Bilateral Ties

Wen Rules Out Rights Debate
Radio Free Asia, June 28, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/rights-06282011144324.html

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维权人士设宴抗议：不能忘记人权议题 (Activists Protest for Human Rights Issues to Be Raised in Sino-German Meeting)
Deutsche Welle, June 28, 2011
http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,15195078,00.html

Hong Kong

July 1 March Hit with New Stipulation
South China Morning Post, June 29, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=9ea9e8c6527d0310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Human Rights Defenders

北京给异见人士"封口" (Beijing Seals the Mouths of Dissidents)
Deutsche Welle, June 28, 2011
http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,15194222,00.html

冉雲飛被控顛覆國家　證據不足 (Subversion Charge against Ran Yunfei Dropped Due to Lack of Evidence)
Apple Daily, June 29, 2011
http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/template/apple/art_main.php?iss_id=20110629&sec_id=15335&subsec_id=15336&art_id=15385233

Law

中国《精神卫生法》草案继续引起争议 (Chinese Mental Health Law Draft Continues to Spark Controversy)
Radio Free Asia, June 28, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/js-06282011085704.html

Politics

Beijing 'Orders Drive to Curb Democracy'
The Daily Telegraph, June 28, 2011
http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Beijing+orders+drive+curb+democracy/5019623/story.html

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A Party That Smiles to the World, But Tightens Its Grip at Home
Information, June 27, 2011
http://www.information.dk/272094

China Premier's Call for Reform Draws Accolades and Barbs
Reuters, June 28, 2011
http://old.news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20110628/wl_nm/us_china_politics_wen

Population

中国：难以承受的城市人口压力 (Population Pressure Facing China's Cities)
Radio France Internationale, June 29, 2011
http://www.chinese.rfi.fr/中国/20110629-中国：难以承受的城市人口压力

Protests and Petitions

女子为保护湿地得罪人被调岗当清洁工 (Woman Causes Offense with Her Defense of Wetlands, Forced to Work as Janitor)
China Youth Daily, June 29, 2011
http://news.163.com/11/0629/08/77N0DF9V00011229.html

Bilateral Ties

Germany Says It Will Talk Trade as Well as Human Rights with China's Wen Jiabao
Christian Science Monitor, June 27, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/germany-says-talk-trade-well-human-rights-chinas-174700513.html

Wen Rebukes UK Human Rights Focus
Financial Times, June 27, 2011
http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/9a467244-a0e0-11e0-adae-00144feabdc0.html

Environment

China Told to Reduce Food Production or Face 'Dire' Water Levels
The Guardian, June 28, 2011
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2011/jun/28/china-food-water

Gender

China Ready to Work for Rural Women's Rights
Xinhua News Agency, June 28, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-06/28/content_12792342.htm

Human Rights Defender – Ai Weiwei (艾未未)

艾未未被追稅500萬 (Ai's Company Told to Pay RMB 5mil in Back Taxes, 7mil in Fines)
Sing Tao Daily, June 28, 2011
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/94/1/1/2367663/1.html

艾未未取保后仍为国际关注 新华社批评西方粗暴干涉 (Xinhua Criticizes Western Interference with Ai Weiwei's Case)
Radio Free Asia, June 27, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/aww-06272011084831.html

Related information:
評論：艾未未案件折射西方一些人對中國司法的傲慢與偏見 (Commentary: Ai Weiwei's Case Reflects the Pride and Prejudice of Some in the West toward China's Judicature)
Xinhua News Agency, June 25, 2011
http://www.chinesetoday.com/news/show/id/508517

Human Rights Defender – Hu Jia (胡佳)

Hu Jia Mulls Return to Activism
Agence France-Presse, June 28, 2011
http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/2011/06/28/2003506899

Related information:
Hu Jia Released
胡佳获释
Human Rights in China, June 27, 2011
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/content/5401
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/cn/content/5402
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Questioning West's Campaign to Create a Hero
Global Times, June 26, 2011
http://www.globaltimes.cn/NEWS/tabid/99/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/663355/Questioning-Wests-campaign-to-create-a-hero.aspx

Media

版署：中国从不允许建立记者黑名单 (Government: China Has Never Allowed Journalist Blacklists)
Xinhua News Agency, June 27, 2011
http://news.163.com/11/0627/16/77IOI04Q00014JB5.html

Related information:
Press Regulator Speaks Out against Journalist ‘Black Lists’
China Media Project, June 28, 2011
http://cmp.hku.hk/2011/06/28/13488/

Tibet

Tibetans Slam Widespread Torture
Radio Free Asia, June 27, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/torture-06272011112246.html

川两僧侣拉萨街头示威一被捕一逃脱 (2 Sichuan Monks Protest in Lhasa, One Detained, One Flees)
Radio Free Asia, June 27, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/cz-06272011084819.html

Politics

社科院:中国公民政治参与处于中等水平 (Chinese Academy of Social Sciences: Chinese Political Participation at a Medium Level)
China News Service, June 27, 2011
http://news.163.com/11/0627/17/77IS8H5S00014JB6.html

Human Rights Defender – Hu Jia (胡佳)

Prominent Chinese Dissident Freed from Jail
Reuters, June 26, 2011
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/06/26/us-china-dissident-idUSTRE75O21G20110626

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胡佳刑满获释　寓所被严密包围 (Hu Jia's Home Surrounded by Police after Release from Prison)
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 26, 2011
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/chinese_news/2011/06/110626_china_dissident_released.shtml

Noted HIV/AIDS activist Hu Jia (胡佳) was released from prison on Sunday; police and security officers surrounded Hu’s home following his release. Hu was imprisoned in 2008 on charges of “inciting subversion of state power.” He was sentenced to a 3.5-year term in prison and one year of deprivation of political rights.

Food Security

China Wrestles with Food Safety Problems
The Los Angeles Times, June 26, 2011
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/asia/la-fg-china-food-20110627,0,1768389.story

Human Rights Defender – Ai Weiwei (艾未未)

Released Chinese Artist-activist Ai's Associates Freed
Reuters, June 25, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20110625/wl_nm/us_china_artist

Human Rights Defender – Qi Chonghuai (齐崇淮)

揭貪記者刑滿再判監9年 (Journalist Qi Chonghuai, Still in Jail, Sentenced to an Additional 9 Years)
Ming Pao, June 26, 2011
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/9/1/1/2365989/1.html

Related information:
齐崇淮自我辩护词 (Qi's Self-Defense Statement)
Qi Chonghuai, May 30, 2011
http://www.hrichina.org/cn/content/5392

齐崇淮涉嫌敲诈勒索罪、职务侵占罪辩护词 (Statement in Defense of Qi Chonghuai)
Liu Xiaoyuan, Wang Quanzhang, June 6, 2011
http://www.hrichina.org/cn/content/5390

Labor

Tiananmen Square Activist Gives Support to China's Official Union
The Guardian, June 26, 2011
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/jun/26/tiananmen-activist-china-official-union

Related information:
China's Main Union Is Yet to Earn Its Job
The Guardian, June 26, 2011
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2011/jun/26/china-trade-union-global-movement

鄭州的士司機罷工上訪 (Henan: Taxi Drivers Go on Strike and Petition in Zhengzhou)
Ming Pao, June 27, 2011
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/32/1/1/2367033/1.html