China Media Bulletin: Issue No. 21
A weekly update of press freedom and censorship news related to the People's Republic of China
HIGHLIGHTS
* China fairs poorly in annual press freedom report
* Rock musician held for supporting detained artist Ai Weiwei
* New agency created to coordinate internet regulation
* Online reaction to Bin Laden's death mixed
* Renren IPO filing reveals risks to eager investors
A weekly update of press freedom and censorship news related to the People's Republic of China
Issue No. 21: May 5, 2011
HIGHLIGHTS
* China fairs poorly in annual press freedom report
* Rock musician held for supporting detained artist Ai Weiwei
* New agency created to coordinate internet regulation
* Online reaction to Bin Laden's death mixed
* Renren IPO filing reveals risks to eager investors
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* Freedom of the Press 2011 survey release: 5/2/2011: <//freedomhouse.org/template.cfm?page=668>
* Freedom on the Net 2011 4/18/2011: China <//www.freedomhouse.org/template.cfm?page=664>
* People's Daily Online 4/26/2011 (in Chinese): Henan Normal University introduces Communist Party 'red songs' to cafeteria <http://news.qq.com/a/20110426/000170.htm>
* Ming Pao 4/26/2011 (in Chinese): Who doesn't love Ai Weiwei? <http://forum.tvb.com/viewtopic.php?f=20&t=141555>
* New York Times 4/29/2011: China: Cancelled music festival raises concern <http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/30/world/asia/30briefs-chinafestival.html?ref=china>
* Global Times 4/20/2011: Film festival pulls own plug <http://beijing.globaltimes.cn/society/2011-04/646656_2.html>
* Chinese Human Rights Defenders 4/29/2011: Human rights lawyer Li Fangping abducted in Beijing, whereabouts unknown <http://chrdnet.org/2011/04/29/human-rights-lawyer-li-fangping-abducted-in-beijing-whereabouts-unknown>
* Reuters: 5/5/2011: China frees rights defence lawyer Li, another disappears <http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2011/5/5/worldupdates/2011-05-05T091529Z_01_NOOTR_RTRMDNC_0_-567859-1&sec=Worldupdates>
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NEW MEDIA / TECHNOLOGY NEWS
* State Council Information Office 5/4/2011 (in Chinese): State Internet Information Office established <http://www.scio.gov.cn/zxbd/wz/201105/t905089.htm>
* Wall Street Journal 5/5/2011: China regulator defends internet role <http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703859304576305010445941784.html?mod=WSJ_World_LEFTSecondNews>
* Freedom on the Net 2009: China <//freedomhouse.org/template.cfm?page=384&key=197&parent=19&report=79>
* China Digital Times 5/2/2011: Bin Laden dead: Chinese netizens react <http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2011/05/bin-laden-dead-chinese-netizens-react>
* Now News 5/4/2011 (in Chinese): CCTV military channel director Zhang Xin caused controversy after calling Bin Laden a hero <http://www.nownews.com/2011/05/04/162-2709605.htm>
* Washington Times 5/4/2011: China on bin Laden <http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/may/4/inside-china-567382461/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS>
* Financial Times 5/4/2011: Renren shares soar 30% on NY debut <http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/c08d1072-764f-11e0-b4f7-00144feabdc0.html#axzz1LVG9pBqb>
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