HRIC Daily Brief

Wednesday, February 08, 2012

Bilateral Ties

Up to 10,000 Myanmar Refugees Seek Refuge in China
Reuters, February 07, 2012
http://old.news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20120207/wl_nm/us_china_myanmar_refugees

Environment

China Alert after Yangtze Spill
British Broadcasting Corporation, February 08, 2012
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-16940407

Hong Kong

Policing of Li Visit to HKU Defended
South China Morning Post, February 08, 2012
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=66969e429c755310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Internet

CCP Proposes Cells for Microblogs
Radio Free Asia, February 07, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/microblogs-02072012175742.html

Related news:
中共將設黨組織直接監管微博 (Party to Set Up Branches at Microblogging Offices)
United Daily News, February 06, 2012
http://udn.com/NEWS/MAINLAND/MAI1/6881652.shtml

北京规定3月16日后微博不实名不能发言 (Beijing Ultimatum: Real-name Registration by March 16 or No More Microblogging)
Southern Metropolis Daily, February 08, 2012
http://gcontent.oeeee.com/8/18/818f4654ed39a1c1/Blog/aee/fcb4ff.html

中国工信部：微博管理是执政需要 (Info Ministry: Microblog Administration Is a Necessity for Holding Power)
Deutsche Welle, February 07, 2012
http://www.dw.de/dw/article/0,,15723898,00.html

Labor

China Eyes 13% Annual Minimum Wage Rise
China Daily, February 08, 2012
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2012-02/08/content_14562296.htm

Media

Xinhua Affiliate Begins HK Trade
British Broadcasting Corporation, February 08, 2012
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-16939808

Migrant Workers

Farmer-turned Workers Settle in Urban Home
Xinhua News Agency, February 08, 2012
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2012-02/08/content_14562396.htm

Protests and Petitions

元宵节天津、上海访民到高院市政府抗议 (Petitioners Protest in Tianjin and Shanghai on Lantern Festival)
Radio Free Asia, February 07, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/fy-02072012094813.html

Tuesday, February 07, 2012

Civil Society

去年近6成捐款流入政府民间公益组织呼吁公示 (2011: 60% Donations Ended Up in Gov't Pockets)
Beijing Times, February 06, 2012
http://news.jinghua.cn/351/c/201202/06/n3622703.shtml

Economic Development

China to Publish Sensitive Wealth Gap Data
The Associated Press, February 06, 2012
http://old.news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120207/ap_on_bi_ge/as_china_income_gap

Politics

重慶唱紅團唱入香港 (Chongqing's "Red" Party Song Troupe Heads to Hong Kong)
Ming Pao, February 07, 2012
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/9/1/1/2570083/1.html

Population

China Fines Parents of HK-born Second Child: Report
Reuters, February 06, 2012
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/02/07/us-hongkong-china-onechild-idUSTRE81607F20120207

Public Health

广西拟立法明确艾滋病感染者有告知伴侣义务接受艾滋病检测须实名 (Guangxi Draft Regs: Must Disclose to Partner Whether HIV-Positive)
Legal Daily, February 06, 2012
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20120206/Articel03005GN.htm

Related news:
New Rule on HIV Disclosure Sparks Debate
China Daily, February 07, 2012
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2012-02/07/content_14548242.htm

Security

安徽“两会”维稳文件曝光当局戒备严控升级 (Leaked Doc on National Gov't Meetings Reveals Call for Heightened Control in Name of Stability Management)
Radio Free Asia, February 06, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/fy-02062012095034.html

Tibet

Government Workers Warned over Protests
Radio Free Asia, February 06, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/protests-02062012173652.html

自治区纪委、监察厅发出紧急通知要求严肃纪律加强维护稳定各项工作监督检查 (Emergency Notice Demands Strict Discipline and Strengthening Supervision and Inspection of Stability Maintenance)
Tibet Daily, February 06, 2012
http://epaper.chinatibetnews.com/xzrb/html/2012-02/06/content_328756.htm

Monday, February 06, 2012

Bilateral Ties

默克爾憾未見莫少平南周行程遭中方阻撓 (Merkel Dismayed Meeting with Lawyer-Activist Blocked, Also Kept from Interview with Southern Weekend)
Ming Pao, February 06, 2012
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/9/1/1/2569085/1.html

Hong Kong

3 Hostels Serving Mainland Mums May Face Charges
South China Morning Post, February 06, 2012
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=89e2a1236dd45310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Human Rights Defenders

Guangdong Rights Activist Faces Trial
South China Morning Post, February 04, 2012
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=deccb5f962445310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Veteran Activist Detained in Beijing
Radio Free Asia, February 03, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/detained-02032012103126.html

异见人士张林被断网维权者葛志慧微博连续被封 (Anhui Dissident Zhang Lin's Net Access Cut)
Radio Free Asia, February 03, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/zl-02032012101500.html

June Fourth

美籍学者探天安门母亲遭强迫离境 (American Scholar's Visit to Tiananmen Mothers Rep Ding Zilin Cut Short by Security, Forced to Leave China)
Deutsche Welle, February 03, 2012
http://www.dw.de/dw/article/0,,15716532,00.html

Politics

Wen Backs 'Open Mainland' Policy
South China Morning Post, February 06, 2012
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=2098016dc6e45310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Tibet

Riots Linked to Organized Crime and Subversion
China Daily, February 06, 2012
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/2012-02/06/content_14540633.htm

1日3自焚四川藏區截電話 (Sichuan: Three Tibetans Self-Immolate in One Day; Phones Cut in Sichuan's Tibetan Region)
Ming Pao, February 06, 2012
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/9/1/1/2569084/1.html

Friday, February 03, 2012

Bilateral Ties

默克爾訪華打宗教自由牌 (Merkel Raises Freedom of Religion during China Visit)
Ming Pao, February 03, 2012
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/94/1/1/2566692/1.html

Environment

79 Pct of Wetlands Poorly Protected
Xinhua News Agency, February 02, 2012
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2012-02/02/content_14527949.htm

Hong Kong

HK Ad Opposes Birth Trips by Mainland Women
China Daily, February 03, 2012
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2012-02/03/content_14533645.htm

HK's China Policies Spur Clash with Mainland Cousins
Reuters, February 03, 2012
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/02/03/us-hongkong-china-idUSTRE8120CF20120203

Human Rights Defenders

Chinese Lawyer Barred from Meeting with Merkel
The Associated Press, February 03, 2012
http://old.news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120203/ap_on_re_as/as_china_germany_human_rights

组织访民春晚赵振甲被刑拘蚌埠异见人士钱进被警方传讯 (Liaoning Petitioner Criminally Arrested after Organizing Spring Festival Dinner for Petitioners)
Radio Free Asia, February 02, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/fy-02022012092110.html

Law

Draft on Occupational Illness Published
Xinhua News Agency, February 03, 2012
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2012-02/03/content_14528427.htm

Related information:
职业病诊断与鉴定管理办法 (修订征求意见稿) (Regulations on the Administration of Diagnosis and Identification of Occupational Diseases [Revised Draft])
Ministry of Health, February 03, 2012
http://news.qq.com/a/20120203/000177.htm

Media

中国媒体海外扩张但收效甚微 (Analysts: Little Effect Yet with China's Media Expansion Abroad)
British Broadcasting Corporation, February 02, 2012
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/chinese_news/2012/02/120202_china_media_global.shtml

Protests and Petitions

怀化库区10万民众6年维权不果酝酿大规模抗议游行 (100+ Hunan Village Reps Gather to Demand Dialogue with Mayor and Party Secretary)
Radio Free Asia, February 02, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/hh-02022012100650.html

Tibet

Controls Slapped on Pilgrims
Radio Free Asia, February 02, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/controls-02022012155830.html

Monks Run Amok
Global Times, February 03, 2012
http://www.globaltimes.cn/NEWS/tabid/99/ID/694406/Monks-run-amok.aspx

Thursday, February 02, 2012

Government

人大政協會議3月開幕 (NPC and CPPCC to Convene March 3, 5)
Ming Pao, February 01, 2012
http://inews.mingpao.com/htm/INews/20120201/ca31741a.htm

烏坎村民投出11選委 (11-member Wukan Election Committee Voted In)
Ming Pao, February 02, 2012
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/9/1/1/2565584/1.html

Related news:
Protest Village Casts Vote as Leadership Election Begins
Shanghai Daily, February 02, 2012
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=493458

Hukou

Beijing Plans New Residence Permit
China Daily, February 02, 2012
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2012-02/02/content_14525418.htm

Hong Kong

Mainland Chip on Hong Kong's Shoulder
Asia Times Online, February 03, 2012
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China/NB03Ad02.html

Human Rights Defenders

倪玉蘭無法領獎空櫈代表 (Netherlands: Empty Place at Rights Award as No One Able to Accept on Ni Yulan's Behalf)
Ming Pao, February 02, 2012
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/32/1/1/2566125/1.html

Internet

58 Websites Showing HK, Taiwan News Shut Down
South China Morning Post, February 02, 2012
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=1395111960935310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Protests and Petitions

上海访民信访办被打昏冯正虎出门再受阻 (Shanghai: Petitioner Sent to Hospital after Beaten Unconscious in Petitioning Bureau)
Radio Free Asia, February 01, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/ql2-02012012094437.html

Tibet

100 Tibetan Protesters Held
Radio Free Asia, February 01, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/held-02012012164505.html

Related news:
Lhasa Ordered to Tighten Security
China Daily, February 01, 2012
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2012-02/01/content_14520840.htm

Wednesday, February 01, 2012

Top News: Human Rights Defenders

Verdict Pending in Trial of Dissident Writer Zhu Yufu
South China Morning Post, February 01, 2012
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=03cd1273da435310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Zhejiang-based dissident Zhu Yufu (朱虞夫) was tried on January 31 by the Hangzhou Municipal Intermediate People's Court on charges of inciting subversion of state power. A verdict is expected to be announced later in February. Zhu, a co-founder of the China Democratic Party, was detained in March 2011 during the crackdown on the "jasmine rallies" inspired by the Arab Spring.

Related information:
Poem Cited among Evidence in Zhu Yufu’s “Incitement” Trial; No Verdict
朱虞夫“煽动颠覆”案开庭未作判决
Human Rights in China, January 31, 2012
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/content/5790
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/cn/content/5791

Government

民间人士联名致信全国人大各级代表须公开联系方式 (Activists and Scholars to People's Congress Calling: Public Contact for Congress Reps at All Levels)
Radio Free Asia, January 31, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/sy-01312012100806.html

Hong Kong

Hospitals May Ban Mainland Mothers
South China Morning Post, February 01, 2012
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=0ca81273da435310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Media

“老大哥在看着你”：外国记者北京工作纪实 (Big Brother's Watching: Record of a Foreign Journalist in Beijing)
Deutsche Welle, January 31, 2012
http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,15704666,00.html

Protests and Petitions

China Rebel Village Takes Halting Democratic Step
Reuters, February 01, 2012
http://af.reuters.com/article/commoditiesNews/idAFL4E8CV6ZC20120201

Society

中国并未打赢文化之战 (China Has Not Won the Culture War)
Radio France Interantionale, January 31, 2012
http://www.chinese.rfi.fr/中国/20120131-中国并没赢文化之战

Tibet

Monks, Nuns Abandon Monasteries
Radio Free Asia, January 31, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/abandon-01312012130228.html

Two Die in Assaults on Police in Sichuan
Xinhua News Agency, February 01, 2012
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2012-02/01/content_14514128.htm

Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Environment

No Easy Fix as Huge Spill Threatens Liuzhou's Water
South China Morning Post, January 31, 2012
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=b5efd32ca4f25310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Human Rights Defenders

Another Chinese Dissident on Trial for Subversion
The Associated Press, January 31, 2012
http://old.news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120131/ap_on_re_as/as_china_human_rights

Media

China's State TV Making Huge Global Expansion
The Associated Press, January 31, 2012
http://old.news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120131/ap_on_re_as/as_china_tv_to_the_world

Protests and Petitions

江西5千人包圍警局 (Jiangxi: 5k Surround Police Station in Protest)
Ming Pao, January 30, 2012
http://inews.mingpao.com/htm/Inews/20120130/ca12055c.htm

Tibet

中国官媒称西方和达赖喇嘛歪曲藏区真相 (Official Media: West and Dalai Lama Distorting the Truth)
Radio France Internationale, January 30, 2012
http://www.chinese.rfi.fr/中国/20120130-中国官媒称西方和达赖喇嘛歪曲藏区真相

青海藏人抗议警拘六人甘南路障查外地车辆 (Six Protesting Tibetans Detained in Qinghai)
Radio Free Asia, January 30, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/ql2-01302012095540.html

西藏官员促加强警力确保拉萨稳定 (Lhasa Officials Urge More Police to Maintain Stability)
British Broadcasting Corporation, January 31, 2012
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/chinese_news/2012/01/120131_china_tibet_security.shtml

XUAR

Xinjiang to Recruit 8,000 Police Officers to Boost Security in Rural Areas
Xinhua News Agency, January 30, 2012
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/china/2012-01/30/c_131382807.htm

Monday, January 30, 2012

Bilateral Ties

Falun Gong Says NY Parade Pressured to Ban Group
The Associated Press, January 29, 2012
http://www.njherald.com/story/16622759/falun-gong-says-ny-parade-pressured-to-ban-group

Human Rights

中国批驳人权观察年度报告 (China Refutes Human Rights Watch Annual Report)
British Broadcasting Corporation, January 29, 2012
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/chinese_news/2012/01/120129_human_rights_china.shtml

Related news:
Human Rights Report Flawed by Omissions and Bias
China Daily, January 29, 2012
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2012-01/29/content_14498408.htm

Related information:
World Report 2012
Human Rights Watch
http://www.hrw.org/world-report-2012

Human Rights Defenders

陈光诚为兄奔丧遭限外界呼吁早日自由 (Chen Guangcheng Prevented from Attending Brother's Funeral)
Radio Free Asia, January 29, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/chen-01292012143527.html

倪玉兰女儿代母领奖出境被阻 (Ni Yulan's Daughter Prevented from Leaving China to Accept Rights Award on Behalf of Mother)
Deutsche Welle, January 29, 2012
http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,15697657,00.html

Protests and Petitions

廣東電白百人怒砸村政府 (Dianbai County Villagers Attack Government Offices to Protest Dump Project Thought to Be a Crematorium)
Ming Pao, January 30, 2012
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/94/1/1/2562139/1.html

Rural Issues

Annual Rural-policy Ritual Goes Nowhere
South China Morning Post, January 28, 2012
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=1a43048c39f15310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

逾億農民返城搶工 (100+mil Migrant Workers Rush Back to City after Spring Festival Holiday)
Ming Pao, January 29, 2012
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/94/1/1/2561322/1.html

Tibet

Chinese Crack Down to Curb Spread of Tibetan Unrest
The New York Times, January 28, 2012
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/29/world/asia/chinese-crack-down-to-curb-spread-of-tibetan-unrest.html

Dalai Lama and West 'Distorting' Tibetan Protests to Tarnish China
Reuters, January 30, 2012
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/jan/30/dalai-lama-west-distorting-tibetan-protests-china

XUAR

Two More Uyghurs Get Life Sentences
Radio Free Asia, January 27, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/life-01272012201754.html

Friday, January 27, 2012

Bilateral Ties

Norway Could Shut China Out of Arctic Council after Diplomatic Snubs
The Guardian, January 25, 2012
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/jan/25/norway-china-arctic-council

Disasters

黄晓敏调查地震捐助款被限制孙文广给拆迁户拜年送温暖 (Sichuan: Huang Xiaomin Prevented from Looking into Quake Relief Allocation)
Radio Free Asia, January 26, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/fy1-01262012100342.html

Environment

Cadmium Pollution Flows Downstream in Tainted River
Xinhua News Agency, January 27, 2012
http://english.cri.cn/6909/2012/01/27/2021s678000.htm

Truth about Pollution Still Shrouded by Secrecy
South China Morning Post, January 27, 2012
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=bd9117d51ba15310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Human Rights Defenders

Petitioners Thrown in 'Black Jails'
Radio Free Asia, January 26, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/thrown-01262012140553.html

Tibet

藏区抗议持续中共增派军队入藏 (Troops Sent to Tibetan Region as Protests Continue)
Deutsche Welle, January 26, 2012
http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,15691647,00.html

Related information:
China Must Address Root Causes of Growing Tibetan Protests
中国当局必须消除不断蔓延的藏人抗议活动的根源
Human Rights in China, January 27, 2012
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/content/5787
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/cn/content/5788

XUAR

Exile Group Presses China on Uighur Deportees
Agence France-Presse, January 27, 2012
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gD5wyMaq1uOxNcN98YxvTb8BGKyA

Two Uighurs Deported from Cambodia to China Get Life
Reuters, January 27, 2012
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/01/27/us-china-uighurs-idUSTRE80Q0AW20120127

Thursday, January 26, 2012

Hong Kong

National Education Subject to Be Delayed
South China Morning Post, January 26, 2012
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=3e60a70ea8515310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Press Freedom at Growing Risk, Journalists Warn
South China Morning Post, January 22, 2012
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=0ab6eda0e3005310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Human Rights Defenders

Harmful Effects
South China Morning Post, January 26, 2012
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=7285d4f5fa415310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

中国政治犯郭泉的家人抵达美国 (Family of Imprisoned Dissident Guo Quan Arrive in U.S.)
Deutsche Welle, January 24, 2012
http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,15688071,00.html

For more information on Guo Quan, including translations of his writings, see:
China’s Conscience
中国的良知
China Rights Forum, 2011, no. 3
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/crf/issue/2011.03
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/cn/crf/issue/2011.03

Internet

媒体称网络实名制仍处探索阶段 (Internet Portals Say Real-name System Still in Exploratory Stage)
China Youth Daily, January 19, 2012
http://dailynews.sina.com/gb/chn/chnpolitics/sinacn/20120119/13393082543.html

Media

新闻自由度排名：中国倒数第六 (Press Freedom Ranking: China Fallen to Sixth Least Free)
Deutsche Welle, January 26, 2012
http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,15689483,00.html

Tibet

“四川藏区遭信息封锁” ("Information Lockdown in Sichuan Tibetan Region")
British Broadcasting Corporation, January 26, 2012
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/chinese_news/2012/01/120126_china_tibet_lockdown.shtml

官方证实川警枪杀藏民 (Official Confirmation of Tibetan Shooting)
Ming Pao, January 26, 2012
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/9/1/1/2558929/1.html

XUAR

Hundreds Missing in Riot Aftermath
Radio Free Asia, January 23, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/missing-01232012173244.html

Friday, January 20, 2012

Environment

Court Backs Environment Group
China Daily, January 20, 2012
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2012-01/20/content_14479207.htm

Human Rights Defenders

When Words Are Crimes in China
British Broadcasting Corporation, January 19, 2012
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-16629278

Internet

‘Buried Alive’: A Dissident’s Words Become a Catchphrase
The Wall Street Journal, January 19, 2012
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2012/01/19/buried-alive-a-chinese-dissidents-words-become-a-catchphrase/

“网站查询身份证不会泄露信息” ("There Won't Be Any Info Leaks If Sites Collect Identity Info)
Southern Metropolis Daily, January 20, 2012
http://gcontent.oeeee.com/f/8a/f8a7e9f5efd72a91/Blog/afe/f4aeee.html

Media

Diplomat Pledges Better Services for Foreign Reporters
Xinhua News Agency, January 20, 2012
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2012-01/20/content_14480277.htm

国新办主任王晨：新闻发布要作为突发事件处置重要部分 (State Council Info Office Head Wang Chen: Press Conferences Should Be an Important Aspect of Handling Breaking Incidents)
Southern Metropolis Daily, January 20, 2012
http://gcontent.oeeee.com/b/15/b1563a78ec593375/Blog/830/921379.html

Population

China Losing Its 'Population Dividend', Experts Warn
South China Morning Post, January 20, 2012
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=c5f5f764846f4310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Protests and Petitions

四川维权村民疑遭报复被判缓刑3年 (Sichuan Villager Exposes Fraud in Land Settlements for Quake Victims, Gets 3-yr Suspended Sentence)
Radio Free Asia, January 19, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/china_court_a-01192012092341.html

Tibet

中国再次关闭西藏旅游 (China Again Closes Tibet Access during Sensitive Period)
Radio Free Asia, January 19, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/xql-01192012161449.html

Thursday, January 19, 2012

Human Rights Defenders

Chinese Writer Yu Jie Describes 'Inhumane Treatment'
British Broadcasting Corporation, January 19, 2012
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-16625119

Related information:
Dissident Writer-in-Exile Yu Jie Details Torture by Police
流亡异议作家余杰详述遭中国警方酷刑经过
Human Rights in China, January 18, 2012
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/content/5778
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/cn/content/5779

Yu Jie (余杰), author of China’s Best Actor: Wen Jiabao and former vice president of the Independent Chinese PEN Center, recounted Wednesday his torture by state security police at a press conference in Washington, D.C. Yu was kidnapped on December 9, 2010, the day before the award ceremony for Liu Xiaobo’s Nobel Peace Prize, and tortured to unconsciousness. He and his family went into exile in the U.S. earlier this month with the approval of state security police. Yu’s press statement, “Exposing CPC Tyranny and Running to the Free World: My Statement on Leaving China,” has been translated and released by Human Rights in China at Yu’s request.

Related news:
王晨：以更加开放的姿态，向世界传播中国声音 (Wang Chen: We'll Be More Open in Broadcasting China's Voice to the World)
Xinhua News Agency, January 18, 2012
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2012-01/18/c_111448690.htm

Protests and Petitions

东莞村官被指做假账引起愤怒两百村民再拦路又遭警驱散 (Dongguan: 200 Villagers Protest Village Head's Falsification of Accounts)
Radio Free Asia, January 17, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/dg-01172012102848.html

China Village Rights in Focus as New Land Grab Sparks Protest
Reuters, January 18, 2012
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/01/18/us-china-land-idUSTRE80H0F120120118

Tibet

四川藏区色达县发生藏人抗议活动 (Protest in Tibetan Region of Sichuan)
Radio Free Asia, January 17, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/zz-01172012154918.html

XUAR

新疆政法书记:加大对非法宗教极端活动治理力度 (Xinjiang Political Secretary: We're Increasing Efforts to Combat Illegal Religious Extremist Activities)
Xinhua News Agency, January 18, 2012
http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2012-01-18/153423820687.shtml

Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Bilateral Ties

US Ambassador Sees China Rights Worsening
Agence France-Presse, January 17, 2012
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/us-ambassador-sees-china-rights-worsening-062814812.html

Human Rights Defenders

Veteran Chinese Dissident Indicted for "Subversive" Poem
Reuters, January 17, 2012
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/01/17/us-china-dissident-idUSTRE80G09520120117

Related news:
朱虞夫再被控律师领取起诉书 (Lawyer Receives Written Indictment after Zhu Yufu Again Indicted)
Radio Free Asia, January 16, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/dissidents_jail-01162012101943.html

Chinese Revolt Leader Appointed Village Chief
Voice of America, January 16, 2012
http://www.voanews.com/english/news/asia/Chinese-Revolt-Leader-Appointed-Village-Chief-137440323.html

Thousands of Workers Protest at Sanyo's China Plant
Reuters, January 16, 2012
http://old.news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20120116/bs_nm/us_china_protest

抗议车票难买深圳民工堵路 (Shenzhen: Migrant Workers Block Road to Protest Difficulty in Purchasing Tickets Home for Spring Festival)
Ming Pao, January 17, 2012
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/9/1/1/2551779/1.html

Public Health

China Cancer Village Tests Law against Pollution
Reuters, January 16, 2012
http://old.news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20120116/hl_nm/us_china_pollution_lawsuit

Sunday, January 15, 2012

Bilateral Ties

温家宝：支持阿拉伯之春人民变革诉求 (Premier Wen Jiabao: We Support the People's Demand for Change in the Arab Spring)
Radio France Internationale, January 16, 2012
http://www.chinese.rfi.fr/中国/20120116-温家宝：支持阿拉伯之春人民变革诉求

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