Wednesday, August 01, 2007

August 1, 2007

News
Bilateral Ties

Australia Urges China, India to Push for Change in Burma
Voice of America, July 31, 2007
http://www.voanews.com/english/2007-07-31-voa20.cfm

Corruption
Cyberspace Opens New Front in War on Graft
South China Morning Post, August 01, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62e
cb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0
a0/?vgnextoid=05f4a93ac0d
14110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=New


Government
邯郸市出动大批警察警戒邯郸人大选举现场 (Police Sent to Hebei Polling Station; Rights Defender Finds Procedural Irregularity in Election)
Radio Free Asia, July 31, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/07/31/
Handan/


Human Rights Defenders
Three Chinese Activists to Get `Asia's Nobel'
The Standard, August 01, 2007
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?
pp_cat=17&art_id=50282&sid=14735968&con_type=1
68&
con_type=1


泛蓝联盟负责人孙不二被带走依然音讯全无 (Whereabouts of Pan-Blue Alliance Member Sun Bu'er Remains Unknown)
Radio Free Asia, July 31, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/07/31/
sunbuer/


Media
Rights Group Says Yahoo May Have Lied to Congress
Voice of America, July 31, 2007
http://www.voanews.com/english/2007-07-31-voa18.cfm

揭露上海政法黑幕的“中华申正网”被关 (Web Site Shut Down for Revealing Scandal in Shanghai)
Radio Free Asia, July 31, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/07/31/
shenzhengwang/


Olympics
Beijing Games Officials Penalize Firms
Wall Street Journal, August 01, 2007
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB118587559969583283.html?
mod=hpp_asia_whats_news


奥运开闭幕式导演签"生死状" 泄密将负刑事责任 (Directors of Olympic Ceremonies Required to Keep State Secrets, Criminal Charges for Violation)
People's Daily, August 01, 2007
http://olympic.people.com.cn/GB/22180/22193/94175/
6055617.html


Smog Fans Fears over Road Solution for Games
The Standard, August 01, 2007
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?we_cat=
3&art_id=50240&sid=147301
36&con_type=1&d_str=
20070801


Protests and Petitions
维权组织在香港展开反乙肝歧视示威活动 (NGO Protests Discrimination Based on Hepatitis B Status at Company's Hong Kong Office)
Radio Free Asia, July 31, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/07/31/
yigan/p


江西公安以“台湾间谍”罪拘捕三名罢工领袖 (Three Strike Leaders Arrested for Being "Taiwan's Spies")
Radio Free Asia, July 31, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/07/31/china_labor
_strike/


Tibet
Callers Decry Impact of Tibet Railway
Radio Free Asia, July 31, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/english/tibetan/2007/07/31/tibetan_
railway/


Hong Kong
Immigration Detainees in Hunger Strike Threat
The Standard, August 01, 2007
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_print.asp?art_id=50295
&sid=14735746