May 09, 2011

News
Bilateral Ties
U.S., China Talks Aim to Keep Irritants in Check
Reuters, May 09, 2011
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/05/09/usa-china-idUSN0817768720110509

Government
Rural, Urban Voters on Equal Footing, a First
Xinhua News Agency, May 07, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-05/07/content_12464762.htm

广东基层选举贿选惹民愤 官聘冒充北京军人打选民 (Police and Fake PLA Offiers Sent in to Quell Villagers Angry with Bribery during Guangdong Village Election)
Radio Free Asia, May 06, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/xuan-05062011135242.html

Human Rights Defender – Ai Weiwei (艾未未)
German Arts Academy Honors Chinese Dissident Ai Weiwei
Deutsche Welle, May 08, 2011
http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,15058753,00.html

粉筆字撐艾未未　遭警員警告　出動重案組　社民連兩人被捕 (Hong Kong: Two Arrested at Public Graffiti Demonstration in Support of Ai)
Apple Daily, May 09, 2011
http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/template/apple/art_main.php?iss_id=20110509&sec_id=4104&subsec_id=11867&art_id=15237040

Human Rights Defender – Hada (哈达)
内蒙古异见人士哈达妻儿被正式批捕 (Mongolian Dissident Hada Whereabouts Still Unknown, Wife Formally Approved for Arrest)
Radio Free Asia, May 06, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/hc-05062011151515.html

Human Rights Defender – Liao Yiwu (廖亦武)
Chinese Writer Stopped from Going to Sydney festival
Australian Broadcasting Corporation, May 09, 2011
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/05/09/3211639.htm

Human Rights Defender – Ni Yulan (倪玉兰)
北京律师状告警方得以探视倪玉兰 (Beijing Lawyers Sue Police for Permission to Visit Arrested Rights Attorney Ni Yulan)
Voice of America, May 07, 2011
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/news/20110507-chinese-lawyer-rights-121434769.html

Land Policy
安徽五百人入村责令强拆 村民泼粪抵抗八人被殴伤 (Anhui: 8 Injured during Demolition Dispute between 200 Villagers, 500 Demolishers)
Radio Free Asia, May 06, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/ah-05062011102302.html

Law
Concern over Mainland Rule of Law
South China Morning Post, May 09, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=15b1b163180df210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Military
PLA Denies Rumors of Massive Cutbacks
Global Times, May 09, 2011
http://military.globaltimes.cn/china/2011-05/652876.html

Politics
Bo Xilai and China’s ‘Red Revival’
The Globe and Mail, May 07, 2011
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/asia-pacific/bo-xilai-and-chinas-red-revival/article2013582/singlepage/

Protests and Petitions
'No Legal Basis' for Shenzhen Petition Ban, Experts Warn
Global Times, May 09, 2011
http://china.globaltimes.cn/society/2011-05/652877.html

Related information:
质疑深圳禁止农民工上访讨薪做法 (Challenging Shenzhen's Decision to Ban Migrant Workers from Petitioning on Salary Issues)
People's Daily, May 09, 2011
http://finance.people.com.cn/GB/14580566.html

关于切实做好建筑行业农民工工资结算支付工作共同维护大运会期间社会和谐稳定的通知 (Notice on Feasibly Settling Wages for Migrant Construction Workers While Maintaining Social Harmony and Stability during the Universiade Games)
April 27, 2011
http://news.sohu.com/20110507/n306988369.shtml

村民不满土地被非法倒卖多次上访遭砍伤 (Shandong: Frequent Petitioner against Illegal Land Sale Attacked with a Knife in Retaliation)
Xinhua News Agency, May 09, 2011
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2011-05/09/c_121394656.htm

Related information:
山东潍坊截访“灭门案” (Weifang, Shandong "Extermination Gate" Case Takes Care of Petitioner's Family)
http://www.tianya.cn/publicforum/content/free/1/2155823.shtml

郑州逾百村民请愿遭报复 四人被抓一人被打伤 (Zhengzhou: 4 Detained, 1 Injured by Police and Others after Villagers Petition District Govt en Masse against Demolition)
Radio Free Asia, May 08, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/ql-05082011165903.html

Religion
北京守望教会又有14名成员被捕 (Beijing: 14 Christians of Shouwang Church Detained )
Radio Free Asia, May 08, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/vt-05082011162010.html

Shanghai Cooperation Organization
SCO Members Brace for Terrorist Threat
China Daily, May 09, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-05/09/content_12466608.htm

Related information:
HRIC Commentary: Invocation of Terrorism and SCO Cooperation in Response to Question about Freedom of Travel Raises Serious Human Rights Concerns
Human Rights in China, May 06, 2011
http://www.hrichina.org/content/5330

State Security
Beijing Blames Foreigners for Its Fears of Unrest
New York Times, May 09, 2011
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/09/world/asia/09china.html

China's Challenge: Social Disorder
Economic Observer, May 09, 2011
http://www.eeo.com.cn/ens/feature/2011/05/09/200868.shtml

May 06, 2011

Top news
Human Rights Defender – Li Wangyang (李旺阳)
China Frees Veteran Labour Activist after 10 Years
Deutsche Presse Agentur, May 06, 2011
http://www.monstersandcritics.com/news/asiapacific/news/article_1637419.php/China-frees-veteran-labour-activist-after-10-years

Hunan-based labor rights activist Li Wangyang (李旺阳) was released Thursday after serving ten years in prison. Li, who founded the Shaoyang Autonomous Workers Union in 1989, was convicted of inciting subversion of state power in 2001. Li is subjected to four years of deprivation of political rights after his release.

Related information:
湖南劳工权益活跃人士李旺阳10年刑满获释
Activist Free after Ten-Year Term; Three Writers to Be Released This Month
Human Rights in China, May 05, 2011
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/cn/content/5325
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/content/5324

News
Corruption
China Vows to Fight Corruption among Police Officers
Xinhua News Agency, May 06, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-05/06/content_12456521.htm

Economic Development
Beijing Refutes Claims of Unfair Business Practice
Global Times, May 06, 2011
http://business.globaltimes.cn/china-economy/2011-05/652109.html

Related news:
U.S. Warns China Is Closing Up Again
The Wall Street Journal, May 05, 2011
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703834804576302132849525192.html

Food Security
No Let-Up as Food Scandals Mount
South China Morning Post, May 06, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=b3fd4690101cf210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Related news:
China to Take Every Possible Measure to Ensure Food Safety: Official
Xinhua News Agency, May 05, 2011
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/china/2011-05/06/c_13860842.htm

中国食品安全标准老了 (Food Safety Standards Past the Expiration Date)
Southern Weekend, May 05, 2011
http://www.infzm.com/content/58899

Human Rights Defender – Ai Weiwei (艾未未)
Beijing Rejects Foreign Protests over Ai Weiwei
Agence France-Presse, May 05, 2011
http://www.macaudailytimes.com.mo/china/24881-Beijing-rejects-foreign-protests-over-Weiwei.html

Human Rights Defender – Li Xiongbing (黎雄兵)
北京维权律师黎雄兵“获释回家” (Rights Lawyer Li Xiongbing Released)
British Broadcasting Corporation, May 06, 2011
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/chinese_news/2011/05/110506_china_lawyers.shtml

Labor
重庆出动武装特警为民工讨薪 (Chongqing Armed Police Dispatched to Help Migrant Workers Get Paid)
Southern Metropolis Daily, May 06, 2011
http://gcontent.oeeee.com/8/3f/83fa5a432ae55c25/Blog/dd7/da6790.html

Land Policy
暴力灌屎的汉能征地 (Jiangsu: Land Requisition by Hanergy Holdings Leads to Violent Battle with Villagers)
TIME WEEKLY, May 05, 2011
http://www.ibtimes.com.cn/articles/20110505/zhengdi.htm

哈尔滨抓捕18名暴力阻止强拆人士 (Harbin: 18 Detained for Obstructing Demolition)
Northeast Web, May 06, 2011
http://heilongjiang.dbw.cn/system/2011/05/05/053147943.shtml

Law
China to Curb Public Appearances by Justice Officials
Caixin, May 05, 2011
http://english.caing.com/2011-05-05/100255981.html

Media
China's 'Model' TV Dramas
Radio Free Asia, May 05, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/dramas-05052011135754.html

Migrant Workers
Migrants Push Beijing Population to 19.6 Million
Associated Press, May 05, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110505/ap_on_re_as/as_china_beijing_population

Police
Outcry after Chained-Up Campaigner Disappears
South China Morning Post, May 06, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=eb8d4690101cf210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

川警誤毆教師 上萬民眾抗議 (10K+ Protest after Sichuan Police Beat Teacher in Error)
Ming Pao, May 06, 2011
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/94/1/1/2094246/1.html

Related news:
四川射洪警察被指围殴教师 官方称系抓捕时误伤 (Sichuan Police Accused of Surrounding and Beating Teacher; Authorities: It Was an Accident)
Sichuan News Center, May 05, 2011
http://gb.cri.cn/27824/2011/05/05/3365s3238515.htm

Protests and Petitions
番禺区过千警力驱散护地村民数十人被抓 (Dozens Detained as 1K Guangdong Police Break Up Crowd of Villagers Guarding Land Auctioned Off by Cadres)
Radio Free Asia, May 05, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/china_land-05052011103055.html

Public Health
Extreme Drought Overwhelms Central China
Xinhua News Agency, May 05, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-05/05/content_12454064.htm

Shanghai Cooperation Organization
Yang to Attend SCO Foreign Ministers Meeting
Xinhua News Agency, May 05, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-05/05/content_12453955.htm

China Seeks Global Help in Fighting Uighur Separatists
Voice of America, May 05, 2011
http://www.voanews.com/english/news/asia/east-pacific/121313539.html

Related news:
中國：恐怖勢力嚴重威脅 (China: Terrorist Forces a Serious Threat)
Ming Pao, May 05, 2011
http://inews.mingpao.com/htm/INews/20110505/ca42109c.htm

May 05, 2011

News
Bilateral Ties
Austria Summons China Ambassador Over Ai Weiwei
Agence France-Presse, May 04, 2011
http://www.dawn.com/2011/05/04/austria-summons-chinese-ambassador-over-artist-ai.html

Related news:
奧地利總理今訪京提艾未未 (Austrian Chancellor to Raise Ai’s Case in Beijing Today)
Apple Daily, May 05, 2011
http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/template/apple/art_main.php?iss_id=20110505&sec_id=15335&subsec_id=15336&art_id=15226136

China Demands Nobel Prize Apology from Norway
Agence France-Presse, May 04, 2011
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5i8gsUpGF2Jd3zH9wRDL6gGg759Bw

China Vows to Support Cote d'Ivoire's Reconstruction
Xinhua News Agency, May 05, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-05/04/content_12444022.htm

Rudd Appeals for Inclusion of China in Global Institutions
Agence France-Presse, May 04, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=e37171be739bf210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

美国参议员呼吁百度停止网络审查 (US Senator to Baidu: Stop Filtering)
British Broadcasting Corporation, May 05, 2011
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2011/05/110505_us_baidu.shtml

Related information:
Durbin Writers China's Largest Search Engine about Web Censorship, Possible Facebook Deal
May 04, 2011
http://durbin.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases?ID=e3cb7665-de69-4fd0-ba4c-1cb315eb3b26

Environment
河北化工厂非法排污逾万人无净水饮用 (Hebei: Industrial Pollution Leaves ~10K without Clean Drinking Water)
Radio Free Asia, May 04, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/china_pollution-05042011104901.html

Government
Officials to Gain Experience at Grassroots Levels
China Daily, May 05, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-05/05/content_12446840.htm

Human Rights Defender – Ai Weiwei (艾未未)
Detention of Chinese artist Ai Weiwei Overshadows Opening of Sculpture Exhibit
Washington Post, May 04, 2011
http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/detention-of-chinese-artist-ai-weiwei-overshadows-opening-of-sculpture-exhibit/2011/05/04/AFZhXVqF_story.html

Related news:
Ai Weiwei: Can an Artist Change Society?
Christian Science Monitor, May 04, 2011
http://www.csmonitor.com/The-Culture/Arts/2011/0504/Ai-Weiwei-Can-an-artist-change-society

Human Rights Defenders
Lawyer Freed, Another Vanishes
South China Morning Post, May 05, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=16455e29c6bbf210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Related news:
李方平被扣一周突获释 (Li Fangping Resurfaces after a Week Missing)
Radio Free Asia, May 04, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/china_lawyer-05042011090608.html

Law
China Issues Guidelines for Resolving Social Conflicts
Xinhua News Agency, May 05, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-05/05/content_12446924.htm

Related information:
"关于深入推进矛盾纠纷大调解工作指导意见"印发 (16 Govt Depts Issue Guiding Opinions on Thoroughly Promoting Mediation for Conflicts and Disputes)
Xinhua News Agency, May 04, 2011
http://www.gov.cn/jrzg/2011-05/04/content_1857667.htm

监狱建议：“中国最后一个流氓犯”减刑 (Prison Proposes Reducing Sentence of Last Man Imprisoned for "Hooliganism" Niu Yuqiang, Set to Remain in Jail until 2020)
West China Metropolis Daily, May 05, 2011
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2011-05/05/c_121379180.htm

Media
China Sets Up Agency to Tighten Grip on Internet
Reuters, May 04, 2011
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/technology/tech-news/china-sets-up-agency-to-tighten-grip-on-internet/article2009972/

Related news:
加强管制互联网 中国设国家互联网信息办公室 (New Government Office to Increase Internet Control)
Lianhe Zaobao, May 05, 2011
http://www.zaobao.com/zg/zg110505_001.shtml

'Chinese Facebook' Renren Raises $743m with US Flotation
The Guardian, May 04, 2011
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011/may/04/chinese-facebook-renren-us-flotation

这一季，40部红色剧扎堆荧屏 上级单位通知各家卫视：5月到7月禁播谍战、涉案、言情题材剧 (SARFT: Spy, Law, and Romance Dramas Banned through End of July, Suggest Broadcasting 40 Red Dramas Instead)
Southern Metropolis Daily, May 05, 2011
http://gcontent.oeeee.com/0/70/07042ac7d03d3b99/Blog/786/9450e9.html

Migrant Workers
Migrants Restore Population Balance
China Daily, May 05, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-05/05/content_12446829.htm

Multilateral
Russia, China Clash over Oil Price, Supply
Asia Times Online, May 05, 2011
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Central_Asia/ME05Ag01.html

Religion
China Says US Report on Religious Policy Biased
Associated Press, May 04, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110504/ap_on_re_as/as_china_us_religious_freedom

May 04, 2011

News
Bilateral Ties
China Hails Death of Bin Laden, Defends Partner Pakistan
Reuters, May 03, 2011
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/05/03/us-binladen-china-idUSTRE7421O020110503

US Sees Positive Momentum in Chinese Military Ties
Xinhua News Agency, May 04, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-05/04/content_12440454.htm

Children
Displaced Child Taken Home by Government
China Daily, May 04, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-05/04/content_12439538.htm

Environment
China's Drinking Water Polluted
Radio Free Asia, May 03, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/polluted-05032011121720.html

Gender
Survey Finds One in Five Women Sexually Harassed
China Daily, May 04, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-05/04/content_12438824.htm

Related news:
调查问卷显示性骚扰影响近40%职场女性 (Survey: ~40% of Women Sexually Harassed in Workplace)
Beijing Daily, May 03, 2011
http://gb.cri.cn/27824/2011/05/03/5005s3235617.htm

Human Rights Defender – Ai Weiwei (艾未未)
奧地利召中國大使 抗議艾未未被扣 (Austria Raises Ai's Detention to Chinese Ambassador)
Apple Daily, May 04, 2011
http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/template/apple/art_main.php?iss_id=20110504&sec_id=15335&subsec_id=15336&art_id=15223030

Law
缓刑女子收到“禁止令” (Jiangsu Woman Given Suspended Sentence Receives Country's First Injunction)
Xinhua News Agency, May 04, 2011
http://gcontent.oeeee.com/8/9f/89f03f7d02720160/Blog/54f/e87e56.html

Related information:
关于对判处管制、宣告缓刑的犯罪分子适用禁止令有关问题的规定（试行） (Regulations on Issues Related to Injunctions Applicable to Criminals Who Have Been Sentenced to Surveillance or Whose Sentences Have Been Suspended (Provisional))
SPC, SPP, MPS, MOJ, April 28, 2011
http://www.mps.gov.cn/n16/n1282/n3508/n2173912/2771846.html

最高人民法院、最高人民检察院、公安部、司法部有关负责人就《关于对判处管制、宣告缓刑的犯罪分子适用禁止令有关问题的规定（试行）》答记者问 (Government Spokesperson Responds to Questions about New Provisional Regulations on Injunctions)
Procuratorial Daily, May 03, 2011
http://news.jcrb.com/jxsw/201105/t20110503_537716.html

Media
Internet Police Beefed Up
Radio Free Asia, May 03, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/internet-05022011164532.html

Police
Worker Says He Was Committed Over Pay Row
China Daily, May 04, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-05/04/content_12439566.htm

Related news:
逃跑的“精神病人”徐武 (Xu Wu, "Mental Patient" on the Run)
Southern Metropolis Daily, April 29, 2011
http://gcontent.oeeee.com/d/20/d20be76a86c0d71c/Blog/469/d08da3.html

Controversy over 'Black Jails' Continues
Global Times, May 04, 2011
http://china.globaltimes.cn/society/2011-05/651150.html

Related news:
“学习班”梦魇 ("Study Class" Nightmare)
Southern Metropolis Daily, April 28, 2011
http://gcontent.oeeee.com/6/d1/6d19c113404cee55/Blog/d7b/a2087f.html

Society
China Prepares to Host 'Red Olympics'
The Daily Telegraph, May 03, 2011
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/8489477/China-prepares-to-host-Red-Olympics.html

XUAR
海外维吾尔人在华盛顿举行会议 (Overseas Uyghurs Meet in D.C.)
British Broadcasting Corporation, May 03, 2011
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2011/05/110503_uyghur_meeting.shtml

May 03, 2011

News
Bilateral Ties
China Aid Linked to Taiwan Issue: Cable
Taipei Times, May 01, 2011
http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2011/05/01/2003502135

For the full text of the cable, see:
NZ Shamed China over Fiji Visit - WikiLeaks
Manawatu Standard, April 28, 2011
http://www.stuff.co.nz/manawatu-standard/news/national-news/4934713/NZ-shamed-China-over-Fiji-visit-WikiLeaks

Related information:
China's Foreign Aid Comes with 'No Strings Attached'
Global Times, April 27, 2011
http://china.globaltimes.cn/diplomacy/2011-04/649128.html

Full text of white paper:
中国的对外援助 (China’s Foreign Aid)
Information Office of the State Council, April 2011
CH: http://www.gov.cn/zwgk/2011-04/21/content_1850553.htm
EN: http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-04/21/content_12372839.htm

Hong Kong
Chair Protest in Park Demands Ai Weiwei's Release
South China Morning Post, May 03, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=2be46f17161bf210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Related news:
千椅砌「囚」字　促釋艾未未 (1000 Chairs Spell Out "Imprisoned" to Urge Release of Ai Weiwei)
Sing Pao, May 03, 2011
http://www.singpao.com/NewsArticle.aspx?NewsID=167369&Lang=tc

PLA in Warning over Ai Weiwei Image Stunt
South China Morning Post, April 30, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=8b2bbfbefe1af210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

For photos of the projected images, see:
http://www.facebook.com/media/set/fbx/?set=a.10150160387736850.298065.528556849

Human Rights Defender – Li Fangping (李方平)
China Rights Lawyer Li Fangping Missing
Reuters, May 03, 2011
http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/2011/05/03/2003502307

Human Rights Defenders
吴华英维权女儿出国留学受阻 (Fujianese Activist's Daughter Prevented from Leaving China to Study Abroad, Told She Might "Endanger State Security")
Radio Free Asia, May 01, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/china_exit_ban-04012011103620.html

Labor
Couple Get Prison Terms for Enslaving Mentally Ill Workers in China's Xinjiang
Xinhua News Agency, May 01, 2011
http://english.cri.cn/6909/2011/05/01/2681s635071.htm

Land Policy
株洲自焚者死亡 记者采访被威胁扣查 (Hunan: Journalist Investigating Story of Zhuzhou Woman Who Self-Immolated to Obstruct Demolition Threatened, Interrogated, and Searched by Local Authorities)
Radio Free Asia, May 02, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/zi-05022011160432.html

Law
调解越来越主流 (Mediation Becoming Increasingly Mainstream)
Southern Weekend, April 28, 2011
http://www.infzm.com/content/58517

Media
《财经》杂志记者张贾龙被“喝茶”失踪 或与艾未未案有关 (Intern Reporter with Caijing Who Reported on the Destruction of AI Weiwei's Shanghai Studio Missing after Being Summoned by Police on April 28)
Radio France Internationale, May 02, 2011
http://www.chinese.rfi.fr/中国/20110502-《财经》杂志记者张贾龙被“喝茶”失踪-或与艾未未案有关

Military
China Boosts Marine Surveillance over Island Tensions
British Broadcasting Corporation, May 03, 2011
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-13257263

Multilateral
中國外交部﹕國際反恐積極進展 (PRC MFA: A Positive Development for International Anti-Terrorism Efforts)
Ming Pao, May 03, 2011
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/3/1/1/2091349/1.html

Public Health
Smoking Ban Not Such a Drag for Chinese
Irish Times, May 03, 2011
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/world/2011/0503/1224295913591.html

Shanghai Cooperation Organization
Uyghur Leader Barred from Travel
Radio Free Asia, May 01, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/worlduyghurcongress-05012011173228.html

State Security
Intelligence Chief Calls for Huge ID Database: System Would Help Hu's 'Social Management' Goal
South China Morning Post, May 03, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=4826fd664a0bf210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Related information:
加强和创新社会管理 建立健全中国特色社会主义社会管理体系 (Strengthening and Innovating Social Management: Building a Robust Socialist Social Management System with Chinese Characteristics)
Seeking Truth, May 01, 2011
http://www.qstheory.cn/zxdk/2011/201109/201104/t20110429_78908.htm

官媒頻「泄密」 專家：對外示強 (Official Media "Divulge Secrets"; Expert: To Show China's Strength)
Ming Pao, May 03, 2011
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/94/1/1/2091414/1.html

April 29, 2011

News
Bilateral Ties
China 'Backsliding on Human Rights'
The Guardian, April 28, 2011
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/apr/28/china-backsliding-human-rights

Related news:
China Pushes Back after U.S. Criticism on Rights
Reuters, April 29, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20110429/wl_nm/us_china_rights

US-China Rights Talks End with Commitment to Continue Dialogue
Voice of America, April 28, 2011
http://www.voanews.com/english/news/asia/east-pacific/120850469.html

中美人權對話 京異見人士遭殃 (Beijing's Dissidents Suffer during Sino-American Human Rights Dialogue)
Ming Pao, April 29, 2011
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/94/1/1/2088189/1.html

Food Security
China Food Scandals Spark New Safety Fears
Agence France-Presse, April 28, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110428/hl_afp/chinafoodsafety

Related news:
China Jails 14 for Peddling Tainted Milk Powder
Reuters, April 29, 2011
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/04/29/us-china-food-melamine-idUSTRE73S1LV20110429

Freedom of Speech
China Hits Back at Salman Rushdie
The Daily Telegraph, April 29, 2011
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/8482681/China-hits-back-at-Salman-Rushdie.html

Related information:
China Must Set Ai Weiwei Free
Salman Rushdie, April 20, 2011
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/8464658/China-must-set-Ai-Weiwei-free.html

Human Rights Lecture Not Needed
Chinese Embassy in the UK, April 29, 2011
http://europe.chinadaily.com.cn/opinion/2011-04/29/content_12420674.htm

给纽约国际文学节和拉什迪先生的答谢辞
A Thank-you Note to the World Voices Festival of International Literature and Mr. Rushdie
Liao Yiwu, April 25, 2011
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/cn/content/5304
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/content/5303

萨尔曼•拉什迪给廖亦武的回信
Salman Rushdie’s Response to Liao Yiwu’s Letter
Salman Rushdie, April 27, 2011
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/cn/content/5307
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/content/5306

Freedom of Speech and Tolerance Urged
South China Morning Post, April 29, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=0c6de9b70fc9f210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Related information:
以包容心对待“异质思维” (A Tolerant Approach to Different Viewpoints)
People's Daily, April 28, 2011
http://opinion.people.com.cn/GB/14505701.html

Land Policy
重庆千警暴力徵地逾30村民被打伤 (Chongqing: 30 Villagers Injured in Violent Land Requisition Involving 1K Police)
Radio Free Asia, April 28, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/china_demolition-04282011090342.html

Media
Trying to Stir Up a Popular Protest in China, from a Bedroom in Manhattan
New York Times, April 28, 2011
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/29/world/asia/29jasmine.html

Public Health
China Set to Introduce New Rules on Smoking in Public
British Broadcasting Corporation, April 28, 2011
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/13219118

Religion
美国宗教自由报告特别关注中国缅甸苏丹等14个国家 (US Religious Freedom Report Calls Attention to China, Myanmar, Sudan, and Others)
Radio Free Asia, April 28, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/us_religion-04282011123942.html

Related information:
2011 Annual Report
US Commission on International Religious Freedom, April 28, 2011
http://www.uscirf.gov/reports-and-briefs/annual-report/3594-2011-annual-report.html

Rural Issues
Big Changes Sweep Rural China
China Daily, April 26, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-04/26/content_12398251.htm

State Security
Sentence Reduced for Hong Kong Academic
New York Times, April 28, 2011
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/29/world/asia/29briefs-China.html

Tibet
中国首次对海外流亡藏人新总理作出反应 (China Issues First Response to Tibetan Govt-in-Exile PM)
Radio Free Asia, April 28, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/Xinwen/zg-04282011163436.html

April 28, 2011

News
Bilateral Ties
Bleak Outlook for U.S.-China Talks on Human Rights
New York Times, April 27, 2011
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/28/world/asia/28china.html

China Media Say US Human Rights Pressure Will Fail
Associated Press, April 28, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110428/ap_on_re_as/as_china_us_human_rights

Related news:
社评：中美人权对话不该像是谈判 (Editorial: The Sino-American Human Rights Dialogue Should Not Be a Negotiations)
Global Times, April 28, 2011
http://opinion.huanqiu.com/roll/2011-04/1658611.html

Food Security
Officials Failing to Halt Food Scandals
South China Morning Post, April 28, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=c8487fefb779f210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Growing Concern over School Milk Program
China Daily, April 28, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-04/28/content_12408775.htm

Hong Kong
港人指传媒自我审查达回归新高 (HKers' Belief that Media Practice Self-Censorship at a New Post-Handover High)
Radio France Internationale, April 27, 2011
http://www.chinese.rfi.fr/港澳台/20110427-港人指传媒自我审查达回归新高

Human Rights Defender – Ai Weiwei (艾未未)
演唱會上高呼「愛未來」 搖滾樂手撐艾未未被扣查 (Musician Detained, Questioned after Calls for Ai's Release Displayed at Suzhou Music Festival)
Apple Daily, April 28, 2011
http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/template/apple/art_main.php?iss_id=20110428&sec_id=15335&subsec_id=15336&art_id=15205782

Related news:
Police Seize, Question & Release Rocker over Slogan
Global Times, April 28, 2011
http://china.globaltimes.cn/society/2011-04/649476.html

Human Rights Defenders
Rights Activist Threatened
Radio Free Asia, April 27, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/threatened-04272011121040.html

哈达拒屈服，妻儿被逮捕 (Wife Formally Arrested as Hada, Still Detained following Prison Release, Refuses to Surrender)
Deutsche Welle, April 28, 2011
http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,15031591,00.html

Law
解读刑法修正案(八) 完善法定量刑情节相关规定 (Deciphering 8th Amendment to Criminal Law: Improving Stipulations on Statutory Sentencing Circumstances)
Legal Daily, April 28, 2011
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/rdlf/content/2011-04/28/content_2624185.htm

Police
案件侦查期间家属不能会见羁押嫌犯，催生敛财通道 看守所保安暗收钱 称能帮家属传话羁押犯 (Unable to Meet with Detainees, Families Pay Guard to Relay Messages to Those Within)
Southern Metropolis Daily, April 28, 2011
http://gcontent.oeeee.com/6/9d/69d658d0b2859e32/Blog/b21/d890b9.html

Population
China Risks Getting Old before It Gets Rich
Reuters, April 28, 2011
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/04/27/us-china-demography-idUSTRE73Q1SC20110427

Public Health
HIV-Infected Man Appeals Ruling
Radio Free Asia, April 27, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/ruling-04272011154955.html

Religion
内蒙10牧师疑因洛桑大会邀请遭刑拘 (10 Inner Mongolian House Church Pastors Criminally Detained, Possibly Due to Global Evangelization Congress)
Radio Free Asia, April 27, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/china_religion-04272011104639.html

Society
维权人士指公园论政已成趋势难以控制 (Rights Activists: Difficult to Hinder Gathering of People in Public Parks)
Radio Free Asia, April 27, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/china_park-04272011110202.html

April 27, 2011

News

Bilateral Ties
U.S.-China Kick Off Talks on Human Rights
USA Today, April 27, 2011
http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2011-04-27-us-china-talks-human-rights_n.htm

Related news:
China Warns against "Interference" ahead of U.S. Rights Talks
Reuters, April 27, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20110426/wl_nm/us_china_usa_rights

美中人权对话前夕 中方发出警告 (China Gives Warning on the Eve of the Human Rights Dialogue)
Radio Free Asia, April 26, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/mz-04262011105709.html

中美人權對話 艾未未被捕成焦點 (Ai's Detention Becomes a Focal Point of Sino-American Human Rights Dialogue)
Apple Daily, April 27, 2011
http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/template/apple/art_main.php?iss_id=20110427&sec_id=15335&subsec_id=15336&art_id=15203046

Australia PM Talks Rights with China's Wen
Agence France-Presse, April 26, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110426/wl_asia_afp/chinaaustraliadiplomacyrights

Minister Ends China Trip with Ai Weiwei Plea
SwissInfo, April 26, 2011
http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/politics/foreign_affairs/Minister_ends_China_trip_with_Ai_Weiwei_plea.html?cid=30084242

Death Penalty
China Executes Man Who Shot Dead 4 Police Officers
Associated Press, April 26, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110426/ap_on_re_as/as_china_shootout

Hong Kong
New Crop of Pro-Ai Weiwei Graffiti Appears
South China Morning Post, April 27, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=9cf68d331c19f210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Human Rights Defender – Ai Weiwei (艾未未)
溫總訪大馬 學生籲釋放艾未未 (Malaysian University Students Call for Ai's Release during Wen Jiabao Visit)
Ming Pao, April 27, 2011
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/94/1/1/2086032/1.html

Land Policy
北京拒迁村民遭蒙面人重伤 福州村民遭拆迁方困屋内昏迷 (Beijing Villager Refuses to Relocate, Attacked by Masked Thugs)
Radio Free Asia, April 26, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/cq-04262011090810.html

Protests and Petitions
北大教授张千帆探访吉林老访民 (Investigative Report from PKU Law Professor on a Jilin Petitioner's Case)
Caixin, April 27, 2011
http://policy.caing.com/2011-04-26/100252716.html

Public Health
《精神卫生法》出台卡壳于强制收治 一部法律为何26年出不来 (Medical Experts Not Optimistic about Mental Health Law, Expected to Be Passed This Year)
China Youth Daily, April 27, 2011
http://zqb.cyol.com/html/2011-04/27/nw.D110000zgqnb_20110427_5-03.htm

Rural Issues
China to Alleviate Poverty in Rural Areas
Xinhua News Agency, April 26, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-04/26/content_12400208.htm

Shanghai Cooperation Organization
China, Kyrgyzstan to Deepen Security Cooperation
Xinhua News Agency, April 27, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-04/27/content_12404492.htm

Tibet
China Blames Monks for Tibetan Unrest
Agence France-Presse, April 27, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110426/wl_asia_afp/chinatibetunrestreligionrights

Lobsang Sangay Elected Exiled Tibetan PM
Agence France-Presse, April 27, 2011
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hQsdFKAntreQ0tfQJ6ZCvwiO1hNg

Related news:
Q&A: Tibet-in-Exile’s New PM
China Realtime Report, April 27, 2011
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2011/04/27/interview-tibet-in-exiles-new-pm-lobsang-sangay/

April 26, 2011

News
Bilateral Ties
China Issues White Paper on Foreign Aid
Xinhua News Agency, April 21, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-04/21/content_12371450.htm

Full text of white paper:
中国的对外援助 (China’s Foreign Aid)
Information Office of the State Council, April 2011
CH: http://www.gov.cn/zwgk/2011-04/21/content_1850553.htm
EN: http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-04/21/content_12372839.htm

China Yearns for Peace on Southern Flank
Asia Times Online, April 22, 2011
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China/MD22Ad01.html

China-US to Hold Rights Dialogue Amid Crackdown
Associated Press, April 22, 2011
http://www.china.org.cn/china/2011-04/22/content_22418808.htm

Children
Xinjiang to Bring Wandering Minors Home
China Daily, April 22, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110422/ap_on_re_as/as_china_us

Government
國務院發文要求政府網站及時公開政務信息 (State Council Calls for Government Websites to Post Information in a Timely Manner)
China News Service, April 22, 2011
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/9/1/1/2082721/1.html

Related information:
关于进一步加强政府网站管理工作的通知 (Notice on Strengthening the Administration of Government Websites)
General Office of the State Council, April 21, 2011
http://www.miit.gov.cn/n11293472/n11293832/n13095885/13725561.html

Hong Kong
Hundreds March in Support of Detained Artist Ai Weiwei
South China Morning Post, April 24, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=5bb101d69038f210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Related news:
Radicals and Religion on a Rowdy Sunday
South China Morning Post, April 25, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=773c8cd89d78f210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Human Rights Defender – Ai Weiwei (艾未未)
Ai Weiwei One of Time's 'Most Influential'
Agence France-Presse, April 23, 2011
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gY6BPlTyL3CWy3rm6UqSplBQH-Ug

Related news:
Ai Weiwei
TIME, April 21, 2011
http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,2066367_2066369_2066464,00.html

江蘇演唱會高呼「愛未來」 廣州現挺艾塗鴉 (Coded Ai Weiwei Support Message at Jiangsu Concert, More Ai Graffiti Appearing in Mainland)
Apple Daily, April 26, 2011
http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/template/apple/art_main.php?iss_id=20110426&sec_id=15335&subsec_id=15336&art_id=15199407

Human Rights Defenders
Activist Charged in Beijing
Agence France-Presse, April 23, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/charged-04222011104348.html

Jasmine Rallies
表演「埋葬茉莉花」 京三藝術家獲釋 (Three Beijing Artists Detained after Jasmine Performance Released)
Apple Daily, April 26, 2011
http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/template/apple/art_main.php?iss_id=20110426&sec_id=15335&subsec_id=15336&art_id=15199408

Freedom of Speech
Crackdown on Dissent Targets Culture and Art
South China Morning Post, April 22, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=c36e60bc0b87f210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Land Policy
湖南村民抗清拆自焚 (Hunan Villager Sets Himself Alight in Protest of a Forced Eviction)
Ming Pao, April 25, 2011
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/94/1/1/2084239/1.html

Law
China Drops Charges against Lawyer
The Wall Street Journal, April 23, 2011
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703907004576278593528313616.html

湖南拟修法扩大法律援助事项范围家庭暴力有望纳入法律援助 (Proposed Amendment Expands Scope of Hunan's Legal Aid to Include Domestic Violence)
Legal Daily, April 26, 2011
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2011-04/26/content_2616517.htm

Migrant Workers
All 17 Killed in Beijing Fire Are Migrants
Xinhua News Agency, April 25, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-04/25/content_12384529.htm

Multilateral
SCO Military Chiefs Meet in Shanghai on Defense
Xinhua News Agency, April 26, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-04/26/content_12393063.htm

Protests and Petitions
China: Shanghai Port Lorry Driver Strike Ended
British Broadcasting Corporation, April 25, 2011
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-13188330

Religion
Chinese Police Detain Christians as Dispute Spills into Easter
Reuters, April 24, 2011
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/04/24/us-china-religion-idUSTRE73N0CJ20110424

Related news:
守望教会户外敬拜36人被捕 (36 Shouwang Parishioners Detained)
Radio Free Asia, April 25, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/china_religion-04252011105652.html

Tibet
China Bans Foreigners from Restive Tibetan Areas
Reuters, April 22, 2011
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/04/22/us-china-tibet-travel-idUSTRE73L1E020110422

Reports of 2 Tibetans Killed by Chinese Officers
New York Times, April 23, 2011
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/24/world/asia/24tibet.html

Related news:
Tibetan Government in Exile 'Deeply Concerned' about China Crackdown on Monastery
Voice of America, April 26, 2011
http://www.voanews.com/english/news/asia/east-pacific/120544674.html

XUAR
孟建柱在新疆喀什调研时强调 坚持经济建设和社会稳定两手抓 为推进 新疆跨越式发展和长治久安作出新贡献 (Kashgar: Minister of Public Security Calls for Increased Economic Development and Stability Maintenance)
People's Daily, April 25, 2011
http://politics.people.com.cn/GB/1026/14479987.html

April 21, 2011

News
Bilateral Ties
Australia's Gillard to Push China on Human Rights
The Wall Street Journal, April 20, 2011
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704658704576274900494099200.html

US Renews Concerns over China Clampdown
Agence France-Presse, April 21, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110420/pl_afp/chinarightspoliticslawyerus

US Senate Delegation in China amid Crackdown
Associated Press, April 20, 2011
http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5igg_kr8hQNucDCJxIfrE5U8VK-kw

Corruption
173 Officials Punished for Illegal Land Use in NW China
China Daily, April 20, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-04/20/content_12364727.htm

Food Security
Experts Seek End to Food Double Standard
China Daily, April 21, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn//2011-04/19/content_12353372.htm

Hong Kong
Rights Groups Issue Mainland Travel Alerts over Suppression
South China Morning Post, April 21, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=16e3097d0f27f210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Human Rights Defender – Ai Weiwei (艾未未)
親述創作過程　「我和艾未未的故事」　《一虎八奶圖》女角：願以命撐他 (Actress from Ai Weiwei Piece Liumang Yan's "The Tale of Me and Ai Weiwei": I'll Support Him with My Life )
Apple Daily, April 21, 2011
http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/template/apple/art_main.php?iss_id=20110421&sec_id=15335&subsec_id=15336&art_id=15187580

Related information:
和艾未未不得不说的故事 (The Tale of Me and Ai Weiwei)
Liumang Yan
http://loveaiww.blogspot.com/2011/04/blog-post_2778.html

艾未未頭像塗鴉驚現安徽 (Anhui: Ai Weiwei Graffiti Appears in Hefei)
Apple Daily, April 21, 2011
http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/template/apple/art_main.php?iss_id=20110421&sec_id=15335&subsec_id=15336&art_id=15187585

Labor
China Vows to Double Workers' Pay in 5 Years
China Daily, April 19, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn//2011-04/19/content_12353372.htm

Truck Drivers Go on Strike at Shanghai Ports
Agence France-Presse, April 21, 2011
http://www.mysinchew.com/node/56488

Land Policy
Door About to Close on Forced Home Demolitions
China Daily, April 21, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-04/21/content_12366300.htm

Law
我国再审行政强制法草案突出约束公权力滥用 (NPC Standing Committee Deliberate Administrative Enforcement Law)
Xinhua News Agency, April 21, 2011
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2011-04/21/content_2606337.htm

Media
Facebook May 'Bock Content' Claim as Speculation Grows Over Entry Into China
The Guardian, April 20, 2011
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2011/apr/20/facebook-considers-censorship-claim-china

US Website Claims Attack by China-Based Hackers
Voice of America, April 20, 2011
http://www.voanews.com/english/news/asia/east-pacific/US-Website-Claims-Attack-by-China-Based-Hackers-120272004.html

Police
Van Crash Victim Waits for Redress
Shanghai Daily, April 21, 2011
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/nsp/National/2011/04/21/Van%2Bcrash%2Bvictim%2Bwaits%2Bfor%2Bredress/

我国服刑人员心理健康教育普及率100% (Mental Health Education Coverage for Chinese Prisoners Reaches 100%)
Legal Daily, April 21, 2011
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2011-04/21/content_2606340.htm

Protests and Petitions
上海访民申请游行被扣并迫令脱衣搜查 (Shanghai Petitioners Applying to Demonstrate Detained and Forced to Undergo Strip Search)
Radio Free Asia, April 20, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/china_petitioner-04202011122011.html

Tibet
Tibetan Monastery Crackdown Video Emerges
Agence France-Presse, April 21, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110421/wl_asia_afp/chinatibetunrestrights

April 20, 2011

News
Bilateral Ties
Chinese Minister Rejects Charge of Neocolonialism in Africa
Voice of America, April 19, 2011
http://www.voanews.com/english/news/asia/Chinese-Minister-Rejects-Charge-of-Neocolonialism-in-Africa-120237594.html

Human Rights Defender – Jiang Tianyong (江天勇)
China Rights Lawyer Resurfaces amid Crackdown
Associated Press, April 20, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110420/ap_on_re_as/as_china_human_rights_2

Human Rights Defender – Liu Anjun (刘安军)
维权人士刘安军被旅游 江天勇被扣两个月获释 (Rights Defender Liu Anjun Taken to Haikou)
Radio Free Asia, April 19, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/wq-04192011085956.html

Human Rights Defenders
Ai Weiwei Lawyer Reappears in China
The Guardian, April 19, 2011
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/apr/19/ai-weiwei-lawyer-liu-xiaoyuan-reappears-china

Labor
广州一工人以死证清白 当众喝下剧毒电镀液 (Guangzhou: Worker Poisons Himself to Prove He Didn't Steal from Boss)
Southern Metropolis Daily, April 20, 2011
http://nf.nfdaily.cn/nfdsb/content/2011-04/20/content_22966391.htm

甘肅施工隧道坍塌困12人 (12 Workers Buried in Tunnel Collapse)
Xinhua News Agency, April 20, 2011
http://inews.mingpao.com/htm/INews/20110420/ca31201p.htm

Media
China to Close down 5,000 Publications in 5 Yrs
China Daily, April 20, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-04/20/content_12362799.htm

Police
Senior Cops Fired over Torture Case
Shanghai Daily, April 20, 2011
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/nsp/National/2011/04/20/Senior%2Bcops%2Bfired%2Bover%2Btorture%2Bcase/

Protests and Petitions
河北占用耕地惹民愤 武汉重病访民被关法制班 (Hebei Villagers Plot Large-scale Land Protest; Wuhan Petitioners Call for Release of Gravely Ill Prisoners)
Radio Free Asia, April 19, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/hb-04192011100939.html

Public Health
中国2010年艾滋病死亡人数达新高 (AIDS Deaths Reach New High in 2010)
British Broadcasting Corporation, April 20, 2011
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2011/04/110420_china_aids.shtml

Related news:
HIV Tests Axed for Chinese Returning from Abroad
China Daily, April 20, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-04/20/content_12362526.htm

Religion
China Church Makes Bold Call for Easter Service
Agence France-Presse, April 19, 2011
http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/Asia/Story/STIStory_658633.html

Society
10,000 Graduates to Head for Western Regions
Xinhua News Agency, April 20, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-04/20/content_12358731.htm

China Dogs' Rescue Shows Growing Animal Activism
Associated Press, April 20, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110420/ap_on_re_as/as_china_dogs_rescued

Tibet
China Says Everything "Normal" at Restive Tibetan Temple
Reuters, April 19, 2011
http://ca.reuters.com/article/topNews/idCATRE73I1G020110419

April 19, 2011

News
Bilateral Ties
Justices Decline to Hear Appeal from Chinese Detainees
New York Times, April 18, 2011
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/19/us/politics/19scotus.html

Food Security
媒体称多起食品安全事故暴露不少马后炮监管 (Media: Too Many Food Safety Inspections Come after the Fact)
Xinhua News Agency, April 18, 2011
http://news.eastday.com/c/20110418/u1a5846107.html

Government
Wen to Cadres: Speak the Truth
South China Morning Post, April 19, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=1583da994096f210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

广东村委换届党委操盘 山东村长新上任被砍20刀 (Rural Party Committee Manipulates Elections in Guangdong, New Chief Beaten in Shandong)
Radio Free Asia, April 18, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gd-04182011115555.html

Human Rights Defender – Ai Weiwei (艾未未)
艾母「活要見人死要見屍」 疑韓寒文章聲援艾未未 (Ai Weiwei's Mother: If He's Alive Let Me See Him, If He's Dead Let Me See His Corpse)
Ming Pao, April 19, 2011
http://news.mingpao.com/20110419/cac1.htm

Related Information:
再见！艾未未 (Goodbye, Ai Weiwei!)
Boxun, April 14, 2011
http://www.peacehall.com/news/gb/pubvp/2011/04/201104141714.shtml

Labor
人社部：力争职工工资5年翻番 (Human Resources Ministry: Determined to Double Workers Wages in 5 Years)
The Beijing Times, April 19, 2011
http://news.jinghua.cn/351/c/201104/19/n3327584.shtml

云南宣威矿难死亡人数瞒报 矿主已被控制 (Yunnan Mine Falsifies Accident Death Toll, Supervisor's Account Frozen)
People's Daily, April 19, 2011
http://news.ifeng.com/mainland/detail_2011_04/19/5830904_0.shtml

Land Policy
“小产权房”等违法用地行为抬头 (Illegal Land Use on the Rise)
The Beijing Times, April 19, 2011
http://news.jinghua.cn/351/c/201104/19/n3327579.shtml

Related news:
9,832 Abuse Cases
Xinhua News Agency, April 19, 2011
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/nsp/National/2011/04/19/9832%2BAbuse%2BCases/

Law
山西品行鉴定准律师 政治表现成执业先决 (Shanxi: Lawyers Determined by Moral Conduct, Political Performance)
Radio Free Asia, April 18, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/sx-04182011115600.html

Related news:
山西将考察准律师政治表现和个人品行 (Shanxi to Evaluate, Approve Lawyers on Political Performance, Personal Moral Conduct)
China National Radio, April 18, 2011
http://www1.cnr.cn/newscenter/gnxw/201104/t20110418_507906918.html

Media
Arab Blogger Hits at Media Coverage of Libyan Uprising
South China Morning Post, April 19, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=c05dda994096f210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Related information:
阿拉伯人对中国媒体的十万个为什么 (Arab People's 100,000 "Why's" to Chinese Media)
Ezzat's Blog, April 15, 2011
http://yizhate.blshe.com/post/534/668306

How China Reports the Arab World
China Media Project, April 18, 2011
http://cmp.hku.hk/2011/04/18/11658/

Police
甘肃西和县公安局长被免职 (Gansu Police Chief Sacked over Torture Charges)
The Beijing Times, April 19, 2011
http://epaper.jinghua.cn/html/2011-04/19/content_651131.htm

Protests and Petitions
Petitioners Face Preemptive Blocks
Radio Free Asia, April 18, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/petitioners-04182011173526.html

Public Health
Patients Not Told Therapy Was on Trial
Shanghai Daily, April 19, 2011
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/nsp/National/2011/04/19/Patients%2Bnot%2Btold%2Btherapy%2Bwas%2Bon%2Btrial/

Related news:
央视再揭干细胞治疗乱象 (CCTV Again Uncovers the Chaos of Stem Cell Therapy)
Century Weekly, April 18, 2011
http://policy.caing.com/2011-04-18/100249639.html

XUAR
Xinjiang Man Stabs Six Passers-by and Kills Himself
British Broadcasting Corporation, April 19, 2011
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-13125561

April 18, 2011

News

Education
对学生要宽容，对老师也要宽容 (Peking U President Confused by Misunderstanding over Counselling Program for Troubled Students, "Radicals")
Xiaoxiang Morning Herald, April 17, 2011
http://epaper.xxcb.cn/xxcba/html/2011-04/17/content_2465626.htm

Human Rights Defender – Ai Weiwei (艾未未)
Ai Weiwei Arrest: Chinese Lawyer and Designer Are Latest to Disappear
The Guardian, April 15, 2011
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/apr/15/ai-weiwei-lawyer-designer-disappear

艾未未工作室员工致信中国公安部 (Ai Weiwei Staff Send Open Letter to Police)
Deutsche Welle, April 16, 2011
http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,14993821,00.html

Related information:
艾未未工作室同仁、家属及志愿者致公安部、北京市公安局的公开信 (Ai Weiwei Studio Open Letter)
Love Ai Weiwei, April 15, 2011
http://loveaiww.blogspot.com/2011/04/ai-weiwei-studio-open-letter.html

岳路平稱收死亡恐嚇 (Artist Yue Luping Receives Death Threats after Defending Ai Weiwei)
Ming Pao, April 18, 2011
http://news.mingpao.com/20110418/cad1.htm

Human Rights Defender – Qin Yongmin (秦永敏)
异见人士秦永敏被抄家并扣查恐吓警察冒充推友意在“钓鱼” (Wuhan Dissident Qin Yongmin Searched, Threatened by Police)
Radio Free Asia, April 15, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/qin-04152011094507.html

Human Rights Defender – Wang Dan (王丹)
China Dissident: Former Taiwan Gov't Gave Me Money
Associated Press, April 17, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110418/ap_on_re_as/as_taiwan_china_dissident

Related news:
王丹﹕312萬非阿扁私款認收捐助 指屬於中華民國 (Wang Dan: 3.1mln Not from Chen Shuibian from Taiwan Goverment)
Ming Pao, April 17, 2011
http://hk.news.yahoo.com/article/110416/4/nubd.html

中華民國要不要支持中國民運 (Does the Republic of China Want to Support the Chinese Democracy Movement?)
Wang Dan, Apple Daily, April 18, 2011
http://tw.nextmedia.com/applenews/article/art_id/33326179/IssueID/20110418

Human Rights Defenders
武汉周一开庭审理李铁“涉嫌颠覆国家政权罪”案 (Subversion Trial against Activist Li Tie Opens Monday)
Radio Free Asia, April 17, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/sd-04172011165018.html

Labor
我国一季度各类事故起数和死亡人数同比下降 (Official Data: Accidents and Resulting Deaths Down in 1st Quarter)
Xinhua News Agency, April 16, 2011
http://news.eastday.com/c/20110416/u1a5841763.html

Land Policy
成都征地纠纷爆警民冲突 十多人被打伤及拘留多人外逃 (+10 Beaten, Detained in Violent Chengdu Land Dispute)
Radio Free Asia, April 15, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/chd-04152011102004.html

RFA独家：鲁政府强征开发利益不予民分　五里冢村民请愿警镇压捕多人 (Shandong Villagers Detained for Protesting Government Suppression over Land Deals)
Radio Free Asia, April 15, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/lu-04152011141628.html

Media
China Is Warned on the Perils of Web Censorship
South China Morning Post, April 18, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=e48f5adebc36f210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

How China Gags Its Media
Radio Free Asia, April 15, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/media-04152011112958.html

重庆卫视越红收视越黑　文革式洗脑不合大众胃口 (Plummet in Chongqing TV Ratings Reveals Brainwashing Unpopular)
Radio Free Asia, April 15, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/chq-04152011114402.html

Multilateral
UN Chief Silent on China Arrests
Agence France-Presse, April 18, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110418/wl_asia_afp/chinarightsun

Religion
Fears of Uprisings Prompt China’s Easter Crackdown
The Globe and Mail, April 18, 2011
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/asia-pacific/fears-of-uprisings-prompt-chinas-easter-crackdown/article1988892/

Related news:
Illicit Church, Evicted, Tries to Buck Beijing
New York Times, April 17, 2011
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/18/world/asia/18beijing.html

Vatican Says China's Move to Beatify Christian Sign of Hope
Agence France-Presse, April 15, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110415/wl_asia_afp/vaticanpopereligionchinacatholicbeatification

Tibet
Dalai Lama Urges Restraint in Tibet Monastery Standoff
Reuters, April 16, 2011
http://af.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idAFTRE73F0ET20110416

Related news:
US Frowns on Chinese Force in Tibet
Agence France-Presse, April 15, 2011
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5i9t6B8vSjBXsPAlAkL69DNBJL2qA

XUAR
Clash over Detained Petitioners
Radio Free Asia, April 15, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/clash-04152011174039.html

April 15, 2011

News
Education
江西遂川部分排名靠后初中生被送至鞋厂工读 (Jiangxi: Low-performing Students Nearing Gao-kao Sent to Vocational School, Made to Work Part-time at Shoe Factory)
Xinhua News Agency, April 14, 2011
http://news.eastday.com/c/20110414/u1a5839133.html

Gender
China Mulls Legislation on Domestic Violence
Xinhua News Agency, April 15, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-04/15/content_12329704.htm

Hong Kong
Legco CCTV Cameras Raise Privacy Concerns
South China Morning Post, April 15, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=e8064f78fe35f210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Human Rights Defender – Ai Weiwei (艾未未)
艾未未遭抹黑 國家形象蒙污 (Ai's Name Blackened, Tarnishing Our Country's Image)
Ming Pao, April 15, 2011
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/6/1/1/2075456/1.html

Human Rights Defender – Ni Yulan (倪玉兰)
China Detains Rights Lawyer, Another Feared Missing in Crackdown
Reuters, April 15, 2011
http://in.reuters.com/article/2011/04/15/idINIndia-56348820110415

Human Rights Defender – Zhao Lianhai (赵连海)
停止發聲 趙連海否認與當局交換 (Zhao Lianhai Denies Official Deal Caused Ai Weiwei Silence)
Ming Pao, April 15, 2011
http://news.mingpao.com/20110415/cad1.htm

Jasmine Rallies
拍茉莉花杨秋雨劳教两年 伤残律师倪玉兰涉寻衅刑拘 (Activist Yang Qiuyu Sent to RTL after Photographing Jasmine Rallies)
Radio Free Asia, April 14, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/moli-04142011151723.html

Related information:
Two Years of Reeducation-Through-Labor for Rights Activist Yang Qiuyu
北京维权人士杨秋雨被劳动教养两年
Human Rights in China, April 14, 2011
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/content/5263
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/cn/content/5262

Labor
China Launches Campaign to Boost Work Safety
Xinhua News Agency, April 15, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-04/15/content_12329712.htm

Related information:
关于开展严厉打击非法违法生产经营建设行为专项行动的通知 (Notice on Launching a Specialized Action to Sternly Crack Down on Illegal Manufacturing, Business, and Construction Practices)
Work Safety Commission of the State Council, April 14, 2011
http://www.chinasafety.gov.cn/newpage/Contents/Channel_20132/2011/0414/128318/content_128318.htm

云南蒙自出租车罢驶两日促成调高起步价 (Yunnan Cabbies Strike, Win Higher Rates)
Radio Free Asia, April 14, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/yn-04142011112644.html

Land Policy
法院调虎离山 长达一年多钉子户被强搬 (Zhuhai: Court Forcibly Evicts Last Nail House)
Southern Metropolis Daily, April 14, 2011
http://nf.nfdaily.cn/nfdsb/content/2011-04/14/content_22707289.htm

Law
重庆检方将于19日以妨害作证罪起诉李庄 (Li Zhuang to Be Tried for Tampering Evidence on April 19)
RedNet, April 14, 2011
http://news.eastday.com/c/20110414/u1a5839137.html

Multilateral
China's Hu Calls for Asian Security Cooperation
Associated Press, April 15, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110415/ap_on_re_as/as_china_asian_security

Police
Beating Up Sparks Shanghai Riot
South China Morning Post, April 15, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=13b86a38de45f210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Related news:
上海逾二千人騷亂 (Over 2,000 Riot in Shanghai)
Oriental Daily, April 14, 2011
http://orientaldaily.on.cc/cnt/china_world/20110414/00178_090.html

Protests and Petitions
Petitioner under House Arrest
Radio Free Asia, April 14, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/petitioner-04142011141215.html

Religion
Vatican: China Bishop May Avoid Excommunication
Associated Press, April 14, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110414/ap_on_re_eu/eu_vatican_china

State Security
Special Report: In Cyberspy vs. Cyberspy, China Has the Edge
Reuters, April 14, 2011
http://uk.reuters.com/article/2011/04/14/us-china-usa-cyberespionage-idUKTRE73D24220110414

Tibet
Fears over Monastery Siege
Radio Free Asia, April 14, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/siege-04142011110237.html

April 14, 2011

Top news
Human Rights Defender – Ai Weiwei (艾未未)
China Police Building Tax Case against Detained Artist Ai - Report
Reuters, April 14, 2011
http://in.reuters.com/article/2011/04/14/idINIndia-56322120110414

Related news:
艾未未受調查先抗拒後配合 (Ai Weiwei Now Cooperating in Investigation)
Wen Wei Po, April 14, 2011
http://paper.wenweipo.com/2011/04/14/YO1104140002.htm

简讯：港媒称艾未未“开始交代问题” (Pro-Beijing HK Media: Ai Weiwei Now Speaking with Authorities)
British Broadcasting Corporation, April 14, 2011
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2011/04/110414_china_aiweiwei.shtml

Related news:
艾未未開始交代問題 羞辱中國以迎合西方 (Ai Weiwei Now Speaking with Authorities, He Humiliated China to Cater to the West)
Ta Kung Pao, April 14, 2011
http://www.takungpao.com/news/top/2011-04-14/716232.html

Police Investigate Ai Weiwei Street Artists
South China Morning Post, April 14, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=bc49d4de92f4f210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Related information:
未未現身中上環　邊個驚 ("Who's Afraid of Ai Weiwei" Graffiti Appears in HK’s Central and Sheung Wan Areas)
Apple Daily, April 14, 2011
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-ehmDmA56M

News

Jasmine Rallies
挺茉莉花送勞教　魏強失蹤　父母尋子　公安：不知道送哪裏了 (Authorities to Wei Qiang's Family: We Don't Know Where Your Son Has Been Sent for RTL)
Apple Daily, April 14, 2011
http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/template/apple/art_main.php?iss_id=20110414&sec_id=15335&subsec_id=15336&art_id=15165474

Related news:
China Sends Man to Labor Camp over "Jasmine" Rally
Reuters, April 12, 2011
http://ca.reuters.com/article/topNews/idCATRE73B1XI20110412

Labor
Faring Poorly in Qingdao
Caixin, April 14, 2011
http://english.caing.com/2011-04-14/100248117.html

郑州将对1次死亡10人以上重大事故煤矿予以关闭 (Zhengzhou to Close Mines with Accidents Killing 10 or More)
Xinhua News Agency, April 13, 2011
http://news.eastday.com/c/20110413/u1a5837815.html

Media
China to Crack Down on 'Illegal' Activities on Internet
Xinhua News Agency, April 13, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-04/13/content_12321795.htm

Toeing the Line
The Age, April 13, 2011
http://www.theage.com.au/world/toeing-the-line-20110412-1dcj8.html

網絡競爭力港列12 內地網民最勤奮 (Chinese Netizens Most Expressive, Report)
Ming Pao, April 14, 2011
http://news.mingpao.com/20110414/cac1.htm

Related information:
The Global Information Technology Report 2010-2011
World Economic Forum, April 12, 2011
http://www.weforum.org/reports

Migrant Workers
Eviction of Migrants Triggers Big Controversy
Xinhua News Agency, April 14, 2011
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=468827

Police
山东泗水男子被派出所传唤 第二天死亡 (Shandong Man Summoned to Police, Dead the Next Day)
iqilu, April 14, 2011
http://lw.wnnews.cn/2011/0414/1383.html

Protests and Petitions
无锡垃圾发电厂暂缓投产 万人抗议未停息 (Police Move in as 10,000 Wuxi Residents Protest Waste Incinerator)
Radio Free Asia, April 13, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/wx-04132011151050.html

合肥残疾人抗议拆迁被抓 逾百人与警冲突多人受伤 (Protesting Activist's Detention, Over 100 Handicapped Residents Battle Police Ending in Injuries, More Detentions)
Radio Free Asia, April 13, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/hf-04132011095025.html

阻高铁施工广东农民遭群殴 四川工人仍僵持 (Activists Beaten as Protestors Continue to Block High Speed Rail Construction)
Radio Free Asia, April 13, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gaotie-04132011113948.html

中央巡视驾到福建 击鼓鸣冤者官府照打 (Rural Land Petitioners Beaten by Guards in Fuzhou)
Radio Free Asia, April 13, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/zy-04132011095031.html

Shanghai Cooperation Organization
China, Russia Vow to Boost Relations
Shanghai Daily, April 14, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/brics2011/2011-04/14/content_12322482.htm

Taiwan
'Mainland Workers' Rights Should Be Protected
China Daily, April 14, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-04/14/content_12322999.htm

Tibet
Clashes at China Tibetan Monastery: Rights Group
Agence France-Presse, April 13, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110413/wl_asia_afp/chinatibetunrestrights