January 08, 2010

Top News of the Day

Hong Kong

重案上門 陳巧文質疑施壓 (Police Mount Pressure on HK Rights Activist by Harassing Her Father)
Ming Pao, January 08, 2010
http://news.mingpao.com/20100108/gaa1.htm

On January 07, 2010, four police officers from an anti-crime unit in Hong Kong visited and questioned the father of Christine Chan (陈巧文), a Hong Kong-based rights activist who spearheaded the New Year's Day protest outside the Central Government Liaison Office to call for democracy and the release of Liu Xiaobo. Chan criticized the police of harassing her father in an attempt to pressure her not to participate in the protest on January 08 that thousands are expected to rally outside the Legislative Council opposing the multibillion-dollar Guangzhou-Hong Kong-Shenzhen Express Link project that will evict villagers from their homes.

Related News:
萬人圍立會前夕　警上門找陳巧文父母 快樂抗爭 vs白色恐怖 (Police Criticized for Using "White Terror" Tactics as Protests Loom)
Apple Daily, January 08, 2010
http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/template/apple/art_main.php?&iss_id=20100108&sec_id=4104&art_id=13605499

Police Tactical Unit on Standby for Rail Protest
South China Morning Post, January 07, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=d7fd5d4c31406210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Tsoi Yuen Villagers' Last Stand before the Bulldozers Move in
South China Morning Post, January 07, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=eb1e5d4c31406210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

News
Hong Kong
Protest Group Not Allowed Back to Border
South China Morning Post, January 07, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=55127d5692906210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Hukou
10城市全面廢止暫住證 北京2010年起逐步實行 (10 Cities Abolish Temporary Residence Permits; Beijing to Implement Similar Overhaul in 2010)
Xinhua News Agency (via China Economic Net), January 07, 2010
http://big5.ce.cn/cysc/fdc/fc/201001/07/t20100107_19993623.shtml

Related News:
Migrant System 'Not Enough'
Radio Free Asia, January 07, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/migrant-workers-01072010111901.html

Human Rights Defender - Ai Xiaoming (艾晓明)
艾晓明出境受阻 (Professor Ai Xiaoming Barred from Leaving China )
Radio Free Asia, January 07, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/China_academic-01072010103943.html

Human Rights Defender - Liu Xiaobo (刘晓波)
Liu Xiaobo: Vaclav Havel Confronts Chinese on Sentencing of Dissident
Christian Science Monitor, January 07, 2010
http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-Pacific/2010/0107/Liu-Xiaobo-Vaclav-Havel-confronts-Chinese-on-sentencing-of-dissident

Related News:
劉曉波妻函哈維爾致謝 (Liu's Wife Thanks Vaclav Havel)
Ming Pao, January 08, 2010
http://news.mingpao.com/20100108/cag1.htm

Human Rights Defender - Wang Dan (王丹)
大陆年青人翻墙为王丹做义工 (Mainland Teen Volunteers Use Anonymous Browsing Software and Proxies to Join Wang Dan's Working Group on Facebook)
Radio Free Asia, January 07, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/China_Wang-01072010104740.html?encoding=simplified

Labor
Mass Mercury Poisoning at Foshan Factory
Agence France-Presse (via South China Morning Post), January 07, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=60498664d4806210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Protests and Petitions
村镇争地500村民对峙千人 (500 Villagers, 1000 Police Clash in Guangdong over Land Dispute )
Southern Metropolis Daily, January 08, 2010
http://epaper.nddaily.com/A/html/2010-01/08/content_987683.htm

January 07, 2010

News

Corruption
Handling of Billions in Quake Donations Criticised
South China Morning Post, January 07, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=738f5d4c31406210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Death Penalty
河北张宝义团伙涉黑案7名主犯被执行死刑 (7 Criminal Gangs Executed in Hebei)
China National Radio, January 07, 2010
http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2010-01-07/133419419534.shtml

Disasters
內蒙古烏拉特後旗6000人遭特大雪災 (6000 Suffer Heavy Snow in Inner Mongolia)
China National Radio, January 07, 2010
http://news.sina.com.hk/cgi-bin/nw/show.cgi/9/1/1/1386363/1.html

Food Security
China Admits New Tainted-Milk Case Is Older
New York Times, January 06, 2010
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/07/world/asia/07milk.html

Government
More than 106,000 Officials Punished in First 11 Months of 2009: Official
Xinhua News Agency, January 07, 2010
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2010-01/07/content_12770065.htm

Hong Kong
Beijing Warning Over HK Protests
South China Morning Post, January 07, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=de5d5d4c31406210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Hukou
广东拟行积分制 暂住证变居住证 (Guangdong's Authorities to Allow Eligible Migrant Workers to Hold Permanent Residency)
Radio Free Asia, January 06, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/guangdong-01062010104705.html

Internet Censorship
国内三知名网站域名封杀 白名单制度开始实质生效 (Three Major Mainland Sites Blocked)
Radio Free Asia, January 07, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/bai-01062010094907.html

Land Policy
新拆迁条例出台前各地频现突击拆迁现象 (Demolition Blitz Occurs More Frequently Before New Regulation Comes into Force)
International Herald Leader, January 07, 2010
http://news.sina.com.hk/cgi-bin/nw/show.cgi/9/1/1/1386425/1.html

Migrant Workers
Migrant Workers Cry 'Foul' Over Pension Rules
South China Morning Post, January 07, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=746f5d4c31406210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Public Health
China's Drug Treatment Slammed
Radio Free Asia, January 06, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/treatmentslammed-01062010232031.html

Tibet
China Sentences Tibetan Film-maker to Six Years: Family
Agence France-Presse, January 06, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100106/wl_asia_afp/chinatibetunrestrightsfilm

XUAR
China's Xinjiang Issues New Anti-terror Rules: State Media
Agence France-Presse, January 06, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100106/wl_asia_afp/chinaunrestxinjiangsecurity

China Detains Three for Spreading Rumours about Uighurs
Reuters, January 06, 2010
http://in.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idINIndia-45192620100106

January 06, 2010

News
Corruption
Corruption Hurting Nation's Image: Poll
China Daily, January 06, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-01/06/content_9269894.htm

Education
Chinese Academia Ghost-writing 'Widespread'
British Broadcasting Corporation, January 05, 2010
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8442147.stm

Green Dam
Web Filtering Company Sues China, PC Makers over Green Dam
InformationWeek, January 05, 2010
http://www.informationweek.com/news/security/vulnerabilities/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=222200365

Hong Kong
Hong Kong Air Pollution at Threatening Levels: Report
Agence France-Presse, January 05, 2010
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/china/local-news/hong-kong/2010/01/05/239376/Hong-Kong.htm

Human Rights Defender – Guo Quan (郭泉)
郭泉将囚于“模范监狱” 仍坚持申诉 (Activist-Academic Guo Quan to Be Imprisoned in "Model Prison", Insists on Appealing Sentence)
Radio Free Asia, January 05, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/guoquan-01052010154526.html

Human Rights Defender – Liu Xiaobo (刘晓波)
尚宝军律师谈刘晓波上诉 (Lawyer Shang Baojun Speaks on Liu Xiaobo's Appeal)
Radio France Internationale, January 05, 2010
http://www.rfi.fr/actucn/articles/121/article_18582.asp

Labor
Toll in China Coal Mine Fire Rises to 25
Agence France-Presse, January 06, 2010
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iHJdr75CGqZDTuWRVTSifkaLm8iQ

湖南湘潭煤矿火灾25名矿工遇难 (25 Dead in Hunan Coalmine Fire)
British Broadcasting Corporation, January 06, 2010
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2010/01/100106_china_mine_fire.shtml

Media
Scribe Gets 16 Years in Mine Accident Coverup
China Daily, January 06, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-01/06/content_9270859.htm

Related news:
Reporters Count Cost of Shady Practices
South China Morning Post, January 06, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=0984eef85eef5210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

深圳記者採訪 遭惡保安圍毆 (Shenzhen Journalist Surrounded and Beaten and Robbed by Security Guards whilst Reporting)
Apple Daily, January 06, 2010
http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/realtime/art_main.php?iss_id=20100106&sec_id=10793096&art_id=13598625

Military
東莞 500武警「閱兵」震懾罪犯 (Dongguan Holds Military and Police Parade of 500+ Officers to Scare Off Criminals)
Apple Daily, January 06, 2010
http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/template/apple/art_main.php?iss_id=20100106&sec_id=15335&subsec_id=15336&art_id=13597183

Public Health
51 Children Suffer Lead Poisoning
China Daily, January 06, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-01/06/content_9270162.htm

Related information:
大丰市政府新闻发言人通报市经济开发区河口村部分儿童血铅超标调查处理情况 (Statement from the Dafeng Government Spokesperson on the Survey into the Excessive Levels of Lead in Children's Blood)
Dafeng Municipal People's Government, January 5, 2010
http://www.dafeng.js.cn/Html/rdhf/094816419.htm

China Fights Growing Problem of Tuberculosis
Reuters, January 06, 2010
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE60501Z20100106

Rough Justice: Akmal Shaikh's Trial Shows China Must Improve Its Handling of Criminal Suspects with Mental Issues
South China Morning Post, January 05, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=02156d1d059f5210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

“地贫”基因携带者考取公务员遭拒 中国基因歧视第一案立案 (China's First Genetics Discrimination Suit Filed after Carriers of Genetic Blood Disease Refused Government Position)
China Youth Daily, January 05, 2010
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2010-01/06/content_3016506.htm

Shanghai World Expo
Evictees Call for Talks
Radio Free Asia, January 05, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/evict-01052010164938.html

XUAR
Beijing's 'Ethnic Unity' Education
Radio Free Asia, January 05, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/ethnicunity-01052010141548.html

Related news:
北外元旦前夕对新疆学生进行政治教育 (In Late 2009, Beijing Foreign Studies University Held Political Education Classes for Students from Xinjiang)
Radio Free Asia, January 05, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/Uyghur_students-01052010105359.html

January 05, 2010

News
Bilateral Ties
Beijing's Push for Soft Power Runs Up against Hard Absolutes
Financial Times, January 04, 2010
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c67477f4-f8cf-11de-beb8-00144feab49a.html

Related news:
U.S.-China Relations to Face Strains, Experts Say
The Washington Post, January 03, 2010
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/01/02/AR2010010201751.html

Human Rights Defender – Feng Zhenghu (冯正虎)
馮正虎滯留成田機場滿2月 (Activist-scholar Feng Zhenghu Stuck in Tokyo Airport for over Two Months Now)
Ming Pao, January 04, 2010
http://inews.mingpao.com/htm/INews/20100104/ca11831a.htm

Human Rights Defender – Liu Xiaobo (刘晓波)
Top China Dissident Appeals Subversion Conviction
Agence France-Presse, January 04, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100104/wl_asia_afp/chinarightsdissidenttrial

Related news:
劉曉波上訴 不滿未扣關押時間 (Liu Appeals, Expresses Discontent over the Court Not Deducting Pre-trial Detention from the Sentence)
Ming Pao, January 05, 2010
http://news.mingpao.com/20100105/cac1.htm

Human Rights Defender – Zheng Enchong (郑恩宠)
郑恩宠被传唤及抄家 世博会将引来外省访民 (Police Summon Rights Defense Lawyer Zheng Enchong, Raid His Home)
Radio Free Asia, January 04, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/enchong-01042010105728.html

Labor
矿难不认所有权 09年国有大型煤矿发生3起特大矿难 (Review: Three Major Accidents at State-owned Mines in 2009)
China Youth Daily, January 05, 2010
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2010-01/05/content_12754813_2.htm

Law
最高法司法解释增加两新型诉讼 (Supreme People's Court Expounds on Two New Administrative Suits Types)
Southern Metropolis Daily, January 04, 2010
http://epaper.nddaily.com/A/html/2010-01/04/content_983845.htm

Related information:
关于审理行政许可案件若干问题的规定 (Regulations on Several Issues Regarding the Hearing of Administrative Licensing Cases)
Supreme People's Court, December 14, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2010-01/04/content_12751961.htm

Media
Web Freedom in China as Great Firewall Falls Briefly
The Los Angeles Times, January 04, 2010
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010695243_chinanet05.html

Protests and Petitions
Hundreds Clash with Police in Bid to Halt Spread of Chemical
South China Morning Post, January 05, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=9bc556ae3b9f5210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Tibet
Beijing Imposes Harsh Sentences on Tibetan Monks and Lama
AsiaNews, January 04, 2010
http://www.asianews.it/index.php?l=en&art=17256

XUAR
China Sees Long-term Stability Struggle in Xinjiang
Reuters, January 03, 2010
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6020AJ20100103

January 01-04, 2010

News
Corruption
Top Ex-judge Charged with Taking 4-million-yuan Bribe
China Radio International (via China Daily), January 03, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-01/03/content_9256996.htm

Death Penalty
Three Sentenced to Death in Southeast China Gang Trial
Xinhua News Agency, January 04, 2010
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2010-01/04/content_12749295.htm

Environment
中石油渭河油污已流入黃河 (Oil Spill Enters Yellow River)
China News Service (via Ming Pao), January 04, 2010
http://inews.mingpao.com/htm/INews/20100104/ca11110v.htm

Related Information:
Oil Leak Pollutes Large Stretch of China River
Associated Press (via Yahoo! News), January 02, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100102/ap_on_re_as/as_china_oil_spill

Human Rights Defender - Liu Xiaobo (刘晓波)
三万港人游行声援刘晓波及争取普选 (30000 March in HK for Liu Xiaobo and Democracy)
Radio Free Asia, January 03, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/HK_procession-01012010082758.html

刘晓波国内博客除夕被封（图） (Liu Xiaobo's Blog Closed on New Year's Eve)
Radio Free Asia, January 01, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/liu-01012010120321.html

Human Rights Defenders
北京教授萧瀚遭政治停职 (Beijing Professor Suspended for "Excessive Involvement in Public Affairs")
Radio Free Asia, January 01, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/china_professor-01012010093507.html

Internet Censorship
China Nabs 5,400 People for Online Porn in 2009
Agencies (via China Daily), January 03, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-01/03/content_9257224.htm

网民批评温家宝 齐齐哈尔吧网页被百度关闭（图，视频） (Heilongjiang's Internet Forum Page Closed after Posting Criticism of Chinese Premier)
Radio Free Asia, January 03, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/wang-01032010155953.html

內地著名網站始創人涉淫網 (China's Renowned Website Founder Arrested for Setting up Porn Websites)
Ming Pao, January 02, 2010
http://inews.mingpao.com/htm/INews/20100102/ca61727c.htm

Land Policy
关注《拆迁条例》修改:不该被遗忘的土地使用权 (Amendments to Law on Demolition and Eviction: Don't Forget Land Use Rights)
People's Daily (via Xinhua News Agency), January 02, 2010
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2010-01/02/content_12742824.htm

北大教授建言：尽快出台新条例遏制突击拆迁苗头 (New Regulation Needed ASAP to Curb Demolition Blitz: Peking U Professors)
Legal Daily (via Xinhua News Agency), December 31, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2009-12/31/content_12735327.htm

Media
Xinhua Challenges CCTV with Launch of Worldwide TV Network
South China Morning Post, January 01, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=0a139837145e5210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

XUAR
Angry Minority Finds A Voice on Chinese Campus
Associated Press (via Yahoo! News), January 03, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100103/ap_on_re_as/as_china_outspoken_uighur

December 31, 2009

Top news
Human Rights Defender – Liu Xiaobo (刘晓波)
刘晓波被重判纽约各界集会抗议 (Groups Gather in New York to Protest Liu's Harsh Sentence)
Radio Free Asia, December 30, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/liu-12302009135435.html

Related information:
Case Update: International Community Speaks Out on Liu Xiaobo Verdict
Human Rights in China, December 30, 2009
http://www.hrichina.org//public/contents/172713

News
Civil Society
中国民间维权工作艰巨但信心不动摇 (2009 Year in Review: Civic Rights Defense Work in China)
Radio Free Asia, December 30, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/wei-12302009140347.html

Corruption
Corrupt Officials Blamed for China's €24bn Shortfall
Irish Times, December 31, 2009
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/world/2009/1231/1224261476842.html

Environment
Guangzhou Shutting Incinerators
South China Morning Post, December 31, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=40ad6dbab70e5210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Human Rights Defenders
维权律师为执业权与司法局交涉不果 (Rights Defense Lawyers Fight for Their Right to Practice)
Radio Free Asia, December 30, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/lushi-12302009140559.html

Labor
9 Held as Mentally Ill Murdered in Mines
South China Morning Post, December 31, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=76ed6dbab70e5210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

全国总工会要求推动解决农民工工资拖欠问题 (ACFTU Demands Resolution for the Problem of Migrant Workers' Back Pay)
Xinhua News Agency, December 30, 2009
http://news.eastday.com/c/20091230/u1a4918121.html

Land Policy
Chinese Businesses Resist Eviction by Developers
New York Times, December 31, 2009
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/31/world/asia/31nailhouse.html

北大学者建议设立拆迁纠纷裁判机构 (Peking U Scholars Propose Establishing Mediation Organs for Demolitions and Evictions)
China News Service, December 31, 2009
http://news.eastday.com/c/20091231/u1a4918406.html

旧例废除之前 宜兴加紧强拆 (Jiangsu City Hastens Demolition before New Regulation Comes into Force)
Radio Free Asia, December 30, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/qiang-12302009095203.html

Media
Apple Censors Dalai Lama IPhone Apps in China
PC World, December 30, 2009
http://www.pcworld.com/article/185604/apple_censors_dalai_lama_iphone_apps_in_china.html

China Is Losing a War over Internet
The Wall Street Journal, December 31, 2009
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB126220137567110673.html

Chinese Editor Hu Shuli Takes over News Magazine
The Guardian, December 30, 2009
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/dec/30/hu-shuli-editor-china-news

Migrant Workers
Migrant Workers Allowed to Take along More Pension Funds
South China Morning Post, December 31, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=107d6dbab70e5210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Multilateral
China Promises to Be 'Fair' as UNSC President
Xinhua News Agency, December 31, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-12/31/content_9249140.htm

Police
China Arrests 4 Foreigners over Heroin Haul: Report
Reuters, December 30, 2009
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE5BU0BD20091231

XUAR
首部加强民族团结教育的地方性法规审议通过新疆2010年2月1日起实施《民族团结教育条例》 (First Regional Regulations on Ethnic Unity Education Passed -- XUAR to Begin Implementing the Regulations on Education for Ethnic Unity February 1, 2010)
People's Daily, December 31, 2009
http://unn.people.com.cn/GB/14748/10688510.html

Related news:
Xinjiang Adopts Regional Law to Enhance Ethnic Unity
Xinhua News Agency, December 31, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-12/31/content_12734112.htm

December 30, 2009

News

Civil Society
民主運動起硝煙 官民對峙更激烈 (2009 Review of the Chinese Democratic and Civic Movement)
Ming Pao, December 30, 2009
http://news.mingpao.com/20091230/cad1.htm

Death Penalty
Chinese Execution Triggers British, EU Protests
Agence France-Presse, December 30, 2009
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iojW6LUAkJJwWGYRR1H-v2tq_wEw

Food Security
索赔路随“三鹿”终结？ (Will Claims for Damages from Poisoned Milk Powder End Along with Sanlu?)
Southern Metropolis Daily, December 30, 2009
http://epaper.nddaily.com/F/html/2009-12/30/content_980084.htm

Human Rights Defender – Liu Xiaobo (刘晓波)
海内外继续声援刘晓波 (Support for Liu Continues within China and Abroad)
Radio Free Asia, December 29, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/liu-12292009114601.html

Land Policy
China Speeds Up Resettlement in Water Mega-scheme
Reuters, December 29, 2009
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/TOE5BS02L.htm

Media
China Starts to Lift Region’s Web Blackout
New York Times, December 30, 2009
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/30/world/asia/30xinjiang.html

中国网民正在形成有现实影响力的“压力集团” (China Netizens Become Influential "Pressure Group")
China Youth Daily, December 30, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2009-12/30/content_12727821.htm

Related information:
2009年中国互联网舆情分析 (Analysis on Internet Public Opinion in China 2009)
Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
http://yq.people.com.cn/htmlArt/Art392.htm

Protests and Petitions
中国各地血友病患者北京维权遭打压 (Hemophilia Patients Oppressed whilst Defending Their Rights in Beijing)
Radio Free Asia, December 29, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/xue-12292009134245.html

Taiwan
The Two Frenemies: China and Taiwan
The Globe and Mail, December 29, 2009
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/rob-magazine/the-two-frenemies-china-and-taiwan/article1401058/

Tibet
甘孜活佛被囚八年余 当局禁维权律师出庭 (Tulku Phurbu Tsering Sentenced to 8 Years in Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan)
Radio Free Asia, December 29, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/fo-12292009093840.html

XUAR
Uyghurs Decry 'Reconstruction Project' Set to Change the Face of Old Town in Kashgar
South China Morning Post, December 30, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=4f84073ee1bd5210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

December 29, 2009

Top news
Human Rights Defender – Liu Xiaobo (刘晓波)
Chinese Dissident Liu Xiaobo Sentenced to 11 Years in Prison
The Guardian, December 25, 2009
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/6884307/Chinese-dissident-Liu-Xiaobo-sentenced-to-11-years-in-prison.html

On December 25, 2009, the Beijing Municipal No. 1 Intermediate People’s Court sentenced independent intellectual Liu Xiaobo (刘晓波) to eleven years’ imprisonment and two years’ deprivation of political rights on charges of inciting subversion of state power. Liu was tried on December 23, in a hearing that lasted for less than three hours; his wife was not permitted to attend. According to his lawyers and family, Liu plans to appeal.

Related information:
Liu Xiaobo’s Guilty Verdict and 11-Year Sentence Send Message of Zero Tolerance for Universal Human Rights
Human Rights in China, December 25, 2009
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/172686

What Constitutes Liu Xiaobo’s “Incitement to Subvert State Power”?
Human Rights in China, December 23, 2009
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/172669

Related news:
Dissident’s Sentence Signals Tougher Stance
Financial Times, December 27, 2009
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/59148188-f305-11de-a888-00144feab49a.html

中国网民：中国为自己找到了昂山素姬与曼德拉 (Chinese Netizens: China Finds Its Own Aung San Suu Kyi and Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela )
Radio France Internationale, December 26, 2009
http://www.rfi.fr/actucn/articles/120/article_18356.asp

News
Death Penalty
China Executes British National: British PM
Agence France-Presse, December 29, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=b304c17eb28d5210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Hong Kong
21市民羅湖橋挺劉曉波 公安越境拘港示威者 (21 Hong Kongers March in Support of Liu Xiaobo at Hong Kong-Shenzhen Crossing, PRC Police Cross the Boundary, Detain Demonstrating Hong Kongers and Journalists)
Apple Daily, December 28, 2009
http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/template/apple/art_main.php?iss_id=20091228&sec_id=4104&art_id=13568369

Related news:
《明報》聲明:抗議內地人員越境阻撓記者採訪 (Ming Pao Statement in Protest of Mainland Staff Crossing the Border to Obstruct Journalists from Reporting)
Ming Pao, December 28, 2009
http://news.sina.com.hk/cgi-bin/nw/show.cgi/3/1/1/1375138/1.html

記協質疑有預謀 議員斥港警袖手 (HK Journalists Association Calls into Question Whether It Was Premeditated, Legco Members Scold HK Police's Inaction)
Ming Pao, December 28, 2009
http://news.sina.com.hk/cgi-bin/nw/show.cgi/3/1/1/1375137/1.html

Police Crossed Border, Dragged us into Shenzhen, Detainees Say
South China Morning Post, December 29, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=7bc3221d5f5d5210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Hu Issues Directive to Tsang on Reform
South China Morning Post, December 29, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=4823221d5f5d5210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Human Rights Defender – Tan Zuoren (谭作人)
譚作人可能在兩周內宣判 (Judgment of Tan's Case May Be Announced in Two Weeks)
Ming Pao, December 29, 2009
http://news.sina.com.hk/cgi-bin/nw/show.cgi/32/1/1/1376913/1.html

Labor
Mentally Handicapped Chinese Trafficked, Killed - Report
Reuters, December 28, 2009
http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKTRE5BR0UV20091228

Law
China Draft Rules Allow Villagers to Impeach Chiefs
Reuters, December 27, 2009
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE5BQ0KW20091227

Related information:
村民委员会组织法修订草案向社会公开征求意见 (Draft Revision of the Organic Law of Villagers' Committees Released Publicly for Comment)
National People's Congress, December 26, 2009
http://www.npc.gov.cn/npc/xinwen/syxw/2009-12/26/content_1533006.htm

村民委员会组织法（修订草案）条文及草案说明 (Full Text and Explanation of the Organic Law of Villagers' Committees [Draft Revision])
National People's Congress, December 26, 2009
http://www.npc.gov.cn/npc/xinwen/lfgz/flca/2009-12/26/content_1532849.htm

State Council Releases Annual Legislation Review
Xinhua News Agency, December 27, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-12/27/content_12711639.htm

Media
CCTV Goes Online to Expand Reach amid Crackdown
China Daily, December 29, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-12/29/content_9239283.htm

敏感資訊傳播 twitter內地抬頭 (Twitter Facilitates Spreading of Sensitive Information in Mainland)
Ming Pao, December 28, 2009
http://news.sina.com.hk/cgi-bin/nw/show.cgi/9/1/1/1375183/1.html

Police
民工无罪被关押211天 申请国家赔偿遭拒绝 (Migrant Worker Denied Compensation after 211 Days of Wrongful Detention)
Guangzhou Daily, December 28, 2009
http://news.eastday.com/c/20091228/u1a4910446.html

Politics
毒奶粉问责官员复职引起公愤 (Official Responsible for Milk Poisoning Returns to Office, Sparking Public Outrage)
Radio Free Asia, December 29, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/nai-12282009093826.html

Related news:
Tainted Milk Official in New Role
China Daily, December 28, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/bizchina/2009-12/28/content_9235900.htm

Poverty
Country's Poverty Line Misleading, Expert Says
China Daily, December 29, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-12/29/content_9239381.htm

Protests and Petitions
Official Crackdown the New Poison for Shaanxi Peasants
South China Morning Post, December 29, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=69a6221d5f5d5210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

State Security
Warning Police Will 'Strike Hard at Hostile Forces'
South China Morning Post, December 29, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=cb26221d5f5d5210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

December 24, 2009

Top News of the Day

Human Rights Defender - Liu Xiaobo (刘晓波)

Dissident's Trial Sends Message to Activists; Protests Ignored, Liu Xiaobo Faces Subversion Charges
South China Morning Post, December 24, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=efeb157e63cb5210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

The trial of Liu Xiaobo (刘晓波) on charges of "incitement to subvert state power" took less than three hours Wednesday. Liu pleaded not guilty to the charge. About twenty people attended the trial as observers, including Liu’s brother, Liu Xiaoxuan (刘晓暄), and brother-in-law. A verdict in the closed trial is expected to be announced on Friday, December 25.

Related Information:
What Constitutes Liu Xiaobo’s “Incitement to Subvert State Power”?
Human Rights in China, December 23, 2009
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/172669

Trial in China Signals New Limits on Dissent
New York Times, December 23, 2009
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/24/world/asia/24china.html

News

Corruption
调查显示民众认为腐败问题是未来10年最大挑战 (Opinion Poll: Corruption Is China's Biggest Challenge in Next 10 Years)
Renmin Luntan, December 24, 2009
http://china.huanqiu.com/roll/2009-12/669849_2.html

Government
中国各级政府纷纷设置网络发言人 (Different Levels of Gov't Launch "Internet Spokesman" Service)
Radio Free Asia, December 23, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/webspokesperson-12232009110402.html

Human Rights Defender - Guo Quan (郭泉)
郭泉案闭门二审超期不判 (No Verdict for Dissident Professor in Second Trial)
Radio Free Asia, December 23, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/guoquan-12232009112656.html

Internet Censorship
文化部将严厉整治网络游戏、手机游戏 (Ministry of Culture to Impose Strict Controls over Online, Cellphone Game)
Guangming Daily, December 24, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2009-12/24/content_12697450.htm

Law
New Rule Requires Cellphone Users to Register Identities
South China Morning Post, December 24, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=c6ee157e63cb5210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Media
Supreme Court's Rules Criticised As Gag on Press Freedom
South China Morning Post, December 24, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=4a3f157e63cb5210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

最高法印發法院接受新聞媒體輿論監督若幹規定 (Supreme Court Issues Regulation on Press and Public Opinion Supervision over Courts)
Sina, December 23, 2009
http://news.sina.com.hk/cgi-bin/nw/show.cgi/9/1/1/1370863/1.html

Multilateral
"Security Council Should Act Prudently in Imposing Sanctions," Chinese Envoy Says
Xinhua News Agency, December 24, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-12/24/content_12695806.htm

XUAR
China Tries 22 Xinjiang Accused
Agence France-Presse, December 23, 2009
http://www.thehimalayantimes.com/fullNews.php?headline=China+tries+22+Xinjiang+accused&NewsID=216239

December 23, 2009

Top News of the Day

Human Rights Defender - Liu Xiaobo (刘晓波)
China Opens Trial of Leading Dissident Liu Xiaobo
Reuters (via Yahoo! News), December 23, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091223/wl_nm/us_china_dissident

Related information:
Diplomats Kept away from China Dissident's Trial
Associated Press (via Google News), December 23, 2009
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jhUm7us8viZgI3LPIS4ekels25DAD9CON8F00

歐美使節被拒旁聽劉曉波案 (US, EU Diplomats Refused to Attend the Hearing)
Ming Pao, December 23, 2009
http://inews.mingpao.com/htm/INews/20091223/ca31005.htm

当局在刘晓波案开审前恐吓维权人士 (Authorities Warn Several Rights Defenders Not to Voice Support for Liu Xiaobo)
Radio Free Asia, December 22, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/dissident_assault-12222009110420.html

Ding Zilin Urges Charter 08 Signers to “Join” Liu Xiaobo’s Trial
Human Rights in China, December 18, 2009
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/172613

News

Gender
China Opens State-backed Gay Bar to Fight Spread of Aids
The Independent, December 23, 2009
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/china-opens-statebacked-homosexual-bar-to-combat-aids-1848122.html

Human Rights Defenders
Tainted-milk Activist Zhao Lianhai Officially Arrested for 'Making Trouble'
South China Morning Post, December 23, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=5d639b8b7a6b5210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Internet Censorship
"短命"的人民网微博客 (Twitter-like Microblog by People's Daily Shut down 3 Hours After Its Launch)
Radio France Internationale, December 22, 2009
http://www.rfi.fr/actucn/articles/120/article_18284.asp

Related information:
官方關注迷你博客殺傷巨 (Internet Could Trigger Major Unrest:
Chinese Academy of Social Sciences)
Ming Pao, December 22, 2009
http://news.mingpao.com/20091222/cca1h.htm

Protests and Petitions
两地维权农民遭到打击报复 (Rights Defenders for Evicted Rural Residents Face Retaliation)
Radio Free Asia, December 22, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/nongmin-12222009122339.html

Law
Arbitrary Justice: Ignoring Its Own Laws, China Is Set to Execute a Briton with an Apparent History of Severe Mental Illness
South China Morning Post, December 23, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=11e17bf1576b5210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Public Health
Chinese Vice Premier Calls for Deepened Medical Reform
Xinhua News Agency, December 22, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-12/22/content_12690251.htm

Social Security
China Considers Establishing State Social Security Fund
Xinhua News Agency, December 23, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-12/23/content_12692178.htm

Related News:
Pensions up Again, and They'll Be Portable Too
South China Morning Post, December 23, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=00bc93f9067b5210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

December 22, 2009

Top News of the Day

Human Rights Defenders
张博树被社科院“限期调离” (Constitutional Scholar Asked to Leave His Post at Chinese Academy of Social Sciences)
Radio Free Asia, December 21, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/boshu-12212009161209.html

On December 21, 2009, Zhang Boshu (张博树), political philosopher and constitutional scholar, was asked to leave his post at the Philosophy Institute of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS). Zhang had worked with CASS since 1991. The dismissal notice says Zhang now has three months to “transfer out” of CASS. The official reason for his expulsion is “his absence without leave” in 2009 but Zhang said that it must be related to his numerous articles advocating constitutional reform.

More information:
Vocal Government Critic Dismissed from China’s Top Think Tank
Human Rights in China, December 22, 2009
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/172628

News
Death Penalty
Britain to Press China on Looming Execution for Briton
Agence France-Presse, December 22, 2009
http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-world/britain-to-press-china-on-looming-execution-for-briton-20091222-lbdu.html

Human Rights Defenders - Ai Weiwei (艾未未), Feng Zhenghu (冯正虎)
艾未未发布新片《冯正虎回家》 (Ai Weiwei Releases New Film: "Feng Zhenghu Returns Home")
Radio Free Asia, December 21, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/ai-12212009105432.html

Internet Censorship
网站“移民”逃避监管 国家研究对策 (Authorities Study How to Regulate Chinese Websites that Host outside China)
Southern Metropolis Daily, December 22, 2009
http://epaper.nddaily.com/A/html/2009-12/22/content_973748.htm

China Taking Measures to Regulate Domain Name Registration
China CSR, December 21, 2009
http://www.chinacsr.com/en/2009/12/21/6818-china-taking-measures-to-regulate-domain-name-registration/

Labor
尘肺门工人多无合同 六学者上书人保部 (6 Scholars Call upon Labor Authorities to Protect the Right of Workers with COPD (Lung Disease) to A Written Contract)
Southern Metropolis Daily, December 22, 2009
http://epaper.nddaily.com/A/html/2009-12/22/content_973800.htm

Land Policy
唐福珍事件震动国务院 中央拟专设部门负责拆迁 (Central Government Plans to Set up A New Department Responsible for Demolition)
International Herald Leader, December 22, 2009
http://china.rednet.cn/c/2009/12/22/1876570_1.htm

Law
選舉法修正案草案擬增查處破壞選舉行為規定 (Draft of Electoral Act Enters into Second Reading; Several Features Added)
China News Service, December 22, 2009
http://news.sina.com.hk/cgi-bin/nw/show.cgi/9/1/1/1369267/1.html

Society
Social Unrest 'On the Rise' in China
British Broadcasting Corporation, December 21, 2009
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8425119.stm

Taiwan
Beijing Envoy Tells Taiwan of China's Wish to 'Move Down the Road of Peace'
Irish Times, December 22, 2009
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/world/2009/1222/1224261107538.html

XUAR
Urumqi Remains Divided by Fear and Mistrust
South China Morning Post, December 22, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=f5e58e93ee1b5210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

December 19-21, 2009

Top News of the Day
Macao
Macau Shuts Door again as Hu Hails Security Law: We Were Roughed Up by Security Officers, HK Activists Say
South China Morning Post, December 21, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=559ed451afca5210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

政府年年派錢掩蓋不住民怨 「我們受夠了」 1200澳人遊行 (1200 Macanese Protest Corruption on 10th Handover Anniversary, Calling "We've Had Enough!")
Apple Daily, December 21, 2009
http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/template/apple/art_main.php?iss_id=20091221&sec_id=4104&subsec_id=12731&art_id=13545988

Related news:
年輕人紛上街　爭民主 (New Blood in Macao's Activist Movement as Young People Take to the Streets Calling for Democracy on 10th Handover Anniversary)
Apple Daily, December 21, 2009
http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/template/apple/art_main.php?iss_id=20091221&sec_id=4104&subsec_id=12731&art_id=13545989

News
Bilateral Ties
Cambodia to Deport Uighurs despite Persecution Fears
Reuters, December 19, 2009
http://af.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idAFTRE5BI0GK20091219

Myanmar Pledges Stability on China Border
Reuters, December 21, 2009
http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKTRE5BK06U20091221

Human Rights Defender – Liu Xiaobo (刘晓波)
Charter 08 Signers Urged to Join Liu Xiaobo’s Trial
Phayul.com, December 19, 2009
http://www.phayul.com/news/article.aspx?id=26245

Related information:
Ding Zilin Urges Charter 08 Signers to “Join” Liu Xiaobo’s Trial
Human Rights in China, December 18, 2009
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/172613

China to Try Prominent Dissident on Wednesday: Lawyer
Reuters, December 20, 2009
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE5BJ0O520091220

Human Rights Defenders
The Fate of China’s Rights Lawyers
Far Eastern Economic Review, December 04, 2009
http://www.feer.com/essays/2009/december51/cohenpils

Land Policy
The Long Road to Justice
The Hindu, December 20, 2009
http://www.hindu.com/mag/2009/12/20/stories/2009122050170400.htm

29岁老师拆迁现场被殴致死 3打人者已被检察院批捕 (Middle School Teacher Beaten to Death during Clash over Demolition, Three Attackers Approved for Arrest)
Spring City Evening, December 19, 2009
http://society.yunnan.cn/html/2009-12/19/content_1015223.htm

前门拆迁多人滥用职权获刑 (Housing Officials on Beijing Project Sentenced for Abusing Authority in Demolitions)
Beijing Youth Daily, December 21, 2009
http://bjyouth.ynet.com/article.jsp?oid=61678116

专家解读新拆迁条例草案：被拆迁人不满意可起诉 (Expert on the New Housing Demolition Regulations Draft: Owners Can Sue If They Do Not Agree with Demolition)
Chongqing Evening News, December 18, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2009-12/18/content_12664623.htm

Law
China Lawyer Faces Prosecution over False Evidence Charges
Xinhua News Agency, December 21, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-12/21/content_12679030.htm

Related information:
China Gang Trial Takes Twist as Lawyer Arrested
Reuters, December 17, 2009
http://in.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idINIndia-44794020091217

Chinese Environmental Group Wins 2 Cases
Associated Press, December 19, 2009
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gdCVi-RhEN126CmdrSMUL0Q-i_9AD9CLPKMO0

Media
Quest for Profit, Shroud of Silence: Mainland Media only Covers Accidents If Enough Miners Die
South China Morning Post, December 19, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=64e60038bb1a5210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Protests and Petitions
番禺居民抗議官員做騷 (Panyu, Guangzhou Residents Protest “Show” Forum on Disputed Incinerator Project)
Ming Pao, December 21, 2009
http://news.sina.com.hk/cgi-bin/nw/show.cgi/94/1/1/1367633/1.html

Taiwan
綠營大遊行反陳江會 (Taichung: Major Protest against Lack of Transparency in Talks on Cross-straits Issues)
Ming Pao, December 21, 2009
http://news.sina.com.hk/cgi-bin/nw/show.cgi/94/1/1/1367642/1.html

Related news:
Nation Rallies against Chiang-Chen Talks
Taipei Times, December 21, 2009
http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2009/12/21/2003461467

December 18, 2009

News
Environment
Cities to the Rescue
South China Morning Post, December 18, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=3f04060cd8c95210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Green Dam
官方网站出现警告信息　另类绿坝悄然安装 (Warning Sign Pops Up in Government Sites; "Green Dam Alternative" Secretly Installed)
Radio Free Asia, December 17, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/luba-12172009093920.html

Related Information:
China Imposes New Internet Controls
New York Times, December 17, 2009
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/18/world/asia/18china.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Labor
为维权，48名工人闯四关 (48 Workers Determined to Defend Their Rights)
Southern Metropolis Daily, December 18, 2009
http://epaper.nddaily.com/B/html/2009-12/18/content_970726.htm

20多保安在工地上围殴6民工 5人受伤入院 (6 Migrant Workers Beaten by 20 Security Guards; 5 Injured, Hospitalized)
Sanxiang Dushi Bao, December 17, 2009
http://hn.rednet.cn/c/2009/12/17/1873851.htm

Cancer Patient 'Denied Work' in E China
China Daily, December 17, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-12/17/content_9190881.htm

Media
律師稱關停互聯網影音網站法律依據存疑 (Lawyers: Legal Base for Shutdown of File-sharing Sites Is Dubious)
Southern People Weekly, December 18, 2009
http://news.sina.com.hk/cgi-bin/nw/show.cgi/9/1/1/1365284/1.html

Migrant Workers
上海：所有农民工子女将与沪籍孩子一样接受义务教育 (Migrant Workers’ Children to Receive Obligatory Education Same as Other Children with Hukou in Shanghai)
Xinhua News Agency, December 17, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2009-12/17/content_12663425.htm

Police
昆明镟押犯離奇死 「一元紙幣開手銬 鞋帶自縊」 (Detainees in Kunming Die Out of Suspicious Reasons)
Ming Pao, December 18, 2009
http://news.mingpao.com/20091218/caa1.htm

State Security
China Holds US Engineer on Trade Secrets Charge
Associated Press (via Yahoo! News), December 17, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091217/ap_on_re_as/as_china_detained_americans

Tibet
Official Repeats Accusation That Dalai Lama Lied
South China Morning Post, December 18, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=2fe3f3c96dc95210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

December 17, 2009

News
Corruption
New Twist over Held Lawyer in Triad Trial
South China Morning Post, December 17, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=36d99c6596895210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Human Rights Defender - Liu Xiaobo (刘晓波)
“天安门母亲”声援刘晓波 ("Tiananmen Mothers" Express Support for Liu Xiaobo)
Radio Free Asia, December 16, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/dissident_liuxiaobo-12162009110734.html?encoding=simplified

Human Rights Defender - Feng Zhenghu (冯正虎)
“人道中国”支持冯正虎继续抗争 ("Humanitarian China" Group Expresses Support for Feng Zhenghu)
Radio Free Asia, December 16, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/rendao-12162009111939.html

Law
China May Rebuild Demolition Rule after Suicide
China Daily, December 17, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-12/17/content_9190497.htm

Related Information:
国务院法制办已形成新的拆迁制度草案文件 (State Council Legislative Affairs
Office Prepares New draft documents for Demolition Regulation)
Beijing News (via Xinhua News Agency), December 17, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2009-12/16/content_12653077.htm

Protests and Petitions
Chinese Man Sets Himself on Fire to Protest Eviction
The Daily Telegraph, December 17, 2009
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/6829809/Chinese-man-sets-himself-on-fire-to-protest-eviction.html

Related News:
Urban Land Grab Sparks Unrest in China
Associated Press (via MSNBC), December 16, 2009
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34450213/ns/world_news-asiapacific/

郧西强征农田 农民搭窝棚抗争 (Village Land Protest in Hubei)
Radio Free Asia, December 16, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/yunxi-12162009143408.html

Public Health
China Swine Flu Toll Soars past 400: Ministry
Agence France-Presse (via Yahoo! News), December 16, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091216/wl_asia_afp/healthchinaflutoll_20091216131358

Tibet
國際組織關注四川藏人示威 (International Organization Concerned about Tibetan Protesters in Sichuan)
China News Agency (via Ming Pao), December 16, 2009
http://inews.mingpao.com/htm/INews/20091216/ca31315v.htm

December 16, 2009

News
Death Penalty
China Injects 'Humanity' into Death Sentence
Asia Times Online, December 16, 2009
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China/KL16Ad01.html

Economic Development
No Glitch in Computer-sales Regulations: China
China Daily, December 16, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-12/16/content_9183835.htm

Human Rights Defender - Liu Xiaobo (刘晓波)
China Warns West from Taking up Dissident Case
Reuters, December 16, 2009
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE5BE12C20091215

Human Rights Defender - CHEN Yunfei (陈云飞), Liu Zhengyou (刘正有)
陈云飞被囚期间遭围殴　刘正有关单间 (Sichuan Rights Activists Chen Yun-fei Beaten, Liu Zhengyou Put in Solitary Confinement)
Radio Free Asia, December 15, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/chen-12152009154814.html

Human Rights Defender - Feng Zhenghu (冯正虎)
冯正虎公开信致习近平 网友忧其安危（图） (Feng Zhenghu Sends Open Letter to Xi Jinping)
Radio Free Asia, December 15, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/fzh-12152009093924.html

Internet Censorship
ISC Publishes Proposal On Running Civilized Chinese Websites
China Tech News, December 16, 2009
http://www.chinatechnews.com/2009/12/16/11211-isc-publishes-proposal-on-running-civilized-chinese-websites

中國掃黃關近七百不良域名 (Nearly 700 "Vulgar" Website Domain Names Closed)
Ming Pao, December 15, 2009
http://inews.mingpao.com/htm/INews/20091216/ca30945v.htm

Law
全国人大常委会将首次审议村委会组织法修订草案 (NPC Standing Committee to Consider Draft Amendments to the Organic Law of Village Committees for the First Time)
China News Service (via Xinhua News Agency), December 14, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2009-12/15/content_12647190.htm

Laws on Pet Attacks Urged
China Daily, December 16, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-12/16/content_9184799.htm

Police
Suspect's 'Suicide' at Police Station Questioned
China Daily, December 16, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-12/16/content_9184093.htm

XUAR
China Says Asylum-seeking Uighurs Suspected Criminals
Reuters, December 15, 2009
http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKTRE5BE1S720091215?sp=true

December 15, 2009

News
Corruption
Alleged Gang Leader Rats Out Attorney
China Daily, December 15, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-12/15/content_9177561.htm

Environment
Green Giant: Beijing’s Crash Program for Clean Energy
The New Yorker, December 21, 2009
http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2009/12/21/091221fa_fact_osnos

Human Rights Defender - Liu Xiaobo (刘晓波)
China’s Strong and Brittle State
Financial Times, December 14, 2009
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/8091c49e-e8e4-11de-a756-00144feab49a,dwp_uuid=9c33700c-4c86-11da-89df-0000779e2340.html

律师将为刘晓波做无罪辩护 (Lawyers Say Liu Xiaobo to Plead Not Guilty)
Radio Free Asia, December 14, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/lxb-12142009153259.html

U.S., EU Urge China to Release Prominent Dissident
Reuters (via Yahoo! News), December 14, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091214/wl_nm/us_eu_china

Human Rights Defenders
薛明凯犯有 “颠覆国家政权罪”吗? (Shandong Activist Xue Mingkai Charged with Subversion after Contacting Foreign Organization)
Radio France Internationale, December 15, 2009
http://www.rfi.fr/actucn/articles/120/article_18119.asp

Internet Censorship
Mainland Bans Private Websites
South China Morning Post, December 15, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=244d0da8ddd85210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Related Information:
CNNIC Halts Website Domain Name Registration For Individuals In China
China Tech News, December 15, 2009
http://www.chinatechnews.com/2009/12/15/11208-cnnic-halts-website-domain-name-registration-for-individuals-in-china

Media
Beijing Cuts Broadcaster's Signal amid Media Crackdown
Agence France-Presse (via Yahoo! News), December 14, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091214/wl_asia_afp/chinahongkongmediacensorship

Protests and Petitions
公安部警察暴打访民 无锡拆迁再添冤魂 (Shenyang Petitioners against Forced Eviction Badly Beaten up by Police)
Radio Free Asia, December 14, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gongan-12142009095852.html

Taiwan
Most Taiwanese Oppose Envoy's Visit, Poll Finds
Agence France-Presse (via South China Morning Post), December 15, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=15300da8ddd85210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD