The HRIC Daily Brief is a daily selection of news stories and commentary related to human rights in China, drawn from Chinese- and English-language news and online media sources that we monitor daily. In addition to headlines and source links, HRIC also provides English translation of Chinese headlines.

Friday, July 16, 2010

July 16, 2010

News
Bilateral Ties
China: Differences with Britain Don't Hinder Ties
Associated Press, July 15, 2010
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jqSqE-pxxaaI3NTc13sSn5jXqZlAD9GUQA580
Related news:
英外相在华访问时对西藏人权表示关切 (British Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Expresses Concern for Human Rights in Tibet during China Visit)
Radio Free Asia, July 15, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/Tibet-07152010111119.html
Hong Kong
圆桌论坛:讨论香港的民主前景 (U.S. Congressional-Executive Commission on China Holds Roundtable Discussion on Prospects of Democracy in Hong Kong)
Radio Free Asia, July 15, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/HongKong-07152010155013.html

Human Rights Defender -- Feng Zhenghu (冯正虎)
冯正虎访京后遭严控 合法申诉被阻爆发身体冲突 (Feng Zhenghu Attacked whilst Legally Submitting Complaints)
Radio Free Asia, July 15, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/fengzhenghu-07152010110511.html

Human Rights Defender -- Ni Yulan ( 倪玉兰)
德国总理访华 多名维权人士被监控 ( Activists Monitored during German Chancellor's China Visit )
Radio Free Asia, July 15, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/China-dissident-07152010105006.html

Human Rights Defenders
浙江维权农民及异议人士被传唤 杭州维权人士杨云彪下周开庭 (Hangzhou Activist Yang Yunbiao's Trial Starts Next Week)
Radio Free Asia, July 15, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/nongmin-07152010101305.html

Land Policy
山西天镇县逾300亩良田因采铁砂被毁 (300+ Mu of Farmland in Tianzhen, Shanxi Destroyed by Iron Ore Mining)
China Youth Daily, July 16, 2010
http://news.eastday.com/c/20100716/u1a5332785.html#

Law
广东省实施《突发事件应对条例》 (Guangdong Implements Emergency Response Regulations)
Radio Free Asia, July 15, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/tufa-07152010154427.html

Media
Several China Blogs Go Offline
The Wall Street Journal, July 15, 2010
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703722804575369140734887502.html
Related News:
网易重开微博集体退化 中国网民增多网站减少 (As Chinese Netizens Increase, Websites Decline: NetEase Reopens its Microblogging Platform with Reduced Functions)
Radio Free Asia, July 15, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/wang-07152010153058.html
China Plans to Approve Nokia's Web Mapping Service
Agence France-Presse, July 14, 2010
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jsod1BDr6tPLML2QOwWRqewpUI0A

网游实名制实施 网络实名制将合法化? (Real-name System to Be Implemented for Online Games Soon, Paving Road for Legalization of an Internet-wide Real-name System )
Radio Free Asia, July 15, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/wang-07152010110246.html

Migrant Workers
陕西咸阳为6万名留守儿童建档案 (Shaanxi Builds Files for 60,000 Children Left Behind by Migrant Workers for Addressing Education Problems)
Chinese Business View, July 16, 2010
http://news.eastday.com/c/20100716/u1a5333024.html#

Protests and Petitions
安徽数百民办教师集体上访 计划周五举行更大活动 ( 100+ Teachers Petition for Proper Resettlement Compensation in Anhui; Plan to Hold Large-Scale Activities on Friday)
Radio Free Asia, July 15, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/jiaoshi-07152010154051.html

Chinese Nationals Protest Forced Evictions
The Washington Times, July 14, 2010
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/jul/14/chinese-nationals-protest-forced-evictions/

State Security
Geologist Jailed For Trading China State Secrets Appeals
The Wall Street Journal, July 16, 2010
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704682604575370210792773320.html

Tibet
Is Development Killing Tibet's Way of Life?
British Broadcasting Corporation, July 15, 2010
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-10638506

XUAR
Chinese Plane Makes Emergency Landing Following Bomb Threat
The Times of India, July 15, 2010
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/China/Chinese-plane-makes-emergency-landing-following-bomb-threat/articleshow/6170269.cms

新疆伊犁警察拘捕维族人引发抗议 (Arrest of Uyghurs in Ili Triggers Protests)
Radio Free Asia, July 15, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/China-Uyghurs2-07152010124915.html

Tough Curbs on Burials
Radio Free Asia, July 15, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/burial-07152010155649.html

Thursday, July 15, 2010

July 15, 2010

News
Environment

Animal Waste a Threat to Clean Water Supply
China Daily, July 15, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-07/15/content_10108361.htm

Mine Pollution Ravages Farmland
China Daily, July 15, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-07/15/content_10108357.htm

Environmental Watchdog Lashes Out After Spill
South China Morning Post, July 15, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=e6e220b91a1d9210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Human Rights Defender -- Teng Biao ( 滕彪)
律师网上言论遭打压 公安拟开微博拓宣传 (Lawyers’ Online Speech Repressed; MPS to Set up Microblogs for Propaganda)
Radio Free Asia, July 14, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/yanlun-07142010105225.html

Labor
New Strike Hits Honda Parts Supplier in China
Reuters, July 15, 2010
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTOE66E05J20100715

Law
China Ponders Closing 'Outdated' Re-education Labour Camps
The Daily Telegraph, July 13, 2010
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/7887359/China-ponders-closing-outdated-re-education-labour-camps.html

陕西农民被疑杀人遭羁押472天 索赔遭拒绝 (Shaanxi Farmer’s Compensation Claim Rejected after 472-day Wrongful Detention)
China Business View, July 15, 2010
http://news.163.com/10/0715/04/6BJTF2JF00014AED.html

Media
中国媒体新一波整肃 停互通稿件杜异地监督 (New Wave of Chinese Media Purge: Coverage Release Exchanges Between Outlets Banned to Prevent “Remote Supervision”)
Radio Free Asia, July 14, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/meiti-07142010160118.html

China's Microblogs Facing New Restrictions
Associated Press, July 15, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100715/ap_on_re_as/as_china_microblogs
Related News:
中国四门户网站否认将关闭微博服务 (Four Chinese Portals Deny Closing Microblogging Platform)
British Broadcasting Corporation, July 14, 2010
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2010/07/100714_china_twitter.shtml
Migrant Workers
Beijing Starts Gating, Locking Migrant Villages
Associated Press, July 15, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100715/ap_on_re_as/as_china_fenced_in

Protests and Petitions
反映上海强拆 胡燕在纽约联合国总部前已坚持100天 (Expo Evictee Hu Yan Petitions Outside New York UN Headquarters for 100 Days)
Radio Free Asia, July 14, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/qiangchai-07142010100001.html

Villagers Riot over Poisoned Water
South China Morning Post, July 15, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=f11d20b91a1d9210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Related News:
广西千村民冲污染厂 堵路抗议多人被拘 (Guangxi: Many Arrested after 1000+ Villagers Protest to Polluting Factory)
Radio Free Asia, July 14, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/wuran-07142010100347.html
Public Health
Child Dead, 104 Sick After Taking Malaria Medication in SW China
Xinhua News Agency, July 15, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/2010-07/15/content_10107600.htm

广东被查封精神病院重新开张 曾贩卖精神病人 (Guangdong Psychiatric Hospital Reopens after Closing for Trafficking Mental Patients)
Southern Daily, July 15, 2010
http://news.163.com/10/0715/08/6BKBNMQ900014AED.html

Tibet
Tibet's Next Leader?
Agence France-Presse, July 14, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100714/wl_sthasia_afp/chinatibetindiareligiondalaikarmapa

No Room to Talk in 'Stable' Tibet
British Broadcasting Corporation, July 15, 2010
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia+pacific-10617453

Wednesday, July 14, 2010

July 14, 2010

News
Food Security
China to Tighten Rules on Food Safety
CNN, July 13, 2010
http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/07/13/china.tainted.milk/index.html?iref=allsearch&fbid=58Jp0uFrYf1

Lower Milk Standard to Ward Off Melamine Use
South China Morning Post, July 14, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=ca93236352cc9210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

The Sour Smell of Scented Rice
China Daily, July 14, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-07/14/content_10102988.htm
Related News:
央视曝光“五常香米”潜规则 米商坦言自己都不吃 (CCTV Exposes Fabricated Wuchang Rice Stimulated with Artificial Fragrance in Xi'an)
New Culture View, July 14, 2010
http://enews.xwhb.com/html/2010-07/14/content_192983.htm
Human Rights Defender -- Wu Lihong (吴立红)
Crusader Risks Prison to Save Chinese Lake
CNN, July 14, 2010
http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/07/09/china.green.pioneers.wu.lihong/index.html?fbid=58Jp0uFrYf1

Human Rights Defender -- Wan Yanhai (万延海)
China's AIDS Activists Face Uphill Struggle
Agence France-Presse, July 14, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100714/wl_asia_afp/healthaidschinarights

June Fourth
《李鹏六四日记》在洛热销 版权与真伪仍待厘清 ("Li Peng June Fouth Diary" Hot Selling in Los Angeles, Copyright and Authenticity Still Unclear)
Radio Free Asia, July 13, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/lipeng-07132010103549.html

Labor
职工揭露菏泽棉厂雇用童工却遭报复被判刑 (Workers Expose Heze Cotton Factory's Use of Child Labor)
Radio Free Asia, July 13, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/heze-07132010151630.html

Land Policy
广州亚运开幕式期间部分住户或被迫搬迁 (Some Residents in Guangzhou May Be Forced to Move During Opening of Asian Games)
Zhejiang Online, July 14, 2010
http://news.163.com/10/0714/04/6BHB1AFR00014AED.html

Law
Courts Hit by Rising Number of Lawsuits
China Daily, July 14, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-07/14/content_10102630.htm

Suspects Get Chance to Avoid Sentences in Ningbo
China Daily, July 14, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-07/14/content_10102687.htm

Media
China Seeks to Reduce Internet Users' Anonymity
Associated Press, July 13, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100713/ap_on_re_as/as_china_internet

Costly Green Dam Trial Ends as Funds Dry Up
Global Times, July 14, 2010
http://china.globaltimes.cn/society/2010-07/551295.html

Migrant Workers
Migrant Children Face Education Divide
China Daily, July 14, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-07/14/content_10102992.htm

Protests and Petitions
毒疫苗家长北京请愿 当局卸责绝望呼吁 (Parents of Poisonous Vaccine Victims Petition to Beijing, Authorities Deny Responsibility)
Radio Free Asia, July 13, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/du-07132010105351.html

浙江癌晚期村民组长只身堵路维权 (Zhejiang Villagers with Terminal Cancer Defends Rights by Blocking Roads)
Voice of America, July 13, 2010
http://www1.voanews.com/chinese/news/20100713-Zhe-Jiang-Fights-Villagers-Rights-98314149.html

State Security
Jailings for Endangering State Security up 20pc
South China Morning Post, July 14, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=cc4b236352cc9210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Three Gorges
Three Gorges Migrants Fit in to New Dwellings ... but It's Not Home
South China Morning Post, July 14, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=b127236352cc9210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Tuesday, July 13, 2010

July 13, 2010

News
Environment
China's Zijin Defends Handling of Pollution Spill
Agence France-Presse, July 13, 2010
http://www.mysinchew.com/node/41693

Food Security
Official Questions Possibility of Food Safety in China
China Daily, July 13, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-07/13/content_10096714.htm

Green Dam
Fund Shortage Halts Green Dam Project
China Radio International, July 13, 2010
http://english.cri.cn/6909/2010/07/13/2321s582669.htm
Related news:
工信部所推绿坝软件北京项目组缺乏经费遭遣散(MIIT: Green Dam Developer's Beijing Office Closes)
The Beijing Times, July 13, 2010
http://news.eastday.com/c/20100713/u1a5325670.html
Labor
Chinese Factories Now Compete to Woo Laborers
New York Times, July 12, 2010
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/13/world/asia/13factory.html

北京二百名尘肺矿工维权困境追踪 (200 Beijing Miners Suffering from Pneumoconiosis Face Difficulties Seeking Recourse)
China Comment, July 13, 2010
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2010-07/13/c_12326697.htm

Media
China Eases Control on Web Forums
Agence France-Presse, July 13, 2010
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iM25avpgT6En53ZoGqZjpV0qV8PQ
Related news:
BBS专项审批取消 个人站长欢呼"春天来了" (Special Approval for Online Forums No Longer Needed)
Southern Metropolis Daily, July 12, 2010
http://nf.nfdaily.cn/nfdsb/content/2010-07/12/content_13679155.htm
China’s Internet Triple Speak
The Diplomat, July 13, 2010
http://the-diplomat.com/china-power/2010/07/13/chinas-internet-triple-speak/
Related information:
How the Chinese Authorities View the Internet: Three Narratives
China Rights Forum 2010, no. 2
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/175068

Concerning the Development and Administration of Our Country’s Internet
China Rights Forum 2010, no. 2
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/175084
Politics
Officials 'Removed' over Riot Reinstated to Posts of Same Rank, Report Says
South China Morning Post, July 13, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=1b6a0967097c9210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Protests and Petitions
吉林长春百余名下岗职工区政府前下跪请愿求补偿 (100+ Laid-off Workers Demonstrate for Compensation in Changchun)
Radio Free Asia, July 12, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/ji-07122010152617.html

川震遇难家属请愿反被报复 绵竹再现两豆腐渣楼房 (Sichuan Quake Victim Relative Beaten for Seeking Compensation)
Radio Free Asia, July 12, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/chuan-07122010091838.html

村民房屋遭拆未获赔偿金 重盖房被阻后自焚 (After Demolition with No Compensation, Villager Sets Self Aflame)
Global Times, July 13, 2010
http://news.163.com/10/0712/08/6BCKIE2H00011229.html

Public Health
广东北部矿区土壤铅超标44倍 成癌症高发区 (Cancer Rate Increases in Guangdong Mining Area due to High Soil Lead Content)
Guangzhou Daily, July 13, 2010
http://news.163.com/10/0713/04/6BEP0F0V00014AED.html

Monday, July 12, 2010

July 12, 2010

News
Food Security

港受理结石宝宝索偿案 (HK to Hear Tainted Milk Compensation Case)
Ming Pao, July 10, 2010
http://hk.news.yahoo.com/article/100709/4/j2zt.html
Related news:
Parents Seek 'Justice' for Melamine Babies
South China Morning Post, July 10, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=cde2a63ae97b9210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Government
Chinese Officials Must Account for Family Assets
China Daily, July 12, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-07/12/content_10091715.htm

Labor
Corruption Threatens Safety in Toy Factories
South China Morning Post, July 10, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=c6afa63ae97b9210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Land Policy
中国国土资源部发布通知 改进征地管理 (MLR Issues Notice on Improving Management of Land Requisition)
Radio Free Asia, July 10, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/tu-07092010235447.html
Related information:
保障被征地农民生产生活和长远生计—— 部耕保司负责人解读《关于进一步做好征地管理工作的通知》(Ministry Official Expounds on Notice on Improving Administration of Land Requisition Work)
Ministry of Land and Resources, July 09, 2010
http://www.mlr.gov.cn/xwdt/jrxw/201007/t20100709_154173.htm
Law
肇庆怀集警民冲突 六村民开庭无律师 (Six Villagers Unrepresented at Trial following Land Clash with Police)
Radio Free Asia, July 09, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/zhao-07092010100416.html

Media
Google's Success on New China License May Prove Short-Lived
Bloomberg, July 11, 2010
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-07-11/google-wins-renewal-of-its-china-internet-operating-license-xinhua-says.html

Officials Get Past Internet Phobia
China Daily, July 10, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-07/10/content_10089837.htm

Politics
Democracy No Cure for Corruption, China Paper Says
Reuters, July 12, 2010
http://in.reuters.com/article/idINIndia-50050320100712
Related information:
风正好扬帆——怎么看腐败现象 (How to View Corruption)
People's Daily, July 12, 2010
http://theory.people.com.cn/GB/12112098.html
Protests and Petitions
Officials Deny Claims of Deaths in Protests by Evicted Villagers
South China Morning Post, July 10, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=aba2a63ae97b9210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Paper Plant Project Sparks Protests
China Daily, July 12, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-07/12/content_10092149.htm

追究毒疫苗 家长遭打断肋骨 (Parents Injured and Come under Pressure after Petitioning MOH on Toxic Vaccine)
Ming Pao, July 12, 2010
http://news.mingpao.com/20100712/ccb1.htm

Public Health
Family Planning Policy to Remain in Guangdong
China Daily, July 12, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-07/12/content_10091859.htm

Religion
中国释放梵蒂冈任命的河北主教贾志国 (China Releases Vatican-appointed Bishop Julius Jia Zhiguo)
Radio Free Asia, July 10, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/jia-07092010233814.html

Taiwan
Taiwan President Promotes Closer China Ties
Associated Press, July 11, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100711/ap_on_re_as/as_taiwan_china

XUAR
China Demolishes Urumqi Flashpoint Area
Agence France-Presse, July 11, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100711/wl_asia_afp/chinaunrestxinjiang

Friday, July 09, 2010

July 9, 2010

Environment
Pollution? What Pollution?
New York Times, July 08, 2010
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/09/world/asia/09iht-letter.html
Food Security
China Finds Fresh Trade in Toxic Milk Powder: Report
Reuters, July 08, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100709/wl_nm/us_china_milk
Human Rights Defenders -- Gao Zhisheng , 高智晟
高智晟再度失踪近3个月 (Gao Zhisheng Missing Again for 3 Months)
Radio Free Asia, July 08, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/China-Gao-07082010103744.html?encoding=simplified
Human Rights Defenders -- Li Hong , 力虹; Xu Wanping 许万平
儿手术欠费许万平长期禁闭 未脱重症力虹药费维艰 (Xu Wanping Subject to Solitary Confinement for Long Period; Li Hong Still in Serious Condition and Cannot Afford Medical Bills)
Radio Free Asia, July 08, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/li-07082010153126.html
Human Rights Defenders
Chinese Artist Who Led Protest Has Been Jailed, His Wife Says
New York Times, July 08, 2010
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/09/world/asia/09beijing.html?_r=2
Labor
At Least Six Dead, 34 Hurt in Mining Zone Explosion
China Daily, July 09, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-07/09/content_10085250.htm

China's Migrant Workers Want Rights, Not Handshakes
The Guardian, July 08, 2010
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2010/jul/08/china-migrant-worker-strike-action
Media
Praise for Purged Leader Zhao Ziyang
South China Morning Post, July 09, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=a8d291e5ad2b9210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Disclosure of Personal Data A Trend Getting Out of Control
China Daily, July 09, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-07/09/content_10085244.htm
Protests and Petitions
江苏工厂严重污染 村民抗议遭威吓 (Villagers Protesting Factory Pollution in Jiangsu Province Met With Threats)
Radio Free Asia, July 08, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/China-pollution-07082010102009.html?encoding=simplified
Public Health
China Tackles Mental Health Woes
Inter Press Service, July 09, 2010
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China/LG09Ad01.html
Religion
Catholic Priest, Nun Murdered in China
Agence France-Presse, July 08, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100708/wl_asia_afp/chinacrimereligion
Society
Poll: Corruption, Public Discontent Most Worrisome
China Daily, July 09, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-07/09/content_10084440.htm
Tibet
拉萨公安再展开严打 禁寺院庆祝达赖寿辰 (Police Launch Crackdown in Lhasa; Temples Forbidden from Celebrating Dalai Lama's Birthday)
Radio Free Asia, July 08, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/China-tibet-07082010103237.html?encoding=simplified

Thursday, July 08, 2010

July 8, 2010

Economic Development
China Plans New Tax on Fossil Fuels
Bloomberg, July 08, 2010
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/china/business/2010/07/08/263829/China-plans.htm
Human Rights Defenders
维权人士徐义顺在劳教所被殴致伤 (Activist Xu Yishun Beaten in Reeducation-through-labor Camp)
Radio Free Asia, July 07, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/wei-07072010160145.html

警方刁难律师见左晓环 劝家属莫费钱打官司 (Police Creates Difficulties for Zuo Xiaohuan to See Lawyer and Advises Family Not to Waste Money Litigating Case)
Radio Free Asia, July 07, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/jing-07072010141955.html

China Dissident Challenges Premier over Security Spending
The Daily Telegraph, July 08, 2010
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/7878463/China-dissident-challenges-premier-over-security-spending.html
Land Policy
自制火炮反對強拆農民與拆遷方和解 (Farmer with Homemade Cannon for Fighting Land Eviction Reaches Settlement with Developers)
Xinmin, July 08, 2010
http://news.sina.com.hk/cgi-bin/nw/show.cgi/9/1/1/1779645/1.html
Labor
国务院:煤矿领导要轮流带班和工人同时下井 ( State Council: Coal Mine Leaders Must Take Turns to Go Down into Mines with Workers)
Guangzhou Daily, July 08, 2010
http://news.eastday.com/c/20100708/u1a5315621.html
Foxconn Eyeing Other Parts of China: Exec
China Daily, July 08, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-07/08/content_10078739.htm
Media
China Thinktank: Facebook Threatens National Security
Taiwan News, July 08, 2010
http://www.etaiwannews.com/etn/news_content.php?id=1312597
Related news:
社科院新媒体蓝皮书批舶来网上平台危险 (Chinese Academy of Social Sciences Publishes "Blue Book of New Media" Criticizing Web-based Social Platforms as Dangerous)
Radio Free Asia, July 07, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/she-07072010152725.html
中国媒体发布舆情报告 (China's Official Media Publishes Public Opinion Report)
Radio Free Asia, July 07, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/mei-07072010101227.html

中國官方否認谷歌已續牌 (China Denies Google's License Already Renewed)
Central News Agency, July 08, 2010
http://www.cna.com.tw/ShowNews/Detail.aspx?pNewsID=201007080060&pType0=aCN&pTypeSel=0
Protests and Petitions
阿坝州藏人抗议占路七村长被抓 昌都藏族干部因言被捕 (Seven Village Heads Arrested after Leading Tibetans to Protest in Ngawa Watusi Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture; A Qamdo Tibetan Cadre Arrested for Speech)
Radio Free Asia, July 08, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/aba-07072010100103.html
State Security
Free Geologist Immediately, US Tells China
Agence France-Presse, July 08, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=8416170659da9210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Taiwan
Taiwan Gov't to Lift Ban on Individual Chinese Tourists
Agence France-Presse, July 08, 2010
http://www.etaiwannews.com/etn/news_content.php?id=1311936&lang=eng_news&cate_img=83.jpg&cate_rss=news_Politics_TAIWAN
Tibet
Modernising Tibet Masks Deep Contradictions
Reuters, July 08, 2010
http://af.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idAFTRE6652KU20100708

Wednesday, July 07, 2010

July 7, 2010

Death Penalty
China Executes Official at Heart of Graft Trials
Agence France-Presse, July 07, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100707/wl_asia_afp/chinacrimecorruptiontrialexecution
Gender
Trafficking in Foreign Women Rises in China
Voice of America, July 06, 2010
http://www1.voanews.com/english/news/asia/Trafficking-in-Foreign-Women-Rises-in-China-97858749.html
Human Rights Defenders -- Hada , 哈达
内蒙呼市蒙族学者哈达妻子谈丈夫入狱第15年 (Hada's Wife Talks about the 15th Year of His Imprisonment)
Radio Free Asia, July 06, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/nei-07062010160445.html
Human Rights Defenders -- Liu Xiaobo, 刘晓波
刘霞等五人监狱外被扣押 (Liu Xia and Five Others Detained Outside Prison)
Radio Free Asia, July 06, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/liu-07062010094421.html
Human Rights Defenders -- Liu Zhengyou, 刘正有
维权人士刘正有案开庭 法官方言审案多次阻律师发言 (Liu Zhengyou's Trial Proceeded in Dialect; Lawyer's Speech Interrupted)
Radio Free Asia, July 06, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/wei-07062010130554.html
Human Rights Defenders -- Ni Yulan , 倪玉兰
Why Chinese Activist Ni Yulan Lost Nearly Everything
Christian Science Monitor, July 06, 2010
http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-Pacific/2010/0706/Why-Chinese-activist-Ni-Yulan-lost-nearly-everything
Human Rights Defenders
中国异见人士泰国请愿 任职报社接恐吓电话 (Employer Receives Threatening Phone Call from China after Employees Petition in Thailand)
Radio Free Asia, July 06, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/yi-07062010105158.html

Dissident Arrested on Subversion Charges
South China Morning Post, July 07, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=4a471f29c28a9210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Related news:
刘贤斌被正式批捕 公民关注团遭警告不准关注 (Liu Xianbin Arrested; Concern Groups Warned Not to Interfere)
Radio Free Asia, July 06, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/liu-07062010153839.html

Related information:
Case Update: Dissident Liu Xianbin Arrested on Suspicion of Inciting Subversion of State Power (资深异议人士刘贤斌被以煽动罪正式逮捕)
Human Rights in China, July 6, 2010
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/175026
CH: http://gb.hrichina.org/public/contents/19428
Labor
Heat Allowances Sought for Workers
China Daily, July 07, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-07/07/content_10073103.htm
Related news:
高温津贴政策不具有强制性 专家建议立法明确 (High Temperature Allowance Policy Not Mandatory; Experts Urge for Clear Legislation)
Yangtse Evening Post, July 07, 2010
http://news.eastday.com/c/20100707/u1a5313609.html
Media
Google's China Fate Hangs in Limbo
China Daily, July 07, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-07/07/content_10073093.htm
Related news:
Google: Still Waiting for China Licence Decision
Agence France-Presse, July 07, 2010
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gg3UgI2pBv_tLdOFYyUYNAr1XtZQ

谷歌ICP获延需年检 外界忧投资环境困难 (Google's ICP Extended but Annual Check Needed; Concerns Over Unfavourable Investment Environment in China Persist)
Radio Free Asia, July 06, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/google-07062010142648.html
Injustice, Corruption Given Greater National Focus by Online Reporting, Study Finds
South China Morning Post, July 07, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=aa771f29c28a9210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Police
网帖曝陕西华县交警执法持砍刀砍店主 (Netizen Exposes Shaanxi Traffic Police Officer Chopped Shop Owner During Law Enforcement)
Xi'an Evening News, July 07, 2010
http://news.163.com/10/0707/06/6AVHUOLG00014AEE.html
Public Health
英国医学杂志关注中国的精神迫害问题 (British Medical Journal Expresses Concerns Over China's Persecution of Mental Patients )
Radio Free Asia, July 06, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/UK-07062010095835.html
Tibet
Celebrations and Sadness as Dalai Lama Turns 75
Agence France-Presse, July 06, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100706/en_afp/indiachinatibetdalaibirthdayfestival_20100706200954
XUAR
官称平静度过“七五”周年 民忧维汉矛盾随时爆发 (Officials State Anniversary of July 5th Passed Peacefully; Residents Worry Conflicts May Erupt Anytime Between Hans and Uighurs )
Radio Free Asia, July 06, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/guan-07062010095421.html

Tuesday, July 06, 2010

July 6, 2010

Death Penalty
Jail Breakers Sentenced to Death in North China
Xinhua News Agency, July 06, 2010
http://china.globaltimes.cn/society/2010-07/548909.html
Human Rights Defenders
Police Detain China Writer over Upcoming Book
Associated Press, July 06, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100705/ap_on_re_as/as_china_writer_detained
Related news:
「中國影帝溫家寶」作者被警告 (Author of "Wen Jiabao, China’s Best Male Actor" Warned)
China News Agency, July 06, 2010
http://www.cna.com.tw/ShowNews/Detail.aspx?pNewsID=201007060039&pType0=aCN&pTypeSel=0
Artist Detained for 34 Days
Global Times, July 05, 2010
http://www.globaltimes.cn/www/english/metro-beijing/update/society/2010-07/548367.html
Related news:
北京艺术家接连被捕 当艺术遇上“公务”谁碍了谁? (String of Beijing Artists Arrested, Who Will Stop Them?)
Radio Free Asia, July 06, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/yi-07052010143144.html
中国当局拒绝北京律师张凯出境 (Beijing Authorities Prohibit Lawyer Zhang Kai from Leaving the Country)
Radio Free Asia, July 05, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/zhang-07052010160228.html
Land Policy
带领村民土地维权 桂粤两村官蒙难 (Two Encounter Trouble after Leading Villagers to Defend Rights)
Radio Free Asia, July 05, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/tu-07052010151741.html
Media
Google's China License Problem Remains Unresolved
IDG News Service, July 04, 2010
http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/200487/googles_china_license_problem_remains_unresolved.html
Migrant Workers
The Great Wall of Beijing: Official Plans May Lock down Whole City
South China Morning Post, July 06, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=651e1107843a9210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Protests and Petitions
四川德阳地震灾民示威逾一周多人被捕 (Deyang, Sichuan Earthquake Victims Arrested for Protests)
Radio Free Asia, July 05, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/China-protest-07052010102656.html?encoding=simplified
State Security
Geologist’s Sentence Is Questioned
New York Times, July 05, 2010
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/06/world/asia/06china.html
Tibet
Dalai Lama Will See Resolution to 'Tibet Problem' in Lifetime, Says Exiles
The Guardian, July 05, 2010
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/jul/05/dalai-lama-tibet-resolution-china
XUAR
Show of Force on Anniversary of Bloodshed
Associated Press, July 06, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=a1311107843a9210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Related news:
新疆7.5骚乱周年市面冷清 (Marketplace Deserted on Anniversary of Xinjiang Unrest)
Radio Free Asia, July 05, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/China-Xinjiang-07052010101709.html?encoding=simplified
Web Blocks Remain One Year on for China's Uighurs
Agence France-Presse, July 05, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100706/wl_asia_afp/chinaunrestxinjianginternet

维族组织:万名涉7.5骚乱维族人遭拘捕 (Uighur Defense Group: 10000+ Uighurs Suspected of Being Involved in Unrest Arrested)
Radio Free Asia, July 05, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/Xinjiang-arrest-07052010102246.html?encoding=simplified

Monday, July 05, 2010

July 3-5, 2010

Environment
China Fears Warming Effects of Consumer Wants
New York Times, July 04, 2010
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/05/business/global/05warm.html
Hong Kong
香港记者协会批港府未捍卫言论自由 (Hong Kong Journalists Association Criticizes the Hong Kong Government for Not Defending Freedom of Expression)
British Broadcasting Corporation, July 05, 2010
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/trad/china/2010/07/100704_hk_press_freedom.shtml
Human Rights Defenders -- Teng Biao , 滕彪
維權律師被屈藏毒困酒店 (Human Rights Lawyer Framed for Drug Possession)
Ming Pao, July 05, 2010
http://news.mingpao.com/20100705/cce1.htm
Human Rights Defenders
西藏著名环保人士仁青桑珠被判五年徒刑 (Tibetan Environmentalist Rinchen Samdrup Sentenced to Five Years in Prison)
Radio Free Asia, July 04, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/xi-07042010165805.html

网友前往迎接游精佑出狱 当局採取打压措施 (Authorities Repress Netizens' Welcoming Activities for You Jingyou's Release from Prison)
Radio Free Asia, July 04, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/you-07042010152654.html

重庆毒奶粉受害孩童父亲被判劳教一年 (Father of Victim in Chongqing Tainted Milk Scandal Sentenced to One Year Reeducation-Through-Labor)
Radio Free Asia, July 02, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/China-milk-07022010102018.html
Labor
Carbon Monoxide Kills Nine Miners in China
Agence France-Presse, July 05, 2010
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5j6hW2FjPpTE3HoHICOTiXk1A6JJA

Special Report: China's New Migrant Workers Pushing the Line
Reuters, July 05, 2010
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6640QD20100705

富士康被指假加薪 員工收入降 (Foxconn Accused of Faking Wage Increases)
Ming Pao, July 05, 2010
http://news.mingpao.com/20100705/cab1.htm
Migrant Workers
重庆免除义务教育阶段留守儿童学杂费 (Chongqing Exempts Compulsory Education Tuition Fees for Children Left Behind by Migrant Workers)
Chongqing Evening News, July 05, 2010
http://news.eastday.com/c/20100705/u1a5309029.html
Police
中国开展第四次全国“严打” (China Launches Its Fourth National "Strike Hard" Campaign)
Radio Free Asia, July 03, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/yanda-07032010083134.html
Population
China to Become Urban Country by 2015
The Daily Telegraph, July 04, 2010
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/7871174/China-to-become-urban-country-by-2015.html
State Security
Chinese Court Sentences US Geologist to 8 Years
Associated Press, July 05, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100705/ap_on_bi_ge/as_china_detained_american
Three Gorges
三峡库区水质恶化 治理形势紧迫 (Three Gorges Water Quality Worsening, Urgent Improvement Needed)
Radio Free Asia, July 02, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/sanxia-07022010155123.html
XUAR
Fear in China's Urumqi City as Riot Anniversary Looms
Associated Press, July 05, 2010
http://www.etaiwannews.com/etn/news_content.php?id=1309264
Related news:
美国国家民主基金会举办新疆“七五事件”周年座谈 (National Endowment for Democracy Holds Seminar for Anniversary of Xinjiang Unrest)
Radio Free Asia, July 02, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/de-07022010151940.html

新疆乌鲁木齐警方夜间设卡检查车辆 (Police Sets Up Vehicle Checkpoints in Urumqi, Xinjiang at Night)
China News Service, July 04, 2010
http://news.163.com/10/0704/19/6AP824T600014AEE.html

乌鲁木齐实行三色暂住证制度管理外来人员 (Urumqi Implements a "Three Color" Temporary Residence Permit System for Managing Migrant Workers)
Radio Free Asia, July 03, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/wu-07032010082116.html

Job Discrimination Riles China's Uighurs
Agence France-Presse, July 04, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100705/wl_asia_afp/chinaxinjiangunrestanniversaryemployment

China Tries to Remove Uighur Language Barrier
Financial Times, July 04, 2010
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f5952bba-8785-11df-9f37-00144feabdc0.html

Friday, July 02, 2010

July 02, 2010

News
Bilateral Ties

China Welcomes Gates Visit at Appropriate Time
Associated Press, July 01, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100701/ap_on_re_as/as_china_us_military

Government
Communist Party Opens Door to Secretive School
Associated Press, June 30, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100630/ap_on_re_as/as_china_communist_party_school

11 Party Spokespersons Meet Media Together
China Daily, July 01, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-07/01/content_10042670.htm

Hong Kong
Electoral Reforms Cloud Hong Kong's Democratic Struggle
Voice of America, July 01, 2010
http://www1.voanews.com/english/news/asia/Electoral-Reforms-Cloud-Hong-Kongs-Democratic-Struggle--97570789.html
Related news:
35%人感有一國兩制 10年新低 (35 Percent Hong Kongers Agree "One Country Two Systems" Implemented; Lowest Percentage in 10 Years)
Ming Pao, July 01, 2010
http://news.mingpao.com/20100701/gca1.htm
Hukou
Condemned by Hukou to Education Apartheid
South China Morning Post, July 02, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=3e8849bf6ee89210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Human Rights Defender -- Jiang Tianyong, 江天勇
中国访民维权律师团周四成立 (Human Rights Lawyer Group Representing Protesters Established)
Radio Free Asia, July 01, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/fm-07012010150242.html

June Fourth
Li Peng Makes Rare Public Appearance
South China Morning Post, July 01, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=d2f786ba88989210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Labor
各界致全总呼吁书:请为工人说话办事 (Appeal Letter to All-China Federation of Trade Unions: Please Speak and Act for Workers)
Radio Free Asia, July 01, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/dx1-07012010140339.html

多个省市同时提高最低工资标准 平均增幅逾20% (Average Minimum Wage Rate Increase Exceeds 20 Percent Across Many Province)
Eastday, July 02, 2010
http://news.eastday.com/c/20100702/u1a5304223.html

Students 'Forced' to Work at Foxconn
China Daily, June 26, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/cndy/2010-06/26/content_10022658.htm

Law
China Tort Law Set to Trigger Surge in Claims
Financial Times, June 30, 2010
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/803ead00-8460-11df-9cbb-00144feabdc0.html

赵作海:这回总算有个家了 (Zhao Zuohai: Eventually I Got a Home)
Hebei Youth Daily, July 01, 2010
http://news.xinmin.cn/rollnews/2010/07/01/5518739.html

Media
中国21家互联网企业发起网上有害信息清理行动 (21 Chinese Websites Originate "Elimination of Harmful Online Messages" Campaign)
Radio Free Asia, June 30, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/web-06302010165201.html

Google Search Feature Blocked in China
Agence France-Presse, July 01, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100701/wl_asia_afp/chinausitinternetgoogle

China's Xinhua Launches Global English TV Channel
British Broadcasting Corporation, July 01, 2010
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/world/asia_pacific/10473645.stm

CPC Launches Online Database of Communist Doctrines
Xinhua News Agency, July 01, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-07/01/content_10046667.htm

Google Not on Mapping List
China Daily, July 01, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-07/01/content_10042680.htm

Protests and Petitions
常熟农村不要污染工厂 抗议活动遭压制 (Suzhou Villagers' Protest against Polluting Factory Building Plan Suppressed)
Radio Free Asia, June 30, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/cs-06302010155425.html

“七一”当天南北各发生大规模活动 (Mass Detention of Protesters in South Station, Tiananman Square and Zhongnanhai on July 1st)
Radio Free Asia, July 01, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/sn-07012010095608.html

Electronics Workers on Strike in Northern China
Associated Press, July 01, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100701/ap_on_bi_ge/as_china_labor_1

State Security
Beijing Wants No Place Unwatched on Camera
China Daily, July 02, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-07/01/content_10048000.htm

Tibet
China Asserts Role in Choosing Dalai Lama
New York Times, July 01, 2010
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/02/world/asia/02dalai.html

Fear Lingers in Tibet Two Years after Riots
Reuters, July 02, 2010
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE66114K20100702

XUAR
乌鲁木齐人民广场关闭 维人聚集区七五停业两天 (Urumqi People's Square Closed; Uyghur Shops Shut for 2 Days)
Radio Free Asia, June 30, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/wei-06302010101202.html
Related News:
乌鲁木齐封完广场又封路清真寺 "主麻日"全程监控 (Urumqi People's Square, Roads and Mosques Closed; Tight Control on Day of Assembly)
Radio Free Asia, July 01, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/wu-07012010100009.html
Uighur Leader Appeals to World Year after Unrest
Agence France-Presse, July 01, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100701/wl_asia_afp/chinaxinjiangunrestuskadeer

40,000 Cameras Keep Watch on China's Urumqi
Agence France-Presse, July 02, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100702/wl_afp/chinaunrestxinjiangsecuritycameras

Wednesday, June 30, 2010

June 30, 2010

News
Bilateral Ties
EU Has 'Differences of Opinion' with China on Human Rights
Agence France-Presse, June 30, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=3d345bb5bf689210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Government
外国公司在华处境越来越糟 (The Unfavorable Situation of Foreign Companies in China is Getting Worse)
Voice of America, June 29, 2010
http://www1.voanews.com/chinese/news/china/20100629-EU-Firms-97440954.html
Hong Kong
Democracy March Distracted by Divided Opposition
Agence France-Presse, June 30, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=17232794b2789210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Human Rights Defenders -- Teng Biao , 滕彪
渖阳小贩捅死城管人员案 代表律师遭殴打 (Attorney Representing Shenyang Hawkers in Stabbing Case Beaten )
Radio Free Asia, June 30, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/China-trial-06292010101734.html?encoding=simplified
Human Rights Defender
China Detains Democracy Advocate for New Activism
Associated Press, June 30, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100630/ap_on_re_as/as_china_democracy_activist
Labor
深圳宝安工人聚众打砸警车保安亭 (Bao'an Workers in Shenzhen Gather and Smash Police Cars)
Radio Free Asia, June 29, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/sz-06292010161221.html

Foxconn Plans China Plant amid Suicide Scrutiny
Associated Press, June 29, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100629/ap_on_bi_ge/as_china_labor_foxconn

北京明日起將上調最低工資 不達標者可舉報 (Beijing to Raise Minimum Wage Tomorrow; Encourages Non-compliance Reports )
Legal Evening News, June 30, 2010
http://news.sina.com.hk/cgi-bin/nw/show.cgi/9/1/1/1771131/1.html
Law
網店實名制明起施行 工商機關將核查店主身份 (Real-name Policy for E-shops Effective Tomorrow; Industry and Commerce Authority Will Verify Shop Owner Identity)
Legal Evening News, June 30, 2010
http://news.sina.com.hk/cgi-bin/nw/show.cgi/9/1/1/1771103/1.html
Related Information:
国家工商总局发布《网络商品交易及有关服务行为管理暂行办法》 (SAIC Issues 《Interim Provisions for Conducting E-Commerce and Related Service》)
State Administration for Industry and Commerce, May 31, 2010
http://www.saic.gov.cn/zwgk/zyfb/zjl/fgs/201006/t20100601_88889.html
Media
Google Tweaks China Site in Bid to Keep License
Reuters, June 29, 2010
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE65S1IQ20100629
Migrant Workers
China Labor Strains Reflect a Countryside in Flux
Reuters, June 30, 2010
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE65T15F20100630
Tibet
China Says Can Guarantee Grip on Tibet "Forever"
Reuters, June 29, 2010
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE65S3AO20100629

After Chinese Re-education, Monk Regrets Action
New York Times, June 29, 2010
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/30/world/asia/30tibet.html
XUAR
Shaoguan, One Year On
Radio Free Asia, June 29, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/shaoguan-06292010110913.html

喀什维人无许可证禁入景区 交易会数万维人被逐 (Uyghurs Cannot Enter Kashgar Scenic Sites Without Permission; Dozens of Uyghurs Expelled Before Trade Show)
Radio Free Asia, June 29, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/fair-06292010094619.html

Tuesday, June 29, 2010

June 29, 2010

News
Civil Society

China's Activist Groups Grow, Even Without Official Blessing
McClatchy Newspapers, June 28, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/mcclatchy/20100628/wl_mcclatchy/3550966

Government
Party Pledges Greater Transparency
China Daily, June 29, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-06/29/content_10031454.htm

Hong Kong
Democrats 'May Face Attacks' in July 1 March
South China Morning Post, June 29, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=ff42162430f79210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Human Rights Defenders
A Prosperous Lawyer Aids China's Migrant Workers
Christian Science Monitor, June 28, 2010
http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-Pacific/2010/0628/A-prosperous-lawyer-aids-China-s-migrant-workers

Christians Held to Extort Cash, Say Wife, Lawyer
South China Morning Post, June 29, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=a555162430f79210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

福州3网民因「诽谤罪」二审被判1至2年 (3 Fujianese Netizens Sentenced to 1-2 Years for Slander)
Radio Free Asia, June 28, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/China-sentence-06282010090546.html

Land Policy
Man Who Lived in Tree on Trial
South China Morning Post, June 29, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=1dc5162430f79210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

100,000 People Relocated for Land Collapse
China Daily, June 28, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-06/28/content_10030978.htm

China to Move Tens of Thousands for Huge Water Scheme
Reuters, June 29, 2010
http://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSTOE65S027

Law
政府发公函要求法院驳回村民索赔 (Government Issues Letter Requiring Court Dismiss Villager's Compensation Claim)
The Beijing News, June 29, 2010
http://epaper.nddaily.com/A/html/2010-06/29/content_1114587.htm

Media
Google Switches China Censorship Tactics
The Daily Telegraph, June 29, 2010
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/google/7860386/Google-switches-China-censorship-tactics.html

Military
China Bans Online Love for Soldiers
Reuters, June 28, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100628/od_nm/us_china_dating

Multilateral
G20峰会后的中国外贸外交前景 (Trade and Diplomacy of China after G20 Summit)
Southern Metropolis Daily, June 29, 2010
http://epaper.nddaily.com/A/html/2010-06/29/content_1114532.htm

Protests and Petitions
中山多镇村民聚市府 土地账不清维权不断 (Guangdong Villagers Continue Land Protests outside Municipal Government)
Radio Free Asia, June 28, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/zs-06282010151446.html

西安老教师被逼迁 集体往省府情愿 (Xi'an Teachers Petition Local Government en Masse after Being Kicked Out Homes)
Radio Free Asia, June 28, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/xa-06282010135846.html

Rural Issues
China's Push to Develop Its West Hasn't Closed Income Gap with East, Critics Say
The Washington Post, June 29, 2010
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/06/28/AR2010062804979.html

XUAR
乌鲁木齐基层监控干部称 维族人串门要核实 (Urumqi Officials: Uyghurs Must be Checked before Visiting Others)
Radio Free Asia, June 28, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/rfa-06282010094459.html

Monday, June 28, 2010

June 26-28, 2010

Bilateral Ties
Obama Invites China's Hu for State Visit
Reuters, June 26, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100627/pl_nm/us_g20_obama_china_visit
Corruption
集训纪委书记:动真还是做秀? (Collective Disciplinary Training for Party Secretaries: Real or Just for Show?)
Radio Free Asia, June 26, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/ji-06252010223025.html

Suicide May be Linked to Corruption Blitz Aviation Official's Death Comes Amid Crackdown
South China Morning Post, June 28, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=3fc02ef951a79210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Disasters
Sodden China Battles to Repair Flood Defences
Agence France-Presse, June 27, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100627/wl_asia_afp/chinaweatherdisaster

Allowances to be Provided for Yushu Quake Survivors
Xinhua News Agency, June 28, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-06/28/content_10029657.htm
Education
幼儿园为什么缺老师(如何破解入托难⑤) (Why Kindergartens Are Short of Teachers? (How to Resolve Difficulty in Entering Nursery School-5) )
People's Daily, June 28, 2010
http://society.people.com.cn/GB/41158/11984149.html
Gender
Biggest Obstacle for China's Gays: Social Pressure for Marriage
McClatchy Newspapers, June 25, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/mcclatchy/20100625/wl_mcclatchy/3548446
Hong Kong
Under-fire Democrats Take a Back Seat in July 1 March Party Forced to Keep a Low Profile After Vote on Reform Package
South China Morning Post, June 28, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=f8ac2ef951a79210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Hukou
350m Migrant Workers by 2050, Report Says
China Daily, June 28, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-06/28/content_10026167.htm
Human Rights Defenders -- Cheng Yichun , 郑贻春
辽宁政论学者郑怡春狱中病情加重 家属呼吁关注 ( Political Scholar Cheng Yichun's Medical Condition Worsens in Prison, Family Calls for Attention)
Radio Free Asia, June 25, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/zh-06252010162737.html
Human Rights Defenders -- Wang Bingzhang , 王炳章
郭平:王炳章案是冤案错案应予重审 (Guo Ping: Injustice in Wang Bingzhang Case; Should Grant Retrial)
Radio Free Asia, June 27, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/wang-06272010145708.html
Labor
China Takes Hands-off Approach to Labor Strikes
Associated Press, June 25, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100625/ap_on_bi_ge/as_china_labor_unrest

Chinese Workers Wise Up — and Rise Up
Agence France-Presse, June 28, 2010
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/china/business/2010/06/28/262483/Chinese-workers.htm
Law
最高院要求加强对9类民事案件调解 (Supreme People's Court Calls for More Mediation in 9 Types of Civil Cases)
Xinhua News Agency, June 27, 2010
http://news.eastday.com/c/20100627/u1a5294835.html
Related news :
最高人民法院发布《关于进一步贯彻“调解优先、调判结合”工作原则的若干意见》 (Supreme
People’s Court Promulgates 《Several Opinions Regarding Further and Thorough Implementation of Working Principal of “Mediation First, Combine Mediation with Trialing”》)
Supreme People's Court, June 28, 2010
http://www.court.gov.cn/xwzx/fyxw/zgrmfyxw/201006/t20100628_6402.htm
Media
China Bans Military From Blogging
Agence France-Presse, June 26, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100626/wl_asia_afp/chinamilitaryinternet
Migrant Workers
川闽两省为方便务工子女首试异地同步高中会考 (Sichuan and Fujian Provinces Synchronize College Entrance Exams to Facilitate Migrant Children)
China Youth Daily, June 27, 2010
http://news.eastday.com/c/20100627/u1a5294204.html
Multilateral
Hu: China to Support ASEAN Integration
China Daily, June 27, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-06/27/content_10025332.htm

胡锦涛在二十国集团峰会讲话全文 (Full Text of Hu Jintao's Speech at G20 Summit)
China News Service, June 27, 2010
http://news.eastday.com/c/20100627/u1a5294804.html
Population
Double-Whammy: Aging China has Fewer Children to Care For it The '1-2-4 Problem' Facing China Today Means One Child Taking Care of Two Parents and Four Grandparents
McClatchy Newspapers, June 28, 2010
http://www.etaiwannews.com/etn/news_content.php?id=1302144&lang=eng_news&cate_img=logo_china&cate_rss=CHINA_eng
Protests and Petitions
北京数百访民南站高唱红歌 信访局静坐遭公安驱散 (Hundreds of Protesters Gather at Beijing South Railway Station Singing Patriotic Songs; Police Disburses Sit-in at Public Complaints Bureau )
Radio Free Asia, June 27, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/bei-06272010150730.html

川震两百罹难学生家属闯市政府被特警阻止 (Police Interrupts a Protest by Families of Students Killed During Sichuan Earthquake)
Radio Free Asia, June 25, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/cz-06252010152411.html

Ex-State Workers Protest Over Unpaid Wages Anger Over Corrupt Managers
South China Morning Post, June 26, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=0f32e70af9f69210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Poison Back with Rain, Say Villagers
South China Morning Post, June 26, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=2172e70af9f69210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Public Health
HIV Patients Still Face Prejudices
Xinhua News Agency, June 28, 2010
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2010/201006/20100628/article_441299.htm
Society
China's Young College Grads Toil in 'Ant Tribes'
Associated Press, June 27, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100627/ap_on_re_as/as_china_ant_tribes
Tibet
达赖喇嘛访日本强调与中国对话 (Dalai Lama Emphasizes Dialogue with China in Visit to Japan)
Radio Free Asia, June 27, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/da-06272010171554.html
XUAR
維族難屬憶兒淚不停 (Uighurs Recollect and Shed Tears for Children)
Ming Pao, June 28, 2010
http://news.mingpao.com/20100627/caa1.htm

Friday, June 25, 2010

June 25, 2010

Bilateral Ties
Hu Meets Canadian PM on Bilateral Ties
Xinhua News Agency, June 25, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-06/25/content_10016753.htm
Related News:
Group Asks Canadian PM to Put Human Rights on Top of Agenda with Hu
Phayul.com (Tibet), June 23, 2010
http://www.phayul.com/news/article.aspx?article=Group+asks+Canadian+PM+to+put+human+rights+on+top+of+agenda+with+Hu&id=27580
Corruption
China Recovers US$14 Billion in Misappropriated 2009 Public Funds
Reuters, June 25, 2010
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/china/business/2010/06/25/262197/China-recovers.htm
Food Security
China's Public Health Whitewash
The Guardian, June 23, 2010
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2010/jun/23/china-melamine-olympics

炮打乳业新国标:中国原奶质量全世界最低 (New National Standards for Diary Production; China's Raw Milk Quality World's Lowest )
Southern Weekend, June 25, 2010
http://discover.news.163.com/10/0625/09/6A10IFAF000125LI.html
Hong Kong
Protests as Hong Kong Adopts Democratic Reforms
Agence France-Presse, June 25, 2010
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5j8jshzGLT1TKafzkE_gciBoaVmnA
Related News:
政改第一仗過關 示威者衝擊鐵馬陣 抗爭行動今日升級 (Voting Reform Passes Phase One;
Protests Intensify Today as Demonstrators Cross Blocked Path)
Apple Daily, June 25, 2010
http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/template/apple/art_main.php?iss_id=20100625&sec_id=4104&subsec_id=11866&art_id=14172162
Labor
零件商接连工潮车厂受牵连 全总承认民工问题影响稳定 (Parts Suppliers Affected by Bouts of Strikes; ACTFU Acknowledges Impact of Workers' Problems upon Social Stability)
Radio Free Asia, June 24, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/r-06242010164500.html
Law
New Regulation Bans Torture Confessions
Xinhua News Agency, June 24, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-06/24/content_10016663.htm
Related Information:
最高人民法院 最高人民检察院 公安部 国家安全部 司法部印发《关于办理死刑案件审查判断证据若干问题的规定》和《关于办理刑事案件排除非法证据若干问题的规定》的通知 (Circular on Issuing of 《Provision on Several Issues Regarding Review and Assessment of Evidence in Handling Death Penalty Cases》 and 《Provision on Several Issues Regarding Exclusion of Undue Evidence in Handling Criminal Cases》)
Supreme People's Court, June 25, 2010
http://www.court.gov.cn/qwfb/sfjs/201006/t20100625_6370.htm
Media
重庆三记者因议论希尔顿酒店涉黑事件被抓 (Three Journalists Arrested Due to "Inappropriate Speech" on Internet Regarding Chongqing Hilton Hotel's Corruption Scandal )
Radio France Internationale, June 24, 2010
http://www.chinese.rfi.fr/中国/20100624-重庆三记者因议论希尔顿酒店涉黑事件被抓
Protests and Petitions
Strikers Feel Force of Tianjin's Heavier Hand
South China Morning Post, June 25, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=3eee770306a69210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

End in Sight for Toyota Strike, Unrest at Nissan
Bloomberg, June 25, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=0c32770306a69210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Taiwan
Taipei, Beijing Seal Landmark Trade Deal to be Signed on Tuesday
South China Morning Post, June 25, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=9d0f770306a69210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Tibet
Tibetan Environmentalist Receives 15-Year Sentence
New York Times, June 24, 2010
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/25/world/asia/25tibet.html
Related News:
藏族嘎玛桑珠被判15年将上诉 (Tibetan Environmentalist Karma Samdrup Sentenced to 15-year Prison. He Will Appeal)
Radio Free Asia, June 24, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/ti-06242010152251.html

Thursday, June 24, 2010

June 24, 2010

Human Rights Defenders -- Feng Zhenghu, 冯正虎
Dissident Returned from Airport Exile Launches Campaign for Donations
South China Morning Post, June 24, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=124d4d093b569210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Related information:
公开账号,坦诚求助 (An Honest Appeal for Assistance)
Feng Zhenghu, June 21, 2010
http://docs.google.com/View?id=dd2pxbm3_1d25t8xdh
Human Rights Defenders -- Gao Yaojie , 高耀洁
专访高耀洁:在美国哥大潜心著述 又两部新书即将问世 (Interview with Emigrated HIV/AIDS Activist Doctor Gao Yaojie)
Radio Free Asia, June 08, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/duomeiti/tebiejiemu/gyj-06082010161549.html
Hong Kong
Hong Kong Democrats Split in Political Reform Vote
Associated Press, June 24, 2010
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hx7C-KQQs9zDQDnGFSskPZJD_MmwD9GHE6NG1
Protests and Petitions
Six Arrested for Defying Eviction over Dam Work
South China Morning Post, June 24, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=2aed4d093b569210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

广州千名村民抗议黑箱拆村区政府上访 (Guangzhou: 1K Villagers Protest Opaque Demolition Plan)
Radio Free Asia, June 23, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/chaiqian-06232010131009.html

Woman Attacked, then Arrested
Global Times, June 24, 2010
http://www.globaltimes.cn/www/english/metro-beijing/update/society/2010-06/545068.html
XUAR
China Says Breaks Up "Terrorist" Cell in Xinjiang
Reuters, June 24, 2010
http://af.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idAFTRE65N0L920100624
Death Penalty
Anti-drugs Day Marked with Executions
South China Morning Post, June 24, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=b734dc8e7c769210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Land Policy
管不住违法工程 因为没真管 (Halting Illegal Construction Impossible without Real Management)
Xinhua News Agency, June 24, 2010
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2010-06/24/content_3291701.htm
Disasters
Death Toll in China Flooding Climbs to 211
Associated Press, June 24, 2010
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5glsmFpe-zgAfgIX_u0DCJUluaqCwD9GH0N884
June Fourth
Former China PM's Tiananmen Diary on Sale in US
Agence France-Presse, June 24, 2010
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gyrIlyWH6CLI6TiaG9Oh5FiqSsbQ
Education
政府允许大学破产是迟早的事 (Report: Skills Valued by University Graduates Do Not Match Enterprises' Needs)
China Youth Daily, June 24, 2010
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2010-06/24/content_3292046.htm
Public Health
HIV/AIDS Spreading in Beijing, Experts Say
Shanghai Daily, June 23, 2010
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=440771&type=National

Wednesday, June 23, 2010

June 23, 2010

News
Corruption
Former Mine Safety Official Stands Trial
Xinhua News Agency, June 23, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-06/23/content_10005375.htm

Environment
专家:中国约有超过3亿人口暴露在有害空气中 (3 mil+ Exposed to Hazardous Air in China )
Radio Free Asia, June 22, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/air-06222010094847.html

江西決堤 800工兵救急 (Dyke Breached in Jiangxi Province)
Ming Pao, June 23, 2010
http://news.mingpao.com/20100623/cac1.htm

Hong Kong
政改方案表決  80後今圍立會 警軟硬兼施 架鐵馬 唱聖詩 (Young Protesters to Surround Legislative Council Offices during Voting for Reform Package Today)
Apple Daily, June 23, 2010
http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/template/apple/art_main.php?iss_id=20100623&sec_id=4104&art_id=14163890

Hukou
Unions Call for Efforts to Help Settle Migrants
South China Morning Post, June 23, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=e6cd90eaf8069210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

June Fourth
'Moral Concerns' Halt Publication of Tiananmen Memoirs
Agence France-Presse, June 22, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100622/wl_asia_afp/chinatiananmendemocracy

Labor
Report Shows Young Chinese Workers More Demanding
Associated Press, June 22, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100622/ap_on_bi_ge/as_china_migrant_workers

Law
中国公布网络游戏管理规范 (China Promulgates Regulations for Administration of Online Games)
Radio Free Asia, June 22, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/wangluo-06222010165438.html

多部法律草案接受审议 政务公开有望纳入监督 (Several Drafts Now under Consideration by NPC)
Global Times, June 23, 2010
http://news.163.com/10/0623/02/69R1HKFU000146BD.html
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Amendment to Shield Informants
South China Morning Post, June 23, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=3a0d57dfaef59210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Mediation Draft Law Could Ease Tension
China Daily, June 23, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-06/23/content_10005555.htm

Village Heads Must Gain Public Approval
China Daily, June 23, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-06/23/content_10005499.htm
Media
中国新兴社交网站受监管压力 (China's Burgeoning Social Networking Sites Receive Regulatory Pressure)
Radio Free Asia, June 22, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/w-06222010161348.html

Tibet
Tibetan Environmentalist Says Chinese Jailers Tortured Him
The Guardian, June 23, 2010
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/jun/22/tibetan-environmentalist-accuses-china-torture

XUAR
China Says It Has Cracked 'Major' Terrorist Ring
Associated Press, June 22, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100622/ap_on_re_as/as_china_unrest

新疆严控境外信息 禁止网络谈论七五 (XUAR Strictly Monitors Information on July 2009 Unrest Coming from Abroad)
Radio Free Asia, June 22, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/jiang-06222010095435.html
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Xinjiang Promotes Stability ahead of Riot Anniversary
Xinhua News Agency, June 22, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-06/22/content_10005289.htm