Today's Links: Lottery Hackers, Facebook Punishers, and more on Uyghers

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  • Lottery hacker wins detention [SINA English] "A hacker has been arrested after breaking into a lottery database in an attempt to win millions, an official at Shenzhen Public Security Bureau said. The man surnamed Cheng, a software engineer of a high-tech company which contracted with the lottery management center to work on a system upgrade, was arrested by police on June 12. He is accused of hacking into the system and falsifying entries for five winning tickets. Those tickets were among nine that won the top prize in the "Dual-colored Ball" lottery on June 9. Each ticket was worth roughly 6.6 million yuan ($966,000)."
  • Obama science adviser insists talks with China will not bypass UN process [Guardian UK] "Bilateral talks between the US and China will not replace the need for a global climate deal at Copenhagen, according Barack Obama's most senior science adviser. John Holdren also said that, though there was much legislative work still to do in Congress, he was confident the US would be in a position to sign up to a successor to the Kyoto Protocol by the end of the year and would do it within the United Nations framework."
  • More than 240 Chinese detained in Russian clampdown [China Daily] "China Thursday called upon Russia to guarantee the rights of Chinese businesspeople and workers after reports said more than 240 Chinese had been detained in recent days. Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang said Beijing had not yet received official notification from Russia about the reported detentions."
  • What Should China Do About the Uighurs? [NYTimes] "Room for Debate Blog: What are the roots of the tensions between the Uighurs and the Han Chinese? As the government cracks down, what dangers does it face as anger continues to simmer on both sides, especially from Uighur separatists?"
  • In His First Remarks on Riots, China’s President Vows to ‘Deal a Blow’ to Protesters [NYTimes] "In his first comments on the deadly riots in China’s far northwest, President Hu Jintao called Thursday for stability and promised harsh punishment for those found to have played a role in the disturbances that have killed scores of people and injured more than a thousand."
  • 80 pct of netizens agree China should punish Facebook [People's Daily] "Chinese netizens agreed that Facebook should be punished for being a medium for "Xinjiang independence" activists' dissemination and inciting riots. 81.7 percent of netizens voted to support punishing Facebook for conniving "Xinjiang independence" forces."
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By Elaine Chow in on July 10, 2009 7:00 PM Comments 4 Likes Likes

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