January 31, 2008

News
Corruption
Anti-Graft Spending Card System to Be Expanded
South China Morning Post, January 31, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=be1896da1bbc7110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Disasters
We Will Require Global Help, Says Disaster Chief
South China Morning Post, January 31, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=02aef690f1bc7110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Government
辽宁从公务员扣薪筹资赔偿蚂蚁养殖户 (Pay Cut for Liaoning's Civil Servants to Compensate Ant Raisers)
Radio Free Asia, January 30, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/01/30/china_government_investor/

Hukou
中国发改委建议三到五年内取消户口制度 (National Development and Reform Commission Proposes to Abolish Hukou System Within 3 to 5 Years)
Radio Free Asia, January 30, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/01/30/hukou/

Human Rights Defender - Hu Jia (胡佳)
Chinese Dissident Watched, Then Taken
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), January 30, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080130/ap_on_re_as/china_life_of_dissent_2

Human Rights Defender - Guo Qizhen (郭起真)
维权人士郭起真在狱中健康恶化 大腿股坏死 (Jailed Rights Defender Guo Qizhen's Femur Deteriorates)
Radio Free Asia, January 30, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/01/30/guo/

Human Rights Defender – Wang Guilin (王桂林)
王桂林案开庭未判决家人受威胁 (Wang Guilin Stood Trial on January 29; Family Threatened for Speaking to Foreign Media)
Radio Free Asia, January 30, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/01/30/wang_guilin/

Labor
25 Confirmed Dead in N China Coal Mine Blast
Xinhuanet, January 30, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-01/30/content_7528096.htm

Two More Electricians Die Repairing China's Snow-Damaged Power Grid
Xinhuanet, January 30, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-01/30/content_7526839.htm

Land Policy
成都拆迁户因拒绝拆迁被黑恶势力打伤 (Chengdu Evictee Suffers Concussion After Being Beaten by Thugs)
Radio Free Asia, January 30, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/01/30/chengdu/

镇政府报复村民上访强拆鸽场 (Guangdong Authorities Demolish Pigeon Farm After Villagers Petition Land Grab)
Radio Free Asia, January 30, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/01/30/china_petition_abuse/

Media
北京《中国经营报》女记者武真遇害 (China Business Journal Reporter Murdered)
Radio Free Asia, October 30, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/01/30/china
_media_reporter/

China Steps Up Internet Video Control
Associated Press (available at Washington Post), January 30, 2008
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/01/30/AR2008013000898.html

Olympics
全国首部关于安检方面的政府规章3月1日起实施 (Beijing's New Measures on Security Check for Mass Social Activities to Take Effect on March 1)
Legal Daily, January 31, 2008
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/0705/2008-01/31/content_
792072.htm

Bureau Looking Ahead Seven Months to Rain-Free Olympics
South China Morning Post, January 31, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=531cf690f1bc7110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Police
China Sees Rise in Economic Crimes in 2007
Xinhuanet, January 30, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-01/30/content_7528374.htm

Protests and Petitions
攀枝花退休工人追讨欠薪被警察打伤 (Sichuan Police Beat and Detain Workers Who Demand Back Pay)
Radio Free Asia, January 30, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/01/30/china_labor_wage/

访民北京街头游行乞讨 诉生活不济有家难归 (Sixty Petitioners Hold Demonstration in Beijing)
Radio Free Asia, January 30, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/01/30/fangmin/

Public Health
Tainted Drugs Linked to Maker of Abortion Pill
New York Times, January 31, 2008
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/31/world/asia/31pharma.html

Rural Issues
No.1 Central Document Focuses on Rural Issues for 5th Year
Xinhuanet, January 30, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-01/30/content_7529372.htm

January 30, 2008

News
Corruption
截至去年10月底国家已追回或归还被挤占挪用资金近42亿元 (From 2006 to October 2007, China Recovered 4.2 Billion Yuan in Embezzled Funds)
Xinhuanet, January 30, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/newscenter/2008-01/30/content_7525595.htm

Disasters
Power Plants Feel the Pinch As Mainland Weather Crisis Worsens
South China Morning Post, January 29, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=988c4f8a4d0c7110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Troops Help Stranded Chinese as Snow Kills 50
Reuters, January 29, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSPEK11184620080129

Food Security
China Issues Emergency Circular on Food Safety
Xinhuanet, January 30, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-01/30/content_7524840.htm

Government
中国推动村庄合并大村庄制成趋势 (Government Promotes Trend of Merging of Small Villages to Make "Big Village System")
People's Daily (available at Xinhuanet), January 30, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/newmedia/2008-01/30/content_7524379.htm

Human Rights Defender - Ye Guoqiang (叶国强)
北京维权人士叶国强被释放后身陷困境 (After Release, Rights Defender Ye Guoqiang's Health Deteriorates)
Radio Free Asia, January 29, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/xinwen/2008/01/29/

Human Rights Defender - Xu Zhengqing (许正清)
许正清出狱数十访民迎接 上海枉法侵权再成焦点 (Human Rights Defender Xu Zhengqing Released From Prison)
Radio Free Asia, January 29, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/01/29/xu_zhengqing/

Related Information
Case Update: Shanghai Petitioner Xu Zhengqing Released from Prison
Human Rights in China, January 29, 2008
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/47237

Human Rights Defender - Li Guohong (李国宏)
维权人士李国宏以绝食争取到探视权 (Li Guohong Goes on Hunger Strike to Fight For Visitation Rights)
Radio Free Asia, January 29, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/01/29/li/

Human Rights Defender - Zhang Zilin (张子霖)
泛蓝联盟成员张子霖案延期到春节后开庭 (Trial for Pan-Blue Alliance Member Zhang Zilin Postponed Until After Spring Festival)
Radio Free Asia, January 29, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/01/29/zhang/

Media
Spreading the News: The Future of Rural Newspapers Is Largely Tied to the Economic Fortunes of Their Readership
South China Morning Post, January 28, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=4f537d24f1bb7110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Migrant Workers
Migrant Workers Advised to Stay in Cities for Spring Festival Amid Heavy Snow
Xinhuanet, January 29, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-01/29/content_7517049.htm

Olympics
15件“涉奥”案共逮捕38人 (Beijing Investigated 322 Corruption Cases in 2007, 15 Involving Olympics)
The Beijing News, January 30, 2008
http://www.thebeijingnews.com/news/olympic/2008/01-30/014@085748.htm

Police
公安部通报2007年全国社会治安形势 (Ministry of Public Security Discusses 2007 Public Order Situation)
Xinhuanet, January 30, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2008-01/30/content_7524868.htm

Poverty
Low-income Rural, Urban Families to Get More Subsidies as Prices Rise
Xinhuanet, January 29, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-01/29/content_7522343.htm

Protests and Petitions
河南兰考县政府低价强征农田引起村民抗议 (Henan, Lankao County Farmers Protest Low-Priced Land Grab)
Radio Free Asia, January 29, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/01/29/nong/

Public Health
China Reports Bird Flu Outbreak in Poultry in Tibet
Reuters, January 29, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSPEK78849

Three Gorges
中国三峡水坝及其对全球影响的讨论会 (Panel: China's Three Gorges Dam Project and It's Impact on the World)
Radio Free Asia, January 29, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/01/29/sanxia/

January 29, 2008

Top News of the Day
Media
甘肃宁夏推行版主实名制 ("Real Name Registration" Required for Online Forum Operators in Gansu and Ningxia)
Nanfang City News, January 28, 2008
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/djjz/200801280554.asp
Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region and Gansu Province are reportedly requiring online forums, bulletin board systems (BBS), chat rooms, and other similar services to report their operations. All these online services must have operators, who have to submit their personal information and be available by phone 24 hours a day. The Ningxia and Gansu authorities are reportedly using this policy to implement the central authorities’ decision to crack down on online pornography.

News
Civil Society
People's Voices Will Be Heard, Says Mayor
South China Morning Post, January 25, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=83042f7bf1ca7110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Death Penalty
恶魔兄弟公安局旁奸杀少女 民警接警不出被判刑 (Brothers Rape and Murder Girl Next to Police Station; Policeman Sentenced for Ignoring Citizen's Report on the Case)
Xinhuanet, January 29, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2008-01/29/content_7516281.htm

河南农民十年冤狱终得清白 (Henan Migrant Worker Released After 10 Years of Wrongful Imprisonment)
People's Daily, January 26, 2008
http://www.hnsc.com.cn/news/2008/01/26/259560.html

Disasters
Wen Acts as Cold Spell Brings Chaos
South China Morning Post, January 28, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62
ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=6d24c5d96bbb7
110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News

Environment
Chengdu Officials Reject Baitiao River Hydropower Plan
South China Morning Post, January 29, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=3f4e4f8a4d0c7110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Human Rights Defenders – Yang Chunlin (杨春林), Wang Guilin (王桂林)
杨春林案将延迟开庭 王桂林案将于星期二开庭审理 (Yang Chunlin's Trial Postponed; Wang Guilin to Stand Trial on Tuesday)
Radio Free Asia, January 28, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/01/28/yang-wang/

Human Rights Defender - Zheng Enchong (郑恩宠)
郑恩宠第十八次被传唤 (Zheng Enchong Summoned for the 18th Time)
Radio Free Asia, January 28, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/01/28/zheng_enchong/

Law
新修订《律师法》会和《刑诉法》打架吗 (Are Criminal Procedure Law and the Newly Amended Lawyers' Law Incompatible?)
China Youth Daily, January 29, 2008
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2008-01/29/content_2050041.htm

Legal Team Helps Win Back Wages for Workers
China Daily (available at Xinhua), January 29, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-01/29/content_7515686.htm

民生呼声将渗入新修法规 (Regulations to Be Amended to Incorporate Public Concerns)
Legal Daily, January 29, 2008
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2008-01/29/content_789525.htm

Media
Foreign News Organizations in China Total 374 by End of 2007
Xinhuanet, January 25, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-01/25/content_7498166.htm

Olympics
Officials Acknowledge 6 Deaths at Games Sites
South China Morning Post, January 29, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=313e4f8a4d0c7110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Olympic Watercube Swimming Venue Opens
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), January 28, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080128/ap_on_re_as/oly_beijing_watercube_4

英国王储查尔斯将不出席北京奥运 (U.K.'s Prince Charles Will Not Attend Beijing Olympics)
Radio Free Asia, January 28, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/01/28/charles/

Politics
Migrant Worker Moves - to NPC
China Daily, January 25, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-01/25/content_6419836.htm

Public Health
China Reiterates Regulations on Medical Care Costs
Xinhuanet, January 28, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-01/28/content_7513539.htm

Three Gorges
Pact May Ease Impact of Three Gorges Dam
Wall Street Journal, January 29, 2008
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB120154424362122751.html

January 26 – 28, 2008

Top News of the Day
Human Rights Defender - Li Jinping (李金平)
北京李金平家遭暴力强拆 赵紫阳先生灵堂被毁 (Li Jinping’s Apartment Forcibly Demolished, Memorial Room for Zhao Ziyang Destroyed)
Radio Free Asia, January 25, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/01/25/li_jinping/
Beijing authorities reportedly demolished the apartment of rights defender Li Jinping (李金平) on January 24. Li, his mother and siblings were allegedly beaten in the process. All property, including furniture and communication tools, was taken away. The Li family is now separately staying in their friend’s homes. Li Jinping kept a memorial room for former Chinese leader Zhao Ziyang in the apartment and the room was damaged in the incident.

News
Civil Society
中国民主党地方委员会宣告成立 (China Democracy Party Establishes Local Committees in China)
Radio Free Asia, January 27, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/01/27/min/

Disasters
Big Freeze Brings Nation to a Standstill
South China Morning Post, January 28, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=6a27c5d96bbb7110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Government
村官敗選殺對手全家 (Rural Official Murders Competitor and His Family After Losing Election)
Ming Pao, January 28, 2008
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20080128/ccb1.htm

Human Rights Defender - Hu Jia (胡佳)
胡佳取保候审被拒 (Beijing Police Reject Hu Jia's Application to Be Released on Bail Pending Investigation)
Radio Free Asia, January 25, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/01/
25/hujia/

Human Rights Defender - Xu Yongchun (徐永春)
烟台农民维权代表徐永春突遭暴徒袭击受伤住院 (Shandong Rights Defender Xu Yongchun Hospitalized After Being Beaten By 4 Unidentified Thugs)
Radio Free Asia, January 25, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/01/
25/xu/

Labor
Rule Violation Blamed for East China Traffic Accident That Kills 18
Xinhuanet, January 26, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-01/26/content_7500750.htm

Media
《法人》杂志总编辑正式离职 (Magazine Chief Resigns After Issuing Statement Upholding Media Freedom)
Radio Free Asia, January 27, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/01/27/fa/

香港记者武汉花楼街拍摄拆迁情况遭殴打 (Hong Kong Reporter Beaten in Wuhan While Taking Photos of Eviction Situation)
Radio Free Asia, January 25, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/01/25/
wuhan/

Olympics
China Cracks Down on Tibetan Buddhism Ahead of Olympics
Radio Free Asia, January 25, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/2008/01/25/tibet_olympics/

Police
城管队保安被指当街打小贩 路人劝阻也遭殴 (Beijing Urban Management Officers Beat Hawkers and Intervening Passers-by)
Xinhuanet, January 28, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2008-01/28/content_
7508479.htm

Politics
Graft Laws Won't Succeed Until the Princelings Bow
South China Morning Post, January 28, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62e
cb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=6aeac5d96b
bb7110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News

Non-CPC Members Make Up 60% of New Top Advisory Body
Xinhuanet, January 26, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-01/26/content_7499922.htm

Protests and Petitions
湖北两千多纺织工人上访请愿要求偿还拖欠款项 (Over 2,000 Hubei Workers Petition over Back Pay)
Radio Free Asia, January 25, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/01/25/hubei/

北京业主堵路反对建变电站警方拘20人 (Twenty Beijing Residents Taken Away While Protesting Construction of High-Voltage Substation)
Radio Free Asia, January 25, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/01/25/dian/

Public Health
河北艾滋感染者讨病历被殴　政府偏袒激化矛盾？ (Hebei Hospital Beats HIV/AIDS Patients Demanding Medical Records)
Radio Free Asia, January 25, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/01/25/
aids/

Religion
独家报道：太原基督徒聚会受到当局骚扰 (Members of Taiyuan Protestant House Church Harassed During Gathering)
Radio Free Asia, January 25, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/01/25/china_religion_christian/

XUAR
Senior Party Official: Xinjiang's Stability Has National Strategic Value
Xinhuanet, January 27, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-01/27/content_7508129.htm

January 25, 2008

Top News of the Day
Human Rights Defenders - Yuan Weijing (袁伟静)
狱中陈光诚吁请关注维权者 律师评陈家人和记者采访无自由 (Authorities Beat German Journalist Attempting to Interview Yuan Weijing)
Radio Free Asia, January 24, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/01/24
/chenguangcheng/
On January 24, 2008, four German journalists attempting to interview Yuan Weijing (袁伟静), wife of jailed weiquan lawyer Chen Guangcheng (陈光诚), were reportedly prevented from doing so by authorities who were keeping Yuan under house arrest. According to Yuan, as the journalists were walking towards her home, the authorities blocked them, attacked them, and threatened to smash them with large stones if they would not leave. The journalists quickly fled the scene, and did not suffer any serious injuries. Yuan had originally planned to visit Chen Guangcheng with her daughter but was intercepted by the authorities.

News
Corruption
简讯: 北京过去5年查办贪污大案270宗 (Beijing Investigated 270 Corruption Cases Involving More than 1 Million Yuan in Last Five Years)
Radio Free Asia, January 24, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/01/24/briefing/

Environment
Chemicals Taint Water in China, 26 Ill
YahooNews (Asia), January 24, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080124/ap_on_re_as/chi
na_villagers_poisoned

China Sees Little Optimism in Anti-desert Fight
Reuters, January 24, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSPEK6330

Human Rights Defenders - Hu Jing (胡敬)
重庆维权人士胡敬被从精神病院释放 (Chongqing Rights Defender Hu Jing Released form Psychiatric Hospital)
Radio Free Asia, January 24, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/01/24
/chongqing/

Human Rights Defenders - Xu Yongchun (徐永春)
烟台维权代表徐永春被官员约见后遭暴徒殴打 (Yantai Rights Defender Xu Yongchun Beaten)
Radio Free Asia, January 24, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/01/24/china
_rights_assault/

Law
检察院被指越权办案 涉案争议录像拒绝公开 (Zhejiang Procuratorate Accused of Torture, Refuses to Publicly Reveal Videotape at Trial)
Nanfang Weekend, January 24, 2008
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/zm/20080124/xw/2008
01240135.asp

Military
解放军炮九师关押访民 (Petitioners Detained at Jiangsu PLA Facility)
Radio Free Asia, January 24, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/01/24/fangmin/

Olympics
China Lashes Out at Olympic Critics
Reuters, January 24, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080124/ap_on_re_as/chi
na_olympics_criticism;_ylt=AjCtDfRVoTTwus2cN3ZAPnc
Bxg8F

Poverty
China's Subsistence Allowance System Benefits Urban, Rural Poor Equally
Xinhuanet, January 24, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-01/24/content_
7489756.htm

Protests and Petitions
Dozens Hold Land Protest in Beijing
YahooNews (Asia), January 24, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080124/ap_on_re_as/chi
na_land_protest;_ylt=Ahlg0ItcMzvVbhLoJxhe3rgBxg8F

经租房主市政府内遭殴打 王季勇绝食抗议关学法班 (Original Owner of Private Apartments Beaten for Petitioning; Man Starts Hunger Strike in Protest)
Radio Free Asia, January 24, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/01/24
/wang/

Religion
湖北四位家庭教会基督徒被解除劳教 昆明教徒要求复议遭拒绝并被殴打 (Four Hebei Christian Household Church Members Released From RTL; Kunming Christian Beaten, Demand for Administrative Review Denied)
Radio Free Asia, January 24, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/01/24/
laojiao/

Social Security
China's Welfare Spending Jumps by More Than a Third
Xinhuanet, January 24, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-01/24/content_
7490719.htm

January 24, 2008

News
Disasters
China Reports More People Affected by Heavy Snow
Xinhuanet, January 23, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-01/24/content_7483054.htm

Economic Development
China's Economy Eases as Exports Slow
Reuters, January 24, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/ousiv/idUSPEK9733620080124

Government
CPC Official Calls for Service-Oriented Gov't
Xinhuanet, January 23, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-01/23/content_7482955.htm

Hukou
Experts: Hukou Should Be Scrapped
China Daily (via Xinhuanet), January 23, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-01/23/content_7478775.htm

Human Rights Defenders - Guo Feixiong (郭飞雄)
狱方指郭飞雄违反监规实施严管三个月 (Guo Feixiong Punished for "Violating Prison Regulations")
Radio Free Asia, January 23, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/01/23/china_rights_guofeixiong/

Human Rights Defenders - Lu Gengsong (吕耿松)
吕耿松的自我辩护书 (Lu Gengsong's Self-Defense Argument)
Radio Free Asia, January 23, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/01/23/lyugengsong/

Human Rights Defenders - Wei Xiangping (魏香平)
刚刚出狱的福建访民魏香平在北京再次被截访 (Released Fujian Petitioner Intercepted in Beijing)
Radio Free Asia, January 23, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/01/23/china_petition_detain/

Human Rights Defenders - Qiao Yanbing (乔延兵)
山东烟台军转干部维权代表乔延兵被判刑四年半 (Shandong Soldier-Turned-Cadre Representative Sentenced to Four Years And Six Months)
Radio Free Asia, January 23, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/01/23/qiao_yanbing/

Human Rights Defenders - Xu Yunliang (许云亮)
河北枣强县村民维权代表许云亮取保候审获释 (Villager Representative Xu Yunliang Released on Bail)
Radio Free Asia, January 23, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/01/23/xunyunliang/

Human Rights Defenders - Zhang Zilin (张子霖)
泛蓝联盟张子霖被控敲诈勒索案下周二开审 (Zhang Zilin Faces Trial on Extortion and Blackmailing Next Tuesday)
Radio Free Asia, January 23, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/01/23/china_dissident_panblue/

Labor
Cheap Labour Dries Up, Workers Get Picky
South China Morning Post, January 24, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=d58f2984996a7110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Land Policy
杭州六百人强拆民宅（带录像） (Hangzhou Residence Forcefully Demolished by More Than 600 Eviction Personnel)
Radio Free Asia, January 23, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/01/23/qianchai/

Law
Judiciary Weighs In on Debate over Case of Migrant's ATM Windfall
South China Morning Post, January 24, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=599d53f3ac7a7110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Metro Says Sorry for Kissing Video, But Couple May Still Sue
South China Morning Post, January 24, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=b1102984996a7110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

China Approves Draft Law Revision on Protection of the Disabled
Xinhuanet, January 23, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-01/23/content_7481656.htm

Media
China Breaks "Real-time" Porn Web Site
Reuters, January 23, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUSPEK8420020080123

Migrant Workers
上海将把农民工子弟学校纳入民办教育管理 (Shanghai Authorities Better Regulate Schools for Migrant Children)
Radio Free Asia, January 23, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/01/23/nongmin/

Olympics
北京書記：文明驅趕乞丐出城 (Authorities Order Civilized Expulsion of Beggars from Beijing)
Ming Pao, January 24, 2008
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20080124/cca2.htm

China Fights Online Porn Ahead of Olympics
Financial Times, January 24, 2008
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/acad6228-ca09-11dc-b5dc-000077b07658,dwp_uuid=9c33700c-4c86-11da-89df-0000779e2340.html

百萬警停休 保兩會奧運 (No Leaves for Police During NPC & CPPCC Sessions and Olympics)
Ming Pao, January 24, 2008
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20080124/cca1.htm

布朗：希望中国奥运后继续开放新闻媒体 (China Should Continue Freedoms to Journalists After Olympics, Says British Prime Minister)
Radio Free Asia, January 23, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/01/23/aoyun/

China to Divert Yellow River Water for Beijing Games
Agence France-Presse (via YahooNews), January 23, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080123/wl_asia_afp/oly2008chnchinaenvironmentwater_080123153714

Protests and Petitions
温州洞头村民因徵地补偿问题阻止施工 (Wenzhou Villagers Block Construction Site over Disputed Compensation)
Radio Free Asia, January 23, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/01/23/di/

独家报道：广东惠州村民与防暴警察发生冲突 (Guangdong Villagers Clashes with Police )
Radio Free Asia, January 22, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/01/22/china_land_clash/

Public Health
Pay Fee or Give Wife's Body to Science, Man Told
South China Morning Post, January 24, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=d76f2984996a7110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

CCF Distributes Free Drugs to Needy Lung Cancer Sufferers
Xinhuanet, January 23, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-01/23/content_7481797.htm

Death Toll From Contaminated Drug Rises to 14 in S China
Xinhuanet, January 23, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-01/24/content_7482979.htm

January 23, 2008

News
Environment
China Sets 2030 Target to Clean Up Lakes
Reuters, January 22, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/environmentNews/idUSP
EK6258620080123

民间环保培训已启动 环保总局准备好了吗 (State Environmental Protection Administration Holds Training Session For Civil Society Groups)
Legal Daily, January 22, 2008
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/2007zffz/2008-01/22/conte
nt_785874.htm

Government
China Safety Official Wants Public Help
YahooNews (Asia), January 22, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080122/ap_on_re_as/ch
ina_work_safety;_ylt=AlGhaQ5FuekEk9tuzudOqZEBxg8F

China Punishes 183 for Industrial Disasters
Reuters, January 22, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSPEK244
313

Human Rights Defenders - Lü Gengsong (吕耿松)
Trial of Dissident Chinese Writer Lu Gengsong Opens As Curbs Tighten On Dissent
Christian Science Monitor, January 23, 2008
http://www.csmonitor.com/2008/0123/p04s01-woap.htm

Related Information
Writer Lü Gengsong's Trial Held Today
Human Rights in China, January 22, 2008
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/
47186

Human Rights Defenders - Zeng Jinyan (曾金燕）
曾金燕反抗软禁遭警告抓捕　警称善待胡佳有待证实 (Under House Arrest, Police Threaten Zeng Jinyan with Arrest)
Radio Free Asia, January 22, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/01/2
2/hujia/

Land Policy
Land Investigation Nabs 2,700 Officials
China Daily, January 23, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-01/23/content
_6414412.htm

Law
China Couple Sue Metro Over Kiss
BBC, January 22, 2008
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7202348.stm

Olympics
Beijing Olympic Water Scheme Drains Parched Farmers
Reuters, January 22, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSPEK345
320080123

Politics
Idealism Gives Way to Rubber-stamp Reality of Congress
South China Morning Post, January 23, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af6
2ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=cb4b
57398e1a7110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=

Population
北京名人超生罚款将超常人数倍 额度尚未确定 (Beijing Plans to Increase Fines For the Famous and the Rich who Violate "One Child Policy")
Xinhuanet, January 21, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2008-01/21/content_7
460404.htm

Protests and Petitions
无钖上访户投诉当局雇用黑社会截访 (Wuxi Petitioner Sues Authorities Who Employed Mafia "Retrievers")
Radio Free Asia, January 23, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/01/22/china
_petition_abuse/

百名天津访民北京上访 目睹江苏访民喝农药自杀 (Petitioner Commits Suicide Inside Petitioning Bureau)
Radio Free Asia, January 22, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/01/22
/fangmin1/

访民在驻京办黑监狱受虐待令人发指(带录像) (Secret Jails for Detaining Petitioners Revealed in Beijing)
Radio Free Asia, January 22, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/01/
22/fangmin/

东莞两外企千人大罢工酿冲突 (Thousand-person Strike in Dongguan Turns Violent)
Radio Free Asia, January 22, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/01/22
/bagong/

January 22, 2008

News
Children
曲靖拐卖儿童案开审 17 人受审 仍有3 人未得解救 (17 Suspects in Yunnan Face Trial for Child Trafficking)
Legal Daily, January 21, 2008
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/0705/2008-01/22/content
_785671.htm

Corruption
Chinese Officials Face Prosecution on Land Misuse Charges
Xinhuanet, January 21, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-01/21/content
_7467199.htm

Death Penalty
Top Judge Vows Caution over Death Penalty
South China Morning Post, January 22, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62
ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=5255e229d
4c97110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=

Disasters
Heavy Snow in China Causes Deaths and Damage
Reuters, January 21, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/environmentNews/idUS
PEK1510020080121

Economic Development
Beijing Urban-Rural Income Gap Continues to Widen
Xinhuanet, January 21, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-01/21/content
_7466330.htm

Gender
Jiangsu Amends Law to Define Sexual Harassment
Xinhuanet, January 21, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-01/21/content
_7463316.htm

Human Rights Defenders - Liu Fenggang (刘凤钢)
刘凤钢被公安拘捕关押六日仍未获释 (House Church Leader Liu Fenggang Still Under Detention)
Radio Free Asia, January 21, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/01/21/China
_Religion/

Human Rights Defenders - Hu Jia (胡佳)
胡佳首次获准向家人传递便条 (Hu Jia Allowed to Send Memo To Family)
Radio Free Asia, January 21, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/01/21/China
_Hu/

访曾金燕访民网友遭羁押 维权者妻吁当局放胡佳 (Petitioners and Netizens Taken Away by Police When Attempting to Visit Zeng Jinyan)
Radio Free Asia, January 21, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/01/21/
hujia/

Human Rights Defenders - Li Guohong (李国宏)
维权人士李国宏狱中发绝食声明吁关注中国人权 (Rights Defender Li Guohong Stages Hunger Strike in Prison to Call for Attention to China's Human Rights Condition)
Radio Free Asia, January 21, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/01/21/
li_guohong/

Labor
China Turns to Hi-Tech to Improve Mine Safety
Xinhuanet, January 22, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-01/22/content
_7469228.htm

新华视点:重庆讨薪职工遭遇34万余元高昂维权代价 (Chongqing Workers Face High Arbitration Fee for Settling Back Pay)
Xinhuanet, January 22, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/newscenter/2008-01/22/con
tent_7469520.htm

Urban Unemployment Declines to 4% in China
Xinhuanet, January 22, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-01/22/content
_7467328.htm

Explosion Kills 20 in Illegal China Mine
Associated Press ( via YahooNews), January 21, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080121/ap_on_re_as/chi
na_mine_deaths_2;_ylt=AqJOXWSTwKF_judygsyYC29P
zWQA

大陆政府拟订新工资条例 (Government Plans New Regulation on Wages)
Radio Free Asia, January 21, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/01/21/China
_Wages/

Land Policy
广东佛山拆房者刀架房主脖子半夜强拆民宅 (Foshan Eviction Team Expel Residents by Force)
Radio Free Asia, January 21, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/01/21
/qiangchai/

Law
上海富商周正毅二审维持十六年原判 (Appeal Court Upholds Original Verdict of Shanghai Tycoon Zhou Zhengyi )
Radio Free Asia, January 21, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/01/21/
zhou_zhengyi/

Olympics
Beijing Alert to Earthquakes as Olympics Approach
Xinhuanet, January 22, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-01/22/content
_7467627.htm

Police
China Vows to End Violence by Urban Inspectors
Agence France-Presse (via YahooNews), January 21, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080121/wl_asia_afp/chin
arightsinspectorsbeating_080121074236;_ylt=AsQ1Pyy0N
9bq2rqlEBYabWpPzWQA

Politics
Migrant Worker Elected to Chinese National Legislature
Xinhuanet, January 21, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-01/21/content
_7465592.htm

Wang Zhengwei Elected Chairman of NW China Ethnic Region
Xinhuanet, January 21, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-01/21/content_
7465563.htm

Protests and Petitions
China's Rising People Power
BBC, January 22, 2008
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7195434.stm

Fatal Beating by Officers Condemned
Associated Press (via South China Morning Post), January 22, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af6
2ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=c884e229d
4c97110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=

四百名工行买断员工在长安街总工会上访 (400 Former ICBC Staff Protest in Beijing)
Radio Free Asia, January 21, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/01/21
/gonghang/

Public Health
Chinese Consumers Armed With Quality Codes in War Against Substandard Goods
Xinhuanet, January 22, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-01/22/content
_7467340.htm

January 19-21, 2008

News
Bilateral Ties
China, UK Enter New Green Era
China Daily (via Xinhuanet), January 21, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-01/21/content
_7462232.htm

Corruption
SW China Former Vice Mayor Jailed for Nine and a Half Years over Bribery
Xinhuanet, January 18, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-01/18/content
_7448030.htm

Human Rights Defenders
Church Leaders Freed After Christian Group Intervenes
Agence France-Presse (via South China Morning Post), January 21, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af6
2ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=677fc24f8
8797
110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=N

Human Rights Defenders - Li Qing (李清)
澳洲民运人士回国受监控 (Authorities Put Democracy Activist Li Qing Under Surveillance)
Radio Free Asia, January 19, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/01/
19/ao/

Human Rights Defenders - Li Xiangyang (李向阳)
山东维权人士李向阳被法官毒打四小时 (Shandong Rights Defender Li Xiangyang Beaten Up by Court Officials)
Radio Free Asia, January 18, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/01/18
/lixiangyang/

Human Rights Defenders - Lü Gengsong (吕耿松)
Trial Scheduled for Chinese Writer
Associated Press ( via YahooNews), January 18, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/china_human_rights;_ylt=A
kw91ur8wz5rfj08i2NXm8pPzWQA

Labor
Seven Killed in E China Workshop Collapse
Xinhuanet, January 21, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-01/21/content
_7460125.htm

9 Killed in Illegal Firework Workshop Explosion in N China
Xinhuanet, January 20, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-01/20/content
_7459061.htm

Latest China Coal Mine Accident Kills 13
Reuters, January 18, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSPEK21973

Land Policy
成都300警察强拆，村民被断电断水（带录像）(300 Chengdu Police Deployed to Implement Forced Eviction)
Radio Free Asia, January 18, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/01/18
/qiangchai/

广西容县村民阻工抗议强征土地 (Guangxi Villagers Confront Police During Protest Against Land Acquisition)
Radio Free Asia, January 18, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/01/18/china
_rights_rural/

Media
3,000 Sexually Suggestive or False Ads Dropped From Chinese Television, Radio
Xinhuanet, January 18, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-01/18/content
_7449146.htm

Olympics
Beijing Pulls Out All Stops for Success of Olympics
China Daily (via Xinhuanet), January 21, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-01/21/content
_7460678.htm

Mayor Vows to Clean Up Beijing in Time for Games
South China Morning Post, January 21, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af6
2ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=668fc24f88
797110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=N

Reporters Enjoy More Freedom Covering Beijing's "Two Sessions"
Xinhuanet, January 21, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-01/21/content
_7460131.htm

Chinese 'Covered Up' 10 Stadium Deaths
Agence France-Presse (via news.com.au), January 21, 2008
http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,20797,230
82959-5003402,00.html?from=public_rss

北京奧運 史上最貴 場館投資38億美元 「節儉辦奧運」落空 (Spending on Beijing Olympics Facilities Exceeds All Precedents)
Ming Pao, January 21, 2008
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20080121/gaa1.htm

Politics
Farm Workers Have Say in SW China Municipality Legislature
Xinhuanet, January 20, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-01/20/content
_7458449.htm

Protests and Petitions
They're Well-Off and Angry, and They're Not Going to Take the Maglev Lying Down
South China Morning Post, January 21, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af6
2ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=05bfc24f88
797110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=N

居民保护抗议磁悬浮新线的横幅遭暴徒殴伤 (Shanghai Residents Beaten When Attempting to Stop Officers from Taking Down Banner Protesting Maglev)
Radio Free Asia, January 18, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/01/18/china
_rights_residents/

Public Health
China's Long-Awaited Healthcare Reform Plan to be Publicized in March
Xinhuanet, January 18, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-01/18/content
_7448782.htm

Rural Issues
Rural Residents Go on Buying Spree With Subsidized Appliance Offer
Xinhuanet, January 20, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-01/20/content
_7459754.htm

Social Security
SZ Pledges 20 Mln Yuan Yearly for Disabled
Shenzhen Daily (via Xinhua), January 18, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-01/18/content
_7445730.htm

Tibet
中国政府推动藏族牧民定居计划 (Government Releases Tibetan Herdsman Resettlement Scheme)
Radio Free Asia, January 21, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/01/18
/tibet/

Tibet Railway Firm Seeks Listing
BBC, January 20, 2008
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7198857.stm

January 18, 2008

Top News of the Day
Human Rights Defender - Yu Changwu (于长武)
Peasant Leader Given Two Years in Labour Camp
South China Morning Post, January 18, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af
62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=05f582
cf3b787110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News
Representative of Heilongjiang land grab victims Yu Changwu (于长武) was sentenced to two years’ Reeducation-Through-Labor (RTL) on charges of endangering state security on January 17, 2008, according to Yu’s family. Yu and other lands rights activists in Fujin declared in November, 2007 that 966 hectares of land which was seized by the local government 13 years ago belonged to 900 villagers. However, Yu’s family reportedly said his sentence is not because of his land rights campaign but because he talked to foreign media. Dr Fu Hualing of the University of Hong Kong finds the sentence “ridiculous”, as an RTL sentence is only for minor offences, but endangering state security cannot be a minor offence.

News
Environment
Revised Criteria for "Green List"
China Daily (via Xinhuanet), January 18, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-01/18/content_
7443908.htm

Drinking Water System Failure Blamed for NE China Poisoning, Officials Punished
Xinhuanet, January 17, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-01/17/content_
7440514.htm

Food Security
Tests Reveal Toxic Delta Vegetables
South China Morning Post, January 18, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62e
cb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=852f9e408a8
87110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=Hong+Kong&s
=News

Human Rights Defender - Hu Jia (胡佳)
维权人士遭威胁　当局抓胡佳意在沛公？ (After Hu Jia Being Taken Away, Authorities Threaten Other Rights Defenders)
Radio Free Asia, January 17, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/01/17/
hujia/

欧洲议会通过决议呼吁立即释放胡佳 (European Parliament Passes Resolution Demanding Immediate Release of Hu Jia)
Radio Free Asia, January 17, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/xinwen/2008/01/17/

网络各路声援胡佳夫妇　两聚焦博客同时被屏 (Internet Users Give Support to Hu Jia and His Wife; Authorities Shut Down Two Relevant Blogs)
Radio Free Asia, January 17, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/01/1
7/hu_jia/

Human Rights Defender - Lin Bingchang (林炳长)
温州洞头县维权代表林炳长被非法拘留 (Authorities in Dongtou County, Zhejiang Illegally Detain Rights Defender Lin Bingchang)
Radio Free Asia, January 17, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/01/17/
lin/

Human Rights Defender - Lü Gengsong (吕耿松)
被控作家吕耿松的家人仅得到两张旁听证 (Family of Writer Lü Gengsong Only Given Two Seats for Lu's Trial)
Radio Free Asia, January 17, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/01/17/china
_dissident_trail/

Human Rights Defender - Yang Chunlin (杨春林)
黑龙江当局加紧迫害富锦失地农民维权代表 (Heilongjiang Authorities Step Up Persecution of Land Rights Defenders)
Radio Free Asia, January 17, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/01/17/china
_rights_court/

Human Rights Defender - Zheng Enchong (郑恩宠)
上海维权律师郑恩宠连续两日遭公安传唤 (Shanghai Police Summon Zheng Enchong for Two Consecutive Days)
Radio Free Asia, January 17, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/01/17/china
_rights_lawyer/

Labor
Disgruntled Workers on the Move
China Daily (via Xinhuanet), January 18, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-01/18/content_
7444066.htm

新的《劳动合同法》为什么使得一些工厂倒闭？(Why Are Factories Shutting Down After the New Labor Contract Law Has Taken Effect?)
Radio Free Asia, January 17, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/01/
17/lao/

Land Policy
After Years of Planning, Work on High-Speed Railway to Begin at Last
South China Morning Post, January 18, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb32
9d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=a23682cf3b7871
10VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News

Law
Chinese Court to Rehear Faulty ATM Case
Xinhuanet, January 17, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-01/17/content_
7441382.htm

Olympics
Order to Speed Up Water Scheme
South China Morning Post, January 18, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ec
b329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=207f18327c88711
0VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News

德国讨论奥运期间保障记者报道安全顺利问题 (Conference in Berlin Discusses How to Protect Journalists' Reporting During The Olympics)
Radio Free Asia, January 17, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/01
/17/ji/

Police
天门事件再拷问：城管到底废不废？ (Tianmen Incident Raises Discussion on Whether to Abolish Urban Management System)
Nanfang Weekend, January 17, 2008
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/zmzg/200801
170894.asp

Politics
赵紫阳逝世三周年家祭低调进行 成都维权人士公开派发纪念文章 (Family Holds Low-Profile Commemoration for Third Anniversary of Zhao Ziyang’s Death)
Radio Free Asia, January 17, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/xinwen/2008/01/17/

Protests and Petitions
福建访民到北京上访被截访 (Fujian Petitioners Detained in Beijing Hostel)
Radio Free Asia, January 17, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/01/17/
fujian/

Workers Riot at Maersk Factory in Southern China
Radio Free Asia, January 17, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/2008/01/17/china_riot/

January 17, 2008

Top News of the Day
Human Rights Defender - Li Jinping (李金平)
趙紫陽逝世3周年 異見者禁設靈堂悼念 (Beijing Police Bars Dissident from Commemorating Third Anniversary of Zhao Ziyang’s Death)
Ming Pao, January 17, 2008
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20080117/caf1.htm
Police have been using daily detentions to harass Beijing-based dissident Li Jinping (李金平). These detentions began on January 2; Li is taken to a police substation each morning and kept under surveillance until night. The police officers allegedly admitted to Li that they had to prevent him from organizing any memorial activities in the run-up to the third anniversary of the death of former Secretary-General of Communist Party of China on January 17.

Related Information
HRIC Press Release: Li Jinping Harassed and Detained Ahead of Anniversary of Zhao Ziyang’s Death

Human Rights in China, January 15, 2008
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/46994

News
Corruption
Strict Targets Set for Weeding Out Graft
South China Morning Post, January 17, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62e
cb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=b97b83ef8938
7110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News

Food Security
Beijing Food, Drug Safety Drive "Complete Success"
Xinhuanet, January 17, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-01/17/content_
7436836.htm

Human Rights
“自由之家”报告仍列中国为不自由国家 (Freedom House Stills Lists China as One of the "Not Free" States)
Radio Free Asia, January 16, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/01/16/
freedom/

Human Rights Defender – Ching Cheong (程翔)
王丹：京不會為奧運放程翔 (Wang Dan Believes Beijing Will Not Release Ching Cheong Ahead of The Olympics)
Ming Pao, January 17, 2008
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20080117/god1.htm

Land Policy
江苏无锡北塘区政府派出100多名城管强拆民宅 (Beitang Authorities, Jiangsu Deploy 100 Urban Management Officers in Forcible Eviction)
Radio Free Asia, January 16, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/01/16/
qiangchai/

中国将提高农村土地的征地补偿费 (China to Increase Compensation for Rural Land Acquisition)
Radio Free Asia, January 16, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/01/16/land/

Law
China's Supreme Court Explains Trial of Lawsuits Against Gov't
Xinhuanet, January 16, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-01/17/content_
7433468.htm

Media
China's YouTube: Trouble for Beijing
Time, January 15, 2008
http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1703574,00
.html?cnn=yes

Olympics
China Blasts Dutch Gov't for Organizing Olympics and Rights Forum
Kyodo News (via aol.com), January 15, 2008
http://news.aol.com/story/_a/china-blasts-dutch-govt-for-organ
izing/n20080115050309990039organizing/n200801150503099
90039

Poverty
High Prices Prompt Call for Return to Food Coupons
South China Morning Post, January 17, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ec
b329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=bf2caa994038
7110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News

Protests and Petitions
China Property Firm's Woes Spark Fierce Protests
Reuters, January 16, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/rbssFinancialServicesAndRe
alEstateNews/idUSPEK278152200801165220080116

江门酒店员工追讨欠薪遭警方殴打拘留 (Guangdong Police Beat and Detain Hotel Workers for Protesting Labor Authorities' Inaction over Back Pay Claim)
Radio Free Asia, January 16, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/01/16/china_labor
_wage/

湖北访民刘小群逃脱当局软禁 (Hubei Petitioner Liu Xiaoqun Escapes from House Arrest)
Radio Free Asia, January 16, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/01/16/china_
petition_detain/

上海低调处理磁悬浮铁路抗议事件 (Shanghai Authorities Take Soft-Handed Approach to Maglev Protest)
Radio Free Asia, January 16, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/01/16/
shanghai/

今日关注：上海磁浮扩建争议"悬浮"法律疑惑 (Shanghai Maglev Train Extension Faces Legal Problems)
Legal Daily, January 17, 2008
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/0705/2008-01/17/content_
782944.htm

深圳政府征地迫搬厂 劳工权益谁来保障？ (Shenzhen Factory Forced to Relocate Due to Government's Land Seizure, Offers Inadequate Compensation to Dismissed Workers)
Radio Free Asia, January 16, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/01/16/
labor/

Public Health
China Warns Product Safety Still a Worry
Reuters, January 16, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSPEK28902
0080116

Tibet
Two Monks from Panchen Lama's Monastery Commit Suicide
Radio Free Asia, January 16, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/english/tibetan/2008/01/16/tibet_suicide/

January 16, 2008

News
Death Penalty
Top Chinese Officials Sentenced to Death for Graft: State Media
Agence France-Presse (via YahooNews), January 15, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080115/wl_asia_afp/china
politicscorruption_080115201754;_ylt=AtnzRY.WL6ACHcUQ
E4eJXctPzWQA754;_ylt=AtnzRY.WL6ACHcUQE4eJXctPzWQA

Environment
Green Goals at Risk from Flaws and Corruption
South China Morning Post, January 16, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62e
cb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=7e017c8fdcd7
7110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News

South China Province Reports Worsening Air Quality
Xinhuanet, January 15, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-01/16/content_
7430191.htm

Human Rights Defender - Li Zhiyou (李志友)
广西异见人士李志友被捕 (Guangxi Dissident Li Zhiyou Taken Away)
Radio Free Asia, January 15, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/01/15/china_
dissident_detain/

Human Rights Defender - Hu Jia (胡佳)
美国和欧盟关注胡佳被捕事件 (The US and the E.U. Express Concern about the “Disturbing” Detention of Rights Activist Hu Jia)
Radio Free Asia, January 15, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/01/15/us_china_
humanrights/

Human Rights Defenders - Yang Chunlin (杨春林), Yu Changwu (于长武), and Wang Guilin (王桂林)
黑龙江富锦两名失地农民代表将被判劳教 (Two Heilongjiang Land Rights Activists to Be Sentenced to RTL; Yang Chunlin to Stand Trial Before Lunar New Year)
Radio Free Asia, January 15, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/01/15/fujin/

Labor
New Labour Law 'Setback for HK'
South China Morning Post, January 16, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ec
b329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=0e717c8fdcd77
110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News

East China Chemical Explosion Kills Four
Xinhuanet, January 15, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-01/16/content_74
28251.htm

Toxic Factories Take Toll on China's Labor Force
Wall Street Journal, January 15, 2008
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB119972343587572351.html?
mod=hpp_asia_pageone

Land Policy
Farmers to Get Help in Transferring Land-Use Rights for Farmland
South China Morning Post, January 16, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb
329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=72d07c8fdcd77
110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News

Law
环境维权案诉讼难 我国将建首家环境公益律所 (First National Environmental Public Interest Law Center Established)
Legal Daily, January 16, 2008
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/0705/2008-01/16/content_
782177.htm

Migrant Workers
China Arrests Employers for Failing to Pay Wages
Xinhuanet, January 15, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-01/15/content_
7425784.htm

Olympics
Shanghai Consumers' Rights Watchdogs Get Ready for More Complaints
Xinhuanet, January 16, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-01/16/content_
7430459.htm

China Oceanic Authority: Water Quality in Qingdao Up to Standard for Olympic Sailing
Xinhuanet, January 15, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-01/15/content_
7428197.htm

Protests and Petitions
天安门广场一百多名访民被押走 (One Hundred People Taken Away While Petitioning in Tiananmen Square)
Radio Free Asia, January 15, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/01/15/
fangmin/

嵊州万人抗议强拆事件被捕人士被判刑 (Seven Zhejiang Protesters Against Forced Evictions Receive Sentences)
Radio Free Asia, January 15, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/01/15/
zhejiang/

Religion
新疆维族基督徒被刑拘 信仰与国安不相容？ (Xinjiang Province Place Uyghur Christian Under Criminal Detention)
Radio Free Asia, January 15, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/01/15/xj/

Tibet
Antique Statues Missing from Tibetan Monastery
Radio Free Asia, January 15, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/2008/01/15/tibetan_statues/

China Earmarks Special Funds to Protect Tibet Cultural Relics
Xinhuanet, January 15, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-01/15/content_
7426259.htm

January 15, 2008

News
Death Penalty
Chinese Man Sentenced to Death for Killing Six Family Members
Xinhuanet, February 25, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-07/12/content_6
366276.htm

Human Rights Defender – Ching Cheong (程翔)
程翔系狱明满1000日 (Journalist Ching Cheong in Jail for 999 Days)
Ming Pao, January 15, 2008
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20080115/gda1.htm

Human Rights Defender - Li Qing (李清)
澳洲籍民运人士李清回国被国安监视 (Australian Citizen and Democracy Activist Li Qing Put Under House Arrest)
Radio Free Asia, January 14, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/01/14/china_
dissident_entry/

Human Rights Defender - Guo Feixiong (郭飞雄)
简要新闻: 郭飞雄狱中处境险恶，张青再次呼吁声援 (Guo Feixiong's Conditions Worsen in Jail; Wife Zhang Qing Calls for Support)
Radio Free Asia, January 14, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/xinwen/2008/01/14/xinwen/

Human Rights Defender - Lü Gengsong (吕耿松)
吕耿松张子霖被控煽动颠覆案月底开审 (Lü Gengsong and Zhang Zilin to Await Trial at Month's End; Ye Guoqiang Released on Bail)
Radio Free Asia, January 14, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/01/14/china_
dissident_trail/

Labor
One Dead, 11 Feared Buried in China Landslip
Reuters, January 14, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSSP12175

Media
上海查处关闭3931家淫秽网站 (Shanghai Shuts Down 3931 Pornographic Websites)
China Youth Daily, January 14, 2008
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2008-01/15/content_2032531
.htm

Olympics
China to Scrutinize Olympic Food
Associated Press (via YahooNews), January 14, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080114/ap_on_re_as/china_
tainted_products;_ylt=AqmxFAQ10KnVYkjCdwDdGg4Bxg8F
AQ10KnVYkjCdwDdGg4Bxg8F

Politics
海外民运人士在纽约宣布成立中国过渡政府 (Overseas Chinese Democracy Activists in New York Announce Establishment of Interim Government)
Radio Free Asia, January 14, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/01/14/china_
dissident_overseas/

Protests and Petitions
Farmers Rise in Challenge To Chinese Land Policy
Washington Post, January 14, 2008
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article
/2008/01/13/AR2008011302383.html?hpid=topnewsdyn/
content/article/2008/01/13/AR2008011302383.html?hpid
=topnews

山东菏泽几百名学生市政府请愿两人被打 (Hundreds of Shandong Students Protest, Two Beaten)
Radio Free Asia, January 14, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/01/14/
heze/

广东江门发生警民冲突 (Police and Villagers Clash in Jiangmen, Guangdong)
Radio Free Asia, January 14, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/01/14/china_
clash_police/

上海磁悬浮线路延长引起争议和示威 (Shanghai Maglev Protests Continue)
Radio Free Asia, January 14, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/01/14/
shanghai/

汕头电厂占地引发维权 官方出动武警清场 (Shantou Authorities Suppress Land Protest, Ten Injured)
Radio Free Asia, January 14, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/01/14/
shantou/

Rural Issues
China Looks to Rural Subsidy to Ease Trade Surplus
Reuters, January 14, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/rbssConsumerGoodsAndReta
ilNews/idUSPEK34175020080114080114

January 12 - 14, 2008

Top News of the Day
Human Rights Defender - Lü Gengsong (吕耿松)
简要新闻∶杭州网络作家吕耿松被起诉 (Hangzhou-based Internet Writer Lü Gengsong Indicted)
Radio Free Asia, January 11, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/xinwen/2008/01/11/
Hangzhou-based Internet writer Lü Gengsong (吕耿松) will stand trial on January 22, 2008, on charges of "inciting subversion of state power." The Hangzhou Intermediate People's Court called Lü’s wife, Wang Xue'e (汪雪娥), telling Wang that the procuratorate submitted Lü's indictment to the court on January 10 and sent a copy to Lü. Lü has recently been involved in different rights defense activities.

Related Information
HRIC Press Release: Writer Lü Gengsong Indicted
Human Rights in China, January 11, 2008
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/46847

News
Death Penalty
全国首个规定故意杀人死刑案件证据规则引关注 (China's First Circular Standardizing Regulations Concerning Evidence in Murder Cases Draws Attention)
Legal Daily, January 14, 2008
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/0705/2008-01/14/content_
780523.htm

Environment
China Bans Free Plastic Bags
Voice of America, January 12, 2008
http://www.voanews.com/english/2008-01-12-voa16.cfm

Human Rights Defender - Yue Tianxiang (岳天祥)
简要新闻∶甘肃天水民运人士岳天祥刑满出狱 (Gansu Democracy Activist Yue Tianxiang Released from Jail)
Radio Free Asia, January 12, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/xinwen/2008/01/12/xiwen/

Human Rights Defender - Jing Chu (荆楚)
简要新闻: 广西异议作家荆楚被取保候审释放 (Guangxi-based Dissident Writer Jing Chu Released on Bail Pending Further Investigation)
Radio Free Asia, January 12, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/xinwen/2008/01/12/xiwen/

Labor
China Says Coal mine Deaths Fall One Fifth in 2007
Reuters, January 12, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSPEK329219

China Frees Brick Kiln Slaves and Then Loses Them
Reuters, January 11, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/
idUSPEK31987820080111

广东蓄电池厂工人普遍铅中毒 (Workers in a Guangdong Battery Factory Suffer Lead Poisoning)
Radio Free Asia, January 11, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/01/11/china_
labor_protection/

Over 100,000 Died in China Work Accidents in 2007
Reuters, January 11, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/
idUSPEK33212820080111

Migrant Workers
Migrant Worker Asked for His Pay, Got Beating Instead
South China Morning Post, January 14, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb
329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=a654bfcc6537
7110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News

Half of China's Migrant Workers Unhappy with Social Status
Xinhuanet, January 13, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-01/13/content_
7412708.htm

Police
2,717 Chinese Police Officers Die in Line of Duty in Past Six Years
Xinhuanet, January 11, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-01/12/content_
7408398.htm

城管打死人公安抢尸体 死者家属要求杀人偿命 (Hubei Authorities Take Away Victim's Corpse in Urban Management Abuse Case; Family Demands Justice)
Radio Free Asia, January 11, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/01/11/
chengguan/

Politics
地方人大换届新迹象：农民工声音渐响 官员悄隐退 (As Local People's Congresses Get New Representatives, A Trend Emerges: More Rural Migrant Workers, Less Cadres)
Xinhuanet, January 14, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2008-01/14/content_
7415376.htm

Poverty
Lives of Poverty, Untouched by China’s Boom
New York Times, January 13, 2008
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/13/world/asia/13china.
html?scp=4&sq=

Protests and Petitions
湖北潜江征地发生血案四村民受伤 (Four Villagers Hurt in Violent Hubei Land Grab)
Radio Free Asia, January 13, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/01/13/
hu/

成都出动六百名公安武警继续强拆民房 (Chengdu Dispatches 600 Police Officers and Paramilitary Police Officers for Forced Evictions)
Radio Free Asia, January 11, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/01/11/china_
demolition_clash/

福建女子魏香平上访17年被拘60次 (Fujian Woman Has Been Petitioning for 17 Years, Detained 60 Times)
Radio Free Asia, January 11, 1008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/01/11/china_
petition_abuse/

Religion
家庭教会会长再发表致胡锦涛公开信 呼吁关注严厉迫害 (Protestant House Church President Once Again Sends Open Letter to Hu Jintao Urging Halt to Persecution)
Radio Free Asia, January 11, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/01/
11/zhang/

January 11, 2008

News
Corruption
河南审计2026名领导干部 查出违规金额33.11亿元 (Henan Audits 2026 Cadres, Uncovers Misuse of Funds Amounting to About 3.3 Billion Yuan)
Legal Daily, January 11, 2008
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/0705/2008-01/11/content_
779437.htm

China's Top Disciplinary Official Urges Self-discipline Among Corruption Fighters
Xinhuanet, January 10, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-01/10/content_
7400983.htm

北京市海淀原区长周良洛涉嫌受贿1600万被公诉 (Former Cadre In Haidian District, Beijing, Indicted for Allegedly Accepting Bribes of 16 Million Yuan)
Xinhuanet, January 10, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2008-01/10/content_7395
801.htm

2008 反腐风暴怎样刮？ (What Are the Anti-Corruption Measures in 2008?)
The Beijing News, January 10, 2008
http://www.thebeijingnews.com/news/guonei/2008/01-10/
021@081635.htm

Government
各地各部门纠正损害群众利益不正之风工作综述 (Government Departments Report on Efforts to Rectify Mispractice)
Xinhuanet, January 10, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/newscenter/2008-01/10/content
_7398132.htm

Human Rights Defender - Zheng Enchong (郑恩宠）
郑恩宠告官案开庭 禁书翻版当局紧张 (Zheng Enchong's Lawsuit Started on Tuesday; Authorities Nervous About Pirated Copies of Book on Shanghai Corruption)
Radio Free Asia, January 10, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/01/10/
zheng/

Labor
河北临西县：解救奴工被镇政府送还黑窑主/目前两奴工失踪 (Township Government in Linxi County, Hebei, Sends Freed Forced Laborer Back to "Black Kiln")
Nanfang Daily, January 11, 2008
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/jwxy/20080111
0561.asp

安徽电视台大批裁员 (Anhui TV Station Dismisses Employees En Masse)
Radio Free Asia, January 10, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/01/10/an/

Land Policy
浙江村民因为拆迁纠纷状告国家发改委 一审胜诉 (Beijing Court Decides in Favor of Zhejiang Villagers Against State Development and Planning Commission in Eviction Lawsuit)
CCTV (via Xinhua), January 11, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2008-01/11/content_7402
687.htm

Threats over Land Deal Alleged
South China Morning Post, January 11, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ec
b329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=6ecc4c32624671
10VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News

China Says Farmland Is for Cultivation
Associated Press (via YahooNews), January 10, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080110/ap_on_re_as/china
_rural_land;_ylt=AhXNC.qHBE7Hac6N_rjSsOwBxg8F

Law
烟台军转干乔延兵被秘审 律师指法院违反法律程序 (Demobilized Soldiers' Representative Secretly Tried; Lawyer Argues the Court Has Not Followed Proper Procedures)
Radio Free Asia, January 10, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/01/10/
qiao/

Migrant Workers
建设部等五部委联合发文要求改善农民工居住条件 (Ministry of Construction and Other State Organs Issue Opinion Demanding Improvement on Migrant Workers' Housing Conditions)
Jinghua Times (via Xinhua), January 11, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2008-01/11/content_74
02678.htm

Protests and Petitions
“4000工人讨薪”追踪：讨薪工人再次堵路/又有2000多工人加入 (Four Thousand Workers Demanding Back Pay Block Roads Again)
Nanfang Daily, January 11, 2008
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/jwxy/20080111
0692.asp

四川古蔺县石屏乡农田遭破坏 官商勾结打伤数百名农民 (Hundreds of Sichuan Farmers Beaten During Protest Against Land Pollution)
Radio Free Asia, January 10, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/01/10/
nong/

成都塑料12厂受伤工人在医院遭殴打 (Injured Factory Workers in Chengdu Beaten in Hospital)
Radio Free Asia, January 10, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/01/10/
gong/

湖北天门城管打死人引发群体性事件仍在持续 (Public Continue Protests Against Urban Management Authorities' Beating to Death of a Hubei Resident)
Radio Free Asia, January 10, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/01/10/
chengguang/

Public Health
China Parents to Sue over "Tainted" Umbilical Blood
Reuters, January 10, 2008
http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=health
News&storyid=2008-01-10T074109Z_01_PEK271279_RTRU
KOC_0_US-CHINA-BLOOD.xml

医疗服务成为中国民众最关注问题 (Medical Service Becomes China's Most Topical Social Issue)
Radio Free Asia, January 10, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/01/10/
service/