Morning Post, April 25, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=773c8cd89d78f210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Human Rights Defender – Ai Weiwei (艾未未)
Ai Weiwei One of Time's 'Most Influential'
Agence France-Presse, April 23, 2011
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gY6BPlTyL3CWy3rm6UqSplBQH-Ug
Related news:
Ai Weiwei
TIME, April 21, 2011
http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,2066367_2066369_2066464,00.html
江蘇演唱會高呼「愛未來」 廣州現挺艾塗鴉 (Coded Ai Weiwei Support Message at Jiangsu Concert, More Ai Graffiti Appearing in Mainland)
Apple Daily, April 26, 2011
http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/template/apple/art_main.php?iss_id=20110426&sec_id=15335&subsec_id=15336&art_id=15199407

Human Rights Defenders
Activist Charged in Beijing
Agence France-Presse, April 23, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/charged-04222011104348.html

Jasmine Rallies
表演「埋葬茉莉花」 京三藝術家獲釋 (Three Beijing Artists Detained after Jasmine Performance Released)
Apple Daily, April 26, 2011
http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/template/apple/art_main.php?iss_id=20110426&sec_id=15335&subsec_id=15336&art_id=15199408

Freedom of Speech
Crackdown on Dissent Targets Culture and Art
South China Morning Post, April 22, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=c36e60bc0b87f210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Land Policy
湖南村民抗清拆自焚 (Hunan Villager Sets Himself Alight in Protest of a Forced Eviction)
Ming Pao, April 25, 2011
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/94/1/1/2084239/1.html

Law
China Drops Charges against Lawyer
The Wall Street Journal, April 23, 2011
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703907004576278593528313616.html

湖南拟修法扩大法律援助事项范围家庭暴力有望纳入法律援助 (Proposed Amendment Expands Scope of Hunan's Legal Aid to Include Domestic Violence)
Legal Daily, April 26, 2011
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2011-04/26/content_2616517.htm

Migrant Workers
All 17 Killed in Beijing Fire Are Migrants
Xinhua News Agency, April 25, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-04/25/content_12384529.htm

Multilateral
SCO Military Chiefs Meet in Shanghai on Defense
Xinhua News Agency, April 26, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-04/26/content_12393063.htm

Protests and Petitions
China: Shanghai Port Lorry Driver Strike Ended
British Broadcasting Corporation, April 25, 2011
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-13188330

Religion
Chinese Police Detain Christians as Dispute Spills into Easter
Reuters, April 24, 2011
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/04/24/us-china-religion-idUSTRE73N0CJ20110424
Related news:
守望教会户外敬拜36人被捕 (36 Shouwang Parishioners Detained)
Radio Free Asia, April 25, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/china_religion-04252011105652.html
Tibet
China Bans Foreigners from Restive Tibetan Areas
Reuters, April 22, 2011
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/04/22/us-china-tibet-travel-idUSTRE73L1E020110422

Reports of 2 Tibetans Killed by Chinese Officers
New York Times, April 23, 2011
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/24/world/asia/24tibet.html
Related news:
Tibetan Government in Exile 'Deeply Concerned' about China Crackdown on Monastery
Voice of America, April 26, 2011
http://www.voanews.com/english/news/asia/east-pacific/120544674.html
XUAR
孟建柱在新疆喀什调研时强调 坚持经济建设和社会稳定两手抓 为推进 新疆跨越式发展和长治久安作出新贡献 (Kashgar: Minister of Public Security Calls for Increased Economic Development and Stability Maintenance)
People's Daily, April 25, 2011
http://politics.people.com.cn/GB/1026/14479987.html