April 15, 2010

News
Corruption
Former Banker Gets Death Sentence with Reprieve for Graft
China Daily, April 15, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-04/15/content_9734616.htm

Wen Qiang Gets Death for Corruption: Former Justice Chief Guilty of Taking Bribes, Rape and Shielding Organised Crime
South China Morning Post, April 15, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=2906ddebcacf7210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Disasters
Concern for Shelter after China Quake Kills 589
Reuters, April 15, 2010
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTOE63E00A

青海地震重傷者 被送西寧成都治理 (Those Injured in Quake Sent to Xining and Chengdu for Treatment)
Apple Daily, April 15, 2010
http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/realtime/art_main.php?iss_id=20100415&sec_id=10793096&art_id=13932376

Education
大陆大学开放台生免试入学 收费标准不变 (Mainland Universities Begin Admitting Taiwanese Students without Requiring Entrance Exams)
China News Service, April 15, 2010
http://news.eastday.com/c/20100415/u1a5149621.html

Hong Kong
Hong Kong Proposes Limited Political Reform
China Post, April 14, 2010
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/china/local-news/hong-kong/2010/04/14/252550/Hong-Kong.htm

Human Rights Defender – Ni Yulan (倪玉兰)
北京维权人士倪玉兰不认罪被折磨虐待两年 (Beijing Activist Ni Yulan Released from Prison, Says She Was Mistreated Due to Maintaining Innocence)
Radio Free Asia, April 15, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/beijing-04142010103449.html

Human Rights Defenders
维权律师唐吉田刘巍面临吊销执照处罚 (Beijing Rights Defense Lawyers Tang Jitian and Liu Wei Faced with Losing Their Licenses as Penalty for "Disturbing the Order of the Court")
Voice of America, April 14, 2010
http://www1.voanews.com/chinese/news/china/20100414-RIGHTS-ADVOCATE-LAWYERS-BEIJING-90835114.html

Labor
河北唐山劳教所身高1.8米学员去世时仅重35公斤 (1.8m Tall Man Dies in Hebei Reeducation-Through-Labor Center Weighing 35kg )
Xiaoxiang Morning Herald, April 14, 2010
http://news.eastday.com/c/20100414/u1a5146421.html

Law
Execs in Melamine Scandal Beg for Leniency
China Daily, April 15, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-04/15/content_9730936.htm

Media
Propaganda Chiefs Ban Reporters from Outside Quake Zone
South China Morning Post, April 15, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=4c95ddebcacf7210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Migrant Workers
Chinese Migrant Workers Face High Hurdles
Financial Times, April 15, 2010
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/292b6770-406c-11df-8d23-00144feabdc0.html

Police
河南为151名服刑人员颁发狱中奖学金 (151 Inmates in Henan Prison Awarded Scholarships)
Xinhua News Agency, April 15, 2010
http://news.eastday.com/c/20100415/u1a5149797.html

Tibet
四川藏汉学生冲突当局封锁消息 (Information Blocked by Authorities on Clash between Tibetan and Chinese Students in Sichuan)
Radio Free Asia, April 15, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/sichuan-04142010111409.html

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

April 13, 2010

News
Bilateral Ties
Protests Flare against China at US Nuclear Summit
Agence France-Presse, April 12, 2010
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5h248L6galzSj-AJSykriyW_ZxhuA

Corruption
City Workers in Shenzhen Accused of Cheating on Housing Forms
Global Times, April 13, 2010
http://china.globaltimes.cn/society/2010-04/521389.html

Related news:
“临时工”成“背黑锅”的代名词 ("Temp Worker" Becomes Synonymous with "Scapegoat")
Guangzhou Daily, April 13, 2010
http://gzdaily.dayoo.com/html/2010-04/13/content_928635.htm

深圳回应公务员买保障房:都是临时工 (Shenzhen's Response on the Civil Servants Applying for Subsidized Housing in Question: They're All Temps)
Guangzhou Daily, April 12, 2010
http://news.dayoo.com/shenzhen/201004/12/73439_12486746.htm

Human Rights Defender – Hu Jia (胡佳)
Medical Parole Rejected for Jailed China Dissident
Associated Press, April 12, 2010
http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/04/12/1575053/medical-parole-rejected-for-jailed.html

Related information:
Liver Cancer Suspected, Activist Hu Jia Seeks Medical Parole
维权人士胡佳疑罹患肝癌，家人紧急呼吁保外就医
Human Rights in China, April 9, 2010
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/173877
CH: http://gb.hrichina.org/public/contents/18454

Human Rights Defender – Zhou Yongjun (周勇军)
上訴遭駁回 周勇軍維持原判囚9年 (Appeal Rejected: Zhou Yongjun's Sentence of Nine Years Upheld)
Ming Pao, April 13, 2010
http://news.sina.com.hk/cgi-bin/nw/show.cgi/94/1/1/1488024/1.html

Media
I Was Hacked in Beijing
New York Times, April 11, 2010
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/11/weekinreview/11jacobs.html

Protests and Petitions
Mental Hospital for Man Who Exposed Official: Suspect Detained for Taking Pictures of Protest
South China Morning Post, April 13, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=001c6dc3f52f7210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Politics
《南方都市報》發炮力斥中共黨國不分 「愛國家不等於愛朝廷」 (Southern Metropolis Daily Editorial Criticises Equating Love of the Country with the Ruling Party)
Apple Daily, April 13, 2010
http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/template/apple/art_main.php?iss_id=20100413&sec_id=15335&subsec_id=15336&art_id=13922561

Related media:
爱国家不等于爱朝廷 (Loving Your Country Is Not the Same as Loving the Imperial Government)
Southern Metropolis Daily, April 11, 2010
http://nf.nfdaily.cn/nfdsb/content/2010-04/11/content_10935676.htm

Public Health
Compulsory Mental Commitments by Police under Fire
China Daily, April 13, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-04/13/content_9719421.htm

Shanghai World Expo
Expo Imposes Controls Similar to Airport Security
South China Morning Post, April 13, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=2a5d6dc3f52f7210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

April 12, 2010

News
Children
Professor with Two Children Is Sacked
South China Morning Post, April 12, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=978628a413de7210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Corruption
Rampant Cheating Hurts China's Research Ambitions
Associated Press, April 11, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100411/ap_on_re_as/as_china_academic_cheating

Death Penalty
South African Woman Faces Death Sentence in China
Associated Press, April 12, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100410/ap_on_re_af/af_south_africa_china_death_sentence

Environment
Access to Drinking Water Remains Grim during SW China's Worst Drought in a Century
Associated Press, April 09, 2010
http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/greenpage/environment/access-to-drinking-water-remains-grim-during-sw-chinas-worst-drought-in-a-century-90334069.html

Hong Kong
Three Candidates on Chief Justice Shortlist Said 'No Thanks'
South China Morning Post, April 10, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=587ff270482e7210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Human Rights Defenders
Mainland Muzzles Are Not the Answer
South China Morning Post, April 12, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=620528a413de7210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Labor
China Mine Flood Toll Climbs to 35
Associated Press, April 12, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100412/wl_asia_afp/chinaminingaccident

Land Policy
村民用乡长茶杯被拘续:多人称曾因反征地被拘 (Follow-up on Detained Villager: Many Detained for Being against Land Expropriation)
Beijing News, April 12, 2010
http://news.bjnews.com.cn/2010/0412/69565.shtml

Law
司法部出台两办法 加强对律师律所执业活动监督 (MOJ Issues Two New Measures to Increase Supervision over Lawyers' Practice)
Legal Daily, April 09, 2010
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2010-04/09/content_2108229.htm

Related information:
律师事务所年度检查考核办法 (Measures on the Examination and Assessment of the Annual Review of Law Firms)
Ministry of Justice, April 8, 2010
http://www.legalinfo.gov.cn/index/content/2010-04/09/content_2108819.htm

律师和律师事务所违法行为处罚办法 (Measures on the Penalties for Illegal Acts of Lawyers and Law Firms)
Ministry of Justice, April 8, 2010
http://www.legalinfo.gov.cn/moj/index/content/2010-04/09/content_2108827.htm

Media
批評作協　《重慶時報》遭整肅 (Staff Fired and Editors under Investigation after Chongqing Times' Scathing Expose of Lavish Meeting of Chinese Writers Association)
Apple Daily, April 12, 2010
http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/template/apple/art_main.php?iss_id=20100412&sec_id=15335&subsec_id=15336&art_id=13919424

Police
Family's Silence over Custody Death Rankles
Shanghai Daily, April 10, 2010
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2010/201004/20100410/article_433753.htm

湖北公安县称拘留所溺死者尸体有伤 排除被打 (Hubei Police: Wounds Found on Drowned Detainee’s Body; Possibility of Being Beaten Excluded)
China National Radio, April 11, 2010
http://news.eastday.com/c/20100411/u1a5141530.html

Protests and Petitions
上海拆迁户到纽约联合国总部前「上访」 (Shanghainese Evictee Hu Yan "Petitions" in front of New York's UN HQ)
Radio Free Asia, April 11, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/hu-04112010164450.html

Public Health
Virus Outbreak Causes 40 Child Deaths in China
Associated Press, April 10, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100410/ap_on_he_me/as_china_child_virus

舉報1愛滋個案獎100元 (100 CNY for Each HIV/AIDS Case Reported)
Ming Pao, April 12, 2010
http://news.sina.com.hk/cgi-bin/nw/show.cgi/9/1/1/1487150/1.html

Shanghai World Expo
精神病人 10月底前禁出院 (Mentally Ill Forbidden to Leave Hospital until after Expo)
Apple Daily, April 12, 2010
http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/template/apple/art_main.php?iss_id=20100412&sec_id=15335&subsec_id=15336&art_id=13919422

April 09, 2010

News

Bilateral Ties
China 'Watching' Kyrgyzstan
Radio Free Asia, April 08, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/kyrgyzstan-04082010111654.html

Death Penalty
3 Japanese Drug Smugglers Executed in NE China
China Daily, April 09, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-04/09/content_9707077.htm

Disasters
Relatives Closely Watched During Long Wait
South China Morning Post, April 09, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=2378b56f65ed7210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Government
Two More Officials Dead in Suspected Suicide
South China Morning Post, April 09, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=f2e7c76cfedd7210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Human Rights Defender - Gao Zhisheng (高智晟)
李和平杨子立分别探望高智晟 (Li Heping, Yang Zili Visit Gao Zhisheng)
Radio Free Asia, April 08, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/China-Gao-04082010103927.html

Related Information:
HRIC Statement: Chinese Government Should Respect Gao Zhisheng’s Rights

Human Rights in China, April 08, 2010
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/173544

Human Rights Defender - Hu Jia (胡佳)
Jailed China Activist Seeks Medical Parole: Wife
Associated Press, April 09, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100408/wl_asia_afp/chinarightsdissident

Media
Facebook Plans to Enter China
China Daily, April 09, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-04/09/content_9707785.htm

China Urges Asian Media Outlets to Deepen Co-op
China Daily, April 09, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-04/09/content_9706460.htm

Beijing Resets Relations With the Internet
Asia Times Online, April 09, 2010
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China/LD09Ad01.html

Police
湖北在押男子看守所死亡 警方称其"洗脸死" (Man Found Dead in Custody after Drowning at Basin, Hubei Police Say)
Net Ease, April 09, 2010
http://news.163.com/10/0409/08/63QLBS8I00011229.html

Protests and Petitions
湖北“援越抗美”退伍军人大规模上访 (Thousand Retired Soldiers Organize Mass Petition in Hubei)
Radio Free Asia, April 08, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/hubei-04082010134033.html

Public Health
湖南兒童醫院被揭用工業氧 (Using Industrial Oxygen at Hunan Children's Hospital Alleged)
Global Times (via Ming Pao), April 09, 2010
http://inews.mingpao.com/htm/INews/20100409/ca51112i.htm

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

April 07, 2010

News
Death Penalty
Japanese Executed, 3 More on Death Row
Shanghai Daily, April 07, 2010
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2010/201004/20100407/article_433457.htm

Environment
Mainland Dams Accused of Carbon Credit Scams
South China Morning Post, April 07, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=68775411f33d7210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Three Detained for Massive Tap Water Pollution in SW China
People's Daily, April 06, 2010
http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/90882/6940957.html

深圳垃圾「煉金」毒害環境 (Burning of Refuse to "Refine Gold" Leads to Serious Environmental Contamination in Shenzhen)
Ming Pao, April 07, 2010
http://news.sina.com.hk/cgi-bin/nw/show.cgi/94/1/1/1482285/1.html

Hong Kong
香港争取普选游行 吁市民积极投票 (Hong Kongers Demonstrate for Universal Suffrage)
Radio Free Asia, April 06, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/hk-04062010115249.html

Human Rights Defenders
孙文广等清明节悼念活动遭阻挠 (Activists' Attempts to Commemorate Qingming Thwarted)
Voice of America, April 05, 2010
http://www1.voanews.com/chinese/news/china/20100405-CHINESE-ACTIVISTS-89916867.html

周莉庭审半日择日再审 (Trial of Activist Zhou Li Adjourned, to Resume at Later Date)
Radio Free Asia, April 06, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/zhouli-04062010095506.html

Labor
Five Bodies Found after "Miracle" China Mine Rescue
Reuters, April 06, 2010
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTOE635047

Related news:
China to Launch Nationwide Campaign to Inspect Work Safety
Xinhua News Agency, April 04, 2010
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/china/2010-04/04/c_13236557.htm

Law
维权才能维稳 (Rights Defense Is Requisite to Maintain Stability)
Outlook, April 07, 2010
http://nf.nfdaily.cn/nfdsb/content/2010-04/07/content_10806231.htm

Media
China Cyber-spies Target India, Dalai Lama: Report
Reuters, April 06, 2010
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6352L820100406

Related information:
Shadows in the Cloud: An Investigation into Cyber Espionage 2.0
InfoWar Monitor and Shadowserver Foundation, April 06, 2010
http://www.shadows-in-the-cloud.net

Police
Five Punished in Suspect's Death
Shanghai Daily, April 05, 2010
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2010/201004/20100405/article_433209.htm

Public Health
“山西疫苗事件”调查结果发布 患儿未种贴签疫苗 (Ministry of Health: Shanxi Children Were Not Sickened by Vaccine)
The Beijing News, April 07, 2010
http://news.bjnews.com.cn/2010/0407/68851.shtml

Tibet
甘南玛曲藏校千学生抗议开除藏族校长 (Students at Tibetan School in Gannan, Gansu Protest Firing of Tibetan School Administrators)
Radio Free Asia, April 06, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gannan-04052010102631.html

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

March 31, 2010

News
Bilateral Ties
北京：澳方就力拓案批评中国是不负责任 (Beijing: It Is Irresponsible for Australia to Criticize China on Rio Tinto)
British Broadcasting Corporation, March 31, 2010
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2010/03/100330_rio_tinto.shtml

Children
2 Detained for Dead Babies Found along China River
Associated Press, March 31, 2010
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gKjFz0oMdXxHsfY96RaLMqi9NHIwD9EP2T100

Corporate Social Accountability
Mine Managers Ignored Reports of Water Leaks
South China Morning Post, March 31, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=474df372a6fa7210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Corruption
China Jails Nine Reporters over Pre-Olympic Cover-up: Media
Associated Press, March 31, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100330/wl_asia_afp/chinaminingmediacorruptionoly2008

Death Penalty
中国将首次处决日本籍毒贩 两国恢复邦交后首例 (Japanese Drug Dealer to Be Executed for First Time Since Resumption of Sino-Japanese Diplomatic Relations)
Global Times, March 31, 2010
http://www.ce.cn/xwzx/gnsz/gdxw/201003/31/t20100331_21210219.shtml

Food Security
Toxic Vegetables Uncovered in South China
China Daily, March 31, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-03/31/content_9664802.htm

Hong Kong
Group Relents on Trade Seat Stance for 2012
South China Morning Post, March 31, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=57b4f372a6fa7210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Human Rights Defenders
赵连海维权戴脚镣出庭 毒奶粉受害者成被告 (Tainted Milk Activist Zhao Lianhai Shackled at Court)
Radio Free Asia, March 30, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/zhao-03302010093844.html

Labor
Coal Mine Collapse Traps 10 in Xinjiang
China Daily, March 31, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-03/30/content_9664503.htm

Occupational Diseases, Mostly of Lung, on Rise
Shanghai Daily, March 31, 2010
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=432793&type=National

Media
Journalists’ E-Mails Hacked in China
New York Times, March 31, 2010
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/31/world/asia/31china.html

Police
发帖骂民警被拘5天 (Guangdong Man Detained 5 Days for Calling Police "Bandits" Online)
Guangzhou Daily, March 31, 2010
http://gzdaily.dayoo.com/html/2010-03/31/content_914930.htm

Protests and Petitions
数百村民要求化工厂搬离 (Hundreds of Guangdong Villagers Demonstrate Demanding Removal of Chemical Plant)
Guangzhou Daily, March 30, 2010
http://china.huanqiu.com/roll/2010-03/760679.html

Shanghai World Expo
世博会实名买卖刀具 酒店限新疆西藏人入住 (Hotels Say No to Uyghurs and Tibetans)
Radio Free Asia, March 30, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shibo-03302010101533.html

March 30, 2010

News
Civil Society
北大轄下維權NGO突被殺 (Peking U "Cancels" Ties with Four Rights Defense NGOs)
Ming Pao, March 30, 2010
http://news.sina.com.hk/cgi-bin/nw/show.cgi/94/1/1/1474285/1.html

Related news:
NGOs Fear Tighter State Curbs after University Cuts Links
South China Morning Post, March 30, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=c8c8af7c5daa7210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

郭建梅称北大撤中心不应该 (Women's Rights Activist Guo Jianmei: PKU's Actions Unnecessary)
Radio Free Asia, March 29, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/beida-03292010140020.html

Corporate Social Accountability
China Mining Company Causes Unrest in Niger
Christian Science Monitor, March 29, 2010
http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Africa/2010/0329/China-mining-company-causes-unrest-in-Niger

Death Penalty
Amnesty Slams China for Silence on Execution Toll
Reuters, March 30, 2010
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE62T00620100330

Human Rights Defender – Gao Zhisheng (高智晟)
Wife Wants Dissident to Leave China
Associated Press, March 30, 2010
http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/2010/03/30/2003469282

电话采访高智晟：高律师希望近期回北京家 (Phone Interview with Gao Zhisheng: Gao Wishes to Return to Beijing Home in Near Future)
Radio Free Asia, March 29, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gaozhisheng-03292010171931.html

Human Rights Defenders
趙連海今自辯堅持無罪 (Tainted Milk Activist Zhao Lianhai to Maintain Innocence in Today's Trial)
Ming Pao, March 30, 2010
http://news.sina.com.hk/cgi-bin/nw/show.cgi/94/1/1/1474286/1.html

Related news:
当局拒绝赵连海家人旁听庭审 (Zhao's Family Forbidden to Attend Trial)
Radio Free Asia, March 29, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/rights_milk_baby-03292010130042.html

Law
China's Prosecutors Told to Set Up Briefing System
China Daily, March 29, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-03/29/content_9658778.htm

Rio Tinto China Employees Get Prison Terms
The Wall Street Journal, March 30, 2010
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304370304575151032293098898.html

Media
Google Says China Services Partially Blocked
Financial Times, March 30, 2010
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/bf52edf0-3b84-11df-a4c0-00144feabdc0.html

Migrant Workers
Cheap Overseas Workers Used as Plant Hub Feels Labor Pinch
Shanghai Daily, March 30, 2010
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=432651&type=National

Police
Official Dies in Detention
China Daily, March 30, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-03/30/content_9658992.htm

Protests and Petitions
山东菏泽300多退休人员集体上访求医保 (300+ Shandong-based Retired Soldiers Petition for Medical Insurance)
Radio Free Asia, March 29, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/Xinwen/yibao-03292010151651.html

Shanghai World Expo
China to Crack Down on Illegal Expo Publications
China Daily, March 30, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-03/30/content_9658874.htm

上海限售菜刀水果刀 嚴防利器襲擊案 (Shanghai Limits Sale of Kitchen Knives as Precaution against Attacks)
Ming Pao, March 30, 2010
http://news.sina.com.hk/cgi-bin/nw/show.cgi/94/1/1/1474287/1.html

March 27-29, 2010

Top News of the Day

Human Rights Defender - Gao Zhisheng (高智晟)
Missing Chinese Dissident Lawyer Gao Zhisheng 'Alive'
British Broadcasting Corporation, March 29, 2010
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8591566.stm

Related News:
Wife Confirms Dissident Chinese Lawyer Is Alive
Associated Press (via Yahoo! News), March 29, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100329/ap_on_re_as/as_china_missing_lawyer

News

Children
Child Death Rates Highlight Urban-rural Split
Reuters (via South China Morning Post), March 29, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=5502ec8d2ea97210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Disasters
Drought Affects 24 Million People in Yunnan
China Daily, March 29, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/photo/2010-03/26/content_9650812.htm

Related News:
Fights Break Out over Scarce Drinking Water
South China Morning Post, March 29, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=cc088437ea5a7210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

200 People Rescued from Snowstorms in Xinjiang
China Daily, March 29, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-03/28/content_9653142.htm

Freedom of Movement
China Bars Noted Scholar From Planned Trip to U.S.
New York Times, March 29, 2010
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/27/world/asia/27china.html

Hong Kong
Democracy Rally Stand-off Ends in Arrest of Student
South China Morning Post, March 29, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=3245987da15a7210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Human Rights Defenders
毒奶粉維權家長明受審 (Tainted Milk Activist's Trial to Begin Tomorrow)
Ming Pao, March 29, 2010
http://news.mingpao.com/20100329/caa2.htm

谢福林兄弟两人“偷电”被判刑6年 (Hunan Activist Xie Fulin and His Brother Both Sentenced to 6 Years in Prison for "Stealing Electricity")
Radio Free Asia, March 26, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/dissident_verdict-03262010122246.html

Labor
152 Trapped in North China Coal Mine Flooding
China Daily, March 29, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-03/28/content_9653105.htm

Land Policy
China's Forced Evictions Cause Instability
Reuters, March 29, 2010
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE62R13U20100328

Law
Bar on Diplomats at Trial of Rio Tinto Executive a 'Breach of Law'
Reuters (via South China Morning Post), March 29, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=4e188437ea5a7210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Related News:
Rio China Trial Defendant Says Treated Fairly: Lawyer
Reuters, March 29, 2010
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE62P1YA20100326

Media
‘Dove’ Pun on Google Causes a Stir in China
Financial Times, March 29, 2010
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/1bb64130-3a83-11df-b6d5-00144feabdc0.html

Mainland Media Feisty Despite Beijing's Efforts
South China Morning Post, March 29, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=51588437ea5a7210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Protests and Petitions
Dozens Injured in Wild Street Brawl
China Daily, March 29, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-03/29/content_9653442.htm

Farmer Dies, Dad Injured in Fire Protest
China Daily, March 29, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-03/29/content_9653963.htm

Public Health
广东疫苗受害家长到省疾病控制中心门口抗议 (Guangdong Parents of Children Who Get Sick After Vaccination Protest at Province-level Disease Control Center)
Radio Free Asia, March 28, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/guang-03282010152521.html

State Security
China Spends Record Amount Targeting Domestic Security Threats
The Daily Telegraph, March 29, 2010
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/7532354/China-spends-record-amount-targeting-domestic-security-threats.html

Tibet
Tibetans Reported Detained
Radio Free Asia, March 26, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/detained-03262010155455.html

XUAR
Uyghur’s Release Sought
Radio Free Asia, March 25, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/gheyret-niyaz-03252010154625.html

March 26, 2010

News

Death Penalty
Two Abductors Executed in Kidnapping Crackdown
China Daily, March 26, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-03/26/content_9644113.htm

Man on Death Row for Killing Snorer-chum
China Daily, March 26, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-03/26/content_9644055.htm

Disasters
Thirsty Villagers Struggle to Find Water as Drought Persists
Xinhua News Agency, March 25, 2010
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/china/2010-03/25/c_13224948.htm

Related News:

两部门要求全国团员及少先队员每人捐一瓶水 (Members of Communist Youth League, Young Pioneers Urged to Donate A Bottle of Water per Person)
China Youth Daily (via Yahoo! News), March 26, 2010
http://news.cn.yahoo.com/10-03-/1055/2k15q.html

Human Rights Defender - Gao Zhisheng (高智晟)
国际社会继续关注高智晟律师下落 (International Community Continues to Express Concern over Missing Lawyer)
Radio Free Asia, March 25, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gaozhisheng-03252010142211.html

Human Rights Defenders
维权律师恳请司法部为山西疫苗受害者提供法律帮助 (Rights Defense Lawyers Call on Ministry of Justice to Allow Legal Aid for Vaccine Victims in Shanxi)
Radio Free Asia, March 25, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/sifa-03252010161334.html

Labor
4 dead in SW China Colliery Gas Outburst
China Daily, March 26, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-03/26/content_9646400.htm

2 Dead, 9 Trapped in N China Colliery Blast
China Daily, March 26, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-03/25/content_9643996.htm

Law
全国律协会长首谈“不作为” 称自己并非傀儡 (President of All China Lawyers Association (ACLA) Discusses Article 306 of Criminal Law)
China Newsweek (via Xinhua News Agency), March 26, 2010
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2010-03/25/content_13245226_2.htm

Media
Chinese Companies Debate Links with Google
Financial Times, March 26, 2010
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/fb71e0bc-3831-11df-8420-00144feabdc0.html

Migrant Workers
Why Migrant Workers Are Shunning China's Factories
British Broadcasting Corporation, March 26, 2010
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8586672.stm

Religion
Vatican Warns Bishops Not to Attend National Meeting
South China Morning Post, March 26, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=edb09b8100697210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Society
School Killer Wanted to Take Revenge on Society
China Daily, March 26, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-03/26/content_9644723.htm

Tibet
西藏比如县小学生和平示威公安进驻学校 (Tibetan Students Stage Peaceful Demonstration Shouting Slogans Calling for "Dalai Lama's Return to Tibet")
Radio Free Asia, March 25, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/Tibet-03252010100358.html

XUAR
Beijing Protests Swiss Asylum for Uygurs
Agence France-Presse (via South China Morning Post), March 26, 2010

http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=ab2a877826497210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

March 25, 2010

News
Bilateral Ties
US Congress Takes Up Internet Censorship Issue
Associated Press, March 25, 2010
http://www.kcbs.com/bayareanews/US-Congress-Takes-Up-Internet-CensorShip-Issue/6651231

Related news:
Congress Slams China and Microsoft, Praises Google
CNN, March 25, 2010
http://money.cnn.com/2010/03/24/technology/china_google_hearing/

Corruption
Official 'Used Public Land to Build Mansion'
China Daily, March 25, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-03/25/content_9638382.htm

廣州選 5星級廁所　網民斥腐敗 (Guangzhou's Designation of 5-Star Toilets Leads to Cries of Corruption from Netizens)
Apple Daily, March 25, 2010
http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/template/apple/art_main.php?iss_id=20100325&sec_id=15335&subsec_id=15336&art_id=13858689

Human Rights Defenders
上海基督徒沈佩兰被镇政府人员带走 (Shanghainese Petitioner Shen Peilan Taken Away by Township Officials)
Radio Free Asia, March 24, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/Xinwen/5-03242010110426.html

Land Policy
Residents Protest Repeated Relocation
China Daily, March 25, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-03/25/content_9638188.htm

Law
Rio Trial Ends, Verdict Could Take Some Time
Reuters, March 25, 2010
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE62K21020100324

Media
Go Daddy Draws Line in China
The Wall Street Journal, March 24, 2010
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703312504575141983884666038.html

谷歌風波 內地禁 18類報道 (Asahi Shimbun: China Bans 18 Types of Reports in Wake of Google Announcement)
Apple Daily, March 25, 2010
http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/realtime/art_main.php?iss_id=20100325&sec_id=10793096&art_id=13859842

Related news:
中宣传部四道禁令媒体噤声 (Central Propaganda Department Demands Silence from Media on Four Items)
Radio Free Asia, March 24, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/meiti-03242010101621.html

女记者采访火灾被数保安像抓小鸡一样架走 (Beijing Times Reporters Dragged Away by Security while Covering Fire )
Southern Daily, March 25, 2010
http://china.nfdaily.cn/content/2010-03/25/content_10438366.htm

外交部：谷歌事件不应与中美关系挂钩 (MFA: Google Incident Not Affiliated with Sino-American Ties)
Southern Daily, March 24, 2010
http://china.nfdaily.cn/content/2010-03/24/content_10398159.htm

Related news:
Google's Withdrawal Pushing Itself into Corner
Xinhua News Agency, March 25, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-03/24/content_9637649.htm

Life after Google Proves no Problem
Shanghai Daily, March 25, 2010
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2010/201003/20100325/article_432210.htm

Police
Farmer in Custody Dies
Shanghai Daily, March 25, 2010
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=432190&type=National

Police Chief to be Accountable for Abnormal Death in Cell
Xinhua News Agency, March 25, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-03/24/content_9635103.htm

Public Health
Toxic Dinner-plastic Case Unfolds
Shanghai Daily, March 25, 2010
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=432208&type=National

Investigation Links Jabs to Illness
Shanghai Daily, March 25, 2010
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=432119&type=National

40萬大學生經常想自殺 (Survey: 2.1% University Students Regularly Contemplate Suicide)
Apple Daily, March 25, 2010
http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/template/apple/art_main.php?iss_id=20100325&sec_id=15335&subsec_id=15336&art_id=13858661

Taiwan
Consensus Reached on Keeping Death Penalty for Time Being
China Post, March 25, 2010
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/national/national-news/2010/03/24/249565/Consensus-reached.htm

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

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