January 25, 2007

News
Bilateral Ties
China Loans Create ‘New Wave of Africa Debt’
Financial Times, January 25, 2007
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/640a5986-863a-11db-86d5-0000779e23
40.html

邱震海﹕北京梵蒂岡 互动新模式雏形 (Commentary: Beijing and Vatican Adopt New Interaction Model)
Ming Pao, January 25, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20070125/faa1.htm

China Puts Positive Spin on Sudan Ties
Financial Times, January 24, 2007
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/905c4abe-abd6-11db-a0ed-0000779e2
340.html

Hu Jintao's Africa Trip to Focus on Aid
Associated Press ( via YahooNews), January 24, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070124/ap_on_re_as/china_africa_2

Children
The Mystery of the Chinese Baby Shortage
New York Times, January 23, 2007
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/23/opinion/23russell.html?_r=1&
oref=slogin

Corruption
国家药监局原局长郑筱萸严重违纪违法 (Former Head of State Food and Drug Administration Involved in Dereliction of Duty Case)
Nanfang City News, January 25, 2007
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/jwxy/200701250139.asp

Death Penalty
跨国贩毒案日籍主犯判死 (Trio Given Death Sentence for International Drug Trafficking)
Ming Pao, January 25, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20070125/cag1.htm

Human Rights Defender - Sun Xiaodi (孫小弟)
环保维权人士孙小弟病情恶化处境艰难 (Environmentalist Sun Xiaodi Suffers from Deteriorating Health and Harassment)
Radio Free Asia, January 24, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/01/24/china_rights/

Human Rights Defender - Huang Jinqiu (黃金秋)
独立作家黄金秋狱中争取减刑 (Jailed Writer Huang Jinqiu Fights for Sentence Reduction)
Radio Free Asia, January 24, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/01/24/huang/

Human Rights Defenders - Rights Defenders
温州维权农民林炳长被逮捕 (Retired Cadre Arrested for Suing Local Authorities over Land Grab)
Radio Free Asia, January 24, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/01/24/weiquan/

Media
Author Confronts the Censors Again
South China Morning Post, January 25, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZIKHJO9XE.html

皇甫平：封报封网生硬落伍 (Former Deputy Editor-In-Chief of People's Daily: Shutting Down Critical Newspapers and Websites Is Backward)
Ming Pao, January 25, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20070125/caa1.htm

Hu Calls on Party to 'Purify' the Internet
South China Morning Post, January 25, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ6OIJO9XE.html

China May Have World's Largest Online Population in Two Years
Agence France-Presse (via YahooNews), January 24, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070124/ts_afp/chinausinternetbu
siness_070124082855

《百姓》换血后新刊难产　原编采人夹缝中继续呐喊 (Bai Xing Delays Publication of New Issue After Chief Editor Is Dismissed)
Radio Free Asia, January 24, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/01/24/baixing/

Olympics
Beijing Will Pull Out Stops for Clean Games
South China Morning Post, January 25, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZWNTJO9XE.html

Olympic Projects Help Beijing's Economy Grow 12pc Last Year
South China Morning Post, January 25, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZUKHJO9XE.html

Police
反扒联盟法律地位引争议 (Public Concerned over Legal Status of "Civil Anti-Pickpocketing Coalition")
Legal Daily, January 25, 2007
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/misc/2007-01/25/content_524466.
htm

Population
China May Lower Fines for Poor Who Violate One-Child-Only Policy
Washington Post, January 24, 2007
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article
/2007/01/23/AR2007012301392_pf.htmldyn/content/article/2007
/01/23/AR2007012301392_pf.html

Protests and Petitions
深圳拆除违章建筑引起冲突 (Shenzhen Citizens Clash with Police over Demolition of Illegal Buildings)
Radio Free Asia, January 24, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/01/24/china_demoliti
on_shenzhen/

Xinjiang
Beijing Inflicts a Defeat on Al-Qaeda
South China Morning Post, January 25, 2007
http://focus.scmp.com/focusnews/ZZZKISJO9XE.html

Hong Kong
Tsang to Hit Ground Running on Universal Suffrage
South China Morning Post, January 25, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/topnews/ZZZXT3KO9XE.html