In the latest wrap-up from news outlets and bloggers across the globe:

Cisco saw opportunity in "Golden Shield" to help fight criminals ... and dissidents
RConversation Blog – WIRED magazine's "Threat Level" blog has published a Cisco internal presentation from 2002 that makes the company's intentions look pretty darn bad. Leaked to reporters right before Wednesday's Senate hearing on the Internet and human rights, the 90-page presentation outlines all the sales opportunities to be found in China's "Golden Shield" project …

Report: US soldiers did 'dirty work' for Chinese interrogators
US ABC News – U.S. military personnel at Guantanamo Bay allegedly softened up detainees at the request of Chinese intelligence officials who had come to the island facility to interrogate the men -- or they allowed the Chinese to dole out the treatment themselves, according to claims in a new government report …

Earthquake and hope
New York Times – In the aftermath of the great Sichuan earthquake, we’ve seen a hopeful glimpse of China’s future: a more open and self-confident nation, and maybe — just maybe — the birth of grass-roots politics here …

China’s quake response shows media progress - IOC
Reuters – China’s handling of a deadly earthquake and its openness with the foreign press show how attitudes towards the media have changed in the country, sports officials said on Thursday …

Dalai Lama urges west to remember Tibet
Financial Times– The Dalai Lama on Wednesday urged Britain and other western states not to forget the plight of Tibet as they strive to forge closer relations with China …

China’s soft heart
The Australian – A half dozen friends from Beijing steer their three new four-wheel-drive cars, now caked in mud, to the side of the rock-strewn road to allow a People's Liberation Army mobile generator and a fire brigade rescue ladder to chug past …

Newspaper suspended for unethical earthquake reporting
Danwei Blog – New Travel Weekly, a Chongqing-based newspaper was suspended from publishing for using bikini-clad women on the front page of its May 19 issue, which was allegedly dedicated to the earthquake relief. The newspaper was accused of "violating journalistic ethics" in its earthquake reporting …