State Security
Group Calls on China to Define 'State Secret'
Los Angeles Times, June 12, 2007
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-sec
rets12jun12,1,7439228.story?coll=la-headlines-world
New York-based Human Rights in China released a report on June 12, calling on Beijing to create a clear definition of what constitutes a state secret. The group also urges China to create an independent review mechanism for secrecy cases, end political interference in the judicial system and halt the culture of secrecy. Currently, China's state secrets laws allow the government to retroactively change what are labeled as secrets.
Related Information
HRIC Press Release: New HRIC Report Details State Secrets
System
Human Rights in China, June 12, 2007
http://hrichina.org/public/contents/41500
News
Corruption
New Graft Scandal in Tianjin Centred on Court President
South China Morning Post, June 13, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62e
cb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=1e8dc88103
123110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News
Disasters
村民被困，政府不救？ (Lack of Equipment Delays Rescue for Flood-Trapped Villagers in Guangdong)
Nanfang City News, June 13, 2007
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/jwxy/20070
6130015.asp
Education
中国扫盲多年近年文盲反大幅上升 (China's Illiterate Population Growing Quickly)
Voice of America, June 13, 2007
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2007-06-12-voa1.cfm
Environment
60% of Chinese Cities Suffer from Air Pollution: Report
China Daily, June 12, 2007
http://english.people.com.cn/200706/12/eng20070612_3
83316.html
Food Security
China Says Food Safety Under Control
Associated Press (via YahooNews), June 12, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070612/ap_on_re_as/chin
a_tainted_food_5;_ylt=AhwmYzSN9GjEgSGIJcaGjAdPz
WQA
Freedom of Speech
坚拒取消反思文革讲演 社科院学者批设障者不智 (CASS Scholar Asked Not to Speak on Cultural Revolution)
Radio Free Asia, June 12, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/06/12/
wenge/
Human Rights
美国报告称每年中国有10万到20万人口被买卖 (US Report Says 100,000 to 200,000 People Are Trafficked in China)
Radio Free Asia, June 12, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/06/12/
traffic/
Media
互联网和中国公民权利(三）互联网对传统媒体市场竞争力的挑战 (Internet and Citizens' Rights in China (Part 3) - Internet's Challenge to Traditional Media)
Radio Free Asia, June 11, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/06/11/
Internet3/
Military
美学者关注中国可能发展生化武器 (US Experts Are Concerned That China May Develop Biochemical Weapons)
Voice of America, June 12, 2007
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2007-06-12-voa55.cfm
Olympics
China Blames Foreigners for Abuse
Associated Press (via YahooNews), June 12, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070612/ap_on_re_as/beiji
ng_labor_abuses_7;_ylt=AotiicXenohEMzDJW7_LxFJPz
WQA
Politics
China Struggles to Define Democracy
Financial Times, June 13, 2007
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/8340c1c4-18f1-11dc-a961-000b5
df10621,dwp_uuid=9c33700c-4c86-11da-89df-0000779e2
340.html
Communist Capitalists
International Herald Tribune, June 12, 2007
http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/06/12/opinion/edbowr
ing.php
Protests and Petitions
内蒙乌兰察布市近三百名居民抗议电厂污染 (300 Inner Mongolians Protest Pollution from Power Plant)
Radio Free Asia, June 12, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/06/12/china_
rights_environment/
Tibet
Dalai Lama Warns Against China Containment
Reuters (via YahooNews), June 12, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070612/wl_nm/australia_
lama_dc_4;_ylt=ArS9YKTdhClXJ4NaJ.KZLkVPzWQA