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

Tuesday, September 07, 2010

September 07, 2010

News
Economic Development
China Unveils Plans of Industrial Relocations
Xinhua News Agency, September 06, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-09/06/content_11264278.htm

Education
郑州学校资源落后人口扩张 家长因报不上名下跪 (Zhengzhou Parents Kneel in Plea for Children's School Admittance)
People's Daily, September 07, 2010
http://news.eastday.com/c/20100907/u1a5435275.html

Human Rights Defenders
艾滋病患者田喜被快速处置 民间和国际社会普遍关注 (Concern Sparked around the World for HIV/AIDS Activist Tian Xi)
Radio Free Asia, September 06, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/tianxi-09062010093653.html
Related news:
Police Defend Arrest of Tian Xi, an Outspoken AIDS Patient and Activist
Global Times, September 02, 2010
http://china.globaltimes.cn/society/2010-09/569433.html
作家遭"跨省抓捕"续:谢朝平在看守所比较受尊重 (Follow-up on Arrest of Dam Relocation Book Writer )
Shanghai Evening Post, September 07, 2010
http://news.163.com/10/0907/13/6FVVKJU500011229.html

Labor
小工头讨薪被大工头打 (Worker Leader Beaten for Demanding Unpaid Salaries)
Southern Metropolis Daily, September 07, 2010
http://epaper.oeeee.com/G/html/2010-09/07/content_1171468.htm

Law
Plan to Revise Capital Punishment Draws Controversy and Optimism
Global Times, September 07, 2010
http://china.globaltimes.cn/society/2010-09/570723.html

Media
湖南质监局规定媒体采访必须先审批遭质疑 (Hunan: Review and Approval Requirements for Press Interviews Called into Question)
Legal Daily, September 06, 2010
http://news.eastday.com/c/20100906/u1a5435134.html

Politics
Shenzhen Speeches Show Divide on 'Political Reform'
South China Morning Post, September 07, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=57989bce1f7ea210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Rise of New Influence Groups in China: Think Tank
Agence France-Presse, September 06, 2010
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5icr1PgwfrG29NqpdGyJxXU1cciLA

Protests and Petitions
Residents Protest over Airport Noise
South China Morning Post, September 07, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=7bfb9bce1f7ea210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

村官私卖土地雇凶砍去上访村民左腿 (Retaliation against a Petitioner Who Reported Expropriation by Local Official)
Nanfang Nongcun Bao, September 07, 2010
http://news.163.com/10/0907/00/6FUJEI5100011229.html

Tibet
Tibetan Writers Arrested
Agence France-Presse, September 07, 2010
http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/Asia/Story/STIStory_575761.html

Monday, September 06, 2010

September 06, 2010

News
Corruption
湖南一村支书横行20年 非法拘禁村民威胁领导 (20-year Rampage of Hunan Village Secretary, Including Extrajudicial Detention, Comes to Light)
People's Daily, September 04, 2010
http://news.163.com/10/0904/21/6FP24ODL00011229.html

Food Security
China Orders More Food Production to Counter Inflation
Voice of America, September 03, 2010
http://www.voanews.com/english/news/asia/China-Orders-More-Food-Production-to-Counter-Inflation-102145119.html

Human Rights Defenders
北京律师王宇被控涉嫌“故意伤害罪”案二审继续审理 百余网友声援 (Netizens Show Support for Lawyer Wang Yu for Her Second Instance Trial)
Radio Free Asia, September 06, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shen-09032010144702.html

佛山遏維權訴訟 公民代理成箭靶 (Guangdong Authorities Crack Down on Citizen Representatives to Suppress Rights Litigation)
Ming Pao, September 04, 2010
http://news.sina.com.hk/cgi-bin/nw/show.cgi/9/1/1/1843030/1.html

浙警禁接异见者出狱 山东监控设备“迎”陈光诚 (Zhejiang Police Tell Family of Soon-to-Be-Released Dissident Not to Meet Him at Prison for Release)
Radio Free Asia, September 05, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/chen-09052010142027.html

Law
审前听取律师意见将成报告重要部分 (Hearing Defense's Opinions Prior to Trial to Become Major Part of Procuratorate Investigation Report)
Southern Metropolis Daily, September 04, 2010
http://epaper.oeeee.com/A/html/2010-09/04/content_1169579.htm

Media
Google Warned on China Plans
Financial Times, September 05, 2010
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/310ccbe2-b915-11df-99be-00144feabdc0.html

Firing of Editors Tied to Story Critical of Tencent
South China Morning Post, September 04, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=e7059654bc7da210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Migrant Workers
Free Therapy Offered to Migrant Workers
China Daily, September 06, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-09/06/content_11259118.htm

Politics
深圳講話 胡錦濤未觸及政改 (Hu Does Not Mention Political Reform in Shenzhen Speech)
China News Agency, September 06, 2010
http://www.cna.com.tw/ShowNews/Detail.aspx?pNewsID=201009060108

Poverty
In China, Even 'Low-Cost' Housing Hard for Some to Afford
Agence France-Presse, September 05, 2010
http://www.mysinchew.com/node/44467

Public Health
Anhui Covered Up Cholera Outbreak, State Press Reports
Agence France-Presse, September 06, 2010
http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2010/09/06/2003482197

Rural Issues
中国五千万农村留守妇女面临困境 (50 Million Chinese Rural Women Face Hardship Guarding Homeland)
British Broadcasting Corporation, September 05, 2010
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2010/09/100905_china_wivies.shtml

Taiwan
China Seeks Agreement with Taiwan
Agence France-Presse, September 06, 2010
http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-world/china-seeks-agreement-with-taiwan-20100906-14weg.html

Friday, September 03, 2010

September 03, 2010

News
Civil Society
北京益仁平遭警调查同事电脑遭黑客入侵 (Beijing Yirenping Center Raided, Staff E-mail Hacked)
Radio Free Asia, September 02, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/bei-09022010094430.html
Related news:
Police Question Staff of HIV-Rights Group
South China Morning Post, September 03, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=0502af25a82da210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Education
南京一打工子弟小学3个年级突然停办 (Nanjing: School for Migrant Children Abruptly Terminates Classes for 3 Grades)
Yangtse Evening Post, September 03, 2010
http://edu.xhby.net/system/2010/09/03/010825207.shtml

高校新生被强迫买手机 收到"不买无法入学"通知 (College Freshmen Forced to Buy New Cell Phones from School)
China Radio International, September 03, 2010
http://news.163.com/10/0903/07/6FL1S8LR000146BC.html

Food Security
12村民死亡疑与水库养鱼污染有关 当地调查后否认 (Contaminated Fish Allegedly Cause 12 Deaths )
China News Service, September 03, 2010
http://news.xinmin.cn/rollnews/2010/09/03/6636008.html

Hong Kong
Student Activist Found Not Guilty of Assault
South China Morning Post, September 03, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=2547b0d7ec5da210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Human Rights Defender -- Chen Guangcheng, 陈光诚
陈光诚即将刑满 出狱后与家人自由状况受关注 (Blind Activist Chen Guangcheng to Soon Fulfil His Sentence)
Radio Free Asia, September 02, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/chen-09022010170732.html
Related information:
About the Individual: Chen Guangcheng
Human Rights in China: Incorporating Responsibility 2008
http://www.ir2008.org/02/about.php
Labor
A Dearth of Work for China's College Grads
Business Week, September 02, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/bw/20100902/bs_bw/1037b4194008546907

Law
Rules and Reality: New Guidelines to Ban Coerced Confessions Will Be Tested in a Case before China's Top Court
South China Morning Post, September 02, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=ce85297083dca210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Media
Identity Crackdown Hits SIM Card Sales
South China Morning Post, September 03, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=a0225915a33da210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Population
China Census Highlights Growing Rights Awareness
Associated Press, September 02, 2010
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gXpfRoU00hdFjbtCkWbUczxKNAhQD9HVSU500

婚外生子 社会抚养费超25万 (Chongqing Regulations Order Fines of 250K for Kids Born out of Wedlock)
Chongqing Economic Times, September 03, 2010
http://cqsbepaper.cqnews.net/html/2010-09/03/content_114567.htm

Public Health
China Sees More Thyroid Problems
China Daily, September 03, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-09/03/content_11249801.htm

Religion
Abstinence Program Partners Chinese Officials with U.S. Evangelicals
The Washington Post, September 02, 2010
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/09/02/AR2010090205358.html

Mormon Church Officials Talking with Chinese
Associated Press, August 31, 2010
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gZw0erTPmOa68TSnEfgdxxxAPysAD9HU4OC81

Society
方言节目不得多于普通话节目 (Draft Dongguan Measures: Non-Mandarin TV Programmes Cannot Exceed Number of Mandarin Programmes)
Southern Metropolis Daily, September 03, 2010
http://epaper.oeeee.com/I/html/2010-09/03/content_1168718.htm

State Security
China Boosts Surveillance
Radio Free Asia, September 02, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/surveillance-09022010144720.html

Thursday, September 02, 2010

September 02, 2010

News
Death Penalty
刑法修订贪官死刑未废除 引渡难题再引争议 (Death Penalty Imposed on Corrupted Officials Triggers Extradition Issues)
Beijing Youth Daily, September 02, 2010
http://news.sina.com.cn/c/sd/2010-09-02/114221023945.shtml

Environment
陕西华县官员:"绿漆刷山"是国内最先进经验 (Shaanxi: Authority Paints Mountain to Cover Illegal Quarry)
Southern Metropolis Daily, September 02, 2010
http://nf.nfdaily.cn/nfdsb/content/2010-09/02/content_15480644.htm

Food Security
Firm Accused of Recycling Tainted Milk Powder
South China Morning Post, September 02, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=76f890bbe9dca210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Human Rights Defender
Book on Dam's Relocated Victims Lands Author in Jail
South China Morning Post, September 02, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=08bc90bbe9dca210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Media
Real Names Policy Sparks Privacy Concerns
Xinhua News Agency, September 01, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-09/01/content_11243699.htm

Migrant Workers
积满60分即可申请入户深圳 (60 Points Will Grant Migrant Workers with Shenzhen Residency)
Southern Daily, September 02, 2010
http://news.163.com/10/0902/08/6FIHQT8D00014AED.html

Multilateral
Group: China Failing to Keep WTO Access Pledges
Associated Press, September 02, 2010
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jXN-UMKUZLoGwKU7ulUCr8IO9LuwD9HVHUPO0

Police
冤狱十月的顺德女访民控告公安滥权 (Framed Female Petitioner Sues Police over Abuses)
Radio Free Asia, September 01, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/China_defender-09012010101430.html

Protests and Petitions
China Accused of Holding Woman in Mental Hospital for Challenging Officials
The Guardian, August 31, 2010
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/aug/31/china-mental-hospital-liao-meizhi

Public Health
穗控煙設緩衝 認錯免罰款 (Smoking Ban Implemented in Guangzhou)
Ming Pao, September 02, 2010
http://news.mingpao.com/20100902/cac1.htm

Cancer Haunts Village near Zijin
Shanghai Daily, September 02, 2010
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=448124

XUAR
阿克苏突查手机多媒体卡 海外维吾尔指公安拘四人 (Aksu: Mobile Media Application Inspection Conducted after Bomb)
Radio Free Asia, September 01, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/xin-09012010093341.html

Wednesday, September 01, 2010

September 01, 2010

News
Death Penalty
Court Approves Death Sentence for Man Killing 4
Xinhua News Agency, August 31, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-08/31/content_11235659.htm

Education
黑龙江桦南林业局北山口三百学生失学 (Heilongjiang: 300 Pupils Lost Their School)
Radio Free Asia, August 31, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/hei-08312010170429.html

China Beefs Up School Security as Classes Resume
Agence France-Presse, September 01, 2010
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jxOvw9LhI-PETTMY2AHiJIee0ziQ

Environment
Polluters Targeted in Survey of Waterways
South China Morning Post, September 01, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=f47079bbfd8ca210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Food Security
湖南质监掩盖茶油致癌物超标 官员称为维稳 (Hunan Official: Carcinogenic Camellia Oil Cover-Up Was to Maintain Social Stability)
Xin Kuai Bao, September 01, 2010
http://news.xkb.com.cn/zhongguo/2010/0901/87850.html

Human Rights Defender
声援刘贤斌被以散谣拘留 王译获释后遭遣返软禁 (Online Activist under House Arrest for Supporting Detained Activist Liu Xianbin)
Radio Free Asia, August 31, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/liu-08312010161254.html

Land Policy
调查报告:56.8%的失地妇女不愿转成城镇居民 (Survey: 56.8% of Women Who Have Lost Their Land Do Not Wish to Become Urban Residents)
Workers Daily, September 01, 2010
http://media.workercn.cn/grrb/2010_09/01/GR0706.htm

Law
Wrongly Jailed 8 Years, Man Gets Compensation
Shanghai Daily, September 01, 2010
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=447989

China's Gang Crackdown Nets 278,000 Criminal Cases
Associated Press, August 31, 2010
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/38946221/ns/world_news-asiapacific/

Media
阻挠采访 虎门治安员围殴记者 (Dongguan: Journalist Beaten by Security whilst Investing Story)
Southern Metropolis Daily, September 01, 2010
http://epaper.oeeee.com/A/html/2010-09/01/content_1166618.htm

State Security
维稳体系全国联网 公民黑箱分级曝光 (Stability Maintenance Document Exposed)
Radio Free Asia, August 31, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/wen-08312010111815.html

Tibet
无国界记者组织谴责中国监禁藏族学生 (Reporters Without Boarders Condemns China for Detaining Tibetan Students)
British Broadcasting Corporation, August 31, 2010
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2010/08/100831_tibet_sentence.shtml

Tuesday, August 31, 2010

August 31, 2010

News
Corruption
广东近5年渎职犯罪造成经济损失55亿 (Guangdong: Dereliction of Duty Causes Economic Loss of 5.5 bil over Past 5 Years)
Southern Daily, August 31, 2010
http://gd.nfdaily.cn/content/2010-08/31/content_15379711.htm

Hong Kong
Minimum Wage Body 'Calls for Floor of HK$28'
South China Morning Post, August 31, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=49b89e785e3ca210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Human Rights Defenders
Father Seeks China AIDS Activist's Release
Associated Press, August 30, 2010
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gySAN7g6fNlsQGyMaF7h14UHAObgD9HTO96O0

胡佳和刘正有狱中健康恶化 (Hu Jia’s and Liu Zhengyou’s Health Deteriorate in Prison)
Radio Free Asia, August 30, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/China_parole-08302010113242.html

Labor
China to Promote Collective Negotiation on Wages
Xinhua News Agency, August 30, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-08/30/content_11227719.htm

安徽法院受理艾滋“就业歧视”案 (Anhui Court Accepts HIV/AIDS Employment Discrimination Suit)
Southern Metropolis Daily, August 31, 2010
http://epaper.oeeee.com/A/html/2010-08/31/content_1165675.htm

Media
Cellphone Registrations to Require Real Names
China Daily, August 31, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-08/31/content_11232099.htm
Related information:
手机实名制明日开始实施 (Mobile Phone Real-Name Registration Begins Tomorrow)
The Beijing News, August 31, 2010
http://finance.bjnews.com.cn/2010/0831/31696.shtml
批评报道涉及企业 山东莱阳警察进京调查作者 (Shandong: Journalist Invested by Police after Exposure Report)
China Youth Daily, August 30, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/hqgj/jryw/2010-08-30/content_782416.html

Protests and Petitions
超霸镉超标下岗工人要求赔偿遭围殴 (Laid-Off Workers, Ill from Cadmium Poisoning, Beaten for Petitioning)
Radio Free Asia, August 26, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/China_workers-08262010094445.html

武汉数百拆迁户堵路请愿 青岛二百黑社会人员凌晨强拆 (Wuhan: Hundreds of Evictees Block Traffic in Protest)
Radio Free Asia, August 31, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/wuhan-08302010103945.html

Society
广州将动员80万群众参与亚运治安防控 (Guangzhou to Mobilize 800K Participate in Asiad Security)
Southern Metropolis Daily, August 31, 2010
http://epaper.oeeee.com/H/html/2010-08/31/content_1165897.htm

各界告别谢韬 官方不准挽联 (Official Prohibit People from Leaving Elegiac Scrolls at Noted Academic Xie Tao's Funeral)
Radio Free Asia, August 30, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/xie-08302010164745.html
Related information:
痛悼谢韬先生 (Lament for Mr Xie Tao)
Ding Zilin and Jiang Peikun, August 29, 2010
http://gb.hrichina.org/public/contents/20810
Tibet
Chinese Police Shoot Tibetan Dead during Protest
Reuters, August 30, 2010
http://in.reuters.com/article/idINIndia-51160620100830
Related news:
17 Police Injured, One Tibetan Dead in Dispute
Xinhua News Agency, August 30, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-08/30/content_11227839.htm

Monday, August 30, 2010

August 30, 2010

News
Bilateral Ties
'Difficult Moments' Predicted
China Daily, August 30, 2010
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/90001/90776/90883/7121436.html

Environment
Pollution Threat to Yangtze
The Hindu, August 27, 2010
http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/article596325.ece
Related information:
Fishing and Pollution in the Yangtze River, China
Greenpeace, August 25, 2010
http://www.greenpeace.org/international/en/multimedia/slideshows/Fishing-and-Pollution-in-Yangtze-River-China/
Food Security
結石寶寶家長「趕死期」紛索償 兩年追索期限將屆滿 爭取立案 (Parents of Tainted Milk Victims Hurry to Claim before Recourse Period Ends)
Ming Pao, August 28, 2010
http://hk.news.yahoo.com/article/100827/4/jx5b.html

Hong Kong
香港政改方案獲人大常委批准 (NPC Approves HK Political Reform Scheme)
Hong Kong Business Times, August 30, 2010
http://www.businesstimes.com.hk/a-20100830-90840/Xianggangzhenggai-program

Human Rights Defenders
“打假斗士”方舟子遭人追打 称因打假遭报复 (Renowned Anti-Bad Science Writer Attacked)
China National Radio, August 30, 2010
http://news.eastday.com/c/20100830/u1a5421787.html
Related news:
Tsang Welcomes NPCSC's Decision on HK's Constitutional Reform Package
Xinhua News Agency, August 28, 2010
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/china/2010-08/28/c_13467220.htm
Law
Chinese Legislature Passes People's Mediation Law
Xinhua News Agency, August 28, 2010
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/china/2010-08/29/c_13467472.htm
Related information:
中华人民共和国人民调解法 (People's Mediation Law of the People's Republic of China)
Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, August 28, 2010
http://www.gov.cn/jrzg/2010-08/29/content_1690569.htm
Labor
身体不适辞工 遭拒后猝死宿舍 (Painter, Forbidden from Resigning Despite Poor Health, Dies in Company Hostel)
Southern Metropolis Daily, August 29, 2010
http://epaper.oeeee.com/H/html/2010-08/29/content_1164353.htm

Media
Companies Target Journalists
Radio Free Asia, August 27, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/companies-08272010162730.html

记者称采访伊春空难不寻常 穿越封锁躲避警察 (Journalist: Reporting on Yichun Clash Was a Hide-and-Seek with Police)
China National Radio, August 29, 2010
http://news.ifeng.com/mainland/special/yichunkejishishi/content-2/detail_2010_08/29/2351205_0.shtml

微博網站設「自律專員」 審查言論 (Microblogging Sites to Be Equipped with “Self-censorship Inspector”)
Ming Pao, August 29, 2010
http://hk.news.yahoo.com/article/100828/4/jxqy.html
Related news:
北京网络媒体将设自律专员 (Beijing's Online Media to Add Self-Censorship Officials)
Beijing Evening News, August 27, 2010
http://www.chinanews.com.cn/gn/2010/08-27/2496289.shtml
Migrant Workers
农民工人讨薪给孩子交学费遭数十人打死 (Migrant Worker Demands Back Pay, Gets Beaten to Death)
Chinese Business View, August 29, 2010
http://news.163.com/10/0829/03/6F7O8MFG00014AED.html

Public Health
Cholera Outbreak Hits Eastern China
Agence France-Presse, August 29, 2010
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gG4GqrfX5V-I0Wl0rI6FxysGda2g

Hospitals to Keep Eye on Superbugs
Shanghai Daily, August 30, 2010
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=447756

Society
At Chinese Zoos, the Animal Keepers Are the Savage Ones, Activists Say
The Los Angeles Times, August 29, 2010
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-china-animals-20100829,0,2116802.story
Related information:
Performing Animals in Chinese Zoos
Animals Asia Foundation, August 2010
http://www.animalsasia.org/index.php?UID=GSGRU1YY0LG
广东数百警力荷枪持盾封路取缔无证店 (Guangdong: Police Show up on Street with Arms)
Guangzhou Daily, August 28, 2010
http://news.163.com/10/0828/04/6F5766T100014AED.html

Friday, August 27, 2010

August 27, 2010

News
Economic Development
Opinions Clash on Unreported Income Levels
China Daily, August 27, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-08/27/content_11211082.htm

Environment
China Sets Up Base to Speed Up Study of Deep-Sea Energy Resources
Xinhua News Agency, August 27, 2010
http://english.cri.cn/6826/2010/08/26/1901s591299.htm

Shortage of Farms and Water Threatens Grain Output Targets
China Daily, August 27, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/bizchina/2010-08/27/content_11211515.htm

Hong Kong
中央批准深圳前海規劃 (Central Gov't Approves Plan to Increase HK-Shenzhen Ties)
Ming Pao, August 27, 2010
http://news.sina.com.hk/cgi-bin/nw/show.cgi/9/1/1/1834316/1.html

Human Rights Defenders
亚运维稳房东赶维权者 出版社辞退‘撑粤语’编辑 (As Asiad Approaches, Pro-Cantonese Editor Forced to Design and Activists Come Under Pressure)
Radio Free Asia, August 26, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/dx2-08262010165209.html

唐吉田倡议“律师节”推动直选律师协会 (Attorney Tang Jitian Proposes a "Lawyers Day" Celebration to Promote Direct Elections in the Lawyers Association)
Radio Free Asia, August 26, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/China_lawyer-08262010121358.html

Media
Book Ban Puzzles Architect-Researcher
South China Morning Post, August 27, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=70db9d7db4faa210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Survey: China's Mobile Internet Users to Exceed PC Users in 2012
People's Daily, August 26, 2010
http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/90882/7118824.html

新闻出版署：紫金矿业事件确有“封口费” (GAPP: There Was Hush Money Involved with the Zijin Mining Incident)
Radio France Internationale, August 26, 2010
http://www.chinese.rfi.fr/中国/20100826-新闻出版署：紫金矿业事件确有“封口费”

Migrant Workers
上海教委：在沪农民工子弟可免费接受义务教育 (Shanghai: Children of Migrant Workers to Receive Free Compulsory Education)
Xinmin Evening News, August 27, 2010
http://www.ce.cn/xwzx/gnsz/gdxw/201008/27/t20100827_21769316.shtml

Politics
Xi Tipped to Gain Military Post at Plenum
South China Morning Post, August 27, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=e61c9d7db4faa210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

State Security
New Secrecy Battle: China Bars Banks, Other Companies from Using Foreign Security Technology
The Canadian Press, August 26, 2010
http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5iTpfs6brvXyKqIeKwezlArwTjiLw

Taiwan
台灣首次批准中國大陸雜誌在台發行 (Popular Magazine Duzhe Becomes First Mainland Magazine to Be Approved for Print in Taiwan)
British Broadcasting Corporation, August 27, 2010
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/trad/china/2010/08/100826_taiwan_china_duzhe.shtml

Tibet
Police Fire on Mine Protesters
Radio Free Asia, August 26, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/mine-08262010142756.html

XUAR
新疆懸紅十萬檢舉恐怖罪行 (XUAR Notice: Rewards of Up to 10K for Reporting Terrorism)
Ming Pao, August 27, 2010
http://inews.mingpao.com/htm/INews/20100827/ca50811a.htm
Related information:
自治区公安厅发布通告 检举涉恐涉暴等严重暴力犯罪行为 (XUAR Public Security Department Announcement: Report Terrorism-Related Violent Crimes)
Tianshannet, August 27, 2010
http://www.tianshannet.com.cn/news/content/2010-08/27/content_5188238.htm

Thursday, August 26, 2010

August 26, 2010

News
Disasters
Chinese Airport Unsafe before Crash
New York Times, August 25, 2010
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/26/world/asia/26beijing.html

Food Security
China Goes against the Grain on Crops
Financial Times, August 25, 2010
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ab808f58-b06e-11df-8c04-00144feabdc0.html

Human Rights Defenders
福建网民范燕琼获保外 杭州村民杨云彪提上诉 (Fujian Netizen Fan Yanqiong Granted Medical Parole; Hangzhou Activist Yan Yunbiao Appeals )
Radio Free Asia, August 25, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/fj-08252010094811.html

南方报业受压封杀长平 舆论环境每况日下 (Former Southern Media Editor and Vocal Intellectual Chang Ping's Columns Slashed)
Radio Free Asia, August 25, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/nf-08252010155459.html

赵连海拒绝“以认罪换取轻判” (Tainted Milk Victims Advocate Zhao Lianhai Turns Down Plea Bargain)
Radio Free Asia, August 25, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/China_vaccine_B-08252010110123.html

Land Policy
Cost of Water-diversion Project 'Growing'
South China Morning Post, August 26, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=c13eade342aaa210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

大连近百人凌晨闯入民宅强拆11间房屋 (Dalian: 11 Houses Forcefully Demolished Overnight)
China National Radio, August 26, 2010
http://news.163.com/10/0826/13/6F132O2V000146BC.html

Law
无领导带班 矿工可拒绝下井 (Workers Can Refuse to Go Down into Mines If Not Led by Coal Mine Leaders)
Southern Metropolis Daily, August 26, 2010
http://epaper.oeeee.com/A/html/2010-08/26/content_1162117.htm

人大代表禁設辦事處 學者斥改革倒退 (Scholar: Ban on Establishment of NPC Delegates Office Is Backward on Reform)
Ming Pao, August 26, 2010
http://news.mingpao.com/20100826/cab1.htm

Media
China Plans to Merge 1,000 Broadcasters: State Media
Agence France-Presse, August 25, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100825/wl_asia_afp/chinamediabroadcastingcablenetwork

Protests and Petitions
粤工人省府静坐遇副省长 拍照者被以煽动上访带走 (Guangdong: Workers Taken Away amid Sit-in in front of Province Government Building)
Radio Free Asia, August 25, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/dx2-08252010160418.html

Tibet
Teacher Nonpareil
China Daily, August 26, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/life/2010-08/26/content_11205831.htm

XUAR
China Detains Four over Attack on Xinjiang Police
Reuters, August 25, 2010
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTOE67O08I

Wednesday, August 25, 2010

August 25, 2010

News
Bilateral Ties
Prudently Handle Tibet Issue: China Tells India
The Times of India, August 24, 2010
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Prudently-handle-Tibet-issue-China-tells-India/articleshow/6424968.cms

Death Penalty
Senior Chinese Police Officer Condemned for Graft
Associated Press, August 24, 2010
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gALRrCAZxLZPKFEkhypCXsKBNJTQD9HPPOB81

Disasters
Experts Call for Better Planning in China's Mudslide Zones
Xinhua News Agency, August 24, 2010
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/90001/90776/90882/7116167.html

Education
东莞石排推25年免费教育 (Dongguan: Citizens of Shipai Town to Enjoy 25-Year Free Education )
Beijing News, August 25, 2010
http://epaper.bjnews.com.cn/html/2010-08/25/content_140656.htm

Hukou
为办居住证被迫假租房 (Man Fabricates Lease Agreement for Resident Permit Application )
Southern Metropolis Daily, August 25, 2010
http://epaper.oeeee.com/G/html/2010-08/25/content_1160937.htm

Human Rights Defenders
北京突然加紧对维权人士的检控 (Beijing Tightens up Surveillance over Rights Activists )
Radio Free Asia, August 24, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/rights_abuse-08242010113903.html

Land Policy
Govt Replacing Slums with Basic Housing
China Daily, August 25, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-08/25/content_11197909.htm

Law
China to Revise Criminal Law to Better Protect Worker's Rights
Xinhua News Agency, August 23, 2010
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/china/2010-08/23/c_13457434.htm

我国拟批准《制止核恐怖主义行为国际公约》 (China to Ratify International Convention for the Suppression of Acts of Nuclear Terrorism)
Xinhua News Agency, August 23, 2010
http://news.xinhuanet.com/world/2010-08/23/c_12475773.htm

Media
Chinese Increasingly Use Microblogs to Get News
Xinhua News Agency, August 24, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-08/24/content_11197484.htm

Police
四川藏人反对采矿武警开枪 藏人三死35人伤 (Sichuan: Tibetans Shot by Armed Police during Protest against Mining)
Radio Free Asia, August 24, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/sc-08242010093948.html

广东廉江去年投3100余万维稳 (Guangdong: Lianjiang City Spent 31 Million on “Social Stability Maintenance” Last Year)
Southern Daily, August 25, 2010
http://news.sina.com.cn/c/p/2010-08-25/082020970644.shtml

Politics
Premier Wen Calls for Major Political Reform
Global Times, August 23, 2010
http://china.globaltimes.cn/chinanews/2010-08/566074.html

Protests and Petitions
云南永胜县政府否认"丽江警察群殴百姓"传言 (Yunnan: Yongsheng County Government Denies Rumor of “Citizens Beaten by Police” )
Yunnan Daily, August 25, 2010
http://news.163.com/10/0825/08/6ETUTELH00011229.html

Public Health
China Plans to Establish Health Records for Residents
People's Daily, August 24, 2010
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/90001/90776/90882/7115686.html

Tuesday, August 24, 2010

August 24, 2010

News
Children
重庆：家长查看孩子聊天记录手机短信违法 (New Chongqing Regulations Prohibit Parents from Reading Minors' Private Text Conversations)
China Radio International, August 24, 2010
http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2010-08-24/111020963920.shtml

Civil Society
北京市公安局取消公盟涉嫌偷税案 许志永解除取保候审 (Beijing Public Security Bureau Drops Tax Evasion Charges against Open Constitution Initiative)
Radio Free Asia, August 23, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/bj-08232010095156.html
Related information:
Law Research Center Is Shut Down as Authorities Tighten Control on Civil Society Groups
当局取缔公盟法律研究中心 加紧严控民间组织
Human Rights in China, July 17, 2009
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/170300
http://gb.hrichina.org/public/contents/17672
Environment
湖南煤矿排污影响广东饮水续:污水无重金属超标 (Drinking Water in Guangdong Affected by Hunan Coal Mine’s Waste)
Southern Daily, August 24, 2010
http://news.eastday.com/c/20100824/u1a5412247.html

Food Security
南京市疾控中心否定“洗虾粉致肌肉溶解”说法 (Nanjing Municipal Center for Disease Control & Prevention Refutes Claims that Detergent Residue on Crawfish Caused Illness)
Yangtse Evening Post, August 24, 2010
http://www.jfdaily.com/a/1366448.htm
Related news:
10 Sickened after Eating Chemical-tainted Crayfish
Xinhua News Agency, August 23, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-08/23/content_11191233.htm
Government
被撤驻京办人员以"长期出差"名义留守北京 (Personnel of Closed Regional Government Offices Remain in Beijing, Calling It a “Long-term Business Trip”)
Southern Daily, August 24, 2010
http://epaper.nfdaily.cn/html/2010-08/24/content_6873012.htm

Hong Kong
Security Law Not on Beijing Talks Agenda
South China Morning Post, August 24, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=2c471cfe81f9a210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Labor
China to Revise Law to Protect Workers' Pay
Xinhua News Agency, August 23, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-08/23/content_11191340.htm

Law
'Cultural Assets Must Be Protected'
China Daily, August 24, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-08/24/content_11191745.htm

Media
记者采访伊春鞭炮厂爆炸 管理部门要求统一口径 (Journalist Told to “Standardize Report” whilst Researching Heilongjiang Blast)
Oriental Outlook, August 24, 2010
http://news.eastday.com/c/20100824/u1a5411871.html

Police
“临时工”撑起的维稳体系 (Public Stability System Bolstered by “Public Security Volunteers”)
Southern Weekend, August 20, 2010
http://focus.news.163.com/10/0820/10/6EHAB2AF00011SM9_2.html

Protests and Petitions
江西千人堵路抗污染 (Jiangxi: Thousands Block Traffic to Protest Pollution)
Radio Free Asia, August 23, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/jx-08232010093427.html

47名家长不满入学分配 带孩子教体局楼顶抗议 (Henan: Parents Object to School Allocation Results on Rooftop of Education Bureau)
Henan Business Daily, August 24, 2010
http://news.sina.com.cn/s/2010-08-24/105520963647.shtml

XUAR
More Arrests in Aksu Blast
Radio Free Asia, August 23, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/blast-08232010174828.html

Xinjiang People Urged to Ensure Social Stability
Xinhua News Agency, August 23, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-08/23/content_11191251.htm

Monday, August 23, 2010

August 23, 2010

News
Death Penalty
刑法修正案(八)拟取消13个经济性非暴力犯罪死刑 (Criminal Law Draft Revision (8) Removes 13 Economic Crimes from Death Penalty)
People's Daily, August 23, 2010
http://npc.people.com.cn/GB/12515839.html
Related news:
China May Scrap Death Penalty for Some Crimes
Agence France-Presse, August 23, 2010
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hz8ZCvzigmNBUacr-c1xBWIE43fA
Hong Kong
人大常委會開幕將審議香港政改修正案 (NPC to Deliberate on HK Constitutional Reform)
China National Radio, August 23, 2010
http://news.sina.com.hk/cgi-bin/nw/show.cgi/9/1/1/1829743/1.html

Human Rights Defenders
AIDS Campaigner Detained by Authorities: Activists
China Post, August 23, 2010
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/china/national-news/2010/08/23/269723/AIDS-campaigner.htm

Labor
廣西爆竹廠爆炸17人傷亡 (17 Casualties in Guangxi Fireworks Factory Blast)
China News Service, August 22, 2010
http://inews.mingpao.com/htm/INews/20100822/ca72300c.htm

Law
China Lawyers Urge Probe into Torture Claim in Mob Crackdown
Agence France-Presse, August 22, 2010
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5i08r2vgwLKCyaU75727-OcIRfr4g
Related information:
敦请最高人民检察院立即对重庆打黑运动中的刑讯逼供问题依法调查的公开信 (Open Letter Urging that Supreme People's Procuratorate Immediately Investigate the Use of Torture to Extort Confessions in the Chongqing Anti-Corruption Campaign)
August 22, 2010
http://tengbiao1.fyfz.cn/art/713026.htm
11屆全國人大常委會16次會議開幕 (NPC Standing Committee Session Commences Today)
China News Service, August 23, 2010
http://news.sina.com.hk/cgi-bin/nw/show.cgi/9/1/1/1829965/1.html

Media
Beijing's 'Warning' to Media Just a Misunderstanding, Says Rita Fan
South China Morning Post, August 21, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=6c2673e4a6f8a210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Censors Shut Website that Translates US Courses
South China Morning Post, August 21, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=a9d334b64009a210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

記者爆企業黑幕 警千里追蹤調查 (Beijing Reporter Trailed by Police after Publishing Report Critical of Shandong Company)
Ming Pao, August 23, 2010
http://news.sina.com.hk/cgi-bin/nw/show.cgi/94/1/1/1829432/1.html

Police
助鄰居「安樂死」 七旬翁緩刑 (Chongqing: Elderly Man Given Suspended Sentence for Assisting in Neighbor's Suicide)
Ming Pao, August 22, 2010
http://news.sina.com.hk/cgi-bin/nw/show.cgi/94/1/1/1828616/1.html

Tibet
藏区公安会议主打反分裂 (Tibetan Region Public Security Hold Meeting on Targetting Separatism)
Ming Pao, August 22, 2010
http://news.sina.com.hk/cgi-bin/nw/show.cgi/94/1/1/1828622/1.html

Outspoken Tibetan Detained by China on Separatism Charges Stuck in Legal Limbo, Lawyer Says
The Canadian Press, August 20, 2010
http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5jk9e7KyGnWmD3D5WBLvu_auMeW1Q

Friday, August 20, 2010

August 20, 2010

News
Bilateral Ties
China's Soft Power Set for Global Audience
China Daily, August 20, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-08/20/content_11179290.htm

Civil Society
红尘网遭封杀 站长唱红歌呼吁话语权 (Webpage of Sex Workers Rights Group Blocked; Group Chief: Freedom of Speech Shall Be Respected)
Radio Free Asia, August 19, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/hongchen-08192010112024.html

Death Penalty
北京公安局网监处前处长收受瑞星贿赂被判死缓 (Former Beijing Public Security Official Given Suspended Death Sentence for Taking Bribe)
Legal Evening News, August 20, 2010
http://finance.ifeng.com/news/people/20100820/2535744.shtml

Gender
Cruel Plight of Rural Girls in Vice Trade
South China Morning Post, August 20, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=0849bdccd3b8a210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Government
UPDATE 2-China Tries to Soothe Fears about Local Debt
Reuters, August 19, 2010
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTOE67I03O20100819

Human Rights Defender
刘贤斌家属送物品受阻 网络接力绝食到达香港 (Supporters Stage Hunger Strike for Liu Xianbin; Family Not Allowed to Send Essentials)
Radio Free Asia, August 19, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/liu-08192010105925.html

Labor
广东开平百余工人讨薪未果 齐聚市政府搭锅煮饭 (Guangdong: 100+ Workers Cook in front of City Hall after Fruitless Protest for Unpaid Salaries)
Southern Metropolis Daily, August 20, 2010
http://news.163.com/10/0820/03/6EGHOI3E00011229.html

Population
Rethinking China's one-child policy: The child in time
The Economist, August 19, 2010
http://www.economist.com/node/16846390

Protests and Petitions
警方在北京围捕维族访民 (Uyghur Petitioners Intercepted in Beijing)
Radio Free Asia, August 19, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/China_Xinjiang-08192010105827.html

Public Health
Despite Risks, an Addictive Treat Fuels a Chinese City
New York Times, August 19, 2010
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/20/world/asia/20hunan.html

China Tobacco Firms Accused of Targeting Children
Reuters, August 19, 2010
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE67I2TB20100819

Society
Employees at Entertainment Venues Must Register Real Name
China Daily, August 20, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-08/20/content_11179414.htm

广州拟规定亚运期间买菜刀须实名登记 (Purchase of Kitchen Knives to Require Real Name Registration during Asian Games)
Guangzhou Daily, August 20, 2010
http://news.163.com/10/0820/04/6EGKRF8O0001124J.html

XUAR
Xinjiang Explosion Was Attack on Law Enforcement Personnel, Spokesman Says
Bloomberg, August 20, 2010
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-08-20/blast-in-china-s-xinjiang-was-attack-on-law-enforcement-spokesman-says.html

Thursday, August 19, 2010

August 19, 2010

News
Disasters
Landslide in Southwestern China's Yunnan Province Kills Two, 90 Missing
Bloomberg, August 19, 2010
Food Security
China Orders More Stringent Supervision of Food Safety
China Daily, August 19, 2010

Government
Work Reviews to Go Online
China Daily, August 19, 2010

Human Rights Defenders
维权人士吴淦北京维权 遭强制遣返福建 (Net Activist Wu Gan Forcefully Sent Back to Fujian from Beijing )
Radio Free Asia, August 18, 2010

艾滋病患者田喜被软禁 有患者指当局相互推诿 (HIV Activist Tian Xi Subjected to Confinement in Hospital)
Radio Free Asia, August 18, 2010

Labor
Chinese Factory Foxconn Combats Worker Suicides
Voice of America, August 18, 2010

Law
New Rule to Enhance Supervision on Criminal Case Filing
Xinhua News Agency, August 18, 2010

《工会法》颁布60年来将迎来第三次大修订 (Trade Union Law to Face Third Major Amendment )
21st Century Business Herald, August 19, 2010

Media
工信部长李毅中关注微博实名制 (Minister of MIIT Expresses Interests in Real Name Registration for Microblogs )
Southern Metropolis Daily, August 19, 2010

China Says No Film Ratings, Restates Censors Role
Hollywood Reporter, August 19, 2010

Protests and Petitions
疫苗家长在北京上访被捕 (Parents of Vaccine Victims Taken Away by Unidentified Persons)
Radio Free Asia, August 18, 2010

Lotte Workers Strike for Pay
Global Times, August 19, 2010

Tibet
Karmapa Photos Reported Seized
Radio Free Asia, August 17, 2010

XUAR
Explosion in China's Restive Xinjiang Kills Seven
Agence France-Presse, August 19, 2010

Wednesday, August 18, 2010

August 18, 2010

News
Bilateral Ties
China Media Rap 'Aggressive' Pentagon Report
Agence France-Presse, August 18, 2010
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jsnXZ563iGsVgK5dcgsYDQKNyd7w
Related news:
Pentagon Cites Concerns in China Military Growth
New York Times, August 16, 2010
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/17/world/asia/17military.html
Disasters
Heavy Rain Deepens Misery for Chinese
Irish Times, August 18, 2010
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/world/2010/0818/1224277072027.html

Economic Development
Helping the Poor More Important than GDP Growth, Says Beijing
Associated Press, August 18, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=962dbf4cec08a210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Human Rights Defender -- Feng Zhenghu, 冯正虎
冯正虎软禁结束 继续快乐维权 (Feng Zhenghu Continues with Rights Advocacy after House Arrest Ends)
Radio Free Asia, August 17, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/feng-08172010103212.html

Human Rights Defender -- Wang Wanxing, 王万星
王万星在德国谈对于中国精神病问题的感受 (Wang Wanxing Speaks on China's Oppressive Use of Psychiatric Institutions)
Radio Free Asia, August 17, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/de-08172010100132.html

Labor
Minimum Wage Raised Throughout China in 2010 - Report
Reuters, August 18, 2010
http://in.reuters.com/article/idINIndia-50903620100818

Media
Internet Experts: China Needs More IT Creativity
IDG News Service, August 18, 2010
http://www.businessweek.com/idg/2010-08-17/internet-experts-china-needs-more-it-creativity.html

Protests and Petitions
村民疑选举票数造假 拦警车截票箱8人被拘 (8 Detained after Villagers Protests Election Outcome)
The Beijing News, August 18, 2010
http://news.163.com/10/0818/01/6EB60IDQ00014AED.html

重庆城管与商贩冲突 数千民众聚区政府交通瘫痪 (Chongqing: Thousands Gather to Support Vender Beaten by Urban Management Officers)
Radio Free Asia, August 17, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/chongqing-08172010105506.html

Public Health
Secondhand Smoke Levels up
China Daily, August 18, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-08/18/content_11167704.htm
Related news:
Quarter of Chinese Adults Aware of Smoking Risk: Survey
Reuters, August 17, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100817/hl_nm/us_china_health_cigarettes

Vaccines Switched to Pass Tests, Court Is Told
Shanghai Daily, August 18, 2010
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=446633&type=National

Society
Writing on the Wall for Guns
China Daily, August 18, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-08/18/content_11167140.htm

Tibet
RFA独家：环保藏人仁青桑珠上诉 再有同村村民被捕 (Tibetan Environmentalist Rinchen Samdrup Appeals; Relative Also Detained)
Radio Free Asia, August 18, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/dx2-08172010162821.html

Tuesday, August 17, 2010

August 17, 2010

News
Children
6岁女孩针背部遭幼儿园老师针刺的"田"字 (6-Year-old Girl Etched on Back by Teacher)
Sichuan Online, August 17, 2010
http://www.sx.xinhua.org/rdsp/2010-08/16/content_20628157.htm

Civil Society
民间组织起诉中宣部 北京法院拒绝立案 (Beijing Court Dismisses NGO’s Lawsuit over Omission of Central Propaganda Department)
Radio Free Asia, August 16, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/xuan-08162010163637.html

Corruption
派出所搬家向商家发请柬 警官称为加强警民关系 (Police Station Sends out Housewarming Invitation to Stores for “Bonding”)
Chengdu Evening News, August 17, 2010
http://news.163.com/10/0817/06/6E94ERJD00011229.html

Disasters
Proposal to Move Zhouqu Residents to Xinjiang
South China Morning Post, August 17, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=2fc25c6cc5b7a210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Related news:
甘肃建议增加向新疆移民规模 缓解舟曲压力 (Gansu Official: Enlargement of Emigration Scale into Xinjiang Can Alleviate Zhugqu's Population)
People's Daily, August 17, 2010
http://news.qq.com/a/20100816/000413.htm
Hong Kong
China's Top Legislature to Discuss HK's Constitutional Reform Package
Xinhua News Agency, August 16, 2010
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/china/2010-08/16/c_13447786.htm

Human Rights Defender
Chinese Dissident Yu Jie Tells of Jail threat for Criticising PM Wen Jiabao
The Guardian, August 16, 2010
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/aug/16/china-yu-jie-wen-jiabao

Labor
Death Toll for China Fireworks Blast Rises to 19
Associated Press, August 17, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100817/ap_on_re_as/as_china_fireworks_explosion

Media
Media Toe Line over Disaster
Radio Free Asia, August 16, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/disaster-08162010150300.html

Population
Door-to-door Household Survey Begins in Beijing
China Daily, August 16, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-08/16/content_11155420.htm

调查显示超7成青年认为照顾父母力不从心 (Survey: 70%+ Youth Not Confident in Taking Care of Parents)
China Youth Daily, August 17, 2010
http://news.eastday.com/c/20100817/u1a5396400.html

Protests and Petitions
国有漆厂职工群访　反空手套白狼 (Former State Paint Factory Workers Petition against Illegal Sale of Land)
Radio Free Asia, August 16, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/qichang-08162010164334.html

Tibet
CPC Official Urges Democratic Management of Tibetan Buddhist Monasteries
Xinhua News Agency, August 16, 2010
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/china/2010-08/16/c_13446278.htm

Protest Monks Evade Arrest
Radio Free Asia, August 15, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/horse_festival-08152010173112.html

Monday, August 16, 2010

August 16, 2010

News
Bilateral Ties
＄4 Million Aid for Confucius Institutes in Africa
China Daily, August 13, 2010

Death Penalty
Court Rejects Death-row Commerce Official's Appeal
Xinhua News Agency, August 13, 2010

Environment
Tests Confirm Fears of Zijin Mine Neighbours
South China Morning Post, August 16, 2010

Food Security
China Denies Milk Powder to Blame for Infant Breasts
Irish Times, August 16, 2010
Related news:
卫生部圣元乳粉疑致儿童性早熟调查发布会实录 (Transcript of MOH Press Conference on Investigation of Synutra Milk)
China News Service, August 15, 2010
Hukou
China 'Hukou' System Deemed Outdated as Way of Controlling Access to Services
The Washington Post, August 15, 2010

重庆户籍改革启动 千万农民将变市民 (Chongqing: Thousands to Be Benefited from Household Registration Reforms)
Chongqing Evening News, August 16, 2010

Human Rights Defender
最老「反革命犯」57年終出獄 20歲囚到77歲親人盡烃苦無依 (Man Released 57 Years after Convicted of Counterrevolutionaries )
Ming Pao, August 15, 2010

Labor
中国异地劳工维权事件频发 工会机制引人关注 (Function of Chinese Trade Union Leads to Criticism as Workers Go on Protesting)
Radio Free Asia, August 14, 2010

Workers Let Go by China’s Banks Are Putting Up a Fight
New York Times, August 15, 2010

Land Policy
S. China Demolition Sparks Clashes: Report
Reuters, August 14, 2010

Police Fall Victim to Demolition Gang
South China Morning Post, August 14, 2010

Media
网游实名制存在盲点 玩家个人信息安全隐患大 (Concerns Shown over Infringement upon Players’ Privacy Brought by Real-name Registration System)
Xinhua News Agency, August 14, 2010

《毛時代最後的舞者》內地禁映 (Mao’s Last Dancer Film Banned in Mainland)
Ming Pao, August 16, 2010

Politics
China Wants Bureaucrats to Shut Up
The Los Angeles Times, August 14, 2010
XUAR
新疆斋月严控超想像　封斋不吃饭可受重罚 (Students in Xinjiang Banned to Fast during Ramadan)
Radio Free Asia, August 13, 2010

August 13, 2010

Top News
Human Rights Defender
北京铁路中院撤销王宇案原判 (Beijing Railway Transportation Intermediate Court Rescinds Wang Yu's Sentence, Orders Retrial)
Radio Free Asia, August 12, 2010
On August 10, 2010, the Beijing Railway Transportation Intermediate Court rescinded the Beijing lawyer Wang Yu (王宇)'s sentence of three years on charges of intentional injury and remanded the case for a new trial. The court cited "unclear facts" in its ruling. In May 2008, Wang Yu and several workers at the Tianjin West Railway Station had an altercation and Wang filed a complaint at the Tianjin Railway public security office. After several months, in December 2008 she was arrested on charges of beating up the railway workers. Wang was later tried by the Tianjin Railway Transportation Court and convicted on charges of intentional injury.
Related information:
In Important Move, Railway Court Vacates Lawyer’s Sentence on Appeal, Citing Unclear Facts
北京铁路中院裁定撤销王宇“故意伤害罪”原判
Human Rights in China, August 11, 2010

News
Children
Home Alone in the Countryside
China Daily, August 13, 2010

Death Penalty
Once High-flying China Official Gets Death Sentence
Reuters, August 13, 2010

Disasters
China Mudslides Highlight Cost of Rapid Economic Growth
Agence France-Presse, August 13, 2010

Media
Xinhua and China Mobile to Join Forces with Online Search Venture
Financial Times, August 13, 2010

Propaganda Official Urges News Rethink
South China Morning Post, August 13, 2010

Police
天津郑明芳报警反被打 齐志勇刘凤刚看望胡佳母亲被阻 (Tianjin Rights Activist Zheng Mingfan Beaten for Calling Police)
Radio Free Asia, August 12, 2010

China's Top Cop Tells Web Audience That Police Are Sometimes `Unfair'
Bloomberg, August 13, 2010

北京城管人事调整引发公众对“城管警察化”忧虑 (Worries of an "Urban Management State" as Beijing Urban Management Undergoes Personnel Changes)
China News Service, August 12, 2010

Protests and Petitions
安溪茶乡建火葬场墓园　村民堵路抗议遭镇压抓捕 (Several Fujianese Villagers Detained at Cemetary Protest)
Radio Free Asia, August 12, 2010

无锡失地农民集体上书 控诉地方征地拆迁问题 (Landless Jiangsu Villagers Petition en Masse against Appropriation)
Radio Free Asia, August 12, 2010

Religion
公安逼迁良人教会 威胁牧师不准传教 (Police Force Christian Church to Relocate, Not Allowing Pastors to Preach)
Radio Free Asia, August 12, 2010

Tibet
Group: Tibetan Businessman Gets Life in Prison
Associated Press, August 12, 2010
http://www.boston.com/news/world/asia/articles/2010/08/12/group_tibetan_businessman_gets_life_in_prison/

Thursday, August 12, 2010

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

Wednesday, August 11, 2010

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
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