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Thursday, March 07, 2013

Internet

Computer Scientists Measure the Speed of Censorship On China’s Twitter
MIT Technology Review, March 06, 2013
http://www.technologyreview.com/view/512231/computer-scientists-measure-the-speed-of-censorship-on-chinas-twitter/

Related:
报告揭秘新浪微博“删帖”内幕(US Research Shows 30% of Postings on Sina Weibo Removed Within 5-30 Minutes)
British Broadcasting Corporation, March 7, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/03/130307_weibo_deletion_report.shtml

Friday, October 21, 2011

Bilateral Ties

中国“防火长城” 美国要个说法 (US Calls for Explanation of the "Great Firewall")
Deutsche Welle, October 20, 2011
http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,15475700,00.html

Multilateral

China Proposes 'Traffic Rules' to Secure Cyberspace
Xinhua News Agency, October 21, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-10/21/content_13944733.htm
Related information:
International Code of Conduct for Information Security
UN Doc. A/66/359, September 14, 2011
http://www.un.org/ga/search/view_doc.asp?symbol=A/66/359

Friday, May 07, 2010

May 7, 2010

News
Bilateral Ties

EU to China: 'Splendid Isolation No Longer an Option'
EU Observer, May 06, 2010
http://euobserver.com/9/30024

Corruption
Nine-year Scam under Nose of Justice Ministry
South China Morning Post, May 07, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=7393c345ddd68210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Disasters
暴风雨突袭南方多省 至少40人遇难12人失踪 (Rainstorm in Southern China Kills at least 40, 12 Missing)
Beijing News (via Eastday), May 07, 2010
http://news.eastday.com/c/20100507/u1a5190308.html

Freedom of Speech
Teacher Sparks Outcry with Mao Comments
South China Morning Post, May 07, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=1026c345ddd68210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Hukou
辽宁省流动人口《居住证》将取代《暂住证》 (Temporary Residence Permit Holders in Dalian City, Liaoning Will Get Permanent Residency)
Eastday, May 07, 2010
http://news.eastday.com/c/20100507/u1a5190828.html

Human Rights Defender - Li Hong (力虹), Yang Tianshui (杨天水)
人权组织呼吁给力虹、杨天水保外就医 (HRIC Calls for Release of Li Hong and Yang Tianshui on Bail for Medical Treatment)
Radio France Internationale, May 07, 2010
http://www.chinese.rfi.fr/中国/20100506-人权组织呼吁给力虹、杨天水保外就医

Internet Censorship
China: Government Considers New Rule for Online ID
New York Times, May 07, 2010
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/06/world/asia/webbriefs-chinainternet.html

网络审查:中国网民中谁在翻墙? (Survey on Background of Chinese Netizens Who Tend to Bypass the Great Firewall)
Radio France Internationale, May 07, 2010
http://www.chinese.rfi.fr/中国/20100506-网络审查:中国网民中谁在翻墙?
Survey Report:
中国翻墙网民状况调查
Kenengba, April 30, 2010
http://www.kenengba.com/post/2920.html
China: Over the GFW
Global Voices Advocacy, April 30, 2010
http://advocacy.globalvoicesonline.org/2010/04/30/china-over-the-gfw/
Law
Police Torture a Sackable Offence, New Law Says
South China Morning Post, May 07, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=7eb5c345ddd68210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

取消“律师伪证罪”签名征集活动被湖南律协叫停 (Hunan Lawyers Association Asks to Stop Online Signature Collection to Call for SPC's Interpretation on "Lawyer Perjury" Cases)
Radio France Internationale, May 07, 2010
http://www.chinese.rfi.fr/中国/20100506-取消“律师伪证罪”签名征集活动被湖南律协叫停

Protests and Petitions
Petitioner Jailed for 'Blackmailing Govt'
China Daily, May 06, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-05/06/content_9819060.htm
Related News:
山西上访村民被判敲诈罪续:法院称将公正判决 (Shanxi Petitioner Appeals for His Blackmail Sentence)
China News Service (via Eastday), May 07, 2010
http://news.eastday.com/c/20100507/u1a5190950.html
Public Health
How I Sold My Liver -- and Got Cheated
Shanghai Daily, May 06, 2010
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2010/201005/20100506/article_436198.htm

Taiwan
Lawmakers Lock Horns over Amendment on Chinese Students
Taiwan News, May 07, 2010
http://www.etaiwannews.com/etn/news_content.php?id=1248404

XUAR
China: Aid Program Focuses on Xinjiang Region
New York Times, May 07, 2010
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/06/world/asia/webbriefs-xinjiang.html

Wednesday, May 05, 2010

May 05, 2010

Top News of the Day

Human Rights Defender - Zhou Li (周莉)
周莉陳鳳強等開庭宣判訪民稱不公 (Zhou Li and Other Three Rights Activists Sentenced to Prison)
Sound of Hope, May 04, 2010
http://big5.soundofhope.org/programs/162/158266-1.asp


Related Information:

Protester of "99% of Petitioners Are Mentally Ill" Statement Gets One Year in Prison

Human Rights in China, May 4, 2010

http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/174387


News

Bilateral Ties
China Leery of Sarkozy's Outstretched Hand
Asia Times Online, May 05, 2010
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China/LE05Ad01.html


Corruption
高校已成腐败犯罪新高发区 官僚机构急剧膨胀 (Corrupt Practices Rampant in High Schools: Institutional Failure)
Legal Daily (via Eastday), May 05, 2010
http://news.eastday.com/c/20100505/u1a5186694.html


Food Security
結石寶寶索償案開審 三鹿大股東抗辯:不應在港審 (Parents of Children Sickened by Tainted Milk Powder File Suit for Compensation against Sanlu Shareholder Fonterra in HK Tribunal )
Apple Daily, May 05, 2010
http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/template/apple/art_main.php?iss_id=20100505&sec_id=4104&subsec_id=11867&art_id=13997569

Related News:

Chinese Parents Seek Damages over Milk Scandal
Associated Press, May 04, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100504/wl_asia_afp/chinafoodsafetymilkchildhongkongjustice


Freedom of Speech
中国当局加强限制网络言论自由 (Chinese Authorities Strengthen Control on Freedom of Speech in Internet )
BBC Chinese, May 04, 2010
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2010/05/100504_internet_freedom.shtml


Internet Censorship
Deleting Internet Postings Not Best Way, Advisers Say
South China Morning Post, May 05, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=4e67e61a4b368210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

China Urges Tough Internet Laws
Agence France-Presse, May 04, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100504/tc_afp/chinapoliticsinternetlaw


Human Rights Defender - Li Jianhong / Xiao Qiao (
李剑虹)
上海作家李剑虹滞留瑞典 抗议回国权被剥夺 (Shanghai Writer Still Stuck in Sweden; China Denies Her Right to Return Home)
Radio Free Asia, May 04, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/ljh-05042010162937.html


Protests and Petitions
河南法院开放日男子当众下跪投诉 (Petitioner Kneels during Court Open Day to Complain about Beating Cases by Court Officials)
Henan Business Daily (via Net Ease), May 05, 2010
http://news.163.com/10/0505/07/65TEHVMC00011229.html


Shanghai World Expo
《纽约时报》记者著书 揭露上海世博阴暗面 (New York Times Journalist's Book Reveals the Dark Sides of Shanghai World Expo)
Radio Free Asia, May 04, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/ny-05042010141342.html


Society
In China's Primary School Stabbings, Some See Social Injustice as Culprit
Christian Science Monitor, May 05, 2010
http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-Pacific/2010/0504/In-China-s-primary-school-stabbings-some-see-social-injustice-as-culprit

Tuesday, May 04, 2010

May 04, 2010

News

Education
最牛歷史教師 Sir遭中共封殺 (Authorities Ban Online Teaching Videos of Recent Famous Outspoken History Teacher)
Apple Daily, May 04, 2010
http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/realtime/art_main.php?iss_id=20100504&sec_id=10793096&art_id=13994172

Hukou
广州户籍改革迈出历史性的一步 (Residence Booklet Replacement Exercise Begins in Guangzhou: Tryout for Unified Urban and Rural Household Registration System)
Legal Daily, May 04, 2010
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2010-05/04/content_2131994.htm?node=5955


Human Rights Defenders
Beijing Art District Faces Threat of Wrecking Ball
Voice of America, May 04, 2010
http://www1.voanews.com/english/news/asia/Beijing-Art-District-Faces-Threat-of-Wrecking-Ball-92672129.html


Internet Censorship

China to End Anonymous Online Comments
China Daily, May 04, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-05/04/content_9806084.htm


China Guards against "Overseas Hostile Forces" on Web
Reuters, May 03, 2010
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6422VK20100503

The Web Doesn't Spread Freedom
Newsweek, May 04, 2010
http://www.newsweek.com/id/237261


Media
世界新闻自由日促信息自由 中国强调防境外网络渗透 (International Day for Press Freedom Urges Freedom of Information)
Radio Free Asia, May 03, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/press-05032010134508.html

Reporters without Borders Names Press 'Predators'
Associated Press, May 04, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100503/ap_on_re_eu/eu_press_predators

North Korea
North Korea's Kim Seeks Lifeline in China
Reuters, May 03, 2010
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6413DN20100503


Protests and Petitions
合法住房被强拆 上访却受到迫害 (Petitioners against Forced Eviction in Wuhan City Face Continued Persecution)
Radio Free Asia, May 03, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/he-05032010134242.html


Shanghai World Expo
Don't Believe the Shanghype
Foreign Policy, May 03, 2010
http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2010/05/03/dont_believe_the_shanghype

Officials Used Fair to Push Property Prices up, Blogger Says
South China Morning Post, May 04, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=6123e33f0ce58210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD


State Security
部委公务接待仍属"国家机密" 无统一标准 (Ministries' Budget for Exercising Public Duties, Entertainment Costs Still Classified as "State Secrets")
Outlook (via Net Ease), May 04, 2010
http://news.163.com/10/0504/10/65R5EBPG00014AEE.html

Monday, May 03, 2010

May 01-03, 2010

News

Bilateral Ties
Houston Police Beat Chinese Diplomat
The Washington Times, April 30, 2010
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/apr/30/chinese-diplomat-beaten-houston-police/


Civil Society
NGO
辦講座前夕 會場稱遭砸封閉 (Venue Sealed off by Police a Day Before the Beijing's NGO Seminar)
Ming Pao, May 01, 2010
http://news.sina.com.hk/cgi-bin/nw/show.cgi/9/1/1/1503549/1.html


Disasters
Wen Says Government Will Carry Quake Load
Shanghai Daily (via Eastday), May 03, 2010
http://english.eastday.com/e/100503/u1a5182941.html


Human Rights Defenders
周莉友人和律师对法院判决不乐观 (Zhou Li's Lawyer, Friends Not Optimistic about the Upcoming Verdict)
Radio Free Asia, April 30, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/China-dissident-04302010111721.html?encoding=simplified


Human Rights Defender - Li Hong (
力虹)
浙江作家力虹狱中病危 家属屡提保外就医无回应 (Imprisoned Writer Li Hong's Health Worsening; Requests for Medical Parole Repeatedly Denied)
Radio Free Asia, April 30, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/lihong-04302010122211.html


Internet Censorship
翻墙已经成为中国网民生活常态 (Chinese Netizens Accustomed to Using Anonymous Browsing Softwares and Proxies to Bypass Chinese Censorship)
Radio Free Asia, April 30, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/fanqiang-04302010110338.html


Macao
Macau Activists Hit out at Arrest of Protest Leader
South China Morning Post, May 03, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=cf54720568958210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD


Politics
Chinese Leaders Revive Marxist Orthodoxy
Asia Times Online, May 01, 2010
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China/LE01Ad01.html


Shanghai World Expo
Costly Way
to Showcase Nation's Achievements
South China Morning Post, May 02, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=db3566502c458210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Informal and Catchy Greeting for Hu Sparks Reaction from Bloggers
South China Morning Post, May 02, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=d6b9c4b39c458210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Six Sent back to HK as Petition Bid Fails
South China Morning Post, May 03, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=454702b7eb958210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

冤盟对世博发出声明 吁国际正视强迁争议 (Group Formed among Shanghai Petitioners Releases Statement against Shanghai Expo, Calls for International Attention to Forced Eviction)
Radio Free Asia, May 01, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/yuan-05012010144204.html


Society
China School Attack Triggered by Home Demolition Threat: Family
Reuters, May 01, 2010
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6400L320100501

Thursday, April 08, 2010

April 08, 2010

News

Disasters
Rescuers in Fading Bid to Save 26 from China Mine
Associated Press, April 08, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100408/ap_on_re_as/as_china_mine_flood

No Crops, No Money, No Food as Yunnan Waits for Rainfall
China Daily, April 08, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-04/08/content_9699523.htm

Human Rights Defender - Gao Zhisheng (
高智晟)
Crusading Chinese Lawyer Gives up Activism
Associated Press (via Yahoo! News), April 08, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100407/ap_on_re_as/as_china_missing_lawyer

Related information:
News Video: Part of Gao Zhisheng’s Interview
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0CTKf_0drQ


Human Rights Defender - Xiao Qingshan (
肖青山)
维权人士肖青山因宣传环保被拘留七日 (Rights Defender Xiao Qingshan Detained Seven Days for Promoting Environmental Protection)
Radio Free Asia, April 07, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/xqs-04072010163634.html


Internet Censorship
China Tightens Rules on Internet Cafes
Associated Press, April 08, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100407/wl_asia_afp/chinainternetcultureyouth

Related News:
文化部:网吧一次接纳3名未成年人将吊销牌照 (Ministry of Culture: Authorities to Revoke License of Internet Cafe That Is Caught Accepting Three or More Minors)
China News Service, April 07, 2010
http://news.163.com/10/0407/08/63LFUQVH000146BD.html


China’s Censors Tackle and Trip over the Internet
New York Times, April 08, 2010
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/08/world/asia/08censor.html

Land Policy
丹江口库区移民开始 33万人举家离乡 (Resettlement of Danjiangkou Dam Starts: 330,000 Residents Leave Their Home)
Xiaoxiang Morning Herald, April 08, 2010
http://news.163.com/10/0408/02/63NCF3P9000146BB.html


Law
Furore as Sex Party Professor Stands Trial
South China Morning Post, April 08, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=81ec8e58929d7210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Employees in Rio Tinto Case Appeal Terms
China Daily, April 08, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-04/08/content_9699547.htm


Media
US Author Says China Media Can't Cover Google Book
Associated Press, April 08, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100408/ap_on_bi_ge/as_china_google_book

Population
温州计生副局长称处罚对象是砧板上的肉” (Internet Outcry as Population & Family Planning Official Tells The Protesting Mother of Second Child "I Have You at My Mercy")
Radio Free Asia, April 07, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/wenzhou-04072010164905.html

北京教授杨支柱因超生被解聘 (Peking U Professor Fired for Having Second Child)
Radio Free Asia, April 07, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/yzz-04072010101321.html


Public Health
Mass Dead Fish Found in Contaminated Reservoir
China Daily, April 08, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-04/07/content_9697226.htm

Vice Premier Stresses Control of HFMD Disease
China Daily, April 08, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-04/08/content_9699355.htm

Inquiries into Fatal Case of Abstention
Shanghai Daily, April 08, 2010
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2010/201004/20100408/article_433503.htm


XUAR
阿里木江案二审裁定维持原判十五年徒刑 (Court Upholds Fifteen-Year Prison Sentence to Uyghur Church Leader Alimunjiang Yimiti)
Radio Free Asia, April 07, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/alm-04072010174712.html

Thursday, April 01, 2010

April 01, 2010

News

Children
Custom May Explain Dumping of Dead Babies in China
Associated Press, April 01, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100401/ap_on_re_as/as_china_dead_babies


Death Penalty
Drug Smuggler to be Executed on Monday
China Daily, April 01, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-04/01/content_9672483.htm


Education
拆迁办占用幼儿园做办公室 60儿童民房上课 (Kindergarten Children Moved out from School in Fuzhou after Local Relocation Office Procures School for Office Use)
Strait News (via Net Ease), March 30, 2010
http://news.163.com/10/0330/02/6307R127000146BB.html

Human Rights Defenders
Dream of Court Turns Sour for Milk Activist
South China Morning Post, April 01, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=e0c572cee84b7210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD


Internet Censorship
Yahoo E-mail Accounts of Journalists 'Redirected'
Reuters, April 01, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=d2e572cee84b7210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

China's Censors Thrive in Obscurity
The Wall Street Journal, April 01, 2010
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303338304575155613782805150.html


Labor
Coal And Gas Outburst Leaves Two Dead in Central China Mine
Xinhua News Agency, April 01, 2010
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/china/2010-04/01/c_13233447.htm

Related News:
河南煤礦爆炸否認近百死傷 (Authorities Deny Report of Nearly 100 Killed, Injured by Coal Mine Explosion in Henan)
Ming Pao, April 01, 2010
http://inews.mingpao.com/htm/INews/20100401/ca40740i.htm


Law
河南推行人民陪审团制度 保障公民司法表达权 (Henan Courts Implement People's Jury System)
Xinhua News Agency, March 26, 2010
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2010-03/26/content_13250694.htm

Law unto Itself
South China Morning Post, April 01, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=b1dbc51c244b7210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Chinese version:
中國不甩國際法?
China Times, April 1, 2010
http://news.chinatimes.com/forum/0,5252,110514x112010040100411,00.html


Media
Media Struggle to Expose Scandals
Radio Free Asia, March 30, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/media-03302010154421.html

Protests and Petitions
贵州贞丰县因征地爆发警民冲突 十余村民被抓 (More than 10 Villagers Arrested for Clash in Guizhou over Land)
Xinmin (via Net Ease), March 31, 2010
http://news.163.com/10/0331/07/633AJBR800011229.html


Public Health
江苏延申假疫苗受害人达百万 (Victims of Fake Vaccines in Jiangsu Reach One Million)
Radio Free Asia, March 30, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/China-vaccine-03302010101853.html

广东多位疫苗受害儿童家长被地方政府拘押 (Guangdong Authorities Detain Protesting Parents of Children Who Contract Encephalitis after Public Vaccinations)
Radio Free Asia, March 31, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/china_vaccine-03312010115637.html

Girl, 17, Critically Ill after Jabs
Shanghai Daily, April 01, 2010
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2010/201003/20100331/article_432842.htm


Shanghai World Expo
世博紧张上海严控访民 (Shanghai Authorities Tighten Control on Petitioners ahead of Shanghai World Expo)
Radio Free Asia, March 31, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/petitioners_shanghai-03312010122534.html

Wednesday, March 24, 2010

March 24, 2010

News
Disasters

Drought Paralyzes Power Supply
China Daily, March 24, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-03/24/content_9631695.htm

5.7-magnitude Earthquake Jolts Tibet
Xinhua News Agency (via China Daily), March 24, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-03/24/content_9634999.htm


Internet Censorship
Google Users Report Erratic Service in Beijing
Reuters (via Yahoo! News), March 23, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100324/bs_nm/us_china_google_access

Related News:
Xinjiang Internet ‘Still Limited’
Radio Free Asia, March 23, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/gfw-03232010113848.html

Redirection of Users ‘Just a Little Trick’
Financial Times, March 24, 2010
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b1354c28-366a-11df-8151-00144feabdc0.html

Stance by China to Limit Google Is Risk by Beijing
New York Times, March 24, 2010
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/24/world/asia/24china.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

China Fails to Act against Google as It Tries to Defuse Row
The Daily Telegraph, March 24, 2010
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/google/7504952/China-fails-to-act-against-Google-as-it-tries-to-defuse-row.html

Chinese Netizens Divided over Google Move
British Broadcasting Corporation, March 24, 2010
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8582556.stm

Google Hits Exit Key
China Daily, March 24, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-03/24/content_9631710.htm

Even if They're Kept On, Many Employees May Want to Go
South China Morning Post, March 24, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=5982fcf6a8b87210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Law

Shanghai Trial of Rio Tinto Staff Ends, No Verdict
Associated Press (via Yahoo! News), March 24, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100324/ap_on_bi_ge/as_china_rio_tinto_trial


Media
北京女記者採訪遭架走 (Beijing Reporters Carried away from Area near Olympic Sports Centre)
Beijing Times (via Ming Pao), March 24, 2010
http://inews.mingpao.com/htm/INews/20100324/ca31301i.htm


Mainland Media Told to Toe Government Line on Dispute
South China Morning Post, March 24, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=2f42fcf6a8b87210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news

Fake Reporters Drill Mines for Hush Money
Xinhua News Agency (via Sina), March 23, 2010
http://english.sina.com/china/2010/0322/310206.html

Land Policy
Sale of Residential Land Temporarily Halted
China Daily, March 24, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-03/24/content_9631749.htm


Protests and Petitions

湘潭两千村民准备誓死抗拒拆迁 (Over 2,000 Villagers in Hunan Vow to Resist Forced Eviction)
Radio Free Asia, March 23, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/China-village-03232010120357.html


Public Health
HFMD Disease Kills at Least 5 in Henan Province
China Daily, March 24, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-03/23/content_9631388.htm

Society Whistleblower Claims Vaccines Stored Wrong
China Daily, March 24, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-03/24/content_9631575.htm


Religion
Vatican Meeting Fails to Iron out China Issues
South China Morning Post, March 24, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=5472fcf6a8b87210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Tuesday, March 23, 2010

March 23, 2010

Top News of The Day

Internet Censorship
Google Raises Stakes in China Censorship Row
The Guardian, March 23, 2010
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2010/mar/22/google-china-shut-down-censorships

Related News:
Interview: Sergey Brin on Google’s China Move
New York Times, March 23, 2010
http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/03/22/interview-sergey-brin-on-googles-china-gambit/

Google China: Hacking Bid that Quickly Grew into a Clash of Titans
The Guardian, March 23, 2010
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2010/mar/23/google-china-hacking-bid-clash

Google 'Thinks Out of Box' onChina: Activists
Agence France-Presse (via The Sydney Morning Herald), March 23, 2010
http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-technology/google-thinks-out-of-box-on-china-activists-20100323-qro5.html

China: Google Breaks Promise, Totally Wrong to Stop Censoring
China Daily, March 23, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-03/23/content_9625554.htm

Related News:
Writers Body Urges Google to Keep Copyright Promise
China Daily, March 23, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-03/22/content_9623932.htm

Shrug of Online Indifference to Google's Threat
Reuters (via South China Morning Post), March 23, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=45f0222fc8687210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

网民致中国政府和谷歌公开信 呼吁不可忽视网民利益 (Chinese Netizens' Open Letter to Chinese Gov't and Google: Netizens' Interests Should Not Be Ignored)
Radio Free Asia, March 22, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/google-03222010093656.html


News

Corruption
Rio Tinto Defendants Plead Guilty
China Daily, March 23, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-03/23/content_9625426.htm

Human Rights Defender - Yang Tianshui (杨天水)
异见作家杨天水准备狱中绝食 家属呼吁关注 (Dissident Writer Stages Hunger Strike in Prison; Family Calls for Attention)
Radio Free Asia, March 22, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/yangtianshui-03222010155439.html

Internet Censorship

云南实现对全省3620家网吧实时监控 (Yunnan Authorities Monitor 3,620 Internet Cafes in Real Time)
Spring City Evening, March 23, 2010
http://news.sina.com.cn/s/2010-03-23/104919922817.shtml

Labor
Race on to Find Trapped Miners
China Daily, March 23, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-03/23/content_9625679.htm

Police
Police Chiefs Go back to School
China Daily, March 23, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-03/23/content_9626738.htm

Suspect's Death Raises Stink
China Daily, March 23, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-03/23/content_9626719.htm

Protests and Petitions
福州六老人北京自杀抗暴 家人被判杀人罪遭严刑拷打 (Six Elderly Petitioners Attempt Suicide to Protest Abusive Treatment in Beijing; Family Members Detained, Tortured and Convicted of Murder)
Radio Free Asia, March 22, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/zisha-03222010094128.html

Public Health
女艾滋病患者欲动手术遭多家医院拒绝 (HIV Positive Woman Rejected by Hospitals)
China Radio International, March 23, 2010
http://news.china.com.cn/rollnews/2010-03/23/content_1191092.htm

Gas Poisoning Strikes 55 in South China Food Plant
China Daily, March 23, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-03/22/content_9623300.htm

Tibet
两年来至少50名藏人因向境外发送信息遭拘押 (At Least 50 Tibetans Detained for Sending Info Abroad over The Past Two Years)
Radio Free Asia, March 22, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/zang-03222010171138.html

Tuesday, March 16, 2010

March 16, 2010

News

Corruption
Official Sacked After Diary Excerpts Reveal Sexual Exploits, Graft
South China Morning Post, March 16, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=464996ea1c267210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Disasters
Drought Forecast to Worsen in Guangxi
Xinhua News Agency (via China Daily), March 16, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-03/16/content_9596003.htm

25 Dead in Central China Coal Mine Fire
Associated Press (via Yahoo! News), March 16, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100316/ap_on_re_as/as_china_coal_mine_fire


Government
Township Officials List All Spending
China Daily, March 16, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-03/16/content_9594002.htm


Hukou
Shanghai May Further Relax Hukou System
China Daily, March 16, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-03/16/content_9594010.htm


Human Rights Defender - Mao Hengfeng (
毛恒凤)
当局拒绝家人探望被劳教的毛恒凤 (Authorities Refuse to Allow Mao's Family Visit Her)
Radio Free Asia, March 15, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/petitioner_abuse-03152010123202.html


Human Rights Defenders
官報罕見談劉曉波胡佳 (Liu Xiaobo, Hu Jia Mentioned in Chinese State-run Newspaper)
Ming Pao, March 16, 2010
http://news.mingpao.com/20100316/cae1.htm


Internet Censorship

Erasers Purge Cyberspace of 'Bad Press'
South China Morning Post, March 16, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=265996ea1c267210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Media
Google Says China Talks Continue, But Pullout Signs Grow
Reuters (via Yahoo! News), March 15, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100315/bs_nm/us_google_china

Google Exit Would Open a Door for Microsoft

The Wall Street Journal, March 15, 2010

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704588404575124062948976720.html


China Issues Warning to Major Partners of Google
New York Times, March 15, 2010
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/15/world/asia/15google.html


Protests and Petitions
China Compensates Evicted Artists
New York Times, March 15, 2010
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/16/world/asia/16beijing.html


Public Health
94 People in SW China Found to Have Lead Poisoning
China Post, March 15, 2010
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/china/local-news/other/2010/03/15/248421/94-people.htm


XUAR
China to Ramp up Investment in Restive Xinjiang
Agence France-Presse (via Yahoo! News), March 15, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100315/wl_asia_afp/chinacongressnpcxinjiangunrest

Thursday, March 04, 2010

March 04, 2010

News

Corruption
Online Diaries Expose China Official to Graft Probe
Agence France-Presse (via Yahoo! News), March 03, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100303/wl_asia_afp/chinapoliticscorruptioninternet


Education
Not Enough Schools for Handicapped Children
China Daily, March 04, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-03/04/content_9534173.htm


Food Security
Three Jailed for Toxic Dairy Food in Shanghai
Xinhua News Agency (via China Daily), March 03, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-03/03/content_9533736.htm

China Official Wanted Toxic Bean Case Hushed up
Associated Press (via Yahoo! News), March 02, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100302/ap_on_re_as/as_china_tainted_beans


Freedom of Speech
Censor Shows His Soft Side, with Taste for Banned Books
South China Morning Post, March 04, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=d8618c8d3b427210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD


Government
政府信息公开司解征求意见:对不予公开范围争议大 (More Controversy over Scope of What to Be Withheld from Disclosure: Opinions on Draft Regulations on Several Issues Regarding the Hearing of Open Gov't Information Cases)
Legal Daily (via Xinhua News Agency), March 03, 2010
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2010-03/03/content_13086817.htm


Hukou
籲戶籍改革13媒體遭封殺 (13 Newspapers under Gov't Pressure After Calling for Household Registration Reform)
Ming Pao, March 04, 2010
http://news.mingpao.com/20100304/cak1.htm


Human Rights Defender - Ai Weiwei (
艾未未)
China Activist Demands Quake Recovery Budget Info
Associated Press (via Yahoo! News), March 03, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100303/ap_on_re_as/as_china_quake

Human Rights Defender - Feng Zhenghu (
冯正虎)
冯正虎被撞成妨碍公务 周三传唤八小时 (Feng Summoned to 8 Hours for "Obstructing Official Duties" on Wednesday)
Radio Free Asia, March 03, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/feng-03032010153704.html


Internet Censorship
Delegate Suggests Closing Internet Cafes - Then Has Website Hacked
South China Morning Post, March 04, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=6bc18c8d3b427210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Related News:
提议关闭社会网吧政协委员公司网站被黑() (Website of CPPCC Delegate's Company Hacked After His Proposal to Nationalize Cyber Cafe)
Dahe Daily, March 03, 2010
http://shehui.daqi.com/article/2830218.html


Microblogging Services Halted
Radio Free Asia, March 02, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/microblogging-03022010172017.html

Labor
开胸验肺催促职业病防治法修订 修订程序启动 (Authorities Plan to Revise Occupational Disease Prevention Law After Outcry over Cases of Factory Workers Forced to Undergo Unnecessary Surgical Chest Incision)
Legal Daily (via Xinhua News Agency), March 03, 2010
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2010-03/03/content_13086952.htm


Military
China's Defence Budget to Rise 7.5 Percent in 2010
Agence France-Presse (via Yahoo! News), March 04, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100304/bs_afp/chinacongressnpcmilitary


Police
上海将出台执法行为规范 剑指利诱欺诈等收集证据 (Shanghai to Introduce Code of Conduct on Law Enforcement to Prohibit Using Violence, Fraud, Coercion, etc. to Collect Evidence)
Legal Daily (via Xinhua News Agency), March 03, 2010
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2010-03/03/content_13086915.htm


Protests and Petitions
杨秋雨投诉央视被公安拘押 (Rights Defender Yang Qiuyu, Petitioners Taken away by Police After Attempting to File Complaint with Propaganda Department about CCTV Report)
Radio Free Asia, March 03, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/petitioners_detain-03032010112838.html


Society
Nearly Half of CPPCC Proposals Focus on Housing
China Daily, March 03, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/bizchina/2010-03/03/content_9532849.htm

青年賣腎4萬酬金遭騙剩3000 (Youth Cheated Most of Money Earned from Selling His Kidney)
Ming Pao, March 04, 2010
http://news.mingpao.com/20100304/ccb1.htm

Urban-rural Income Gap Widest Since Opening-up
China Daily, March 02, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/bizchina/2010-03/02/content_9524530.htm