Wednesday, August 10, 2011

Bilateral Ties

Uyghur Militants Threaten Sino-Pak Ties
Asia Times Online, August 10, 2011
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/South_Asia/MH10Df02.html

Bilateral Ties

Uyghur Militants Threaten Sino-Pak Ties
Asia Times Online, August 10, 2011
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/South_Asia/MH10Df02.html

Hong Kong

HK Teachers Lash Out at China Patriotism Lessons
Agence France-Presse, August 10, 2011
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iQnbsHMmCRH3yDDDkIW1HvlH8CJw

Labor

中国各地出租车司机罢工此起彼伏 (Taxi Drivers on Strike across China)
Radio Free Asia, August 09, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/m0809-hc-08092011160545.html  

Media

央视记者采访大连福佳大化遭围殴 打人者有11人被控 (Dalian: 11 Held after Journalists Beaten in Dalian)
Xinhua News Agency, August 10, 2011
http://news.cntv.cn/20110810/103025.shtml

被禁参加阳光大赛 南京319护树活动让当局敏感 (Nanjing Police Keep Documentary Makers from Entering Film into HK-based Documentary Contest)
Radio Free Asia, August 09, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/wu-08092011113539.html
Related information:
南京梧桐激起民间保树运动
The Battle for Nanjing’s Trees
China Dialogue, March 30, 2011
CH: http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/show/single/ch/4191-The-battle-for-Nanjing-s-trees
EN: http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/show/single/en/4191-The-battle-for-Nanjing-s-trees

Population

中國嬰兒男多女少情況嚴重 (Chinese Government Admits Serious Gender Imbalance)
Ming Pao, August 10, 2011
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/32/1/1/2403794/1.html
Related news:
Beijing Sets Out Plan to End Sex Imbalance
South China Morning Post, August 10, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=107bc26557fa1310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Related information:
关于印发中国妇女发展纲要和中国儿童发展纲要的通知 (Notice on Issuing the Outline for the Development of Chinese Women and Outline for the Development of Chinese Children)
State Council, July 30, 2011
http://www.gov.cn/zwgk/2011-08/08/content_1920457.htm

Protests and Petitions

广州市民盖46个公章讨薪无果续:信访局承诺落空 (Guangzhou Petitioning Bureau Helps Worker Get Seals of Approval, But None of His Due Back Pay)
Southern Daily, August 10, 2011
http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2011-08-10/113922967310.shtml

Rural Issues

中国失地农民近5千万人 (Almost 50 Million Farmers without Land)
Radio Free Asia, August 09, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/m0809-vt-08092011164828.html

XUAR

Land Seizures in China's Kashgar Fuel Anger among Uighurs
Reuters, August 09, 2011
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/08/09/us-china-xinjiang-idUSTRE7781FG20110809