January 19, 2011

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

January 18, 2011

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

January 17, 2011

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

January 14, 2011

Top news
Human Rights Defender – Zhao Lianhai (赵连海)
趙連海傳已回家 (Zhao Lianhai Reportedly Home from Hospital)
Ming Pao, January 14, 2011
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/94/1/1/1983194/1.html


News
Bilateral Ties
Discord: China’s Tough New Attitude Is Both Dangerous and Counterproductive
The Economist, January 13, 2011
http://www.economist.com/node/17902953

Obama Discusses China's Civil Liberties with Advocates in White House Meeting
The Washington Post, January 13, 2011
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/01/13/AR2011011306922.html

Food Security
China Confiscates Tainted Milk Products
Associated Press, January 13, 2011
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/jan/13/chinese-confiscate-tainted-milk-products

Related news:
China Arrests 96 over Tainted Milk - Xinhua
Reuters, January 14, 2011
http://www.trust.org/alertnet/news/china-arrests-96-over-tainted-milk-xinhua

Human Rights
美国自由之家年度报告：中国继续名列极权国家行列 (Freedom House Report: China Still amongst the Ranks of Totalitarian Nations)
Radio France Internationale, January 13, 2011
http://www.chinese.rfi.fr/中国/20110113-美国自由之家年度报告：中国继续名列极权国家行列

Government
谁来监督监督者 (Who's Watching the Supervisors?)
China Youth Daily, January 14, 2011
http://zqb.cyol.com/html/2011-01/14/nw.D110000zgqnb_20110114_2-07.htm

Land Policy
China to Build More Low-Cost Apartments
China Daily, January 14, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-01/14/content_11850242.htm

Media
WikiLeaks Founder Hits at China Censorship
Financial Times, January 12, 2011
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5c12e46e-1e98-11e0-a1d1-00144feab49a.html

Migrant Workers
农民工圆梦北大计划反响热烈 多所名校欲加盟 (Universities Sign On to "Dream Scheme" for Migrant Workers)
Southern Daily, January 14, 2011
http://gd.nfdaily.cn/content/2011-01/14/content_19283394.htm

Police
Cabbies' Anger at Police Detention
Shanghai Daily, January 14, 2011
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2011/201101/20110114/article_461465.htm

Protests and Petitions
陕西信访局长殴打老人致昏迷 上访被打成常态 (Shaanxi Petition Bureau Head Severely Beats Elderly Petitioner)
Radio Free Asia, January 13, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/sx-01132011141337.html

Public Health
Parents Furious at Punishments for Lead Scandal
South China Morning Post, January 14, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=fce7477e19f7d210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Related news:
Officials Punished over Lead Poisoning in Anhui
Xinhua News Agency, January 13, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-01/13/content_11848739.htm

Tibet
China Eyes 15 Mln Tourists to Tibet by 2015
Reuters, January 13, 2011
http://www.trust.org/alertnet/news/china-eyes-15-mln-tourists-to-tibet-by-2015

January 13, 2011

News
Bilateral Ties
Hu to Visit Obama's Power Base of Chicago on US Tour
South China Morning Post, January 13, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=25c606027ea7d210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Related news:
Obama and Hu Seek Common Ground amid Disputes
Reuters, January 12, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20110113/pl_nm/us_usa_china_relations

Tajikistan Agrees to Give Land to China
Associated Press, January 12, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110112/ap_on_re_as/as_tajikistan_china_land_dispute

大陸/白皮書:外交將面臨前所未有的機遇和挑戰 (White Paper: China's Foreign Affairs Faced with Unprecedented Opportunities and Challenges)
CDNews, January 11, 2011
http://www.cdnews.com.tw/cdnews_site/docDetail.jsp?coluid=141&docid=101410715

Related information:
2011年中國外交白皮書2010年國際形勢和中國外交概述部分的全文 (Full text excerpt from State Council White Book on China's Foreign Affairs)
Wen Wei Po, January 11, 2011
http://paper.wenweipo.com/2011/01/11/CH1101110047.htm

Corruption
Former Chinese Official Arrested after Eight Months on Run
Xinhua News Agency, January 12, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-01/12/content_11841222.htm

Education
國務院發表教改試點通知 (State Council Issues Notice on New Reforms for Education)
Ming Pao, January 13, 2011
http://inews.mingpao.com/htm/INews/20110113/ca40840a.htm

Related information:
关于开展国家教育体制改革试点的通知 (Notice on Launching Trial Reforms in the National Education System)
General Office of the State Council, October 24, 2010
http://www.gov.cn/zwgk/2011-01/12/content_1783332.htm

Human Rights Defenders
As West Woos China, No Word about Missing Rights Activist
The Independent, January 12, 2011
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/politics/as-west-woos-china-no-word-about-missing-rights-activist-2182232.html

Chinese Activists Praise Liu Xiaobo's Nobel Prize despite Crackdown
The Guardian, January 12, 2011
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/jan/12/chinese-activists-praise-liu-xiaobo-nobel

Related information:
一份迟到的“大国崛起”阴影下的幽禁纪略
House Arrest in the Shadow of a “Rising Power”
Ding Zilin and Jiang Peikun, December 26, 2010
CH: http://gb.hrichina.org/public/contents/25261
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/191947

Land Policy
Forced Land Seizure Policy Needs Revision
China Daily, January 13, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-01/13/content_11842484.htm

Migrant Workers
2009年中国流动人口超两亿 (Official Stats: Migrant Population over 200mil in 2009)
Radio Free Asia, January 12, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/m0111-hc-01122011095813.html

鄭州逾百民工追討欠薪被毆 (Henan: 100+ Migrant Workers Demand Back Pay, Get Beaten)
Ming Pao, January 13, 2011
http://inews.mingpao.com/htm/INews/20110113/ca41130a.htm

Police
Wrongly Detained Man Compensated
Xinhua News Agency, January 12, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-01/12/content_11841069.htm

Related news:
“跨省拘捕”案受害人称不接受警方3000元赔偿决定 (Man Wrongfully Detained in Cross-Provincial Scandal Refuses Police Compensation)
Southern Weekend, January 12, 2011
http://www.infzm.com/content/54582

大陸成立首間網路派出所 打擊詐騙 (Shenzhen Sets Up China's First Online Police Station)
China Times, January 12, 2011
http://news.chinatimes.com/realtime/110109/112011011201018.html

公安局局长接受检察院讯问时死亡 家属疑其遭受刑讯逼供 (Liaoning Police Chief Dies in Procuratorate's Custody, Family Suspects Torture)
China Youth Daily, January 13, 2011
http://zqb.cyol.com/html/2011-01/13/nw.D110000zgqnb_20110113_1-05.htm

Protests and Petitions
Murdered Protester's Son Takes Fight to Web
China Daily, January 13, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-01/13/content_11842521.htm

访民报警称遭“关押殴打” (Petitioners Report Being Locked Up, Beaten Up)
The Beijing News, January 12, 2011
http://epaper.bjnews.com.cn/html/2011-01/12/content_191055.htm

Public Health
China, in a Shift, Takes On Its Alzheimer’s Problem
New York Times, January 12, 2011
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/13/world/asia/13shanghai.html

Society
Confucius Comeback Continues with Tiananmen Statue
Agence France-Presse, January 12, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110112/wl_asia_afp/chinaculturepoliticsconfuciusstatue

Job Hunting: A Beijing Hukou Necessary
China Daily, January 12, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-01/12/content_11839360.htm

January 12, 2011

News
Bilateral Ties
EU-China 'Year of Youth' Campaign Begins
China Daily, January 12, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-01/12/content_11831084.htm

Corruption
China's Hu Pledges Renewed Battle on Corruption
Agence France-Presse, January 11, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110111/wl_asia_afp/chinacorruptionpolitics

Related news:
Corrupt Officials Fired for Colluding with Gangs
China Daily, January 12, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-01/12/content_11831928.htm

Graft-Busting Site Blocked
Radio Free Asia, January 12, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/graft-01112011130420.html

Environment
Giant Pandas 'Need Old-growth Forests'
British Broadcasting Corporation, January 12, 2011
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-12161671

Human Rights
China's Human Rights 'Action Plan' Short on Any Action, Say Rights Groups
Christian Science Monitor, January 11, 2011
http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-Pacific/2011/0111/China-s-human-rights-action-plan-short-on-any-action-say-rights-groups

Related information:
Promises Unfulfilled: An Assessment of China’s National Human Rights Action Plan
Human Rights Watch, January 11, 2011
http://www.hrw.org/en/reports/2011/01/11/promises-unfulfilled-0

Human Rights Defender – Ai Weiwei (艾未未)
Chinese Artist Says Shanghai Studio Demolished
Agence France-Presse, January 12, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110112/wl_asia_afp/chinaartpropertyrights

Human Rights Defender – Liu Xiaobo (刘晓波)
中国当局继续监控刘晓波家人及《零八宪章》签署人 (Authorities Continue Harassment of Liu's Family and Charter 08 Signers)
Radio Free Asia, January 11, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/liu-01112011111605.html

Related news:
劉曉波獲獎後 中挪首簽大單 (First Major Deal Post-Nobel Signed between China-Norway)
Ming Pao, January 12, 2011
http://news.mingpao.com/20110112/cac1.htm

Labor
Workers Overcome by Toxic Fumes
South China Morning Post, January 12, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=6321f182df57d210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Media
Decision to Sack Editor on Hold after Outcry
South China Morning Post, January 12, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=f012f182df57d210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

文化部副部长：未来5年将逐步取消单体网吧 (Cultural Ministry Vice Minister: Sole-proprietor Net Cafes to Be Eliminated over Next Five Years)
Xinhua News Agency, January 12, 2011
http://tech.163.com/11/0112/14/6Q735I92000915BF.html

Police
Volunteers to Help Out in Urban Crackdown
Shanghai Daily, January 12, 2011
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2011/201101/20110112/article_461311.htm

Protests and Petitions
法轮功学员随同李克强及中国商务代表团 会场外抗 (Falun Gong Practitioners Protest at UK Meeting of Li Keqiang and Chinese Businessmen)
Radio Free Asia, January 11, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/flg-01112011141428.html

January 11, 2011

News
Environment
Water Relief by 2014 for Arid Beijing, Planners Say
South China Morning Post, January 11, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=cfb1f041d707d210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Hong Kong
Wang Dan's Entry for Szeto Funeral in HK's Hands, Beijing Official Says
South China Morning Post, January 11, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=06cff041d707d210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Human Rights Defender – Gao Zhisheng (高智晟)
Missing Chinese Lawyer Told of Abuse
Associated Press, January 10, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110110/ap_on_re_as/as_china_disappeared_lawyer

Land Policy
Man in Coma after Brawl over Apartments in China
Agence France-Presse, January 10, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110110/wl_asia_afp/chinaeconomypropertyunrest

Legal Plea to Cool Tension of Evictions: Report Says Officials at Fault in Land Disputes
South China Morning Post, January 11, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=6c4626bba107d210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

拒绝在征地协议上签字村主任被乡党委停职 湖南湘潭“村主任停职”疑云调查 (500+ Villagers Cry Injustice after Village Head Removed by Part Committee for Refusing to Sign Land Requisition Agreement)
Legal Daily, January 11, 2011
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2011-01/11/content_2434477.htm

Media
Helping Hand from the North Offered to HK Journalists on the Mainland
South China Morning Post, January 11, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=06cff041d707d210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

广东设网监管平台“以网管网” (Guangdong "Uses the Web to Monitor the Web" in New Platform)
Radio Free Asia, January 10, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/china_internet_a-01102011103259.html

向趙連海致敬 粵報總編撤職 (Editors at Guangdong's TIME WEEKLY Dismissed after Paying Tribute to Zhao Lianhai)
Ming Pao, January 10, 2011
http://hk.news.yahoo.com/article/110109/4/m54x.html

Military
Military Plans Spark Concern
Radio Free Asia, January 10, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/military-01102011104129.html

Protests and Petitions
Protests Surround 'Castle in the Sky'
China Daily, January 11, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-01/11/content_11823139.htm

Public Health
China: Gaps Seen in Government’s Ability to Detect Disease Outbreaks
New York Times, January 11, 2011
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/11/health/11global.html

State Security
学者批评中国「维稳」走向反面 (Experts: "Stability Maintenance" Actually Does the Opposite)
Radio France Internationale, January 08, 2011
http://www.chinese.rfi.fr/中国/20110108-学者批评中国「维稳」走向反面

January 10, 2011

News

Bilateral Ties

Chinese Vice Premier Starts Britain Visit with Energy Deal

Agence France-Presse, January 09, 2011

http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5j5qM8JrwBega3kZQ909BsMEhxsYA

US Sets Up Product Safety Office in China

Associated Press, January 10, 2011

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110110/ap_on_bi_ge/as_china_us_product_safety

Corruption

Govt Neglect Led to Hundreds Deaths in Yunnan

Xinhua News Agency, January 08, 2011

http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-01/08/content_11813170.htm

Death Penalty

Death Sentence Rule Faces Extra Scrutiny

China Daily, January 10, 2011

http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-01/10/content_11814925.htm

Gender

Rise in Abortions in China, Young Women Targeted

Associated Press, January 09, 2011

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110109/ap_on_re_as/as_china_abortions

Human Rights Defender – Hada (哈达)

China Urged to Account for Mongolian Activist

Associated Press, January 09, 2011

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110110/ap_on_re_as/as_china_mongolian_activist

Human Rights Defenders

廖祖笙再被指诽谤国家领导人受警告 (Liao Zusheng Again Admonished for "Slandering Leaders")

Radio Free Asia, January 07, 2011

http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/china_writer-01072011104916.html

Media

Beijing to Push Ideology Online

Radio Free Asia, January 07, 2011

http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/ideology-01072011160145.html

Land Policy

广州逾百警力强拆　业主抱汽油罐拒迁 (Demolition Involving 100+ Police Ends with Five Detentions, One in Hospital)

Radio Free Asia, January 07, 2011

http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/china_demolition-01072011094537.html

Public Health

China to Revise Organ Donor Regulations

China Daily, January 10, 2011

http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-01/10/content_11814907.htm

Society

广东首对同性恋人公开婚礼举办 (Guangdong Holds First Public Wedding for Gay Couples)

Yang Cheng Wan Bao, January 09, 2011

http://www.chinanews.com/sh/2011/01-09/2775072.shtml

January 07, 2011

News
Disasters
Stadium Collapses in Inner Mongolia
South China Morning Post, January 07, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=ac2bd7cf73c5d210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Hong Kong
State Council Appoints New Hong Kong Police Chief
Xinhua News Agency, January 07, 2011
http://china.globaltimes.cn/chinanews/2011-01/609832.html

Human Rights Defender – Liu Xiaobo, 刘晓波
刘晓波家人可望春节前获准探监 (Liu's Family Expected to Visit Him Prior to Chinese New Year)
Radio Free Asia, January 06, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/china_liu-01062011103223.html

Labor
Factories Ease Plight of Poorest - at a Price
South China Morning Post, January 07, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=54fbd7cf73c5d210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news

Hard Work for Little Reward Backs China's Economic Growth
British Broadcasting Corporation, January 06, 2011
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-12038967

Land Policy
浙江两市长因违法用地被约谈 或将被问责 (Two Zhejiang Mayors Taken In for Talks Regarding Illegal Land Use, May Be Held Accountable)
China Youth Daily, January 07, 2011
http://news.cyol.com/content/2011-01/07/content_4069375.htm

Media
Ministry Tries to Clear Up VoIP Confusion
China Daily, January 07, 2011
http://www.china.org.cn/business/2011-01/07/content_21690307.htm

Warning to China's Media
Radio Free Asia, January 06, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/media-01062011151409.html

Police
Police Defend Detention
Shanghai Daily, January 07, 2011
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=460885&type=National

Politics
China Expels Drug Safety Official from Party: Report
Agence France-Presse, January 06, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110106/wl_asia_afp/chinacorruptionmedicineus

华东政法大学学者撰文倡改革遭校方整肃 (Each China University of Political Science and Law Scholar Kicked Out after Writing Essay Calling for Reform)
Radio Free Asia, January 06, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/china-professor-01062011113751.html

Public Health
权威报告称7.38亿不吸烟国人遭受二手烟危害 (Report: 738 mil Non-Smokers Harmed by Second-hand Smoke)
Legal Daily, January 07, 2011
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2011-01/07/content_2430674.htm

Poverty
Villager's Wretched Life Reveals Dark Side of Guangdong 'Miracle'
South China Morning Post, January 07, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=ca0cd7cf73c5d210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Protests and Petitions
Chinese Protesters Flock to Trial
British Broadcasting Corporation, January 07, 2011
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-12006651

Tibet
無國界記者促釋3西藏作家 (RSF Calls for Release of Three Tibetan Writers)
Ming Pao, January 07, 2011
http://inews.mingpao.com/htm/INews/20110107/ca50850a.htm

January 06, 2011

News
Bilateral Ties
Obama Pushes China on Currency, Human Rights
The Washington Post, January 05, 2011
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/11/17/AR2009111700545.html

Civil Society
益仁平中心负责人被禁出境参加研讨会 (Public Health NGO Head Prohibited from Leaving Mainland to Attend HK Seminar)
Radio Free Asia, January 05, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/china_ngo-01052011102521.html

Death Penalty
重庆卖淫集团女“黑老大”王紫绮终审判死刑 (Chongqing Madame Death Sentence Uphelp)
Chongqing Daily, January 06, 2011
http://news.cyol.com/content/2011-01/06/content_4064318.htm

Hong Kong
Hong Kong Agrees to Minimum Wage as Billionaires’ Wealth Soars
Bloomberg, January 06, 2011
http://www.businessweek.com/news/2011-01-06/hong-kong-agrees-to-minimum-wage-as-billionaires-wealth-soars.html

Labor
3 Held for Selling Mentally Ill Workers
China Daily, January 06, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-01/06/content_11804672.htm

Shenzhen Workers Feel Shift in Dynamics
Financial Times, January 05, 2011
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/bcac4f82-18ed-11e0-9c12-00144feab49a.html

Land Policy
Mother Killed in China Land Protest
Agence France-Presse, January 05, 2011
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5irGAv_YVFqlcoDxfaQGhaBZ-_qxw

Law
Public Trial for Man Charged in Killing of Village Chief
Global Times, January 05, 2011
http://china.globaltimes.cn/society/2011-01/608955.html

Media
China's Communist Party Paper Aims for Capitalist Milestone
Voice of America, January 05, 2011
http://www.voanews.com/english/news/asia/Chinas-Communist-Party-Paper-Aims-for-Capitalist-Milestone-112935189.html

Site 'Made Complaints Disappear'
Shanghai Daily, January 06, 2011
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=460803&type=National

手机实名制执行效果不佳 运营商无视新规 (Mobile Operators Ignore New Rules on Real-Name Registration)
China Youth Daily, January 06, 2011
http://news.cyol.com/content/2011-01/06/content_4061811.htm

Police
Study: China Traffic Deaths Higher than Police Say
Associated Press, January 06, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110106/ap_on_re_as/as_china_traffic_deaths

Politics
PLA Reshuffle Hints at the Next Generation of Leaders
South China Morning Post, January 06, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=9dc3be1cad65d210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Salutary Lesson for Beijing in Flaws of Propaganda
South China Morning Post, January 06, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=0450be1cad65d210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Public Health
2 of 3 Chinese to Be Overweight in 20 Years: Survey
China Daily, January 06, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-01/06/content_11804502.htm

Chinese Children Caught in Lead Poisoning Scare
British Broadcasting Corporation, January 06, 2011
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-12125192

Society
中国假离婚现象调查 (Survey Investigates "Fake Divorces")
Legal Daily, January 06, 2011
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2011-01/06/content_2429037.htm

January 05, 2011

News
Bilateral Ties
China Challenged over Sudan Referendum
Asia Times Online, January 05, 2011
http://atimes.com/atimes/China/MA05Ad01.html

Geithner, Chinese Envoy Meet Ahead of Hu Visit
Agence France-Presse, January 04, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110104/pl_afp/uschinadiplomacytradeforex

Gender
First Case of Sexual Assault of Man Prosecuted
China Daily, January 05, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-01/05/content_11795172.htm

Hong Kong
港傳媒公信力破新低 (Report: Faith in HK Media Reaches New Low)
Ming Pao, January 05, 2011
http://hk.news.yahoo.com/article/110104/4/m28q.html

Human Rights Defender – Ni Yulan (倪玉兰)
倪玉兰居住点遭停电逾半个月 (Beijing Rights Lawyer Ni Yulan's Home without Power and Water for over Half Month Now)
Radio Free Asia, January 04, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/china_protest-01042011112848.html

Human Rights Defenders
Szeto Funeral Door Still Open for Dissidents
South China Morning Post, January 05, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=8c58c684fe15d210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Law
广东高法将聘请立案信访窗口监督员 (Guangdong Higher Court Hiring Lawyers to Manage Case Filing and Petition Window)
Radio Free Asia, January 04, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/guangdong-01042011090750.html

Media
群发短信首次被诉非法经营 监管和定罪仍有难度 (Bulk SMS Deemed Illegal for First Time, Yet Supervision and Conviction Remain Difficult )
Southern Weekend, January 05, 2011
http://www.infzm.com/content/54217

Police
China Police Use Micro-Blogs 'to Connect with Public'
British Broadcasting Corporation, January 04, 2011
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-12112008

Protests and Petitions
Cop Gets Beaten by Demolition Team
Shanghai Daily, January 04, 2011
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=460653

Whistleblower Could Be Released after 14-yrs in Asylum
China Daily, January 04, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-01/04/content_11794200.htm

Related news:
又见“被精神病” 这次关了14年 (Another Rabble-rouser Detained for "Mental Illness", This Time for 14 Years)
Southern Metropolis Daily, January 05, 2011
http://epaper.oeeee.com/A/html/2011-01/05/content_1272386.htm

访民疑组织庆祝刘晓波获奖遭劳教 (Beijing Petitioner Ordered to Reeducation-Through-Labour, Police Suspect He Organised Memorial Activities for Liu's Nobel Win)
Radio Free Asia, January 04, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/china_petitioner-01042011080226.html

Public Health
中国禁烟承诺基本失败 (China Has Not Met Its Commitment on Tobacco Control)
Ming Pao, January 04, 2011
http://inews.mingpao.com/htm/INews/20110104/ca22310c.htm

Related news:
四大原因致控烟败局难挽 (Four Main Causes behind the Losing Battle in Tobacco Control)
The Beijing Times, January 04, 2011
http://news.jinghua.cn/351/c/201101/04/n3297838.shtml

Society
老人摔倒猝死 路人欲救遭劝阻 (Heated Debate Online after Old Man Falls, then Dies on Fuzhou Street Yet No Pedestrians Offer Aid)
Southern Metropolis Daily, January 05, 2011
http://epaper.oeeee.com/A/html/2011-01/05/content_1272520.htm

內地富人僱用非法菲傭 (Hiring of Illegal Filipina Domestic Helpers on Rise in Mainland China)
Ming Pao, January 04, 2011
http://inews.mingpao.com/htm/INews/20110104/ca21755c.htm

January 04, 2011

News
Bilateral Ties
Beijing Eyes Stronger Sino-EU Partnership
Xinhua News Agency, January 03, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-01/03/content_11788361.htm

Environment
中华环保联合会贵阳打赢环境诉讼环保法庭 新举措解难题 (All-China Environmental Federation-Guiyang Public Environmental Education Centre Win Water Pollution Suit against Paper Mill)
Legal Daily, January 04, 2011
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2011-01/04/content_2425810.htm

Food Security
County Focus to Ensure Food Safety
China Daily, January 03, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-01/03/content_11787165.htm

Rita Fan Defends Beijing Envoy in Tainted Milk Saga
South China Morning Post, January 03, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=37be8bd20174d210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

食品安全 七成人不放心 (7/10 Chinese Do Not Trust Safety of Food)
Ming Pao, January 03, 2011
http://hk.news.yahoo.com/article/110102/4/m0wj.html

Related news:
Worries over Food Safety
Shanghai Daily, January 03, 2011
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=460581&type=National

Human Rights Defender – Li Hong (力虹)
力虹骨灰安葬宁波 海内外将共同悼念 (Li Hong's Bones Laid to Rest in Ningbo)
Radio Free Asia, January 03, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/lihong-01032011091814.html

Related information:
沉痛悼念异议作家力虹先生 (Mourning the Passing of Dissident-Writer Li Hong)
HRIC, January 03, 2010
http://gb.hrichina.org/public/contents/24965

Human Rights Defender – Tan Zuoren (谭作人)
譚作人患痛風 拒保外就醫 (No Medical Bail for Tan Zuoren Despite Gout)
Ming Pao, January 01, 2011
http://hk.news.yahoo.com/article/101231/4/m00y.html

Human Rights Defenders
Hong Kong Democracy Activist Szeto Dies
Associated Press, January 02, 2011
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704735304576057462930773374.html

Related news:
Szeto Wah: Staunch Democrat and Patriot
South China Morning Post, January 03, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=41d9b2197674d210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Villagers Silenced after Death of Campaigner
South China Morning Post, January 03, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=030cb2197674d210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Labor
Stronger Bargaining Voice for Beijing's Workers
China Daily, January 04, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/metro/2011-01/04/content_11788646.htm

Law
专家预测2011年全国刑事案件总量或将攀升 (Experts Predict Increase in Criminal Cases for 2011)
Legal Daily, January 04, 2011
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2011-01/04/content_2425827.htm

刑法老人免死条款引争议 限制条件被指过窄 (Dispute Arises over Draft Criminal Law Clause Exempting Elderly from Death Penalty)
Guangzhou Daily, January 04, 2011
http://news.dayoo.com/china/201101/04/53868_14902057.htm

Multilateral
China Quietly Extends Footprints into Central Asia
New York Times, January 02, 2011
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/03/world/asia/03china.html

Police
北京城管在官网接受市民评价 (Beijing Urban Management to Accept Public Criticism via Website)
The Beijing News, January 03, 2011
http://epaper.bjnews.com.cn/html/2011-01/03/content_187948.htm

拆屋城管打斷公安腳 (Policeman Beaten Severely by Urban Management after Home Demolition)
Ming Pao, January 04, 2011
http://hk.news.yahoo.com/article/110103/4/m1mi.html

Politics
China's Next President "Redder than the Red"
The Daily Telegraph, January 03, 2011
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/8237411/Chinas-next-president-redder-than-the-red.html

Taiwan
INTERVIEW: China’s Five-Year Plan Veering toward Unification
Taipei Times, January 03, 2011
http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2011/01/03/2003492556

December 31, 2010

News
Death Penalty
Uyghur Student Sentenced to Death
Radio Free Asia, December 30, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/death-12302010153000.html

Gender
China Issues Surrender Deadline for Human Traffickers
Xinhua News Agency, December 30, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-12/30/content_11779258.htm

Related information:
关于限令拐卖妇女儿童犯罪人员投案自首的通告 (Announcement Ordering the Surrender of Traffickers of Women and Children)
Supreme People's Court, Supreme People's Procuratorate, Ministry of Public Security, Ministry of Justice, December 24, 2010
http://gaj.suzhou.gov.cn/plus/branch_content.php?aid=467608

Government
广东省纪委：禁收可能影响执行公务礼品礼金 (Guangdong Discipline Commission: Officials Banned from Accepting Gifts That Could Influence Work)
Southern Daily, December 31, 2010
http://nf.nfdaily.cn/nfrb/content/2010-12/31/content_18910699.htm

June Fourth
Controversial Student Leader Talks of Reconciliation with Liu Xiaobo before June 4
South China Morning Post, December 31, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=94109cb03083d210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Land Policy
逾万人建言新拆迁条例 (More than 10K Submit Suggestions on Urban Demolition Regulations)
The Beijing News, December 31, 2010
http://news.bjnews.com.cn/2010/1231/103660.shtml

代理拆迁案两律师遭殴 (Two Beijing Lawyers Beaten whilst in Jiangsu for Demolition Case)
The Beijing News, December 31, 2010
http://epaper.bjnews.com.cn/html/2010-12/31/content_187346.htm

Media
Chinese Censorship Worsens in 2010
Radio Free Asia, December 30, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/censorship-12292010160648.html

Programs to Boost Handling of Media
China Daily, December 31, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-12/31/content_11779438.htm

內地網民增六千多萬 (State Council Info Office: 450mil Chinese Now Online)
Ming Pao, December 30, 2010
http://inews.mingpao.com/htm/INews/20101230/ca41600c.htm

Migrant Workers
Beijing's Bomb Shelter Hoteliers Protest against Closure
The Guardian, December 31, 2010
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/dec/30/beijing-bomb-shelter-hotel-protest

中国多数伤残农民工未做过工伤康复治疗 (Survey: Majority of Disabled Migrant Workers Unable to Afford Treatment and Rehabilitation for Workplace Injuries)
Radio Free Asia, December 30, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/kang-12302010094217.html

Police
Parents: Police Forced Us to Take Compensation
Shanghai Daily, December 31, 2010
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=460381

Religion
喀什维汉信徒聚会遭驱散 河北禁官办教会逾15人聚会 (Authorities Disperse, Prohibit Religious Christmas Gatherings in Kashgar, Hubei)
Radio Free Asia, December 30, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/jiao-12302010095438.html

Rural Issues
Pensions Reach Out to Aging Villagers
Xinhua News Agency, December 31, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-12/31/content_11779418.htm

December 30, 2010

Top news
Corruption
China Corruption 'Still Very Serious'
Agence France-Presse, December 29, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20101229/wl_asia_afp/chinapoliticscorruption

Related information:
中国的反腐败和廉政建设
China's Efforts to Combat Corruption and Build a Clean Government
Information Office of the State Council, December 2010
CH: http://www.gov.cn/zwgk/2010-12/29/content_1775173.htm
EN: http://www.gov.cn/english/official/2010-12/29/content_1775353.htm

Related news:
China Issues First Anti-Corruption White Paper
Xinhua News Agency, December 29, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-12/29/content_11772076.htm

China Highly Values Internet's Role in Supervision
Xinhua News Agency, December 29, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-12/29/content_11772554.htm

News
Death Penalty
湖南郴州原市纪委书记曾锦春被执行死刑 (Former Chenzhou, Hunan Disciplinary Committee Secretary Zeng Jinchun Executed)
Xinhua News Agency, December 30, 2010
http://news.cyol.com/content/2010-12/30/content_4045190.htm

Background information:
湖南郴州狂欢庆贪官倒台 反腐重拳终结官场畸变
Southern Weekend, September 21, 2006
http://news.sina.com.cn/c/l/2006-09-21/100911067477.shtml

In English translation:
The Whole City of Chenzhou Celebrated The Fall of Corrupt Officials
East South West North, September 28, 2006
http://www.zonaeuropa.com/20060928_1.htm

Government
王晨:一些突发事件后少数地方不能善待媒体和记者 (State Council Info Office: A Few Places Do Not Treat Media or Journalists Well following Sudden Incidents)
People's Daily, December 30, 2010
http://politics.people.com.cn/GB/1026/13622654.html

Hong Kong
HK People's Confidence in Beijing Regime Drops: Survey
China Post, December 29, 2010
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/china/local-news/hong-kong/2010/12/29/285560/HK-peoples.htm

Related news:
Cut the Criticism, Beijing Tells HK
South China Morning Post, December 30, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=9fd695fed623d210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Human Rights Defender – Gao Zhisheng (高智晟)
Rights Lawyers Count Their Bruises after a Year of Living Dangerously
South China Morning Post, December 30, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=396995fed623d210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Related news:
莫少平律师办事处遭警方进驻 他本人“被旅游”24小时 (Rights Lawyer Mo Shaoping Taken on a 24h "Trip" whilst Law Offices Occupied by Police during Nobel Ceremony)
Radio Free Asia, December 29, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/mo-12292010121704.html

Labor
新工伤保险条例元旦实施 醉酒出事不算工伤 (New Workers Compensation Regulations Take Effect after New Year, Drunken Accidents Not to Be Compensation)
Chongqing Evening News, December 30, 2010
http://news.cyol.com/content/2010-12/30/content_4044972.htm

Land Policy
Man Kills Himself in Toilet ahead of Demolition
Shanghai Daily, December 29, 2010
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=460246

Media
'Great Firewall' Extends Reach
Radio Free Asia, December 29, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/internet-12292010131351.html

Beijing Crackdown on Internet Phone Calls Alarms Operators
South China Morning Post, December 30, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=3a0795fed623d210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Chinese Journalist Death 'Must Be Investigated'
British Broadcasting Corporation, December 29, 2010
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-12084737
Over 66 Percent of Beijingers Use Internet
Xinhua News Agency, December 30, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-12/30/content_11773652.htm

花钱删帖或可成为灰色产业链 网络监管立法不应知难而退 (Deleting Disadvantageous Posts Online for Money Could Become Grey-market Industry)
Legal Daily, December 30, 2010
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2010-12/30/content_2422867.htm

Military
China Preparing for Armed Conflict 'in Every Direction'
The Daily Telegraph, December 29, 2010
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/8229789/China-preparing-for-armed-conflict-in-every-direction.html

Police
乐清村主任死亡案再调查 温州警方称完全排除被谋杀可能 (Police Rule Out Possibility of Murder in Petitioner-Village Head Death)
Legal Daily, December 30, 2010
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2010-12/30/content_2422658.htm

Public Health
北京出台残疾人生活补助办法 将惠及11万残疾人 (Beijing Issues Measures on Living Subsidies for the Disabled)
Qianlong, December 30, 2010
http://report.qianlong.com/33378/2010/12/30/225@6489724.htm

December 29, 2010

Top news
Human Rights Defender – Zhao Lianhai (赵连海)
Melamine Activist 'Thanks' Government for Support
Global Times, December 29, 2010
http://china.globaltimes.cn/society/2010-12/606541.html

Food safety activist Zhao Lianhai (赵连海), who was sentenced to 2.5 years’ imprisonment on charges of disturbing social order in November 2010, has been released on medical parole according to a statement posted on his personal blog at Bullog. In his announcement, Zhao states his support and agreement with the Chinese government and that he agrees with the criminal penalties imposed upon him. He also requests that people who are concerned with his case speak of it no further.

Related information:
通告 (Announcement)
Zhao Lianhai, December 28, 2010
http://www.bullogger.com/blogs/jieshibaobao/archives/372385.aspx

Related news:
Milk Activist's Fate Unclear after Parole Talk
South China Morning Post, December 27, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=d80832394932d210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

趙連海 維權招來千古冤 (Zhao Lianhai: Rights Defence Incurs Eternal Injustice)
Ming Pao, December 28, 2010
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/94/1/1/1964841/1.html

News
Bilateral Ties
Yang Jiechi's US Trip to Set Up Hu's State Visit
South China Morning Post, December 29, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=3bbc1970f2d2d210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Corruption
580 Economic Fugitives Still at Large Overseas
China Daily, December 28, 2010
http://www1.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-12/28/content_11762292.htm

Govt Sets New Targets in Anti-Corruption Campaign
China Daily, December 29, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-12/29/content_11768074.htm

Netizens Roast Govt Bodies for Costly Purchases
China Daily, December 29, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-12/29/content_11768614.htm

Disasters
China Builds Sichuan Earthquake Museum
Associated Press, December 28, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20101228/ap_on_re_as/as_china_museum

Human Rights Defender – Ding Zilin (丁子霖)
丁子霖被软禁74天返京 对外隔绝亲戚被迫写保证 (Tiananmen Mothers' Ding Zilin Returns to Beijing following 74 Days of House Arrest, Her Relatives Were Forced to Sign Guarantee to Keep Ding and Jiang from Outside Contact)
Radio Free Asia, December 28, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/ding-12282010110250.html

Human Rights Defender – Liu Xiaobo (刘晓波)
Nobel Laureate Liu Marks 55th Birthday in Prison
Agence France-Presse, December 28, 2010
http://www.watoday.com.au/breaking-news-world/nobel-laureate-liu-marks-55th-birthday-in-prison-20101229-199fk.html

HK Protest Marks First Anniversary of Liu Jailing
China Post, December 27, 2010
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/china/local-news/hong-kong/2010/12/27/285227/HK-protest.htm

Land Policy
Experts to File Land Seizure Regulation Proposal
China Daily, December 27, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-12/27/content_11757486.htm

Media
Chinese Investigative Reporter Dies after Attack
Associated Press, December 28, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20101228/ap_on_re_as/as_china_journalist_attacked

Chinese Government Shuts Down Blogger's Cutting-Edge Magazine
The Independent, December 29, 2010
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/chinese-government-shuts-down-bloggers-cuttingedge-magazine-2171111.html

深圳美聯經紀圍毆記者阻採訪 (Estate Brokers from Shenzhen Midland Realty Surround and Beat Journalists to Stop Coverage)
Ming Pao, December 29, 2010
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/94/1/1/1965946/1.html

Tibet-Related Website Gets Social in Makeover
China Daily, December 28, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-12/28/content_11767477.htm

Protests and Petitions
China: Apology for Farmer Locked in Mental Wards
New York Times, December 28, 2010
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/29/world/asia/29briefs-chinabrief.html

「上訪村長」車禍死惹質疑 (Vehicular Homicide of "Petitioning Village Head" Qian Yunhui Aroses Suspicion)
Sing Tao Daily, December 29, 2010
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/94/1/1/1966026/1.html

Related news:
Village Head's Death Sparks Internet Rumors
Global Times, December 29, 2010
http://opinion.globaltimes.cn/chinese-press/2010-12/606592.html

外地来京上访遭关黑监狱 围观解救质疑依法治国 (Locking Up of Petitioners Who Travel to Beijing to Petition in Black Jails Calls Rule of Law into Question)
Radio Free Asia, December 28, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/fang-12282010100959.html

XUAR
Report: Laos Deports Uighurs Back to China
Associated Press, December 29, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20101229/ap_on_re_as/as_china_laos_uighurs

December 24, 2010

Top news
Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food
Jailing Food Activists Has 'Chilling Effect', Says UN Envoy
Agence France-Presse, December 23, 2010
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gqnDlIVBOfYmlsiz2Z7DQebThExA

UN Hails China's Food Policies
China Daily, December 24, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-12/24/content_11748462.htm

联合国警告中国:37%的土地退化 威胁粮食安全 (SR on Food Warns China: 37% of Land Has Degraded, Endangering Food Supply)
Southern Metropolis Daily, December 24, 2010
http://nf.nfdaily.cn/nfdsb/content/2010-12/24/content_18721789.htm

Related information:
"From Food Security to the Right to Food" – UN Expert Highlights China's Next Steps
OHCHR, December 23, 2010
http://www.un.org.cn/cms/p/news/27/1628/content.html

Preliminary Observations and Conclusions (Mission to the PRC from 15 to 23 Dec 2010)
Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food, December 23, 2010
http://www2.ohchr.org/english/issues/food/docs/CHINA_food_preliminary_conclusions.doc

News
Children
老师令65名学生打一名同学耳光 因被其直呼姓名 (Teacher Makes 65 Pupils to Slap One for Calling Her Full Name)
Modern Express, December 24, 2010
http://news.163.com/10/1224/03/6OL06BK200014AED.html

Economic Development
China’s Growth Model ‘Unsustainable’
Financial Times, December 23, 2010
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f38e08ce-0e84-11e0-b9f1-00144feabdc0.html

Hukou
国务院报告人大常委会正在调研户籍改革 (NPC Standing Committee Looks into Hukou Reforms)
Southern Metropolis Daily, December 24, 2010
http://epaper.oeeee.com/A/html/2010-12/24/content_1262966.htm

Human Rights Defender – Liu Xiaobo (刘晓波)
Norway Minister Tasked with China Trade Talks Feels Too 'Sick' for Nobel
Associated Press, December 22, 2010
http://www.macleans.ca/article.jsp?content=w5475328

Media
Beijing’s Housing Price Fury Goes Viral
Financial Times, December 23, 2010
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/2dacd064-0ece-11e0-9ec3-00144feabdc0.html

Migrant Workers
More Young Migrant Workers Turning to Crime
China Daily, December 23, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-12/23/content_11744634.htm

Urban Health Insurance Covers 45m Migrants
Xinhua News Agency, December 23, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-12/23/content_11744839.htm

昆明志愿者义务辅导民工子女被教育局叫停 (Kunming: Volunteer-run Tutoring Service for Migrant Children Suspended by Authority)
People's Daily, December 24, 2010
http://news.eastday.com/c/20101224/u1a5628409.html

Protests and Petitions
“乙肝斗士”当街脱裤 抗议暗查乙肝现象 (Hepatitis B Activist Strips on Street in Protest of Uninformed Examination)
Guangzhou Daily, December 23, 2010
http://news.china.com/zh_cn/social/1007/20101223/16307903.html

农民多次上访被送精神病院 获30万元赔偿 (Farmer Petitioner Compensated 300, 000 after Being Sent to Psychiatric Hospital)
Eastday, December 24, 2010
http://news.eastday.com/c/20101224/u1a5628566.html

Public Health
Toddler's Plight Sheds Light on Health System
China Daily, December 24, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-12/24/content_11748442.htm

State Security
Experts Dismiss State Secret Claims
China Daily, December 24, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-12/24/content_11748195.htm

December 23, 2010

News
Civil Society
“中国艾滋病公益组织受当局骚扰” (HIV/AIDS Group Aizhixing under Investigation by Tax and Public Security Authorities)
British Broadcasting Corporation, December 22, 2010
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2010/12/101222_china_aids.shtml

Government
广东出台规定鼓励实名举报 60日内须办结 (Guangdong Issues Provisional Measures Encouraging the Recording of Informants' Real Names)
Southern Daily, December 22, 2010
http://gd.nfdaily.cn/content/2010-12/22/content_18649199.htm

Human Rights Defenders
流亡中国异见记者可能被泰国驱逐出境 (Dissident Journalist Sun Shucai Facing Deportation from Thailand)
Radio Free Asia, December 22, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/thailand_dissident-12222010112334.html

Related news:
Rights Groups' Concern over Thailand Asylum Arrests
Agence France-Presse, December 22, 2010
http://news.asiaone.com/News/Latest%2BNews/Asia/Story/A1Story20101222-254268.html

Law
Former Homeless Shelter Official Detained on Human Trafficking Allegations
Shanghai Daily, December 23, 2010
http://www.shanghaidaily.org/article/?id=458089&type=National

北京一村民阻拦强拆被打死 8被告最重获无期 (8 Sentenced up to Life for Beating to Death Beijing Villager Blocking Demolition)
The Beijing News, December 23, 2010
http://epaper.bjnews.com.cn/html/2010-12/23/content_184313.htm

Politics
China Demotes Foreign Minister
Al Jazeera, December 23, 2010
http://english.aljazeera.net/news/asia-pacific/2010/12/2010122282718341434.html

Heir Apparent Showing His Stripes
Asia Times Online, December 22, 2010
http://atimes.com/atimes/China/LL22Ad01.html

Poverty
Poverty Relief for Ethnic Minorities
South China Morning Post, December 23, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=8e27308a1ce0d210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Protests and Petitions
全国两千民办教师进京上访 (2000 Private Teachers from Across China Head to Beijing to Petition for Equal Standing)
Radio Free Asia, December 22, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shang-12222010100821.html

Religion
Beijing Sneers at Vatican’s ‘Dangerous’ Complaints over State-appointed Catholic Bishops
Associated Press, December 22, 2010
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/asia-pacific/beijing-sneers-at-vaticans-dangerous-complaints-over-state-appointed-catholic-bishops/article1846849/

Tibet
Sentenced Monks Drop from Sight Drop
Radio Free Asia, December 22, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/monks-12222010163931.html

December 22, 2010

News
Death Penalty
辽宁抚顺“三最”女贪官罗亚平一审被判死刑 (Liaoning Official Sentenced to Death for Bribery and Corruption)
Xinhua News Agency, December 22, 2010
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2010-12/21/content_2409341.htm

Disasters
36 Punished over Fatal Dam Breach in S China
Xinhua News Agency, December 22, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-12/22/content_11736349.htm

Government
Netizens Asked to Vote Yes or Forget It
China Daily, December 22, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/cndy/2010-12/22/content_11736893.htm

Human Rights Defender – Ni Yulan (倪玉兰)
Dark Days and Rights
South China Morning Post, December 22, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=a307cf91fc80d210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Land Policy
新拆迁条例亮点：明确政府与被拆迁人是基本法律关系 (High Points of New Urban Demolition Regs: Clarifying Basic Legal Relationship between Government and Relocatees)
Legal Daily, December 22, 2010
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2010-12/22/content_2409769.htm

Media
Uyghur Journalist Handed Life Term
Radio Free Asia, December 21, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/journalist-12212010162519.html

內地中文書禁摻英文單詞 (GAPP Bans English in Mainland Chinese Publications)
Ming Pao, December 22, 2010
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/94/1/1/1959006/1.html

Related information:
关于进一步规范出版物文字使用的通知 (Notice on Further Standardizing the Use of Written Language in Publications)
General Administration of Press and Publication, November 23, 2010
http://www.gapp.gov.cn/cms/html/21/508/201012/708310.html

新疆一记者被殴致脑死亡 警方否认因报道遭报复 (Police Deny that Beating of Xinjiang Reporter Was in Retaliation for Story)
Eastday, December 22, 2010
http://news.eastday.com/c/20101222/u1a5624545.html

Migrant Workers
AIDS Program Targets Migrant Workers
China Daily, December 22, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-12/22/content_11736574.htm

四因素致两亿流动人口困境不解或将诱发城市并发症 (Four Factors Facing 200mill Migrant Population Which If Unrevolved Could Lead to Complications in Urban Areas)
Legal Daily, December 22, 2010
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2010-12/22/content_2409789.htm

Related news:
Help Is at Hand for Migrant Workers
China Daily, December 22, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-12/22/content_11736494.htm

Population
Living under the Hukou System
Economic Observer, December 21, 2010
http://www.eeo.com.cn/ens/feature/2010/12/21/189562.shtml

Abuses Cited in Enforcing China Policy of One Child
New York Times, December 21, 2010
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/22/world/asia/22population.html

Protests and Petitions
陕西数千女工抗议补偿不足 与公安冲突大批工人被抓 (Thousands of Shaanxi Female Workers Clash with Police, Detained in Protest for Increased Compensation)
Radio Free Asia, December 21, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gong-12212010105702.html

Rural Issues
Rural Work Conference Focuses on Threats to Stable Food Supply
South China Morning Post, December 22, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=17d353822a90d210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Society
Social Conflict on the Rise: Top Judge
China Daily, December 21, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-12/21/content_11730595.htm