Tuesday, November 22, 2011

Disasters

Cover-up Feared After Inquiry 'Deadline' Passes
South China Morning Post, November 22, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=e36e724a2f6c3310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Environment

深圳大梅沙被非法填海 已被填百余平方米 (Hundreds of Meters of Beach in Shenzhen's Dameisha Illegally Reclaimed)
Nanfang Daily (via Nanfang Daily), November 22, 2011
http://nf.nfdaily.cn/nfdsb/content/2011-11/22/content_33623604.htm

Food Security

Food Security
China to Hold Forum to Solve Food Safety Problems
Xinhua News Agency (via China Daily), November 21, 2011
http://usa.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-11/21/content_14136798.htm

Freedom of Speech

中國大學生 舌戰司馬南 (University Students Openly Argue with Party Pundit Sima Nan)
Voice of America (via Voice of America), November 21, 2011
http://www.voafanti.com/gate/big5/www.voanews.com/cantonese/news/20111120SimaNanEmbattledbyCollegeStudents-134236378.html

Government

Election Protest in Chengdu
Radio Free Asia, November 21, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/poll-11212011131737.html

Human Rights Defenders -- Ai Weiwei, 艾未未

Mass Nudity in Protest of Ai Weiwei Porn Investigation
Television New Zealand (via Television New Zealand), November 21, 2011
http://tvnz.co.nz/world-news/mass-nudity-in-protest-ai-weiwei-porn-investigation-4555552

Migrant Workers

Over 20 Million Kindergarten-age Children Living without their Parents in China 
The Daily Telegraph, November 21, 2011
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/8904412/Over-20-million-kindergarten-age-children-living-without-their-parents-in-China.html

Police

山西交警乱罚款被央视曝光 两县公安局长被免 (CCTV Exposes Traffic Police Issuing Fines at Will, Public Security Bureau Chiefs Removed)
China Central Television (via Nanfang Daily), November 22, 2011
http://nf.nfdaily.cn/nfdsb/content/2011-11/22/content_33614209.htm

Politics

中國獨立參選人登上網路平臺 (Independent Candidate Uses Internet as Platform in Local People's Congress Election Campaign)
Voice of America (via Voice of America), November 22, 2011
http://www.voafanti.com/gate/big5/www.voanews.com/chinese/news/2011121-internet-vote-134231733.html

Protests and Petitions

抗議選舉不公 汕尾 6000人示威反獨裁 (6,000 Protest against Unfair Elections in Shanwei)
Apple Daily (via Apple Daily), November 22, 2011
http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/template/apple/art_main.php?iss_id=20111122&sec_id=15335&art_id=15822777

4,500 March against 'Corruption' in Lufeng 
Agence France-Presse (via South China Morning Post), November 21, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=36128a47555c3310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Villagers Out in Force in Protest Over Land Grab 
South China Morning Post, November 22, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=f58aa408596c3310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

广东陆丰市乌坎村数千村民星期一集会示威 (Thousands of Villagers Gather for Monday Demonstrations in Lufeng )
Radio Free Asia (via Radio Free Asia), November 21, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/Xinwen/lf-11212011105028.html

XUAR

Parents Seek Apology, Compensation
Radio Free Asia, November 21, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/parents-11212011153720.html