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, November 23, 2010

November 23, 2010

Top news
Nobel Peace Prize / Liu Xiaobo (刘晓波)
Liu Xiaobo Will only Accept Unconditional Release, Says Lawyer
The Guardian, November 22, 2010
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/nov/22/liu-xiaobo-release-offer-reports

Lech Walesa Offers to PIck Up Nobel Prize for Jailed Chinese Dissident
Voice of America, November 22, 2010
http://www.voanews.com/english/news/Lech-Walesa-Offers-to-PIck-Up-Nobel-Prize-for-Jailed-Chinese-Dissident-110018494.html

News
Disasters
Shanghai Government Takes Blame for Fire That Killed 58 People
Bloomberg, November 22, 2010
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-11-22/shanghai-government-takes-blame-for-fire-that-killed-58-people.html

Human Rights Defenders
Milk Activist's Lawyers Fired in Note from Jail
South China Morning Post, November 23, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=203dae12c747c210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

艾晓明讲座突遭取消 打压学术自由蔓延各校 (Ai Xiaoming’s Seminar Abruptly Canceled, Crackdown on Research Freedom Extends to Various Higher Education Institutes)
Radio Free Asia, November 22, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/ai-11222010103045.html

Labor
Workers are Finding Their Voice to Fight for Rights in China
China Post, November 22, 2010
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/china/national-news/2010/11/22/280826/Workers-are.htm

Unions Train Staff for Wage Deals
China Daily, November 23, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-11/23/content_11592766.htm

Law
China Works to Boost Legal System Reform
Xinhua News Agency, November 23, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-11/23/content_11592299.htm
Related news:
两高三部”联合发出通知要求加强协调配合积极推进量刑规范化改革 (5 Organs Jointly Release Circular Demanding Cooperation on Progressive Promotion of Reforms on Legalization of Sentencing Discretion)
Supreme People's Court Website, November 23, 2010
http://www.court.gov.cn/xwzx/yw/201011/t20101123_11338.htm
Media
Outspoken Magazine under Pressure to Soften Its Line
South China Morning Post, November 23, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=dab007368147c210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

China Prepared to Defend Administration of Net
China Daily, November 23, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-11/23/content_11592512.htm

Police
郑州严禁城管部门聘用临时工执法 (Henan: Zhengzhou to Ban on Use of Contract Workers as Urban Management Officials)
The Beijing Times, November 23, 2010
http://news.eastday.com/c/20101123/u1a5565590.html

Protests and Petitions
艾滋病人上访遇暴力 民间研讨受压取消 (HIV/AIDS Patients Meet Violence while Petitioning)
Radio Free Asia, November 22, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/aizi-11222010115559.html

Society
Chinese Regions Fight Back Against Surge of Mandarin
Reuters, November 22, 2010
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6AL16K20101122

Tibet
Dalai Lama Hints at Full Retirement within a Year
The Guardian, November 22, 2010
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/nov/22/dalai-lama-retirement-next-year

Tibetans Mount Lone Protests
Radio Free Asia, November 22, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/protesters-11222010154248.html

Monday, November 22, 2010

November 22, 2010

Top news
Nobel Peace Prize / Liu Xiaobo (刘晓波)
Campaign to Keep Jailed Nobel Winner in Spotlight
Agence France-Presse, November 21, 2010
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jDz5Dv0erz5kjl7UsUuQzeMlusZw

Lawyer Slams Nobel Ban
Radio Free Asia, November 19, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/ban-11192010114543.html

诺委会:将无人替刘晓波领奖 (Nobel Committee: No One Will Accept Award on Liu’s Behalf)
British Broadcasting Corporation, November 19, 2010
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2010/11/101119_nobel_jagland.shtml


News
Children
学生遭老师毒打教育部门却不闻不问 (Education Bureau Makes No Inquiries after Teacher Beats Student)
Radio Free Asia, November 20, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/xue-11202010001101.html

Environment
Industry Damaging Arable Land
Global Times, November 22, 2010
http://china.globaltimes.cn/society/2010-11/594359.html

Food Security
Melamine-tainted Drinks Emerge Again in China
Agence France-Presse, November 22, 2010
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5j_3dBUSSdAJk0YUCUK9nuHD5Nx1w

Government
Jailed in Shanxi Whistling in the Dark
Caixin, November 19, 2010
http://english.caing.com/2010-11-19/100200018.html

Human Rights Defenders
聯署求情驚動中央習近平親掌趙案 (Joint Appeal Shakes the Central, Xi Jinping to Be in Charge of Zhao’s Case)
Ming Pao, November 22, 2010
http://hk.news.yahoo.com/article/101121/4/ldjr.html

赵连海辩护律师遭软禁难递交上诉状 (Defense Lawyer of Zhao Lianhai under House Arrest, Unable to Submit Appeal)
Radio Free Asia, November 19, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/zhao-11192010144426.html

Labor
More Problems for China's Foxconn over Workers' Pay
Reuters, November 19, 2010
http://ca.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idCATRE6AI17Y20101119

Media
Chinese Bloggers Meeting Cancelled for Being Too Sensitive
Agence France-Presse, November 21, 2010
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iWCP_VykLxoB1zTPSGvZYOitUFGw

Population
Court Rejects Sterilization Suit
Radio Free Asia, November 19, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/population-11192010134456.html

Beijing Faces Aging Population Problem
Xinhua News Agency, November 20, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-11/20/content_11582593.htm

Protests and Petitions
最高法信访接待室搬迁一年上访人数大幅上升得到遏制 (Number of Petitioners Ceases Rising after Relocation of High Court's Office of Letters and Visits)
Southern Metropolis Daily, November 20, 2010
http://epaper.oeeee.com/A/html/2010-11/20/content_1231129.htm

Friday, November 19, 2010

November 19, 2010

Top news
Nobel Peace Prize / Liu Xiaobo (刘晓波)

Six Countries Turn Down Nobel Ceremony Invite: Institute
Agence France-Presse, November 18, 2010
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jFKAVM8BeOqhxL1nyx51HrJhK2Mw

Nobel Winner’s Absence May Delay Awarding of Prize
New York Times, November 18, 2010
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/19/world/asia/19nobel.html

諾委會批中國所為前所未見 (What China Did Is Unprecedented: Nobel Committee)
Ming Pao, November 19, 2010
http://hk.news.yahoo.com/article/101118/4/lbzf.html

U.S. Worries Over Nobel Pick's Wife
The Wall Street Journal, November 19, 2010
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703374304575622063375802420.html


News
Corruption

Policeman Settles China Hit-And-Run Case with Cash
Associated Press, November 18, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20101118/ap_on_re_as/as_china_policeman_and_the_peasant

国家药监局处级官员受审承认收25家公司贿赂 (SFDA Officials Admit to Receiving Bribes from 25 Companies)
The Beijing Times, November 19, 2010
http://news.163.com/10/1119/03/6LQSIA8N00014AED.html

Disasters
Shanghai fire toll at 58; Beijing reviews projects
Associated Press, November 19, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20101119/ap_on_re_as/as_china_fire

Human Rights Defenders
Supporters of Jailed Activist under Pressure
South China Morning Post, November 19, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=63a349bdd2f5c210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Human Rights Defenders -- Zheng Enchong, 郑恩宠
王宇二审维持原判 郑恩宠被传唤抄家 (Appellate Court Upholds Wang Yu’s Sentence; Zheng Enchong Summoned and House Raided)
Radio Free Asia, November 18, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/wang-11182010143753.html
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
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/176813
CH: http://gb.hrichina.org/public/contents/20292
Labor
Dispute over Coal Mine Leaves 9 Dead in SW China
Xinhua News Agency, November 19, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-11/19/content_11573972.htm

乌鲁木齐60余工人讨薪引发群殴致10人受伤 (10 Injured in Urumqi Brawl after 60+ Workers Gather to Discuss Wages)
Xinhua News Agency, November 18, 2010
http://news.163.com/10/1118/11/6LP3L4CM00014JB5.html

Land Policy
中国《城市房屋拆迁管理条例》立法受阻修改无期 (Amendment to Urban Housing Demolition Regulations on Hold Indefinitely)
Radio Free Asia, November 18, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/chai-11182010094258.html

Religion
Vatican in New Dispute with China
Associated Press, November 18, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20101118/ap_on_re_eu/eu_vatican_china

京城多名基督徒受骚扰 黑社会流氓化恶招不断 (Christians in Beijing Harassed: Mafiaization Continues Unabated)
Radio Free Asia, November 18, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/ji-11182010095425.html

Society
2,000 Arrested during Asian Games
South China Morning Post, November 19, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=68f649bdd2f5c210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Thursday, November 18, 2010

November 18, 2010

Top news
Nobel Peace Prize / Liu Xiaobo (刘晓波)
China's Liu the only Jailed Peace Laureate
Australian Associated Press, November 18, 2010
http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/-/world/8342263/chinas-liu-the-only-jailed-peace-laureate/

诺委会:刘晓波家人无法前往挪威领奖 (Nobel Committee: Family of Liu Cannot Go to Norway for Ceremony)
British Broadcasting Corporation, November 18, 2010
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2010/11/101118_nobel_institute_liuxiaobo.shtml
Related news:
No One to Come Pick up Nobel Peace Prize: Nobel Institute
Agence France-Presse, November 18, 2010
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jIEw1odZ-tin2oQ5OB05zSdq2Bpw

News
Children
Tough Measures Called for in Illegal Abortions
China Daily, November 17, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-11/17/content_11564105.htm

Corruption
Officials Took Poor's Home Cash
Shanghai Daily, November 18, 2010
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2010/201011/20101118/article_454926.htm

Food Security
Beijing’s Focus on Food Prices Ignores Broader Inflation Risk
New York Times, November 17, 2010
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/18/world/asia/18china.html

Human Rights Defenders
Activist Artist Goes on Trial in Beijing
New York Times, November 17, 2010
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/18/world/asia/18beijing.html

内蒙古维权人士高布如特•胡琴呼被软禁 (Inner Mongolia Rights Activist Put under House Arrest)
Radio Free Asia, November 17, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/menggu-11172010153848.html

新媒体推动者北风获法国人权奖中国网民与政府博弈愈加激烈 (Bei Feng Awarded French International Human Right Prize)
Radio Free Asia, November 17, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/bei-11172010102649.html

Land Policy
专家称部分地区为获取农民土地进行户籍改革 (Expert: Certain Hukou Reforms Conducted for Obtaining Farmers’ Land)
Xinhua News Agency, November 17, 2010
http://news.eastday.com/c/20101117/u1a5555937.html

Labor
Illegal Work Practices behind Shanghai Fire
Xinhua News Agency, November 18, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-11/18/content_11566527.htm

Law
China's Tarzan of Jungle Law Advocates Reform
Caixin, November 17, 2010
http://english.caing.com/2010-11-17/100199481.html
Related information:
Lawyer Asks Head of Supreme People’s Court to Resign over Execution
湖南律师要求最高人民法院院长为一死刑案引咎辞职
Human Rights in China, October 07, 2010
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/189880
CH: http://gb.hrichina.org/public/contents/21583
Poverty
中国目前尚有3597万绝对贫困人口顿顿面条白菜 (35.97mil under Poverty Line in China)
People's Daily, November 18, 2010
http://news.gmw.cn/2010-11/18/content_1396635.htm

Protests and Petitions
Police Hunt Protesters
Shanghai Daily, November 18, 2010
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2010/201011/20101118/article_454907.htm

Shanxi Parent Activist Detained
Radio Free Asia, November 17, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/detained-11172010133233.html

Public Health
“公立医院改革不知怎么改” (Guangdong: “No Clues for Public Hospital Reforms” Even for Health Department Deputy)
Southern Metropolis Daily, November 18, 2010
http://epaper.oeeee.com/D/html/2010-11/18/content_1228753.htm

Hospital Scam Sparks Crackdown
China Daily, November 18, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-11/18/content_11566543.htm

Religion
Religious Freedom Setback
Radio Free Asia, November 17, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/vietnam/religion-11172010193635.html

Society
Minister Prepares to Solve Ethnic Challenges
China Daily, November 18, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-11/18/content_11566569.htm

Wednesday, November 17, 2010

November 17, 2010

Top news
Nobel Peace Prize / Liu Xiaobo (刘晓波)
看中国对昂山素季获释的谨慎反应 (Cautious Watch on Chinese Response to Aung San Suu Kyi Release)
Radio France Internationale, November 17, 2010
http://www.chinese.rfi.fr/中国/20101117-看中国对昂山素季获释的谨慎反应

German PEN Association Honors Chinese Dissident Liu Xiaobo
Deutsche Welle, November 16, 2010
http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,6236053,00.html


News

Children
一家五口拐6童卖艺半载 (Family Abducts 6 Children to Perform)
Southern Metropolis Daily, November 17, 2010
http://epaper.oeeee.com/B/html/2010-11/17/content_1227756.htm

Death Penalty
调查称民众希望直接处死大贪官 农民最支持死刑 (Survey: Villagers Support Death Penalty for Corrupt Official)
Oriental Outlook, November 17, 2010
http://news.eastday.com/c/20101117/u1a5554005.html

Hukou
积分入户首批下达2545个指标 (Shenzhen Sends First Batch of Hukou Application Instructions to 2545 Candidates)
Southern Metropolis Daily, November 17, 2010
http://epaper.oeeee.com/H/html/2010-11/17/content_1228299.htm

成都2012年将统一城乡户籍 称不会剥夺农民权益 (Chengdu to Unify Urban and Rural Hukou by 2012, No Deprivation of Rural Residents' Rights)
China News Service, November 17, 2010
http://news.eastday.com/c/20101117/u1a5553929.html

Labor
工地墙塌压死两人 (Wall Collapse at Construction Site Kills Two)
Southern Metropolis Daily, November 17, 2010
http://epaper.oeeee.com/H/html/2010-11/17/content_1228094.htm

Improvement Needed In Combat Against 'Modern Slavery'
China Daily, November 17, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-11/17/content_11561160.htm

Law
China Jails Coal Mine Chiefs Over Deadly Gas Blast
Agence France-Presse, November 16, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20101116/wl_asia_afp/chinaminingaccidentcourt

Media
Authorities Order Websites to Play Down Coverage of Fire; Write Positive Stories, Reporters Are Told
South China Morning Post, November 17, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=14bfdd2fc555c210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Police
China Law Enforcers Ordered to Make No-beating Vow
Agence France-Presse, November 17, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/chinasocialunrest

Social Security
深圳将调高低保线认定标准 (Shenzhen to Raise Poverty Line)
Southern Metropolis Daily, November 17, 2010
http://epaper.oeeee.com/H/html/2010-11/17/content_1228097.htm

Tibet
Work Starts On Tibet Dam
Radio Free Asia, November 16, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/dam-11162010132853.html

Tuesday, November 16, 2010

November 16, 2010

Top news
Nobel Peace Prize / Liu Xiaobo (刘晓波)
Countries Hesitant to Attend Nobel Peace Prize Ceremony
Agence France-Presse, November 15, 2010
http://www.hindustantimes.com/Countries-hesitant-to-attend-Nobel-Peace-Prize-ceremony/Article1-626662.aspx

大网防往诺奖颁奖礼当局株连家人禁离境 (Family of Potential Guests to Nobel Ceremony Also Banned from Leaving the Country)
Radio Free Asia, November 15, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/da-11152010113518.html

News
Environment
China Still Living Beyond Its Environmental Means -WWF
Reuters, November 15, 2010
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/TOE6AE035.htm

Food Security
China's Vegetable Prices Up 62.4% Year-on-year
Xinhua News Agency, November 15, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-11/15/content_11552833.htm

Gender
Sham Marriages for Shanghai's Gay Community
British Broadcasting Corporation, November 16, 2010
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-11735356

Human Rights Defenders
Retweet Gets Bride Labor Camp
Radio Free Asia, November 15, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/twitter-11152010141240.html

趙連海絕食第6天禁見律師 (Zhao Lianhai on Day Six of Hunger Strike, Prohibited from Meeting Attorney)
Ming Pao, November 16, 2010
http://hk.news.yahoo.com/article/101115/4/l9r2.html

維權人士劉賢斌即將被起訴 (Rights Activist Liu Xianbin Soon to Be Officially Indicted)
Sing Tao Daily, November 16, 2010
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/9/1/1/1920649/1.html

Land Policy
Farmers Protest Land Grab with Internet Suicide Threat
Global Times, November 16, 2010
http://china.globaltimes.cn/society/2010-11/592326.html

Games Euphoria Fails to Impress Villagers
South China Morning Post, November 16, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=2190b0b66305c210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

山西古寨村拆迁命案调查:部分拆迁没有许可证 (Investigation into Shanxi Eviction Murder: Some Demolitions Unauthorized)
Xinhua News Agency, November 16, 2010
http://news.eastday.com/c/20101115/u1a5551167.html

Media
Google Urges U.S. to Treat Internet Curbs as Trade Threat
Reuters, November 15, 2010
http://ca.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idCATRE6AE2HU20101115
Related information:
Enabling Trade in the Era of Information Technologies: Breaking Down Barriers to the Free Flow of Information
Google, November 15, 2010
http://static.googleusercontent.com/external_content/untrusted_dlcp/www.google.com/en/us/googleblogs/pdfs/trade_free_flow_of_information.pdf
Police
Mental Hospital Blamed for Son's Death
China Daily, November 16, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-11/16/content_11553278.htm

Protests and Petitions
兩市反日遊行遭警制止 (Anti-Japan Marches in Two Cities Stopped by Police)
Ming Pao, November 16, 2010
http://hk.news.yahoo.com/article/101115/4/l9qf.html

Teachers Protest over Pay
Radio Free Asia, November 15, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/teachers-11152010173308.html

Public Health
China Has Highest Number of Diabetics
Agence France-Presse, November 16, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20101115/wl_asia_afp/chinahealthdiabetes

Monday, November 15, 2010

November 15, 2010

Top news
Nobel Peace Prize / Liu Xiaobo (刘晓波)

Brother Wants Liu Freed
Agence France-Presse, November 15, 2010
http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/Asia/Story/STIStory_603435.html

Macau Moves against Nobel Protest as Chinese Premier visits
Agence France-Presse, November 14, 2010
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hXXaO5RU2TMXo8AtD8ExOpLUzL-w

乔迪-威廉姆斯呼吁释放刘晓波 (Nobel Laureate Jody Williams Calls for Liu's Release)
Radio Free Asia, November 14, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/qiao-11142010164405.html

News
Children
'Gender Predictor' Declared Illegal
Shanghai Daily, November 15, 2010
http://www.shanghaidaily.org/article/?id=454617&type=National

Death Penalty
China's Supreme People's Court Approves Four Death Penalties
Xinhua News Agency, November 13, 2010
http://www2.chinadaily.com.cn/xinhua/2010-11-13/content_1196537.html

Human Rights Defenders
全國約百人 維權律師易受打壓 (Around 100 Rights Lawyers across China Vulnerable to Official Pressure)
Ming Pao, November 14, 2010
http://dailynews.sina.com/bg/chn/chnoverseamedia/mingpao/20101114/16411995575.html

郑存柱搭机返国了无音讯 在美家属忧已被当局拘押 (No Word from Zheng Cunzhu after His Flight Home: Family in US Fears for Detention)
Radio Free Asia, November 14, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/zheng-11142010165334.html

Human Rights Defender -- Ni Yulan (倪玉兰)
維權女律師自身難保 為法輪功學員辯護惹禍 (Attorney Ni Yulan Helpless to Defend Self)
Ming Pao, November 15, 2010
http://hk.news.yahoo.com/article/101114/4/l926.html

Land Policy
柳州市柳东新区发生警民冲突 (Land Clash with Police in Liuzhou, Guangxi)
Radio Free Asia, November 14, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/liu-11142010171358.html

Law
Land Requisition Law May See Light of Day Soon
China Daily, November 15, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-11/15/content_11547397.htm

Society HIV Discrimination Case Verdict Reflects Ingrained Prejudice
China Daily, November 14, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-11/14/content_11547158.htm

Police
Chengguan under Fire for Slapping Old Man
China Daily, November 15, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-11/15/content_11547380.htm

Protests and Petitions
80、90后留美学生就“我爸是李刚”事件致信温家宝 (Chinese Gen Yers Studying in the US Write to Wen Jiabao on Li Gang Incident)
Radio Free Asia, November 14, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/80-11142010160824.html
Related information:
In China, Hit-and-run Death Exposes Class Anger
The Associated Press, November 1, 2010
http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D9J795CG0.htm
Public Health
Mainland Faces Explosive Rise in Asbestos-related Lung Disease
South China Morning Post, November 14, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=b4ab092f1264c210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCR

Society
Tight Security for Games
Radio Free Asia, November 12, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/games-11122010152233.html

Friday, November 12, 2010

November 12, 2010

Top news
Nobel Peace Prize / Liu Xiaobo (刘晓波)
China's Monitoring of Activists Surges Post-Nobel
Associated Press, November 11, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20101111/ap_on_re_as/as_china_nobel_peace_prize

Exit Ban for Liu Supporters
Radio Free Asia, November 11, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/nobel-11112010151809.html

Liu's Prize 'One of the Most Important': Nobel Committee
Agence France-Presse, November 12, 2010
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hFYba0DuNaavWr-h7iZxXiu3TBUA

Nobel Peace Prize Winners Meet in Hiroshima to Ban Nukes, Focus on Jailed China Recipient
The Canadian Press, November 12, 2010
http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5gbSsghV_MWsBOycmgUCYItFfZlSw

News
Children
公安部官员:可获暴利致拐卖儿童屡打不绝 (MPS Officials: Child Trafficking Due to High Profit Margin)
Beijing News, November 12, 2010
http://news.163.com/10/1112/06/6L96KRDL0001124J.html

Civil Society
China AIDS Group Says It Is Forced to Shut Down
Associated Press, November 11, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20101111/ap_on_re_as/as_china_aids_group

Human Rights Defender – Chang Kun (常坤)
AIDS Activist Hassled over Home Library
Global Times, November 12, 2010
http://china.globaltimes.cn/society/2010-11/591475.html
公民权利教育,从家乡开始困难重重 (Many Difficulties in Beginning Civil Rights Education in One's Homeland)
Chang Kun, November 2010
http://gb.hrichina.org/public/contents/22850
Human Rights Defender – Li Hong (力虹)
作家力虹生命垂危当局依然对其严密监视 (Writer-Activist under Heavy Surveillance Despite Poor Health)
Radio Free Asia, November 11, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/lihong-11112010162346.html

Law
北京首家环保审判庭在延庆设立 (Beijing's First Environmental Tribunal Set Up in Yanqing County)
Radio Free Asia, November 11, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/bei-11112010093827.html

Media
Jolt for Online Smear Activities
China Daily, November 12, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-11/12/content_11538572.htm

Multilateral
Obama Meets China's President, Germany's Merkel at G20 Summit
Voice of America, November 11, 2010
http://www.voanews.com/english/news/Obama-Meets-Chinas-President-at-G-20-in-Seoul-107201804.html

Police
湖北安陆公安聘请调查公司监督民警引热议 (Debate Erupts after Anlu, Hubei Public Security Bureau Hires Private Investigation Firm to Monitor Civilian Police)
People's Daily, November 12, 2010
http://news.eastday.com/c/20101112/u1a5543550.html

Assertive Chinese Risk Confinement in Mental Wards
New York Times, November 11, 2010
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/12/world/asia/12psych.html

Religion
黑龙江双城市一教会日前聚会被查抄 (Church Group Raided by Authorities in Shuangcheng, Heilongjiang)
Radio Free Asia, November 11, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/jiaohui-11112010170107.html

Thursday, November 11, 2010

November 11, 2010

Top news
Nobel Peace Prize / Liu Xiaobo (刘晓波)
諾獎高峰會將籲放劉曉波 (Nobel Summit to Call for Release of Liu Xiaobo)
China News Agency, November 11, 2010
http://www.cna.com.tw/ShowNews/WebNews_Detail.aspx?Type=FirstNews&ID=201011110048

S.Korea under Pressure to Skip Nobel Ceremony
Agence France-Presse, November 11, 2010
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/18/20101111/twl-s-korea-under-pressure-to-skip-nobel-ef7dd21.html

China Cracks Down on Activists
Australian Associated Press, November 11, 2010
http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/-/world/8304680/china-cracks-down-on-activists/

Human Rights Defenders
Activist's Supporters React to Prison Term with Defiance
South China Morning Post, November 11, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=46e365fb6163c210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Related news:
維權律師﹕條例淪打壓藉口 (Rights Lawyer: Provision a Pretext for Oppression)
Ming Pao, November 11, 2010
http://hk.news.yahoo.com/article/101110/4/l6pp.html

Related information:
Food Safety Activist Zhao Lianhai Sentenced to Two-and-a-Half Year Prison Term; Declares Hunger Strike 
“结石宝宝”维权人士赵连海不服被判2年半宣布绝食抗议
Human Rights in China, November 10, 2010
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/191071
CH: http://gb.hrichina.org/public/contents/22841

News
Bilateral Ties
PM Urges Greater Political Freedom in China
Agence France-Presse, November 11, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20101111/wl_uk_afp/chinabritaindiplomacy

Class Act Promotes Global 'Soft Power'
China Daily, November 11, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-11/11/content_11531284.htm

Children
Disney World in Which Chinese Children 'Toil for 76 Hours a Week'
The Independent, November 11, 2010
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/politics/disney-world-in-which-chinese-children-toil-for-76-hours-a-week-2130870.html

Food Security
Official: China Can Put Inflation Under Control
Xinhua News Agency, November 10, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-11/10/content_11530919.htm

Human Rights Defenders
律师称赵作海全国维权之旅背后隐藏利益链 (Lawyer: Hidden Interests behind Zhao Zuohai's National Rights Journey)
Chengdu Evening News, November 11, 2010
http://news.163.com/10/1111/07/6L6NQV2O00011229.html

Land Policy
Respect for Farmers' Will in Land Use Stressed
Xinhua News Agency, November 10, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-11/10/content_11531008.htm

Law
New Rules on Sentencing for Online Crimes
Xinhua News Agency, November 11, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-11/11/content_11531179.htm

Media
英国首相卡梅伦北大演讲新华社报道回避政改内容 (British PM at Peking U: Xinhua Reports Evade Political Reforms)
Radio Free Asia, November 10, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/yanjiang-11102010154507.html

Migrant Workers
Care Could Keep Migrants Out of Prison
China Daily, November 11, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-11/11/content_11531231.htm

Crime Down in Guangzhou's Rental Homes
China Daily, November 11, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-11/11/content_11531209.htm

Public Health
New Blood-for-sale Business
Shanghai Daily, November 11, 2010
http://english.eastday.com/e/101111/u1a5541583.html

Wednesday, November 10, 2010

November 10, 2010

Top news
Nobel Peace Prize / Liu Xiaobo (刘晓波)
China Nobel Winner's Family Denied Prison Visit: Group
Agence France-Presse, November 10, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20101110/wl_asia_afp/nobelpeacechinarightsrelatives

Nobel Winner Liu Xiaobo's Lawyer 'to Sue China'
British Broadcasting Corporation, November 09, 2010
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-11716358

Police Step Up Anti-Liu Crackdown
South China Morning Post, November 10, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=56bd25b77813c210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

News
Bilateral Ties
David Cameron Says He Won't 'Lecture' China on Human Rights
The Daily Telegraph, November 09, 2010
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/8119085/David-Cameron-says-he-wont-lecture-China-on-human-rights.html

Corruption
河南县委书记受贿1575次 千万赃款存亲属名下 (Henan County Secretary Bribery: Millions Stored Under Relatives' Name)
China Business View, November 10, 2010
http://news.163.com/10/1110/01/6L3EKJB000011229.html

Hukou
100分 学历不高 年龄偏大 有机会入户 (Shenzhen: Older Migrants or Those with Only Secondary Schooling Can Receive Hukou on Point Scheme)
Southern Metropolis Daily, November 10, 2010
http://epaper.oeeee.com/H/html/2010-11/10/content_1222117.htm

Human Rights
中国强调维护执法对象尊严 体现人权意识提升 (China's Emphasis on Maintaining Human Dignity when Enforcing the Law Symbolizes Elevation of Human Rights Awareness)
China News Service, November 10, 2010
http://politics.people.com.cn/GB/1026/13171276.html

Human Rights Defenders
China Court Sentences Melamine Milk Activist to Jail
Reuters, November 10, 2010
http://af.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idAFTRE6A914Y20101110

Labor
我国每年5.7万名煤矿工人患尘肺病 (57K Coal Miners Contract Pneumoconiosis Each Year)
Workers Daily, November 10, 2010
http://news.eastday.com/c/20101110/u1a5539319.html

Law
HIV Job Seeker to Hear Verdict Soon
China Daily, November 10, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-11/10/content_11525739.htm

Population
专家称我国机构养老床位缺口达540万张 (Experts: China in Short of 5.4 Million Beds for Senior Citizens)
Workers Daily, November 10, 2010
http://news.eastday.com/c/20101110/u1a5539316.html

Protests and Petitions
拆迁起纠纷欲陈情 一农民被拘10天 (Villager Detained 10+ Days over Demolition Dispute)
Southern Metropolis Daily, November 10, 2010
http://gz.house.163.com/10/1110/08/6L47CPEU00873C6D.html

陕西户县:农民上访乡政府被拘 刑讯挂牌公示游街黑打 (Shaanxi Villagers Detained, Forced to Parade, Beaten after Petitioning on Land Rights)
Radio Free Asia, November 09, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shan-11092010161003.html

Public Health
Solitude of an AIDS orphan
Global Times, November 10, 2010
http://china.globaltimes.cn/society/2010-11/590721.html

XUAR
Farmers Vow to Pressure Beijing
Radio Free Asia, November 09, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/farmers-11092010152433.html

Tuesday, November 09, 2010

November 09, 2010

Top news
Nobel Peace Prize / Liu Xiaobo (刘晓波)

Chinese Dissidents to Attend Nobel Peace Award Rite
Reuters, November 08, 2010
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6A749Q20101108

Liu Xiaobo's Lawyer Blocked from Visiting Britain
The Daily Telegraph, November 09, 2010
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/8118943/Liu-Xiaobos-lawyer-blocked-from-visiting-Britain.html

加国会议员要求总理向胡锦涛施压 促释放高智晟刘晓波 (Canadian MPs Call on Harper to Put Pressure on Hu to Free Gao and Liu)
Radio Free Asia, November 08, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/to-11082010141841.html

劉曉波囑千萬獎金公用 胞弟深受感動 一家被禁代領諾獎 (Liu Xiaobo: Nobel Winnings Should Be Put to Public Use; Family Told to Avoid Media and Not Go to Prize Ceremony)
Ming Pao, November 08, 2010
http://hk.news.yahoo.com/article/101107/4/l4q7.html


News
Bilateral Ties
China Aids Africa in Food Insecurity
China Daily, November 09, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-11/09/content_11519266.htm

Freedom of Speech
北大教授夏业良遭学生举报“反党反社会主义” (Students Report Peking U Professor for Being "Anti-Party" and "Anti-Socialism")
Radio France Internationale, November 09, 2010
http://www.chinese.rfi.fr/中国/20101109-北大教授夏业良遭学生举报“反党反社会主义”

Government
Sex Life Questions in Civil Service Test
Shanghai Daily, November 09, 2010
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=454048

Land Policy
村民盖新房遭强拆 邻居发表意见被殴打 (Villager Beaten for Speaking Up after Neighbor's New Home Was Forcibly Demolished)
Dahe Daily, November 09, 2010
http://news.163.com/10/1109/10/6L1R3SRV00011229.html

Law
Innocent Man Met Real Killer in Jail
Shanghai Daily, November 09, 2010
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=454046

最高法力推量刑规范化改革 法官将受更多制约 (SPC Pushes for Legalization of Sentencing Discretion; Judges to Be under More Constraints)
Xinhua News Agency, November 09, 2010
http://news.eastday.com/c/20101109/u1a5538000.html

Social Strains Call for Fairer Rule of Law
Reuters, November 09, 2010
http://in.reuters.com/article/idINIndia-52761320101109
Related information:
国务院关于加强法治政府建设的意见
State Council, October 10, 2010
http://www.gov.cn/zwgk/2010-11/08/content_1740765.htm
Politics
As China's Next Leader Rises, Online Articles about His Marriage to a Celebrity Disappear
Associated Press, November 08, 2010
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/wire/sns-ap-as-china-future-first-lady,0,287820.story

Protests and Petitions
Petitioners Demand Apology from County Govt
Xinhua News Agency, November 09, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-11/09/content_11519186.htm

江苏盱眙上访农民遭政府强收信访保证金 (Farmers Petitioning Jiangsu Capital for Land Compensation Made to Deposit Money in Pledge to Not Petition)
Xinhua News Agency, November 09, 2010
http://news.dayoo.com/china/201011/09/53868_14414307.htm

Religion
Guangzhou Bans Prayer Meetings
Radio Free Asia, November 08, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/religion-11082010152826.html

Monday, November 08, 2010

November 08, 2010

Top news
Nobel Peace Prize / Liu Xiaobo (刘晓波)
Chinese Activist to Attend Nobel Award for Jailed Dissident
Irish Times, November 08, 2010
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/world/2010/1108/1224282865190.html

Dalai Lama in Japan, Backs Chinese Dissident Liu
Reuters, November 06, 2010
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6A50D420101106

Peace Prize Pressure Fails to Work
South China Morning Post, November 07, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=5550ad96a122c210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

中国阻止在刘晓波诺贝尔和平奖颁奖典礼邀请名单中的教授出境 (Professor on Nobel Invite List Barred from Leaving Beijing)
Radio Free Asia, November 07, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/zhong-11072010165636.html

News
Bilateral Ties
Press Beijing on Human Rights, Top Chinese Artist Ai Weiwei TellsPM
The Guardian, November 07, 2010
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/nov/07/china-beijing-ai-weiwei-human-rights

Civil Society
PLA to Join Oxfam Race Despite Beijing Attack on Charity
South China Morning Post, November 07, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=338d40ef6122c210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Environment
China May Further Tighten Environmental Standards for Rare Earth Production
Xinhua News Agency, November 07, 2010
http://china.globaltimes.cn/society/2010-11/590012.html

Human Rights Defender – Ai Weiwei (艾未未)
China Releases Dissident Artist Ai
Voice of America, November 07, 2010
http://www.voanews.com/english/news/asia/China-Releases-Dissident-Artist-Ai-106862354.html

Food Security
质检局要求生产婴幼儿奶粉乳企重新申请许可证 (National Quality Bureau Demands that Infant Formula Enterprises Reapply for Production Permit)
The Beijing News, November 07, 2010
http://news.sohu.com/20101107/n277202002.shtml

Human Rights Defenders
毒奶粉事件家長代表還押一年周三再審 (Trial of Tainted Milk Victims' Advocate Zhao Lianhai to Reconvene Wednesday following Six-month Break)
aTV News, November 07, 2010
http://www.hkatvnews.com/v3/share_out/_content/2010/11/07/atvnews_144555.html
Related news:
Detained Man Pleads for Verdict
Global Times, November 05, 2010
http://china.globaltimes.cn/society/2010-11/589656.html
Law
刑事二审程序改革已到关键阶段 (Reform of Criminal Case Appeals Reaches Crucial Stage)
Southern Metropolis Daily, November 07, 2010
http://epaper.oeeee.com/A/html/2010-11/07/content_1219292.htm

Media
京城密語﹕「智庫」成官媒斂財新招 (“Think Tank” Services the Revenue Source for Official Media)
Ming Pao, November 08, 2010
http://hk.news.yahoo.com/article/101106/4/l45c.html

Tibet
Tibetan Writers Tried as 'Splittists'
Radio Free Asia, November 05, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/writers-11052010164530.html

Friday, November 05, 2010

November 05, 2010

Top news
Nobel Peace Prize / Liu Xiaobo (刘晓波)

Australia's Rudd Calls for Nobel Winner's Release
Agence France-Presse, November 04, 2010
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jRQ60quGGycx-YPBLGcfz7n-6uWQ

China against Nobel Ceremony for Liu
Associated Press, November 05, 2010
http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-world/china-against-nobel-ceremony-for-liu-20101105-17glp.html

Legal Appeal Sent to UN for Jailed Nobel Winner
Agence France-Presse, November 05, 2010
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5g8x8B9JPJBF-xxlXvsxcp_mk3sbw
Related video:
'Not Available for Interview'
British Broadcasting Corporation, November 03, 2010
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-11682354

News
Civil Society

安徽民间公益组织“常坤的家”受到当局骚扰 (Anhui: “Chang Kun’s House” NGO Harassed by Authorities)
Radio Free Asia, November 04, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/ah-11042010111202.html

Food Security
记者暗访黑窝点:低价买死猪批发上市一头仅几元钱 (Journalist Reveals Pork from Non-slaughtered Carrion Entering Market at Low Price)
The Beijing Times, November 04, 2010
http://news.eastday.com/c/20101104/u1a5527808.html

Human Rights Defender – Ai Weiwei (艾未未)
艺术家艾未未遭到北京警方软禁 (Artist-Activist Ai Weiwei under House Arrest following Studio Closing)
Deutsche Welle, November 05, 2010
http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,6194062,00.html

Human Rights Defenders
北京警方疲于打压陈天石将被遣返回乡 (Activist Chen Tianshi to Be Sent Home)
Radio Free Asia, November 04, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/sj-11042010120609.html

Labor
中国总工会:富士康管理存在严重问题 (ACFTU: Serious Issues in Foxconn’s Management)
British Broadcasting Corporation, November 04, 2010
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2010/11/101104_acftu_foxconn.shtml

Land Policy
Row over Land Sale Sparks Riot
South China Morning Post, November 05, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=00289f6aec71c210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

网络时代官民关系盘点:征地拆迁成社会滴血伤口 (Review of Civilian-Official Interaction in the Online Era: Land Expropriations and Evictions Become Major Emotional Wounds for Society)
China Youth Daily, November 05, 2010
http://news.eastday.com/c/20101105/u1a5529562.html

Protests and Petitions
江西万载县委书记称赴京非正常上访3次者将劳教 (Jiangxi County Secretary: “Abnormal” Petitioners Who Petition Beijing Thrice to Be Put under Reeducation-Through-Labor)
Yang Cheng Wan Bao, November 05, 2010
http://news.eastday.com/c/20101104/u1a5528661.html

Thursday, November 04, 2010

November 04, 2010

Top news
Nobel Peace Prize / Liu Xiaobo (刘晓波)

China Accuses Peace Prize Supporter of Subversion
Associated Press, November 03, 2010
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5j_FrKyJhJwizMdrMyiB-9T7OR1-w

Liu Freedom Vote Fails as Officials Stay Away
The Standard, November 04, 2010
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?we_cat=4&art_id=104568&sid=30165223&con_type=1&d_str=20101104&fc=4

北京警察阻止学者议政 忌讳“政改”与“刘晓波” (Beijing Police Stop Academic Protest: "Government Reform" and "Liu Xiaobo" are Taboo)
Radio Free Asia, November 03, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/bj-11032010164238.html

“天安门母亲”张先玲因探望刘霞被拘 (Zhang Xianling of the Tiananmen Mothers Detained for Visting Liu Xia)
Radio Free Asia, November 03, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/tianmen-11032010120545.html


News
Bilateral Ties
法总统无意与胡锦涛谈中国人权受到谴责 (French President Accused of Being Unwilling to Discuss Human Rights in China with Hu Jintao)
British Broadcasting Corporation, November 03, 2010
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/indepth/2010/11/101103_china_france_rights.shtml
Related information:
State Visit of Hu Jintao in France: Human Rights Concerns Should Finally Be Addressed!
HRIC, FIDH, ICT, LDH, November 03, 2010
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/190999
Civil Society
Beijing Looks at Laws on Philanthropy
China Daily, November 03, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-11/03/content_11498980.htm

Food Security
我国多种农副产品涨价引发资产价格泡沫忧虑 (Agriculture By-products Price Hike Sparks Worries of Asset Prices)
China Newsweek, November 04, 2010
http://china.huanqiu.com/roll/2010-11/1228123.html

Hukou
Experts: Hukou System is Unfair to Farmers
China Daily, November 04, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-11/04/content_11499902.htm

Human Rights Defender – Chen Guangcheng (陈光诚)
US Concerned about Blind Chinese Activist
Agence France-Presse, November 03, 2010
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5g9QTz84pR0M0taaSoBRgQHLp_SrQ
Related information:
Extreme Measures Used to Control Blind Rights Defender Chen Guangcheng
当局监控陈光诚无所不用其极
Human Rights in China, November 02, 2010
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/190984
CH: http://gb.hrichina.org/public/contents/22591
Media
Party Slams Press Freedom
Radio Free Asia, November 03, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/press-11032010122837.html

Blogging, Bribery and a Security Bureau Drama
Caixin, November 03, 2010
http://english.caing.com/2010-11-03/100195143.html

Police
Holiday Resort is a Hidden Prison
Shanghai Daily, November 04, 2010
http://english.eastday.com/e/101104/u1a5527831.html

Politics
Legal Moves Cast Doubt on Political Reform Plan
South China Morning Post, November 04, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=ca9fbe4f2d11c210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Population
Officials Cheat to Get Second Child
Shanghai Daily, November 04, 2010
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=453600

Wednesday, November 03, 2010

November 03, 2010

Top news
Nobel Peace Prize / Liu Xiaobo (刘晓波)

广州“刘晓波”案拘留抄家 全国警察联动压民间声音 (Guangzhou Man Detained and Home Searched after Disseminating Information on Liu)
Radio Free Asia, November 02, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gz-11022010142652.html

China's Dissident Dilemma
British Broadcasting Corporation, November 02, 2010
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-11576637


News
Corruption
Lawyer Pressured to Drop Hit-and-Run Case
South China Morning Post, November 03, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=7d34a05c34d0c210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Environment
A Year Later, Villagers Say MSG Plant Still Poses Environmental Danger
Global Times, November 03, 2010
http://china.globaltimes.cn/society/2010-11/588877.html

Government
县委书记放言强拆养活知识分子 (Jiangxi County Secretary: Demolitions Breed Intellectuals)
Southern Metropolis Daily, November 03, 2010
http://epaper.oeeee.com/A/html/2010-11/03/content_1215596.htm

Human Rights Defender -- Ai Weiwei, 艾未未
艾未未将推出“河蟹盛宴” “庆贺”工作室即将被强拆 (Ai Weiwei to Hold “River Crab” Banquet in “Celebration” of His Studio's Demolition)
Radio Free Asia, November 02, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/ai-11022010165239.html
Related information:
Eating "River Crab" at the Harmonious Forum
RConversation, September 11, 2007
http://rconversation.blogs.com/rconversation/2007/09/eating-river-cr.html
Labor
河南前三季度平均不到3天因瓦斯事故死亡1人 (Henan: 1 Gas Related Death Every 3 Days)
Henan Business Daily, November 03, 2010
http://news.eastday.com/c/20101103/u1a5525404.html

Land Policy
河北石家庄一座村庄所有建筑面临被拆命运 (Village in Hebei Faces Complete Demolition)
People's Daily, November 03, 2010
http://news.eastday.com/c/20101103/u1a5525789.html

Media
The March of the Netizens
British Broadcasting Corporation, November 02, 2010
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-11576592

Latest Batch of Rogue Netizens Exposed
China Daily, November 03, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-11/03/content_11494113.htm

Controversial Magazine in Spotlight Again as Distributor Denies Ban Order
Global Times, November 02, 2010
http://china.globaltimes.cn/society/2010-11/588506.html

Multilateral
UN Chief Raises Human Rights in China Speech
Agence France-Presse, November 03, 2010
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iu9KOB0Nrqwxf9g9FX-FNIB10MvQ?docId=CNG.198522806ff7909dc1ba22f84a61beb7.5a1

Tibet
Released Tibetan ‘in Poor Health’
Radio Free Asia, October 29, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/health-10292010173258.html

XUAR
Fate of Uyghur Journalist 'Unknown'
Radio Free Asia, November 01, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/journalist-11012010101314.html

Tuesday, November 02, 2010

November 02, 2010

Top news
Nobel Peace Prize / Liu Xiaobo (刘晓波)
HK Relishes Freedom to Debate Liu Xiaobo
South China Morning Post, November 02, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=2cb981fc5580c210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD


News
Education
China to Battle School Enrollment Disorder
Xinhua News Agency, November 02, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-11/02/content_11487260.htm

Food Security
Puberty Baby in Milk Test Wrangle
Shanghai Daily, November 02, 2010
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=453370&type=National

我国农村居民饮水面临缺水和水质差两大难题 (Rural Dwellers' Major Hurdles: Water Shortage, Water Quality)
Legal Daily, November 02, 2010
http://news.eastday.com/c/20101102/u1a5524687.html

Hukou
重庆高校学生“农转城” 户籍问题引发关注 (Concern Arises after Chongqing College Students Forced to Convert Hukou from Rural to Urban)
Radio Free Asia, November 01, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/cq-11012010161206.html

Human Rights Defender
Activist Told Public of Environment in Crisis
Associated Press, November 02, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=3a9c81fc5580c210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

June Fourth
U.N. Official Honors Leader of Tiananmen Crackdown
The Wall Street Journal, November 01, 2010
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704141104575588862861816120.html

Labor
3 Officials Perish in Closed Mine
South China Morning Post, November 02, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=0efb81fc5580c210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Land Policy
List of Forced Demolition Cases Grows Longer
China Daily, November 02, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-11/02/content_11488093.htm

Law
首例艾滋病就业歧视案调查:法律未明示体检标准 (Look into First HIV/AIDS Employment Discrimination Case: Law Does Not Explicitly Set Out Standards for Physical Examinations)
China Economic Times, November 02, 2010
http://news.eastday.com/c/20101102/u1a5523737.html

Multilateral
UN Chief's Silence on China Rights Draws Critics
Agence France-Presse, November 02, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20101102/wl_asia_afp/chinarightsunban_20101102014942

Population
China Threatened by Shortage of Workers and Wives
Financial Times, November 01, 2010
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/76388090-e5dd-11df-af15-00144feabdc0.html

Society
In China, Hit-and-Run Death Exposes Class Anger
Associated Press, November 01, 2010
http://www.boston.com/news/world/asia/articles/2010/11/01/in_china_hit_and_run_death_exposes_class_anger/

Monday, November 01, 2010

November 01, 2010

Top news
Nobel Peace Prize / Liu Xiaobo (刘晓波)
中国严控民间回应诺奖全国范围打压越演越烈 (Crackdown Intensifies as China Tightens Control over Civic Response to Nobel Prize)
Radio Free Asia, October 29, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/nobel-10292010153143.html

Chinese Court Denounces Awarding Of Nobel Prize
Associated Press, October 29, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20101029/ap_on_re_as/as_china_nobel_peace_prize


News
Bilateral Ties
Clinton Challenges China to Boost Co-operation with US to Improve Asia-Pacific, World Stability
The Canadian Press, October 29, 2010
http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5hYJRgBDIpIi3l3E17kCrsbfB45Yg

Human Rights Defender -- Jiang Tianyong, 江天勇
Lawyers: China Blocked US Visit, Citing 'Security'
Associated Press, October 30, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20101030/ap_on_re_as/as_china_lawyers_blocked

Human Rights Defender
赵作海出狱后当"公民代理人" 为人维权打官司 (Interview with Zhao Zuohai, Man Imprisoned for Murder That Didn't Occur Who Now Works as a "Citizen Representative")
The Beijing News, October 30, 2010
http://news.163.com/10/1030/02/6K77P9TG00011229.html

Labor
矿工患尘肺病索赔3年 49万判决赔偿缩水至27万 (Compensation for Pneumoconiosis Mine Workers Shrinks)
The Beijing Times, November 01, 2010
http://news.163.com/10/1031/01/6K9MGHV700014AED.html

Land Policy
Chinese Man Beaten to Death in Land Seizure Case
Agence France-Presse, November 01, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20101101/wl_asia_afp/chinapropertyrightscrime

Population
Sustainable Growth Formula Eludes Many China Cities
Reuters, October 31, 2010
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/TOE69S0CW.htm

Migrants Wary as China Launches Census
Agence France-Presse, October 31, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20101031/wl_asia_afp/chinapopulationcensus

Protests and Petitions
上访村民遭村委会责令限期迁走户口 (Village Committee Demands that Petitioning Villagers Move Elsewhere)
The Beijing Times, November 01, 2010
http://society.huanqiu.com/roll/2010-11/1215978.html

Public Health
男子讲述无偿献血15年:难以理解用血返还制度 (Compensated Blood Donation System Incomprehensible for Average Citizens)
Dahe Daily, October 30, 2010
http://news.eastday.com/c/20101030/u1a5519967.html

Beijing Experiencing Blood Supply Shortage
Global Times, October 28, 2010
http://china.globaltimes.cn/society/2010-10/586835.html

Shanghai World Expo
上海世博闭幕 上海维权人士遭软禁 (Shanghai Activists Kept under House Arrest as Expo Ends)
Radio Free Asia, October 31, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shang-10312010172031.html

Friday, October 29, 2010

October 29, 2010

Top news
Nobel Peace Prize / Liu Xiaobo (刘晓波)
China Dissidents under Lockdown as Nobel Tensions Linger
Reuters, October 29, 2010
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE69S0LP20101029
Related news:
China Crackdown on Dissidents Continues despite Citizen's Nobel Peace Prize
The Washington Post, October 28, 2010
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/10/28/AR2010102803774.html

Related information:
Dozens Put Under House Arrest as Chinese Authorities Intensify Crackdown Following Nobel Peace Prize Announcement
刘晓波获诺奖后中国当局加大打压力度 数十人被软禁
Human Rights in China, October 28, 2010
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/190772
CH: http://gb.hrichina.org/public/contents/22429

News
Bilateral Ties
Singapore Grooms China's Rising Star Cadres
South China Morning Post, October 29, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=fa8d5513f93fb210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Corruption
河南省人大常委会原副主任借卖字敛财上千万 (Former Deputy Director of Henan Standing Committee Made Millions by Selling Words)
Qilu Evening News, October 29, 2010
http://v.news.163.com/video/2010/10/I/J/V6J7INEIJ.html

Labor
Officials Penalized After Deadly Mine Flood
China Daily, October 29, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-10/29/content_11475022.htm

Law
Top Legislature Adopts Social Insurance Law
China Daily, October 28, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-10/28/content_11473448.htm
Related information:
中华人民共和国社会保险法 (Social Insurance Law of the People's Republic of China)
National People's Congress, October 28, 2010
http://www.gov.cn/jrzg/2010-10/28/content_1732870.htm
Media
Media Recall Reporters after Ban on Coverage of Hit-and-run Case
South China Morning Post, October 29, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=71305513f93fb210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Protests and Petitions
大時代小人物系列﹕最牛舉報人 死也要告官 山東農民唐雲濤抗爭5年揪貪官 (Shandong Farmers Still Fighting despite 5 Years of Petitioning to No Response)
Ming Pao, October 29, 2010
http://news.mingpao.com/20101029/cca1h.htm

Public Health
昆明供血危机目前仍未得到缓解 (Blood Supply Shortage Has Yet to Wane)
Xinhua News Agency, October 29, 2010
http://news.eastday.com/c/20101029/u1a5518735.html

Society
Outcry as China Billionaire Gets Housing Subsidy
Agence France-Presse, October 29, 2010
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gJXLSLO-Oi_7W7IzKp9KfuWMCbEA

梁思成林徽因子梁從誡病逝 (Environmental Activist Liang Congjie Passes)
Ming Pao, October 29, 2010
http://inews.mingpao.com/htm/INews/20101029/ca51240p.htm
Related news:
Pioneer of China Environmental NGOs Dies
Reuters, October 29, 2010
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE69S0ED20101029

Thursday, October 28, 2010

October 28, 2010

Top news
Human Rights Defender – Liu Xiaobo (刘晓波)
Tiananmen Square Protest Leader to Represent Liu Xiaobo at Nobel Laureate Meeting
The Daily Telegraph, October 27, 2010
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/8089937/Tiananmen-Square-protest-leader-to-represent-Liu-Xiaobo-at-Nobel-laureate-meeting.html

诺委会主席驳中国谴责 (Nobel Chairman Refutes Chinese Criticism)
Radio France Internationale, October 26, 2010
http://www.chinese.rfi.fr/中国/20101026-诺委会主席驳中国谴责
Related news:
China Made Peace Prize Decision for Us, Says Nobel Judge
The Guardian, October 27, 2010
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/oct/27/china-peace-prize-decision-nobel-judge
Human Rights Defender – Gao Zhisheng (高智晟)
Daughter of Missing China Dissident Seeks US Help
Agence France-Presse, October 28, 2010
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gOLQh3Ez4NxQOo5MLVQgU7SLi-jA
Editorial by Gao’s daughter:
Please Return My Father
The Wall Street Journal, October 28, 2010
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303467004575574182213622948.html

News

Environment
China's Rich Fuel Illegal Timber
British Broadcasting Corporation, October 26, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/china_timber-10272010111011.html

Food Security
Hot Potato in China's Rising Food Costs
The Wall Street Journal, October 27, 2010
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304173704575577582904282968.html

Labor
贵州安顺发生一起煤矿透水事故 死12人伤1人 (12 Dead in Guizhou Coal Mine Flood)
Xinhua News Agency, October 28, 2010
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2010-10/28/c_12711630.htm

Politics
China Party Paper Rejects Faster Political Change
Reuters, October 27, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20101027/wl_nm/us_china_politics
People's Daily editorial:
沿着正确政治方向积极稳妥推进政治体制改革 (Moving in a Correct Direction to Reliably Advance Political Reform)
People's Daily, October 27, 2010
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2010-10/26/c_12704266.htm

China Media Project has translated the editorial in part:
China Must Take Its Own Road
China Media Project, October 28, 2010
http://cmp.hku.hk/2010/10/28/8343/
華大使:中國明白要推政改 (Ambassador Wang Min: China Understands It Needs Political Reform)
Ming Pao, October 28, 2010
http://inews.mingpao.com/htm/INews/20101028/ca40752i.htm

Poverty
China to Raise Its Poverty Line
China Daily, October 28, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-10/28/content_11467561.htm

Protests and Petitions
Pressuring Petitioners
Global Times, October 27, 2010
http://special.globaltimes.cn/2010-10/586748.html

辽宁访民因集体爬烟囱被判刑 (Four Liaoning Petitioners Sentenced to 2-4 Years for Gathering a Crowd to Disturb Social Order)
Radio Free Asia, October 27, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/china_verdict-10272010102655.html

XUAR
Uyghurs Support Language Protest
Radio Free Asia, October 27, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/language-10272010181614.html

Wednesday, October 27, 2010

October 27, 2010

Top news
Nobel Peace Prize / Liu Xiaobo (刘晓波)
Chinese Twitter User Seized after Supporting Liu Xiaobo
The Guardian, October 26, 2010
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/oct/26/china-nobel-liu-xiaobo-tweet-arrest

Liu Xiaobo's Brothers Offer to Accept Nobel Prize
Agence France-Presse, October 26, 2010
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gn5nEt-zUeTWxTSfo1OdzBglGf_w?docId=CNG.f4038d0b7ff98741bcfa1c628ce3111c.701

Peace Nobel Website under Cyber Attack
Agence France-Presse, October 26, 2010
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iI9oCWSdpUV9ffoyb973e3L634Ow?docId=CNG.faeec24ca121247e519f47662eae09bf.211


News
Corruption
河南通报6起职务犯罪案件 3官员获无期1人死缓 (Henan Corruption: Officials Sentenced)
Dahe Daily, October 27, 2010
http://news.eastday.com/c/20101027/u1a5514811.html

Government
市民可上QQ提交申诉状 (Guangdong: Public Can Submit Complaints Through QQ)
Southern Metropolis Daily, October 27, 2010
http://epaper.oeeee.com/B/html/2010-10/27/content_1209074.htm

Hukou
昆明农村居民明年起可就近就地转城镇户口 (Kunming Villagers May Transfer Registration Beginning 2011)
Kunming Daily News, October 27, 2010
http://news.eastday.com/c/20101027/u1a5514714.html

Human Rights Defenders
"福建三网友关注团"获杰出民主人士奖 (Support Group for Three Fujianese Netizens in Yan Xiaoling Case Receives Democratic Award)
Deutsche Welle, October 26, 2010
http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,6150988,00.html

Human Rights Defender -- Chen Guangcheng, 陈光诚
US Lawmakers Ask Envoy to Check on Chinese Activist Lawyer
Agence France-Presse, October 26, 2010
http://news.asiaone.com/News/Latest%2BNews/Asia/Story/A1Story20101026-244294.html

Labor
广东工亡补助金调至人均年收入20倍 (Increase in Death Benefits for Guangdong Mine Workers)
Southern Metropolis Daily, October 27, 2010
http://epaper.oeeee.com/A/html/2010-10/27/content_1209136.htm

Migrant Workers
广东85%流动人口已领居住证 (85% of Guangdong Migrants Receive Residence Permit)
Southern Metropolis Daily, October 27, 2010
http://epaper.oeeee.com/A/html/2010-10/27/content_1209137.htm

Politics
Xi's Rise Shows Democracy off the Menu
Asia Times Online, October 27, 2010
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China/LJ27Ad01.html

人民日报署名文章谈推进政治体制改革 (People's Daily Publishes Signed Article on Political Reform)
Southern Metropolis Daily, October 27, 2010
http://epaper.oeeee.com/A/html/2010-10/27/content_1209245.htm

Public Health
我国每年8万人因滥用抗生素死亡 (80,000 Die Each Year From Antibiotic Abuse)
Chongqing Evening News, October 27, 2010
http://news.eastday.com/c/20101027/u1a5514009.html

Social Security
人力资源咨询公司称中国养老金指数倒数第一 (Human Resource Firm Ranks Last in China's Pension Index)
Xi'an Evening News, October 27, 2010
http://news.eastday.com/c/20101027/u1a5514180.html

Tibet
Hundreds Sign Petition for Tibet Language: Activists
Agence France-Presse, October 27, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20101027/wl_asia_afp/chinarightstibeteducationprotest