January 06, 2011

News
Bilateral Ties
Obama Pushes China on Currency, Human Rights
The Washington Post, January 05, 2011
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/11/17/AR2009111700545.html

Civil Society
益仁平中心负责人被禁出境参加研讨会 (Public Health NGO Head Prohibited from Leaving Mainland to Attend HK Seminar)
Radio Free Asia, January 05, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/china_ngo-01052011102521.html

Death Penalty
重庆卖淫集团女“黑老大”王紫绮终审判死刑 (Chongqing Madame Death Sentence Uphelp)
Chongqing Daily, January 06, 2011
http://news.cyol.com/content/2011-01/06/content_4064318.htm

Hong Kong
Hong Kong Agrees to Minimum Wage as Billionaires’ Wealth Soars
Bloomberg, January 06, 2011
http://www.businessweek.com/news/2011-01-06/hong-kong-agrees-to-minimum-wage-as-billionaires-wealth-soars.html

Labor
3 Held for Selling Mentally Ill Workers
China Daily, January 06, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-01/06/content_11804672.htm

Shenzhen Workers Feel Shift in Dynamics
Financial Times, January 05, 2011
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/bcac4f82-18ed-11e0-9c12-00144feab49a.html

Land Policy
Mother Killed in China Land Protest
Agence France-Presse, January 05, 2011
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5irGAv_YVFqlcoDxfaQGhaBZ-_qxw

Law
Public Trial for Man Charged in Killing of Village Chief
Global Times, January 05, 2011
http://china.globaltimes.cn/society/2011-01/608955.html

Media
China's Communist Party Paper Aims for Capitalist Milestone
Voice of America, January 05, 2011
http://www.voanews.com/english/news/asia/Chinas-Communist-Party-Paper-Aims-for-Capitalist-Milestone-112935189.html

Site 'Made Complaints Disappear'
Shanghai Daily, January 06, 2011
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=460803&type=National

手机实名制执行效果不佳 运营商无视新规 (Mobile Operators Ignore New Rules on Real-Name Registration)
China Youth Daily, January 06, 2011
http://news.cyol.com/content/2011-01/06/content_4061811.htm

Police
Study: China Traffic Deaths Higher than Police Say
Associated Press, January 06, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110106/ap_on_re_as/as_china_traffic_deaths

Politics
PLA Reshuffle Hints at the Next Generation of Leaders
South China Morning Post, January 06, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=9dc3be1cad65d210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Salutary Lesson for Beijing in Flaws of Propaganda
South China Morning Post, January 06, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=0450be1cad65d210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Public Health
2 of 3 Chinese to Be Overweight in 20 Years: Survey
China Daily, January 06, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-01/06/content_11804502.htm

Chinese Children Caught in Lead Poisoning Scare
British Broadcasting Corporation, January 06, 2011
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-12125192

Society
中国假离婚现象调查 (Survey Investigates "Fake Divorces")
Legal Daily, January 06, 2011
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2011-01/06/content_2429037.htm

January 05, 2011

News
Bilateral Ties
China Challenged over Sudan Referendum
Asia Times Online, January 05, 2011
http://atimes.com/atimes/China/MA05Ad01.html

Geithner, Chinese Envoy Meet Ahead of Hu Visit
Agence France-Presse, January 04, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110104/pl_afp/uschinadiplomacytradeforex

Gender
First Case of Sexual Assault of Man Prosecuted
China Daily, January 05, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-01/05/content_11795172.htm

Hong Kong
港傳媒公信力破新低 (Report: Faith in HK Media Reaches New Low)
Ming Pao, January 05, 2011
http://hk.news.yahoo.com/article/110104/4/m28q.html

Human Rights Defender – Ni Yulan (倪玉兰)
倪玉兰居住点遭停电逾半个月 (Beijing Rights Lawyer Ni Yulan's Home without Power and Water for over Half Month Now)
Radio Free Asia, January 04, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/china_protest-01042011112848.html

Human Rights Defenders
Szeto Funeral Door Still Open for Dissidents
South China Morning Post, January 05, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=8c58c684fe15d210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Law
广东高法将聘请立案信访窗口监督员 (Guangdong Higher Court Hiring Lawyers to Manage Case Filing and Petition Window)
Radio Free Asia, January 04, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/guangdong-01042011090750.html

Media
群发短信首次被诉非法经营 监管和定罪仍有难度 (Bulk SMS Deemed Illegal for First Time, Yet Supervision and Conviction Remain Difficult )
Southern Weekend, January 05, 2011
http://www.infzm.com/content/54217

Police
China Police Use Micro-Blogs 'to Connect with Public'
British Broadcasting Corporation, January 04, 2011
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-12112008

Protests and Petitions
Cop Gets Beaten by Demolition Team
Shanghai Daily, January 04, 2011
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=460653

Whistleblower Could Be Released after 14-yrs in Asylum
China Daily, January 04, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-01/04/content_11794200.htm

Related news:
又见“被精神病” 这次关了14年 (Another Rabble-rouser Detained for "Mental Illness", This Time for 14 Years)
Southern Metropolis Daily, January 05, 2011
http://epaper.oeeee.com/A/html/2011-01/05/content_1272386.htm

访民疑组织庆祝刘晓波获奖遭劳教 (Beijing Petitioner Ordered to Reeducation-Through-Labour, Police Suspect He Organised Memorial Activities for Liu's Nobel Win)
Radio Free Asia, January 04, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/china_petitioner-01042011080226.html

Public Health
中国禁烟承诺基本失败 (China Has Not Met Its Commitment on Tobacco Control)
Ming Pao, January 04, 2011
http://inews.mingpao.com/htm/INews/20110104/ca22310c.htm

Related news:
四大原因致控烟败局难挽 (Four Main Causes behind the Losing Battle in Tobacco Control)
The Beijing Times, January 04, 2011
http://news.jinghua.cn/351/c/201101/04/n3297838.shtml

Society
老人摔倒猝死 路人欲救遭劝阻 (Heated Debate Online after Old Man Falls, then Dies on Fuzhou Street Yet No Pedestrians Offer Aid)
Southern Metropolis Daily, January 05, 2011
http://epaper.oeeee.com/A/html/2011-01/05/content_1272520.htm

內地富人僱用非法菲傭 (Hiring of Illegal Filipina Domestic Helpers on Rise in Mainland China)
Ming Pao, January 04, 2011
http://inews.mingpao.com/htm/INews/20110104/ca21755c.htm

January 04, 2011

News
Bilateral Ties
Beijing Eyes Stronger Sino-EU Partnership
Xinhua News Agency, January 03, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-01/03/content_11788361.htm

Environment
中华环保联合会贵阳打赢环境诉讼环保法庭 新举措解难题 (All-China Environmental Federation-Guiyang Public Environmental Education Centre Win Water Pollution Suit against Paper Mill)
Legal Daily, January 04, 2011
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2011-01/04/content_2425810.htm

Food Security
County Focus to Ensure Food Safety
China Daily, January 03, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-01/03/content_11787165.htm

Rita Fan Defends Beijing Envoy in Tainted Milk Saga
South China Morning Post, January 03, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=37be8bd20174d210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

食品安全 七成人不放心 (7/10 Chinese Do Not Trust Safety of Food)
Ming Pao, January 03, 2011
http://hk.news.yahoo.com/article/110102/4/m0wj.html

Related news:
Worries over Food Safety
Shanghai Daily, January 03, 2011
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=460581&type=National

Human Rights Defender – Li Hong (力虹)
力虹骨灰安葬宁波 海内外将共同悼念 (Li Hong's Bones Laid to Rest in Ningbo)
Radio Free Asia, January 03, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/lihong-01032011091814.html

Related information:
沉痛悼念异议作家力虹先生 (Mourning the Passing of Dissident-Writer Li Hong)
HRIC, January 03, 2010
http://gb.hrichina.org/public/contents/24965

Human Rights Defender – Tan Zuoren (谭作人)
譚作人患痛風 拒保外就醫 (No Medical Bail for Tan Zuoren Despite Gout)
Ming Pao, January 01, 2011
http://hk.news.yahoo.com/article/101231/4/m00y.html

Human Rights Defenders
Hong Kong Democracy Activist Szeto Dies
Associated Press, January 02, 2011
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704735304576057462930773374.html

Related news:
Szeto Wah: Staunch Democrat and Patriot
South China Morning Post, January 03, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=41d9b2197674d210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Villagers Silenced after Death of Campaigner
South China Morning Post, January 03, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=030cb2197674d210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Labor
Stronger Bargaining Voice for Beijing's Workers
China Daily, January 04, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/metro/2011-01/04/content_11788646.htm

Law
专家预测2011年全国刑事案件总量或将攀升 (Experts Predict Increase in Criminal Cases for 2011)
Legal Daily, January 04, 2011
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2011-01/04/content_2425827.htm

刑法老人免死条款引争议 限制条件被指过窄 (Dispute Arises over Draft Criminal Law Clause Exempting Elderly from Death Penalty)
Guangzhou Daily, January 04, 2011
http://news.dayoo.com/china/201101/04/53868_14902057.htm

Multilateral
China Quietly Extends Footprints into Central Asia
New York Times, January 02, 2011
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/03/world/asia/03china.html

Police
北京城管在官网接受市民评价 (Beijing Urban Management to Accept Public Criticism via Website)
The Beijing News, January 03, 2011
http://epaper.bjnews.com.cn/html/2011-01/03/content_187948.htm

拆屋城管打斷公安腳 (Policeman Beaten Severely by Urban Management after Home Demolition)
Ming Pao, January 04, 2011
http://hk.news.yahoo.com/article/110103/4/m1mi.html

Politics
China's Next President "Redder than the Red"
The Daily Telegraph, January 03, 2011
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/8237411/Chinas-next-president-redder-than-the-red.html

Taiwan
INTERVIEW: China’s Five-Year Plan Veering toward Unification
Taipei Times, January 03, 2011
http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2011/01/03/2003492556

December 31, 2010

News
Death Penalty
Uyghur Student Sentenced to Death
Radio Free Asia, December 30, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/death-12302010153000.html

Gender
China Issues Surrender Deadline for Human Traffickers
Xinhua News Agency, December 30, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-12/30/content_11779258.htm

Related information:
关于限令拐卖妇女儿童犯罪人员投案自首的通告 (Announcement Ordering the Surrender of Traffickers of Women and Children)
Supreme People's Court, Supreme People's Procuratorate, Ministry of Public Security, Ministry of Justice, December 24, 2010
http://gaj.suzhou.gov.cn/plus/branch_content.php?aid=467608

Government
广东省纪委：禁收可能影响执行公务礼品礼金 (Guangdong Discipline Commission: Officials Banned from Accepting Gifts That Could Influence Work)
Southern Daily, December 31, 2010
http://nf.nfdaily.cn/nfrb/content/2010-12/31/content_18910699.htm

June Fourth
Controversial Student Leader Talks of Reconciliation with Liu Xiaobo before June 4
South China Morning Post, December 31, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=94109cb03083d210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Land Policy
逾万人建言新拆迁条例 (More than 10K Submit Suggestions on Urban Demolition Regulations)
The Beijing News, December 31, 2010
http://news.bjnews.com.cn/2010/1231/103660.shtml

代理拆迁案两律师遭殴 (Two Beijing Lawyers Beaten whilst in Jiangsu for Demolition Case)
The Beijing News, December 31, 2010
http://epaper.bjnews.com.cn/html/2010-12/31/content_187346.htm

Media
Chinese Censorship Worsens in 2010
Radio Free Asia, December 30, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/censorship-12292010160648.html

Programs to Boost Handling of Media
China Daily, December 31, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-12/31/content_11779438.htm

內地網民增六千多萬 (State Council Info Office: 450mil Chinese Now Online)
Ming Pao, December 30, 2010
http://inews.mingpao.com/htm/INews/20101230/ca41600c.htm

Migrant Workers
Beijing's Bomb Shelter Hoteliers Protest against Closure
The Guardian, December 31, 2010
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/dec/30/beijing-bomb-shelter-hotel-protest

中国多数伤残农民工未做过工伤康复治疗 (Survey: Majority of Disabled Migrant Workers Unable to Afford Treatment and Rehabilitation for Workplace Injuries)
Radio Free Asia, December 30, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/kang-12302010094217.html

Police
Parents: Police Forced Us to Take Compensation
Shanghai Daily, December 31, 2010
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=460381

Religion
喀什维汉信徒聚会遭驱散 河北禁官办教会逾15人聚会 (Authorities Disperse, Prohibit Religious Christmas Gatherings in Kashgar, Hubei)
Radio Free Asia, December 30, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/jiao-12302010095438.html

Rural Issues
Pensions Reach Out to Aging Villagers
Xinhua News Agency, December 31, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-12/31/content_11779418.htm

December 30, 2010

Top news
Corruption
China Corruption 'Still Very Serious'
Agence France-Presse, December 29, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20101229/wl_asia_afp/chinapoliticscorruption

Related information:
中国的反腐败和廉政建设
China's Efforts to Combat Corruption and Build a Clean Government
Information Office of the State Council, December 2010
CH: http://www.gov.cn/zwgk/2010-12/29/content_1775173.htm
EN: http://www.gov.cn/english/official/2010-12/29/content_1775353.htm

Related news:
China Issues First Anti-Corruption White Paper
Xinhua News Agency, December 29, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-12/29/content_11772076.htm

China Highly Values Internet's Role in Supervision
Xinhua News Agency, December 29, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-12/29/content_11772554.htm

News
Death Penalty
湖南郴州原市纪委书记曾锦春被执行死刑 (Former Chenzhou, Hunan Disciplinary Committee Secretary Zeng Jinchun Executed)
Xinhua News Agency, December 30, 2010
http://news.cyol.com/content/2010-12/30/content_4045190.htm

Background information:
湖南郴州狂欢庆贪官倒台 反腐重拳终结官场畸变
Southern Weekend, September 21, 2006
http://news.sina.com.cn/c/l/2006-09-21/100911067477.shtml

In English translation:
The Whole City of Chenzhou Celebrated The Fall of Corrupt Officials
East South West North, September 28, 2006
http://www.zonaeuropa.com/20060928_1.htm

Government
王晨:一些突发事件后少数地方不能善待媒体和记者 (State Council Info Office: A Few Places Do Not Treat Media or Journalists Well following Sudden Incidents)
People's Daily, December 30, 2010
http://politics.people.com.cn/GB/1026/13622654.html

Hong Kong
HK People's Confidence in Beijing Regime Drops: Survey
China Post, December 29, 2010
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/china/local-news/hong-kong/2010/12/29/285560/HK-peoples.htm

Related news:
Cut the Criticism, Beijing Tells HK
South China Morning Post, December 30, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=9fd695fed623d210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Human Rights Defender – Gao Zhisheng (高智晟)
Rights Lawyers Count Their Bruises after a Year of Living Dangerously
South China Morning Post, December 30, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=396995fed623d210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Related news:
莫少平律师办事处遭警方进驻 他本人“被旅游”24小时 (Rights Lawyer Mo Shaoping Taken on a 24h "Trip" whilst Law Offices Occupied by Police during Nobel Ceremony)
Radio Free Asia, December 29, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/mo-12292010121704.html

Labor
新工伤保险条例元旦实施 醉酒出事不算工伤 (New Workers Compensation Regulations Take Effect after New Year, Drunken Accidents Not to Be Compensation)
Chongqing Evening News, December 30, 2010
http://news.cyol.com/content/2010-12/30/content_4044972.htm

Land Policy
Man Kills Himself in Toilet ahead of Demolition
Shanghai Daily, December 29, 2010
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=460246

Media
'Great Firewall' Extends Reach
Radio Free Asia, December 29, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/internet-12292010131351.html

Beijing Crackdown on Internet Phone Calls Alarms Operators
South China Morning Post, December 30, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=3a0795fed623d210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Chinese Journalist Death 'Must Be Investigated'
British Broadcasting Corporation, December 29, 2010
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-12084737
Over 66 Percent of Beijingers Use Internet
Xinhua News Agency, December 30, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-12/30/content_11773652.htm

花钱删帖或可成为灰色产业链 网络监管立法不应知难而退 (Deleting Disadvantageous Posts Online for Money Could Become Grey-market Industry)
Legal Daily, December 30, 2010
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2010-12/30/content_2422867.htm

Military
China Preparing for Armed Conflict 'in Every Direction'
The Daily Telegraph, December 29, 2010
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/8229789/China-preparing-for-armed-conflict-in-every-direction.html

Police
乐清村主任死亡案再调查 温州警方称完全排除被谋杀可能 (Police Rule Out Possibility of Murder in Petitioner-Village Head Death)
Legal Daily, December 30, 2010
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2010-12/30/content_2422658.htm

Public Health
北京出台残疾人生活补助办法 将惠及11万残疾人 (Beijing Issues Measures on Living Subsidies for the Disabled)
Qianlong, December 30, 2010
http://report.qianlong.com/33378/2010/12/30/225@6489724.htm

December 29, 2010

Top news
Human Rights Defender – Zhao Lianhai (赵连海)
Melamine Activist 'Thanks' Government for Support
Global Times, December 29, 2010
http://china.globaltimes.cn/society/2010-12/606541.html

Food safety activist Zhao Lianhai (赵连海), who was sentenced to 2.5 years’ imprisonment on charges of disturbing social order in November 2010, has been released on medical parole according to a statement posted on his personal blog at Bullog. In his announcement, Zhao states his support and agreement with the Chinese government and that he agrees with the criminal penalties imposed upon him. He also requests that people who are concerned with his case speak of it no further.

Related information:
通告 (Announcement)
Zhao Lianhai, December 28, 2010
http://www.bullogger.com/blogs/jieshibaobao/archives/372385.aspx

Related news:
Milk Activist's Fate Unclear after Parole Talk
South China Morning Post, December 27, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=d80832394932d210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

趙連海 維權招來千古冤 (Zhao Lianhai: Rights Defence Incurs Eternal Injustice)
Ming Pao, December 28, 2010
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/94/1/1/1964841/1.html

News
Bilateral Ties
Yang Jiechi's US Trip to Set Up Hu's State Visit
South China Morning Post, December 29, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=3bbc1970f2d2d210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Corruption
580 Economic Fugitives Still at Large Overseas
China Daily, December 28, 2010
http://www1.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-12/28/content_11762292.htm

Govt Sets New Targets in Anti-Corruption Campaign
China Daily, December 29, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-12/29/content_11768074.htm

Netizens Roast Govt Bodies for Costly Purchases
China Daily, December 29, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-12/29/content_11768614.htm

Disasters
China Builds Sichuan Earthquake Museum
Associated Press, December 28, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20101228/ap_on_re_as/as_china_museum

Human Rights Defender – Ding Zilin (丁子霖)
丁子霖被软禁74天返京 对外隔绝亲戚被迫写保证 (Tiananmen Mothers' Ding Zilin Returns to Beijing following 74 Days of House Arrest, Her Relatives Were Forced to Sign Guarantee to Keep Ding and Jiang from Outside Contact)
Radio Free Asia, December 28, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/ding-12282010110250.html

Human Rights Defender – Liu Xiaobo (刘晓波)
Nobel Laureate Liu Marks 55th Birthday in Prison
Agence France-Presse, December 28, 2010
http://www.watoday.com.au/breaking-news-world/nobel-laureate-liu-marks-55th-birthday-in-prison-20101229-199fk.html

HK Protest Marks First Anniversary of Liu Jailing
China Post, December 27, 2010
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/china/local-news/hong-kong/2010/12/27/285227/HK-protest.htm

Land Policy
Experts to File Land Seizure Regulation Proposal
China Daily, December 27, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-12/27/content_11757486.htm

Media
Chinese Investigative Reporter Dies after Attack
Associated Press, December 28, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20101228/ap_on_re_as/as_china_journalist_attacked

Chinese Government Shuts Down Blogger's Cutting-Edge Magazine
The Independent, December 29, 2010
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/chinese-government-shuts-down-bloggers-cuttingedge-magazine-2171111.html

深圳美聯經紀圍毆記者阻採訪 (Estate Brokers from Shenzhen Midland Realty Surround and Beat Journalists to Stop Coverage)
Ming Pao, December 29, 2010
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/94/1/1/1965946/1.html

Tibet-Related Website Gets Social in Makeover
China Daily, December 28, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-12/28/content_11767477.htm

Protests and Petitions
China: Apology for Farmer Locked in Mental Wards
New York Times, December 28, 2010
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/29/world/asia/29briefs-chinabrief.html

「上訪村長」車禍死惹質疑 (Vehicular Homicide of "Petitioning Village Head" Qian Yunhui Aroses Suspicion)
Sing Tao Daily, December 29, 2010
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/94/1/1/1966026/1.html

Related news:
Village Head's Death Sparks Internet Rumors
Global Times, December 29, 2010
http://opinion.globaltimes.cn/chinese-press/2010-12/606592.html

外地来京上访遭关黑监狱 围观解救质疑依法治国 (Locking Up of Petitioners Who Travel to Beijing to Petition in Black Jails Calls Rule of Law into Question)
Radio Free Asia, December 28, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/fang-12282010100959.html

XUAR
Report: Laos Deports Uighurs Back to China
Associated Press, December 29, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20101229/ap_on_re_as/as_china_laos_uighurs

December 24, 2010

Top news
Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food
Jailing Food Activists Has 'Chilling Effect', Says UN Envoy
Agence France-Presse, December 23, 2010
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gqnDlIVBOfYmlsiz2Z7DQebThExA

UN Hails China's Food Policies
China Daily, December 24, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-12/24/content_11748462.htm

联合国警告中国:37%的土地退化 威胁粮食安全 (SR on Food Warns China: 37% of Land Has Degraded, Endangering Food Supply)
Southern Metropolis Daily, December 24, 2010
http://nf.nfdaily.cn/nfdsb/content/2010-12/24/content_18721789.htm

Related information:
"From Food Security to the Right to Food" – UN Expert Highlights China's Next Steps
OHCHR, December 23, 2010
http://www.un.org.cn/cms/p/news/27/1628/content.html

Preliminary Observations and Conclusions (Mission to the PRC from 15 to 23 Dec 2010)
Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food, December 23, 2010
http://www2.ohchr.org/english/issues/food/docs/CHINA_food_preliminary_conclusions.doc

News
Children
老师令65名学生打一名同学耳光 因被其直呼姓名 (Teacher Makes 65 Pupils to Slap One for Calling Her Full Name)
Modern Express, December 24, 2010
http://news.163.com/10/1224/03/6OL06BK200014AED.html

Economic Development
China’s Growth Model ‘Unsustainable’
Financial Times, December 23, 2010
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f38e08ce-0e84-11e0-b9f1-00144feabdc0.html

Hukou
国务院报告人大常委会正在调研户籍改革 (NPC Standing Committee Looks into Hukou Reforms)
Southern Metropolis Daily, December 24, 2010
http://epaper.oeeee.com/A/html/2010-12/24/content_1262966.htm

Human Rights Defender – Liu Xiaobo (刘晓波)
Norway Minister Tasked with China Trade Talks Feels Too 'Sick' for Nobel
Associated Press, December 22, 2010
http://www.macleans.ca/article.jsp?content=w5475328

Media
Beijing’s Housing Price Fury Goes Viral
Financial Times, December 23, 2010
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/2dacd064-0ece-11e0-9ec3-00144feabdc0.html

Migrant Workers
More Young Migrant Workers Turning to Crime
China Daily, December 23, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-12/23/content_11744634.htm

Urban Health Insurance Covers 45m Migrants
Xinhua News Agency, December 23, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-12/23/content_11744839.htm

昆明志愿者义务辅导民工子女被教育局叫停 (Kunming: Volunteer-run Tutoring Service for Migrant Children Suspended by Authority)
People's Daily, December 24, 2010
http://news.eastday.com/c/20101224/u1a5628409.html

Protests and Petitions
“乙肝斗士”当街脱裤 抗议暗查乙肝现象 (Hepatitis B Activist Strips on Street in Protest of Uninformed Examination)
Guangzhou Daily, December 23, 2010
http://news.china.com/zh_cn/social/1007/20101223/16307903.html

农民多次上访被送精神病院 获30万元赔偿 (Farmer Petitioner Compensated 300, 000 after Being Sent to Psychiatric Hospital)
Eastday, December 24, 2010
http://news.eastday.com/c/20101224/u1a5628566.html

Public Health
Toddler's Plight Sheds Light on Health System
China Daily, December 24, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-12/24/content_11748442.htm

State Security
Experts Dismiss State Secret Claims
China Daily, December 24, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-12/24/content_11748195.htm

December 23, 2010

News
Civil Society
“中国艾滋病公益组织受当局骚扰” (HIV/AIDS Group Aizhixing under Investigation by Tax and Public Security Authorities)
British Broadcasting Corporation, December 22, 2010
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2010/12/101222_china_aids.shtml

Government
广东出台规定鼓励实名举报 60日内须办结 (Guangdong Issues Provisional Measures Encouraging the Recording of Informants' Real Names)
Southern Daily, December 22, 2010
http://gd.nfdaily.cn/content/2010-12/22/content_18649199.htm

Human Rights Defenders
流亡中国异见记者可能被泰国驱逐出境 (Dissident Journalist Sun Shucai Facing Deportation from Thailand)
Radio Free Asia, December 22, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/thailand_dissident-12222010112334.html

Related news:
Rights Groups' Concern over Thailand Asylum Arrests
Agence France-Presse, December 22, 2010
http://news.asiaone.com/News/Latest%2BNews/Asia/Story/A1Story20101222-254268.html

Law
Former Homeless Shelter Official Detained on Human Trafficking Allegations
Shanghai Daily, December 23, 2010
http://www.shanghaidaily.org/article/?id=458089&type=National

北京一村民阻拦强拆被打死 8被告最重获无期 (8 Sentenced up to Life for Beating to Death Beijing Villager Blocking Demolition)
The Beijing News, December 23, 2010
http://epaper.bjnews.com.cn/html/2010-12/23/content_184313.htm

Politics
China Demotes Foreign Minister
Al Jazeera, December 23, 2010
http://english.aljazeera.net/news/asia-pacific/2010/12/2010122282718341434.html

Heir Apparent Showing His Stripes
Asia Times Online, December 22, 2010
http://atimes.com/atimes/China/LL22Ad01.html

Poverty
Poverty Relief for Ethnic Minorities
South China Morning Post, December 23, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=8e27308a1ce0d210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Protests and Petitions
全国两千民办教师进京上访 (2000 Private Teachers from Across China Head to Beijing to Petition for Equal Standing)
Radio Free Asia, December 22, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shang-12222010100821.html

Religion
Beijing Sneers at Vatican’s ‘Dangerous’ Complaints over State-appointed Catholic Bishops
Associated Press, December 22, 2010
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/asia-pacific/beijing-sneers-at-vaticans-dangerous-complaints-over-state-appointed-catholic-bishops/article1846849/

Tibet
Sentenced Monks Drop from Sight Drop
Radio Free Asia, December 22, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/monks-12222010163931.html

December 22, 2010

News
Death Penalty
辽宁抚顺“三最”女贪官罗亚平一审被判死刑 (Liaoning Official Sentenced to Death for Bribery and Corruption)
Xinhua News Agency, December 22, 2010
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2010-12/21/content_2409341.htm

Disasters
36 Punished over Fatal Dam Breach in S China
Xinhua News Agency, December 22, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-12/22/content_11736349.htm

Government
Netizens Asked to Vote Yes or Forget It
China Daily, December 22, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/cndy/2010-12/22/content_11736893.htm

Human Rights Defender – Ni Yulan (倪玉兰)
Dark Days and Rights
South China Morning Post, December 22, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=a307cf91fc80d210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Land Policy
新拆迁条例亮点：明确政府与被拆迁人是基本法律关系 (High Points of New Urban Demolition Regs: Clarifying Basic Legal Relationship between Government and Relocatees)
Legal Daily, December 22, 2010
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2010-12/22/content_2409769.htm

Media
Uyghur Journalist Handed Life Term
Radio Free Asia, December 21, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/journalist-12212010162519.html

內地中文書禁摻英文單詞 (GAPP Bans English in Mainland Chinese Publications)
Ming Pao, December 22, 2010
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/94/1/1/1959006/1.html

Related information:
关于进一步规范出版物文字使用的通知 (Notice on Further Standardizing the Use of Written Language in Publications)
General Administration of Press and Publication, November 23, 2010
http://www.gapp.gov.cn/cms/html/21/508/201012/708310.html

新疆一记者被殴致脑死亡 警方否认因报道遭报复 (Police Deny that Beating of Xinjiang Reporter Was in Retaliation for Story)
Eastday, December 22, 2010
http://news.eastday.com/c/20101222/u1a5624545.html

Migrant Workers
AIDS Program Targets Migrant Workers
China Daily, December 22, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-12/22/content_11736574.htm

四因素致两亿流动人口困境不解或将诱发城市并发症 (Four Factors Facing 200mill Migrant Population Which If Unrevolved Could Lead to Complications in Urban Areas)
Legal Daily, December 22, 2010
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2010-12/22/content_2409789.htm

Related news:
Help Is at Hand for Migrant Workers
China Daily, December 22, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-12/22/content_11736494.htm

Population
Living under the Hukou System
Economic Observer, December 21, 2010
http://www.eeo.com.cn/ens/feature/2010/12/21/189562.shtml

Abuses Cited in Enforcing China Policy of One Child
New York Times, December 21, 2010
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/22/world/asia/22population.html

Protests and Petitions
陕西数千女工抗议补偿不足 与公安冲突大批工人被抓 (Thousands of Shaanxi Female Workers Clash with Police, Detained in Protest for Increased Compensation)
Radio Free Asia, December 21, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gong-12212010105702.html

Rural Issues
Rural Work Conference Focuses on Threats to Stable Food Supply
South China Morning Post, December 22, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=17d353822a90d210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Society
Social Conflict on the Rise: Top Judge
China Daily, December 21, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-12/21/content_11730595.htm

December 21, 2010

News
Bilateral Ties
China Pays Nepal Police 'to Catch Tibet Refugees'
Agence France-Presse, December 20, 2010
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gAcJ673go50URtzW2B9jl3owe10g

Civil Society
“微民”当选公益人物 “微博女王”姚晨颁奖 (Micro-blogger Chosen as Public Interest Role Model)
Southern Metropolis Daily, December 21, 2010
http://epaper.oeeee.com/A/html/2010-12/21/content_1259041.htm

Death Penalty
China Criminal Law Draft Amendment Unchanged in Reducing Number of Crimes Subject to Death Penalty
Xinhua News Agency, December 20, 2010
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/china/2010-12/20/c_13657264.htm

Related news:
China's Top Legislature Opens Bimonthly Session
Xinhua News Agency, December 21, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-12/21/content_11730308.htm

最高人民法院法官对外透露中国死刑复核情况 (SPC Judge Speaks about Death Penalty Review)
Radio France Internationale, December 20, 2010
http://www.chinese.rfi.fr/中国/20101220-最高人民法院法官对外透露中国死刑复核情况

Hong Kong
Activists Not Guilty of Unlawful Assembly
South China Morning Post, December 20, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=8f8d8e035830d210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Human Rights Defender – Liu Xiaobo (刘晓波)
China Says Liu's Nobel 'Ludicrous', Australia Urges Release
Agence France-Presse, December 20, 2010
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5g7xOEPyPEE4uzRqn63HRWW87rv7g

Human Rights Defenders
王译劳教行政诉讼法庭逃避立案 李铁颠覆案官方指派律师 (Court Declares Wang Yi's Case Inadmissible)
Radio Free Asia, December 20, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/wang-12202010140347.html

Law
China Jails 8 for Selling Fake Rabies Vaccine
Associated Press, December 20, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20101220/ap_on_re_as/as_china_fake_vaccine

Fewer Meetings and Documents for Top Court
China Daily, December 21, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-12/21/content_11731114.htm

Media
'Father' of Firewall's Microblog Removed after User Backlash
South China Morning Post, December 21, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=729534335140d210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

北疆晨报记者遇暴力袭击致脑死亡 (North Xinjiang Morning Herald Reporter Beaten, Reported Brain Dead)
The Beijing News, December 21, 2010
http://news.163.com/10/1221/02/6OD3TO4F00011229.html

Related news:
Journalist Left in a Coma after Gang's Attack
China Daily, December 21, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-12/21/content_11731267.htm

Population
China to Improve Family Planning Policies
China Daily, December 21, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-12/21/content_11730448.htm

Related news:
'One-Child' Policy to Stay
Radio Free Asia, December 20, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/policy-12202010123717.html

Protests and Petitions
网帖称60余村民送村支书违法乱纪先锋锦旗 (Web Post: 60 Villagers Give Village Official «Law-Breaking » Silk Banner)
City Sun, December 20, 2010
http://www.cnr.cn/gblm/lmgw/yw/201012/t20101220_507480692.html

Society
郑州市民遭"官二代"殴打 打人者称可随时报警 (Zhengzhou: Civilian Beaten by Official’s Son, Perpetrator Not Afraid of Police)
Dahe Daily, December 21, 2010
http://news.163.com/10/1221/08/6ODPGFIU00011229.html

垃圾堆里有没有明天？ (Hope for the Trash Dump?)
Southern Metropolis Daily, December 21, 2010
http://epaper.oeeee.com/B/html/2010-12/21/content_1258884.htm

XUAR
新疆看守所在押人员猝死 家属奔走一年余难求真相 (Xinjiang: Family of Detainee Who Died "Abnormally" Still Unable to Untangle Truth 1 Year Later)
Radio Free Asia, December 20, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/xin-12202010154907.html

December 20, 2010

News
Children
"熨斗烫伤7名幼童"老师被行政拘留10日 (Teacher Administratively Detained, Fined after Burning Students with Electric Iron)
Yangtse Evening Post, December 19, 2010
http://news.163.com/10/1219/02/6O81CF7F00014AED.html

Environment
China to Step Up Efforts to Control Mother Nature
Agence France-Presse, December 17, 2010
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jo3F39PxxJhGCpFH40Ld5qkjf_1A

Disaster Warning over Race for Subways
South China Morning Post, December 20, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=667eb19d105fc210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Related news:
地铁大跃进是个危险的信号 (Rapid Push for Subways a Sign of Danger)
21st Century Business Herald, December 16, 2010
http://www.21cbh.com/HTML/2010-12-17/2OMDAwMDIxMTE2OQ.html

Government
Netizens Unhappy with Poor Service on Govt Sites
China Daily, December 18, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-12/18/content_11721800.htm

湖北宜昌官网以"说吧"二字答复咨询挨批 (Hubei: Govt Website Criticized for Responding “Just Tell Them” to Citizen Inquiry)
China News Service, December 20, 2010
http://news.163.com/10/1220/06/6OB03QC900011229.html

Human Rights Defender – Ai Weiwei (艾未未)
艾未未：寻找一切可能性 (Ai Weiwei: Seek Out All Possibilities)
Hebei Youth Daily, December 16, 2010
http://www.hbqnb.com/news/Html/Supplement/whrw/2010/1216/1012161953186238249821.html

Human Rights Defender – Hada (哈达)
China Pressed to Account for Uighurs’ Fate
New York Times, December 18, 2010
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/19/world/asia/19uighur.html

Human Rights Defenders
Guizhou Poet 'Still Missing'
Radio Free Asia, December 16, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/poet-12162010151408.html

多名律师探望范亚峰遭警方殴打 (Police Beat Lawyers for Visiting Legal Scholar Dr Fan Yafeng)
Radio Free Asia, December 19, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/fan-12192010144313.html

浦志强：2010年中国司法活动越来越无章法 (Rights Attorney Pu Zhiqiang: Rule of Law Decreased in 2010)
Radio France Internationale, December 18, 2010
http://www.chinese.rfi.fr/中国/20101218-浦志强：2010年中国司法活动越来越无章法

Land Policy
Beijing's 'Ablest Nail House' Leveled
China Daily, December 19, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-12/19/content_11723695.htm

Law
裁判文书上网 预防司法腐败 (Scholar: Put Verdicts Online to Prevent Judicial Corruption)
Southern Metropolis Daily, December 20, 2010
http://epaper.oeeee.com/H/html/2010-12/20/content_1257848.htm

Media
突破中共網禁 反制軟體吃香 (Anti-Censorship Software Breaks the Firewall)
China News Agency, December 19, 2010
http://www.cna.com.tw/ShowNews/Detail.aspx?pNewsID=201012190037

Rural Issues
Facebook for Farmers: Technology Empowers China's Rural Workers
British Broadcasting Corporation, December 19, 2010
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-12010549

XUAR
Top Muslim Leader Dies in China's Xinjiang
Agence France-Presse, December 19, 2010
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/world/view/20101219-309867/Top-Muslim-leader-dies-in-Chinas-Xinjiang

December 16, 2010

News
Food Security
Seeds Shock as Water Turns Black
Shanghai Daily, December 15, 2010
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=457345&type=Metro

Government
民眾對政府管治失信心 《社會藍皮書》發布 總體生活滿意度跌 (Blue Book of China's Society (CASS): People Have Lost Faith in Government)
Ming Pao, December 16, 2010
http://hk.news.yahoo.com/article/101215/4/ls5l.html

Human Rights Defender -- Qin Yongmin (秦永敏)
Activist Held after Release from Prison
Radio Free Asia, December 15, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/activist-12152010123333.html

Related information:
Democracy Activist Qin Yongmin Released from Prison after 12-Year Sentence 老资格民运人士秦永敏12年刑满获释
Human Rights in China, November 29, 2010
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/191183
CH: http://gb.hrichina.org/public/contents/23613

June Fourth
June 4 Charge Political, Court Told
South China Morning Post, December 16, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=7b7794ff4f9ec210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Labor
南京讨薪民工与保安冲突 数名民工受伤 (Nanjing: Several Workers Injured from Demanding Unpaid Wages)
Yangtse Evening Post, December 16, 2010
http://news.163.com/10/1216/04/6O0GI5JV00011229.html

Land Policy
Land Battles Most Dire Rural Issue: Report
China Daily, December 16, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-12/16/content_11709564.htm

Law
House Expropriation Policy Solicit Suggestions
Xinhua News Agency, December 15, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-12/15/content_11708646.htm

Judges Face Stricter Rules Over Personal Conduct
China Daily, December 16, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-12/16/content_11709825.htm

Media
傳媒挺趙連海遭整頓‧廣東時代週報秘密回收 (Issue of Time Weekly Supporting Zhao Lianhai Recalled)
Sin Chew Daily, December 15, 2010
http://www.sinchew.com.my/node/186818?tid=2

Police
警察在派出所将人打昏抛下楼致死 多人获刑 (Several Convicted after Civilian Beaten to Death in Police Station)
China News Service, December 16, 2010
http://news.163.com/10/1216/05/6O0JUFJD00011229.html

Politics
刘晓波获诺奖可能会分裂北京政权 (Liu's Nobel May Divide Beijing Political Power Structure)
Radio France Internationale, December 15, 2010
http://www.chinese.rfi.fr/中国/20101215-刘晓波获诺奖可能会分裂北京政权

Protests and Petitions
陕西村长维护村民利益反成被告 再有受害人遭拘留 (Shaanxi: Rights Defending Village Chief Becomes the Accused, Victims Detained)
Radio Free Asia, December 15, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shanxi-12152010132914.html

Public Health
HIV/AIDS Patients to Get Care
China Daily, December 16, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-12/16/content_11709872.htm

Society
孔子学院能否帮中国树立国际形象？ (Do Confucius Institutes Help China's International Image?)
Radio Free Asia, December 15, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/kongzi-12152010103440.html

Tibet
Four Tibetans Detained in Delhi for Staging Protest against Wen Jiabao's Visit
Press Trust of India, December 16, 2010
http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report_four-tibetans-detained-in-delhi-for-staging-protest-against-wen-jiabao-s-visit_1481868

XUAR
Uyghur Scholar, Family Held
Radio Free Asia, December 15, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/uyghur-12152010203431.html

December 15, 2010

News
Corruption
'Sex Diary Official' Receives 13 Years
China Daily, December 15, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-12/15/content_11702243.htm

Death Penalty
China Says Filipino Drug Mules Handled According to Law
Agence France-Presse, December 14, 2010
http://www.mysinchew.com/node/49544

Environment
Struggle to Save Last Fish Reserve on the Yangtze
South China Morning Post, December 15, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=708526e27d4ec210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Food Security
卫生部官员称：农村儿童存在严重“隐性饥饿” (MOH Officials: Rural Children Suffer Severely from “Hidden Hunger”)
China Education Daily, December 13, 2010
http://www.chinanews.com.cn/jk/2010/12-13/2717746.shtml

Government
Civil Service Still Seen as Golden Rice Bowl
Asia Times Online, December 15, 2010
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China/LL15Ad01.html

Human Rights Defender -- Du Daobin (杜导斌)
Controls On Released Dissident
Radio Free Asia, December 14, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/controls-12142010140154.html

Related information:
Writer Imprisoned for Essays; Still Silenced after Release 杜导斌因言获罪 出狱后仍被禁声
Human Rights in China, December 08, 2010
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/191271
CH: http://gb.hrichina.org/public/contents/24037

Human Rights Defender -- Hada
Mongolia Separatist Out of Prison, Still Detained?
Associated Press, December 14, 2010
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=%2Fc%2Fa%2F2010%2F12%2F14%2FMNRO1GPSS0.DTL

Related information:
Mongolian Dissident Hada Missing after Scheduled Prison Release; Wife and Son Detained
哈达15年刑满后下落不明 其妻、子刑拘
Human Rights in China, December 14, 2010
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/191390
CH: http://gb.hrichina.org/public/contents/24308

Human Rights Defenders
北京基督徒维权律师遇袭　无牌车暴徒公路追击 (Beijing: Rights Lawyer Zhang Kai Attacked on Road)
Radio Free Asia, December 14, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/bj-12142010161034.html

Beijing Keeps Leading Christian Locked Up
The Australian, December 15, 2010
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/world/beijing-keeps-leading-christian-locked-up/story-e6frg6so-1225971147639

Labor
Mentally Ill Workers Enslaved in China Rescued
Associated Press, December 15, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20101215/ap_on_re_as/as_china_workers

26名工人被欠薪靠赊账吃饭 光馒头就赊1600元 (26 Workers without Wages after High Board Charges)
Peninsula Metropolis Newspaper, December 15, 2010
http://news.bandao.cn/news_html/201012/20101215/news_20101215_1027444.shtml

Land Policy
母亲不满14岁女儿被拆迁人员骚扰服毒 (Mother Takes Poison after Eviction Personnel’s Harassment of Daughter)
Yangtse Evening Post, December 15, 2010
http://news.163.com/10/1215/03/6NTQKVSC00014AED.html

Social Security
Shelters Open Doors to Homeless in Shanghai
China Daily, December 15, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-12/15/content_11702222.htm

December 14, 2010

Top news
Nobel Peace Prize / Liu Xiaobo (刘晓波)
Activists Slam Nobel Crackdown
Radio Free Asia, December 14, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/crackdown-12132010145304.html

諾奬頒獎禮後CNN BBC解封 (CNN and BBC Unblocked in China Post-Nobel)
Ming Pao, December 13, 2010
http://dailynews.sina.com/bg/chn/chnoverseamedia/mingpao/20101213/13262077823.html

颁奖礼后，中国当局打压在持续 (Crackdown of Chinese Regime Continues after Ceremony)
Deutsche Welle, December 13, 2010
http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,6323013,00.html

丹頂鶴照扯上和平獎 《南都》認網友想太多 (Southern Media Says Netizens Have Wild Imaginations after Red-crowned Crane Photo Becomes Associated with Peace Prize)
China Times, December 14, 2010
http://news.chinatimes.com/world/0,5246,11050401x112010121400173,00.html


News
Civil Society
我国众多公益组织无法注册致爱心活动不合法 (Most Public Interests Groups Unable to Register, Making Charity Illegal)
China Youth Daily, December 14, 2010
http://news.eastday.com/c/20101214/u1a5607307.html

爱知行继续被停电报复 获释维权人士被禁接受采访 (Power Still Cut at Aizhixing Institute, Freed Activists Prohibited from Interviews)
Radio Free Asia, December 13, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/ai-12132010093717.html

Corruption
村支书帮人买卖死人户口套取拆迁补偿款 (Village Official Tangled in Fraud Scandal over Cashing In on Demolition Compensation for the Deceased)
Changjiang Daily, December 14, 2010
http://news.163.com/10/1214/05/6NREUQ5J00011229.html

Human Rights Defenders
Activist Eyes Rural Homes Scheme for Urban Poor
South China Morning Post, December 14, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=45567e71f50ec210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

U.N. Sleuths Say China Rights Crackdown Alarming
Reuters, December 13, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20101213/wl_nm/us_china_nobel_un

Labor
砖厂雇大量智障者充当苦力 厂长自称行善 (Brickyard Hires Large Number of Mentally Challenged “for Charity”)
Turpan Daily, December 13, 2010
http://news.qq.com/a/20101213/001464_2.htm

Related news:
Sweatshop Allegedly Abuses Mentally Ill
Global Times, December 14, 2010
http://china.globaltimes.cn/society/2010-12/601404.html

Protests and Petitions
网上信访70天“钉子户”黯然关帖 ("Nail House" Petitioner, Dejected, Deletes Online Petition after 70 Days of No Government Response)
South China Morning Post, December 14, 2010
http://epaper.oeeee.com/H/html/2010-12/14/content_1252343.htm

广西来宾发生涉农纠纷 200名农民围堵糖厂 (200 Farmers Blockade Guangxi Sugar Mill over Dispute)
Xinhua News Agency, December 14, 2010
http://news.163.com/10/1213/19/6NQDDKF900011229.html

Tibet
Thousands of Tibetans Evicted to Make Way for Lhundrub Dam
AsiaNews, December 11, 2010
http://www.asianews.it/news-en/Thousands-of-Tibetans-evicted-to-make-way-for-Lhundrub-dam-20230.html

December 13, 2010

Top news
Nobel Peace Prize / Liu Xiaobo (刘晓波)
Nothing Can Stop the Empty Chair, One Net User Writes as Officials Race to Remove Offending Posts
South China Morning Post, December 11, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=7204e8f4890dc210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Related news:
Peace Prize Brings Hope to Exiled Dissidents
South China Morning Post, December 12, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=df2adefe2f5dc210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

曾憲梓：外國打壓中國 (Former NPC Delegate Tsang Hin-chi: It's the Foreign Countries that Suppress China)
Sing Tao Daily, December 12, 2010
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/94/1/1/1948351/1.html


News
Civil Society
「公民社會建設」觸動中共神經 汪洋狠批深圳「不講政治」 ("Building Civil Society" Touches a Nerve of the CPC; Guangdong Party Secretary Wang Yang Demands that Shenzhen "Not Speak of Politics")
Apple Daily, December 12, 2010
http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/template/apple/art_main.php?iss_id=20101212&sec_id=15335&subsec_id=15336&art_id=14757608

Disasters
More Deceit Uncovered at Deadly Mine Blast Site in Henan
China Daily, December 13, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-12/13/content_11690027.htm

Human Rights Defender – Hada (哈达)
China Releases Long-serving Dissident from Jail: Group
Reuters, December 12, 2010
http://ca.reuters.com/article/topNews/idCATRE6BC0DT20101213

Related information:
Hada's Family Reunion Pictures Online but Whereabouts Remain Unknown
SMHRIC, December 12, 2010
http://www.smhric.org/Latest_A.htm

Media
HK Journalists Attacked Near Activist's Flat
South China Morning Post, December 11, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=bd116ba6c41dc210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Related information:
Statement on Beating of Hong Kong Reporters in Beijing
FCC HK, December 13, 2010
http://www.fcchk.org/fccweb/news.html?id=ECFB6408F05B2D7916067BA252E21067

Police
公安部：娱乐场所每周一查 (Anti-prostitution Campaign: MPS: Entertainment Venues Should Be Inspected Weekly)
Southern Metropolis Daily, December 13, 2010
http://gcontent.oeeee.com/4/c4/4c45849517b20f65/Blog/d52/0c3738.html

Protests and Petitions
诺贝尔和平奖颁奖礼已结束 中国打压异议人士还在持续 (Pressure on Dissidents Continues following Nobel Ceremony)
Radio Free Asia, December 12, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/yi-12122010142245.html

Public Health
For Chinese with HIV, Unheeded Cries For Hugs
Caixin, December 12, 2010
http://english.caing.com/2010-12-10/100206341.html

Society
China’s Army of Graduates Struggles for Jobs
New York Times, December 11, 2010
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/12/world/asia/12beijing.html

December 10, 2010

Top news
Nobel Peace Prize / Liu Xiaobo (刘晓波)
'Most Nations' Oppose Peace Prize to Liu
China Daily, December 10, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-12/10/content_11679694.htm

Nobel 'Not a Prize against China'
British Broadcasting Corporation, December 09, 2010
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-11961018

U.N. Rights Chief Calls on China to Release Liu
Reuters, December 09, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20101209/wl_nm/us_nobel_china_pillay

Empty Chair Left for Jailed Chinese Nobel Laureate
Associated Press, December 09, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20101210/ap_on_re_as/as_china_nobel

News
Bilateral Ties
China Tired of Myanmar Reform 'Foot-dragging': Cables
Agence France-Presse, December 10, 2010
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jS0IOiww-jhpqxSQfbyA6fPPykcA

US: China Lacks 'Morals' in Africa
Al Jazeera, December 09, 2010
http://english.aljazeera.net/news/africa/2010/12/201012981346664660.html

Corruption
前天津高官因贪腐被判死缓 (Former High-ranking Tianjin Official Pi Qiansheng Given Suspended Death Sentence for Graft)
British Broadcasting Corporation, December 10, 2010
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2010/12/101210_brief_china_corruption.shtml

Human Rights
China Seeks Int'l Co-Op on Human Rights
China Daily, December 10, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-12/10/content_11682887.htm

Human Rights Defender – Hada (哈达)
No Word on Mongolian Activist's Release in China
China Post, December 10, 2010
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/china/local-news/beijing/2010/12/10/283117/No-word.htm

Human Rights Defender – Zhao Lianhai (赵连海)
趙連海獲媒體選為年度人士 (Zhao Lianhai Chosen Man of the Year by Guangdong's Time Weekly)
Sing Tao Daily, December 10, 2010
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/94/1/1/1946370/1.html

Related news:
赵连海：为了孩子们的未来 (Zhao Lianhai: For the Children's Future)
Time Weekly, December 09, 2010
http://time-weekly.com/story/2010-12-09/862.html

Human Rights Defenders
杭州环保斗士陈余千被判刑10个月 (Hangzhou Environmental Activist Chen Yuqian Sentenced to 10 Months)
Radio Free Asia, December 09, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/china_verdict-12092010104836.html

Media
China, Iran Jail Most Journalists in World, Media Watch Group Says
Deutsche Presse Agentur, December 10, 2010
http://www.monstersandcritics.com/news/usa/news/article_1604719.php/China-Iran-jail-most-journalists-in-world-media-watch-group-says

本港記者在北京採訪被打 (Beijing: HK Reporters Attacked outside Zhao Lianhai's Home)
Radio Television Hong Kong , December 10, 2010
http://www.rthk.org.hk/rthk/news/expressnews/20101210/news_20101210_55_718840.htm

Population
Home Alone, China's Elderly Need Better Care and Support
China Daily, December 10, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-12/10/content_11679878.htm

XUAR
新疆部署维稳工作 严防恶性暴力恐怖案 (XUAR Party Committee Holds Conference on Using "Stability Maintenance" to Combat Violence and Terrorism)
Radio Free Asia, December 09, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/xj-12092010101917.html

December 09, 2010

Top news
Nobel Peace Prize / Liu Xiaobo (刘晓波)
Analysts: Dissident's Nobel Prize A 'Running Sore' for China
Voice of America, December 08, 2010
http://www.voanews.com/english/news/asia/Analysts-Dissidents-Nobel-Prize-Running-Sore-for-China-111553699.html

China Steps Up Anti-Nobel Campaign by Blocking BBC Website
The Daily Telegraph, December 09, 2010
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/8190506/China-steps-up-anti-Nobel-campaign-by-blocking-BBC-website.html

傳中國發動挪威僑民反諾貝爾獎 (China Allegedly Mobilizes Norway-based Oversea Chinese in Anti-Nobel Campaign)
China News Agency, December 08, 2010
http://www.cna.com.tw/SearchNews/doDetail.aspx?id=201012090022

Why I'm Going to Oslo
Foreign Policy, December 09, 2010
http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2010/12/08/interview_wan_yanhai

News
Environment
Growth Threatens Water Supply
China Daily, December 09, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-12/09/content_11673998.htm

Food Security
Crops Suffer from Industrial Pollution
Global Times, December 09, 2010
http://china.globaltimes.cn/society/2010-12/600383.html

Human Rights
China: How Much Freedom Do Its People Have?
British Broadcasting Corporation, December 09, 2010
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-11949981

Human Rights Defender -- Du Daobin , 杜导斌
Chinese Human Rights Activist Stripped of Rights
Spero News, December 08, 2010
http://www.speroforum.com/a/44715/Chinese-human-rights-activist-stripped-of-rights

Related information:
Writer Imprisoned for Essays; Still Silenced after Release 杜导斌因言获罪 出狱后仍被禁声
Human Rights in China, December 08, 2010
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/191271
CH: http://gb.hrichina.org/public/contents/24037

Human Rights Defenders -- Gao Yu, 高瑜, Tang Jitian, 唐吉田, Zhang Xianling, 张先玲
Beijing Crackdown Widens
Radio Free Asia, December 08, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/crackdown-12082010111324.html

Law
无罪释放后 省体彩中心主任索赔1100万 (After Innocent Acquital, Lottery Director Claims 1.1mil Compensation)
Southern Metropolis Daily, December 09, 2010
http://epaper.oeeee.com/A/html/2010-12/09/content_1247848.htm

Police
市民投诉挨打遭民警斥“刁民” (Citizen Complaining about Being Beaten Scorned by Police as "Trouble-maker")
Southern Metropolis Daily, December 09, 2010
http://epaper.oeeee.com/H/html/2010-12/09/content_1247703.htm

6旬在押人员猝死深圳看守所 警方:正常死亡 (Police Claim Natural Causes after Elderly Man Dies in Custody)
Southern Daily, December 09, 2010
http://news.163.com/10/1209/09/6NEURF9J00014AEE.html

看守所设过渡监室防“躲猫猫” (Guangdong Detention Center Uses Musical Therapy)
Southern Metropolis Daily, December 09, 2010
http://epaper.oeeee.com/B/html/2010-12/09/content_1247678.htm

Public Health
Rural-Urban Healthcare Gap To Be Stitched Up
China Daily, December 09, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-12/09/content_11674633.htm

Society
Public Irate about Villa Subsidies For Rich
China Daily, December 09, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-12/09/content_11674590.htm

December 08, 2010

Top news
Nobel Peace Prize / Liu Xiaobo (刘晓波)
China Has Backing of More Than 100 Countries, Organizations on Nobel Peace Prize
Xinhua News Agency, December 07, 2010
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/china/2010-12/07/c_13638827.htm

Economic Carrot Helps China in Nobel Boycott Drive
Reuters, December 07, 2010
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6B657420101207

Chinese Group to Award Rival 'Peace Prize'
Agence France-Presse, December 08, 2010
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5je8RwJxVC5EBj3VIyC365jzL4nhg


News
Corruption
国家药监局官员收130万好处费被判11年 (SFDA Official Takes 1.3 Million, Gets 11-year Sentence )
The Beijing Times, December 08, 2010
http://news.eastday.com/c/20101208/u1a5595952.html

Disasters
Gas Blast Kills 26 at Chinese Coal Mine
British Broadcasting Corporation, December 08, 2010
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-11944956

Over 4,000 Chinese Dead or Missing in Floods This Year
Xinhua News Agency, December 08, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-12/08/content_11666828.htm

Environment
江西旱情蔓延23万人临时饮水困难 (230 Thousand Temporarily without Drinking Water as Jiangxi Drought Spreads)
People's Daily, December 08, 2010
http://news.eastday.com/c/20101208/u1a5595880.html

Hong Kong
Hong Kong Plea Smoothes Milk Scandal Father’s Release
Financial Times, December 07, 2010
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/8f52b48e-01e3-11e0-b66c-00144feabdc0.html

Human Rights Defenders
Guizhou Detains Activists
Radio Free Asia, December 07, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/activists-12072010141248.html

Land Policy
2.79m Shaanxi Residents to Be Relocated from Mountains
China Daily, December 08, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-12/08/content_11667792.htm

Law
中国律师难：法庭内无故被殴　动辄“涉密”拦见当事人 (China's Troubled Lawyers: Beaten in Court for No Reason, Summarily Refused Meeting with Clients Due to "State Secrets")
Radio Free Asia, December 07, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/lawyer-12072010145141.html

Media
China Denies Google Claims
Radio Free Asia, December 07, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/google-12072010112755.html

Police
冷国权得罪警官遭诬告 关键证人翻供曝冤情 (Key Witness Retracts Testimony in Leng Guoquan Case)
Radio Free Asia, December 07, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/leng-12072010103208.html

Public Health
Hospital Suspends 4 over Death of Boy
Shanghai Daily, December 08, 2010
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=456661

Religion
China Ignores Vatican Protest, Chooses Church Leaders
The Washington Post, December 07, 2010
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/12/07/AR2010120702673.html