November 18, 2009

Top News of the Day

Protests and Petitions
京滬加強監控異見人士 (Beijing, Shanghai Authorities Tighten Squeeze on Dissidents)
Ming Pao, November 18, 2009
http://news.mingpao.com/20091118/cad1.htm

Related information:
U.S. Citizen Detained in Beijing for Attempt to Deliver Letter to Obama
Human Rights in China, November 17, 2009
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/172454

News
Bilateral Ties
Obama Calls for Climate Pact with 'Immediate' Effect
Agence France-Presse (via Yahoo! News), November 17, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091117/sc_afp/chinausdiplomacyobamaclimate

Obama Pushes Human Rights in Meetings with Chinese
Associated Press (via Yahoo! News), November 17, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091117/ap_on_re_as/as_obama_human_rights

Students at Town-Hall Meeting Were Coached Cadres, Reports Say
South China Morning Post, November 18, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=79731e0e17205210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Disasters
安徽雪災災民近兩百萬 (Snowstorm in Anhui Affects Nearly 2 Million People)
Ming Pao, November 17, 2009
http://inews.mingpao.com/htm/INews/20091117/ca22322c.htm

Hong Kong
Hong Kong Unveils Long-awaited Democracy Blueprint
Reuters, November 18, 2009
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE5AH0HM20091118

Human Rights Defenders
刘正有被刑拘前正计划协助地震受害人维权 (Liu Zhengyou Detained After Planning to Assist in Defending Rights of Sichuan Earthquake Victims)
Radio Free Asia, November 17, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/rights_arrested-11172009114908.html?encoding=simplified

Media
China to Shut Down Mobile Porn Websites
Xinhua News Agency (via China Daily), November 17, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-11/17/content_8987910.htm

Protests and Petitions
数十名上海访民在北京被拘留 (Shanghai Petitioners Detained in Beijing)
Radio Free Asia, November 17, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/petitioner_beijing-11172009111156.html?encoding=simplified

Tibet
'Tibetans Open to Talks with China'
Agence France-Presse (via Yahoo! News), November 17, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091117/wl_sthasia_afp/chinausdiplomacyobamatibet

Group: Founder of Tibetan Web Site Gets 15 Years
Associated Press (via Taiwan News), November 18, 2009
http://www.etaiwannews.com/etn/news_content.php?id=1110779

November 17, 2009

Top News of the Day

Protests and Petitions
北京警方拘捕数十名异议人士和请愿人士 (Beijing Police Arrest Dozens of Dissidents and Petitioners)
Radio France Internationale, November 17, 2009
http://www.rfi.fr/actucn/articles/119/article_17503.asp

Related News:
Shanghai Petitioner, Beaten, Writes Letter to President Obama
Human Rights in China, November 16, 2009
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/172439

News

Bilateral Ties
胡锦涛和奥巴马强调两国合作 (Hu, Obama Stress Cooperation)
British Broadcasting Corporation, November 17, 2009
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2009/11/091117_obama_hu.shtml

On the Internet in China, Obama Presses for Freedom
The Sydney Morning Herald, November 16, 2009
http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-world/on-the-internet-in-china-obama-presses-for-freedom-20091116-ihux.html

Obama Is Silenced by Firewall of China
Financial Times, November 16, 2009
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e4e74d78-d29c-11de-af63-00144feabdc0.html

Corruption
Courts Told to Hear More Cases against Government Officials
South China Morning Post, November 17, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=70afb3e433df4210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Disasters
Landslide in Northern China Kills 23
Associated Press (via Yahoo! News), November 16, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091117/ap_on_re_as/as_china_landslide

Media
CNN Reporter Detained in Shanghai over Obama-Mao T-shirt
Agence France-Presse (via Yahoo! News), November 16, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091117/wl_asia_afp/chinausdiplomacymediacnn

Human Rights Defender - Feng Zhenghu (冯正虎)
Chinese Activist Lives in Airport for Weeks
Financial Times, November 16, 2009
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/3f0d3dae-d2dd-11de-af63-00144feabdc0.html

Public Health
A/H1N1 Flu Death Toll Rises to 53 on Mainland
China Daily, November 17, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-11/17/content_8985471.htm

Taiwan
台湾关注中美首脑如何定位美中台三方关系 (Taiwan Concerned with How Chinese and U.S. Leaders Define US-China-Taiwan Tripartite Relationship)
Radio France Internationale, November 16, 2009
http://www.rfi.fr/actucn/articles/119/article_17487.asp

Three Gorges
Plan for Three Gorges' Water Level Stalled
South China Morning Post, November 17, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=0244a707b2bf4210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

November 14-16, 2009

News
Bilateral Ties
Obama Arrives in China for Maiden Visit
Agence France-Presse, November 15, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091116/wl_asia_afp/chinausdiplomacy

Related news:
Taiwan Issue, Spying Hold Back Ties With US Military
South China Morning Post, November 16, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=d52e2f6a148f4210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

奥巴马在上海与青年学生对话 (Obama Holds Open Forum with University Students in Shanghai)
Radio France Internationale, November 16, 2009
http://www.rfi.fr/actucn/articles/119/article_17483.asp

中美关系：人权重，重几何？ (Sino-American Relations: Human Rights Is Important, But How Much?)
British Broadcasting Corporation, November 13, 2009
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/indepth/2009/11/091112_ana_uschina_humanright.shtml

Related information:
丁子霖致奥巴马总统的信 (Letter to President Barack Obama from Ding Zilin)
November 13, 2009
English: http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/172409
Chinese: http://gb.hrichina.org/gate/gb/big5.hrichina.org/public/contents/17967

Human Rights Defenders
China Dissidents 'Detained Ahead of Obama Visit'
Agence France-Presse, November 14, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091114/wl_asia_afp/chinarightsusdiplomacy

Related news:
Organizer of Families of Tainted Milk Powder Victims Detained
Human Rights in China, November 13, 2009
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/172422

維權人士被強行帶離北京 (Rights Activists Forced to Leave Beijing prior to Obama Visit)
Ming Pao, November 16, 2009
http://news.sina.com.hk/cgi-bin/nw/show.cgi/94/1/1/1328958/1.html

Labor
民工討薪遭百人圍毆 (Hunan Migrant Workers Demanding Back Wages Surrounded, Beaten by 100+ People )
Ming Pao, November 14, 2009
http://news.sina.com.hk/cgi-bin/nw/show.cgi/94/1/1/1327308/1.html

Multilateral
UN Slated for Stifling Net Debate
British Broadcasting Corporation, November 16, 2009
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8361849.stm
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Police
教師寫網誌被拘 狀告公安 (Liaoning Elementary School Teacher Criminally Detained after Writing Online Magazine Criticizing Local PSB)
Ming Pao, November 16, 2009
http://news.sina.com.hk/cgi-bin/nw/show.cgi/94/1/1/1328957/1.html

Protests and Petitions
Shenzhen Hardens Rules on Detaining Citizens
Financial Times, November 13, 2009
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ba2f01ee-d039-11de-a8db-00144feabdc0.html

上海访民吁请美国总统奥巴马关注中国人权问题 (200 Shanghainese Petitioners Send Joint Letter to Obama Calling for Attention on Human Rights)
Radio Free Asia, November 15, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shang-11152009161451.html

Religion
China Blocks Unregistered Church Service Again
Associated Press, November 15, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091115/ap_on_re_as/as_china_closed_churches

Tibet
Dalai Lama Was a Slave Master, China Tells Obama
Associated Press, November 15, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091115/ap_on_re_as/as_china_obama_tibet

November 13, 2009

News
Bilateral Ties
China Cautions Obama over Meeting Dalai Lama
Associated Press (via Yahoo! News), November 12, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091112/ap_on_re_as/as_china_obama_dalai_lama

Obama to Press China on Afghanistan
Financial Times, November 12, 2009
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/7f2bf2d0-cf78-11de-b876-00144feabdc0.html

China Carefully Navigates Ties with Straits Chinese
Reuters (via Yahoo! News), November 12, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091112/wl_nm/us_china_southeastasia

Chilean President Visits Shanghai
Xinhua News Agency (via China Daily), November 13, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-11/13/content_8961338.htm

Disasters
Storm Causes 38 Deaths in North China
Xinhua News Agency (via China Daily), November 13, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-11/13/content_8966997.htm

Economic Development
Chinese President Arrives in Singapore for State Visit, APEC Meeting
Xinhua News Agency, November 11, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-11/11/content_12434952.htm

Freedom of Speech
Report Details Threats to Mainland Journalists
Associated Press (via South China Morning Post), November 13, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=d68ddbf4a39e4210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Human Rights
Abuse in China's 'Black Jails': Rights Group
Agence France-Presse (via Yahoo! News), November 12, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091112/wl_asia_afp/chinasecurityrightshrw

Human Rights Defender - Ding Zilin (丁子霖)
丁子霖發公開信 籲奧營救劉曉波 (Tiananmen Mother Ding Zilin Urges President Obama to Rescue Jailed Dissident Liu Xiaobo)
Ming Pao, November 13, 2009
http://news.mingpao.com/20091113/caa2.htm

Human Rights Defender - Feng Zhenghu (冯正虎)
Activist Stuck in Tokyo Airport Limbo
Agence France-Presse (via South China Morning Post), November 13, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=577ddbf4a39e4210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Internet Censorship
美国驻华使领馆邀请了民间博客聚会 (US Embassy Meets Chinese Bloggers via Video-conference)
Radio Free Asia, November 12, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/us_china_internet-11122009105459.html?encoding=simplified

Protests and Petitions
Holdout in ‘Fight to Death’
Radio Free Asia, November 12, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/holdouthomeowner-11122009164445.html

Religion
温州白象教会领袖黄乐敏被判刑并罚款 (Baixiang Church Leader in Zhejiang Sentenced and Fined)
Radio Free Asia, November 12, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/religion_christian-11122009112738.html?encoding=simplified

Taiwan
Cross-Strait Talks Set for December
South China Morning Post, November 13, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=4cbad34f327e4210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

November 12, 2009

News
Bilateral Ties
Activists Urge President Obama to Question China's One Child Policy
Voice of America, November 10, 2009
http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-11-11-voa24.cfm?rss=asia

Environment
Residents in the Pearl River Delta Region Worried about Pollution and Water Quality, Survey Shows
South China Morning Post, November 12, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=1f5a0393724e4210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Human Rights Defender – Tan Zuoren (谭作人)
谭作人看守所录像公开 律师促依法宣判 (Video Footage of Tan Zuoren Detained Made Available, Lawyer Urges Verdict in Accordance with the Law)
Radio Free Asia, November 11, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/tan-11112009161630.html

Media
80pc of Caijing Staff Quit to Follow Editor
South China Morning Post, November 12, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=207a0393724e4210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Related news:
Hu Shuli's Successor at Caijing Confirmed
Economic Observer, November 11, 2009
http://www.eeo.com.cn/ens/homepage/briefs/2009/11/11/155346.shtml

中国舆论监督网受到黑客攻击 ("China Public Opinion Monitor Network" Attacked by Hackers)
Radio Free Asia, November 11, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/yulun-11112009155905.html

Police
拘留所推进新模式 由“看押型”向“矫治型”转变 (Detention Centers Go from "Custodial" to "Correctional")
Xinhua News Agency, November 12, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2009-11/12/content_12438182.htm

Protests and Petitions
Shenzhen Petitioners may be Sent to Labour Camps
South China Morning Post, November 12, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=d1aa0393724e4210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Related news:
深圳：多次非正常上访或被劳教 (Shenzhen: Those Submitting Multiple "Atypical" Petitions Could Be Ordered to Reeducation-Through-Labor)
Southern Metropolis Daily, November 11, 2009
http://gcontent.nddaily.com/3/10/310ce61c90f3a46e/Blog/9ac/002b57.html

逾百访民申请游行 部分访民被拘留 (100+ Petitioners Apply to Demonstrate, Some Detained)
Radio Free Asia, November 11, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/fangmin-11112009093041.html

Tibet
达赖喇嘛：别把我的宗教访问过于政治化 (Don't Politicize My Religious Visits: Dalai Lama)
Radio France Internationale, November 11, 2009
http://www.rfi.fr/actucn/articles/119/article_17385.asp

November 11, 2009

News
Bilateral Ties
Obama to Discuss with China on Three Major Issues: U.S. Expert
Xinhua News Agency, November 11, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-11/11/content_12432402.htm

Corruption
Lawmaker Investigated for Allegedly Accepting Bribes
China Daily, November 11, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-11/11/content_8946600.htm

Environment
Playing with Weather Stirs Debate in China
Agence France-Presse, November 11, 2009
http://news.sg.msn.com/top-stories/article.aspx?cp-documentid=3699926

Human Rights Defenders
China Internet Activist Trial Starts before Obama Visit
Reuters, November 11, 2009
http://in.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idINIndia-43861620091111

Law
中国拟定条例保障被拘者权益 (China Drafting Regulations to Ensure Protection of Detainees' Rights)
British Broadcasting Corporation, November 10, 2009
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2009/11/091110_china_detention_centre.shtml

Multilateral
中国支持建立《联合国反腐败公约》履约审议机制 (China Voices Support for a UN Convention against Corruption Review Mechanism)
Xinhua News Agency, November 11, 2009
http://news.eastday.com/c/20091111/u1a4798886.html

Protests and Petitions
China Protesters Plead for Help from Obama
Associated Press, November 10, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091110/ap_on_re_as/as_china_obama_protest

公安机关称六旬访民敲诈勒索法院将其拘留 (Police: Sexagenerian Petitioner Detained on Suspicion of Extorting Court)
Xinhua News Agency, November 10, 2009
http://news.eastday.com/s/20091110/u1a4797771.html

山西忻州第一信访大案初步平息 2人死亡4人劳教 (Short Break in the First Major Petitioning Case of Xinzhou, Shanxi; 2 Dead, 4 Sentenced to RTL)
Eastday, November 11, 2009
http://news.eastday.com/c/20091111/u1a4799174.html

Tibet
中国抨击达赖喇嘛访问中印争议区 (China Lashes Out at Dalai Lama for Visit to Disputed Region)
British Broadcasting Corporation, November 10, 2009
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2009/11/091110_chinareaction_dalai.shtml

XUAR
China Defends Handling of Xinjiang Executions
Agence France-Presse, November 10, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091110/wl_asia_afp/chinaunrestxinjiangtrialrights

November 10, 2009

News
Bilateral Ties
Obama to Raise Human Rights with China's Hu: Official
Agence France-Presse (via Yahoo! News), November 09, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091109/pl_afp/uschinarightsobama

奥巴马：中国是美国重要伙伴和对手 (Obama: China Is An Important Partner And Rival of The USA)
British Broadcasting Corporation, November 10, 2009
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/world/2009/11/091110_obama_china.shtml

Environment
Polluting Projects Banned from Pearl River Delta Area
Xinhua News Agency (via China Daily), November 09, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-11/09/content_8933740.htm

Government
柏林墙倒二十周年尴尬 中国官方继续修“墙” (China Continues to Censor Info about The 20th Anniversary of The Fall of Berlin Wall)
Radio Free Asia, November 09, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/bolin-11092009152001.html

Human Rights Defenders
福建严晓玲案 再有代理律师遇麻烦 (Lawyers of Detainees on Yan Xiaoling Case Threatened)
Radio Free Asia, November 09, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/yan-11092009140420.html

Media
China Media Should Boost Party Image, Official Says
Agence France-Presse (via Yahoo! News), November 09, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091109/wl_asia_afp/chinapoliticsmedia

Military
West Suspects Beijing Has Developed Space-age Arms, Despite Hu's Denials
South China Morning Post, November 10, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=b13f0140f99d4210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Multilateral
President Hu Leaves Beijing for State Visits, APEC Summit
Xinhua News Agency, November 10, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-11/10/content_8937216.htm

Hu's Awaited Visit to 2 Nations Seen as Milestone
China Daily, November 10, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-11/10/content_8935710.htm

Police
Paralyzed Prisoner Dies in Jail
China Daily, November 06, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-11/06/content_8921135.htm

Protests and Petitions
访民袁佩维在北京日坛公园被警方拘留 (Guangdong Petitioner Detained in Beijing)
Radio Free Asia, November 10, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/fangmin-11092009160545.html

Public Health
中国共报告30例甲型H1N1流感死亡病例 (China Reports a Total of 30 H1N1 Related Deaths)
Ming Pao, November 09, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2009-11/09/content_12420081.htm

Religion
海外守望教会呼吁关注国内教会处境 (Shouwang Church Member from Overseas Calls for Concern over The Church's Situations in China)
Radio Free Asia, November 10, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shouwang-11092009101548.html

Taiwan
连战将在APEC与胡锦涛单独会晤 (Lien and Hu Will Meet at APEC)
Radio France Internationale, November 09, 2009
http://www.rfi.fr/actucn/articles/119/article_17338.asp

Tibet
India Limits Journalists on Contentious Dalai Lama Trip
Agence France-Presse (via South China Morning Post), November 09, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=ca78aa44a97d4210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

XUAR
China Charges 20 Suspects Involved in Xinjiang Riot
Xinhua News Agency (via China Daily), November 10, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-11/10/content_8935459.htm

China Executes Nine over Xinjiang Riots: Report
Reuters (via Yahoo! News), November 09, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091109/wl_nm/us_china_xinjiang_executions

Related news:
US Urges China Fair Trials after Executions
Agence France-Presse (via Yahoo! News), November 09, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091109/pl_afp/chinaunrestxinjiangtrialrightsus

November 07-09, 2009

Top News of the Day
Human Rights Defenders
Petitioner, 70, Jailed over 'State Secret' Downloaded from Net
South China Morning Post, November 08, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=9bc294e5b8fc4210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

70-year-old Zhejiang-based petitioner Lin Dagang (林大刚) was sentenced in a closed trial Friday to two years' imprisonment on charges of "illegally possessing state secrets." The "secret" was a notice from the former Ministry of Construction available for online. Lin has been a frequent petitioner and is an organizer of a nation-wide group seeking the return of ancestral houses of which the government took possession in 1956.

Related information:
Two-Year Sentence for Property Rights Advocate, 70, Accused of Possessing State Secrets
Human Rights in China, November 6, 2009
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/172304

News
Bilateral Ties
China Inks Environmental Deals with Japan
Xinhua News Agency, November 08, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-11/08/content_8929406.htm

Hong Kong
Tsang Offers Olive Branch on 2012
South China Morning Post, November 07, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=20a3602eb99c4210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Human Rights Defenders
奥巴马访华在即 中国加强管控维权人士 (China Increases Control over Rights Defenders on Eve of Obama Visit)
Voice of America, November 08, 2009
http://www1.voanews.com/chinese/news/china/OBAMA-VISITS-CHINA-11082009-69509027.html

Related news:
四百多人联名呼吁奥巴马关注中国人权 (400+ Rights Activists Make Joint Call to Obama to Pay Attention to Human Rights in China)
Voice of America, November 08, 2009
http://www1.voanews.com/chinese/news/china/HUMAN-RIGHTS-CHINA-11082009-69510552.html

Human Rights Defenders – Huang Qi (黄琦), Tan Zuoren (谭作人)
US House Backs China Quake Activists
Agence France-Presse, November 08, 2009
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hoKaJLJvCO6Bi6FGhcj5aE5ee0PA

Related information:
H.RES.877: Expressing support for Chinese human rights activists Huang Qi and Tan Zuoren for engaging in peaceful expression as they seek answers and justice for the parents whose children were killed in the Sichuan earthquake of May 12, 2008.
Introduced October 29, 2009
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d111:h.res.00877:

Media
记者，挑战高风险的职业 (Being a Journalist Has Become a Risky Occupation; Accident Insurance Rates Higher than for Other Jobs)
Guangzhou Daily, November 08, 2009
http://gzdaily.dayoo.com/html/2009-11/08/content_757844.htm

Related news:
內地記者節獄中悲歌 (A Sad Song for China's Reporters on Journalists Day)
Apple Daily, November 09, 2009
http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/template/apple/art_main.php?iss_id=20091109&sec_id=15335&subsec_id=15336&art_id=13399656

維權律師﹕記者頻受打壓 (Rights Defense Lawyer: Journalists under Increased Pressure)
Ming Pao, November 09, 2009
http://news.sina.com.hk/cgi-bin/nw/show.cgi/94/1/1/1321245/1.html

新修订《新闻记者证管理办法》：任何组织不得阻挠记者合法采访活动 (Newly Revised Measures on the Administration of Press Credentials: No Organization Can Prevent a Journalist from Reporting)
Xinhua News Agency, November 08, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2009-11/08/content_12412408.htm

Multilateral
China Pledges $10 Billion in Low-cost Loans to Africa
The Washington Post, November 09, 2009
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/11/08/AR2009110818002.html

Politics
Rubble Rousing
Daily News & Analysis, November 09, 2009
http://www.dnaindia.com/world/report_rubble-rousing_1309035

地震灾区逾千干部被提拔 (Sichuan Quake Area a Shortcut for Promotion for Local Cadres)
Guangzhou Daily, November 09, 2009
http://gzdaily.dayoo.com/html/2009-11/09/content_758780.htm

Protests and Petitions
不满征地补偿欲集体上访三农民被拘留 (Three Hebei Farmers Detained after Making Joint Petition against Insufficient Land Compensation)
Radio Free Asia, November 08, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/bu-11082009151727.html

Tibet
Defying China, Dalai Lama Visits Indian Town near Border
The Los Angeles Times, November 09, 2009
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-india-dalai9-2009nov09,0,6596321.story

XUAR
Uyghur Activist Seeks Talks with Beijing
Asia Times Online, November 06, 2009
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China/KK06Ad02.html

November 06, 2009

Top News of the Day

Police
Activist: Chinese Guard at Black Jail Admits Rape
Associated Press (via Google News), November 05, 2009
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iY03_Q_hItValmbvgntGdRAzIUCQD9BPAEF00

Related news:
Rape Trial Begins for Petitioner from Village
China Daily, November 5, 2009
http://www.china.org.cn/china/2009-11/05/content_18831628.htm

News
Bilateral Ties
Hosts Want Obama to Say Tibet Is Chinese
South China Morning Post, November 06, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=deeda626505c4210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Corruption
中国将通过审计严查政府投资工程违法违规问题 (Illegal Government-funded Projects under Strict Investigation by National Audit Office)
Xinhua News Agency, November 05, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2009-11/05/content_12393301.htm

Economic Development
China's Growing Thirst for African Oil
Agence France-Presse (via Yahoo! News), November 06, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091106/bs_afp/chinaafricaeconomyoil

Hong Kong
Beijing Dangles a Deal on Suffrage
South China Morning Post, November 06, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=160ea626505c4210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Rule Change to Aid Visits by Mainland Parents
South China Morning Post, November 06, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=6d86453a244c4210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Human Rights Defender - Qi Zhiyong (齐志勇)
受压民众申请游行抗议奥巴马访华 (Qi Zhiyong Calls for Mass Protest in Beijing against Obama's Visit to China)
Radio Free Asia, November 05, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/obama-11042009154304.html

Human Rights Defender - Xie Changfa (谢长发)
谢长发终获二审辩护权利 (Xie Changfa Granted Right of Defense in His Appeal Trial)
Radio Free Asia, November 05, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/china_dissident-11052009105616.html?encoding=simplified

Human Rights Defender - Yang Zili (杨子立)
杨子立、张宏海吁奥巴马关注狱中异见人士病情 (Yang Zili and Zhang Hongnai Appeal to Obama to Follow Cases of Imprisoned Dissidents in Open Letter)
Radio Free Asia, November 05, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/Xinwen/yijianrenshi-11052009160933.html?textonly=1

Human Rights Defenders
Chinese Activist Risks Jail with Letter to Obama
Associated Press (via Google News), November 05, 2009
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iyFubuWNWXGy_BJhWEtP0u2gDWGgD9BPGNT82

关注严晓玲案被控诬告的三名维权人士下周开庭 (Trial of 3 Rights Defenders Reporting on the Yan Xiaoling Case to Be Heard Next Wednesday in Fuzhou)
Radio Free Asia, November 06, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/china_libel-11052009104922.html?encoding=simplified

Public Health
Policy on Internet Addicts Softens - Surgery, Boot Camps for Web Abuse Are Out
South China Morning Post, November 06, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=76d114b46a4c4210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Rural Issues
Farmers Selling Blood to Make Ends Meet
China Daily, November 05, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-11/05/content_8915392.htm

November 05, 2009

News
Bilateral Ties
Dalai Lama's Border Visit Set to Strain Sino-Indian Ties
South China Morning Post, November 05, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=40b247bd5dfb4210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

US General Urges Dialogue on Space
South China Morning Post, November 05, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=c0a247bd5dfb4210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Death Penalty
最高法行使死刑复核权2年半 过渡平稳 (Smooth Implementation since Power to Review Death Sentences Vested in SPC 2.5 Years Ago)
Xinhua News Agency, November 04, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2009-11/04/content_12382396.htm

Environment
Residents Opposed to Incinerator Project
China Daily, November 05, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-11/05/content_8915389.htm

Human Rights Defenders – Feng Zhenghu (冯正虎)
上海访民被无理关押 冯正虎再被拒回国 (Shanghai Petitioners Unlawfully Detained, Feng Zhenghu Denied Entry to China Yet Again)
Radio Free Asia, November 04, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/fang-11042009141630.html

Land Policy
广西百名村民阻拆迁遭警察暴殴 (Guangxi Villagers Brutally Assaulted by Police for Obstructing Land Appropriation)
Radio Free Asia, November 04, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/bei-11042009121029.html

Law
李蕊蕊轟官派律師未盡責 (Li Ruirui: The Government-appointed Lawyer Did Not Fulfill His Duty)
Ming Pao, November 05, 2009
http://news.mingpao.com/20091105/caa1.htm

公安部：儿童失踪案件一律立为刑事案件 (Child Abduction Listed as Criminal Offence: PSB)
Xinhua News Agency, November 04, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2009-11/04/content_12382634.htm

Media
网民因组党而以涉嫌煽动颠覆国家政权罪受审 (Netizen Tried on Inciting Subversion of State Power for Forming "Party" on the Internet)
Radio Free Asia, November 03, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/wang-11032009145950.html

Religion
王怡余杰香港开讲谈家庭教会公开化趋势 (Wang Yi and Yu Jia Speak in HK on the Increasing Trend for House Churches to Go Public)
Radio Free Asia, November 04, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/jiaohui-11042009151501.html

Tibet
Dalai Lama Relative Joins Communist Party: State Media
Agence France-Presse (via Yahoo! News), November 04, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091104/wl_asia_afp/chinatibetpoliticsdalainiece

November 04, 2009

Top News
Human Rights Defenders
民主党人李志友携妻女逃离中国 (Democracy Activist Li Zhiyou Flees to Thailand with Family)
Radio Free Asia, November 04, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/li-11032009130350.html

Guilin, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region-based activist and China Democracy Party Member Li Zhiyou (李志友) fled China with his wife and daughter last week, arriving in Bangkok, Thailand on Tuesday. Li told RFA that the journey took five days. Li Zhiyou was involved with forming of the China Democracy Party and served three years in prison (1999-2001) on charges of inciting subversion of state power for his involvement with it. Since his release, Li has been subject to constant harassment from authorities and has been detained many times.

News
Corruption
Chinese Trial Reveals Vast Web of Corruption
New York Times, November 04, 2009
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/04/world/asia/04crimewave.html

Death Penalty
Migrant Escapes Death Penalty over Killings
South China Morning Post, November 04, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=39922c1009ab4210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Environment
China Seeks Laws to Protect Polluted Lakes: State Media
Agence France-Presse (via Yahoo! News), November 03, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091103/sc_afp/chinaenvironmentpollutionwater

Human Rights Defenders
Founder Faces Life Term over His Political Party
South China Morning Post, November 04, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=9b222c1009ab4210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

济源维权人士原红遭到警察殴打 (Jiyuan, Henan Rights Activist Yuan Hong Beaten by Police)
Radio Free Asia, November 03, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/rights_assault-11032009113454.html

Internet Censorship
內容不良 魔獸世界遭封殺 (GAPP Shuts Down Popular Online Game World of Warcraft Due to "Harmful Content")
China Times, November 04, 2009
http://news.chinatimes.com/2007Cti/2007Cti-News/2007Cti-News-Content/0,4521,11052101+122009110400382,00.html

China Police Chief Urges Harsher Internet Controls
Agence France-Presse (via Yahoo! News), November 03, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091103/wl_asia_afp/chinainternetcensorship

內地封鎖柏林圍牆網站 (Berlin Twitter Wall Site Blocked in China)
Apple Daily, November 04, 2009
http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/template/apple/art_main.php?iss_id=20091104&sec_id=15335&subsec_id=15336&art_id=13383513

Related information:
Berlin Twitter Wall (柏林Twitter围墙)
http://www.berlintwitterwall.com/

Land Policy
上海迪士尼已启动拆迁安置 占地4.12平方公里 (Shanghai to Begin Evictions and Demolitions as 4.12 sqkm Planned for Newly-Approved Disney Park)
21st Century Business Herald, November 04, 2009
http://news.dayoo.com/finance/200911/04/54391_100323926.htm

Law
78％基层法院建立立案信访大厅 (78% of Grass-roots Courts Have Case Petitioning Offices)
People's Daily, November 04, 2009
http://politics.people.com.cn/GB/1026/10312527.html

Police
Torture Continues to Be the Main Investigative Tool in China
AsiaNews, November 03, 2009
http://www.asianews.it/index.php?l=en&art=16765&size=A

Protests and Petitions
被姦上訪女抵京 今赴庭審 (Trial of Female Petitioner Raped while Held in Black Jail to Be Heard Today in Beijing)
Ming Pao, November 04, 2009
http://news.sina.com.hk/cgi-bin/nw/show.cgi/94/1/1/1316045/1.html

Related news:
安徽当局阻扰李蕊蕊听审被强奸案 (Anhui Authorities Obstruct Li Ruirui's Case)
Radio Free Asia, November 03, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/petitioner_rape-11032009112625.html

Public Health
China's Economy Powering Syphilis Spread
Reuters (via Yahoo! News), November 03, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091103/hl_nm/us_china_syphilis

Religion
北京守望家庭教会被迫在雪中进行主日崇拜 (Beijing's Shouwang House Church Forced to Hold Sunday Services Outside in Snow)
Voice of America, November 03, 2009
http://www1.voanews.com/chinese/news/china/BEIJING-HOUSE-CHURCH-FORCED-WORSHIP-OUTDOORS-IN-THE-SNOW-20091103-68841587.html

社科院副研究员范亚峰因参予教会维权被开除 (CASS Researcher Loses Position after Participating in House Church Rights Defense Movement)
Radio Free Asia, November 03, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/rights_dissident-11032009112913.html

Three Gorges
China's Three Gorges Dam Comes of Age
Asia Times Online, November 04, 2009
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China/KK04Ad01.html

November 03, 2009

News
Bilateral Ties
China, New Zealand Sign Labor Market Agreement
Xinhua News Agency, November 03, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-11/03/content_12373935.htm

Disasters
1,000 Homes Ruined in Yunnan Quake
Agence France-Presse (via South China Morning Post), November 03, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0

Human Rights Defender - Guo Quan (郭泉)
異見教授郭泉上訴 料月底有結果 (Democracy Activist Guo Quan Appeals against Sentence for Subversion, Court Ruling Expected by End of The Month)
Ming Pao, November 03, 2009
http://news.mingpao.com/20091103/cac1.htm

June Fourth
天安门母亲联署 港团体抗议限制回国权利 ("Tiananmen Mothers" Sign Petition to Protest China's Entry Restriction on Their HK Group Member)
Radio Free Asia, November 02, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/ding-11022009095624.html

Law
最高法院：六种情形下政府信息不予公开 (SPC: Government Information Withheld from Disclosure under Six Circumstances)
Eastday, November 03, 2009
http://news.eastday.com/c/20091103/u1a4778684.html

Related information:
关于审理政府信息公开行政案件若干问题的规定（征求意见稿） (Regulations on Several Issues Regarding the Hearing of Open Government Information Cases [Draft for Soliciting Opinions])
ChinaCourt.org, November 03, 2009
http://politics.people.com.cn/GB/1026/10309068.html

Military
China 'to Put Weapons in Space'
South China Morning Post, November 03, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=010557e7425b4210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Protests and Petitions
惠州“10·26”事件 8人被拘留 (Eight Detained for the "October 26 Incident" in Huizhou)
Southern Metropolis Daily, November 03, 2009
http://epaper.nddaily.com/A/html/2009-11/03/content_931599.htm

Related news:
惠州工商通报百人冲击机关事件 多名警察被打 (Several Police Beaten in Assault
Involving 100+ People in Huizhou)
Southern Metropolis Daily, October 30, 2009
http://law.southcn.com/c/2009-10/30/content_6143993.htm

番禺数百民工与警冲突三十多人被拘 (Hundreds of Migrant Workers in Guangzhou Clash With Police; More than 30 Detained)
Radio Free Asia, November 02, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/min-11022009095427.html

XUAR
中国反对美国将维吾尔人移交帕劳 (China Opposes The Transfer of Uyghurs to Palau)
British Broadcasting Corporation, November 03, 2009
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2009/11/091103_china_palau_uighurs.shtml

Xinjiang Police to 'Strike Hard'
British Broadcasting Corporation, November 03, 2009
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8339367.stm

October 31 - November 02, 2009

News
Bilateral Ties
China's Africa Goals More than Just Natural Resources
Reuters (via Yahoo! News), November 02, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091102/bs_nm/us_africa_china_objectives

Stronger Japan Ties, But with Riders
China Daily, November 02, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-11/02/content_8880766.htm

Corruption
China Sacks Education Minister amid Scandal
Associated Press (via Yahoo! News), November 01, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091101/ap_on_re_as/as_china_education

Environment
Acid Ship 'Sinks in China's Yangtze'
Agence France-Presse (via Yahoo! News), November 01, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091101/wl_asia_afp/chinayangtzeenvironmentaccident

China Cracks Down on Garbage Smuggling
Xinhua News Agency (via Shanghai Daily), October 31, 2009
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=418058

Gender
Raids Release Missing Women
Shanghai Daily, November 02, 2009
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2009/200911/20091102/article_418176.htm

Human Rights
自由之家:世界不自由人口中国占一半(组图) (Freedom House: China Accounts for over One Half of Those Living under Not Free Conditions)
Radio Free Asia, November 02, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/ziyou-10302009102640.html

Human Rights Defender - Qi Zhiyong (齐志勇)
驻京美国记者未能采访中国异议人士齐志勇 (American Journalist Not Allowed to Interview Chinese Dissident Qi Zhiyong)
Radio Free Asia, November 02, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/ji-10302009163931.html

Human Rights Defender – Ai Xiaoming (艾晓明)
广州中山大学教授艾晓明被限制入港后因私访问香港成功 (Professor Ai Xiaoming Successfully Enters HK for Personal Visit)
Radio Free Asia, November 02, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gang-11012009165446.html

Labor
Furniture Factory Fire Leaves 3 Dead, 3 Injured in Chongqing
Xinhua News Agency (via China Daily), October 31, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-10/31/content_8878178.htm

Multilateral
Japan, China, S Korea to Strengthen Cooperation in Disaster Control
Xinhua News Agency, October 31, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-10/31/content_12366180.htm

Protests and Petitions
浙江访民朱爱莲进京上访却被劳教一年 (Zhejiang Petitioner Sentenced to Reeducation-through-labor after Protesting in Beijing)
Radio Free Asia, October 31, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/zhe-10312009000855.html

Taiwan
Singer Stages Camouflaged PLA Landing on Taiwan, DPP Fumes
South China Morning Post, October 31, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2c913216495213d5df646910cba0a0a0/?vgnextoid=6fb741be365a4210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

More Missiles across Strait
Asia Times Online, October 31, 2009
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China/KJ31Ad01.html

Tibet
China Is Trying a Tibetan Filmmaker for Subversion
New York Times, October 30, 2009
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/31/world/asia/31tibet.html

Dalai Lama Says Trip to a Disputed Region in India Isn’t Political
New York Times, October 31, 2009
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/01/world/asia/01lama.html

XUAR
China Jails 19 in Xinjiang for Security Crimes: Uighur Group
Agence France-Presse (via Yahoo! News), October 30, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091030/wl_asia_afp/chinaunrestxinjiangrights

接受境外媒體採訪 維族記者被捕 (Uyghur Journalist Arrested after Accepting Media’s Interview)
Ming Pao, November 02, 2009
http://news.mingpao.com/20091102/cae1.htm

Related information:
Ethnic Uighur Journalist Detained in China
Associated Press (via Yahoo! News), October 30, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091030/ap_on_bi_ge/as_china_uighur_unrest

Xinjiang Sentences for Riots Will Stand
Xinhua News Agency (via Shanghai Daily), October 31, 2009
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=418059

October 30, 2009

Top News
Protests and Petitions
上海市民沈佩兰在探望郑恩宠时被殴打 (Shanghai Citizen Shen Peilan Beaten when on Her Way to Visit Rights Defense Lawyer Zheng Enchong)
Chinese Human Rights Defenders, October 29, 2009
http://crd-net.org/Article/Class53/200910/20091029142116_17982.html

On October 27, 2009, a Shanghai petitioner Shen Peilan (沈佩兰) was beaten by police officers when she went to visit rights defense lawyer Zheng Enchong (郑恩宠). On October 29, 2009, Shen was taken away from their home by officers from the public security bureau of Maqiao Township in Pudong New District, Shanghai.

Related information:
Rights Activist Beaten and Detained Following Protest
Human Rights in China, October 29, 2009
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/172281

News
Bilateral Ties
Chinese Vice Premier Visits Albania
Xinhua News Agency, October 29, 2009
http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKTRE59S08N20091029?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews

Canada Looks to Renew Ties with China
China Daily, October 30, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-10/30/content_8870515.htm

Obama Meets Senior Chinese Military Officer
Xinhua News Agency (via China Daily), October 29, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-10/29/content_8867137.htm

Li Calls for 'New Level' in Australia Ties
South China Morning Post, October 30, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=9fb313f35a3a4210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Corruption
Guangdong Uses Lie Detector in Corruption Probe
Shanghai Daily, October 30, 2009
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=417969

Environment
Climate Diplomacy Stepped up as Copenhagen Looms
South China Morning Post, October 29, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=7346ae080ae94210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Government
艾未未要求地震信息公开　邮寄行动冀望网友加入 (Ai Weiwei Call on Chinese Authorities for Information Disclosure on Sichuan Earthquake)
Radio Free Asia, October 29, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/ai-10292009094225.html

Labor
26名工人集體食物中毒 施工方稱投毒可能性大 (26 Workers in Xian Suffer Food Poisoning)
Sina, October 30, 2009
http://news.sina.com.hk/cgi-bin/nw/show.cgi/9/1/1/1311098/1.html

Law
侵权责任立法须审慎客观——聚焦人大常委会审议侵权责任法草案 (Careful Review on Draft Tort Liability Law Needed)
Xinhua News Agency, October 30, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2009-10/30/content_12358456.htm

North Korea
China's Hu Invites North Korea's Kim to Visit: Report
Reuters, October 29, 2009
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE59S1GN20091029?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews

Protests and Petitions
上海四百访民聚京抗议 商议每月都要集体上访 (400 Petitioners Protest in Beijing)
Radio Free Asia, October 29, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/fang-10292009101905.html

Tibet
EU Denounces China's Execution of Two Tibetans
Agence France-Presse (via Yahoo! News), October 29, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091029/wl_asia_afp/chinatibetunresteu

XUAR
中国当局逮捕新疆维吾尔族著名媒体人海来特 (Uyghur Journalist Heyrat Niyaz Arrested)
Radio France Internationale, October 30, 2009
http://www.rfi.fr/actucn/articles/118/article_17116.asp

October 29, 2009

News
Bilateral Ties
Chinese Visit Seals End of Chilly Ties with Australia
Reuters (via Yahoo! News), October 29, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091029/wl_nm/us_australia_china

Corruption
中国政府官员贪腐、涉黑犯罪日趋严重 (Corruption and Related Crimes Involving Chinese Government Officials Shows Signs of Worsening)
Radio Free Asia, October 28, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/fu-10282009084837.html

Environment
China Poisoning Pearl River Delta: Greenpeace
Agence France-Presse (via Yahoo! News), October 28, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091028/sc_afp/chinaenvironmentgreenpeace

Human Rights Defenders
慈溪农民因控告地方官员腐败被追杀 (Zhejiang Farmer Listed as Wanted for Exposing the Corruption of Local Officials)
Radio Free Asia, October 28, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/nong-10282009101629.html

贵州活动人士周二聚会 启动“第五届人权研讨会” (Guizhou Activists Gather Tuesday for the Fifth Human Rights Seminar)
Radio Free Asia, October 28, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/guizhou-10282009115653.html

中国多名维权律师访美 探讨法制在中国的发展 (Chinese Rights Defense Lawyers Discuss the Development of the Chinese Legal System in Washington)
Radio Free Asia, October 29, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/lushi-10282009170351.html

Law
最高检:严查刑讯逼供、暴力取证等侵犯人权犯罪 (SPP: Investigation into Forced Confessions, Evidence Obtained through Violence, and Other Acts Violating Human Rights during Criminal Investigations)
Xinhua News Agency, October 29, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2009-10/29/content_12352152.htm

Media
最高法研究室答新华网：增强法律意识 规范网络行为 (Interview with SPC Research Office: Strengthen Legal Consciousness, Regulate Internet Activities)
Xinhua News Agency, October 29, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2009-10/29/content_12354346.htm

Multilateral
VP Xi: China to Take Active Part in UN Work
Xinhua News Agency, October 28, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-10/28/content_12350274.htm

October 28, 2009

News

Internet Censorship

China Purges Porn Works on Internet

Xinhua News Agency (via China Daily), October 27, 2009 http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-10/27/content_8857867.htm

June Fourth

北京又拒港人入境 被指违反联合国公约 ("Tiananmen Mothers Campaign - Hong Kong" Member Refused Entry into Beijing)

Radio Free Asia, October 28, 2009

http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/bei-10272009171711.html

Law

Draft Amendment Aims for Electoral Balance

South China Morning Post, October 28, 2009

http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0

Children

China Rescues Kidnapped Children

BBC Chinese, October 28, 2009

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8329172.stm

Bilateral Ties

China, Malawi Vow to Further Military Ties

Xinhua News Agency, October 27, 2009

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-10/27/content_12343153.htm

Ukraine Reliable Friend, Partner: Chinese Vice Premier

Xinhua News Agency, October 28, 2009

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-10/28/content_12345879.htm

China, Mongolia Vow to Step Up Parliamentary Ties

Xinhua News Agency, October 28, 2009

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-10/27/content_12342056.htm

Multilateral

Russia, India, China to Forge Common Approach to Global Issues

Voice of America, October 28, 2009

http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-10-27-voa51.cfm?rss=asia

4th Ministerial Meeting of Forum on China-African Cooperation to Be Held in Egypt

Xinhua News Agency, October 27, 2009

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-10/27/content_12341005.htm

Beijing Runs a Diplomatic Marathon

Asia Times Online, October 28, 2009

http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China/KJ28Ad01.html

Tibet

China Confirms Two Tibetans Executed Over 2008 Unrest

Agence France-Presse (via Yahoo! News), October 27, 2009

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091027/wl_afp/chinaunresttibet

China Urges Push for Tibet Stability: State Media

Agence France-Presse (via Yahoo! News), October 28, 2009 http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091027/wl_asia_afp/chinatibetpoliticsunrest

Society

中国网上人体肾脏器官买卖活跃 (Human Organ Trafficking Rampant through Internet in China)

British Broadcasting Corporation, October 27, 2009

http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2009/10/091027_online_kidneys.shtml

October 24-27, 2009

Top News

Human Rights Defender
“零八宪章”签署人之一的段春芳被判处一年半徒刑 ("Charter 08" Signer Duan Chunfang Sentenced to One Year And Six Months)
Radio France Internationale, October 24, 2009
http://www.rfi.fr/actucn/articles/118/article_17011.asp

Duan Chunfang (段春芳), a Shanghai petitioner and Charter ’08 signer, was sentenced by a Shanghai court to one year and six months in prison for “obstructing official business” on October 23, 2009. Since 2000, Duan had petitioned the authorities for her demolished home and justice for her brother death. On June 23, 2009, Duan and her husband were beaten by policemen; she was detained and accused of assaulting policemen on July 3, 2009.

Related information:
Petitioner Gets One Year and Six Months for “Obstructing Official Business”
Human Rights in China, October 23, 2009
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/172212

News
Bilateral Ties
Australia Declares End to China Tensions
Reuters (via South China Morning Post), October 26, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0

Beijing Hides North Korea Trade Statistics
Reuters (via South China Morning Post), October 27, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0

Myanmar, China to Boost Trade, Ties: State Media
Xinhua News Agency (via China Daily), October 24, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-10/24/content_8844061.htm

China, Switzerland Vow to Tighten up Law Enforcement Collaboration
Xinhua News Agency, October 26, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-10/26/content_12332348.htm

China's Top Legislator Pledges to Advance Relations with Kenya
Xinhua News Agency, October 23, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-10/23/content_12311209.htm

Chinese Vice President Meets Senior Vietnamese Official
Xinhua News Agency, October 26, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-10/26/content_12331573.htm

Corruption
Shenzhen Sacks Two More Officials in Corruption Probe
Shanghai Daily, October 26, 2009
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2009/200910/20091026/article_417516.htm#ixzz0V6rdhAMV
Chongqing Billionaire on Trial over Crippling Taxi Strike, Bribery
South China Morning Post, October 27, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0

Disasters
Drought in South And Central Areas to Continue
South China Morning Post, October 24, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0

Environment
Bloggers Map China’s Pollution
Radio Free Asia, October 26, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/google-10252009155101.html

Internet Censorship
《南风窗》网站突然停止运作 (Guangzhou-based Magazine "Nanfeng Chuang" Site Suspended)Radio Free Asia, October 26, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/china_magzine-10262009123741.html?encoding=simplified

Labor
3 Trapped Chinese Coal Miners Rescued After 8 Days
Associated Press (via Yahoo! News), October 24, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091025/ap_on_re_as/as_china_miners_rescued

Factory Fire Kills Two, Injures Four in E China
Xinhua News Agency (via China Daily), October 26, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-10/26/content_8846626.htm

Military
PLA Commander Begins Tour of US Military Sites
Agence France-Presse (via South China Morning Post), October 25, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0

China 'Developing Cyber Warfare Capability'
Associated Press (via South African Press Association), October 23, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0

Multilateral
84 Countries And Regions Converge on Beijing for Int'l Fiscal Summit
China Daily (via Xinhua News Agency), October 26, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-10/26/content_12327786.htm

Sixth China-ASEAN Expo Closes, Bringing Closer Ties
Xinhua News Agency, October 24, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-10/24/content_12315584.htm

Protests and Petitions
西安盐西村非法拆迁数名村民被打伤，一人生命垂危(图) (Villagers in Xian Beaten After Protesting against Illegal Eviction, One Severely Injured)
Radio Free Asia, October 24, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/xi-10232009233349.html

Fourteen Arrested over China Mine Dispute: Govt
Agence France-Presse (via Yahoo! News), October 23, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091023/wl_asia_afp/chinaminingcrime

３００名复员军人在北京总政示威 (300 Retired Military Officials Demonstrate in Beijing)
Radio Free Asia, October 26, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/petition_veterans-10262009112125.html?encoding=simplified

Religion
美指華續打壓疆藏宗教自由 (China Continues to Suppress Religious Freedom in Tibet and Xinjiang: US)
Ming Pao, October 27, 2009
http://inews.mingpao.com/htm/INews/20091027/ca20850i.htm

Society
How Burying A Tradition Fuelled Black Market in Corpse-selling
South China Morning Post, October 24, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0

Taiwan
Taiwan Leader Ma Calls for Lasting Cross-Strait Peace
Xinhua News Agency, October 25, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-10/25/content_12324322.htm

Uygur Leader Kadeer Is No Terrorist: Ma
Agence France-Presse (via South China Morning Post), October 23, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0

Tibet
India to China: Dalai Lama An 'Honored Guest'
Associated Press (via Yahoo! News), October 25, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091025/ap_on_re_as/as_asean_india_china_dalai_lama

XUAR
China's Xinjiang Isolated by E-mail, Phone Cuts
Agence France-Presse (via China Post), October 25, 2009
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/china/local-news/other/2009/10/25/230059/Chinas-Xinjiang.htm

October 23, 2009

Top News

Law
国务院法制办负责人就《保安服务管理条例》答问 (Representative from the State Council Legal Affairs Office Responds to Questions Regarding the Regulations on the Administration of Security Services)
Xinhua News Agency, October 21, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2009-10/21/content_12289351.htm

Related information:
保安服务管理条例 (Regulations on the Administration of Security Services)
State Council, October 13, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2009-10/19/content_12270284.htm

News
Bilateral Ties
China Sends Volunteers to Niger
China Daily, October 23, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-10/22/content_8835613.htm

U.S.-China Military Ties Vital to Bilateral Ties: Clinton
Xinhua News Agency, October 23, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-10/23/content_12303381.htm

China, India Stoke 21st-Century Rivalry
The Wall Street Journal, October 23, 2009
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125625173429702481.html?mod=rss_asia_whats_news

Corruption
宁夏辽宁各一名省级高官被免职 (High-ranking Provincial and Regional Officials Removed from Office in Ningxia and Liaoning)
British Broadcasting Corporation, October 23, 2009
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2009/10/091022_china_corruption.shtml

Guangdong Officials and Senior Judges Sacked for Corruption
South China Morning Post, October 23, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=96ca471e32d74210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Hong Kong
Hong Kong Law under Beijing’s Shadow
Asia Times Online, October 23, 2009
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China/KJ23Ad01.html

Activists Face Trial after Constitutionality Ruling
South China Morning Post, October 23, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=90df2022f8c74210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Human Rights Defenders
Two Activist Writers Turned away at Border
South China Morning Post, October 23, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=d62b471e32d74210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Human Rights Defender - Hu Jia (胡佳)
獲准與家人見面 胡佳獄中肝硬化 (Family of Hu Jia Permitted Meeting, Hu's Health Worsens due to Cirrhosis)
Ming Pao, October 23, 2009
http://news.sina.com.hk/cgi-bin/nw/show.cgi/94/1/1/1303935/1.html

Internet Censorship
China Authors Say Google Violated Copyrights
Reuters, October 22, 2009
http://www.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUSTRE59L20V20091022

Law
Does China Need an Animal Protection Law?
Beijing Review, October 22, 2009
http://www.bjreview.com.cn/quotes/txt/2009-10/23/content_225363.htm

North Korea
China Forces POW Relatives Back to N.Korea - Activist
Reuters, October 22, 2009
http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKTRE59L14S20091022

Protests and Petitions
江苏吴江垃圾焚烧厂投产 数万人连续街头抗议 (Wujiang, Jiangsu Residents Take to the Street to Protest Construction of Waste Incineration Plant)
Radio Free Asia, October 22, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/trash-10222009100241.html

河北村民抗議逼遷堵國道 (Hebei Villagers Block Highway Protesting Land Confiscation)
Ming Pao, October 23, 2009
http://news.sina.com.hk/cgi-bin/nw/show.cgi/94/1/1/1303929/1.html

Public Health
深圳等10城市两年内实现公共场所全面禁烟 (Shenzhen amongst Ten Cities to Ban Smoking in Public Places within Next Two Years)
Jiangxi Daily, October 21, 2009
http://news.163.com/09/1021/16/5M5MN04U0001124J.html

Analysts Unimpressed by Cut in Prices of More than 1,000 Drugs
South China Morning Post, October 23, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=d54b471e32d74210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Tibet
西藏流亡组织称中国枪决四名参与骚乱的藏人 (Tibetan Exile Organization: China Has Executed Four Tibetan Participants in Riots)
Radio Free Asia, October 22, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/tibet-10222009170637.html

Related news:
China Executes Tibetan Protesters
The Guardian, October 22, 2009
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/oct/22/china-executes-tibet-protesters

XUAR
美最高法院将审理关塔那摩湾维族在押人员案 (U.S. Supreme Court Accepts Case of Uyghurs Detained at Guantanamo)
Voice of America, October 22, 2009
http://www1.voanews.com/chinese/news/china/UIGHERS-20091022-65511362.html

Guantánamo Uighurs Know Justices Took Their Case
The Miami Herald, October 22, 2009
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/breaking-news/story/1294146.html

October 22, 2009

News
Bilateral Ties
India, China Leaders to Meet amid War of Words
Reuters, October 22, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091021/wl_nm/us_india_china

Related news:
India, China Agree to Cooperate on Climate Change
Associated Press, October 21, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/as_india_china_climate_change

China Top Legislator Expects Stable Relations with Costa Rica
Xinhua News Agency, October 21, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-10/21/content_12291850.htm

Related information:
Cash Helped China Win Costa Rica’s Recognition
The New York Times, September 12, 2008
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/13/world/asia/13costa.html

Death Penalty
China Sentences Six to Death in Mega-mafia Trial
Agence France-Presse, October 21, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091021/wl_asia_afp/chinacrimecorruptiontrial

Suspended Death Sentence for Professor's Murderer
South China Morning Post, October 22, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2c913216495213d5df646910cba0a0a0/?vgnextoid=e7be0b807c774210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Hong Kong
Citizens' Radio Activists Lose Legal Challenge
South China Morning Post, October 22, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=b5dcfd6c69b74210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Media
世界新闻自由排行榜上 中国垫底 (Reporters Without Borders Ranks PRC 168 out of 175 Countries in World Press Freedom Index)
Radio Free Asia, October 21, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/mediafree-10212009103836.html

Related news:
HK Rises in Press Freedom Index, but KMT 'Interference' Hits Taiwan
South China Morning Post, October 22, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=472d0b807c774210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Related information:
Press Freedom Index 2009
Reporters Without Borders, October 20, 2009
http://www.rsf.org/en-classement1003-2009.html

Military
Growing Chinese Military Creates Uncertainty: U.S.
Reuters, October 21, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091021/pl_nm/us_usa_china_military

Police
Policeman Suspended for Beating Journalist
China Daily, October 22, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-10/22/content_8828508.htm

China Orders Jails to Intensify Security Measures after Prison-breaking
Xinhua News Agency, October 22, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-10/22/content_12293590.htm

Related news:
內蒙越柙犯 切獄警手指開鎖 (To Escape from Hohhot Prison, Inmates Cut Off Guard's Finger to Breach Security Measures)
Ming Pao, October 22, 2009
http://news.mingpao.com/20091022/cad1.htm

Protests and Petitions
Beijing Protest over Disabled Rights
China Daily, October 22, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/metro/2009-10/22/content_8830481.htm

Police Detain Suspects in Coal Mine Clash
Shanghai Daily, October 21, 2009
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2009/200910/20091021/article_417010.htm

毒奶受害家长续遭打压 维权代表拟成立相关联盟 (Parents of Children Poisoned by Tainted Milk Powder Come under Increased Pressure, Activists Propose Formation of Related Rights-defense Alliances)
Radio Free Asia, October 22, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/milk-10212009085308.html

Religion
山东法轮功修炼者遭判刑家人吁奥巴马访华时关注 (Shandong Falun Gong Practitioners Sentenced, Relatives Call for Obama's Attention during China Visit)
Radio Free Asia, October 21, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/falungong-10212009083229.html

Taiwan
Cross-straits Postings Break New Ground
Reuters, October 21, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=f5e485c459674210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Top US Envoy in Taiwan: No Change in Island Ties
Associated Press, October 22, 2009
http://www.etaiwannews.com/etn/news_content.php?id=1088188

XUAR
China Accused over ‘Missing’ Uighurs
Financial Times (via Financial Times), October 22, 2009
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/2c7c0f1e-bda0-11de-9f6a-00144feab49a.html

Related news:
“人权观察”发布新疆维族青年失踪报告 (Human Rights Watch Publishes Report on Disappearances of Uyghurs following XUAR Protests)
Radio Free Asia, October 21, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/xinjiang-10212009085904.html

Related information:
"We Are Afraid to Even Look for Them"
Human Rights Watch, October 20, 2009
http://www.hrw.org/en/reports/2009/10/22/we-are-afraid-even-look-them-0

指北京打壓維族 熱比婭籲日本關注 (Beijing Accused of Suppressing Uyghurs, Kadeer Calls for Japan's Attention)
Ming Pao, October 22, 2009
http://news.mingpao.com/20091022/caf1.htm