Monday, November 14, 2011

Bilateral Ties

Vietnam Falungong Jailed over China Broadcasts
Associated Press, November 10, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/vietnam-falungong-jailed-over-china-broadcasts-205036846.html

Human Rights Defenders – Ai Weiwei (艾未未)

艾未未已获“借款”800多万元 (8mil+ RMB “Loaned” to Ai Weiwei)
British Broadcasting Corporation, November 14, 2011
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/chinese_news/2011/11/111114_aiweiwei_tax.shtml
Related news:
With Help, Chinese Artist Will Contest a Tax Bill
New York Times, November 11, 2011
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/12/world/asia/dissident-chinese-artist-ai-weiwei-will-contest-large-tax-bill.html

Human Rights Defenders – Chen Guangcheng (陈光诚)

Police Harass Dozens of Blind Activist's Supporters
South China Morning Post, November 13, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=c965d3c151893310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

陈光诚软禁中过生日警察拘留访客 (Chen’s Birthday Visitors Taken into Custody)
British Broadcasting Corporation, November 13, 2011
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/chinese_news/2011/11/111113_chenguangcheng_birthday.shtml

Human Rights Defenders – Liu Xiaobo (刘晓波)

Liu Xiaobo: New Book Lifts China's Gag on Jailed Nobel Peace Prizewinner
The Guardian, November 12, 2011
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/nov/12/liu-xiaobo-book-lifts-gag
Related information:
No Enemies, No Hatred: Selected Essays and Poems
http://www.hup.harvard.edu/catalog.php?isbn=9780674061477

Land Policy

South China Villagers Riot over Land Dispute: Police
Reuters, November 13, 2011
http://old.news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20111113/wl_nm/us_china_land_protest
Related news:
广东中山警方否认警民冲突有人死亡 (Zhongshan: Police Deny Reports of Fatalities in Clash with Police)
British Broadcasting Corporation, November 13, 2011
www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/chinese_news/2011/11/111113_zhongshan_land_unrest.shtml

甘肃兰州17名钉子户与城管冲突被公诉 (Lanzhou: 17 Evictees Indicted for Housing Conflict with Urban Management)
New Express, November 11, 2011
http://news.163.com/11/1111/06/7IIEV6FS00011229.html

Media

China Tries to Rein in Internet with New Threats
Associated Press, November 11, 2011
http://old.news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20111111/ap_on_re_as/as_china_media