Thursday, July 26, 2012

Bilateral Ties

U.S. Presses China on "Deteriorating" Rights Conditions
Reuters, July 25, 2012
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/07/25/us-china-usa-rights-idUSBRE86O1IA20120725

Related:
Briefing on the 17th U.S.-China Human Rights Dialogue
U.S. Department of State, July 25, 2012
http://www.state.gov/j/drl/rls/rm/2012/195498.htm

Human Rights Defenders

高智晟获维权律师奖 (Gao Zhisheng Awarded Rights Defense Lawyer Prize)
Ming Pao, July 26, 2012
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/94/1/1/2728173/1.html

Internet

Beijing to "Strike" at Critics after Flood Disaster
Agence France-Presse, July 26, 2012
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_asiapacific/view/1215826/1/.html

Related:
北京禁网络政治谣言 严打攻击现行体制情节严重者 (Beijing to Ban Online Political Rumors and Take Strong Measures against Those Severely Attacking the Present System)
Beijing Daily, July 26, 2012
http://www.bjwmb.gov.cn/zxgc/wmsj/t20120726_449520.htm

Land Policy

Illegal Land Grabs Still Prominent
Xinhua News Agency, July 26, 2012
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2012-07/26/content_15619284.htm

Migrant Workers

新生代民工调查:8成不会农活 城市融入难 (Survey of Young Migrant Workers: 80% Sans Farming Know-how, Many Find Settling into City Life Difficult)
Xinhua News Agency, July 26, 2012
http://news.sohu.com/20120726/n349093557.shtml

Public Health

中国性工作者是艾滋病疫情中弱势群体 (China's Sex Workers the Disadvantaged Group in the HIV/AIDS Epidemic)
Voice of America, July 26, 2012
http://www.voachinese.com/content/aids-sex-workers-20120725/1446842.html

XUAR

Uyghurs Elbowed Out of Homeland
Radio Free Asia, July 25, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/kadeer-07252012152909.html