【新唐人2014年04月09日讯】美中防长北京记者会上激烈交锋
正在北京访问的美国国防部长哈格尔与中共国防部长常万全，4月8号在联合记者会上展开“面对面交锋”。
哈格尔强烈指责中共在海上有争议地区升高紧张关系。他指出，中共无权单方面在有争议领土上空划设防空识别区，并表示，一旦发生冲突，美国将保护它在亚洲的盟国。
中共国防部长常万全也针锋相对，表示北京愿意以外交手段解决领土争议，但随时准备对任何威胁做出回应。
这次联合记者会，是在美、中两国国防部长举行两小时闭门会谈之后，召开的，尽管会谈的细节没有向外透露，但哈格尔和常万全在记者会上激烈的言辞交锋表明，双方显然没有在东亚地区紧张关系问题上达成共识。
四律师建三江受虐 人权观察促调查
黑龙江建三江警方拘留并酷刑虐待唐吉田、江天勇、王成、张俊杰四位维权律师事件，引起国际关注。
设在美国华盛顿的人权组织“人权观察”，4月7号表示，中共当局应该就四位知名人权律师遭警方拘留期间，施以酷刑的案件展开调查。
“人权观察”中国事务主任索菲•理查森说：“警方拘押人权律师并施以酷刑，所侵犯的不仅是这几位当事人，而是整个法律专业，如果不予以公正调查并追究侵权责任，中共政府高唱的法治论调将流于空谈。”
“新公民运动”案再审 声援者被抓
“新公民运动”系列案件中的丁家喜、李蔚、张宝成案，4月8号在北京海淀法院一审再次开庭，数百人到庭外声援，中共当局派出上百辆警车和数百警力戒备，至少6名声援者被带走关押。
庭审经过8小时结束，张宝成择日宣判，丁家喜和李蔚，周三继续开庭，而被指为“新公民运动”案首犯的许志永，将在周五作出二审宣判。
六四天网二公民记者取保候审
大陆维权网站《六四天网》公民记者柳学红、邢鉴，在北京被刑拘一个月后，4月7号获得取保候审，与他们一起被抓的另一名公民记者王晶，则仍被关押在东北吉林，不许律师会见。
这三名记者因在中共“两会”期间，以图片和文字报导访民在天安门撒传单、自焚等事件，被警方刑事拘留。
编辑/周玉林
The Defense Secretaries of U.S .and China’s Tough Exchange.
On April 8, U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel and Chinese
counterpart Chang Wanquan challenged each other’s regions
during a meeting in Beijing.
Hagel criticized the recent Chinese Communist Party (CCP)
declaration of an air defense zone over the disputed islands
which will add to tension.
He said America will protect Asian allies
locked in disputes with China.
Chang said China stands ready to resolve the issues through
negotiation with the countries directly involved and respond
militarily to threats.
The joint press conference was held after two hours of
shoulder-to-shoulder closed door meetings between U.S.
and China defense ministers.
Although the meeting details were not released, the heated
rhetoric at the press conference between Hagel and Chang
Wanquan showed that apparently the two sides failed to
reach a common view on East Asian tension.
Human Rights Watch Promoted Investigation
on the Torture of Four Lawyers in Jiansanjiang
Heilongjiang Jiansanjiang police held and tortured four human
rights lawyers Tang Jitian, Jiang Tianyong, Wang Cheng and
Zhang Junjie, which attracted international attention.
U.S. Headquartered NGO, Human Rights Watch said on April
7 that Chinese authorities should investigate the custody and
torture of the four well-known human rights lawyers.
Human Rights Watch China Director Sophie Richardson said:
“The torture of human rights lawyers in police custody isn’t
just an assault against the individuals concerned, but also
against the legal profession.
Without an independent investigation and accountability for
the abuse, the Party rule of law rhetoric sounds empty."
The Supporters of New Citizen Movement Case are Arrested.
Ding Jiaxi, Li Wei and Zhang Baocheng’s cases from the New
Citizen Movement came to the first instance court on April 8,
Beijing Haidian court.
Hundreds of people appeared outside the court in support.
Chinese authorities dispatched hundreds of police cars and
hundreds of police on alert.
At least six supporters were taken away.
After the end of an 8 hour trial, Zhang Baocheng said
sentencing will be optional.
Ding Jiaxi, Li Wei will continue the hearing on Wednesday.
The key person in the new citizen movement case, Xu Zhiyong
will be sentenced on Friday for the second instance verdict.
Two Citizen Reporters of 64Tianwang Bailed
Continental activist website 64 Tianwang citizen reporters Liu
Xue-hong, and Xing Jian have been detained in Beijing for a
month. On April 7, they were released on bail.
Reporter Wang jing who was arrested with them is still being
held in Jilin and not allowed to meet lawyers.
The three reporters were detained when they reported on
petitioners distributing leaflets and the self-immolation in
Tiananmen Square during the Two Sessions.
Edit/Zhou Yulin
