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村长妻子神秘死亡 湛江警民大冲突 (1,000 Guangdong Villagers Clash with Police over Mysterious Death of Village Head's Wife)
Radio Free Asia, July 10, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/07/10
/zhanjiang/
On July 8, 1,000 Guangdong villagers clashed with police over the mysterious death of the wife of a village head, leading to injuries of 20 people. The village head, surnamed Lin, was reportedly one of the leaders who refused to agree to an unfair land sale deal. Earlier that date, authorities sent 100 people to Lin's home and took away his wife over their violation of the one-child policy. She died an hour later. The official explanation was that she jumped to her death because she had refused to pay the fines for the violation. Villagers, however, argued that Lin had paid early on, and now their youngest son is already 12. Local media were barred from covering the incident.
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Children
Mine Owners Paid Teachers to Arrange Sex with Girls
The Standard, July 11, 2007
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?we_cat=3&
art_id=48718&sid=14425057&con_type=1&d_str=20070711
57&con_type=1&d_str=20070711
Child Mortality in China: Best to Be a City Boy
Radio Netherlands Worldwide, July 10, 2007
http://www.radionetherlands.nl/specialseries/070707/
070710china
Death Penalty
Former Head of China's Drug Watchdog Executed
Xinhuanet, July 10, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-07/10/content
_6353536.htm
Environment
工厂废水 毒害洞庭 (Industrial Sewage Poisons Dongting Lake)
Ming Pao, July 11, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20070711/cha1.htm
Food Security
China Pledges Safe Food for 2008 Games
Associated Press (via YahooNews), July 10, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070710/ap_on_re_as/beijing
_olympics_food_safety_1;_ylt=AgZf3lh4_rrbVp14tsU8Ar9P
zWQAlt=AgZf3lh4_rrbVp14tsU8Ar9PzWQA
Report: Fake Drinking Water Hits Beijing
Associated Press (via YahooNews), July 10, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070710/ap_on_re_as/
china_counterfeit_water_3;_ylt=AvTnEEjTs5ItOd7W
m6M0wXNPzWQAnEEjTs5ItOd7Wm6M0wXNPzWQA
Government
Progress and Problems Mark Elections
China Daily, July 10, 2007
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2007-07/10/content_
5422787.htm
Human Rights Defender – Huseyin Celil (塞利尔)
Court Rejects Appeal of Convicted Xinjiang Terrorist
China Daily, July 10, 2007
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2007-07/10/content
_5425217.htm
Human Rights Defender - Zhu Yufu (朱虞夫)
朱虞夫被判刑两年 (Zhu Yufu Sentenced to 2 Years' Imprisonment over Clash with Police)
Radio Free Asia, July 10, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/07/10/china
_dissident/
Labor
Workers May Be Lured Overseas to Ease Pressure on Population
The Standard, July 11, 2007
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?we_cat=3&art_
id=48719&sid=14425746&con_type=1&d_str=2007071146&con_
type=1&d_str=20070711
武汉指「黑工厂」报道不实 (Wuhan Authorities Say Media Reports About "Illegal Factory" Are Wrong)
Wen Wei Po, July 11, 2007
http://paper.wenweipo.com/2007/07/11/CH0707110035.htm
Media
Chinese Authorities Close Tibetan Literary Web Site
Radio Free Asia, July 10, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/politics/2007/07/10/tibetan_
Web/
Olympics
Child Labour Caution for China Olympics
Financial Times, July 10, 2007
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/5eaa339a-177a-11dc-86d1-000b
5df10621,dwp_uuid=9c33700c-4c86-11da-89df-0000779e
2340.html
Population
Many Free to Have More Than One Child
Xinhuanet, July 11, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-07/11/content_
6357049.htm
Protests and Petitions
China Animal Lovers Protest Eating Cats
Associated Press (via YahooNews), July 10, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070710/ap_on_re_as/odd
_china_felines_freed_1;_ylt=Ao9mWc75s_XQv_QYeQeKl
_NPzWQA9mWc75s_XQv_QYeQeKl_NPzWQA
Public Health
Blood Centre Boss Fired, Six Jailed over Illegal Sales
South China Morning Post, July 11, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ec
b329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=18102283ae0b3
110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News
Religion
Group Says China Deporting Missionaries
Washington Post, July 10, 2007
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/
2007/07/10/AR2007071000454.html
Society
兰州：少年黄河溺水千人围观 好心市民下水救人竟遭嘲笑 (As Gansu Police Fail to Rescue Drown Boy, Voluntary Rescuers Get Teased by Onlookers)
Nanfang Daily, July 11, 2007
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/jwxy/200707
110009.asp