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