Wednesday, November 28, 2007

November 28, 2007

News
Civil Society

Chinese NGOs Urged to Strengthen Capacity Building
Xinhua (via People's Daily), November 28, 2007
http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/90785/6310102.html

Environment
环保规划首次以国务院文件发布 (Five-Year Plan on Environmental Pollution Issued as State Council Document for the First Time)
China Youth Daily, November 28, 2007
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2007-11/28/content_1973246.htm

Sarkozy Seeks 'New Deal' on Environment
South China Morning Post, November 28, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=a633e5d8a7186110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Food Security
Mainland Joins Food Safety Pact
South China Morning Post, November 28, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=e7f2e5d8a7186110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Human Rights Defender - Zhao Changqing (赵常青)
陕西民主人士赵长青出狱 五年铁窗无损民主理想 (Shaanxi Activist Zhao Changqing Released from Jail; Democracy Ideal Continues)
Radio Free Asia, November 27, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/11/27/zhaochangqing/

Labor
Protests Spotlight China Labor Tension
Wall Street Journal, November 28, 2007
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB119616310413605173.html

Law
因强拆被砍断手脚 刘崇佑诉成都房管局案开庭 (Chengdu Evictee's Left Hand Chopped off by Thugs, Sues Local Eviction Authorities)
Radio Free Asia, November 27, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/11/27/liu/

Media
《民间》主编网上办《壹报》遭屏蔽 当局控制传统媒体延伸网络 (Censors Block Blog of Former Editor of Civil Society Magazine)
Radio Free Asia, November 27, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/11/27/internet/

Olympics
Rights Group Criticizes China for Failure to Act on Darfur
Voice of America, November 28, 2007
http://www.voanews.com/english/2007-11-28-voa1.cfm

中国将对采访奥运记者进行背景调查 (Chinese Olympic Cadres to Look Into Background of Foreign Olympic Journalists)
Radio Free Asia, November 27, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/11/27/journalist/

IOC Official Urges Statement on Human Rights in China
Reuters, November 26, 2007
http://www.reuters.com/article/sportsNews/idUSL2628380320071126

Protests and Petitions
China Detains Five in Guangdong Land Dispute
Radio Free Asia, November 27, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/english/china/2007/11/27/china_guangdong/

State Security
Rights Group: China Political Arrests Up
Associated Press (via YahooNews), November 27, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071127/ap_on_re_as/china_political_crimes_1

Three Gorges
Project Engineer Launches Fierce Tirade Against Bad Press
South China Morning Post, November 28, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=a873e5d8a7186110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

China Reaffirms Relocation of Another 4 Mln Not for Three Gorges Dam
Xinhuanet, November 27, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-11/27/content_7156366.htm

Tibet
Dalai Lama Proposes Vote on His Successor
The Scotsman, November 28, 2007
http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/international.cfm?id=1862362007