February 15, 2011

News
Corruption
廣東地方官異地調升防貪 (Guangdong Anti-Corruption Shuffles Involve One Third of Officials)
Ming Pao, February 15, 2011
http://news.mingpao.com/20110215/cac1.htm

Government
Technocrats Named to Top Positions in Government Agencies
South China Morning Post, February 15, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=f26202564152e210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Human Rights Defender – Ai Weiwei (艾未未)
Activist Artist Cancels 'Sensitive' Exhibition
Agence France-Presse, February 15, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=02cf02564152e210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Human Rights Defenders
维权人士屠夫被拘 网友开展声援后释放 (Detention of Fujianese Rights Defender Possible Related to Qian Yunhai Case)
Radio Free Asia, February 14, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/tf-02142011100037.html

Labor
甘肃古浪120余农民工患尘肺病 无务工证难索赔 (Undocumented Gansu Workers Suffer from Lung Disease and Elusive Claims)
China Central Television, February 15, 2011
http://news.qq.com/a/20110214/001133.htm

Military
No Regrets for Defiant Tiananmen General
South China Morning Post, February 15, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=5ea002564152e210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Police
深圳一服刑人员猝死看守所 (Prisoner in Shenzhen Detention Center Dies Suddenly)
Radio Free Asia, February 14, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/m0214-hc.mp3-02142011160534.html

Protests and Petitions
武汉开两会数百访民请愿 公安封堵禁上访者出门 (Petitioners Shut Out and Shut In during Wuhan Congress Meetings)
Radio Free Asia, February 14, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/wh-02142011094218.html

Public Health
央视曝光夺命退烧药 已致数名儿童死亡 (Children's Medicine Exposed as Cause of Several Deaths)
China News Service, February 14, 2011
http://news.qq.com/a/20110215/000614.htm

China Limits Smoking in Films, TV Shows
Associated Press, February 15, 2011
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jqfxjbA3N37Gau6cKhs-xXJx_93g

Society
China to Push Language of Largest Ethnic Minority
Reuters, February 14, 2011
http://in.reuters.com/article/2011/02/14/idINIndia-54876720110214

February 14, 2011

News
Bilateral Ties
Chinese Asylum Seeker Freed from Canadian Custody
Associated Press, February 12, 2011
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gno-p1PZDSJvOCTMURot5YYISY0w

Corruption
Rail Ministry Rallies to Hu after Chief Sacked
South China Morning Post, February 14, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=466c60a89ef1e210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Food Security
镉米杀机 (Death by Rice: Study Shows over 10% of Rice Exceeds Acceptable Cadmium Levels)
Century Weekly, February 14, 2011
http://magazine.caing.com/2011-02-12/100224834.html

Government
Another Disgraced Official in Comeback
South China Morning Post, February 14, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=0678a0dbb8f1e210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Human Rights Defender – Qin Yongmin (秦永敏)
秦永敏被拘留十天后获释 舆论指当局做法不道德 (Qin Yongmin Detained for 10 Days following Prison Release)
Radio Free Asia, February 11, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/qinyongmin-02112011091053.html

Human Rights Defender – Tian Xi (田喜)
China AIDS Activist Gets 1-year Prison Sentence
Associated Press, February 12, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110212/ap_on_he_me/as_china_aids

Media
China Cracks Down on Uprising Chatter
The Wall Street Journal, February 14, 2011
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704657104576141921095552608.html

Related news:
Social Media Finding Ways around Censors
South China Morning Post, February 13, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=09f8bf804ea1e210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Migrant Workers
Migrants Failed by Cities' Efforts to Mitigate Unfairness of Hukou System
South China Morning Post, February 14, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=7928fb60def1e210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Protests and Petitions
西藏日喀则地区藏人抗议采矿计划被捕 (Tibetans Detained for Mining Project Protest)
Radio Free Asia, February 11, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/tibet-02112011140745.html

State Security
China to Vet Inward M&A Deals for National Security
Reuters, February 12, 2011
http://af.reuters.com/article/metalsNews/idAFTOE71B00L20110212

February 11, 2011

News
Bilateral Ties
China Rejects Foreign Role in Solving Egypt Crisis
Associated Press, February 10, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110210/ap_on_re_as/as_china_egypt

Related news:
Special Report: After Mideast, Should Russia and China Worry?
Reuters, February 11, 2011
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/02/11/us-unrest-russia-china-idUSTRE71A0A020110211

Human Rights Defender – Chen Guangcheng (陈光诚)
陳光誠軟禁視頻曝光後遭毆打 (Chen Guangcheng Beaten after Release of Video)
China News Agency, February 11, 2011
http://iservice.libertytimes.com.tw/liveNews/news.php?no=462086&type=社會

Human Rights Defender – Liu Xiaobo (刘晓波)
刘晓波家人将再提申请探监 (Liu Xiaobo's Relatives to Again Submit Visit Request)
Radio Free Asia, February 10, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/liuxiaobo-02102011090754.html

Human Rights Defenders
何德普与刘凤钢春节期间继续遭软禁 (He Depu, Liu Fenggang under House Arrest during Chinese New Year)
Radio Free Asia, February 10, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/hedepu-02102011102823.html

Labor
超越巴西跃居世界首位 中国行业收入差距15倍 (China Surpasses Brazil to Hold World's Largest Income Gap)
Lianhe Zaobao, February 11, 2011
http://www.zaobao.com/cz/cz110211_001.shtml

Law
Beaten Lawyers Await Apology
South China Morning Post, February 11, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=9e0c08349701e210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Related resources from Citizens’ Square:
强烈建议全国妇联及黑龙江妇联予以关注、调查“孕妇在法院被法警殴打致流产”事件 (Strongly Urging the All China Women’s Federation and Heilongjiang Women’s Federation to Pay Attention to and Investigate the "Bailiffs Beat Pregnant Women in Court House, Causing Miscarriage" Incident)
Liu Wei, February 9, 2011
http://gb.hrichina.org/public/contents/27975

愤怒！愤怒！愤怒！驳斥新华网对“律师遭法警殴打致流产”事件调查报道的声明 (Rage! Rage! Rage! A Refutation of Xinhua’s Investigative Report on the "Bailiffs Beat Lawyers, Causing Miscarriage" Incident)
Jiaxu Law Firm, February 9, 2011
http://gb.hrichina.org/public/contents/27979

关于黑龙江佳旭律师事务所8名律师被道里法院法警殴打一事情况说明及声明 (A Clarification and Statement Regarding Daoli District Court Bailiffs Beating Eight Lawyers from the Heilongjiang Law Firm Jia Xu)
Jiaxu Law FIrm, January 31, 2011
http://gb.hrichina.org/public/contents/27983

State Security
Report: Hackers in China Hit Western Oil Companies
Associated Press, February 10, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110210/ap_on_re_as/as_china_us_cyberattacks

Mainland 'Honey Trap' May Have Snared General
South China Morning Post, February 11, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=9ceb08349701e210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Protests and Petitions
上海警察戒备访民游行 北京接济站有访民被饿昏 (Shanghai Police on Alert for Demonstration, Beijing Petitioners Faint from Hunger)
Radio Free Asia, February 11, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shanghai-02102011090726.html

Public Health
Human Organ Trafficking Trial under Way
China Daily, February 11, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-02/11/content_11980489.htm

XUAR
Travel Ban Extends to Family
Radio Free Asia, February 11, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/restrictions-02102011181517.html

February 10, 2011

News
Corruption
Tip-off Websites Launched to Curb Corruption
Xinhua News Agency, February 09, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-02/09/content_11972679.htm

福建曝光一名公务员九年未上班工资照发 (Fujian Exposes Civil Servant Paid for Nine Years of Doing Nothing)
People's Daily, February 09, 2011
http://news.163.com/11/0209/19/6SFMIDTM00014JB6.html

执法队长受贿导致辖区连发5起安全事故获刑4年 (Law Enforcement Chief Gets Four-Year Jail Term for Accepting Bribes Leading to Safety Accidents)
Xiaoxiang Morning Herald, February 10, 2011
http://news.eastday.com/s/20110210/u1a5714204.html

Environment
Pollution Fear Cancels Beijing Power Plant Plan
Shanghai Daily, February 10, 2011
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2011/201102/20110210/article_463408.htm

Food Security
China to Spur Rice Output as Drought Shrivels Wheat
Agence France-Presse, February 09, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110209/bs_afp/chinaeconomyfarmdrought

Human Rights Defender – Chen Guangcheng (陈光诚)
Secret Video Released of Detained Chinese Lawyer
Associated Press, February 10, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110210/ap_on_re_as/as_china_blind_activist

Land Policy
青岛村庄改造拆房千多户 村民新春联署投诉强拆 (Qingdao Villagers Submit Letter of Protest over Demolition)
Radio Free Asia, February 09, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/qingdao-02092011092953.html

Law
公益人士呼吁调查“女律师被殴流产事件” (Public Figures Call for Investigation of Pregnant Lawyer's Bailiff-Assailant)
Caixin, February 10, 2011
http://roll.sohu.com/20110210/n302978235.shtml

Public Health
辽宁新民市改水工程盲目开工数千万投资成摆设 (Liaoning: Hasty Water Improvement Project in Wastes Tens of Millions of Yuan)
Xinhua News Agency, February 09, 2011
http://focus.news.163.com/11/0209/20/6SFQT9MB00011SM9.html

业内人士称国内部分矿泉水饮用水桶威胁健康 (Industry Insider: Water Cooler Bottles Threaten Your Health)
China Youth Daily, February 10, 2011
http://news.eastday.com/c/20110210/u1a5714040.html

XUAR
Latest Batch of Officials Head to Xinjiang
China Daily, February 10, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-02/10/content_11973359.htm

February 09, 2011

News
Food Security
UN: Drought Endangers Chinese Winter Wheat Harvest
Associated Press, February 08, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110208/ap_on_bi_ge/eu_un_china_drought

IMAR
Dissident Writer Missing
Radio Free Asia, February 08, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/missing-02082011164044.html

Labor
部分劳动者春节加班难讨加班费 媒体盘点四误区 (New Year's Overtime Pay Difficult to Come By for Workers)
Procuratorial Daily, February 09, 2011
http://news.eastday.com/c/20110209/u1a5712157.html

Law
Ex-Dow Chemical Worker Guilty in Trade Secret Case
Reuters, February 08, 2011
http://in.reuters.com/article/2011/02/08/idINIndia-54722420110208

Media
War on Independent Web Cafes Worries Net Users
South China Morning Post, February 09, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=1a9c0ef43950e210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Migrant Workers
民工荒再起 工厂加薪放宽年龄限制 (Factories Offer Higher Wages, Loosen Age Restrictions as They Face Labor Shortage)
Radio Free Asia, February 08, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/mingong-02082011091402.html

打工仔被警方当成劫匪 羁押9个多月后无罪释放 (Worker Spends Nine Months in Custody on Robbery Suspicion before Guilt-free Release)
Xin Xiao Xi Bao, February 09, 2011
http://news.163.com/11/0209/06/6SEB0KAR00014AED.html

Police
钱云会案重要证人被捕 当局欲借打拐转移民众视线 (Key Witness Detained in Case of Petitioning Village Official)
Radio Free Asia, February 08, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/yueqing-02082011091411.html

Politics
Stamping out Corruption among Judges
China Daily, February 09, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-02/09/content_11965435.htm

Social Security
77岁老太因家中无钱治病春节投江自杀 (Elderly Woman Too Poor to Treat Illness, Commits Suicide)
Xiaoxiang Morning Herald, February 07, 2011
http://news.163.com/11/0207/01/6S8LBVMS00014AED.html

Religion
Fears for Taoist Author
Radio Free Asia, February 08, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/taoist-02082011153319.html

Taiwan
Major General Arrested in Taiwan Is Accused of Spying for Beijing
South China Morning Post, February 09, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=c33f4a429360e210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Tibet
Tibetan Singer Released from Jail
Radio Free Asia, February 08, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/released-02082011153914.html

February 08, 2011

News
Children
Child Beggar Raid Raises Doubts about Campaign
Shanghai Daily, February 08, 2011
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=463285

Civil Society
A New Approach for Philanthropy in China?
Xinhua News Agency, February 06, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-02/06/content_11960779.htm

Corruption
国家预防腐败局部署社会领域的防腐工作 (Corruption Bureau to Tackle Civil Society)
Radio Free Asia, February 06, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/2011-02062011182323.html

Economic Development
Road ahead Plagued by Culture of Greed
South China Morning Post, February 08, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=9631864f3100e210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Food Security
北方冬麦区旱情可能迅速发展威胁夏粮生产 (Winter Drought May Quickly Spiral into Summer Threat)
China News Service, February 07, 2011
http://news.eastday.com/c/20110207/u1a5709674.html

Human Rights Defenders
河北维权人士徐义顺劳教所心绞痛发作却无人救治 (Medical Treatment Refused to Activist in Reeducation-Through-Labor)
Radio Free Asia, February 07, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/hebei-02072011112737.html

北京民间组织呼吁保障被关押艾滋维权人士权益 (Beijing Group Calls for Safety of Detained HIV/AIDS Activist)
Radio Free Asia, February 05, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/bei-02052011004431.html

湖北选举专家姚立法遭绑架48小时后获释 (Yao Lifa Released after 48-Hour Abduction)
Radio Free Asia, February 04, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/yao-02042011112441.html

Land Policy
Beijing Heritage Bid to Uproot 200,000
South China Morning Post, February 07, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=8cde9a9dc9bfd210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Law
黑龙江法庭法警殴打律师 女律师受惊流产 (Pregnant Heilongjiang Lawyer Loses Baby following Beating by Bailiffs)
Radio Free Asia, February 02, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/lvshi-02022011164317.html

Media
Chinese Journalist Silenced
Radio Free Asia, February 07, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/journalist-02072011164536.html

China Has 130,000 Registered Cyber Cafes by 2010
Xinhua News Agency, February 06, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-02/06/content_11961019.htm

Migrant Workers
Migrant Workers Starting to Call Cities Their Home
China Daily, February 08, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-02/08/content_11963659.htm

Protests and Petitions
Top Court Looks at Improving Petition System
South China Morning Post, February 07, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=0af09a9dc9bfd210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Taiwan
台灣疑犯送大陸案情有特殊 ("Special Case" Cited for Sending Taiwan Suspects to the Mainland)
Central News Agency, February 08, 2011
http://inews.mingpao.com/htm/INews/20110207/ca11702c.htm

Manila Defends Taiwanese Deportations
Agence France-Presse, February 07, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=e8a40ace25ffd210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

February 02, 2011

News
Corruption
交通领域腐败丛生引中央关切 10年4任厅长落马 (Corruption in Transit Sector: Four Fallen Directors in 10 Years)
China Youth Daily, February 02, 2011
http://news.eastday.com/c/20110202/u1a5705132.html

Environment
A Waste Plant, a Dead Baby and a Fight for Justice
South China Morning Post, February 02, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=8b69c16cdb1ed210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Government
From Tahrir to Tiananmen
Foreign Policy, February 01, 2011
http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2011/02/01/from_tahrir_to_tiananmen

Human Rights Defender – Liu Anjun (刘安军)
慰问劳教维权人士刘安军等人被禁出门 (Activists Blocked from New Year's Visit to Rights Activist in Reeducation-Through-Labor)
Radio Free Asia, February 01, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/liuanjun-02012011103746.html

Human Rights Defender – Liu Xiaobo (刘晓波)
China Nobel Winner Not Allowed Jail Visits
China Post, February 02, 2011
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/china/national-news/2011/02/02/289938/China-Nobel.htm

Human Rights Defender – Qin Yongmin (秦永敏)
中国民主党创建人之一秦永敏再次遭警方拘留 (China Democracy Party Co-founder Qin Yongmin Detained by Wuhan Police)
Radio Free Asia, February 01, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/qinyongmin-02012011162403.html

Land Policy
北海白虎头村民被判两年 村长许坤案月底开庭 (Beihai Villager Sentenced to Two Years)
Radio Free Asia, February 01, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/beihai-02012011095218.html

广西维权村长许坤被拘逾半年后本月开庭受审 (Beihai Village Official Xu Kun to Stand Trial this Month following Six Months in Detention)
Radio Free Asia, February 01, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/beihai-02012011130656.html

Related information:
北海维权村民何显福无罪辩护词 (Lawyer Xie Yanyi’s Defense Statement for Beihai Villager He Xianfu)
Xie Yanyi, January 29, 2011
http://gb.hrichina.org/public/contents/27846

Defending Rights in Baihutou Village
白虎头村维权纪实
China Rights Forum, 2010, no. 4
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/192232
CH: http://gb.hrichina.org/public/contents/27627

Law
China's Legal Aid Funds Surge in 2010
Xinhua News Agency, February 02, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-02/02/content_11955850.htm

撞死钱云会 司机获刑三年半 (Driver Who Killed Petitioning Village Official Sentenced to 3.5 Years)
Southern Metropolis Daily, February 02, 2011
http://epaper.oeeee.com/A/html/2011-02/02/content_1291301.htm

Related news:
Anger over 'Accidental' Death of Chinese Activist
Agence France-Presse, February 01, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110201/wl_asia_afp/chinacorruptionaccidentroad

“钱云会”案一审宣判 受害方律师表失望 (Petitioning Official's Lawyer Expresses Disappointment)
Deutsche Welle, February 01, 2011
http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,6424817,00.html

Media
China Says Web 'Open' despite Egypt News Curbs
Agence France-Presse, February 01, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110201/wl_asia_afp/chinaegyptunrestpoliticsinternetmediacensor

Migrant Workers
工头称百名农民工讨薪遭数十人持钢管殴打 (Ten Thugs Brandishing Steel Pipes Beat 100 Migrant Workers over Wage Dispute)
Spring City Evening, February 01, 2011
http://society.yunnan.cn/html/2011-02/01/content_1488712.htm

Public Health
安徽怀远卫生局长因虚假健康档案被处分 (Anhui County Health Department Head Disciplined for Falsifying Documents)
Xin Kuai Bao, February 02, 2011
http://news.163.com/11/0202/01/6RRO3TU200014AED.html

February 01, 2011

News
Bilateral Ties
Political Sport
South China Morning Post, February 01, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=e7b89a516fbdd210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Death Penalty
Death Sentence for Former Anti-Drugs Official in Chongqing
Reuters, February 01, 2011
http://www.todayonline.com/World/EDC110201-0000211/Former-senior-China-anti-drug-official-gets-death-penalty

太原拆迁命案保安头目被判死缓 (Life and Death Sentences in Taiyuan Demolition Murder Trial)
Southern Metropolis Daily, February 01, 2011
http://epaper.oeeee.com/A/html/2011-02/01/content_1291029.htm

法学家马克昌:目前不具备废除死刑条件 (Legal Scholar: China Not Ready to Kill Death Penalty)
Changjiang Daily, February 01, 2011
http://news.eastday.com/c/20110201/u1a5703285.html

禁室培慾590天 湖北漢判死 (Hubei Man Sentenced to Death for Rape, Illegal Detention)
Ming Pao, February 01, 2011
http://news.mingpao.com/20110201/cca1.htm

Human Rights Defender – Ni Yulan (倪玉兰)
Darkness at Noon
South China Morning Post, January 30, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=d8e85f3c312dd210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Human Rights Defenders
京基督徒主日敬拜活动被阻 鄂姚立法遭断水断电被警带走 (Sunday Services Obstructed in Beijing, Yao Lifa Taken by Police)
Radio Free Asia, January 31, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/jidu-01312011103609.html

IMAR
内蒙古鄂尔多斯蒙藏医药学校创办人被判刑 (Mongolian-Tibetan Medical School Founder Given 3 Years Jail Time)
Radio Free Asia, January 31, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/neimeng-01312011093850.html

Land Policy
New Rules Put an End to Forced Demolitions
Xinhua News Agency, January 28, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/bizchina/2011-01/28/content_11934513.htm

北京三百人强拆民居 就地贱卖户主物品 (Beijing Sends Hundreds to Forcibly Evict Three)
Radio Free Asia, January 31, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/min-01312011101600.html

校长院长申领廉租房确有其事 (Officials Awarded Low-Income Housing)
Southern Metropolis Daily, January 31, 2011
http://epaper.oeeee.com/A/html/2011-01/31/content_1290679.htm

Law
China Convicts Driver Who Ran over Lobbying Farmer
Associated Press, February 01, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110201/ap_on_re_as/as_china_mysterious_death

Media
Beijing Censors Media, Fearing 1989 Reminder
South China Morning Post, February 01, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=2efdf7a20ccdd210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

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China Mulls Impact of Mideast Uprisings
The Washington Post, January 31, 2011
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/01/31/AR2011013101885.html

Egypt's Chilling Echoes of June 4 for Beijing
South China Morning Post, February 01, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=689cf7a20ccdd210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Migrant Workers
流血讨薪等恶性事件频发生 招工难成欠薪新诱因 (Cases of Migrant Worker Abuse on the Rise)
Xinhua News Agency, February 01, 2011
http://news.eastday.com/c/20110201/u1a5703837.html

Protests and Petitions
河北服毒讨薪不治农民工家属获老板26万补偿 (Family of Migrant Worker Who Committed Suicide in Protest of Unpaid Wages Given Compensation)
China National Radio, January 31, 2011
http://news.163.com/11/0131/14/6RO10G3O00014JB5.html

Public Health
上海眼科假药案18嫌犯被抓 (Fake Meds Lead to 18 Arrests at Shanghai Hospital)
Southern Metropolis Daily, February 01, 2011
http://epaper.oeeee.com/A/html/2011-02/01/content_1291026.htm

医院阑尾手术致病人死亡 家属讨说法遭百人围殴 (Family Beaten outside Hospital after Mother's Surgery Fails)
Dahe Daily, January 28, 2011
http://www.legaldaily.cn/society/content/2011-01/28/content_2462351.htm

January 31, 2011

News
Death Penalty
Former Liaoning Senior Lawmaker Gets Suspended Death
Xinhua News Agency, January 30, 2011
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2011/201101/20110130/article_462839.htm

Food Security
农产品面临巨大供应压力 农业部称将保护核心产业 (China to Face "Huge" Food Supply Pressure)
China Securities Journal, January 29, 2011
http://futures.cnstock.com/ncp/201101/1133819.htm

Hong Kong
City Says a Fond Farewell to 'Uncle Wah'
South China Morning Post, January 30, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=371be8307a2dd210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Related news:
司徒华追思会两千四百人参加 (Attendees of Szeto's HK Funeral Reach 2,400)
Radio Free Asia, January 28, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/situ-01282011151649.html

Human Rights Defender – Gao Zhisheng (高智晟)
耿和专访一：高智晟遭毒打以及家人遭遇 (Gao Zhisheng's Wife Geng He Speaks of Gao's Beating and Family's Experiences)
British Broadcasting Corporation, January 27, 2011
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2011/01/110127_genghe1_report.shtml

Human Rights Defenders – Hada (哈达)
Family: Mongolian Activist in China Still Not Free
Associated Press, January 28, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110128/ap_on_re_as/as_china_mongolian_activist

Human Rights Defender – Liu Xiaobo (刘晓波)
Still No Family Visit for China's Nobel Winner
Associated Press, January 28, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110128/ap_on_re_as/as_china_nobel

Human Rights Defenders
Trial of Activist Artist in China Ends; No Verdict
Associated Press, January 28, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110128/ap_on_re_as/as_china_artist_trial

Land Policy
福州逾两百拆迁户和失地农民市政府门前请愿 (Resettlement Disputes Garner over 200 to Petition Fujian Municipal Government)
Radio Free Asia, January 30, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/fu-01302011172900.html

Law
China Policeman's Son Gets 6 Years for Hit-and-Run
Agence France-Presse, January 30, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110130/wl_asia_afp/chinacrimeaccidentroadtrial

上訪村長「被車禍案」 明開庭 (Trial over Petitioning Village Official's Death to Begin Tuesday)
Ming Pao, January 31, 2011
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/9/1/1/2001220/1.html

Media
Beijing Blocks Protest Reports
The Wall Street Journal, January 31, 2011
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704832704576113810779590744.html

Dark Times for Press Freedom: Watchdog
South China Morning Post, January 31, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=4f5a8c3ee57dd210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Migrant Workers
City Finds Life Tough without Migrant Workers
China Daily, January 31, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-01/31/content_11942482.htm

Public Health
Family Members Beaten after Infant Boy's Death
Shanghai Daily, January 29, 2011
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2011/201101/20110129/article_462734.htm

Religion
China's Religious Circle Pledge Harmony
Xinhua News Agency, January 28, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-01/28/content_11936490.htm

January 28, 2011

News
Education
学校联合办学遭遇骗局 导致500余学生无毕业证 (Unaccredited Uni Scandal Leaves over 500 Students Diploma-Less)
Dahe Daily, January 26, 2011
http://www.legaldaily.cn/society/content/2011-01/26/content_2459728.htm

Food Security
內地客來港搶奶粉 家長籲徵離境稅 (Hong Kong Parents Call for Export Tax as Mainlanders Snag Milk Powder from the Shelves)
Wen Wei Po, January 28, 2011
http://paper.wenweipo.com/2011/01/28/YO1101280015.htm

Government
最高法要求集中化解进京重复上访 (Supreme People’s Court Calls for Centralization to Resolve Issue of Duplicated Petitions in Beijing)
Southern Metropolis Daily, January 28, 2011
http://epaper.oeeee.com/A/html/2011-01/28/content_1289632.htm

Hong Kong
Shut Door Shows Beijing Calls HK Shots, says Analysts
South China Morning Post, January 28, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=9e66a51fbf7cd210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

華叔喪禮高官避六四鐘聲 港府自我降格　李卓人：無視民意引火自焚 (Number of HK Officials to Attend Activist's Funeral Falls from 10 to 1)
Apple Daily, January 28, 2011
http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/template/apple/art_main.php?iss_id=20110128&sec_id=4104&subsec_id=12731&art_id=14917137

Human Rights Defender – Li Jinping (李金平)
北京维权人士李金平被关精神病院仍无法见到亲属 (Institutionalized Dissident Li Jinping Inaccessible to Relatives)
Radio Free Asia, January 28, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/li-01272011150656.html

Human Rights Defenders
阿里木江再审若维持原判将提上诉 (Xinjiang Christian to Appeal 15-Year Sentence)
Radio Free Asia, January 27, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/ali-01272011094513.html

Labor
Lunar New Year Highlights China Labor Issues
Reuters, January 28, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20110128/wl_nm/us_china_migrantworkers

Media
China Tightens Grip on Press Freedom
The Guardian, January 27, 2011
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/jan/27/china-press-freedom

Rabbit Film Satire Axed
Radio Free Asia, January 27, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/satire-01272011151023.html

Related information:
“Little Rabbit, Be Good” A Subversive New Years’ Video Card
China Geeks, January 24, 2011
http://chinageeks.org/2011/01/little-rabbit-be-good-a-subversive-new-years-video-card/

Protests and Petitions
One Case Resolved Since Eight Petitioners Met Wen
South China Morning Post, January 28, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=51db57b5ff7cd210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Public Health
云南：数万流动人口接受艾滋病防治培训 (Yunnan Sends Migrant Population to HIV Prevention Training)
Radio Free Asia, January 28, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/yunnan-01272011092734.html

Society
China's Next Challenge Is Social Reform, Says Magazine Chief
Associated Press, January 28, 2011
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/china/business/2011/01/28/289323/Chinas-next.htm

January 27, 2011

News
Human Rights Defenders
Tiananmen Duo Denounce Hong Kong Entry Ban
Agence France-Presse, January 27, 2011
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hpkthfRSa4Y-DTgjSMyJmom1oxLQ

Labor
30省份调最低工资 均涨幅为22.8% (30 Provinces Adjust Minimum Wages, Average Increase 22.8%)
People's Daily, January 26, 2011
http://www.yicai.com/news/2011/01/665090.html

Land Policy
Family Threatens Suicide in Beijing Property Row
Agence France-Presse, January 26, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110126/wl_asia_afp/chinapropertyrights

福建：官员囤地拆得老人住鸡棚 农妇护地反以破坏生产判刑 (Women Given One Year Jail Sentence for Protesting Demolitions)
Radio Free Asia, January 26, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/Chai-01262011152607.html

Law
Chinese Case Hits a Nerve: Driver in Fatal Crash Faces Mild Charges, Sparking Abuse-of-Power Allegations
The Wall Street Journal, January 27, 2011
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704062604576105873345920788.html

Related news:
「我爸是李剛案」開庭 只准用官方稿 (Media Barred from Original Reporting on Trial of Li Gang's Son)
Ming Pao, January 27, 2011
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/94/1/1/1997161/1.html

Media
央視新聞疑用美國電影畫面 (CCTV Suspected of Serving "Top Gun" Clip as News)
Ming Pao, January 27, 2011
http://news.sina.com.hk/cgi-bin/nw/show.cgi/94/1/1/1997246/1.html

就被劳教控诉公安 公民记者再遭拘留 (Investigative Reporter Detained after Suing Police for Prior Detention)
Radio Free Asia, January 26, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/lao-01262011144419.html

Police
央视新闻调查采访钱云会案关键证人解析五疑点 (Accident or Cover-Up, Investigating the Death of Qian Yunhui)
China Central Television, January 27, 2011
http://www.yicai.com/news/2011/01/665933.html

Related news:
钱云会亲属遭死亡威胁实获得20万 (Petitioning Village Official's Family Receives Compensation for His Death)
Radio Free Asia, January 26, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/qian-01262011093928.html

Protests and Petitions
China's Petitioners Skeptical of Premier's Vow of Justice
Reuters, January 26, 2011
http://in.reuters.com/article/idINIndia-54416020110126

Public Health
The Madness of China's Mental Health System
Foreign Policy, January 26, 2011
http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2011/01/26/the_madness_of_china_s_mental_health_system

January 26, 2011

News
Environment
Can the Sea Solve China's Water Crisis?
The Guardian, January 24, 2011
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2011/jan/24/china-water-crisis

河南开封杞县大面积停水超一个月 (Supply Network Restructuring Leaves Henan County without Water for More than a Month )
Eastday, January 26, 2011
http://news.eastday.com/c/20110126/u1a5692386.html

Government
Beijing Asks for Foreign Companies' Input on Plan
South China Morning Post, January 26, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=8b24675431ebd210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Hong Kong
Chinese Dissident Barred from Hong Kong for Activist's Funeral
Deutsche Presse Agentur, January 26, 2011
http://www.monstersandcritics.com/news/asiapacific/news/article_1614638.php/Chinese-dissident-barred-from-Hong-Kong-for-activist-s-funeral

Related news:
Tiananmen Activist Accuses HK of Bowing to China
Agence France-Presse, January 26, 2011
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iRXm_2XgfLPvSO6BoHgNL3B5-ZZw

Human Rights Defenders
聚餐已成柔性抗争新形式 国保无理阻断被指违法 (Activist Dinner Parties Crashed by Police)
Radio Free Asia, January 25, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/can-01252011105027.html

Labor
Bitter Life for Migrant 'Cupboard Tribe'
China Daily, January 26, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-01/26/content_11919725.htm

China's Urban Jobless Rate at 4.1%: Official
Xinhua News Agency, January 25, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-01/25/content_11916239.htm

Land Policy
Security Guards Gang 'Only Following Orders'
Shanghai Daily, January 26, 2011
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=462435&type=National

Related news
强拆者当庭供述：警方要我们作假 (Demolisher Implicates Police in Court)
Southern Metropolis Daily, January 26, 2011
http://epaper.oeeee.com/A/html/2011-01/26/content_1288202.htm

拆迁动员不力 教师遭停薪 (Teachers Suspended for Failing to Convince Relatives to Make Way for Demolition Project)
Southern Metropolis Daily, January 26, 2011
http://epaper.oeeee.com/A/html/2011-01/26/content_1287995.htm

Media
代表：利用人肉搜索加强网络反腐 (Representatives Debate Using "Human-Flesh Search" to Fight Corruption)
Southern Metropolis Daily, January 26, 2011
http://epaper.oeeee.com/A/html/2011-01/26/content_1288232.htm

Migrant Workers
外来人口可获更多市民待遇 (Suzhou Pilot Program to Replace "Temporary" Status with Residency)
Legal Daily, January 26, 2011
http://www.legaldaily.cn/index_article/content/2011-01/26/content_2459638.htm

Population
人口调控成为北京两会关键词 承载数量尚存争议 (The Controversy over Beijing's Population Capacity)
Century Weekly, January 26, 2011
http://news.eastday.com/c/20110126/u1a5692363.html

Police
大学生遭官二代打死 公安被指漠视人命 (College Student Beaten by Official's Son, Dies after Police Refuse Medical Treatment)
Radio Free Asia, January 25, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/xue-01252011102106.html

Protests and Petitions
Wen Hears Petitioner Complaints
Xinhua News Agency, January 26, 2011
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=462472&type=National

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China's Premier Says Public Should Criticize Govt
Associated Press, January 26, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110126/ap_on_re_as/as_china_public_criticism

State Security
China Tightens Security Measures
Xinhua News Agency, January 26, 2011
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=462469&type=National

Tibet
Officials Risk Lives to Aid Tibet
China Daily, January 26, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-01/26/content_11916688.htm

Writers Face Hard Labor
Radio Free Asia, January 25, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/writers-01252011172620.html

XUAR
Restive Chinese City to Be under Full Surveillance
Associated Press, January 25, 2011
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5g9XYdM7Li5Eumflo12-VDe9XMx5w

January 25, 2011

Top newsHuman Rights Defender – He Depu (何德普)
Activist Beaten on Release
Radio Free Asia, January 24, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/beating-01242011180518.html

On January 24, 2011, dissident and activist He Depu (何德普) was released following eight years in prison. After he exited the prison, state security officers tried to force Hu into a police car and beat him, injuring his neck and hands, when he refused. He was then taken to a local police station and read the conditions of his two years of deprivation of his political rights. According to He, he was tortured during his detention and imprisonment.

Related information:
Released after Eight-Year Prison Term, Activist He Depu Is Beaten by Police, Describes Torture
何德普刑满获释遭警察殴打 陈述狱中酷刑迫害
Human Rights in China, January 24, 2011
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/192134
CH: http://gb.hrichina.org/public/contents/27532

News

Corruption
曾被传“裸官外逃” 受贿19万获缓刑 (Former Official Found Guilty of Accepting RMB 190,000 in Bribes)
Southern Metropolis Daily, January 25, 2011
http://epaper.oeeee.com/G/html/2011-01/25/content_1287430.htm

Education
The Proper Gap between the Sexes
South China Morning Post, January 25, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=6dd41ef38b8bd210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

政府将加大投入降低入园费用 (Government Funding to Lower the Cost of Sending Children to Pre-School)
Southern Metropolis Daily, January 25, 2011
http://epaper.oeeee.com/G/html/2011-01/25/content_1287398.htm

广东8所机关幼儿园一年吃财政6863万 (Guangzhou: Clash between "Fairness" and "Privileged Mentality" as Eight Pre-Schools Reserved for Officials' Children Swallow RMB 68.6mln/Year in Budget)
Eastday, January 25, 2011
http://news.eastday.com/c/20110125/u1a5690263.html

Food Security
‘Lean Meat’ Toxin Persists in Chinese Pork, Beef, Despite Bans
Associated Press, January 24, 2011
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/lean-meat-toxin-persists-in-chinese-pork-beef-despite-bans/article1880714/

深圳20噸毒鹽流市面 (Toxic Salt Leaks into Shenzhen Market)
Ming Pao, January 25, 2011
http://news.mingpao.com/20110125/cca1.htm

Gender
Gay Men 'Marry' in Beijing
Shanghai Daily, January 24, 2011
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=462283&type=National

Human Rights Defenders
北京劳工组织“烦忧热线”创始人陈军家遭强拆 (Beijing Labor Group Founder's Home and Labor Center Demolished)
Radio Free Asia, January 24, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/chai-01242011155643.html

Labor
Injured Laborers Unaware of Free Rehab
China Daily, January 25, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/2011-01/25/content_11910159.htm

Land Policy
Demolition 'a Mistake'
Shanghai Daily, January 25, 2011
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=462327&type=National

Law
国务院决定对出版管理条例作修改 公开征求意见 (State Council Solicit Opinions from Public on Amending Publishing Regulations)
Xinhua News Agency, January 25, 2011
http://news.eastday.com/c/20110125/u1a5690093.html

Macao
《粤澳合作框架协议》获国务院同意 (Guangdong-Macao Co-op Framework Agreement Receives State Council Approval)
Guangzhou Daily, January 25, 2011
http://gzdaily.dayoo.com/html/2011-01/25/content_1253455.htm

Related information:
Macau, Guangdong to Sign High Level Agreement
Macau Daily Times, March 16, 2010
http://www.macaudailytimes.com.mo/macau/10144-Macau-Guangdong-sign-high-level-agreement.html

January 24, 2011

News
Bilateral Ties
Hu Maps Road Ahead for Sino-US Ties
China Daily, January 22, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-01/22/content_11899597.htm

Corruption
资源领域官员腐败屡禁不绝 官矿勾结促乱象恶化 (Corruption Worsens in Natural Resources Sector Despite Government Censure)
Outlook, January 24, 2011
http://news.eastday.com/c/20110124/u1a5688502.html

Disasters
Chengdu Govt Feels Heat over Quake Promise
Global Times, January 24, 2011
http://china.globaltimes.cn/society/2011-01/615897.html

Food Security
Hidden Dangers in the Box that Held Your Food
Shanghai Daily, January 22, 2011
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=462113&type=National

春節將至 內地菜價大升 (Food Prices Skyrocket as Spring Festival Approaches)
Ming Pao, January 24, 2011
http://inews.mingpao.com/htm/INews/20110124/ca11429i.htm

Human Rights Defender – He Depu (何德普)
北京异议人士何德普将刑满出狱 (He Depu Released Today following 8-Year Prison Term)
Radio Free Asia, January 23, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/he-01232011154942.html

Human Rights Defender – Liu Xiaobo (刘晓波)
劉曉波傳獲釋　秘密轉移 (Rumors Circulate Online that Liu Has Been Released, Secretly Being Sent Home to Liaoning)
Apple Daily, January 24, 2011
http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/template/apple/art_main.php?iss_id=20110124&sec_id=15335&subsec_id=15336&art_id=14900529

Labor
Shanghai's Poor Cash In
South China Morning Post, January 22, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=b3ef37c0899ad210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Land Policy
Rural Forced Demolition Rules Being Developed
China Daily, January 24, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-01/24/content_11902602.htm

Law
New Law to Protect Elderly Parents
China Daily, January 22, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-01/22/content_11900356.htm

Media
China Orders Pro-Party Reporting: Rights Groups
Agence France-Presse, January 21, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110121/wl_asia_afp/chinamediapoliticscensorship

广东将在网吧装新监管平台 (Guangdong Internet Cafes to Install New Monitoring Platform)
Radio Free Asia, January 21, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/wang-01212011165627.html

Migrant Workers
“你这种人的思想需要改改了”农民工代表激辩老板 (Migrant Worker Representative Calls for Equal Rights)
Southern Daily, January 24, 2011
http://nf.nfdaily.cn/nfdsb/content/2011-01/24/content_19529436.htm

Population
“控人”写入十二五 首都要补多少规划账 (Beijing Population Controls: Prejudice and Planning)
Economic Observer, January 24, 2011
http://www.eeo.com.cn/Politics/by_region/2011/01/23/192151_2.shtml

Public Health
No Joy for Mass Poisoning Families
China Daily, January 24, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-01/24/content_11902734.htm

Rural Issues
农民人均收入提高只迈出了第一步 (Average Rural Income Still Lags Despite Rise)
Legal Daily, January 21, 2011
http://www.legaldaily.cn/index_article/content/2011-01/21/content_2453134.htm

State-owned Enterprises
China's State Giants Too Big to Play With
Asia Times Online, January 24, 2011
http://atimes.com/atimes/China_Business/MA22Cb01.html

Society
广州社情民意调查:看病不满意度超过社会治安 (Guangzhou Survey: Concerns over Medical Care Supersede Public Order)
Southern Metropolis Daily, January 24, 2011
http://nf.nfdaily.cn/nfdsb/content/2011-01/24/content_19527136.htm

January 21, 2011

Top news
Bilateral Ties
Top US Lawmakers Press Hu on Rights, Trade
Agence France-Presse, January 20, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110120/pl_afp/uschinadiplomacycongresshouse

Related media:
China, Human Rights and the Role of Washington: A Debate: Featuring HRIC ED Sharon Hom and Oberlin College Prof Marc Blecher
Democracy Now, January 20, 2011
http://www.democracynow.org/2011/1/20/china_human_rights_and_the_role

Common Interests Shared
China Daily, January 21, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011huvisistsus/2011-01/21/content_11892164.htm

Related information:
Highlights of Sino-US Joint Statement
China Daily, January 21, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011huvisistsus/2011-01/21/content_11892190.htm

Chinese Public Kept in the Dark on Hu Jintao's Human Rights Admission
The Washington Post, January 20, 2011
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/01/20/AR2011012001386.html

Related news:
華記者官方味濃 美記者問題辛辣 (Chinese Reporters: Toe Party Lie, American Reporters: Ask Biting Questions)
Apple Daily, January 21, 2011
http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/template/apple/art_main.php?iss_id=20110121&sec_id=15335&subsec_id=2756&art_id=14892277

News
Corruption
Officials to Be Required to Report Assets
China Daily, January 21, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-01/21/content_11892528.htm

Related news:
广东纪委书记:腐败从资金集中部门向清水衙门渗透 (Interview with Guangdong Deputy Party Committee Secretary Zhu Mingguo on Anti-Corruption Efforts)
Southern Daily, January 20, 2011
http://www.ce.cn/xwzx/gnsz/gdxw/201101/20/t20110120_22156012.shtml

药监局4高官落马 郑筱萸死刑副局长张敬礼被捕 (Drug Administration Officials Sacked, Deputy Director Arrested in Corruption Scandal)
Southern Daily, January 21, 2011
http://nf.nfdaily.cn/nfrb/content/2011-01/21/content_19466896.htm

湖南省安监局原局长谢光祥受贿199.9万被判刑14年 (Hunan Work Safety Chief Gets 14-Year Prison Sentence for Bribery )
Xinhua News Agency, January 21, 2011
http://news.ifeng.com/mainland/detail_2011_01/21/4389059_0.shtml

Disasters
Quake Victims Still Waiting for Rebuilding Funds
China Daily, January 21, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-01/21/content_11892520.htm

Man Sought as Factory Blast Kills 9
Xinhua News Agency, January 21, 2011
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=462046&type=National

Residential Building Collapse Kills 3 in C China
Xinhua News Agency, January 20, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-01/20/content_11891787.htm

Gender
济南规定女性遭性骚扰可向对方单位投诉 (Jinan Regulations Allow Harassed Women to Make a Complaint to Harasser's Workplace)
Chongqing Evening News, January 21, 2011
http://news.eastday.com/c/20110121/u1a5682572.html

Law
Regulation Introduced to Manage Compensation Funds
Xinhua News Agency, January 20, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-01/20/content_11892010.htm

Related information:
国家赔偿费用管理条例 (Regulations on the Use and Administration of State Compensation Funds)
State Council, January 17, 2011
http://www.gov.cn/zwgk/2011-01/20/content_1789325.htm

国务院法制办、财政部负责人就《国家赔偿费用管理条例》有关问题答记者问 (Government Rep Responds to Questions on State Compensation Regulations)
Xinhua News Agency, January 20, 2011
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2011-01/20/content_2452541.htm

Labor
Chinese Accused of Zambian Labour Abuses
Financial Times, January 20, 2011
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/eaed6742-24b8-11e0-a919-00144feab49a.html

北京市住建委发言人：鼓励单位自建公租房 (Beijing Housing Commission Encourages Orgs, Companies to Build Worker Housing)
Beijing Evening News, January 21, 2011
http://jingji.cyol.com/content/2011-01/21/content_4111076.htm

Land Policy
Hectares of Arable Land Used Illegally
China Daily, January 21, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-01/21/content_11892571.htm

Migrant Workers
新生代农民工犯罪调查 (Investigation into Criminal Behavior amongst New Generation of Migrant Workers)
International Herald Leader, January 18, 2011
http://news.xinhuanet.com/herald/2011-01/18/c_13695610.htm

Multilateral
Beijing and Troubled Nations: Signals of a Shift
Financial Times, January 20, 2011
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/426c3912-24c8-11e0-a919-00144feab49a.html

Police
Daughter Outraged as Police Officer Cleared
Shanghai Daily, January 21, 2011
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=462045&type=National

Population
Hu Denies Forced Abortions: US Lawmaker
Agence France-Presse, January 20, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110121/pl_afp/uschinadiplomacyrightsabortion

Protests and Petitions
Family Compensated after Accident
Shanghai Daily, January 21, 2011
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=462048&type=National

Social Security
China in 10.4b Yuan Holiday Giveaway to Needy
China Daily, January 20, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-01/20/content_11891129.htm

January 20, 2011

Top news
Bilateral Ties
A Summit in Translation: The Statements behind Hu and Obama’s Polished Political Prose
The Globe and Mail, January 19, 2011
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/americas/a-summit-in-translation-the-statements-behind-hu-and-obamas-polished-political-prose/article1876611/singlepage/

China, US Sign MOU to Establish Governors' Forum
Xinhua News Agency, January 20, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011huvisistsus/2011-01/20/content_11885637.htm

「有人權才有和諧」　奧巴馬高規格接待胡錦濤　公開談人權 (Obama Speaks Openly on Rights: "Only When There Are Human Rights Can a Society Be Harmonious")
Apple Daily, January 20, 2011
http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/template/apple/art_main.php?iss_id=20110120&sec_id=15335&subsec_id=2756&art_id=14888769

Related news:
China's Hu Admits Rights Failings
Al Jazeera, January 20, 2011
http://english.aljazeera.net/news/americas/2011/01/201112005013574411.html

奥巴马“曾对胡锦涛提出刘晓波问题” (Obama Has Raised Issue of Liu Xiaobo to Hu)
British Broadcasting Corporation, January 20, 2011
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2011/01/110120_us_china_rights.shtml

U.S. - China Joint Statement
中华人民共和国与美利坚合众国联合声明
January 19, 2011
EN: http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2011/01/19/us-china-joint-statement
CH: http://www.fmcoprc.gov.hk/chn/wj/wjxw/t788163.htm

News
IMAR
内蒙作家邬那嘎拟出版新书遭秘密逮捕 (Inner Mongolian Writer Unaga Secretly Detained Post Book Launch)
Radio Free Asia, January 19, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/neimeng-01192011124904.html

Land Policy
「新拆遷條例」 按市價補償 (New Demolition Regs: Compensation to Be Per Market Value)
Ming Pao, January 20, 2011
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/94/1/1/1989630/1.html

国土部:土地违法违规问题依然突出 (Ministry of Land and Resources: Illegal Land Use Remains Prominent)
China News Service, January 20, 2011
http://news.eastday.com/c/20110120/u1a5681422.html

Politics
Top PLA Post for Ex-president's Son
Shanghai Daily, January 20, 2011
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=461986&type=National

Protests and Petitions
China Police Open Fire on Protesters: Rights Group
China Post, January 20, 2011
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/china/national-news/2011/01/20/288383/China-police.htm

Rural Issues
Beijing Farmers to Become Shareholders of Firms
Xinhua News Agency, January 20, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-01/20/content_11884431.htm

Society
地方两会透露解决社会问题新突破 (Local Congresses Reveal New Breakthroughs in Resolving Social Issues)
Xinhua News Agency, January 20, 2011
http://news.eastday.com/c/20110120/u1a5681480.html

各地两会热议食品房价出行等民生话题 (Cost of Food a Hot Topic at Government Sessions across China)
Xinhua News Agency, January 20, 2011
http://news.eastday.com/c/20110120/u1a5681810.html

January 19, 2011

Top news
Bilateral Ties
China's Hu to Engage in Rare Q&A with Media in US
Associated Press, January 18, 2011
http://www.boston.com/news/world/asia/articles/2011/01/18/chinas_hu_to_engage_in_rare_qa_with_media_in_us/

Chinese Netizens Expect Hu's US Visit to Boost Bilateral Ties
Xinhua News Agency, January 19, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-01/19/content_11876923.htm

Question Time: Will a More Realistic Approach to Ties Give the US More Sway with China on Human Rights Issues
South China Morning Post, January 19, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/vgn-ext-templating/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=adbdc5be5099d210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

One Insider's Push for Better Ties with China
China Daily, January 19, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011huvisistsus/2011-01/19/content_11877040.htm

The West Needs to Stand Up to Beijing
Financial Times, January 18, 2011
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f413f6fe-2316-11e0-ad0b-00144feab49a.html

U.S., Chinese Companies to Meet with Hu and Obama
Reuters, January 18, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20110118/ts_nm/us_usa_china_trade

White House Defends Hu State Visit Invite
Agence France-Presse, January 18, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110118/pl_afp/uschinadiplomacyrights

News
Corruption
Chinese University Offers Anti-Corruption Course
The Guardian, January 18, 2011
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/jan/18/chinese-uni-course-anti-corruption

2010反腐路线图：贪腐与反腐各有“新意” (2010 Corruption Map: Novelty in Both Corruption and Anti-corruption Efforts)
Legal Daily, January 19, 2011
http://www.chinanews.com/gn/2011/01-19/2796199.shtml

Education
PKU Bans Sensitive Photocopies
Global Times, January 19, 2011
http://china.globaltimes.cn/society/2011-01/614126.html

Human Rights
The Unbearable Cost
Caixin, January 19, 2011
http://english.caing.com/2011-01-19/100218601.html

Human Rights Defender – Tan Zuoren (谭作人)
家人盼谭作人保外就医 (Family Hopes for Medical Parole as Imprisoned Activist Tan Zuoren's Health Worsens)
Deutsche Welle, January 18, 2011
http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,14773224,00.html

Human Rights Defenders
Church Leader Barred from Travel
Radio Free Asia, January 18, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/travel-01182011164243.html

Population
Shanghai Officially Just Got a Bit More Crowded
CNN, January 19, 2011
http://www.cnngo.com/shanghai/life/shanghai-just-officially-got-bit-more-crowded-096925

“生儿育女是一个人的基本需求” ("Raising Children Is a Person's Fundamental Necessity")
Deutsche Welle, January 18, 2011
http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,14772086,00.html

北京采取措施努力遏制人口无序过快增长 (Beijing Adopts Measures to Restrain Population Growth)
Xinhua News Agency, January 18, 2011
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/9/1/1/1987935/1.html

河南全面放开户籍限制 工作满2年可全家落户 (Henan Loosens Residency Restrictions; Work Two Years, Receive Hukou)
Henan Business Daily, January 19, 2011
http://news.163.com/11/0119/09/6QOIJ6TB0001124J.html

Protests and Petitions
Doubts Escalate over Grisly Death
Global Times, January 19, 2011
http://special.globaltimes.cn/2011-01/614115.html

上海将探索“律师代理信访” (Shanghai to Explore Allowing Lawyers to Represent Petitions)
Oriental Morning Post, January 18, 2011
http://epaper.dfdaily.com/dfzb/html/2011-01/18/content_439745.htm

访民爬塔抗议被判刑两年至六年 (Jilin Petitions Who Climbed Beijing Tower in Protest Sentenced 2-6 Years)
Radio Free Asia, January 18, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/china_petitioner-01182011104846.html

Tibet
Tibetan Democracy Moves Forward, Faces Challenges
Radio Free Asia, January 18, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/democracy-01182011102742.html

January 18, 2011

Top news
Bilateral Ties
China Airs Commercial in U.S. to Bolster Image during Hu’s Visit
Bloomberg, January 18, 2011
http://www.businessweek.com/news/2011-01-17/china-airs-commercial-in-u-s-to-bolster-image-during-hu-s-visit.html

Related news:
"Experience China" Debuts at NYC's Times Square
Xinhua News Agency, January 18, 2011
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/china/2011-01/18/c_13695172.htm

Related information:
Chinese Government Needs to Demonstrate Concrete Human Rights Progress, Not Launch Publicity Campaigns
中国政府必须切实改善人权而非发动宣传攻势
Human Rights in China, January 18, 2011
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/192079
CH: http://gb.hrichina.org/public/contents/27320

Empty Chair, Dragon to Greet Hu
Radio Free Asia, January 17, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/protests-01172011193507.html

Louder Military Voice Raises Concerns
South China Morning Post, January 18, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=517c71940e49d210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

News
Disasters
四川省省长:汶川地震灾后恢复重建基本完成 (Sichuan Provincial Head: Post-Quake Reconstruction Basically Complete)
Xinhua News Agency, January 18, 2011
http://news.xinhuanet.com/local/2011-01/18/c_12995292.htm

Education
Modern University Gets Go-ahead
South China Morning Post, January 18, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=9755a560c749d210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Environment
New China Pollution Targets Inadequate: Greenpeace
Agence France-Presse, January 17, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110117/sc_afp/chinaenvironmentpollution

Human Rights Defenders
"国家尊重和保障人权从严禁酷刑开始" (Chinese Lawyers Issue Open Letter on Human Rights on Eve of Hu's US Trip)
Deutsche Welle, January 17, 2011
http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,14771988,00.html

Labor
Couple Arrested in Slaves Scandal
Shanghai Daily, January 18, 2011
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=461793&type=National

Land Policy
Backgrounder: Review of China's Affordable Housing Programs over Past Five Years
Xinhua News Agency, January 18, 2011
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/90001/90776/90882/7264155.html

Law
「被精神病」民工亡 家屬索償66萬 (Family Claims 660K Reimbursement after Death Migrant Worker Who Was "Driven Insane")
Ming Pao, January 18, 2011
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/94/1/1/1987112/1.html

Media
跟谷歌地圖打對台？中國版「天地圖」啟用 (Rival for Google Maps? China Releases State-sponsored Mapping Service Tianditu.cn)
Apple Daily, January 18, 2011
http://tw.nextmedia.com/rnews/article/SecID/103/art_id/6957/IssueID/20110118

Migrant Workers
北京外来人口下月将可申请公租房 租金拟分三档 (Those in Beijing for Work without Local Hukou May Apply for Public Housing Beginning February)
Legal Evening News, January 17, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/hqcj/fcdt/2011-01-17/content_1589688.html

January 17, 2011

News
Bilateral Ties
中国国家形象宣传战略启动 “人物篇”本月在美国播放 (China's 2011 Propaganda War to Make Its First Step in US with a Commercial of "Chinese Personalities")
Legal Evening News, January 14, 2011
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/international/content/2011-01/14/content_2440470.htm

Related news:
Ad Campaign to Pave Way for Hu's US Visit
South China Morning Post, January 14, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=ff580f99c408d210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Chinese President Hu Looks for 'Common Ground' with U.S.
The Washington Post, January 17, 2011
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/01/16/AR2011011601920.html

Related news:
Clinton Presses China on Rights before Visit
Agence France-Presse, January 17, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110114/pl_afp/uschinadiplomacy

Related information:
China's Hu Jintao Answers Questions with Washington Post
The Washington Post, January 16, 2011
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/01/16/AR2011011601921.html

China Rebuffs Indian Concerns on Visa Policy
Reuters, January 17, 2011
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE70G1NY20110117

Government
Shenzhen to Give Qianhai More Autonomy, HK Style
South China Morning Post, January 17, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=b40986adfbf8d210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Human Rights Defender – Hu Jia (胡佳)
胡佳妻為夫申請保外就醫 (Wife Applies for Medical Parole for Imprisoned Activist Hu Jia)
Ming Pao, January 17, 2011
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/32/1/1/1986556/1.html

Land Policy
“土地期满收回”不能剥夺公众知情权 (Shanghai: Residential Land Will Not Be Reclaimed after Lease Expiry)
Legal Daily, January 17, 2011
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2011-01/17/content_2443701.htm

Law
Lawyers to Fight for Forgotten 'Hooligan'
South China Morning Post, January 17, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=de7d552485f8d210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

河南偷逃過路費案主審法官資質受質疑 已被免職 (Judges Who Sentenced Henan Man Evading Road Tolls to Life Removed from Office)
Guangzhou Daily, January 17, 2011
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/113/1/1/1985659/1.html

Migrant Workers
Accidents Waiting to Happen
Global Times, January 17, 2011
http://special.globaltimes.cn/2011-01/613169.html

Protests and Petitions
Web Campaign Mixes Fact and Fiction to End Petitioner's 14 Years in Detention
South China Morning Post, January 13, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=5d58a82232b7d210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

XUAR
新疆去年审结危害国家安全犯罪案件376件 (XUAR Investigated 376 Cases Involving Endangerment of State Security)
People's Daily, January 16, 2011
http://xj.people.com.cn/GB/188514/13742885.html

Related news:
China Tried 376 Defendants in 2010 for Xinjiang Unrest
Reuters, January 17, 2011
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE70G14Y20110117