March 21, 2007

News
Corruption
Court Scandal 'a Serious Lesson'
South China Morning Post, March 21, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZ9RTYDIZE.html

Death Penalty
打工仔杀「违约」女友获死缓 (Man Sentenced to Death with Two-Year Reprieve for Murdering Ex-Lover)
Wen Wei Po, March 21, 2007
http://news.wenweipo.com/2007/03/21/IN0703210011.htm

Government
中国大举反腐却有农村选民盼贿选 (In a Village in Fujian, Half of the Interviewees Support Bribes for Votes)
Voice of America, March 21, 2007
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2007-03-20-voa39.cfm

Human Rights Defender - Chen Guangcheng (陈光诚)
陈光诚申请监外执行被拒 (Chen Guangcheng's Request to Serve Sentence Outside Prison Turned Down)
Radio Free Asia, March 20, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/03/20/china_
rights_chen/

Land Policy
中国去年办结土地违法案九万 两省级高官受处分 (China Investigated over 90,000 Land Misuse Cases in 2006)
EastDay.com, March 21, 2007
http://news.eastday.com/c/20070320/u1a2695753.html

辽宁一楼盘地未批房已建 (Apartments in Liaoning Construction Site Sold out Before Permission to Construct Even Granted)
The Beijing News, March 21, 2007
http://news.thebeijingnews.com/0566/2007/03-21/014@
250196.htm

国土资源部:违法用地屡禁不止起因地方政府主导 (Ministry of Land Resources Argues Local Authorities Are Behind Illegal Land Use)
EastDay.com, March 21, 2007
http://news.eastday.com/c/20070320/u1a2695755.html

Law
10名广东齐二药受害者将集体起诉索赔上千万元 (10 Victims of Fake Drugs Consider Launching Collective Lawsuit)
Xinhuanet, March 21, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2007-03/21/content_5
874585.htm

Extradition Pact Signed with France
South China Morning Post, March 21, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZFJUYDIZE.html

新华社前记者壮告出版署长 (Former Xinhua Journalist Sues GAPP over Book Ban)
Ming Pao, March 21, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20070321/cab1.htm

Journalist in Landmark Defamation Court Case
South China Morning Post, March 21, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZTRTYDIZE.html

Media
Dream of the Internet Blog-Busters
South China Morning Post, March 21, 2007
http://focus.scmp.com/focusnews/ZZZ9IUYDIZE.html

南京巨型网吧“网住”大学生 免费班车随叫随到 (Nanjing's Jumbo Internet Café Popular Among College Students)
Xinhuanet, March 21, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/society/2007-03/21/content_
5874615.htm

新浪网就删除个人博客网上所贴文章表示歉意 (Sina.com Apologizes for Removing Sensitive Blog Entries)
Radio Free Asia, March 21, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/03/20/
zanai/

Six Charged over Fatal Beating of Reporter in Shanxi
The Standard, March 21, 2007
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?we_
cat=3&art_id=40567&sid=12749245&con_type=1&d_str=
20070321

湖南卫视“超级男声”被广播电视总局勒令改名 (TV Authorities Order Hunan TV Station to Change Name of “Voices of Supermen” Program)
Xinhuanet, March 21, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/newmedia/2007-03/20/content
_5869499.htm

Migrant Workers
哈尔滨：农民工施工发生意外最高可获10万元赔偿 (Harbin's New Regulation Mandates Construction Units to Provide Insurance for Migrant Workers)
Xinhuanet, March 21, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/local/2007-03/21/content_58
75148.htm

Olympics
Hit `Hostile Forces,' Urges Police Chief
The Standard, March 21, 2007
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?we_cat=3
&art_id=40559&sid=12751997&con_type=1&d_str=20070321

Olympic Marks for Beijing Restaurants
The Standard, March 21, 2007
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?we_cat=3&
art_id=40560&sid=12750061&con_type=1&d_str=20070321

奥运誓见蓝天 刘淇披露秘诀 (President of Beijing Olympics Organizing Committee Reveals Keys to Ensuring a "Blue Sky" During the Games)
Wen Wei Po, March 21, 2007
http://paper.wenweipo.com/2007/03/21/YO0703210001.htm

Protests and Petitions
龙崗官员指黑帮煽动讨薪 (Shenzhen Authorities Say Triads Incite Workers to Go on Strike and Petition over Back Pay)
Ming Pao, March 21, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20070321/caa3.htm

悼念杜荣林，一百多访民被关押一天 (100 Petitioners Detained for a Day for Trying to Commemorate Beating Death of Petitioner Du Ronglin)
Radio Free Asia, March 20, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/03/20/
durong/

药费高昂人命贱　医疗事故再酿群体事件 (Hundreds of Wuhan Residents Protest Incorrect and Expensive Treatment for Cancer Patient)
Radio Free Asia, March 20, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/03/20/ya
ofei/

广西村民抗议造纸厂污染不果反遭关押 (Villagers Detained in Guangxi for Protesting Pollution by Paper Factory)
Radio Free Asia, March 20, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/03/20/
guangxi/

Public Health
Laws Alone Won't Overcome Prejudice
South China Morning Post, March 21, 2007
http://focus.scmp.com/focusnews/ZZZ90S9CIZE.html

Organs Ban Hits Hopes of Koreans
The Standard, March 21, 2007
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?we_cat=3&a
rt_id=40558&sid=12749855&con_type=1&d_str=20070321