August 12, 2010

News
Corruption
建设国土规划部门不正之风仍居腐败首位 (Gov't Survey: Construction and Land Planning Agencies the Most Corrupt)
Guangzhou Daily, August 09, 2010
http://news.dayoo.com/news/201008/09/85080_13540870.htm

Death Penalty
China Sentences to Death Two Leaders of Prostitution Ring
Agence France-Presse, August 11, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100811/wl_asia_afp/chinacrimecorruptiontrialsentence

Environment
Leading IT Firms 'Silent' on Pollution
China Daily, August 12, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-08/12/content_11141308.htm

Food Security
湖北衛生廳會診認為三女嬰不一定性早熟 (Hubei Health Department Examination: Three Infants Not Necessarily Undergoing Premature Development)
Hong Kong Commercial Broadcasting Co. Ltd, August 12, 2010
http://hk.news.yahoo.com/article/100812/18/jnon.html

Related news:
China's Health Ministry Orders Probe into Milk Powder Hormone Claims
Xinhua News Agency, August 10, 2010
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/china/2010-08/10/c_13438812.htm

Human Rights Defender – Zhou Li (周莉)
周莉获释呼吁关注同案孙礼静 (Beijing Activist Zhou Li Released from Prison, Calls for More Attention for Imprisoned Activist Sun Lijing)
Radio Free Asia, August 11, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/zhouli-08112010100126.html

Human Rights Defenders
China Using Detention to Silence Dissent
Voice of America, August 11, 2010
http://www1.voanews.com/english/news/asia/China-Increasingly-Using-Prison-Sentences-and-Detention-to-Silence-Dissent-100442599.html

Labor
Guangdong Debate on Illegal Labour Heats Up
South China Morning Post, August 12, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=59f0c1ffc916a210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news

四川煤礦氣體爆炸9人喪生 (9 Dead in Sichuan Mine Explosion)
Sing Tao Daily, August 12, 2010
http://hk.news.yahoo.com/article/100812/3/jndl.html

Land Policy
China Starts Biggest Relocation since 3 Gorges
Associated Press, August 12, 2010
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iV1j8aGpJdjOfeiaVvC04bWU-ohQD9HHPSUO0

Media
新闻出版总署署长:真实报道不应作为诽谤证据 (Xinhua Head: Accurate Reports Should Not Be Evidence for Slander)
People's Daily, August 12, 2010
http://news.163.com/10/0812/09/6DSHT85F0001124J.html

Police
Interrogations to Be Videotaped
South China Morning Post, August 12, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=1a11c1ffc916a210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

"打错门"受害人陈玉莲不满警方处理方式 (Official's Wife Beaten after Being Mistaken for Petitioner Unhappy with Police's Handling of Incident)
Deutsche Welle, August 11, 2010
http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,5890411,00.html

Public Health
Chinese Hospitals Are Battlegrounds of Discontent
New York Times, August 11, 2010
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/12/world/asia/12hospital.html

Religion
2010年《宗教蓝皮书》发布：我国宗教健康有序发展 (CASS Announces 2010 Report on China's Religions)
Guangming Daily, August 11, 2010
http://www.gmw.cn/content/2010-08/11/content_1211433.htm

大连医学教授因法轮功被关进“洗脑班” (Dalian Professor Sent to Brainwashing Class Due to Practising Falun Gong)
Radio Free Asia, August 11, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/xinao-08112010162715.html

Tibet
Tibetan Writer’s Intellectual Journey Leads to Trial
New York Times, August 11, 2010
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/12/world/asia/12tibet.html

XUAR
Uyghur Evictee Detained
Radio Free Asia, August 10, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/farmer-08092010142338.html

August 11, 2010

News
Children
中国孩子幸福指数低位徘徊 (Chinese Children Come in Low on Happiness Index)
China Youth Daily, August 11, 2010
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2010-08/11/content_3368486.htm

Environment
广东3800平方公里海域因超标排污严重污染 (3.8K sqkm of Guangdong Coast Polluted by Industrial Waste)
Southern Daily, August 11, 2010
http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2010-08-11/092720872593.shtml

Food Security
New Zealand Dairy Backs Product in China Milk Scandal
Agence France-Presse, August 11, 2010
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hwuZ8mcLyZ4_7aKps4f8gVOBbBOg

Hukou
广东实行积分入户制 1.7万农民工圆城市梦 (Guangdong to Implement Integrated Household Registration System)
Southern Daily, August 11, 2010
http://nf.nfdaily.cn/nfrb/content/2010-08/11/content_14703486.htm

Related information:
关于开展农民工积分制入户城镇工作的指导意见 (Guiding Opinions on Launching an Integrated System for Migrant Workers to Obtaining Urban Residency)
People's Government of Guangdong Province, June 23, 2010
http://zwgk.gd.gov.cn/006939748/201007/t20100705_12024.html

Human Rights Defender – Ai Weiwei (艾未未)
Leading Chinese Artist Ai Weiwei Claims Police Attacked Him
The Guardian, August 10, 2010
http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/2010/aug/10/chinese-artist-police-attack

Related news:
艾未未等法院上诉未果 又被成都警察暴力对待 (Ai Weiwei again Mistreated by Police at Chengdu Courthouse)
Radio Free Asia, August 10, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/aiweiwei-08102010095927.html

Human Rights Defender – Wang Yu (王宇)
律师王宇被控伤人案发还重审 (Case of Beijing Attorney Charged with Intentional Battery Returned to Lower Court for Retrial)
Radio Free Asia, August 10, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/China_lawyer-08102010120654.html

范燕琼狱中病情加重 民众呼吁当局准许假释 (Call for Parole as Fan Yanqiong's Health Worsens)
Radio Free Asia, August 10, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/fanyanqiong-08102010122758.html

Labor
Beijing Workers Shape up for Return of Compulsory Exercises
The Guardian, August 10, 2010
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/aug/10/beijing-workers-compulsory-exercises

Land Policy
No 'Harmony' in Housing
Global Times, August 11, 2010
http://china.globaltimes.cn/society/2010-08/562021.html

Society
近半数中国城市人对生活满意度不高 (Half of Urban Dwellers Unhappy with Life)
Radio Free Asia, August 10, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shenghuo-08102010150739.html

Protests and Petitions
桐乡持续抗议终击退污染厂　媒体封锁如未曾发生 (Anti-pollution Protests Persist without Media Coverage in Zhejiang)
Radio Free Asia, August 10, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/tongxiang-08102010164519.html

Public Health
Police Put a Clamp on Medical Booking Scams
China Daily, August 11, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/metro/2010-08/11/content_11134576.htm

XUAR
Uyghur Web Moderators Get Life
Radio Free Asia, August 08, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/sentence-08082010190802.html

August 10, 2010

News

Bilateral Ties
China Denies Indian's Claims of Using Convict Labor in Overseas Projects
Bloomberg, August 10, 2010
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-08-10/china-denies-indian-s-claims-of-using-convict-labor-in-overseas-projects.html

Death Penalty
Frenchman to Be Executed in China on Drugs Charge
Agence France-Presse, August 09, 2010
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iWMcNUATA3krKbxD9IO5udddmv-Q

Disasters
Frantic Search for China Landslide Survivors in Gansu
British Broadcasting Corporation, August 10, 2010
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-10922991

Environment
China Orders Energy-Wasting Factories to Close
Associated Press, August 10, 2010
http://www.etaiwannews.com/etn/news_content.php?id=1342439&

Food Security
China Orders Milk Powder Probe over Baby Breasts
Agence France-Presse, August 10, 2010
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hwT7zUkQ6AkxrqknhTtIBc735vOw

Gender
It's a Man's World at Camp for Boys
Xinhua News Agency, August 10, 2010
http://english.eastday.com/e/100810/u1a5382757.html

Human Rights Defenders
刘贤斌案将移交法院　尽在党和政府掌握 (Liu Xianbin’s Case to Be Transferred to Court, All in Hands of Party and Government)
Radio Free Asia, August 09, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/liuxianbin-08092010164522.html


访民李莉寻衅滋事案开审前被迫更换律师 (Li Li Forced to Change Representation before Causing Disturbance Trial Starts)
Radio Free Asia, August 09, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/China_dissident-08092010114231.html

Law
新拆迁条例,难在哪？ (Promulgation of New Law on Demolition and Eviction Remains Unclear)
China Economic Weekly, August 10, 2010
http://focus.news.163.com/10/0810/09/6DNE8C9100011SM9.html

Police
广东将全省推广24小时视频监控防"非正常死亡" (Guangdong to Install Video Surveillance System in Prevention of “Unusual Deaths” in Prisons )
Southern Daily, August 10, 2010
http://news.163.com/10/0810/08/6DNC6OMK0001124J.html

Politics
Book Says Chinese Premier Is No Reformist
Associated Press, August 09, 2010
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hzidI3smcwQ1WhrlEDy-PgMklFxAD9HFRN0G0

Protests and Petitions
新疆父子在北京上访被公安拘押 (Uyghur Father and Son Petition and Detained in Beijing)
Radio Free Asia, August 09, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/China_Uyghur-08092010104117.html

Public Health
No Smoking in School: China Fights Against Tobacco
Associated Press, August 10, 2010
http://www.etaiwannews.com/etn/news_content.php?id=1342423&

August 09, 2010

News
Corruption
河南62名法院工作人员贪赃枉法遭处分 (Henan: 62 Court Staff Punished for Corruption)
Radio Free Asia, August 08, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/fa-08082010170005.html

中國官員「灰色收入」驚人 (Officials' Grey Income in 2009: 5.4 Trillion RMB)
Central News Agency, August 07, 2010
http://news.sina.com.hk/cgi-bin/nw/show.cgi/9/1/1/1813133/1.html

Disasters
Hundreds Missing in China Landslide
Al Jazeera, August 09, 2010
http://english.aljazeera.net/news/asia-pacific/2010/08/2010881446366388.html

Related news:
中国赈灾善款都流到哪里去了？ (Where Is Disaster Relief Going?)
Voice of America, August 08, 2010
http://www1.voanews.com/chinese/news/20100808_china_FOUNDATION-100217019.html

Food Security
四省有女婴疑饮激素奶早熟 北京法院受理起诉圣元公司 (Beijing Court Accepts Suit on Hormone-filled Milk Powder)
Radio Free Asia, August 08, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/nai-08082010164730.html

Related news:
China Milk Powder Blamed for 'Baby Breasts'
Agence France-Presse, August 09, 2010
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iNx6qh89ybImBEnrkcNZDiglt2rg

Human Rights Defender – Gao Zhisheng (高智晟)
維權律師獲獎 二度失蹤受關注 (Concern Renewed on Rights Lawyer Gao Zhisheng's Absence following ABA Award)
Apple Daily, August 08, 2010
http://tw.nextmedia.com/applenews/article/art_id/32722426/IssueID/20100808

Human Rights Defenders
北京警方传讯中国访民维权律师团成员 (Beijing Police Summon Rights Lawyers Yang Huiwen and Zhao Changqing)
Voice of America, August 07, 2010
http://www1.voanews.com/chinese/news/20100807-China-Christian-lawyers-100181074.html

六名中国异见人士获赫尔曼哈米特奖 (Six Chinese Dissidents Awarded Hellman/Hammett Grants)
Radio Free Asia, August 06, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/yi-08062010115731.html

Related information:
Banned, Censored, Harassed, and Jailed
Human Rights Watch, August 4, 2010
http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2010/08/04/banned-censored-harassed-and-jailed

Land Policy
China Must Replace Half Its Homes in 20 Years: Report
Reuters, August 06, 2010
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6751H420100806

Related news:
中国城乡建设经济研究所所长陈淮语出惊人: “中国一半以上住房15年后要拆了重建” (Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development Researcher Chen Huai: 50%+ of Chinese Housing to Need Rebuilding in 15 Years)
Southern Daily, August 06, 2010
http://epaper.nfdaily.cn/html/2010-08/06/content_6868105.htm

Media
记者采访水灾被公安扣押后发微博求救 (Detained Reporters Released after Sending Microblog SOS )
Radio Free Asia, August 06, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/China_reporter-08062010103036.html

Migrant Workers
Experts Urge Removal of 'Migrant Worker' Status
China Daily, August 08, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-08/08/content_11116759.htm

Police
More Hoops for Defamation Charges
China Daily, August 09, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-08/09/content_11117709.htm

广西青年在真凶自首后仍坐牢 已获取保候审 (Falsely-accused Guangxi Youth Remains in Prison despite Real Murderer’s Surrender)
China Youth Daily, August 07, 2010
http://news.163.com/10/0807/06/6DFDNPSU0001124J.html

Protests and Petitions
China Protesters Cut Off and Swallow Fingertips
Agence France-Presse, August 07, 2010
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5i2o36l7veUdwwXI0_8tmCbU9PWPg

Related news:
Men Cut Off Fingertips
Global Times, August 05, 2010
http://www.globaltimes.cn/www/english/metro-beijing/update/society/2010-08/560115.html

Fears of Building Collapse Force Residents into Tents
China Daily, August 09, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-08/09/content_11117435.htm

湖北穿法袍为妻维权法官称要对抗潜规则 (Former Judge Petitions in Judicial Robe on behalf of Wife)
Qilu Evening News, August 07, 2010
http://news.163.com/10/0807/12/6DG0BD2300014AEE.html

Religion
Christians Come under Attack in China
Toronto Star, August 07, 2010
http://www.thestar.com/article/845270--christians-come-under-attack-in-china

August 06, 2010

News
Environment
Future Tax Could Protect Environment
Global Times, August 06, 2010
http://business.globaltimes.cn/china-economy/2010-08/560327.html

Pollution in China: Raising a Stink
The Economist, August 05, 2010
http://www.economist.com/node/16744110

Human Rights Defender
Banned Lawyer Takes Justice Bureau to Court
South China Morning Post, August 06, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=84671450ba24a210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Related Information:
Veteran Fuzhou Lawyer Sues Judicial Bureau to Assert Right to Practice, Puts Spotlight on Two Other Flawed Cases
福州资深律师维护执业权 起诉司法局
Human Rights in China, August 3, 2010
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/175576
CH: http://gb.hrichina.org/public/contents/20160

Labor
Another Foxconn Worker Falls to Her Death in China
Agence France-Presse, August 06, 2010
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/china/local-news/other/2010/08/06/267596/Foxconn-worker.htm

广东佛山百万工人接触有害有毒物质 (Guangdong: Million Foshan Workers Exposed to Toxics)
Southern Daily, August 06, 2010
http://news.eastday.com/c/20100806/u1a5377010.html

E China Province Moves to Stop Heatstroke Deaths
China Daily, August 05, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-08/05/content_11105678.htm

Media
中国近期发生多起舆论监督遭遇公权力打压事件 (Authority’s Recent Crackdowns on Supervision of Press Public Opinion)
China News Service, August 06, 2010
http://news.163.com/10/0806/07/6DCT8QOI000146BD.html

Police
执法部门强行抓人 派单员四天两次“被救助” (Law Enforcement Arbitrarily Take People Away from Street, “Cleaning-up ‘Face’ of City”)
Southern Metropolis Daily, August 06, 2010
http://epaper.oeeee.com/H/html/2010-08/06/content_1145557.htm

Protests and Petitions
陕西内蒙“边界”纠纷 数千警民对垒扰攘十天 (Thousands Police and Civilians Clash Dozen Days over “Border” Dispute between Shaanxi and Inner Mongolia)
Radio Free Asia, August 05, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shan-08052010142050.html

上海松下工人罢工 不满待遇及解雇员工 (Shanghai: Panasonic Workers Go on Strike, Demands for Better Treatment)
Radio Free Asia, August 05, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/song-08052010092052.html

Society
丹东杀警案官媒低调网络热议 (Dandong: Official Media Play Down on Traffic Police Killed in Public )
Radio Free Asia, August 05, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/dan-08052010104154.html

State Security
Two Jailed over Rio Tinto Scandal
The Daily Telegraph, August 06, 2010
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/epic/rio/7928916/Two-jailed-over-Rio-Tinto-scandal.html

Tibet
China Tightens Internet Censorship in Tibet
Tibetan Review, August 05, 2010
http://www.tibetanreview.net/news.php?&id=6834

拉萨富豪被判刑无期十亿资产充公 (Tibetan Businessman Imposed with Life Sentence; Billion Assets Confiscated )
Radio Free Asia, August 05, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/China_Tibetan-08052010104737.html

XUAR
Uyghur Political Prisoners Have a Hard Time
Radio Netherlands Worldwide, August 02, 2010
http://www.rnw.nl/english/article/uighur-political-prisoners-have-a-hard-time

August 05, 2010

News
Bilateral Ties
Safe and Sound
South China Morning Post, August 04, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=251ba627ee73a210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Corruption
重庆曝光11家涉煤行贿企业 (Bribery in 11 Chongqing Coal Companies Exposed)
People's Daily, August 05, 2010
http://news.eastday.com/c/20100805/u1a5374179.html

升学宴，难下咽——官员又觅敛财新渠道 (Officials Find New Revenue Source with Student Commencement Banquets)
Zhejiang Daily, August 05, 2010
http://news.eastday.com/c/20100805/u1a5374079.html

Disasters
Call for Quake Probe
Radio Free Asia, August 04, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/probe-08042010103210.html

Workers Question China’s Account of Oil Spill
New York Times, August 04, 2010
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/05/world/asia/05dalian.html

三部门出台多项税收优惠政策支持玉树重建 (Three Gov't Agencies Issue Preferential Tax Policy to Support Rebuilding of Yushu Quake Zone)
Xinhua News Agency, August 05, 2010
http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2010-08-05/160520834087.shtml

Related information:
关于支持玉树地震灾后恢复重建有关税收政策问题的通知 (Notice on Issues Concerning Several Tax Policies for Supporting Rehabilitation and Reconstruction following the Yushu Earthquake)
Ministry of Finance, General Administration of Customs, and State Administration of Taxation, July 23, 2010
http://www.gov.cn/zwgk/2010-08/05/content_1671843.htm

Related news:
Tibetans Reject Quake Plan
Radio Free Asia, August 03, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/quake-08032010104416.html

Education
Scholars Vie for Official Posts, and Their Perks
South China Morning Post, August 05, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=0fac39247cd3a210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Environment
福建宁德蕉城区水源遭污染大面积停水数日 (Ningde, Fujian: Water Supply Cut due to Contamination)
China News Service, August 05, 2010
http://news.eastday.com/c/20100805/u1a5374373.html

Chemical Spill Leads to Water Shortage in Town
China Daily, August 05, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-08/05/content_11098622.htm

Human Rights Defenders
长沙谢福林狱中被殴 山西李莉看守所遭酷刑 (Violence in Lock-up: Xie Fulin Beaten, Li Li Tortured)
Radio Free Asia, August 04, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/chang-08042010095723.html

Labor
8 Workers Succumb to Heatstroke in Shandong
Shanghai Daily, August 04, 2010
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=445355

黑龙江鸡西安监局否认透水事故"领导优先升井" (Jixi Gov't Denies Reports of Mine Co. Leader Fleeing Accident Site)
Northeast Web, August 05, 2010
http://news.163.com/10/0805/08/6DADDEQQ00014AEE.html

Media
Baidu’s Li Says Google Gains by Avoiding China Censorship Cost
Bloomberg, August 05, 2010
http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-08-05/baidu-s-li-says-google-gains-by-avoiding-china-censorship-cost.html

京城密語﹕封口令變新聞線索 (The Beijing Code: Censored Keywords Become News Clues)
Ming Pao, August 05, 2010
http://news.mingpao.com/20100805/cac1.htm

Police
Security Bolstered for Asiad in Guangdong
China Daily, August 05, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-08/05/content_11098850.htm

Politics
Chinese Author to Publish Book Critical of Premier
Associated Press, August 04, 2010
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hkAqXvi7IaSfNnog8FfLO5YlwWDwD9HCMFMO0

Protests and Petitions
Thousands Besiege Police after Beatings
South China Morning Post, August 05, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=bb2139247cd3a210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

湖北鄂州东晋古庙面临拆迁 数十名老人联手保护 (Hubei: Elderly Gather to Save Ancient Temple Slated for Demolition)
Beijing News, August 05, 2010
http://news.163.com/10/0805/01/6D9MRULS00014AED.html

August 03, 2010

News
Environment
Floating Garbage Chokes Major Chinese Dam
The Wall Street Journal, August 02, 2010
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704271804575404601892298756.html

Human Rights Defender – Ni Yulan (倪玉兰)
Homeless, Crippled: The Cost of Activism
South China Morning Post, August 03, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=17f01e53c733a210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Human Rights Defenders
Police Detain China Activist for Sex Worker Rights
Associated Press, August 02, 2010
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5i2v4nkdlQYukNdGln9vA8s5OSObAD9HB9PF00

Related information:
China: Sex Workers Demand Legalization, Organizer Detained
Global Voices Online, August 01, 2010
http://globalvoicesonline.org/2010/08/01/china-sex-workers-demand-legalization-organizer-detained/

天珠王二审维持15年 速判剥夺辩护权 (Appeal Court Denies Tibetan Environmentalist Karma Samdrup Right to Defence, Upholds 15-Year Sentence)
Radio Free Asia, August 02, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shen-08022010120516.html

Labor
陕西警方立案调查湖北农民工讨薪遭殴打事件 (Shaanxi Police to Investigate Assault on Hubei Workers)
China News Service, August 03, 2010
http://news.163.com/10/0803/11/6D5L00JT000146BD.html

Related news:
Unpaid Workers Beaten
Shanghai Daily, August 03, 2010
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2010/201008/20100803/article_445161.htm

Land Policy
辽宁铁岭一钉子户因拒绝搬迁被施工人员打死 (Liaoning Villager Beaten to Death by Builder after Refusing to Relocate Home)
Radio Free Asia, August 02, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/chai-08022010161726.html

Media
Law, Public Support Key to Journalists’ Safety
South China Morning Post, August 03, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=56d01e53c733a210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Related news:
财经记者遭暴连发 官样文章失诚信 (Officialese Doesn't Cut It following Attacks on Finance Journalists)
Radio Free Asia, August 02, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/cai-08022010162955.html

Overseas Journalists Get Asiad Pledge
China Daily, August 03, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-08/03/content_11083510.htm

文化部：网游实名半年后正式实施 (Ministry of Culture: Real-name Registration to Be Formally Implemented in 6 Months)
Southern Metropolis Daily, August 03, 2010
http://epaper.oeeee.com/A/html/2010-08/03/content_1141860.htm

Migrant Workers
北京市人大建议清理小门店 缩减低端劳动力 (Beijing People's Congress Proposes Closing Small Businesses to Reduce Incoming Labor Force)
The Beijing News, August 03, 2010
http://news.163.com/10/0803/01/6D4J9OEJ00014AED.html

Police
景德镇一嫌犯审讯中“晕死” (Jiangxi: Suspect Collapses, Dies during Interrogation)
Southern Metropolis Daily, August 03, 2010
http://epaper.oeeee.com/A/html/2010-08/03/content_1141865.htm

Protests and Petitions
3 Detained after Rally to Defend Cantonese
Xinhua News Agency, August 03, 2010
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2010/201008/20100803/article_445181.htm

Related news:
Backlash as Cantonese Protests Spur Gag: Guangzhou Authorities Overreacting, Critics Say
South China Morning Post, August 03, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=157d1e53c733a210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

XUAR
In Restive Chinese Area, Cameras Keep a Watchful Eye
New York Times, August 02, 2010
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/03/world/asia/03china.html

August 01, 2010

News
Bilateral Ties
Germany Praises China during Human Rights Talks
Deutsche Welle, July 29, 2010
http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,5846976,00.html

Disasters
摄影师334秒记录大连清污消防员牺牲过程 (Photographer Documents How Fireman Die from Cleaning Oil Spill in Dalian )
Du Shi Kuai Bao, August 01, 2010
http://news.163.com/10/0801/03/6CVIGR4C00014J34.html

Human Rights Defenders
中国学者公开信：释放维族记者 (Chinese Intelligentsia Call for Release of Uyghur Journalist Gheyret Niyaz)
British Broadcasting Corporation, July 31, 2010
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2010/07/100731_uighur_journalist_open_letter.shtml

Related information:
释放维吾尔记者海莱特·尼亚孜的呼吁书 (Appeal for the Release of Uyghur Journalist Gheyret Niyaz)
http://wanglixiong.com/2010/07/41.htm

Labor
Wave of Strikes Bring Chinese Workers a Step Nearer New Rights
The Guardian, August 02, 2010
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/aug/01/china-strikes-honda-workers-rights

南京爆炸 民眾怒斥「拆遷市長」 不滿大搞政績工程 要求嚴格問責 (Nanjing Citizens Demand Responsibility Be Taken for Factory Blast)
Ming Pao, August 02, 2010
http://hk.news.yahoo.com/article/100801/4/jgpd.html

Law
网游实名制首日难"实名"：胡乱找个号码就能通过 (Real-name Registration System Easy to Circumvent Using Random Numbers)
Guangzhou Daily, August 02, 2010
http://news.eastday.com/c/20100802/u1a5367180.html

Related news:
Online Gaming Law Set to Take Effect in China
CNN, August 01, 2010
http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/07/31/china.online.gaming/

Related information:
网络游戏管理暂行办法 (Provisional Measures on the Administration of Internet Games)
Ministry of Culture, June 3, 2010
http://www.gov.cn/flfg/2010-06/22/content_1633935.htm

Media
China Stresses to Protect Journalists' Rights
China Daily, August 02, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-08/02/content_11078111.htm

Protests and Petitions
Hong Kong People Rally to Save Cantonese Language
Agence France-Presse, August 02, 2010
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jy0D_qMKDrZJymxwM_ApTwSkd3Bg

穗撐粵語升溫逾千公安圍趕 3000民眾集會 7記者被拘 (Guangzhou: 1K+ Police Surround Pro-Cantonese Rally of 3K; 7 Journalists Detained)
Ming Pao, August 02, 2010
http://hk.news.yahoo.com/article/100801/4/jgq4.html

Related news:
Pro-Cantonese Protesters Scuffle with China Police
Reuters, August 02, 2010
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6710FM20100802

东莞300名员工聚集抗议韩籍管理人员打人 (Dongguan: 300 Workers Protest Violence from Korean Management)
Guangzhou Daily, August 01, 2010
http://news.eastday.com/c/20100801/u1a5365988.html

东莞工人讨薪被黑衣人打 信访办主任称“活该” (Dongguan Petition Bureau Chief Shows No Sympathy for Beaten Workers)
Southern Metropolis Daily, July 29, 2010
http://nf.nfdaily.cn/nfdsb/content/2010-07/29/content_14261420.htm

Tibet
西藏全面建立远程网吧监管系统 (Tibet to Build Remote Internet Cafe Monitoring System)
Radio Free Asia, July 30, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/xz-07302010162310.html

XUAR
More Uyghur Homes Demolished
Radio Free Asia, August 02, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/karamay-demolition-08012010142714.html

July 30, 2010

News
Disasters
Nanjing Blast Toll Rises
Radio Free Asia, July 29, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/nanjing-blast-07292010104214.html

Nearly 3,000 Chemical Barrels Retrieved from Major River of NE China
Xinhua News Agency, July 30, 2010
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/china/2010-07/30/c_13422576.htm

Related information:
七千桶化学原料漂流有爆炸 吉林政府称无害 (7K Chemical Barrels Flow Down Stream During Floods, Jilin Government Calls It Harmless)
Radio Free Asia, July 29, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/chem-07292010153024.html

Environment
China Flood and Oil Spill Response Improves. Prevention? Not So Much.
Christian Science Monitor, July 29, 2010
http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-Pacific/2010/0729/China-flood-and-oil-spill-response-improves.-Prevention-Not-so-much.

Related news:
Toxic Fallout
South China Morning Post, July 30, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=793811fd08e1a210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

陕西延长县天然气井喷大火6天未灭 未造成伤亡 (Shaanxi Natural Gas Well Fire Burning for Six Days Now)
China News Service, July 29, 2010
http://www.chinanews.com.cn/gn/2010/07-29/2433622.shtml

Labor
湖北百余农民工在陕西讨薪遭殴打 9人重伤 (9 Injured When 100+ Hubei Migrant Workers Beaten in Xi’an, Shaanxi for Demanding Pay)
Chutian Metropolis Daily, July 30, 2010
http://news.163.com/10/0730/12/6CRF3O3100011229.html

Media
Google Says China Search Block May Be Tech Glitch
Reuters, July 30, 2010
http://ca.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idCATRE66S65B20100730

Related information:
Google Computer Reports China Blockage, All Humans Report Otherwise
Rebecca MacKinnon, July 29, 2010
http://rconversation.blogs.com/rconversation/2010/07/google-computer-reports-china-blockage-all-humans-report-otherwise.html

In China, Journalist Prevails
New York Times, July 29, 2010
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/30/world/asia/30china.html

Police
Online Posts of Crime Boss' Torture Deleted
South China Morning Post, July 30, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=01261451dbe1a210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Related information:
重庆打黑第一案辩护词 (Defence Statement by Fan Qihang's Lawyer)
Zhu Mingyong, January 11, 2010
pt1: http://blog.sina.com.cn/s/blog_4b5857fb0100gosk.html
pt2: http://blog.sina.com.cn/s/blog_4b5857fb0100gosl.html

Cached copy of the original Caing.com article:
樊奇杭案进入死刑复核 律师会见视频曝光 (Fan Qihang's Case under Review for Death Penalty)
Caixin, July 28, 2010
https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1IJyIRk-laIGx4jdYZI4zV4_W6FCuPCCSKHvMG2roB3c

Protests and Petitions
广州拘网民示警 香港八一“撑粤语" (Guangzhou Netizen Detained, Hong Kong "Back Up for Cantonese" on August 1)
Radio Free Asia, July 29, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gz-07292010151242.html

Related information
广州依法依规于情于理都不会“推普废粤” (Guangzhou Will Not Promote Mandarin over Cantonese)
Guangzhou Daily, July 29, 2010
http://gzdaily.dayoo.com/html/2010-07/29/content_1041729.htm

XUAR
Uyghur Webmasters Sentenced
Radio Free Asia, July 28, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/webmasters-07282010170425.html

July 29, 2010

News
Disasters
China Grapples With Blast, Chemical Spill in Latest Accidents
Bloomberg, July 29, 2010
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-07-29/china-grapples-with-factory-explosion-chemical-spill-in-latest-accidents.html

Environment
Chemical Barrels Washed into River, Water Supply Cut Off
China Daily, July 29, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-07/29/content_11063582.htm

Related news:
吉林一化工厂上千桶化学原料被冲入松花江 (1000+ Buckets of Raw Chemicals from a Jilin Factory Washed into Songhua River)
Radio Free Asia, July 28, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/jl-07282010164516.html

As China’s Economy Grows, Pollution Worsens Despite New Efforts to Control It
New York Times, July 28, 2010
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/29/world/asia/29china.html

Human Rights Defender -- Zhang Lin, 张林
皖民主人士张林向政府抗议 出狱民主党成员处境艰难 (Anhui Democracy Activist Zhang Lin Protests for Right to Gain His Living by Work)
Radio Free Asia, July 28, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/zl-07282010094121.html

Land Policy
河北失地农民集体告洋状 被打击报复 (Hebei Villagers Retaliated Against after Informing US Embassy of Lost Land)
Radio Free Asia, July 28, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/hb-07282010152818.html

陕西一村民阻止耕地施工被连人带车碾压致死 (Shaanxi Villager Protesting Construction on Farmland Crushed to Death)
Xi'an Daily, July 29, 2010
http://news.163.com/10/0729/05/6CO4B06700011229.html

Law
Secret Jails Used To Enforce China's 'Hidden Rules'
National Public Radio, July 29, 2010
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=128825986

Media
谷歌加密搜索遭中国封锁 新问答服务在港启用 ( Google's Encrypted Search Blocked in China as Google's New Hong Kong Q&A Service Begins)
Radio Free Asia, July 28, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/google-07282010101150.html

网络媒体要切实担负起维护网络安全的责任——国务院新闻办公室主任王晨谈网络安全 (Wang Chen: Internet Media Outlets Should Take Responsibility to Defend Network Security)
People's Daily, July 29, 2010
http://news.eastday.com/c/20100729/u1a5361289.html

官斥記者「哪個讓你直播？」 (Live Broadcast Captures Official Interfering with Press Freedom)
Ming Pao, July 29, 2010
http://news.mingpao.com/20100729/caa2.htm

Fugitive Journalist Becomes Public Hero
Agence France-Presse, July 29, 2010
http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-world/fugitive-journalist-becomes-publc-hero-20100729-10xl0.html

Migrant Workers
广西：推动符合条件的农民工及其子女转为城镇户口 (Guangxi to Promote Hukou for Eligible Migrant Workers and Their Children)
Xinhua News Agency, July 29, 2010
http://news.eastday.com/c/20100728/u1a5359774.html

Police
Lawyer Reveals Grim Details of Client's Torture
South China Morning Post, July 29, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=8842c8fbab91a210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Protests and Petitions
广州官方称废除粤语纯属子虚乌有 ( Guangzhou Officials: Abolition of Cantonese Untrue)
China News Service, July 29, 2010
http://news.eastday.com/c/20100729/u1a5360272.html

Tibet
China Presses Nepal to Curb pro-Tibet Activities
Hindustan Times, July 28, 2010
http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/nepal/China-presses-Nepal-to-curb-pro-Tibet-activities/Article1-578885.aspx

July 28, 2010

News
Children
网友拍照曝光非法用童工 (Netizen’s Photo Exposes Illegal Child Labor)
Southern Metropolis Daily, July 28, 2010
http://epaper.oeeee.com/H/html/2010-07/28/content_1137368.htm

Civil Society
Students Warned to Stay Away from Research NGO
South China Morning Post, July 28, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=7c65673b1841a210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Related news:
北大要求学生社团上报“传知行”的活动 (Peking U Asks Students to Report Activities of “The Transition Institute”)
Radio Free Asia, July 27, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/China-NGO-07272010094152.html

Related information:
传知行社会经济研究所 The Transition Institute
http://www.zhuanxing.cn

Disasters
Officials Put Spill Clean-up Heroes at Risk
South China Morning Post, July 28, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=cb74966f7341a210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Environment
China Says Air Pollution Worsening
Agence France-Presse, July 26, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100727/wl_asia_afp/chinaenvironmentpollution

Human Rights
7th Human Rights Training Session Kicks Off in Beijing
People's Daily, July 28, 2010
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/90001/90782/7083808.html

Human Rights Defenders
四川民运人士刘贤斌被移送检察机关 (Sichuan Democracy Activist Liu Xianbin Sent to Procuratorate)
Radio Free Asia, July 27, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/lxb-07272010160401.html

Labor
Collective Bargaining. No Strikes
South China Morning Post, July 28, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=3d85673b1841a210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

民间组织敦促中国加快清理乙肝歧视政策 (NGO Urges Local Governments to Remove Discriminatory Policy for Hepatitis B Carriers)
Radio Free Asia, July 27, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/ngo-07272010160012.html

Chinese Factory Blast Kills 6
Associated Press, July 28, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100728/ap_on_re_as/as_china_factory_explosion

Media
微博要搞实名制？ (Real Name Registration for Microblogs?)
Southern Metropolis Daily, July 28, 2010
http://epaper.oeeee.com/A/html/2010-07/28/content_1136997.htm

记者采访遭医院保安殴打 (Journalist Beaten by Hospital Security for Conducting Interviews)
Southern Metropolis Daily, July 28, 2010
http://epaper.oeeee.com/I/html/2010-07/28/content_1137031.htm

Police
杭州：監所在押人員可通過網路視頻遠端會見親友 (Hangzhou: Detainees Can Have Online Video Meetings with Family and Friends)
Xinhua News Agency, July 28, 2010
http://gb.cri.cn/27824/2010/07/27/5190s2935141.htm

Protests and Petitions
苏州当局拘三十发帖村民 高压严查民众处处受监视 (Suzhou Authorities Detain 30+ Protesting Villagers)
Radio Free Asia, July 27, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/sz-07272010095250.html

Related news:
Tight Security Following Protests
Associated Press, July 27, 2010
http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-world/tight-security-following-protests-20100727-10ugz.html

Protest Judge Removed from Bench
China Daily, July 28, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-07/28/content_11058495.htm

Public Health
More HIV/AIDS Help for Xinjiang
China Daily, July 28, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-07/28/content_11057942.htm

July 27, 2010

News
Environment
Pollution Makes Quarter of China Water Unusable-Ministry
Reuters, July 26, 2010
http://af.reuters.com/article/energyOilNews/idAFTOE66P07R20100726

Related information:
环境保护部发布2010年上半年全国环境质量状况 (State of Environment for First Half of 2010)
Ministry of Environmental Protection, July 26, 2010
http://www.mep.gov.cn/gkml/hbb/qt/201007/t20100726_192615.htm

Sludge, Sludge, Wink, Wink: How Collusion Abets Pollution
South China Morning Post, July 27, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=62bc94537af0a210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Related information:
Zijin Group 'Attempts to Buy Silence'
China Daily, July 27, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-07/27/content_11051781.htm

Hong Kong
Hong Kong Plans Rally to Save Cantonese Language
Agence France-Presse, July 27, 2010
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jo0nXry5gJkEMp5buGLOOItO4Zbw

Related information:
Move to Limit Cantonese on Chinese TV Is Assailed
New York Times, July 26, 2010
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/27/world/asia/27cantonese.html

Human Rights Defenders
北京律师支持刘沙沙再聚会 网民与国保警察周旋 (Beijing Lawyers Gather to Support Henan Democracy Activist Liu Shasha (Liu Linna))
Radio Free Asia, July 26, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/sha-07262010093928.html

艺术家吴玉仁因拆迁纠纷被当局拘控 (Artist Wu Yuren Formally Arrested for Eviction Dispute)
Radio Free Asia, July 26, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/China-artist-07262010103518.html

Labor
调查显示近六成大学生应聘遭就业歧视 (Survey: ~60% Recent Grads Discriminated against for Residence Status in Job Search)
Legal Evening News, July 27, 2010
http://www.fawan.com/Article/ShowArticle.asp?ArticleID=278744

Land Policy
征地补偿标准将提高20%至30% (Ministry of Land and Resources: Land Requisition Compensation to Increase 20-30%)
The Beijing News, July 24, 2010
http://news.bjnews.com.cn/2010/0724/83452.shtml

Related information:
关于进一步做好征地管理工作的通知 (Notice on Improving the Administration of Land Requisition Work)
Ministry of Land and Resources, June 26, 2010
http://www.mlr.gov.cn/zwgk/zytz/201007/t20100713_154433.htm

要命的拆迁 (Fatal Eviction)
Oriental Outlook, July 27, 2010
http://focus.news.163.com/10/0727/10/6CJHJH1R00011SM9.html

Media
Beijing's New Global Broadcasts May Have Greatest Impact inside China
Voice of America, July 26, 2010
http://www1.voanews.com/english/news/asia/Beijings-New-Global-Broadcasts-May-Have-Greatest-Impact-Inside-China-99258459.html

Google Cuts Ties with 2 Chinese Advertisers
China Daily, July 27, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-07/27/content_11051600.htm

Protests and Petitions
Several Villagers Arrested after Landfill Protests
Global Times, July 27, 2010
http://china.globaltimes.cn/society/2010-07/556146.html

河北省规定每天须有主管领导接待上访 (Hebei Party Secretary: Competent Leadership Must Accept Petitions Every Day)
Hebei Daily, July 27, 2010
http://leaders.people.com.cn/GB/12263584.html

Public Health
AIDS Study Urges Women Be Empowered to Reduce Vulnerability
Xinhua News Agency, July 27, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-07/27/content_11053078.htm

State Security
Surveillance Stepped Up Ahead of Asian Games
China Daily, July 27, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-07/27/content_11051765.htm

July 26, 2010

News
Disasters
Thousands Flee as China Rains Swell Rivers
Agence France-Presse, July 24, 2010
http://www.hindustantimes.com/Thousands-flee-as-China-rains-swell-rivers/Article1-577032.aspx

Human Rights Defenders -- Mao Hengfeng (毛恒凤)
毛恒凤在安徽女子劳教所受到虐待 (Mao Hengfeng Tortured in Anhui's Reeducation-through-labor Camp)
Radio Free Asia, July 24, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/mao-07242010004307.html

Related news:
Chinese Police Beat Wrong Woman
The Vancouver Sun, July 23, 2010
http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Chinese+police+beat+wrong+woman/3314415/story.html

Related Information:
Case Update: Husband Reports Abuse of Mao Hengfeng in Reeducation-Through-Labor Camp
毛恒凤在女劳教所遭残酷虐待
Human Rights in China, July 22, 2010
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/175331
CH: http://gb.hrichina.org/public/contents/19999

Human Rights Defenders
China Jails Writer for 15 Years for 'Endangering State Security'
The Guardian, July 25, 2010
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/jul/25/writer-jailed-15-years

Related Information:
Heavy Prison Term for Uyghur Advocate of Inter-ethnic Understanding
对维族独立知识分子的重判将会激化民族矛盾
Human Rights in China, July 23, 2010
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/175390
CH: http://gb.hrichina.org/public/contents/20037

Labor
安全生产通知提高工伤死亡赔偿 补助金约34万 (State Council Safety Notice: Substantial Increases in Injury and Death Compensations )
Legal Daily, July 26, 2010
http://news.eastday.com/c/20100726/u1a5354406.html

Law
China Tightens Oversight of 'Naked Officials'
China Daily, July 26, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-07/26/content_11046297.htm

Police
公安部下发通知制止将违法人员游街示众 (Ministry of Public Security Issues Notice to End Parading of Criminals)
Dahe Daily, July 26, 2010
http://news.eastday.com/c/20100726/u1a5353179.html

Protests and Petitions
Cantonese in China Protest over Language Loss Fears
Reuters, July 26, 2010
http://in.reuters.com/article/idINIndia-50392420100726

Related news:
廣州萬人上街 撐廣州話 (Ten Thousands March in Guangzhou Supporting Cantonese)
Apple Daily, July 26, 2010
http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/realtime/art_main.php?iss_id=20100726&sec_id=10793096&art_id=14278277

苏州警方高压恐吓 试图分化民众抗议 (Suzhou Police Use Pressure and Threats to Split Protests)
Radio Free Asia, July 25, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shu-07252010170600.html

RFA独家：肇庆怀集六村民面临判刑家属集体请愿 (6 Villagers in Huaiji, Zhaoqing to Face Sentencing Soon, Family Members Petition)
Radio Free Asia, July 23, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/zhao-07232010113054.html

村民抵制垃圾场选址 警方发射催泪瓦斯进村抓人 (Police Fires Teargas and Arrests Villagers Protesting Chosen Location for Landfill Site)
China Economic Times, July 26, 2010
http://news.dayoo.com/society/201007/26/53921_13399108.htm

Public Health
84 Children Detected with Lead Poisoning in Yunnan
China Daily, July 26, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-07/26/content_11046835.htm

艾滋病威胁大学校园 同性恋群体缺关爱易感染 (HIV Threatens Campus: Young Gay Community Faces Great Risk Due to Lack of Education )
Xinmin, July 26, 2010
http://news.xinmin.cn/rollnews/2010/07/26/5957235.html

Tibet
Fewer Tibetans Able to Flee to Dalai Lama on China Clampdown
Agence France-Presse, July 26, 2010
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/china/national-news/2010/07/26/266114/p1/Fewer-Tibetans.htm

China’s Money and Migrants Pour Into Tibet
New York Times, July 24, 2010
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/25/world/asia/25tibet.html

XUAR
新疆库尔勒：羁押戴面纱女子冲击家庭学经 (Korla, Xinjiang: Veiled Women Sent to Detention)
Radio Free Asia, July 23, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/xj-07232010160405.html

July 23, 2010

News
Death Penalty
Top Official Sentenced to Death for Corruption
Xinhua News Agency, July 23, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-07/23/content_11042278.htm

China 'to Debate Execution Policy Changes'
British Broadcasting Corporation, July 23, 2010
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-10736141

Environment
How Greed Turned River into Pea Soup and Left Village in Despair
South China Morning Post, July 23, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=d33973f9baaf9210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Food Security
China Issues Food Safety Warning
China Daily, July 23, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-07/22/content_11037611.htm

Human Rights Defender
福建三网民案代理林洪楠律师被行政处罚案开庭 (Administrative Suit of Lin Hongnan Goes to Trial)
Radio Free Asia, July 22, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/fujian-07222010142259.html

Human Rights Defenders -- Feng Zhenghu (冯正虎); Zhao Dagong (赵达功)
赵达功看世博被遣返 冯正虎因《官逼民反》再被传唤 (Zhao Dagong Expelled from Expo, Feng Zhenghu Summoned by Police after Publicizing Dissenting Article)
Radio Free Asia, July 22, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shibo-07222010154000.html

Human Rights Defender -- Sun Wenguang (孙文广)
孙文广新作《逆风33年》近日出版 (Sun Wenguang's Releases New Book)
Radio Free Asia, July 22, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/sun-07222010102139.html

Human Rights Defender -- Yan Zhengxue (严正学)
香港书展开幕 中国敢言作家受瞩目 (Outspoken Chinese Writers Center of Attention at HK Book Fair)
Radio Free Asia, July 21, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shuzhan-07212010112828.html

Labor
Strikes End at Two Chinese Automotive Suppliers
Reuters, July 22, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100722/wl_nm/us_china_labour

Safety Office Warns of Problems in Safety Checks
Xinhua News Agency, July 23, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-07/23/content_11038145.htm

13 Confirmed Dead in China Mine Flood: Media
Agence France-Presse, July 23, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100723/wl_asia_afp/chinaminingaccident

Land Policy
拆迁户遭五六十人围殴 派出所长在旁未制止 (Evictee Beaten by 50+ People, Police Station Chief Stands Aside and Does Not Intervene)
Anhui Commercial News, July 23, 2010
http://news.163.com/10/0723/04/6C8J5H0400014AEE.html

Media
Chinese Army to Target Cyber War Threat
The Guardian, July 23, 2010
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/jul/22/chinese-army-cyber-war-department

Population
Beijing's Population Surges Near 20 Million
China Daily, July 23, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-07/23/content_11038489.htm

Protests and Petitions
福建村支书吞土地建楼房 村民上告无门 (Fujian Villagers Suffer Reprisals after Petitioning against Official's Land Embezzlement )
Radio Free Asia, July 21, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/fj-07212010142410.html

天津访民为屈死狱中亲弟伸冤尝尽磨难 (Tianjin Petitioner Encounters Hardship while Seeking Redress for Brother’s Death in Prison)
Radio Free Asia, July 22, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/fm-07222010103944.html

Officials Fired after Township Protests
China Daily, July 23, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-07/23/content_11038572.htm

XUAR
狱中维族基督徒阿里木江家属探监受阻引起外界关注 (Family of Imprisoned Uyghur Christian Alimjan Yimit Not Allowed to Visit)
Radio Free Asia, July 22, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/wei-07222010162541.html

July 22, 2010

News
Corruption
Bribery Being Bred in Grassroots Elections
China Daily, July 22, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-07/22/content_11033296.htm

Food Security
Food Poisoning Kills 56 in China in Jan-May
Xinhua News Agency, July 21, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-07/21/content_11032946.htm

China Vows Crackdown on 'Gutter Oil' - Reused Cooking Oil That's Skimmed from Kitchen Waste
The Canadian Press, July 21, 2010
http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5jUFn_-mPxjf_vu3XNzR9PflWN0yQ

Related information:
关于加强地沟油整治和餐厨废弃物管理的意见 (Opinions on Increasing Administration over the Reuse of Cooking Oil and Disposal of Kitchen Waste)
General Office of the State Council, July 13, 2010
http://www.gov.cn/zwgk/2010-07/19/content_1658092.htm

深圳銷毀約11噸坑渠油 (11 Tonnes Reused Cooking Oil Destroyed in Shenzhen)
Sing Tao Daily, July 21, 2010
http://news.sina.com.hk/cgi-bin/nw/show.cgi/32/1/1/1794230/1.html

Labor
Union Urges Collective Bargaining Set-up
South China Morning Post, July 22, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=dd4bc7007e5f9210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Land Policy
Bulldozers Meet Historic Chinese Neighborhood
New York Times, July 20, 2010
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/21/world/asia/21beijing.html

蘇州千人不滿拆遷鎮長免職 (Village Chief and Party Cadre Removed from Office after Villagers Petition without Rest for Demolition Compensation)
Ming Pao, July 22, 2010
http://inews.mingpao.com/htm/INews/20100722/ca41425i.htm

Law
South China Province Reviews Law on Wage Negotiation
Xinhua News Agency, July 21, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-07/21/content_11032676.htm

Pre-trial Detention to be Limited
China Daily, July 22, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-07/22/content_11033281.htm

刑法酝酿第八次大修：死刑少了，坐牢久了 (Impending 8th Criminal Law Revision: Decrease in Death Penalties, Increase in Jail Time)
Southern Weekend, July 21, 2010
http://www.infzm.com/content/47991

网友呼吁在《刑法》中增设“性贿赂罪” (Netizens Call for "Sexual Bribery" to Be Added to Criminal Law)
China Youth Daily, July 22, 2010
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2010-07/22/content_3337846.htm

Media
官媒机构妖魔化网络 网民驳斥 (Netizens Protest Official Media’s Demonization of Internet)
Radio Free Asia, July 21, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/wl-07212010112508.html

山东增设 “虚拟警察”监管网络舆论 (Shandong Creates Virtual Police to Oversee Public Opinion Online)
Radio Free Asia, July 21, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/wang-07212010160855.html

Population
计生委：6个省核查出生人口比报表多10% (Family Planning Commission Survey: Six Provinces Have 10%+ Higher Births than Reported)
The Beijing News, July 22, 2010
http://china.nfdaily.cn/content/2010-07/22/content_14032030.htm

Tibet
China Forces Committed Abuses in Tibet: Rights Group
Agence France-Presse, July 22, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100722/wl_asia_afp/chinatibetunrestrightssecurity

Related information:
“I Saw It with My Own Eyes”: Abuses by Chinese Security Forces in Tibet, 2008-2010
Human Rights Watch, July 21, 2010
http://www.hrw.org/en/reports/2010/07/22/i-saw-it-my-own-eyes-0

四川甘孜理塘藏人要求重审丹增德勒案 (Citizens Demand for Retrial of Tibetan Monk)
Radio Free Asia, July 21, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/zand-07212010151830.html

July 21, 2010

News
Green Dam
工信部首次就"绿坝遭遣散"表态:各项服务均正常 (MIIT's First Public Response to the Green Dam Closing: All Services Normal)
Xinhua News Agency, July 20, 2010
http://news.163.com/10/0720/19/6C2F8K3M000146BC.html

Human Rights Defender
尹启玮十年上访成书完稿 近日付梓自力出版 (Petitioner's Decade of Experience Soon to Be Published)
Radio Free Asia, July 20, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/sf-07202010095457.html

Labor
Another Foxconn Worker Falls to Death - Report
Reuters, July 20, 2010
http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKTRE66J2AT20100720

中国上半年安全生产特大事故同比增长100% (Safety Accidents in China Double in First Half of Year)
China National Radio, July 20, 2010
http://news.163.com/10/0720/10/6C1G1K9F000146BC.html

Honda China Supplier Gets Tough on Striking Workers
Reuters, July 20, 2010
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE66J1OL20100720

Land Policy
Dispute Delays Demolition
China Daily, July 21, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/metro/2010-07/21/content_11029742.htm

Media
Google to End Technical Support for Two China Tianya Products
The Wall Street Journal, July 20, 2010
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703724104575378711530575140.html

中国鼓励新闻出版企业开展境外业务 (China Encourages Chinese Media Outlets to Expand Overseas)
Radio Free Asia, July 20, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/xw-07202010093027.html

Migrant Workers
Chinese Migrant Workers Walled Off From Society
Voice of America, July 20, 2010
http://www1.voanews.com/english/news/asia/Chinese-Migrant-Workers-Walled-Off-From-Society-98858679.html

Police
被误作上访者　湖北省委门口警错打领导夫人 (Official's Wife Beaten after Being Mistaken for Petitioner)
China Review News, July 21, 2010
http://www.zhgpl.com/doc/1013/8/7/8/101387806.html

震慑犯罪的好方式还是有辱人格:娄底公捕公判争议 (Criminals Paraded through the Streets: Crime Deterrent or Degrading Treatment?)
Southern Metropolis Daily, July 21, 2010
http://nf.nfdaily.cn/nfdsb/content/2010-07/21/content_13985218.htm

Protests and Petitions
Protesting Parents Hurt in Scuffle with Police
South China Morning Post, July 21, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=84df910e780f9210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

武汉、重庆两地数百民众为权益集体抗争 (Hundreds Protest in Wuhan and Chongqing)
Radio Free Asia, July 20, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/c-07202010135225.html

苏州村民抗议潮扩至三镇 村民细数官员侵吞补偿款 (Protests Spreads Across Suzhou as Villagers Accuse Town Officials of Embezzling Compensation Money)
Radio Free Asia, July 20, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/su-07202010102801.html

Rural Issues
China Plans Weather Insurance to Help Farmers
China Daily, July 21, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/bizchina/2010-07/20/content_11022571.htm

XUAR
新疆阿图什出现维族传单 维族学者海来提不日受审 (Trial of Uyghur Scholar-Journalist Heyrat Niyaz to Start Soon)
Radio Free Asia, July 20, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/xj-07202010112409.html

July 20, 2010

News
Corporate Social Accountability
German Business Chiefs Criticize China
EU Observer, July 20, 2010
http://www.businessweek.com/globalbiz/content/jul2010/gb20100719_691725.htm

Environment
China Rejects World's Number One Energy User Title
Agence France-Presse, July 20, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100720/wl_asia_afp/chinaeconomyenergy

Government
浙江"优秀工程"大桥不到10年开裂 无人遭问责 (Zhejiang: “Outstanding Project” Bridge Cracks in 10 Short Years, No One Held Responsible)
Xinhua News Agency, July 19, 2010
http://news.163.com/10/0719/09/6BUPMHI8000146BC.html

Hong Kong
Top Court May Seek Review of Basic Law
South China Morning Post, July 20, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=6d9795d130be9210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Related news:
剛果政府要求終院研人大釋法 (Congo Government Urges CFA to Seek Interpretation of Basic Law from NPC)
Ming Pao, July 20, 2010
http://news.mingpao.com/20100720/gab1.htm

Human Rights Defender
浙江村民代表杨云彪案开庭 逾百村民前往声援 (Zhejiang: 100+ Villagers Support Representative Yang Yunbiao at Trial)
Radio Free Asia, July 19, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/z-07192010100112.html

Labor
Strike at Foshan Honda Supplier Drags On
Agence France-Presse, July 20, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=930cc7cf73ee9210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

警惕用工荒诱发非法使用童工 (Labor Shortage Leads to Illegal Child Labor)
Xinhua News Agency, July 17, 2010
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2010-07/17/c_12343270.htm

Land Policy
河北鹿泉:村委截留数百万征地补偿 官员称用于公益 (Hebei: Village Committee Officials Withheld Millions of Land Compensation “For Charity”)
Yanzhao Evening News, July 20, 2010
http://unn.people.com.cn/GB/14748/12195976.html

Media
解密中共的英文书大陆遭禁 (English Book on Communist Party Banned)
British Broadcasting Corporation, July 19, 2010
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2010/07/100719_ccp_book_ban.shtml

Google Renewal Reflects Legal Compliance: China
Agence France-Presse, July 20, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100720/ts_afp/chinausitinternetgooglecensorship

Protests and Petitions
China Police Arrest 8 after Violent Mine Clash
Reuters, July 19, 2010
http://in.reuters.com/article/idINTOE66I03L20100719

Related news:
陕西国土厅否决民告官案法院判决引发殴斗 (Fight Erupts after Shaanxi Land and Resources Department Overrules Judgment of Civil Trial)
Economic Information Daily, July 19, 2010
http://news.eastday.com/c/20100719/u1a5338196.html

上千陸銀失業工人北京請願 (1000+ Former Bank Workers Petition in Beijing)
Central News Agency, July 19, 2010
http://www.cna.com.tw/ShowNews/Detail.aspx?pNewsID=201007190246

Social Security
社科院专家称中国养老体制已走进死胡同 (CASS: China’s Pension System at a Dead End)
China Business News, July 20, 2010
http://news.163.com/10/0720/10/6C1GMRI60001124J.html

XUAR
Daughter of Barred Uyghur Activist Blasts China
Associated Press, July 20, 2010
http://www.etaiwannews.com/etn/news_content.php?id=1322314

July 17-19, 2010

Bilateral Ties
美大使约见北京维权律师 国际关注维权 (US Ambassador Meets with a Beijing Rights Lawyer)
Voice of America, July 17, 2010
http://www1.voanews.com/chinese/news/20100717-Jon-Huntsman-98661204.html

Environment
Cleanup Begins after Oil Pipe Explosion in China
Associated Press, July 18, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100718/ap_on_bi_ge/as_china_pipeline_explosion

More Toxic Sewage Spills from Zijin Plant
South China Morning Post, July 19, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=b64b8e16376e9210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Human Rights Defenders
刘沙沙遭绑架施酷刑 有意参加聚会网友被站岗 (Liu Shasha Kidnapped and Tortured)
Radio Free Asia, July 18, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/liu-07182010170207.html

Human Rights Defenders -- Jiang Tianyong, 江天勇; Li Heping, 李和平; Tang Jitian, 唐吉田
Lawyers’ Licenses Withheld
Radio Free Asia, July 18, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/lawyers-inspection-07182010184545.html

Human Rights Defenders -- Feng Zhenghu, 冯正虎
Expo 2010 Shanghai: A Better Life,' But Not for Dissidents
McClatchy Newspapers, July 18, 2010
http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/07/18/1735872/expo-2010-shanghai-a-better-life.html

Human Rights Defenders -- Wan Yanhai, 万延海
万延海呼吁发展欧盟和中国公民社会的战略关系 (Wan Yanhai Calls on EU to Build Strategic Relationships with Chinese Civil Society)
Radio Free Asia, July 18, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/wan-07182010182204.html

Labor
4 Accidents Kill 38, Trap 13 Miners
China Daily, July 19, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-07/19/content_10121092.htm

Related news:
陕西韩城小南沟煤矿28名工人在矿难中丧生 (28 Workers Die in Coal Mine in Shaanxi)
Radio Free Asia, July 18, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shan-07182010183007.html

Land Policy
Elite Treat Top Heritage Sites as Their Own
South China Morning Post, July 17, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=1801a475eebd9210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Law
China Raises Compensation for Wrongful Imprisonment
Xinhua News Agency, July 16, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-07/16/content_10118441.htm

Related news:
最高检公布刑事赔偿新标准 日赔偿额较上年增加 (SPP Promulgates New Standards for Reparation of Criminal Cases, Daily Compensation Rate Increased from Last Year)
Xinhua News Agency, July 16, 2010
http://www.ce.cn/xwzx/gnsz/gdxw/201007/16/t20100716_21623020.shtml

Media
Bloggers Attract Censors' Sights as Internet Crackdown Continues
South China Morning Post, July 17, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=75c0a475eebd9210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Booming Demand for TV on the Internet in China
New York Times, July 18, 2010
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/19/business/global/19chinavideo.html

Migrant Workers
China Boomtown Migrants Sorely Underpaid
Reuters, July 19, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100719/wl_nm/us_china_labour

Related information:
深圳新生代农民工生存状况调查报告 (Report on Living Conditions of Shenzhen's Young Migrant Workers)
People's Daily, July 15, 2010
http://acftu.people.com.cn/GB/67582/12154737.html

Protests and Petitions
苏州通安拆迁爆发大规模群体流血冲突 (Demolition in Suzhou Causes Large Scale Outbreak Among Community)
Radio Free Asia, July 18, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shu-07182010163549.html

Public Health
Hospital Refuses to Treat Woman with HIV
Agence France-Presse, July 16, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=ff15add9bf9d9210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD