Wednesday, July 25, 2012

Bilateral Ties

South Korean Activist Says He Was Tortured in China
The New York Times, July 26, 2012
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/26/world/asia/south-korean-activist-says-he-was-tortured-in-china.html

Government

Doubts about Death Toll from Beijing-area Rain Fuel New Suspicions about China's Leaders
McClatchy Newspapers, July 24, 2012
http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2012/07/24/157491/doubts-about-death-toll-from-beijing.html

Human Rights

Beijing Plays Up the Carrot, Wields Stick
Asia Times Online, July 25, 2012
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China/NG25Ad02.html

Human Rights Defenders

陳光誠抗議侄被指派律師 (Chen Guangcheng Lodges Protest against Lawyer Assigned to Nephew)
Ming Pao, July 25, 2012
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/9/1/1/2727422/1.html

Related:
Chen Guangcheng Reported Safe; His Brother and Nephew Taken Away by Police
陈光诚安全出走 其兄侄二人被警方带走
Human Rights in China, April 27, 2012
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/content/5996
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/cn/content/5997

Labor

Urban Unemployment Rate Reaches 4.1 Pct
Xinhua News Agency, July 25, 2012
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2012-07/25/content_15615705.htm

Politics

薄熙來事件「逼出」民主法治? (Did the Bo Xilai Affair "Force" Democracy and Rule of Law?)
Ming Pao, July 25, 2012
http://life.mingpao.com/cfm/dailynews3b.cfm?File=20120725/nalca/caf1_er.txt

中共十八大在即 胡锦涛呼吁改革 (President Hu Calls for Reforms as 18th Party Congress Approaches)
British Broadcasting Corporation, July 24, 2012
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/chinese_news/2012/07/120724_hujintao_speech.shtml

Public Health

China Calls for Health System Overhaul
The Wall Street Journal, July 25, 2012
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390443295404577546873955706232.html

State Security

最高法:坚决从严惩处恐怖活动黑社会性质组织犯罪 (Supreme People's Court to Remain Resolute in Punishing Severely Terrorist and Mafia Crimes)
Legal Daily, July 25, 2012
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2012-07/25/content_3729080.htm