Friday, May 20, 2011

May 20, 2011

News
Bilateral Ties
Pakistani PM Seeks Investment from China
Agence France-Presse, May 20, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=4b7c005c32900310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
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China Gives Pakistan 50 Fighter Jets
New York Times, May 19, 2011
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/20/world/asia/20pakistan.html
North Korea Kim Jong-un to China in New Succession Clue
British Broadcasting Corporation, May 20, 2011
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-13465823

Environment
China Admits Three Gorges Dam Ills
Agence France-Presse, May 20, 2011
http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/2011/05/20/2003503714

Land Policy
Chinese Villagers Driven Off Land Fear Food May Run Out
The Guardian, May 19, 2011
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2011/may/19/china-food-illegal-land-grab-protests

国办要求全国检查征地拆迁 (State Council Gen Office Demands Inspection into Land Conscriptions and Demolitions across China)
Beijing Morning Post, May 20, 2011
http://www.morningpost.com.cn/yaowen/2011-05-20/187893.shtml
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Move to End Illegal Forced Demolitions
Xinhua News Agency, May 20, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-05/20/content_12544474.htm
深圳強拆 500商戶流血抗爭 (Shenzhen: Shopkeeps Injured in Protest against Demolitions)
Ming Pao, May 20, 2011
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/94/1/1/2334249/1.html

Law
最高检将专项检查执法不公等问题 (Supreme People's Procuratorate to Earmark Investigation into Issues Including Unfair Law Enforcement)
The Beijing Times, May 20, 2011
http://epaper.jinghua.cn/html/2011-05/20/content_661486.htm

Media
Baidu, China sued in U.S. for Internet censorship
Reuters, May 20, 2011
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/technology/tech-news/baidu-china-sued-in-us-for-internet-censorship/article2028072/
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外交部:外国法院无权管辖中国互联网 (MFA: Foreign Courts Have No Jurisdiction over the Chinese Internet)
Xinhua News Agency, May 20, 2011
http://news.163.com/11/0519/17/74EDF0QU00014JB5.html
Foreign Media in China Face Worsening Conditions -Survey
Reuters, May 19, 2011
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/05/19/china-media-idUSL4E7GJ0QA20110519

China's Great Firewall Designer 'Hit by Shoe'
British Broadcasting Corporation, May 19, 2011
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-13455819

Politics
陕西规定未经批准干部不得出席庆典活动 (Shaanxi Cadres Require Party Permission before Attending Celebrations, Symposiums)
Xinhua News Agency, May 19, 2011
http://news.eastday.com/c/20110519/u1a5898271.html

Tibet
Unfulfilled Promises for Tibet
Radio Free Asia, May 19, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/agreement-05192011170332.html

China Says 60 Years of Development Saved Tibet from Feudalism
Reuters, May 20, 2011
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/05/19/us-china-tibet-idUSTRE74I31T20110519
Related news:
‘Door Open’ for Return of Dalai Lama: China
Agence France-Presse, May 20, 2011
http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/2011/05/20/2003503715
西藏主席:流亡政府非法 (Tibet Chairman Padma Choling: Government-in-Exile an Illegal Organization)
Ming Pao, May 20, 2011
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/9/1/1/2334252/1.html