Thursday, November 03, 2011

Government

'Trust Crises' Warned between Officials, Public
Xinhua News Agency, November 03, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-11/03/content_14032506.htm
Related news:
筑牢干群关系的“信任基石” (Building a Strong Relationship between the Party and the People Requires a Foundation of Trust)
People's Daily, November 03, 2011
http://cpc.people.com.cn/GB/64093/64099/16117570.html

Human Rights Defenders - Chen Guangcheng (陈光诚)

美国国会众议院就陈光诚境况举行听证会 (US Congressional Commission Holds Hearing on Chen Guangcheng's Situation)
Radio Free Asia, November 03, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/chen-11022011161452.html
Related information:
HRIC's Testimony: Examination into the Abuse and Extralegal Detention of Legal Advocate Chen Guangcheng and His Family
Human Rights in China, November 01, 2011
http://www.hrichina.org/content/5611

Internet

中国关闭50个色情低俗微博账号
Citing Obscenity, Officials Shut Down 50 Weibo Accounts
Caixin, November 01, 2011
CH: http://china.caixin.cn/2011-11-01/100319650.html
EN: http://english.caixin.cn/2011-11-02/100321447.html

Law

China's Legal Blindness
Wall Street Journal, November 03, 2011
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203804204577013440386484030.html

Protests and Petitions

湖南上访村官疑在政府大楼内被打死后抛尸 (Hunan: Petitioner-Official Suspected of Being Beaten to Death inside Gov't Building then Dumped)
Beijing Times, November 03, 2011
http://news.163.com/11/1103/03/7HTFDDMO00011229.html

State Security

Anti-Terror Law Changes Raise Concern
Radio Free Asia, November 02, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/law-11022011234430.html

Tibet

China Urged to End Crackdown on Tibetan Monks
The Guardian, November 02, 2011
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/nov/02/china-tibet-monk-crackdown-un
Related information:
Aba under Siege after Tibetan Monks Protest
Agence France-Presse, October 19, 2011
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWNQJTPpkxo