News
Food Security
China Says Dumplings "Sabotaged", Probably in Japan
Reuters, February 29, 2008
Human Rights
A Small Voice Calling
The Economist, February 28, 2008
China Foreign Minister Defends Rights Record
Reuters, February 28, 2008
人权组织吁中国奥运前改善人权，否则布什应该拒绝出席开幕式 (Rights Organizations Urge Improvement of Rights Situation Before Olympics)
Radio Free Asia, February 28, 2008
Human Rights Defenders
Activists Sue Yahoo over Disclosures and Jailing
South China Morning Post, February 29, 2008
[调查]清白律师突遭三年牢狱 奇案背后隐藏土地秘密 (Lawyer Locked Away in Prison of Three Years Over Land Case)
Nanfang Weekend, February 28, 2008
Human Rights Defender - Chen Guangcheng (陈光诚)
陈光诚家人受到更大压力 袁伟静起诉北京边防总站立案 (Chen Guangcheng's Family Under Increased Pressure)
Radio Free Asia, February 28, 2008
Human Rights Defender - Zheng Enchong (郑恩宠)
维权律师郑恩宠致媒体公开信 强调接受采访没有选择性 (Zheng Enchong Says in Open Letter: Willing to Speak to Any Media)
Radio Free Asia, February 28, 2008
Law
White Paper Praises Rule-of-Law Transition
South China Morning Post, February 29, 2008
Olympics
Bush: Will Raise Rights Concerns Privately in Beijing
Reuters, February 29, 2008
Hebei Police Set Up Checkpoints, Tighten Security for Olympics
Xinhuanet, February 29, 2008
北京被拆迁户：奥运拆迁赔偿不公酿人命 (Unfair Amount of Olympic Resettlement Compensation Causes Death)
Radio Free Asia, February 28, 2008
Politics
NPC's Critical Shift to Resolving Social Issues
South China Morning Post, February 29, 2008
北大原右派公开信呼吁改正反右运动 (Peking University "Rightists" Openly Urge Correction of the Record on Anti-Rightist Campaign Verdict)
Radio Free Asia, February 28, 2008
Population
China May Scrap One-Child Policy, Official Says
Reuters, February 28, 2008
Protests and Petitions
当局搜捕计划召开记者会的访民 (Authorities Arrest Petitioners Who Had Planned a Press Conference)
Radio Free Asia, February 28, 2008
南通政府漠视法律 暴力拆迁严重 (Jiangsu Resettlement Protest Turns Violent)
Radio Free Asia, February 28, 2008
四川仁寿劳资冲突女婴死亡 当局封锁消息论坛帖遭删 (Labor Dispute Causes Death of Infant in Sichuan; Authorities Block Media Coverage)
Radio Free Asia, February 28, 2008
沈阳棚户改造暴力强迁 新星政绩背后民众血泪 (Violence Used in Resettlement of Shenyang "Slum-dwellers")
Radio Free Asia, February 28, 2008
Tibet
China Denies Tibet Railway Hurting Tibetans
Reuters, February 28, 2008
Friday, February 29, 2008
Thursday, February 28, 2008
February 28, 2008
Top News of the Day
June 4th
Tiananmen Mothers Call for China Dialogue on 1989
Reuters, February 27, 2008
Tiananmen Mothers issued an open letter through Human Rights in China, stating that members of the National People's Congress and the Chinese People's Political Consultative Congress should open a dialogue with the victims of the Tiananmen Crackdown and their families. The group stated that opening a dialogue before the Olympics would send a positive message on China's stance on human rights. In addition to a dialogue, the letter requests that the government open an investigation of the crackdown, issue public apologies and compensation, and investigate the accountability of those responsible.
News
Bilateral Ties
赖斯访华关注胡佳师涛 喜讯未至家属反遭警告 (Rice Questions China on Hu Jia and Shi Tao; Families Again Given Admonishments)
Radio Free Asia, February 27, 2008
Freedom of Association
上海公安局驳回市民反对磁悬浮游行申请 (Shanghai Public Security Bureau Rejects Residents' Application to Demonstrate Against the Maglev)
Radio Free Asia, February 27, 2008
Human Rights Defender - Jiranbayariin Soyolt
前内蒙异议人士索约尔特上月在北京被捕 (IMAR Dissident in Exile, Jiranbayariin Soyolt, Arrested in Beijing Last Month)
Radio Free Asia, February 27, 2008
Human Rights Defender - Liu Jie (刘杰)
正在进行绝食抗议的刘杰今天会见律师 (Liu Jie, Currently on a Hunger Strike, Allowed to See Lawyer)
Radio Free Asia, February 27, 2008
Human Rights Defender - Zhu Yufu (朱虞夫)
杭州法院将重审民主党人士朱虞夫案件 (Hangzhou, Zhejiang Court to Try Case of Democracy Party Activist Zhu Yufu)
Radio Free Asia, February 27, 2008
Macau
Macao SAR Gov't Proposes Major Revisions of Election Laws
Xinhuanet, February 27, 2008
Olympics
Chinese Resist Urban 'Clean-up' Drive
Radio Free Asia, February 27, 2008
IOC Backs China Human Rights Push
BBC, February 26, 2008
外国记者采访上访村被警察带走 奥运采访新规定再受质疑 (New Regulations on Olympics Coverage Again Challenged: LA Times Reporter Taken Away While Covering Beijing Petitioning Village)
Radio Free Asia, February 27, 2008
Police
北师大珠海分校教师被保安殴打头破血流 (Beijing Normal University, Zhuhai Campus Professor Beaten Severely by Security Guards)
Radio Free Asia, February 27, 2008
Protests and Petitions
两会期间各地加紧拦截经租户上访 (Housing Petitioners Increasingly Intercepted Throughout China During the Two Congresses)
Radio Free Asia, February 27, 2008
Public Health
China SFDA: Buyers Must Vet Drug Safety
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), February 27, 2008
Three Gorges
New Dam Repeats ‘Stupid Mistake’
Financial Times, February 27, 2008
June 4th
Tiananmen Mothers Call for China Dialogue on 1989
Reuters, February 27, 2008
Tiananmen Mothers issued an open letter through Human Rights in China, stating that members of the National People's Congress and the Chinese People's Political Consultative Congress should open a dialogue with the victims of the Tiananmen Crackdown and their families. The group stated that opening a dialogue before the Olympics would send a positive message on China's stance on human rights. In addition to a dialogue, the letter requests that the government open an investigation of the crackdown, issue public apologies and compensation, and investigate the accountability of those responsible.
Related Information:
HRIC Statement: Chinese Authorities Should Respond to Calls for Dialogue by the Tiananmen Mothers
Human Rights in China, February 27, 2008
News
Bilateral Ties
赖斯访华关注胡佳师涛 喜讯未至家属反遭警告 (Rice Questions China on Hu Jia and Shi Tao; Families Again Given Admonishments)
Radio Free Asia, February 27, 2008
Freedom of Association
上海公安局驳回市民反对磁悬浮游行申请 (Shanghai Public Security Bureau Rejects Residents' Application to Demonstrate Against the Maglev)
Radio Free Asia, February 27, 2008
Human Rights Defender - Jiranbayariin Soyolt
前内蒙异议人士索约尔特上月在北京被捕 (IMAR Dissident in Exile, Jiranbayariin Soyolt, Arrested in Beijing Last Month)
Radio Free Asia, February 27, 2008
Human Rights Defender - Liu Jie (刘杰)
正在进行绝食抗议的刘杰今天会见律师 (Liu Jie, Currently on a Hunger Strike, Allowed to See Lawyer)
Radio Free Asia, February 27, 2008
Human Rights Defender - Zhu Yufu (朱虞夫)
杭州法院将重审民主党人士朱虞夫案件 (Hangzhou, Zhejiang Court to Try Case of Democracy Party Activist Zhu Yufu)
Radio Free Asia, February 27, 2008
Macau
Macao SAR Gov't Proposes Major Revisions of Election Laws
Xinhuanet, February 27, 2008
Olympics
Chinese Resist Urban 'Clean-up' Drive
Radio Free Asia, February 27, 2008
IOC Backs China Human Rights Push
BBC, February 26, 2008
外国记者采访上访村被警察带走 奥运采访新规定再受质疑 (New Regulations on Olympics Coverage Again Challenged: LA Times Reporter Taken Away While Covering Beijing Petitioning Village)
Radio Free Asia, February 27, 2008
Police
北师大珠海分校教师被保安殴打头破血流 (Beijing Normal University, Zhuhai Campus Professor Beaten Severely by Security Guards)
Radio Free Asia, February 27, 2008
Protests and Petitions
两会期间各地加紧拦截经租户上访 (Housing Petitioners Increasingly Intercepted Throughout China During the Two Congresses)
Radio Free Asia, February 27, 2008
Public Health
China SFDA: Buyers Must Vet Drug Safety
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), February 27, 2008
Three Gorges
New Dam Repeats ‘Stupid Mistake’
Financial Times, February 27, 2008
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
February 27, 2008
Top News of the Day
Human Rights Defender - Liu Jie (刘杰)
黑龙江访民刘杰绝食抗议劳教处罚 (Heilongjiang Petitioner Liu Jie Goes on Hunger Strike to Protest Reeducation-Through-Labor Decision)
Radio Free Asia , February 26, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/02/26/liujie/
Liu Jie (刘杰) began a hunger strike on February 26 in the Qiqihar Labor Camp where she is detained. She has demanded three things through an intermediary: 1. That President Hu Jintao and other national leaders demand that Heilongjiang Provincial Military Farm Bureau cease in persecuting her; 2. Further deliberation on the "International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights" during the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference; 3. The abolishment of the Reeducation-Through-Labor system. Liu, the organizer of a public letter with over twelve thousand signatures, was sentenced to eighteen months of Reeducation-Through-Labor in November 2007.
News
Environment
Bosses May Be Fined for Water Pollution
South China Morning Post, February 27, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d
3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=7bb63da7c2658110VgnVCM
100000360a0a0aRCRD
Mega Dams Meant to Control Siltation Will Add to Ecological Woe, Experts Warn
South China Morning Post, February 27, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d
3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=b7373da7c2658110VgnVCM
100000360a0a0aRCRD
Taps Shut in Central China Due to Red, Bubbly River
Reuters, February 26, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/environmentNews/idUSPEK41672008
0226
Human Rights
China Ready to Resume Human Rights Talks
Washington Post, February 27, 2008
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/02/
26/AR2008022600903.html
Human Rights Defender - Zheng Enchong (郑恩宠)
Chinese Activist Lawyer Beaten, Detained
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), February 26, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080226/ap_on_re_as/china_
activist_beaten_1
Human Rights Defender - Li Subin (李苏滨)
维权律师入禀法院要求取消暂住证 (Human Rights Lawyers Go to Court Demanding Temporary Residence Permits Be Abolished)
Radio Free Asia, February 26, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/02/26/china_
rights_lawyer/
Law
中国拟规定保安不得限制他人人身自由违法搜身 (China Issues Draft Regulations Stipulating that Security Guards Must Not Limit the Personal Liberties of Others or Conduct Illegal Body Searches)
Radio Free Asia, February 26, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/02/26/baoan/
Migrant Workers
北京建筑工地农民权益普遍受侵害 (Rights of Migrant Workers on Beijing Construction Sites Frequently Violated)
Radio Free Asia, February 26, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/02/26/nongmin/
Olympics
China Slams "Meddling" After Myanmar Boycott Call
Reuters, February 26, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSPEK34412220080226
China's Olympic Water Province Faces Severe Drought
Reuters, February 26, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/environmentNews/
idUSPEK3519920080226
Olympics Water Diversion Threatens Millions
Financial Times, February 26, 2008
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/40b3e66a-e49d-11dc-a495-
0000779fd2ac.html
Police
上海维权人士乐见公安局长换新人 (Shanghai Human Rights Defenders Welcome Change in Municipal Public Security Bureau Head, Removing Jiang Zemin's Nephew, Wu Zhiming)
Voice of America, February 26, 2008
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2008-02-26-voa30.cfm
Protests and Petitions
两会前当局加强监控访民打压异见人士 (Authorities Heighten Monitoring of Petitioners and Pressure on Dissidents Before the National People's Congress and Chinese People's Political Consultative Congress)
Radio Free Asia, February 26, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/02/26/lianghui/
广州八百市民聚集市国土资源和房管局门外上访 (Eight Hundred Petition at the Guangzhou Municipal Bureau of Land and Natural Resources and Housing Administration)
Radio Free Asia, February 26, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/02/26/guangzhou/
荷泽维权虽遭打压两百工人坚持请 (Two Hundred Heze, Shandong Workers Insist on Petitioning Despite Human Rights Defender Zhou Mengxin Being Beaten)
Radio Free Asia, February 26, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/02/26/heze/
Three Gorges
Three Gorges Holdouts Feel the Heat
South China Morning Post, February 27, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d
3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=23963da7c2658110VgnVCM
100000360a0a0aRCRD
Tibet
Tibetans Fear for Man Sent Back to China from Nepal
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), February 26, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080226/wl_sthasia_afp/nepalchina
tibetrefugees_080226083752
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
February 26, 2008
Top News of the Day
Human Rights Defender - Ni Yulan (倪玉兰)
北京公安加紧骚扰维权律师倪玉兰 (Beijing Police Step Up Harassment of Rights Lawyer Ni Yulan)
Radio Free Asia, February 25, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/02/25/china_rights_lawyer/
Husband of human rights lawyer Ni Yulan (倪玉兰) was beaten on February 25, 2008. The police forcefully entered Ni’s apartment that morning but could not find her because she was hiding. They then took her husband to the police substation, where the beating occurred. She suspected the police tried to arrest her before the annual session of the National People Congress. The police denied any beatings.
Human Rights Defender - Ni Yulan (倪玉兰)
北京公安加紧骚扰维权律师倪玉兰 (Beijing Police Step Up Harassment of Rights Lawyer Ni Yulan)
Radio Free Asia, February 25, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/02/25/china_rights_lawyer/
Husband of human rights lawyer Ni Yulan (倪玉兰) was beaten on February 25, 2008. The police forcefully entered Ni’s apartment that morning but could not find her because she was hiding. They then took her husband to the police substation, where the beating occurred. She suspected the police tried to arrest her before the annual session of the National People Congress. The police denied any beatings.
News
Disasters
New Round of Snow Snarls Traffic, Kills Livestock in China
Xinhuanet, February 26, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-02/26/content_7669324.htm
Government
Cabinet Reform Tops Agenda at Party Meeting
South China Morning Post, February 26, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=98c50d88c0158110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD0a0/?vgnextoid=98c50d88c0158110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Hukou
中国各大城市实行的暂住证制度倍受争议 (Temporary Residence Permit System in Major Cities Sparks Controversy)
Radio Free Asia, February 25, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/02/25/zanzhuzheng/
Human Rights Defender - Zheng Enchong (郑恩宠）
Police Said to Have Assaulted Rights Lawyer in China
New York Times, February 26, 2008
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/26/world/asia/26china.html
Human Rights Defender – Hu Jia (胡佳)
有消息传胡佳即将获释 (Hu Jia May Be Released Soon)
Radio Free Asia, February 25, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/02/25/china_rights_hujia/
Human Rights Defender - Shi Tao (师涛)
杨致远呼吁释放师涛 郭泉状告雅虎封锁 (Yang Zhiyuan Calls for the Release of Shi Tao; Guo Quan Sues Yahoo! For Blocking His Name)
Radio Free Asia, February 25, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/02/25/yahoo/
Land Policy
无锡城管强拆冲突 住户被从二楼扔下受伤 (Jiangsu Resident Thrown from Second Floor in Forced Eviction, Injured)
Radio Free Asia, February 25, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/02/25/wuxi/
Migrant Workers
深圳外来工被暴打致死 (Migrant Worker Beaten To Death in Shenzhen)
Radio Free Asia, February 25, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/02/25/shenzhen/
Olympics
New Book Details Chinese Spy Effort Ahead of Olympics
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), February 26, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080226/wl_asia_afp/oly2008chnspybook
Disasters
New Round of Snow Snarls Traffic, Kills Livestock in China
Xinhuanet, February 26, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-02/26/content_7669324.htm
Government
Cabinet Reform Tops Agenda at Party Meeting
South China Morning Post, February 26, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=98c50d88c0158110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD0a0/?vgnextoid=98c50d88c0158110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Hukou
中国各大城市实行的暂住证制度倍受争议 (Temporary Residence Permit System in Major Cities Sparks Controversy)
Radio Free Asia, February 25, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/02/25/zanzhuzheng/
Human Rights Defender - Zheng Enchong (郑恩宠）
Police Said to Have Assaulted Rights Lawyer in China
New York Times, February 26, 2008
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/26/world/asia/26china.html
Human Rights Defender – Hu Jia (胡佳)
有消息传胡佳即将获释 (Hu Jia May Be Released Soon)
Radio Free Asia, February 25, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/02/25/china_rights_hujia/
Human Rights Defender - Shi Tao (师涛)
杨致远呼吁释放师涛 郭泉状告雅虎封锁 (Yang Zhiyuan Calls for the Release of Shi Tao; Guo Quan Sues Yahoo! For Blocking His Name)
Radio Free Asia, February 25, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/02/25/yahoo/
Land Policy
无锡城管强拆冲突 住户被从二楼扔下受伤 (Jiangsu Resident Thrown from Second Floor in Forced Eviction, Injured)
Radio Free Asia, February 25, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/02/25/wuxi/
Migrant Workers
深圳外来工被暴打致死 (Migrant Worker Beaten To Death in Shenzhen)
Radio Free Asia, February 25, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/02/25/shenzhen/
Olympics
New Book Details Chinese Spy Effort Ahead of Olympics
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), February 26, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080226/wl_asia_afp/oly2008chnspybook
Police
南宁城管殴打小贩 被愤怒民众围堵 (Guangxi Urban Management Authorities Surrounded by Crowd After Beating Hawker)
Radio Free Asia, February 25, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/02/25/nanning/
Protests and Petitions
访民在高法信访办服药自杀 (Petitioner Attempts Suicide at Office for Letters and Calls of Supreme People’s Court)
Radio Free Asia, February 25, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/02/25/fangmin/
上海维权居民申请游行受公安恐吓 (Police Threaten to Shoot Shanghai Residents for Applying to Stage Demonstration Against Maglev Project)
Radio Free Asia, February 25, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/02/25/china_rights_residents/
Public Health
云南艾滋病毒感染者累计逾五万七千例 (HIV Infections in Yunnan Exceed 57,000 Cases)
China Youth Online, February 26, 2008
http://news.cyol.com/content/2008-02/26/content_2077961.htm
67% of 2007 Recalls Were China Imports
World Net Daily, February 25, 2008
http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=57069
Tibet
Tibetans, Chinese Police Clash at Festival
Radio Free Asia, February 22, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/2008/02/22/tibet_clash/
Monday, February 25, 2008
February 23-25, 2008
Top News of the Day
Protests and Petitions
山东访民林英明被关进精神病院56天 (Shandong Petitioner Lin Yingming Already Detained in Psychiatric Hospital for 56 Days)
Radio Free Asia, February 23, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/02/23/56/
Shandong petitioner Lin Yingming (林英明) is being held in a psychiatric hospital by the Rushan, Shandong police due to repeated petitions in Beijing. RFA speaks with Huang Qi (黄琦), head of Tianwang Human Rights Center, whose help Lin has requested many times; Huang states, "When they brought him to the hospital, they strapped him into the bed and for several days injected him with unknown chemicals. […] He has been again detained in a psychiatric hospital for 53 days, because he continues his accusations. […] We can tell from what he's said and what he's written that he is an extremely healthy person, including his mental health." Fellow petitioner Liu Zhengyou (刘正有) comments that petitioners being retrieved by local police and sent to a psychiatric hospital is hardly unusual, as public security bureaus are wont to stop petitioners by any means necessary.
News
Bilateral Ties
China Keen to Help Solve Darfur Conflict: Envoy
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), February 24, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080224/wl_asia_afp/sudanchinaunrestdarfurdiplomacy_080224134309
Civil Society
China's State Council to Use Internet for Public Opinion
Xinhuanet, February 22, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-02/22/content_7651001.htm
Disasters
China Jails 17 for Deadly Coal Mine Blast
Reuters, February 24, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSPEK16549
Economic Development
Experts Warn Inflation in China Could Lead to Social Unrest
Voice of America, February 22, 2008
http://www.voanews.com/english/2008-02-22-voa13.cfm
Environment
Pollution Fears Spark Outcry on Refinery Project
South China Morning Post, February 25, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d925 3a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=46db39c816c48110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Rumours of Dam-building Leave Villagers Fearing for Their FutureSouth China Morning Post, February 25, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=7c1e1c568cb48110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Government
中国政府又要“瘦身”？ (Does the Chinese Government Want to Downsize Again?)
Radio Free Asia, February 23, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/02/23/shou/
Human Rights Defender
山东维权人士周孟新被警方带走 (Shandong Human Rights Defender Zhou Mengxin Carried Away by Police)
Radio Free Asia, February 24, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/02/24/zhuo/
Land Policy
On Solid Ground - Beijing's Landmark Edict on Land Rights for the Vast Rural Population Is a Powerful Signal of Change
South China Morning Post, February 23, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d
7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=e729e236f2248110VgnVCM1000
00360a0a0aRCRD
Law
How One Man in China Strengthens the Rule of Law
Christian Science Monitor, February 22, 2008
http://www.csmonitor.com/2008/0222/p01s04-wosc.html
泛蓝成员张子霖被判刑两年 不服提出上诉 (Zhang Zilin Sentenced to Two Years, Plans to Appeal)
Radio Free Asia, February 22, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/02/22/zhang/
Media
China Asks Web Sites to Eradicate Porn, Violence
Reuters, February 22, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/internetNews/idUSPEK2316520080222
Olympics
Time to Worry About the Unthinkable – Failure
South China Morning Post, February 24, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=d4e2505533648110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Olympics-Six China Provinces Ordered to Cut Pollution
Reuters, February 22, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSPEK15389
Public Health
中国现存艾滋病病毒感染者和病人约70万 (Approximately 700,000 People in China Currently Carry or Are Infected with HIV)
Radio Free Asia, February 24, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/02/24/ai/
Tibet
Tibetans, Chinese Police Clash at Festival
Radio Free Asia, February 22, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/2008/02/22/tibet_clash/
XUAR
中国官员指疆独恐布集团有计划袭击奥运 (Chinese Official States that XUAR Separatist Group Is Planning a Surprise Attack During the Olympics)
Radio Free Asia, February 22, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/02/22/china_xinjiang/
Protests and Petitions
山东访民林英明被关进精神病院56天 (Shandong Petitioner Lin Yingming Already Detained in Psychiatric Hospital for 56 Days)
Radio Free Asia, February 23, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/02/23/56/
Shandong petitioner Lin Yingming (林英明) is being held in a psychiatric hospital by the Rushan, Shandong police due to repeated petitions in Beijing. RFA speaks with Huang Qi (黄琦), head of Tianwang Human Rights Center, whose help Lin has requested many times; Huang states, "When they brought him to the hospital, they strapped him into the bed and for several days injected him with unknown chemicals. […] He has been again detained in a psychiatric hospital for 53 days, because he continues his accusations. […] We can tell from what he's said and what he's written that he is an extremely healthy person, including his mental health." Fellow petitioner Liu Zhengyou (刘正有) comments that petitioners being retrieved by local police and sent to a psychiatric hospital is hardly unusual, as public security bureaus are wont to stop petitioners by any means necessary.
News
Bilateral Ties
China Keen to Help Solve Darfur Conflict: Envoy
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), February 24, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080224/wl_asia_afp/sudanchinaunrestdarfurdiplomacy_080224134309
Civil Society
China's State Council to Use Internet for Public Opinion
Xinhuanet, February 22, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-02/22/content_7651001.htm
Disasters
China Jails 17 for Deadly Coal Mine Blast
Reuters, February 24, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSPEK16549
Economic Development
Experts Warn Inflation in China Could Lead to Social Unrest
Voice of America, February 22, 2008
http://www.voanews.com/english/2008-02-22-voa13.cfm
Environment
Pollution Fears Spark Outcry on Refinery Project
South China Morning Post, February 25, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d925 3a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=46db39c816c48110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Rumours of Dam-building Leave Villagers Fearing for Their FutureSouth China Morning Post, February 25, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=7c1e1c568cb48110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Government
中国政府又要“瘦身”？ (Does the Chinese Government Want to Downsize Again?)
Radio Free Asia, February 23, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/02/23/shou/
Human Rights Defender
山东维权人士周孟新被警方带走 (Shandong Human Rights Defender Zhou Mengxin Carried Away by Police)
Radio Free Asia, February 24, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/02/24/zhuo/
Land Policy
On Solid Ground - Beijing's Landmark Edict on Land Rights for the Vast Rural Population Is a Powerful Signal of Change
South China Morning Post, February 23, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d
7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=e729e236f2248110VgnVCM1000
00360a0a0aRCRD
Law
How One Man in China Strengthens the Rule of Law
Christian Science Monitor, February 22, 2008
http://www.csmonitor.com/2008/0222/p01s04-wosc.html
泛蓝成员张子霖被判刑两年 不服提出上诉 (Zhang Zilin Sentenced to Two Years, Plans to Appeal)
Radio Free Asia, February 22, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/02/22/zhang/
Media
China Asks Web Sites to Eradicate Porn, Violence
Reuters, February 22, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/internetNews/idUSPEK2316520080222
Olympics
Time to Worry About the Unthinkable – Failure
South China Morning Post, February 24, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=d4e2505533648110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Olympics-Six China Provinces Ordered to Cut Pollution
Reuters, February 22, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSPEK15389
Public Health
中国现存艾滋病病毒感染者和病人约70万 (Approximately 700,000 People in China Currently Carry or Are Infected with HIV)
Radio Free Asia, February 24, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/02/24/ai/
Tibet
Tibetans, Chinese Police Clash at Festival
Radio Free Asia, February 22, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/2008/02/22/tibet_clash/
XUAR
中国官员指疆独恐布集团有计划袭击奥运 (Chinese Official States that XUAR Separatist Group Is Planning a Surprise Attack During the Olympics)
Radio Free Asia, February 22, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/02/22/china_xinjiang/
Friday, February 22, 2008
February 22, 2008
Top News of the Day
Human Rights Defenders - Hu Jia (胡佳), Zeng Jinyan (曾金燕)
隔绝两月曾金燕获准通讯 谈见胡佳忧心忡忡 (Zeng Jinyan Regains Right to Communication After Two Months of Blockage; Detained Hu Jia Looks Distressed)
Radio Free Asia, February 21, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/02/21/ceng/
Human rights defender Zeng Jinyan (曾金燕) gave an interview to RFA on February 21, although she suspected the phone conversation was monitored. For the past two months she has been barred from external communication. On February 17, she visited her husband, human rights defender Hu Jia (胡佳), in a detention center. She thought Hu could not speak freely because many officers were present at the couple's meeting. Jurist Teng Biao (滕彪) said Zeng was allowed to see Hu before a verdict was delivered due to international and domestic condemnation of Hu Jia's arrest.
News
Bilateral Ties
China Makes Rare Public Admission of Vatican Talks
Reuters, February 21, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSPEK2650920080221
Economic Development
Many Factories in China's South Sound Last Whistle
Wall Street Journal, February 22, 2008
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB120364402025884745.html
Government
领导电话能否承受民意诉求之重 (Can Kunming Government Leaders Stand the Public Pressure After Disclosing Their Phone Numbers?)
Legal Daily, February 22, 2008
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2008-02/22/content_801254.htm
Human Rights Defender - Zheng Enchong (郑恩宠）
Harassment Stepped Up, Dissident Says
South China Morning Post, February 22, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=78f8ff663ac38110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Human Rights Defender – Ching Cheong (程翔)
I Didn't Spy for Taiwan, Says Released Journalist
South China Morning Post, February 22, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=3975dc2645c38110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Human Rights Defender - Qi Chonghuai (齐崇淮)
齐崇淮被超期拘押 律师要求取保候审 (Shandong Journalist Qi Chonghuai Placed Under Prolonged Detention; Lawyer Demands Release on Bail Pending Further Investigation)
Radio Free Asia, February 21, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/02/21/qi_chonghuai/
Human Rights Defender - Miao Jun (苗军)
威海公安警告维权代表不要接触“反动势力” (Shandong Police Warn Rights Defender Not to Contact "Reactionary Forces")
Radio Free Asia, February 21, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/02/21/china_rights_rural/
Human Rights Defender - Yuan Weijing (袁伟静)
袁伟静：欲探视陈光诚五度受阻 法律不保护我们 (Yuan Weijing Barred from Visiting Husband Chen Guangcheng for the Fifth Time)
Radio Free Asia, February 21, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/02/21/yuan/
Land Policy
“自主拆迁”将成城市拆迁新模式？ (Will "Autonomous Eviction" Become the New Mode for Eviction in Cities?)
China Youth Daily, February 22, 2008
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2008-02/22/content_2074106.htm
Media
Chinese Youth Push Political Expression Online
Reuters, February 21, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/lifestyleMolt/idUSS2117384120080221
艾博维客网站因土地纠纷文章被关闭 (Website Shut Down After Publishing Article on Land Grab in Anhui)
Radio Free Asia, February 21, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/02/21/blog/
Olympics
北京开查暂住证护奥运安全 (Beijing Police Start Requiring Floating Population to Apply for Temporary Residence Permits to Ensure Safety at the Olympics)
The Beijing News, February 22, 2008
http://www.thebeijingnews.com/news/beijing/2008/02-22/021@080926.htm
China "Regrets" U.S. Decision on Food Supplies
Reuters, February 21, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/sportsNews/idUSPEK191920080221
Spielberg Never Took on Beijing Olympic Role: China
Reuters, February 21, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/sportsNews/idUSN2152185220080222
Population
Rural Population Dwindles 80m, Migrant Workers Up 60m in Decade
South China Morning Post, February 22, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=0258ff663ac38110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Public Health
AIDS Prevention Lesson amid Cement and Steel
Xinhuanet, February 21, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-02/21/content_7640804.htm
被遗忘的受难者 (The Forgotten Victims)
Nanfang Weekend, February 21, 2008
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/zmzg/200802210099.asp
The Heparin Trail - China's Role in Supply of Drug Is Under Fire
Wall Street Journal, February 21, 2008
http://online.wsj.com/public/article/SB120354600035281041-pY4IcITvYzE_S9JtWfUReW_3kS4_20080321.html
Religion
新疆基督徒周恒获释受访 对华援助协会吁释放所有良心犯 (XUAR Christian Zhou Heng Gives Interview on His Release)
Radio Free Asia, February 21, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/02/21/zhou/
Rural Issues
Survey: Rural Facilities Improved
Xinhuanet, February 22, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-02/22/content_7646445.htm
Thursday, February 21, 2008
February 21, 2008
Top News of the Day
Human Rights Defender – Zheng Enchong (郑恩宠)
郑恩宠周三再遭殴打 冯正虎公开信吁中央介入 (Zheng Enchong Beaten Again; Rights Defense Scholar Calls for Central Government's Intervention)
Radio Free Asia, February 20, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/02/20/zheng_enchong/
Following Zheng Enchong's (郑恩宠) repeated beatings over the past two weeks, noted Shanghai rights defense scholar Feng Zhenghu (冯正虎) issued an open letter to Chinese President Hu Jintao on February 20. Zheng was beaten twice last week on Feb. 16 and 17; on Feb. 20 he was summoned by the police for a tax issue and was beaten again. Many have called out in response, including Feng Zhenghu. Feng's letter was simultaneously published online and calls on the authorities to adopt measures to stop the Shanghai police from persecuting Zheng and placing him under house arrest.
News
Environment
China Factories Move Inland to Avoid Green Scrutiny
Reuters, February 20, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/environmentNews/idUSHKG35657920080221
Law
南京出台办法鼓励实名举报 (Nanjing's New Regulations Encourage the Use of One's Actual Name When Reporting Crimes)
Xinhuanet, February 20, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/newscenter/2008-02/20/content_7636818.htm
张子霖案一审结束将于周五宣判 (Zhang Zilin's Case Concluded; Verdict to Be Issued Friday)
Radio Free Asia, February 20, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/02/20/china_dissident_panblue/
Media
北京市公安局：赠阅"艳照门"图片系违法 (Beijing Police Say Electronically Circulating over 200 Sexy Pictures Constitutes a Felony)
People's Daily (available at Xinhuanet), February 20, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/local/2008-02/20/content_7636953.htm
China Extends Ban on Foreign Cartoons
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), February 20, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080220/ap_on_re_as/china_cartoon_ban_3
Olympics
Olympics Helpers Not Chosen Based on Beauty, Says Shanghai
South China Morning Post, February 21, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/
Sponsors Stand by Games Amid Political Storm
South China Morning Post, February 21, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/
British Foreign Secretary: Boycotts of Beijing Olympics Are Not the Right Path
Xinhuanet, February 20, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-02/20/content_7637938.htm
China Defends Relocation Policy
Washington Post, February 20, 2008
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/02/19/AR2008021901612.html
Relocated Beijingers Were Not 'Forced Out'
China Daily, February 20, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/olympics/2008-02/20/content_6468830.htm
China Media, Public Angered by Spielberg
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), February 20, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080220/ap_on_re_as/china_olympics_spielberg_4
北京市文件称奥运期间防敌对人员 (Document of Local Authorities in Beijing Gives Orders to Effectively Monitor "Enemies" During the Olympics)
Voice of America, February 20, 2008
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2008-02-20-voa35.cfm
Protests and Petitions
河北访民计划到香港游行请愿被阻 (Henan Petitioners Barred from Petitioning to Hong Kong)
Radio Free Asia, February 20, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/02/20/china_petitioner/
Religion
China Official Explains Religion Policy
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), February 20, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080220/ap_on_go_ot/us_china_olympics_1
两名家庭教会女教师被公安带走后下落不明 (Two Female House Church Teachers Taken Away by Police; Whereabouts Unknown)
Radio Free Asia, February 20, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/02/20/china_religion_christian/
Tibet
Tibetan Language Seen Hurt by China's Neglect
Reuters, February 20, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSPEK31852420080220
XUAR
Rights Group Demands Inquiry on Deadly China Raid
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), February 20, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080220/wl_asia_afp/chinaxinjiangpoliticsattacks_080220074402
Human Rights Defender – Zheng Enchong (郑恩宠)
郑恩宠周三再遭殴打 冯正虎公开信吁中央介入 (Zheng Enchong Beaten Again; Rights Defense Scholar Calls for Central Government's Intervention)
Radio Free Asia, February 20, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/02/20/zheng_enchong/
Following Zheng Enchong's (郑恩宠) repeated beatings over the past two weeks, noted Shanghai rights defense scholar Feng Zhenghu (冯正虎) issued an open letter to Chinese President Hu Jintao on February 20. Zheng was beaten twice last week on Feb. 16 and 17; on Feb. 20 he was summoned by the police for a tax issue and was beaten again. Many have called out in response, including Feng Zhenghu. Feng's letter was simultaneously published online and calls on the authorities to adopt measures to stop the Shanghai police from persecuting Zheng and placing him under house arrest.
Related Information:
HRIC Press Release: Zheng Enchong Detained and Beaten
Again Human Rights in China, February 20, 2008
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/47417
News
Environment
China Factories Move Inland to Avoid Green Scrutiny
Reuters, February 20, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/environmentNews/idUSHKG35657920080221
Law
南京出台办法鼓励实名举报 (Nanjing's New Regulations Encourage the Use of One's Actual Name When Reporting Crimes)
Xinhuanet, February 20, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/newscenter/2008-02/20/content_7636818.htm
张子霖案一审结束将于周五宣判 (Zhang Zilin's Case Concluded; Verdict to Be Issued Friday)
Radio Free Asia, February 20, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/02/20/china_dissident_panblue/
Media
北京市公安局：赠阅"艳照门"图片系违法 (Beijing Police Say Electronically Circulating over 200 Sexy Pictures Constitutes a Felony)
People's Daily (available at Xinhuanet), February 20, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/local/2008-02/20/content_7636953.htm
China Extends Ban on Foreign Cartoons
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), February 20, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080220/ap_on_re_as/china_cartoon_ban_3
Olympics
Olympics Helpers Not Chosen Based on Beauty, Says Shanghai
South China Morning Post, February 21, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/
Sponsors Stand by Games Amid Political Storm
South China Morning Post, February 21, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/
British Foreign Secretary: Boycotts of Beijing Olympics Are Not the Right Path
Xinhuanet, February 20, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-02/20/content_7637938.htm
China Defends Relocation Policy
Washington Post, February 20, 2008
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/02/19/AR2008021901612.html
Relocated Beijingers Were Not 'Forced Out'
China Daily, February 20, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/olympics/2008-02/20/content_6468830.htm
China Media, Public Angered by Spielberg
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), February 20, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080220/ap_on_re_as/china_olympics_spielberg_4
北京市文件称奥运期间防敌对人员 (Document of Local Authorities in Beijing Gives Orders to Effectively Monitor "Enemies" During the Olympics)
Voice of America, February 20, 2008
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2008-02-20-voa35.cfm
Protests and Petitions
河北访民计划到香港游行请愿被阻 (Henan Petitioners Barred from Petitioning to Hong Kong)
Radio Free Asia, February 20, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/02/20/china_petitioner/
Religion
China Official Explains Religion Policy
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), February 20, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080220/ap_on_go_ot/us_china_olympics_1
两名家庭教会女教师被公安带走后下落不明 (Two Female House Church Teachers Taken Away by Police; Whereabouts Unknown)
Radio Free Asia, February 20, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/02/20/china_religion_christian/
Tibet
Tibetan Language Seen Hurt by China's Neglect
Reuters, February 20, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSPEK31852420080220
XUAR
Rights Group Demands Inquiry on Deadly China Raid
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), February 20, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080220/wl_asia_afp/chinaxinjiangpoliticsattacks_080220074402
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
February 20, 2008
Top News of the Day
Human Rights Defender - Yang Chunlin (杨春林)
Trial Begins Over Olympics Letter
Associated Press (available at South China Morning Post), February 20, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=656a233c53238110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Heilongjiang land rights activist Yang Chunlin's (杨春林) trial on the charge of subverting state power started on February 19 and the verdict has not yet been announced. Yang circulated a petition saying "We want human rights, not the Olympics" last year. His lawyer Li Fangping said that this petition was one part of the evidence used in his prosecution. Yang has reportedly plead not guilty.
News
Freedom of Speech
中国蒙族作者新书被公安没收 (Inner Mongolian Writer's Book Confiscated)
Radio Free Asia, February 19, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/02/19/wanshiwuyan/
Government
Rail Bosses Hit Back at Attack
South China Morning Post, February 20, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=692a233c53238110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Human Rights Defender - Qiao Yanbing (乔延兵)
乔延兵被判刑家属得不到判决书 (Shandong Soldier-Turned-Cadre Representative Sentenced to 4 1/2 Years; Family Didn't Receive Verdict)
Radio Free Asia, February 19, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/02/19/qiao/
Labor
政协委员：请叫外来工“新广州人” (Guangzhou CPPCC Member: Please Call Migrant Workers in Guangzhou "New Guangzhouers")
Xinhuanet, February 20, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/local/2008-02/20/content_7634784.htm
Olympics
Housing Official Admits Beijing Evicted 15,000 in Path of Games
South China Morning Post, February 20, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=674a233c53238110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Olympic Committee Set to Loosen Gag on Athletes
The New Zealand Herald, February 20, 2008
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/1/story.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10493451
简要新闻: 国际组织呼吁欧洲奥委会会议关注中国人权问题 (International Groups Urge European Olympic Committees Not to Limit Speech of Athletes)
Radio Free Asia, February 19, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/xinwen/2008/02/19/xinwen/
Politics
中国把做好就业工作作为政府政绩考核的重要指标 (Improving Employment Conditions Will Be Included in Evaluation Criteria of Cadres)
Xinhuanet, February 20, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2008-02/20/content_7633108.htm
Elite China Think-tank Issues Political Reform Blueprint
Reuters, February 18, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSPEK20590720080219
Population
China's Shandong to Include Sex Ratio in Local Gov't Appraisals
Xinhuanet, February 19, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-02/19/content_7632497.htm
Protests and Petitions
Poor Legal Petitioners to Get Financial Assistance Under New Plan
South China Morning Post, February 20, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=647a233c53238110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
河源非法采矿污染环境 村民维权遭黑社会打击(Illegal Mining Contaminates Villagers' Water Supply; Villagers' Protest Met with Attacks)
Radio Free Asia, February 19, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/02/19/China_pollution_rural/
Public Health
Bird Flu Kills Central China Man
British Broadcasting Corporation, February 18, 2008
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7251336.stm
Religion
简要新闻: 山东临沂抓捕270位家庭教会领袖，21人被劳动教养 (Linyi Arrested 270 Protestant House Church Leaders, 21 Sent to Reeducation Through-Labor Camps)
Radio Free Asia, February 19, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/xinwen/2008/02/19/xinwen/
中国基督教家庭教会联合会会长张明选牧师给国际社会公开信-要奥运更要爱与公义(Protestant House Church Leader Sends Open Letter: "We Want the Olympics; We Need Love and Justice Even More")
Radio Free Asia, February 19, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/02/19/aoyun/
Three Gorges
SEPA Report: Three Gorges Main Water Body Slightly Cleaner, Branches Worsening
Xinhuanet, February 19, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-02/19/content_7632558.htm
XUAR
Authorities Defend Killing Xinjiang Terrorists
South China Morning Post, February 20, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=cb922a0f80538110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Human Rights Defender - Yang Chunlin (杨春林)
Trial Begins Over Olympics Letter
Associated Press (available at South China Morning Post), February 20, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=656a233c53238110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Heilongjiang land rights activist Yang Chunlin's (杨春林) trial on the charge of subverting state power started on February 19 and the verdict has not yet been announced. Yang circulated a petition saying "We want human rights, not the Olympics" last year. His lawyer Li Fangping said that this petition was one part of the evidence used in his prosecution. Yang has reportedly plead not guilty.
News
Freedom of Speech
中国蒙族作者新书被公安没收 (Inner Mongolian Writer's Book Confiscated)
Radio Free Asia, February 19, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/02/19/wanshiwuyan/
Government
Rail Bosses Hit Back at Attack
South China Morning Post, February 20, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=692a233c53238110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Human Rights Defender - Qiao Yanbing (乔延兵)
乔延兵被判刑家属得不到判决书 (Shandong Soldier-Turned-Cadre Representative Sentenced to 4 1/2 Years; Family Didn't Receive Verdict)
Radio Free Asia, February 19, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/02/19/qiao/
Labor
政协委员：请叫外来工“新广州人” (Guangzhou CPPCC Member: Please Call Migrant Workers in Guangzhou "New Guangzhouers")
Xinhuanet, February 20, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/local/2008-02/20/content_7634784.htm
Olympics
Housing Official Admits Beijing Evicted 15,000 in Path of Games
South China Morning Post, February 20, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=674a233c53238110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Olympic Committee Set to Loosen Gag on Athletes
The New Zealand Herald, February 20, 2008
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/1/story.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10493451
简要新闻: 国际组织呼吁欧洲奥委会会议关注中国人权问题 (International Groups Urge European Olympic Committees Not to Limit Speech of Athletes)
Radio Free Asia, February 19, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/xinwen/2008/02/19/xinwen/
Politics
中国把做好就业工作作为政府政绩考核的重要指标 (Improving Employment Conditions Will Be Included in Evaluation Criteria of Cadres)
Xinhuanet, February 20, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2008-02/20/content_7633108.htm
Elite China Think-tank Issues Political Reform Blueprint
Reuters, February 18, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSPEK20590720080219
Population
China's Shandong to Include Sex Ratio in Local Gov't Appraisals
Xinhuanet, February 19, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-02/19/content_7632497.htm
Protests and Petitions
Poor Legal Petitioners to Get Financial Assistance Under New Plan
South China Morning Post, February 20, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=647a233c53238110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
河源非法采矿污染环境 村民维权遭黑社会打击(Illegal Mining Contaminates Villagers' Water Supply; Villagers' Protest Met with Attacks)
Radio Free Asia, February 19, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/02/19/China_pollution_rural/
Public Health
Bird Flu Kills Central China Man
British Broadcasting Corporation, February 18, 2008
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7251336.stm
Religion
简要新闻: 山东临沂抓捕270位家庭教会领袖，21人被劳动教养 (Linyi Arrested 270 Protestant House Church Leaders, 21 Sent to Reeducation Through-Labor Camps)
Radio Free Asia, February 19, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/xinwen/2008/02/19/xinwen/
中国基督教家庭教会联合会会长张明选牧师给国际社会公开信-要奥运更要爱与公义(Protestant House Church Leader Sends Open Letter: "We Want the Olympics; We Need Love and Justice Even More")
Radio Free Asia, February 19, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/02/19/aoyun/
Three Gorges
SEPA Report: Three Gorges Main Water Body Slightly Cleaner, Branches Worsening
Xinhuanet, February 19, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-02/19/content_7632558.htm
XUAR
Authorities Defend Killing Xinjiang Terrorists
South China Morning Post, February 20, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=cb922a0f80538110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
February 19, 2008
Top News of the Day
Human Rights Defender - Zheng Enchong (郑恩宠)
上海公安局否认派人殴打维权律师 (Shanghai Police Deny Beating Zheng Enchong)
Voice of America, February 18, 2008
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2008-02-18-voa22.cfm
Shanghai rights defender Zheng Enchong (郑恩宠) told Voice of America on February 18 that he was beaten in three occasions on February 16 and 17. Zheng alleged that he was beaten by the police officers who monitored him on February 16 and 17 mornings, when he tried to leave his home to buy newspapers and go to church respectively. On February 17 afternoon, Zheng was summoned to the police station, where he was beaten by two thugs whom he believed were employed by the police. An anonymous official of the Northern Substation of the Zhabei Branch of the Shanghai Municipal Bureau of Public Security denied the beating.
News
Environment
More than 40pc of Drinking Water Unsafe in Countryside
South China Morning Post, February 19, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=89ccf0e242d28110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
China to Create Environmental Disaster Insurance
Reuters, February 18, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSPEK360859
Government
“政府阳光财政”再获突破 (Further Breakthrough for Transparency of Guangzhou Government's Fiscal Situation)
Legal Daily, February 19, 2008
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2008-02/19/content_799090.htm
Survey: 90% Chinese Slate Local Officials for Inefficiency
Xinhuanet, February 18, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-02/18/content_7625333.htm
Human Rights Defender - Yang Chunlin (杨春林)
China Opens Trial of Dissident Who Blasted Olympics
Reuters, February 18, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSPEK346876
Human Rights Defenders
温州维权村民被判有罪 (Rights Defense Villagers Convicted in Wenzhou, Zhejiang)
Radio Free Asia, February 18, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/02/18/wenzhou/
武汉维权人士肖昌海失踪 (Whereabouts of Wuhan Rights Defender Xiao Changhai Unknown)
Radio Free Asia, February 18, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/02/18/china_rights_detain/
Labor
24 Killed in China Iron Mine Explosion
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), February 19, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080219/ap_on_re_as/china_mine_explosion_1
Land Policy
China Orders Localities to Intensify Land Management for Restoration in Disaster-Afflicted Areas
Xinhuanet, February 18, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-02/18/content_7625834.htm
广东兴宁市村民护地阻工被打 (Guangdong Villagers Beaten for Obstructing Highway Construction)
Radio Free Asia, February 18, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/02/18/china_rights_land/
佛教名山五台申遗 居民不满土地补偿 (Wutai Mountain Applies for Heritage Recognition; Residents Dissatisfied with Relocation Compensation)
Radio Free Asia, February 18, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/02/18/wutaishan/
Law
检察“错案”首次定义为“执法过错” (New Implementing Opinions Define Prosecutors' "Wrong Decisions" as the "Wrong Implementation of the Law"; Consequences Include Disciplinary Action)
Legal Daily, February 19, 2008
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2008-02/19/content_799109.htm
Media
新闻出版总署：恐怖灵异与魔幻有本质区别 (General Administration of Press and Publication Distinguishes Between "Horror and Occult" and "Fantasy")
The Beijing News, February 19, 2008
http://www.thebeijingnews.com/news/guonei/2008/02-19/021@081705.htm
Yunnan Newspaper Publishes Local Gov't, Party Directory
Xinhuanet, February 18, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-02/18/content_7624914.htm
Olympics
State Press Attacks US Groups that Tie Olympics to Darfur
South China Morning Post, February 19, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=13c47f1c9bd28110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Protests and Petitions
郑明芳欲上京遭围困 奥运加剧截访频率 (Zheng Mingfang Barred from Petitioning to Beijing; "Retrieval" of Petitioners Escalates Before Olympics)
Radio Free Asia, February 18, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/02/18/zhengmingfang/
Public Health
非医学需要不得鉴定胎儿性别 (New Hebei Regulations Ban Fetal Gender Identification Unless Medically Necessary)
Legal Daily, February 19, 2008
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2008-02/19/content_799092.htm
Three Gorges
New Environment Protection Facilities Planned at Three Gorges Dam
Xinhuanet, February 18, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-02/18/content_7625502.htm
Human Rights Defender - Zheng Enchong (郑恩宠)
上海公安局否认派人殴打维权律师 (Shanghai Police Deny Beating Zheng Enchong)
Voice of America, February 18, 2008
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2008-02-18-voa22.cfm
Shanghai rights defender Zheng Enchong (郑恩宠) told Voice of America on February 18 that he was beaten in three occasions on February 16 and 17. Zheng alleged that he was beaten by the police officers who monitored him on February 16 and 17 mornings, when he tried to leave his home to buy newspapers and go to church respectively. On February 17 afternoon, Zheng was summoned to the police station, where he was beaten by two thugs whom he believed were employed by the police. An anonymous official of the Northern Substation of the Zhabei Branch of the Shanghai Municipal Bureau of Public Security denied the beating.
News
Environment
More than 40pc of Drinking Water Unsafe in Countryside
South China Morning Post, February 19, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=89ccf0e242d28110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
China to Create Environmental Disaster Insurance
Reuters, February 18, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSPEK360859
Government
“政府阳光财政”再获突破 (Further Breakthrough for Transparency of Guangzhou Government's Fiscal Situation)
Legal Daily, February 19, 2008
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2008-02/19/content_799090.htm
Survey: 90% Chinese Slate Local Officials for Inefficiency
Xinhuanet, February 18, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-02/18/content_7625333.htm
Human Rights Defender - Yang Chunlin (杨春林)
China Opens Trial of Dissident Who Blasted Olympics
Reuters, February 18, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSPEK346876
Human Rights Defenders
温州维权村民被判有罪 (Rights Defense Villagers Convicted in Wenzhou, Zhejiang)
Radio Free Asia, February 18, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/02/18/wenzhou/
武汉维权人士肖昌海失踪 (Whereabouts of Wuhan Rights Defender Xiao Changhai Unknown)
Radio Free Asia, February 18, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/02/18/china_rights_detain/
Labor
24 Killed in China Iron Mine Explosion
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), February 19, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080219/ap_on_re_as/china_mine_explosion_1
Land Policy
China Orders Localities to Intensify Land Management for Restoration in Disaster-Afflicted Areas
Xinhuanet, February 18, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-02/18/content_7625834.htm
广东兴宁市村民护地阻工被打 (Guangdong Villagers Beaten for Obstructing Highway Construction)
Radio Free Asia, February 18, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/02/18/china_rights_land/
佛教名山五台申遗 居民不满土地补偿 (Wutai Mountain Applies for Heritage Recognition; Residents Dissatisfied with Relocation Compensation)
Radio Free Asia, February 18, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/02/18/wutaishan/
Law
检察“错案”首次定义为“执法过错” (New Implementing Opinions Define Prosecutors' "Wrong Decisions" as the "Wrong Implementation of the Law"; Consequences Include Disciplinary Action)
Legal Daily, February 19, 2008
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2008-02/19/content_799109.htm
Media
新闻出版总署：恐怖灵异与魔幻有本质区别 (General Administration of Press and Publication Distinguishes Between "Horror and Occult" and "Fantasy")
The Beijing News, February 19, 2008
http://www.thebeijingnews.com/news/guonei/2008/02-19/021@081705.htm
Yunnan Newspaper Publishes Local Gov't, Party Directory
Xinhuanet, February 18, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-02/18/content_7624914.htm
Olympics
State Press Attacks US Groups that Tie Olympics to Darfur
South China Morning Post, February 19, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=13c47f1c9bd28110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Protests and Petitions
郑明芳欲上京遭围困 奥运加剧截访频率 (Zheng Mingfang Barred from Petitioning to Beijing; "Retrieval" of Petitioners Escalates Before Olympics)
Radio Free Asia, February 18, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/02/18/zhengmingfang/
Public Health
非医学需要不得鉴定胎儿性别 (New Hebei Regulations Ban Fetal Gender Identification Unless Medically Necessary)
Legal Daily, February 19, 2008
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2008-02/19/content_799092.htm
Three Gorges
New Environment Protection Facilities Planned at Three Gorges Dam
Xinhuanet, February 18, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-02/18/content_7625502.htm
Monday, February 18, 2008
February 16 - 18, 2008
News
Children
Blizzards Merely Delay a Girl's Perilous Toil
South China Morning Post, February 18, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=8fb304ebbc728110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Corporate Social Accountability
Retailer Drops Nickel-Cadmium Batteries
Wall Street Journal, February 18, 2008
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB120325890273174147.html
Environment
Agent Used to Melt Snow Poisons Guangdong Water Sources: Report
South China Morning Post, February 18, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=40a304ebbc728110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
China: Rich 'Culprits' on Climate Change
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), February 16, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080216/ap_on_re_as/un_climate_change_china_1
Gender
河南信阳市出台关爱女性的新政策 (Preferential Treatment for Female Students and Cadres in Xinyang City, Henan)
Radio Free Asia, February 16, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/02/16/xing/
Human Rights Defender - Zheng Enchong (郑恩宠)
郑恩宠连续两天遭到殴打并被警方传唤 (Zheng Enchong Beaten for Two Consecutive Days and Summoned by Police)
Radio Free Asia, February 17, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/02/17/zheng/
Labor
Seoul Seeks Talks over Mainland Factory Closures
South China Morning Post, February 18, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=ea492e91a0e18110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Media
China Launches Campaign to Crackdown on Internet Porn
Xinhuanet, February 16, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-02/16/content_7615990.htm
Olympics
Beijing Loses the Early Rounds of Pre-Games Public Relations Battle
South China Morning Post, February 18, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=a78c04ebbc728110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Capital Sets Tougher Emissions Standards
South China Morning Post, February 18, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=6f7c04ebbc728110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Chinese Military Steps Up Counter-Terrorism Preparations for Olympics
Xinhuanet, February 18, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-02/18/content_7622174.htm
Athletes Resist Pressure to Play Politics in Beijing
Reuters, February 15, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/sportsNews/idUSSP31606320080215
Beijing to Close Gas Stations over Olympics-Related Emissions Rule
Xinhuanet, February 15, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-02/15/content_7609473.htm
Protests and Petitions
黑龙江访民被关救助站绝食抗议 (Heilongjiang Petitioners Stage Hunger Strike over Detention in "Rescue Station")
Radio Free Asia, February 17, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/02/17/he/
Workers Take on China's Power in Xinjiang
Radio Free Asia, February 16, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/2008/02/16/china_bingtuan/
四川古蔺县石屏乡三桂村九名维权代表被判刑 (Nine Human Rights Defenders Sentenced in Sangui Village, Sichuan)
Radio Free Asia, February 15, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/02/15/sanguicun/
State Security
维权网呼吁人大终止“煽动颠覆国家政罪” (Rights Defense Website Demands Standing Committee of National People's Congress Abolish Crime of "Inciting Subversion of State Power")
Radio Free Asia, February 15, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/02/15/china_openletter/
Children
Blizzards Merely Delay a Girl's Perilous Toil
South China Morning Post, February 18, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=8fb304ebbc728110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Corporate Social Accountability
Retailer Drops Nickel-Cadmium Batteries
Wall Street Journal, February 18, 2008
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB120325890273174147.html
Environment
Agent Used to Melt Snow Poisons Guangdong Water Sources: Report
South China Morning Post, February 18, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=40a304ebbc728110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
China: Rich 'Culprits' on Climate Change
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), February 16, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080216/ap_on_re_as/un_climate_change_china_1
Gender
河南信阳市出台关爱女性的新政策 (Preferential Treatment for Female Students and Cadres in Xinyang City, Henan)
Radio Free Asia, February 16, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/02/16/xing/
Human Rights Defender - Zheng Enchong (郑恩宠)
郑恩宠连续两天遭到殴打并被警方传唤 (Zheng Enchong Beaten for Two Consecutive Days and Summoned by Police)
Radio Free Asia, February 17, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/02/17/zheng/
Labor
Seoul Seeks Talks over Mainland Factory Closures
South China Morning Post, February 18, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=ea492e91a0e18110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Media
China Launches Campaign to Crackdown on Internet Porn
Xinhuanet, February 16, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-02/16/content_7615990.htm
Olympics
Beijing Loses the Early Rounds of Pre-Games Public Relations Battle
South China Morning Post, February 18, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=a78c04ebbc728110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Capital Sets Tougher Emissions Standards
South China Morning Post, February 18, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=6f7c04ebbc728110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Chinese Military Steps Up Counter-Terrorism Preparations for Olympics
Xinhuanet, February 18, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-02/18/content_7622174.htm
Athletes Resist Pressure to Play Politics in Beijing
Reuters, February 15, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/sportsNews/idUSSP31606320080215
Beijing to Close Gas Stations over Olympics-Related Emissions Rule
Xinhuanet, February 15, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-02/15/content_7609473.htm
Protests and Petitions
黑龙江访民被关救助站绝食抗议 (Heilongjiang Petitioners Stage Hunger Strike over Detention in "Rescue Station")
Radio Free Asia, February 17, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/02/17/he/
Workers Take on China's Power in Xinjiang
Radio Free Asia, February 16, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/2008/02/16/china_bingtuan/
四川古蔺县石屏乡三桂村九名维权代表被判刑 (Nine Human Rights Defenders Sentenced in Sangui Village, Sichuan)
Radio Free Asia, February 15, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/02/15/sanguicun/
State Security
维权网呼吁人大终止“煽动颠覆国家政罪” (Rights Defense Website Demands Standing Committee of National People's Congress Abolish Crime of "Inciting Subversion of State Power")
Radio Free Asia, February 15, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/02/15/china_openletter/
Friday, February 15, 2008
February 15, 2008
Top News of the Day
Olympics
EU President Advises Against Protests
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), February 14, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080214/ap_on_sp_ol/oly_eu_beijing_human_rights
Milan Zver, the sports minister of Slovenia, which currently holds the EU presidency, urged EU athletes not bring up human rights issues at the Games this summer in Beijing. However, he thinks that international companies that operate in China do have a duty to bring up human rights issues.
News
Civil Society
Around the Nation: Community Groups Axed
South China Morning Post, February 15, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=6e7143db25818110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Corporate Social Accountability
Chinese Factory Linked to Drug Under Inquiry in U.S.
New York Times, February 15, 2008
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/14/business/worldbusiness/14heparin.html
Corruption
呼和浩特一公安局长枪杀市委副书记王治平 (Huhhot Official Murders City's Vice-Party Secretary)
Radio Free Asia, February 13, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/02/13/china_government_official/
Freedom of Association
泛蓝联盟长沙聚会遭冲击 羁押传唤三人强行遣返 (Changsha Pan-Blue Alliance Meeting Broken Up; Three Non-locals Detained, Forcibly Sent to Hometowns)
Radio Free Asia, February 14, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/02/14/fanlan/
Human Rights Defender - Zheng Enchong (郑恩宠）
郑恩宠周三被国保传唤长达十二小时 (Human Rights Defender Zheng Enchong Gets Summoned)
Radio Free Asia, February 14, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/02/14/china_rights_lawyer/
Land Policy
China Releases Land Survey Ordinance
Xinhuanet, February 14, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-02/14/content_7604649.htm
China's Infrastructure Splurge: Rushing on by Road, Rail and Air
The Economist, February 14, 2008
http://www.economist.com/world/asia/displaystory.cfm?story_id=10697210
This Land Is My Land
The Economist, February 14, 2008
http://www.economist.com/world/asia/displaystory.cfm?story_id=10696084
Multilateral Relations
China Studying WTO Interim Ruling on Auto Parts Dispute
Xinhuanet, February 14, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-02/14/content_7605669.htm
China Suffers First Defeat at WTO
British Broadcasting Corporation, February 13, 2008
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7244027.stm
Olympics
北京城管将建跨区域支援应急队 应对突发事件 (Beijing Urban Management Authorities to Help in Dealing With Public Emergencies During Olympics)
Beijing Youth Daily (available at Xinhuanet), February 15, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/sports/2008-02/15/content_7608687.htm
Olympics-China "Regrets" Spielberg's Darfur Decision
Reuters, February 14, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/africaCrisis/idUSSP242531
Population
434 Wuhan Officials Dismissed for Exceeding Birth Limits
Xinhuanet, February 14, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-02/14/content_7603137.htm
Protests and Petitions
哈尔滨姑娘南下广东寻访维权被捕男友 (Harbin Woman Goes to Guangdong to Meet Online Lover for Valentine's Day; Finds Lover Detained)
Radio Free Asia, February 14, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/02/14/china_rights_detain/
辽宁蚁民欲参加债权人大会遭大批警察驱赶 (Liaoning Ant Raisers Blocked from Attending Creditors' Meeting)
Radio Free Asia, February 14, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/02/14/liaoning/
乌鲁木齐市市委书记：八成上访者是有道理的 (Urumqi Party Secretary: More Than 80 Percent of Petitioning Cases Have Merit)
Xinhuanet, February 14, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2008-02/15/content_7606514.htm
Religion
留美归国基督徒白成博士和当地教徒被刑事拘留 (Upon Returning from the U.S., Christian Man Detained, Along with Two Others)
Radio Free Asia, February 14, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/02/14/religion/
Tibet
确吉杰布预计将被增选为人大副委员长 (Panchen Lama Recognized by Beijing Set to Be Vice-Chairman of NPC)
Radio Free Asia, February 14, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/02/14/renda/
XUAR
乌鲁木齐上周一爆发激烈枪战 据称18人被击毙 (Eighteen Shot Dead in Anti-Terrorism Raid in Urumqi)
Radio Free Asia, February 14, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/02/14/china_xinjiang/
Olympics
EU President Advises Against Protests
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), February 14, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080214/ap_on_sp_ol/oly_eu_beijing_human_rights
Milan Zver, the sports minister of Slovenia, which currently holds the EU presidency, urged EU athletes not bring up human rights issues at the Games this summer in Beijing. However, he thinks that international companies that operate in China do have a duty to bring up human rights issues.
News
Civil Society
Around the Nation: Community Groups Axed
South China Morning Post, February 15, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=6e7143db25818110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Corporate Social Accountability
Chinese Factory Linked to Drug Under Inquiry in U.S.
New York Times, February 15, 2008
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/14/business/worldbusiness/14heparin.html
Corruption
呼和浩特一公安局长枪杀市委副书记王治平 (Huhhot Official Murders City's Vice-Party Secretary)
Radio Free Asia, February 13, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/02/13/china_government_official/
Freedom of Association
泛蓝联盟长沙聚会遭冲击 羁押传唤三人强行遣返 (Changsha Pan-Blue Alliance Meeting Broken Up; Three Non-locals Detained, Forcibly Sent to Hometowns)
Radio Free Asia, February 14, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/02/14/fanlan/
Human Rights Defender - Zheng Enchong (郑恩宠）
郑恩宠周三被国保传唤长达十二小时 (Human Rights Defender Zheng Enchong Gets Summoned)
Radio Free Asia, February 14, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/02/14/china_rights_lawyer/
Land Policy
China Releases Land Survey Ordinance
Xinhuanet, February 14, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-02/14/content_7604649.htm
China's Infrastructure Splurge: Rushing on by Road, Rail and Air
The Economist, February 14, 2008
http://www.economist.com/world/asia/displaystory.cfm?story_id=10697210
This Land Is My Land
The Economist, February 14, 2008
http://www.economist.com/world/asia/displaystory.cfm?story_id=10696084
Multilateral Relations
China Studying WTO Interim Ruling on Auto Parts Dispute
Xinhuanet, February 14, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-02/14/content_7605669.htm
China Suffers First Defeat at WTO
British Broadcasting Corporation, February 13, 2008
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7244027.stm
Olympics
北京城管将建跨区域支援应急队 应对突发事件 (Beijing Urban Management Authorities to Help in Dealing With Public Emergencies During Olympics)
Beijing Youth Daily (available at Xinhuanet), February 15, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/sports/2008-02/15/content_7608687.htm
Olympics-China "Regrets" Spielberg's Darfur Decision
Reuters, February 14, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/africaCrisis/idUSSP242531
Population
434 Wuhan Officials Dismissed for Exceeding Birth Limits
Xinhuanet, February 14, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-02/14/content_7603137.htm
Protests and Petitions
哈尔滨姑娘南下广东寻访维权被捕男友 (Harbin Woman Goes to Guangdong to Meet Online Lover for Valentine's Day; Finds Lover Detained)
Radio Free Asia, February 14, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/02/14/china_rights_detain/
辽宁蚁民欲参加债权人大会遭大批警察驱赶 (Liaoning Ant Raisers Blocked from Attending Creditors' Meeting)
Radio Free Asia, February 14, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/02/14/liaoning/
乌鲁木齐市市委书记：八成上访者是有道理的 (Urumqi Party Secretary: More Than 80 Percent of Petitioning Cases Have Merit)
Xinhuanet, February 14, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2008-02/15/content_7606514.htm
Religion
留美归国基督徒白成博士和当地教徒被刑事拘留 (Upon Returning from the U.S., Christian Man Detained, Along with Two Others)
Radio Free Asia, February 14, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/02/14/religion/
Tibet
确吉杰布预计将被增选为人大副委员长 (Panchen Lama Recognized by Beijing Set to Be Vice-Chairman of NPC)
Radio Free Asia, February 14, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/02/14/renda/
XUAR
乌鲁木齐上周一爆发激烈枪战 据称18人被击毙 (Eighteen Shot Dead in Anti-Terrorism Raid in Urumqi)
Radio Free Asia, February 14, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/02/14/china_xinjiang/
Thursday, February 14, 2008
February 14, 2008
News
Corruption
上海市检察院作出廉政“十项承诺” (Shanghai Municipal Procuratorate Sets Out "10 Commitments" Against Corruption)
Xinhuanet, February 14, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2008-02/14/content_7602150.htm
Disasters
China Vows to Normalize Life, Production in Snow-Hit Areas as Early as Possible
Xinhuanet, February 13, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-02/13/content_7598342.htm
Environment
'Green Credit' Policy Failing to Cut Pollution
South China Morning Post, February 14, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=ac421eb93c318110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Government
广东省党政领导致信网民：“愿意成为大家的网友，求计问策，接受监督” (Guangdong Provincial Leaders Send Open Letter to Netizens, Expressing Willingness to Consult the Public)
People's Daily, February 14, 2008
http://politics.people.com.cn/GB/6876636.html
Human Rights Defender - Luo Xiongji (罗雄基)
中国民主党泰国成员罗雄基被拘押至今 (Member of China Democracy Party Still Under Detention)
Radio Free Asia, February 13, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/02/13/luo/
Labor
One Killed, 5 Injured in E China Chemical Plant Blast
Xinhuanet, February 13, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-02/13/content_7597684.htm
Law
全国法院将建案件质量评估体系提高案件质量 (China's Courts to Establish Mechanisms to Assess Quality of Judgments)
Legal Daily, February 14, 2008
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/0705/2008-02/14/content_796784.htm
Migrant Workers
Public Schools to Extend Reach
China Daily (available at Xinhua), February 13, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-02/13/content_7596204.htm
Olympics
英国人士呼应斯皮尔伯格 指责中国努力不足(British Activists Echo Spielberg, Condemn China's Insufficient Efforts)
Radio Free Asia, February 13, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/02/13/uk/
China Failing on Media Freedom Promises: Group
Reuters, February 13, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/sportsNews/idUSPEK28404420080213
China Says Play Fair over Beijing/Darfur Link
Reuters, February 13, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSL1389062920080213
Police
Chinese Police Crack 7,802 Tax-Related Cases in 2007
Xinhuanet, February 13, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-02/13/content_7598133.htm
Protests and Petitions
北京超生儿读书无门 残疾父母走投无路 (Second Child of Disabled Parents Deprived of Education over One-Child-Policy Violation)
Radio Free Asia, February 13, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/02/13/chaosheng/
春节期间上海警察继续打人 并阻止维权人士拜年 (Shanghai Police Beat Petitioner, Bar Human Rights Defenders from Visiting Dissident Friend over Chinese New Year)
Radio Free Asia, February 13, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/02/13/weiquan/
成都当局警告村民奥运召开前将太平村房子完全清拆 (Sichuan Villagers to Be Forcibly Evicted Ahead of Olympic Games)
Radio Free Asia, February 13, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/02/13/taipingcun/
春节前后在京新疆访民陷于困境 (XUAR Petitioners Face Harsh Conditions in Beijing)
Radio Free Asia, February 13, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/02/13/xj/
新疆公安使用卫星定位监控访民 (XUAR Police Use Global Positioning System to Monitor Petitioners)
Radio Free Asia, February 13, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/02/13/china_petition_beijing/
Religion
新疆家庭教会三人被捕 云南教徒被威胁不准上告 (Protestant House Church Activists Arrested in XUAR; Yunnan Police Threaten Practitioners)
Radio Free Asia, February 13, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/02/13/yunnan/
Tibet
西藏流亡诗人将在北京奥运期间徒步返藏 (Tibetan Poet-in-Exile to Walk from India to Tibet During the Olympics)
Radio Free Asia, February 14, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/02/13/tibet/
Corruption
上海市检察院作出廉政“十项承诺” (Shanghai Municipal Procuratorate Sets Out "10 Commitments" Against Corruption)
Xinhuanet, February 14, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2008-02/14/content_7602150.htm
Disasters
China Vows to Normalize Life, Production in Snow-Hit Areas as Early as Possible
Xinhuanet, February 13, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-02/13/content_7598342.htm
Environment
'Green Credit' Policy Failing to Cut Pollution
South China Morning Post, February 14, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=ac421eb93c318110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Government
广东省党政领导致信网民：“愿意成为大家的网友，求计问策，接受监督” (Guangdong Provincial Leaders Send Open Letter to Netizens, Expressing Willingness to Consult the Public)
People's Daily, February 14, 2008
http://politics.people.com.cn/GB/6876636.html
Human Rights Defender - Luo Xiongji (罗雄基)
中国民主党泰国成员罗雄基被拘押至今 (Member of China Democracy Party Still Under Detention)
Radio Free Asia, February 13, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/02/13/luo/
Labor
One Killed, 5 Injured in E China Chemical Plant Blast
Xinhuanet, February 13, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-02/13/content_7597684.htm
Law
全国法院将建案件质量评估体系提高案件质量 (China's Courts to Establish Mechanisms to Assess Quality of Judgments)
Legal Daily, February 14, 2008
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/0705/2008-02/14/content_796784.htm
Migrant Workers
Public Schools to Extend Reach
China Daily (available at Xinhua), February 13, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-02/13/content_7596204.htm
Olympics
英国人士呼应斯皮尔伯格 指责中国努力不足(British Activists Echo Spielberg, Condemn China's Insufficient Efforts)
Radio Free Asia, February 13, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/02/13/uk/
China Failing on Media Freedom Promises: Group
Reuters, February 13, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/sportsNews/idUSPEK28404420080213
China Says Play Fair over Beijing/Darfur Link
Reuters, February 13, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSL1389062920080213
Police
Chinese Police Crack 7,802 Tax-Related Cases in 2007
Xinhuanet, February 13, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-02/13/content_7598133.htm
Protests and Petitions
北京超生儿读书无门 残疾父母走投无路 (Second Child of Disabled Parents Deprived of Education over One-Child-Policy Violation)
Radio Free Asia, February 13, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/02/13/chaosheng/
春节期间上海警察继续打人 并阻止维权人士拜年 (Shanghai Police Beat Petitioner, Bar Human Rights Defenders from Visiting Dissident Friend over Chinese New Year)
Radio Free Asia, February 13, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/02/13/weiquan/
成都当局警告村民奥运召开前将太平村房子完全清拆 (Sichuan Villagers to Be Forcibly Evicted Ahead of Olympic Games)
Radio Free Asia, February 13, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/02/13/taipingcun/
春节前后在京新疆访民陷于困境 (XUAR Petitioners Face Harsh Conditions in Beijing)
Radio Free Asia, February 13, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/02/13/xj/
新疆公安使用卫星定位监控访民 (XUAR Police Use Global Positioning System to Monitor Petitioners)
Radio Free Asia, February 13, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/02/13/china_petition_beijing/
Religion
新疆家庭教会三人被捕 云南教徒被威胁不准上告 (Protestant House Church Activists Arrested in XUAR; Yunnan Police Threaten Practitioners)
Radio Free Asia, February 13, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/02/13/yunnan/
Tibet
西藏流亡诗人将在北京奥运期间徒步返藏 (Tibetan Poet-in-Exile to Walk from India to Tibet During the Olympics)
Radio Free Asia, February 14, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/02/13/tibet/
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
February 13, 2008
Top News of the Day
Olympics
山东赶造新胶济 奥运将致强拆有理？ (Shandong Authorities Forcefully Resettle Villagers in Order to Build Railway Ahead of the Olympics)
Radio Free Asia, February 12, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/02/12/qiangchai/
According to RFA, on January 9 in Hancang Village #1 in Shandong Province, after failing to reach an agreement on terms of resettlement, more than 500 personnel forced villagers off of their land on a cold morning. The authorities were accompanied by men armed with wooden planks and steel bars. The clash soon began, with many villagers shouting, "Long Live Chairman Mao!" The clash resulted in approximately 40 wounded, with one 60-year-old woman still unaccounted for, but presumed to be under official custody. One villager attempting to film it from a rooftop was shot by a water cannon, but was later able to send some of the footage to RFA. The company responsible for the railway hopes to have the project completed by May, so that the transportation to the Olympic venue in Qingdao will run smoothly.
News
Corruption
新疆农六师处长举报领导涉嫌非法集资受攻击 (XUAR Corruption Whistleblower Attacked)
Radio Free Asia, February 12, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/02/12/xinjiang/
Environment
China Steps Up Efforts to Fight Pollution
Reuters, February 12, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/environmentNews/idUSPEK25663720080212
Human Rights Defender - Peng Xinzhong (彭新忠)
郴州异议人士申诉却遭公安副局长等围殴 (Chenzhou, Hunan Dissident Beaten by Vice-Bureau Chief of Public Security Bureau and Six Others)
Radio Free Asia, February 12, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/02/12/hunan
Human Rights Defender - Chen Shuqing (陈树庆)
陈树庆狱中劳动十小时 被严管并剥夺亲属探视权 (Democracy Activist Chen Shuqing Works 10 Hours a day in RTL: Deprived of Visitation Rights)
Radio Free Asia, February 12, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/02/12/chen/
Human Rights Defender - Yang Chunlin (杨春林)
杨春林被控颠覆罪案周二开庭 (Yang Chunlin's Charged with "Inciting Subversion of State Power", Trial to Start Next Tuesday)
Radio Free Asia, February 12, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/02/12/china_rights_trail/
Labor
Disney Case Highlights China Supply Chain Pitfalls
Reuters, February 12, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/businessNews/idUSSP16307520080212
Land Policy
China's Farmers Protest a Key Mao Tenet
Christian Science Monitor, January 22, 2008
http://www.csmonitor.com/2008/0122/p01s01-woap.html
Media
云南政府表示要接受媒体的舆论监督 (Yunnan Government Announces That It Will Accept the Supervision by the Media and Public Opinion)
Radio Free Asia, February 12, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/02/12/yunnan/
Migrant Workers
Better Care for City's Migrants
Xinhuanet, February 13, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-02/13/content_7595829.htm
Olympics
Olympics-Nobel Laureates Join Pressure on China over Darfur
Reuters, February 12, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/homepageCrisis/idUSN11178254._CH_.2400
Steven Spielberg Quits as Adviser to Olympics Over Darfur
Reuters, February 12, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idUSN1231478420080212
Rising Star Appointed to Clear Air Over Games
South China Morning Post, February 11, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=7995db551e308110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Police
我国拟建立社会治安综治巡视制度，发生严重危害社会稳定重大问题将查究领导责任 (China Considers Establishing Comprehensive Public Order Inspection Tour System)
Nanfang City News, February 13, 2008
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/jwxy/200802130053.asp
Protests and Petitions
北京维权女军医上访军委两度被拘 (Beijing Female Military Petitioner Detained)
Radio Free Asia, February 12, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/02/12/junyi/
四川溪洛渡电站移民赔偿款遭克扣 (Five Thousand People Resettling for Electric Hydropower Station Not Given Promised Compensation in Sichuan)
Radio Free Asia, February 12, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/02/12/xiluodu/
Public Health
Fake Malaria Pills Show Need for Joint Crackdown
Agence France-Presse (available at South China Morning Post), February 12, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=5996fb439bd08110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Olympics
山东赶造新胶济 奥运将致强拆有理？ (Shandong Authorities Forcefully Resettle Villagers in Order to Build Railway Ahead of the Olympics)
Radio Free Asia, February 12, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/02/12/qiangchai/
According to RFA, on January 9 in Hancang Village #1 in Shandong Province, after failing to reach an agreement on terms of resettlement, more than 500 personnel forced villagers off of their land on a cold morning. The authorities were accompanied by men armed with wooden planks and steel bars. The clash soon began, with many villagers shouting, "Long Live Chairman Mao!" The clash resulted in approximately 40 wounded, with one 60-year-old woman still unaccounted for, but presumed to be under official custody. One villager attempting to film it from a rooftop was shot by a water cannon, but was later able to send some of the footage to RFA. The company responsible for the railway hopes to have the project completed by May, so that the transportation to the Olympic venue in Qingdao will run smoothly.
News
Corruption
新疆农六师处长举报领导涉嫌非法集资受攻击 (XUAR Corruption Whistleblower Attacked)
Radio Free Asia, February 12, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/02/12/xinjiang/
Environment
China Steps Up Efforts to Fight Pollution
Reuters, February 12, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/environmentNews/idUSPEK25663720080212
Human Rights Defender - Peng Xinzhong (彭新忠)
郴州异议人士申诉却遭公安副局长等围殴 (Chenzhou, Hunan Dissident Beaten by Vice-Bureau Chief of Public Security Bureau and Six Others)
Radio Free Asia, February 12, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/02/12/hunan
Human Rights Defender - Chen Shuqing (陈树庆)
陈树庆狱中劳动十小时 被严管并剥夺亲属探视权 (Democracy Activist Chen Shuqing Works 10 Hours a day in RTL: Deprived of Visitation Rights)
Radio Free Asia, February 12, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/02/12/chen/
Human Rights Defender - Yang Chunlin (杨春林)
杨春林被控颠覆罪案周二开庭 (Yang Chunlin's Charged with "Inciting Subversion of State Power", Trial to Start Next Tuesday)
Radio Free Asia, February 12, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/02/12/china_rights_trail/
Labor
Disney Case Highlights China Supply Chain Pitfalls
Reuters, February 12, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/businessNews/idUSSP16307520080212
Land Policy
China's Farmers Protest a Key Mao Tenet
Christian Science Monitor, January 22, 2008
http://www.csmonitor.com/2008/0122/p01s01-woap.html
Media
云南政府表示要接受媒体的舆论监督 (Yunnan Government Announces That It Will Accept the Supervision by the Media and Public Opinion)
Radio Free Asia, February 12, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/02/12/yunnan/
Migrant Workers
Better Care for City's Migrants
Xinhuanet, February 13, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-02/13/content_7595829.htm
Olympics
Olympics-Nobel Laureates Join Pressure on China over Darfur
Reuters, February 12, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/homepageCrisis/idUSN11178254._CH_.2400
Steven Spielberg Quits as Adviser to Olympics Over Darfur
Reuters, February 12, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idUSN1231478420080212
Rising Star Appointed to Clear Air Over Games
South China Morning Post, February 11, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=7995db551e308110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Police
我国拟建立社会治安综治巡视制度，发生严重危害社会稳定重大问题将查究领导责任 (China Considers Establishing Comprehensive Public Order Inspection Tour System)
Nanfang City News, February 13, 2008
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/jwxy/200802130053.asp
Protests and Petitions
北京维权女军医上访军委两度被拘 (Beijing Female Military Petitioner Detained)
Radio Free Asia, February 12, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/02/12/junyi/
四川溪洛渡电站移民赔偿款遭克扣 (Five Thousand People Resettling for Electric Hydropower Station Not Given Promised Compensation in Sichuan)
Radio Free Asia, February 12, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/02/12/xiluodu/
Public Health
Fake Malaria Pills Show Need for Joint Crackdown
Agence France-Presse (available at South China Morning Post), February 12, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=5996fb439bd08110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
February 7 – 12, 2008
Top News of the Day
Human Rights Defender - Yu Huafeng (喻华峰)
Chinese Editor Released from Prison
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), February 09, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080209/ap_on_re_as/china_journalist_freed_1
The editor of Southern Metropolitan Daily Yu Huafeng (喻华峰) was released from prison on
February 8. Yu was sentenced to 12 years’ imprisonment in 2004 for embezzlement and graft after his newspaper reported the beating death of a man in detention and broke the news of a SARS case before Beijing reported it to the World Health Organization. Yu was released on February 8 after his sentence had been reduced twice.
News
Corruption
Chinese Official Gets Life for Bribery
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), February 06, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080206/ap_on_re_as/china_corruption_1
Disasters
China Loses One-Tenth of Forest Resources to Snow Havoc
Xinhuanet, February 09, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-02/09/content_7583928.htm
Education
Impoverished Minority Youth Get a Lifeline out of Poverty
Xinhuanet, February 06, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-02/06/content_7577066.htm
Environment
China Issues Draft Standards on Plastic Shopping Bags
Xinhuanet, February 08, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-02/08/content_7581599.htm
Government
China Issues Pamphlet to Guide Reconstruction in Disaster-hit Areas
Xinhuanet, February 09, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-02/09/content_7584627.htm
Human Rights Defender - Jin Haike (靳海科)
四君子之一靳海科病重 家人盼保外就医 (Family Hopes Jin Kaike Will Be Released on Medical Parole)
Radio Free Asia, February 11, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/02/11/jin_haike/
Land Policy
威海市民发出致联合国公开信 (Victims of Land Grabs in Weihai, Shandong, Send Open Letter to the United Nations)
Radio Free Asia, February 10, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/02/10/wei/
Media
中国加强监管互联网“虚拟社会”净化网络环境 (China Strengthens Internet Censorship to Purify the "Virtual Society")
Xinhuanet, February 11, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/newscenter/2008-02/11/content_7587168.htm
《炎黄春秋》连发四篇文章回忆赵紫阳 (Magazine Issues Fourth Article Commemorating Zhao Ziyang)
Radio Free Asia, February 11, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/02/11/zhaoziyang/
Behind the Great Firewall
The Guardian, February 09, 2008
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2008/feb/09/internet.china
China Removes 200 Million "Harmful" Pieces of Online Information
Xinhuanet, February 07, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-02/07/content_7580994.htm
China Defends New Web Video and Audio Rules
Reuters, February 06, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/internetNews/idUSPEK16892420080206
Migrant Workers
Young Chinese Stranded over Holiday
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), February 07, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080207/ap_on_re_as/china_new_year_1
China to Install New System to Ensure Migrant Workers Paid More, on Time
Xinhuanet, February 06, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-02/07/content_7579803.htm
Olympics
China Appoints Political Heavyweight to Clear Air over Olympics
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), February 11, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080211/wl_asia_afp/oly2008chnchinapolitics_080211071219
Athletes Face Olympic Ban for Criticizing China
Telegraph.co.uk, February 10, 2008
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2008/02/10/nolympics110.xml
部分国家的运动员担心北京的空气污染 (Athletes of Some Countries Worried about Beijing's Air Pollution)
Radio Free Asia, February 09, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/02/09/kong/
China to Shut Factories to Cut Air Pollution Before Olympics
Bloomberg, February 09, 2008
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=a58G43f8SI6E
Protests and Petitions
简要新闻∶吉林访民张洁被判处劳教一年半 (Jilin Petitioner Zhang Jie Sentenced to 1.5 Years in RTL)
Radio Free Asia, February 09, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/xinwen/2008/02/09/xinwen/
Human Rights Defender - Yu Huafeng (喻华峰)
Chinese Editor Released from Prison
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), February 09, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080209/ap_on_re_as/china_journalist_freed_1
The editor of Southern Metropolitan Daily Yu Huafeng (喻华峰) was released from prison on
February 8. Yu was sentenced to 12 years’ imprisonment in 2004 for embezzlement and graft after his newspaper reported the beating death of a man in detention and broke the news of a SARS case before Beijing reported it to the World Health Organization. Yu was released on February 8 after his sentence had been reduced twice.
News
Corruption
Chinese Official Gets Life for Bribery
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), February 06, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080206/ap_on_re_as/china_corruption_1
Disasters
China Loses One-Tenth of Forest Resources to Snow Havoc
Xinhuanet, February 09, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-02/09/content_7583928.htm
Education
Impoverished Minority Youth Get a Lifeline out of Poverty
Xinhuanet, February 06, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-02/06/content_7577066.htm
Environment
China Issues Draft Standards on Plastic Shopping Bags
Xinhuanet, February 08, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-02/08/content_7581599.htm
Government
China Issues Pamphlet to Guide Reconstruction in Disaster-hit Areas
Xinhuanet, February 09, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-02/09/content_7584627.htm
Human Rights Defender - Jin Haike (靳海科)
四君子之一靳海科病重 家人盼保外就医 (Family Hopes Jin Kaike Will Be Released on Medical Parole)
Radio Free Asia, February 11, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/02/11/jin_haike/
Land Policy
威海市民发出致联合国公开信 (Victims of Land Grabs in Weihai, Shandong, Send Open Letter to the United Nations)
Radio Free Asia, February 10, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/02/10/wei/
Media
中国加强监管互联网“虚拟社会”净化网络环境 (China Strengthens Internet Censorship to Purify the "Virtual Society")
Xinhuanet, February 11, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/newscenter/2008-02/11/content_7587168.htm
《炎黄春秋》连发四篇文章回忆赵紫阳 (Magazine Issues Fourth Article Commemorating Zhao Ziyang)
Radio Free Asia, February 11, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/02/11/zhaoziyang/
Behind the Great Firewall
The Guardian, February 09, 2008
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2008/feb/09/internet.china
China Removes 200 Million "Harmful" Pieces of Online Information
Xinhuanet, February 07, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-02/07/content_7580994.htm
China Defends New Web Video and Audio Rules
Reuters, February 06, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/internetNews/idUSPEK16892420080206
Migrant Workers
Young Chinese Stranded over Holiday
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), February 07, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080207/ap_on_re_as/china_new_year_1
China to Install New System to Ensure Migrant Workers Paid More, on Time
Xinhuanet, February 06, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-02/07/content_7579803.htm
Olympics
China Appoints Political Heavyweight to Clear Air over Olympics
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), February 11, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080211/wl_asia_afp/oly2008chnchinapolitics_080211071219
Athletes Face Olympic Ban for Criticizing China
Telegraph.co.uk, February 10, 2008
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2008/02/10/nolympics110.xml
部分国家的运动员担心北京的空气污染 (Athletes of Some Countries Worried about Beijing's Air Pollution)
Radio Free Asia, February 09, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/02/09/kong/
China to Shut Factories to Cut Air Pollution Before Olympics
Bloomberg, February 09, 2008
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=a58G43f8SI6E
Protests and Petitions
简要新闻∶吉林访民张洁被判处劳教一年半 (Jilin Petitioner Zhang Jie Sentenced to 1.5 Years in RTL)
Radio Free Asia, February 09, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/xinwen/2008/02/09/xinwen/
Wednesday, February 06, 2008
February 6, 2008
Top News of the Day
Human Rights Defender - Lü Gengsong (吕耿松)
浙江网络作家吕耿松被判刑四年 (Hangzhou-based Writer Lu Gengsong Sentenced to 4 Years’ Imprisonment)
Radio Free Asia, February 05, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/02/05/lugengsong/
On February 5, Hangzhou-based writer Lü Gengsong (吕耿松) was sentenced to four years for "inciting subversion of state power" and his political rights will subsequently be deprived for one year. Lü was sentenced based on 19 articles that he posted online. Only Lü's immediate family and two friends were allowed to attend the hearing, which lasted only 15 minutes. Outside the courthouse, more than 20 people came to voice their support, one was detained. According to RFA, his wife said that he plans to appeal.
王桂林被劳教一年半 举证不构犯罪劳教何理？ (Heilongjiang Petitioner Wang Guilin Sentenced to 1.5 Year of RTL)
Radio Free Asia, February 05, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/02/05/wang/
On February 5, Heilongjiang police informed the wife of rights defender Wang Guilin (王桂林), surnamed Sun, that he has been sentenced to 1.5 year in Reeducation-Through-Labor (RTL) for “disturbing social order”. Wang was detained on January 10. The authorities held a hearing on his case on January 22 and sent him to a RTL facility on January 28; it was unclear when exactly he was sentenced. Sun said the police alleged in the hearing that Wang was involved in the open letter campaign which held the slogan “We want human rights, not the Olympics,” and that he gave interviews to the overseas Epoch Times website.
News
Disasters
Millions in China to Greet New Year Without Power
Reuters, February 05, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSPEK16157020080205
Food Security
FDA Looks for "Boots on the Ground" in China
Reuters, February 05, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSN0518943220080205
Japan: China Dumpling Poisoning May Be Deliberate
Reuters, February 05, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/rbssConsumerGoodsAndRetailNews/idUST171196200802050205
Government
Officials Admit Being Too Hasty with Tiger News
South China Morning Post, February 06, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=fa4ce5b782ae7110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
CPC Vows Penalties for Lax Officials During Snow Crisis
Xinhuanet, February 05, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-02/05/content_7574500.htm
Human Rights Defender - Guo Quan (郭泉)
原南京师范教授郭泉宣布成立中国网民党 (Former Nanjing Professor Guo Quan Announces Establishment of "Chinese Netizen Party")
Radio Free Asia, February 05, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/02/05/china_internet_freedom/
Media
Cadre Told to Step Down Over Arrest Order
South China Morning Post, February 06, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=26cb3d7ae9ae7110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
China Cuts Online Video a Little Slack
Associated Press (available at CNN), February 05, 2008
http://edition.cnn.com/2008/TECH/02/05/china.video.ap/index.html
Migrant Workers
Migrant Workers Bear the Brunt of China's Transport Chaos as Cold Snap Continues
The Guardian, February 05, 2008
http://www.guardian.co.uk/china/story/0,,2252561,00.html
Olympics
'Great Firewall' May Be Dropped
South China Morning Post, February 06, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=3c78e5b782ae7110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Report: Manners to Make a Better Beijing Olympic Games
Xinhuanet, February 06, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-02/06/content_7576536.htm
Protests and Petitions
温江农民维权取得成果 (Farmers' Protest Yields Good Results in Wenjiang, Chengdu)
Radio Free Asia, February 05, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/02/05/wenjiang/
江阴市利港镇长拒绝支付农民补偿费 (Farmers Refuse Land Compensation Payment in Jiangyang, Jiangsu)
Radio Free Asia, February 05, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/02/05/ligang/
State Security
甘孜县曲仓达隆寺藏族住持堪布金巴被判刑 (Tibetan Abbot Sentenced to Three Years for "Inciting Subversion of State Power")
Radio Free Asia, February 05, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/02/05/china_tibetan/
Human Rights Defender - Lü Gengsong (吕耿松)
浙江网络作家吕耿松被判刑四年 (Hangzhou-based Writer Lu Gengsong Sentenced to 4 Years’ Imprisonment)
Radio Free Asia, February 05, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/02/05/lugengsong/
On February 5, Hangzhou-based writer Lü Gengsong (吕耿松) was sentenced to four years for "inciting subversion of state power" and his political rights will subsequently be deprived for one year. Lü was sentenced based on 19 articles that he posted online. Only Lü's immediate family and two friends were allowed to attend the hearing, which lasted only 15 minutes. Outside the courthouse, more than 20 people came to voice their support, one was detained. According to RFA, his wife said that he plans to appeal.
Related InformationHuman Rights Defender - Wang Guilin (王桂林)
HRIC Statement: Ching Cheong's Release Sends Mixed Message
Human Rights in China, February 05, 2008
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/47310
王桂林被劳教一年半 举证不构犯罪劳教何理？ (Heilongjiang Petitioner Wang Guilin Sentenced to 1.5 Year of RTL)
Radio Free Asia, February 05, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/02/05/wang/
On February 5, Heilongjiang police informed the wife of rights defender Wang Guilin (王桂林), surnamed Sun, that he has been sentenced to 1.5 year in Reeducation-Through-Labor (RTL) for “disturbing social order”. Wang was detained on January 10. The authorities held a hearing on his case on January 22 and sent him to a RTL facility on January 28; it was unclear when exactly he was sentenced. Sun said the police alleged in the hearing that Wang was involved in the open letter campaign which held the slogan “We want human rights, not the Olympics,” and that he gave interviews to the overseas Epoch Times website.
News
Disasters
Millions in China to Greet New Year Without Power
Reuters, February 05, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSPEK16157020080205
Food Security
FDA Looks for "Boots on the Ground" in China
Reuters, February 05, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSN0518943220080205
Japan: China Dumpling Poisoning May Be Deliberate
Reuters, February 05, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/rbssConsumerGoodsAndRetailNews/idUST171196200802050205
Government
Officials Admit Being Too Hasty with Tiger News
South China Morning Post, February 06, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=fa4ce5b782ae7110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
CPC Vows Penalties for Lax Officials During Snow Crisis
Xinhuanet, February 05, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-02/05/content_7574500.htm
Human Rights Defender - Guo Quan (郭泉)
原南京师范教授郭泉宣布成立中国网民党 (Former Nanjing Professor Guo Quan Announces Establishment of "Chinese Netizen Party")
Radio Free Asia, February 05, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/02/05/china_internet_freedom/
Media
Cadre Told to Step Down Over Arrest Order
South China Morning Post, February 06, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=26cb3d7ae9ae7110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
China Cuts Online Video a Little Slack
Associated Press (available at CNN), February 05, 2008
http://edition.cnn.com/2008/TECH/02/05/china.video.ap/index.html
Migrant Workers
Migrant Workers Bear the Brunt of China's Transport Chaos as Cold Snap Continues
The Guardian, February 05, 2008
http://www.guardian.co.uk/china/story/0,,2252561,00.html
Olympics
'Great Firewall' May Be Dropped
South China Morning Post, February 06, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=3c78e5b782ae7110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Report: Manners to Make a Better Beijing Olympic Games
Xinhuanet, February 06, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-02/06/content_7576536.htm
Protests and Petitions
温江农民维权取得成果 (Farmers' Protest Yields Good Results in Wenjiang, Chengdu)
Radio Free Asia, February 05, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/02/05/wenjiang/
江阴市利港镇长拒绝支付农民补偿费 (Farmers Refuse Land Compensation Payment in Jiangyang, Jiangsu)
Radio Free Asia, February 05, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/02/05/ligang/
State Security
甘孜县曲仓达隆寺藏族住持堪布金巴被判刑 (Tibetan Abbot Sentenced to Three Years for "Inciting Subversion of State Power")
Radio Free Asia, February 05, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/02/05/china_tibetan/
Tuesday, February 05, 2008
February 5, 2008
Top News of the Day
Human Rights Defender - Ching Cheong (程翔)
程翔获释今返港 (Ching Cheong Released and Returns to Hong Kong)
Ming Pao, February 05, 2008
http://www.mpinews.com/htm/INews/20080205/gb21202k.htm
Journalist Ching Cheong (程翔) was reportedly released on parole on February 4 and returned to his Hong Kong home today. Officials in China have notified the Hong Kong government that Ching was released on parole after he finished half of his sentence on February 4 and thus meets the condition for release on parole.
News
Death Penalty
Death Penalty Upheld for Ant-Farm Con Man
South China Morning Post, February 05, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=aa804cc90c4e7110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Disasters
4.6m Shiver in the Dark as Leaders Claim Victory
South China Morning Post, February 05, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=ab704cc90c4e7110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Chief Meteorologist Admits China 'Unprepared' for Snow Crisis
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), February 05, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080205/wl_asia_afp/chinaweathertransport_080205024506
Heaviest Snowfall in 60 Years Traps Villagers
South China Morning Post, February 05, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=a6c04cc90c4e7110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Labor
11 Electricians Die While Restoring Power Supply in Snow-hit China
Xinhuanet, February 05, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-02/05/content_7569738.htm
Law
Chinese Courts Ordered to Ensure Independent Trial of Lawsuits Against Gov't
Xinhuanet, February 04, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-02/04/content_7566614.htm
Media
China Launches Websites to Aid Reporters Covering National People's Congress
Xinhuanet, February 04, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-02/04/content_7566667.htm
Great Firewall of China Faces Online Rebels
New York Times, February 04, 2008
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/04/world/asia/04china.html
“郭泉”被封告谷歌 网民联合破禁求真 (Guo Quan Entrusts US-Based Democracy Activist to Sue Google for Censoring His Name)
Radio Free Asia, February 04, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/02/04/guoquan/
人民政协报就民教问题采访刘飞跃 文章被扣未能面世 (Newspaper Barred from Publishing Report Containing Interview with Human Rights Defender)
Radio Free Asia, February 04, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/02/04/liufeiyue/
Olympics
Beijing Metro Stations Start Security Checks to Deter Terrorists
Xinhuanet, February 04, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-02/04/content_7566909.htm
民生观察工作室2008年北京奥运主场馆地区失地农民调查报告 (Chinese NGO Launches Report on Forcible Eviction for Beijing Olympics)
Radio Free Asia, February 04, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/02/04/aoyun/
Olympics Accused Over Curbs on Press
Sky News, February 04, 2008
http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,91248-1303873,00.html?f=rss
Protests and Petitions
残疾女访民在最高法院前被打死 (Disabled Petitioner Beaten to Death in Front of Supreme People's Court )
Radio Free Asia, February 04, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/02/04/fangmin/
Social Security
China Increases Subsistence Allowance
Xinhuanet, February 04, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-02/04/content_7566517.htm
State Security
四川一藏族喇嘛被以“危害国家安全罪”判刑 (Sichuan Lama Sentenced on "Endangering State Security" Charge)
Radio Free Asia, February 04, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/02/04/lama/
Human Rights Defender - Ching Cheong (程翔)
程翔获释今返港 (Ching Cheong Released and Returns to Hong Kong)
Ming Pao, February 05, 2008
http://www.mpinews.com/htm/INews/20080205/gb21202k.htm
Journalist Ching Cheong (程翔) was reportedly released on parole on February 4 and returned to his Hong Kong home today. Officials in China have notified the Hong Kong government that Ching was released on parole after he finished half of his sentence on February 4 and thus meets the condition for release on parole.
News
Death Penalty
Death Penalty Upheld for Ant-Farm Con Man
South China Morning Post, February 05, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=aa804cc90c4e7110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Disasters
4.6m Shiver in the Dark as Leaders Claim Victory
South China Morning Post, February 05, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=ab704cc90c4e7110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Chief Meteorologist Admits China 'Unprepared' for Snow Crisis
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), February 05, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080205/wl_asia_afp/chinaweathertransport_080205024506
Heaviest Snowfall in 60 Years Traps Villagers
South China Morning Post, February 05, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=a6c04cc90c4e7110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Labor
11 Electricians Die While Restoring Power Supply in Snow-hit China
Xinhuanet, February 05, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-02/05/content_7569738.htm
Law
Chinese Courts Ordered to Ensure Independent Trial of Lawsuits Against Gov't
Xinhuanet, February 04, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-02/04/content_7566614.htm
Media
China Launches Websites to Aid Reporters Covering National People's Congress
Xinhuanet, February 04, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-02/04/content_7566667.htm
Great Firewall of China Faces Online Rebels
New York Times, February 04, 2008
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/04/world/asia/04china.html
“郭泉”被封告谷歌 网民联合破禁求真 (Guo Quan Entrusts US-Based Democracy Activist to Sue Google for Censoring His Name)
Radio Free Asia, February 04, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/02/04/guoquan/
人民政协报就民教问题采访刘飞跃 文章被扣未能面世 (Newspaper Barred from Publishing Report Containing Interview with Human Rights Defender)
Radio Free Asia, February 04, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/02/04/liufeiyue/
Olympics
Beijing Metro Stations Start Security Checks to Deter Terrorists
Xinhuanet, February 04, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-02/04/content_7566909.htm
民生观察工作室2008年北京奥运主场馆地区失地农民调查报告 (Chinese NGO Launches Report on Forcible Eviction for Beijing Olympics)
Radio Free Asia, February 04, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/02/04/aoyun/
Olympics Accused Over Curbs on Press
Sky News, February 04, 2008
http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,91248-1303873,00.html?f=rss
Protests and Petitions
残疾女访民在最高法院前被打死 (Disabled Petitioner Beaten to Death in Front of Supreme People's Court )
Radio Free Asia, February 04, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/02/04/fangmin/
Social Security
China Increases Subsistence Allowance
Xinhuanet, February 04, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-02/04/content_7566517.htm
State Security
四川一藏族喇嘛被以“危害国家安全罪”判刑 (Sichuan Lama Sentenced on "Endangering State Security" Charge)
Radio Free Asia, February 04, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/02/04/lama/
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