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.

Wednesday, August 25, 2010

August 25, 2010

News
Bilateral Ties
Prudently Handle Tibet Issue: China Tells India
The Times of India, August 24, 2010
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Prudently-handle-Tibet-issue-China-tells-India/articleshow/6424968.cms

Death Penalty
Senior Chinese Police Officer Condemned for Graft
Associated Press, August 24, 2010
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gALRrCAZxLZPKFEkhypCXsKBNJTQD9HPPOB81

Disasters
Experts Call for Better Planning in China's Mudslide Zones
Xinhua News Agency, August 24, 2010
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/90001/90776/90882/7116167.html

Education
东莞石排推25年免费教育 (Dongguan: Citizens of Shipai Town to Enjoy 25-Year Free Education )
Beijing News, August 25, 2010
http://epaper.bjnews.com.cn/html/2010-08/25/content_140656.htm

Hukou
为办居住证被迫假租房 (Man Fabricates Lease Agreement for Resident Permit Application )
Southern Metropolis Daily, August 25, 2010
http://epaper.oeeee.com/G/html/2010-08/25/content_1160937.htm

Human Rights Defenders
北京突然加紧对维权人士的检控 (Beijing Tightens up Surveillance over Rights Activists )
Radio Free Asia, August 24, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/rights_abuse-08242010113903.html

Land Policy
Govt Replacing Slums with Basic Housing
China Daily, August 25, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-08/25/content_11197909.htm

Law
China to Revise Criminal Law to Better Protect Worker's Rights
Xinhua News Agency, August 23, 2010
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/china/2010-08/23/c_13457434.htm

我国拟批准《制止核恐怖主义行为国际公约》 (China to Ratify International Convention for the Suppression of Acts of Nuclear Terrorism)
Xinhua News Agency, August 23, 2010
http://news.xinhuanet.com/world/2010-08/23/c_12475773.htm

Media
Chinese Increasingly Use Microblogs to Get News
Xinhua News Agency, August 24, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-08/24/content_11197484.htm

Police
四川藏人反对采矿武警开枪 藏人三死35人伤 (Sichuan: Tibetans Shot by Armed Police during Protest against Mining)
Radio Free Asia, August 24, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/sc-08242010093948.html

广东廉江去年投3100余万维稳 (Guangdong: Lianjiang City Spent 31 Million on “Social Stability Maintenance” Last Year)
Southern Daily, August 25, 2010
http://news.sina.com.cn/c/p/2010-08-25/082020970644.shtml

Politics
Premier Wen Calls for Major Political Reform
Global Times, August 23, 2010
http://china.globaltimes.cn/chinanews/2010-08/566074.html

Protests and Petitions
云南永胜县政府否认"丽江警察群殴百姓"传言 (Yunnan: Yongsheng County Government Denies Rumor of “Citizens Beaten by Police” )
Yunnan Daily, August 25, 2010
http://news.163.com/10/0825/08/6ETUTELH00011229.html

Public Health
China Plans to Establish Health Records for Residents
People's Daily, August 24, 2010
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/90001/90776/90882/7115686.html

Tuesday, August 24, 2010

August 24, 2010

News
Children
重庆：家长查看孩子聊天记录手机短信违法 (New Chongqing Regulations Prohibit Parents from Reading Minors' Private Text Conversations)
China Radio International, August 24, 2010
http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2010-08-24/111020963920.shtml

Civil Society
北京市公安局取消公盟涉嫌偷税案 许志永解除取保候审 (Beijing Public Security Bureau Drops Tax Evasion Charges against Open Constitution Initiative)
Radio Free Asia, August 23, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/bj-08232010095156.html
Related information:
Law Research Center Is Shut Down as Authorities Tighten Control on Civil Society Groups
当局取缔公盟法律研究中心 加紧严控民间组织
Human Rights in China, July 17, 2009
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/170300
http://gb.hrichina.org/public/contents/17672
Environment
湖南煤矿排污影响广东饮水续:污水无重金属超标 (Drinking Water in Guangdong Affected by Hunan Coal Mine’s Waste)
Southern Daily, August 24, 2010
http://news.eastday.com/c/20100824/u1a5412247.html

Food Security
南京市疾控中心否定“洗虾粉致肌肉溶解”说法 (Nanjing Municipal Center for Disease Control & Prevention Refutes Claims that Detergent Residue on Crawfish Caused Illness)
Yangtse Evening Post, August 24, 2010
http://www.jfdaily.com/a/1366448.htm
Related news:
10 Sickened after Eating Chemical-tainted Crayfish
Xinhua News Agency, August 23, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-08/23/content_11191233.htm
Government
被撤驻京办人员以"长期出差"名义留守北京 (Personnel of Closed Regional Government Offices Remain in Beijing, Calling It a “Long-term Business Trip”)
Southern Daily, August 24, 2010
http://epaper.nfdaily.cn/html/2010-08/24/content_6873012.htm

Hong Kong
Security Law Not on Beijing Talks Agenda
South China Morning Post, August 24, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=2c471cfe81f9a210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Labor
China to Revise Law to Protect Workers' Pay
Xinhua News Agency, August 23, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-08/23/content_11191340.htm

Law
'Cultural Assets Must Be Protected'
China Daily, August 24, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-08/24/content_11191745.htm

Media
记者采访伊春鞭炮厂爆炸 管理部门要求统一口径 (Journalist Told to “Standardize Report” whilst Researching Heilongjiang Blast)
Oriental Outlook, August 24, 2010
http://news.eastday.com/c/20100824/u1a5411871.html

Police
“临时工”撑起的维稳体系 (Public Stability System Bolstered by “Public Security Volunteers”)
Southern Weekend, August 20, 2010
http://focus.news.163.com/10/0820/10/6EHAB2AF00011SM9_2.html

Protests and Petitions
江西千人堵路抗污染 (Jiangxi: Thousands Block Traffic to Protest Pollution)
Radio Free Asia, August 23, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/jx-08232010093427.html

47名家长不满入学分配 带孩子教体局楼顶抗议 (Henan: Parents Object to School Allocation Results on Rooftop of Education Bureau)
Henan Business Daily, August 24, 2010
http://news.sina.com.cn/s/2010-08-24/105520963647.shtml

XUAR
More Arrests in Aksu Blast
Radio Free Asia, August 23, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/blast-08232010174828.html

Xinjiang People Urged to Ensure Social Stability
Xinhua News Agency, August 23, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-08/23/content_11191251.htm

Monday, August 23, 2010

August 23, 2010

News
Death Penalty
刑法修正案(八)拟取消13个经济性非暴力犯罪死刑 (Criminal Law Draft Revision (8) Removes 13 Economic Crimes from Death Penalty)
People's Daily, August 23, 2010
http://npc.people.com.cn/GB/12515839.html
Related news:
China May Scrap Death Penalty for Some Crimes
Agence France-Presse, August 23, 2010
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hz8ZCvzigmNBUacr-c1xBWIE43fA
Hong Kong
人大常委會開幕將審議香港政改修正案 (NPC to Deliberate on HK Constitutional Reform)
China National Radio, August 23, 2010
http://news.sina.com.hk/cgi-bin/nw/show.cgi/9/1/1/1829743/1.html

Human Rights Defenders
AIDS Campaigner Detained by Authorities: Activists
China Post, August 23, 2010
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/china/national-news/2010/08/23/269723/AIDS-campaigner.htm

Labor
廣西爆竹廠爆炸17人傷亡 (17 Casualties in Guangxi Fireworks Factory Blast)
China News Service, August 22, 2010
http://inews.mingpao.com/htm/INews/20100822/ca72300c.htm

Law
China Lawyers Urge Probe into Torture Claim in Mob Crackdown
Agence France-Presse, August 22, 2010
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5i08r2vgwLKCyaU75727-OcIRfr4g
Related information:
敦请最高人民检察院立即对重庆打黑运动中的刑讯逼供问题依法调查的公开信 (Open Letter Urging that Supreme People's Procuratorate Immediately Investigate the Use of Torture to Extort Confessions in the Chongqing Anti-Corruption Campaign)
August 22, 2010
http://tengbiao1.fyfz.cn/art/713026.htm
11屆全國人大常委會16次會議開幕 (NPC Standing Committee Session Commences Today)
China News Service, August 23, 2010
http://news.sina.com.hk/cgi-bin/nw/show.cgi/9/1/1/1829965/1.html

Media
Beijing's 'Warning' to Media Just a Misunderstanding, Says Rita Fan
South China Morning Post, August 21, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=6c2673e4a6f8a210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Censors Shut Website that Translates US Courses
South China Morning Post, August 21, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=a9d334b64009a210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

記者爆企業黑幕 警千里追蹤調查 (Beijing Reporter Trailed by Police after Publishing Report Critical of Shandong Company)
Ming Pao, August 23, 2010
http://news.sina.com.hk/cgi-bin/nw/show.cgi/94/1/1/1829432/1.html

Police
助鄰居「安樂死」 七旬翁緩刑 (Chongqing: Elderly Man Given Suspended Sentence for Assisting in Neighbor's Suicide)
Ming Pao, August 22, 2010
http://news.sina.com.hk/cgi-bin/nw/show.cgi/94/1/1/1828616/1.html

Tibet
藏区公安会议主打反分裂 (Tibetan Region Public Security Hold Meeting on Targetting Separatism)
Ming Pao, August 22, 2010
http://news.sina.com.hk/cgi-bin/nw/show.cgi/94/1/1/1828622/1.html

Outspoken Tibetan Detained by China on Separatism Charges Stuck in Legal Limbo, Lawyer Says
The Canadian Press, August 20, 2010
http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5jk9e7KyGnWmD3D5WBLvu_auMeW1Q

Friday, August 20, 2010

August 20, 2010

News
Bilateral Ties
China's Soft Power Set for Global Audience
China Daily, August 20, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-08/20/content_11179290.htm

Civil Society
红尘网遭封杀 站长唱红歌呼吁话语权 (Webpage of Sex Workers Rights Group Blocked; Group Chief: Freedom of Speech Shall Be Respected)
Radio Free Asia, August 19, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/hongchen-08192010112024.html

Death Penalty
北京公安局网监处前处长收受瑞星贿赂被判死缓 (Former Beijing Public Security Official Given Suspended Death Sentence for Taking Bribe)
Legal Evening News, August 20, 2010
http://finance.ifeng.com/news/people/20100820/2535744.shtml

Gender
Cruel Plight of Rural Girls in Vice Trade
South China Morning Post, August 20, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=0849bdccd3b8a210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Government
UPDATE 2-China Tries to Soothe Fears about Local Debt
Reuters, August 19, 2010
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTOE67I03O20100819

Human Rights Defender
刘贤斌家属送物品受阻 网络接力绝食到达香港 (Supporters Stage Hunger Strike for Liu Xianbin; Family Not Allowed to Send Essentials)
Radio Free Asia, August 19, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/liu-08192010105925.html

Labor
广东开平百余工人讨薪未果 齐聚市政府搭锅煮饭 (Guangdong: 100+ Workers Cook in front of City Hall after Fruitless Protest for Unpaid Salaries)
Southern Metropolis Daily, August 20, 2010
http://news.163.com/10/0820/03/6EGHOI3E00011229.html

Population
Rethinking China's one-child policy: The child in time
The Economist, August 19, 2010
http://www.economist.com/node/16846390

Protests and Petitions
警方在北京围捕维族访民 (Uyghur Petitioners Intercepted in Beijing)
Radio Free Asia, August 19, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/China_Xinjiang-08192010105827.html

Public Health
Despite Risks, an Addictive Treat Fuels a Chinese City
New York Times, August 19, 2010
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/20/world/asia/20hunan.html

China Tobacco Firms Accused of Targeting Children
Reuters, August 19, 2010
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE67I2TB20100819

Society
Employees at Entertainment Venues Must Register Real Name
China Daily, August 20, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-08/20/content_11179414.htm

广州拟规定亚运期间买菜刀须实名登记 (Purchase of Kitchen Knives to Require Real Name Registration during Asian Games)
Guangzhou Daily, August 20, 2010
http://news.163.com/10/0820/04/6EGKRF8O0001124J.html

XUAR
Xinjiang Explosion Was Attack on Law Enforcement Personnel, Spokesman Says
Bloomberg, August 20, 2010
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-08-20/blast-in-china-s-xinjiang-was-attack-on-law-enforcement-spokesman-says.html

Thursday, August 19, 2010

August 19, 2010

News
Disasters
Landslide in Southwestern China's Yunnan Province Kills Two, 90 Missing
Bloomberg, August 19, 2010
Food Security
China Orders More Stringent Supervision of Food Safety
China Daily, August 19, 2010

Government
Work Reviews to Go Online
China Daily, August 19, 2010

Human Rights Defenders
维权人士吴淦北京维权 遭强制遣返福建 (Net Activist Wu Gan Forcefully Sent Back to Fujian from Beijing )
Radio Free Asia, August 18, 2010

艾滋病患者田喜被软禁 有患者指当局相互推诿 (HIV Activist Tian Xi Subjected to Confinement in Hospital)
Radio Free Asia, August 18, 2010

Labor
Chinese Factory Foxconn Combats Worker Suicides
Voice of America, August 18, 2010

Law
New Rule to Enhance Supervision on Criminal Case Filing
Xinhua News Agency, August 18, 2010

《工会法》颁布60年来将迎来第三次大修订 (Trade Union Law to Face Third Major Amendment )
21st Century Business Herald, August 19, 2010

Media
工信部长李毅中关注微博实名制 (Minister of MIIT Expresses Interests in Real Name Registration for Microblogs )
Southern Metropolis Daily, August 19, 2010

China Says No Film Ratings, Restates Censors Role
Hollywood Reporter, August 19, 2010

Protests and Petitions
疫苗家长在北京上访被捕 (Parents of Vaccine Victims Taken Away by Unidentified Persons)
Radio Free Asia, August 18, 2010

Lotte Workers Strike for Pay
Global Times, August 19, 2010

Tibet
Karmapa Photos Reported Seized
Radio Free Asia, August 17, 2010

XUAR
Explosion in China's Restive Xinjiang Kills Seven
Agence France-Presse, August 19, 2010

Wednesday, August 18, 2010

August 18, 2010

News
Bilateral Ties
China Media Rap 'Aggressive' Pentagon Report
Agence France-Presse, August 18, 2010
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jsnXZ563iGsVgK5dcgsYDQKNyd7w
Related news:
Pentagon Cites Concerns in China Military Growth
New York Times, August 16, 2010
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/17/world/asia/17military.html
Disasters
Heavy Rain Deepens Misery for Chinese
Irish Times, August 18, 2010
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/world/2010/0818/1224277072027.html

Economic Development
Helping the Poor More Important than GDP Growth, Says Beijing
Associated Press, August 18, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=962dbf4cec08a210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Human Rights Defender -- Feng Zhenghu, 冯正虎
冯正虎软禁结束 继续快乐维权 (Feng Zhenghu Continues with Rights Advocacy after House Arrest Ends)
Radio Free Asia, August 17, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/feng-08172010103212.html

Human Rights Defender -- Wang Wanxing, 王万星
王万星在德国谈对于中国精神病问题的感受 (Wang Wanxing Speaks on China's Oppressive Use of Psychiatric Institutions)
Radio Free Asia, August 17, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/de-08172010100132.html

Labor
Minimum Wage Raised Throughout China in 2010 - Report
Reuters, August 18, 2010
http://in.reuters.com/article/idINIndia-50903620100818

Media
Internet Experts: China Needs More IT Creativity
IDG News Service, August 18, 2010
http://www.businessweek.com/idg/2010-08-17/internet-experts-china-needs-more-it-creativity.html

Protests and Petitions
村民疑选举票数造假 拦警车截票箱8人被拘 (8 Detained after Villagers Protests Election Outcome)
The Beijing News, August 18, 2010
http://news.163.com/10/0818/01/6EB60IDQ00014AED.html

重庆城管与商贩冲突 数千民众聚区政府交通瘫痪 (Chongqing: Thousands Gather to Support Vender Beaten by Urban Management Officers)
Radio Free Asia, August 17, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/chongqing-08172010105506.html

Public Health
Secondhand Smoke Levels up
China Daily, August 18, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-08/18/content_11167704.htm
Related news:
Quarter of Chinese Adults Aware of Smoking Risk: Survey
Reuters, August 17, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100817/hl_nm/us_china_health_cigarettes

Vaccines Switched to Pass Tests, Court Is Told
Shanghai Daily, August 18, 2010
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=446633&type=National

Society
Writing on the Wall for Guns
China Daily, August 18, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-08/18/content_11167140.htm

Tibet
RFA独家：环保藏人仁青桑珠上诉 再有同村村民被捕 (Tibetan Environmentalist Rinchen Samdrup Appeals; Relative Also Detained)
Radio Free Asia, August 18, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/dx2-08172010162821.html

Tuesday, August 17, 2010

August 17, 2010

News
Children
6岁女孩针背部遭幼儿园老师针刺的"田"字 (6-Year-old Girl Etched on Back by Teacher)
Sichuan Online, August 17, 2010
http://www.sx.xinhua.org/rdsp/2010-08/16/content_20628157.htm

Civil Society
民间组织起诉中宣部 北京法院拒绝立案 (Beijing Court Dismisses NGO’s Lawsuit over Omission of Central Propaganda Department)
Radio Free Asia, August 16, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/xuan-08162010163637.html

Corruption
派出所搬家向商家发请柬 警官称为加强警民关系 (Police Station Sends out Housewarming Invitation to Stores for “Bonding”)
Chengdu Evening News, August 17, 2010
http://news.163.com/10/0817/06/6E94ERJD00011229.html

Disasters
Proposal to Move Zhouqu Residents to Xinjiang
South China Morning Post, August 17, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=2fc25c6cc5b7a210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Related news:
甘肃建议增加向新疆移民规模 缓解舟曲压力 (Gansu Official: Enlargement of Emigration Scale into Xinjiang Can Alleviate Zhugqu's Population)
People's Daily, August 17, 2010
http://news.qq.com/a/20100816/000413.htm
Hong Kong
China's Top Legislature to Discuss HK's Constitutional Reform Package
Xinhua News Agency, August 16, 2010
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/china/2010-08/16/c_13447786.htm

Human Rights Defender
Chinese Dissident Yu Jie Tells of Jail threat for Criticising PM Wen Jiabao
The Guardian, August 16, 2010
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/aug/16/china-yu-jie-wen-jiabao

Labor
Death Toll for China Fireworks Blast Rises to 19
Associated Press, August 17, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100817/ap_on_re_as/as_china_fireworks_explosion

Media
Media Toe Line over Disaster
Radio Free Asia, August 16, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/disaster-08162010150300.html

Population
Door-to-door Household Survey Begins in Beijing
China Daily, August 16, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-08/16/content_11155420.htm

调查显示超7成青年认为照顾父母力不从心 (Survey: 70%+ Youth Not Confident in Taking Care of Parents)
China Youth Daily, August 17, 2010
http://news.eastday.com/c/20100817/u1a5396400.html

Protests and Petitions
国有漆厂职工群访　反空手套白狼 (Former State Paint Factory Workers Petition against Illegal Sale of Land)
Radio Free Asia, August 16, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/qichang-08162010164334.html

Tibet
CPC Official Urges Democratic Management of Tibetan Buddhist Monasteries
Xinhua News Agency, August 16, 2010
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/china/2010-08/16/c_13446278.htm

Protest Monks Evade Arrest
Radio Free Asia, August 15, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/horse_festival-08152010173112.html

Monday, August 16, 2010

August 16, 2010

News
Bilateral Ties
＄4 Million Aid for Confucius Institutes in Africa
China Daily, August 13, 2010

Death Penalty
Court Rejects Death-row Commerce Official's Appeal
Xinhua News Agency, August 13, 2010

Environment
Tests Confirm Fears of Zijin Mine Neighbours
South China Morning Post, August 16, 2010

Food Security
China Denies Milk Powder to Blame for Infant Breasts
Irish Times, August 16, 2010
Related news:
卫生部圣元乳粉疑致儿童性早熟调查发布会实录 (Transcript of MOH Press Conference on Investigation of Synutra Milk)
China News Service, August 15, 2010
Hukou
China 'Hukou' System Deemed Outdated as Way of Controlling Access to Services
The Washington Post, August 15, 2010

重庆户籍改革启动 千万农民将变市民 (Chongqing: Thousands to Be Benefited from Household Registration Reforms)
Chongqing Evening News, August 16, 2010

Human Rights Defender
最老「反革命犯」57年終出獄 20歲囚到77歲親人盡烃苦無依 (Man Released 57 Years after Convicted of Counterrevolutionaries )
Ming Pao, August 15, 2010

Labor
中国异地劳工维权事件频发 工会机制引人关注 (Function of Chinese Trade Union Leads to Criticism as Workers Go on Protesting)
Radio Free Asia, August 14, 2010

Workers Let Go by China’s Banks Are Putting Up a Fight
New York Times, August 15, 2010

Land Policy
S. China Demolition Sparks Clashes: Report
Reuters, August 14, 2010

Police Fall Victim to Demolition Gang
South China Morning Post, August 14, 2010

Media
网游实名制存在盲点 玩家个人信息安全隐患大 (Concerns Shown over Infringement upon Players’ Privacy Brought by Real-name Registration System)
Xinhua News Agency, August 14, 2010

《毛時代最後的舞者》內地禁映 (Mao’s Last Dancer Film Banned in Mainland)
Ming Pao, August 16, 2010

Politics
China Wants Bureaucrats to Shut Up
The Los Angeles Times, August 14, 2010
XUAR
新疆斋月严控超想像　封斋不吃饭可受重罚 (Students in Xinjiang Banned to Fast during Ramadan)
Radio Free Asia, August 13, 2010

August 13, 2010

Top News
Human Rights Defender
北京铁路中院撤销王宇案原判 (Beijing Railway Transportation Intermediate Court Rescinds Wang Yu's Sentence, Orders Retrial)
Radio Free Asia, August 12, 2010
On August 10, 2010, the Beijing Railway Transportation Intermediate Court rescinded the Beijing lawyer Wang Yu (王宇)'s sentence of three years on charges of intentional injury and remanded the case for a new trial. The court cited "unclear facts" in its ruling. In May 2008, Wang Yu and several workers at the Tianjin West Railway Station had an altercation and Wang filed a complaint at the Tianjin Railway public security office. After several months, in December 2008 she was arrested on charges of beating up the railway workers. Wang was later tried by the Tianjin Railway Transportation Court and convicted on charges of intentional injury.
Related information:
In Important Move, Railway Court Vacates Lawyer’s Sentence on Appeal, Citing Unclear Facts
北京铁路中院裁定撤销王宇“故意伤害罪”原判
Human Rights in China, August 11, 2010

News
Children
Home Alone in the Countryside
China Daily, August 13, 2010

Death Penalty
Once High-flying China Official Gets Death Sentence
Reuters, August 13, 2010

Disasters
China Mudslides Highlight Cost of Rapid Economic Growth
Agence France-Presse, August 13, 2010

Media
Xinhua and China Mobile to Join Forces with Online Search Venture
Financial Times, August 13, 2010

Propaganda Official Urges News Rethink
South China Morning Post, August 13, 2010

Police
天津郑明芳报警反被打 齐志勇刘凤刚看望胡佳母亲被阻 (Tianjin Rights Activist Zheng Mingfan Beaten for Calling Police)
Radio Free Asia, August 12, 2010

China's Top Cop Tells Web Audience That Police Are Sometimes `Unfair'
Bloomberg, August 13, 2010

北京城管人事调整引发公众对“城管警察化”忧虑 (Worries of an "Urban Management State" as Beijing Urban Management Undergoes Personnel Changes)
China News Service, August 12, 2010

Protests and Petitions
安溪茶乡建火葬场墓园　村民堵路抗议遭镇压抓捕 (Several Fujianese Villagers Detained at Cemetary Protest)
Radio Free Asia, August 12, 2010

无锡失地农民集体上书 控诉地方征地拆迁问题 (Landless Jiangsu Villagers Petition en Masse against Appropriation)
Radio Free Asia, August 12, 2010

Religion
公安逼迁良人教会 威胁牧师不准传教 (Police Force Christian Church to Relocate, Not Allowing Pastors to Preach)
Radio Free Asia, August 12, 2010

Tibet
Group: Tibetan Businessman Gets Life in Prison
Associated Press, August 12, 2010
http://www.boston.com/news/world/asia/articles/2010/08/12/group_tibetan_businessman_gets_life_in_prison/

Thursday, August 12, 2010

August 12, 2010

News
Corruption
建设国土规划部门不正之风仍居腐败首位 (Gov't Survey: Construction and Land Planning Agencies the Most Corrupt)
Guangzhou Daily, August 09, 2010
http://news.dayoo.com/news/201008/09/85080_13540870.htm

Death Penalty
China Sentences to Death Two Leaders of Prostitution Ring
Agence France-Presse, August 11, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100811/wl_asia_afp/chinacrimecorruptiontrialsentence

Environment
Leading IT Firms 'Silent' on Pollution
China Daily, August 12, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-08/12/content_11141308.htm

Food Security
湖北衛生廳會診認為三女嬰不一定性早熟 (Hubei Health Department Examination: Three Infants Not Necessarily Undergoing Premature Development)
Hong Kong Commercial Broadcasting Co. Ltd, August 12, 2010
http://hk.news.yahoo.com/article/100812/18/jnon.html
Related news:
China's Health Ministry Orders Probe into Milk Powder Hormone Claims
Xinhua News Agency, August 10, 2010
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/china/2010-08/10/c_13438812.htm
Human Rights Defender – Zhou Li (周莉)
周莉获释呼吁关注同案孙礼静 (Beijing Activist Zhou Li Released from Prison, Calls for More Attention for Imprisoned Activist Sun Lijing)
Radio Free Asia, August 11, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/zhouli-08112010100126.html

Human Rights Defenders
China Using Detention to Silence Dissent
Voice of America, August 11, 2010
http://www1.voanews.com/english/news/asia/China-Increasingly-Using-Prison-Sentences-and-Detention-to-Silence-Dissent-100442599.html

Labor
Guangdong Debate on Illegal Labour Heats Up
South China Morning Post, August 12, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=59f0c1ffc916a210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news

四川煤礦氣體爆炸9人喪生 (9 Dead in Sichuan Mine Explosion)
Sing Tao Daily, August 12, 2010
http://hk.news.yahoo.com/article/100812/3/jndl.html

Land Policy
China Starts Biggest Relocation since 3 Gorges
Associated Press, August 12, 2010
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iV1j8aGpJdjOfeiaVvC04bWU-ohQD9HHPSUO0

Media
新闻出版总署署长:真实报道不应作为诽谤证据 (Xinhua Head: Accurate Reports Should Not Be Evidence for Slander)
People's Daily, August 12, 2010
http://news.163.com/10/0812/09/6DSHT85F0001124J.html

Police
Interrogations to Be Videotaped
South China Morning Post, August 12, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=1a11c1ffc916a210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

"打错门"受害人陈玉莲不满警方处理方式 (Official's Wife Beaten after Being Mistaken for Petitioner Unhappy with Police's Handling of Incident)
Deutsche Welle, August 11, 2010
http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,5890411,00.html

Public Health
Chinese Hospitals Are Battlegrounds of Discontent
New York Times, August 11, 2010
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/12/world/asia/12hospital.html

Religion
2010年《宗教蓝皮书》发布：我国宗教健康有序发展 (CASS Announces 2010 Report on China's Religions)
Guangming Daily, August 11, 2010
http://www.gmw.cn/content/2010-08/11/content_1211433.htm

大连医学教授因法轮功被关进“洗脑班” (Dalian Professor Sent to Brainwashing Class Due to Practising Falun Gong)
Radio Free Asia, August 11, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/xinao-08112010162715.html

Tibet
Tibetan Writer’s Intellectual Journey Leads to Trial
New York Times, August 11, 2010
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/12/world/asia/12tibet.html

XUAR
Uyghur Evictee Detained
Radio Free Asia, August 10, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/farmer-08092010142338.html

Wednesday, August 11, 2010

August 11, 2010

News
Children
中国孩子幸福指数低位徘徊 (Chinese Children Come in Low on Happiness Index)
China Youth Daily, August 11, 2010
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2010-08/11/content_3368486.htm

Environment
广东3800平方公里海域因超标排污严重污染 (3.8K sqkm of Guangdong Coast Polluted by Industrial Waste)
Southern Daily, August 11, 2010
http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2010-08-11/092720872593.shtml

Food Security
New Zealand Dairy Backs Product in China Milk Scandal
Agence France-Presse, August 11, 2010
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hwuZ8mcLyZ4_7aKps4f8gVOBbBOg

Hukou
广东实行积分入户制 1.7万农民工圆城市梦 (Guangdong to Implement Integrated Household Registration System)
Southern Daily, August 11, 2010
http://nf.nfdaily.cn/nfrb/content/2010-08/11/content_14703486.htm
Related information:
关于开展农民工积分制入户城镇工作的指导意见 (Guiding Opinions on Launching an Integrated System for Migrant Workers to Obtaining Urban Residency)
People's Government of Guangdong Province, June 23, 2010
http://zwgk.gd.gov.cn/006939748/201007/t20100705_12024.html
Human Rights Defender – Ai Weiwei (艾未未)
Leading Chinese Artist Ai Weiwei Claims Police Attacked Him
The Guardian, August 10, 2010
http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/2010/aug/10/chinese-artist-police-attack
Related news:
艾未未等法院上诉未果 又被成都警察暴力对待 (Ai Weiwei again Mistreated by Police at Chengdu Courthouse)
Radio Free Asia, August 10, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/aiweiwei-08102010095927.html
Human Rights Defender – Wang Yu (王宇)
律师王宇被控伤人案发还重审 (Case of Beijing Attorney Charged with Intentional Battery Returned to Lower Court for Retrial)
Radio Free Asia, August 10, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/China_lawyer-08102010120654.html

范燕琼狱中病情加重 民众呼吁当局准许假释 (Call for Parole as Fan Yanqiong's Health Worsens)
Radio Free Asia, August 10, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/fanyanqiong-08102010122758.html

Labor
Beijing Workers Shape up for Return of Compulsory Exercises
The Guardian, August 10, 2010
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/aug/10/beijing-workers-compulsory-exercises

Land Policy
No 'Harmony' in Housing
Global Times, August 11, 2010
http://china.globaltimes.cn/society/2010-08/562021.html

Society
近半数中国城市人对生活满意度不高 (Half of Urban Dwellers Unhappy with Life)
Radio Free Asia, August 10, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shenghuo-08102010150739.html

Protests and Petitions
桐乡持续抗议终击退污染厂　媒体封锁如未曾发生 (Anti-pollution Protests Persist without Media Coverage in Zhejiang)
Radio Free Asia, August 10, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/tongxiang-08102010164519.html

Public Health
Police Put a Clamp on Medical Booking Scams
China Daily, August 11, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/metro/2010-08/11/content_11134576.htm

XUAR
Uyghur Web Moderators Get Life
Radio Free Asia, August 08, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/sentence-08082010190802.html

Tuesday, August 10, 2010

August 10, 2010

News
Bilateral Ties
China Denies Indian's Claims of Using Convict Labor in Overseas Projects
Bloomberg, August 10, 2010
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-08-10/china-denies-indian-s-claims-of-using-convict-labor-in-overseas-projects.html

Death Penalty
Frenchman to Be Executed in China on Drugs Charge
Agence France-Presse, August 09, 2010
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iWMcNUATA3krKbxD9IO5udddmv-Q

Disasters
Frantic Search for China Landslide Survivors in Gansu
British Broadcasting Corporation, August 10, 2010
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-10922991

Environment
China Orders Energy-Wasting Factories to Close
Associated Press, August 10, 2010
http://www.etaiwannews.com/etn/news_content.php?id=1342439&

Food Security
China Orders Milk Powder Probe over Baby Breasts
Agence France-Presse, August 10, 2010
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hwT7zUkQ6AkxrqknhTtIBc735vOw

Gender
It's a Man's World at Camp for Boys
Xinhua News Agency, August 10, 2010
http://english.eastday.com/e/100810/u1a5382757.html

Human Rights Defenders
刘贤斌案将移交法院　尽在党和政府掌握 (Liu Xianbin’s Case to Be Transferred to Court, All in Hands of Party and Government)
Radio Free Asia, August 09, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/liuxianbin-08092010164522.html


访民李莉寻衅滋事案开审前被迫更换律师 (Li Li Forced to Change Representation before Causing Disturbance Trial Starts)
Radio Free Asia, August 09, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/China_dissident-08092010114231.html

Law
新拆迁条例,难在哪？ (Promulgation of New Law on Demolition and Eviction Remains Unclear)
China Economic Weekly, August 10, 2010
http://focus.news.163.com/10/0810/09/6DNE8C9100011SM9.html

Police
广东将全省推广24小时视频监控防"非正常死亡" (Guangdong to Install Video Surveillance System in Prevention of “Unusual Deaths” in Prisons )
Southern Daily, August 10, 2010
http://news.163.com/10/0810/08/6DNC6OMK0001124J.html

Politics
Book Says Chinese Premier Is No Reformist
Associated Press, August 09, 2010
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hzidI3smcwQ1WhrlEDy-PgMklFxAD9HFRN0G0

Protests and Petitions
新疆父子在北京上访被公安拘押 (Uyghur Father and Son Petition and Detained in Beijing)
Radio Free Asia, August 09, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/China_Uyghur-08092010104117.html

Public Health
No Smoking in School: China Fights Against Tobacco
Associated Press, August 10, 2010
http://www.etaiwannews.com/etn/news_content.php?id=1342423&

Monday, August 09, 2010

August 09, 2010

News
Corruption
河南62名法院工作人员贪赃枉法遭处分 (Henan: 62 Court Staff Punished for Corruption)
Radio Free Asia, August 08, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/fa-08082010170005.html

中國官員「灰色收入」驚人 (Officials' Grey Income in 2009: 5.4 Trillion RMB)
Central News Agency, August 07, 2010
http://news.sina.com.hk/cgi-bin/nw/show.cgi/9/1/1/1813133/1.html

Disasters
Hundreds Missing in China Landslide
Al Jazeera, August 09, 2010
http://english.aljazeera.net/news/asia-pacific/2010/08/2010881446366388.html
Related news:
中国赈灾善款都流到哪里去了？ (Where Is Disaster Relief Going?)
Voice of America, August 08, 2010
http://www1.voanews.com/chinese/news/20100808_china_FOUNDATION-100217019.html
Food Security
四省有女婴疑饮激素奶早熟 北京法院受理起诉圣元公司 (Beijing Court Accepts Suit on Hormone-filled Milk Powder)
Radio Free Asia, August 08, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/nai-08082010164730.html
Related news:
China Milk Powder Blamed for 'Baby Breasts'
Agence France-Presse, August 09, 2010
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iNx6qh89ybImBEnrkcNZDiglt2rg
Human Rights Defender – Gao Zhisheng (高智晟)
維權律師獲獎 二度失蹤受關注 (Concern Renewed on Rights Lawyer Gao Zhisheng's Absence following ABA Award)
Apple Daily, August 08, 2010
http://tw.nextmedia.com/applenews/article/art_id/32722426/IssueID/20100808

Human Rights Defenders
北京警方传讯中国访民维权律师团成员 (Beijing Police Summon Rights Lawyers Yang Huiwen and Zhao Changqing)
Voice of America, August 07, 2010
http://www1.voanews.com/chinese/news/20100807-China-Christian-lawyers-100181074.html

六名中国异见人士获赫尔曼哈米特奖 (Six Chinese Dissidents Awarded Hellman/Hammett Grants)
Radio Free Asia, August 06, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/yi-08062010115731.html
Related information:
Banned, Censored, Harassed, and Jailed
Human Rights Watch, August 4, 2010
http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2010/08/04/banned-censored-harassed-and-jailed
Land Policy
China Must Replace Half Its Homes in 20 Years: Report
Reuters, August 06, 2010
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6751H420100806
Related news:
中国城乡建设经济研究所所长陈淮语出惊人: “中国一半以上住房15年后要拆了重建” (Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development Researcher Chen Huai: 50%+ of Chinese Housing to Need Rebuilding in 15 Years)
Southern Daily, August 06, 2010
http://epaper.nfdaily.cn/html/2010-08/06/content_6868105.htm
Media
记者采访水灾被公安扣押后发微博求救 (Detained Reporters Released after Sending Microblog SOS )
Radio Free Asia, August 06, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/China_reporter-08062010103036.html

Migrant Workers
Experts Urge Removal of 'Migrant Worker' Status
China Daily, August 08, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-08/08/content_11116759.htm

Police
More Hoops for Defamation Charges
China Daily, August 09, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-08/09/content_11117709.htm

广西青年在真凶自首后仍坐牢 已获取保候审 (Falsely-accused Guangxi Youth Remains in Prison despite Real Murderer’s Surrender)
China Youth Daily, August 07, 2010
http://news.163.com/10/0807/06/6DFDNPSU0001124J.html

Protests and Petitions
China Protesters Cut Off and Swallow Fingertips
Agence France-Presse, August 07, 2010
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5i2o36l7veUdwwXI0_8tmCbU9PWPg
Related news:
Men Cut Off Fingertips
Global Times, August 05, 2010
http://www.globaltimes.cn/www/english/metro-beijing/update/society/2010-08/560115.html
Fears of Building Collapse Force Residents into Tents
China Daily, August 09, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-08/09/content_11117435.htm

湖北穿法袍为妻维权法官称要对抗潜规则 (Former Judge Petitions in Judicial Robe on behalf of Wife)
Qilu Evening News, August 07, 2010
http://news.163.com/10/0807/12/6DG0BD2300014AEE.html

Religion
Christians Come under Attack in China
Toronto Star, August 07, 2010
http://www.thestar.com/article/845270--christians-come-under-attack-in-china

Friday, August 06, 2010

August 06, 2010

News
Environment
Future Tax Could Protect Environment
Global Times, August 06, 2010
http://business.globaltimes.cn/china-economy/2010-08/560327.html

Pollution in China: Raising a Stink
The Economist, August 05, 2010
http://www.economist.com/node/16744110

Human Rights Defender
Banned Lawyer Takes Justice Bureau to Court
South China Morning Post, August 06, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=84671450ba24a210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Related Information:
Veteran Fuzhou Lawyer Sues Judicial Bureau to Assert Right to Practice, Puts Spotlight on Two Other Flawed Cases
福州资深律师维护执业权 起诉司法局
Human Rights in China, August 3, 2010
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/175576
CH: http://gb.hrichina.org/public/contents/20160
Labor
Another Foxconn Worker Falls to Her Death in China
Agence France-Presse, August 06, 2010
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/china/local-news/other/2010/08/06/267596/Foxconn-worker.htm

广东佛山百万工人接触有害有毒物质 (Guangdong: Million Foshan Workers Exposed to Toxics)
Southern Daily, August 06, 2010
http://news.eastday.com/c/20100806/u1a5377010.html

E China Province Moves to Stop Heatstroke Deaths
China Daily, August 05, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-08/05/content_11105678.htm

Media
中国近期发生多起舆论监督遭遇公权力打压事件 (Authority’s Recent Crackdowns on Supervision of Press Public Opinion)
China News Service, August 06, 2010
http://news.163.com/10/0806/07/6DCT8QOI000146BD.html

Police
执法部门强行抓人 派单员四天两次“被救助” (Law Enforcement Arbitrarily Take People Away from Street, “Cleaning-up ‘Face’ of City”)
Southern Metropolis Daily, August 06, 2010
http://epaper.oeeee.com/H/html/2010-08/06/content_1145557.htm

Protests and Petitions
陕西内蒙“边界”纠纷 数千警民对垒扰攘十天 (Thousands Police and Civilians Clash Dozen Days over “Border” Dispute between Shaanxi and Inner Mongolia)
Radio Free Asia, August 05, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shan-08052010142050.html

上海松下工人罢工 不满待遇及解雇员工 (Shanghai: Panasonic Workers Go on Strike, Demands for Better Treatment)
Radio Free Asia, August 05, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/song-08052010092052.html

Society
丹东杀警案官媒低调网络热议 (Dandong: Official Media Play Down on Traffic Police Killed in Public )
Radio Free Asia, August 05, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/dan-08052010104154.html

State Security
Two Jailed over Rio Tinto Scandal
The Daily Telegraph, August 06, 2010
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/epic/rio/7928916/Two-jailed-over-Rio-Tinto-scandal.html

Tibet
China Tightens Internet Censorship in Tibet
Tibetan Review, August 05, 2010
http://www.tibetanreview.net/news.php?&id=6834

拉萨富豪被判刑无期十亿资产充公 (Tibetan Businessman Imposed with Life Sentence; Billion Assets Confiscated )
Radio Free Asia, August 05, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/China_Tibetan-08052010104737.html

XUAR
Uyghur Political Prisoners Have a Hard Time
Radio Netherlands Worldwide, August 02, 2010
http://www.rnw.nl/english/article/uighur-political-prisoners-have-a-hard-time

Thursday, August 05, 2010

August 05, 2010

News
Bilateral Ties
Safe and Sound
South China Morning Post, August 04, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=251ba627ee73a210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Corruption
重庆曝光11家涉煤行贿企业 (Bribery in 11 Chongqing Coal Companies Exposed)
People's Daily, August 05, 2010
http://news.eastday.com/c/20100805/u1a5374179.html

升学宴，难下咽——官员又觅敛财新渠道 (Officials Find New Revenue Source with Student Commencement Banquets)
Zhejiang Daily, August 05, 2010
http://news.eastday.com/c/20100805/u1a5374079.html

Disasters
Call for Quake Probe
Radio Free Asia, August 04, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/probe-08042010103210.html

Workers Question China’s Account of Oil Spill
New York Times, August 04, 2010
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/05/world/asia/05dalian.html

三部门出台多项税收优惠政策支持玉树重建 (Three Gov't Agencies Issue Preferential Tax Policy to Support Rebuilding of Yushu Quake Zone)
Xinhua News Agency, August 05, 2010
http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2010-08-05/160520834087.shtml
Related information:
关于支持玉树地震灾后恢复重建有关税收政策问题的通知 (Notice on Issues Concerning Several Tax Policies for Supporting Rehabilitation and Reconstruction following the Yushu Earthquake)
Ministry of Finance, General Administration of Customs, and State Administration of Taxation, July 23, 2010
http://www.gov.cn/zwgk/2010-08/05/content_1671843.htm

Related news:
Tibetans Reject Quake Plan
Radio Free Asia, August 03, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/quake-08032010104416.html
Education
Scholars Vie for Official Posts, and Their Perks
South China Morning Post, August 05, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=0fac39247cd3a210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Environment
福建宁德蕉城区水源遭污染大面积停水数日 (Ningde, Fujian: Water Supply Cut due to Contamination)
China News Service, August 05, 2010
http://news.eastday.com/c/20100805/u1a5374373.html

Chemical Spill Leads to Water Shortage in Town
China Daily, August 05, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-08/05/content_11098622.htm

Human Rights Defenders
长沙谢福林狱中被殴 山西李莉看守所遭酷刑 (Violence in Lock-up: Xie Fulin Beaten, Li Li Tortured)
Radio Free Asia, August 04, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/chang-08042010095723.html

Labor
8 Workers Succumb to Heatstroke in Shandong
Shanghai Daily, August 04, 2010
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=445355

黑龙江鸡西安监局否认透水事故"领导优先升井" (Jixi Gov't Denies Reports of Mine Co. Leader Fleeing Accident Site)
Northeast Web, August 05, 2010
http://news.163.com/10/0805/08/6DADDEQQ00014AEE.html

Media
Baidu’s Li Says Google Gains by Avoiding China Censorship Cost
Bloomberg, August 05, 2010
http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-08-05/baidu-s-li-says-google-gains-by-avoiding-china-censorship-cost.html

京城密語﹕封口令變新聞線索 (The Beijing Code: Censored Keywords Become News Clues)
Ming Pao, August 05, 2010
http://news.mingpao.com/20100805/cac1.htm

Police
Security Bolstered for Asiad in Guangdong
China Daily, August 05, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-08/05/content_11098850.htm

Politics
Chinese Author to Publish Book Critical of Premier
Associated Press, August 04, 2010
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hkAqXvi7IaSfNnog8FfLO5YlwWDwD9HCMFMO0

Protests and Petitions
Thousands Besiege Police after Beatings
South China Morning Post, August 05, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=bb2139247cd3a210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

湖北鄂州东晋古庙面临拆迁 数十名老人联手保护 (Hubei: Elderly Gather to Save Ancient Temple Slated for Demolition)
Beijing News, August 05, 2010
http://news.163.com/10/0805/01/6D9MRULS00014AED.html

Tuesday, August 03, 2010

August 03, 2010

News
Environment
Floating Garbage Chokes Major Chinese Dam
The Wall Street Journal, August 02, 2010
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704271804575404601892298756.html

Human Rights Defender – Ni Yulan (倪玉兰)
Homeless, Crippled: The Cost of Activism
South China Morning Post, August 03, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=17f01e53c733a210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Human Rights Defenders
Police Detain China Activist for Sex Worker Rights
Associated Press, August 02, 2010
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5i2v4nkdlQYukNdGln9vA8s5OSObAD9HB9PF00
Related information:
China: Sex Workers Demand Legalization, Organizer Detained
Global Voices Online, August 01, 2010
http://globalvoicesonline.org/2010/08/01/china-sex-workers-demand-legalization-organizer-detained/
天珠王二审维持15年 速判剥夺辩护权 (Appeal Court Denies Tibetan Environmentalist Karma Samdrup Right to Defence, Upholds 15-Year Sentence)
Radio Free Asia, August 02, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shen-08022010120516.html

Labor
陕西警方立案调查湖北农民工讨薪遭殴打事件 (Shaanxi Police to Investigate Assault on Hubei Workers)
China News Service, August 03, 2010
http://news.163.com/10/0803/11/6D5L00JT000146BD.html
Related news:
Unpaid Workers Beaten
Shanghai Daily, August 03, 2010
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2010/201008/20100803/article_445161.htm
Land Policy
辽宁铁岭一钉子户因拒绝搬迁被施工人员打死 (Liaoning Villager Beaten to Death by Builder after Refusing to Relocate Home)
Radio Free Asia, August 02, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/chai-08022010161726.html

Media
Law, Public Support Key to Journalists’ Safety
South China Morning Post, August 03, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=56d01e53c733a210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Related news:
财经记者遭暴连发 官样文章失诚信 (Officialese Doesn't Cut It following Attacks on Finance Journalists)
Radio Free Asia, August 02, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/cai-08022010162955.html
Overseas Journalists Get Asiad Pledge
China Daily, August 03, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-08/03/content_11083510.htm

文化部：网游实名半年后正式实施 (Ministry of Culture: Real-name Registration to Be Formally Implemented in 6 Months)
Southern Metropolis Daily, August 03, 2010
http://epaper.oeeee.com/A/html/2010-08/03/content_1141860.htm

Migrant Workers
北京市人大建议清理小门店 缩减低端劳动力 (Beijing People's Congress Proposes Closing Small Businesses to Reduce Incoming Labor Force)
The Beijing News, August 03, 2010
http://news.163.com/10/0803/01/6D4J9OEJ00014AED.html

Police
景德镇一嫌犯审讯中“晕死” (Jiangxi: Suspect Collapses, Dies during Interrogation)
Southern Metropolis Daily, August 03, 2010
http://epaper.oeeee.com/A/html/2010-08/03/content_1141865.htm

Protests and Petitions
3 Detained after Rally to Defend Cantonese
Xinhua News Agency, August 03, 2010
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2010/201008/20100803/article_445181.htm
Related news:
Backlash as Cantonese Protests Spur Gag: Guangzhou Authorities Overreacting, Critics Say
South China Morning Post, August 03, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=157d1e53c733a210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
XUAR
In Restive Chinese Area, Cameras Keep a Watchful Eye
New York Times, August 02, 2010
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/03/world/asia/03china.html

Monday, August 02, 2010

August 01, 2010

News
Bilateral Ties
Germany Praises China during Human Rights Talks
Deutsche Welle, July 29, 2010
http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,5846976,00.html

Disasters
摄影师334秒记录大连清污消防员牺牲过程 (Photographer Documents How Fireman Die from Cleaning Oil Spill in Dalian )
Du Shi Kuai Bao, August 01, 2010
http://news.163.com/10/0801/03/6CVIGR4C00014J34.html

Human Rights Defenders
中国学者公开信：释放维族记者 (Chinese Intelligentsia Call for Release of Uyghur Journalist Gheyret Niyaz)
British Broadcasting Corporation, July 31, 2010
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2010/07/100731_uighur_journalist_open_letter.shtml
Related information:
释放维吾尔记者海莱特·尼亚孜的呼吁书 (Appeal for the Release of Uyghur Journalist Gheyret Niyaz)
http://wanglixiong.com/2010/07/41.htm
Labor
Wave of Strikes Bring Chinese Workers a Step Nearer New Rights
The Guardian, August 02, 2010
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/aug/01/china-strikes-honda-workers-rights

南京爆炸 民眾怒斥「拆遷市長」 不滿大搞政績工程 要求嚴格問責 (Nanjing Citizens Demand Responsibility Be Taken for Factory Blast)
Ming Pao, August 02, 2010
http://hk.news.yahoo.com/article/100801/4/jgpd.html

Law
网游实名制首日难"实名"：胡乱找个号码就能通过 (Real-name Registration System Easy to Circumvent Using Random Numbers)
Guangzhou Daily, August 02, 2010
http://news.eastday.com/c/20100802/u1a5367180.html
Related news:
Online Gaming Law Set to Take Effect in China
CNN, August 01, 2010
http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/07/31/china.online.gaming/

Related information:
网络游戏管理暂行办法 (Provisional Measures on the Administration of Internet Games)
Ministry of Culture, June 3, 2010
http://www.gov.cn/flfg/2010-06/22/content_1633935.htm
Media
China Stresses to Protect Journalists' Rights
China Daily, August 02, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-08/02/content_11078111.htm

Protests and Petitions
Hong Kong People Rally to Save Cantonese Language
Agence France-Presse, August 02, 2010
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jy0D_qMKDrZJymxwM_ApTwSkd3Bg

穗撐粵語升溫逾千公安圍趕 3000民眾集會 7記者被拘 (Guangzhou: 1K+ Police Surround Pro-Cantonese Rally of 3K; 7 Journalists Detained)
Ming Pao, August 02, 2010
http://hk.news.yahoo.com/article/100801/4/jgq4.html
Related news:
Pro-Cantonese Protesters Scuffle with China Police
Reuters, August 02, 2010
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6710FM20100802
东莞300名员工聚集抗议韩籍管理人员打人 (Dongguan: 300 Workers Protest Violence from Korean Management)
Guangzhou Daily, August 01, 2010
http://news.eastday.com/c/20100801/u1a5365988.html

东莞工人讨薪被黑衣人打 信访办主任称“活该” (Dongguan Petition Bureau Chief Shows No Sympathy for Beaten Workers)
Southern Metropolis Daily, July 29, 2010
http://nf.nfdaily.cn/nfdsb/content/2010-07/29/content_14261420.htm

Tibet
西藏全面建立远程网吧监管系统 (Tibet to Build Remote Internet Cafe Monitoring System)
Radio Free Asia, July 30, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/xz-07302010162310.html

XUAR
More Uyghur Homes Demolished
Radio Free Asia, August 02, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/karamay-demolition-08012010142714.html

Friday, July 30, 2010

July 30, 2010

News
Disasters
Nanjing Blast Toll Rises
Radio Free Asia, July 29, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/nanjing-blast-07292010104214.html

Nearly 3,000 Chemical Barrels Retrieved from Major River of NE China
Xinhua News Agency, July 30, 2010
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/china/2010-07/30/c_13422576.htm
Related information:
七千桶化学原料漂流有爆炸 吉林政府称无害 (7K Chemical Barrels Flow Down Stream During Floods, Jilin Government Calls It Harmless)
Radio Free Asia, July 29, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/chem-07292010153024.html
Environment
China Flood and Oil Spill Response Improves. Prevention? Not So Much.
Christian Science Monitor, July 29, 2010
http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-Pacific/2010/0729/China-flood-and-oil-spill-response-improves.-Prevention-Not-so-much.
Related news:
Toxic Fallout
South China Morning Post, July 30, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=793811fd08e1a210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
陕西延长县天然气井喷大火6天未灭 未造成伤亡 (Shaanxi Natural Gas Well Fire Burning for Six Days Now)
China News Service, July 29, 2010
http://www.chinanews.com.cn/gn/2010/07-29/2433622.shtml

Labor
湖北百余农民工在陕西讨薪遭殴打 9人重伤 (9 Injured When 100+ Hubei Migrant Workers Beaten in Xi’an, Shaanxi for Demanding Pay)
Chutian Metropolis Daily, July 30, 2010
http://news.163.com/10/0730/12/6CRF3O3100011229.html

Media
Google Says China Search Block May Be Tech Glitch
Reuters, July 30, 2010
http://ca.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idCATRE66S65B20100730
Related information:
Google Computer Reports China Blockage, All Humans Report Otherwise
Rebecca MacKinnon, July 29, 2010
http://rconversation.blogs.com/rconversation/2010/07/google-computer-reports-china-blockage-all-humans-report-otherwise.html
In China, Journalist Prevails
New York Times, July 29, 2010
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/30/world/asia/30china.html

Police
Online Posts of Crime Boss' Torture Deleted
South China Morning Post, July 30, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=01261451dbe1a210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Related information:
重庆打黑第一案辩护词 (Defence Statement by Fan Qihang's Lawyer)
Zhu Mingyong, January 11, 2010
pt1: http://blog.sina.com.cn/s/blog_4b5857fb0100gosk.html
pt2: http://blog.sina.com.cn/s/blog_4b5857fb0100gosl.html

Cached copy of the original Caing.com article:
樊奇杭案进入死刑复核 律师会见视频曝光 (Fan Qihang's Case under Review for Death Penalty)
Caixin, July 28, 2010
https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1IJyIRk-laIGx4jdYZI4zV4_W6FCuPCCSKHvMG2roB3c
Protests and Petitions
广州拘网民示警 香港八一“撑粤语" (Guangzhou Netizen Detained, Hong Kong "Back Up for Cantonese" on August 1)
Radio Free Asia, July 29, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gz-07292010151242.html
Related information
广州依法依规于情于理都不会“推普废粤” (Guangzhou Will Not Promote Mandarin over Cantonese)
Guangzhou Daily, July 29, 2010
http://gzdaily.dayoo.com/html/2010-07/29/content_1041729.htm
XUAR
Uyghur Webmasters Sentenced
Radio Free Asia, July 28, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/webmasters-07282010170425.html

Thursday, July 29, 2010

July 29, 2010

News
Disasters
China Grapples With Blast, Chemical Spill in Latest Accidents
Bloomberg, July 29, 2010
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-07-29/china-grapples-with-factory-explosion-chemical-spill-in-latest-accidents.html

Environment
Chemical Barrels Washed into River, Water Supply Cut Off
China Daily, July 29, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-07/29/content_11063582.htm
Related news:
吉林一化工厂上千桶化学原料被冲入松花江 (1000+ Buckets of Raw Chemicals from a Jilin Factory Washed into Songhua River)
Radio Free Asia, July 28, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/jl-07282010164516.html
As China’s Economy Grows, Pollution Worsens Despite New Efforts to Control It
New York Times, July 28, 2010
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/29/world/asia/29china.html

Human Rights Defender -- Zhang Lin, 张林
皖民主人士张林向政府抗议 出狱民主党成员处境艰难 (Anhui Democracy Activist Zhang Lin Protests for Right to Gain His Living by Work)
Radio Free Asia, July 28, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/zl-07282010094121.html

Land Policy
河北失地农民集体告洋状 被打击报复 (Hebei Villagers Retaliated Against after Informing US Embassy of Lost Land)
Radio Free Asia, July 28, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/hb-07282010152818.html

陕西一村民阻止耕地施工被连人带车碾压致死 (Shaanxi Villager Protesting Construction on Farmland Crushed to Death)
Xi'an Daily, July 29, 2010
http://news.163.com/10/0729/05/6CO4B06700011229.html

Law
Secret Jails Used To Enforce China's 'Hidden Rules'
National Public Radio, July 29, 2010
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=128825986

Media
谷歌加密搜索遭中国封锁 新问答服务在港启用 ( Google's Encrypted Search Blocked in China as Google's New Hong Kong Q&A Service Begins)
Radio Free Asia, July 28, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/google-07282010101150.html

网络媒体要切实担负起维护网络安全的责任——国务院新闻办公室主任王晨谈网络安全 (Wang Chen: Internet Media Outlets Should Take Responsibility to Defend Network Security)
People's Daily, July 29, 2010
http://news.eastday.com/c/20100729/u1a5361289.html

官斥記者「哪個讓你直播？」 (Live Broadcast Captures Official Interfering with Press Freedom)
Ming Pao, July 29, 2010
http://news.mingpao.com/20100729/caa2.htm

Fugitive Journalist Becomes Public Hero
Agence France-Presse, July 29, 2010
http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-world/fugitive-journalist-becomes-publc-hero-20100729-10xl0.html

Migrant Workers
广西：推动符合条件的农民工及其子女转为城镇户口 (Guangxi to Promote Hukou for Eligible Migrant Workers and Their Children)
Xinhua News Agency, July 29, 2010
http://news.eastday.com/c/20100728/u1a5359774.html

Police
Lawyer Reveals Grim Details of Client's Torture
South China Morning Post, July 29, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=8842c8fbab91a210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Protests and Petitions
广州官方称废除粤语纯属子虚乌有 ( Guangzhou Officials: Abolition of Cantonese Untrue)
China News Service, July 29, 2010
http://news.eastday.com/c/20100729/u1a5360272.html

Tibet
China Presses Nepal to Curb pro-Tibet Activities
Hindustan Times, July 28, 2010
http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/nepal/China-presses-Nepal-to-curb-pro-Tibet-activities/Article1-578885.aspx
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