April 6, 2007

News

Bilateral Ties
A "Village" Spans Two Nations
Beijing Review, April 06, 2007
http://www.bjreview.com.cn/quotes/txt/2007-04/06/content_
60981.htm

China and Africa: A New Scramble?
AEI, April 06, 2007
http://www.aei.org/publications/filter.all,pubID.25912/pub_detail.asp

China's most-wanted man granted another reprieve in Canada
International Herald Tribune, April 06, 2007
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/04/05/america/NA-GEN-Canada-
Chinese-Fugitive.php

China's shameful role in Darfur
Tapei Times, April 06, 2007
http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/editorials/archives/2007/04/06/
2003355508

Corruption
Heads likely to roll over fund scandal
SCMP, April 06, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ3SG7E50F.html

Disasters
Rock slide in SW China forces evacuation of 2,700 people
Xinhuanet, April 06, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-04/06/content_5944009.htm

Environment
River Pollution Stops Water Supply in Southwest China
Beijing Review, April 06, 2007
http://www.bjreview.com.cn/headline/txt/2007-04/06/content_
60994.htm

Water supplies resumed with allowable level of lead in south China river
Xinhuanet, April 06, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-04/06/content_5943236.htm

Food Security
To Fortify China, Soybean Harvest Grows in Brazil
New York Times, April 06, 2007
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/06/business/worldbusiness/
06soy.html?hp

Human Rights Defenders
Land rights lawyer goes missing
SCMP, April 06, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZSHXCE50F.html

Labor
Beijing considers staggered workday start times
Xinhuanet, April 06, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-04/06/content
_5942703.htm

Fire put out, power cut off after gas leak in NE China
Xinhuanet, April 06, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-04/06/content_
5942440.htm

One missing, 11 injured after factory blast in NW China
Xinhuanet, April 06, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-04/06/content_
5942316.htm

Law
Laws adopted in 2006
Beijing Review, April 06, 2007
http://www.bjreview.com.cn/backgrounder/txt/2007-01/10/content
_52563.htm

Olympics
China to use venues post-Games
Radio Australia, April 06, 2007
http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/news/stories/s1891728.htm

Saving of Beijing's historic neighborhoods
Asia Times Online, April 4, 2007
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China/ID06Ad01.html

Police
Blowing the whistle on police costs officer his job
SCMP, April 06, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/topnews/ZZZOIXCE50F.html

Public Health
China to formalise ban on trade in human organs
Reuters Alert Net, April 06, 2007
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/PEK279705.htm

Doctors cool on emergency call
SCMP, April 06, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZRCG7E50F.html

Hepatitis B carriers offered false hope of beating health checks
SCMP, April 06, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZFSG7E50F.html

Public urged to keep vigilant against bird flu
Xinhuanet, April 06, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-04/06/content_5943859.htm

Xinjiang
China to build Central Asian Highways
Radio Free Europe, April 06, 2007
http://www.rferl.org/featuresarticle/2007/04/526EDB11-47A2-4988-
9666-63C1B7D02B0F.html