HRIC Daily Brief

Wednesday, September 15, 2010

September 15, 2010

News
Bilateral Ties
China’s Wen to Meet Obama in New York at UN Assembly, Liu Says
Bloomberg, September 14, 2010
http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-09-14/china-s-wen-to-meet-obama-in-new-york-at-un-assembly-liu-says.html

Education
入學軍訓兩大學生猝死 (Two College Freshmen Die during Military Training Course)
Ming Pao, September 15, 2010
http://news.mingpao.com/20100915/ccd1.htm

Environment
China Advancing at an 'Astonishing' Pace on Green Technology
South China Morning Post, September 15, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2c913216495213d5df646910cba0a0a0/?vgnextoid=aac9902da211b210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Polluting Listed Companies to Report Environment Accidents
China Daily, September 15, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-09/14/content_11302517.htm

Human Rights Defender -- Chen Guangcheng, 陈光诚
Blind Activist Calls For Help
Radio Free Asia, September 14, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/activist-09142010124422.html

Human Rights Defender -- Jiang Tianyong, 江天勇
维权律师江天勇一家被骚扰无法正常生活 (Family of Rights Lawyer Jiang Tianyong Harassed)
Radio Free Asia, September 15, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/jiang-09142010164431.html

Human Rights Defender
中国民主党浙江筹委会重要成员吴义龙刑满出狱 (Opposition Group Organizer Released)
Radio Free Asia, September 15, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/release-09142010160731.html

Labor
Foxconn Option for Henan's Migrating Millions
South China Morning Post, September 15, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2c913216495213d5df646910cba0a0a0/?vgnextoid=813c902da211b210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Land Policy
新疆昌吉12户居民遭强拆深夜被赶出家关押3小时 (Xinjiang: 12 Households Evicted in Midnight, Homes Demolished )
Xinjiang Economic Daily, September 15, 2010
http://news.iyaxin.com/content/2010-09/15/content_2146559.htm

Law
Courts Struggling to Handle Labor Disputes
China Daily, September 15, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-09/15/content_11302862.htm

Media
江苏："禁网门"争议折射地方行政部门网络管理新挑战 (Jiangsu: Ban on Teacher’s Internet Speech Reflects Obstacles Faced by Local Administration )
Xinhua News Agency, September 15, 2010
http://news.163.com/10/0915/12/6GKFH84R00014JB5.html

Police
治安员怎么成了“堕落”职业？ (How Did the Civilian Police Sink So Low?)
Southern Metropolis Daily, September 15, 2010
http://epaper.oeeee.com/B/html/2010-09/15/content_1177935.htm

Politics
Strident Call for Political Reform - Central Party School Backs Premier Wen
South China Morning Post, September 15, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2c913216495213d5df646910cba0a0a0/?vgnextoid=f6057ef82211b210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Public Health
Ban on Bleaching Agent Considered
China Daily, September 15, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-09/15/content_11303588.htm

Drug Used on Eyes Has Not Received Approval
China Daily, September 15, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-09/15/content_11303651.htm

Society
China Builds Database to Assist in Ex-Convicts' Employment
China Daily, September 15, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-09/15/content_11304363.htm

Tuesday, September 14, 2010

September 14, 2010

News
Bilateral Ties
China Postpones Visit to Japan amid Ship Dispute
Associated Press, September 14, 2010
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gr_90U8KSxzQZv9eAUjsPckMOC_wD9I7I1FO4

Food Security
Tons of Mushroom Dyed with Industrial Salt
Shanghai Daily, September 13, 2010
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=449135

Hukou
她成中国积分入户第一人 (She Was the First Granted Shenzhen Urban Hukou)
Southern Metropolis Daily, September 13, 2010
http://epaper.oeeee.com/B/html/2010-09/13/content_1176226.htm

Human Rights Defender – Chen Guangcheng (陈光诚)
Breaking Point?
South China Morning Post, September 14, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=72d1ba7840b0b210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Human Rights Defender – Chen Shuqing (陈树庆)
民主党陈树庆出狱同道们竞相祝贺 (China Democracy Party Member Chen Shuqing Released)
Radio Free Asia, September 13, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/chen-09132010144623.html

Related information:
Two Zhejiang Democracy Activists Released after Serving Sentences on “Subversion” and “Inciting Subversion” Charges
两浙江民主活动人士因煽动颠覆或颠覆罪刑满释放
Human Rights in China, September 13, 2010
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/189398
CH: http://gb.hrichina.org/public/contents/20924

Human Rights Defenders
陕西警方提请批捕谢朝平检察院尚未决定 (Formal Arrest for Dam Book Writer Not Yet Approved by Procuratorate)
People's Daily, September 14, 2010
http://news.163.com/10/0914/07/6GHBRNFF00011229.html

Land Policy
拆迁家属不接受“误伤说” (Burned Evictee's Family Does Not Accept "Accident" Explanation)
Southern Metropolis Daily, September 14, 2010
http://epaper.oeeee.com/A/html/2010-09/14/content_1177224.htm

Law
最高检公安部联合发布讯问规定剑指刑讯逼供 (New Supreme People's Procuratorate Regulations Aimed at Torture Confessions)
Procuratorial Daily, September 14, 2010
http://news.163.com/10/0914/10/6GHLSG2600014AEE.html

Media
「直通中南海」留言板面世 (“Direct Line to Zhongnanhai” Opens)
Ming Pao, September 14, 2010
http://inews.mingpao.com/htm/INews/20100913/ca11140i.htm

Related information:
“Direct Line to Zhongnanhai”- with 26 Caveats
禁止“直通中南海”的26条规定
Human Rights in China, September 13, 2010
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/189384
CH: http://gb.hrichina.org/public/contents/20918

Multilateral
Regional Anti-terror Drills Enter Second Phase
Xinhua News Agency, September 14, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-09/14/content_11297879.htm

Police
Real Names Required When Buying Knives
China Daily, September 14, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-09/14/content_11301292.htm

民警疑为替政委妻子讨账刑拘下岗职工 (Police Detain Retired Worker, Help Official’s Wife Collect Debts )
Northeast Web, September 13, 2010
http://society.huanqiu.com/roll/2010-09/1096844.html

Protests and Petitions
Oil Spill Villagers Blocked from Petitioning by Local Govt
Global Times, September 14, 2010
http://china.globaltimes.cn/society/2010-09/572841.html

北京访民接待站装电网学者指严重违法 (Electric Fence Installed around Beijing Petitioner Interception Area)
Radio Free Asia, September 10, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/fang-09102010100027.html

Monday, September 13, 2010

September 13, 2010

News
Bilateral Ties
Putting China's Best Face Forward
China Daily, September 12, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-09/12/content_11290170.htm

Education
郑州一学校发钱让学生教师节给老师送礼 (Henan: School Distributes Money to Students to Give to Their Teachers)
Henan Business Daily, September 13, 2010
http://news.163.com/10/0913/02/6GE8JBDS00014AED.html

Environment
Deep Cracks Appear in North China Farmland
Xinhua News Agency, September 13, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-09/13/content_11294920.htm

Human Rights Defenders
北京维权律师被610办公室禁接法轮功学员案件 (Beijing Lawyer Prevented from Representing Falun Gong Practitioner by Anti-FLG Agency)
Radio Free Asia, September 13, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/Xinwen/fa-09112010163434.html

Related information:
Lawyer Barred from Representing Client by “6-10” Agents 北京维权律师被610办公室禁接法轮功学员案件
Human Rights in China, September 10, 2010
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/189181
CH: http://gb.hrichina.org/public/contents/20907

Land Policy
Three Chinese Set Themselves Ablaze in Property Row: Report
Agence France-Presse, September 13, 2010
http://www.etaiwannews.com/etn/news_content.php?id=1373135

Law
海南拟对律师出庭实行等级制引争议后取消 (Hainan Withdraws Proposed Level Classification System for Lawyers)
Procuratorial Daily, September 13, 2010
http://news.eastday.com/c/20100913/u1a5444992.html

Migrant Workers
农民工子女就学遭遇高门槛政策并非“尚方宝剑” (Policy Not the Solution for Migrant Workers' Children's Schooling Issues)
People's Daily, September 12, 2010
http://www.chinanews.com.cn/gn/2010/09-12/2527147.shtml

Population
北京顺义控制流动人口模式被指歧视 (Beijing Shunyi Mode of Floating Population Control Condemned as Discrimination)
Beijing Time, September 13, 2010
http://news.163.com/10/0913/04/6GEEBAT60001124J.html

Protests and Petitions
保安公司专职截访 (Security Co. Specializes in Petitioner Retrieval)
Caijing Magazine, September 13, 2010
http://www.caijing.com.cn/2010-09-13/110519727.html

Public Health
山东近百妇女免费体检被骗动手术 (Shandong: ~100 Women Tricked into Operation by Promise of Free Heath Exam)
Qilu Evening News, September 12, 2010
http://news.163.com/10/0912/14/6GCV20PO00011229.html

Unapproved Drug Suspected in Infections
South China Morning Post, September 13, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=92cc20e5f960b210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

China Mass Measles Vaccination Plan Sparks Outcry
Associated Press, September 12, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100912/ap_on_he_me/as_china_vaccination_backlash

Three Gorges
Yellow River Reportage Lands Writer in Jail
Caixin, September 10, 2010
http://english.caing.com/2010-09-10/100179324.html

XUAR
Xinjiang Continues to Face Threats of Terrorism
Xinhua News Agency, September 11, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-09/11/content_11289427.htm

Friday, September 10, 2010

September 10, 2010

News
Bilateral Ties
提升文化軟實力成「硬道理」 (Elevating Soft Power Becomes the Absolute Principle)
Ming Pao, September 10, 2010
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/9/1/1/1849526/1.html

Environment
China U-turn on Enforced Power Cuts in Hebei
British Broadcasting Corporation, September 09, 2010
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-11245797

Food Security
陝西渭南樂康乳業毒奶粉案開審 (Shaanxi: Tainted Milk Powder Trial Begins)
Legal Daily, September 08, 2010
http://news.sina.com.hk/cgi-bin/nw/show.cgi/9/1/1/1847552/1.html

Related news:
Melamine Victims Continue to Suffer
Global Times, September 10, 2010
http://china.globaltimes.cn/editor-picks/2010-09/571866.html

Human Rights Defender – Jiang Tianyong (江天勇)
维权律师江天勇邮箱遭入侵并被警察请去“聊天” (Rights Lawyer Jiang Tianyong E-mail Hacked, Invited to “Chat” with Police)
Radio Free Asia, September 09, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/jiangtianyong-09092010162233.html

Labor
China Issues White Paper on Human Resources
Xinhua News Agency, September 10, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-09/10/content_11287118.htm

Related information:
China's Human Resources
《中国的人力资源状况》白皮书
State Council Information Office, September 10, 2010
EN: http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/90001/90776/90785/7136737.html
CH: http://www.scio.gov.cn/zxbd/tt/jd/201009/t758508.htm

Media
Thugs Beat TV Reporters
Global Times, September 10, 2010
http://china.globaltimes.cn/society/2010-09/571856.html

Police
湖北十堰因上访被送精神病院者状告警方滥用职权 (Hubei Police Sued after Sending Petitioner to Psychiatric Hospital)
Southern Metropolis Daily, September 10, 2010
http://news.163.com/10/0910/08/6G7465BC00011229.html

Protests and Petitions
上海55名眼疾患者因眼科治疗失明 (Shanghai: 55 Go Blind after Eye Treatment)
Jiefang Daily, September 10, 2010
http://news.163.com/10/0910/04/6G6MDUBV00011229.html

Public Health
Action Not Taken on Fatal Illness for 3 Years: 18 Dead from 557 Cases of Tick-borne Disease
South China Morning Post, September 10, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=24ebc70d467fa210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Society
开展第十三届全国推广普通话宣传周 (13th National Propaganda Week for Promotion of Mandarin Begins)
Legal Daily, September 09, 2010
http://news.eastday.com/c/20100909/u1a5440159.html

Related information:
关于开展推广普通话宣传周通知 (Notice on the Conduction of the 13th National Propaganda Week for the Promotion of Mandarin)
Ministry of Education et al, May 12, 2010
http://www.gov.cn/zwgk/2010-06/07/content_1622176.htm

Taiwan
China, Taiwan to Discuss Investment Guarantee Deal
Reuters, September 10, 2010
http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/Asia/Story/STIStory_577035.html

Thursday, September 09, 2010

September 09, 2010

Top News
Human Rights Defender – Chen Guangcheng (陈光诚)
Blind Chinese Legal Activist Released-Reports
Reuters, September 09, 2010
http://in.reuters.com/article/idINIndia-51381720100909

Chen Guangcheng (陈光诚), the blind, “barefoot” lawyer who gained international attention when he was sentenced in 2006 to four years and three months in prison, was released today from the Linyi Municipal Prison in Shandong Province. Chen was first detained in 2006 after filing a class-action lawsuit against the city of Linyi on behalf of its inhabitants over the city’s policy of forced abortions and sterilizations, and was later convicted of “intentional damage of public property” and “gathering people to block traffic.”

Related information:
Blind Lawyer Chen Guangcheng Released after More than Four Years in Prison
盲人律师陈光诚遭监禁4年3个月后获释
Human Rights in China, September 09, 2010
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/189047
http://gb.hrichina.org/public/contents/20897

Related news:
陈光诚刑满9日在当局严密监控下被送回家中 (Chen Guangcheng Escorted Home, Still under Tight Surveillance)
Radio Free Asia, September 08, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/chgch-09082010203559.html

News
Death Penalty
China Anti-corruption Boss Sentenced to Death
Associated Press, September 09, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100909/ap_on_re_as/as_china_corrupt_official

Environment
调查显示中国地下水污染严重农村人受害最直接 (Rural Residents Most Affected by Underground Water Pollution)
Xinhua News Agency, September 08, 2010
http://news.eastday.com/c/20100908/u1a5438654.html

Human Rights Defenders
No Trial for Labor Activist
Radio Free Asia, September 08, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/trial-09082010110048.html

Law
赵作海家乡又出错案 5农民蒙冤3年 (Henan: More Wrongfully-convicted Cases Emerge )
China Youth Daily, September 09, 2010
http://society.huanqiu.com/roll/2010-09/1085971.html

Media
青年拍摄农田被淹场面遭乡干部群殴 (Youth Beaten by Cadres for Taking Photos of Flooded Farm)
Dahe Daily, September 09, 2010
http://news.163.com/10/0909/05/6G49ON7100011229.html

China Grants Internet Map Service Licenses to Select Operators
Press Trust of India, September 09, 2010
http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/china-grants-internet-map-service-licenses-to-select-operators/108164/on

Related news:
Google 'Yet to Apply for Web Mapping Nod'
China Daily, September 09, 2010
http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90778/90860/7134643.html

Protests and Petitions
Family's Petitions Open Up Can of Corrupt Worms
South China Morning Post, September 09, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=f22e99ab632fa210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Public Health
Waiting for a Hospital Bed in Beijing — on the Sidewalk
McClatchy Newspapers, September 08, 2010
http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2010/09/08/100264/waiting-for-a-hospital-bed-in.html

Henan Health Officials Criticized for Hiding Tick Bites from Public
Global Times, September 09, 2010
http://china.globaltimes.cn/society/2010-09/571485.html

XUAR
新疆停办少数民族护照 (Xinjiang Stops Processing Passport Applications for Minorities)
Radio Free Asia, September 09, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/xinjiang-09082010140536.html

Wednesday, September 08, 2010

September 08, 2010

News
Bilateral Ties
Latin America Pays for China Ties
Inter Press Service, September 08, 2010
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China/LI08Ad02.html

Related news:
As China Finds Bigger Place in World Affairs, Its Wealth Breeds Hostility
The Washington Post, September 08, 2010
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/09/07/AR2010090707448.html

Death Penalty
Mine Managers Charged with Offences Punishable by Death
South China Morning Post, September 08, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=3f3fe48440dea210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Human Rights Defender – Chen Guangcheng (陈光诚)
Blind Activist to Be Released from Prison
South China Morning Post, September 08, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=872fe48440dea210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Human Rights Defenders
工运者被捕逾一年未审判妻病逝遗稚子 (Labor Activist’s Trial on Hold for over a Year; Wife Dies before Meeting Could Be Granted)
Radio Free Asia, September 07, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gongyun-09072010123354.html

揭发重庆严刑逼供的律师受到威胁 (Lawyer Threatened for Exposing Chongqing Police Torture)
Radio Free Asia, September 06, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/China_lawyer-09062010115547.html

Land Policy
Police Bulldoze Crops
Radio Free Asia, September 07, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/bulldoze-09072010173124.html

Politics
Officials Who Run Should Still Be Punished: Experts
Global Times, September 08, 2010
http://china.globaltimes.cn/society/2010-09/571149.html

Protests and Petitions
逾千學生誓揪殺人官安徽政府車撞死2學生頂包惹眾怒 (Anhui: 1000+ Students Gather to Protest Official's Hit-and-Run)
Ming Pao, September 08, 2010
http://hk.news.yahoo.com/article/100907/4/k3oq.html

Public Health
Chinese City Spearheads National Smoking Ban
Xinhua News Agency, September 08, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-09/08/content_11275815.htm

再访湖南血铅受害家庭:维权男子被判刑 (Hunan: Father of Lead Poisoning Victim Sentenced)
Southern Metropolis Daily, September 08, 2010
http://news.sina.com.cn/c/sd/2010-09-08/101821062237.shtml

Tuesday, September 07, 2010

September 07, 2010

News
Economic Development
China Unveils Plans of Industrial Relocations
Xinhua News Agency, September 06, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-09/06/content_11264278.htm

Education
郑州学校资源落后人口扩张家长因报不上名下跪 (Zhengzhou Parents Kneel in Plea for Children's School Admittance)
People's Daily, September 07, 2010
http://news.eastday.com/c/20100907/u1a5435275.html

Human Rights Defenders
艾滋病患者田喜被快速处置民间和国际社会普遍关注 (Concern Sparked around the World for HIV/AIDS Activist Tian Xi)
Radio Free Asia, September 06, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/tianxi-09062010093653.html

Related news:
Police Defend Arrest of Tian Xi, an Outspoken AIDS Patient and Activist
Global Times, September 02, 2010
http://china.globaltimes.cn/society/2010-09/569433.html

作家遭"跨省抓捕"续:谢朝平在看守所比较受尊重 (Follow-up on Arrest of Dam Relocation Book Writer )
Shanghai Evening Post, September 07, 2010
http://news.163.com/10/0907/13/6FVVKJU500011229.html

Labor
小工头讨薪被大工头打 (Worker Leader Beaten for Demanding Unpaid Salaries)
Southern Metropolis Daily, September 07, 2010
http://epaper.oeeee.com/G/html/2010-09/07/content_1171468.htm

Law
Plan to Revise Capital Punishment Draws Controversy and Optimism
Global Times, September 07, 2010
http://china.globaltimes.cn/society/2010-09/570723.html

Media
湖南质监局规定媒体采访必须先审批遭质疑 (Hunan: Review and Approval Requirements for Press Interviews Called into Question)
Legal Daily, September 06, 2010
http://news.eastday.com/c/20100906/u1a5435134.html

Politics
Shenzhen Speeches Show Divide on 'Political Reform'
South China Morning Post, September 07, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=57989bce1f7ea210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Rise of New Influence Groups in China: Think Tank
Agence France-Presse, September 06, 2010
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5icr1PgwfrG29NqpdGyJxXU1cciLA

Protests and Petitions
Residents Protest over Airport Noise
South China Morning Post, September 07, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=7bfb9bce1f7ea210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

村官私卖土地雇凶砍去上访村民左腿 (Retaliation against a Petitioner Who Reported Expropriation by Local Official)
Nanfang Nongcun Bao, September 07, 2010
http://news.163.com/10/0907/00/6FUJEI5100011229.html

Tibet
Tibetan Writers Arrested
Agence France-Presse, September 07, 2010
http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/Asia/Story/STIStory_575761.html

Monday, September 06, 2010

September 06, 2010

News
Corruption
湖南一村支书横行20年非法拘禁村民威胁领导 (20-year Rampage of Hunan Village Secretary, Including Extrajudicial Detention, Comes to Light)
People's Daily, September 04, 2010
http://news.163.com/10/0904/21/6FP24ODL00011229.html

Food Security
China Orders More Food Production to Counter Inflation
Voice of America, September 03, 2010
http://www.voanews.com/english/news/asia/China-Orders-More-Food-Production-to-Counter-Inflation-102145119.html

Human Rights Defenders
北京律师王宇被控涉嫌“故意伤害罪”案二审继续审理百余网友声援 (Netizens Show Support for Lawyer Wang Yu for Her Second Instance Trial)
Radio Free Asia, September 06, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shen-09032010144702.html

佛山遏維權訴訟公民代理成箭靶 (Guangdong Authorities Crack Down on Citizen Representatives to Suppress Rights Litigation)
Ming Pao, September 04, 2010
http://news.sina.com.hk/cgi-bin/nw/show.cgi/9/1/1/1843030/1.html

浙警禁接异见者出狱山东监控设备“迎”陈光诚 (Zhejiang Police Tell Family of Soon-to-Be-Released Dissident Not to Meet Him at Prison for Release)
Radio Free Asia, September 05, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/chen-09052010142027.html

Law
审前听取律师意见将成报告重要部分 (Hearing Defense's Opinions Prior to Trial to Become Major Part of Procuratorate Investigation Report)
Southern Metropolis Daily, September 04, 2010
http://epaper.oeeee.com/A/html/2010-09/04/content_1169579.htm

Media
Google Warned on China Plans
Financial Times, September 05, 2010
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/310ccbe2-b915-11df-99be-00144feabdc0.html

Firing of Editors Tied to Story Critical of Tencent
South China Morning Post, September 04, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=e7059654bc7da210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Migrant Workers
Free Therapy Offered to Migrant Workers
China Daily, September 06, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-09/06/content_11259118.htm

Politics
深圳講話胡錦濤未觸及政改 (Hu Does Not Mention Political Reform in Shenzhen Speech)
China News Agency, September 06, 2010
http://www.cna.com.tw/ShowNews/Detail.aspx?pNewsID=201009060108

Poverty
In China, Even 'Low-Cost' Housing Hard for Some to Afford
Agence France-Presse, September 05, 2010
http://www.mysinchew.com/node/44467

Public Health
Anhui Covered Up Cholera Outbreak, State Press Reports
Agence France-Presse, September 06, 2010
http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2010/09/06/2003482197

Rural Issues
中国五千万农村留守妇女面临困境 (50 Million Chinese Rural Women Face Hardship Guarding Homeland)
British Broadcasting Corporation, September 05, 2010
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2010/09/100905_china_wivies.shtml

Taiwan
China Seeks Agreement with Taiwan
Agence France-Presse, September 06, 2010
http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-world/china-seeks-agreement-with-taiwan-20100906-14weg.html

Friday, September 03, 2010

September 03, 2010

News
Civil Society
北京益仁平遭警调查同事电脑遭黑客入侵 (Beijing Yirenping Center Raided, Staff E-mail Hacked)
Radio Free Asia, September 02, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/bei-09022010094430.html

Related news:
Police Question Staff of HIV-Rights Group
South China Morning Post, September 03, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=0502af25a82da210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Education
南京一打工子弟小学3个年级突然停办 (Nanjing: School for Migrant Children Abruptly Terminates Classes for 3 Grades)
Yangtse Evening Post, September 03, 2010
http://edu.xhby.net/system/2010/09/03/010825207.shtml

高校新生被强迫买手机收到"不买无法入学"通知 (College Freshmen Forced to Buy New Cell Phones from School)
China Radio International, September 03, 2010
http://news.163.com/10/0903/07/6FL1S8LR000146BC.html

Food Security
12村民死亡疑与水库养鱼污染有关当地调查后否认 (Contaminated Fish Allegedly Cause 12 Deaths )
China News Service, September 03, 2010
http://news.xinmin.cn/rollnews/2010/09/03/6636008.html

Hong Kong
Student Activist Found Not Guilty of Assault
South China Morning Post, September 03, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=2547b0d7ec5da210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Human Rights Defender -- Chen Guangcheng, 陈光诚
陈光诚即将刑满出狱后与家人自由状况受关注 (Blind Activist Chen Guangcheng to Soon Fulfil His Sentence)
Radio Free Asia, September 02, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/chen-09022010170732.html

Related information:
About the Individual: Chen Guangcheng
Human Rights in China: Incorporating Responsibility 2008
http://www.ir2008.org/02/about.php

Labor
A Dearth of Work for China's College Grads
Business Week, September 02, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/bw/20100902/bs_bw/1037b4194008546907

Law
Rules and Reality: New Guidelines to Ban Coerced Confessions Will Be Tested in a Case before China's Top Court
South China Morning Post, September 02, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=ce85297083dca210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Media
Identity Crackdown Hits SIM Card Sales
South China Morning Post, September 03, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=a0225915a33da210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Population
China Census Highlights Growing Rights Awareness
Associated Press, September 02, 2010
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gXpfRoU00hdFjbtCkWbUczxKNAhQD9HVSU500

婚外生子社会抚养费超25万 (Chongqing Regulations Order Fines of 250K for Kids Born out of Wedlock)
Chongqing Economic Times, September 03, 2010
http://cqsbepaper.cqnews.net/html/2010-09/03/content_114567.htm

Public Health
China Sees More Thyroid Problems
China Daily, September 03, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-09/03/content_11249801.htm

Religion
Abstinence Program Partners Chinese Officials with U.S. Evangelicals
The Washington Post, September 02, 2010
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/09/02/AR2010090205358.html

Mormon Church Officials Talking with Chinese
Associated Press, August 31, 2010
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gZw0erTPmOa68TSnEfgdxxxAPysAD9HU4OC81

Society
方言节目不得多于普通话节目 (Draft Dongguan Measures: Non-Mandarin TV Programmes Cannot Exceed Number of Mandarin Programmes)
Southern Metropolis Daily, September 03, 2010
http://epaper.oeeee.com/I/html/2010-09/03/content_1168718.htm

State Security
China Boosts Surveillance
Radio Free Asia, September 02, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/surveillance-09022010144720.html

Thursday, September 02, 2010

September 02, 2010

News
Death Penalty
刑法修订贪官死刑未废除引渡难题再引争议 (Death Penalty Imposed on Corrupted Officials Triggers Extradition Issues)
Beijing Youth Daily, September 02, 2010
http://news.sina.com.cn/c/sd/2010-09-02/114221023945.shtml

Environment
陕西华县官员:"绿漆刷山"是国内最先进经验 (Shaanxi: Authority Paints Mountain to Cover Illegal Quarry)
Southern Metropolis Daily, September 02, 2010
http://nf.nfdaily.cn/nfdsb/content/2010-09/02/content_15480644.htm

Food Security
Firm Accused of Recycling Tainted Milk Powder
South China Morning Post, September 02, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=76f890bbe9dca210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Human Rights Defender
Book on Dam's Relocated Victims Lands Author in Jail
South China Morning Post, September 02, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=08bc90bbe9dca210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Media
Real Names Policy Sparks Privacy Concerns
Xinhua News Agency, September 01, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-09/01/content_11243699.htm

Migrant Workers
积满60分即可申请入户深圳 (60 Points Will Grant Migrant Workers with Shenzhen Residency)
Southern Daily, September 02, 2010
http://news.163.com/10/0902/08/6FIHQT8D00014AED.html

Multilateral
Group: China Failing to Keep WTO Access Pledges
Associated Press, September 02, 2010
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jXN-UMKUZLoGwKU7ulUCr8IO9LuwD9HVHUPO0

Police
冤狱十月的顺德女访民控告公安滥权 (Framed Female Petitioner Sues Police over Abuses)
Radio Free Asia, September 01, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/China_defender-09012010101430.html

Protests and Petitions
China Accused of Holding Woman in Mental Hospital for Challenging Officials
The Guardian, August 31, 2010
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/aug/31/china-mental-hospital-liao-meizhi

Public Health
穗控煙設緩衝認錯免罰款 (Smoking Ban Implemented in Guangzhou)
Ming Pao, September 02, 2010
http://news.mingpao.com/20100902/cac1.htm

Cancer Haunts Village near Zijin
Shanghai Daily, September 02, 2010
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=448124

XUAR
阿克苏突查手机多媒体卡海外维吾尔指公安拘四人 (Aksu: Mobile Media Application Inspection Conducted after Bomb)
Radio Free Asia, September 01, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/xin-09012010093341.html

Wednesday, September 01, 2010

September 01, 2010

News
Death Penalty
Court Approves Death Sentence for Man Killing 4
Xinhua News Agency, August 31, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-08/31/content_11235659.htm

Education
黑龙江桦南林业局北山口三百学生失学 (Heilongjiang: 300 Pupils Lost Their School)
Radio Free Asia, August 31, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/hei-08312010170429.html

China Beefs Up School Security as Classes Resume
Agence France-Presse, September 01, 2010
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jxOvw9LhI-PETTMY2AHiJIee0ziQ

Environment
Polluters Targeted in Survey of Waterways
South China Morning Post, September 01, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=f47079bbfd8ca210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Food Security
湖南质监掩盖茶油致癌物超标官员称为维稳 (Hunan Official: Carcinogenic Camellia Oil Cover-Up Was to Maintain Social Stability)
Xin Kuai Bao, September 01, 2010
http://news.xkb.com.cn/zhongguo/2010/0901/87850.html

Human Rights Defender
声援刘贤斌被以散谣拘留王译获释后遭遣返软禁 (Online Activist under House Arrest for Supporting Detained Activist Liu Xianbin)
Radio Free Asia, August 31, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/liu-08312010161254.html

Land Policy
调查报告:56.8%的失地妇女不愿转成城镇居民 (Survey: 56.8% of Women Who Have Lost Their Land Do Not Wish to Become Urban Residents)
Workers Daily, September 01, 2010
http://media.workercn.cn/grrb/2010_09/01/GR0706.htm

Law
Wrongly Jailed 8 Years, Man Gets Compensation
Shanghai Daily, September 01, 2010
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=447989

China's Gang Crackdown Nets 278,000 Criminal Cases
Associated Press, August 31, 2010
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/38946221/ns/world_news-asiapacific/

Media
阻挠采访虎门治安员围殴记者 (Dongguan: Journalist Beaten by Security whilst Investing Story)
Southern Metropolis Daily, September 01, 2010
http://epaper.oeeee.com/A/html/2010-09/01/content_1166618.htm

State Security
维稳体系全国联网公民黑箱分级曝光 (Stability Maintenance Document Exposed)
Radio Free Asia, August 31, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/wen-08312010111815.html

Tibet
无国界记者组织谴责中国监禁藏族学生 (Reporters Without Boarders Condemns China for Detaining Tibetan Students)
British Broadcasting Corporation, August 31, 2010
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2010/08/100831_tibet_sentence.shtml

Tuesday, August 31, 2010

August 31, 2010

News
Corruption
广东近5年渎职犯罪造成经济损失55亿 (Guangdong: Dereliction of Duty Causes Economic Loss of 5.5 bil over Past 5 Years)
Southern Daily, August 31, 2010
http://gd.nfdaily.cn/content/2010-08/31/content_15379711.htm

Hong Kong
Minimum Wage Body 'Calls for Floor of HK$28'
South China Morning Post, August 31, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=49b89e785e3ca210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Human Rights Defenders
Father Seeks China AIDS Activist's Release
Associated Press, August 30, 2010
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gySAN7g6fNlsQGyMaF7h14UHAObgD9HTO96O0

胡佳和刘正有狱中健康恶化 (Hu Jia’s and Liu Zhengyou’s Health Deteriorate in Prison)
Radio Free Asia, August 30, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/China_parole-08302010113242.html

Labor
China to Promote Collective Negotiation on Wages
Xinhua News Agency, August 30, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-08/30/content_11227719.htm

安徽法院受理艾滋“就业歧视”案 (Anhui Court Accepts HIV/AIDS Employment Discrimination Suit)
Southern Metropolis Daily, August 31, 2010
http://epaper.oeeee.com/A/html/2010-08/31/content_1165675.htm

Media
Cellphone Registrations to Require Real Names
China Daily, August 31, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-08/31/content_11232099.htm

Related information:
手机实名制明日开始实施 (Mobile Phone Real-Name Registration Begins Tomorrow)
The Beijing News, August 31, 2010
http://finance.bjnews.com.cn/2010/0831/31696.shtml

批评报道涉及企业山东莱阳警察进京调查作者 (Shandong: Journalist Invested by Police after Exposure Report)
China Youth Daily, August 30, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/hqgj/jryw/2010-08-30/content_782416.html

Protests and Petitions
超霸镉超标下岗工人要求赔偿遭围殴 (Laid-Off Workers, Ill from Cadmium Poisoning, Beaten for Petitioning)
Radio Free Asia, August 26, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/China_workers-08262010094445.html

武汉数百拆迁户堵路请愿青岛二百黑社会人员凌晨强拆 (Wuhan: Hundreds of Evictees Block Traffic in Protest)
Radio Free Asia, August 31, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/wuhan-08302010103945.html

Society
广州将动员80万群众参与亚运治安防控 (Guangzhou to Mobilize 800K Participate in Asiad Security)
Southern Metropolis Daily, August 31, 2010
http://epaper.oeeee.com/H/html/2010-08/31/content_1165897.htm

各界告别谢韬官方不准挽联 (Official Prohibit People from Leaving Elegiac Scrolls at Noted Academic Xie Tao's Funeral)
Radio Free Asia, August 30, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/xie-08302010164745.html

Related information:
痛悼谢韬先生 (Lament for Mr Xie Tao)
Ding Zilin and Jiang Peikun, August 29, 2010
http://gb.hrichina.org/public/contents/20810

Tibet
Chinese Police Shoot Tibetan Dead during Protest
Reuters, August 30, 2010
http://in.reuters.com/article/idINIndia-51160620100830

Related news:
17 Police Injured, One Tibetan Dead in Dispute
Xinhua News Agency, August 30, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-08/30/content_11227839.htm

Monday, August 30, 2010

August 30, 2010

News
Bilateral Ties
'Difficult Moments' Predicted
China Daily, August 30, 2010
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/90001/90776/90883/7121436.html

Environment
Pollution Threat to Yangtze
The Hindu, August 27, 2010
http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/article596325.ece

Related information:
Fishing and Pollution in the Yangtze River, China
Greenpeace, August 25, 2010
http://www.greenpeace.org/international/en/multimedia/slideshows/Fishing-and-Pollution-in-Yangtze-River-China/

Food Security
結石寶寶家長「趕死期」紛索償兩年追索期限將屆滿爭取立案 (Parents of Tainted Milk Victims Hurry to Claim before Recourse Period Ends)
Ming Pao, August 28, 2010
http://hk.news.yahoo.com/article/100827/4/jx5b.html

Hong Kong
香港政改方案獲人大常委批准 (NPC Approves HK Political Reform Scheme)
Hong Kong Business Times, August 30, 2010
http://www.businesstimes.com.hk/a-20100830-90840/Xianggangzhenggai-program

Human Rights Defenders
“打假斗士”方舟子遭人追打称因打假遭报复 (Renowned Anti-Bad Science Writer Attacked)
China National Radio, August 30, 2010
http://news.eastday.com/c/20100830/u1a5421787.html

Related news:
Tsang Welcomes NPCSC's Decision on HK's Constitutional Reform Package
Xinhua News Agency, August 28, 2010
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/china/2010-08/28/c_13467220.htm

Law
Chinese Legislature Passes People's Mediation Law
Xinhua News Agency, August 28, 2010
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/china/2010-08/29/c_13467472.htm

Related information:
中华人民共和国人民调解法 (People's Mediation Law of the People's Republic of China)
Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, August 28, 2010
http://www.gov.cn/jrzg/2010-08/29/content_1690569.htm

Labor
身体不适辞工遭拒后猝死宿舍 (Painter, Forbidden from Resigning Despite Poor Health, Dies in Company Hostel)
Southern Metropolis Daily, August 29, 2010
http://epaper.oeeee.com/H/html/2010-08/29/content_1164353.htm

Media
Companies Target Journalists
Radio Free Asia, August 27, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/companies-08272010162730.html

记者称采访伊春空难不寻常穿越封锁躲避警察 (Journalist: Reporting on Yichun Clash Was a Hide-and-Seek with Police)
China National Radio, August 29, 2010
http://news.ifeng.com/mainland/special/yichunkejishishi/content-2/detail_2010_08/29/2351205_0.shtml

微博網站設「自律專員」審查言論 (Microblogging Sites to Be Equipped with “Self-censorship Inspector”)
Ming Pao, August 29, 2010

http://hk.news.yahoo.com/article/100828/4/jxqy.html

Related news:
北京网络媒体将设自律专员 (Beijing's Online Media to Add Self-Censorship Officials)
Beijing Evening News, August 27, 2010
http://www.chinanews.com.cn/gn/2010/08-27/2496289.shtml

Migrant Workers
农民工人讨薪给孩子交学费遭数十人打死 (Migrant Worker Demands Back Pay, Gets Beaten to Death)
Chinese Business View, August 29, 2010
http://news.163.com/10/0829/03/6F7O8MFG00014AED.html

Public Health
Cholera Outbreak Hits Eastern China
Agence France-Presse, August 29, 2010
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gG4GqrfX5V-I0Wl0rI6FxysGda2g

Hospitals to Keep Eye on Superbugs
Shanghai Daily, August 30, 2010
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=447756

Society
At Chinese Zoos, the Animal Keepers Are the Savage Ones, Activists Say
The Los Angeles Times, August 29, 2010
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-china-animals-20100829,0,2116802.story

Related information:
Performing Animals in Chinese Zoos
Animals Asia Foundation, August 2010
http://www.animalsasia.org/index.php?UID=GSGRU1YY0LG

广东数百警力荷枪持盾封路取缔无证店 (Guangdong: Police Show up on Street with Arms)
Guangzhou Daily, August 28, 2010
http://news.163.com/10/0828/04/6F5766T100014AED.html

Friday, August 27, 2010

August 27, 2010

News
Economic Development
Opinions Clash on Unreported Income Levels
China Daily, August 27, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-08/27/content_11211082.htm

Environment
China Sets Up Base to Speed Up Study of Deep-Sea Energy Resources
Xinhua News Agency, August 27, 2010
http://english.cri.cn/6826/2010/08/26/1901s591299.htm

Shortage of Farms and Water Threatens Grain Output Targets
China Daily, August 27, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/bizchina/2010-08/27/content_11211515.htm

Hong Kong
中央批准深圳前海規劃 (Central Gov't Approves Plan to Increase HK-Shenzhen Ties)
Ming Pao, August 27, 2010
http://news.sina.com.hk/cgi-bin/nw/show.cgi/9/1/1/1834316/1.html

Human Rights Defenders
亚运维稳房东赶维权者出版社辞退‘撑粤语’编辑 (As Asiad Approaches, Pro-Cantonese Editor Forced to Design and Activists Come Under Pressure)
Radio Free Asia, August 26, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/dx2-08262010165209.html

唐吉田倡议“律师节”推动直选律师协会 (Attorney Tang Jitian Proposes a "Lawyers Day" Celebration to Promote Direct Elections in the Lawyers Association)
Radio Free Asia, August 26, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/China_lawyer-08262010121358.html

Media
Book Ban Puzzles Architect-Researcher
South China Morning Post, August 27, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=70db9d7db4faa210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Survey: China's Mobile Internet Users to Exceed PC Users in 2012
People's Daily, August 26, 2010
http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/90882/7118824.html

新闻出版署：紫金矿业事件确有“封口费” (GAPP: There Was Hush Money Involved with the Zijin Mining Incident)
Radio France Internationale, August 26, 2010
http://www.chinese.rfi.fr/中国/20100826-新闻出版署：紫金矿业事件确有“封口费”

Migrant Workers
上海教委：在沪农民工子弟可免费接受义务教育 (Shanghai: Children of Migrant Workers to Receive Free Compulsory Education)
Xinmin Evening News, August 27, 2010
http://www.ce.cn/xwzx/gnsz/gdxw/201008/27/t20100827_21769316.shtml

Politics
Xi Tipped to Gain Military Post at Plenum
South China Morning Post, August 27, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=e61c9d7db4faa210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

State Security
New Secrecy Battle: China Bars Banks, Other Companies from Using Foreign Security Technology
The Canadian Press, August 26, 2010
http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5iTpfs6brvXyKqIeKwezlArwTjiLw

Taiwan
台灣首次批准中國大陸雜誌在台發行 (Popular Magazine Duzhe Becomes First Mainland Magazine to Be Approved for Print in Taiwan)
British Broadcasting Corporation, August 27, 2010
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/trad/china/2010/08/100826_taiwan_china_duzhe.shtml

Tibet
Police Fire on Mine Protesters
Radio Free Asia, August 26, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/mine-08262010142756.html

XUAR
新疆懸紅十萬檢舉恐怖罪行 (XUAR Notice: Rewards of Up to 10K for Reporting Terrorism)
Ming Pao, August 27, 2010
http://inews.mingpao.com/htm/INews/20100827/ca50811a.htm

Related information:
自治区公安厅发布通告检举涉恐涉暴等严重暴力犯罪行为 (XUAR Public Security Department Announcement: Report Terrorism-Related Violent Crimes)
Tianshannet, August 27, 2010
http://www.tianshannet.com.cn/news/content/2010-08/27/content_5188238.htm

Thursday, August 26, 2010

August 26, 2010

News
Disasters
Chinese Airport Unsafe before Crash
New York Times, August 25, 2010
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/26/world/asia/26beijing.html

Food Security
China Goes against the Grain on Crops
Financial Times, August 25, 2010
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ab808f58-b06e-11df-8c04-00144feabdc0.html

Human Rights Defenders
福建网民范燕琼获保外杭州村民杨云彪提上诉 (Fujian Netizen Fan Yanqiong Granted Medical Parole; Hangzhou Activist Yan Yunbiao Appeals )
Radio Free Asia, August 25, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/fj-08252010094811.html

南方报业受压封杀长平舆论环境每况日下 (Former Southern Media Editor and Vocal Intellectual Chang Ping's Columns Slashed)
Radio Free Asia, August 25, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/nf-08252010155459.html

赵连海拒绝“以认罪换取轻判” (Tainted Milk Victims Advocate Zhao Lianhai Turns Down Plea Bargain)
Radio Free Asia, August 25, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/China_vaccine_B-08252010110123.html

Land Policy
Cost of Water-diversion Project 'Growing'
South China Morning Post, August 26, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=c13eade342aaa210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

大连近百人凌晨闯入民宅强拆11间房屋 (Dalian: 11 Houses Forcefully Demolished Overnight)
China National Radio, August 26, 2010
http://news.163.com/10/0826/13/6F132O2V000146BC.html

Law
无领导带班矿工可拒绝下井 (Workers Can Refuse to Go Down into Mines If Not Led by Coal Mine Leaders)
Southern Metropolis Daily, August 26, 2010
http://epaper.oeeee.com/A/html/2010-08/26/content_1162117.htm

人大代表禁設辦事處學者斥改革倒退 (Scholar: Ban on Establishment of NPC Delegates Office Is Backward on Reform)
Ming Pao, August 26, 2010
http://news.mingpao.com/20100826/cab1.htm

Media
China Plans to Merge 1,000 Broadcasters: State Media
Agence France-Presse, August 25, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100825/wl_asia_afp/chinamediabroadcastingcablenetwork

Protests and Petitions
粤工人省府静坐遇副省长拍照者被以煽动上访带走 (Guangdong: Workers Taken Away amid Sit-in in front of Province Government Building)
Radio Free Asia, August 25, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/dx2-08252010160418.html

Tibet
Teacher Nonpareil
China Daily, August 26, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/life/2010-08/26/content_11205831.htm

XUAR
China Detains Four over Attack on Xinjiang Police
Reuters, August 25, 2010
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTOE67O08I

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