Top News of the Day
Death Penalty
奸杀“凶手”被枪决 10年后“真凶”想偿命 (10 Years After Execution of 18-Year-Old in Hohhot, Another Man Says He Is the Real Murderer)
Xinhuanet, February 14, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2007-02/14/content_5738675.htm
In 1996, an 18-year-old Inner Mongolian man was executed on murder and rape charges merely 62 days after the death of a girl in Hohhot. In late 2005, a man said he was the real perpetrator of the murder and rape. The Supreme People's Court is now conducting an investigation into the case. The murder in dispute happened during a "strike hard" campaign and the family of the executed had accused the police of torture during the interrogation process.
News
Bilateral Ties
A Tempting Foreign Role Model
South China Morning Post, February 14, 2007
http://focus.scmp.com/focusnews/ZZZS9PD82YE.html
Corruption
中国的腐败与社会制度无关 (Cadre Argues Corruption Has Nothing to Do with Social System)
Nanfang City News, February 14, 2007
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/jwxy/200702140123.
asp
China May Establish State Anti-Corruption Agency
Shanghai Daily, February 13, 2007
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=306244&type=National
Death Penalty
China Urges Early Repatriation of Lai Changxing
People's Daily, February 13, 2007
http://english.people.com.cn/200702/13/eng20070213_349794.
html
Education
China Suffers Severe Brain Drain
BBC, February 13, 2007
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/6356101.stm
Environment
北京污染损失逾116亿 (Beijing Lost 11.6 Billion Yuan Due to Pollution in 2004)
The Beijing News, February 14, 2007
http://news.thebeijingnews.com/0553/2007/02-14/021@243207.
htm
Freedom of Speech
Author of Zhao Book Asked to Stop Sales
South China Morning Post, February 14, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZ4QP682YE.html
禁书事件后余杰的新书出版遭挫 (Publisher Revokes Promise to Publish Dissident Yu Jie's Book)
Radio Free Asia, February 13, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/02/13/yujie/
Government
Villagers Outraged After Quarry Painted Green
South China Morning Post, February 14, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZZVI582YE.html
Human Rights
哈珀反击中国关于加拿大批评中国人权危及两国贸易关系的说 (Harper Criticizes China's Argument that Human Rights Critiques Will Harm Trade Relations)
Radio Free Asia, February 14, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/02/13/jia/
Human Rights in China
Voice of America, February 12, 2007
http://www.voanews.com/uspolicy/2007-02-12-voa2.cfm
Human Rights Defender - Gao Yaojie (高耀洁)
河南软招 向高耀洁拜早年 (Henan Senior Cadres Visit and Send Gift to Gao Yaojie Ahead of Chinese New Year)
Ming Pao, February 14, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20070214/cab1.htm
Human Rights Defender - Yan Zhengxue (严正学)
严正学的律师要求延期开庭 (Yan Zhengxue's Trial Delayed at Lawyer's Request)
Radio Free Asia, February 13, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/02/13/china_disside
nt/
Law
消费者庭上炮轰“如烟”欺诈 销售商反唇相讥 (Beijing Consumer Sues Cigarette Producer over Misleading Ad)
Xinhuanet, February 14, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2007-02/14/content_5738479.
htm
秋子赢了，但中国反歧视之路仍很漫长 (Company Issues Employment Contract and Anti-Discriminatory Statement After Girl Sues over Discrimination)
Xinhuanet, February 14, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2007-02/14/content_5737927.
htm
Media
枣庄矿业职工李海明网上批评公司后被拘留降职 (Employee Detained and Stripped of CPC Membership for Criticizing Company on Internet)
Radio Free Asia, February 14, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/02/13/china_interne
t_freedom/
Newspaper Director out of Jail Early
South China Morning Post, February 14, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZGAPD82YE.html
浦志强搜狐博客被删要解释 禁网上言论也需公开合法 (Lawyer Demands Explanation over Shut-down of His Blog)
Radio Free Asia, February 13, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/02/13/pu/
Police
北京监狱局春节前大规模赦罪 410人获减刑奖励 (410 Beijing Prisoners Have Sentences Reduced Ahead of Chinese New Year)
Legal Daily, February 14, 2007
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/misc/2007-02/14/content_541160.
htm
Politics
Party Takes Closer Look at Rising Class
South China Morning Post, February 14, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZJRI582YE.html
Protests and Petitions
上海访民在信访室外被拦截和遣返 (40 Petitioners Taken Away in Beijing and Sent Back to Shanghai)
Radio Free Asia, February 13, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/02/13/fangmin/
Tibet
Gere Urges Germany to Press China
The Guardian, February 12, 2007
http://film.guardian.co.uk/apnews/story/0,,-6411597,00.html