May 6, 2010

News

Disasters
23 Dead, More than 160 Injured in China Tornado
Associated Press, May 06, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100506/wl_afp/chinaweathertornado

Hong Kong
Beijing Warns against Another Reform Veto
South China Morning Post, May 05, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=82f2e61a4b368210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

'One Country, Two Systems' at Heart of Appeal
South China Morning Post, May 06, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=8b7154945e868210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Hukou
報道指重慶將啟動戶籍改革 (Chongqing to Start Household Registration System Reform)
Ming Pao, May 06, 2010
http://inews.mingpao.com/htm/INews/20100506/ca40934i.htm

June Fourth
柏林国际文学节举办“六四”死难者大型诗歌朗诵活动 (International Literature Festival Berlin to Organize Large-scale Poetry Reading Activities to Commemorate Tiananmen Massacre)
Radio Free Asia, May 05, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/berlin-05052010122041.html

Media
China Addresses 'Severe Cyber Security Threats'
China Daily, May 06, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-05/06/content_9814131.htm

North Korea
North Korean Can’t Avoid Sunshine in China Trip
New York Times, May 06, 2010
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/06/world/asia/06beijing.html

Police
Extortion Charge Rocks Police
Shanghai Daily, May 06, 2010
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=436117&type=National

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Scam Centered on Bail Money
Global Times, May 06, 2010
http://china.globaltimes.cn/society/2010-05/528989.html

Public Health
1 Chinese Baby Born with Syphilis Every Hour
Associated Press, May 06, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100506/ap_on_he_me/as_med_china_syphilis_scourge

Shanghai World Expo
Cutting Out Crime, One Street at a Time
China Daily, May 06, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010expo/2010-05/06/content_9814697.htm

Taiwan
Executions May Not Affect EU Visa Program: Hou
China Post, May 06, 2010
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/foreign-affairs/2010/05/06/255287/Executions-may.htm

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

May 04, 2010

News

Education
最牛歷史教師 袁 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

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

April 30, 2010

Top News of the Day

State Security
China Includes Internet in Secrets Law Revision
Financial Times, April 30, 2010
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/d7944740-537d-11df-bfdf-00144feab49a.html

Related information:

China Sharpens Legal Weapons for Information Control

Human Rights in China, April 29, 2010

http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/174305

State Secrets Transparently Clear
Shanghai Daily, April 30, 2010
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2010/201004/20100430/article_435742.htm

China Passes Tighter Information Law
New York Times, April 30, 2010
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/30/world/asia/30leaks.html

Human Rights Defender - Gao Zhisheng (高智晟)
Human Rights Lawyer Disappears, Again
South China Morning Post, April 30, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=08f6a4cc91a48210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

News

Environment
China's New Threat - a Mountain of Waste
South China Morning Post, April 30, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=fff4a4cc91a48210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Human Rights Defender - Feng Zhenghu (冯正虎)
'Speak Out and You Will Disappear', Activist Told
The Independent, April 30, 2010
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/speak-out-and-you-will-disappear-activist-told-1958699.html

Law
国家赔偿法修改获通过 取消刑事赔偿确认程序 (Amendments to the State Compensation Law Adopted)
Legal Daily (via Eastday), April 30, 2010
http://news.eastday.com/c/20100430/u1a5178747.html

Related News:

Controversial Compensation Law on Detainees Approved
South China Morning Post, April 30, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=5057a4cc91a48210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

解读国家赔偿法修改四大亮点 (Four Key Points to Understand Amendments to the State Compensation Law)
Procuratorial Daily (via Law.com), April 29, 2010
http://www.chinalawinfo.com/fzdt/NewsContent.aspx?ID=26449

Migrant Workers
Foreign Workers (and Wives) Pour into China
Asia Times Online, April 30, 2010
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China/LD30Ad01.html

深圳公安局长建议立法清除无业流动人员 (Shenzhen PSB's Director: Unemployed Migrants Should Return Home)
Southern Daily (via Eastday), April 30, 2010
http://news.eastday.com/c/20100430/u1a5179082.html

Protests and Petitions
广州村民遭强拆 冲突中枪击拆迁人员 (One Shot in Clash between Security Personnel and Villagers in Guangzhou over Forced Eviction)
Southern Daily (via Net Ease), April 30, 2010
http://news.163.com/10/0430/08/65GLDL8000011229.html

Shanghai World Expo
On Eve of Shanghai Expo 2010, China Finds 'Soft Power' an Elusive Goal
Christian Science Monitor, April 30, 2010
http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-Pacific/2010/0429/On-eve-of-Shanghai-Expo-2010-China-finds-soft-power-an-elusive-goal

Society
China's Alarming Spate of School Knifings
Time, April 30, 2010
http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1985834,00.html

April 28, 2010

News
Human Rights Defenders
Don't Argue: A Move to Disbar Two Rights Lawyers Is the Latest Threat to Mainland Criminal Defence Counsel
South China Morning Post, April 28, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=27d92ac237f38210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Related information:
Judicial Authorities Target Lawyers, Eroding Rule of Law
当局打压维权律师 危害中国法制建设
Human Rights in China, April 22, 2010
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/174246
CH: http://gb.hrichina.org/public/contents/18685

前高校教师被以涉嫌煽动颠覆罪再次拘留 (Sichuan Dissident and Former Professor Zuo Xiaohuan Criminally Detained again on Charges of Inciting Subversion of State Power)
Radio Free Asia, April 27, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/jiaoshi-04272010142908.html

张林行动受限屡受传唤 狱中杨天水健康堪虞望保外 (Dissident Writer Zhang Lin Twice Summoned by Authorities Due to Plans to Travel to Shanghai for Medical Treatment )
Radio Free Asia, April 27, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/zhanglin-04272010160556.html

Law
China Tells State Companies to Strengthen Protection of Secrets
Bloomberg, April 27, 2010
http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-04-27/china-tells-state-companies-to-strengthen-protection-of-secrets.html

Related information:
中央企业商业秘密保护暂行规定 (Provisional Regulations on the Protection of Commercial Secrets of Central State-owned Enterprises)
Stated-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council, March 25, 2010
http://www.gov.cn/zwgk/2010-04/26/content_1592746.htm

中国政府拟定保密法要求互联网公司报告泄密者 (State Secrets Law Draft: Government Can Tell Internet Companies to Report Divulgers of Secrets)
Radio Free Asia, April 27, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/baomi-04272010161137.html

Related news:
China Set to Tighten State-secrets Law Forcing Internet Firms to Inform on Users
Associated Press, April 28, 2010
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/04/27/AR2010042704503.html

国家赔偿法修改进入四审 聚焦审议：遭超期刑拘后撤案的，有望获赔 (State Compensation Law Revised Draft under Sixth Deliberation)
People's Daily, April 27, 2010
http://cpc.people.com.cn/GB/64093/64387/11460883.html

Related news:
Compensation Only after 37 Days Detained, Draft Law Says
South China Morning Post, April 28, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=9f88b2f68cf38210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

分析：从赔偿法看罪犯和嫌疑人的区别 (State Compensation Law: Finding the Difference between "Criminals" and "Suspects")
British Broadcasting Corporation, April 27, 2010
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2010/04/100427_china_law.shtml

Protests and Petitions
Beating of Teacher Leads to Strike
China Daily, April 28, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-04/28/content_9782188.htm

Public Health
广西全州手足口病调查:当地医疗设施医护条件差 (Survey on Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease in Guangxi: Local Medical Treatment Deficient)
China Youth Daily, April 28, 2010
http://news.eastday.com/c/20100428/u1a5175036.html

中国不再限制外国艾滋病患者入境 (China Ends Ban on Foreign Visitors with HIV/AIDS)
Southern Metropolis Daily, April 28, 2010
http://epaper.nddaily.com/A/html/2010-04/28/content_1066844.htm

Related news:
China Ends Entry Ban for Foreigners with HIV/AIDS
Reuters, April 28, 2010
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE63R09X20100428

Related information:
中华人民共和国国境卫生检疫法实施细则 (Rules for the Implementation of Frontier Health and Quarantine Law of the People's Republic of China)
State Council, April 24, 2010
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2010-04/27/c_1259975.htm

中华人民共和国外国人入境出境管理法实施细则 (Rules for the Implementation of the Law of the People's Republic of China on Control of the Entry and Exit of Aliens)
State Council, April 24, 2010
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2010-04/27/c_1259982.htm

Shanghai World Expo
Border Security Clamp for Expo
Shanghai Daily, April 28, 2010
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=435518&type=National

Society
Beijing Hears Dissenting Voice on Unrest
Asia Times Online, April 28, 2010
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China/LD28Ad01.html

Related information:
Tsinghua Sociologist: Why China Is "More Instable as It Increases Its Attempt to Maintain Social Stability" (清华大学社会学专家提出新稳定思路： 将利益表达与社会稳定一致起来)
China Youth Daily, April 19, 2010
http://www.cyol.net/zqb/content/2010-04/19/content_3188971.htm

Tsinghua Report:
以利益表达制度化实现社会的长治久安
http://www.cul-studies.com/Article/fenxi/201004/7048.html

郑渊洁声明退出中国作协: 炮轰作家曹文轩到小学推销自己的书，中国作协表示尚未收到正式通知 (King of Fairy Tales's Writer and Editor Zheng Yuanjie Announces Withdrawal from Chinese Writers Association)
Southern Metropolis Daily, April 26, 2010
http://gcontent.nddaily.com/f/8a/f8a7e9f5efd72a91/Blog/635/350366.html

Taiwan
New Clashes Erupt over Regulations on Chinese Students
China Post, April 28, 2010
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/china-taiwan-relations/2010/04/28/254212/New-clashes.htm

April 24-26, 2010

News

Bilateral Ties
Web, Religious Freedom on Agenda as US-China Rights Dialogue Resumes
Christian Science Monitor, April 23, 2010
http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-Pacific/2010/0423/Web-religious-freedom-on-agenda-as-US-China-rights-dialogue-resumes

Corruption
Beijing Demands Senior Officials Report New Spouses
Reuters (via South China Morning Post), April 26, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=5e178c1ad1a28210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Disasters
Sandstorm, Snow Close Air Link to China Quake Zone
Associated Press, April 26, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100425/wl_nm/us_china_quake_weather

Environment
China Debates Whether Human Activity or Nature is to Blame for Drought
The Los Angeles Times, April 26, 2010
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-china-drought-20100426,0,7022817.story

Land Policy
Forced Demolition Death 'Not Deliberate'
China Daily, April 26, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-04/26/content_9772450.htm

Law
严打黑恶势力介入拆 北京为重点拆迁改造村组建律师团 (Measures against Forced Evictions: Beijing to Set up Lawyer Groups for 50 Villages Involved in Demolition Projects)
Legal Daily, April 26, 2010
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index/content/2010-04/26/content_2124783.htm?node=20908

Multilateral
Further Security Cooperation with SCO Partners
Xinhua News Agency, April 24, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-04/24/content_9771496.htm

Politics
"Butcher of Beijing's" Son to Get Promotion: Sources
Reuters, April 26, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100425/wl_nm/us_china_politics

China Replaces Party Chief of Riot-hit Xinjiang
Associated Press, April 24, 2010
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTOE63N010

Zhou Qiang Appointed Party Chief of Hunan
China Daily, April 26, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-04/25/content_9771812.htm

Population
Long-hated One-Child Rule May be Eased in China
Associated Press, April 25, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100425/ap_on_re_as/as_china_more_than_one

Protests and Petitions
China Mayor Told to Resign after Villagers Kneel
Associated Press, April 26, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100425/ap_on_re_as/as_china_villagers_kneel

Protest over Dam Project Ends after 20-Hour Stand-Off
South China Morning Post, April 26, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=0498aa7cf7538210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

農民上訪被送精神病院續:已回到家中 (Petitioner Who Was Sent to Mental Hospital for over 6 Years Returns Home)
Sina, April 26, 2010
http://news.sina.com.hk/cgi-bin/nw/show.cgi/9/1/1/1499495/1.html

Public Health
Education Holds Key to Organ Transplants
South China Morning Post, April 26, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=3fa65ea1b4538210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Shanghai World Expo
Shanghai World Expo Showcases China's Soft Power
Associated Press, April 26, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100425/ap_on_re_as/as_china_expo_ambitions

Tibet
China Says Monks Advised to Leave Earthquake Area
Associated Press, April 24, 2010
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gdspdDB0WaMv_An4A-NvHB_DwmCwD9F8LU901

XUAR
18岁维族青年因参与去年新疆骚乱被判无期徒刑 (Life Sentence to an 18-year-old Uyghur Youth for Xinjiang Unrest)
Radio Free Asia, April 23, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/wei-04232010154050.html

April 20, 2010

News

Bilateral Ties
Human Rights Talks with US Set to Resume
South China Morning Post, April 20, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=0dced101fb618210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Civil Society
Green NGO Drives Change at Grass Roots
China Daily, April 20, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-04/20/content_9749784.htm

清华大学报告:为何"越维稳越不稳" (Tsinghua Report: Why China Is "More Instable as It Increases Its Attempt to Maintain Social Stability")
Radio France Internationale, April 19, 2010
http://www.chinese.rfi.fr/中国/20100419-清华大学报告为何越维稳越不稳

Disasters
国防部：中国在灾难救援国际合作上持开放态度 (Ministry of Defense: China Holds Open Attitude towards Cooperation with International Community in Quake Relief Work)
China News Service (via Eastday), April 20, 2010
http://news.eastday.com/c/20100420/u1a5159828.html

国新办官员称玉树地震不可能隐瞒死亡数字 (State Council Information Office: Impossible to Hide Quake's Death Toll)
Eastday, April 20, 2010
http://news.eastday.com/c/20100420/u1a5159807.html

Environment
Villagers Worry as Toxic Plant Assets Are Sold
South China Morning Post, April 20, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=c584859a46618210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

New Road Ruins Historic Pass, Villagers Lament
Shanghai Daily, April 20, 2010
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=434722&type=National

Human Rights Defender - Feng Zhenghu (冯正虎)
冯正虎拟办冤案博览会遭沪警方“抄家”(Police Summon Feng, Raid His Home)
British Broadcasting Corporation, April 20, 2010
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2010/04/100420_china_activist_expo.shtml

Human Rights Defenders
In China, One Man Crusades to Help Disabled People
USA Today, April 18, 2010
http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2010-04-18-china-disabled_N.htm

Labor
China Factories Break Labor Rules
Associated Press, April 19, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100419/ap_on_bi_ge/as_microsoft_china_labor

Land Policy
上海闵行区一村民被强拆 成都村民睡眠中被强拆砸伤 (Houses in Shanghai and Chengdu Demolished while People Sleeping in Them)
Radio Free Asia, April 19, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/qiangchai-04192010150058.html

Media
中国官媒对胡锦涛灾区之行歌功颂德引发关注 (Official Media's Praise of Hu's Visit to Quake Zone Leads to Criticism)
Radio France Internationale, April 19, 2010
http://www.chinese.rfi.fr/中国/20100419-中国官媒对胡锦涛灾区之行歌功颂德引发关注

Report: China Hackers Stole Key Google Program
Associated Press, April 20, 2010
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jXtSWyl3OUA_IMMHzzyv6TwPrJyAD9F6IEHG1

Protests and Petitions
上访维权遭打压 访民再提起控诉 (Jilin Worker Petitioning against Corruption Retaliated by Authorities; Jiangsu Petitioner Lodges Complaint to Provincial High Court over Police Abuse of Power)
Radio Free Asia, April 19, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shangfang-04192010152351.html

Ex-bankers Seek Help
Shanghai Daily, April 19, 2010
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=434721&type=National

Public Health
Students Shower in Waste Water
Shanghai Daily, April 20, 2010
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=434642&type=National

新规：残疾人可考驾照 驾校：他们还不能报名 (New Regulations Allow More Handicapped Obtain Driving Licenses)
Southern Metropolis Daily, April 20, 2010
http://epaper.nddaily.com/A/html/2010-04/20/content_1059809.htm

Shanghai World Expo
6,000 Detained in Shanghai Expo Crime Sweep: Media
Agence France-Presse, April 20, 2010
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gSupLJf0kEUQkRP_es-5cvcZ0HrQ