November 30, 2007

News
Children
河北当局限期关闭张明选牧师的孤儿院 (Hebei Authorities to Shut Down Pastor's Orphanage)
Radio Free Asia, November 29, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/11/29/china_religion_christian/

Death Penalty
驾柜车撞死2人 港司机深圳判死 (Driver Sentenced to Death in Shenzhen over Vehicular Manslaughter)
Ming Pao, November 30, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20071130/ccb1.htm

警察杀人案　3主犯获重刑 (Henan Policeman Sentenced to Death for Throwing Man from Third Floor Causing His Death)
Nanfang City News, November 30, 2007
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/djjz/200711300559.asp

系列强奸杀人案凶手 董文语被执行死刑 (Serial Rapist and Murderer Executed in Zhejiang)
Zhejiang Online (via Xinhua), November 30, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/video/2007-11/30/content_7173853.htm

Environment
Progress on Energy Use, But Still Short of Target
South China Morning Post, November 30, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=e7abcf0beeb86110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Officials Face Scrutiny for Emission Reduction Shortcomings
Xinhuanet, November 29, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-11/29/content_7166959.htm

China's Green Spending Falls Short
Time, November 28, 2007
http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1688554,00.html

Food Security
Huge Quality Inspection Sweeps Guangdong Cities
South China Morning Post, November 30, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=8ccbcf0beeb86110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Human Rights Defender - Chang Kun (常坤)
艾滋病权益人士常坤将在艾滋病日举行绝食抗议 (AIDS Activist Chang Kun to Stage Hunger Strike on World AIDS Day)
Radio Free Asia, November 29, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/11/29/aids_day/

Human Rights Defender
《民间》杂志主编被抄家调查 (Shanghai Authorities Ransack Home of Civil Society Publication's Editor)
Radio Free Asia, November 29, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/11/29/minjian/

Land Policy
拆迁“智斗”记 (Shanghai Apartment Owners and Eviction Companies Disagree on Compensation)
Nanfang Weekend, November 29, 2007
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/zmzg/200711290934.asp

Law
湖北法官状告党校违法办学 (Hubei Judge Sues CPC School for Running Illegal Courses)
Nanfang Weekend, November 30, 2007
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/zmzg/200711290933.asp

前上海首富周正毅被判處16年監禁 (Shanghai Tycoon Zhou Zhengyi Sentenced to 16 Years' Imprisonment)
BBC, November 30, 2007
http://news.bbc.co.uk/chinese/simp/hi/newsid_7120000/newsid_7120200/7120253.stm

Media
乙肝携带者公益网站被关闭 (Beijing Authorities Shut Down Online Forum for Hepatitis B Carriers)
Radio Free Asia, November 29, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/11/29/yigan/

Migrant Workers
ID Card Option Ends Salary Worries for Migrant Workers in the Capital
Reuters (via The Standard), November 30, 2007
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?we_cat=3&art_id=57812&sid=16526510&con_type=1&d_str=20071130&fc=810&con_type=1&d_str=20071130&fc=8

Poverty
学生群染怪病事件：被GDP遗忘的角落 (Poverty Is the Cause of Mysterious Illness in Students in Yunnan Remote Locale)
Nanfang Weekend, November 30, 2007
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/jwxy/200711300505.asp

Protests and Petitions
一男子讨薪被打危坐高桥 内环路B线梅花村路段拥堵两小时 (Man Sits on Highway Bridge in Beijing in Protest of Wage Dispute and Thugs' Violence)
Nanfang City News, November 30, 2007
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/jwxy/200711300698.asp

Thousands Riot at Anhui Military Academy over Diploma Status
Radio Free Asia, November 29, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/2007/11/29/china_riot/

Tibet
China Condemns Dalai Lama for Ideas on Succession
Reuters (via YahooNews), November 29, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071129/wl_nm/china_tibet_dc_3

China Reports 7 Detained in Tibet Riots
Associated Press (via YahooNews), November 29, 2007 http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071129/ap_on_re_as/china_tibet_riot_2

November 29, 2007

News
Bilateral Ties
Trade and Currency the Hot Topics
South China Morning Post, November 29, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=73b458f099686110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Environment
UN to Help Beijing Overcome Hurdles on Climate Programmes
South China Morning Post, November 29, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=08f458f099686110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Food Security
Province Braces for Checks on Food Safety
South China Morning Post, November 29, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=318458f099686110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Freedom of Speech
陕西处罚手机短信荤段子编造传播者引争议 (Concern Grows over Punishment for Sending Sexual Jokes and Rumors Through SMS in Shaanxi)
Radio Free Asia, November 28, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/11/28/message/

Government
维权人士姚立法：菏泽地方选举程序违法 (Rights Defender Reveals Irregularities in Shandong Local Election)
Radio Free Asia, November 28, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/11/28/heze/

Human Rights Defender - Guo Qizhen (郭起真)
异见人士郭超真发表公开信抗议监狱虐待 (Dissident Guo Qizhen Issues Open Letter Protesting Mistreatment in Prison)
Radio Free Asia, November 28, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/11/28/china_dissident_abuse/

Media
四川绵阳关闭上千网站 (One Thousand Websites Shut Down in Mianyang, Sichuan Province)
Radio Free Asia, November 28, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/11/28/websites/

Migrant Workers
甘肃数十农民工因讨薪被殴打 (Gansu Migrant Workers Beaten for Demanding Back Pay)
Radio Free Asia, November 28, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/11/28/ganzu/

Protests and Petitions
云南强迫上访维权的干部签署《停访协议书》 (County Authorities in Yunnan Force Petitioners to Sign "No Petitioning Agreement")
Radio Free Asia, November 28, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/11/28/shangfang/

工行前员工北京上访遭殴打 地方维权代表被劳教 (Laid-off Petitioners Beaten by Cadres of Industrial and Commercial Bank in Beijing)
Radio Free Asia, November 28, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/11/28/weiquan/

辽宁蚁力神事件影响持续扩大 (Liaoning Ant Raiser Attempts Suicide; Media Barred from Reporting on Incident)
Radio Free Asia, November 28, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/11/28/liaoning/

上海业主抗议修建高压线引发警民冲突 (One Thousand Shanghai Apartment Owners Clash with Police over Placement of High-Voltage Cables)
Radio Free Asia, November 28, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/11/28/china_rights_property/

Thousands Strike over Pay Deductions at South China Factory
Radio Free Asia, November 28, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/2007/11/28/china_strike/

Public Health
10 Pct Chance of Catching Disease in China Hospitals: State Media
Agence France-Presse (via YahooNews), November 28, 2007
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/afp/20071128/thl-health-china-disease-hospital-aa1aa08_1.html

HIV/AIDS Discrimination Widespread in China -U.N.
Reuters, November 28, 2007
http://www.reuters.com/article/middleeastCrisis/idUSPEK334489

Religion
河南基督教徒聚会多人被带走 十九人至今未放 (Forty Protestant House Church Members Taken Away During Gathering in Henan, 19 Remain Detained)
Radio Free Asia, November 28, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/11/28/henan/

Tibet
China PM: Merkel Should Say Dalai Lama Meet Was Error
Agence France-Presse (via YahooNews), November 29, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20071128/wl_asia_afp/chinaeutibetdalaigermany_071128163144

November 28, 2007

News
Civil Society
Chinese NGOs Urged to Strengthen Capacity Building
Xinhua (via People's Daily), November 28, 2007
http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/90785/6310102.html

Environment
环保规划首次以国务院文件发布 (Five-Year Plan on Environmental Pollution Issued as State Council Document for the First Time)
China Youth Daily, November 28, 2007
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2007-11/28/content_1973246.htm

Sarkozy Seeks 'New Deal' on Environment
South China Morning Post, November 28, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=a633e5d8a7186110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Food Security
Mainland Joins Food Safety Pact
South China Morning Post, November 28, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=e7f2e5d8a7186110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Human Rights Defender - Zhao Changqing (赵常青)
陕西民主人士赵长青出狱　五年铁窗无损民主理想 (Shaanxi Activist Zhao Changqing Released from Jail; Democracy Ideal Continues)
Radio Free Asia, November 27, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/11/27/zhaochangqing/

Labor
Protests Spotlight China Labor Tension
Wall Street Journal, November 28, 2007
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB119616310413605173.html

Law
因强拆被砍断手脚 刘崇佑诉成都房管局案开庭 (Chengdu Evictee's Left Hand Chopped off by Thugs, Sues Local Eviction Authorities)
Radio Free Asia, November 27, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/11/27/liu/

Media
《民间》主编网上办《壹报》遭屏蔽　当局控制传统媒体延伸网络 (Censors Block Blog of Former Editor of Civil Society Magazine)
Radio Free Asia, November 27, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/11/27/internet/

Olympics
Rights Group Criticizes China for Failure to Act on Darfur
Voice of America, November 28, 2007
http://www.voanews.com/english/2007-11-28-voa1.cfm

中国将对采访奥运记者进行背景调查 (Chinese Olympic Cadres to Look Into Background of Foreign Olympic Journalists)
Radio Free Asia, November 27, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/11/27/journalist/

IOC Official Urges Statement on Human Rights in China
Reuters, November 26, 2007
http://www.reuters.com/article/sportsNews/idUSL2628380320071126

Protests and Petitions
China Detains Five in Guangdong Land Dispute
Radio Free Asia, November 27, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/english/china/2007/11/27/china_guangdong/

State Security
Rights Group: China Political Arrests Up
Associated Press (via YahooNews), November 27, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071127/ap_on_re_as/china_political_crimes_1

Three Gorges
Project Engineer Launches Fierce Tirade Against Bad Press
South China Morning Post, November 28, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=a873e5d8a7186110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

China Reaffirms Relocation of Another 4 Mln Not for Three Gorges Dam
Xinhuanet, November 27, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-11/27/content_7156366.htm

Tibet
Dalai Lama Proposes Vote on His Successor
The Scotsman, November 28, 2007
http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/international.cfm?id=1862362007

November 27, 2007

News
Bilateral Ties
Sarkozy Steps Up Pressure over Yuan, Human Rights
South China Morning Post, November 27, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=320ac3a7c5c76110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Death Penalty
In Brief: Deputy Gets Suspended Death Sentence for Drug Smuggling
South China Morning Post, November 27, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=568cc3a7c5c76110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Man Sentenced to Death for Raping Girls as Young as 8
Xinhua (via People's Daily), November 26, 2007
http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/90882/6309770.html

Reform Leads to Fewer Executions
China Daily (via People's Daily), November 24, 2007
http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/90785/6308809.html

Environment
State Council Vows to Make Polluters Pay
Reuters (via South China Morning Post), November 27, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=225ac3a7c5c76110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Food Security
Two Sides Trade Jibes on Food Safety
Financial Times, November 26, 2007
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a7e4980e-9bd5-11dc-8aad-0000779fd2ac,dwp_uuid=9c33700c-4c86-11da-89df-0000779e2340.html

Human Rights Defender - Zan Aizong (昝爱宗)
昝爱宗新浪网个人博客被封 (Zan Aizong's Blog on Sina.com Shut Down)
Radio Free Asia, November 26, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/11/26/zan_aizong/

Human Rights Defenders
陷狱维权者郭飞雄陈光诚家通讯受阻 律师强调宪法赋予公民通讯自由 (Zhang Qing and Yuan Weijings' Access to Landline Telephone and Internet Cut)
Radio Free Asia, November 26, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/11/26/Guo_feixiong/

Human Rights Defender - Zheng Enchong (郑恩宠)
郑恩宠再被暴力传唤 当局阻挠外媒采访周正毅案 (Zheng Enchong Beaten and Taken to Police Station Again for 7 hours)
Radio Free Asia, November 26, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/11/26/zheng/

Media
反腐揭黑自由网再度无法浏览　网主拟告公安封网 (Owner of Anti-Corruption Website Considers Suing Police over Shut Down)
Radio Free Asia, November 26, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/11/26/ziyouwang/

Olympics
Beijing's Spitters Care Little for Games Civility
Agence France-Presse (via South China Morning Post), November 27, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=d03ac3a7c5c76110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

20余万保安中“黑保安”近两成 (Twenty Percent of Security Guards in Beijing Are Illegal)
The Beijing News, November 27, 2007
http://www.thebeijingnews.com/news/beijing/2007/11-27/011@090034.htm

尽管有奥运承诺，外国记者仍在中国受骚扰 (Harassment Against Foreign Journalists Continues Despite Olympic Promise)
Radio Free Asia, November 26, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/11/26/waiji/

Olympic Sponsors Faulted for Inactivity on Darfur
Reuters (via YahooNews), November 26, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071126/wl_nm/darfur_china_olympics_dc_1

Politics
Economist Urges Political Revamp
South China Morning Post, November 27, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=b66cc3a7c5c76110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Society - Ethnic Minorities
China's Rural Poverty Elimination Drive Stalls in Minority Habitats
Xinhua (via People's Daily), December 03, 2007
http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/90882/6307788.html

November 24-26, 2007

News
Death Penalty
Canadian's Death Sentence Suspended in China Car Smuggling Case
Agence France-Presse (via YahooNews), November 24, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20071124/wl_asia_afp/chinacanadacrimeexecution_071124062602

Gender
Barriers to Divorce Put Female Migrant Workers at Risk
South China Morning Post, November 26, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=6e5b37d913776110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

中国称近三分之一家庭有暴力问题 (All-China Women's Federation Says Domestic Violence Exists in 30 Percent of Chinese Families)
Voice of America, November 25, 2007
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2007-11-25-voa20.cfm

Government
突发公共事件将被纳入发布范围 (Chongqing Authorities to Release News on Public Emergencies in Its Media Conferences)
China Youth Daily, November 26, 2007
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2007-11/26/content_1969681.htm

Human Rights Defender - Guo Feixiong (郭飞雄)
郭飞雄一审后决定不上诉但保留申诉权利 (Guo Feixiong Decides Not to Appeal Sentence but Reserves Right to Petition to Higher Authorities)
Radio Free Asia, November 23, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/11/23/guo/

Law
Judicial Reforms "Yield Good Results"
Xinhuanet, November 26, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-11/26/content_7144914.htm

Chinese Courts to Improve Ruling Practice of Judicial Committees
Xinhuanet, November 23, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-11/23/content_7135301.htm

广西大学生因通讯维权被刑事拘留 (Guangxi Student Criminally Detained for Allegedly Demanding Money from Telecommunications Company Which Sent Him Unwanted Messages)
Radio Free Asia, November 23, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/11/23/guangxi/

Media
温总「爆肚」言论 內地媒体照封杀 (Premier Wen Jiabao's Sudden Speech on Hong Kong's Development Gets No Coverage in Mainland Media)
Ming Pao, November 26, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20071126/ccf1.htm

A Few (Edited) Words on Chinese Censorship
Financial Times, November 22, 2007
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/65998a0c-989e-11dc-8ca7-0000779fd2ac.html?nclick_check=10000779fd2ac.html

Protests and Petitions
Protests Spurred by New Labour Law Drag on
South China Morning Post, November 26, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=471e37d913776110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

堵大桥维权代表被批捕 村民告官卖地未获立案 (Guangdong Land Grab Protestors Formally Arrested for Blocking Bridge)
Radio Free Asia, November 23, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/11/23/shunde/

艾滋病日前宁陵维权妇女被正式拘留 (Henan Female AIDS Activists Formally Detained Ahead of World AIDS Day)
Radio Free Asia, November 23, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/11/23/aids_day/

渖阳当局暴力驱赶进行示威的养蚁投资人 (Thousands of Liaoning Paramilitary Police Officers Disperse Ant Raisers' Protest)
Radio Free Asia, November 23, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/11/23/china_protest/

Society - Ethnic Minorities
China Holds Exhibition to Display Progress in Minority Language Research
Xinhuanet, November 24, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-11/24/content_7138087.htm

Three Gorges
Beijing in Three Gorges Propaganda Push
Financial Times, November 22, 2007
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/073f4000-9916-11dc-bb45-0000779fd2ac,dwp_uuid=9c33700c-4c86-11da-89df-0000779e2340.html

Tibet
Tibetans Riot in Rural Town, Police Seal Area
Reuters (via YahooNews), November 25, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071125/wl_nm/china_tibet_dc_1

November 23, 2007

News
Death Penalty
In Brief: Suspended Death Term for Leader of Gang That Smuggled 2,000 Cars
South China Morning Post, November 23, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=4449a6a66e766110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Environment
Relentless Advocate 'Greens' Rural China, Village by Village
Christian Science Monitor, November 23, 2007
http://www.csmonitor.com/2007/1123/p01s04-woap.html

Human Rights Defender
维权人士黄晓敏身份证被无故取消 对维权人士新一轮打压？ (Bank of China Cannot Verify Sichuan Rights Defender's Identity, Denies Access to Account)
Radio Free Asia, November 22, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/11/22/huang/

揭露周正毅被没收回乡证 香港居民沈婷控告周永康 (Hong Kong Resident Sues Former Minister of Public Security over Confiscation of Mainland Travel Permit)
Radio Free Asia, November 22, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/11/22/shen/

Human Rights Defender - Yuan Weijing (袁伟静)
袁伟静被禁止探望孩子 (Yuan Weijing Barred from Visiting Son)
Radio Free Asia, November 22, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/11/22/china_rights_chen/

Labor
公务员招录禁设无关门槛 (New Trial Regulation Bars Usage of Irrelevant Selection Criteria in Civil Service Recruitment)
The Beijing News, November 23, 2007
http://www.thebeijingnews.com/news/guonei/2007/11-23/018@073904.htm

Law
China to Monitor Prosecutors Behavior
Xinhuanet, November 23, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-11/22/content_7126213.htm

Media
Ban on Lonely Planet Book 'Absurd'
South China Morning Post, November 23, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=2519a6a66e766110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

揭露上海官场腐败的“中华申正网”再次遭当局关闭 (Website Shut Down Again After Revealing Scandals in Shanghai)
Radio Free Asia, November 22, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/11/22/china_internet/

Protests and Petitions
河南民师上访被扒光衣服毒打 (Henan Police Strip and Beat Private School Teacher over Petitioning Activity in Beijing)
Radio Free Asia, November 22, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/11/22/henan/

Tibetan Teachers Protest Low Pay in China's Qinghai
Radio Free Asia, November 22, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/2007/11/22/tibetan_protest/

本台独家：广西合山城乡要道让路电厂工程 (Twenty Villagers Arrested over Protest Against Power Plant Construction)
Radio Free Asia, November 22, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/11/22/guangxi/

Public Health
China Takes Action on Toy Safety
BBC, November 23, 2007
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7107093.stm

Three Gorges
China: Three Gorges Impact Not That Bad
Associated Press (via YahooNews), November 22, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071122/ap_on_re_as/china_three_gorges_5

十年后，三峡又移民 (Chongqing to Resettle 2.3 Million Residents Again 10 Years After First Relocation for Three Gorges Project)
Nanfang Weekend, November 22, 2007
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/zmzg/200711220706.asp

Tibet
China Accuses Dalai Lama of Violating Buddhist Traditions
Agence France-Presse (via YahooNews), November 23, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20071122/wl_asia_afp/chinatibetpoliticsreligion_071122233832

November 22, 2007

News
Death Penalty
北京两名死刑犯被行刑 刑前见到儿子照片落泪 (Duo Executed on Drug Trafficking and Murder Charges in Beijing)
Xinhuanet, November 22, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2007-11/21/content_7117368.htm

Court Upholds Suspended Death Sentence for Family Slayer in S China
Xinhuanet, November 21, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-11/21/content_7123136.htm

Disasters
Deadly Landslide near China Dam
BBC, November 22, 2007
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7104946.stm

Environment
Mainland Exchange to Trade Pollution Credits
South China Morning Post, November 22, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=b1350d0a86266110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Human Rights Defender – Chen Guangcheng (陈光诚)
陈光诚狱中受歧视 妻子继续被剥权 (Chen Guangcheng Discriminated Against in Jail; Wife Barred from Leaving Home)
Radio Free Asia, November 21, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/11/21/chenguangcheng/

Human Rights Defenders
广东劳工维权人士遭不明身份人员殴打 (Unidentified Thugs Attack Guangdong Labor Activists)
Radio Free Asia, November 21, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/11/21/labor/

Land Policy
Plan to Move 200,000 from Central Beijing
South China Morning Post, November 22, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=88440d0a86266110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Media
CBC Denies It Bowed to China Because of the Olympics over Documentary
Canadian Press (via Google), November 21, 2007
http://canadianpress.google.com/article/ALeqM5gyHY6Lcri2YRYPALj23BeFsmYHPA

Olympics
北京奥运礼仪小姐身高年龄三围要达标 (Medal Presenters for Beijing Olympics Have to Fulfill Requirements on Height, Age and Measurements)
Nanfang City News, November 22, 2007
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/dgtt/200711220619.asp

Dry Qingdao Tapping Yellow River Water for Games
Reuters (via YahooNews), November 20, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071121/wl_nm/olympics_beijing_qingdao_dc_1

Politics
Adviser Breaks Ranks in Call for Political Reforms
Reuters (via The Standard), November 22, 2007
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?we_cat=3&art_id=57304&sid=16410803&con_type=1&d_str=20071122&fc=7

Protests and Petitions
Victims Stung by Ant Aphrodisiac Cry Out
Reuters (via The Standard), November 22, 2007
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?we_cat=3&art_id=57326&sid=16416006&con_type=1&d_str=20071122&fc=7

China Farmers with HIV/AIDS Hold Sit-in
Associated Press (via YahooNews), November 21, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071121/ap_on_re_as/china_aids_1

济南拆迁户上访被抓，消息被封锁 (Jinan Evictees Taken Away for Petitioning; Online Discussion Blocked)
Radio Free Asia, November 21, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/11/21/jinan/

湖南民办教师代表周光宏被判劳教一年半 (Representative of Hunan Private School Teachers Sentenced to 1.5 Years in RTL)
Radio Free Asia, November 21, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/11/21/minshi/

Public Health
Migrants Blamed for Beijing HIV/Aids Surge
South China Morning Post, November 22, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=8b140d0a86266110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

China Cracks Down on Toy Exporters
Financial Times, November 21, 2007
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/21ea42c0-985c-11dc-8ca7-0000779fd2ac,dwp_uuid=9c33700c-4c86-11da-89df-0000779e2340.html

Three Gorges
China to Address Issues Around Dam
New York Times, November 22, 2007
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/22/world/asia/22gorges.html

November 21, 2007

Top News of the Day
Human Rights Defender - Rongji Azha
Tibetan Sentenced for "Inciting to Split Country" at Sports Event
Xinhuanet, November 20, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-11/20/content_7113814.htm
On November 20, Rongji Azha (also known as Ronggyal Adrak) was sentenced to eight years in prison by a Sichuan court for “inciting to split the country”. Xinhua reported that Rongyal “publicly instigated to split the country and undermined national unity on August 1” during a sports event in Litang, Sichuan Province. He was also reportedly responsible for a subsequent public protest at government offices and disruption of public order. (For related information, refer to our "Top news" for October 31)

News
Environment
Polluting Companies to Be Shut Out of Stock Market
China Daily, November 21, 2007
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2007-11/21/content_6268135.htm

China's Environmental Chief Reiterates Measures to Combat Water Pollution
Xinhuanet, November 20, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-11/20/content_7115742.htm

Gender
Fresh Faces in the Sky
Los Angeles Times, November 20, 2007
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-stew20nov20,1,2921870.story

Human Rights Defenders
河南宁陵县数名艾滋病感染者被拘捕 (Four Henan HIV/AIDS Carriers Arrested in Hospital, 1 Released)
Radio Free Asia, November 20, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/11/20/aids/

Human Rights Defender – Li Jingsong (李劲松)
维权律师李劲松起诉北京公安 (Human Rights Lawyer Li Jingsong Sues Beijing Police over Violations of Administrative Law)
Radio Free Asia, November 20, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/11/20/china_rights_lawyer/

Human Rights Defender - Li Changqing (李长青)
Imprisoned China Journalist Wins Prize
Associated Press (via YahooNews), November 20, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071120/ap_on_re_as/china_journalism_prize_1

Law
全程同步录音录像 一把锋利的双刃剑 (Audio and Visual Recording of Criminal Interrogation Is a Double-Edged Sword)
Legal Daily, November 21, 2007
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/0705/2007-11/21/content_744625.htm

北京首例涉嫌“不报安全事故罪”嫌犯被批捕 (Local Beijing Procuratorate for First Time Orders Arrest of Man for Not Reporting on Public Emergency)
Legal Daily, November 21, 2007
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/0705/2007-11/21/content_744604.htm

Media
世界报业协会谴责中国对互联网和新闻媒体的控制 (World Association of Newspapers Condemns China's Internet and Media Censorship)
Radio Free Asia, November 20, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/11/20/baoye/

Olympics
Nuclear Watchdog Offers Games Protection
Reuters (via The Standard), November 21, 2007
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?we_cat=3&art_id=57247&sid=16391494&con_type=1&d_str=20071121&fc=4

Police
Vigilante Escapes Charges over Death of Suspected Thief
South China Morning Post, November 21, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=bd970f9e38d56110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Witness to Shooting Rejects Police Claims over Doctor's Death
South China Morning Post, November 21, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=5db70f9e38d56110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Protests and Petitions
湖州千人抗议警察见死不救 维权人士被问话网上议论遭删 (1,000 Zhejiang Residents Protest Police Inaction over Drowned Migrant Worker; Online Discussion on Protest Censored)
Radio Free Asia, November 20, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/11/20/weiquan/

浙江百余失地村民和平请愿 济南长清区非法暴力拆迁 (100 Zhejiang Victims of Land Grab Peacefully Petition; Evictees Beaten in Changqing, Jinan)
Radio Free Asia, November 20, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/11/20/shidi/

湖北三百多民办教师代表上访被警方驱散 (Henan Police Disperse 300 Private School Teachers Petitioning for Retirement Benefits)
Radio Free Asia, November 20, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/11/20/china_petition_teachers/

湖南对江永粗石江镇土地强行施工 内部下发打压上访者文件？ (Internal Document in Hunan Lists Amount of Cash Rewards for State Agents Who Punish Petitioners According to Law)
Radio Free Asia, November 20, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/11/20/hunan/

State Security
4 Sentenced for Spying, Secessionist Activities
Xinhua (via China.org.cn), November 21, 2007
http://www.china.org.cn/english/government/232480.htm

November 20, 2007

News
Environment
China Not Fighting Off E-Waste Nightmare
Associated Press (via YahooNews), November 19, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071119/ap_on_re_as/china
_toxic_electronics_9;_ylt=AnB96GzDkJVgclPaBn5P88VPzWQA

Desertification a Growing Problem in China
Voice of America, November 19, 2007
http://www.voanews.com/english/2007-11-19-voa40.cfm

Human Rights Defender - Lu Gengsong (吕耿松)
异议人士吕耿松妻子网上呼吁当局主持公道 (Lu Gengsong's Wife Issues Open Letter Demanding Fair Investigation for Husband Detained on State Security Charges)
Radio Free Asia, November 19, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/11/19/lu/

June 4th
China to Press EU to Lift Arms Embargo at Summit
Associated Press (via International Herald Tribune), November 19, 2007
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/11/19/asia/AS-GEN-
China-Arms-Embargo.php

携<六四诗集>返乡遭查缴审讯 留学生吴强发电邮求援后失联 (Jilin Police Question Student for 10 Hours for Bringing June 4th Poetry Book into China)
Radio Free Asia, November 19, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/11/19/
wuqiang/

Land Policy
China Finds Widespread Illegal Land Acquisition
Xinhuanet, November 19, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-11/19/content_
7107836.htm

Migrant Workers
Migrant Workers Left Out in Cold
China Radio International (via China.org.cn), November 17, 2007
http://www.china.org.cn/english/China/232200.htm

Olympics
Australian Doctors Say China Holding Back Pollution Data Ahead of Olympics
Associated Press (via International Herald Tribune), November 19, 2007
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/11/19/sports/AS-SPT
-OLY-Beijing-Pollution.php

Security Tightened at Germ Labs
China Daily (via People's Daily), November 19, 2007
http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/6304786.html

Population
China Plans Favorable Policies for One-Child Families
Xinhuanet, November 19, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-11/19/content_
7107988.htm

Protests and Petitions
Death of Biker Chased by Police Sparks Clash
South China Morning Post, November 20, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ec
b329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=93f141bc6795
6110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=New

成都太平村访民被抓 湖北郧西县访民被殴打 (Chengdu Villagers Arrested over Land Grab Petition)
Radio Free Asia, November 19, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/11/19/
hubei1/

黑龙江北安林业局强抢承包户的收成 (Heilongjiang Farmer Arrested for Petitioning over Local Authorities' Forcible Confiscation of Harvest)
Radio Free Asia, November 19, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/11/19/china_
land_contract/

湖南江永大批公安包围粗石江村失地村民 (Hundreds of Hunan Police Officers Bar Victims of Land Grab from Petitioning; 2 Villagers Detained)
Radio Free Asia, November 19, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/11/19/china_
rights_land/

Three Gorges
Chinese Dam Projects Criticized for Their Human Costs
New York Times, November 19, 2007
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/19/world/asia/19dam.
html?ref=todayspaper

November 17-19, 2007

News
Death Penalty
中方对联大决议暂停死刑表示遗憾 (China Regrets UN's Resolution Calling for Moratorium on Executions)
The Beijing News, November 18, 2007
http://www.thebeijingnews.com/news/guonei/2007/11-18/
011@030201.htm

Human Rights Defender
维权人士李国宏被判劳教 (Rights Defender Li Guohong Sentenced to RTL)
Radio Free Asia, November 18, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/11/18/li/

Human Rights Defender – Liu Jie (刘杰)
万人上书十七大组织者呼吁为刘杰讨公道 (Launchers of Open Letter Call for Justice for Liu Jie)
Radio Free Asia, November 16, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/11/16/
liujie/

Human Rights Defenders
维权人士李国宏仍被拘 唐荆陵等被国保警察骚扰 (Rights Defender Still Detained; Human Rights Lawyer Harassed During Trip)
Radio Free Asia, November 16, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/11/16/
liguohong/

Human Rights Defender - Shi Tao (师涛)
高琴声及俞陵要求杨致远帮助营救亲人 (Yahoo! Founder Urged to Seek Release of Jailed Internet Activists)
Radio Free Asia, November 16, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/11/16/yahoo/

Labor
Companies Face Increasing Awareness of Workers' Rights
South China Morning Post, November 19, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62e
cb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=eb1601743a25
6110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=Ne

Media
China's Aggressive Internet Censorship
Forbes.com, November 16, 2007
http://www.forbes.com/leadership/careers/2007/11/15/china
-internet-censorship-cx_1115oxford.html

Olympics
西方媒体轮番给北京奥运造谣 如此"新闻自由"？ (Western Media Creates Rumors Against Beijing Olympics)
Global Times (via Xinhua), November 19, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/olympics/2007-11/19/content_
7102759.htm

8万安保人员保驾奥运 (Beijing Olympics Employ 80,000 Security Officers)
The Beijing News, November 17, 2007
http://www.thebeijingnews.com/news/olympic/2007/11-17/
011@012327.htm

China to Quash Protests at Olympics
Associated Press (via YahooNews), November 16, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071116/ap_on_re_as/olympics
_protesters_1;_ylt=AmliVccFHhFKpl_5PGLDBzlPzWQA

Police
中国五年来查出超期羁押逾3.3万人 (33,000 People Detained Beyond the Period Allowed by Chinese Law in the Past 5 Years)
BBC, November 17, 2007
http://news.bbc.co.uk/chinese/simp/hi/newsid_7090000/
newsid_7099500/7099540.stm

Politics
中共啟动內部程序 民主评议国家領导人选 (CPC Invites Internal Comments on Candidates for State Leadership)
Ming Pao, November 19, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20071119/caa5.htm

Protests and Petitions
河南郏县违规征地事件调查 (Illegal Land Grab in Jia County, Henan Province Being Investigated)
China Youth Daily, November 19, 2007
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2007-11/19/content_1960736.htm

花楼街再曝打人逼迁　居民申请组民间“护房队” (Wuhan Residents Beaten Again for Refusing Eviction, Questioned by Police for Setting Up "Apartment Protection Team")
Radio Free Asia, November 16, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/11/16/
hualoujie/

Beijing "Hutong" Family Hold Out Against Bulldozers
Reuters (via YahooNews), November 16, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071116/wl_nm/china_rede
velopment_dc_2;_ylt=AtI9DMH4lzcp_xhmyt4aIp1PzWQA

云南陆良重判8名维权农民 (Yunnan Court Passes Harsh Sentences for 8 Rights Defenders)
Radio Free Asia, November 16, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/11/16/
nongmin/

Public Health
乙肝检查详情只通知个人 用人单位强查乙肝罚款数目太少 (Conference Participants Question Deterrence Effect of Fines for Compulsory Hepatitis B Testing)
Nanfang City News, November 19, 2007
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/jwxy/
200711190516.asp

Three Gorges
Three Gorges Work Continues Amid New Round of Concerns
Wall Street Journal, November 19, 2007
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB119521762330795704.html?
mod=home_asia_weekend

November 16, 2007

News
Corruption
New Rules Treat Sex as Bribery
South China Morning Post, November 16, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ec
b329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=240d3c9674
446110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News

Death Penalty
Chinese Court Upholds Death Penalty for Company Official over Graft
Xinhua (via People's Daily), November 15, 2007
http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/6303525.html

太原“假交警”搭车杀人案两名主犯被判死刑 (Duo Sentenced to Death on Murder and Robbery Charges in Shanxi)
Xinhuanet, November 14, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2007-11/14/content_
7075064.htm

Environment
12家重污染企业遭银行拒贷 (12 Heavily Polluting Enterprises Blacklisted; Loan Requests Declined by Banks)
China Youth Daily, November 16, 2007
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2007-11/16/content_1958301.htm

Human Rights Defenders
福州四维权农民被以邪教罪名刑事拘留 (Four Fujian Petitioners Placed Under Criminal Detention over Cult Involvement)
Radio Free Asia, November 15, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/11/15/China_
Villagers/

Law
武汉中院:律师将持"调查令"取证 效力等同于法院 (Wuhan Lawyers to Get Court's "Investigation Order" to Compel Third Parties to Pass on Evidence)
Legal Daily, November 16, 2007
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/0705/2007-11/16/content_
741424.htm

中国法院欲结束“垂帘断案” (China's Courts Want to End Judicial Committee Arrangement)
Nanfang Weekend, November 15, 2007
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/zmzg/
200711150745.asp

Media
Law Student Sues China's Government for Censoring Steamy Scenes in Ang Lee Movie
Associated Press (via International Herald Tribune), November 15, 2007
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/11/15/arts/AS-A-E-
MOV-China-Lust-Lawsuit.php

North Korea
Thousands of North Korean Children Wander Uncared For in China
Radio Free Asia, November 15, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/social/2007/11/15/korea_
orphans/

Olympics
瑞士记者采访成都太平村 维权代表被官员警告 (Chengdu Villager Warned Not to Give Interview to Foreign Journalists)
Radio Free Asia, November 15, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/11/15/
chengdu/

烟台军转干部接受英国记者采访被变相软禁 (Shandong Petitioner Sent to "Law Class" After Giving Interview to British Journalists)
Radio Free Asia, November 15, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/11/15/
yantai/

Police
Security Chief Pledges to Crack Down on Crimes by Foreigners
South China Morning Post, November 16, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ec
b329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=9d8c3c96744
46110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News

Politics
Paper Justifies Party's Grip on Power
South China Morning Post, November 16, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62e
cb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=636c3c9674446
110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News

Protests and Petitions
湖北访民向维权网站发放消息遭公安拘留 (Hubei Petitioners Detained for Passing Information to Tianwang Human Rights Center)
Radio Free Asia, November 15, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/11/15/China_
Internet/

上海访民被以泄露国家机密拘留 (Shanghai Petitioner Detained for Leaking State Secrets)
Radio Free Asia, November 15, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/11/15/
shanghai/

State Security
王琳：讯问录像咋就成了“国家机密”？ (Commentary: Why Should Videos of Interrogations Be "State Secrets"?)
Nanfang City News, November 16, 2007
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/spqy/
200711160462.asp

Three Gorges
Chongqing Denies Further Mass Relocation in Three Gorges Area to Save Environment
Xinhua (via People's Daily), November 15, 2007
http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/6303524.html

In Chinese Dam's Wake, Ecological Woes
Washington Post, November 15, 2007
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/
article/2007/11/14/AR2007111402563.html

November 15, 2007

News
Death Penalty
Death Sentence for Spy
South China Morning Post, November 15, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62e
cb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=39bb92a1b9
e36110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=Ne

Environment
Green Watchdog Pats Itself on Back for Cleaner Air, Water
South China Morning Post, November 15, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62e
cb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=fa6b92a1b9
e36110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News

Human Rights Defender – Liu Jie (刘杰)
万人上书发起人遭劳教　受威胁组织者不言悔 (Family to Appeal Liu Jie's RTL Sentence; Launchers of Open Letter Have No Regrets)
Radio Free Asia, November 14, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/11/14/
shangshu/

Land Policy
全村土地被村官卖 威海村民多数成乞丐 (Victims of Land Grabs in Shandong Become Beggars)
Radio Free Asia, November 14, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/11/14/
Weihai/

Law
China Records, Videotapes Interrogations to Protect Suspects' Right
Xinhua (via People's Daily), November 14, 2007
http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/90882/6301939.
html

Olympics
Games Backers Play Up Green
Wall Street Journal, November 15, 2007
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB119507831521693252.html
?mod=hps_asia_pageone

北京2008奥运会在即 诸多法律问题待解 (Legal Issues Remain Unsolved Ahead of Beijing Olympics)
Legal Daily, November 15, 2007
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/0705/2007-11/15/content_
740447.htm

中国政府网上将公开境外记者的注册信息资料 (Chinese Government to Put Registration Information of Foreign Journalists Online)
Radio Free Asia, November 14, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/11/14/
jizhe1/

Police
副所长刑讯逼供案维持原判 (Vice-Chief of Beijing's Police Sub-Station Sentenced to 10 Years' Imprisonment for Torturing Suspect)
The Beijing News, November 15, 2007
http://www.thebeijingnews.com/news/beijing/2007/11-15/
021@081011.htm

Politics
White Paper: 31,000 Non-Communists Take Official Positions in China
Xinhuanet, November 15, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-11/15/content_
7078827.htm

Poverty
Cabinet Moves to Help Low-Income Families Affected by Soaring Prices
South China Morning Post, November 15, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62e
cb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=12eb41ee72
f36110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News

Religion
曝光文件显示家庭教会持续受打压 (Hubei Authorities Issue Internal Document Demanding Tighter Control on Protestants)
Radio Free Asia, November 14, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/11/14/
jiaohui/

Three Gorges
Last County Seat set for Demolition in Three Gorges Reservoir Area
Xinhuanet, November 15, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-11/15/content_
7076775.htm

Villages of the Dam
South China Morning Post, November 15, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62e
cb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=3437c27da1
e36110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News

November 14, 2007

Top News of the Day
Human Rights Defender - Guo Feixiong (郭飞雄)
维权人士郭飞雄被判刑五年罚款四万元 (Guo Feixiong Sentenced to 5 Years' Imprisonment)
Boxun.com, November 14, 2007
http://news.boxun.com/news/gb/china/2007/11/200711140
952.shtml
Human rights defender and legal advisor Guo Feixiong (郭飞雄) (also known as Yang Maodong (杨茂东)) was convicted in Guangzhou at 8:30 am, November 14, of "illegal business activity" and sentenced to five years' imprisonment and fined 40,000 yuan. He will decide on whether to appeal after meeting his lawyers.

Related Information
HRIC Press Release: Rights Defender Guo Feixiong
Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison Human Rights in China, November 13, 2007
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/item?item_id
=45547

News
Human Rights Defender - Sun Xiaodi (孙小弟)
反核污染环保人士孙小弟户籍被当局注销 (Authorities Cancel Hukou for Environmentalist Sun Xiaodi and His Wife)
Radio Free Asia, November 13, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/11/13/
sunxiaodi/

Human Rights Defenders
两名异议人士遭到迫害 (Democracy Activist Sent to Psychiatric Hospital for Third Time; Jailed Dissident Barred from Meeting Legal Representative)
Radio Free Asia, November 13, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/11/13/
lianghai/

Human Rights Defender – Liu Jie (刘杰)
简要新闻：黑龙江农垦上访维权代表刘杰被劳教 (In Brief: Heilongjiang Petitioner Sentenced to RTL After Launching Open Letter Calling for Justice for Petitioners)
Radio Free Asia, November 13, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/xinwen/2007/11/13/xinwen/#2

Human Rights Defender
人大代表选三日未揭晓 孙文广批暗箱操作 (Shandong Independent Candidate Criticizes Manipulation in Local Election)
Radio Free Asia, November 13, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/11/13/sun/

Human Rights Defender - Shi Tao (师涛), Wang Xiaoning (王小宁)
Yahoo Settles Its China Lawsuit
BBC, November 13, 2007
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7093564.stm

Labor
China Enlists Local Officials to Cut Mining Deaths
Reuters (via YahooNews), November 13, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071113/wl_nm/china_minin
g_dc_1;_ylt=AvY9IMvZfYlLP8dyFV7lD11PzWQAdyFV7lD11
PzWQA

Media
Censor Vows to Stamp Out Sham Journalism
South China Morning Post, November 14, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ec
b329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=ce7df952b693
6110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News

Olympics
China Officials Deny Media File Reports
Associated Press (via YahooNews), November 13, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071113/ap_on_re_as/china
_reporters_1;_ylt=AqAmSPU8g4jKOTSqXw0Tao5PzWQAg4
jKOTSqXw0Tao5PzWQA

China Olympics Construction Unearths Cultural Relics
Reuters (via YahooNews), November 13, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071113/wl_nm/china_olym
pics_relics_dc_1;_ylt=AgFYzqPdCkHOMgVjXPIfmgJPzWQA
PdCkHOMgVjXPIfmgJPzWQA

Population
Minister Promises Less Corruption in One-Child Policy
South China Morning Post, November 14, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb
329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=cc9df952b693
6110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News

China Home to 18 Million Surplus Men: Report
Reuters (via YahooNews), November 13, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071113/wl_nm/china_gende
rgap_dc_1;_ylt=Ap344Jx3_vr_m776Mw87MRdPzWQAr_m7
76Mw87MRdPzWQA

Protests and Petitions
北京首例访民告官非法劳教案开庭 各方盼能遏制枉法打压访民 (Beijing Court to Decide on the Legality of Petitioner's RTL Sentence for First Time)
Radio Free Asia, November 13, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/11/13/
fangmin/

四川省宜宾市发生城管打死小贩事件 (Thousands Protest at Sichuan Government Buildings After Vendor Is Beaten to Death)
Radio Free Asia, November 13, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/11/13/dasi/

Three Gorges
As China's Mega Dam Rises, So Do Strains and Fear
Reuters (via YahooNews), November 14, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071114/lf_nm/china_threeg
orges_dc_2;_ylt=AkSP8WmecGVKW9YrhVi4P6xPzWQAcGV
KW9YrhVi4P6xPzWQA

November 13, 2007

Top News of the Day
Olympics
Media Muzzled on Olympics Coverage
South China Morning Post, November 13, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ec
b329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=2f611379b2
436110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News
In the week of November 4 the Central Publicity Department reportedly issued a notice ordering China’s editors to steer clear of Olympic-related story ideas that would show the country in a bad light. These story ideas would include food safety and air quality. Shao Shiwei, the deputy chief of the publicity department of the Beijing Committee of the Olympic Game, also reportedly said in a national forum of evening newspaper publishers in September that the press should “be more careful” in their Olympics coverage to safeguard China’s image.

News
Environment
China Pandas Forced to Migrate for Food
Associated Press (via YahooNews), November 12, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071112/ap_on_re_as/china
_pandas_4;_ylt=Aj9pE9pPOm9VngCST6C4ln1PzWQAm9Vn
gCST6C4ln1PzWQA

Food Security
Six Chinese Reportedly Die After Eating Poison Soup
Reuters (via YahooNews), November 12, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071112/wl_nm/china_poi
soning_dc_2;_ylt=AsyRLsp91mWqcdiemi36eENPzWQAm
Wqcdiemi36eENPzWQA

Human Rights Defender - Runggye Adak
In Brief: Tibetan Convicted over Calling for the Dalai Lama's Return
Associated Press (via YahooNews), November 13, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62e
cb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=20611379b24
36110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News

Human Rights Defender - Guo Feixiong (郭飞雄)
郭飞雄案拟14日开庭宣判 律师希望排除案外因素公正判决 (Guangzhou Court to Deliver Verdict on Guo Feixiong's Case; Lawyers Call for Independent Decision)
Radio Free Asia, November 12, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/11/12/Guo
_feixiong/

Human Rights Defender – Liu Jie (刘杰)
17大万人上书代表刘杰被刑拘 (Heilongjiang Petitioner Placed Under Criminal Detention for a Month for Launching Open Letter Calling for Justice for Petitioners)
Radio Free Asia, November 12, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/11/12/
liujie/

Human Rights Defender - Hu Jia (胡佳)
胡佳探望临产的妻子遭国保殴打 (Hu Jia Beaten for Visiting Pregnant Wife)
Radio Free Asia, November 12, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/11/12/china_
rights_assault/

Related Information
HRIC Statement: Human Rights in China condemns attack on Hu Jia
Human Rights in China, November 12, 2007
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/item?item_id=45528

June 4th
Tiananmen Activist Freed from Jail
Agence France-Presse (via YahooNews), November 13, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ec
b329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=cf711379b243
6110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News

Labor
Life on the Dark Side
Associated Press (via South China Morning Post), November 13, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb
329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=5e7e1379b243
6110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News

Media
China Under Fire at WTO for Restrictions on Foreign Media
Agence France-Presse (via YahooNews), November 13, 2007
http://sg.news.yahoo.com/afp/20071112/tbs-wto-china-med
ia-industry-trade-ec2362a.htmlec2362a.html

Chinese TV Artists Urged to Promote Advanced Culture
Xinhuanet, November 12, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-11/12/content_
7059204.htm

Olympics
China Tracks Summer Olympics Journalists
Associated Press (via YahooNews), November 12, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071112/ap_on_re_as/china
_reporter_database_1;_ylt=Al7M6tOT4nKDVB.2sfKidRpPz
WQA7M6tOT4nKDVB.2sfKidRpPzWQA

Protests and Petitions
Shanxi Miners Set to Fight Layoffs
South China Morning Post, November 13, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ec
b329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=b7231379b24
36110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News

湖南教师上访代表被已被拘三月 (Representative of Petitioning Hunan Teachers Detained for 3 Months)
Radio Free Asia, November 12, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/11/12/china_
petition_teachers/

Public Health
In Modern China, Eye on Mental Health
Christian Science Monitor, November 13, 2007
http://www.csmonitor.com/2007/1113/p06s01-woap.html

Rules Relaxed for HIV Carriers
South China Morning Post, November 13, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62e
cb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=1bd21379b24
36110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News

Society - Ethnic Minorities
Equality Denied
South China Morning Post, November 13, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62e
cb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=efce1379b24
36110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News

November 10-12, 2007

Top News of the Day
Xinjiang
Uygurs Sentenced to Death over Terrorism
South China Morning Post, November 12, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=bc2fd5df80f26110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Six Uyghurs arrested during a raid at a training camp in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region on January 5, 2007 were sentenced by a Kashgar court on November 10, 2007. Three received death sentences, two death with a two-year suspension and one life imprisonment under charges of separatism, organizing and leading a terrorist organization and manufacturing explosives. The government mouthpiece Xinhua reported that they set up a terrorist organization known as the East Turkestan Islamic Party and believe that the group has links to al-Qaeda and overseas terrorist groups. Critics believe that these are excuses to crack down on the pro-independence movement among Uyghurs.

News
Education
China to Exempt All Urban Students from Compulsory Education Fees
Xinhuanet, November 10, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-11/10/content_7044298.htm

Environment
China Sets up Fund Aimed at Reducing Greenhouse Gases
Agence France-Presse (via YahooNews), November 09, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20071109/sc_afp/chinaenvironmentclimatewarmingfund_071109150747

Government
陕西一民政干部跨县抛弃乞丐致其死亡被起诉 (Shaanxi Civil Affairs Cardre Prosecuted for Negligence over Death of Beggar)
Xinhuanet, November 11, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2007-11/11/content_7048754.htm

Human Rights Defenders - Hu Jia (胡佳)
国保试图阻拦胡佳看望住院的妻子 (State Security Guards Bar Hu Jia from Visiting His Hospitalized Wife)
Radio Free Asia, November 10, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/xinwen/2007/11/10/xinwen/

June 4th
成都六四受难者母亲唐德英遭到警方监控 (Chengdu Police Put Mother of a June 4th Victim Under Surveillance)
Radio Free Asia, November 10, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/xinwen/2007/11/10/xinwen/

六四伤残者齐志勇被再次非法限制出境 (June 4th Victim Qi Zhiyong Prohibited from Leaving China)
Radio Free Asia, November 09, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/11/09/xinwen/

Labor
China's Toy Firms Under Scrutiny
BBC World Service, November 11, 2007
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7086958.stm

ACFTU: Huawei Agrees to Suspend Controversial Employment Scheme After Union Talks
Xinhuanet, November 10, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-11/10/content_7047070.htm

China Coal Mine Death Toll Rises to 35
Agence France-Presse (via YahooNews), November 10, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20071111/wl_asia_afp/chinaminingaccident_071111044705

Law
成都检方联合九部门建救助机制 救助刑事受害人 (Chengdu Launches Assistance Scheme for Victims of Criminal Cases)
Legal Daily, November 12, 2007
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/0705/2007-11/12/content_737179.htm

Media
Crackdown on Bogus Reporters
Xinhuanet, November 12, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-11/12/content_7055146.htm

Officials Shut down HK-linked Newspaper
South China Morning Post, November 12, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=4b91d5df80f26110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Military
China's PLA Prevents Illegal Recruitment And Ineligible Recruits
Xinhuanet, November 12, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-11/11/content_7051983.htm

Olympics
Report: China Issues Broad Olympic Ban
Associated Press (via YahooNews), November 09, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071109/ap_on_re_as/china_olympic_ban_1

Protests and Petitions
城管公安打死小贩 上万人围困镇政府 (10,000 Villagers Surround Government Building over Death of a Hawker)
Radio Free Asia, November 11, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/xinwen/2007/11/11/xinwen/

重庆上百集体所有制职工要求退休福利 (Over 100 Chongqing Retired Workers Sign Open Letter Urging Better Benefits)
Radio Free Asia, November 10, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/xinwen/2007/11/10/xinwen/

广东潮州四千多村民阻工维护土地权益 (4,000 Chaozhou Villagers Block Electric Cable Construction Site over Disputed Compensation)
Radio Free Asia, November 09, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/11/09/china_rights_land/

温江失地农民和防暴警察发生流血冲突 (Chengdu Farmers Clash with Police over Land Grab)
Radio Free Asia, November 09, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/11/09/china_land_clash/

湖北英山垃圾场污染引起群体性事件 (Hubei Garbage Dump Pollution Sets off Mass Incident)
Radio Free Asia, November 09, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/11/09/hubei/

湖南6名访民被以“聚众扰乱社会治安”罪名拘押 (Six Hunan Petitioners Detained for "Gathering a Crowd to Disturb Social Order")
Radio Free Asia, November 09, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/11/09/fangmin/

上海两名访民控诉当局非法拘禁 (Two Shanghai Petitioners Detained Illegally)
Radio Free Asia, November 09, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/11/09/china_petition_shanghai/

Related information:
Detained Petitioners Finally Released After Close of Party Congress, Special Olympics
Human Rights in China Press Release, November 08, 2007
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/45493

Public Health
截至9月30日全国参加新型农村合作医疗人口7.26亿 (726 Million Residents Covered Under New Rural Health Insurance Scheme)
Xinhuanet, November 12, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/newscenter/2007-11/12/content_7055266.htm

截至9月底开展新型农村合作医疗的县市区达2448个 (2448 Counties, Cities and Districts Implemented New Rural Cooperation on Health Insurance)
Xinhuanet, November 12, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/newscenter/2007-11/12/content_7055226.htm

9套医改方案仍悬而未决 政府主导趋势已经明朗化 (Healthcare Reform to Become Government-Led)
Legal Daily, November 12, 2007
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/0705/2007-11/12/content_737823.htm

Aids Threat Spreading: Official
South China Morning Post, November 12, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=4aa1d5df80f26110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Tainted-toy Factory Still Making Other Products
South China Morning Post, November 12, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=a81fd5df80f26110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

State Security
Crush Leads to New Rules
South China Morning Post, November 12, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=b95fd5df80f26110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

November 9, 2007

News
Human Rights Defenders - Shi Tao (师涛), Wang Xiaoning (王小宁)
俞陵和高琴声敦促雅虎公开道歉 (Families of Political Prisoners Urge Yahoo! to Make Public Apology)
Radio Free Asia, November 08, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/11/08/yahoo/

Labor
29 Dead in China Coal Mine Accident
Associated Press (via YahooNews), November 09, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071109/ap_on_re_as/china
_mine_accident_2;_ylt=AtJ.0BlSuLbagyBBH2sFysBPzWQA

被炒工会主席终审胜诉 (Beijing Appeals Court Finds Dismissal of Union Leader Unfair)
The Beijing News, November 09, 2007
http://www.thebeijingnews.com/news/beijing/2007/11-09/
014@083845.htm

Bosses Who Force Hepatitis B Tests Face Fine
South China Morning Post, November 09, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62e
cb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=9c6ff2b7f9f
16110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News

Firms Warned Not to Dodge Contract Law
South China Morning Post, November 09, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62e
cb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=fe2ff2b7f9f
16110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News

Military HQs Urge Care for Ex-Troops
South China Morning Post, November 09, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62e
cb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=7a7cf8ada3
026110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News

Media
Chinese Newsmen Embrace Greater Freedom While Persisting in Old Principles
Xinhuanet, November 09, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-11/09/content_
7036345.htm

《民间》遭封《牛博》被关 民众之声不断被扼制 (Foreign Website on China's Civil Society Blocked in China; Intellectuals' Blogs Shut Down)
Radio Free Asia, November 08, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/11/08/
minjian/

Olympics
Games Official Unaware of Rain-Busting Plan
South China Morning Post, November 09, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ec
b329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=9d5ff2b7f9f
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Beijing Denies Ban on Bibles at Olympics
Associated Press (via YahooNews), November 08, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071108/ap_on_re_as/oly_
beijing_olympics_bibles_1;_ylt=AvdHF3guTRRnKyPh1ufR
5X5PzWQA=AvdHF3guTRRnKyPh1ufR5X5PzWQA

Olympics-Beijing Ups Surveillance of Water Supply
Reuters, November 08, 2007
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/T14961.htm

Protests and Petitions
Neighbours Urge Action Against Violent Official
South China Morning Post, November 09, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ec
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周永康案被法院退回 上海律师郑恩宠被传唤 (Court Rejects Petitioner's Claim Against Former Minister of Public Security; Zheng Enchong Summoned for 7 Hours)
Radio Free Asia, November 08, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/11/08/
zhengenchong/

自贡访民吴昭玉被非法关押55天 (Sichuan Petitioner Illegally Detained for 55 Days)
Radio Free Asia, November 08, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/11/08/
wu_zhaoyu/

Public Health
4m Chinese-Made Toys Recalled in US
Reuters (via Financial Times), November 09, 2007
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d7f9a2ae-8d8f-11dc-a398-000
0779fd2ac,dwp_uuid=9c33700c-4c86-11da-89df-000077
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Three Gorges
China Refuses to Pay More for Death Tied to Dam Project
Wall Street Journal, November 09, 2007
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB119455261717286941.html?
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