Thursday, August 02, 2012

Bilateral Ties

China Activist Chen Guangcheng Seeks US Action on Case
British Broadcasting Corporation, August 1, 2012
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-19088881

Related:
陈光诚指控北京未兑现承诺 (Chen Guangcheng: Beijing Has Gone Back on Its Promise)
Ming Pao, August 2, 2012
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/9/1/1/2734402/1.html

Human Rights Defenders

Son of Jailed July 1 Activist Tells of Police Intimidation
South China Morning Post, August 2, 2012
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=4849575e413e8310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Police

Police Chiefs Told to Boost Law Enforcement
Xinhua News Agency, August 1, 2012
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2012-08/01/content_15639034.htm

Related:
周永康强调,维护一方平安服务一方百姓 (Zhou Yongkang Stresses Police Should Both Protect the Peace and Serve the People)
‎Legal Daily, August 2, 2012
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2012-08/02/content_3745366.htm

Protests and Petitions

启东骚乱仍有余波 召渔民大学生谈维稳 (Waves Still Felt from Qidong Unrest as Students, Fishermen, and Laid-off Soldiers Gathered to Discuss Investigating "Unstable Elements)
Ming Pao, August 2, 2012
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/94/1/1/2734174/1.html

Tibet

Protester Beaten, Detained
Radio Free Asia, August 1, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/detained-08012012140549.html

XUAR

China Curbs Ramadan Fasting in Xinjiang
Al Jazeera, August 1, 2012
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/asia-pacific/2012/08/201281113456325751.html

喀什现反政府捍信仰标语 公安搜近百维人家庭拘两人 (Kashgar: Police Search ~100 Homes and Detain 2 after Anti-Gov't Slogan Calling to Defend the Islam Found)
Radio Free Asia, August 1, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/ql2-08012012102109.html

中国新疆法院重判20名维吾尔人 (20 Uyghurs Receive Strong Sentences for "Inciting Splittism" and "Organizing, Leading, or Participating in Terrorist Organizations")
British Broadcasting Corporation, August 1, 2012
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/chinese_news/2012/08/120801_xinjiang_sentence.shtml