May 26-28, 2007

News

Bilateral Ties
China to Face Pressure over Darfur at EU-Asia Meeting
Agence France-Presse (via YahooNews), May 28, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070528/wl_africa_afp/
euasiaasemdarfur_070528011025

China's Lessons for a Blinkered World Bank
South China Morning Post, May 28, 2007
http://focus.scmp.com/focusnews/ZZZNH5VQV1F.html

Oil Imports from Sudan Rise 539pc Despite Darfur Pressure
South China Morning Post, May 26, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZ5796RV1F.html

Children
Stark Warning over Rural Children
South China Morning Post, May 28, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZ5L7VQV1F.html

Death Penalty
Beijing Calls for Extradition Treaties
China Daily, May 28, 2007
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2007-05/28/
content_881134.htm

Environment
Controversial Dam Project Put on Hold
South China Morning Post, May 26, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZ1796RV1F.html

June 4th
Hundreds Join Hong Kong Tiananmen March
Associated Press ( via YahooNews), May 28, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070527/ap_on_re_as/
hong_kong_tiananmen

<六四诗集>在洛杉矶正式发表 中国青年人权奖颁予孙不二 (June 4th Poetry Book Published in US and Activist Sun Bu’er Awarded Chinese Youth Human Rights Award)
Radio Free Asia, May 27, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/05/
27/sun/

六四学运领袖陶君不断受到当局打压 (Local Authorities Harass June 4th Student Leader Tao Jun)
Radio Free Asia, May 25, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/05/25/china_
dissident_64/

Labor
调查显示部分国家机关存在就业歧视现象 (Survey Reveals Rampant Employment Discrimination in Government Agencies)
China Youth Daily, May 28, 2007
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2007-05/28/content_
1774136.htm

Military
Beijing Upgrades Nuclear Arsenal
Financial Times, May 25, 2007
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/8a6ddf08-0af1-11dc-8412-000b
5df10621,dwp_uuid=9c33700c-4c86-11da-89df-0000779e2
340.html

Politics
Party Turns up the Heat on Reformists
South China Morning Post, May 26, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ6M4VQV1F.html

Poverty
我国农村低保政策性文件即将出台 (China to Release Policy Paper on Minimum Social Security Allowance in Rural Areas)
People's Daily, May 28, 2007
http://nc.people.com.cn/GB/61154/5785118.html

Protests
访民吴全力周五在天安门附近被公安暴力带走 (Petitioner Wu Quanli Taken Away as Police Tighten Security at Tiananmen Square Ahead of June 4th Anniversary)
Radio Free Asia, May 25, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/05/25/china_
petition_beijing/

Residents Warn Tensions Still High in Riot-Hit China region
Agence France-Presse (via YahooNews), May 25, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070525/wl_afp/chinaunres
tpopulation_070525162114;_ylt=Aprd3Pypc2g3Qyev7dGtkm
9PzWQA

Society
China's Next Generation Facing Fatal Pressure
China Daily, May 28, 2007
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2007-05/28/content_
881390.htm

Demolition Suspended of Beijing Ancient Hutong
Xinhuanet, May 27, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-05/27/content_
6159556.htm