The HRIC Daily Brief is a daily selection of news stories and commentary related to human rights in China, drawn from Chinese- and English-language news and online media sources that we monitor daily. In addition to headlines and source links, HRIC also provides English translation of Chinese headlines.

Friday, September 07, 2007

September 7, 2007

Top News
Protests and Petitions
China petition 'village' coming down
Associated Press (via YahooNews), August 06, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070906/ap_on_re_as/china
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A slum housing thousands of petitioners in Fengtai, Beijing will be demolished to make way for a new road, according to official notices. The announcements were posted throughout the petition village to warn residents to leave by September 19th. The local government has stated that residents will be compensated. However, the demolition is likely to affect 4,000 people, including petitioners who fear that they will become homeless since they cannot afford to live elsewhere. Since petitioner numbers tend to increase ahead of important political events, it is speculated that the demolition is scheduled to take place before the upcoming October Party Congress.

News
Corruption

China sets up anti-corruption bureau
Associated Press (via YahooNews), September 06, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070906/ap_on_re_as/china
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Human Rights Defender - Gao Yaojie (高耀洁)
高耀洁:卖血转地下 (Gao Yaojie Says Blood Sale Goes Underground)
Ming Pao, September 07, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20070907/cak1.htm

Labor
Punishment as miners declared lost
South China Morning Post, September 07, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ec
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Safety chief pins blame for deaths
Associated Press (via The Standard), September 07, 2007
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?we_cat
=3&art_id=52983&sid=152621
38&con_type=1&d_str=
20070907


Land Policy
New rule reserves land for farmers
South China Morning Post, September 07, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ec
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Media
博主抗议博客被删进行自宫:白茫茫一片真和谐 (Bloggers Shut Down Their Own Blogs in Protest of Internet Censorship Ahead of CPC Meeting)
Radio Free Asia, September 07, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/09/06/
blog/


首都网络110虚拟警察 好求不好遇 (Internet Police Officers on Duty Across China)
Xinhuanet, September 07, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/newscenter/2007-09/07/content_
6680181.htm


Newspaper urges SMS controls
South China Morning Post, September 07, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb
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Sex talk ordered off airwaves
South China Morning Post, September 07, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb
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<六四诗集>正式发行后 首次遭遇中国政府大举查缴 (June 4th Poetry Book Faces First Massive Confiscation in China After Formal Publication)
Radio Free Asia, September 06, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/09/06/64/

西安大型拆迁酿群体事件 媒体报喜不报忧 (Protest over Eviction Not Reported in Official Xi'an Newspaper)
Radio Free Asia, September 06, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/09/06/
xian1/


Wikipedia Blocked in China Again
PC World, September 06, 2007
http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,136879-c,sites/article.html

Olympics
Bush pushes China on democracy
Financial Times, September 07, 2007
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/df3bde34-5c92-11dc-9cc9-
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Politics
China says will allow nothing to spoil the Party
Reuters (via YahooNews), September 06, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070906/wl_nm/china_party
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Public Health
AIDS risks remain in blood
Reuters (via The Standard), September 07, 2007
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?we_cat=
3&art_id=52982&sid=152652
61&con_type=1&d_str=20070907

Bush, Hu agree to tackle product safety
Financial Times, September 07, 2007
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5b18b800-5c85-11dc-9cc9-
0000779fd2ac,dwp_uuid=9c33700c-4c86-11da-89df-
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