HRIC Daily Brief

Wednesday, June 17, 2009

June 17, 2009

Civil Society
Civic-Minded Chinese Find A Voice Online
New York Times, June 17, 2009
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/17/world/asia/17china.html

Human Rights Defender -- Zhang Zilin (张子霖)
中国泛蓝联盟遭当局打压 (Pan-Blue Alliance's Members under Pressure)
Radio Free Asia, June 16, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/fanlan-06162009091121.html

Internet Censorship
US Firm Warns PC Makers over Chinese Software
Financial Times, June 17, 2009
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/83afaf28-5a92-11de-8c14-00144feabdc0.html

Law
Activists Fear Draft Mental Health Law Is Flawed
South China Morning Post, June 17, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=8222b4f29e9e1210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Related News
Mental Illnesses Continue to Rise
China Daily, June 17, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-06/17/content_8291862.htm

Media
China Communist Party Newspaper to Expand Coverage
Associated Press (via Yahoo! News), June 17, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090616/ap_on_re_as/as_china_party_mouthpiece

Police
最高检加大督察严防刑讯逼供、涉案人员自杀发生 (Supreme People's Procuratorate Tightens Supervision to Prevent Forced Confessions And Suicides of Involved Persons)
People's Daily (via Xinhua News Agency), June 17, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2009-06/17/content_11554754.htm

Protests and Petitions
浙江蟾钟村失地农民抗争被打压 (Zhejiang Authorities Crackdown on Village Protest over Illicit Land Seizure)
Radio Free Asia, June 16, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/zhejiang-06162009143240.html

北京访民揭黑监狱公安施虐 (Beijing Petitioners Expose Police Abuse in 'Black Jail')
Radio Free Asia, June 16, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/heijianyu-06162009085439.html

佛山四百维权村民与施工人员对峙 (Villagers in Guangdong Clash with Construction Workers over Land Dispute)
Radio Free Asia, June 16, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/zhengdi-06162009104404.html

上访遭关押学习班　政府公文形同废纸 (Authorities Continues to Send Petitioners to "Legal Education Classes")
Radio Free Asia, June 16, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/xuexiban-06162009090539.html

Public Health
In Bid to Prevent Product Scandals, Quality Watchdog to Set Up Public Blacklist of Firms
South China Morning Post, June 17, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=b162b4f29e9e1210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Religion
Vatican China Envoy to Get Tough With Beijing
Associated Press (via Yahoo! News), June 16, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090616/ap_on_re_eu/eu_vatican_china/print

XUAR
Police Fatally Wound Man during Protest in China's Xinjiang
Agence France-Presse (via Yahoo! News), June 16, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090616/wl_asia_afp/chinaunrestxinjiang

Tuesday, June 16, 2009

June 16, 2009

News

Society
Think-tank Urges Beijing to End Frantic Urbanisation
South China Morning Post, June 16, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=dc80b12efc4e1210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Related News
China's Urban Population Exceeds 600 Million
Xinhua News Agency (via China Daily), June 16, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-06/15/content_11547831.htm

中科院《城市藍皮書》出爐：城鄉收入差距擴大 (CASS Urban Blue Book: Income Disparity between City and Rural Area Increases)
Ming Pao, June 16, 2009
http://news.mingpao.com/20090616/cca1.htm

Law
China's Top Legislature to Review Draft Laws on Islands, State Secrets
Xinhua News Agency, June 15, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-06/15/content_11546308.htm

Disasters
China Storm Leaves Many Homeless
BBC News, June 15, 2009
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8100593.stm

Protests and Petitions
Tax on Furniture Trade Sparks Riot
South China Morning News, June 16, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=dbdfb12efc4e1210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

五千西宁出租车司机罢驶进入第三天 (5000 Xining Cabbies Strike for Third Day)
Radio Free Asia, June 15, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/taxi-06152009095213.html

福州十多访民中南海门前跪地喊冤被殴打关押 (More than 10 Fujianese Petitioners Beaten and Detained outside Beijing's Zhongnanhai)
Radio Free Asia, June 15, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/fangmin-06152009100554.html

富锦修路强征农地农民维权遭受暴打 (Fujin Farmers Beaten in Dispute over Road Construction)
Radio Free Asia, June 15, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/fujin-06152009154938.html

Population
China's One-Child Policy Undermined by the Rich
Telegraph (via Telegraph.co.uk), June 15, 2009
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/5540739/Chinas-one-child-policy-undermined-by-the-rich.html

计生协：到2015年流动人口聚集地要普遍建立计生协组织 (Family Planning Organization to be Established in Floating Population Areas by 2015)
Xinhua News Agency, June 15, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2009-06/15/content_11546240.htm

Police
廣西一富豪公安局內墜樓亡數百親友堵門討說法 (Man Died in Guangxi Police Station, Hundreds Protest for Truth)
China News Agency, June 16, 2009
http://www.hkcna.hk/content/2009/0616/14694.shtml

Human Rights Defenders — Liu Xiaobo (刘晓波) and Jiang Qisheng(江棋生)
零八宪章相关者再遭监控当局将对刘晓波案给说法？ (People Related to Charter 08 under Surveillance Again)
Radio Free Asia, June 15, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/liu_xiaobo-06152009101508.html

Education
Teacher, School Officials Jailed over Students' Gas Poisoning Deaths
Xinhua News Agency, June 16, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-06/16/content_11550554.htm

Environment
China Halts £18bn Hydropower Dam Project Over Environmental Concerns
Guardian, June 15, 2009
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/jun/15/china-hydropower-dam

Tibet
四川色达外地劳工与藏人斗殴九藏人被捕 (Workers Fight with Tibetans, 9 Tibetans Arrested)
Radio Free Asia, June 15, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/tibet-06152009170203.html

Death Penalty
Beijing to Phase out Firing Squads in Favour of Lethal Injection
The Times (via Times Online), June 16, 2009
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article6504980.ece

Related News
Beijing Ready for Lethal Injections
China Daily, June 16, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-06/16/content_8286965.htm

Media
China Orders Patches to Planned Web Filter
New York Times, June 15, 2009
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/16/business/global/16censor.html

Related News
Porn-filtering Software: It's Up to Users
China Daily, June 16, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-06/16/content_8286946.htm

网友揭露“绿坝”软件军方背景 (Netizens: "Green Dam" Has Military Background)
Radio France Internationale, June 15, 2009
http://www.rfi.fr/actucn/articles/114/article_14297.asp

June 16, 2009

News
Environment
China Halts £18bn Hydropower Dam Project Over Environmental Concerns
Guardian, June 15, 2009
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/jun/15/china-hydropower-dam

Disasters
China Storm Leaves Many Homeless
BBC News, June 15, 2009
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8100593.stm

Police
廣西一富豪公安局內墜樓亡數百親友堵門討說法 (Man Died in Guangxi Police Station, Hundreds Protest for Truth)
China News Agency, June 16, 2009
http://www.hkcna.hk/content/2009/0616/14694.shtml

Education
Teacher, School Officials Jailed Over Students' Gas Poisoning Deaths
Xinhua News Agency, June 16, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-06/16/content_11550554.htm

Society
Think-tank Urges Beijing to End Frantic Urbanisation
South China Morning Post, June 16, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=dc80b12efc4e1210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Related News
China's Urban Population Exceeds 600 Million
Xinhua News Agency (via China Daily), June 16, 2009 http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-06/15/content_11547831.htm

中科院《城市藍皮書》出爐：城鄉收入差距擴大 (CASS Urban Blue Book: Income Disparity between City and Rural Area Increases)
Ming Pao, June 16, 2009
http://news.mingpao.com/20090616/cca1.htm

Media
China Orders Patches to Planned Web Filter
New York Times, June 15, 2009
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/16/business/global/16censor.html

Related News
Porn-filtering Software: It's Up to Users
China Daily, June 16, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-06/16/content_8286946.htm

网友揭露“绿坝”软件军方背景 (Netizens: "Green Dam" Has Military Background)
Radio France Internationale, June 15, 2009
http://www.rfi.fr/actucn/articles/114/article_14297.asp

Tibet
四川色达外地劳工与藏人斗殴九藏人被捕 (Workers Fight with Tibetans, 9 Tibetans Arrested)
Radio Free Asia, June 15, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/tibet-06152009170203.html

Human Rights Defenders — Liu Xiaobo (刘晓波) and Jiang Qisheng(江棋生)
零八宪章相关者再遭监控当局将对刘晓波案给说法？ (People Related to Charter 08 under Surveillance Again)
Radio Free Asia, June 15, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/liu_xiaobo-06152009101508.html

Law
China's Top Legislature to Review Draft Laws on Islands, State Secrets
Xinhua News Agency, June 15, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-06/15/content_11546308.htm

Death Penalty
Beijing to Phase Out Firing Squads in Favour of Lethal Injection
The Times (via Times Online), June 16, 2009
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article6504980.ece

Related News
Beijing Ready for Lethal Injections
China Daily, June 16, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-06/16/content_8286965.htm

Protests and Petitions
Tax on Furniture Trade Sparks Riot
South China Morning News, June 16, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=dbdfb12efc4e1210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

五千西宁出租车司机罢驶进入第三天 (5000 Xining Cabbies Strike for Third Day)
Radio Free Asia, June 15, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/taxi-06152009095213.html

福州十多访民中南海门前跪地喊冤被殴打关押 (More than 10 Fujianese Petitioners Beaten and Detained outside Beijing's Zhongnanhai)
Radio Free Asia, June 15, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/fangmin-06152009100554.html

富锦修路强征农地农民维权遭受暴打 (Fujin Farmers Beaten in Dispute over Road Construction)
Radio Free Asia, June 15, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/fujin-06152009154938.html

Population
China's One-Child Policy Undermined by the Rich
Telegraph (via Telegraph.co.uk), June 15, 2009
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/5540739/Chinas-one-child-policy-undermined-by-the-rich.html

计生协：到2015年流动人口聚集地要普遍建立计生协组织 (Family Planning Organization to be Established in Floating Population Areas by 2015)
Xinhua News Agency, June 15, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2009-06/15/content_11546240.htm

Monday, June 15, 2009

June 15, 2009

Top News

Human Rights Defenders -- Li Subin , 李苏滨 司法当局拒发维权律师李苏滨执照 (Authorities Refuse to Issue License to Human Rights Lawyer Li Subin) Voice of America (via Voice of America), June 13, 2009 http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2009-06-13-voa38.cfm

After the Beijing Judicial Bureau failed to issue him a lawyer’s license, on June 11 Chinese rights defense lawyer Li Subin（李苏滨）filed a complaint alleging that the authorities violated the law by failing to carry out their duty to transfer his license.

Related News
Rights Defense Lawyer Li Subin Sues Beijing and Henan Judicial Authorities
Human Rights in China, June 12, 2009
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/169872

News

Public Health
药监局曝光8家网上黑药店 (Drug Supervisory Bureau Exposes 8 Illegal Online Pharmacies)
Net Ease, June 14, 2009
http://news.163.com/09/0614/02/5BO277880001124J.html

Disasters
Storm Kills 14 in China, Thousands Homeless: Govt
Agence France Presse, June 15, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090615/wl_asia_afp/chinaweatherdisaster

Government
所有国家机关和政府机构网站明年须实现对外公开 (All Government Websites Must Open to Public Next Year)
Net Ease, June 14, 2009
http://news.163.com/09/0614/12/5BP5UT7K0001124J.html

Protests and Petitions
Drivers Stage Sit-in in License Protest
ShanghaiDaily, June 15, 2009
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2009/200906/20090615/article_404177.htm

北京访民堵路与警对峙直升机高空监视 (Watched from Helicopter, Beijing Petitioners Block Road, Face Off with Police)
Radio Free Asia, June 15, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/fangmin-06142009121913.html

沈阳大学设信访专业信访工作能否依法仍是疑问 (Shenyang University Establishes Major in Petitioning)
Radio Free Asia, June 13, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/xinfang-06132009112313.html

武汉访民被送精神病院遭摧残内幕 (Wuhan Petitioners Sent to Mental Hospital)
Radio Free Asia, June 12, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/fangmin-06122009151042.html

Police
Chinese Policeman Gets Life for Beating Death
AP (via YahooNews (China)), June 12, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090612/ap_on_re_as/as_china_police_killing

Corruption
人大经委副主任朱志刚涉贪腐案遭双开 (Vice-Director of Economic Commission Punished for Corruption)
Radio France Internationale, June 12, 2009
http://www.rfi.fr/actucn/articles/114/article_14266.asp

Environment
China Environmental Watchdog Halts Dam Projects
AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE (via YahooNews (China)), June 12, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090612/sc_afp/chinaenergydams

汉14个饮用水源地附近被污染 (14 Drinking Water Sources in Wuhan Near Polluted Grounds)
Net Ease, June 13, 2009
http://news.163.com/09/0613/01/5BLE59U70001124J.html

Media
Google, Oracle urge U.S. to oppose censorship
Bloomberg (via China Post), June 15, 2009
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/china/business/2009/06/15/212292/Google-Oracle.htm

Related News
Calif. Firm Says Anti-Porn Software Using Stolen Code
AP (via China Post), June 15, 2009
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/china/national-news/2009/06/15/212291/Calif.-firm.htm

Glitches Seen in China's Web Filtering Software
Agence France Presse (via South China Morning Post), June 15, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090615/ts_afp/chinaitcomputerinternetcensorship

Legality of China Web Filter Is Challenged
Wall Street Journal (Asia), June 15, 2009
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124482083845410171.html

浙江：3起网络造谣案始作俑者被处罚 (3 Punished for "Spreading Rumors" Online)
Net Ease, June 12, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2009-06/12/content_11532489.htm

Society
First 'Gay Pride' Festival Closes, Marred by Official Cancellations
Reuters (via YahooNews (China)), June 15, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=29ba022a2bfd1210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Labor
Workplace Inequality Widespread in China
Shanhai Daily, June 15, 2009
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2009/200906/20090615/article_404174.htm

Law
浙江将网友建议首次写入地方性法规 (Netizen's Recommendations Written into Local Law)
Net Ease, June 15, 2009
http://news.163.com/09/0614/18/5BPOUJB80001124J.html

Friday, June 12, 2009

June 12, 2009

News

Corruption
Overseas Tour for Research: Court
China Daily (via China Daily), June 12, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-06/12/content_8275530.htm

China Launches New Round of Crackdown on "Small Coffers"
Xinnhuanet.com (via Xinnhuanet.com), June 11, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-06/11/content_11528708.htm

Government
Shenzhen Mayor Removed from Post for "Serious Disciplinary Violations"
Xinnhuanet.com (via Xinnhuanet.com), June 11, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-06/11/content_11526098.htm

Suzhou Chief Poised to Take over Shenzhen
South China Morning Post (via South China Morning Post), June 12, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=55622809d20d1210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Bilateral Ties
China Demands U.S. Send Guantanamo Uighurs Back
Reuters via YahooNew.com (via YahooNews (China)), June 11, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090611/ts_nm/us_china_usa_uighurs

Law
消法将大修律师建议建立小额纠纷快速处理通道 (Law on Protection of Consumer Rights and Interests To Be Amended, Lawyers Suggest Establishing Faster Resolution Channel for Small Claims Disputes)
Xinhua News Agency (via Xinhua News Agency), June 12, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2009-06/12/content_11531083.htm

沈阳大学在国内首设“信访”专业被指违背法治精神 (Petition Profession Programme in Shenyang University Alleged to Have Violated the Principle of Rule of Law)
Radio France Internationale (via Radio France Internationale), June 11, 2009
http://www.rfi.fr/actucn/articles/114/article_14241.asp

Civil Society
Gay Party Starts to Lose its Sparkle
China Daily (via China Daily), June 12, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-06/12/content_8275477.htm

June 4th
中国当局对「六四文化衫」展开专项查缴 (Chinese Authorities Begin Confiscation of June 4th T-Shirts)
Radio Free Asia (via Radio Free Asia), June 11, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/64-06112009145629.html

Environment
China Says No to Greenhouse Gas Cuts
Agence France-Presse (via Yahoo! News), June 11, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090611/pl_afp/chinausclimatewarming

Media
China Defends Net Filtering Software amid Outcry
Associated Press ( via YahooNews) (via YahooNews (China)), June 11, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090611/ap_on_re_as/as_china_internet

中国学者挑战“绿坝”网络屏蔽软件的合法性 (Chinese Scholars Challenge the Legality of Green Dam filter)
Radio France Internationale (via Radio France Internationale), June 11, 2009
http://www.rfi.fr/actucn/articles/114/article_14244.asp

Human Rights
联合国机构通过对中国人权定期审议最后文件 (UN Human Rights Council Passes Documents on Universal Periodic Review of China)
Xinhua News Agency (via Net Ease), June 12, 2009
http://news.163.com/09/0612/00/5BINF8KQ000120GR.html

Protests and Petitions
福州残疾人北京上访家中房屋突遭强拆 (Homes of Fuzhou Disabled Being Demolished While On Petition in Beijing)
Radio Free Asia (via Radio Free Asia), June 11, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/fuzhou-06112009121103.html

Human Rights Defenders -- Gao Zhisheng, 高智晟
高智晟失踪维权律师受压香港团体吁国际关注 (Gao Zhisheng Missing, Rights Defense Lawyers Suppressed, Hong Kong Groups Call For International Attention)
Radio Free Asia (via Radio Free Asia), June 11, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gaozhisheng-06112009090134.html

Thursday, June 11, 2009

June 11, 2009

News

Human Rights Defender -- Liu Xiaobo, 刘晓波
China Extends Detention of Top Dissident
Agence France Presse (via Taiwan News), June 11, 2009
http://www.etaiwannews.com/etn/news_content.php?id=972284

Human Rights Defender -- Fang Zheng, 方政
方政：无怨无悔 (Fang Zheng: No Blame and No Regrets)
BBC.com (Chinese), June 10, 2009
http://news.bbc.co.uk/chinese/simp/hi/newsid_8070000/newsid_8074400/8074430.stm

Environment
Beijing Headed For 'Garbage Crisis'
China Daily (via China Daily), June 11, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-06/11/content_8270865.htm

Anti-flood Forest Chopped Down for Government Building
Shanghai Daily (via Shanghai Daily), June 11, 2009
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2009/200906/20090608/article_403440.htm

June 4th
日本纪念六四事件二十周年集会 (Japan Holds June 4th Commemorative Event)
Radio France Internationale, June 10, 2009
http://www.rfi.fr/actucn/articles/114/article_14221.asp

Human Rights Defenders -- Gao Zhisheng , 高智晟
何俊仁绝食13周高智晟失踪4个月 (He Junren Goes on Hunger Strike to Protest Gao Zhisheng's 4 Month Disappearance)
Radio France Internationale, June 10, 2009
http://www.rfi.fr/actucn/articles/114/article_14219.asp

Tibet
Impasse with China Erodes Dalai Lama's Patience
Christian Science Monitor (via Christian Science Monitor), June 11, 2009
http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0610/p06s11-woeu.html

Protests and Petitions
广东：城乡基层干部“八要八反对” (Guangdong: Grassroots Efforts by Urbanites and Villagers Create "8 Demands & 8 Oppositions")
Xinhua, June 11, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2009-06/11/content_11523315.htm

Corruption
China's Central Gov't has Fired Shenzhen Mayor Xu Zongheng for Serious Disciplinary Offences
Shanghai Daily (via Shanghai Daily), June 11, 2009
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2009/200906/20090611/article_403797.htm

Officials' Bonuses Prompt Concern over Abuse
South China Morning Post (via South China Morning Post), June 11, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=aa07c7038dac1210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Freedom of Speech
Twitterers Defy China's Firewall
BBC News (via BBC News), June 11, 2009
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8091411.stm

China Faces Criticism Over New Software Censor
New York Times (via New York Times), June 11, 2009
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/11/world/asia/11censor.html

Gender
China Bans Parts of Gay Festival
BBC News (via BBC News), June 11, 2009
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8093695.stm

Related News
State Media Praises Shanghai Gays
BBC News (via BBC News), June 11, 2009
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8092516.stm

Military
中国组建国庆阅兵方队全面展示武力 (China Reviews Troops in Prep for National Day, to Show Military Strength)
Radio France Internationale, June 01, 2009
http://www.rfi.fr/actucn/articles/114/article_14222.asp

State Security
公安部"打拐"行动打掉177个犯罪团伙解救千余人 (Ministry of Public Security Eliminates 177 Human Traffickers & Saves 1 Thousand Others)
Xinhua, June 11, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2009-06/11/content_11525234.htm

XUAR
七名大学伊斯兰教团契同工遭拘留罚款 (7 Members of Islamic Fellowship Fined and Detained in Urumqi)
Radio Free Asia, June 10, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/yisilan-06102009155054.html

Society
全国整治互联网低俗之风行动共核查8万多家网站 (Nationwide, Government Examines 80 Thousand "Vulgar" Websites)
Xinhua, June 11, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2009-06/11/content_11524298.htm

Bilateral Ties
China, U.S. Hold 10th Meeting between NPC, House
Xinhua (via Xinhua), June 11, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-06/11/content_11522953.htm

Palau Cites Human Rights in Resettling Detainees
Associated Press (via South China Morning Post), June 11, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=53e60b9858dc1210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Wednesday, June 10, 2009

June 10, 2009

News

Government
1/3 Officials 'Networking' at Bars: Survey
China Daily, June 10, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-06/10/content_8267065.htm

State Security
Anniversary Security Tighter than During Games
China Daily, June 10, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-06/10/content_8265919.htm

June 4th
售卖六四纪念物者曾遭软禁　深圳多名异见人士重获自由 (Sellers of June 4th Commemorative Items Put Under House Arrest, Shenzhen Dissidents Released)
Radio Free Asia, June 09, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/64-06092009092126.html

Law
Senior Party Official: Poor People Need Better Legal Aid Services
Xinhua, June 09, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-06/10/content_11516297.htm

中国各地法院具体案件也要报告党和政府 (Local Courts Required to Report Cases to Party and State Government)
Radio Free Asia, June 09, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/sifa-06092009104702.html

Environment
Guangzhou Plans Greener Games
South China Morning Post, June 10, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=36f2edfb095c1210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Protests and Petitions
敏感时期后冯正虎仍被拒入境上海访民开始解禁 (Feng Zhenghu Still Denied Entry to Shanghai Post Sensitive June 4th Period, Shanghai Petitioners Start To Be Released)
Radio Free Asia, June 09, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/fengzhenghu-06092009091458.html

国家级信访办设黑监狱，访民自危中共力保建政六十年国庆平安 (Secret Prisons Established, Petitioners at Risk; State Government Strives to Maintain Stability During 60th Anniversary Celebrations)
Radio Free Asia, June 10, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/xinfang-06092009085906.html

XUAR
Palau to Take Guantanamo Uighurs
BBC News, June 10, 2009
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8092502.stm

世维大会：新疆和田严打中842名维吾尔人被捕 (World Uyghur Conference: 842 Uyghurs arrested in Xinjiang and Hotan "Strike Hard" Anti-Crime Campaign)
Radio Free Asia, June 09, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/xinjiang-06092009164701.html

Human Rights Defenders -- Huang Qi, 黄琦
黄琦被囚整一年谭作人批捕待审 (Huang Qi Remains Jailed After a Year, Tan Zuoren Awaits Trial)
Radio Free Asia, June 09, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/huangqi-06092009164717.html

Tibet
民间报告批处理藏区骚乱失误多 (Local Report Criticizes Handling of Tibet Riots )
Voice of America, June 09, 2009
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2009-06-09-voa36.cfm?rss=topstories

Religion
家庭教会成员在六四前后遭打压 (House Church Members Oppressed During June 4th Period)
Radio Free Asia, June 09, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/jiaohui-06092009092517.html

Internet Censorship

Blogging Judge Sues Over Pulled Plug
China Daily, June 10, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-06/10/content_8266459.htm

Beijing Hits Back at Critics of New Computer Controls
South China Morning Post, June 10, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=b621edfb095c1210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Tuesday, June 09, 2009

June 9, 2009

Daily News Brief for June 09, 2009

Monday, June 08, 2009

June 6-8, 2009

News
Bilateral Ties
China Stalling on Human Rights, Says Nancy Pelosi
Agence France-Presse, June 7, 2009
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/china/national-news/2009/06/07/211218/China%2Dstalling.htm

Corruption
Mayor of China's Shenzhen Probed: State Media
Agence France-Presse, June 8, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090608/wl_asia_afp/chinacorruptionpolitics_20090608052356

Environment
China Considers Tax on Polluting Businesses
China Daily, June 7, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-06/05/content_8254545.htm

Government
“维稳”形势严峻，司法部培训全国律师所党支书 (Ministry of Justice Trains Lawyers to Be Party Branch Secretary)
Radio France Internationale, June 7, 2009
http://www.rfi.fr/actucn/articles/114/article_14172.asp

大学生任村官成为“重大战略举措” (University Graduates as Village Officials Has Become A "Major Strategic Measure")
Radio Free Asia, June 3, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/cunguan-06042009100538.html

浙江：对公民罚款超五千元等执法行为要上报备案 (In Zhejiang, License Revocations, RTL, Large Fines, Confiscations Must Be Reported to Upper Levels Each Month)
Xinhua News Agency, June 3, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2009-06/04/content_11487038.htm

Human Rights Defenders
異見人士陳子明函溫總助辦社保 (Dissident Chen Ziming Sends Open Letter to Premier Wen)
Ming Pao, June 8, 2009
http://news.mingpao.com/20090608/cae1.htm

Human Rights Defender – Liu Xiaobo (刘晓波)
Lawyer Says China Must Free Dissident Writer
Associated Press (available at Yahoo! News), June 7, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090608/ap_on_re_as/as_china_detained_writer

June 4th
Former Tiananmen Soldier Depicts Crackdown through Art
Agence France-Presse (available at Yahoo! News), June 7, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090607/wl_asia_afp/chinapoliticsrightstiananmenart

Internet Censorship
China Squeezes PC Makers
Wall Street Journal, June 8, 2009
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124440211524192081.html

Labor
72 Still Missing as Mine Owner Arrested after Landslide Tragedy
South China Morning Post, June 7, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=2c0612ebe36b1210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Media
全国扫黄打非办公布3起制售非法出版物大案要案 (Anti-Pornography Office Reports 3 Major Cases of Illegal Publishing)
Xinhua News Agency, June 4, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2009-06/04/content_11487810.htm

Police
Woman Who Killed Cadre Demanding Sex Charged with Assault
South China Morning Post, June 7, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=ca258cb8b0bb1210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Tibet
China Imposed 'Death Sentence' on Tibetans: the Dalai Lama
Agence France-Presse, June 7, 2009
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/china/national-news/2009/06/07/211219/China%2Dimposed.htm

Dalai Lama Urges Pressure over Tibet 'Oppression'
Agence France-Presse (available at Yahoo! News), June 5, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090605/wl_asia_afp/chinanetherlandstibetreligiondiplomacydalai

Friday, June 05, 2009

June 5, 2009

Daily News Brief for June 05, 2009

News

Government
Residents Loan Money but Government Skips Repayments
China Youth Daily (via Shanghai Daily), June 04, 2009 http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2009/200906/20090604/article_403067.htm

June 4th
Thousands Gather in Hong Kong for Tiananmen Vigil
New York Times, June 05, 2009 http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/05/world/asia/05hong.html

Exiled Tiananmen Dissident back in Taiwan
Agence France Presse (via YahooNews (China)), June 05, 2009 http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090604/wl_asia_afp/chinapoliticsrightstiananmentaiwanmacau

Clinton's Call to Look into the Past Draws Flak from Beijing
Agence France Presse (via South China Morning Post), June 05, 2009 http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=d7c90381c2ca1210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

日本举行纪念六四天安门事件二十周年集会 (June 4 Anniversary Gathering Held in Japan) Radio Free Asia (via Radio Free Asia), June 04, 2009 http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/JAPAN-06042009191252.html

洛杉矶台侨社团联合追悼六四 (Taiwanese Groups Commemorate June 4th in Los Angeles) Radio Free Asia (via Radio Free Asia), June 04, 2009 http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/64-06042009085255.html

大纽约地区多个团体纪念六四烛光晚会 (Candlelight Vigil in Greater New York)
Radio Free Asia (via Radio Free Asia), June 04, 2009 http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/64-06042009121127.html

巴黎纪念"六四"20周年大型晚会暨流亡诗人马德升纪念"六四"新诗朗诵 (Paris Commemorates June 4 Anniversary, Stages Poetry Reading)
Radio France Internationale (via Radio France Internationale), June 04, 2009 http://www.rfi.fr/actucn/articles/114/article_14119.asp

德国朝野呼吁中国重新评价六四 (Germany Calls for Reevaluation of June 4th in China)
Radio France Internationale (via Radio France Internationale), June 05, 2009 http://www.rfi.fr/actucn/articles/114/article_14125.asp

伦敦举行一系列“六四”纪念活动 (London Organises Series of June 4th Commemorations)
BBC.com (Chinese) (via BBC.com (Chinese)), June 04, 2009 http://news.bbc.co.uk/chinese/simp/hi/newsid_8080000/newsid_8083600/8083693.stm

六四死難者家屬不准拜祭 (June 4 Victims' Families Forbidden from Visiting Graves)
Ming Pao (via Ming Pao), June 05, 2009 http://inews.mingpao.com/htm/INews/20090604/ca41510a.htm

贵州、长春等地民运人士祭奠六四多人被带走 (People Taken Away for Commemorating June 4th in Guizhou and Changchun)
Radio Free Asia (via Radio Free Asia), June 04, 2009 http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/minyun-06042009130129.html

Law
浙江：对公民罚款超五千元等执法行为要上报备案 (In Zhejiang, License Revocations, RTL, Large Fines, Confiscations Must Be Reported to Upper Levels Each Month )
Xinhua, June 04, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2009-06/04/content_11487038.htm

大学生任村官成为“重大战略举措” (University Graduates as Village Officials Has Become A "Major Strategic Measure")
Radio Free Asia (via Radio Free Asia), June 04, 2009 http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/cunguan-06042009100538.html

Bilateral Ties
Human Rights Group Condemns how China Gives Aid
AP (via Boston Globe), June 04, 2009 http://www.boston.com/news/world/asia/articles/2009/06/04/human_rights_group_condemns_how_china_gives_aid/

Canada Calls for Public Accounting of Tiananmen Victims
Agence France Presse (via YahooNews (China)), June 04, 2009 http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090604/wl_canada_afp/chinapoliticsrightstiananmencanada

Police
700+ Prison Officers under Training
China Daily, June 05, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-06/05/content_8251631.htm

Protests and Petitions
Petitioner Fastens Self to Bridge in Protest
China Daily, June 05, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-06/04/content_8248528.htm

Displaced Residents Vow to Sue Organiser of Expo in Shanghai
South China Morning Post, June 05, 2009 http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=9d8d0381c2ca1210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Tibet
Dalai Lama Honours Tiananmen Dead
Agence France Presse (via YahooNews (China)), June 04, 2009 http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090604/wl_asia_afp/chinapoliticsrightstiananmentibetdalai

Media
English-Language Chinese Newspaper Breaks Silence on Tiananmen Crackdown
New York Times, June 05, 2009 http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/05/world/asia/05globaltimes.html

Chinese websites mark Tiananmen Square anniversary with veiled protest
Guardian, June 04, 2009
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2009/jun/04/chinese-websites-tiananmen-square-anniversary

全国扫黄打非办公布3起制售非法出版物大案要案 (Anti-Pornography Office Reports 3 Major Cases of Illegal Publishing)
Xinhua, June 05, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2009-06/04/content_11487810.htm

Thursday, June 04, 2009

June 4, 2009

News
Bilateral Ties
Clinton Urges Beijing to Name Tiananmen Dead
Agence France-Presse (available at Yahoo! News), June 4, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090604/pl_afp/chinapoliticsrightstiananmenus

Economic Development
中国承认就业情况持续严峻 (China Admits Difficulties in Finding Jobs for Seekers)
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 3, 2009
http://news.bbc.co.uk/chinese/simp/hi/newsid_8080000/newsid_8081000/8081008.stm

Food Safety
China Closes 4,000 Milk Collection Stations
Associated Press (available at Yahoo! News), June 3, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090603/ap_on_re_as/as_china_tainted_milk

Hong Kong
Because We Care
South China Morning Post, June 4, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=3efe2f0c736a1210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Human Rights Defender – Ding Zilin (丁子霖)
Mother Watched again after Two Years' Grace
South China Morning Post, June 4, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=932146d18a6a1210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Human Rights Defenders
六四前异见人士和访民被监控软禁 (On Eve of June 4, Dissidents and Petitioners under Surveillance and House Arrest)
Radio Free Asia, June 3, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/64-06032009104318.html

June 4th
Families Overcome Odds to Finish Documentary
South China Morning Post, June 4, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=932146d18a6a1210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Hundreds Join Candle-light Vigil in Taipei
Associated Press (available at South China Morning Post), June 4, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=1c3146d18a6a1210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Tiananmen Dissident Barred from China via Macau
Reuters, June 3, 2009
http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSTRE55237L20090603

《天安门母亲之路》英文版在美国首映 (English Version of Tiananmen Mothers Documentary Premiere Screening in the U.S.)
Radio France Internationale, June 3, 2009
http://www.rfi.fr/actucn/articles/114/article_14082.asp

50位天安门事件的幸存者在华盛顿联合召开新闻发布会 (50 Tiananmen Survivors Hold News Conference in Washington)
Radio France Internationale, June 4, 2009
http://www.rfi.fr/actucn/articles/114/article_14095.asp

巴黎人权广场烛光晚会向八九六四死难者及坐牢者致敬 (Candlelight Vigil Held in Paris for June Fourth Victims and Prisoners)
Radio France Internationale, June 3, 2009
http://www.rfi.fr/actucn/articles/114/article_14083.asp

四位89民运领袖在美国国会作证 (Four Democracy Movement Leaders Testify before US Congress)
Radio Free Asia, June 3, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/zuozheng-06032009172108.html

項小吉高志活闖關被拒 (Student Leader Xiang Xiaoji Refused Entry to HK)
Ming Pao, June 4, 2009
http://news.mingpao.com/20090604/gak2.htm

Media
China Bars Foreign Reporters from Tiananmen
Associated Press (available at Taiwan News), June 4, 2009
http://www.etaiwannews.com/etn/news_content.php?id=966737&lang=eng_news

Chinese Web Users Demonstrate Their Strength
Agence France-Presse (available at Yahoo! News), June 3, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090603/wl_asia_afp/chinainternetcrimepolicepolitics

Hundreds of Websites Shut Down as Censors Order 'Server Maintenance'
South China Morning Post, June 4, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=874146d18a6a1210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Taiwan
馬英九：須勇敢面對六四 (Ma Ying-Jeou: We Must Courageously Face June 4)
China News Agency (available at Ming Pao), June 4, 2009
http://inews.mingpao.com/htm/INews/20090604/ca40837a.htm

Wednesday, June 03, 2009

June 3, 2009

News
Bilateral Ties
US Congress Calls on China to Free Tiananmen Prisoners
Associated Press (via Yahoo! News), June 03, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090602/pl_afp/chinapoliticsrightsuscongress

Pelosi Says Human Rights Stressed During China Visit
Voice of America, June 02, 2009
http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-06-02-voa77.cfm

Disasters
China Book on Sichuan Quake Counters Gov't Stance
Associated Press (via Yahoo! News), June 02, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090602/ap_on_re_as/as_china_quake_book

Government
Public Will Get Bigger Say on Who Is Promoted
South China Morning Post, June 03, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=80307992fd1a1210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Hong Kong
Dane's Sculpture too Hot to Handle for Legco
South China Morning Post, June 03, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=2d1a7992fd1a1210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Human Rights Defenders – Ding Zilin (丁子霖)
Tiananmen Mother: Still Grieves for Her Lost Son
Voice of America, June 02, 2009
http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-06-02-voa33.cfm

June 4th
'Reform Uncertainties' at Root of Tiananmen Movement: State Daily Says Intellectuals Chose Western Ideas at Random
South China Morning Post, June 03, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=c96a7992fd1a1210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Related news:
Evolution of Chinese Intellectuals' thought over Two Decades
Global Times, May 31, 2009
http://www.globaltimes.cn/www/english/top-news/2009-05/433565.html

China Girds for Anniversary of Beijing Killings
Cybercast News Service, June 03, 2009
http://www.cnsnews.com/public/content/article.aspx?RsrcID=49022

Former Protester Held, Others under House Arrest or Watched
Agence France-Presse (via South China Morning Post), June 03, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=605a7992fd1a1210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Tiananmen Killings: Was the Media Right?
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 02, 2009
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8057762.stm

Related news:
Survivors Confront Unsettled Legacy of Tiananmen
Wall Street Journal, June 03, 2009
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124397266329878327.html

美解密文件描述六四屠殺 (Sankei Shimbun: U.S. Releases Confidential Document on June Fourth)
Ming Pao, June 03, 2009
http://news.mingpao.com/20090603/gca1.htm

Law
China Law Society Report: China's Construction of the Rule of Law Was Eminent in 2008
Xinhua News Agency, June 03, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2009-06/03/content_11478996.htm

Related information:
中国法治建设年度报告（2008年） (2008 Report on the Construction of the Rule of Law)
Xinhua News Agency, June 02, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2009-06/02/content_11476146.htm

Public Health
Electroshock Therapy Given to Young Net Addicts
China Daily, June 03, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-06/03/content_7965367.htm

State Security
China Ups Security ahead of Tiananmen Anniversary
Reuters, June 03, 2009
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE5520HD20090603

China Says It Found 7 Terrorist Cells This Year
Associated Press (via Yahoo! News), June 03, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090603/ap_on_re_as/as_china_xinjiang

XUAR
Media Drive Praises Xinjiang Crackdown
South China Morning Post, June 03, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=bc507992fd1a1210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Tuesday, June 02, 2009

June 02, 2009

Top News of the Day
June 4th
China Dissident Held ahead of Protest Anniversary
Associated Press (via YahooNews), June 02, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090602/ap_on_re_as/as_china_tiananmen_1

Wu Gaoxing (吴高兴), a former June Fourth prisoner, was taken by the police from
his home in Taizhou, Zhejiang Province, at around 10:00 a.m. on May 30, 2009. Wu
was detained about an hour after the release of the open letter to Chinese
leaders seeking economic redress for former June Fourth prisoners. His current
whereabouts remain unknown.

Related information:
Chinese Authorities Detain Former June Fourth Prisoner Wu Gaoxing after Open Letter
Human Rights in China, June 01, 2009
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/169737

News
Children
Parents of Missing Children in Several Provinces Hold Protests
South China Morning Post, June 02, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=7eefa101cbc91210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news

Internet Censorship
Officials Criticised for Failing to Censor Web Public Opinion
South China Morning Post, June 02, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=abafa101cbc91210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news

Religion
陳日君﹕貪污已進入中國教會 (HK's Cardinal Zen: Corruption Seeps into China's Churches)
Ming Pao, June 02, 2009
http://news.mingpao.com/20090602/gbb1.htm

June 4th
Students Go Hungry to Remember June 4
South China Morning Post, June 02, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=821aa101cbc91210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=hong+kong&s=news

洛杉矶举行纪念六四大游行（图） (June 4th Demonstration in Los Angeles)
Radio Free Asia, June 01, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/64-06012009084143.html

旧金山华人献花纪念六四 (Chinese Present Bouquets in San Francisco to Commemorate June 4)
Radio Free Asia, June 01, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/64-06012009093037.html

民运人士纽约汽车游行纪念六四（视频） (Vehicle Procession in New York to Commemorate June 4)
Radio Free Asia, June 01, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/64-06012009093909.html

多伦多举行六四20周年烛光悼念晚会 (Candlelight Vigil in Toronto for 20th Tiananmen Anniversary)
Radio Free Asia, June 01, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/64-06012009165840.html

Food Security
Law Gives Official Food for Thought
South China Morning Post, June 02, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=f5cea101cbc91210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news

Taiwan
Mainland Lawyers Backed in Taiwan
South China Morning Post, June 02, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=7910a101cbc91210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news

Monday, June 01, 2009

June 01, 2009

Top News of the Day
June 4th
Hong Kong Protest over Tiananmen
British Broadcasting Corporation, May 31, 2009
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/2/hi/asia-pacific/8075884.stm

On Sunday, May 31, thousands marched in the streets of Hong Kong, commemorating the 20th anniversary of the June Fourth crackdown. Amongst the protesters was Xiong Yan (熊炎), a student leader during the 1989 protests who now lives in exile in the U.S. According to a University of Hong Kong poll, 69% of Hong Kongers believe that the June Fourth crackdown was a mistaken and 61% believe that the Chinese government should stop condemning the protests.

Tiananmen Victims in Public Plea for Justice
The Observer (via Guardian Unlimited), May 31, 2009
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/may/31/tiananmen-anniversary-protestors-chinese-government

On May 30, 2009, five former prisoners of June Fourth from Zhejiang Province, Wu Gaoxing (吴高兴), Chen Longde (陈龙德), Wang Donghai (王东海), Mao Guoliang (毛国良), and Ye Wenxiang (叶文相) sent an open letter to Chinese leaders seeking economic redress. They say their imprisonment has left struggling to survive without pensions or salaries. Their letter was released via Human Rights in China.

Related information:
HRIC Press Release: Open Letter to China’s Leaders from Five Former June Fourth Prisoners from Zhejiang
Human Rights in China, May 30, 2009
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/169614

News
Human Rights
Will Beijing Follow Taipei's Lead on Human Rights?
South China Morning Post, May 28, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=e8d1c84830281210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Politics
中共推行“新愛國主義”教育 (CPC Promotes "New Patriotism" Education)
China News Agency, June 01, 2009
http://www.hkcna.hk/content/2009/0601/13485.shtml

China Urges Fair Play in Village Elections
Xinhua News Agency, May 30, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-05/30/content_11458226.htm

Media
Artist Censored in Broadening Crackdown as June 4 Approaches
South China Morning Post, May 30, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=0690281a94d81210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Related News:
臨時抽起六四專輯《君子雜誌》缺16頁 (16 Pages of June Fourth Coverage Removed from Esquire)
Ming Pao, May 30, 2009
http://www.mingpaotor.com/htm/News/20090530/HK-ggk1.htm

Jitters on Display as Tiananmen Security Tightened
Agence France-Presse (via South China Morning Post), June 01, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=c1470a669ca91210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

记者在巴东被殴打遭驱逐通往巴东的交通已受限 (Reporter Beaten in Badong for Reporting Deng Yujiao on Incident)
Radio Free Asia, June 01, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/dengyujiao-05292009134307.html

Related News:
中宣部叫停报道邓玉娇案 (CPC Propaganda Department Bans News Reports on Deng Yujiao Incident)
Radio France Internationale, May 29, 2009
http://www.rfi.fr/actucn/articles/113/article_14007.asp

Disasters
Three Coal Officials Detained over Mine Explosion that Killed 30
South China Morning Post, June 01, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=ca93035566791210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Human Rights Defenders
Chinese Rights Lawyers Face Limbo Over Registration
Reuters, May 31, 2009
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE54U0A320090531

June 4th
One in, One Out: Wanted Tiananmen Dissident Enters HK to Mark June 4, but 'Pillar' Sculptor Turned Away
South China Morning Post, May 31, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=e5877709c5291210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Hong Kong Protest over Tiananmen
British Broadcasting Corporation, May 31, 2009
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/2/hi/asia-pacific/8075884.stm

Children
農村留守童約5800萬 (Survey: 58 Million Left-behind Children in China's Countryside)
Ming Pao, June 01, 2009
http://www.mingpaotor.com/htm/News/20090530/tcbk1.htm

Child Kidnappers Arrested in China: State Media
Agence France-Presse (via Yahoo! News), May 29, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090529/wl_asia_afp/chinacrimechildkidnap

Protests and Petitions
Silent Protest in White Planned by Activists for June 4
Agence France-Presse (via South China Morning Post), June 01, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=f7f3035566791210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Law
中国将采取多种措施加大对困难群体的法律援助 (China Will Take Measures to Increase Legal Aid)
Xinhua News Agency, May 30, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2009-05/30/content_11457860.htm

Tibet
Autonomy Is Solution for Tibet, Dalai Lama Says
New York Times, May 28, 2009
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/29/world/asia/29dalai.html

Food Security
Few Have Faith Food Safety Law Will Prove Effective
South China Morning Post, June 01, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=e244035566791210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Related News:
Food Safety Law to Be Enacted
Shanghai Daily, June 01, 2009
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2009/200905/20090531/article_402613.htm

Friday, May 29, 2009

May 29, 2009

Top News of the Day
June 4th
Tiananmen Relatives Appeal for Information
Agence France Presse (via South China Morning Post), May 29, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=fb53241275781210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

The Tiananmen Mothers yesterday issued a public statement through Human Rights in China, calling for an official reassessment of what happened in the violent government crackdown on June 4, 1989. The group also urges those with knowledge of the events to come forward to provide information on what happened to those who died.
Related Information:
HRIC Press Release: Tiananmen Mothers Call for Reassessment of June Fourth Crackdown
Human Rights in China, May 27, 2009
http://hrichina.org/public/contents/press?revision_id=169199&item_id=169198

News
Law
China Lawyers in Touchy Cases Could Be Disbarred
AP (via Yahoo Asia News), May 27, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090527/ap_on_re_as/as_china_lawyers

Rural Issues
央行报告称超两成东莞农民工收入不足千元 (Central Bank: Over 20% Dongguan Migrant Workers Earn Less than Thousand per Month)
Guangzhou Daily (via Net Ease), May 29, 2009
http://news.163.com/09/0529/04/5AF3MS690001124J.html

Death Penalty
Mainland Executions up 260pc, Report Says
South China Morning Post, May 29, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=3963d6c312881210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Media
大陆封杀香港媒体的六四信息 (Mainland Blocks HK Media on Tiananmen News)
Radio Free Asia, May 28, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/meiti-05282009102805.html

Illegal Internet Bars in Firing Line
Chian Daily, May 28, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-05/28/content_7950591.htm

敏感期審查嚴記者行文盡避「6」「4」 (Reporters in Mainland Avoid Writing “6” And “4” During Sensitive Period)
Ming Pao, May 29, 2009
http://news.mingpao.com/20090529/cab1.htm

Protests and Petitions
China Protesters See Red over Pelosi Visit
Reuters, May 27, 2009
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE54Q1N020090527

Police
Two Reporters Beaten As Gag on Case Tightens
South China Morning Post, May 29, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=a8ead6c312881210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

June 4th
丁子霖等被要求离京　多位民主人士遭监控 (Authorities Monitor Dissidents, Request Ding Zilin to Leave Beijing)
Radio Free Asia, May 28, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/ding-05282009091216.html

Zhao's Chinese Memoirs Go On Sale in Hong Kong
Reuters, May 29, 2009
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE54S0KF20090529

天安門母親拍片記錄被壓迫經歷 (Tiananmen Mothers Release Documentary, Reveal Suppression of Govt)
Ming Pao, May 29, 2009
http://news.mingpao.com/20090529/gga3.htm

Second Commentary Backs Beijing on Zhao
South China Morning Post, May 29, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=ba73241275781210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Related News:
Publisher Defends Zhao Memoir after Beijing Attack
Agence France Presse (via Yahoo Asia News), May 28, 2009 http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090528/wl_asia_afp/chinapoliticsrightstiananmenhistoryhongkong

Dissidents Claim Tiananmen Anniversary Crackdown
Agence France Presse (via Yahoo Asia News), May 27, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090527/wl_asia_afp/chinarightstiananmenpoliticsdissident

Wednesday, May 27, 2009

May 27, 2009

News
Bilateral
台灣綠營籲中國平反六四 (Taiwan Implores China To Recognize June 4)
Ming Pao (via Chinesenesnet.com), May 27, 2009
http://inews.mingpao.com/htm/INews/20090526/ca21344k.htm

Corruption
哈尔滨破全国罕见非法出版物大案 (Harbin Officials Uncover Nationwide Illegal Publishing Ring)
Xinhuanet, May 27, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2009-05/26/content_11437492.htm

Disasters
China's Cabinet Approves Penalties in Major Work Accidents
Xinhuanet, May 26, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-05/27/content_11440107.htm

Environment
猫弱鼠强：环保官员举报的囚徒困境 (Environmental Protection Official Imprisoned)
Xinhuanet, May 27, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2009-05/27/content_11440524.htm

Government
重庆1300名政法干部调岗大整肃清除害群之马 (Chongqing Government To Move 1300 Legal Officials)
Xinhuanet, May 26, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2009-05/26/content_11437163.htm

Shenzhen Gets Long-Awaited Nod for Reforms
South China Morning Post, May 27, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=91e69f0c57d71210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

广东廉江政府花钱“买”监督整治机关“闲懒散” (Guangdong Government Spends Money To Improve Efficiency)
Xinhuanet, May 27, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2009-05/27/content_11440242.htm

June 4th
June 4 Still a Taboo for Leftists but Sentiments Run Strong
South China Morning Post, May 27, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=e9565b8b12d71210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

六四二十周年视频系列：专访丁子霖 (June 4th 20th Anniversery Video Series: Ding Zilin Speaks)
Radio Free Asia, May 27, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/dingzilin-05262009140102.html

Labor
千余名烟台退休职工集会上访 (Thousands of Retired Workers Gather in Yantai)Radio Free Asia, May 27, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/yantai-05262009100948.html

Law
Doomsday for Chinese Human-Rights Lawyers?
Wall Street Journal (Asia), May 27, 2009
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124336709029755411.html

Media
Media Gag Order over Stabbing
South China Morning Post, May 27, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=d76010f6edd71210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Related News:
Accused Official-Killer Deng on Bail
China Daily, May 27, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-05/27/content_7947070.htm

六四前夕中国自由派思想网站系统维护惹猜测 (Many Liberal Chinese Sites Are On The Defensive Before 20th June 4th Anniversary)
Radio Free Asia, May 27, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/wangluo-05262009174852.html

Protests and Petitions
北京上千访民集会呼吁佩洛西关注中国人权 (Thousands Urge Nancy Pelosi To Bring Up Human Rights)
Radio France Internationale, May 27, 2009
http://www.rfi.fr/actucn/articles/113/article_13942.asp

《零八宪章》签署人刘沙沙绝食抗议 (Charter 8 Signatory Liu Shasha Goes On Hunger Strike)
Radio Free Asia, May 27, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/liushasha-05262009161059.html

Public Health
肾康注射液事件续:问题注射液全部召回 (Kidney Medicine Incident Continues: Problems With Medicines Merit a Recall)
Net Ease, May 27, 2009
http://news.163.com/09/0527/02/5A9N312B0001124J.html

一网络造谣者被拘原为江苏省人民医院病人 (Rumor-Starter Arrested in Jiangsu AIDS Case)
Xinhuanet, May 27, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2009-05/27/content_11440419.htm

Rural Issues
佛山数百军警进村逼农民签名卖地 (Several Hundred Soldiers in Foshan Force Peasants to Sign Over Land)
Radio Free Asia, May 27, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/zhengdi-05262009111244.html

Tuesday, May 26, 2009

May 26, 2009

News
Corruption
Ant-breeding Scheme Brings 55 to Court
Shanghai Daily, May 26, 2009
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2009/200905/20090526/article_402184.htm

Three Officials Jailed for Extorting Quake Victims
South China Morning Post, May 26, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=f0e6f40b9a871210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Hainan Official Punished for Taking Bribes
Shanghai Daily, May 26, 2009
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2009/200905/20090525/article_402064.htm

“中航天”高管挪用千万公款豪赌被判无期徒刑 (Official Gamble Public Money, Sentenced Life)
Xinhuanet, May 26, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2009-05/26/content_11434646.htm

Disasters
Building Style Caused Collapses, Book Says
South China Morning Post, May 26, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=6f95f40b9a871210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Related News
As Schools Fell, Govt Offices Stood Firm
China Daily, May 26, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009wenchuan/2009-05/26/content_7941531.htm

Protests and Petitions
China Tea Farmers Attack Police Station
AFP (via YahooNews), May 26, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090526/wl_asia_afp/chinarightsunresttea

US House Speaker Pelosi Visits China; Protesters Seek Help
AP (via Independent.co.uk), May 25, 2009
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-house-speaker-pelosi-visits-china-protesters-seek-help-1690584.html

Related News
Frustration Prompts Wave of China Protests
Financial Times, May 25, 2009
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/281cbea6-4883-11de-8870-00144feabdc0.html

忽然聚集北京千人示威高院信訪室對開馬路躺地抗議 (A Thousand Protesters Block Traffic in Beijing)
Ming Pao, May 26, 2009
http://news.mingpao.com/20090526/caa1.htm

周舵尝试前往公安局申请静坐绝食受阻 (Authorities Reject Zhou Duo's Application for Peaceful Sit-in and Hunger Strike)
Radio Free Asia, May 25, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/64_dissident-05252009112914.html

Media
Censored Web Critic Wins Chinese Court Case
Financial Times, May 25, 2009
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/820c2050-494b-11de-9e19-00144feabdc0.html

New Internet Law Mere Scrap of Paper
China Daily, May 26, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-05/26/content_7941545.htm

Law
Investigative Report: How a Chinese Detention Center Ticks
Xinhuanet, May 25, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-05/25/content_11432759.htm

June 4th
The 20-year Anger of a Tiananmen Mother
Independent.co.uk, May 24, 2009
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/the-20year-anger-of-a-tiananmen-mother-1690146.html

Tiananmen Dissidents 'Denied HK Visas'
AP (via South China Morning Post), May 26, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=ebc5738257671210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Social Security
08年底中国6600万人纳入低保补助水平将提高 (66 Million People Fell under Basic Welfare Scheme in 2008)
EastDay.com, May 26, 2009
http://news.eastday.com/c/20090525/u1a4395142.html

Religion
Pope Seeks Urgent Reconciliation in China Church
AP (via YahooNews), May 25, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090525/ap_on_re_eu/eu_vatican_china

Police
广东：行政人员粗暴执法或取消执法资格 (New Regulations in Guangdong Punishes Wayward Admin Law Enforcers with Stripped Credentials)
Nanfang Daily (via Xinhuanet), May 26, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2009-05/26/content_11437144.htm

广东英德英红镇发生大规模骚乱 (Large Scale Riot in Yingde, Guangdong)
Radio Free Asia, May 25, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/clash_guangdong-05252009102302.html

Tibet
Chinese Report on Tibet Reveals the Roots of Unrest
Telegraph.co.uk, May 22, 2009
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/5368440/Chinese-report-on-Tibet-reveals-the-roots-of-unrest.html