December 25 – 27, 2007

News
Economic Development
China Aims to Grow Its Middle Class
Associated Press (via YahooNews), December 26, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071226/ap_on_re_as/china
_development_6;_ylt=Akyke8.ReJxL7bw1bjB0it5PzWQA

Environment
Conservation Measures to Lead Attack on Power Usage
South China Morning Post, December 27, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ec
b329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=2c283481b17
17110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News

Food Security
China Mulls Law to Ensure Food Safety
Xinhuanet, December 26, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-12/26/content_
7316505.htm

Human Rights Defender - Zhang Qing (张青)
张青被法院提走存款冻结帐户 (Guangdong Court Freezes Zhang Qing's Bank Account)
Radio Free Asia, December 26, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/26/
zhangqing/

Human Rights Defender - Li Jianhong (Xiao Qiao) (李剑虹(小乔))
异见作家小乔被当局拘禁数日 (Shanghai Police Detain Dissident Writer Xiao Qiao for 4 Days)
Radio Free Asia, December 26, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/12/26/china_
dissident_release/

Human Rights Defenders
万人上书王桂兰被捕失踪　近失明刘杰劳教继续不予治疗 (Whereabouts of Arrested Petitioning Activist Unknown; Liu Jie Not Given Treatment for Serious Eye Problem)
Radio Free Asia, December 26, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/26/
wangguilan/

Human Rights Defender - Sun Xiaodi (孙小弟)
孙小弟女儿平安夜遭殴打 (Thugs Beat Sun Xiaodi's Daughter on Christmas Eve)
Radio Free Asia, December 25, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/25/
sunxiaodi/

Human Rights Defenders
China Detains Farmers Urging Land Privatization
Reuters, December 24, 2007
http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=world
News&storyid=2007-12-24T110434Z_01_PEK213531_RTRU
KOC_0_US-CHINA-LAND.xml

Bold Activists Hold Beijing to Account
Financial Times, December 26, 2007
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e1b2faf0-b3de-11dc-a6df-000
0779fd2ac,dwp_uuid=9c33700c-4c86-11da-89df-0000779e
2340.html

Land Policy
Official: China Won't Privatize Rural Farmland
Xinhuanet, December 26, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-12/26/content_
7318687.htm

Law
China Pays 170 Mln Yuan of State Compensation to Citizens over 5 years, Court Says
Xinhuanet, December 26, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-12/26/content_
7318962.htm

Media
Dog Owner Takes On China's Web Censors
Washington Post, December 26, 2007
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007
/12/25/AR2007122501150.html

Beijing Clamps Down on Text Messages
Associated Press (via YahooNews), December 24, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071224/ap_on_re_as/china
_text_messages_1;_ylt=AkXHbcrLjC.X3tYaL9VbpABPzWQA

Migrant Workers
Chinese Governments Recover 43.32 Bln Yuan for Migrant Workers' Unpaid Wages
Xinhuanet, December 26, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-12/26/content_
7318887.htm

Olympics
Breaking the Habit
South China Morning Post, December 26, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ec
b329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=21399906c91
17110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News

The Challenge to Beijingoism
The Economist, December 26, 2007
http://www.economist.com/displayStory.cfm?story_id=
10230215&fsrc=RSS

Police
基层民警揭制度腐败：罚款创收成考核标准 拉赞助形同黑社会保护费 (Low Ranking Police Speak of Systemic Corruption; Fines Collected Determines Officers' Performances)
Radio Free Asia, December 25, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/25/
minjing/

Protests and Petitions
Up to 2,000 Police Guarding Key Pylon in Dongzhou
Radio Free Asia, December 26, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/2007/12/26/china_
template/

Public Health
China Outlines Medical Reform Plan, Highlighting Gov't Responsibility
Xinhuanet, December 26, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-12/26/content_
7318261.htm

Religion
当局将张明选收养的孤儿赶出学校 (Hebei Authorities Expel Orphans from Protestant Leader's School)
Radio Free Asia, December 26, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/12/26/china_
religion_church/

四川甘孜政府加强控制藏人寺庙 (Sichuan Authorities Strengthen Controls on Tibetan Temples)
Radio Free Asia, December 25, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/12/25/china_
tibetan/