August 25 – 27, 2007

News
Bilateral Ties
Climate Deal Tops Merkel's Mainland Agenda
Bloomberg (via The Standard), August 27, 2007
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?we_cat=
3&art_id=52095&sid=15107240&con_type=1&d_str=20070827

Merkel to Press China on Human Rights
Financial Times, August 26, 2007
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/e72a06d8-53f1-11dc-9a6e-0000
779fd2ac,dwp_uuid=9c33700c-4c86-11da-89df-0000779e
2340.html

Death Penalty
学者律师质疑段义和闪电被判死刑 (Scholar and Lawyer Question Speedy Death Sentence Verdict for Shandong Cadre)
Radio Free Asia, August 24, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/08/24/
duanyihe/

Human Rights Defender - Lu Gengsong (吕耿松)
Chinese Cyber-Dissident Held - Rights Group
Agence France-Presse (via Inquirer.net), August 26, 2007
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/infotech/view_
article.php?article_id=84770

Human Rights Defender - Wu Lihong (吴立红)
Grime and Punishment
South China Morning Post, August 25, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ec
b329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=ef61d854
ea894110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News

Human Rights Defender – Chen Enjuan (陈恩娟)
简要新闻：上海拆迁户陈恩娟求助德国总理默克尔 (In Brief: Shanghai Petitioner Chen Enjuan Seeks Help from German Chancellor Merkel)
Radio Free Asia, August 25, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/xinwen/2007/08/25/xinwen/
- shang

Related Information:
HRIC Press Release: Homeless Petitioner Brings Unlawful Eviction to German Chancellor’s Attention
Human Rights in China, August 24, 2007
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/item?item_id
=44673

Human Rights Defender - Yuan Weijing (袁伟静)
China Blocks Blind Activist's Wife from Travelling
Agence France-Presse (via YahooNews), August 24, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070824/wl_asia_afp/chinari
ghtspopulation_070824134732;_ylt=AvGLtxYQz1_
COyy7MjkmaRhPzWQA

Human Rights Defender
杭州维权人士杨云彪案开庭 (Hangzhou Rights Defender Yang Yunbiao Goes on Trial)
Radio Free Asia, August 24, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/08/24/
yang/

Labor
China to Enact Law to Deal with Rising Number of Labor Disputes
Xinhuanet, August 26, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-08/26/content_
6608447.htm

Law
刑讯逼供冤假错案多，纪委反腐措施合法性引质疑 (CPC's Anti-Corruption Measures Questioned Due to Abundance of Confessions Extracted Under Torture)
Radio Free Asia, August 25, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/08/25/fu/

Media
一条信息 万网站被封 (10,000 Web Sites Shut Down for One "Illegal" Message)
Ming Pao, August 27, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20070827/cca1.htm

Done in a Day: an Independent Voice Is Silenced
South China Morning Post, August 25, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ec
b329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=4b41d854ea
894110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=Ne

Firms Sign Blogging 'Self-Discipline' Pact in China
Agence France-Presse (via YahooNews), August 25, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070825/wl_asia_afp/chinau
sinternetrights_070825061752;_ylt=ApBFbYj0yAPEfhHNM
8cZj6VPzWQA

网民抱怨高房价号召游行被行政拘留 (Beijing Internet User Placed Under Administrative Detention for Calling a Protest over High Property Costs)
Radio Free Asia, August 24, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/08/24/china_
rights_protest/

Population
China Warned of Risks of Imbalanced Sex Ratio, Aging Society
Xinhuanet, August 24, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-08/24/content_
6599083.htm

Protests and Petitions
Villagers Hurt in Clash with Police
South China Morning Post, August 27, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb
329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=70a05b65be
2a4110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=Ne

河南卢氏县电视节目批判访民 (Local TV Program in Henan Criticizes Detained Petitioner for 4 Straight Days)
Radio Free Asia, August 24, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/08/24/
fangmin/

Religion
New China Arrests Follow Religion Push
Associated Press (via YahooNews), August 24, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070824/ap_on_re_as/china
_banned_church_2;_ylt=Ajd0FPeH5pzPY71L2o0aU6VPzWQA

Society
中国改革官员获益最大 (Interviewees Find China's Reforms Benefit Cadres the Most)
Radio Free Asia, August 26, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/08/26/gai/