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
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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
cb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=8620c1ca614
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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
29d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=558f2fcea3
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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=
AqqBetCMMjGXf2NLBX1Ft7BPzWQA
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=15015759&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?
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