HRIC Daily Brief

Tuesday, June 21, 2011

Protests and Petitions

交警野蛮执法爆发合肥四天千人示威 (Hefei, Anhui: Protests over Four Days against Traffic Cops' Harshness Leads to Violent Clash)
Radio Free Asia, June 20, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/china_clash-06202011100725.html

Monday, June 20, 2011

Human Rights Defender – Hu Jia (胡佳)

深圳赴京接夫出獄胡佳妻突失聯絡 (Hu Jia's Wife Zeng Jinyan Loses Contact after Departing Shenzhen for Beijing to Welcome Hu Home from Prison)
Oriental Daily, June 20, 2011
http://orientaldaily.on.cc/cnt/china_world/20110620/00178_012.html

Related news:
Wife of Jailed China Dissident Disappears: Report
Agence France-Presse, June 20, 2011
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jHmuNifkG9-2ZAUsmG1kzM1CRs4Q

胡佳刑期將屆滿　太太獲准見面 (Hu Jia's Wife and Mother to Meet with Him Prior to His Impending Release)
Radio Television Hong Kong, June 20, 2011
http://www.rthk.org.hk/rthk/news/expressnews/20110620/news_20110620_55_763862.htm

The wife of imprisoned HIV/AIDS activist Hu Jia (胡佳), Zeng Jinyan (曾金燕), has fallen out of contact since leaving Shenzhen for Beijing on June 19. Although she boarded the plane in Shenzhen, she was not seen arriving at the Beijing airport; she is suspected of having been detained by authorities. According to an e-mail to a family friend, Zeng and Hu’s mother had been permitted to meet with Hu before his release. Hu was convicted of inciting subversion of state power in April 2008. He is expected to be released on Sunday, June 26, 2011.

Bilateral Ties

China's No to Signing Water Sharing Pact Imperils India
Times News Network, June 19, 2011
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Chinas/articleshow/8907623.cms

Xinjiang Party Boss in Rare US Visit
Radio Free Asia, June 17, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/visit-06172011153307.html

Government

姚立法家遭恶意破坏　当局持续打压独立参选人 (Authorities' Harassment of Independent Candidates Continues)
Radio Free Asia, June 19, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/yao-06192011110649.html

Related news:
Chinese Activists Harness Twitter to Campaign in Elections
The Daily Telegraph, June 19, 2011
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/8585125/Chinese-activists-harness-Twitter-to-campaign-in-elections.html

Related information:
郑州市长独立候选人曹天对话当地官员
Dialogue between a Local Official and Cao Tian, Independent Mayoral Candidate for Zhengzhou
Cao Tian, June 10, 2011
CH: http://www.boxun.com/news/gb/china/2011/06/201106100212.shtml
EN: http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2011/06/local-official-to-independent-mayoral-candidate-the-first-bird-that-takes-wing-is-the-first-bird-to-get-shot/

Land Policy

拆迁户等待18年仍未搬进还建房 (Residents Forced to Resettle Are Still Waiting for a Home after 18 Years)
Chutian Metropolis Daily, June 20, 2011
http://news.sina.com.cn/s/2011-06-18/113422663789.shtml

Police

江苏公安厅长:绝不允许公安参加强拆 (Jiangsu: Police Officers Not Permitted to Participate in Forced Demolitions)
Yangtse Evening Post, June 18, 2011
http://news.163.com/11/0618/04/76Q7HEKH00014AED.html

Protests and Petitions

Claims of Injustice Spur Wave of Unrest in China
McClatchy Newspapers, June 20, 2011
http://www.freep.com/article/20110619/NEWS07/106190534/Claims-injustice-spur-wave-unrest-China

Zengcheng Offers Cash, Residency to Informers
South China Morning Post, June 20, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=a8e49382868a0310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

河源爆衝突村民稱警察打死人 (Heyuan, Guangdong: Villagers Purport Police Beat a Man to Death during Clash over Lead Poisoning)
Ming Pao, June 20, 2011
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/94/1/1/2360591/1.html

Shanghai Cooperation Organization

China Celebrates Anniversary of Group with a Long Blacklist
New York Times, June 17, 2011
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/17/world/asia/17iht-china17.html

Tibet

拉薩氣氛平和安保未見緊張 (Atmosphere Calm in Lhasa on 60th Anniversary of Its "Peaceful Liberation")
Ming Pao, June 19, 2011
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/9/1/1/2359877/1.html

Friday, June 17, 2011

Bilateral Ties

欧盟和中国的人权对话在北京闭门举行 (Beijing: EU and China Hold Closed-Door Meeting on Human Rights)
Radio Free Asia, June 16, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/ren-06162011093425.html

Human Rights Defender – Chen Guangcheng (陈光诚)

陸維權律師陳光誠遭暴力虐待 (Barefoot Lawyer Chen Guangcheng Cruelly Beaten)
Central News Agency, June 17, 2011
http://tw.news.yahoo.com/article/url/d/a/110617/5/2thbo.html

Related news:
Blind China Activist Beaten Unconscious: Wife
Agence France-Presse, June 17, 2011
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jn7j_rKbmOa8WqPCtVyp6JggmMsg

Death Penalty

City Plans Death Penalty to Ensure Food Safety
Xinhua News Agency, June 16, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-06/16/content_12716529.htm

Human Rights Defenders

刘仕辉获释王宇出狱 (Detained Attorney Liu Renhui and Imprisoned Attorney Wang Yu Both Released)
Radio Free Asia, June 16, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/china_lawyer-06162011104338.html

Media

Chinese Film Director Hits Out at State Censorship
The Guardian, June 16, 2011
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/jun/16/chinese-film-director-hits-censorship

Protests and Petitions

China Detains Man for Spreading Online Rumors, Causing Riot
Agence France-Presse, June 17, 2011
http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/2011/06/17/2003506012

Group: Chinese Forces Suppress New Unrest in East
Associated Press, June 17, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110616/ap_on_re_as/as_china_unrest

“上访被劳教”横幅挂遍遵义毛石镇 (Banner Proclaiming Petitioner's Fate of Reeducation-Through-Labor outside Government Building Leads to Calls of Fear-Mongering)
Southern Metropolis Daily, June 16, 2011
http://gcontent.oeeee.com/3/5a/35af6eb6487accf1/Blog/e4a/2262c9.html

郑州失地群体连续请愿遭镇压 (Zhengzhou: Seven Villagers Protesting and Petitioning against Demolitions Detained by Authorities)
Radio Free Asia, June 16, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/di-06162011152237.html

Labor

不滿工時長東莞2000人罷工 (Dongguan: Dissatisfied with Work Hours, 2K Go on Strike)
Ming Pao, June 17, 2011
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/9/1/1/2358187/1.html

Police

Calls for Reform Put Forced Confessions under the Spotlight
China Daily, June 17, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-06/17/content_12719025.htm

Tibet

Kardze Protests Escalate
Radio Free Asia, June 16, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/escalate-06162011170733.html

Thursday, June 16, 2011

Human Rights Defenders

广西维权律师又陷伪证门被捕前留证据称被构陷 (Two Guangxi Human Rights Lawyers Detained on Charges of Obstructing Evidence)
Radio Free Asia, June 15, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/weiquan-06152011155314.html

Yang Zaixin (杨在新) and Yang Zhonghan (杨忠汉), attorneys in Beihai, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, have been detained on charges of obstructing evidence. On Tuesday, June 14, police officers detained Yang Zaixin and confiscated several items from his home; on Wednesday, officers informed his wife that he had been sent to a detention center and was being held on charges of obstructing evidence gathering. Yang Zhonghan, Yang Zaixin's nephew, was also detained on Tuesday. Yang Zaixin has represented several sensitive cases on land grabs by the government. According to RFA, he was told in April this year that the police were intending to imprison him for instigating false testimonies and obstructing evidence.

Corruption

Corrupt Cadres Fled with 800b Yuan
South China Morning Post, June 16, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=d003eee9b9390310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Law

广州律师会见在押当事人将不被监听录音 (Guangzhou: Attorney-Client Meetings to Be Private, No Recordings)
Guangzhou Daily, June 16, 2011
http://news.163.com/11/0616/04/76L5D60500014AED.html

Media

中国官员建记者黑名单提法引争议 (Ministry of Health Official Suggests Blacklisting Reporters, Sets Off Controversy)
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 16, 2011
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/chinese_news/2011/06/110616_china_food_safety_journalist.shtml

Related information:
Planned Journalist Blacklist Angers Media
China Media Project, June 15, 2011
http://cmp.hku.hk/2011/06/15/13251/

Politics

China Marks 90th Anniversary of Communist Party
USA Today, June 16, 2011
http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2011-06-15-china-communist-party-90th-anniversary_n.htm

Insecure at the Top in China
New York Times, June 15, 2011
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/16/world/asia/16iht-letter16.html

Party Unharmed by Guangdong Riots
South China Morning Post, June 16, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=06d5eee9b9390310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Public Health

China "Covered Up" Risk to Children from Lead
Al Jazeera, June 15, 2011
http://english.aljazeera.net//news/asia-pacific/2011/06/201161511629677417.html

Related news:
中国政府试图掩盖好几省出现铅中毒案例 (Authorities Attempt to Censor News on Lead Poisoning in Several Provinces)
Radio Free Asia, June 15, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/qian-06152011164734.html

Religion

宏法讲人权圣观法师被驱赶 (Guangzhou: Buddhist Master Shengguan Forced to Move Out Due to Preaching Human Rights)
Radio Free Asia, June 16, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/fa-06152011153159.html

Shanghai Cooperation Organization

Cooperation to Combat Terrorism
China Daily, June 16, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/usa/china/2011-06/16/content_12709411.htm

Wednesday, June 15, 2011

Environment

Lead Poisoning in China: The Hidden Scourge
New York Times, June 15, 2011
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/15/world/asia/15lead.html

Hong Kong

王光亞：廿三條立法要共識 (Visiting Mainland Official for HK and MO Affairs Speaks on Basic Law State Security Article: A Necessity, But Consensus Should Be Reached for When to Legislate)
Ming Pao, June 15, 2011
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/2/1/1/2357038/1.html

Human Rights Defender – Ai Weiwei (艾未未)

Artist Kapoor Cancels China Show over Ai Detention
Agence France-Presse, June 15, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110615/wl_asia_afp/chinabritainpoliticsartist

Internet

China Blocks Some Web Searches about Migrant Protests
IDG News Service, June 14, 2011
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9217598/China_blocks_some_Web_searches_about_migrant_protests

南京环保局就未及时预警污染事件在微博道歉 (Nanjing Environmental Protection Bureau Apologizes for Untimely Reporting of Pollution Incident on Micro-Blog)
Yangtse Evening Post, June 15, 2011
http://news.sina.com.cn/green/news/roll/2011-06-15/094222644220.shtml

Law

行政诉讼法修订启动专家建议行政命令可被诉 (Experts Advise Revisions to Administrative Procedure Law)
Beijing News, June 15, 2011
http://epaper.bjnews.com.cn/html/2011-06/15/content_243176.htm

专家建议强制收治必须遵守严格程序 (Experts Propose Strict Procedures for Committing People to Institutions)
Legal Daily, June 15, 2011
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/9/1/1/2356764/1.html

Media

In China, Vargas Llosa Criticizes Authoritarian Governments; State Media Ignore Comments
Associated Press, June 15, 2011
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia-pacific/story/2011/06/15/AGzJYTVH_story.html

Migrant Workers

Unhappy Rural Workers 'Threaten Social Stability'
Reuters, June 15, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=015be197e0f80310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

憂未來遭歧視川民工撤走 (Sichuan Migrant Workers Leave Guangdong for Fear of Discrimination)
Ming Pao, June 15, 2011
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/94/1/1/2356446/1.html

Protests and Petitions

英媒：各地抗议凸现中国社会紧张 (British Media: Protests Highlight China’s Strained Social Stability)
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 14, 2011
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/chinese_news/2011/06/110614_ukmedia_china_riots.shtml

Shanghai Cooperation Organization

China, Central Asia Anti-terror Ties Eyed
United Press International, June 14, 2011
http://www.upi.com/Top_News/Special/2011/06/14/China-Central-Asia-anti-terror-ties-eyed/UPI-59571308047400

胡錦濤：增強上合組織抵禦現實威脅能力 (Hu Jintao at SCO Jubilee Summit: We Must Strengthen the SCO's Ability to Withstand Real Threats)
Radio Television Hong Kong , June 15, 2011
http://www.rthk.org.hk/rthk/news/expressnews/20110615/news_20110615_55_762694.htm

Related news:
Chinese President Charts Priorities for SCO's Development
Xinhua News Agency, June 15, 2011
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/china/2011-06/15/c_13931368.htm

State Security

China Confirms Extradited Uighur Facing Terror Charges
Reuters, June 14, 2011
http://in.reuters.com/article/2011/06/14/idINIndia-57688420110614

Tuesday, June 14, 2011

Corruption

China Confess-a-Bribe Sites Draw Inspiration from India
Reuters, June 14, 2011
http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/2011/06/14/2003505769/1

Hong Kong

王光亚访港未见全体议员避答中国民主发展问题 (Visiting Mainland Official Skirts around Democracy and Other Sensitive Questions)
Radio Free Asia, June 13, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/HK-06132011104204.html

Human Rights

"法治指数"排名：中俄人权状况落后 (Rule of Law Index: Human Rights Progresses of China and Russia Lagging Behind)
Deutsche Welle, June 13, 2011
http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,15151640,00.html

Human Rights Defender – Xu Zerong (徐泽荣)

港學者被控洩露國家機密　判囚 13年徐澤榮下周四出獄 (Hong Kong Scholar Imprisoned on Charges of Leaking State Secrets Be Released Next Thursday)
Apple Daily, June 14, 2011
http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/template/apple/art_main.php?iss_id=20110614&sec_id=15335&subsec_id=15336&art_id=15338640

Land Policy

安徽自焚农民被逮捕 (Anhui Farmer Who Set Himself Alight due to Land Dispute Arrested on Charges of Arson)
Radio Free Asia, June 13, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/nong-06132011151524.html

Law

Torture Evidence Set to Be Ruled Inadmissible
Shanghai Daily, June 14, 2011
http://www.china.org.cn/china/2011-06/14/content_22778714.htm

Media

Crack Reporters “Burning Out”
Global Times, June 14, 2011
http://www.globaltimes.cn/NEWS/tabid/99/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/661370/Crack-reporters-burning-out.aspx

Protests and Petitions

Curfew Order for Riot-Hit Xintang
South China Morning Post, June 14, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=e9141c54a6980310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Police Stem S.China Riots But Migrant Workers Anger Runs Deep
Reuters, June 14, 2011
http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/-/world/9639177/police-stem-s-china-riots-but-migrant-workers-anger-runs-deep/

Editorial Condemns Use of Violence in Protests
South China Morning Post, June 14, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=c6d31c54a6980310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Related information:
社评：泄愤重案制造者必须被依法严惩 (Those Who Vent Their Anger in Extreme Ways Must Be Severely Punished According to Law)
Global Times, June 14, 2011
http://opinion.huanqiu.com/roll/2011-06/1752200.html

Monday, June 13, 2011

Human Rights Defender – Huang Qi (黄琦)

黄琦出狱，将继续 "与弱者同行" (Huang Qi Plans to Continue Work after Prison Release)
Deutsche Welle, June 11, 2011
http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,15147582,00.html

On June 10, Sichuan earthquake activist Huang Qi (黄琦) was released from a prison in Chengdu after completing a three-year term on the conviction of “illegal possession of state secrets.” Huang is known for the help he provided to the victims of the May 2008 earthquake in Sichuan and for publicizing the plight of the parents who lost their children in the disaster. After his release, he stated his desire to continue his rights defense work.

Related information:
Earthquake Activist Freed after Three Years in Prison; Other Rights Defenders to Be Released This Month
黄琦服刑三年后获释另有其他三位维权人士本月将获释
Human Rights in China, June 10, 2011
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/content/5374
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/cn/content/5375

June Fourth

年轻人的“六四” (June Fourth for the Younger Generation)
Radio France Internationale, June 11, 2011
http://www.chinese.rfi.fr/中国/20110611-年轻人的“六四”

Hong Kong

Beijing Official Calls for HK Consensus
Radio Television Hong Kong, June 13, 2011
http://rthk.hk/rthk/news/englishnews/20110613/news_20110613_56_762057.htm

Human Rights Defender – Hu Jia (胡佳)

Chinese Dissident Hu Jia to Be Released, But Ordeal Isn’t Over
The Globe and Mail, June 13, 2011
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/asia-pacific/chinese-dissident-hu-jia-to-be- released-but-ordeal-isnt-over/article2058046/

Internet

Chinese Internet Chiefs Toe Party Line
Financial Times, June 10, 2011
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5329264a-937a-11e0-922e-00144feab49a.html

Land Policy

行政协调民事化或推及拆迁纠纷 (Administrative Mediation Could Be Used in Demolition Disputes)
Legal Daily, June 13, 2011
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index/content/2011-06/13/content_2742345.htm

Law

最高法：对极端仇视国家和社会的犯罪分子坚决重判 (Supreme People's Court: Criminals Who Show Extreme Hostility toward the State and Society Should Be Sentenced Firmly)
Legal Daily, June 13, 2011
http://news.southcn.com/z/2011-06/13/content_25358470.htm

重慶打黑案律師李莊出獄 (Defense Attorney from Chongqing Anti-Mafia Case Li Zhuang Released from Prison)
Ming Pao, June 12, 2011
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/94/1/1/2353903/1.html

Multilateral

China to Boost Anti-terrorism Co-op
Xinhua News Agency, June 12, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-06/12/content_12678101.htm

Shanghai Cooperation Organization

上合组织是维护地区和平与稳定的中流砥柱 (The SCO Is a Cornerstone for Maintaining Regional Peace and Stability)
Xinhua News Agency, June 13, 2011
http://news.xinhuanet.com/mil/2011-06/13/c_121527438.htm

Protests and Petitions

Chinese Police Arrest 25 after Clash between Street Vendors, Security
Associated Press, June 11, 2011
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/asia-pacific/chinese-police-arrest-25-after-clash-between-street-vendors-security/article2057385/

Protesters Burn Police Vehicles in Southern China
Associated Press, June 13, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110613/ap_on_re_as/as_china_unrest

Public Health

专家解密精神卫生法立法难在规范非自愿住院 (Expert on the Mental Health law: Difficult to Standardize Involuntary Institutionalization in Legislation)
The Beijing Times, June 13, 2011
http://news.jinghua.cn/351/c/201106/13/n3371854.shtml

Related news:
Proposed Law Protects Mental Illness Patients
China Daily, June 10, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-06/10/content_12675238.htm

Tibet

Fresh Protests in Kardze
Radio Free Asia, June 12, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/protests-06122011175604.html

China's Mental Hospitals: A New Push to Quash Dissent?
Christian Science Monitor, June 09, 2011
http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-Pacific/2011/0609/China-s-mental-hospitals-a-new-push-to-quash-dissent

艾滋病发现三十周年，中国防艾路漫漫 (HIV/AIDS Prevention in China Still Has a Ways to Go 30 Years Since Discovery of AIDS)
Deutsche Welle, June 09, 2011
http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,15143661,00.html

Shanghai Cooperation Organization

SCO to Focus on Promoting Stability in C Asia
Xinhua News Agency, June 10, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/world/2011-06/10/content_12674303.htm

Related news:
孙壮志：未来十年上合组织将逐步走向成熟 (Interview with CASS SCO Scholar Sun Zhuangzhi: “The SCO Will Mature over Next 10 Years”)
Xinhua News Agency, June 08, 2011
http://news.xinhuanet.com/world/2011-06/08/c_121509032.htm

Tibet

300失蹤喇嘛正受「法制教育」 (Ministry of Foreign Affairs: 300 Missing Lamas Undergoing “Legal Education”)
Ming Pao, June 10, 2011
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/94/1/1/2352246/1.html

Thursday, June 09, 2011

Government

全国人大法工委：“独立候选人”没有法律依据 (NPC Law Committee: “Independent Candidates” without Legal Basis
Xinhua News Agency, June 08, 2011
http://news.sohu.com/20110608/n309654470.shtml

Related news:
China's New Independents Challenge Communist Party Dominance
Christian Science Monitor, June 08, 2011
http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-Pacific/2011/0608/China-s-new-independents-challenge-Communist-party-dominance

四川异议人士陈卫获颁青年人权奖 (Sichuan Dissident Chen Wei Wins Chinese Youth Human Rights Award)
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 09, 2011
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/chinese_news/2011/06/110609_china_human_rights.shtml

Related information:
China: UN Expert Body Seriously Concerned about Tibetan Monks Reportedly Subjected to Enforced Disappearance
Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, June 08, 2011
http://www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=11122&LangID=E

Rural Issues

浙江农民拦环保厅长举报乡政府排污被关疯人院 (Zhejiang Farmer Blocks Path of Environmental Department Head to Report Pollution, Gets Sent to Psychiatric Institution)
China Youth Daily, June 09, 2011
http://news.cyol.com/content/2011-06/09/content_4511857.htm

China Tries Four in Case That Led to Mongol Unrest
Agence France-Presse, June 08, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110608/wl_asia_afp/chinarightsmongolsunrest

Mongolian Professors Held
Radio Free Asia, June 07, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/professors-06072011123731.html

Politics

China Probes Officials for Possible Leaks: Report
Agence France-Presse, June 07, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110608/wl_asia_afp/chinaeconomycrime

Protests and Petitions

討薪水斷腳筋潮州上萬民工暴動燒30餘輛車洩憤上萬武警戒備 (Knife Attack during Wage Dispute Leads to Clash between Migrant Workers and Police)
Apple Daily, June 08, 2011
http://tw.nextmedia.com/applenews/article/art_id/33443134/IssueID/20110608

Related news:
Clash Erupts over Wage Spat in Chaozhou, Guangdong Province
Global Times, June 08, 2011
http://china.globaltimes.cn/society/2011-06/662899.html

Related video:
潮州数百人集抗议讨薪工人被砍手 (Chaozhou: Hundreds Protest Knife Attack during Wage Dispute)
http://v.ifeng.com/news/society/201106/5aadfbd6-aaab-4c2a-8a34-2168b3f5796e.shtml

Shanghai Cooperation Organization

China Upbeat upon SCO's New Decade
Xinhua News Agency, June 08, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-06/08/content_12660181.htm

Related news:
孙壮志：未来十年上合组织将逐步走向成熟 (Interview with CASS SCO Scholar Sun Zhuangzhi: “The SCO Will Mature over Next 10 Years”)
Xinhua News Agency, June 08, 2011
http://news.xinhuanet.com/world/2011-06/08/c_121509032.htm

Related news:
Inner Mongolia in 'War-Like State'
Radio Free Asia, June 05, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/military-06052011183520.html

June 07, 2011: June Fourth

Mainlanders Attend Vigil in Numbers
South China Morning Post, June 05, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=0416522a19b50310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Tiananmen: Thousands in Hong Kong Mark Crackdown
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 07, 2011
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-13658037

Pictures from the June Fourth memorial vigil taken by HRIC are available online at:
http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150272552906414.374214.94042326413

Tiananmen Anniversary Brings New China Detentions
Associated Press, June 04, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110604/ap_on_re_as/as_china_tiananmen

香港六四晚会被拘50多人全部获释 (All 50+ People Detained at Hong Kong Vigil Released)
Radio Free Asia, June 06, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/hongkong_64-06062011130740.html

Related news:
叶小文：共产党为什么能团结信教群众 (Ye Xiaowen: Why Can the CPC Unite Religious Believers?)
People's Daily, June 07, 2011
http://theory.people.com.cn/GB/14830768.html

June 07, 2011: Shanghai Cooperation Organization

UNHCR Refuses to Shed Light
Radio Free Asia, June 06, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/refugees-06062011190817.html

Friday, June 03, 2011

June 03, 2011

News
Corruption
3 Sacked for Misuse of Quake Funds
Xinhua News Agency, June 03, 2011
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/nsp/National/2011/06/03/3%2Bsacked%2Bfor%2Bmisuse%2Bof%2Bquake%2Bfunds/

Economic Development
China Factory Town Shudders at Rising Costs
Reuters, June 02, 2011
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/06/03/us-china-economy-factory-idUSTRE75204M20110603

Environment
Where the River Ends
Foreign Policy, June 02, 2011
http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2011/06/02/where_the_river_ends

Hukou
Cities Asked to Help Grads Obtain Hukou
China Daily, June 03, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-06/03/content_12633320.htm

IMAR
Inner Mongolia Quieter after Herder's Death
South China Morning Post, June 03, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=632f391d70150310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

内蒙目击者﹕满街是特警，坦克来了 (Witness in IMAR: Streets Full of Special Police and the Tanks Have Arrived)
Radio Free Asia, June 02, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/mongolian_students-06022011111915.html

June Fourth
June 4 Events Blocked
Radio Free Asia, June 03, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/june-06022011141734.html

港人六四小故事父留剪報作嫁妝 (HKers' June Fourth Stories)
Ming Pao, June 03, 2011
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/2/1/1/2346324/1.html

六四前夕　北京升級打壓異見人士 (Beijing Increases Pressure on Dissidents and Activists on Eve of June Fourth Anniversary)
Apple Daily, June 03, 2011
http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/template/apple/art_main.php?iss_id=20110603&sec_id=15335&art_id=15309540

六四晚会忧遭警方干扰　香港泛民吁市民踊跃参加 (Fearing Interference from Police, HK Alliance Calls for More Assistance for Candlelight Vigil)
Radio Free Asia, June 02, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/hk-06022011103541.html

Labor
人社部拟规定工会可主动参与劳动争议协商处理 (Human Resources Ministry Drafts Regulations on Labor Dispute Mediation in Enterprises)
China Youth Daily, June 03, 2011
http://news.cyol.com/content/2011-06/03/content_4496580.htm

Military
China PLA Officers Call Internet Key Battleground
Reuters, June 03, 2011
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/06/03/us-china-internet-google-idUSTRE7520OV20110603

Police
阻挠采访打记者北京两民警被停职 (Two Beijing Civil Police Officers Lose Their Jobs after Obstructing and Hitting Reporters)
Southern Metropolis Daily, June 03, 2011
http://gcontent.oeeee.com/f/8a/f8a7e9f5efd72a91/Blog/969/eac8a2.html

Politics
China Stats Official Leaves Job on Suspicion of Leaking Data
Bloomberg, June 03, 2011
http://www.businessweek.com/news/2011-06-03/china-stats-official-leaves-job-on-suspicion-of-leaking-data.html

Rural Issues
环保部：农村污染排放已占中国“半壁江山” (Environmental Ministry: Rural Pollution Accounts for Half of China's Pollution)
China Youth Daily, June 03, 2011
http://news.cyol.com/content/2011-06/03/content_4496287.htm

Shanghai Cooperation Organization
Kazakhstan Deports Uyghur Teacher
Radio Free Asia, June 02, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/deportation-06022011174917.html

Related information:
SCO Member State Kazakhstan’s Return of Uyghur Refugee to China Demonstrates Disregard of International Human Rights Obligations
上合组织成员国哈萨克斯坦藐视国际人权义务将维吾尔难民遣返中国
Human Rights in China, June 01, 2011
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/content/5358
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/cn/content/5359

Thursday, June 02, 2011

June 02, 2011

News
Death Penalty
学者建议立法以终身监禁代替死刑打消公众担忧 (Scholar Proposes Replacing Death Penalty with Life Imprisonment)
Legal Daily, June 01, 2011
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2011-06/01/content_2701189.htm

Government
独立人士参选踊跃人数历届之冠 (This Election Cycle Has Highest Number of Independent Candidates Yet)
Radio Free Asia, June 01, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/election_candidates-06012011111303.html

Human Rights Defender – Ai Weiwei (艾未未)
UK's Royal Academy Gives Ai Weiwei Honorary Title
Reuters, June 01, 2011
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/06/01/us-britain-aiweiei-idUSTRE7506ZF20110601

留給艾未未一面空牆 (A Wall Left Blank for Ai Weiwei)
Ming Pao, June 02, 2011
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/9/1/1/2345450/1.html

Human Rights Defender – Chen Guangcheng (陈光诚)
Tighter Controls on Activist, Family
Radio Free Asia, June 01, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/controls-06012011142424.html

Human Rights Defender – Zhao Lianhai (赵连海)
Police Hound Activist on Family Day Out
South China Morning Post, June 02, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=4962a2297cb40310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

IMAR
China Extends Hand and Fist to Protesters
New York Times, June 01, 2011
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/02/world/asia/02mongolia.html

內蒙否認網傳女生腿被壓碎 (Inner Mongolian Police Deny Reports of a Student's Leg Being Crushed)
Ming Pao, June 02, 2011
http://inews.mingpao.com/htm/INews/20110601/ca31803c.htm

Internet
'Chinese Hackers' Break into Gmail Accounts
Al Jazeera, June 02, 2011
http://english.aljazeera.net//news/americas/2011/06/20116205619120217.html

China Rejects Gmail Spying Claims
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 02, 2011
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-13626548

June Fourth
丁子霖：今年無法外出祭兒 (Ding Zilin: I'll Be Unable to Leave My Home to Mourn My Son This Year)
Ming Pao, June 02, 2011
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/9/1/1/2345453/1.html

Public Health
别让环境污染损害我们的健康 (Don't Let Pollution Damage Our Health)
China Youth Daily, June 02, 2011
http://zqb.cyol.com/html/2011-06/02/nw.D110000zgqnb_20110602_3-03.htm

Shanghai Cooperation Organization
张德广：上合组织对地区和平发展作出重要贡献 (First SCO Secretary-General Zhang Deguang: The SCO Has Made an Important Contribution to the Development of Peace in the Region)
Xinhua News Agency, June 02, 2011
http://news.xinhuanet.com/world/2011-06/02/c_121487082.htm

Wednesday, June 01, 2011

June 01, 2011

Top news
June Fourth
Tiananmen Mothers Say Government Hints at Payment, No Apology
Reuters, May 31, 2011
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/05/31/us-china-tiananman-idUSTRE74U0HS20110531

For the full text and English translation of the Tiananmen Mothers’
Letter, see:
天安门母亲：不容亵渎“六四”亡灵、不容损害“六四”难属的人格尊严——“六四”惨案二十二周年祭
On the 22nd Anniversary of the Tiananmen Massacre: The Souls of Those Killed
during June Fourth Shall Not Be Defiled; Their Families Shall Not Be Dishonored
Tiananmen Mothers, May 31, 2011
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/cn/content/5350
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/content/5349

Related news:
Payout Discussed with Family of June 4 Victim
South China Morning Post, June 01, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=7eb0abdb29640310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

张先玲：赔偿也要先讲个是非对错 (Zhang Xianling: Before Talks of Compensation There Should
Be Talks of Whether It Was Right or Wrong)
British Broadcasting Corporation, May 31, 2011
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/chinese_news/2011/05/110531_tiananmen_zhangxianling.shtml

News
Hong Kong
在港內地生維權中聯辦「請飲茶」 (Mainland Students in Hong Kong Called to "Drink Tea"
with the Mainland Central Liaison Office after Participating in Rights Defense
Activities)
Ming Pao, June 01, 2011
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/2/1/1/2344398/1.html

Human Rights Defender – Liu Xiaobo (刘晓波)
刘晓波“八个月未能与家人联系” (Liu Xiaobo: Unable to Contact Family for 8 Months)
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 01, 2011
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/chinese_news/2011/06/110601_liuxiaobo_liuxia.shtml

Human Rights Defenders
Chinese Rights Activist Jailed for Credit Fraud
Associated Press, June 01, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110601/ap_on_re_as/as_china_human_rights

IMAR
China Says Foreigners Stir Inner Mongolia Unrest
British Broadcasting Corporation, May 31, 2011
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-13602589

報道：中國拘數十內蒙牧民 (Report: Dozens of Mongolian Herders Detained)
Ming Pao, June 01, 2011
http://hk.news.yahoo.com/article/110531/4/olph.html

内蒙呼和浩特重兵布防大学 (Hohhot Universities Heavily Surrounded by Armed Forces)
Deutsche Welle, May 31, 2011
http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,15121964,00.html

内蒙古全面建立草原生态补偿机制 (IMAR Sets Up a Grasslands Ecology Compensation Mechanism)
People's Daily, May 31, 2011
http://cpc.people.com.cn/GB/64093/64387/14779896.html

中国称会回应蒙古族牧民合理要求 (China: We Can Respond to the Mongolian Herders' Rational Demands)
Voice of America, May 31, 2011
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/news/122857129.html

Migrant Workers
Container School for 'Floating' Kids
Shanghai Daily, June 01, 2011
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/nsp/National/2011/06/01/Container+school+for+floating+kids

Migrant Population to Grow to 350 Million: Report
China Daily, May 31, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-05/31/content_12615102.htm

Politics
Hackers Take on Chinese Website
The Age, June 01, 2011
http://www.smh.com.au/world/hackers-take-on-chinese-website-20110531-1feim.html

新华社发文解读中共重申维护政治纪律 (Xinhua Expounds on Why the CPC Has Reaffirmed the Upholding
of Political Discipline)
Xinhua News Agency, May 31, 2011
http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2011-06-01/075422566969.shtml

Protests and Petitions
地方政府默许非法扩张用地导致集体进京上访增多 (Local Governments' Acquiescence of Illegal Expansion
of Land Use Leads to Increase of Collective Petitions in Beijing)
Legal Daily, May 31, 2011
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2011-05/31/content_2697297.htm

Shanghai Cooperation Organization
10周年首脑峰会召开在即投资渐成上合组织合作重要方向 (With 10th Anniversary Council of SCO Heads of State Soon Approaching, SCO's Prime Focus Gradually Becomes Investment)
China Business Times, June 01, 2011
http://intl.ce.cn/zgysj/201106/01/t20110601_22453739.shtml

XUAR
Uyghur in Chinese Custody?
Radio Free Asia, May 31, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/deportation-05312011162319.html

Related information:
Uyghur Repatriation Imminent
Radio Free Asia, May 27, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/repatriation-05262011192244.html

Monday, May 30, 2011

May 31, 2011

News
Environment
China's Largest Inland Lake Dries Up as Country Battles Drought
The Daily Telegraph, May 30, 2011
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/8546673/Chinas-largest-inland-lake-dries-up-as-country-battles-drought.html

IMAR
呼和浩特严防仍有游行信息封锁被揶揄“蒙”在“古”里 (Hohhot Continues to Block Protests, Any Information
with "Mon" and "Gol" Blocked)
Radio Free Asia, May 30, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/hu-05302011154942.html

Officials Pledge to Compensate Herdsmen
South China Morning Post, May 31, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=2822f02a49140310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

China's Inner Mongolia 'Under Heavy Security'
British Broadcasting Corporation, May 30, 2011
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-13592514

Land Policy
網帖稱西安潘家村拆遷有4個死亡名額官方否認 (Xi'an Village Officials Deny Online Reports for Four
Deaths in Housing Demolition Clash)
Hua Shang Wang, May 31, 2011
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/9/1/1/2343776/1.html

Related information:
西安市莲湖区副区长张秦说：“潘家村拆迁有四个死亡名额” (Xi'an's Lianhu District Vice-head Zhang Qing:
"Four Killed in Panjia Village Demolition")
Canyu, May 28, 2011
http://www.canyu.org/n25923c6.aspx

Military
总参总政发出指示要求全军和武警部队　加强教育管理　落实上网规定 (PLA Soldiers Banned from Socializing Online
to "Protect Secrets")
PLA Daily, May 31, 2011
http://www.chinamil.com.cn/jfjbmap/content/2011-05/30/content_58735.htm

Police
在押漢死因離奇死前錄影缺2分鐘 (Anhui: 2 Minutes' Video Surveillance Prior to Mysterious Death
of Detained Man Missing)
Ming Pao, May 31, 2011
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/9/1/1/2343511/1.html

看守所女警指使打死疑犯 (Shaanxi: Detention Center Officers Orders that Suspect Be Beaten
to Death)
Ming Pao, May 31, 2011
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/9/1/1/2343512/1.html

Related news:
管教民警指使犯人群殴一女嫌犯 (Officer Orders Group to Beat Criminal Suspect to Death as
a Form of Discipline)
China Youth Daily, May 30, 2011
http://zqb.cyol.com/html/2011-05/30/nw.D110000zgqnb_20110530_3-07.htm

Politics
政治局研究加强社会管理减少不和谐因素 (Poliburo Meets to Discuss Increasing Social Management
and Lessening Unharmonious Influences)
Xinhua News Agency, May 31, 2011
http://news.163.com/11/0530/17/75AP2V3S00014JB5.html

Related news:
Politburo Tackles Social Unrest
South China Morning Post, May 31, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=c612f02a49140310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

“被精神病”背后的收治乱局 (A Look into the Phenomenon of People Being Committed to Psychiatric
Institutions without Cause)
The Beijing News, May 31, 2011
http://epaper.bjnews.com.cn/html/2011-05/31/content_237439.htm

Protests and Petitions
County Denies that Graft Protesters Were Beaten
Shanghai Daily, May 31, 2011
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/nsp/National/2011/05/31/County%2Bdenies%2Bthat%2Bgraft%2Bprotesters%2Bwere%2Bbeaten/

Related information:
关于网帖反映甘肃徽县七名妇女上访反映贪污、挪用“5.12”大地震救灾款的问题被殴打情况的说明 (An Explanation of the Online
Postings Regarding the Beatings of the Seven Women from Hui County, Gansu
Who Were Petitioning on Graft and Misappropriation of 2008 Quake Relief Funds)
Hui County Propaganda Bureau, May 30, 2011
http://www.gshuixian.com/2011/0530/1482.html

网曝甘肃徽县妇女进京反映5.12灾后重建问题被殴 (Gansu Women Petitioning in Beijing against Official
Corruption following 2008 Quake Beaten)
People's Daily, May 29, 2011
http://gs.people.com.cn/GB/183283/14766049.html

Public Health
Arrests and Closures in Lead Poison Crackdown
Shanghai Daily, May 31, 2011
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/nsp/National/2011/05/31/Arrests+and+closures+in+lead+poison+crackdown

Taiwan
台嫌犯谴大陆台抗议菲法院判决 (Philippines' Deportation of Taiwanese Suspects to Mainland
Protested in Taiwan)
British Broadcasting Corporation, May 30, 2011
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/chinese_news/2011/05/110530_philippine_taiwan.shtml

May 30, 2011

News
Bilateral Ties
Envoy-to-be Gary Locke Aims to Rebalance U.S.-China Trade
Reuters, May 28, 2011
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/05/27/us-usa-china-locke-idUSTRE74P7O020110527

Food Security
China Orders Death Penalty for Food Safety Crimes
Agence France-Presse, May 30, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110528/wl_asia_afp/chinafoodhealthsafetycrime

Government
上訪女工劉萍參選遭打壓 (Petitioner Kept from Election Race for People's Congress)
Ming Pao, May 28, 2011
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/9/1/1/2341272/1.html

Related news:
Grass-roots Candidates Rally Online
Global Times, May 30, 2011
http://china.globaltimes.cn/chinanews/2011-05/660023.html

独立参选人应从微博回归现实
New Faces Should Go Back to Reality
Global Times, May 30, 2011
CH: http://opinion.huanqiu.com/roll/2011-05/1723694.html
EN: http://opinion.globaltimes.cn/editorial/2011-05/660012.html

Hong Kong
香港纪念六四游行关注内地打压维权 (Hong Kong June 4 Memorial March also Calls for Attention to
Mainland Rights Defenders)
British Broadcasting Corporation, May 29, 2011
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/chinese_news/2011/05/110529_hongkong_june_fourth.shtml

Related news:
Marchers Hit Streets as June 4 Vigil Nears
The Standard, May 30, 2011
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?pp_cat=30&art_id=111540&sid=32550536&con_type=1&d_str=20110530

IMAR
Chinese Regional Chief Attempts to Mitigate Anger
Reuters, May 30, 2011
http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/2011/05/30/2003504541

More Demos Planned in China's Inner Mongolia
Agence France-Presse, May 29, 2011
http://news.asiaone.com/News/Latest%2BNews/Asia/Story/A1Story20110529-281311.html

Population
专家称北京人口承载仍有空间不应限制流动人口 (Experts: No Need to Put Limits on Migrant Worker Population,
Beijing Can Hold More People)
The Beijing Times, May 30, 2011
http://news.163.com/11/0530/01/75903P8D00014AED.html

Protests and Petitions
China Bomber Seen as Champion of Disenfranchised
Associated Press, May 27, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110527/ap_on_re_as/as_china_anti_hero

抗議焚化爐投產無錫警民混戰 (Protest against Wuxi Incinerator Leads to Scuffle with Police)
Ming Pao, May 29, 2011
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/9/1/1/2341954/1.html

网曝甘肃徽县妇女进京反映5.12灾后重建问题被殴 (Gansu Women Petitioning in Beijing against Official
Corruption following 2008 Quake Beaten)
People's Daily, May 29, 2011
http://gs.people.com.cn/GB/183283/14766049.html

Public Health
“慢性疾病是中国头号杀手” (Ministry of Health: Chronic Disease No. 1 Killer)
British Broadcasting Corporation, May 30, 2011
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/science/2011/05/110530_china_chronic_diseases.shtml

Society
Legislators Inspect Rights Protection of Elderly
Xinhua News Agency, May 27, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-05/27/content_12594884.htm

Three Gorges
China 'Prioritizes Aid for Relocated People'
Xinhua News Agency, May 30, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-05/29/content_12599945.htm

XUAR
China Vows to Improve People's Lives in Xinjiang
Xinhua News Agency, May 29, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-05/29/content_12600002.htm

Friday, May 27, 2011

May 27, 2011

News
Bilateral Ties
Kim Jong-il's China Trip Turns Sour
Chosun, May 27, 2011
http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2011/05/27/2011052700533.html

Pakistan and China: Two Friends Hit a Bump
New York Times, May 27, 2011
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/27/world/asia/27beijing.html

Human Rights Defender – Zhao Lianhai (赵连海)
Parents of Melamine Victims Receive Snub
Global Times, May 27, 2011
http://china.globaltimes.cn/society/2011-05/659567.html

Related news:
维权人士赵连海已回家 (Zhao Lianhai Released from Police Custody, Returns Home)
Voice of America, May 26, 2011
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/news/20110526-zhaolianhai-122688859.html

Human Rights Defenders
维权律师受不同形式打压 (Rights Lawyers Subjected to Different Types of Pressure)
Radio Free Asia, May 26, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/rights_lawyers-05262011121916.html

IMAR
China's Inner Mongolia Set for More Unrest: Group
Agence France-Presse, May 27, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110527/wl_asia_afp/chinarightsmongolsunrest

Land Policy
遵义市公安局回应网传强拆视频：警察没参与斗殴 (Guizhou: Zunyi Police Respond to Video of Violent Demolition: Police Officers Didn't Join In)
Caixin, May 27, 2011
http://policy.caing.com/2011-05-27/100263460.html

Related information:
Watch: Authorities in Zunyi Get Violent with Villagers Protesting Demolition of Their Homes
Shanghaiist, May 27, 2011
http://shanghaiist.com/2011/05/27/watch_authorities_in_zunyi_get_viol.php

Law
重庆规定禁止离任法官、法官近亲属隐性代理 (Chongqing Regs: No Former Judge Nor Judge's Close Kin Can Serve as Covert Representative)
China National Radio, May 27, 2011
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2011-05/27/content_2682377.htm

Politics
In China, a Long Path of Writing the Communist Party’s History
The Washington Post, May 27, 2011
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/AGDfMECH_story.html

Public Health
Acting Badly with AIDS
Global Times, May 26, 2011
http://special.globaltimes.cn/2011-05/659462.html

Society
In China, Explosions Stir Debate
The Hindu, May 26, 2011
http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/article2051657.ece

Related news:
At Least Two Killed, Six Hurt in Jiangxi Blasts
South China Morning Post, May 27, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=a43f04c47fc20310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

全球和平指數中國居80 (IEP Ranks China 80 in Global Peace Index 2011)
Ming Pao, May 27, 2011
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/94/1/1/2340366/1.html

Thursday, May 26, 2011

May 26, 2011

News
Civil Society
NGO Draws Up Donations Index
Global Times, May 26, 2011
http://china.globaltimes.cn/society/2011-05/659154.html

Corruption
Sichuan Official Cheated for Quake Relief Funds
Shanghai Daily, May 25, 2011
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/nsp/National/2011/05/25/Sichuan%2Bofficial%2Bcheated%2Bfor%2Bquake%2Brelief%2Bfunds/

Hong Kong
'Article 23 Is No Beast'
The Standard, May 26, 2011
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?pp_cat=30&art_id=111443&sid=32508966&con_type=1&d_str=20110526

Human Rights
As World Hesitates, China Stands Firm on Dissent
Agence France-Presse, May 26, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110526/wl_asia_afp/chinarightsdiplomacy

Human Rights Defender – Ai Weiwei (艾未未)
Ai Weiwei Work on Show at Key Hong Kong Art Fair
Agence France-Presse, May 25, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110525/wl_asia_afp/chinarightspoliticsartisthongkongculture

Related news:
MCASD: Chinese Demanding Return of Ai’s Art
ArtInfo, May 25, 2011
http://blogs.artinfo.com/modernartnotes/2011/05/mcasd-chinese-demanding-return-of-ais-art/

Ai Weiwei's Gesture of Defiance
South China Morning Post, May 26, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=a66cab4e76720310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Lock with No Key
South China Morning Post, May 26, 2011
http://www.usasialaw.org/?p=5482

Human Rights Defender – Zhao Lianhai (赵连海)
趙連海請願被公安帶走 (Zhao Lianhai Petitions, Gets Detained by Police)
Ming Pao, May 26, 2011
http://inews.mingpao.com/htm/INews/20110526/ca41501p.htm

IMAR
China Mongols Protest in Xilinhot over Shepherd's Death
British Broadcasting Corporation, May 26, 2011
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-13547933

Law
钱云会案目击证人被判妨害公务获刑一年八个月 (Witness to Suspicious Death of Petitioning Village Chief Sentenced to 1 Year 8 Mo for Obstructing Official Business)
China Youth Daily, May 26, 2011
http://zqb.cyol.com/html/2011-05/26/nw.D110000zgqnb_20110526_3-06.htm

Related information:
钱云会案重要证人被捕当局欲借打拐转移民众视线 (Key Witness Detained in Case of Petitioning Village Official)
Radio Free Asia, February 08, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/yueqing-02082011091411.html

Military
China Confirms Deployment of Online Army
China Daily, May 26, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-05/26/content_12583698.htm

国防部证实中国已组建网络部队 (Defense Ministry Confirms Establishment of Cyberwarfare Squad)
The Beijing News, May 26, 2011
http://news.163.com/11/0526/02/74UQTJ7V00014AEF.html

Police
China Used Prisoners in Lucrative Internet Gaming Work
The Guardian, May 25, 2011
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/may/25/china-prisoners-internet-gaming-scam

Politics
Toe Party Line or Be Punished, Members Told
South China Morning Post, May 26, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=d8ad60f3d0820310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Related information:
坚决维护党的政治纪律 (Uphold Firmly the Political Discipline of the Party)
Zhong Jiwen, People's Daily, May 26, 2011
http://paper.people.com.cn/rmrb/html/2011-05/25/nw.D110000renmrb_20110525_2-04.htm

吉林一局长雷人语老百姓想要公平臭不要脸 (Jilin Official: "The People Want Equality? They've Got Some Nerve!")
Chongqing Economic Times, May 26, 2011
http://news.shm.com.cn/2011-05/26/content_3482530.htm

Related news:
“Shocking Words” and Government Whining
China Geeks, May 26, 2011
http://chinageeks.org/2011/05/shocking-words-and-government-whining/

Society
Angry Farmer Sets Off Car Bombs, Hurting 5 People
Shanghai Daily, May 26, 2011
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/nsp/National/2011/05/26/Angry%2Bfarmer%2Bsets%2Boff%2Bcar%2Bbombs%2Bhurting%2B5%2Bpeople/

Related news:
江西抚州爆炸事件现场保安强删围观者照片 (Security Force Bystanders to Delete Photos of Blasts)
People's Daily, May 26, 2011
http://news.eastday.com/c/20110526/u1a5910636.html

Wednesday, May 25, 2011

May 25, 2011

News
Death Penalty
最高法：非即死案一律判处死缓 (Give Stay of Execution if Immediate Execution Is Unnecessary)
The Beijing Times, May 25, 2011
http://www.ce.cn/xwzx/gnsz/gdxw/201105/25/t20110525_22438948.shtml

Disasters
川震灾民指当局不守承诺第二胎子女免费入学变收费 (Sichuan Quake Parents: Authorities Break Promises by Charging School Fees for Second Child)
Radio Free Asia, May 24, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/dz-05242011090715.html

Environment
Central China Drought Worst in over 50 Years: Reports
Agence France-Presse, May 25, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110525/wl_asia_afp/chinaenvironmentdrought

Human Rights Defenders
Villagers See Activist as Their Hero
South China Morning Post, May 25, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=34b8d4abae220310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

IMAR
内蒙西乌旗上千居民与武警对峙 (IMAR: Confrontation between 1K+ West Ujimqin Banner Residents and Armed Police)
British Broadcasting Corporation, May 24, 2011
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/chinese_news/2011/05/110524_inner_mongolia_protests.shtml

Food Security
卫生部﹕结石宝宝基金运作不是国家机密 (MOH: Operations of Melamine Babies Fund Not Classified as State Secret)
Radio Free Asia, May 25, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/china_milk-05242011110807.html

Land Policy
“拆房队”春秋 (Spring and Autumn of a Demolition Team)
Southern Metropolis Daily, May 25, 2011
http://gcontent.oeeee.com/1/47/147702db07145348/Blog/ef6/eb8de8.html

钉子户：防卫与伤害之间 (Nailhouse Defender: The Line between Defense and Injury)
Southern Metropolis Daily, May 25, 2011
http://gcontent.oeeee.com/6/d1/6d19c113404cee55/Blog/4cd/f32e49.html

Related information:
China: Rejected Self Defense Plea a Green Light for Deadly Demolitions
Global Voices Online, May 22, 2011
http://globalvoicesonline.org/2011/05/22/china-rejected-self-defense-plea-a-green-light-for-deadly-demolitions/

Media
Another Blow for Mainland Web Users
South China Morning Post, May 25, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=ac5e9304a8320310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Xinhua’s New Face in New York Shows Off China’s ‘Face’
New York Times, May 25, 2011
http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/2011/05/25/2003504135

Protests and Petitions
无锡三百多强拆户抗议法院不作为 (Wuxi: 300+ Evictees Protest Court's Inaction)
Radio Free Asia, May 24, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/china_protest-05242011114238.html

Taiwan
China Opposes Remarks against One-China Principle
Xinhua News Agency, May 25, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-05/25/content_12572856.htm

Related news:
ROC’s Stance on China Relations Clear: Spokesman
China News Agency, May 23, 2011
http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2011/05/23/2003503895

May 24, 2011

News
Civil Society
Aids Groups Wary of Fund Deal
South China Morning Post, May 24, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=aacfdf7da9d10310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Human Rights Defender – Ai Weiwei (艾未未)
律师谈艾未未案：无程序正义何来实体公正 (Attorney Liu Xiaoyuan Speaks with DW on Ai's Case)
Deutsche Welle, May 23, 2011
http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,15098249,00.html

Human Rights Defenders
Letters to Jailed Dissidents Withheld
Radio Free Asia, May 23, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/dissidents-05232011182439.html

Human Rights Defender – Qin Yongmin (秦永敏)
异议人士秦永敏被拘十天后获释 (Activist-Dissident Qin Yongmin Released after Being Held 10 Days)
Radio Free Asia, May 23, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/Xinwen/qin-05232011115946.html

IMAR
内蒙牧民：不要钱，要尊严！ (Inner Mongolian Herders: We Want Dignity, Not Payouts!)
Deutsche Welle, May 23, 2011
http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,15100586,00.html

June Fourth
Security Tight ahead of June 4
Radio Free Asia, May 23, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/security-05232011131330.html

Land Policy
云南昭通15名村民阻挠施工打砸车辆获刑 (Yunnan: 15 Villagers Sentenced after Land Dispute with Construction Workers)
Yunnan Online, May 24, 2011
http://news.163.com/11/0524/07/74Q7BUKN00014AEE.html

Media
Falun Gong Sues Cisco Systems
New York Times, May 24, 2011
http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/2011/05/24/2003504041

Related news:
Cisco Systems Rejects Falun Gong 'Beijing Spy' Lawsuit
British Broadcasting Corporation, May 24, 2011
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-13516027

Migrant Workers
卫生部：流动人口将享孕产妇保健等服务 (Migrant Workers and Families to Receive Maternal Health Care, Vaccines, and Related Services)
China News Service, May 24, 2011
http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2011-05-24/115822520440.shtml

Protests and Petitions
上海访民图向公安部官员请愿被虐打 (Shanghai Petitioner Attempting to Intercept Senior Ministry of Public Security Official to Submit Petition Beaten)
Radio Free Asia, May 23, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/china_petitioner-05232011114444.html

山西盂县煤老板与村民冲突大批警力出动 (Shanxi: Clash Between Mine Head and Villagers Leads )
China News Service, May 24, 2011
http://www.chinanews.com/fz/2011/05-24/3061813.shtml

Related information:
视频：实拍山西煤老板与村民群殴致多人受伤 (Video of the Conflict)
Sina, May 24, 2011
http://video.sina.com.cn/p/news/s/v/2011-05-24/113961353029.html

Public Health
Mine Blamed for Cancer Rate
Shanghai Daily, May 24, 2011
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/nsp/National/2011/05/24/Mine%2Bblamed%2Bfor%2Bcancer%2Brate/

Woman Cuts Own Belly in Self-performed Surgery
China Daily, May 24, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-05/24/content_12564803.htm

Taiwan
四川省长蒋巨峰在台湾访问遇到抗议 (Sichuan Provincial Head Greeted with Protests in Taiwan)
British Broadcasting Corporation, May 23, 2011
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/chinese_news/2011/05/110523_jiangjufeng_visit_tw.shtml

Monday, May 23, 2011

May 23, 2011

News
Bilateral Ties
Beijing Agrees to Operate a Key Port, Pakistan Says
The Wall Street Journal, May 23, 2011
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303654804576339323765033308.html

China Vows to Fight Terrorism with Pakistan
Xinhua News Agency, May 20, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-05/20/content_12552547.htm

Food Security
China Convicts 106 over Food Safety in 8 Months
Xinhua News Agency, May 21, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-05/21/content_12553345.htm

国家质检总局就修订《食品召回管理规定》征求意见 (State Administration of Quality Supervision Solicits Comments to Amended Food Recall Regulations)
People's Daily, May 23, 2011
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2011-05/23/content_2672425.htm

Hong Kong
US Consul Sees 'Negative Trend' on Human Rights
South China Morning Post, May 21, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=d929ca7825e00310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Human Rights Defender – Ai Weiwei (艾未未)
China Alleges Huge Tax Evasion by Artist Ai Weiwei
Associated Press, May 21, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110521/ap_on_re_as/as_china_human_rights

Related news:
艾未未家人驳斥逃税指控 (Ai's Family Reject Charges of Tax Fraud)
Deutsche Welle, May 21, 2011
http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,15094800,00.html

Ai Weiwei's Four Missing Friends Held by Chinese Authorities, Say Supporters
The Guardian, May 22, 2011
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/may/22/ai-weiwei-friends-missing

Lawyer Offers to Assist Ai Weiwei
South China Morning Post, May 22, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=6821a34237310310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Human Rights Defenders
许志永被带走黎雄兵受控制 (Xu Zhiyong Detained, Li Xiongbing under Surveillance)
Radio Free Asia, May 20, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/china_lawyer-05202011101732.html

June Fourth
纪念“六•四天安门事件” 的纪录片“流亡”在东京首映 (Tiananmen Memorial Documentary "Hooligans" Premiers in Japan)
Radio Free Asia, May 22, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/nz-05222011163818.html

Labor
四川荣县煤矿爆炸6人遇难当地煤矿均停产整顿 (6 Dead, More Injured in Sichuan Mine Explosion)
West China Metropolis Daily, May 23, 2011
http://www.ce.cn/xwzx/gnsz/gdxw/201105/23/t20110523_22435254.shtml

Law
Volunteer Lawyers Helping Abused Children
China Daily, May 23, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-05/23/content_12556862.htm

Media
Media Clampdown 'Political'
Radio Free Asia, May 20, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/media-05202011151511.html

Protests and Petitions
扬州逾百人强拆及殴打业主男子市政府门前自焚抗议 (Jiangsu: Yangzhou Homeowner Sets Himself Alight before Government Building in Protest of Being Forcibly Evicted and Beaten)
Radio Free Asia, May 22, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/ql-05222011161900.html

Religion
Police Round Up 27 Christians
South China Morning Post, May 23, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=f5c57d7190810310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Three Gorges
China Plans Financial Overhaul at Three Gorges Dam
Associated Press, May 23, 2011
http://www.taiwannews.com.tw/etn/news_content.php?id=1605232

Tibet
Chinese Forces Detain 300 Tibetan Monks for a Month - Sources
Reuters, May 23, 2011
http://uk.reuters.com/article/2011/05/23/uk-china-tibet-unrest-idUKTRE74M0L020110523

Gansu Tibetans Face Race Ban
Radio Free Asia, May 20, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/ban-05202011115349.html

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