The HRIC Daily Brief is a daily selection of news stories and commentary related to human rights in China, drawn from Chinese- and English-language news and online media sources that we monitor daily. In addition to headlines and source links, HRIC also provides English translation of Chinese headlines.

Friday, June 29, 2007

June 29, 2007

News
Bilateral Ties
US, Myanmar Hold Rare Talks in China over Aung San Suu Kyi
Agence France-Presse (via YahooNews), June 28, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070628/wl_asia_afp/usmy
anmarchina_070628221520;_ylt=Aq46pOjtuJa3DSCjUo.ZLU
RPzWQA

Death Penalty
福州“2•20”枪案终审宣判 2被告死刑1人死缓 (Two Murderers Sentenced to Death in Fujian, Accomplice Sentenced to Death with Two-Year Reprieve)
Xinhuanet, June 29, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2007-06/29/content_6306
198.htm

Environment
Heritage Sites Retain Status Despite Unesco's Concern over 'Problems'
South China Morning Post, June 29, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb
329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=82facb6d22373110
VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=New

Human Rights Defenders
被关押八年的北京民主党高洪明出狱 (China Democracy Party Member Gao Hongming Released After 8 Years' Imprisonment)
Radio Free Asia, June 28, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/06/28/
gaohongming/

Human Rights Defender – Guo Feixiong (郭飞雄)
简要新闻∶ 胡佳：郭飞雄案件再次延期开庭审理 (In Brief: Hu Jia Says Trial for Guo Feixiong Delayed for the 2nd Time, May Be Held in July)
Radio Free Asia, June 28, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/xinwen/2007/06/28/xinwen/ -
guofeixiong

Human Rights Defenders
纽约科学院向蒋彦永和高耀洁颁发人权奖 (New York Academy of Sciences Issues Human Rights Awards to Jiang Yanyong and Gao Yaojie)
Radio Free Asia, June 28, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/06/28/china_
humanrights/

Human Rights Defender – Rebiya Kadeer (热比娅)
众院外委会促中国释放热比娅儿女 (US House of Representatives' Committee on Foreign Affairs Urges China to Release Rebiya Kadeer's Daughter)
Voice of America, June 27, 2007
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2007-06-27-voa63.cfm

Labor
Unionist Sacked for Defending Staff Fights for His Reinstatement
South China Morning Post, June 29, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb32
9d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=297acb6d22373110Vgn
VCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News

Media
China Mine Boss Jailed over Death
BBC, June 29, 2007
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/6248538.stm

Going Down a News Rabbit Hole in China
Christian Science Monitor, June 29, 2007
http://www.csmonitor.com/2007/0629/p07s02-woap.html

互联网和中国公民权利（八）互联网与公民依法维权 (Internet and Citizens' Rights in China (Part 8) – The Internet and Defending Rights According to Law)
Radio Free Asia, June 28, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/06/28/
internet8/

RSF致信国际奥委会主席 吁请北京改善人权 (RSF Writes Letter to IOC President, Urges China to Improve Human Rights)
Radio Free Asia, June 28, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/06/28/ioc/

Olympics
Military Unit to Ensure Olympic Security
Associated Press (via YahooNews), June 28, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070628/ap_on_re_as/oly_
beijing_security_1;_ylt=AjpT_VVpnCJub6oMICs.zz1PzWQA

Politics
New Chiefs, Policies on Agenda at Secret Talks
South China Morning Post, June 29, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb
329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=d5bacb6d22373
110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News

泛蓝成员被以嫖娼处收容教育两年　黑箱程序难以服人 (Pan-Blue Alliance Member Sentenced to "Custody and Education" for 2 Years, Girlfriend and Other Members Criticize Decision)
Radio Free Asia, June 28, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/06/28/
fanlan/

Poverty
Officials Say Relocation Only Effective Remedy for Poverty in China
Xinhuanet, June 28, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-06/28/content_
6305157.htm

Tibet
Dalai Lama's Envoys Head to Beijing for Closed-Door Talks
South China Morning Post, June 29, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb
329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=05dacb6d22373110
VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News

Thursday, June 28, 2007

June 28, 2007

Top News of the Day
Protests and Petitions
五名被警方打伤的辽宁省访民求助无门 (After Being Beaten by Police, 5 Liaoning Petitioners Kicked Out of Beijing Hospital)
Radio Free Asia, June 27, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/06/27/china_
petition_abuse/
Five Liaoning petitioners, including three who are disabled, were beaten by 10 police using iron chairs in Beijing on June 26. A petitioner told RFA that a hospital forced them to leave the same day they were admitted. However, the hospital denied the allegation in a phone interview.

News
Children
潘小涛﹕山西省长已为「童奴」道歉 胡温呢？ (Commentary: When Will Hu Jintao and Wen Jiabao Apologize to Child Slaves in Shanxi?)
Ming Pao, June 28, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20070628/fab1.htm

Death Penalty
In Brief: Decorated Police Officer Sentenced to Death for Drugs
South China Morning Post, June 28, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb3
29d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=89040f68b0e63110Vgn
VCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News

北京首名经最高法院复核的死刑犯昨被执行死刑 (1st Person from Beijing Executed for Murder After SPC Approves Death Sentence)
China Youth Daily, June 28, 2007
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2007-06/28/content_1807841.
htm

Food Security
Thousands of Foods Found to Be Unsafe
South China Morning Post, June 28, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.
2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=
ffe6bf95d8e63110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&
ss=China&s=News

Labor
Survey: Discrimination in Job Market Common
Xinhuanet, June 27, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-06/27/content_
6298895.htm

Media
莫少平律师获准与孑木见面 (Nanjing Journalist Jie Mu Allowed to Meet Defense Lawyer)
Radio Free Asia, June 28, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/06/27/china_
media_reporter_detain/

报道冤案揭吴志明治下政法黑暗　沪警跨省关网站何权何法？ (What Is the Legal Basis for Shanghai Police to Shut Down Anhui-Based Rights Defense Web Site?)
Radio Free Asia, June 27, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/06/27/
hujing/

Olympics
Students Face Own Olympic Test
The Standard, June 28, 2007
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?we_cat=3&
art_id=47816&sid=14249582&con_type=1&d_str=20070628

Beijing to Assist Overseas Journalists in Olympics 2008
Xinhuanet, June 27, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-06/27/content_
6295845.htm

Population
Millions on Move to Make China a Nation of City Dwellers: U.N.
YahooNews (Asia), June 27, 2007
http://asia.news.yahoo.com/070627/kyodo/d8q159t81.html

Protests and Petitions
上海访民公开信要人权不要奥运 (800 Shanghai Petitioners Sign "Shanghai Residents Want Human Rights, Not Olympics" Open Letter)
Radio Free Asia, June 28, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/06/27/
fangmin/

宁夏警民冲突揭征地惯用伎俩　村民成批被拘还要交钱？ (Mass Detention and Fines Are Regular Techniques for Ningxia Police in Land Disputes)
Radio Free Asia, June 27, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/06/27/
jingmin/

Petitioner Killed in Confrontation with Police
South China Morning Post, June 28, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ec
b329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=bfb40f68
b0e63110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News

广州数百名复转军人上访遭警察抓捕并殴打 (Representative of Retired Soldiers Beaten by Police on Way to Petition in Guangzhou, Rib Broken)
Radio Free Asia, June 27, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/06/27/
junren/

宜宾大塔又有两名农民维权代表被捕 (Two More Farmer Representatives Arrested in Sichuan)
Radio Free Asia, June 27, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/06/27/yibin/

Public Health
近八成外企拒乙肝病毒携带者 包括国际知名公司 (Survey Shows 80 Percent of Foreign Enterprises Reject Workers with Hepatitis B)
Xinhuanet, June 28, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2007-06/28/content_63010
33.htm

Religion
Group: China Detains 8 Church Leaders
South China Morning Post, June 27, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070627/ap_on_re_as/china_
banned_church_1;_ylt=AloZx1QBxVMUX3pVhyfv9edPzWQA

Xinjiang
China Confiscates Muslims' Passports
Radio Free Asia, June 27, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/english/uyghur/2007/06/27/uyghur_
passports/

Wednesday, June 27, 2007

June 27, 2007

News
Death Penalty
大毒枭刘招华一审判处死刑 (Drug Trafficker Sentenced to Death in Guangzhou)
The Beijing News, June 27, 2007
http://news.thebeijingnews.com/0567/2007/06-27/018@
272315.htm

In Brief: Death Sentence for Taiwanese Kingpin in Heroin Ring
South China Morning Post, June 27, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62e
cb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=bef4caa06c863110
VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=New

Government
Tougher Penalty Sought for Emergency Cover-ups
China Daily, June 26, 2007
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2007-06/26/content_
902189.htm

Law
全国人大代表呼吁：应设立律师权利救济程序 (NPC Delegate Calls for Establishment of New Procedure to Protect Lawyers' Rights to Carry Out Professional Duties)
Legal Daily, June 27, 2007
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/0705/2007-06/27/content_
647297.htm

Media
Internet Intervention - How Google, Yahoo, and Microsoft Sold Their Souls to China
Good Magazine, June 27, 2007
http://www.goodmagazine.com/section/Provocations/internet
_intervention

纽约时报记者东莞采访遭厂方羁押　政府警察无能为力？ (New York Times Journalists Detained by Guangdong Toy Factory for 9 Hours, Find Local Authorities Useless in Seeking Their Release)
Radio Free Asia, June 26, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/06/26/
dongguan/

Online Media Keep Up Pressure on China's Propaganda Czars
Radio Free Asia, June 25, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/english/china/2007/06/25/china_internet/

Olympics
Activists Press China with 'Genocide Olympics' Label
Christian Science Monitor, June 26, 2007
http://www.csmonitor.com/2007/0626/p13s01-woaf.html

Police
西安发生多宗城管冲突 (Xi'an Management Authorities Involved in Several Clashes)
Radio Free Asia, June 26, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/06/26/china_
police_riot/

Politics
Hu's Policy Speech Prepares Ground for Political Theory
South China Morning Post, June 27, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ec
b329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=6715caa06c863110
VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News

Protests and Petitions
江西两兄弟抵制拆迁入狱 (Final Court Finds Brothers Innocent of Resisting Illegal Eviction in Jiangxi)
The Beijing News, June 27, 2007
http://news.thebeijingnews.com/0567/2007/06-27/018@
272322.htm

港商代表北京请愿被软禁 (Six Hong Kong Business People Placed Under De Facto House Arrest for Trying to Petition in Beijing)
Radio Free Asia, June 26, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/06/26/china_
petition_beijing/

Public Health
Hepatitis Carriers Sue Taiwan Firm for Discrimination
South China Morning Post, June 27, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb3
29d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=ceb4caa06c863110
VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News

Rural
China's Farmers Need a Second Liberation
Asia Times Online, June 27, 2007
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China_Business/IF27Cb01.
html

中国农村生活安全隐患多 (Hygiene and Other Problems Plague China's Rural Areas)
Radio Free Asia, June 26, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/06/26/
rurallife/

Xinjiang
京促巴国缉22疆独犯 (China Urges Pakistan to Arrest 22 People Who Advocate Independence for Xinjiang)
Ming Pao, June 27, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20070627/caf1.htm

Hong Kong
Push for Direct Elections for Hong Kong
Financial Times, June 26, 2007
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/6c756c34-23f4-11dc-8ee2-000b5
df10621,dwp_uuid=9c33700c-4c86-11da-89df-0000779e23
40.html

Tuesday, June 26, 2007

June 26, 2007

News
Bilateral Ties
In Brief: Members of European Parliament on Tibet Mission
South China Morning Post, June 26, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=4a714a1ee9363110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

China Insists on ‘Tied Aid’ in Africa
Financial Times, June 25, 2007
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/908c24f2-2343-11dc-9e7e-000b5df10621,dwp_uuid=9c33700c-4c86-11da-89df-0000779e2340.html

Death Penalty
“黑老大”李斌在沪被判死刑 (Triad Ring Leader Sentenced to Death in Shanghai)
The Beijing News, June 26, 2007
http://news.thebeijingnews.com/0567/2007/06-26/018@272100.htm

China Approves Death Penalty for Seven Drug Traffickers
People's Daily, June 25, 2007
http://english.people.com.cn/200706/25/eng20070625_387522.html

Environment
China Crucial in Promoting Responsible Logging - NGO
Reuters, June 25, 2007
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/PEK298026.htm

Government
Four Killed in Row over Village Election
South China Morning Post, June 26, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=59514a1ee9363110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Human Rights Defenders - Wang Bingzhang (王炳章)
海外营救王炳章组织呼吁关注王在狱中遭受非人待遇 (Overseas Group Urges Concern for Wang Bingzhang's Inhumane Treatment in Prison)
Radio Free Asia, June 25, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/06/25/wangbingzhang/

Human Rights Defender
宜宾大塔镇农民维权代表刘升贵被捕 (Sichuan Rights Defender Liu Shenggui Taken Away by Police)
Radio Free Asia, June 25, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/06/25/yibin/

Labor
劳动合同法草案有望提交表决 (Draft Labor Contract Law Expected to Be Passed Within Days)
Chinese Congress Web, June 26, 2007
http://www.npc.gov.cn/cwh/common/zw.jsp?hyid=0210028______&label=WXZLK&id=367553&pdmc=yw7553&pdmc=yw

Slave Scandal 'Used 53,000 Illegal Workers'
The Australian, June 25, 2007
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,21963930-1702,00.html

Law
China to Amend Law to Help Lawyers Obtain Evidence, Open Individual Law Firms
Xinhuanet, June 24, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-06/24/content_6284082.htm

Media
Journalists Welcome Revision of Rules on Reporting Emergencies
South China Morning Post, June 26, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=fd014a1ee9363110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

'Citizen Journalism' Battles the Chinese Censors
The Age (Australia), June 25, 2007
http://www.theage.com.au/news/Technology/Citizen-journalism-battles-the-Chinese-censors/2007/06/25/1182623808683.html

Olympics
Top Leaders Tipped to Attend Shanghai Games
South China Morning Post, June 26, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=73a14a1ee9363110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Protests and Petitions
近千工行前雇员抗议被拘 (Nearly 1,000 Former Employees Detained for Protesting at Beijing’s Industrial and Commercial Bank of China)
Ming Pao, June 26, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20070626/cac1.htm

Tibetans in Custody After Anti-Mining Riots
South China Morning Post, June 26, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=b9ad4a1ee9363110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

年近八旬的双淑英入狱近五个月仍未获探视 (78-Year-Old Petitioner Shuang Shuying in Jail for 5 Months, Family Not Allowed to Visit)
Radio Free Asia, June 25, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/06/25/china_dissident_jail/
Related Information
Elderly Activist Ill in Prison, Denied Family Visits
Human Rights in China, June 22, 2007
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/42693
抗议无偿转制的山东幼教老师受到暴徒殴打 (Shandong Police Stop Bystanders from Saving Petitioning Teachers Beaten by Thugs)
Radio Free Asia, June 25, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/06/25/china_rights_protest/

China to Establish National Center to Receive Public Complaints
Xinhuanet, June 24, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-06/24/content_6285086.htm

Religion
Falun Gong Practitioner Denied Entry
The Standard, June 26, 2007
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?pp_cat=13&art_id=47695&sid=14215542&con_type=142&con_type=1
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Monday, June 25, 2007

June 23 – 25, 2007

News
Children
Hunt for 400 Children Feared Held as Slaves
South China Morning Post, June 25, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62e
cb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=ab584fbca8e531
10VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News

Environment
节约能源法修订草案提请人大常委会审议 (Draft Amendments to Energy Conservation Law Discussed by Standing Committee of the NPC)
Legal Daily, June 25, 2007
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/0705/2007-06/25/content_
645226.htm

Human Rights Defender - Zhu Yufu (朱虞夫)
简要新闻: 浙江异议人士朱虞夫父子被起诉 (Zhejiang Dissident Zhu Yufu and Son Indicted)
Radio Free Asia, June 23, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/xinwen/2007/06/23/xinwen/
#zhu

Human Rights Defender
中国泛蓝张子霖被当局以“敲诈勒索罪”正式逮捕 (Pan-Blue Alliance Member Zhang Zilin Formally Arrested on Extortion Charges)
Radio Free Asia, June 22, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/06/22/
zhangzilin/

June 4th
Daughter: Deng Not Alone on Tiananmen
Associated Press (via YahooNews), June 24, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070624/ap_on_re_as/china
_tiananmen_1;_ylt=Appm7jAOi.gdfJJz6KBFCSpPzWQAOi.
gdfJJz6KBFCSpPzWQA

Labor
就业促进法草案关注公平就业保障平等权利 (Draft Law on Improving Employment Targets Employment Discrimination)
Legal Daily, June 25, 2007
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/0705/2007-06/25/content_
645229.htm

劳动合同法草案强调保护劳动者合法权益 (Draft Labor Contract Law Emphasizes Protection of Workers' Lawful Rights and Interests)
Legal Daily, June 25, 2007
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/0705/2007-06/25/content_
645271.htm

Draft Labor Contract Law Improves Protection of Part-Time Workers
Xinhuanet, June 24, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-06/24/content_
6284526.htm

Land Policy
Thousands Clash with Police in China Housing Dispute
Agence France-Presse (via YahooNews), June 24, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070624/wl_asia_afp/china
propertyunrestriot_070624062124;_ylt=Ajdqtya9I8mG3I1
g69SpL45PzWQA124;_ylt=Ajdqtya9I8mG3I1g69SpL45Pz
WQA

Clash over River Access Reflects Broader Conflict Between Villagers and Investors
South China Morning Post, June 25, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62e
cb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=88b84fbca
8e53110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=Ne
wsa0/?vgnextoid=88b84fbca8e53110VgnVCM100000360
a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=New

Law
律师法修订草案首次审议 律师有望获职业豁免权 (Draft Amendments Grant Immunity to Lawyers in Respect of Statements They Make in Court, Subject to State Security and Other Exceptions)
Xinhuanet, June 25, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2007-06/25/content_6
285636_1.htm

改革再审和执行程序缓解“申诉难”“执行难” (Proposed Amendments to Civil Procedure Law Will Solve Problems with Retrials and Enforcing Rulings)
Legal Daily, June 25, 2007
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/0705/2007-06/25/content_
645216.htm

Media
突发事件应对法草案删除媒体不得“违规擅自发布”突发事件信息的规定 (Draft Law on Handling Emergency Response Cancels Prohibition of Unauthorized Media Reports on Public Emergencies)
Xinhuanet, June 24, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2007-06/24/content_628
4473.htm

互联网和中国公民权利（七）互联网与公民维权的组织和运作 (Internet and Citizens' Rights in China (Part 7) – the Internet and the Organization and Operation of the Rights Defense Movement)
Radio Free Asia, June 22, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/06/22/
internet7/

山东滕州网民曝光豪华市政府办公楼疑被拘 (Shandong-Based Internet User Arrested for Posting Pictures of Luxurious Government Buildings Online)
Radio Free Asia, June 22, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/06/22/China
_web/

传刊登”六四“广告的人遭拘捕 (Placer of June 4 Advertisement Arrested)
Radio Free Asia, June 22, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/06/22/China_
arrest/

Olympics
国际奥委会主席指出抵制北京奥运行为"完全错误" (President of International Olympic Committee Says Boycotting Beijing Olympics Is "Completely Wrong")
Legal Daily, June 25, 2007
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/0705/2007-06/25/content_
645332.htm

Beijing May Miss Air-Quality Target
Wall Street Journal, June 23, 2007
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB118256486878245550.html
?mod=home_whats_news_asiasia

Protests and Petitions
中央颁发进一步加强新时期信访工作的意见 (CPC and State Council Issue New Opinion on Petitioning Work)
Legal Daily, June 25, 2007
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/0705/2007-06/25/content_
645215.htm

Public Health
艾滋男童 求医遭拒 (5-Year-Old AIDS Patient Denied Surgery by Guangdong Hospitals)
Nanfang City News, June 25, 2007
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/jwxy/200706
250019.asp

Friday, June 22, 2007

June 22, 2007

Top News of the Day
Human Rights Defender – Chen Guangcheng (陈光诚)
袁伟静叙述监狱对陈光诚遭殴打事件的调查 (Chen Guangcheng Beaten in Jail)
Radio Free Asia, June 21, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/06/21
/chenguancheng/
Chen Guangcheng (陈光诚) was beaten in a Shandong prison, his wife Yuan Weijing told RFA on June 21. Chen said six to seven people kicked and slapped him, causing visible injuries to his ribs. His lawyer said the beating happened after he refused to have his hair shaved off like other inmates. The prison authorities, however, said no injuries were found on Chen's body.

News
Children
Fast-Growing China Says Little of Child Slavery’s Role
New York Times, June 21, 2007
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/21/world/asia/21china
.html?_r=2&oref=slogin&pagewanted=all&oref=slogin

Death Penalty
石家庄涉黑大案一审：10人死刑 4人死缓 4人无期 (10 Sentenced to Death in Hebei Triad Case)
Legal Daily, June 22, 2007
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/0705/2007-06/22/content
_644384.htm

Environment
临汾有煤有炭无蓝天 (Blue Sky and Fruit Trees in Linfen, Shanxi Disappear Amid Persistent Pollution)
Ming Pao, June 22, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20070622/cha1.htm

China: Criticism of CO2 Emissions Unfair
Associated Press (via YahooNews), June 21, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070621/ap_on_re_as/china
_climate_change_11;_ylt=AnJu837T0iD3MF8Go9RkSkJP
zWQA

Media
Crackdown on Bribes Given to TV Censors
South China Morning Post, June 22, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb
329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=bf1b67f821f43110
VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News

《中国县域经济报》记者苗葳因批评报社而被迫辞职 (Reporter Miao Wei Resigns After Criticizing His Newspaper)
Radio Free Asia, June 21, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/06/21/
miaowei/

Olympics
北京全市娱乐场所摄像头将与警方联网 (CCTV Monitoring of Entertainment Places in Beijing to Get Connected to Police Ahead of Olympics)
EastDay.com, June 22, 2007
http://news.eastday.com/c/20070622/u1a2924226.html

简要新闻∶ 北京奥运村人民法庭周四揭幕 (In Brief: People's Court in Olympic Village Starts Operation on June 21)
Radio Free Asia, June 21, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/06/21/briefing/

Protests and Petitions
Mining Sparks Clash in Tibetan Area of Sichuan
Radio Free Asia, June 21, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/social/2007/06/21/tibetan_
mining/

Mobilised by Mobile
The Economist, June 21, 2007
http://www.economist.com/world/asia/displaystory.cfm?story
_id=9367055

广州数百复转军人省府上访 代表遭公安暴打胸椎骨折 (Representative of Demobilized Soldiers Severely Beaten by Police in Guangzhou over Petition on Retirement Treatment)
Radio Free Asia, June 21, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/06/21/
junren/

陕建八居民再遭暴力袭击七人住院　厂方称拆迁正常 (Seven Evictees Beaten by Thugs Employed by Eviction Companies in Xi'an)
Radio Free Asia, June 21, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/06/21/
shanjian/

新疆监狱残疾人呼救 刑满遭关押13年 (Xinjiang Prison Prolongs Detention of Inmate for 13 Years After He Was Paralyzed Due to Prison Labor Work)
Radio Free Asia, June 21, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/06/21/
xinjiang/

Xinjiang
新疆维吾尔人护照警方“代为保管” (Xinjiang's Uyghurs Asked to Submit Passports to Police for “Safekeeping”)
BBC, June 22, 2007
http://news.bbc.co.uk/chinese/simp/hi/newsid_6220000/
newsid_6227400/6227448.stm

Thursday, June 21, 2007

June 21, 2007

Top News of the Day
Human Rights Defender - Guo Qizhen (郭起真)
家人会见郭起真：郭在狱中遭毒打全身是伤 (Guo Qizhen Tortured in Prison)
Radio Free Asia, June 20, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/06/20/
guoqizhen/
Rights defender Guo Qizhen (郭起真) was allegedly beaten in prison and injuries were found all over his body, his wife told Radio Free Asia on June 20th. Guo's family had been denied visits to him on the grounds that his case involved triads. Guo's lawyer contended that he was imprisoned for inciting subversion, not his triad connections, and he should be allowed to meet his family in any case. Guo was sentenced to four years' imprisonment last October.

News
Children
Crackdown on Slave Labour Nationwide
South China Morning Post, June 21, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ec
b329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=5b169acb90a4
3110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News

'I Hope They Are Shot', Says Tormentors' Slave
South China Morning Post, June 21, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ec
b329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=33f59acb90a43
110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=New

Human Rights Defender
北京维权人士刘安军被释放 (Beijing-Based Rights Defender Liu Anjun Harassed over Contacts with Foreign Media)
Radio Free Asia, June 20, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/06/20/liu
anjunshifang/

Human Rights Defender - Li Hong (力虹)
医生认为力虹病重应申请保外就医 (Doctor Believes Li Hong's Serious Condition Qualifies Him for Medical Parole)
Radio Free Asia, June 20, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/06/20/china_
dissident_petition/

Human Rights Defenders
周莉和孙小弟的女儿孙海燕在五台山被暴徒殴打 (Shanxi Police Refuse to Investigate Beatings of Pregnant Rights Defender and Her Daughter)
Radio Free Asia, June 20, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/06/20/china_
rights_assault/

Labor
Foreign Companies to Get Tax Rebates for Hiring Disabled Chinese
People's Daily, June 20, 2007
http://english.people.com.cn/200706/20/eng20070620_
386138.html

Land Policy
Shanghai’s Middle Class Rails Against Maglev Train
Financial Times, June 21, 2007
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/b231828e-1f36-11dc-ac86-000b
5df10621,dwp_uuid=9c33700c-4c86-11da-89df-0000779
e2340.html

Media
“万州反腐倡廉卫士网”被封 (Chongqing-Based Web Site Blocked After Revealing Corruption)
Radio Free Asia, June 20, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/06/20/china_
internet_freedom/

Google Wins Internet Content License in China
Washington Post, June 20, 2007
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007
/06/20/AR2007062000366.html

互联网和中国公民权利 (六) 互联网、公民意识的启蒙和中国公民维权运动的兴起 (Internet and Citizens' Rights in China (Part 6) - Growth of Civic Awareness and the Rights Defense Movement)
Radio Free Asia, June 20, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/06/20/
lulu/

Migrant Workers
农民工酒后宿舍上吊 (Migrant Worker Hangs Himself in Beijing, Reason for Suicide Disputed)
The Beijing News, June 21, 2007
http://news.thebeijingnews.com/0558/2007/06-21/014@
271050.htm

Olympics
China Plans "Dirty Bomb" Drill Ahead of Games
The Guardian, June 20, 2007
http://sport.guardian.co.uk/breakingnews/feedstory/0,,-
6722473,00.html

Police
一名拒签拆迁文件的天津居民被警员殴打致死 (Uncooperative Evictee in Tianjin Allegedly Beaten to Death by Police)
Radio Free Asia, June 20, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/06/20/china_
demolition/

Population
秦皇岛控诉强行引产遭驳回 计生站属事业单位有权无责？ (Hebei Couple Loses Lawsuit over Forced Abortion on Technical Grounds)
Radio Free Asia, June 20, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/06/20/
qihuangdao/

Protests and Petitions
30,000 Protest Against Forced Demolition
South China Morning Post, June 21, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ec
b329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=1cb9856dae9
43110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News

Social Security
Social Security Funds Illegally Spent on Stocks, Court Finds
South China Morning Post, June 21, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb
329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=360a856dae943
110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=Ne

Tibet
Tibet Official Rejects Call to Allow Dalai Lama to Return from Exile
South China Morning Post, June 21, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb
329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=30ad856dae943110
VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=Ne

Tibet Official Denies Forced Relocation of Herdsmen
Xinhuanet, June 20, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-06/20/content_
6269029.htm

Wednesday, June 20, 2007

June 20, 2007

News

Bilateral Ties

China Used 'Direct Language' to Push Sudan to Accept Peacekeepers: Diplomat

Agence France-Presse (via YahooNews), June 18, 2007

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070619/wl_afp/sudandarfurunrestchina
diplomacy_070619015300;_ylt=AuhyNsAPiy0aKhrB0B8mOexPzWQA

Children

Child Workers Return to School After Tip-Off

South China Morning Post, June 20, 2007

http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d
7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=0ddff14f1c443110VgnVCM100000
360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News

Trafficker Admits to Selling 3,000 Labourers in Three Years

South China Morning Post, June 20, 2007

http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d
7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=676ff14f1c443110VgnVCM100000
360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News

Woman Who Sold 118 Babies Held in Henan

Reuters (via SCMP), June 20, 2007

http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d
7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=e29ff14f1c443110VgnVCM100000
360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News

Civil Society

China's Largest Municipality Seeks Public Opinions for Urban Development

Xinhuanet, June 18, 2007

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-06/18/content_6257448.htm

Corruption

藥監局長之子在港受賄 (Appeal Trial Concluded for Former Head of State Food and Drug Administration, Awaiting Ruling)

Ming Pao, June 20, 2007

http://www.mingpaonews.com/20070620/caf1.htm

China Steps Up Fight Against Corrupt, Negligent Officials

Xinhuanet, June 19, 2007

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-06/19/content_6264390.htm

北京海淀区四季镇二亿多农保基金被违规滥用 (Pension Funds of More than 200 Million Beijing Farmers Misused)

Radio Free Asia, June 19, 2007

http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/06/19/china_government_fund/

Environment

Liaoning's Reservoirs Dry Up

South China Morning Post, June 20, 2007

http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d
7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=eb3ff14f1c443110VgnVCM100000
360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News

China Overtakes US as World's Biggest CO2 Emitter

The Guardian, June 19, 2007

http://environment.guardian.co.uk/climatechange/story/0,,2106689,00
.html

China Will Offer Tax Break to Promote Clean Energy

Xinhuanet, June 19, 2007

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-06/19/content_6261090.htm

Food Security

China to Dust off Food Safety Standards

Xinhuanet, June 20, 2007

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-06/20/content_6264933.htm

Hukou

户籍改革存诸多难点 公安部启动户口法立法调研 (Ministry of Public Security to Submit Hukou Reform Proposal)

Legal Daily, June 20, 2007

http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/0705/2007-06/20/content_641808.htm

Human Rights Defenders - Chen Guangcheng (陈光诚)

盲人维权者陈光诚受虐绝食抗议　狱方视而不见 (Chen Guangcheng Goes on Hunger Strike to Protest Against Ill Treatment in Prison)

Radio Free Asia, June 20, 2007

http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/06/19/chenguang
cheng/

Human Rights Defenders - Liu Anjun (刘安军)

北京维权人士刘安军被警察带走 (Rights Defender Taken Away by Beijing Police)

Radio Free Asia, June 19, 2007

http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/06/19/liuanjun/

Labor

Police Admit Failure to Stem Child Slavery

South China Morning Post, June 20, 2007

http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d
7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=0afff14f1c443110VgnVCM100000
360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News

Law

全国人大常委会将首审民事诉讼法修正案草案 (Standing Committee of the National People's Congress to Review Draft of Amended Civil Procedure Law)

Legal Daily, June 19, 2007

http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/2007rdlf/2007-06/19/content_641287.htm

Media

《中国青年报》为抽稿事件辩护 (China Youth Daily Defends Withdrawal of Fake Drugs Report)

Radio Free Asia, June 19, 2007

http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/06/19/china_media_news
paper/

Multilateral

人权理事会就调查践踏人权达一致 (UN Human Rights Council to Reach Consensus on Investigation Policy into Human Rights Violations)

Voice of America, June 19, 2007

http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2007-06-19-voa57.cfm

Poverty

China Brings More Vocational Training to Poverty-Hit Areas

Xinhuanet, June 18, 2007

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-06/18/content_6259699.htm

Protests and Petitions

天津东洲抗征地十四人重判　大陆还有多少个东洲？ (Heavy Sentences Handed Down to 14 Protesters in Illegal Land Acquisition Case in Dongzhou, Tianjin)

Radio Free Asia, June 19, 2007

http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/06/19/dongzhou/

进京上访者近况 (Update on Situation of Petitioners Going to Beijing)

Radio Free Asia, June 19, 2007

http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/06/19/shangfang/

Public Health

China's Drug Watchdog Exposes Illegal Medical Instrument Ads

Xinhuanet, June 18, 2007

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-06/18/content_6259195.htm

State Security

提高反恐怖能力 维护国家安全和社会公共安全 (Luo Gan: China to Strengthen Anti-Terrorism Capability to Uphold State, Social and Public Security)

Legal Daily, June 20, 2007

http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/0705/2007-06/20/content_641789.htm

Tibet

Dalai Lama Laments Beijing Line on Autonomy

The Standard, June 20, 2007

http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?we_cat=3&art_id=
47207&sid=14130475&con_type=1&d_str=20070620

Tuesday, June 19, 2007

June 19, 2007

News
Bilateral Ties
China Criticizes U.S. Export Controls
Forbes, June 19, 2007
http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2007/06/19/ap3833902.html

China stresses "positive, constructive" efforts on Darfur issue
Xinhuanet, June 19, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-06/19/content_
6264555.htm

China to cut tax rebates on some exports
USA Today, June 19, 2007
http://www.usatoday.com/money/world/2007-06-19-china-
trade_N.htm?csp=34

Children
Police arrest woman linked to China baby trafficking
Agence France Presse (via YahooNews), June 19, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070619/wl_asia_afp/
chinapopulationtraffickingarrest_070619080858

Corruption
China slashes red tape to help businesses, reduce corruption
Xinhuanet, June 19, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-06/19/content_
6263530.htm

Disasters
Experts: drought in Sichuan unrelated to "Three Gorges Project"
People's Daily, June 19, 2007
http://english.people.com.cn/200706/19/eng20070619_
385676.html

NE China suffers worst drought in 30 years
Xinhuanet, June 19, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-06/19/content_
6264077.htm

Environment
Expanding deserts in China forcing farmers from fields,
sending sandstorms across Pacific
International Herald Tribune, June 19, 2007
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/06/18/asia/AS-FEA-GEN-
China-Expanding-Deserts.php

Food Security
China says quality of farm products improving
Reuters Alert Net, June 19, 2007
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/PEK211698.htm

Gender
China questions U.S. human trafficking report
Xinhuanet, June 19, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-06/19/content_
6263981.htm

Government
Housing vote 'not supported'
People's Daily, June 19, 2007
http://english.people.com.cn/200706/19/eng20070619_
385532.html

Labor
As More Toys Are Recalled, Trail Ends in China
New York Times, June 19, 2007
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/19/business/worldbusiness/
19toys.html?em&ex=1182312000&en=3db229b7b298465e&ei
=5087%0A

China orders crackdown on labor abuse
CNN International, June 19, 2007
http://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/06/19/china.slaves.ap/

Chinese police hunting at least 20 people in slave labor probe
Xinhuanet, June 19, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-06/19/content_
6263541.htm

Media
FEATURE - Blocked China Web users rage against Great Firewall
Reuters India, June 19, 2007
http://in.today.reuters.com/News/newsArticle.aspx?type=
technologyNews&storyID=2007-06-19T192930Z_01_
NOOTR_RTRMDNC_0_India-303835-1.xml

Multilateral
China blocks consensus on UN rights council rules
Agence France Presse (via YahooNews), June 19, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070618/wl_asia_afp/
unrightscouncil_070618201705

China to help push forward Doha Round talks, says finance minister
People's Daily, June 19, 2007
http://english.people.com.cn/200706/19/eng20070619_
385447.html

Olympics
China holds anti-terrorist exercise for 2008 Olympics
China Daily, June 19, 2007
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/sports/2007-06/19/content_
897821.htm

China Plans Highway on Mount Everest
The Guardian, June 19, 2007
http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,,-6720358,00.html

Chinese HIV carriers plant trees for green Olympics
Xinhuanet, June 19, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-06/19/content_
6264404.htm

Police
Police, villagers clash in China over student's death
Taipei Times, June 19, 2007
http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/2007/
06/19/2003365935

Taiwan
One-China policy gains Latin American ground
China Daily, June 19, 2007
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/opinion/2007-06/19/content_
897329.htm

Tibet
Dalai Lama says little progress with China's 'hard line' on
autonomy for Tibet
International Herald Tribune, June 19, 2007
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/06/19/asia/AS-GEN-
New-Zealand-Dalai-Lama.php

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