http://uk.oneworld.net/article/country/156/ en_GB_uk China http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/85969 Temperatures across the Yangtze River Basin could increase from 1.5-2 degrees Celsius over the next 50 years, while extreme weather events will also become more frequent, according to the largest river basin climate vulnerability assessment yet done. http://uk.oneworld.net/article/view/163878/1/ The illegal cross-border timber trade between Burma and China continues to be widespread and the authorities in China should do more to clamp down, according to a new review. http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/85820 Government security paranoia in the run-up to the celebration of the 60th anniversary of the proclamation of the People’s Republic of China today has led to a reinforcement of online censorship and abusive behaviour towards foreign journalists, says an international media monitoring group. http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/85775 A summary of recent developments in climate change negotiations, including rumours of a bilateral deal between China and US. From Poverty to Power http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/85770 The fluctuating fortunes of rural labourers migrating to China's cities. BBC News http://uk.oneworld.net/article/view/163544/1/ On a visit to China last week, Tony Blair said that encouraging people to reduce flying and driving is not an appropriate response to climate change. This is not good enough for a prospective president of the European Union. http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/85667 World leaders have gone soft on human rights. Hillary Clinton is put on the spot by a questioner. Aid Watch http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/85616 The Chinese government has announced a pensions initiative to reduce the gap in living standards between its urban and rural populations. BBC http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/85579 Officials from the UK Government's arms export agency have met Chinese military representatives - even though Beijing is still subject to a European Union military embargo. http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/85576 Conflicts in Afghanistan, China, Chechnya and Nigeria deteriorated in July 2009 and the situation in Guinea-Bissau improved, according to the International Crisis Group. http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/85552 The number of criminal executions will be reduced in China, according to Zhang Jun, vice-president of the Supreme People's Court. http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/85537 Thousands of steelworkers in China's industrial northeast staged a protest against a planned takeover of their state-controlled employer and a group of them killed a top executive at the private company that was to acquire it, according to a Hong Kong-based human-rights group. http://uk.oneworld.net/article/view/163323/1/ Can the International Maritime Organization be taken seriously by climate change negotiators when its ships choose to sail from Europe around the Cape of Good Hope rather than through the Suez Canal? http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/85486 An announcement by major China-based producers and users of palm oil that they intend to provide more support for sustainable palm oil has been welcomed as an important boost for efforts to halt tropical deforestation. http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/85473 An important report published jointly by Oxfam and Greenpeace suggests that climate change will be the strongest force acting on poverty reduction in China. Oxfam Hong Kong