Monday, August 27, 2012

Bilateral Ties

Reporters Ask Merkel to Address Chinese Intimidation of Media
Deutsche Presse-Agentur, August 25, 2012
http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2012/08/25/163533/reporters-ask-merkel-to-address.html

Education

Collapse of New Bridge Underscores Worries about China Infrastructure
The New York Times, August 24, 2012
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/25/world/asia/collapse-of-new-bridge-underscores-chinas-infrastructure-concerns.html

Hong Kong

Lone Voice Sounds as Camp Awaits Clearout
The Standard, August 27, 2012
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?we_cat=11&art_id=125780&sid=37472097&con_type=1&d_str=20120827&fc=10

Related:
Occupy Central 占领中环
http://www.facebook.com/OccupyCentral

他们眼中的占领中环 (Occupy Central as Seen by the Occupiers)
Ming Pao, August 26, 2012
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/2/1/1/2754508/1.html

有占领中环行动成员计划转移阵地到新立法会大楼 (Some Occupy Central Activists Plan to Move to New Legislative Council Building)
HK Commercial Broadcasting, August 27, 2012
http://www.881903.com/Page/ZH-TW/newsdetail.aspx?ItemId=553174&csid=261_341

Human Rights Defenders

陈光诚家乡成立治安队监控村民 (Shandong: Surveillance Team Set Up in Chen Guangcheng's Hometown)
Radio Free Asia, August 24, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/chen_village-08242012093713.html

Police

Policemen Sentenced for Forced Confession
China Daily, August 24, 2012
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2012-08/24/content_15703972.htm

Politics

Politics the Priority for China as Economy Slows
Reuters, August 26, 2012
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/08/26/us-china-economy-idUSBRE87P0DG20120826

日媒:薄熙来将被开除党籍 (Japanese Media: Bo Xilai to Be Expelled from Party)
Ming Pao, August 27, 2012
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/94/1/1/2755158/1.html

Related:
薄熙来氏、党籍剥奪へ 胡主席派、保守派押し切る (Hu Faction and Conservatives Have Their Way: Bo Xilai's Party Membership to Be Revoked)
Asahi Shimbun, August 26, 2012
http://www.asahi.com/international/update/0826/TKY201208250606.html

Protests and Petitions

四川遂宁强拆引发数百警民冲突 棍棒殴打拆迁户多人受伤住院 (Suining, Sichuan: Evictees Sent to Hospital from Beatings during Clash with Police over Demolitions)
Radio Free Asia, August 26, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/Xinwen/9-08262012164251.html