May 05, 2011

News
Bilateral Ties
Austria Summons China Ambassador Over Ai Weiwei
Agence France-Presse, May 04, 2011
http://www.dawn.com/2011/05/04/austria-summons-chinese-ambassador-over-artist-ai.html

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奧地利總理今訪京提艾未未 (Austrian Chancellor to Raise Ai’s Case in Beijing Today)
Apple Daily, May 05, 2011
http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/template/apple/art_main.php?iss_id=20110505&sec_id=15335&subsec_id=15336&art_id=15226136

China Demands Nobel Prize Apology from Norway
Agence France-Presse, May 04, 2011
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5i8gsUpGF2Jd3zH9wRDL6gGg759Bw

China Vows to Support Cote d'Ivoire's Reconstruction
Xinhua News Agency, May 05, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-05/04/content_12444022.htm

Rudd Appeals for Inclusion of China in Global Institutions
Agence France-Presse, May 04, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=e37171be739bf210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

美国参议员呼吁百度停止网络审查 (US Senator to Baidu: Stop Filtering)
British Broadcasting Corporation, May 05, 2011
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2011/05/110505_us_baidu.shtml

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Durbin Writers China's Largest Search Engine about Web Censorship, Possible Facebook Deal
May 04, 2011
http://durbin.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases?ID=e3cb7665-de69-4fd0-ba4c-1cb315eb3b26

Environment
河北化工厂非法排污逾万人无净水饮用 (Hebei: Industrial Pollution Leaves ~10K without Clean Drinking Water)
Radio Free Asia, May 04, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/china_pollution-05042011104901.html

Government
Officials to Gain Experience at Grassroots Levels
China Daily, May 05, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-05/05/content_12446840.htm

Human Rights Defender – Ai Weiwei (艾未未)
Detention of Chinese artist Ai Weiwei Overshadows Opening of Sculpture Exhibit
Washington Post, May 04, 2011
http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/detention-of-chinese-artist-ai-weiwei-overshadows-opening-of-sculpture-exhibit/2011/05/04/AFZhXVqF_story.html

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Ai Weiwei: Can an Artist Change Society?
Christian Science Monitor, May 04, 2011
http://www.csmonitor.com/The-Culture/Arts/2011/0504/Ai-Weiwei-Can-an-artist-change-society

Human Rights Defenders
Lawyer Freed, Another Vanishes
South China Morning Post, May 05, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=16455e29c6bbf210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

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李方平被扣一周突获释 (Li Fangping Resurfaces after a Week Missing)
Radio Free Asia, May 04, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/china_lawyer-05042011090608.html

Law
China Issues Guidelines for Resolving Social Conflicts
Xinhua News Agency, May 05, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-05/05/content_12446924.htm

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"关于深入推进矛盾纠纷大调解工作指导意见"印发 (16 Govt Depts Issue Guiding Opinions on Thoroughly Promoting Mediation for Conflicts and Disputes)
Xinhua News Agency, May 04, 2011
http://www.gov.cn/jrzg/2011-05/04/content_1857667.htm

监狱建议：“中国最后一个流氓犯”减刑 (Prison Proposes Reducing Sentence of Last Man Imprisoned for "Hooliganism" Niu Yuqiang, Set to Remain in Jail until 2020)
West China Metropolis Daily, May 05, 2011
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2011-05/05/c_121379180.htm

Media
China Sets Up Agency to Tighten Grip on Internet
Reuters, May 04, 2011
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/technology/tech-news/china-sets-up-agency-to-tighten-grip-on-internet/article2009972/

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加强管制互联网 中国设国家互联网信息办公室 (New Government Office to Increase Internet Control)
Lianhe Zaobao, May 05, 2011
http://www.zaobao.com/zg/zg110505_001.shtml

'Chinese Facebook' Renren Raises $743m with US Flotation
The Guardian, May 04, 2011
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011/may/04/chinese-facebook-renren-us-flotation

这一季，40部红色剧扎堆荧屏 上级单位通知各家卫视：5月到7月禁播谍战、涉案、言情题材剧 (SARFT: Spy, Law, and Romance Dramas Banned through End of July, Suggest Broadcasting 40 Red Dramas Instead)
Southern Metropolis Daily, May 05, 2011
http://gcontent.oeeee.com/0/70/07042ac7d03d3b99/Blog/786/9450e9.html

Migrant Workers
Migrants Restore Population Balance
China Daily, May 05, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-05/05/content_12446829.htm

Multilateral
Russia, China Clash over Oil Price, Supply
Asia Times Online, May 05, 2011
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Central_Asia/ME05Ag01.html

Religion
China Says US Report on Religious Policy Biased
Associated Press, May 04, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110504/ap_on_re_as/as_china_us_religious_freedom