News
Bilateral Ties
Beijing Urged to Use Clout to Tackle Global Problems
South China Morning Post, May 18, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZNBAQXH1F.html
Invest with a Human Face, Urges Sudanese Official
South China Morning Post, May 18, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ0NWE0I1F.html
Death Penalty
体内藏海洛因746克 成都首次判决外籍毒贩死刑 (Storing 746 Grams of Heroin Inside His Body, Nepali Sentenced to Death by Chengdu Court)
Legal Daily, May 18, 2007
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/2007ajzj/2007-05/18/content
_619426.htm
Environment
Beijing Steps Up Clean Energy Drive
South China Morning Post, May 18, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/topnews/ZZZNCAQXH1F.html
Government
统计局发布2006年度劳动保障事业发展统计公报 (National Bureau of Statistics Issues Report on Labor and Social Security Situation for 2006)
Xinhuanet, May 18, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2007-05/18/content_61
17456.htm
Hukou
1/4农民工愿入户打工城市 专家：勿把不平等问题简化为户籍开放 (Survey Finds Only 1/4 Migrant Workers Willing to Convert to Urban Hukou)
Nanfang City News, May 18, 2007
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/jwxy/200705
180041.asp
Human Rights Defenders
北京市党代大会开幕 维权人士被严控 (40 Rights Defenders Monitored During CPC's Beijing Municipal Committee Meeting)
Radio Free Asia, May 17, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/05/17/be
ijing/
艾滋病维权人士常坤被开除学籍 行政诉讼维持处分 (Rights Defender Chang Kun's Expulsion from School Confirmed by Urumqi Court)
Radio Free Asia, May 17, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/05/17/
changkun/
Human Rights Defender – Ching Cheong (程翔)
家属被告知程翔七一前可获有条件的保外 (Wife Told Ching Cheong May Be Released on Medical Parole Before Anniversary of Hong Kong's Handover)
Radio Free Asia, May 17, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/05/17/
chengxiang/
Media
柳斌杰新官上任一把火：关闭《中国新观察》 (Closing Down Political Publication "China New Observer" Is Among the First Tasks of GAPP's New Head)
Radio Free Asia, May 17, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/05/17/
magzine/
Why China Relaxed Blogger Crackdown
Wall Street Journal, May 17, 2007
http://online.wsj.com/public/article/SB117934424740305282
-FPekQ1bjvm9mu4jnB5h_Uk_IkLo_20070615.html?mod=tf
f_main_tff_top
Olympics
Helicopter for Fighting Terrorism During Games to Land in August
South China Morning Post, May 18, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZ7WAQXH1F.html
Olympics to 'Make Beijing a Better Place'
South China Morning Post, May 18, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZJZTC0I1F.html
Politics
Debate over Party Reform Intensifies
South China Morning Post, May 18, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZVZTC0I1F.html
Protests and Petitions
1130多人联署公开信要求彻底为右派平反 (1130 People Join Signature Campaign Demanding Comprehensive Reassessment of "Rightists")
Radio Free Asia, May 17, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/05/17/
youpai/
127名天安门母亲联署签名强烈抗议马力否认六四屠城言论 (127 Tiananmen Mothers Issue Signature Campaign to Protest Ma Lik's June 4th Speech)
Radio Free Asia, May 17, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/05/17
/tiananmen/
Dozens in China Fight Demolition Plans
Associated Press (via YahooNews), May 17, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070517/ap_on_re_as/china_
demolition_standoff_1;_ylt=AoGZdoKPnw2lOl_q6mRx7Ep
PzWQA
国务院试点热电厂 严重污染居民投诉无门 (Inner Mongolia Residents' Complaint About Factory Pollution Falls on Deaf Ears as Project Is Launched by the State Council)
Radio Free Asia, May 17, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/05/17/d
ianchang/
Public Health
22名员工携带乙肝病原被辞续：3名员工索赔50万 (Three Hepatitis B Carriers Seek 500,000 Yuan in Compensation over Dismissal by Jiangsu Enterprise)
Xinhuanet, May 18, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/society/2007-05/18/content_6
115937.htm