April 23, 2010

Top News of the Day

Law
Human Rights Lawyers on Defense in China
Time, April 23, 2010
http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1983765,00.html

Related Information:

Judicial Authorities Target Lawyers, Eroding Rule of Law

Human Rights in China, April 22, 2010

http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/174246

律师“吊照门”听证 场内外同演公权枉法 (Supporters of the Lawyers Facing License Revocation Taken away by Police; Supporting Lawyers, Rights Defenders Put under Tight Surveillance)
Radio Free Asia, April 22, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/law-04222010134014.html

News

Bilateral Ties
US, China to Hold Human Rights Dialogue
China Daily, April 23, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-04/23/content_9766174.htm

Children
綁廠內十小時 民工子女如坐監 (Migrant Workers Tie Their Children to Factory Gate for 10 Hours Every Day)
Oriental Daily, April 23, 2010
http://orientaldaily.on.cc/cnt/china_world/20100423/00178_004.html

Corruption
黄光裕案本周四开庭审理 (No Verdict Yet in China Tycoon's Bribery Case)
Radio Free Asia, April 22, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/huang-04222010154024.html

Disasters
Two Dead, 8,870 Evacuated in S China Flood
China Daily, April 23, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-04/23/content_9764444.htm

China: Snow Snarls Recovery
New York Times, April 23, 2010
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/23/world/asia/23briefs-China.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Human Rights Defender - Tan Zuoren (谭作人)
谭作人二审 律师申请李鹏作证 (Lawyers Want Then-Premier Li Peng, Other Former Chinese Leaders to Testify at Second Trial for Tan Zuoren)
Radio Free Asia, April 22, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/tan-04222010160408.html

Law
Microsoft Wins Chinacourt Battleover Piracy of Software
Financial Times, April 23, 2010
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/2da92122-4e70-11df-b48d-00144feab49a.html

Media
China Goes into Quake Coverage Overdrive
Financial Times, April 23, 2010
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d14e3d2c-4d3e-11df-baf3-00144feab49a.html

Military
China Military Paper Spells out Nuclear Arms Stance
Reuters, April 23, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100422/wl_nm/us_china_military_nuclear

Protests and Petitions
云南宣传官员演讲遭抗议 被扔五毛纸币 (Man Throws 50-cent Banknotes to Protest a Speech by Yunnan's Propaganda Official at People’s University in Beijing)
Net Ease, April 22, 2010
http://news.163.com/10/0422/19/64TACNJ70001124J.html

Public Health
Regulations Issued to Tighten Supervision of Food Additives
China Daily, April 23, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-04/23/content_9764453.htm

Taiwan
Lawmakers Clash over PRC Students
Taipei Times, April 22, 2010
http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2010/04/22/2003471186

April 22, 2010

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

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

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

News

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

April 21, 2010

News
Corruption
中国移动进入“多事之秋” 人力资源部总经理施万中被调查 (High-ranking Official Comes under Investigation for Accepting Bribes)
China Business News, April 21, 2010
http://dycj.ynet.com/article.jsp?oid=65026972

Death Penalty
Child Killer Death Sentence Backed
The Press Association, April 21, 2010
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ukpress/article/ALeqM5hDEi1pKIV_Hw2jLxIBrDUgL7SWBA

Disasters
Monk Volunteers Ordered Away from Quake Relief Efforts
South China Morning Post, April 21, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=0bae75725eb18210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Human Rights Defender – Feng Zhenghu (冯正虎)
冯正虎遭当局传唤及抄家 (Shanghainese Activist Feng Zhenghu Summoned by Authorities, Who Also Search His Home)
Radio Free Asia, April 20, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/rights_fengzhenghu-04202010113057.html

Labor
陕西铜川工厂职工到省政府上访维权 (Shanxi Workers Petition Provincial Government en Masse)
Radio Free Asia, April 20, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/tongchuan-04202010150947.html

Public Health
China Puts Healthcare Cart before the Horse
Asia Times Online, April 21, 2010
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China/LD21Ad01.html

China Ready to End HIV/AIDS Entry Ban
China Daily, April 21, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-04/21/content_9755162.htm

New Guidelines for Medical Reform Issued
South China Morning Post, April 21, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=e80375725eb18210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Religion
Two Cult Leaders Jailed in South China
Xinhua News Agency, April 20, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-04/20/content_9754640.htm

XUAR
维族学者被拒出国参加学术研讨会议 (Authorities Deny Uyghur Student Permission to Go Abroad for Academic Conference)
Radio Free Asia, April 20, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/weizu-04202010152411.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

April 17-19, 2010

News
Bilateral Ties
China Warns Japan on Visa Issue
China Daily, April 17, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-04/17/content_9742992.htm

Hukou
深圳办居住证 越级上访者被列入黑名单 (Petitioners Who Petition to Higher Levels Placed on Blacklist for Shenzhen Residential Permit)
Radio Free Asia, April 18, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shen-04182010171352.html

Media
官员言行 民生问题备受网民关注 (2009 Public Sentiment on the Chinese Internet Report: Words and Deeds of Officials and Bread-and-Butter Issues Top Netizens' Concerns)
Southern Metropolis Daily, April 19, 2010
http://epaper.nddaily.com/A/html/2010-04/19/content_1059039.htm

Police
Police Officers Suspended in Detention Death Probe
Xinhua News Agency, April 19, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-04/18/content_9744192.htm

Protests and Petitions
穿着法袍上访 (Petitioning in Court Dress)
Southern Weekend, April 15, 2010
http://www.infzm.com/content/43904

上海世博拆迁户联合国前抗议 (People Evicted from Their Homes to Make Way for Expo Protest outside UN in NYC)
Radio Free Asia, April 17, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shi-04172010141441.html

Shanghai World Expo
世博不設示威區 禁橫額傳單入場 (No Protest Zone for Shanghai Expo; Placards and Leaflets also Forbidden)
Ming Pao, April 19, 2010
http://news.sina.com.hk/cgi-bin/nw/show.cgi/9/1/1/1493501/1.html

Society
中国政府出台新调控政策抑制房价 (China Reveals a New Policy to Restrain Housing Purchase Prices)
British Broadcasting Corporation, April 18, 2010
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2010/04/100418_chinahouseprice.shtml

Tibet
After Quake, Tibetans Distrust China's Help
New York Times, April 17, 2010
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/18/world/asia/18quake.html

Related news:
China Quake Dead Cremated, in Break with Tradition
Associated Press, April 18, 2010
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gdspdDB0WaMv_An4A-NvHB_DwmCwD9F4OIP80

Dalai Lama Asks China to Let Him Visit Quake-zone
Agence France-Presse, April 17, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100417/wl_asia_afp/chinaquakeindiatibetdalaipoliticsvisit

April 16, 2010

News

Death Penalty
Suspended Death for Ex-CDB exec
China Daily, April 16, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-04/16/content_9737176.htm

Disasters
玉树七成学校在地震中倒塌 （图片报道) (70 Percent of Schools in Yushu County Collapsed in Quake)
Radio Free Asia, April 15, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/China-school-04152010111232.html

Tibetans Mourn Dead as China Quake toll Hits 760
Yahoo! News, April 16, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100416/wl_nm/us_quake_china

Related news:
'People Are Immersed in the Pain of Losing Their Relatives'
South China Morning Post, April 16, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=338fb87552208210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Hopes Raised of Accommodating Attitude towards Reporters
South China Morning Post, April 16, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=4d2fb87552208210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Offer to Help Rejected, But Taiwan Stands by
South China Morning Post, April 16, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=d16fb87552208210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Environment
U.N. Puts Price on China Emissions Effort
The Wall Street Journal, April 16, 2010
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304628704575185872266409444.html

Related information:
China Human Development Report 2009/10 (中国人类发展报告2009/10)
United Nations Development Programme, April 2010
EN: http://www.undp.org.cn/pubs/nhdr/nhdr2010e.pdf
CH: http://www.undp.org.cn/pubs/nhdr/nhdr2010cn.pdf

Multilateral
China's President and Indian Premier Hold Talks: Report
Yahoo! News, April 16, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100415/wl_asia_afp/chinaindiadiplomacybricbrazil

Protests and Petitions
上海近千农民连续两天抗议倒卖农田 (Thousand Shanghai Farmers Protest outside Gov’t Office for Two Consecutive Days over Land Dispute)
Radio Free Asia, April 15, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/hu-04152010121940.html

Politics
Eyebrows Raised at Premier Wen's Eulogy for Hu Yaobang
South China Morning Post, April 16, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=9fdcb87552208210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Shanghai World Expo
上海討論區宵禁 (Shanghai Discusses A Local Curfew)
Ming Pao, April 16, 2010
http://news.mingpao.com/20100416/ccd1.htm

Taiwan
Businessman Indicted on Charges He Spied for China
China Post, April 16, 2010
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/china/national-news/2010/04/16/252722/Businessman-indicted.htm

XUAR
世界维吾尔代表大会主席热比娅将访问日本 (Exiled Uyghur Leader Rebiya Kadeer to Visit Japan)
Radio Free Asia, April 16, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/japan-04152010134441.html

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