September 18, 2007

News
Environment
Unilever Fined over Pollution
South China Morning Post, September 18, 2007
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China to Hold First-Ever 'No Car Day' on Saturday
Agence France-Presse (via YahooNews), September 17, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070917/sc_afp/
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Human Rights Defender - Zou Tao （邹涛）
Housing Activist Joins Shenzhen Poll of the Poor
South China Morning Post, September 18, 2007
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Human Rights Defender – Yang Chunlin (杨春林)
公安局找借口阻止杨春林面见律师 (Lawyers Barred from Meeting Yang Chunlin as "Case Involves State Secrets")
Radio Free Asia, September 17, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/09/17/
yangchunlin/

Human Rights Defender - Zhang Zilin (张子霖)
泛蓝成员张子霖的案子被退回叙浦县公安局 (Prosecutor Sends Zhang Zilin's Case Back to Police for Supplementary Investigation)
Radio Free Asia, September 17, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/09/17
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Human Rights Defender – Rebiya Kadeer (热比娅)
US House Calls On China to Free Uighur Activist's Children
Associated Press (via Wall Street Journal), September 17, 2007
http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20070917-713922-sea
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Human Rights Defender - Ren Wanding (任畹町)
民运老将任畹町再度到港并首次获准出国 (Veteran Democracy Activist Ren Wanding Visits Hong Kong Again, Allowed to Travel Abroad for the First Time)
Radio Free Asia, September 17, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/09/17/china_
dissident/

Land Policy
Thousands Punished for Land Grabs
Associated Press (via South China Morning Post), September 18, 2007
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Olympics
Beijing Plays Down Olympic Smog Fears
Financial Times, September 17, 2007
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Politics
Communist Party of China to Amend Party Constitution
Xinhuanet, September 17, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-09/17/content_
6741184.htm

Population
黑户孩子是不是中国公民 (Are Children of One-Child Policy Violators Chinese Citizens?)
China Youth Daily, September 18, 2007
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2007-09/18/content_
1898356.htm

年入20万超生最高罚48万 广东绝不会让富人名人成“特殊公民” (Guangdong Imposes Higher Fines for Rich Violators of One-Child Policy)
Nanfang Daily, September 18, 2007
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/jwxy/
200709180453.asp

Protests and Petitions
用创新精神破解信访难题 (Henan's Innovative Spirit Leads to Petitioning Reduction)
Legal Daily, September 18, 2007
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2007-09/18/content_
703367.htm

Chinese Ministry Protests Media Reports on Riots Among Ex-Soldiers at Training Centers
Associated Press (via International Herald Tribune), September 17, 2007
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/09/17/asia/AS-GEN
-China-Ex-Soldiers-Riot.php

上海拆迁七旬老妇上访被当局拘留 (Seventy-Year-Old Eviction Petitioner Placed Under Administrative Detention in Mid-August)
Voice of America, September 17, 2007
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2007-09-17-voa22.cfm

两名访民被控“敲诈勒索”和“非法持有国家机密” (Two Petitioners Arrested on Charges of Distortion and Illegal Possession of State Secrets)
Radio Free Asia, September 17, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/09/17/china_
petition_trail/

Public Health
Cutting Corners Costly for World's Workshop
South China Morning Post, September 18, 2007
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Religion
河北被捕地下主教贾治国有生命危险 (Detained Catholic Underground Church Bishop Falls Ill)
Radio Free Asia, September 17, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/09/17/
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家庭教会牧师蔡卓华刑满出狱但行动仍受限制 (Protestant House Church Priest Barred from Reading Bible While Serving Sentence)
Radio Free Asia, September 17, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/09/17/
caizhuohua/