March 09, 2011

Top news
Jasmine Rallies
“好一朵美丽的茉莉花”不能开在新华社 (Xinhua News Agency Searches Its Reporters for "Jasmine Flowers")
Radio Free Asia, March 08, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/moli-03082011155721.html

U.S. Urges China to Halt Detention of Activists
Reuters, March 08, 2011
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/03/08/us-china-usa-idUSTRE72769R20110308

Two Sessions
中国近百位公民呼吁撤销刘翔等人政协委员资格 (~100 Call for the Removal of Celebrity CPPCC Members Like Liu Xiang)
Radio Free Asia, March 08, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/lx-03082011103456.html


News
Corruption
银河证券前高管涉贪千万判死缓 (Former Securities Exec Given Suspended Death Sentence for Swindling Public Funds)
Beijing News, March 09, 2011
http://epaper.bjnews.com.cn/html/2011-03/09/content_208452.htm

Environment
Pollution Blocking Water Path
China Daily, March 09, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-03/09/content_12139314.htm

Food Security
Food Safety Laws No More Than Words on Paper, Senior Official Says
South China Morning Post, March 09, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=783f59912369e210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Gender
Narrow Social Life Traps Women in Poverty
China Daily, March 09, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-03/09/content_12139293.htm

Land Policy
Chinese Farmers Moved into Apartments in Land Grab
Associated Press, March 08, 2011
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/08/AR2011030801145.html

Law
政協委員促取消嫖宿幼女罪 (CPPCC Delegate: Abolish Crime of Sex with Minors, Charge Offenders with Rape, which Has Stronger Penalties)
Central News Agency, March 09, 2011
http://inews.mingpao.com/htm/INews/20110308/ca22155c.htm

看守所条例修订案上报 在押者判决前有望见家属 (Detainees May Get Pre-Sentencing Family Visists following New Amendment)
Legal Daily, March 09, 2011
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2011-03/09/content_2505318.htm

Media
China Media Push into the Web
The Wall Street Journal, March 09, 2011
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703386704576186402009111630.html

Export of Books Set for Bright New Page
China Daily, March 09, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011npc/2011-03/09/content_12139593.htm

Related information:
《瞭望》：新闻出版“走出去”机遇 (News and Publications See Chance to Take Off Overseas)
Outlook, March 8, 2011
http://lwgcw.net/NewsShow.aspx?newsId=19237

Protests and Petitions
代表两会开支民众关注　吴华英北京上访遭拘 (Fujian Petitioner Wu Huaying Detained for 10 Days, HK Businessmen Present Mainland Corruption Grievances)
Radio Free Asia, March 08, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/hui-03082011105727.html

押返原籍遇車禍 湖南訪民8重傷 (Bus Crashes as Detained Petitioners Escorted out of Beijing, 8 Severely Injured)
Ming Pao, March 09, 2011
http://news.mingpao.com/20110309/caa2.htm

Public Health
Shanghai Sees Cancer Rate Jump
South China Morning Post, March 09, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=b0de59912369e210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

钟南山:滥用抗生素责任在医生 后果非常严重 (NPC Rep on Antibiotic Abuse, High Drug Prices, Scant Hospital Competition, Heathcare Reform and the Flu)
Qiangjiang Evening News, March 08, 2011
http://www.chinanews.com/jk/2011/03-08/2891258.shtml

Society
人代：中國貧富差距40倍一成家庭擁45%財產 「派糖」難解決不公 (NPC Rep: Rich Earn 40 Times More Than Poor, 45% of Assets Owned by 10% of Families)
Ming Pao, March 09, 2011
http://news.mingpao.com/20110309/caa1.htm

XUAR
Uyghur Prisoner Denied Medical Care
Radio Free Europe, March 08, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/medical-03082011145740.html

China's Xinjiang 'Still Ethnically Divided'
Agence France-Presse, March 08, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110308/wl_asia_afp/chinaunrestxinjiangrightsmideastreligion

Related news:
China Says Lessons to Learn in Muslim Xinjiang from Mideast Unrest
Reuters, March 8, 2011
http://af.reuters.com/article/commoditiesNews/idAFTOE72702B20110308

Chinese Official Touts Softer Line on Restive West
Associated Press, March 8, 2011
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hfBJkL99H-7Gr_LRezRqzL7iokew

March 08, 2011

Top news
Jasmine Rallies
Ai Wei Wei: 'Growing Force behind Jasmine Revolution Very Strong'
The Daily Telegraph, March 07, 2011
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/8366009/Ai-Wei-Wei-growing-force-behind-Jasmine-Revolution-very-strong.html

Universities Targeted in 'Jasmine' Crackdown
Radio Free Asia, March 07, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/universities-03072011180433.html

Website Reports Attacks following Chinese Protest Announcements
Voice of America, March 07, 2011
http://www.voanews.com/english/news/asia/Website-Reports-Attacks-Following-Chinese-Protest-Announcements-117556208.html

涉煽动颠覆抄家带走添新例 失踪者陆续传出被刑拘 (More Activists Arrested, Homes Raided for "Inciting Subversion")
Radio Free Asia, March 07, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/mo-03072011153524.html

Two Sessions
两会北京清理访民 维稳巨资舍本逐末 (Beijing Cleans Up Petitioners in the Name of "Stability")
Radio Free Asia, March 07, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/hui-03072011151413.html

Related news:
“两会”茉莉花致各地白色恐怖 维稳预算超军费矛头直指国民 (Antsiness over Jasmine Rallies Leads to Petitioners Locked Away during Two Sessions)
Radio Free Asia, March 07, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/lianghui-03072011095541.html

News
Bilateral Ties
Gary Locke to Be Named New Ambassador to China
Reuters, March 08, 2011
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/03/08/us-china-usa-locke-idUSTRE72672620110308

Related news:
Vice President Biden 'to Visit China in Summer'
Agence France-Presse, March 07, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110307/pl_afp/chinausdiplomacy

China Sees Positive Trend in Ties with US
Associated Press, March 07, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110307/ap_on_re_as/as_china_politics

Corruption
6 Held after Public Funds Stolen from Poor County
Shanghai Daily, March 08, 2011
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=465630

Education
解决异地高考 绕不开京沪两市 (Education Minister: Trial to Allow Non-locals to Sit "Gaokao" in Shanghai, Beijing)
Beijing News, March 08, 2011
http://epaper.bjnews.com.cn/html/2011-03/08/content_207999.htm

Related news:
Education Reform Aimed at Benefiting Migrants
China Daily, March 08, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-03/08/content_12132872.htm

Hong Kong
Budget Activists Vow to Maintain Protests in City
South China Morning Post, March 08, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=93e51dab7c09e210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Related news:
特首北大演說　港生質問暴力清場 (Speaking at Peking U, Hong Kong Chief Asked about Hong Kong Protest Violence)
Apple Daily, March 08, 2011
http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/template/apple/art_main.php?iss_id=20110308&sec_id=4104&subsec_id=12731&art_id=15051303

Lee Condemns Anti-budget Protest Tactics
South China Morning Post, March 07, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=1e6537c1c3f8e210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Land Policy
云南腾冲县出动公安征地再起冲突 (Yunnan County Residents Fight Police, Government in Rural Land Dispute)
Radio Free Asia, March 07, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/yunnan-03072011160359.html

Population
One-child Policy May End in Five Provinces
South China Morning Post, March 08, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=4c684b0bb319e210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Rural Issues
菜价涨了 菜农揾钱难农超对接 惠农利市民 (2/3 Jiangxi Farmers Forced Out of Pearl River Delta by Food Prices, Rent)
Guangzhou Daily, March 07, 2011
http://gzdaily.dayoo.com/html/2011-03/07/content_1284132.htm

State Security
公民自由被限，政府理由荒唐 (Former CASS Scholar Refused Exit Visa for "State Security" Concerns; One Activist Detained for Trying to Visit Another)
Radio Free Asia, March 07, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gm-03072011160354.html

Taiwan
Ma Denies Falling into Beijing’s Trap
Financial Times, March 07, 2011
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/1f5a400e-48db-11e0-af8c-00144feab49a.html

Related news:
台湾军队年内将裁减近万人 (Taiwan to Reduce Its Army by Nearly 10,000 This Year)
Deutsche Welle, March 07, 2011
http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,6461192,00.html

Tibet
Tibet Closed to Foreign Tourists in March
Agence France-Presse, March 07, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110307/wl_asia_afp/chinatibetunrestrights

March 07, 2011

Top news
Jasmine Rallies
Beijing Says "Jasmine Protest" Calls Doomed to Fail
Reuters, March 06, 2011
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/03/06/us-china-unrest-idUSTRE7222RA20110306

Related news:
China State Paper Warns 'Jasmine Rallies'
Agence France-Presse, March 05, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110305/wl_asia_afp/chinarightsunrestinternetmideastmedia

自觉维护社会和谐稳定 (Conscientiously Protect Social Harmony and Stability)
Ren Siwen, Beijing Daily, March 05, 2011
http://www.bjd.com.cn/10jbgd/201103/t20110305_664250.html

当局阻止茉莉花集会多人被抓 指境内外散步虚假信息 (Authorities Obstruct Third "Jasmine" Rally, Many Detained, Call to “Stroll” Labeled Fake)
Radio Free Asia, March 06, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/me-03062011163432.html

Related news:
浙江民主党成员聚会被阻 四川枉成明因茉莉花再被拘 (Zhejiang Democratic Party Meeting Crashed, Sichuan Activist Wang Chengming Detained)
Radio Free Asia, March 04, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/mo-03042011095417.html

天安门示威者被逮捕德国记者被扣留 (Tiananmen Demonstrators, German Reporter Detained)
Deutsche Welle, March 05, 2011
http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,6460118,00.html

Related news:
China's Foreign Minister Says Police Did Not Beat Foreign Reporters at Protest Areas
Associated Press, March 07, 2011
http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5hTxyo4QYsWk5THcE_o6jbqomxyLw

China Tracks Foreign Journalists, Unnerved by Mideast Turmult
New York Times, March 06, 2011
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/07/world/asia/07china.html

News
Civil Society
Beijing 'Keeps Firm Hand on NGO Finances'
South China Morning Post, March 07, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=d01344638db8e210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Corruption
Graft: A Major Problem for China's Leaders
Agence France-Presse, March 05, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110306/wl_asia_afp/chinacongressnpccorruption

景德镇国土局被盗案嫌犯偷配妻子钥匙转走钱 (Husband's Theft Led to Land Ministry's Missing Money)
Shandong Business Daily, March 07, 2011
http://news.163.com/11/0307/03/6UGTUQ8P00014AED.html

Food Security
Refreshing Honesty as Top Leader 'Embarrassed' by Food Safety
South China Morning Post, March 07, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=185344638db8e210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Related information:
王岐山谈食品安全连称责任大 (Wang Qishan Talks about the "Big" Responsibility of Food Safety)
Beijing Times, March 6, 2011
http://beijing.jinghua.cn/c/201103/06/n3314249.shtml

Hong Kong
'Two Systems' Doesn't Trump 'One Country', Vice-president Says
South China Morning Post, March 05, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=28c2fa5c5718e210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

萬人上街反財案 (~10K Take to the Street to Protest Budget)
Ming Pao, March 07, 2011
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/2/1/1/2036323/1.html

Related news:
113 Arrested after Anti-budget Protesters Clash with Police
South China Morning Post, March 07, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=e1f044638db8e210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Labor
4 Officials Sacked as 6 Dead in China Coal Mine Blast
Xinhua News Agency, March 04, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-03/04/content_12118649.htm

Law
李其宏代表提出 对未成年人应有专门的刑法和刑诉法 (NPC Rep: Criminal Law for Juvenile Transgressors Needed)
Legal Daily, March 06, 2011
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/zt/content/2011-03/06/content_2500285.htm

Media
红歌和莎翁作品一样都是人类优秀文化 (Party Songs and Shakespeare Both Cultural Marvels)
Southern Metropolis Daily, March 07, 2011
http://gcontent.oeeee.com/b/59/b59a51a3c0bf9c52/Blog/e5b/142f73.html

Related news:
重庆卫视停商业广告《天天红歌会》代替黄金档电视剧 (Chongqing Station Replaces Prime Time with Party Time)
Radio Free Asia, March 02, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/hong-03022011134211.html

Migrant Workers
秦希燕代表为解决拖欠农民工工资问题支招 (Representative Suggests Adding New Cadre Scorecard Criteria to Help Migrant Workers Get Paid)
Legal Daily, March 06, 2011
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/zt/content/2011-03/06/content_2500266.htm

Poverty
China to Basically Eradicate Poverty by 2020
Xinhua News Agency, March 07, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011npc/2011-03/07/content_12124979.htm

Public Health
Plans to Pay Organ Donors
Shanghai Daily, March 07, 2011
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=465583

Two Sessions
'Social Governance' Debuts in 5-year Plan
South China Morning Post, March 06, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=251c7c0e8078e210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

China Internal Security Spending Jumps Past Army Budget
Reuters, March 05, 2011
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/03/05/us-china-unrest-idUSTRE7222RA20110305

Related news:
“国家账本”的变与不变 (This Year's Budget Is Bigger, But Is It Better?)
The Beijing Times, March 07, 2011
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2011-03/07/content_2500658.htm

Full text of the budget, government work report, and NDRC national economic and social development draft plan at:
China NPC 2011: The Reports
China Real Time Report, March 5, 2011
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2011/03/05/china-npc-2011-reports-full-text/

Clampdown on Hangzhou Activists
Radio Free Asia, March 04, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/dissidents-03042011123151.html

Tibet
As Bloody Anniversary Nears, China Touts 'Stability,' Growth in Tibet
CNN, March 07, 2011
http://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/03/06/china.tibet/index.html

Related news:
Tibet Leader Says Separatism Still a Threat
Associated Press, March 06, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110306/ap_on_re_as/as_china_tibet

XUAR
Uyghur Historian Given 7 Years
Radio Free Asia, March 06, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/tursunjanhezim-03062011164000.html

March 04, 2011

Top news
Jasmine Rallies
Report on China's 'Jasmine Revolution'? Not If You Want Your Visa.
Christian Science Monitor, March 03, 2011
http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-Pacific/2011/0303/Report-on-China-s-Jasmine-Revolution-Not-if-you-want-your-visa.

Related news:
China Threatens to Expel Foreign Journalists
Voice of America, March 03, 2011
http://www.voanews.com/english/news/China-Threatens-to-Expel-Foreign-Journalists-117306638.html

茉莉花新罪名“非法集会” 高校防参与“围观有罪” (New "Jasmine" Crime: Illegal Assembly; Schools Stem Participation by Punishing Onlookers)
Radio Free Asia, March 03, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/mo-03032011150734.html

日本国会议员谴责中国扣押独立中文笔会成员 (Japanese Lawmakers Condemn China for Detaining Activist Ye Du)
Radio Free Asia, March 03, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/Japan-03032011135324.html


News
Government
江西景德镇市国土局1390万资金被非法转移 (Jiangxi Municipal Land Bureau Audit Reveals RMB 13.9mln in "Stolen" Funds)
Southern Metropolis Daily, March 03, 2011
http://nf.nfdaily.cn/nfrb/content/2011-03/03/content_20654104.htm

陕西一“移民村”频发山体滑坡国土部门承认为省钱没做选址评估 (Land Ministry: Saving Money by Not Undergoing Evaluations Led to Frequent Landslides in Shaanxi County)
The Beijing Times, March 04, 2011
http://epaper.jinghua.cn/html/2011-03/04/content_636975.htm

Hong Kong
CPPCC Aims to Develop Young Patriots in HK
South China Morning Post, March 04, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=998174a9d5c7e210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

律政司警方受政治壓力 (HK Police under Pressure from Beijing Justice Department)
Apple Daily, March 04, 2011
http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/template/apple/art_main.php?iss_id=20110304&sec_id=4104&subsec_id=11866&art_id=15038059

Related news:
特首「遇襲」案　為被捕者出頭泛民星級大狀硬撼煲呔 (Beijing's Stance on Tsang Protestor Bad for Due Process)
Apple Daily, March 04, 2011
http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/template/apple/art_main.php?iss_id=20110304&sec_id=4104&subsec_id=11866&art_id=15038054

Human Rights Defender – Zhao Lianhai (赵连海)
兩會提趙連海案 (Zhao Lianhai's Case Raised during NPC/CPPCC Sessions)
Ming Pao, March 04, 2011
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/3/1/1/2033260/1.html

Related news:
Delegate Asked to Hold 'Sensitive' Proposal
South China Morning Post, March 04, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=8a593c47dbc7e210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Police
Police Reminded of Limit to Duties
China Daily, March 04, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-03/04/content_12113172.htm

Related information:
公安部党委下发《2011年公安机关党风廉政建设和反腐败工作意见》要求进一步解决群众反映强烈的执法突出问题对公安队伍违法违纪问题坚持“零容忍” (The Party Committee of the Ministry of Public Security Releases "Views on Police Organs' Honest Government and Anti-Corruption Work 2011," Calls for Continued Solutions to Outstanding Law Enforcement Problems Garnering Strong Public Reaction and Zero Tolerance for Illegal Behavior)
China Police Daily, March 03, 2011
http://www.mps.gov.cn/n16/n1237/n1342/n803715/2708022.html

Protests and Petitions
访民要求人大撤黑监狱 免税额被指“与虎谋皮” (Petitioners Call on NPC to Put an End to Black Jails)
Radio Free Asia, March 03, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/fangmin-03032011100607.html

Religion
基督徒发起周日全国38个城市和平祷告 (Christian Group Joins Call for Sunday's "Jasmine" Rally)
Radio Free Asia, March 03, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/jidutu-03032011135853.html

Tibet
Tibetans in Exile Consider Choice for Prime Minister
Voice of America, March 03, 2011
http://www.voanews.com/english/news/asia/Tibetans-in-Exile-Consider-Choice-for-Prime-Minister-117346638.html

XUAR
Xinjiang's Populist Leader Joins Ranks of Microbloggers
South China Morning Post, March 04, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=3da174a9d5c7e210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

March 03, 2011

Top news
Jasmine Rallies
China Threatens Foreign Journalists, Imposes New Rules
Deutsche Presse Agentur, March 03, 2011
http://www.monstersandcritics.com/news/asiapacific/news/article_1623435.php/China-threatens-foreign-journalists-imposes-new-rules

Related information:
More Crackdown Incidents; Authorities Use Force to Prevent Reporting of Jasmine Rallies
中国当局强力打压茉莉花集会活动和国际媒体报导
Human Rights in China, March 2, 2011
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/192926
CH: http://gb.hrichina.org/public/contents/29033

The Flowering of an Unconventional Revolution
South China Morning Post, March 03, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=4ab0664fd277e210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Western Journalists 'Fabricate' News: China Media
Agence France-Presse, March 03, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110303/wl_asia_afp/chinarightsunrestmedia

Related information:
黄百星：西方媒体，请别编两会故事 (Huang Baixing: Western Media, Please Don't Make Up Stories about the NPC/CPCC)
Global Times, March 3, 2011
http://opinion.huanqiu.com/roll/2011-03/1535682.html

300上訪者聚集高呼「打倒腐敗」 (Hundreds of Petitioners Gather, Call for an End to Corruption)
Ming Pao, March 03, 2011
http://news.mingpao.com/20110303/caa4.htm

郑创添野渡被当局以涉嫌煽动颠覆国家政权罪遭拘留 (Activists Zheng Chuangtian, Ye Du Detained for Subversion)
Radio Free Asia, March 02, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/dianfu-03022011105516.html


News
Disasters
More Than 700 Evacuated from Landslide-hit County in Gansu
Xinhua News Agency, March 03, 2011
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=465303

Food Security
2 Arrested in Raid on Fake Formula Factory
South China Morning Post, March 03, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=a252664fd277e210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Freedom of Movement
Beijing to Track All Mobile Phone Users' Movements
South China Morning Post, March 03, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=b4be9f164977e210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Related information:
本市将建设市民出行动态信息平台 (Beijing to Build Information Platform to Monitor Movements of the Public)
Beijing Municipal Commission of Science and Technology, March 1, 2011
http://zhengwu.beijing.gov.cn/gzdt/bmdt/t1156851.htm

长江日报：用手机掌握市民出行是否侵犯公民隐私？ (Does Using Mobiles to Monitor Movement Infringe upon the Right to Privacy?)
Changjiang Daily, March 03, 2011
http://opinion.people.com.cn/GB/14048152.html

Hong Kong
Beijing Wants Punishment after Attack on Tsang
South China Morning Post, March 03, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=41b1664fd277e210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Related news:
港澳辦嚴重關注特首被撞傷示威者稱沒意圖施襲 不覺觸碰 (State Council Office Concerned about Tseng Protestor, Activist Says He Didn't Touch the Chief)
Ming Pao, March 03, 2011
http://news.mingpao.com/20110303/gma1h.htm

社民連中聯辦外種茉莉 (Citizens Plant Jasmine outside Central Liaison Office in Hong Kong)
Apple Daily, March 03, 2011
http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/template/apple/art_main.php?iss_id=20110303&sec_id=4104&subsec_id=11867&art_id=15034183

Labor
Chinese Evacuated from Libya Protest Wage Delay
Reuters, March 01, 2011
http://af.reuters.com/article/libyaNews/idAFTOE72007920110301

我国2亿人遭职业病危害 调查称近4成患者未获赔 (Study: Occupational Hazards Harm 200mln, 40% Not Compensated)
Legal Daily, March 02, 2011
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2011-03/02/content_2492192.htm

Media
China Rights Group Slams Web Curbs
Agence France-Presse, March 03, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110303/wl_asia_afp/chinarightsinternet

China Should Be Cautious of 'Net mercenaries'
Xinhua News Agency, March 02, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011npc/2011-03/02/content_12104460.htm

重庆卫视停商业广告《天天红歌会》代替黄金档电视剧 (Chongqing Station Replaces Prime Time with Party Time)
Radio Free Asia, March 02, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/hong-03022011134211.html

Related news:
Bo Xilai Paints Chongqing Red
South China Morning Post, March 03, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=a142664fd277e210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Multilateral
China, Russia Insist Libya’s Suspension from U.N. Human Rights Council ‘Not a Precedent’
Cybercast News Service, March 02, 2011
http://cnsnews.com/news/article/china-russia-insist-libya-s-suspension-u

Police
Beijing Steps Up Security ahead of Parliament
Agence France-Presse, March 03, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110302/wl_afp/chinapoliticscongressnpcsecurity

Politics
Happiness Becomes the New Party Mantra
South China Morning Post, March 03, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=d3d5c200d867e210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Myths of Judicial Independence
Caixin, March 02, 2011
http://english.caing.com/2011-03-02/100231297.html

March 02, 2011

Top news
Protests and Petitions
Fearing Protests, China Bars Foreign Reporters from Shopping District
McClatchy Newspapers, March 02, 2011
http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2011/03/01/109638/fearing-protests-china-bars-foreign.html

For audio recordings of the simultaneous English translation of the MFA conference, see:
A Long Afternoon at the Chinese Foreign Ministry
McClatchy Blog: China Rises, March 2, 2011
http://blogs.mcclatchydc.com/china/2011/03/what-is-it-like-to-sit-through-roughly-an-hour-and-a-half-of-chinese-foreign-ministry-press-conference-your-answer-is-here.html

Related information:
Foreign Journalists Face Off with Foreign Ministry
China RealTime Blog, March 2, 2011
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2011/03/02/foreign-journalists-face-off-with-chinas-foreign-ministry/

Related news:
China Blames Foreign Media for Police Fracas
Reuters, March 01, 2011
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/03/01/us-china-media-idUSTRE72025B20110301

White House Warns China on Reporter Harassment
Agence France-Presse, March 01, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110301/pl_afp/chinaunrestrightsusmediajournalistswhouse

驻京外国记者遭殴打不是偶然事件 (Beatings of Beijing's Foreign Correspondents Not Accidental)
Deutsche Welle, March 02, 2011
http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,14881681,00.html

北京茉莉花禁令引热议 访民被堵截无处安身 (Amid "Jasmine" Heat, Petitioners Refused Lodging in Beijing)
Radio Free Asia, March 01, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/mo-03012011102104.html


News
Environment
赤壁市自来水月最低消费5吨 (Hunan City Puts Residents' Monthly Water-use Minimum at 5 Tons)
The Beijing Times, March 01, 2011
http://news.jinghua.cn/351/c/201103/01/n3312695.shtml

Food Security
Ban on Flour Additives
Xinhua News Agency, March 02, 2011
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=465157

Related information:
卫生部等7部门关于撤销食品添加剂过氧化苯甲酰、过氧化钙的公告 (The Ministry of Health Joins Six Departments in Banning the Sale of Food Additives Benzoyl Peroxide and Calcium Peroxide)
Ministry of Health, March 1, 2011
http://www.moh.gov.cn/publicfiles/business/htmlfiles/mohwsjdj/s7891/201103/50787.htm

国内拟禁用双酚A婴儿奶瓶 或致癌和性早熟 (China to Prohibit BPA Baby Bottles)
Southern Metropolis Daily, March 02, 2011
http://nf.nfdaily.cn/xjb/content/2011-03/02/content_20607830.htm

Related news:
Plastic Baby Bottles Still on Sale
Shanghai Daily, March 02, 2011
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=465155

Human Rights Defender – Ai Weiwei (艾未未)
众网友清剿五毛 艾未未发起采访活动 (Ai Weiwei to 50 Cent Party: Let Me Interview You)
Radio Free Asia, March 01, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/ai-03012011104819.html

Law
Legal Pitfalls: Even If They Avoid Politics, Foreign Businesspeople Are Not Immune from the Vagaries of Chinese Justice
South China Morning Post, March 02, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=9d2497a8f417e210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Police
富士康男员工受联防队"伏击" 口袋鼓走得快 (Foxconn Employee "Ambushed" for Full Pockets, Fast Walking)
Southern Metropolis Daily, March 02, 2011
http://nf.nfdaily.cn/nfdsb/content/2011-03/02/content_20603326.htm

Politics
最高法首次推出审判执行新闻手册 (High Court Issues First Annual Casework Report)
Legal Daily, March 02, 2011
http://www.legaldaily.cn/index_article/content/2011-03/02/content_2492082.htm

Population
Nursing Homes Close Doors to Many
China Daily, March 02, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-03/02/content_12099275.htm

Society
Revamped China History Museum Skips Taboo Subjects
Agence France-Presse, March 01, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110301/wl_asia_afp/chinaculturemuseumpoliticshistory

March 01, 2011

Top news
Protests and Petitions
Diplomats Slam China Harassment of Journalists
Associated Press, February 28, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110228/ap_on_re_as/as_china_protest_calls

Fresh Call Goes Out for Beijing 'Jasmine' Rallies
South China Morning Post, March 01, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=20be74b892d6e210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

重庆科创职业学院学生因转发"茉莉花"信息被抓 (Chongqing Students Detained for Sending Information on Jasmine Rallies)
Deutsche Welle, February 28, 2011
http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,14879994,00.html

赴廣州聲援茉莉花革命 社運人士楊匡內地失蹤 (Hong Kong Campaigner Goes Missing in Mainland)
Apple Daily, March 01, 2011
http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/template/apple/art_main.php?iss_id=20110301&sec_id=4104&subsec_id=12731&art_id=15025851

日本攝記上海拍示威被拘留 (Japanese Photojournalist Detained in Shanghai)
Ming Pao, March 01, 2011
http://inews.mingpao.com/htm/INews/20110228/ca11423i.htm

网谈茉莉花被送精神病院 当局有理无理照打压 (Rights Activist Sent to Mental Hospital for Online "Jasmine" Posts)
Radio Free Asia, February 28, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/mo-02282011160901.html

News
Corruption
国家计委原民航处长受贿内情披露 (Former Civil Aviation Official Gets 10-year Corruption Sentence)
Legal Daily, March 01, 2011
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2011-03/01/content_2490030.htm

Environment
China Issues Warning on Climate and Growth
New York Times, March 01, 2011
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/01/world/asia/01beijing.html

Related information:
探索中国环保新道路要着力构建强大坚实的科技支撑体系 (In Exploring New Ways in China's Environmental Protection Field, We Must Make Effort to Build a Formidable and Robust Scientific Support System)
Zhou Shengxian, February 28, 2011
http://www.mep.gov.cn/gkml/hbb/qt/201102/t20110228_201224.htm

Scientists Flee Blaze in Chinese Rainforest Restoration Project
The Guardian, February 28, 2011
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/blog/2011/feb/28/blaze-chinese-rainforest

Food Security
仅有两成政府网站公开食品生产企业信用信息 (Only 20% of Gov't Websites Offer Credible Information on Food Manufacturers)
Legal Daily, February 28, 2011
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2011-02/28/content_2487937.htm

June Fourth
六四死难者家属致信两会要求调查"六四" (Tiananmen Mothers Call on NPC, CPPCC to Open Investigation into June Fourth)
Deutsche Welle, March 01, 2011
http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,14880136,00.html

Land Policy
白虎头强拆事件跟踪：村长许坤出庭受审 (Demolition Denouncing Village Head Stands Trial)
Caixin, February 28, 2011
http://policy.caing.com/2011-02-28/100229862.html

白虎头强拆事件跟踪：多名村民被追究刑责 (Villagers Face Criminal Charges for Resisting Demolition)
Caixin, February 28, 2011
http://policy.caing.com/2011-02-28/100229842.html

Related information:
Guangxi Villagers Tried for Illegal Business Activities in Fight against Land Requisition
抗争强拆的广西白虎头村村民被以“非法经营”审判
Human Rights in China, February 28, 2011
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/192912
CH: http://gb.hrichina.org/public/contents/28993

Migrant Workers
China's 'Floating Population' Exceeds 221 Million
Xinhua News Agency, February 28, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-02/28/content_12091797.htm

Politics
最高法发现164个法院利用司法职权乱收费等问题 (High Court Finds 164 Courts Using Judicial Power for Graft)
Legal Daily, February 28, 2011
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2011-02/28/content_2489269.htm?node=5955

Population
Slow Rise in Numbers Raises Odds of One-child Policy Being Relaxed
Associated Press, March 01, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110228/ap_on_re_as/as_china_population_4

Protests and Petitions
Shenzhen to Punish Petitioners Who Threaten to Injure Themselves
South China Morning Post, March 01, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=b1b4a4d1d2d6e210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Related news:
深圳拟禁止自残等威胁式信访 (Shenzhen Draft Regulations Ban Petitioners from Self-Injury)
Southern Metropolis Daily, February 28, 2011
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/9/1/1/2028967/1.html

Society
Clean-up for Games Puts 200 Artists' Jobs at Risk
South China Morning Post, March 01, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=1d12a4d1d2d6e210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

XUAR
Uyghurs Targeted amidst Reform Call
Radio Free Asia, February 28, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/reform-02282011114853.html

February 28, 2011

Top news
Protests and Petitions
China Activists Charged over 'Jasmine Rally' Call
Agence France-Presse, February 25, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110225/wl_asia_afp/chinarightsunrestinternetmideast

Overwhelming Response Stifles 'Jasmine' Rallies
South China Morning Post, February 28, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=7c32c60f8876e210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Related news:
China Uses Whistles, Water, Police on Protests
Associated Press, February 28, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110227/ap_on_re_as/as_china_protest_calls

Calls for Protests in China Met with Brutality
British Broadcasting Corporation, February 28, 2011
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-12593328

第二輪中國茉莉花／北京現場採訪 三立記者一度遭扣 (Three Reporters Detained whilst Reporting in Beijing’s Wangfujin St)
The Liberty Times, February 28, 2011
http://www.libertytimes.com.tw/2011/new/feb/28/today-int2.htm


News
Corruption
新疆巴楚原县委书记夫妻受贿600余万受审 (Former Xinjiang County Official Charged with Accepting over RMB 6mln in Bribes)
Legal Daily, February 28, 2011
http://news.eastday.com/c/20110228/u1a5748193.html

Death Penalty
China Scraps Death Penalty for Some Crimes
Agence France-Presse, February 25, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110225/wl_asia_afp/chinalawcrimeexecution

Gender
China to Review Women's Retirement Age
Xinhua News Agency, February 28, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-02/28/content_12084830.htm

Government
Hunan Reformer's 10-Year Quest for Justice
Caixin, February 25, 2011
http://english.caing.com/2011-02-25/100229073.html

Hong Kong
Szeto Star Burns Bright at Vigil
The Standard, February 28, 2011
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?we_cat=11&art_id=108556&sid=31459328&con_type=1&d_str=20110228&fc=10

Related news:
民運人士王超華被拒入境 (HK Denies Entry to Former 89 Student Leader Wang Chaohua)
Ming Pao, February 27, 2011
http://inews.mingpao.com/htm/INews/20110227/gb72356c.htm

Labor
劳动监察之困:人员经费不足限制执法监管能力 (Lack of Funds Leading to Lax Enforcement of Labor Laws)
Outlook, February 26, 2011
http://news.eastday.com/c/20110226/u1a5746701.html

Land Policy
China to Move 190,000 for Water Diversion
Xinhua News Agency, February 25, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-02/25/content_12081312.htm

Law
Jail Warning to Donors of Overseas 'Enemies'
South China Morning Post, February 26, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=4f1c60818bd5e210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Police
母女三命案疑包庇凶手 警察抢尸体万人堵路 (Police Cover-up Suspected in Triple Homicide, Mass Incident Erupts)
Radio Free Asia, February 25, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/mingan-02252011153943.html

重庆警方首次在全国招录50名反恐突击队员 (Chongqing Police Make First Nationwide Call for Counter-terrorist SWAT Unit)
Legal Daily, February 28, 2011
http://news.eastday.com/c/20110228/u1a5749146.html

Politics
4人涉違紀被終止人大職務 (Four Lose NPC Credentials after Suspicions of Disciplinary Infraction)
China News Service, February 28, 2011
http://inews.mingpao.com/htm/INews/20110225/ca52046c.htm

Public Health
器官捐献试点一年无自愿 (Organ Donation Pilot Goes a Year without Volunteers)
Yangtse Evening Post, February 25, 2011
http://www.morningpost.com.cn/xwzx/guonei/2011-02-25/120942.shtml

Rural Issues
镇政府发文强制村民买保险 村庄未完成将被罚款 (Town Government Forces Residents to Buy Insurance)
Xi'an Evening News, February 26, 2011
http://news.163.com/11/0226/06/6TQ2VBUE00011229.html

Society
China's Wen Vows Action, Police Smother 'Rallies'
Agence France-Presse, February 27, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110227/wl_asia_afp/chinarightsunrestinternetmideast

Tibet
Police Crack Down on Banned Songs
Radio Free Asia, February 25, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/songs-02252011182736.html

February 25, 2011

Top news
Protests and Petitions
"Jasmine" Protests Greet Chinese Envoy in Taiwan
Reuters, February 25, 2011
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/02/25/us-taiwan-china-idUSTRE71O14U20110225

Heavy Hand to Thwart NPC-eve 'Jasmine' Strife
South China Morning Post, February 25, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=abd616c25585e210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

冉云飞被以颠覆罪名刑拘 各界震惊谴责 (Writer Ran Yunfei Detained on Subversion Charges)
Radio Free Asia, February 24, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/ran-02242011142208.html

News
Bilateral Ties
Cannon Wants Chinese Fugitives Returned
Agence France-Presse, February 25, 2011
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jLvK8ZOpu0ECPGgRKeKmRsR2LN6w

Death Penalty
内蒙古临河区灭门案凶犯被判死刑 连杀一家5口 (Inner Mongolian Sentenced to Death for Murder)
Xinhua News Agency, February 25, 2011
http://news.eastday.com/c/20110225/u1a5744520.html

Food Security
甘肃陇南拖欠农民退耕还林粮食补助款 (Gansu Villagers Wait Years for Food Assistance after Implementing Land Restoration Scheme)
Lanzhou Morning Post, February 25, 2011
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/9/1/1/2026192/1.html

Government
社科院称6个部委4家地方政府信息公开考核得0分 (CASS: Six Departments, Four Local Governments Score Zero on Public Access to Information)
Legal Daily, February 25, 2011
http://news.eastday.com/c/20110225/u1a5744233.html

Related news:
Anti-corruption Agency at Bottom of Transparency List
China Daily, February 25, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-02/25/content_12075784.htm

Human Rights Defender – Mao Hengfeng (毛恒凤)
Chinese Dissident Sent to Labor Camp Again
Reuters, February 24, 2011
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/02/24/us-china-dissident-idUSTRE71N4X020110224

Related information:
Petitioner Recounts Abuses during RTL; Medical Parole Rescinded
重病的上访人士毛恒凤重被关进劳教所
Human Rights in China, February 24, 2011
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/192635
CH: http://gb.hrichina.org/public/contents/28861

Labor
China Says over 2,400 Dead in Coal Mines in 2010
Agence France-Presse, February 25, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110225/wl_asia_afp/chinaminingaccidentcoal

Law
公务员叛逃境外最高判十年引起质疑 (Ten-year Maximum Penalty for Fleeing Civil Servants Raises Questions)
Radio Free Asia, February 24, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gong-02242011094824.html

Media
China Tightens Censorship
Radio Free Asia, February 24, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/censorship-02242011130644.html

Public Health
Ambitious Targets Set to Help Ease the Crippling Personal Cost of Medical Care
South China Morning Post, February 25, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=1cc539428975e210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Tibet
China Calls for Renewed Fight against Dalai Lama
British Broadcasting Corporation, February 25, 2011
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-12575470

February 24, 2011

Top news
Protests and Petitions
Calls for a ‘Jasmine Revolution’ in China Persist
New York Times, February 24, 2011
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/24/world/asia/24china.html

China Charges Subversion for Protest Repostings
Associated Press, February 24, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110224/ap_on_re_as/as_china_protest_calls

Two Rights Lawyers Prevented from Leaving China
Deutsche Presse Agentur, February 24, 2011
http://www.monstersandcritics.com/news/asiapacific/news/article_1621652.php/Two-rights-lawyers-prevented-from-leaving-China

茉莉花茶不好喝　中国更多网友失踪 (More Netizens Missing after "Jasmine Revolution" Posts)
Radio Free Asia, February 23, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/m0223-dx2e-02232011160616.html

Related information:
Lawyers and Activists Detained, Summoned, and Harassed in “Jasmine Rallies” Crackdown
众多律师和维权活跃人士因“茉莉花集会”遭打压
Human Rights in China, February 23, 2011
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/192623
CH: http://gb.hrichina.org/public/contents/28795

News
Bilateral Ties
卡扎菲以天安门镇压自辩 中国难独善其身 (Gaddafi Invokes Tiananmen in Defense of Suppression)
Radio Free Asia, February 23, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/dx1e-02232011161047.html

Death Penalty
Exiled Uighurs Worried on Death Sentences
Agence France-Presse, February 23, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110223/wl_asia_afp/chinaxinjiangunrestrightsattacksus

Education
北京强制小学生向党旗致敬 (Beijing Forces Elementary Students to Pledge Allegiance to the Flag)
Radio Free Asia, February 23, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/xuesheng-02232011101608.html

Related news:
全市小学今后将办出党旗仪式 (Beijing Elementary Students to Hold Monthly Flag Ceremony)
The Beijing Times, February 21, 2011
http://epaper.jinghua.cn/html/2011-02/21/content_633609.htm

教育部将统一城乡教师工资明确禁止择校费 (Education Ministry to Standardize Teacher Salaries to Avoid "Optional" Fees in Rural Areas)
The Beijing Times, February 24, 2011
http://www.yangtse.com/news/gn/201102/t20110224_789444.htm

Food Security
WADA Seeks Tainted Beef Info from China
China Post, February 24, 2011
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/china/national-news/2011/02/24/292293/WADA-seeks.htm

Government
Deputies Seek Answers on Asian Games Budget
South China Morning Post, February 24, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=50fafaced635e210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Hong Kong
Hong Kong Airline Officials Jailed for People Smuggling
Deutsche Presse Agentur, February 24, 2011
http://www.monstersandcritics.com/news/asiapacific/news/article_1621618.php/Hong-Kong-airline-officials-jailed-for-people-smuggling

Related news:
Four Jailed for Bribery over Mainland Visitors
Xinhua News Agency, February 23, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-02/23/content_12068271.htm

Human Rights Defender – Hada (哈达)
哈达与家人接受访问片段曝光 揭露续遭中国当局禁锢 (Hada Remains in Detention over Two Months following Sentence End)
Radio Free Asia, February 23, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/hada-02232011113710.html

Related information:
About the Individual: Hada
Incorporating Responsibility 2008
http://www.ir2008.org/04/about.php

Law
Organ Traffickers May Get Death Penalty
China Daily, February 24, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-02/24/content_12068493.htm

产销“毒害食品”拟半年起刑 (Tainted-food Makers, Wage-withholding Bosses, and Repeat Offenders May Face Longer Jail Terms)
The Beijing Times, February 24, 2011
http://epaper.jinghua.cn/html/2011-02/24/content_634691.htm

Migrant Workers
新闻出版总署要求停办靠收取版面费生存期刊 (GAPP: Academic Journals Charging Page Fees Will Be Closed Down)
The Beijing News, February 23, 2011
http://news.xinhuanet.com/2011-02/23/c_121115302.htm

Public Health
Mining Company Blamed for Teeth Woes
Shanghai Daily, February 24, 2011
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2011/201102/20110224/article_464598.htm

调查：人均年输液8瓶首因在病人其次是医生 (Study: Patient Requests for IVs Raise Rates above Global Average)
China Youth Daily, February 24, 2011
http://zqb.cyol.com/html/2011-02/24/nw.D110000zgqnb_20110224_2-07.htm

Society
Moves on Way to Aid Stability, Harmony
China Daily, February 24, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-02/24/content_12068852.htm

Related news:
《瞭望》专访陈冀平：2011年社会和谐稳定新部署 (Chen Yiping on Harmony and Stability in 2011)
Outlook, February 24, 2011
http://www.lwgcw.com/NewsShow.aspx?newsId=18872

February 23, 2011

Top news
Protests and Petitions
Renewed Call for China 'Jasmine Rallies'
Agence France-Presse, February 23, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110223/ts_afp/chinarightsunrestinternetmideast

For a translation of the call to rally and the original letter, see:
Jasmine Organizers Call for Rallies Every Sunday
茉莉花组织者呼吁周日再集会
Human Rights in China, February 22, 2011
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/192610
CH: http://gb.hrichina.org/public/contents/28695

Related news:
China Official Warns of Domestic Unrest and "Hostile" West
Reuters, February 22, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20110222/wl_nm/us_china_unrest

「茉莉花」醞釀周日再開 警拘多人 ("Jasmine Revolution" Rallies Called for Each Sunday, Police Make More Arrests)
Ming Pao, February 23, 2011
http://news.mingpao.com/20110223/caa1.htm

News
Bilateral Ties
China Concerned about Libya, Slow to Rebuke Gaddafi
Reuters, February 23, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20110222/wl_nm/us_china_libya_unrest

Related news:
中国官方避谈茉莉花 禁报利比亚镇压 (China Avoids Talk of Jasmine Revolution, Prohibits Reports of Libyan Repression)
Radio Free Asia, February 22, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/guanfang-02222011161126.html

Children
西安小学生请客选班长现象透析 (Analysis of Bribery among Xi'an's Elementary Students)
Sanqin Daily, February 23, 2011
http://www.sanqindaily.com/News/20110222/89526.html

Civil Society
中国防艾独立民间组织发展受限 (China's Independent HIV/AIDS NGOs Face Developmental Limits)
Radio Free Asia, February 23, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/aizi-02222011100426.html

Death Penalty
China to Execute 4 Accused in Xinjiang Violence
Associated Press, February 23, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110223/ap_on_re_as/as_china_xinjiang

Environment
土壤毒祸 (Poisoned Soil: The Disaster of Mineral Resource Exploitation)
China Economic Weekly, February 21, 2011
http://www.ceweekly.cn/html/Article/201102214416497012.html

Human Rights Defender – Chen Wei (陈卫)
China Detains Dissident for Inciting Subversion
Reuters, February 23, 2011
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/02/23/us-china-dissident-idUSTRE71M1KD20110223

Human Rights Defender – Liu Xiaobo (刘晓波)
China Nobel Laureate Wife Fears Going 'Crazy,' Says Activists
Agence France-Presse, February 23, 2011
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hEEi8TIB-n24RgKTzsnTRx2rUOMw

Human Rights Defenders
Rights Lawyers Targeted throughout Week as Police Enforce Clampdown
South China Morning Post, February 23, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=fbf38b3b0fd4e210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

田喜上诉状送达法院 艾滋病人维权引国际关注 (HIV/AIDS Activist Tian Xi Appeals Sentence)
Radio Free Asia, February 22, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/tianxi-02222011095300.html

Labor
Chinese Lawmakers to Vet Car Tax, New Labor Rule
Xinhua News Agency, February 23, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-02/23/content_12065147.htm

蘋果蘇州工人函喬布斯抗議 (Suzhou Workers Rally against "Silent Killer" in Open Letter to Steve Jobs)
Ming Pao, February 23, 2011
http://news.mingpao.com/20110223/cad1.htm

Media
China Opens State-Controlled Internet Search Site
Voice of America, February 22, 2011
http://www.voanews.com/english/news/asia/China-Opens-State-Controlled-Internet-Search-Site-116664624.html

揭弊作家：花期未到可想香味 (Murong Xuecun: The Flower Season Has Yet to Arrive, But This Doesn't Stop Us from Thinking of Its Scent)
Ming Pao, February 23, 2011
http://dailynews.sina.com/bg/chn/chnoverseamedia/mingpao/20110222/12222245624.html

Related information:
'Absurdities of China's Censorship System'
Murong Xuecun, February 22, 2011
http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,2052967,00.html

Public Health
China to Crack Down on Substandard Health Foods
Xinhua News Agency, February 23, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-02/22/content_12060737.htm

Taiwan
马英九就台籍嫌犯遭遣送大陆事件向菲律宾特使表达强烈不满 (Taiwanese President Unsatisfied with Philippine Suspect Row)
Radio Free Asia, February 22, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/ma-02222011100103.html

XUAR
Xinjiang 'Tense' amid Arab Turmoil
Radio Free Asia, February 22, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/turmoil-02222011124714.html

February 22, 2011

Top news
Protests and Petitions
'Jasmine' Protest Plea Set to Fall on Deaf Ears
South China Morning Post, February 22, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=15dcc4fec194e210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

China Co-Opts Social Media to Head Off Unrest
The Wall Street Journal, February 22, 2011
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703610604576158290935677316.html

China Moves to Squelch Dissent while Requesting Patience
McClatchy Newspapers, February 22, 2011
http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2011/02/21/109098/china-moves-quickly-to-squelch.html

China's Security Tzar Warns over 'Jasmine Revolution'
British Broadcasting Corporation, February 21, 2011
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-12522856

官報：「行為藝術」不成氣候 (Official Paper Labels China's Jasmine Revolution Rallies "Performance Art")
Ming Pao, February 22, 2011
http://dailynews.sina.com/gb/chn/chnoverseamedia/mingpao/20110221/12222242903.html

維權律師重傷 促警憑良心破案 擬赴茉莉花集會 被套麻袋圍毆 (Rights Defense Lawyer Beaten)
Ming Pao, February 22, 2011
http://dailynews.sina.com/gb/chn/chnoverseamedia/mingpao/20110221/12222242910.html

維權者未獲釋 冉雲飛被抄家 (Rights Defenders Remain Detained, Ran Yunfei's Home Searched)
Ming Pao, February 22, 2011
http://dailynews.sina.com/gb/chn/chnoverseamedia/mingpao/20110221/12222242897.html

News
Corruption
China Official Flees to Canada with $14mln
Agence France-Presse, February 22, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110221/wl_canada_afp/chinacanadacrimecorruption

反腐：民间反腐网站“屡立战功” (Popular Website Exposes Corruption)
Radio Free Asia, February 21, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/m0221-nu-02212011161328.html

Environment
Survey: More Sea Islands Disappear in China
Xinhua News Agency, February 22, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-02/22/content_12053466.htm

Hukou
Nation Plans for Hukou Reform
Global Times, February 22, 2011
http://beijing.globaltimes.cn/society/2011-02/625744.html

Human Rights Defender – Liu Xiaobo (刘晓波)
突破封锁网上现身 刘霞称情绪面临崩溃 (Liu Xiaobo's Wife Re-appears Online Last Week)
Radio Free Asia, February 20, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/liu-02202011173550.html

Migrant Workers
China's Annual Long March
The Los Angeles Times, February 20, 2011
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-china-new-year-20110220,0,2182374,full.story

Protests and Petitions
河北与湖北民师大规模上访 (Private Teachers in Heibei and Hubei in Mass Protest )
Radio Free Asia, February 22, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/fy-02212011100846.html

February 21, 2011

News
Bilateral Ties
Envoy Who May Aim for White House Presses China on Rights
Reuters, February 18, 2011
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/02/18/us-china-usa-huntsman-idUSTRE71H0TJ20110218

Canada Deports Fugitive on China's '10 Most Wanted' List
South China Morning Post, February 19, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=13da0b503193e210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Environment
China Adopts Heavy Metal Reduction Plan
Agence France-Presse, February 19, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110219/wl_asia_afp/chinaenvironmentpollutionhealth

Shenzhen's Poison Ash from Burning Trash
Caixin, February 18, 2011
http://english.caing.com/2011-02-18/100226919.html

Human Rights Defender – Liu Xiaobo (刘晓波)
Wife of Detained Chinese Nobel Prize Winner Liu Xiaobo Says She, Family Are 'Hostages'
The Washington Post, February 20, 2011
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/19/AR2011021903739.html

Human Rights Defenders
河北被劳教维权人士徐义顺看病结果令人费解 (Diagnosis Confusing for Reeducation-Through-Labor Detainee Finally Approved for Doctor Visit)
Radio Free Asia, February 18, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/m0218-aw-02182011160610.html

Land Policy
广西柳州警方因砍树纠纷共抓捕78名村民 (Police Detain 78 in Village-vs-Village Land Dispute)
Yang Cheng Wan Bao, February 18, 2011
http://news.163.com/11/0218/15/6T6GRSVG00011229.html

国土部清查农民被迫住楼现象 地方政府成阻力 (Land Ministry Investigates Relocation of Rural Families, Finds Local Govt Is an Obstacle)
China Central Television, February 18, 2011
http://news.eastday.com/c/20110218/u1a5730970.html

Law
Supreme Court Looks to Bar Legal Favors
China Daily, February 21, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-02/21/content_12047233.htm

Related news:
最高法出台规定 防止内部人员干扰办案 (SPC Issues Regulations to Curb Case Interference by Insiders)
Guangming Daily, February 20, 2011
http://legal.gmw.cn/2011-02/21/content_1631064.htm

Media
Great Firewall Father Speaks Out

Global Times, February 18, 2011

http://special.globaltimes.cn/2011-02/624290.html

Migrant Workers
新生代农民工调查报告出炉:更注重权益保护 (Report: New Generation of Migrant Workers More Concerned with Rights, Benefits)
Xinhua News Agency, February 20, 2011
http://news.eastday.com/c/20110220/u1a5734156.html

Protests and Petitions
Arrests after China Web Users Call for Protests
Agence France-Presse, February 20, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110220/wl_asia_afp/chinarightsunrestinternet

Related news:
Hundreds Join 'Jasmine Revolution'
South China Morning Post, February 21, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=77b672e1d734e210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Public Health
综合性医院儿科逐渐萎缩 缺医少药危及儿童健康 (Pediatrics Withering away at General Hospitals, Lack of Doctors and Drugs Putting Children at Risk)
Outlook, February 21, 2011
http://news.eastday.com/c/20110221/u1a5735418.html

Religion
中国“地下主教”胡大国病逝 (China's Underground Bishop Hu Dagu Passes away at 89)
Deutsche Welle, February 21, 2011
http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,6443970,00.html?maca=chi-rss-chi-all-1127-rdf

February 18, 2011

News
Bilateral Ties
China Denies Role in Reported Government of Canada Hack
PC World, February 17, 2011
http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/219906/china_denies_role_in_reported_government_of_canada_hack.html

Corruption
北京干部审计查出问题金额6995万 (Beijing Audits Cadres, Finds Nearly RMB 70mln in Problems)
The Beijing Times, February 18, 2011
http://news.eastday.com/c/20110218/u1a5729767.html

环保部通报两名司局级干部插手环评审批受贿 (Two Environment Officials Muddied Environmental Impact Assessments for Cash)
Southern Daily, February 18, 2011
http://news.eastday.com/c/20110218/u1a5730427.html

Death Penalty
Death Sentence for Corrupt Official
Shanghai Daily, February 18, 2011
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=464061

Freedom of Speech
China Censors U.S. Posts on Internet Freedom
Reuters, February 18, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20110217/pl_nm/us_china_usa_internet

Government
The Wind that Will Not Subside: Hearing Egyptian Echoes, China’s Autocrats Cling to the Hope That They Are Different
The Economist, February 17, 2011
http://www.economist.com/node/18178177?story_id=18178177

Human Rights Defender – Chen Guangcheng (陈光诚)
China Refuses to Condemn Mob Tactics on Reporters
Agence France-Presse, February 18, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110217/wl_asia_afp/chinarightspopulationmedia

Human Rights Defender – Feng Zhenghu (冯正虎)
冯正虎“要立案”再被抄家 李天天为埃及庆祝遭强制问话 (Police Search Feng Zhenghu's Home, Li Tiantian Questioned)
Radio Free Asia, February 17, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/feng-02172011100206.html

Labor
Apple Supplier Report Details Labour, Safety Woes, Commends Foxconn Handling of Worker Suicides
The Canadian Press, February 18, 2011
http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5h388U07EE3Q7hlsIh84GUiTY2LpA

Land Policy
城市房屋拆迁旧规废止 开发商不再主导拆迁行为 (Old Urban Demolition Regulations Trashed, Developers Will No Longer Lead Bulldozing)
Legal Daily, February 18, 2011
http://news.eastday.com/c/20110218/u1a5730756.html

海南三亚15所学校非法集资建房 4名校长被撤职 (Sanya Principals Sacked for Building Illegal Housing)
The Beijing Times, February 18, 2011
http://news.eastday.com/c/20110218/u1a5729803.html

Law
'Family Ties Out of the Courtroom'
China Daily, February 18, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-02/18/content_12036030.htm

China Court Rejects Appeal by US Geologist
Associated Press, February 18, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110218/ap_on_bi_ge/as_china_detained_american

Media
新闻打假，还是钳制舆论？ (Fighting Fake News or Controlling Public Opinion?)
Radio Free Asia, February 17, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/yl-02172011102642.html

Protests and Petitions
各地民师春节后维权上访被打压控制 (Police Suppress Teacher-Petitioners in Beijing)
Radio Free Asia, February 17, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/minshi-02172011094039.html

Public Health
Health Reform Targets Poor and City Residents
Shanghai Daily, February 18, 2011
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=464109

北京宣判买卖人体器官案主犯获刑7年 (Beijing Sentences Organ Dealer to Seven-year Imprisonment)
Xinhua News Agency, February 17, 2011
http://news.eastday.com/c/20110217/u1a5729470.html

Rural Issues
云南姚安震区百栋新房9成须重建 中央批示严查 (Ninety Percent of Houses in Yunnan Quake Zone Must Be Totally Rebuilt)
Yunnan Online, February 18, 2011
http://news.eastday.com/c/20110218/u1a5730592.html

February 17, 2011

Top news
Human Rights Defender – Chen Guangcheng (陈光诚)
China Reporters 'Roughed Up' Trying To Visit Activist
British Broadcasting Corporation, February 17, 2011
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-12486803

北京众多维权人士遭警堵截 疑为防止串连声援陈光诚 (Police Prevent Beijing Lawyers from Aiding Chen Guangcheng)
Radio Free Asia, February 16, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/bj-02162011110837.html

Related information:
Lawyers Beaten, Detained after Meeting Regarding Chen Guangcheng
关注陈光诚案的维权律师遭当局关押和殴打
Human Rights in China, February 16, 2011
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/192578
CH: http://gb.hrichina.org/public/contents/28076

News
Corruption
'All Change' Is Cry Ringing around Railway Kingdom
South China Morning Post, February 17, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=c2ce06cad5f2e210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Death Penalty
貴州遵義刺死法警凶犯二審被判死刑 (Death Sentence Handed down in Guizhou Bailiff Murder Trial)
China Youth Daily, February 17, 2011
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/9/1/1/2016966/1.html

Aquino Implores Hu to Spare Condemned Trio
Associated Press, February 17, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=d06a06cad5f2e210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Environment
Cloud-seeding Safe, Experts Explain
China Daily, February 17, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/cndy/2011-02/17/content_12029468.htm

Freedom of Speech
China Likely to Ignore Clinton's Internet Freedom Speech
Voice of America, February 15, 2011
http://www.voanews.com/english/news/asia/China-Likely-to-Ignore-Clintons-Internet-Freedom-Speech-116302004.html

Related information:
HRIC Commentary: Gao Wenqian on Secretary of State Clinton's Speech on Internet Freedom
中国人权资深政策顾问高文谦谈美国国务卿克林顿关於互联网自由的演讲
Human Rights in China, February 15, 2011
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3tZwOYAIYGM

Land Policy
China Stresses Rightful Use of Rural Land
Xinhua News Agency, February 17, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-02/16/content_12028929.htm

沈阳多名体育功勋家遭打砸 (Athlete Housing Trashed, Demolition Suspicions Raised)
Legal Daily, February 16, 2011
http://www.legaldaily.cn/index_article/content/2011-02/16/content_2475017.htm

Law
Chinese Man with Grudge Charged Over Beijing Bomb Blast
Reuters, February 17, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20110216/wl_nm/us_china_bomb

Protests and Petitions
江西省儿童医院儿童神秘失踪 祖母上访三年未果 (Petitioning Mother Waits Three Years for News on Her Child's Hospital Disappearance)
Radio Free Asia, February 16, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/jx-02162011161353.html

Public Health
HIV-Positive Man Fights in Court for Job
China Daily, February 17, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-02/17/content_12029053.htm

China to Step Up Efforts to Contain HIV/AIDS
Xinhua News Agency, February 17, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-02/16/content_12028959.htm

深圳"艾滋女"恐吓司机索钱 雨伞钩住倒车镜 (Shenzhen "AIDS Girls" Intimidate Drivers for Money)
Southern Daily, February 16, 2011
http://nf.nfdaily.cn/nfdsb/content/2011-02/16/content_20038417.htm

XUAR
Thousands of Cameras Watch China's Uighurs, Inhibiting Discourse
McClatchy Newspapers, February 16, 2011
http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2011/02/16/108851/thousands-of-cameras-watch-chinas.html