Thursday, May 26, 2011

May 26, 2011

News
Civil Society
NGO Draws Up Donations Index
Global Times, May 26, 2011
http://china.globaltimes.cn/society/2011-05/659154.html

Corruption
Sichuan Official Cheated for Quake Relief Funds
Shanghai Daily, May 25, 2011
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/nsp/National/2011/05/25/Sichuan%2Bofficial%2Bcheated%2Bfor%2Bquake%2Brelief%2Bfunds/

Hong Kong
'Article 23 Is No Beast'
The Standard, May 26, 2011
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?pp_cat=30&art_id=111443&sid=32508966&con_type=1&d_str=20110526

Human Rights
As World Hesitates, China Stands Firm on Dissent
Agence France-Presse, May 26, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110526/wl_asia_afp/chinarightsdiplomacy

Human Rights Defender – Ai Weiwei (艾未未)
Ai Weiwei Work on Show at Key Hong Kong Art Fair
Agence France-Presse, May 25, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110525/wl_asia_afp/chinarightspoliticsartisthongkongculture
Related news:
MCASD: Chinese Demanding Return of Ai’s Art
ArtInfo, May 25, 2011
http://blogs.artinfo.com/modernartnotes/2011/05/mcasd-chinese-demanding-return-of-ais-art/
Ai Weiwei's Gesture of Defiance
South China Morning Post, May 26, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=a66cab4e76720310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Lock with No Key
South China Morning Post, May 26, 2011
http://www.usasialaw.org/?p=5482

Human Rights Defender – Zhao Lianhai (赵连海)
趙連海請願 被公安帶走 (Zhao Lianhai Petitions, Gets Detained by Police)
Ming Pao, May 26, 2011
http://inews.mingpao.com/htm/INews/20110526/ca41501p.htm

IMAR
China Mongols Protest in Xilinhot over Shepherd's Death
British Broadcasting Corporation, May 26, 2011
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-13547933

Law
钱云会案目击证人被判妨害公务获刑一年八个月 (Witness to Suspicious Death of Petitioning Village Chief Sentenced to 1 Year 8 Mo for Obstructing Official Business)
China Youth Daily, May 26, 2011
http://zqb.cyol.com/html/2011-05/26/nw.D110000zgqnb_20110526_3-06.htm
Related information:
钱云会案重要证人被捕 当局欲借打拐转移民众视线 (Key Witness Detained in Case of Petitioning Village Official)
Radio Free Asia, February 08, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/yueqing-02082011091411.html
Military
China Confirms Deployment of Online Army
China Daily, May 26, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-05/26/content_12583698.htm

国防部证实中国已组建网络部队 (Defense Ministry Confirms Establishment of Cyberwarfare Squad)
The Beijing News, May 26, 2011
http://news.163.com/11/0526/02/74UQTJ7V00014AEF.html

Police
China Used Prisoners in Lucrative Internet Gaming Work
The Guardian, May 25, 2011
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/may/25/china-prisoners-internet-gaming-scam

Politics
Toe Party Line or Be Punished, Members Told
South China Morning Post, May 26, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=d8ad60f3d0820310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Related information:
坚决维护党的政治纪律 (Uphold Firmly the Political Discipline of the Party)
Zhong Jiwen, People's Daily, May 26, 2011
http://paper.people.com.cn/rmrb/html/2011-05/25/nw.D110000renmrb_20110525_2-04.htm
吉林一局长雷人语 老百姓想要公平臭不要脸 (Jilin Official: "The People Want Equality? They've Got Some Nerve!")
Chongqing Economic Times, May 26, 2011
http://news.shm.com.cn/2011-05/26/content_3482530.htm
Related news:
“Shocking Words” and Government Whining
China Geeks, May 26, 2011
http://chinageeks.org/2011/05/shocking-words-and-government-whining/
Society
Angry Farmer Sets Off Car Bombs, Hurting 5 People
Shanghai Daily, May 26, 2011
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/nsp/National/2011/05/26/Angry%2Bfarmer%2Bsets%2Boff%2Bcar%2Bbombs%2Bhurting%2B5%2Bpeople/
Related news:
江西抚州爆炸事件 现场保安强删围观者照片 (Security Force Bystanders to Delete Photos of Blasts)
People's Daily, May 26, 2011
http://news.eastday.com/c/20110526/u1a5910636.html