Monday, October 22, 2012

Disasters

江蘇丹陽1座大橋倒塌 警方稱可能因貨車超載 (One Side of Jiangsu Bridge Collapses, Possibly Due to Being Overloaded)
Yangtse Evening Post, October 22, 2012
http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2012-10-22/033325407182.shtml

Related photos:
江苏丹阳一座大桥疑因货车超载倒塌
Sina, October 22, 2012
http://slide.news.sina.com.cn/c/slide_1_2841_27234.html

Government

A Revolution Fizzles: A Year after Their Uprising, Wukan’s Leaders See Drawbacks to Democracy
The Economist, October 20, 2012
http://www.economist.com/news/china/21564871-year-after-their-uprising-wukan’s-leaders-see-drawbacks-democracy

Law

司法部专家:我国被劳教人员达6万多 应严格界定劳教对象 (Ministry of Justice Expert: 60K+ People Undergoing Reeducation-Through-Labor in China, We Should Strictly Define Our RTL Targets)
Procuratorial Daily, October 18, 2012
http://legal.people.com.cn/n/2012/1019/c188502-19313110.html

Politics

Many Urge Next Leader of China to Liberalize
The New York Times, October 21, 2012
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/22/world/asia/many-urge-chinas-next-leader-to-enact-reform.html

Protests and Petitions

Diaoyu Islands Protester Fang Xiaosong Detained in Shenzhen
South China Morning Post, October 20, 2012
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1065353/diaoyu-islands-protester-fang-xiaosong-detained-shenzhen

抗建電廠 6000村民鬥3000警 (Hainan: 6K Villagers Face Off against 3K Police in Protest against Power Plant)
Ming Pao, October 21, 2012
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/20121021/-9-2803680/1.html

學烏坎 廣東潮州逾千村民維權 (Chaozhou, Guangdong: 1K+ Villagers March Calling for Investigation into Official's Corruption)
Central News Agency, October 20, 2012
http://news.rti.org.tw/index_newsContent.aspx?nid=384691

Tibet

Tibetan Man Dies after Setting Himself on Fire in China
The Associated Press, October 21, 2012
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/oct/21/tibetan-man-dies-fire-china