Corporate Social Accountability

Fighting China's Golden Shield: Cisco Sued over Jailing and Torture of Dissidents
The Sydney Morning Herald, August 16, 2011
http://www.smh.com.au/technology/technology-news/fighting-chinas-golden-shield-cisco-sued-over-jailing-and-torture-of--dissidents-20110816-1ivkv.html

April 22, 2010

Top News of the Day
Law
2 Chinese Lawyers Are Facing Disbarment for Defending Falun Gong
New York Times, April 22, 2010
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/22/world/asia/22beijing.html

Related information:
Lawyers Facing License Revocation Detail Irregular Courtroom Activities Permitted by Judge
Human Rights in China, April 20, 2010
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/174065

2 China Lawyers who Defended Falun Gong Face Ban
Associated Press (via The Washington Post), April 22, 2010
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/04/21/AR2010042101689.html

News

Civil Society
Beijing Public Election Catches People's Eyes
China Daily, April 22, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-04/22/content_9762253.htm

Corporate Social Accountability
Two Jailed for Life over Shanghai Building Failure
Associated Press, April 22, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100421/wl_asia_afp/chinashanghaibuildingcollapsecourt

Corruption
Official Sacked after Scenic Lake Filled for Luxury Villas
China Daily, April 22, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-04/22/content_9759212.htm

Forced Demolition Leads to 11 Years in Jail
Shanghai Daily, April 22, 2010
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2010/201004/20100421/article_434872.htm

Freedom of Speech
马尾法院新闻发布会通报三网民诽谤案 (Fujian Court Holds News Conference on 3 Netizens' Libel Trial)
Radio Free Asia, April 21, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/wangmin-04212010110746.html

青年天安門喊口號被帶走 (Man Taken away After Shouting in Tiananmen Square "Go China, Go Yushu!")
Ming Pao, April 22, 2010
http://news.mingpao.com/20100422/caa4.htm

Hukou
7硕士辞职引发“北京户口”价值之争 (Seven Graduates Quitting Their Company "Earlier Than Expected" Sparks Legal Dispute over Price of Beijing's Hukou)
Legal Daily, April 21, 2010
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2010-04/21/content_2121174.htm

Human Rights Defenders
谢福林狱中病情加重 家人公众呼吁保外就医 (Pan-blue Alliance Member Xie Fulin's Health Worsens; His Members, Family Call for Xie's Medical Parole)
Radio Free Asia, April 21, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/xiefulin-04212010111302.html

Multilateral
中央统战部长杜青林率团出访亚欧三国 (Director of United Front Work Department Visits Israel, Palestine, Hungary)
Eastday, April 22, 2010
http://news.eastday.com/c/20100422/u1a5163896.html

Protests and Petitions
Villagers Kneel to Petition against Corruption
China Daily, April 22, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-04/21/content_9757790.htm

Bulldozer Crushes Woman: Official Suspended
Shanghai Daily, April 22, 2010
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2010/201004/20100421/article_434871.htm

Public Health
Guangdong Launches Organ Donation Scheme
South China Morning Post, April 22, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=a1c82f8c54128210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Around China: Anti-HIV Network Launched
China Daily, April 22, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-04/22/content_9759402.htm

Taiwan
First Hearing on Capital Punishment Held
China Post, April 22, 2010
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/national/national-news/2010/04/22/253494/First-hearing.htm

April 14, 2010

News
Corporate Social Accountability
Company Blamed for Mine Disaster
South China Morning Post, April 14, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=c6957a5d157f7210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Corruption
Illegal Buildings Raise Concerns
China Daily, April 14, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-04/14/content_9725531.htm

Disasters
Strong Quake in Western China's Qinghai Kills 300
Associated Press, April 14, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100414/ap_on_re_as/as_china_earthquake

青海玉树地震85%民房倒塌 大量学生被埋 (85% of Private Housing in Quake Area Toppled, Many Students Buried under Rubble)
Xinhua News Agency, April 14, 2010
http://gongyi.163.com/10/0414/14/64831VN500933KBT.html

Hong Kong
香港街头论坛吁关注高智晟与中国维权 (Hong Kong Street Forum Calls for Greater Attention to Gao Zhisheng and Other Rights Defenders)
Radio Free Asia, April 14, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/HK-04132010144421.html

Human Rights Defenders
Sage Advice: China Can Boost Its 'Soft Power' with Some Confucian-style Compassion towards Jailed Dissidents
South China Morning Post, April 14, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=1c321e0b717f7210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Land Policy
河南淅川农民集体反映上百亩耕地被侵占 (Henan Farmers Petition against 100+ mu of Farmland Occupied by Local Authories)
Radio Free Asia, April 13, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/henan-04132010144705.html

Police
Probe into 'Cold Shower' Death at Labor Camp
China Daily, April 14, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-04/13/content_9725113.htm

Protests and Petitions
多族群团体抗议中国人权状况 (Ethnic Minority Groups Protest against the China's Human Rights Situation during Hu's US Visit)
Radio Free Asia, April 13, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquan-04132010162455.html

Public Health
Penalties over Children's Hospital Scandal
Shanghai Daily, April 14, 2010
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2010/201004/20100413/article_434080.htm

Shanghai World Expo
国台办证实台北市长郝龙斌将参加世博会开幕式 (Taipei Mayor to Take Part in Expo Opening Ceremony)
People's Daily, April 14, 2010
http://news.163.com/10/0414/11/647QQJ1P000146BC.html

Society
No Country for Old People
China Daily, April 14, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-04/14/content_9725295.htm

July 16, 2009

Top News

Human Rights Defenders -- Sun Xiaodi , 孫小弟
Chinese Activist's Wife Calls for Help After Family's Detention
Yahoo Asia News, July 15, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090715/wl_asia_afp/chinarightscorruptionenvironment
中国核污染环保人士孙小弟遭抓捕 家人呼吁援助 (Environmental Activist and Daughter Arrested for Exposing Nuclear Pollution Problem)
Radio Free Asia, July 15, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/wuran-07152009161926.html

News

Corporate Social Accountability
Former Sinopec Chief Gets Suspended Death Sentence
South China Morning Post, July 16, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=321edf7cc4f72210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news
力拓案：16家中国钢铁企业涉嫌受贿 (State Media Alleges Rio Tinto Bribed 16 Chinese Steel Companies)
Radio France Internationale, July 15, 2009
http://www.rfi.fr/actucn/articles/115/article_14841.asp

Corruption
湖北郧西二千多名村民投诉当局贪腐 (Villagers in Hubei Monitored by Authorities After Petitioning en Masse Against Corruption)
Radio Free Asia, July 15, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/fubai-07152009090659.html

Freedom of Speech
中国部署手机短信防火墙 (Chinese Telecoms Ordered to Filter Spam Cell Phone Messages)
Radio Free Asia, July 15, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shouji-07152009095321.html

Government
中共颁发巡视制度草案 (China Issues Draft Law on State Inspection System)
Radio Free Asia, July 15, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/xunshi-07152009094359.html

Human Rights Defenders -- Huang Qi, 黄琦
黄琦狱中病重 父亲病危 家属要求会面 (Relatives Plead for Meeting Huang Qi)
Radio Free Asia, July 14, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/huangqi-07142009154656.html

Human Rights Defenders -- Guo Feixiong , 郭飞雄
郭飞雄一信转出 狱方承诺即转的另一长信被扣 (Guo Feixiong's Letter to His Sister Confiscated)
Radio Free Asia, July 15, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/guo_feixiong-07152009142523.html

Labor
China Risks Apple’s Reputation as Factories Flout Law
Bloomberg, July 14, 2009
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=aEoy5uOTmvq8

Media
新疆采访限制加大 采访证重新办理 (China Tightens Restrictions on Journalists in Xinjiang)
Radio Free Asia, July 15, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/caifang-07152009085738.html

Protests and Petitions
上海打压访民升级 多人被劳教 (Intensified Crackdown on Shanghai Petitioners, More Sentenced to Reeducation-Through-Labor )
Radio Free Asia, July 15, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/fangmin-07152009093242.html

XUAR
律師倡受理疆藏騷亂被停牌 (Rights Defense Lawyer Licence Suspended for Representing in Xinjiang Riot Case)
Ming Pao, July 16, 2009
http://inews.mingpao.com/htm/INews/20090716/ca40802i.htm
乌鲁木齐“7-5”事件死亡人数增至192人 (Death Toll in Xinjiang Riot Amounts to 192)
Eastday, July 15, 2009
http://news.eastday.com/c/20090715/u1a4508368.html
华盛顿邮报 ：中国族裔纠纷源自“劳务项目” (Report: Measures on Migrant Workers from Xinjiang Results in China's Ethnic Disputes)
Radio Free Asia, July 15, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/laowu-07152009161624.html

July 15, 2009

News
Environment
Filthy Water Talk Floods S China Province
ChinaDaily.com (via ChinaDaily.com), July 15, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-07/15/content_8430260.htm
Protests and Petitions
原三门峡水电学校学生集体上访 黑龙江省政府门前访民抗议 (Students Petition The Construction of The Sanmenxia Hydropower Plant)
Radio Free Asia, July 14, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/sanmeixia-07142009143908.html
Media
新华社推出全球视频节目 (Xinhua Launches Global Station)
Radio Free Asia (via Radio Free Asia), July 14, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/xinhuashe-07142009092328.html
XUAR
Urumqi Tense after Police Shooting
Agence France Presse (via South China Morning Post), July 14, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=185f3c5809772210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Religion
傅希秋吁新疆当局释放家庭教会成员 (President of China Aid Calls on Church Members to Be Released)
Voice of America (via Voice of America), July 14, 2009
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/2009-07-14-voa61.cfm?rss=topstories
Public Health
Insurance Fix A Win for HIV Patients
China Daily (via China Daily), July 15, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-07/15/content_8429438.htm
广州市外来工医保下月起实施(图) (Health Program for Migrant Workers in Guangzhou Comes into Effect Next Month)
Xinhua (via Net Ease), July 14, 2009
http://news.163.com/09/0714/15/5E6N1JEP000120GU.html
Corruption
Senior Chinese Leader Urges Efforts to Curb Corruption
Xinhua (via Xinhua), July 14, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-07/14/content_11708794.htm
Bilateral Ties
Australian PM Raises Stakes in China Spy Case
Reuters (via Yahoo! News), July 15, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090715/wl_nm/us_china_australia_rio
Police
中国进行政法干警招录培养体制改革试点 (Chinese Police to Reform Training System)
Xinhua (via Net Ease), July 14, 2009
http://news.163.com/09/0714/15/5E6N1JEP000120GU.html

Labor
Death Toll Rises to Five, Two Missing in China Factory Blast
Xinhua (via Xinhua), July 15, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-07/15/content_11710732.htm
Corporate Social Accountability
Suspended Death Sentence for Sinopec Ex-chief
Agence France Presse (via Yahoo! News), July 14, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090715/bs_afp/chinacorruptioncrimeenergysinopec
涉嫌诈骗2.9亿元 中行高山案一嫌犯首都机场落网 (Suspected Perpetrator in Bank of China Fraud Worth 290 Million RMB is Arrested)
Xinhua (via Xinhua), July 14, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2009-07/14/content_11706655.htm

May 11, 2009

News

Corporate Social Accountability
China's Banking Sector Issues First Social Responsibility Report
Xinhuanet, May 10, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-05/10/content_11348537.htm

Corruption
Land Compensation Scam in Hainan
Shanghai Daily, May 10, 2009
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2009/200905/20090510/article_400365.htm

Disasters
China Tamps Down Volunteer Spirit that Arose after Earthquake
Los Angeles Times, May 11, 2009
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/asia/la-fg-china-quake11-2009may11,0,851997.story

國務院發表減災行動白皮書 (State Council Issues White Paper on Disaster Relief)
Ming Pao, May 11, 2009
http://www.mpinews.com/htm/INews/20090511/ca11019a.htm

Rural Land Policies Tested in China's Quake Zone
China Daily, May 10, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-05/10/content_7761041.htm

Haunted by their Memories, and No One to Turn to for Help
South China Morning Post, May 09, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0
a0/?vgnextoid=6b3ff3bbb2021210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

維權者要求調查四川豆腐渣 (Rights Defenders Demands Investigation of Sichuan "Tofu Dregs" Buildings)
Ming Pao, May 09, 2009
http://www.mpinews.com/htm/INews/20090509/ca61524a.htm

Human Rights Defender – Gao Zhisheng （高智晟）
How the Family of a Dissident Fled China
New York Times, May 10, 2009
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/10/world/asia/10dissident.html

June 4th
纽约举行六四20周年和盛雪文集「敌对抒情」发表会 (News Conference in NY Marks 20th Anniversary of June Fourth and Release of New Book)
Radio Free Asia, May 08, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/nyc-05082009094911.html

Law
最高法院要求各级法院及时应对负面舆论炒作 (Supreme Court Requires Courts to Engage with Media and Public to Counteract “Sensationalized Public Opinion)
Xinhuanet, May 11, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2009-05/11/content_11352194.htm

Media
宁夏：《中国社会调查》“副总编”“主任”被捕 (Unlicensed Reporter for Unregistered Paper Arrested for Extortion in Ningxia)
Xinhuanet, May 11, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2009-05/11/content_11351741.htm

云南网管联手拒删贴　促高速车祸悲剧究责 (Webmasters Resist Order to Delete Posts on Fatal Car Accident in Yunnan)
Radio Free Asia, May 08, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/wang-05082009164811.html

Public Health
Hepatitis B Rate above 9% among College Students
China Daily, May 10, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-05/10/content_7761062.htm

February 10, 2009

Top News

Multilateral
China Says Protects Human Rights, West Voices Doubt
Reuters (available at YahooNews), February 09, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090210/wl_nm/us_un_rights_china

On Monday, February 9, a Chinese delegation faced scrutiny of its human rights record before the U.N. Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland. In response to questions raised regarding the Chinese government’s human rights policies, rule of law, and treatment of ethnic minorities and vulnerable groups, delegation chief Li Baoding said, “China is fully committed to the promotion and protection of human rights.” The Chinese delegation also denied the existence of “black jails” and media censorship.

Related News
China’s UN Human Rights Review: New Process, Old Politics, Weak Implementation Prospects
Human Rights China, February 9, 2009
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/127014

News

Labor
贵州：爆竹违规使用高度敏感原料氯酸钾爆炸6人死 (Use of Illegal Chemical Results in Fatal Explosion at Firecracker Plant in Guizhou)
Xinhuanet, February 10, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2009-02/09/content_10789049.htm

Bilateral Ties
Pro-Tibetan Group Excluded from Talks
Sydney Morning Herald, February 10, 2009
http://www.smh.com.au/news/world/protibetan-group-excluded-from-
talks/2009/02/09/1234027955845.html

Corporate Social Accountability
China Sets Limit on Executive Pay
China Daily, February 10, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-02/10/content_7460583.htm

Related News
Executive Pay Ignites Public Grumble, Regulation Urged in China
Xinhuanet, February 09, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-02/09/content_10790185.htm

Corruption
杭州西湖区建设局原副局长受贿近千万一审被判死缓 (Hangzhou Official Sentenced to Death for Taking Bribes)
Xinhuanet, February 10, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2009-02/10/content_10791988.htm

Economic Development
Half of Chinese Toy Makers Wiped Out in Crisis
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), February 10, 2009
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/china/business/2009/02/10/195426/Half-of.htm

Environment
China's Drought Slightly Eased by Rainfall
Shanghai Daily, February 10, 2009
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2009/200902/20090210/article_390536.htm

Government
国家林业局回应郝劲松虎照申请称将公开相关信息 (Appeal for Information from Photo Scandal Successful under Open Government Information Regulations)
Xinhuanet, February 10, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2009-02/10/content_10791165.htm

江蘇新任地稅局長自殺 (Newly Appointed Jiangsu Official Commits Suicide)
Ming Pao, February 09, 2009
http://www.mpinews.com/htm/INews/20090209/ca11833c.htm

Hong Kong
2 More Bodies Wash Up on City's Shores
South China Morning Post, February 10, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/
?vgnextoid=9d7b562752b5f110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Labor
China to Create 775,000 Jobs Via Rural Retailing
China Daily, February 09, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-02/09/content_7458264.htm

Law
司法部设法律援助工作司 将重点加强农村法律援助 (Ministry of Justice Establishes Legal Aid Department)
Xinhuanet, February 10, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2009-02/10/content_10791307.htm

Public Health
Bird Flu Peril Increasing, Health Chief Warns
South China Morning Post, February 10, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/
?vgnextoid=b6170571b7b5f110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Rural Issues
安徽返乡农民工土地创业 成立协会发展规模生产 (Returned Workers Form Farming Associations in Anhui)
Xinhuanet, February 10, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2009-02/10/content_10791982.htm

Society
Fire Engulfs Beijing Hotel Complex
International Herald Tribune, February 10, 2009
http://www.iht.com/articles/2009/02/10/asia/10beijing.php

Related News
Official: CCTV Hotel Fire Caused by Fireworks
Xinhuanet, February 10, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-02/10/content_10794146.htm

XUAR
"东突"散发传单 鼓动新疆少数民族学生闹事 (Xinjiang Party Secretary Claims "East Turkestan" Movement Spread Leaflets in Schools)
World Post, February 10, 2009
http://news.163.com/09/0210/11/51PNPR810001124J.html