News
Environment
Cleaning Up Arsenic Spill in River Will Take Years
South China Morning Post, August 14, 2007
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Glaring Inefficiency
South China Morning Post, August 14, 2007
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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?
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Labor
Top Official Plays Down Scale of Kiln Slavery
South China Morning Post, August 14, 2007
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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/
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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/
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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
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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