June 19, 2007

News
Bilateral Ties
China Criticizes U.S. Export Controls
Forbes, June 19, 2007
http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2007/06/19/ap3833902.html

China stresses "positive, constructive" efforts on Darfur issue
Xinhuanet, June 19, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-06/19/content_
6264555.htm

China to cut tax rebates on some exports
USA Today, June 19, 2007
http://www.usatoday.com/money/world/2007-06-19-china-
trade_N.htm?csp=34

Children
Police arrest woman linked to China baby trafficking
Agence France Presse (via YahooNews), June 19, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070619/wl_asia_afp/
chinapopulationtraffickingarrest_070619080858

Corruption
China slashes red tape to help businesses, reduce corruption
Xinhuanet, June 19, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-06/19/content_
6263530.htm

Disasters
Experts: drought in Sichuan unrelated to "Three Gorges Project"
People's Daily, June 19, 2007
http://english.people.com.cn/200706/19/eng20070619_
385676.html

NE China suffers worst drought in 30 years
Xinhuanet, June 19, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-06/19/content_
6264077.htm

Environment
Expanding deserts in China forcing farmers from fields,
sending sandstorms across Pacific
International Herald Tribune, June 19, 2007
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/06/18/asia/AS-FEA-GEN-
China-Expanding-Deserts.php

Food Security
China says quality of farm products improving
Reuters Alert Net, June 19, 2007
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/PEK211698.htm

Gender
China questions U.S. human trafficking report
Xinhuanet, June 19, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-06/19/content_
6263981.htm

Government
Housing vote 'not supported'
People's Daily, June 19, 2007
http://english.people.com.cn/200706/19/eng20070619_
385532.html

Labor
As More Toys Are Recalled, Trail Ends in China
New York Times, June 19, 2007
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/19/business/worldbusiness/
19toys.html?em&ex=1182312000&en=3db229b7b298465e&ei
=5087%0A

China orders crackdown on labor abuse
CNN International, June 19, 2007
http://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/06/19/china.slaves.ap/

Chinese police hunting at least 20 people in slave labor probe
Xinhuanet, June 19, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-06/19/content_
6263541.htm

Media
FEATURE - Blocked China Web users rage against Great Firewall
Reuters India, June 19, 2007
http://in.today.reuters.com/News/newsArticle.aspx?type=
technologyNews&storyID=2007-06-19T192930Z_01_
NOOTR_RTRMDNC_0_India-303835-1.xml

Multilateral
China blocks consensus on UN rights council rules
Agence France Presse (via YahooNews), June 19, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070618/wl_asia_afp/
unrightscouncil_070618201705

China to help push forward Doha Round talks, says finance minister
People's Daily, June 19, 2007
http://english.people.com.cn/200706/19/eng20070619_
385447.html

Olympics
China holds anti-terrorist exercise for 2008 Olympics
China Daily, June 19, 2007
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/sports/2007-06/19/content_
897821.htm

China Plans Highway on Mount Everest
The Guardian, June 19, 2007
http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,,-6720358,00.html

Chinese HIV carriers plant trees for green Olympics
Xinhuanet, June 19, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-06/19/content_
6264404.htm

Police
Police, villagers clash in China over student's death
Taipei Times, June 19, 2007
http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/2007/
06/19/2003365935

Taiwan
One-China policy gains Latin American ground
China Daily, June 19, 2007
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/opinion/2007-06/19/content_
897329.htm

Tibet
Dalai Lama says little progress with China's 'hard line' on
autonomy for Tibet
International Herald Tribune, June 19, 2007
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/06/19/asia/AS-GEN-
New-Zealand-Dalai-Lama.php