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.

Monday, December 31, 2007

December 29 - 31, 2007

Top News of the Day
Human Rights Defender - Hu Jia (胡佳)

著名维权人士胡佳以“颠覆国家政权”罪被捕 (Prominent Rights Defender Hu Jia Arrested for "Inciting Subversion")
Radio Free Asia, December 31, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/30/
hu_jia/

On December 27, Beijing police detained rights defender Hu Jia (胡佳) on suspicion of "inciting subversion." Authorities reportedly disconnected his family's telephone, mobile, and Internet lines, as well as seizing a computer and documents from his residence. Hu's wife Zeng Jinyan (曾金燕), also a rights defense activist, remains under house arrest.

Related Information
HRIC Press Statement: Protest the Detention of Hu Jia
Human Rights in China, December 28, 2007
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/item?item_
id=46164

News
Children
China Ratifies UN Protocol to Safeguard Children from Armed Conflicts
Xinhuanet, December 29, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-12/29/content_
7335132.htm


Death Penalty
重庆三名厅级干部因受贿被判刑 (Chongqing Court Convicts Three High Ranking Officials on Corruption Charges)
Xinhuanet, December 30, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/newscenter/2007-12/30/
content_7341350.htm


抢劫坐台女并杀人抛尸长江 三恶魔一审被判极刑 (Anhui Court Sentences Trio to Death for Murdering Two Sex Workers)
Anhui Commercial News (via Xinhua), December 30, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2007-12/30/content_
7340240.htm


Economic Development
中国城乡居民收入差距继续拉大 (Income Gap Between Urban and Rural Residents Further Widens)
Radio Free Asia, December 28, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/28/
shouru/


Human Rights
2007年公民维权篇大事记 (Xinhua Selects Top Ten Rights Defense Cases in 2007)
Xinhuanet, December 31, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2007-12/31/content_
7343281.htm


Human Rights Defender - Hu Jia (胡佳)
China Detains AIDS Activist, Clears Guangdong Protests
Radio Free Asia, December 30, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/2007/12/30/china_
olympics_rights/


Human Rights Defender - Li Guotao (李国涛)
李国涛已被软禁一个半月 (Shanghai Democracy Activist Li Guotao under House Arrest for 1.5 Months)
Radio Free Asia, December 30, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/30
/liguotao/


Human Rights Defender - Guo Feixiong (郭飞雄)
Chinese Rights Lawyer Beaten, Staging Hunger Strike in Prison
Radio Free Asia, December 28, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/english/china/2007/12/28/china_template/

Human Rights Defenders
三门峡失地农民代表被关押半月不准家人探视 (Families Barred from Visiting Detained Sanmen Gorge Farmers on State Security Grounds)
Radio Free Asia, December 28, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/12/28/china_
rights_rural/


Law
China's Top Legislature Approves Minister Nomination, Adopts a Number of Bills
Xinhuanet, December 31, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-12/29/content_
7334599.htm


Media
私人短片网上禁播 (New Regulations Require Internet Users to Seek Approval for Posting Audio and Visual Programmes Online)
Ming Pao, December 31, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20071231/cac1.htm

North Korea
China to Allow over 40 North Korean Refugees to Leave: Report
Agence France-Presse (via YahooNews), December 30, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20071230/wl_afp/nkoreaskore
achinausrightsrefugees_071230055621;_ylt=Ap5JOU.855JtE
2AKvcBpMbBPzWQA
230055621;_ylt=Ap5JOU.855JtE2AKv
cBpMbBPzWQA


Olympics
Beijing’s Olympic Quest: Turn Smoggy Sky Blue
New York Times, December 29, 2007
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/29/world/asia/29china.
html?hp


Protests and Petitions
广东掘墓千警民冲突 (One Thousand Guangdong Villagers Clash with Police over Burial Arrangement)
Ming Pao, December 31, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20071231/cca1.htm

Three Gorges
China's Massive Dam Project Causes Worry
Associated Press (via YahooNews), December 31, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071229/ap_on_re_as/china
_s_troubled_dam_2;_ylt=Ag_VmwnVKhD1JLfP6gDCunRP
zWQA
VmwnVKhD1JLfP6gDCunRPzWQA

Friday, December 28, 2007

December 28, 2007

News
Children

黑砖窑母亲:不要忘了我们 (Mother Urges People Not to Forget Her Missing Son Who May Have Been a Brick Kiln Slave)
Nanfang Weekend, December 27, 2007
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/zmzg/2007122
70672.asp


Death Penalty
安徽原副省长何闽旭一审被判死缓 (Former Deputy Governor of Anhui Province Sentenced to Death with a Two-Year Reprieve)
Procuratorial Daily, December 28, 2007
http://www.jcrb.com/n1/jcrb1517/ca666490.htm

贵州:县长一家六口被灭门案案犯被判死刑 (Guizhou Court Sentences Man to Death for Murdering County Mayor and His Family)
Xinhuanet, December 28, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2007-12/27/content_
7325697.htm


Environment
6 Chinese Enterprises Apologize to Public over Pollution
Xinhuanet, December 27, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-12/27/content_
7325501.htm


Human Rights Defenders - Zeng Jinyan (曾金燕), Hu Jia (胡佳)
胡佳亲友与胡夫妇联络中断 关注曾金燕能否如约到公司 (Hu Jia and Wife Cannot Be Contacted by Internet or Phone)
Radio Free Asia, December 28, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/27/
hujia/


Labor
青岛一劳工组织遭受暴徒袭击 (Unidentified Thugs Attack Employees of Qingdao's Labor Organization)
Radio Free Asia, December 27, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/27/
laogong/


Land Policy
深圳警水炮催泪弹强拆民宅 (Guangdong Police Use Water Cannons and Tear Gas in Forcible Eviction)
Ming Pao, December 28, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20071228/cab1.htm

Media
內地传禁订阅《亚洲週刊》 (China Bars Subscription of Hong Kong-Based Magazine "Yazhou Zhoukan")
Ming Pao, December 28, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20071228/cac1.htm

翟明磊个人网站《壹报》再次被当局屏蔽 (Authorities Again Block Website of Banned Publication's Editor)
Radio Free Asia, December 27, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/27/
zhaiminglei/


China May Retain Relaxed Reporting Rules
Associated Press (via YahooNews), December 27, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071227/ap_on_re_as/china
_reporting_rules_1;_ylt=AuSG
LMazZIV2e0GM8I9OANlPzWQA

Olympics
八成多受访者不知残奥开幕时间 (Over 80 Percent of Interviewees Do Not Know When Paralympics Will Start)
The Beijing News, December 28, 2007
http://www.thebeijingnews.com/news/olympic/2007/12-28
/011@082021.htm


汕尾当局继续抓人 阻外媒采访有理? (Shanwei Authorities Arrest More Protestors, Bar Foreign Journalist)
Radio Free Asia, December 27, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/27/
dongzhou/


Poverty
Minister: China's Wealth Gap Widens
Associated Press (via YahooNews), December 27, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071227/ap_on_re_as/china_
wealth_gap_1;_ylt=Ao_SDH
A8cuEpBM6hU2oA94xPzWQA

Protests and Petitions
北京上访村已全部被清拆 (Beijing Petitioning Village Completely Demolished)
Radio Free Asia, December 27, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/27/
shangfangcun/


白马村民指责当局暴力镇压行为可耻 (Guangdong Villagers Condemn Violent Suppression)
Radio Free Asia, December 27, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/12/27/china_
land_clash/

Thursday, December 27, 2007

December 25 – 27, 2007

News
Economic Development

China Aims to Grow Its Middle Class
Associated Press (via YahooNews), December 26, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071226/ap_on_re_as/china
_development_6;_ylt=Akyke8.
ReJxL7bw1bjB0it5PzWQA

Environment
Conservation Measures to Lead Attack on Power Usage
South China Morning Post, December 27, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ec
b329d3d7733492d9253a0a0
a0/?vgnextoid=2c283481b17
17110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News


Food Security
China Mulls Law to Ensure Food Safety
Xinhuanet, December 26, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-12/26/content_
7316505.htm


Human Rights Defender - Zhang Qing (张青)
张青被法院提走存款冻结帐户 (Guangdong Court Freezes Zhang Qing's Bank Account)
Radio Free Asia, December 26, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/26/
zhangqing/


Human Rights Defender - Li Jianhong (Xiao Qiao) (李剑虹(小乔))
异见作家小乔被当局拘禁数日 (Shanghai Police Detain Dissident Writer Xiao Qiao for 4 Days)
Radio Free Asia, December 26, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/12/26/china_
dissident_release/


Human Rights Defenders
万人上书王桂兰被捕失踪 近失明刘杰劳教继续不予治疗 (Whereabouts of Arrested Petitioning Activist Unknown; Liu Jie Not Given Treatment for Serious Eye Problem)
Radio Free Asia, December 26, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/26/
wangguilan/


Human Rights Defender - Sun Xiaodi (孙小弟)
孙小弟女儿平安夜遭殴打 (Thugs Beat Sun Xiaodi's Daughter on Christmas Eve)
Radio Free Asia, December 25, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/25/
sunxiaodi/


Human Rights Defenders
China Detains Farmers Urging Land Privatization
Reuters, December 24, 2007
http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=world
News&storyid=2007-12-
24T110434Z_01_PEK213531_RTRU
KOC_0_US-CHINA-LAND.xml


Bold Activists Hold Beijing to Account
Financial Times, December 26, 2007
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e1b2faf0-b3de-11dc-a6df-000
0779fd2ac,dwp_uuid=9c33700c-4c86-11da-89df-0000779e
2340.html


Land Policy
Official: China Won't Privatize Rural Farmland
Xinhuanet, December 26, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-12/26/content_
7318687.htm


Law
China Pays 170 Mln Yuan of State Compensation to Citizens over 5 years, Court Says
Xinhuanet, December 26, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-12/26/content_
7318962.htm


Media
Dog Owner Takes On China's Web Censors
Washington Post, December 26, 2007
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007
/12/25/AR2007122501150.html


Beijing Clamps Down on Text Messages
Associated Press (via YahooNews), December 24, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071224/ap_on_re_as/china
_text_messages_1;_ylt=AkXH
bcrLjC.X3tYaL9VbpABPzWQA

Migrant Workers
Chinese Governments Recover 43.32 Bln Yuan for Migrant Workers' Unpaid Wages
Xinhuanet, December 26, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-12/26/content_
7318887.htm


Olympics
Breaking the Habit
South China Morning Post, December 26, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ec
b329d3d7733492d9253a0a0
a0/?vgnextoid=21399906c91
17110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News


The Challenge to Beijingoism
The Economist, December 26, 2007
http://www.economist.com/displayStory.cfm?story_id=
10230215&fsrc=RSS


Police
基层民警揭制度腐败:罚款创收成考核标准 拉赞助形同黑社会保护费 (Low Ranking Police Speak of Systemic Corruption; Fines Collected Determines Officers' Performances)
Radio Free Asia, December 25, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/25/
minjing/


Protests and Petitions
Up to 2,000 Police Guarding Key Pylon in Dongzhou
Radio Free Asia, December 26, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/2007/12/26/china_
template/


Public Health
China Outlines Medical Reform Plan, Highlighting Gov't Responsibility
Xinhuanet, December 26, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-12/26/content_
7318261.htm


Religion
当局将张明选收养的孤儿赶出学校 (Hebei Authorities Expel Orphans from Protestant Leader's School)
Radio Free Asia, December 26, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/12/26/china_
religion_church/


四川甘孜政府加强控制藏人寺庙 (Sichuan Authorities Strengthen Controls on Tibetan Temples)
Radio Free Asia, December 25, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/12/25/china_
tibetan/

Monday, December 24, 2007

December 22 – 24, 2007

News
Death Penalty

Shanghai Business Boss' Sentence Suspended
Associated Press (via YahooNews), December 21, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071221/ap_on_re_as/china
_shanghai_scandal_1;_ylt=A
p4IZJjmQ_WKDBgkSCV3gzx
PzWQA


死刑复核:激荡一年间 (Supreme People's Court Has Reviewed Death Sentences for One Year)
Nanfang Weekend, December 20, 2007
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/zmzg/2007122
00862.asp


Gender - Trafficking of Women
China Traffickers Push Drugs on North Korean Defector Women
Radio Free Asia, December 21, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/2007/12/21/nkor_women/

Human Rights Defenders
China Bans Writers' Gathering: Dissident
Agence France-Presse (via YahooNews), December 22, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20071222/lf_afp/chinamediarig
htsoly2008chn_071222185
514

Human Rights Defender - Sun Xiaodi (孙小弟)
环保人士孙小弟被殴并受威胁 众多女访民遭性侵犯不敢声张 (Landlord Beats Sun Xiaodi; Female Petitioners Hesitate to Reveal Sexual Abuse)
Radio Free Asia, December 21, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/21/
sun/


Human Rights Defender - Zheng Enchong (郑恩宠)
郑恩宠收大量举报江泽民的两个儿子涉上海圈地黑幕 (Zheng Enchong Receives More Information After Revealing Zhang Zemin's Sons' Involvement in the Shanghai Land Grab Scandal)
Radio Free Asia, December 21, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/21/
zheng_enchong/


Human Rights Defender – Zhang Qing (张青)
张青电脑被入侵文件丢失 U盘短暂插入存文一空 (Zhang Qing's Computer Hacked; Documents in USB Lost)
Radio Free Asia, December 20, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/20/
zhangqing/


Labor
China Jails Mine Owner in 2005 Blast)
Associated Press (via YahooNews), December 22, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071222/ap_on_re_as/china
_mine_sentences_1;_ylt=Avw
5_WndMGwT800sHlPzpkF
PzWQA


Land Policy
Village Land Claim Could Shake Core Principle of Collectivism
South China Morning Post, December 24, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ec
b329d3d7733492d9253a0a0
a0/?vgnextoid=c7eae46a70
807110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News


Law
江苏省出台新规定:法官不得强迫律师撤诉或调解 (Jiangsu's New Regulations Bar Judges from Forcing Lawyers to Withdraw Claims or Accept Mediation)
Legal Daily, December 24, 2007
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/0705/2007-12/24/content_
767945.htm


China to Ratify UN Protocol to Safeguard Children from Armed Conflicts
Xinhuanet, December 23, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-12/23/content_
7300288.htm


Media
广东通过法例加强控制互联网 (Guangdong's New Regulations Strengthen Internet Censorship)
Radio Free Asia, December 21, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/12/21/china_
internet/


Olympics
涉外交谈时切忌唾沫四溅 (Olympic Guide Asks Readers to Be Polite and Avoid Sensitive Topics with Foreigners)
The Beijing News, December 24, 2007
http://www.thebeijingnews.com/news/olympic/2007/12-24/
011@082401.htm


Protests and Petitions
A Year of Unrest Across China
Radio Free Asia, December 21, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/2007/12/21/china_unrest/

Report: Chinese Protesters Tear Gassed
Associated Press (via YahooNews), December 21, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071221/ap_on_re_as/china
_village_protest_1;_ylt=AjCwF
mHtMuBx.1xUUf4qof9PzWQA

Religion
圣诞前夕中国当局加紧打压家庭教会 (Authorities Increase Suppression of House Churches Ahead of Christmas)
Radio Free Asia, December 20, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/20/
jiaohui/


Rural Issues
Backgrounder: Rural China in Facts, Figures
Xinhuanet, December 22, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-12/22/content_
7294918.htm


State Security
三门峡维权农民被控煽动颠覆政权罪 (Rights Defense Farmers in Sanmen Gorge Under Criminal Detention for Inciting Subversion)
Radio Free Asia, December 21, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/12/21/china_
rights_detain/


“煽动颠覆国家政权罪”是否违宪? (Is the Crime of Inciting Subversion Unconstitutional?)
Radio Free Asia, December 20, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/20/
weixian/


Three Gorges
Chinese Critic of Dam Remains Steadfast Crusader
Wall Street Journal, December 24, 2007
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB119845333973047705.html?
mod=home_asia_weekend

Friday, December 21, 2007

December 21, 2007

News
Bilateral Ties

EU Needs to Change Its Mindset about Africa
Xinhuanet, December 21, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-12/21/content_
7289147.htm


Cameron Plea to China on Mugabe
British Broadcasting Corporation, December 21, 2007
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/7155414.stm

MEPs 'Serious Concern' over China Human Rights Record
Theparliament.com, December 21, 2007
http://www.eupolitix.com/EN/News/200712/fa8744d0-7bd9
-45cb-b793-
c4dbb8f53dd8.htm

Children
Dozens More Punished for China Child Prostitution
Reuters (via YahooNews), December 21, 2007
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/
idUSPEK20355520071221


Corruption
Ex-Prosecutor Given Death Sentence
South China Morning Post, December 21, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ec
b329d3d7733492d9253a0a
0a0/?vgnextoid=f24e4c2bae7f
6110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=N


Retired Ministry of Agriculture Official Sentenced for Bribery, Abuse of Power
People's Daily, December 21, 2007
http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/6325271.html

Death Penalty
Corrupt Prosecutor Gets Death Sentence
Associated Press (via YahooNews), December 21, 2007
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5i2kB2VGA3dhSVOh7Z
ZR04XZgL-8AD8TLD3O80


Former Power Company Chairman Sentenced to Death
People's Daily, December 21, 2007
http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/90882/6324903
.html


Education
China to Draw 300 Mln Yuan of Lottery Funds to Support Poor Students
People's Daily, December 21, 2007
http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/6325294.html

Environment
China Grabs West’s Smoke-Spewing Factories
Blueridgenow.com, December 21, 2007
http://www.blueridgenow.com/article/20071221/ZNYT03/
712210373/1170/NEWS/ZNYT
03/China_Grabs_West_x
2019_s_Smoke_Spewing_Factories


China Suffers ‘Worst Drought in a Decade’
SCMP, December 21, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ec
b329d3d7733492d9253a0a
0a0/?vgnextoid=9f7ac3343
4bf6110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=N


Yunnan Scraps Tiger Leaping Gorge Dam
South China Morning Post, December 21, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ec
b329d3d7733492d9253a0a
0a0/?vgnextoid=3ebe4c2bae7
f6110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=


Food Security
Common Sense Ensures Food Safety: Beijing
South China Morning Post, December 21, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb
329d3d7733492d9253a0a
0a0/?vgnextoid=305d582d0fb
f6110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=N


Labor
China's Top Legislature Defends New Labor Contract Law
Xinhuanet, December 21, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-12/22/content_
7290979.htm


11 Officials under Investigation over N. China Mine Blast That Killed 105
People's Daily, December 21, 2007
http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/6325269.html

Media
Group Says Yahoo China Loses Piracy Suit
New York Times, December 21, 2007
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/technology/AP-China-
Yahoo-Music-Piracy.html


Pulling the Strings of China’s Internet
Far Eastern Economic Review, December 21, 2007
http://www.feer.com/articles1/2007/0712/free/p018.html?
Pulling_the_Strings_of_China
%E2%80%99s_Internet

Military
Backgrounder: Major PLA-Related Joint Anti-Terror Military Exercises and Trainings
People's Daily, December 21, 2007
http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/6325264.html

China to Invest 50 Million USD in Transforming Military Technologies for Civilian Use in 2008
People's Daily, December 18, 2007
http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/90881/6322939
.html


Multilateral Relations
A Revisionist Tale: Why a Poor China Seems Richer
New York Times, December 21, 2007
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/21/business/21yuan.html?
_r=1&oref=slogin


Protests and Petitions
China Denies Fresh Stand-off in Troubled Village
Reuters, December 21, 2007
http://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSPEK205673

Public Health
China to Keep Ethics Records on Medical Staff to Curb Malpractice
People's Daily, December 21, 2007
http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90782/6324624.html

Thursday, December 20, 2007

December 20, 2007

News
Corruption
Corruption Complaints Crash Chinese Web Site
Washington Post, December 19, 2007
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/12/19/AR2007121900678.html

Death Penalty
天津市检察院原检察长李宝金一审被判处死缓 (Former Tianjin Prosecutor Given Suspended Death Sentence for Receiving Bribes and Embezzling Public Funds)
Legal Daily, December 20, 2007
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/0705/2007-12/20/content_766106.htm

Human Rights Defenders - Jing Chu (荆楚)
Chinese Activist Held for Subversion
Associated Press (via YahooNews), December 19, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071219/ap_on_re_as/china_dissident_detained_1

Human Rights Defenders - Guo Feixiong (郭飞雄)
法院令张青21日交付四万元罚款 律师吁请关心帮助郭飞雄妻儿 (Jailed Rights Defender's Wife Pressured to Pay Fine)
Radio Free Asia, December 19, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/19/zhang/

Human Rights Defenders - Chen Guangcheng (陈光诚)
袁伟静再次被拒探监 张青继续写信申冤 (Jailed Rights Defense Activist Chen Guangcheng Denied Family Visits Again)
Radio Free Asia, December 19, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/12/19/china_rights_chen/

Human Rights Defenders - Li Jianhong / Xiao Qi (李剑红(小齐))
上海异议人士小乔被国保非法拘禁 (Shanghai Dissident Writer Prevented from Attending Chinese PEN Gathering)
Radio Free Asia, December 19, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/19/xiaoqiao/

Labor
专家:立法明确"不适合妇女岗位"细化条款是关键 (Listing "Inappropriate Jobs for Women" in Law is Key, Says Expert)
Legal Daily, December 20, 2007
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/0705/2007-12/20/content_766095.htm

Squads Deployed to Deter Layoffs
South China Morning Post, December 20, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=1932bdc71c2f6110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

陕西大荔棉纺职工请愿被防暴警察驱散 (Shaanxi Police Disperse Petitioning Textile Factory Workers)
Radio Free Asia, December 19, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/19/dali/

Land Policy
Beijing Official Defends Evictions
Reuters, December 19, 2007
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSPEK3912020071219

Media
西藏“雪域青年论坛”网被关闭 (Popular Tibetan Online Forum Shut Down)
Radio Free Asia, December 19, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/xinwen/2007/12/19/xinwen/

Police
Displaced Farmers 'Jailed, Tortured'
South China Morning Post, December 20, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=de20bdc71c2f6110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

武汉花楼街面临最后清拆 (Wuhan Hualou Street Residents Face Forced Evictions)
Radio Free Asia, December 19, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/12/19/china_demolition_clash/

Politics
Politburo Meets to Clarify Party Line on Religion
South China Morning Post, December 20, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=1f9bbc9af53f6110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Protests and Petitions
王桂兰揭发公安倒卖访民 (Beijing Police Turn Petitioners Over to Local Officials For Money)
Radio Free Asia, December 19, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/12/19/china_petitioner/

营房成了关押访民的班房 (Chengdu Military Camps Used to Detain Petitioners)
Radio Free Asia, December 19, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/19/yingfang/

东莞白马社区村民抗议官员低价征地被打伤 (Dongguang Villagers Clash with Police over Resettlement Compensation)
Radio Free Asia, December 19, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/12/19/china_land_clash/

银川复员军官上访被拘留 (Retired Military Official Detained for Criminal Investigation)
Radio Free Asia, December 19, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/19/junguan/

天津农民要求地方镇政府归还良田 (Thousands of Tianjin Farmers Protest Over Land Grab)
Voice of America, December 19, 2007
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2007-12-19-voa60.cfm

Religion
教会领袖指责当局圣诞前夕加紧打压家庭教会 (House Church Leaders Criticize Government for Intensified Crackdowns Before Christmas)
Radio Free Asia, December 19, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/12/19/china_religion_christian/

Tibet
Tibetan Monks Held in Wake of Clashes
Radio Free Asia, December 20, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/2007/12/19/tibet_detain/

Wednesday, December 19, 2007

December 19, 2007

News
Bilateral Ties
China to Play Greater Role in World Bank
Associated Press (via YahooNews), December 18, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071218/ap_on_bi_ge/china_zoellick_2

Death Penalty
Triad Leader Executed for Drugs and Organized Crime
South China Morning Post, December 19, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=1a4e63122ade6110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Ex-official to be Executed for Killing Deputy
South China Morning Post, December 19, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=7c1c63122ade6110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

宜宾原政协常委买凶杀人获死刑 (Former Yibin CPPCC Standing Committee Member Sentenced to Death for Murder)
The Beijing News, December 19, 2007
http://www.thebeijingnews.com/news/guonei/2007/12-19/018@081916.htm

Teachers Who Forced 23 Schoolgirls to Work As Prostitutes Given Death Sentences
South China Morning Post, December 19, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=7b2c63122ade6110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Economic Development
China, India Economies ‘40% Smaller’
Financial Times, December 18, 2007
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/36a2d566-ad82-11dc-9386-0000779fd2ac.html

Environment
鄱阳湖水域缩80倍 (Capacity of China's Largest Freshwater Lake Reduced to 1.25 Percent)
The Beijing News, December 19, 2007
http://www.thebeijingnews.com/news/guonei/2007/12-19/018@081800.htm

Chemical Plant Plan Not Dead Yet, Officials Say
South China Morning Post, December 19, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=89ed63122ade6110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Web Site Tracks China's Pollution Levels
ABC News, December 18, 2007
http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/story?id=4018827&page=1

Food Security
China Food Safety Seen Mired in Economic Transition
Reuters, December 18, 2007
http://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSN18521474

Human Rights Defenders - Yan Zhengxue (严正学)
严正学在狱中被打 生命受到威胁 (Dissident Yan Zhengxue Beaten in Prison)
Radio Free Asia, December 18, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/18/
yan/


Human Rights Defenders - Xiao Qingshan (肖青山)
广东维权人士肖青山被国保人员禁锢审问 (Labor Activist Interrogated by State Security Personnel for Nearly 11 Hours)
Radio Free Asia, December 18, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/12/18/China_Dissident/

Human Rights Defenders - Guo Feixiong (郭飞雄)
郭飞雄妻子张青于绝食抗议日致国家主席胡锦涛先生的公开信(四)(Zhang Qing's 4th Open Letter to China's President)
Radio Free Asia, December 18, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/18/guofeixiong/

Media
成都业主不满当局私自卖地 网上讨论帖子被删 (Internet Postings on Disputed Land Sale Removed)
Radio Free Asia, December 18, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/18/chengdu/

中国自由作家个人博客接连被封闭 (Two Dissident Writers' Blogs Recently Shut Down)
Voice of America, December 18, 2007
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2007-12-18-voa30.cfm

Migrant Workers
中国农民工文化生活贫乏 面临边缘化危机 (Report Says Migrants Face Marginalization)
Radio Free Asia, December 18, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/18/nong/

Olympics
More Media Services Promised
Xinhuanet, December 19, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-12/19/content_7278787.htm

北京市规范手机短信散布谣言将被查处 (Beijing to Punish Individuals Who Spread Rumors by SMS)
Radio Free Asia, December 18, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/12/18/Briefing/

Politics
《瞭望》文章:政改指向权力过分集中 (Political Reform to Change Centralization of Power)
Xinhuanet, December 19, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2007-12/19/content_7278579.htm

Population
Report: China Population Aging Rapidly
Associated Press ( via YahooNews), December 18, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071218/ap_on_re_as/china_aging

Protests and Petitions
深圳地鐵清拆糾紛 (Villages Dispute Compensation for Land Confiscated for Shenzhen New Metro)
Ming Pao, December 19, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20071219/ccb1.htm

浙江慈溪上访农民代表被刑事拘留 (Jiejiang Petitioner Detained After Clash with Police over Land Dispute)
Radio Free Asia, December 18, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/12/17/china_rights_rural/

再有三门峡库区维权农民被逮捕 (Shaanxi Resettlement Representative Detained for Criminal Investigation)
Radio Free Asia, December 18, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/12/17/china_rights_land/

湖北再次抓捕上访民办教师 (Hubei Teachers Detained After Petitioning)
Radio Free Asia, December 18, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/18/minban/

Rural Issues
Rural issue, anti-corruption high on CPC meeting agenda
Xinhuanet, December 18, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-12/18/content_7276263.htm

Tuesday, December 18, 2007

December 18, 2007

News
Death Penalty

杀人时未发病/自首不足以轻判 湛江杀人局长宣雄判死刑 (Guangdong Court Sentences Former Cadre to Death for Murder)
Nanfang City News, December 18, 2007
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/jwxy/200712180610.asp

千万富翁遭活埋 风尘女涉嫌色诱绑架判死缓 (Shanxi Sex Worker Sentenced to Death with a 2-Year Reprieve for Burying Millionaire Alive)
Daynews.com.cn (via Xinhua), December 18, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2007-12/18/content_7270810.htm

Environment
China's Environmental Agency Gets Teeth
Wall Street Journal, December 18, 2007
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB119791498877734281.html

Government
村民为选举欲集体离婚 (Beijing Villagers Divorce En Masse to Gain More Votes in Local Election)
Nanfang City News, December 18, 2007
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/djjz/200712180597.asp

Human Rights Defender - Zheng Enchong (郑恩宠)
维权律师郑恩宠第11次被警方传唤 (Human Rights Lawyer Zheng Enchong Summoned by the Police for the 11th Time Since August)
Radio Free Asia, December 17, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/17/zheng/

Human Rights Defenders
陕西三门峡库区农民代表被刑事拘留 (Three Shaanxi Farmers' Representatives Placed Under Criminal Detention)
Radio Free Asia, December 17, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/17/nong/

Labor
Firms Warned Against Mass Layoffs
South China Morning Post, December 18, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=f0635663018e6110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Land Policy
Ruling in Land Dispute Seen as Threat to Art Centre near Capital
South China Morning Post, December 18, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=f1535663018e6110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

湖北民警指证当局拆迁牟利内幕 贪腐食物链派出所每月收两万 (Hubei Police Officer Reveals Corrupt Relations Between Local Eviction Authorities and Police)
Radio Free Asia, December 17, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/17/huangshi/

Law
国有资产法、食品安全法、社会保险法等法律案将首次审议 (Standing Committee of NPC to Examine Draft Law on State-Owned Assets, Food Safety, and Social Insurance for the First Time)
Xinhuanet, December 18, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2007-12/17/content_7267683.htm

Migrant Workers
Migrant Workers' Demand for Entertainment Hardly Met
Xinhuanet, December 17, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-12/17/content_7269233.htm

Olympics
奥运选手可开博客 (IOC's New Resolution Allows Athletes in Beijing Olympics to Blog)
The Beijing News, December 18, 2007
http://www.thebeijingnews.com/news/olympic/2007/12-18/018@073318.htm

Population
Elderly Care Heavy Burden for Services, Report Finds
South China Morning Post, December 18, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=f2435663018e6110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Protests and Petitions
长沙城管打人致死数百人聚集谴责 当局压制舆论家属求助无门 (Hunan Urban Management Authorities Beat Man to Death; Internet Discussion Censored)
Radio Free Asia, December 17, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/17/changsha/

Religion
基督教商人石维翰被拘留 家庭教会河南分会长遭殴 (Beijing Christian Merchant Detained on "Illegal Business Activity" Charges; Henan Police Beat Family House Church Leader)
Radio Free Asia, December 17, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/17/shi/

Three Gorges
Officials Deny Evictees Returning to Partly Submerged Areas
South China Morning Post, December 18, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=9da35663018e6110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Villagers' Hopes Drowned in the Three Gorges
South China Morning Post, December 18, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=52335663018e6110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Tibet
Tibet Tourism 'Hits Record High'
British Broadcasting Corporation, December 17, 2007
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7147366.stm

Monday, December 17, 2007

December 15 – 17, 2007

News
Disaster

樟木头火災 遗属遭软禁 (Guangdong Authorities Put Families of Fire Victims Under House Arrest)
Ming Pao, December 17, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20071217/cca1h.htm

Environment
Villagers Endure Foul-Smelling Factory Despite Promises
South China Morning Post, December 17, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=4ab73baa4d2e6110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

China Stops 13 Small Power Plants to Save Energy, Cut Pollution
Xinhuanet, December 16, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-12/16/content_7262318.htm

China Says Water Supplies Exploited by 2030
Reuters, December 14, 2007
http://www.reuters.com/article/environmentNews/idUSPEK13275320071214

Gender
Human Trafficking a Growing Problem
Associated Press (via YahooNews), December 14, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071214/ap_on_re_as/china_human_trafficking_1

Human Rights Defender - Jing Chu (荆楚)
异议作家荆楚突遭警方传唤后被刑事拘留 (Guangxi Dissident Writer Placed Under Criminal Detention for "Inciting Subversion")
Radio Free Asia, December 14, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/14/jinchu/

Labor
四川邮政局非法解聘大量员工 (Sichuan Post Office Evades New Labor Law Provisions for Long-Term Employees by Requiring Them to Resign and Sign New Contract)
Radio Free Asia, December 14, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/14/post/

东莞劳工维权谘询机构遭到破坏 (Thugs Damage Labor Rights Consultative Center in Guangdong)
Radio Free Asia, December 14, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/14/laogong/

Media
博讯记者案移交检察院 孑木会见律师称遭构陷 (Nanjing Police Send Boxun Reporter's Case to Procuratorate; Detained Reporter Denies Charges)
Radio Free Asia, December 14, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/14/Jiemu/

Olympics
'One World' to Gather in Beijing ... Minus Tibet
South China Morning Post, December 16, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=7f206c7d6bdd6110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Population
广西调明年高考照顾政策:农村独生子女降10分 (Guangxi to Lower Requirement for High School Admission for Single Child in Rural Areas)
EastDay.com, December 17, 2007
http://news.eastday.com/c/20071217/u1a3294547.html

Poverty
Harsh Life for China's Hill Farmers
British Braodcasting Corporation, December 15, 2007
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/from_our_own_correspondent/7143206.stm

Protests and Petitions
学者呼吁不要隐瞒群体事件真相 (Academic Urges No Cover-ups on Mass Incidents)
Radio Free Asia, December 16, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/16/qun/

China Detains Five in Simmering Land Disputes
Radio Free Asia, December 14, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/2007/12/14/china_land/

Public Health
我国烟草致死人数居世界首位 烟:该定个吸法 (Number of Cigarette-Related Deaths in China Highest in the World)
Legal Daily, December 17, 2007
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/0705/2007-12/17/content_763003.htm

Friday, December 14, 2007

December 14, 2007

Top News of the Day
Death Penalty
农民在山西蒙冤入狱八年被判死缓 (Henan Migrant Worker Tortured into Confessing Murder, Sentenced to Death with 2-Year Reprieve in 1998)
Dahe Daily (via Xinhua), December 14, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2007-12/14/content_7246623.htm
Police in Shanxi allegedly tortured Henan migrant worker Hao Jin'an (郝金安) into confessing murdering a mine worker in 1998. Later that year, a Shanxi court sentenced him to death with a two-year reprieve. In April 2006, another Henan man surnamed Niu confessed to the crime and exculpated Hao. A local prosecutor said Hao cannot be released because verdict on Niu has yet to be delivered. Hao remains in jail.

News
Corruption

China Working on New Five-Year Plan to Improve Anti-Corruption System
Xinhuanet, December 13, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-12/13/content_7244075.htm

上海律师郑恩宠: 江泽民的儿子牵涉周正毅借贷圈地 (Zheng Enchong Says Jiang Zemin's Sons Are Involved in Zhou Zhengyi's Corruption Case)
Radio Free Asia, December 13, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/13/zhengenchong/

Death Penalty
广州法院集中宣判50多名“两抢”案犯 5人死刑 (Guangzhou Court Gives Verdict on 50 Robbery Suspects, Sentences 5 to Death Penalty)
Xinhuanet, December 14, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2007-12/14/content_7247826.htm

Environment
China Group Says to Name-and-Shame Air Polluters
Reuters, December 13, 2007
http://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSHKG151487

Gender
中国启动反对拐卖妇女儿童国家行动计划 (China to Announce Action Plan Against Trafficking of Women and Children)
Radio Free Asia, December 13, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/13/kidnap/

Land Policy
Farmers' Leader Held in Dispute over Land
South China Morning Post, December 14, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=9fb186fd1c4d6110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Media
Distributor Rejects Talk of Hollywood Film Ban
South China Morning Post, December 14, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=4c930913774d6110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

US Accuses Xinhua of Unfair Competition
Bloomberg (via South China Morning Post), December 14, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=6c7186fd1c4d6110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Migrant Workers
Mammon and Misery Greet Migrants to Guangdong's Frantic Frontier City
South China Morning Post, December 14, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=d51986fd1c4d6110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Olympics
Spielberg Urges China Again to Help End Darfur 'Genocide'
Agence France-Presse (via YahooNews), December 14, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20071214/wl_asia_afp/sudandarfuroly2008filmpeoplespielberg_071214002907

Chinese Scholar Calls for Prisoner Pardon
Reuters, December 13, 2007
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSPEK13686020071213

EU Parliament Urges IOC to Press China on Rights
Reuters, December 13, 2007
http://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSL1353209

Police
刑拘一疑犯 立刻奖一千 (Monetary Award for Police Officers Placing Certain Suspects Under Criminal Detention in Baiyun, Guangdong)
Nanfang City News, December 12, 2007
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/shyp/200712120534.asp

Population
结婚越来越晚 光棍越来越多 (Research Report Shows Chinese Marry Later; Country Has More Single Men)
China Youth Daily, December 11, 2007
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2007-12/11/content_1989881.htm

Protests and Petitions
Officials Blamed in Ant-Potion Scandal
South China Morning Post, December 14, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=8be186fd1c4d6110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Paper Giant Calms Protesting Workers
South China Morning Post, December 14, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=318386fd1c4d6110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Thursday, December 13, 2007

December 13, 2007

News
Disasters

Beijing's Edicts Lost in Scramble for Coal
South China Morning Post, December 13, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=6fa50ebce4ec6110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Environment
US, China Cooperate to Stop Illegal Logging
Agence France-Presse (via YahooNews), December 12, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20071212/pl_afp/uschinatimberenvironmentwarming_071212231416

Gender - Trafficking of Women
China Claims Progress Fighting Human Trafficking
Reuters, December 12, 2007
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSPEK11308820071212

Government
Local Officials Use Regulations, Policies to Exploit Poor Villagers
South China Morning Post, December 13, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=60a50ebce4ec6110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Human Rights Defender - Li Xige (李喜阁)
李喜阁进京参加艾滋病培训受阻 艾滋病人家属王小巧被批捕 (AIDS Activist Barred from Training Session in Beijing; Woman Arrested After Petitioning for Husband's Infection Through Blood Transfusion)
Radio Free Asia, December 12, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/12/AZT/

Human Rights Defender - Guo Feixiong (郭飞雄)
张青见郭飞雄指酷刑致伤残 律师说刑讯下审判肯定不公正 (Jailed Guo Feixiong Tells Wife He Is Maimed by Torture)
Radio Free Asia, December 12, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/12/guofeixiong/

Human Rights Defender - Rebiya Kadeer
热比娅被监禁的儿子急需医疗救助 (Rebiya Kadeer Urges China to Provide Adequate Medical Assistance to Jailed Son)
Voice of America, December 12, 2007
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2007-12-12-voa64.cfm

Labor
Law to Protect Slack Workers
South China Morning Post, December 13, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=27f60ebce4ec6110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Christmas Ornaments Made in China Sweatshop - Report
Reuters, December 12, 2007
http://www.reuters.com/article/governmentFilingsNews/idUSN1264959020071212

Media
China Film Corp.: No Ban on U.S. Movies
China Daily (via Xinhua), December 13, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-12/13/content_7239994.htm

Guangdong 'Poor' on Pollution Information
South China Morning Post, December 13, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=45970ebce4ec6110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Migrant Workers
中国流动人口调查•现状篇:改变命运的流动 (Survey on China's Floating Population: Migration Changes Their Fate)
Legal Daily, December 13, 2007
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/0705/2007-12/13/content_761058.htm

Olympics
加拿大人权组织要求加奥委会敦促中国兑现人权承诺 (Canadian Groups Urge Canadian Olympic Committee to Pressure China on Human Rights)
Radio Free Asia, December 12, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/12/renquan/

Protests and Petitions
Ant-Aphrodisiac Boss Charged over Protests
Associated Press (via YahooNews), December 13, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=617ff53c55fc6110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

防暴警进驻东洲3村民被捕 汕尾当局拟以镇压促工 (Police Formally Arrest 3 Villagers in Dongzhou, Guangdong; Suppression Tactics Used to Expedite Construction)
Radio Free Asia, December 12, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/12/dongzhou/

温州访民被截访人员遗弃荒野 (Zhejiang "Retrievers" Leave 70-Year-Old Petitioners in Wilderness)
Radio Free Asia, December 12, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/12/12/china_petition/

Public Health
Onus Shifted to Companies to Recall Drugs
Associated Press (via South China Morning Post), December 13, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=c5270ebce4ec6110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Wednesday, December 12, 2007

December 12, 2007

Top News of the Day
Human Rights Defender - Gong Haoming (龚浩明)

简要新闻∶上海维权人士龚浩明得以取保候审回家 (In Brief: Shanghai Rights Defender Gong Haoming Released)
Radio Free Asia, December 11, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/xinwen/2007/12/11/xinwen/ - 8
Hu Jia (胡佳) reportedly said that Shanghai petitioner Gong Haoming (龚浩明) was released pending investigation and trial on December 8. Hu believed it is rare that Shanghai police would release “serious criminals” like Gong. Gong was detained on November 8, 2007 under suspicion of “leaking state secrets.” He participated in the open letter campaign called “We want human rights, not the Olympics” in May.

Related Information
HRIC Case Update: Petitioner Gong Haoming Released Pending Investigation and Trial
Human Rights in China, December 10, 2007
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/45790

News
Civil Society

贵州维权人士举办人权研讨会遭当局多方骚扰 (Guizhou Human Rights Conference Closely Monitored; Participants Harassed)
Radio Free Asia, December 11, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/12/11/china_rights_assault/

Related Information
HRIC Case Update: Buddhist Monk Shengguan Prevented from Attending Human Rights Conference
Human Rights in China, December 10, 2007
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/45802

Death Penalty
北京:兄弟二人杀人袭警被执行死刑 (Beijing Brothers Executed on Murder Charges)
The Beijing News (via Xinhua), December 12, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2007-12/12/content_7233095.htm

情侣被杀案宣判 (Beijing Man Sentenced to Death for Murdering Couple in Robbery)
The Beijing News, December 12, 2007
http://www.thebeijingnews.com/news/beijing/2007/12-12/021@074706.htm

西宁首次采用注射方式对4名死刑犯执行死刑 (Four Convicts Executed by Lethal Injection in Xining, Qinghai)
Xinhuanet, December 11, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2007-12/11/content_7228813.htm

河南焦作一村委会主任枪杀六人被判死刑 (Henan's Local Cadre Sentenced to Death for Shooting 6 People)
Xinhuanet, December 11, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2007-12/11/content_7230331.htm

Food Security
China Grants U.S. Expanded Role in Inspecting Foods
International Herald Tribune, December 11, 2007
http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/12/11/business/trade.php

Gender
Senior Legislator Urges Federation to Better Protect Rights of Women, Children
Xinhuanet, December 11, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-12/11/content_7231051.htm

Human Rights Defender - Li Hong (力虹)
异议作家力虹狱中病情恶化 家人要求保外就医 (Dissident Writer Li Hong's Health Deteriorates; Family Demands Medical Parole)
Radio Free Asia, December 11, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/11/lihong/

Human Rights Defender - Li Xige (李喜阁)
简要新闻∶李喜阁被扣押阻挠未能参加艾滋工作培训 (In Brief: Henan AIDS Patient Li Xige Barred from Anti-Discrimination Training in Beijing)
Radio Free Asia, December 11, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/xinwen/2007/12/11/xinwen/ - 3

Human Rights Defender - Gao Zhisheng (高智晟)
人权日近百人前往中国驻旧金山领事馆示威要求释放高智晟 (One Hundred People Demand Release of Gao Zhisheng at Chinese Consulate in US)
Radio Free Asia, December 11, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/11/gao/

Human Rights Defender
四川上千职工举报改制黑幕 维权代表遭政府扣押暴徒殴打 (Sichuan Rights Defender Beaten by Thugs After Reporting Corruption)
Radio Free Asia, December 11, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/11/505/

Land Policy
Kaiping Officials May Face Discipline over Land-Use Deals
South China Morning Post, December 12, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=d3e2ea06489c6110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Olympics
Writers Urge Olympic Clemency
South China Morning Post, December 12, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=3f71ea06489c6110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

国奥会报告仍关注北京空气污染 (International Olympic Committee Remains Concerned About Beijing's Air Pollution)
BBC, December 11, 2007
http://news.bbc.co.uk/chinese/trad/hi/newsid_7130000/newsid_7139600/7139671.stm

Politics
Beijing Municipal Legislators Get More Money for Making Rounds
Xinhuanet, December 11, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-12/11/content_7229863.htm

Protests and Petitions
Sinopec Workers Stage Pay Protest at China Plant
Reuters, December 11, 2007
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSPEK6549120071211

Religion
山东临沂一基督教家庭教会270名教友被捕 (Police Arrest 270 Protestant House Church Members in Linyi, Shandong)
Radio Free Asia, December 11, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/12/11/china_religion_christian/

Three Gorges
三峽工程 肥了企业 苦了农民 (Three Gorges Project Benefits Enterprises, Harms Farmers)
Ming Pao, December 12, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20071212/cca1h.htm

Tibet
China Says Dalai Wants Feudal Tibet
Associated Press (via YahooNews), December 11, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071211/ap_on_re_as/china_tibet_1

Tuesday, December 11, 2007

December 11, 2007

News
Environment
UN Chief Hits at China, India on Climate
Financial Times, December 10, 2007
http://search.ft.com/ftArticle?ct=0&id=071210000497

Government
Over 6,000 Malfeasant Officials Investigated in 5 years
Xinhuanet, December 10, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-12/10/content_7226374.htm

Human Rights
Human Rights Expert Outlines China's Achievements
Xinhuanet, December 11, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-12/11/content_7228726.htm

Human Rights Defender
福建维权人士陈友仁被判劳教 (Fujian Rights Defender Chen Youren Sentenced to RTL)
Radio Free Asia, December 10, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/10/Chen_youren/

Human Rights Defender - Guo Feixiong (郭飞雄)
郭飞雄妻张青说儿子失学不是因没钱是当局操控 (Guo Feixiong's Wife Says No Schooling for Son Due to Authorities' Manipulation)
Radio Free Asia, December 10, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/10/guofeixiong2/

Human Rights Defenders
深圳维权人士肖春被警方逼写检讨保证不和外媒联系 (Shenzhen Police Force Rights Defender to Sign Document Promising Not to Talk to Foreign Media)
Radio Free Asia, December 10, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/10/xiaochun/

Labor
China Orders Mines Shut in Shanxi and Heilongjiang
Reuters, December 10, 2007
http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSPEK10300920071210

Land Policy
Chinese Gov't Uncovers Officials Who Misappropriate Farmland
Xinhuanet, December 10, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-12/10/content_7226605.htm

黑龙江省富锦市四万名农民联署护地声明 (Forty Thousand Heilongjiang Farmers Sign Open Statement Protesting Land Grab)
Radio Free Asia, December 10, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/12/10/china_rights_land/

Law
我国首支环境维权志愿律师队伍组建 (China Forms Rights Defense Lawyer Team to Help Victims of Pollution)
Legal Daily, December 11, 2007
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2007-12/11/content_759237.htm

Media
Bloomberg Seeks Less Info Control in China
Associated Press (via YahooNews), December 10, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071210/ap_on_re_as/china_bloomberg_2

南京出版局扣押批左书籍《历史大趋势》 (Nanjing Publishing Bureau Has Seized Book Criticizing Leftist Tendency Since Last Year)
Radio Free Asia, December 10, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/12/10/china_media_freedom/

Olympics
Free Press Campaigners Protest at China Block
Reuters, December 10, 2007
http://in.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idINIndia-30908720071210

Poverty
Pregnant Migrant Woman's Death in Beijing Sparks Call for Gov't Aid to Poor
Xinhuanet, December 11, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-12/10/content_7226612.htm

Protests and Petitions
世界人权日北京截访忙 (Authorities Busy with "Retrieving" Petitioners in Beijing on Human Rights Day)
Radio Free Asia, December 10, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/10/renquan/

桂林少女遭城管殴打 引千人围观公愤不平 (Urban Management Personnel Surrounded by Outraged Crowd for Beating 16-Year-Old Girl)
Radio Free Asia, December 10, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/10/guilin/

Tibet
Tibetans Detail Chinese Exploitation of Their Homeland's Environment
Voice of America, December 10, 2007
http://www.voanews.com/english/2007-12-10-voa18.cfm

Sunday, December 09, 2007

December 8 – 10, 2007

News
Environment

China, West Squabble over Targets
Associated Press (via YahooNews), December 08, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071208/ap_on_re_as/bali_climate_conference_67

中国农村3亿人口饮用水不达标 (Three Hundred Million Rural Residents Drink and Use Substandard Water)
Radio Free Asia, December 07, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/07/water/

Freedom of Speech
文化部限制卡拉OK播放未经审批的歌曲 (Beijing Culture Department Censors Unapproved Karaoke Videos)
Radio Free Asia, December 07, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/07/karaoke/

Human Rights
“世界人权日”回首中国今年人权状况 (Activists and Lawyer Review Human Rights Situation in China for 2007 on Human Rights Day)
Radio Free Asia, December 07, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/07/humanrights/

Human Rights Defender - Chen Shuqing (陈树庆)
简要新闻:陈树庆二审上诉案被判维持原判 (In Brief: Chen Shuqing's Appeal Rejected on October 29)
Radio Free Asia, December 08, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/xinwen/2007/12/08/xinwen/#2

Human Rights Defender
大学副教授郭泉遭撤销教务 发表公开信违宪违法涉密? (Associate Professor Demoted After Publishing Open Letters Urging Political Reforms)
Radio Free Asia, December 07, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/07/guo/

Human Rights Defender - Yang Chunlin (杨春林)
黑龙江更多农民要罢官分地 (Heilongjiang Police Send Yang Chunlin's Case to Procuratorate Again)
Radio Free Asia, December 07, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/07/heilongjiang/

Labor
China's Slave Families Struggle to Expose Dirty Little Secret
The Age (Australia), December 08, 2007
http://www.theage.com.au/news/world/chinas-slave-families-struggle-to-expose-dirty-little-secret/2007/12/07/1196813021595.html

Law
刑侦改革成效十年数字 (Ten-Year Figures Show Effects of Criminal Investigation Reforms)
Legal Daily, December 10, 2007
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/0705/2007-12/10/content_758157.htm

Media
China Media Less Aggressive in Foreign Coverage
New York Times, December 10, 2007
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/07/world/asia/07china.html

China Bans Hollywood Movies to Protect Its Own Film Industry
The Independent, December 07, 2007
http://news.independent.co.uk/world/asia/article3231233.ece

家用电脑被监视 网络封锁加剧 (Internet Censorship Stepped Up; Activists' Personal Computers Monitored)
Radio Free Asia, December 07, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/07/wangluo/

北京公安突然检查《明报》驻京办事处 (Police Suddenly Check Hong Kong Newspaper's Beijing Office)
Radio Free Asia, December 07, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/12/07/china_media/

Olympics
Amnesty Asks China to Free Anti-Olympic Activists
Reuters, December 08, 2007
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSPEK6744720071208

中国在奥运前夕加强打压民间组织 (Chinese Authorities Suppress Social Organizations Ahead of Olympics)
Radio Free Asia, December 07, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/12/07/china_ngo/

NY Mayor Urged Promote Rights in China
Associated Press (via YahooNews), October 09, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071209/ap_on_re_as/olympics_media_1

Protests and Petitions
Despair for Family in 10-Year Battle for Injury Compensation
South China Morning Post, December 10, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=d423dec7a3fb6110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Protests on the Rise in China as Dongzhou Marks Bloodshed
Radio Free Asia, December 07, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/2007/12/07/china_unrest/

Three Gorges
Dam Victims Tell of Hopelessness
Agence France-Presse (via South China Morning Post), December 10, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=94f2dec7a3fb6110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Friday, December 07, 2007

December 7, 2007

News
Death Penalty

Former Northeast Expressway Chief Gets Death Sentence in Corruption Case
Xinhua (via People's Daily), December 06, 2007
http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/90882/6316290.html

Disaster
China Mine Blast Death Toll Rises to 104
Reuters, December 07, 2007
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/PEK83632.htm

Environment
All Eyes in Xiamen on Chemical Plant Study
South China Morning Post, December 07, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=cf812d8810b6110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Human Rights Defender - Lu Gengsong (吕耿松)
简要新闻:作家吕耿松案进入审查起诉阶段 (In Brief: Lu Gengsong Investigated by Procuratorate, Meets Lawyers in Zhejiang Detention Center)
Radio Free Asia, December 06, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/xinwen/2007/12/06/1206/#3

Land Policy
成都征地杀死农民事件 (Thugs Kill Chengdu Farmer in Land Grab Dispute)
Radio Free Asia, December 06, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/06/zhengdi/

Law
法学界提请对劳教制度启动违宪审查 (Jurists Ask NPC to Examine Constitutionality of RTL System)
Nanfang Weekend, December 06, 2007
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/zmzg/200712060816.asp

Media
潜江当局抽走《人民日报》版面,封锁批评声音 (Critical Reports of People's Daily Removed from Print Copies in Qianjiang, Hubei)
Radio Free Asia, December 06, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/06/ribao/

中国连续九年为监禁记者最多国家 (Media NGO Finds China to Be World's Top Jailer of Journalists)
Voice of America, December 06, 2007
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2007-12-06-voa58.cfm

博讯新闻网再遭攻击 (Overseas Website Boxun.com Attacked Again)
Radio Free Asia, December 06, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/06/boxun/

当局封堵蚁力神舆论 博客寻找黑蚁民遭公安传唤 (Shenyang Authorities Block Media Reports on Ant Raisers' Protest; Blogger Sent Back to Hunan Home for Trying to Cover Case)
Radio Free Asia, December 06, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/06/yilishen/

Olympics
Olympic Co-Host Qingdao Punishes Polluters Ahead of Next Year's Sailing Events
Xinhua (via People's Daily), December 06, 2007
http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/6316493.html

Population
In Brief: 1 in 3 Family Planning Workers Unqualified
South China Morning Post, December 07, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=595912d8810b6110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Protests and Petitions
Crematorium 'Dumping Human Remains in Ditch'
South China Morning Post, December 07, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=d8a912d8810b6110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

独家报道:汕尾血案两周年百人路祭 死伤者家属申冤索赔无门 (Villagers Hold Ceremonial Activities on Second Anniversary of Deadly Crackdown in Shanwei, Guangdong)
Radio Free Asia, December 06, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/06/shanwei/

武汉访民呼吁释放因上访被关精神病院人士 (Wuhan Petitioners Call for Release of Those Sent to Psychiatric Hospital for Petitioning)
Radio Free Asia, December 06, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/06/fangmin/

Religion
北京一名基督教徒商人被当局拘留 (Beijing Authorities Detain Christian Merchant; Family Visitation Denied)
Voice of America, December 06, 2007
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2007-12-06-voa57.cfm

Thursday, December 06, 2007

December 6, 2007

News
Civil Society

China Cracks Down on NGOs
Christian Science Monitor, December 06, 2007
http://www.csmonitor.com/2007/1206/p01s06-woap.html

Disgruntled Citizens to Rejoin Debate over Controversial Xiamen Chemical Plant
Xinhua (via People's Daily), December 05, 2007
http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/6315689.html

Environment
British Group Blames West for Chinese Pollution
Agence France-Presse (via Google), December 06, 2007
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5gDnlKv2SsbU52vyh2ws6V7lhHbsg

Food Security
Contaminated Noodles Blamed as Food Poisoning Kills Four Children
South China Morning Post, December 06, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=72211d208aaa6110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Human Rights Defenders - Zeng Jinyan (曾金燕), Hu Jia (胡佳)
胡佳、曾金燕获无国界记者组织特别奖 (Reporters Without Borders Issues Special Award to Zeng Jinyan and Hu Jia)
Radio Free Asia, December 05, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/05/hujia/

Human Rights Defender - Guo Feixiong (郭飞雄)
张青要求探视丈夫郭飞雄被拒 (Zhang Qing Barred from Visiting Jailed Husband Guo Feixiong)
Radio Free Asia, December 05, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/12/05/china_rights_guofeixiong/

June 4th
China Frees Man Who Placed Tiananmen Anniversary Ad
Radio Free Asia, December 05, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/2007/12/05/china_june4/

Land Policy
Housing Rights Violators' Named
British Broadcasting Corporation, December 06, 2007
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_depth/7128433.stm

Migrant Workers
Migrant Population Swelling
China Daily (via People's Daily), December 06, 2007
http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/6315133.html

Olympics
Beijing Makes Norms for Urban Management Officers Ahead of Olympics
Xinhua (via People's Daily), December 06, 2007
http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/90785/6314896.html

Beijing to Relocate 15,000 Families
South China Morning Post, December 06, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=bca21d208aaa6110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Beijing's Neighbors Move to Protect Water Supply for Olympic Host City
Xinhua (via People's Daily), December 06, 2007
http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/90785/6314898.html

Protests and Petitions
Taxis in Harbin Strike over Reduced Incomes
Associated Press (via South China Morning Post), December 06, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=5b131d208aaa6110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

政府违法征地,强行拆迁,维权居民被拘押 (Jiangxi Villagers Detained for Resisting Illegal Land Grabs)
Radio Free Asia, December 05, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/05/land/

广东居民到香港抗议传销公司蒙骗客户 (Ten Guangdong Residents Go to Hong Kong to Protest Deception by Pyramid Selling Company)
Radio Free Asia, December 05, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/05/hk/

Public Health
出境一年以上 回国须检测艾滋病 (New Measures Require Chinese Citizens to Have HIV/AIDS Check After Staying Abroad for More Than 1 Year)
Nanfang City News, December 06, 2007
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/djjz/200712060645.asp

State Security
新疆维族基督徒被以泄露国家机密罪判劳教两年 (Xinjiang Uyghur Christian Sentenced to 2 Years' RTL on State Secrets Charges)
Radio Free Asia, December 05, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/05/xj/