Wednesday, May 11, 2011

May 11, 2011

News
Bilateral Ties
Nepal-China Meeting on Tibet Trade Begins in Nepal
Xinhua News Agency, May 09, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/world/2011-05/09/content_12472388.htm

US in New Push to Break China Internet Firewall
Agence France-Presse, May 10, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/uschinairanrightsinternetit

US Views on China 'Simple': Top Official
Agence France-Presse, May 10, 2011
http://news.ph.msn.com/business/article.aspx?cp-documentid=4830896

Corruption
Chinese Province Probes Sale of ‘Illegal Children’
Reuters, May 11, 2011
http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/2011/05/11/2003502972

近三年副部以上贪官判刑榜 18人无一死刑 (No Executions amongst High-Ranking Officials Convicted of Corruption Since Death of Former SFDA Head in 2007)
Caixin, May 10, 2011
http://www.caing.com/2011-05-10/100257334.html

Environment
长江中下游遭遇历史同期罕见超低水位 (Yangtze River Reaches Lowest Level Since Recording Began in 1950s)
Xinhua News Agency, May 10, 2011
http://news.xinhuanet.com/society/2011-05/10/c_121399864.htm

Disasters
Coping with Life 3 Years after Deadly Earthquake
South China Morning Post, May 11, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=68639709a1adf210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Hukou
江西分宜户籍改革取消农业户和非农户口划分 (Jiangxi County Removes Hukou Distinction between Farmers and Non-Farmers)
Jiangxi Daily, May 10, 2011
http://jxfzb.jxnews.com.cn/system/2011/05/10/011657168.shtml

Human Rights Defender – Ai Weiwei (艾未未)
北京超期羁押艾未未　港人抗议国际谴责 (Ai's Whereabouts Still Unknown as His Detention Passes Maximum Legally Stipulated Time Limit)
Radio Free Asia, May 10, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/ai-05102011115143.html
Related news:
艾未未家人期盼"透明化过程" (Ai Weiwei's Family Look Forward to "Transparent Process")
Deutsche Welle, May 10, 2011
http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,15064013,00.html

Human Rights Defender – Hada (哈达)
China Locks Up Family of Mongolian Activist: Rights Groups
The Daily Telegraph, May 10, 2011
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/8505443/China-locks-up-family-of-Mongolian-activist-rights-groups.html

Human Rights Defender – Liu Xiaobo (刘晓波)
Critical Acclaim for Film about Nobel Laureate
South China Morning Post, May 11, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=03339709a1adf210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Human Rights Defenders
艾晓明门锁被破坏 匿名电话昼夜骚扰 (Independent Academic Ai Xiaoming and Retired Professor Sun Wenguang under Constant Harassment)
Radio Free Asia, May 10, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/ai-05102011110846.html

Shanghai Cooperation Organization
Volatile Kyrgyzstan Asks NATO to Help Boost Security
Reuters, May 10, 2011
http://www.trust.org/alertnet/news/volatile-kyrgyzstan-asks-nato-to-help-boost-security

Protests and Petitions
Catching Scent of Revolution, China Moves to Snip Jasmine
New York Times, May 10, 2011
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/11/world/asia/11jasmine.html

Beijing 'Walls Out' Protest
Radio Free Asia, May 10, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/protest-05102011130235.html

Man Sets Self on Fire to Protest Forced Demolition
Shanghai Daily, May 10, 2011
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/nsp/National/2011/05/10/Man%2Bsets%2Bself%2Bon%2Bfire%2Bto%2Bprotest%2Bforced%2Bdemolition/

深圳撤回禁止民工上访讨薪文件 称系措辞错误 (Shenzhen Cancels Government Document Banning Petitions from Migrant Workers, Says It Was an Error in Wording)
Xinhua News Agency, May 09, 2011
http://news.163.com/11/0509/18/73KPABD600014JB5.html
Related news:
Shenzhen's Ban on Migrant Worker Petitions Withdrawn
Caixin, May 11, 2011
http://english.caing.com/2011-05-10/100257728.html
XUAR
Uyghurs Push Self-Determination
Agence France-Presse, May 10, 2011