The HRIC Daily Brief is a daily selection of news stories and commentary related to human rights in China, drawn from Chinese- and English-language news and online media sources that we monitor daily. In addition to headlines and source links, HRIC also provides English translation of Chinese headlines.

Thursday, October 15, 2009

October 15, 2009

News
Bilateral Ties
China Protests Trip by India Leader
New York Times, October 13, 2009
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/14/world/asia/14border.html

Premier: China to Maintain High-level Exchanges with Iran
Xinhua News Agency, October 15, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-10/15/content_12237360.htm

Environment
Ample Space to Bury CO2 on Mainland, Scientists Say
South China Morning Post, October 15, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=6bde60499b354210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Government
Guangdong Officials to Disclose Assets - But Not to the Public
South China Morning Post, October 15, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=08135d85b0354210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Officials Punished for Violating Disciplines in Economic Stimulus Projects
Xinhua News Agency, October 14, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-10/14/content_8794953.htm

Human Rights Defender – Ni Yulan (倪玉兰)
北京维权人士倪玉兰向高检投诉 (Ni Yulan's Family Files Complaint to Supreme People's Procuratorate)
Radio Free Asia, October 14, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/nyl-10142009112255.html

Law
最高人民检察院出台检察官职业道德基本准则 (Supreme People's Procuratorate Issues Provisional Professional Code of Conduct for Procurators)
Xinhua News Agency, October 13, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2009-10/13/content_12224434.htm
Related information:
中华人民共和国检察官职业道德基本准则（试行） (Basic Standards of Professional Ethics for Procurators in the People's Republic of China [For Trial Implementation])
Supreme People's Procuratorate, September 3, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2009-10/14/content_12227219.htm
Media
Google Docs在中国访问受阻 相关分析文章亦遭删除 (Google Docs Service Blocked in China, Relevant Documents Removed from Site)
Radio Free Asia, October 13, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/wangluo-10132009095407.html

Shandong County Closes Cyber Cafes
China Daily, October 15, 2009
http://www.china.org.cn/china/2009-10/15/content_18706149.htm

Multilateral
Security Summit Ends in China with Little to Show
Reuters, October 14, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091014/wl_nm/us_china_summit

Protests and Petitions
山东军转人员成立上访申诉团以集体维权 (Shandong Veterans Form Petition Group to Defend Rights)
Radio Free Asia, October 14, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/veterans-10142009130617.html

Public Health
调查称八成广东农妇终身未做过妇检 (Survey: 80 Percent of Guangdong's Rural Women Have Never Undergone a Gynaecological Examination)
Guangzhou Daily, October 15, 2009
http://news.eastday.com/c/20091015/u1a4727325.html

XUAR
China Sentences Six More to Die for Xinjiang Unrest
Agence France-Presse, October 15, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091015/ts_afp/chinaunrestxinjiangtrialsentence
Related news:
熱比婭：維族被告判死加深矛盾 (Kadeer: Sentencing Uyghur Defendants to Death Intensifies Confrontation)
Ming Pao, October 14, 2009
http://hk.news.yahoo.com/article/091013/4/enzj.html
騷亂三月後 維漢衝突仍一觸即發 (Three Months after Riots, Uyghur-Han Relations Remain on Edge)
Ming Pao, October 15, 2009
http://hk.news.yahoo.com/article/091014/4/eov8.html
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Wednesday, October 14, 2009

October 14, 2009

News
Death Penalty
Man Executed for Trafficking 48 kg of Drugs
Xinhua News Agency (via China Daily), October 13, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-10/13/content_8788767.htm

Brown Asks China to Spare Drug Smuggler
Associated Press (via Sydney Monring Herald), October 14, 2009
XUAR
Death Sentences Will 'Enrage' Uygurs, says Kadeer
South China Morning Post, October 13, 2009
Public Health
Lead Poisoning Sickens Nearly 1,000 Kids in China
Associated Press (via Yahoo! News), October 14, 2009
China's Island Province Reports First A/H1N1 Case
Xinhua News Agency, October 14, 2009
Religion
山西省临汾教会成员被抓捕 (House Church Members in Shanxi Arrested)
Radio Free Asia, October 13, 2009
Media
China spreads the word at Frankfurt fair
Financial Times, October 14, 2009
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/448e0e3a-b81a-11de-8ca9-00144feab49a.html

Related News:
Controversy as Frankfurt Book Fair Fetes Beijing
Spiegel, October 13, 2009
http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,654713,00.html

Protests and Petitions
本台独家首发：山西临县煤矿主雇凶 维权村民至少三人死亡（图） (RFA News Exclusive: +100 Hired Thugs Attack Villagers in Shanxi over Land Dispute, Kill 3 Villagers)
Radio Free Asia, October 13, 2009
Taiwan
Mainland, Taiwan to Hold Talks in mid or late December
Xinhua News Agency, October 14, 2009
Corruption
Liaoning Official Probed Over Huge Embezzlement
Environment
China Claiming Lead on Climate
Sydney Monring Herald, October 14, 2009
Bilateral Ties
China, Russia Sign Deals Worth Billions of Dollars
Voice of America, October 13, 2009
China, Mongolia Marks 60th Anniversary of Diplomatic Ties
Xinhua News Agency, October 14, 2009
China to Exchange Views with U.S.'s Campbell on Regional, Int'l Issues
Xinhua News Agency, October 13, 2009
Police
Alleged Forger Starves to Death in Custody
South China Morning Post, October 14, 2009
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Tuesday, October 13, 2009

October 13, 2009

News
Bilateral Ties
Chinese Vice President Meets German President
Xinhua News Agency, October 13, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-10/13/content_12219646.htm
Related news:
默克尔:言论自由不是威胁是机会 (Merkel: Freedom of Speech Is Not a Threat But an Opportunity)
Radio France Internationale, October 12, 2009
http://www.rfi.fr/actucn/articles/118/article_16745.asp
Pakistani PM Starts China Visit
Xinhua News Agency, October 12, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-10/12/content_12218063.htm

Strategy for Better Sino-US Relations Pays Off for Obama
South China Morning Post, October 13, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=4f24b2812f844210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Environment
环保工作面临矛盾高发态势 环境行政复议有三难 (Environmental Work Faces Increasing Problems)
China News Service, October 13, 2009
http://www.chinanews.com.cn/gn/news/2009/10-13/1907436.shtml

Human Rights Defender – Zhou Yongjun (周勇军)
Transfer to China of Dissident Unlawful: Hong Kong Lawmaker
Agence France-Presse, October 13, 2009
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hrNt5vm0MW0fKqbNZIuhdSp3i_Gg
Related news:
港府遣送前民运人士去大陆遭到质疑 (HK Government Challenged for Repatriating Zhou Yongjun to Mainland)
British Broadcasting Corporation, October 13, 2009
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2009/10/091012_china_hk_deportation.shtml
Human Rights Defenders
胡佳等4人荣获2009年度美国《人权观察》“海尔曼人权奖” (Hu Jia, Shi Tao, and Others Awarded Human Rights Watch's 2009 Hellman/Hammett Grant)
Radio Free Asia, October 12, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquan-10122009162544.html
Related news:
37 Writers Get Hellman/Hammett Grants
United Press International, October 12, 2009
http://www.timesoftheinternet.com/118329.html
杭州维权农民杨云彪面临正式逮捕 (Hangzhou-based Farmer-Activist Yang Yunbiao Faces Formal Arrest)
Radio Free Asia, October 12, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/yyb-10122009140030.html

Law
我国正努力培养专职农民工法律援助律师队伍 (China Endeavors to Form Specialized Team to Provide Legal Aid to Migrant Workers)
Southern Daily, October 13, 2009
http://china.nfdaily.cn/content/2009-10/13/content_5980263.htm

Media
專家稱中國媒體應該進一步開放 (Experts: Chinese Media Should Be Less Restrained)
Sina, October 13, 2009
http://news.sina.com.hk/cgi-bin/nw/show.cgi/9/1/1/1293549/1.html

Police
Chinese Reveals Latest in Series of Deaths in Custody
Reuters, October 13, 2009
http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKTRE59C0FK20091013

Population
中国呼吁国际社会加强人口领域合作 (China Urges International Community to Increase Cooperation in Population Control)
Xinhua News Agency, October 13, 2009
http://news.eastday.com/c/20091013/u1a4723179.html

Tibet
英國會小組發表西藏報告 (British Parliament's All Party Parliamentary China Group Publishes Report on Tibet)
Ming Pao, October 13, 2009
http://inews.mingpao.com/htm/INews/20091013/ca20737i.htm
Related information:
Tibet: Breaking the Deadlock
All Party Parliamentary China Group, October 12, 2009
http://www.derekwyatt.co.uk/news_item.aspx?i_PageID=117782
XUAR
Xinjiang to Strengthen Education on National Unity among Youth
China Daily, October 12, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-10/12/content_8783223.htm

法律界人士:"75"事件被告人合法权利得到了保障 (Jurists: Lawful Rights of Defendants in the "July 5 Urumqi Riot" Case Are Protected)
Eastday, October 13, 2009
http://news.eastday.com/c/20091013/u1a4721470.html
Related news:
7．5騷亂 6維人開審即日判死 「快刀斬亂麻」懾疆獨 淡化政治色彩 (6 Uyghurs Sentenced to Death on First Day of Trial; "Quickly Cutting to the Core" to Intiminate Independence Advocates)
Ming Pao, October 13, 2009
http://hk.news.yahoo.com/article/091012/4/engt.html
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Monday, October 12, 2009

October 12, 2009

News
Bilateral Ties
Putin's Visit to Consolidate Relations
China Daily, October 12, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-10/12/content_12215378.htm

Death Penalty
China Sentences Six to Death over Xinjiang Riots
Reuters, October 12, 2009
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/PEK217072.htm

广东韶关玩具厂群殴事件主犯一审被判死刑 (Xiao Jianhua, Prime Suspect in Shaoguan Toy Factory Riot, Sentenced to Death)
Southern Weekend, October 10, 2009
http://www.infzm.com/content/35752
Related news:
China: Death for Man in Brawl Linked to Riots
Associated Press, October 11, 2009
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/feedarticle/8748986
Environment
As China's Economy Grows, So Do Mounds of Garbage
Associated Press, October 11, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091011/ap_on_bi_ge/as_china_too_much_trash

Human Rights Defenders
Activist Detained for Hours for "Anti-revolutionary" Slogan on T-shirt
Asia News, October 12, 2009
http://www.asianews.it/index.php?l=en&art=16558&size=A

贝岭再次受邀参加德国法兰克福书展 (Poet Bei Ling again Invited to Participate in Frankfurt Book Fair)
Radio Free Asia, October 09, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/aobama-10092009141659.html
Related information:
Exiled Writer Condemns Snub in Run-up to Frankfurt Fair
Deutsche Presse-Agentur, September 12, 2009
http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/285333,exiled-writer-condemns-snub-in-run-up-to-frankfurt-fair--feature.html
个别京律师终过执业证审核 忆通停业处罚结束又陷年审 (Certain Beijing Lawyers Finally Pass Examination for License Renewal; Yitong Law Firm Has further Difficulties after End of Suspension Period)
Radio Free Asia, October 09, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/lvshi-10092009143428.html

Media
民间人士授权维权网发布一份关于当局对舆论控制的报告书 (Liu Yonghong Issues Report on the Control of Public Opinion by Chinese Authorities)
Radio Free Asia, October 11, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/min-10112009160241.html

World Media Summit
胡锦涛在世界媒体峰会开幕式上的致辞 (Hu Jintao's Speech at the Opening Ceremony of the World Media Summit)
Radio Free Asia, October 12, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2009-10/09/content_12200932.htm
Related news:
As China Cranks Up PR Machine, Media Groups want Openness
New Europe, October 12, 2009
http://www.neurope.eu/articles/As-China-cranks-up-PR-machine-media-groups-want-openness-/96833.php

Media Urged to Provide 'Fair' Reportage
Xinhua News Agency, October 12, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/bizchina/2009-10/12/content_8778275.htm
Police
绝食49天 嫌犯死在看守所 (30-year-old Man Dies in Beijing Detention Center, 49 Days into Hunger Strike)
Chengdu Economic Daily, October 12, 2009
http://news.163.com/09/1012/02/5LD3NFJI000120GR.html

Public Health
China to Stop Mandatory Hepatitis B Tests: State Media
Agence France-Presse, October 11, 2009
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hcls2gd7jl_cACfGJos5Ux0mTg8A

Society
中国近千万老人无法生活自理 (Close to 10 Million Elderly Chinese are Unable to Care for Themselves)
Radio Free Asia, October 10, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/lao-10092009212814.html

Tibet
Realpolitik Hits Dalai Lama’s Cause
Financial Times, October 07, 2009
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/78bc4756-b358-11de-ae8d-00144feab49a.html
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Friday, October 09, 2009

October 09, 2009

News
Bilateral Ties
中国副主席习近平到访欧洲 (Vice President Xi Jinping on Two-week Tour of Europe)
Radio France Internationale, October 09, 2009
http://www.rfi.fr/actucn/articles/118/article_16664.asp

Education
校長集資辦學遭起訴續：7成網友認為應法外開恩 (Principal Indicted for Raising Funds for School: 70% of Netizens Polled Think Mercy Should be Granted)
China Youth Daily, October 09, 2009
http://news.sina.com.hk/cgi-bin/nw/show.cgi/9/1/1/1289302/1.html

Human Rights Defender – Fang Zheng (方政)
Tiananmen Amputee Stands in US -- to Dance
Agence France-Presse, October 09, 2009
http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-world/tiananmen-amputee-stands-in-us--to-dance-20091009-gp81.html

Human Rights Defenders – Liang Liwan (梁丽婉), Yao Lifa (姚立法)
维权人士十一期间遭中国政府非法拘禁 (China Illegal Detains Rights Defenders around National Holiday)
Voice of America, October 08, 2009
http://www1.voanews.com/chinese/news/china/RIGHTS-ADVOCATES-DETAINED-20091008-63755232.htm
Related information:
Activist Detained after Telling UN Official of Impending Eviction
Human Rights in China, October 7, 2009
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/171995

Related news:
湖北维权人士姚立法被非法拘禁半月 (Hubei Activist Yao Lifa Illegally Detained for Half Month)
Radio Free Asia, October 09, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/ylf-10082009092252.html
Human Rights Defenders
十五位知识界人士发布《网络人权宣言》 (15 Intellectuals Publish "International Human Rights Declaration")
Radio Free Asia, October 08, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/internet-10082009090740.html
Related information:
网络人权宣言 (Internet Human Rights Declaration)
October 8, 2009
http://docs.google.com/View?id=df3tk255_0fvdzvkfn

Unofficial translation: Internet Human Rights Declaration
Under the Jacaranda Tree, October 8, 2009
http://underthejacaranda.wordpress.com/2009/10/08/internet-human-rights-declaration/
Labor
Lift Collapse Kills China Miners
Al Jazeera, October 09, 2009
http://english.aljazeera.net/news/asia-pacific/2009/10/2009109316401425.html

Law
全国量刑程序改革试点项目在安徽芜湖启动 (Pilot National Sentencing Procedure Reform Begins in Wuhu, Anhui)
Xinhua News Agency, October 07, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2009-10/07/content_12190557.htm

Media
China Pledges to Protect Foreign Media
Associated Press, October 09, 2009
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/10/09/ap/asia/main5373096.shtml

新修订的《新闻记者证管理办法》15日正式施行 (Newly Revised Measures on the Administration of Press Cards Take Effect Oct 15)
Eastday, October 08, 2009
http://news.eastday.com/c/20091008/u1a4712619.html

自由之声网站被“哑” (Sound of Freedom's Website "Muted")
Radio Free Asia, October 08, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/ziyou-10082009162719.html

Military
China's Military Might Should Not Be Feared, Says Analyst
Channel News Asia, October 09, 2009
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/eastasia/view/1010093/1/.html

Police
Hu Urges More Vigilant Policing
Associated Press, October 09, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=11ec34444a434210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

中国在国庆期间“特赦一批囚犯 (China "Grants Special Amnesty to a Group of Prisoners" during Anniversary)
British Broadcasting Corporation, October 08, 2009
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2009/10/091008_china_prisoner_rights.shtml

Protests and Petitions
福建上杭数千村民抗议铅污染 三名医生替儿童化验被扣 (Thousands of Villagers Protest against Lead Contamination in Fujian, Three Doctors Testing Children for Lead Detained)
Radio Free Asia, October 08, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/lead-10082009094853.html

Society
民族政策寬嚴失當 中央將微調 (Government to Fine-tune Its Strict Policy toward Minorities)
Ming Pao, October 09, 2009
http://news.sina.com.hk/cgi-bin/nw/show.cgi/9/1/1/1289109/1.html

XUAR
新疆「7．5」屠殺案情首度披露 (Case Details for Six of the Urumqi "July 5 Incident" Cases Published for the First Time)
Ming Pao, October 09, 2009
http://news.sina.com.hk/cgi-bin/nw/show.cgi/9/1/1/1289110/1.html
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Thursday, October 08, 2009

October 08, 2009

News
Bilateral Ties
Obama to Visit China in Mid-November, Says White House
Xinhua News Agency, October 08, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-10/08/content_12192521.htm
Related news:
White House Denies Dalai Lama Snubbed ahead of Beijing Visit
South China Morning Post, October 08, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=5ca94350a6f24210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Children
One-child Policy Gives Birth to a Selfish Generation
South China Morning Post, October 08, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=6a075fb6c7f24210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Environment
Climate Poses Bigger Challenge than Recession
China Daily, October 08, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-10/08/content_8767823.htm

Government
President Hu Urges Patriotism to Serve Construction
China Daily, October 06, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-10/06/content_8765863.htm

Human Rights Defenders
防外媒异议人士国庆被旅游　至今随警漂流异地者难统计 (Dissidents Sent Away before National Day to Prevent Foreign Media Interview, Exact Number Remains Unknown)
Radio Free Asia, October 07, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/guoqing-10072009173238.html

Multilateral
溫總未獲朝重返六方承諾 (Premier Wen Failed to Obtain N Korea's Promise to Re-engage in Six-Party Talks)
Ming Pao, October 07, 2009
http://news.sina.com.hk/cgi-bin/nw/show.cgi/9/1/1/1287121/1.html

Protests and Petitions
济源搬校强制幼儿药排铅　工厂不停民众维权受威胁 (School Children in Henan Forced to Remove Blood Lead by Medication, Factory Protesters Threatened by Local Authorities)
Radio Free Asia, October 07, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/jiyuan-10072009171038.html

无锡多访民被押遭恐吓 要求保证不再进京上访 (Jiangsu Petitioners Detained and Intimidated, Authorities Demand Guarantee to Not Petition in Beijing)
Radio Free Asia, October 07, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/fangmin-10072009143158.html

State Security
Al-Qaida Threatens to Attack China
China Daily, October 08, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-10/08/content_8767743.htm

Tibet
尼泊尔在中国压力下加强监督藏人活动 (Under Pressure from China, Nepal Increases Pressure on Tibetans)
Voice of America, October 07, 2009
http://www1.voanews.com/chinese/news/china/nepali-tibet-200910007-63670112.html
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Wednesday, October 07, 2009

October 07, 2009

News
Bilateral Ties
China, Japan Plan Group on EU Lines
The Times of India, October 07, 2009
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/china/China-Japan-plan-group-on-EU-lines/articleshow/5092076.cms

Economic Development
China Wants Monetary Fix as Ideas on IMF Reform Fly
Reuters, October 06, 2009
http://www.reuters.com/article/ousiv/idUSTRE5954LF20091006

Environment
Climate Agency Sees China’s Efforts Paying Dividends
New York Times, October 07, 2009
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/07/business/energy-environment/07emissions.html

Human Rights Defender – Liu Xiaobo (刘晓波)
刘晓波继续遭拘押 (Liu Xiaobo Remains in Detention)
Deutsch Welle, October 06, 2009
http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,4767271,00.html

Human Rights Defender – Wang Rongqing (王荣清)
民主党人士王荣清狱中命在旦夕 家属中秋探望遭拒 (Family Denied Visit to Ailing Imprisoned China Democracy Party Member Wang Rongqing on Mid-Autumn Festival)
Radio Free Asia, October 06, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/wrq-10062009092927.html

Human Rights Defenders
China Dissidents Top Nobel Peace Prize Speculation
Associated Press, October 07, 2009
http://www.etaiwannews.com/etn/news_content.php?id=1075907

Law
中国司法制度不改 非正常死亡事件难免 ("Unusual Deaths" Unavoidable without Changes to China's Judicial System)
Radio Free Asia, October 06, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/sifa-10062009170304.html

Migrant Workers
调查称广东部分农民工已按揭买房 渴望融入城市 (New Survey Examines Differences between "Old Generation" and "New Generation" Migrant Workers in Guangdong)
Guangzhou Daily, October 07, 2009
http://news.eastday.com/c/20091007/u1a4710416.html

Police
安徽公安施酷刑囚12年 (Anhui Police Officers Sentenced up to 12 Years for Torturing Man to Death)
Ming Pao, October 07, 2009
http://news.sina.com.hk/cgi-bin/nw/show.cgi/9/1/1/1287114/1.html
Related news:
安徽6旬老人遭刑讯逼供致死 鼻孔被插90支香烟 (60-year-old Man Tortured to Death during Investigation, 90 Cigarettes Stuffed in his Nose)
Xinhua News Agency, October 06, 2009
http://news.163.com/09/1006/22/5KVO5DDB00011229.html
被劳教的退伍军人金有发家人呼吁外界关注 (Family of Veterans' Representative Sentenced to Reeducation-Through-Labor Ask for Support )
Radio Free Asia, October 06, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/jyf-10062009100923.html

Protests and Petitions
嘉兴村民国庆堵厂抗污染　 (Villagers in Jiaxing, Zhejiang Blockade Factory in Anti-Pollution Protest during Anniversary)
Radio Free Asia, October 06, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/jiaxing-10062009122652.html

Public Health
Mainland's First Swine Flu Death Occurs in Tibet
South China Morning Post, October 07, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=9926e43855a24210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Related news:
北京出现首例甲流危重病人 现进入流感高发期 (Beijing Sees First Severe Case of H1N1 as It Enters Flu Season)
The Beijing News, October 07, 2009
http://news.bjnews.com.cn/news/2009/1007/46335.shtml
Tibet
Dalai Lama Honored in Washington with Human Rights Award
Voice of America, October 06, 2009
http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-10-06-voa45.cfm
Related news:
Obama to Meet Dalai Lama after China Trip
Agence France-Presse, October 07, 2009
http://www.smh.com.au/world/obama-to-meet-dalai-lama-after-china-trip-20091007-gllp.html
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Tuesday, October 06, 2009

October 06, 2009

News
Bilateral Ties
Barack Obama Cancels Meeting with Dalai Lama 'to Keep China Happy'
Telegraph, October 06, 2009
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/barackobama/6262938/Barack-Obama-cancels-meeting-with-Dalai-Lama-to-keep-China-happy.html

China and Japan Begin Talks on Building Alliance
Telegraph, October 05, 2009
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/japan/6258990/China-and-Japan-begin-talks-on-building-alliance.html

China Vows to Stand by Isolated North Korea
Reuters, October 05, 2009
http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKTRE59421820091005
Related news:
Premier Pushes for Nuclear-free Peninsula
China Daily, October 05, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-10/05/content_8763900.htm
議員邀熱比婭訪問 新西蘭政府未批簽證 (New Zealand MP Issues Invitation to Rebiya Kadeer; Government Yet to Approve Entry Visa)
Ming Pao, October 06, 2009
http://news.mingpao.com/20091006/cac1.htm

Environment
Environment Watchdog Vows to Assess Heavy Metal Pollution Levels
South China Morning News, October 04, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=166a8a030ea14210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Human Rights
Praise from World Leaders amid Jabs at Rights Record
Agence France Presse, October 03, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=fca8c866c2614210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Human Rights Defenders
港府移交周勇军到深圳 香港多名法律界人士抗议 (Hong Kong Government Turns Over Zhou Yongjun to Shenzhen, Many Lawyers Protest)
Radio Free Asia, October 05, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/zyj-10052009101002.html

四川博客作家冉云飞在成都机场被捕下落不明 (Sichuanese Blogger Ran Yunfei Goes Missing in Chengdu Airport)
Voice of America, October 03, 2009
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/2009-10-03-voa31.cfm

Internet Censorship
Party Monitors Untangle Web of Disharmony
South China Morning Post, October 06, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=a11d12b537024210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

網民維權意識增 與網警大鬥法 (Rights Defense Mentality Increases amongst Netizens as They Scheme against Net Police)
Ming Pao, October 04, 2009
http://hk.news.yahoo.com/article/091003/4/eiqr.html

Multilateral
World Media Summit to Be Held in Beijing from Oct. 8 to 10
Xinhua News Agency, October 05, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-10/05/content_12184645.htm
Related news:
新华社社长李从军就世界媒体峰会有关情况专访 (Interview with Xinhua News Agency President Li Congjun on World Media Summit)
Outlook, October 05, 2009
http://news.sohu.com/20091005/n267176453.shtml
Protests and Petitions
河北66岁女访民劳教所猝死 (66-year-old Female Petitioner from Hebei Dies in a Labor Camp)
Radio Free Asia, October 06, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/fangmin-10052009161538.html

山东访民李淑莲“被上吊”死亡 (Shandong Petitioners Question Authorities' Claim of "Suicide" by Fellow Petitioner Li Shulian)
Radio Free Asia, October 04, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/li-10042009153421.html

上海当局国庆后继续拘留，毒打及软禁访民 (Shanghai Authorities Continue Beatings and House Arrests after National Day)
Radio Free Asia, October 06, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shfm-10052009112919.html

Society
Traditions Fade as China Settles Nomads in Towns
Associated Press, October 05, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091005/ap_on_re_as/as_fea_china_ewenki

Taiwan
Zhejiang to Host Cross-strait Forum with Taiwanese Opposition Party
South China Morning Post, October 06, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=e36ce2ffd9524210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Tibet
四川阿坝现逾千张藏人传单 当局突禁境外人士游甘孜 (Authorities Abruptly Block Overseas Visitors to Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan)
Radio Free Asia, October 05, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/aba-10052009095903.html

XUAR
新疆维族人面临生存危机　英维协会呼吁联合国调查 (Uighur U.K. Association Calls on the UN to Investigate Crisis of Subsistence for XUAR's Uyghurs)
Radio Free Asia, October 02, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/wei-10022009115158.html

新疆外来工人就业须持有“无犯罪记录”证明 (Workers from Other Localities in XUAR Must Prove They Lack Criminal Records to Obtain Employment)
Radio Free Asia, October 05, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/xj-10052009103853.html

Friday, October 02, 2009

October 2, 2009

Top News of the Day
Government
The Darker Side of the Chinese 'Miracle'

Chinese Translation:
中文翻譯: 孔傑榮專欄－「中國人民從此站起來了！」
China Times, October 1, 2009
http://news.chinatimes.com/2007Cti/2007Cti-News/2007Cti-News-Content/0,4521,110514+112009100100421,00.html

Related Information:
Spectacle of Power Cannot Conceal Deep Insecurity
Human Rights in China, September 30, 2009
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/171961


News
State Security
Lockdown in The Capital ahead of Military Parade
South China Morning Post, October 01, 2009

Protests and Petitions
上海访民周四试图前往天安门告状被截 (Authorities Intercept Shanghai Petitioners Who Intend to Go to Beijing)
Radio Free Asia, October 01, 2009

Internet Censorship
Bluetooth Breaches Firewall
Radio Free Asia, October 01, 2009

Multilateral
Chinese Vice President to Visit 5 European Countries
Xinhua (via China Daily), October 01, 2009

Tibet
六十名藏人在印度和尼泊尔示威时被捕 (60 Tibetan Arrests in India and Nepal after Protesting against China's Crackdown in Tibet)
Radio Free Asia, October 01, 2009

Bilateral Ties
US Congratulates China But Critics abound
Agence France Presse, October 02, 2009

Empire State Building Lit for China, Drawing Criticism
Associated Press (available at South China Morning Post), October 01, 2009

Related Information:
Bright Lights that Mask the Darkness
New York Times, October 02, 2009
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/02/nyregion/02nyc.html

消息稱習近平考慮訪問南韓 (Chinese Vice President Considers Official Visit to S. Korea: Yonhap News Report)
Singtao Daily, October 02, 2009

XUAR
世維會：維族生存受威脅 (Cultural Survival of Uyghur Minorities in China Jeopardized: World Uyghur Congress)
Ming Pao, October 01, 2009

Hong Kong
Hong Kong Activists Urge Human Rights on National Day
Agence France-Presse, October 01, 2009

Human Rights Defender - Liu Xiaobo (刘晓波)
US Congress Demands China Free Dissident Liu
Agence France-Presse, October 01, 2009
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Wednesday, September 30, 2009

September 30, 2009

News
Bilateral Ties
China Says Willing to Improve U.S. Defense Ties
Reuters, September 29, 2009
http://www.reuters.com/article/politicsNews/idUSTRE58S2ZH20090929

德国立法大选推西藏支持者威斯特维勒上台 北京有不安 (Beijing Concerned with the Possibility of Tibet Supporter Westerwelle Taking over German Foreign Ministry)
Radio France Internationale, September 29, 2009
http://www.rfi.fr/actucn/articles/117/article_16460.asp

Freedom of Association
China's 60th Anniversary of Communism: Public Barred from Celebrations
Telegraph, September 30, 2009
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/6245241/Chinas-60th-anniversary-of-Communism-public-barred-from-celebrations.html

Hong Kong
In Hong Kong, One Holiday and Lots of Book Sales
International Herald Tribune, September 30, 2009
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/30/world/asia/30hong.html

Tsang Powers Up after Meeting Xi
The Standard, September 30, 2009
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?pp_cat=30&art_id=88575&sid=25538272&con_type=3
Related news:
Xi Urges More Co-operation on the Use of Clean Energy
South China Morning News, September 30, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=eb55cba62b604210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=Hong+Kong&s=News
Human Rights
流亡异见人士在美抨击中国人权 (Exiled Dissidents Criticize China's Human Rights Record during U.S. Congressional Public Hearing)
British Broadcasting Corporation, September 30, 2009
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2009/09/090927_uschina_politics_rights.shtml
Related news:
美国国会敦促北京释放刘晓波 (U.S. Congress to Urge Beijing to Release Liu Xiaobo)
Radio France Internationale, September 29, 2009
http://www.rfi.fr/actucn/articles/117/article_16467.asp
Human Rights Defenders
异议作家廖亦武出席法兰克福书展受阻 (Author Liao Yiwu again Deterred from Attending Frankfurt Book Fair)
Radio Free Asia, September 29, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/liaoyiwu-09292009103315.html

Media
New Hubei Law Bans Parents from Checking Minors' Text Messages
South China Morning Post, September 30, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=6e390c278b604210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

China 'Blocks Websites' amid Anniversary
Agence France-Presse, September 30, 2009
http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-world/china-blocks-websites-amid-anniversary-20090930-gbbp.html
Related news:
無國界記者：中國國慶前壓制網路和外媒更甚 (Reporters Without Borders: China Oppress Internet and Foreign Press Even Harder before Anniversary)
Central News Agency, September 30, 2009
http://tw.news.yahoo.com/article/url/d/a/090930/5/1s2a7.html
香港记协要求大陆停止打压记者采访 (HK Press Association Asks Mainland to Stop Pressuring Journalists in Their Work)
Radio France Internationale, September 30, 2009
http://www.rfi.fr/actucn/articles/117/article_16475.asp

Society
Life in One of China's Last Communes
British Broadcasting Corporation, September 29, 2009
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8278128.stm

Taiwan
U.S. Urges China Not to Be Afraid of `a Strong Taiwan'
Central News Agency, September 28, 2009
http://www.etaiwannews.com/etn/news_content.php?id=1069499

Three Gorges
Chinese Dam May Be a Methane Menace
Nature, September 29, 2009
http://www.nature.com/news/2009/090929/full/news.2009.962.html

Tibet
Tibet Restrictions Denied
Xinhua News Agency, September 30, 2009
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2009/200909/20090930/article_415383.htm
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Tuesday, September 29, 2009

September 29, 2009

News
Corruption
University Official Gets Life for Bribery
ShanghaiDaily, September 29, 2009
Multilateral
Chinese PM to Visit North Korea Amid Nuclear Standoff
Reuters, September 28, 2009
Protests and Petitions
中央政法委组织编写《涉法涉诉信访问答》(全文) (CPC Political and Legislative Affairs Committee Releases "Questions and Answers Regarding Petitions Dealing with Law or Suits")
Xinhua News Agency, September 28, 2009
HK Petitioners Detained on Arrival in Beijing
无锡拆迁户在网上号召国庆日万人集会游行 (Internet Users among Victims of Illegal Eviction in Jiangsu Call for Protest Rally on The National Day)
Radio Free Asia, September 28, 2009
Tibet
New Curbs in Tibet
Radio Free Asia, September 28, 2009
Public Health
Mainland is Number Two in World for Rabies Deaths
AFP (via SCMP), September 28, 2009
河南济源大批农村儿童被查出血铅超标 (Elevated Blood-lead Levels Found among Children in Rural Henan)
Radio Free Asia, September 28, 2009
Human Rights Defenders -Yao Lifa (姚立法)
姚立法从上周四起与家人失去联系 (Family Members Lose Contact with Yao Lifa)
Radio Free Asia, September 28, 2009
Human Rights
中国发表民族白皮书 (China Issues White Paper on Ethnic Policy)
Radio Free Asia, September 28, 2009

Related information:
Full Text of White Paper on Ethnic Policy
China Daily, September 27, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-09/27/content_8743072.htm

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Monday, September 28, 2009

September 28, 2009

News
Corruption
Official Arrested over Allegedly Protecting Gangs in Chongqing
Xinhua News Agency, September 28, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-09/28/content_8744717.htm

Environment
China to Rely on Coal 'for Long Time': Beijing Official
Agence France-Presse, September 25, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090925/sc_afp/chinaenergyenvironmentclimate

Stimulus on Track but at Cost to the Environment
South China Morning Post, September 28, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=0657ff8d96cf3210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

河南济源市多个村发生严重铅污染和铅中毒 (Severe Lead Pollution and Poisoning Found in Henan Villages)
Radio Free Asia, September 27, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/he-09272009183230.html

Human Rights Defender – Sun Wenguang (孙文广)
學者籲停慶典被嚇「放血」 (Retired Shandong Scholar Sun Wenguang Threatened with Stabbing after Proposing the Elimination of the National Day Parade)
Apple Daily, September 28, 2009
http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/template/apple/art_main.php?iss_id=20090928&sec_id=15335&subsec_id=15336&art_id=13255334

Human Rights Defenders
家庭教会领袖陈天石国庆期间被迫离京 (House Church Activist Chen Tianshi Forced to Leave Beijing for National Holiday)
Radio Free Asia, September 27, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/Xinwen/7-09272009171959.html

Labor
3 Killed, 7 Injured as Police Destroy Explosives
Xinhua News Agency, September 26, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-09/26/content_8739760.htm

Law
Xinjiang Authorities Ban Online Separatist Talk: State Media
Agence France-Presse, September 27, 2009
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gTLP1deIqZHXJjr5F6EqfGwFfu_Q
Related information:
新疆立法禁止通过网络煽动民族分裂等七类行为 (XUAR Legislation Prohibits Online Discourse Inciting Ethnic Separatism and Other Behaviors)
China News Service, September 27, 2009
http://www.chinanews.com.cn/gn/news/2009/09-27/1888808.shtml

Media
Banned History Book's HK Release to Go ahead Despite Warnings
South China Morning Post, September 26, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=21304c94b12f3210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Chinese Spam from Pam Targets Foreign Reporters
Australian Broadcasting Corporation, September 28, 2009
http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/connectasia/stories/200909/s2698315.htm

Military
China to Display Upgraded Missiles in Oct 1 Parade
Reuters, September 27, 2009
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE58Q1JO20090927

Multilateral
Hu Hailed for Summit Diplomacy
China Daily, September 28, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-09/28/content_8743801.htm

Police
國慶開恩1300川囚減刑 (1300 Inmates to Receive Reduced Sentences for the National Holiday)
Ming Pao, September 28, 2009
http://news.sina.com.hk/cgi-bin/nw/show.cgi/94/1/1/1278660/1.html

Protests and Petitions
珠海访民陈风强被正式逮捕 (Zhuhai, Guangdong Petitioner Chen Fengqiang Formally Arrested)
Radio Free Asia, September 27, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/zhu-09272009184625.html

Society
60 Years On, China Faces Major Social Struggles
Agence France-Presse, September 28, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090928/wl_asia_afp/chinapolitics60yearschallenges

State Security
廣州地鐵今起對乘客攜帶物品進行安檢 (Guangzhou Metro to Begin Scanning Passengers' Bags)
Guangzhou Daily, September 27, 2009
http://news.sina.com.hk/cgi-bin/nw/show.cgi/113/1/1/1277425/1.html

十•一反恐　北京求助鄰國 (Beijing Seeks the Assistance of Its Neighbors to Fight Terrorism during National Holiday)
Apple Daily, September 28, 2009
http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/template/apple/art_main.php?iss_id=20090928&sec_id=15335&subsec_id=15336&art_id=13255332

XUAR
China Lays First Charges over Xinjiang Riots
Reuters, September 26, 2009
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE58P0HR20090926

Friday, September 25, 2009

September 25, 2009

News
Media
China Tries to Stop Publication of Chinese History Revisited in Hong Kong
Guardian, September 24, 2009
Internet Censorship
腾讯公司宣布打击QQ空间和相册内部分内容 (China's Most Popular Instant Messaging Operator "Tencent QQ" Announces to Combat Users' Personal Spaces and Photo Albums Containing Porn, Inciting Racial Hatred and Disturbing Social Order)
Radio Free Asia, September 24, 2009
State Security
Beijing Restaurant Destroyed in Blast
Wall Street Journal, September 25, 2009

Related Information
京餐館爆炸 18傷 討論區照片留言被刪 (18 Injured in Beijing Restaurant Explosion, Threads and Photos on Explosion Deleted in Online Forums)
Apple Daily, September 25, 2009
http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/realtime/art_main.php?iss_id=20090925&sec_id=10793096&art_id=13248228

Gender
北京拟立法禁止和预防性骚扰 特别强调妇女意志 (Beijing Drafts Legislation on Women's Rights and Sexual Harassment)
Xinhua, September 23, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2009-09/23/content_12102443.htm
XUAR
霍城公安监控看守所死亡维族青年下葬 (Police Monitor Burial of Alleged Riot Suspect Who Died in Police Custody)
Radio Free Asia, September 24, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/clash_ethinic_uyghur-09242009115710.html?encoding=simplified
Taiwan
吳敦義：禁熱比婭入境 (Taiwan Refuses to Give Kadeer A Visa)
Central News Agency, September 25, 2009
http://www.cna.com.tw/SearchNews/doDetail.aspx?id=200909250186
North Korea
China to Host Top-Level Summit with Japan and SKorea
Agence France-Presse, September 24, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090924/wl_asia_afp/chinajapanskoreadiplomacy
Protests and Petitions
广东维权访民陈风强被正式逮捕 (Guangdong Retired Soldiers Formally Arrested after Petitioning in Beijing over Alleged Government Misappropriation)
Radio Free Asia, September 24, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/rights_arrested-09242009120609.html?encoding=simplified
Multilateral
Geithner: US Wants Bigger Role for China in IMF
Associated Press, September 24, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090924/ap_on_bi_ge/g20_summit_geithner_china

Hu Arrives for G20 Summit in Pittsburgh
Xinhua News Agency, September 25, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-09/25/content_8733466.htm

China Plans Zero-Tariff Import from Least Devoleped Nations
China Daily, September 25, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-09/24/content_8732676.htm

China Unmoved on Iran Sanctions
British Broadcasting Corporation, September 25, 2009
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8272388.stm

Macao
Vote-Buying Not as Obvious but Still Widespread
South China Morning Post, September 25, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=5e6da91f32ce3210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Civil Society
Election Call From Former Aide
Radio Free Asia, September 24, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/baotong-09242009094453.html

Environment
China Launches Climate Project with Britain, Switzerland: Govt
Agence France-Presse, September 24, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090924/sc_afp/chinaeuclimateenvironmentwarming
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Thursday, September 24, 2009

September 24, 2009

News
Bilateral Ties
胡锦涛纽约会晤日法两国首脑 (Hu Jintao Meets with Japanese and French Leaders in New York)
British Broadcasting Corporation, September 22, 2009
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2009/09/090922_china_japan_france.shtml

Civil Society
大陆民间公益组织「公盟」继续受打压 (Open Constitution Initiative Continues to Receive Pressure from Officials)
Radio Free Asia, September 23, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gongmeng-09232009093946.html

Environment
China Keeps 'Room to Manoeuvre' on Climate Change
Agence France-Presse (via Yahoo! News), September 23, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090923/wl_asia_afp/undiplomacyclimatewarmingchina

E-Waste: There’s an App for That
Foreign Policy, September 23, 2009
http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2009/09/23/e_waste_there_s_an_app_for_that

Human Rights Defenders
重庆万州三峡库区维权移民被拘留 (Chongqing Rights Defending Migrants Detained)
Radio Free Asia, September 23, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/sanxia-09232009124416.html

Law
司法部：10月1日起启用新版律师和律所执业证书 (Ministry of Justice: New Licenses for Lawyers and Law Offices Beginning Oct 1)
Xinhua News Agency, September 23, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2009-09/23/content_12100754.htm

Military
China Promises Show of Force in Oct 1 Parade
Agence France-Presse (via Yahoo! News), September 23, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090923/wl_asia_afp/chinapolitics60yearsmilitary

Related news:
China Army Parade May Give Clue to New Missiles
Reuters, September 23, 2009
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE58M19720090923
Multilateral
China, ahead of G20, Backs Policy Coordination
Reuters (via Yahoo! News), September 23, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090923/ts_nm/us_china_usa_reaction

中国就美中出版物世贸裁决提出上诉 (China Appeals against WTO's Verdict on Publication Import Restriction)
British Broadcasting Corporation, September 23, 2009
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2009/09/090923_china_wto.shtml

Protests and Petitions
保定顺平扩建黑监狱 访民拒入黑狱拼死抗争 (More Black Jails Being Constructed in Hebei)
Radio Free Asia, September 23, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/heijianyu-09232009131425.html

Religion
六十周年敏感　出家人也受打压 (Buddhists Also Harassed during Lead Up to 60th Anniversary)
Radio Free Asia, September 23, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/daya-09232009131917.html

Taiwan
Kadeer Accepts Invite to Taiwan
China Daily, September 24, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-09/24/content_8728812.htm

XUAR
11 Indicted in China Brawl That Led to Riots
Associated Press (via Yahoo! News), September 23, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090923/ap_on_re_as/as_china_factory_fight
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Wednesday, September 23, 2009

September 23, 2009

News
Bilateral Ties
Obama, Hu Meet in New York
United Press International, September 22, 2009
http://www.upi.com/Top_News/2009/09/22/Obama-Hu-meet-in-New-York/UPI-70831253669022/
Related news:
胡錦濤與奧巴馬就台灣問題等坦率對話 (Hu and Obama Hold Candid Dialogue on Taiwan and Other Issues)
China News Service, September 23, 2009
http://news.sina.com.hk/cgi-bin/nw/show.cgi/9/1/1/1273794/1.html
China Takes Tough Measures to Control International Image
Voice of America, September 22, 2009
http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-09-22-voa25.cfm

Environment
China Promises 'Notable' Reduction in Growth of Greenhouse Gases
Telegraph, September 22, 2009
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/6220065/China-promises-notable-reduction-in-growth-of-greenhouse-gases.html
Related news:
China’s Carbon Emissions Pledge Lacks Specifics
Bloomberg, September 22, 2009
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601080&sid=aenpm99Ba8Pc

中外专家热议中国2020年显著降低碳强度 (Chinese and Foreign Experts Hold Heated Discussion on China's Plan to Decrease Carbon Emissions)
Eastday, September 23, 2009
http://news.eastday.com/c/20090923/u1a4680017.html
Human Rights Defenders
重庆万州三峡库区维权移民代表被警拘留 (Rights Defender Representative for Three Gorges Relocatees Detained by Police)
Radio Free Asia, September 22, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/weiquan-09222009164434.html

Law
国务院法制办负责人就《放射性物品运输安全管理条例》有关问题答记者问 (Legislative Affairs Office Responds to Questions on the Regulations on the Administration of the Transportation of Radioactive Objects)
Xinhua News Agency, September 23, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2009-09/22/content_12098822.htm

Media
国庆前驻华外国记者收到病毒电子邮件 (Foreign Journalists Stationed in China Receiving Virus E-Mails before Anniversary)
Radio Free Asia, September 23, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/media-09222009155831.html

內蒙網絡誹謗案始末披露：發帖人承認捏造事實 (Story of Inner Mongolia Slander Case Unveiled: Poster Admits to Fabricating the Facts)
Legal Daily, September 23, 2009
http://news.sina.com.hk/cgi-bin/nw/show.cgi/9/1/1/1273780/1.html

Politics
中国异见媒体人士认为，中国政府面临空前信用危机 (Former "Freezing Point" Editor Li Datong: Chinese Government Facing Unprecendented Credibility Crisis)
Radio France Internationale, September 23, 2009
http://www.rfi.fr/actucn/articles/117/article_16294.asp

Protests and Petitions
山西两地数百退伍军人示威 抗议当兵白当甚至成“黑”人 (Hundreds of Veterans Protest in Shanxi)
Radio Free Asia, September 22, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/soldiers-09222009153148.html

北京外地访民被赶尽 (Petitioners from Outside Beijing Being Chased Out of Capital)
Radio Free Asia, September 22, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/beijing-09222009101707.html

Taiwan
China Extends Olive Branch to Taiwan after Disputes
Agence France-Presse, September 22, 2009
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5h8HmDeOPKdEHEqT7AuZPTRgl2G6A

Taiwan Seeks to Join UN Agencies: Foreign Ministry
Agence France-Presse, September 23, 2009
http://green.yahoo.com/news/afp/20090922/wl_asia_afp/taiwanchinaundiplomacy.html

Taiwan under Pressure to Give Kadeer a Visa
South China Morning Post, September 23, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=d462cbf6832e3210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

XUAR
要求王乐泉下台公开信递送胡锦涛 (Open Letter Demanding the Resignation of XUAR Party Chief Wang Lequan Sent to Hu Jintao)
Radio Free Asia, September 22, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/wanglequan-09222009164906.html
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Tuesday, September 22, 2009

September 22, 2009

News
Bilateral Ties
Philippines-China Ties Chilled by Spratlys Law: Envoy
Agence France-Presse, September 22, 2009
http://news.ph.msn.com/article.aspx?cp-documentid=3601407

胡锦涛主席在纽约会见多国首脑 (Hu Jintao Meets with Heads of Many States in New York)
Xinhua News Agency, September 22, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/world/2009-09/22/content_12094632.htm
Related news:
藏独疆独台独示威者在纽约等待胡锦涛 (Protestors for Tibetan, XUAR, and Taiwanese Independence Await Hu's Arrival in New York)
Radio Free Asia, September 21, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/tibet_protest-09212009113820.html

胡錦濤問鳩山對西藏看法 (Hu Questions Hatoyama on Views on Tibet)
Ming Pao, September 22, 2009
http://inews.mingpao.com/htm/INews/20090922/ca21402i.htm
Environment
Stage Set for Debut of China's Stand on Climate
China Daily, September 22, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-09/22/content_8717963.htm

美高校报告称我国长江三角洲等面临沉降威胁 (University of Colorado: Yangtze River Delta Region and Other Areas Face Threat of Subsidence)
China News Service, September 22, 2009
http://www.jj.js.cn/news/200909/22/112858.html

Law
Academics Push for Law to Protect Animal Rights
South China Morning Post, September 22, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=65b59df368dd3210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Related information:
中华人民共和国动物保护法(专家建议稿) (Animal Protection Law of the People's Republic of China [Draft Proposal by Experts])
http://news.qq.com/a/20090918/002028.htm
Macao
Void Ballots Delay Result of Macau Poll
South China Morning Post, September 22, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=ecaba22528dd3210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Media
内蒙古三互联网站被关 维权中国网持续遭黑 (Three Inner Mongolian Websites Shut Down, and Rights Defense China Online [wqzgw.com] Faces Frequent Attacks)
Radio Free Asia, September 21, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/internet-09212009162049.html

Politics
Uncertainty Surrounds Leadership Succession
South China Morning Post, September 22, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=a9d69df368dd3210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

State Security
Security Tight for Chinese Parade
BBC News, September 22, 2009
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8262596.stm
Related news:
Thousands Arrested in Beijing Crackdown
South China Morning Post, September 22, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=59d39df368dd3210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Taiwan
Taipei Added to Uygur Film Venues despite Beijing's Objections
South China Morning Post, September 22, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=9c2b0e6305cd3210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Related news:
Hacker Attacks Website over Kadeer Film
China Daily, September 22, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-09/22/content_8719448.htm
Taiwan Councilor Gets Jail Sentence for Jostling Chinese Official
China News Agency, September 21, 2009
http://www.etaiwannews.com/etn/news_content.php?id=1062755

Tibet
中國暫禁外國旅客到西藏 (China Bans Foreign Visitors to Tibet during Anniversary Season)
Ming Pao, September 22, 2009
http://inews.mingpao.com/htm/INews/20090922/ca21549c.htm

XUAR
China Blames Xinjiang Violence for Slowed Development
Reuters, September 21, 2009
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE58K0V920090921
Related information:
新疆的发展与进步
Full Text: Development and Progress in Xinjiang
Information Office of the State Council, September 21, 2009
中文：http://cpc.people.com.cn/GB/64093/64387/10092149.html
English: http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/90785/6763708.html

《新疆的发展与进步》白皮书解读 (Explanation of the White Book, Development and Progress in Xinjiang)
Xinhua News Agency, September 21, 2009
http://www.gov.cn/jrzg/2009-09/21/content_1422520.htm
1維族人獄中被打死 新疆再傳爆軍民對峙 (Uyghur Beaten to Death in Korgas Prison)
United Daily News, September 20, 2009
http://udn.com/NEWS/MAINLAND/MAI1/5145266.shtml
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Monday, September 21, 2009

September 19-21, 2009

News
Bilateral Ties
Obama to Meet Dalai Lama after Beijing Visit, Adviser Says
South China Morning Post, September 19, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=6d2b898a41ec3210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Corruption
China Wants More Transparency in Anti-Graft Drive
Reuters, September 20, 2009
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE58J0AG20090920

Related News
中国民众对反腐新运动缺乏信心 (Chinese Citizens Lack Confidence in the New Anti-Corruption Campaign)
Voice of America, September 20, 2009
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/2009-09-20-voa27.cfm

Human Rights Defender - Ding Xiaoping (丁小平)
Beijing Students Protest Teacher's Detention
AP (via YahooNews), September 20, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090920/ap_on_re_as/as_china_student_protest

Human Rights Defender - Zhou Yongjun (周勇军)
中国异议人士周勇军被港府送交中国处置 (HK Government Accused of Handing Zhou Yongjun over to Chinese Government)
Radio France Internationale, September 20, 2009
http://www.rfi.fr/actucn/articles/117/article_16248.asp

Law
全国执业律师逾15万 逐步登政治舞台 (Legal Practitioners Exceed 150,000)
Xinhua News Agency, September 18, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2009-09/18/content_12074004.htm

武汉规定法官不得私自单独见律师 (Wuhan Authorities Forbid Judges from Meeting with Lawyers Privately)
Xinhua News Agency, September 19, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2009-09/19/content_12078223.htm

Media
Chinese Authorities Assault Journalists: Japan News Agency
AFP( via YahooNews), September 21, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090918/wl_asia_afp/chinajapanassaultreporters

Related News
日記者遭毆至行動不便 (Japanese Journalists Beaten to the Point of Physical
Incapacitation)
Ming Pao, September 20, 2009
http://news.sina.com.hk/cgi-bin/nw/show.cgi/3/1/1/1270222/1.html

Multilateral
Chinese President Leaves for UN Meetings, G20 Summit
Xinhua (via ChinaDaily), September 21, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-09/21/content_8715451.htm

Politics
A Sign the Power Game Has Changed in Beijing
South China Morning Post, September 20, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=dc390a6b733d3210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Public Health
China Warns of Stability Threat from H1N1
Reuters, September 19, 2009
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE58I0BA20090919

State Security
Stabbings Bring Cutting-Edge Security in Beijing
South China Morning Post, September 21, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=77c08fc4958d3210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Related News
Witnesses to Knife Attacks Contradict Police Reports
South China Morning Post, September 21, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=d8b68c4a01ec3210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Taiwan
Taiwan City Reconsiders Uygur Film after Beijing Pressure
South China Morning Post, September 21, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=e18f3ed9c8bc3210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

XUAR
China Vows Crackdown on 'Ethnic Separatists'
AFP( via YahooNews), September 18, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090918/wl_asia_afp/chinapoliticsparty
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Friday, September 18, 2009

September 18, 2009

News
Bilateral Ties
SKorea Bars Uighur Activist from Forum: Organisers
Agence France-Presse, September 17, 2009
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iMzU7PnFqyGrVo0Qv22ICexr1YZQ

Government
北京禁止外省国庆举行大型公众集会？ (Did Beijing Prohibit Other Provinces from Holding Their Own Large Gatherings for the 60th Anniversary? )
Voice of America, September 17, 2009
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/2009-09-17-voa29.cfm

Human Rights Defender – Hua Huiqi (华惠棋)
国庆前家庭教会遭打压 华惠棋及王岛被警告 (House Churches and Religious Activists under Pressure before Anniversary; Hua Huiqi and Wang Dao both Warned, Hua Told to Leave Beijing)
Radio Free Asia, September 17, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/religion-09172009091250.html

Human Rights Defenders
北京多名异见人士被软禁或要求离开北京 (Several Beijing-based Dissidents Kept under House Arrest or Told to Leave Beijing for 60th Anniversary)
Radio Free Asia, September 17, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/dissident_assault-09172009121939.html

荆州维权人士王义华网上批评政府被拘留 (Hubei Rights Defender Wang Yihua Detained after Criticizing the Government Online)
Radio Free Asia, September 17, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/rights_internet-09172009120402.html

Media
《新湘报》网站被关 疑因发表敏感消息 (Hunan News Website Xin Xiang Bao (xxbnews.com) Shut Down for Publishing Sensitive Information)
Radio Free Asia, September 17, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/media-09172009091755.html

广电总局：个人不得安装和使用卫星地面接收设施 (New SARFT Regulations and Measures: Individuals Cannot Install or Use Satellite Receivers for Television Broadcasts)
China News Service, September 15, 2009
http://www.yc.chinanews.com/cul/news/2009/09-15/1867966.shtml

四川擬設網上新聞發言人 (Sichuan to Establish Online News Spokesmen)
Ming Pao, September 18, 2009
http://inews.mingpao.com/htm/INews/20090918/ca50953i.htm

Police
Police Assault Sends China's Famed Artist-turned-dissident to Hospital
Christian Science Monitor, September 17, 2009
http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0917/p06s01-woap.html

陕西一监狱犯人疑遭暴力殴打致死 (Shanxi Inmate Dies Mysteriously, Suspected of Having Been Beaten to Death)
China Business View, September 17, 2009
http://news.163.com/09/0917/08/5JDABH4A00011229.html

Politics
習近平任軍委副主席 四中全會通過 (Vice President Xi Jinping to Be Appointed Vice Chairman to the Central Military Commission of the CPC)
Ming Pao, September 18, 2009
http://news.sina.com.hk/cgi-bin/nw/show.cgi/94/1/1/1268391/1.html

Public Health
Hepatitis Carriers Fight Job Discrimination
China Daily, September 18, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-09/18/content_8705926.htm

Religion
宗教局長換人 專家指政策不變 (Wang Zuo'an Promoted to Chairman of the State Administration of Religious Affairs after Ye Leaves for Central Institute of Socialism; Experts Say Policy to Not Change)
Ming Pao, September 18, 2009
http://news.sina.com.hk/cgi-bin/nw/show.cgi/94/1/1/1268390/1.html
Related news:
Ye Xiaowen, Party Hound on Vatican and Religions, Is Promoted
AsiaNews, September 18, 2009
http://www.asianews.it/index.php?l=en&art=16351
State Security
China Seizes 53,000 Guns as National Day Nears
China Daily, September 17, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-09/17/content_8705546.htm

Taiwan
A Work in Progress
South China Morning Post, September 18, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=997a9881403c3210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Tourists Boycott Taiwan City over Dalai Lama Visit
Agence France-Presse, September 18, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=e528a642bb6c3210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

XUAR
Wide Coverage as Wen Meets Uygur
South China Morning Post, September 18, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=2842cce1ee8c3210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

新疆針刺案 再有4維人判監 (Four More Uyghurs Sentenced to 8-15 Years' Imprisonment in XUAR Needle Case)
Ming Pao, September 18, 2009
http://news.sina.com.hk/cgi-bin/nw/show.cgi/94/1/1/1268380/1.html
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