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, August 31, 2007

August 31, 2007

Top News
Public Health

注射疫苗后得病 官员不帮治疗反干扰 (Officials Interfere with Treatment for Children Who Get Sick After Vaccination)
Radio Free Asia, August 30, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/08/30/
jiangmen/


Liang Yongli, the father of a child who contracted encephalitis after being vaccinated at a local health facility in Guangdong, complained that authorities have tried to interfere with his daughter’s medical treatment. Local officials from Guangdong warned the Liang couple to stop writing letters to the mayor of Jiangmen, Guangdong, to stop raising funds on the streets for their daughter’s treatment and to take her home before the second surgery took place. Liang has lodged a civil lawsuit against the local authorities but the court has yet to deliver a verdict.
Related Information:
HRIC Press Advisory: Officials Attempt to Interfere in Care of Gravely Ill Child of Protesters
Human Rights in China, August 29, 2007
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/item?item_i
d=44726

News
Bilateral Ties

Merkel Seen as Tough on Rights in China Trip
Agence France-Presse (via YahooNews), August 30, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070830/wl_afp/chinager
manydiplomacyrightstrade_070830060218;_ylt=
AliuYPKaEGg._3Uxkz5mhjJPzWQA


英国高官敦促中国改善人权 (British Prime Minister Gordon Brown Urges China to Improve Rights Situation)
BBC, August 30, 2007
http://news.bbc.co.uk/chinese/simp/hi/newsid_6970000/
newsid_6970400/6970483.stm


Corruption
Qingdao Vice-Mayor Dismissed
South China Morning Post, August 31, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ec
b329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=64c4c71468
7b4110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News


Death Penalty
广州割喉案主犯判死 (Guangzhou Murderer Sentenced to Death)
Ming Pao, August 31, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20070831/ccd1.htm

Disaster
China Adopts Emergency Response Law
Xinhua, August 30, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-08/30/content_
6632427.htm


China Passes Emergency Response Law Banning Disaster Rumors
Associated Press (via the International Herald Tribune), August 30, 2007
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/08/30/asia/AS-GEN-
China-Disaster-Response.php


Education
Radio Free Asia, August 30, 2007
重庆青年职业学院学生在厂实习遭老师殴打 (Teacher Beats Student for Trying to Skip Exploitative Internship)
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/08/30/
xuesheng/


Human Rights Defender
维权老人刘凤池举殡前夕 当局监控亲朋干预悼念 (Beijing Evictee’s Funeral Under Close Monitoring)
Radio Free Asia, August 30, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/08/30/
liufengchi/


Labor
First Mention of Human Factors in Coal Mine Disaster
South China Morning Post, August 31, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ec
b329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=6794c71468
7b4110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News


New Law Allows Job Seekers to Litigate Against Discrimination
Xinhua, August 30, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-08/30/content_
6634058.htm


Law
Rights of Suspects 'Highly Respected'
China Daily, August 30, 2007
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2007-08/30/content_
6067003.htm


Media
方舟评论:为保障网民言论自由叫一声好 (Commentary: Luoyang Authorities Deserve Praise for Safeguarding Freedom of Speech on the Internet)
Nanfang Weekend, August 30, 2007
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/zmzg/
200708300754.asp


厦门蓝芒网站被切断连线 (Servers of Guangdong-Based Company Disconnected from Internet Due to Bad Messages)
Radio Free Asia, August 30, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/08/30
/xiamen/


Population
China Says One-Child Policy Helps Protect Climate
Reuters (via Yahoo News), August 30, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070830/ts_nm/climate_
population_dc_1;_ylt=AkxIQMGcZxWDQjw9sfinNYhPzWQA


Protests and Petitions
南宁:5种行为被界定为“恶意讨薪” (New Notice in Nanning, Guangxi Defines 5 Types of Behavior as “Maliciously Demanding Wages”)
China Youth Daily, August 31, 2007
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2007-08/31/content_1877751
.htm


北京工行总部外请愿者遭警驱赶 数百人被带走 (400 Laid-off Protestors Taken Away Outside Industrial and Commercial Bank in Beijing)
Radio Free Asia, August 30, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/08/30
/gonghang/


Tibet
Tibetan Monks in Protest over Opera Ban
Radio Free Asia, August 30, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/arts/2007/08/30/
tibet_opera/

Thursday, August 30, 2007

August 30, 2007

News
Environment
In Brief: Guidelines for Enterprises Involved in Logging Overseas
Reuters (via South China Morning Post), August 30, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb
329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=03de5ad507
2b4110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News


Government
中国官员吃喝玩乐耗掉国家三成收入 (Chinese Officials Waste 30 Percent of State Revenue on Food and Entertainment)
Radio Free Asia, August 29, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/08/29/
waste/


Hukou
Gansu to bring in reforms that put farmers on an equal footing
South China Morning Post, August 30, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb3
29d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=317f5ad507
2b4110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News


Human Rights Defenders
中国维权人士澳洲获奖 (Australian NGO Issues Awards to Chinese Human Rights Defenders)
Radio Free Asia, August 29, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/08/29/China_
Award/


Human Rights Defender – Guo Feixiong (郭飞雄)
郭飞雄案挂近一年再送法院 律师指相关法律值得修改 (Guangzhou Court Starts Examining Prosecutor’s New Submissions in Guo Feixiong’s Case)
Radio Free Asia, August 29, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/08/29
/guo/


June 4th
China Due to Release Tiananmen Activist After 18 Years
Agence France-Presse (via YahooNews), August 30, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070830/wl_asia_afp/chin
atiananmenpoliticsrightsdissident_070830041444;_ylt=
Al7tgBuylxy5hIHSeHaEmndPzWQA


Land Policy
Shanghai Rent Rules to Hit Poor
Reuters (via the Standard), August 30, 2007
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?we_cat=3
&art_id=52377&sid=15148134&con_type=1&d_str=20070830


Media
A Tighter Grip
South China Morning Post, August 29, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62e
cb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=fb109095e
3da4110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News


Olympics
China to Check Police Behavior for Olympics
Xinhua (via China Daily), August 29, 2007
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2007-08/29/content_
6066336.htm


北京秘密饲养“奥运猪”受民众质疑 (Public Criticizes Secret Rearing of “Olympic Pigs”)
Radio Free Asia, August 29, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/08/29/
olympics_pigs/


Police
连续一百日严查出租房 (Beijing Authorities Inspect Rental Apartments Until Late November)
The Beijing News, August 30, 2007
http://news.thebeijingnews.com/0553/2007/08-30/011@
287198.htm


Population
Chinese Parents Fight Forced Abortions
Associated Press (via Yahoo! News), August 29, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070829/ap_on_re_as/china
_forced_abortion_1;_ylt=Avv3pfOAo_L0Z4xUxUfmLIVPzWQA


Protests and Petitions
北京群体告官非法拘留劳教 曝光诬陷酷刑案例 (Beijing Protestors and Petitioners Tortured While Illegally Detained)
Radio Free Asia, August 29, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/08/29/bj/

Public Health
China, Home of 350 Million Smokers, to Ban all Tobacco Promotions by 2011
Associated Press (via the International Herald Tribune), August 29, 2007
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/08/29/asia/AS-GEN-
China-Tobacco.php


China Defends Quality of Food Exports
Associated Press (via the Wall Street Journal), August 30, 2007
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB118837670875412053.html?
mod=hps_asia_whats_news


Rural Issues
To China’s Migrants: Stay West, Young Man
The Christian Science Monitor, August 30, 2007
http://www.csmonitor.com/2007/0830/p04s01-woap.html

Wednesday, August 29, 2007

August 29, 2007

News
Bilateral Ties

British Minister Urges China to Help on Darfur
Reuters (via YahooNews), August 28, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070828/wl_nm/britain_
china_darfur_dc_1;_ylt=AhJv_WC
OAes_
9etXhPw48UxPzWQA


Death Penalty
药监局司长死缓上诉失败 (State Food and Drug Administration Cadre's Appeal of Death Reprieve Sentence Rejected by Beijing Court)
Ming Pao, August 29, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20070829/caf1.htm

Human Rights
Merkel Pushes Rights Issue After Meeting Mainland Journalists
Agence France-Presse (via South China Morning Post), August 29, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62e
cb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0
a0/?vgnextoid=10949095
e3da4110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=Ne


Human Rights Defender – Journalist
山东记者齐崇淮与律师第一次相见 (Outspoken Shandong Journalist Meets Lawyer for First Time After Being Detained on Blackmailing Charges)
Radio Free Asia, August 28, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/08/28/
qichonghuai/


Land Policy
Relocation Has Ruined Our Lives, Say Villagers
South China Morning Post, August 29, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb
329d3d7733492d9253a0a0
a0/?vgnextoid=fa349095e3
da4110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News


Media
沙叶新从人民作家变成受监控对象 ("People's Writer" Becomes Monitored)
Voice of America, August 28, 2007
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2007-08-28-voa20.
cfm


Beijing Police Launch Virtual Web Patrol
Associated Press (via YahooNews), August 28, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070828/ap_on_re_as/china
_web_police_2;_ylt=AixOKJ3z
3F.T9CzJmpQ8OehPzWQA

杭州当局突然大举搜查杭州信息网 (Hangzhou Authorities Search Office of Web Site Company Which Reported on Scandal Involving Local Cadres)
Radio Free Asia, August 28, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/08/28/china_
internet_freedom/


Yahoo Plea over China Rights Case
BBC, August 28, 2007
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/6966116.stm

Olympics
漫骂奥运的流行歌曲被查禁 (China Bans Song That Combines Foul Language with the Olympics)
Radio Free Asia, August 28, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/08/28/china_
olympic/


失地农民维权代表杨春林被捕 (Rights Defender Arrested on Inciting Subversion Charges After Using "I Want Human Rights, Not Olympics" Slogan)
Radio Free Asia, August 28, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/08/28/china_
rights_detain/


Politics
中共中央政治局会议建议 党的十七大10月15日在北京召开 (Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee Suggests Beginning 17th CPC National Congress on October 15)
Legal Daily, August 29, 2007
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/0705/2007-08/29/content_
689310.htm


Protests and Petitions
Police Quell Protest by Workers Seeking Pay
Associated Press (via The Standard), August 29, 2007
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?we_cat=3
&art_id=52274&sid=151318
09&con_type=1&d_str=20070829

中国逾千人上书十七大要求人权自由 (Over 1,000 People Sign Open Letter to Hu Jintao Demanding Human Rights and Freedom)
BBC, August 28, 2007
http://news.bbc.co.uk/chinese/simp/hi/newsid_6960000
/newsid_6967400/6967492.stm


State Security
呼吁支持达赖的藏民被控煽动颠覆罪 (Tibetan Indicted on Inciting Subversion Charges for Publicly Urging Support for Dalai Lama)
Radio Free Asia, August 28, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/08/28/china_
tibetan/


Tibet
The Mist Lifts over China's Sky-High Railway
Asia Times Online, August 29, 2007
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China/IH29Ad01.html

Tuesday, August 28, 2007

August 28, 2007

Top News of the Day
Human Rights Defender - Yuan Weijing (袁伟静)

遭暴力绑架回家庭监狱 袁伟静将继续维权 (After Violent Abduction, Yuan Weijing to Continue Rights Defense Work)
Radio Free Asia, August 27, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/08/27/
yuanweijing/

On August 27, Yuan Weijing told RFA from her parents' home in Shandong that she would continue her rights defense work . This is after she was abducted at the Beijing International Airport on August 24, when she tried to fly to the Philippines to receive a human rights award on behalf of her husband Chen Guangcheng. When the officials forcefully sent Yuan back to Shandong, they also beat her, causing bruising. Yuan's freedom of movement is currently still limited.

News
Civil Society

More Than Hard Cash, NGOs Need Soft Skills
South China Morning Post, August 27, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62e
cb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0
a0/?vgnextoid=6810492b26
3a4110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=Ne


Environment
Beijing Considers Losing Cap on Fines for Environmental Offenders
South China Morning Post, August 28, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ec
b329d3d7733492d9253a0a0
a0/?vgnextoid=5ff2f77611
8a4110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News


Promotions for Officials Tied to Energy Targets
South China Morning Post, August 28, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb
329d3d7733492d9253a0a0
a0/?vgnextoid=50f2f776118
a4110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News


Toxic Water Threatens Sixth of Population
The Standard, August 28, 2007
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?we_cat
=3&art_id=52206&sid=151149
73&con_type=1&d_str=20070828

As China Roars, Pollution Reaches Deadly Extremes
New York Times, August 26, 2007
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/26/world/asia/26china.
html?em&ex=1188360000&en=
3a0d26098171c368&ei=5087%0A

Food Security
Number of Food Processors to Pose Challenge for Recall Plan, Says Official
South China Morning Post, August 28, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb
329d3d7733492d9253a0a0
a0/?vgnextoid=b1c2f776118
a4110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=New


Government
人不是用来扔的 (Human Beings Should Not Be Thrown Away)
Nanfang City News (via Xinhuanet), August 27, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/lianzheng/2007-08/27/content_
6611025.htm


Human Rights Defender - Gao Yaojie (高耀洁)
'Compensation' for Aids Activist
South China Morning Post, August 28, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb
329d3d7733492d9253a0a0
a0/?vgnextoid=fd23f77611
8a4110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News


Human Rights Defender - Sun Xiaodi (孙小弟)
孙小弟及其家人不断受到当局的跟踪威胁 (Sun Xiaodi and His Family Continue to Be Followed and Threatened)
Radio Free Asia, August 27, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/08/27/
sunxiaodi/


Human Rights Defender -Lü Gengsong
Chinese Intellectuals Demand Release of Activist
Monster and Critics, July 27, 2007
http://news.monstersandcritics.com/asiapacific/news/article
_1347908.php/Chinese_int
ellectuals_demand_release_of_activist
Related Information
HRIC Statement: HRIC Protests Detention of Writer Lü Gengsong
Human Rights in China, August 27, 2007
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/44709
Land Policy
Local Government Fells UN Reforestation Project, Says Report
South China Morning Post, August 28, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ec
b329d3d7733492d9253a0a0
a0/?vgnextoid=9e33f77611
8a4110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News


Law
China to Enact Law on Circular Economy
Xinhuanet, August 26, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-08/26/content_
6609697.htm


Media
皖连爆公费旅游丑闻 网民遭删贴的背后 (China Censors Online Discussion on the Use of Public Funds in Anhui Cadres' US Holiday Trip)
Radio Free Asia, August 27, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/08/27
/gongfei/


Olympics
Olympians Must Speak Out on China
The Jerusalem Post, June 26, 2007
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1187779160031&
pagename=JPost%2FJPArti
cle%2FShowFull

Protests and Petitions
上海十六名访民在北京被毒打 (16 Shanghai Petitioners Beaten in Beijing)
Radio Free Asia, August 27, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/08/27/
fangmin/


Public Health
China Defends Quality of Exports
Associated Press (via YahooNews), August 27, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/china_tainted_products;_ylt=
AlAEMx3ltlclibM6acHnInhPzWQ
A

Religion
四川两名藏族妇女被逮捕 (Two Tibetan Women Arrested for Urging Support for Tenzin Delek Rinpoche in Sichuan)
Radio Free Asia, August 27, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/08/27/
zangdai/

Monday, August 27, 2007

August 25 – 27, 2007

News
Bilateral Ties
Climate Deal Tops Merkel's Mainland Agenda
Bloomberg (via The Standard), August 27, 2007
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?we_cat=
3&art_id=52095&sid=151072
40&con_type=1&d_str=20070827

Merkel to Press China on Human Rights
Financial Times, August 26, 2007
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/e72a06d8-53f1-11dc-9a6e-0000
779fd2ac,dwp_uuid=9c33700c-4c86-11da-89df-0000779e
2340.html


Death Penalty
学者律师质疑段义和闪电被判死刑 (Scholar and Lawyer Question Speedy Death Sentence Verdict for Shandong Cadre)
Radio Free Asia, August 24, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/08/24/
duanyihe/


Human Rights Defender - Lu Gengsong (吕耿松)
Chinese Cyber-Dissident Held - Rights Group
Agence France-Presse (via Inquirer.net), August 26, 2007
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/infotech/view_
article.php?article_id=84770


Human Rights Defender - Wu Lihong (吴立红)
Grime and Punishment
South China Morning Post, August 25, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ec
b329d3d7733492d9253a0a0
a0/?vgnextoid=ef61d854
ea894110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News


Human Rights Defender – Chen Enjuan (陈恩娟)
简要新闻:上海拆迁户陈恩娟求助德国总理默克尔 (In Brief: Shanghai Petitioner Chen Enjuan Seeks Help from German Chancellor Merkel)
Radio Free Asia, August 25, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/xinwen/2007/08/25/xinwen/
- shang

Related Information:
HRIC Press Release: Homeless Petitioner Brings Unlawful Eviction to German Chancellor’s Attention
Human Rights in China, August 24, 2007
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/item?item_id
=44673
Human Rights Defender - Yuan Weijing (袁伟静)
China Blocks Blind Activist's Wife from Travelling
Agence France-Presse (via YahooNews), August 24, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070824/wl_asia_afp/chinari
ghtspopulation_0708241347
32;_ylt=AvGLtxYQz1_
COyy7MjkmaRhPzWQA


Human Rights Defender
杭州维权人士杨云彪案开庭 (Hangzhou Rights Defender Yang Yunbiao Goes on Trial)
Radio Free Asia, August 24, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/08/24/
yang/


Labor
China to Enact Law to Deal with Rising Number of Labor Disputes
Xinhuanet, August 26, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-08/26/content_
6608447.htm


Law
刑讯逼供冤假错案多,纪委反腐措施合法性引质疑 (CPC's Anti-Corruption Measures Questioned Due to Abundance of Confessions Extracted Under Torture)
Radio Free Asia, August 25, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/08/25/fu/

Media
一条信息 万网站被封 (10,000 Web Sites Shut Down for One "Illegal" Message)
Ming Pao, August 27, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20070827/cca1.htm

Done in a Day: an Independent Voice Is Silenced
South China Morning Post, August 25, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ec
b329d3d7733492d9253a0a0
a0/?vgnextoid=4b41d854ea
894110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=Ne


Firms Sign Blogging 'Self-Discipline' Pact in China
Agence France-Presse (via YahooNews), August 25, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070825/wl_asia_afp/chinau
sinternetrights_0708250617
52;_ylt=ApBFbYj0yAPEfhHNM
8cZj6VPzWQA


网民抱怨高房价号召游行被行政拘留 (Beijing Internet User Placed Under Administrative Detention for Calling a Protest over High Property Costs)
Radio Free Asia, August 24, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/08/24/china_
rights_protest/


Population
China Warned of Risks of Imbalanced Sex Ratio, Aging Society
Xinhuanet, August 24, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-08/24/content_
6599083.htm


Protests and Petitions
Villagers Hurt in Clash with Police
South China Morning Post, August 27, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb
329d3d7733492d9253a0a0
a0/?vgnextoid=70a05b65be
2a4110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=Ne


河南卢氏县电视节目批判访民 (Local TV Program in Henan Criticizes Detained Petitioner for 4 Straight Days)
Radio Free Asia, August 24, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/08/24/
fangmin/


Religion
New China Arrests Follow Religion Push
Associated Press (via YahooNews), August 24, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070824/ap_on_re_as/china
_banned_church_2;_ylt=Ajd0
FPeH5pzPY71L2o0aU6VPzWQA

Society
中国改革官员获益最大 (Interviewees Find China's Reforms Benefit Cadres the Most)
Radio Free Asia, August 26, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/08/26/gai/

Friday, August 24, 2007

August 24, 2007

News
Environment
黑雨 (Black Rain)
Nanfang Weekend, August 23, 2007
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/zmzg/
200708230853.asp


China to Smoke Out Worst Polluters
Telegraph.co.uk, August 23, 2007
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/main.jhtml?xml=/money
/2007/08/23/cnchina123.xml


Gender
中央拟禁选择性別堕胎 (China Considers Criminalizing Sex-Selective Abortions)
Ming Pao, August 24, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20070824/cca1.htm

Government
Audit Agency Volunteers for More Public Scrutiny
South China Morning Post, August 24, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb3
29d3d7733492d9253a0a0
a0/?vgnextoid=3f44fa61a7
394110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News


Human Rights Defender - Chen Guangcheng (陈光诚)
Wife of Jailed Activist Seeks his Award
Associated Press (via YahooNews), August 23, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070823/ap_on_re_as/china
_blind_activist_1;_ylt=Ava_cE
1n8P3jEUNypuxsUKVPzWQA

Land Policy
New Resettlement Plan Made in NW China
Xinhuanet, August 23, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-08/23/content_
6591525.htm


Media
整容变性节目一律叫停 (China Bans TV Shows on Cosmetic and Transgender Operations)
The Beijing News, August 24, 2007
http://news.thebeijingnews.com/0546/2007/0824/014@
285846.htm


Chinese Leader Calls for Further Cooperation Among Asian Media
Xinhuanet, August 23, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-08/23/content_
6593880.htm


地方报刊分社拒绝参加年检受处分 (Local Branches of Newspapers and Magazines Punished for Refusing to Take Part in Annual Check-up)
Radio Free Asia, August 23, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/08/23/
newspaper/


处理谣言案件需要明确的几个法律问题 (Several Legal Problems Must Be Settled While Handling Rumors)
Nanfang Weekend, August 23, 2007
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/zmzg/
200708230852.asp


Olympics
Beijingers Endorse Traffic Controls
Xinhuanet, August 24, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-08/24/content_
6595524.htm


Police
Legislation Urged on Police Investigation
Xinhuanet, August 24, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-08/24/content_
6595490.htm


Chinese Police Ask Public Help to Stamp Out Gun Trade
Xinhuanet, August 23, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-08/23/content_
6592825.htm


Poverty
徐友渔:国人何时能人人喝牛奶会游泳? (Commentary: When Will All Chinese Drink Milk and Be Able to Swim?)
Nanfang City News, August 24, 2007
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/spqy/
200708240413.asp


Public Health
Pig Disease Now Under Control, Says Official
South China Morning Post, August 24, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ec
b329d3d7733492d9253a0a0
a0/?vgnextoid=4d24fa61a7
394110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News


'Special War' to Save Reputation of Products
South China Morning Post, August 24, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb3
29d3d7733492d9253a0a0
a0/?vgnextoid=d05c49921a
394110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News


Changing HIV/Aids Trends in China
BBC, August 22, 2007
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/6958908.stm

Religion
天主教地下教会主教贾治国又遭拘捕 (Catholic Underground Church Bishop Jia Zhiguo Arrested Again)
Radio Free Asia, August 23, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/08/23/jia/

Tibet
北京威胁不认可达赖境外转世 藏传佛教徒曰可笑 (Tibetan Buddhist Questions Effectiveness of Beijing's Control over Senior Lama Selection)
Radio Free Asia, August 23, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/08/23/
dalai/

Thursday, August 23, 2007

August 23, 2007

News

Children
Ministry Vows to Protect 'Left-Behind Children'
Reuters (via South China Morning Post), August 23, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ec
b329d3d7733492d9253a0a0
a0/?vgnextoid=18b5ecd725
e84110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News


Corruption
民权人士指中国地方官员趁灾打劫 (Rights Defender Says Local Officials Trump Up Disaster News)
Voice of America, August 22, 2007
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2007-08-22-voa27.cfm

Environment
China Plans to Fulfill the UN Goal in Water in 2009
People's Daily, August 22, 2007
http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/6245665.html

Food Security
SKorea Asks China About Diplomat's Death
Associated Press (via YahooNews), August 23, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070822/ap_on_re_as/
sandwich_death_1;_ylt=
AnE5O7jC
TMPW7Y5BI6uPS45PzWQA

Human Rights
Guangzhou Widens Surveillance
China Daily, August 22, 2007
http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/6245344.html

Human Rights Defender - Yang Jianli (杨建利)
杨建利称狱中被虐 (Yang Jianli Says He Was Tortured in Prison)
Ming Pao, August 23, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20070823/cad1.htm

Human Rights Defender - Chen Shuqing (陈树庆)
陈树庆的刑事上诉状 (Chen Shuqing's Appeal Posted Online)
Radio Free Asia, August 22, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/08/22/
chenshuqing/


Human Rights Defender – Guo Feixiong (郭飞雄)
郭飞雄案投中纪委举报网 考验当局改良监督渠道实效 (Guo Feixiong's Wife Sends His Case to Online Complaint System of CPC's Central Committee for Discipline Inspection)
Radio Free Asia, August 22, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/08/22/
guofeixiong/


Human Rights Defender – Zheng Enchong (郑恩宠)
被称嫌犯护照申请遭拒 郑恩宠表示将提起诉讼 (Zheng Enchong's Passport Application Refused for Being "Criminal Suspect", Will Sue Shanghai Authorities)
Radio Free Asia, August 22, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/08/22
/zhengenchong/

Related Information
HRIC Press Release: Persecution of Zheng Enchong Must
Stop: HRIC
Human Rights in China, August 22, 2007
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/item?item_
id=44607

Labor
美团体指港资厂剝削 香港工业总会要求提出证据 (Federation of Hong Kong Industries Asks US Labor NGO to Give Evidence of Exploitation)
Ming Pao, August 23, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20070823/caa1.htm

Fury as Officials Dismiss Mine Tragedy as a `Natural Disaster'
The Standard, August 23, 2007
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?we_
cat=3&art_id=51856&sid=150547
17&con_type=1&d_
str=20070823


Cause of China Mine Flood Still Under Investigation, Rescue Work Comes First
Xinhuanet, August 22, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-08/22/content_
6581818.htm


Land Policy
Ningxia Plans Huge Move to Escape Drought's Grip
South China Morning Post, August 23, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ec
b329d3d7733492d9253a0a0
a0/?vgnextoid=7045ecd725
e84110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News


Media
Policy on Blogging Toned Down
Associated Press (via The Standard), August 23, 2007
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?we_cat
=3&art_id=51851&sid=150525
93&con_type=1&d_str=
20070823


China Will Consider Applications to Post Resident Foreign Journalists in More Cities, Says Official
People's Daily, August 22, 2007
http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/6245774.html

Police
China's Rural Areas See Crimes Drop, but New Problems Harass Social Order
Xinhuanet, August 22, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-08/22/content_
6586531.htm


Population
Gender Imbalance Linked to Social Ills
Xinhuanet, August 23, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-08/23/content_
6587274.htm


Protests and Petitions
访民日访民上访被殴 (Disabled Petitioner Beaten in Beijing on Petitioning Day)
Radio Free Asia, August 22, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/08/22/
shangfang/


六名农民因广西计生骚乱被判入狱一年半至三年 (Six Farmers Sentenced to 1.5 to 3 Years in Prison over One-Child Policy Protest in Guangxi)
Radio Free Asia, August 22, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/08/22/china_
rights_clash/


Social Security
China Extends Cost of Living Benefits to All Homeless, Beggars
China Daily, August 22, 2007
http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/6245629.html

Wednesday, August 22, 2007

August 22, 2007

News
Bilateral Ties

Report Finds China More Willing to Pressure Sudan over Darfur Policy
Voice of America, August 21, 2007
http://www.voanews.com/english/2007-08-21-voa27.cfm?
renderforprint=1


Civil Society
China Cracking Down on AIDS Groups
Associated Press (via YahooNews), August 21, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070822/ap_on_re_as/china
_aids_activists_1;_ylt=AqTdG
zxibZZwQeztbbRirEVPzWQA

Environment
China Reports Mixed Picture on Control of Major Pollutants
Xinhuanet, August 21, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-08/21/content_
6579276.htm


Food Security
Officials Berated over Food Safety
South China Morning Post, August 22, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62e
cb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0
a0/?vgnextoid=08442f2e7398
4110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News


Freedom of Speech
East China Police Detain 60 People for Spreading Rumors, Threats
People's Daily, August 21, 2007
http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/6244919.html

Human Rights Defender - Yang Jianli (杨建利)
Chinese Dissident Says China's One-Party System Is Fatally Flawed
Voice of America, August 21, 2007
http://www.voanews.com/english/2007-08-21-voa65.cfm?
renderforprint=1


Human Rights Defender - Internet Activist
网络作家贺伟华再被强送精神病院 (Internet Writer Forcefully Admitted to Psychiatric Hospital)
Radio Free Asia, August 21, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/08
/21/he/


Human Rights Defender – Chen Guangcheng (陈光诚)
袁伟静将去菲律宾代丈夫领奖 (Yuan Weijing to Receive Human Rights Award for Husband in the Philippines)
Radio Free Asia, August 21, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/08/21/
yuan/


Labor
US Group Uncovers Brutal Labor Conditions in Toy Factories
The Standard, August 22, 2007
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?we_cat=3
&art_id=51766&sid=150381
41&con_type=1&d_str=20070822

Land Policy
武汉花楼街拆迁 七旬老妇被打伤 (75-Year-Old Woman Beaten During Wuhan Eviction)
Radio Free Asia, August 21, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/08/21/
wuhan/


Gov't Creates New Body for Public Housing
Xinhuanet, August 21, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-08/21/content_
6575357.htm


Law
律师在场权侦查人员举证责任进“药方” (Vice President of Supreme People's Procuratorate Advocates Reform on Torture)
Legal Daily, August 22, 2007
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2007-08/22/content_
684867.htm


Media
Newspapers Come to the Party as Congress Looms
The Standard, August 22, 2007
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_print.asp?art_id=
51746&sid=15036840


中国电影主管呼吁多制作爱国电影 (President of China Film Group Corporation Calls for Production of More Patriotic Movies)
Radio Free Asia, August 21, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/08/21/
movie/


Migrant Workers
China Rural Cops to Bust Migrant Crime in Cities
Reuters (via The Guardian), August 21, 2007
http://sport.guardian.co.uk/breakingnews/feedstory/0,,-
6864900,00.html


Olympics
Olympics Organizers Back Sohu in Ad Dispute
Wall Street Journal, August 22, 2007
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB118769652628103952.html?
mod=hps_asia_whats_news


Beijingers Expect Long-Term Measures After Traffic Ban
Xinhuanet, August 21, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-08/21/content_
6579596.htm


China Prays for Olympic Wind as Car Bans Fail to Shift Beijing Smog
The Guardian, August 21, 2007
http://www.guardian.co.uk/china/story/0,,2153009,00.html

Population
Beijing Nears Its Self-Set Ceiling for Population
Wall Street Journal, August 22, 2007
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB118771947934704263.html?
mod=hps_asia_whats_news


Protests and Petitions
4,000 Shenzhen Workers Protest for Wage Increases
South China Morning Post, August 22, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62e
cb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0
a0/?vgnextoid=3f742f2e73
984110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News

Tuesday, August 21, 2007

August 21, 2007

News
Corruption
深圳区检察院长双规期间咬出百贪官 (100 Corrupt Officials Revealed During Investigation of Shenzhen Prosecutor)
Radio Free Asia, August 20, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/08/20/
shuangui/


Death Penalty
港商命案主犯判死 (Murderer of Hong Kong Merchant Sentenced to Death in Shenzhen)
Ming Pao, August 21, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20070821/cfc1.htm

最高法:破坏电力设备 四种情形最高可判死刑 (New Judicial Interpretation Stipulates Possibility of Death Penalty for Damage of Electricity Facilities)
Legal Daily, August 21, 2007
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/0705/2007-08/21/content_
684187.htm


Environment
Multinationals Blacklisted for Pollution
Xinhuanet, August 21, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-08/21/content_
6573398.htm


China Begins Building New Nuclear Plant, 1st in Country's Northeast
International Herald Tribune, August 18, 2007
http://www.iht.com/bin/print.php?id=7163738

Human Rights
Can the Paralympic Games Give China's Disabled a Boost?
Christian Science Monitor, August 21, 2007
http://www.csmonitor.com/2007/0821/p01s01-woap.html

Human Rights Defender - Yang Jianli (杨建利)
Democracy Activist Returns to US After Five Years in Prison
Reuters (via South China Morning Post), August 21, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ec
b329d3d7733492d9253a0a0
a0/?vgnextoid=1380c1ca6
1484110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News


Labor
Mine Safety Officials Warned of Flooding Risk on Eve of Disaster
South China Morning Post, August 21, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62e
cb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0
a0/?vgnextoid=8620c1ca614
84110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News


Media
十七大之前中国加强媒体控制 (China Strengthens Media Control Ahead of CPC's 17th Central Committee Meeting)
Radio Free Asia, August 20, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/08/20/meiti/

大陆异议网站博客被封 文学网加强审查 (Dissenting Web Site and Blogs Shut Down; Literary Web Site Strengthens Censorship on Its Content)
Radio Free Asia, August 20, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/08/20/
wenxuewang/


简要新闻:电影无法打入中国 李连杰颇感失望 (In Brief: Kung Fu Star Jet Li Disappointed with China's Ban on His Movies)
Radio Free Asia, August 20, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/xinwen/2007/08/20/#li

美国主机服务供应商近日关闭多个中国异见网站 (US-Based Internet Service Provider Shuts Down Several Chinese Dissident Web Sites)
Radio Free Asia, August 20, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/08/20/china_
internet_freedom/


Olympics
Beijing's Traffic Flows but Smog Remains
South China Morning Post, August 21, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb3
29d3d7733492d9253a0a0
a0/?vgnextoid=558f2fcea3
484110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News


China Warns of Games Hijack Threat
Reuters (via YahooNews), August 21, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070821/wl_nm/olympics
_china_security_dc_1;_ylt=
AqqB
etCMMjGXf2NLBX1Ft7BPzWQA

Protests and Petitions
深圳示威爆冲突拘4人 (Four People Arrested over Clash at Shenzhen Labor Protest)
Ming Pao, August 21, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20070821/cfa1.htm

Public Health
Pig Disease Cover-Up Admitted
The Standard, August 21, 2007
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?we_cat=
3&art_id=51680&sid=150157
59&con_type=1&d_str=
20070821


China State TV Launches Series Dedicated to Defense of Products
Wall Street Journal, August 20, 2007
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB118760432703202712.html?
mod=hpp_asia_whats_news

Monday, August 20, 2007

August 18-20, 2007

News
Corruption
Corruption Storybook Has No Final Chapter
South China Morning Post, August 20, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb
329d3d7733492d9253a0a0
a0/?vgnextoid=eddfc24d
1ee74110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=New


Nearly 5,000 Officials Punished for Extravagance
Xinhuanet, August 20, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-08/19/content_
6562963.htm


China-EU Association Staff Jailed for Role in Scandal of Officials' Abortive Finnish Trip
Xinhuanet, August 18, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-08/18/content_
6561005.htm


Death Penalty
Two Drug Traffickers Executed in SW China
Xinhuanet, August 19, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-08/19/content_
6564743.htm


Disasters
Angry Relatives Clash with Security Forces
Agence France-Presse (via South China Morning Post), August 20, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb
329d3d7733492d9253a0a0
a0/?vgnextoid=6dcfc24d1e
e74110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=New


Food Security
White Paper: China Builds Food Safety Law Regime, Technological Guarantee System
Xinhuanet, August 17, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-08/17/content_
6553336.htm


Human Rights Defender – Sun Xiaodi (孙小弟)
甘肃环保人士孙小弟及家人被扰 (Gansu Environmentalist Sun Xiaodi and Family Harassed)
Radio Free Asia, August 17, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/08/17/
sunxiaodi/


Human Rights Defender – Hua Huiqi (华惠琪)
简要新闻:北京家庭教会成员华惠琪受公安人员威胁 (In Brief: Beijing Religious Activist Threatened by Police)
Radio Free Asia, August 17, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/xinwen/2007/08/17/xinwen/
Related Information
HRIC Press Release: Activist's Mother "Held Hostage" for
Information
Human Rights in China, August 17, 2007
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/item?item_id
=44569


Human Rights Defender - Wu Lihong (吴立红)
环保人士吴立红的妹妹被警方带走 (Sister of Environmentalist Wu Lihong Taken Away by Jiangsu Police)
Radio Free Asia, August 17, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/08/17/
wu/


Human Rights Defender – Chen Guangcheng (陈光诚)
陈光诚的妻子袁伟静致最高人民法院的民事起诉状 (Yuan Weijing Sends Civil Pleading to Supreme People's Court)
Radio Free Asia, August 17, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/08/17/
yuan/


Media
家属禁接受採访 (Families of Coal Mine Accident Victims Told Not to Talk to Journalists)
Ming Pao, August 20, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20070820/cha4.htm

China Reporters Probing Bridge Disaster "Beaten"
Reuters, August 17, 2007
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSPEK2236
3220070817?feedType=RSS&f
eedName=worldNews&rpc
=22&sp=true


天网网站服务器遭永久关闭 (Server for Rights Defence Web Site Permanently Closed)
Radio Free Asia, August 19, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/08/19/
tian/


博客时评文章被“隐形” 律师告搜狐网违约 (Beijing Lawyer Sues Sohu for Excluding His Articles)
Radio Free Asia, August 17, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/08/17/
blogs/


China Bans Negative Reporting Ahead of Party Congress
The Guardian, August 17, 2007
http://www.guardian.co.uk/china/story/0,,2150985,00.html
- article_continue


Olympics
Olympic Pollution Trial: China Orders Million Cars Off Beijing Roads to Clean the Air
The Sydney Morning Herald, August 18, 2007
http://www.smh.com.au/news/world/olympic-pollution-trial
-china-orders-million-cars-off-
beijingroads-to-clear-the-air
/2007/08/17/1186857768461.html


Ahead of Olympics, Beijing Steps Up Pressure on Dissidents
Austin American - Statesman, August 17, 2007
http://www.statesman.com/news/content/news/stories/world
/08/17/0817chinadissidents
.html

Protests and Petitions
简要新闻:北京警方抓走300多访民监控多名异议人士 (In Brief: Beijing Police Take Away 300 Petitioners and Monitor Dissidents)
Radio Free Asia, August 18, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/xinwen/2007/08/18/xinwen/

出租司机被黑社会砍死 千人聚温江医院抗议 (1,000 People Protest Knifing to Death of Taxi Driver in Chengdu Hospital)
Radio Free Asia, August 17, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/08/17/taxi/

Friday, August 17, 2007

August 17, 2007

Top News of the Day
Human Rights Defender - Chen Shuqing (陈树庆)

浙江异议作家陈树庆被判处四年徒刑 (Zhejiang Dissident Writer Sentenced to 4 Years' Imprisonment)
Radio Free Asia, August 16, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/08/16/
chenshuqing/

On August 16, Zhejiang dissident Internet writer Chen Shuqing (陈树庆) was sentenced to four years' imprisonment by the Hangzhou Intermediate People's Court on charges of "inciting to subvert state power." Chen, also deprived of political rights for one year, said he would appeal. According to his lawyer, the prosecution did not know exactly how many of Chen's articles it had used to indict him.
Related News:
China Jails Internet Writer for Subversion, Disbars
Lawyer
Reuters, August 16, 2007
http://www.reuters.com/article/internetNews/
idUSPEK17915520070816

News
Human Rights

Do U.S. Companies Support Big Brother in China?
ABC News, August 16, 2007
http://www.abcnews.go.com/print?id=3484293

Human Rights Defender - Gao Yaojie (高耀洁)
高耀洁委托妹妹代领纽约科学院人权奖 (Gao Yaojie Entrusts Sister to Receive Human Rights Award in US)
Radio Free Asia, August 16, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/08/16/china_
humanrights/


Law
China Issues New Rules for Judicial Authentication
Xinhuanet, August 14, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-08/14/content_
6527766.htm


Media
TV Watchdog Pulls 'Vulgar' Talent Show
South China Morning Post, August 17, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ec
b329d3d7733492d9253a0a0
a0/?vgnextoid=36f67786e5f
64110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News


北京当局在奥运倒数之时收紧言论 (Beijing Tightens Media Control During Olympics Countdown)
Radio Free Asia, August 16, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/08/16/
aoyun/


CCTV“规范用工”真相 (CCTV Defends Removal of Contract Staff)
Nanfang City News, August 16, 2007
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/zmzg/
200708160018.asp


Multilateral Relations
Leaders from China, Russia, Central Asia to Show off Military Might
Agence France-Presse (via YahooNews), August 17, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070817/wl_afp/russiachinac
asiasecuritymilitary_070817
020658;_ylt=
AnHtc1JtlFQtaB70W508ok1PzWQA


Olympics
A Day to Use Public Transport in Beijing
Xinhuanet, August 17, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-08/17/content_
6548365.htm


中国是否够资格举办奥运 在加拿大受质疑 (China's Qualifications for Holding Olympics Doubted in Canada)
Radio Free Asia, August 16, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/08/16/
jianada/


How China Can Lose the Beijing Olympics
Times Online, August 16, 2007
http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/columnists/
article2267777.ece


Police
北京10所高校设警务工作站 (Police Stations Established in 10 Beijing Colleges)
Radio Free Asia, August 16, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/08/16/
jingwu/


Politics
Growing Pains Are No Excuse for China's Woes
South China Morning Post, August 17, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ec
b329d3d7733492d9253a0a0
a0/?vgnextoid=9e827786e5
f64110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=Columns&s=O


Protests and Petitions
Crackdown to Fuel Resentment, Analysts Say
South China Morning Post, August 17, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb
329d3d7733492d9253a0a0
a0/?vgnextoid=d7477786e5f
64110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News


四川大竹事件三打砸者获刑 (Trio Convicted over January Sichuan Protest)
Nanfang City News, August 17, 2007
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/djjz/200708170353
.asp


上海访民会场请愿遭拘捕 人大会到底代表谁? (Petitioners Taken Away for Petitioning Outside Shanghai Municipal People's Congress)
Radio Free Asia, August 16, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/08/
16/sh/


烟台610基地强制关押上访民众 (Shandong Petitioners Detained in "610 Office")
Radio Free Asia, August 16, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/08/16/china_
petition_abuse/


Minor Participants in "Mass Incidents" to Avoid China's Courts
Xinhuanet, August 16, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-08/17/content_
6547223.htm


Public Health
Fake Diabetes Home-Test Kit Linked to Shanghai Company
The Standard, August 17, 2007
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?we_cat=3
&art_id=51414&sid=149714
91&con_type=1&d_str=20070817

Tibet
Tibetans Turn Festival into Mute Protest Against China
New York Times, August 16, 2007
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/16/world/asia/16t
ibet.html?_r=1&ref=asia&oref=slogin

Thursday, August 16, 2007

August 16, 2007

News
Bilateral Ties

China a Key to Darfur Peace - Activists
Reuters, August 15, 2007
http://africa.reuters.com/wire/news/usnL15810742.html

Children
Police Break Up China Child Slavery Gang
Agence France-Presse (via YahooNews), August 15, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070815/wl_asia_afp/
chinaslaverychildrengang_0708150
72406;_ylt=
AudAObByDIBSZF8JxO5BydhPzWQA


Civil Society
河南省艾滋病草根组织研讨会被迫延期 (Grassroots HIV/AIDS Group's Conference in Henan Forcibly Postponed)
Radio Free Asia, August 15, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/08/15/
henan/


Corruption
E China City Official Indicted for Taking Bribes
Xinhuanet, August 15, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-08/15/content_
6538772.htm


Disasters
Hunan Bridge Was Doomed to Collapse, Villagers Say
South China Morning Post, August 16, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ec
b329d3d7733492d9253a0a0
a0/?vgnextoid=bc521e3c74a
64110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News


Human Rights
Big Brother (Not Your Neighbour) Is Watching
South China Morning Post, August 16, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62e
cb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0
a0/?vgnextoid=8d7e1e3c74
a64110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=Columns&s=


Human Rights Defender - Jiang Yanyong (蒋彦永)
蒋彦永拒绝纽约科学院的科学家人权奖 (Jiang Yanyong Refuses Human Rights Award from New York Science Academy)
Radio Free Asia, August 15, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/08/15/china_
humanrights/


Human Rights Defender – Xiao Chun (肖春)
深圳厂方称维权者是罪犯 被暴打责任自负 (Labor Activist Beaten by Unidentified Thugs at Shenzhen Toy Factory)
Radio Free Asia, August 15, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/08/15/
shenzhen/


Labor
Shanghai Pulls Out All Stops to Bolster Union
South China Morning Post, August 16, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62e
cb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0
a0/?vgnextoid=bd721e3c74
a64110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News


Law
中国评论﹕最高检新标準 可防滥捕滥诉 (Commentary: Supreme People's Procuratorate's New Standards Can Prevent Excessive Arrests and Prosecutions)
Ming Pao, August 16, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20070816/cat1.htm

Media
China Announces Four Major Cases of Illegal Publications, Bogus Journalists
Xinhuanet, August 15, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-08/15/content_
6538637.htm


China to Launch Media Crackdown Before Communist Party Meeting
Wall Street Journal, August 15, 2007
http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20070815-701348-
search.html?KEYWORDS=China&COLLECTION=autowire
/6month


反腐网游《清廉战士》被关闭 (Online Anti-Corruption Game Shut Down)
Radio Free Asia, August 15, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/08/15/
game/


记者齐崇淮因揭官场贪腐被正式逮捕 (Shandong Journalist Formally Arrested After Revealing Corruption)
Radio Free Asia, August 15, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/08/15/
shandong/


Olympics
An Olympian Web War in China
Wall Street Journal, August 15, 2007
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB118711975072997500-search
.html?KEYWORDS=China&COLLECTION=wsjie/6month


Politics
For Decoration Only
South China Morning Post, August 15, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ec
b329d3d7733492d9253a0a0
a0/?vgnextoid=dabb101ac2
564110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=Columns&s=


Protests and Petitions
湖南湘潭矿工罢工演变成大规模冲突 (Strike at Hunan Coal Mine Escalates into Violent Clashes, Worker and Security Guard Beaten to Death)
Radio Free Asia, August 15, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/08/15/china_
labor_strike/


Public Health
China Toy Group Says Was Aware of Problems
Reuters (via YahooNews), August 15, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070815/ts_nm/china_safety
_toys_dc_2;_ylt=ArLu7RDV1
cR8E37runnI0ktPzWQA

Social Security
China Boosts Subsidies for People Affected by Natural Disasters
Xinhuanet, August 15, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-08/15/content_
6539737.htm

Wednesday, August 15, 2007

August 15, 2007

News

Bilateral Ties
Hu Boosts Ties in Kyrgyzstan
South China Morning Post, August 15, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62e
cb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0
a0/?vgnextoid=3171101ac2
564110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News


US Toy Giant Mattel Recalls 18 Million China-Made Toys
Agence France-Presse (via YahooNews), August 15, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070815/ts_afp/uschinacon
sumerrecalltoys_0708150215
36;_ylt=Ao1Tm7dps0D.TzSt8j
oec4BPzWQA


China Becomes Popular Issue in 2008 Race
Associated Press (via ABC News), August 14, 2007
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/Decision2008/wireStory?id
=3476420


Corruption
China to Investigate All Land Sales in 2005-2007
Forbes.com, August 14, 2007
http://www.forbes.com/afxnewslimited/feeds/afx/2007/08/
13/afx4015889.html


Death Penalty
广西柳州大毒枭被执行死刑 (Guangxi Drug Trafficker Executed After Supreme People's Court's Approval)
Xinhuanet, August 14, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/video/2007-08/14/content_
6528087.htm


Disasters
Toll 34 After China Bridge Collapsed "Like Beancurd"
Reuters (via YahooNews), August 15, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070815/wl_nm/china_bridge
_dc_19;_ylt=At6W6TNNqsy
UBKczZNdMXDJPzWQA

Human Rights Defender - Guo Feixiong (郭飞雄)
郭飞雄妻子张青写给胡锦涛主席的公开信 (Guo Feixiong's Wife Zhang Qing Sends Open Letter to President Hu Jintao)
Radio Free Asia, August 14, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/08/14
/guofeixiong/


Human Rights Defender - Guo Yongfeng (郭永丰)
深圳民主人士郭永丰遭传唤 (Shenzhen Democrat Guo Yongfeng Summoned, Internet Access Cut Off)
Radio Free Asia, August 14, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/08/14
/guoyongfeng/


Land Policy
Subsidized Homes Top Priority of Central Gov't
China Daily, August 14, 2007
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/bizchina/2007-08/14/content_
6025588.htm


Law
最高检明确五种情形依法不起诉 (New Standards Stipulate 5 Situations That Don’t Warrant Prosecution)
Legal Daily, August 15, 2007
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/0705/2007-08/15/content_
680791.htm


Taiwan, Mainland Make Rare Prisoner Swap
Reuters (via The Standard), August 15, 2007
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?we_cat=
3&art_id=51259&sid=149415
00&con_type=1&d_str=20070815

Media
In Brief: Green Website Forced to Remove Reports About Jailed Activist
South China Morning Post, August 15, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ec
b329d3d7733492d9253a0a0
a0/?vgnextoid=7241101ac2
564110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News


第六代导演贾樟柯新片搁浅 (Fate of Director Jia Zhangke's New Movie on Cultural Revolution Unknown)
Radio Free Asia, August 14, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/08/14/
Jiazhangke/


Olympics
Capital Drafting New Clean Air Plan
China Daily, August 14, 2007
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2007-08/14/content_
6025073.htm


Police
Crackdown on Crime `Successful'
The Standard, August 15, 2007
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?we_cat=3&art
_id=51262&sid=149371
52&con_type=1&d_str=20070815

Protests and Petitions
Villagers Protest over 'Fake' News Report
South China Morning Post, August 15, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ec
b329d3d7733492d9253a0a0
a0/?vgnextoid=ea40101ac2
564110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News


吉林访民绝食抗议上访被拘 (Jilin Petitioner Stages Hunger Strike over Detention)
Radio Free Asia, August 14, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/08/14/
fangmin/


和谐社会另一面 访民北京市政府上访 (Petitioners Tell of Two Violent Petitioning Incidents
Radio Free Asia, August 14, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/08/14/bj/

Tuesday, August 14, 2007

August 14, 2007

News
Environment
Cleaning Up Arsenic Spill in River Will Take Years
South China Morning Post, August 14, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ec
b329d3d7733492d9253a0a0
a0/?vgnextoid=60ea523301
064110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=Ne


Glaring Inefficiency
South China Morning Post, August 14, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ec
b329d3d7733492d9253a0a0
a0/?vgnextoid=49d6588a4f
f54110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News


Human Rights Defenders
律师维权组织犯禁被撤 (Committee of Beijing Municipal Lawyers' Association Restructured After Involvement in Sensitive Cases)
Ming Pao, August 14, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20070814/caa1h.htm

Human Rights Defender - Wu Lihong (吴立红)
Whistle-Blower in China Faces Prison
Christian Science Monitor, August 14, 2007
http://www.csmonitor.com/2007/0814/p01s03-woap.html?
page=1


Labor
Top Official Plays Down Scale of Kiln Slavery
South China Morning Post, August 14, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb
329d3d7733492d9253a0a0
a0/?vgnextoid=4b8b523301
064110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=Ne


Media
京广电整肃地方频道 维稳牟利说法不一 (Four Local Radio Stations Punished for Broadcasting Through Unauthorized Channels)
Radio Free Asia, August 13, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/08/13/
stations/


Multilateral Relations
China's Hu in Delicate Diplomatic Mission to Neighbours
Agence France-Presse (via YahooNews), August 14, 2007
http://nz.news.yahoo.com/070814/8/17k2.html

Olympics
“奥运期间环保措施将更严厉” (More Stringent Environmental Policies to Be Enforced in Beijing During Olympics)
The Beijing News, August 14, 2007
http://olympic.thebeijingnews.com/0957/2007/08-14/021@
023754.htm


Police
北京城管执法改打“太极拳” (Beijing City Authorities Soften Their Approach Towards Hawkers)
Radio Free Asia, August 13, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/08/13/
chengguan/


拾荒者遇上联防离奇死亡 孙志刚式悲剧首都重现? (Family Urges Investigation into Mysterious Death of Beggar in Beijing After Encountering Citizen Patrols)
Radio Free Asia, August 13, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/08/13/bj/

Poverty
Details Emerge of Dual Initiatives on Poverty
South China Morning Post, August 14, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb
329d3d7733492d9253a0a0
a0/?vgnextoid=ef1b523301
064110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News


Protests and Petitions
四川抗议医疗事故的十一人被监禁 (11 Sichuan Residents Convicted After Protesting Death of Child Due to Delayed Treatment)
Voice of America, August 13, 2007
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2007-08-13-voa63.cfm

Tibet
China's Relocation of Rural Tibetans
BBC, August 13, 2007
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/6944342.stm

Monday, August 13, 2007

August 11-13, 2007

Top News of the Day
Human Rights Defender - Wu Lihong (吴立红)
太湖卫士吴立红被判三年 (Tai Lake Defender Wu Lihong Sentenced to 3 Years in Prison)
Radio Free Asia, August 10, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/08/10
/wulihong/

On August 10, Tai Lake defender Wu Lihong (吴立红) was sentenced to three years' imprisonemnt by a Jiangsu court on charges of fraud and blackmailing. He said he would appeal the verdict, which was delivered at the end of the one-day trial. According to Wu's wife, the sum of money in dispute was only a commission for the service Wu provided to a company; it was not obtained illegally. Wu had complained of torture against him during interrogation, but the court did not find even minor injuries.
Related News
China Environmental Activist Imprisoned
Associated Press (via YahooNews), August 10, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070810/ap_on_re_as
/china_environmentalist_sentenced
_1;_ylt=AieAkURK
eEx2.zEZzgaXwb1PzWQA


News
Corruption

Jailers Sentenced in China Tycoon Case
Associated Press (via YahooNews), August 11, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070811/ap_on_re_as/china
_tycoon_s_jailers_1;_ylt=AgN
ZjnHC1WgNOZThfWCIv_9PzWQA

中国贿医潜规则:医院采购回扣率高达10% (Kick-Backs for Hospitals' Purchases Reach 10 Percent)
Radio Free Asia, August 10, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/08/10/
huikou/


Environment
Plant Leaked Arsenic into River: Report
South China Morning Post, August 13, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ec
b329d3d7733492d9253a0a0
a0/?vgnextoid=b352543bec
a54110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News


Human Rights Defenders
Activist Survives Attack by Gangsters
South China Morning Post, August 13, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62e
cb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0
a0/?vgnextoid=61d2543bec
a54110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News


June 4th
《中国日报》网站短暂出现有关“六四”的文字 (Description of June 4th Crackdown Posted on China Daily Web Site for 12 Hours)
Radio Free Asia, August 12, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/08/12/64/

1989 Tiananmen Protester Released
Associated Press (via CNN), August 10, 2007
http://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/08/10/
tiananmen.protest.ap/index.html


Land Policy
简要新闻:央视工程实施第六次强制拆迁 (In Brief: CCTV Construction in Beijing Leads to Sixth Forcible Eviction)
Radio Free Asia, August 11, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/xinwen/2007/08/11/xinwen/

Media
China Cardboard Bun Hoax Reporter Jailed
Associated Press (via YahooNews), August 13, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070813/ap_on_re_as/china
_cardboard_buns_2;_ylt=Ahf
N6vnYwqyYGf.k8lWTBm9PzWQA

Chinese Reporter Sentenced to One Year in Jail for Cardboard-Stuffed Bun Hoax
Xinhuanet, August 12, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-08/12/content_
6519407.htm


Letter from China: It's a Miracle People Hear the Truth at All
International Herald Tribune, August 10, 2007
http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/08/10/news/letter.php

Chinese Gives Chan the Chop as Censors Get Tough
The Independent, August 09, 2007
http://news.independent.co.uk/world/asia/article2846542.ece

Olympics
The Human Cost of the Games: Standing Up to the Beijing Bulldozers
The Independent, August 13, 2007
http://news.independent.co.uk/world/asia/article2859069.ece

China Bird's Nest Designer Rails at Olympic "Fakeness"
Reuters, August 10, 2007
http://www.reuters.com/article/gc04/idUSPEK4803720070810?
src=081007_0803_globa
lCoveragePromo_globalcoverage

Police
China Enacting a High-Tech Plan to Track People
New York Times, August 12, 2007
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/12/business/worldbusiness/
12security.html?_r=2&pag
ewanted=1&adxnnl=1&
partner=rssnyt&emc=rss&adxnnlx=1186930862-


Protests and Petitions
简要新闻:宁夏15岁小访民被关拘留所 (In Brief: 15-Year-Old Detained in Ningxia After Mother Evades Arrest)
Radio Free Asia, August 11, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/xinwen/2007/08/11/xinwen/

Tibetan Protesters Withdraw Amid Threat of Force
Radio Free Asia, August 10, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/english/tibetan/2007/08/10/tibetan_
protest_update/


State Security
Experts: SCO Joint Drill to Crack Down on "Three Evil Forces"
Xinhuanet, August 11, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-08/11/content_
6514687.htm


Tibet
中国撤换大批西藏县委书记 (China Reshuffles Party Positions in Tibet to Strengthen Control)
Radio Free Asia, August 10, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/08/10/
xizang/