Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Bilateral Ties

Chen Guangcheng Revives Debate on US Influence in China
Agence France-Presse, May 22, 2012
http://www.bangkokpost.com/lite/news/294551/chen-revives-debate-on-us-influence-in-china

Disasters

HK May Reclaim Funds Given to Quake-hit School
Shanghai Daily, May 22, 2012
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/nsp/National/2012/05/22/HK+may+reclaim+funds+given+to+quakehit+school

Related:
港援建中学被拆 四川称异址迁建 (Sichuan Govt: HK-Aided School Demolished, Site to Be Moved Elsewhere)
British Broadcasting Corporation, May 22, 2012
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/chinese_news/2012/05/120522_china_sichuan_school.shtml

Hong Kong

Banned Books Are Bestsellers among Mainland Visitors to HK
Want China Times, May 22, 2012
http://www.wantchinatimes.com/news-subclass-cnt.aspx?id=20120522000096&cid=1101&MainCatID=0

海洋公園留言禁「六四」 (Ocean Park Electronic Message Board Censors "June Fourth" and Other Sensitive Words and Phrases)
Ming Pao, May 22, 2012
http://finance.sina.com.hk/news/1/2/1/4886294/1.html

Politics

温家宝:领导人不懂得穷人就不懂得政治 (Premier Wen: Leaders Who Don’t Understand the Poor Don’t Understand Politics)
Changjiang Daily, May 22, 2012
http://gcontent.oeeee.com/d/ba/dba132f6ab6a3e3d/Blog/77f/03b9fb.html

Protests and Petitions

温州苍南数百人强拆暴冲突 村民反抗三人被抓十多伤 (A Dozen Injured and Three Detained during Clash over Demolitions in Zhejiang Village)
Radio Free Asia, May 21, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/ql2-05212012094653.html

Public Health

China Reports 260m with Chronic Diseases
Xinhua News Agency, May 22, 2012
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2012-05/22/content_15351095.htm

Tibet

Tibetan Comedian Sentenced
Radio Free Asia, May 21, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/sentenced-05212012143245.html