May 30, 2008

Top News of the Day
Human Rights Defender - Liu Shui (刘水)
警方限制异议作家刘水回深圳工作 (Police Prevent Dissident Writer Liu Shui from Returning to Shenzhen)
Radio Free Asia, May 29, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/liushui-05292008104337.html
Freelance writer Liu Shui (刘水) has been trying to return to Shenzhen to work, but authorities there have refused to allow his return. According to Independent Chinese PEN Center member Zhang Yu, it is because the Shenzhen police do not want Liu to "bring any trouble." Liu began working in Shenzhen in the 1990s, but was told to leave because of his negative influence on Shenzhen's reputation in 2006.

Human Rights Defenders - Lawyers
China Rights Lawyers Say Licenses Blocked after Tibet Call
Reuters, May 30, 2008
http://cn.reuters.com/article/olympicsNews/idCNPEK17394720080530
Rights defense lawyers Teng Biao (滕彪) and Jiang Tianyong (江天勇) reportedly have been refused renewal of their lawyers licenses. Jiang reports that he has been told that his license renewal is being delayed due to "representing sensitive cases"; however, both believe that this is because they signed a letter supporting full legal protection for Tibetans arrested following the March riots.

Related information:
HRIC Press Advisory: Chinese Lawyers Offer Legal Help to Detained Tibetans (includes translation of letter)
Human Rights in China, April 04, 2008
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/48358

News
Bilateral Ties
Indian FM to Visit China for Talks on Trade, Border Row
Agence France-Presse (via Google), May 29, 2008
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5gzH4d6_YczclFdAgJWmEKjMEv7Bw

US Probes Whether Laptop Copied on China Trip
Associated Press (via Google), May 30, 2008
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5g4D9t60-W8j66NYZaBwez4_gq7mwD90VIL4G4

Civil Society
Citizens' Groups Step up in China
Washington Post, May 29, 2008
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/05/28/AR2008052803398.html

Corruption
7 Officials Sacked for Neglect amid Crisis
South China Morning Post, May 30, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=471cc3937153a110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

China Official Atones as School Collapse Probe Widens
Reuters, May 29, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/GCA-China/idUSPEK16279720080529

Disasters
After the Shock of an Earthquake, Thousands Now Huddle in Fear of a Flood
New York Times, May 29, 2008
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/30/world/asia/30china.html

China Aftershocks Set for Weeks, Months even Years
Reuters, May 29, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/scienceNews/idUSSYD7250120080529

China Quake Victims Consider Legal Action
Financial Times, May 30, 2008
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/308edc0c-2d9c-11dd-b92a-000077b07658.html

China to Speed up Earthquake Insurance
Associated Press (via Google), May 29, 2008
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hS-KJjbwScZPY_IZGbNNDXbg776AD90V2TH80

Chlorine Reaction Injures China Quake Rescuers
Reuters, May 29, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSPEK23503720080529

中纪委监察部颁布处分规定要求 严查.违规使用抗震救灾款物 (Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and Ministry of Supervision Issue Regulations on the Misappropriation of Relief Donations)
Legal Daily, May 30, 2008
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2008-05/30/content_868702.htm

Related information:
抗震救灾款物管理使用违法违纪行为处分规定(全文) (Full text: Disciplinary
Regulations on the Administration of the Misappropriation of Earthquake Relief
Donations)
China News, May 29, 2008
http://chinanews.com.cn/gn/news/2008/05-29/1266721.shtml

Environment
Ban on Ultra-Thin Plastic Bags Draws Mixed Reaction
Xinhua (via China Daily), May 30, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-05/30/content_6722759.htm

Major China Cities Hit by Diesel Fuel Rationing
Reuters, May 29, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/GCA-Oil/idUSPEK18688520080529

Taihu Lake Water Safety Fears Remain
China Daily, May 30, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-05/30/content_6722842.htm

Human Rights Defender - Guo Quan (郭泉)
中国民主人士郭泉获释 (Former Nanjing University Professor and Political Activist Guo Quan Released)
Radio Free Asia, May 29, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/guoquan-05292008164719.html

Human Rights Defender - Li Changqing (李长青)
China Keeps Journalist's Family from Attending World Newspaper Congress
Editor and Publisher, May 28, 2008
http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003808788

Media
批评江西法官枉法办案 记者反成犯罪嫌疑人 (Reporters Criticizing Jiangxi Judge Forced to Turn Selves In)
Radio Free Asia, May 29, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/jiangxi-05292008104928.html

中国监督网被中断无法登陆 批评官员遭报复? ("China Supervision Online" Website Blocked)
Radio Free Asia , May 29, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/jiandu-05292008103612.html

Tibet
Tibetan Exiles Vow to Press on with March Home
Agence France-Presse (via Google), May 29, 2008
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5gLzKsZQkKYoyKPYYZQC49mlvXcEA

Tibetan Monks Linked to Blasts
Radio Free Asia, May 29, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet_blast-05292008131318.html

May 29, 2008

News
Disasters
Education Department Rejects Reports of Shoddy Building Probe
South China Morning Post, May 29, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=884b27deb003a110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

More Claims Quake Body Ignored Warnings
South China Morning Post, May 29, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=02aa27deb003a110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

China Quashes 2nd Quake Rumor
Radio Free Asia, May 28, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/quake_rumor-05282008171316.html

Facts and Figures about China Quake and Relief
Xinhuanet, May 28, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-05/29/content_8272760.htm

Government
NBC Sports Boss Says China Has Become More Open
Reuters, May 28, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/televisionNews/idUSN2840709420080529

Human Rights
China, U.S. Hold Human Rights Dialogue after Years' Suspension
Xinhuanet, May 28, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-05/28/content_8268566.htm

Pressure China on Human Rights Post-Olympics: Amnesty
Agence France-Presse (via YahooNews), May 28, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080528/ts_afp/worldrightsamnesty_080528105031

Sixty Years on, Human Rights a Global Mess: Amnesty
Reuters, May 28, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/reutersEdge/idUSL2385333720080528

Human Rights Defender – Woeser
Tibet Dissident Writer under Cyber-Attack
Reuters (via YahooNews), May 28, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080528/ts_nm/china_tibet_dc_1

June 4th
天安门母亲”网公布“六四”罹难者死亡地点分布图示 (Tiananmen Mothers' Website Shares Places of Death of June 4 Victims)
Radio Free Asia, May 28, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/64-05282008171347.html

Related Information
HRIC Press Statement: “Tiananmen Mothers” Website Blocked in China
Human Rights in China, May 28, 2008
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/55084

Law
律师见嫌犯 次数不受限 (New Beijing District Regulations Allow Defense Lawyers to Visit Suspects as Desired)
The Beijing News, May 29, 2008
http://www.thebeijingnews.com/news/beijing/2008/05-29/018@091351.htm

Media
Chinese Premier Shows up on Facebook
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), May 29, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080529/ap_on_re_as/china_earthquake_facebook_5

NBA Playoffs Disappear from TV in China
Associated Press (available at the International Herald Tribune), May 28, 2008
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/05/28/sports/AS-SPT-BKN-China-No-NBA.php

Olympics
Beijing Vows Transparency in Olympic Medical Emergencies
Reuters, May 28, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/GCA-China/idUSPEK37150320080528

China Says Storm of Bad Publicity May Hurt Olympic Turnout
Reuters, May 28, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/GCA-Olympics/idUSPEK16226220080528

Protests and Petitions
Parents’ Grief Turns to Rage at Chinese Officials
New York Times, May 28, 2008
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/28/world/asia/28quake.html

Religion
公安冲击并解散山东潍坊维城区家庭教会神学院 (Police Raid and Disband Seminary in Shandong House Church)
Radio Free Asia, May 28, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/religion_family_church-05282008115633.html

Tibet
达赖特使批评中国在西藏强迫藏人侮辱达赖 (Envoy of The Dalai Lama Criticizes China for Forcing Tibetans to Denounce the Dalai Lama)
Radio Free Asia, May 28, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/dalai_lama-05282008122809.html

May 28, 2008

Top News of the Day
Human Rights
US 'Takes Seriously' Reports of China Rights Clampdown
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), May 27, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080527/pl_afp/uschinadiplomacyrightsinternet_080527230944
A U.S. State Department spokesperson said on May 27 that they will look into reports of
Chinese human rights defenders being placed under increased surveillance ahead of the U.S.-China Human Rights Dialogue held in Beijing this week. Zeng Jinyan (曾金燕) is reportedly among the affected activists. Chinese authorities allegedly barred her from leaving her house on May 23 -24.

Related Information
HRIC Deplores Intimidation of Rights Activists Ahead of U.S.-China Talks on Human Rights
Human Rights in China, May 27, 2008
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/54948

State Security
新疆维族基督徒阿里木江案不公开审理六小时后休庭退查 (Closed Trial for XUAR Christian Alimujiang Yimiti Lasts for Six Hours; Case Sent Back to Police for Supplementary Investigation)
Radio Free Asia, May 27, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/jidu-05272008171324.html
On May 27, an Intermediate People's Court held a six-hour closed trial for XUAR Christian Alimujiang Yimiti on charges of "inciting splittism" and "providing state secrets outside of the country." His wife Gulnur told RFA that after the trial a prosecutor notified her that Yimiti's case will be sent back to police for supplementary investigation due to insufficient evidence.

News
Bilateral Ties
China Rebukes UK's Brown for Meeting Dalai Lama
Reuters, May 27, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/GCA-China/idUSPEK13091920080527

Children
Families Eager to Adopt Children Left Homeless
South China Morning Post, May 28, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=26f444d544b2a110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Disasters
Quake Relief HQ Says Focus of Relief Work to Shift to Reconstruction
Xinhuanet, May 27, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-05/27/content_8265202.htm

Environment
China Set to Ban Ultra-Thin Plastic Bags
Reuters, May 27, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/environmentNews/idUSPEK16089020080527

Heavy Pollution Warning Issued in Beijing
Reuters, May 27, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/scienceNews/idUSPEK764120080527

Human Rights Defenders
愿为遭起诉的西藏人辩护 维权律师年检受阻 (Beijing Municipal Judicial Bureau Refuses to Renew Licenses for Human Rights Lawyers Who Offered to Help Tibetan Protestors)
Radio Free Asia, May 27, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/lawyer-05272008105254.html

Law
最高法:做好抗震救灾期间审判工作 从重处罚七类犯罪 (Supreme People's Court Issues Notice Stipulating Severe Punishments for Seven Types of Quake-Related Crimes)
Legal Daily, May 27, 2008
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/0705/2008-05/27/content_866424.htm

Olympics
Security Blanket
South China Morning Post, May 28, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=9723a811e7a2a110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Protests and Petitions
上海发生大规模镇压村民事件 (Over 500 Police Officers Dispatched to Quash Anti-Corruption Protestors in Shanghai Village)
Radio Free Asia, May 27, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/cunmin-05272008083909.html

Tibet
Tibetan Detained for Media Contact
Radio Free Asia, May 27, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet_arrest-05272008123901.html

XUAR
Uygurs Charged over Protest on Religion
South China Morning Post, May 28, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=d22eb9c15ca2a110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

May 27, 2008

Top News of the Day
Olympics
二十多名上海访民在圣火传递期间被软禁 一人被打 (Over 20 Shanghai Petitioners Put Under House Arrest During Torch Relay with One Beaten)
Radio Free Asia, May 26, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/fangmin-05262008081645.html
More than 20 Shanghai petitioners were put under house arrest and another petitioner beaten when the Olympic torch relay took place there on May 23-24. The 20 or so petitioners were detained because they refused to sign agreements promising not to protest during the torch relay. These petitioners include Chen Meifeng (陈美凤), Cai Wenjun (蔡文君), Tan Lanying (谭兰英), and Shen Yongmei (沈咏梅). On May 23, petitioner Shen Peilan (沈佩兰) was beaten by four anonymous men when she attempted to go out for a walk.

News
Disasters
四川严打趁灾违法犯罪活动 5类行为依法从重从快惩处 (Five Types of Quake-Related Crimes to be Punished with Harsh and Expedited Sentences in Sichuan)
Legal Daily, May 27, 2008
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/0705/2008-05/27/content_865594.htm

Pledge to Act on Shoddy Schools
South China Morning Post, May 27, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=38dba6530362a110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Threat of a Backlash Rises over Collapsed Schools
Wall Street Journal, May 27, 2008
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121178825113220575.html

1-Child Policy Has Exceptions after China Quake
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), May 26, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080526/ap_on_re_as/china_earthquake_one_child_4

China Communists Praise Own, NGOs Fast Quake Relief
Reuters, May 26, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/asiaCrisis/idUSPEK281791

国家地震局四月曾举办震情资讯保密培训 (China Earthquake Administration Trained Officials to Keep Earthquake Information Secret in April)
Radio Free Asia, May 26, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/earthquake_government_info-05262008110909.html

China Earthquake Death Toll Rises to 65,080
Xinhuanet, May 26, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-05/26/content_8257101.htm

China Tries to Shift Focus away from School Collapses
Reuters, May 26, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/GCA-China/idUSPEK16279720080526

Chinese Official, on His Knees, Begs Parents of Children Killed in Quake Not to Protest
Associated Press (via International Herald Tribune), May 26, 2008
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/05/26/asia/AS-GEN-China-Earthquake-Pleading-Official.phpOfficial.php

网民指责当局从不公布救灾款及物资的发放情况 (Internet Users Criticize Authorities for Lack of Transparency in the Use of Quake Donations and Relief Materials)
Radio Free Asia, May 26, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/earthquake_government-05262008110509.html

四川地震遇难学生家长再次发起示威请愿活动 (Parents of Dead Students of Sichuan Earthquake Again Protest for Investigation of Collapsed Schools)
Radio Free Asia, May 26, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/dizhen-05262008082307.html

Environment
China's Rubbish Mountain Is Lure to Investors
The Times, May 27, 2008
http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/markets/china/article4009302.ece

Human Rights
U.S., China Plan to Resume Human Rights Dialogue
Wall Street Journal, May 24, 2008
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121158095329418425.html

Human Rights Defender - Hu Jia (胡佳)
人权组织表彰胡佳夫妇 在洛颁予言论自由头等奖 (U.S. NGO Gives Freedom of Speech Award to Hu Jia Couple in Los Angeles)
Radio Free Asia, May 26, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/hujia-05262008081851.html

June 4th
天安门母亲网站将于5月28日正式开通 (The Tiananmen Mothers Campaign Website to Officially Launch on May 28)
Radio Free Asia, May 26, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/muqin-05262008165109.html

Labor
玖龙纸业严重以罚代管　(Extensive Use of Fines by Nine Dragons Paper (Holdings) Causes Concern for Worker's Rights)
Nanfang City News, May 27, 2008
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/shyp/200805270045.asp

Religion
北京家庭教会再次被冲击 (Beijing Authorities Once Again Raid Protestant House Churches)
Radio Free Asia, May 26, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/jiaohui-05262008082525.html

Tibet
China Reacts Coolly to Dalai's Olympic Suggestion
Reuters, May 26, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/GCA-Olympics/idUSPEK14408820080526

May 24-26, 2008

Top News of the Day
Human Rights Defender
北京当局限制艾滋病工作者万延海的人身自由 (Beijing Authorities Restrict Personal Freedoms of AIDS Activist Wan Yanhai)
Radio Free Asia, May 25, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/wanyanhai-05252008171614.html
Prominent AIDS activist and director of the Aizhixing Institute Wan Yanhai (万延海) has come under harassment by Beijing police. According to Wan, he was told by the local police that they would be keeping watch outside his home, asking him to ride in a patrol car when going out, and following him wherever he goes. Wan has written a letter to the director of the Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau saying that this has had dire effects on his daily life and that he is unable to understand the reasoning behind the Haidian district police's actions. Aizhixing Institute announced in April 2008 that it would be cutting back on services before the Olympic Games due to increased harassment of its clients.

News
Disasters
China Earthquake Death Toll Reaches 62,664
Xinhua (available at People's Daily), May 26, 2008
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/90001/90776/90882/6417976.html

China Orders Richer Cities to Help Quake-Ravaged Communities
Los Angeles Times, May 24, 2008
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/asia/la-fg-china24-2008may24,0,5505150.story

Foreign Aid Gains Pace as Rain Clouds Threaten China Quake Zone
Agence France-Presse (via Google), May 25, 2008
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5hEC6noCIuf34UTQDyARN1Xvcdlsg

Govt Urges Patience on Adoptions
People's Daily, May 26, 2008
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/90001/6418012.html

红十字会的救灾和募捐工作受到多方质疑 (Red Cross' Disaster Relief and Donation Collections Called into Question)
Radio Free Asia, May 26, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/earthquake_redcross-05232008111656.html

Strong Aftershock Destroys 71,000 Homes, 6 Killed
China Daily, May 26, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-05/26/content_6710320.htm

Swelling China Lakes a Danger 2 Weeks after Quake
Reuters, May 26, 2008
http://uk.reuters.com/article/UKNews1/idUKPEK15270720080526

U.N. Leader Praises China's Quake Response
New York Times, May 25, 2008
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/25/world/asia/25china.html

灾民向本台反映救援物资无法落实到灾民手中 (Quake Victims Report that They Are Not Receiving Relief Goods)
Radio Free Asia, May 25, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/zaiqu-05252008161912.html

Economic Development
China Orders 6 Telecoms to Merge Their Assets
Bloomberg (via New York Times), May 26, 2008
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/26/business/worldbusiness/26telecom.html

Environment
China Sacks Plastic Bags
Scientific American, May 23, 2008
http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=china-sacks-plastic-bags

Fin Soup Threatens Survival of Ocean Sharks -Study
Reuters, May 22, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSL21837168

专家称中国因污染造成经济损失达5100亿元 (China's Pollution Has Caused Loss of 510 Billion Yuan: Expert)
Radio Free Asia, May 23, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/wuran-05232008104543.html

Human Rights Defenders
湖南多名异见人士被当局传讯 (Several Hunan Rights Defenders and Dissidents Subpoenaed)
Radio Free Asia, May 23, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/hunan-05232008083152.html

揭发司法黑幕的上海维权人士冯正虎被禁止出境 (Shanghai Rights Defender Feng Zhenghu Forbidden to Leave Country)
Radio Free Asia, May 26, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/rights_assault-05232008113130.html

Multilateral
WTO Members Want More Transparency in China Trade Policies
Agence France-Presse (via Google), May 26, 2008
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5hzzr81u100Kx_xX8vI5klKHopU5w

Olympics
China Shortens Tibet Leg of Olympic Torch Relay
Associated Press (via Google), May 25, 2008
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gEtQD-yS0Xp4_sizYjZ8SE7bG_1gD90SM75O3

Politics
深圳拟在条件成熟时进行市长差额选举 (Shenzhen Drafts Plans for Competitive Mayoral Elections When Conditions Right)
Xinhuanet, May 23, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/local/2008-05/23/content_8232848.htm

Related article:
《深圳市近期改革纲要》公众咨询公告 (Public Announcement on Seeking Opinions
on the "Shenzhen Program for Future Reforms")
Shenzhen Municipal Reform Office, May 22, 2008
http://www.shenzhen.gov.cn/zwgk/gzxx/ggtz/200805/t20080521_352924.htm

Public Health
Infection Control Crucial in Next Few Months, Says Expert
South China Morning Post, May 26, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=9bb1f6ba0f02a110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Religion
China's Catholics Visit Shrine under Watchful Eyes
Reuters, May 26, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSHKG17937420080524

Society
优惠政策助力少数民族地区走向繁荣发展之路 (Preferential Policies Put Minority Areas on Road to Prosperity)
Xinhuanet, May 26, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/newscenter/2008-05/26/content_8255461.htm

Taiwan
Taiwan, China to Restart Talks in June: Official
Agence France-Presse (via Google), May 24, 2008
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5jJVR2IorjSgrBmwH4TeBBsPiLKUg

Tibet
Tibetans Losing Faith in Talks, Says Dalai Lama
Financial Times, May 25, 2008
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/da0e34a6-2a83-11dd-b40b-000077b07658.html

May 23, 2008

News
Bilateral Ties
Medvedev Makes Key Visit to China
BBC, May 23, 2008
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7415997.stm

Disasters
Minister Dismisses Tales of Stingy Multinationals
South China Morning Post, May 23, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=812d9287c011a110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Rainy Season Could Bring More Quake Lakes, Ministry Warns
South China Morning Post, May 23, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=45eba9040911a110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Relief Operation Bares Army Weaknesses
South China Morning Post, May 23, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=e3bc9287c011a110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Why Aren't China's Schools as Strong as Japan's, Critics Ask
South China Morning Post, May 23, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=409c9287c011a110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

南充的麦当劳因地震捐款问题受冲击 (Anti-McDonald's Protest in Sichuan for Too Small Donations)
Radio Free Asia, May 22, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/dizhen-05222008110406.html

都江堰市家长在教育局示威要求尽快查明校舍塌毁原因 (Dujiangyan Parents Protest for Investigation into Shoddy Construction of School Buildings)
Radio Free Asia, May 22, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/dujiangyan05222008092835.html

灾民生活物资短缺 当局纠察涨价店铺 (Authorities Combat Price-Gouging While Commodities Low)
Radio Free Asia, May 22, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/earthquake_aid-05222008115801.html?encoding=simplified05222008115801.html

China Quake Deaths Exceed 51,000
BBC, May 22, 2008
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7414249.stm

灾民对地震死亡或失踪人数有所保留 (China Quake Survivors Have Reservations on Official Toll of Dead or Missing)
Radio Free Asia, May 22, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/deathtoll-05222008093740.html

中国红十字会将定期公告捐赠款物的分发情况 (Red Cross to Regularly Announce How It Will Distribute Donations and Rations)
Radio Free Asia, May 22, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/earthquake_donation-05222008121421.html

Text Messages Raise 100 Mln Yuan for China's Quake Survivors
Xinhua (available at People's Daily), May 22, 2008
http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/6416553.html

Law
中国法学专家呼吁以矫治制度取代劳教 (Legal Experts Call for "Rectifying System" Rather Than Reeducation-Through-Labor)
Radio Free Asia, May 22, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/laojiao-05222008110102.html

Media
中国社情民意网被关
Website on Social Issues And Opinion Polls Shut Down
Radio Free Asia, May 22, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/wang-05222008181629.html

Olympics
Sichuan Torch Relay Now Set for August
South China Morning Post, May 23, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=960ca9040911a110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Protests and Petitions
五四「集体散步」骨干成员因发短信号召再次散步遭拘留 (Organizer of Chengdu "Silent March" Protesting Chemical Plant Taken Away)
Radio Free Asia, May 22, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/sanbu-05222008092417.html

Tibet
Beijing Cool on Dalai Lama Games Invitation
South China Morning Post, May 23, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=ddeaa9040911a110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Dalai Lama Sees Change in China
BBC, May 22, 2008
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7413388.stm

西藏人权和民主中心指再有五名僧尼被捕 (Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy Alleges 5 Additional Monk Arrests)
Radio Free Asia, May 22, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/tibetan_monks-05222008123818.html

May 22, 2008

News
Disasters
A New Nightmare-in-Waiting
South China Morning Post, May 22, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=fd570b434eb0a110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

China Leaders Grapple with Political Aftershocks
Associated Press (via Google), May 22, 2008
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gBr_dOzJ9Pnc_U9gSgtTgE-cR-KwD90QED882

China Quake Survivors Return to Classes
Associated Press (via Google), May 21, 2008
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hE-nCSr4ZwsaoYFHIqgZdRgc3QUwD90Q6BH81

China Quake Survivors Suffer Trauma
Radio Free Asia, May 21, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/quake_trauma-05212008090830.html

China to Rebuild Quake-Leveled County on New Site
Xinhuanet, May 21, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/GCA-China/idUSPEK14414920080521

Disease Now the Big Fear amid Squalor
South China Morning Post, May 22, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=88987ecf28c0a110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Quake Brings Untainted Charities to Fore
Financial Times, May 21, 2008
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b5524292-274a-11dd-b7cb-000077b07658.html

Two Chinese Men Detained for Making Quake Rumor
Xinhuanet, May 22, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-05/22/content_8223346.htm

赈灾义工﹕在中国做善事要有被捕或受骚扰的准备 (Quake Relief Volunteers Should Be Prepared for Detention, Harassment)
Radio Free Asia, May 21, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/earthquake_donation-05212008122138.html

Economic Development
China Vows Severe Measures against Shoddy Builders
Reuters, May 21, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/GCA-China/idUSPEK13929920080521

Fallout from China's Quake Could Include Inflation
Los Angeles Times, May 21, 2008
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-inflate21-2008may21,0,435677.story

Human Rights Defender - Guo Quan (郭泉)
郭泉周日下午被警察带走并被处以10天拘留 (Former Nanjing University Professor and Political Activist Guo Quan Detained)
Radio Free Asia, May 21, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/dissident_guoquan-05212008123053.html

Human Rights Defenders
部分人士质疑震灾后政府不允许批评意见 (Activists Challenge Government's Disallowance of Critique Following Earthquake)
Radio Free Asia, May 21, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/zhenzai-05212008085235.html

维权人士任尚燕被拘留 (Rights Activist Ren Shangyan Detained)
Radio Free Asia, May 21, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/rights_detain-05212008123403.html

North Korea
Sisters Fear for Defectors
Radio Free Asia, May 21, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/nkorea_girls-05212008162555.html

Population
计划生育政策降低中国的人口素质？ (Will the One-Child Policy Reduce the Quality of China's Population?)
Radio Free Asia, May 21, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/population-05212008111038.html

Tibet
Dalai Lama Urges West to Remember Tibet
Financial Times, May 21, 2008
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/bfc82b5e-2760-11dd-b7cb-000077b07658.html

Tibetan Nuns Play Key Role
Radio Free Asia, May 21, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/laos/laos_burma-05212008171327.html/tibet_nuns-05212008175436.html

May 21, 2008

Top News of the Day
Land Disputes
太平村村民指村官不去抗震却来强拆 (Villagers near Quake Site Served with Eviction Notice)
Radio Free Asia, May 20, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/taipingcun-05202008092034.html
While state officials put disaster relief work as the government's top priority, Chengdu officials issued an eviction notice to five households in Taiping Village, Chengdu, Sichuan on May 19. These households will have to move out by May 22 or they will face forcible eviction.

News
Disasters
China's Post-Quake Challenge: 5 Million Homeless
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), May 21, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080520/ap_on_re_as/china_earthquake

Dogs in Firing Line Amid Fears of Disease
South China Morning Post, May 21, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=c01168c4b370a110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Geologist Plays Down Warning of Aftershock
South China Morning Post, May 21, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=c2b068c4b370a110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Hundreds of Beijing Couples Clamouring to Adopt Orphans
South China Morning Post, May 21, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=8f0268c4b370a110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Religion Gives Some Answers for Calamity
Agence France-Presse (available at South China Morning Post), May 21, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=38b268c4b370a110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Rescues Continue in China, but Focus Is Shifting to the 5 Million Left Homeless
New York Times, May 21, 2008
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/21/world/asia/21china.html

Aftershocks Rock Sichuan
Radio Free Asia, May 20, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/sichuan-05202008082106.html

建行冻结成都义工的民间捐款 (China Construction Bank Freezes Private Donations in Chengdu)
Radio Free Asia, May 20, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/earthquake_donation-05202008123623.html

China Vows Firm Hand on Graft, Malfeasance in Quake Relief
Xinhuanet, May 20, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-05/20/content_8216566.htm

Many Hands, Not Held by China, Aid in Quake
New York Times, May 20, 2008
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/20/world/asia/20citizens.html

Labor
Six People Killed, 13 Injured in Plant Fire in East China City
Xinhuanet, May 21, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-05/21/content_8219167.htm

Tibet
China Blocks Thousands of Hindus from Tibet Pilgrimage
New York Times, May 21, 2008
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/21/world/asia/21trek.html

Exiled Tibet Govt Calls for Halt to Anti-China Protests
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), May 21, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080521/wl_asia_afp/chinaquaketibetrightsdalaiprotests_080521054752

Tibetan Exiles to Kick Off Mock Olympics in India
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), May 21, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080521/wl_sthasia_afp/indiatibetchinarightsprotestoly2008_080521054926

Leading Tibetan Freed, Awaiting Trial
Radio Free Asia, May 20, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet_bail-05202008174657.html

XUAR
新疆霍城家庭教会领袖被以涉嫌分裂国家罪拘留 (XUAR House Church Leader Detained on Suspicion of "Separatism")
Radio Free Asia, May 20, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/xj-05202008091853.html

May 20, 2008

News
Disasters
After Quake, China's Migrant Workers Rush Home
Chinese Science Monitor, May 20, 2008
http://www.csmonitor.com/2008/0520/p01s09-woap.html

Beijing Uses Media to Shape Nation's Mourning
Wall Street Journal, May 20, 2008
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121117970381103133.html

China Asserts Conditions of Dams Are Stable
Wall Street Journal, May 20, 2008
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121121977363204063.html

Quake Quiets the Critics of China's Human-Rights Record
Wall Street Journal, May 20, 2008
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121121202564703765.html

Three Fired for Dereliction of Duty in Dujiangyan, Paper Says
South China Morning Post, May 20, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=79ec75031220a110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

为赈灾发起相关活动的民间团体及人士遭传唤拘留 (Activists Summoned and Detained over Quake Relief Efforts)
Radio Free Asia, May 19, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/minjian-05192008101829.html

China County Orders Dog Cull after Quake
Reuters, May 19, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/GCA-China/idUSPEK37485620080519

China Quake Hurts Farmers' Hopes to Escape Poverty
Reuters, May 19, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/GCA-China/idUSPEK35549320080519

China Will Study Collapse of Schools
Los Angeles Times, May 19, 2008
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-schools19-2008may19,0,6613560.story

Olympics
To many, Torch Relay Seems at Odds with Tragedy
South China Morning Post, May 20, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=33da75031220a110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Police
倡导文明执法 构建和谐城管 (Urban Management Authorities of 32 Cities Sign "Xi'an Consensus" on Civilized Legal Enforcement)
Legal Daily, May 20, 2008
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2008-05/20/content_858026.htm

Tibet
Dalai Lama Calls for Non-Violence, Tries to Appease China
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), May 19, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080519/wl_afp/chinatibetrightsdalaioly2008diplomacygermany_080519183216

Spanish Court Hears Testimony from Tibet Monks in Genocide Case
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), May 19, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080519/wl_asia_afp/spainchinatibetreligionjustice_080519181750

May 17-19, 2008

Top News of the Day
Human Rights Defender - Zhou Yuanzhi (周远志)
湖北自由作家周远志获释回家 (Freelance Writer Zhou Yuanzhi Released)
Radio Free Asia, May 17, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/zhou-05172008003736.html
Freelance writer and Independent Chinese PEN Center member Zhou Yuanzhi (周远志) was released on May 15 and allowed to return home. Zhou was taken away by police on May 3 under suspicion of "inciting subversion" and was detained inside a guest house. He remains under police surveillance and has been ordered to not accept interviews or publish articles.

News
Disasters
China's Next Hurdle: Shelter Earthquake Survivors
Christian Science Monitor, May 19, 2008
http://www.csmonitor.com/2008/0519/p01s03-woap.html

Disease Warning for China Quake Areas
Financial Times, May 18, 2008
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/bda98dc2-2512-11dd-a14a-000077b07658.html

Entire village buried in Chinese quake, entombing residents
Associated Press (available at the International Herald Tribune), May 18, 2008
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/05/18/asia/AS-GEN-China-Earthquake-Buried-Village.php

Fatal Explosion in Wenzhou Blamed on Angry Gambler
South China Morning Post, May 19, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=a08c354f6fcf9110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

黑客非法入侵部分红十字会官网 篡改募捐帐号 (Hacker Infiltrates Official Red Cross Website to Steal Earthquake Relief Donations)
DoNews.com, May 17, 2008
http://www.donews.com/Content/200805/1de1f43fa0174f65b254117cbe7a471f.shtm

Three Killed, over 1,000 Hurt in China Aftershock
Reuters, May 19, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/GCA-China/idUSL1833088520080519

Media
China Allows Bloggers, Others to Spread Quake News
Associated Press (via Google), May 18, 2008
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5g96Dwm9sQnJkXfZN9xxDlNLBveawD90O62RG1

Migrant Workers
当局劝谕在外地的四川人不要急于返乡 (Authorities Ask that Migrant Workers from Sichuan Not Return Home)
Radio Free Asia, May 16, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/earthquake_communication-05162008131258.html

Military
Military Facilities in Quake-Hit Areas 'Secure'
China Daily, May 19, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-05/19/content_6694054.htm

Olympics
China Warns Olympic Clean-Air Pledges on the Line
Reuters, May 16, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/reutersComService_2_MOLT/idUSPEK34679720080516

Protests and Petitions
湖北访民反映被羁押在法教班40多天 (Hubei Petitioner Reports Being Detained in "Law Class" for over 40 Days)
Radio Free Asia, May 17, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/40-05172008004223.html

Religion
奥运前夕当局加大力度打击家庭教会 (On Eve of Olympics, Authorities Vigorously Attack House Churches)
Radio Free Asia, May 16, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/jiaohui-05162008095504.html

中国基督教发展迅速，信教人数逾亿 (Chinese Christians Rapidly Expanding; Already over 100 million)
Radio Free Asia, May 16, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/jidu-05162008110439.html

State Security
China's All-Seeing Eye
Rolling Stone, May 29, 2008
http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/story/20797485/chinas_allseeing_eye

Tibet
Tibet's Holiest Temple Reopens after China Unrest
Associated Press (via Google), May 18, 2008
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5h5Z6bJwtN_roGSIUQiQnfbf2NkhgD90N8OQ00

Tibetan Leader in Exile: New Talks Soon with China
Associated Press (via Google), May 18, 2008
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hWp2McDK8AvYfoVNNxTIUqzIx19wD90NJ74G0

May 16, 2008

Top News of the Day
Tibet
Tibet Sees Scattered Protests, Arrests
Radio Free Asia, May 15, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet_detain-05152008132952.html
Scattered protests are reportedly still taking place in Tibet two months after the unrest in Lhasa in mid-March. In the week of May 11, authorities detained about 20 Tibetan monks and nuns in two separate protests in Garze [in Chinese, Ganzi], a heavily Tibetan town in Sichuan Province. Three monks, Lobsang Tenpa, Palden Tsondru, and Lobsang Choeden, chanted their support for the Dalai Lama, and 14 nuns protested the detention of two nuns. In Lhasa there was an additional protest; a couple, Shelok and Yangdzom, was detained for passing on information about the condition of Tibetan prisoners.

News
Disasters
China to Allow Foreign Help as Death Toll Is Raised
Wall Street Journal, May 16, 2008
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121083757999794937.html

China: Quake Death Toll Could Reach 50,000
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), May 16, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/china_earthquake

Why Did So Many New Buildings Fail?
South China Morning Post, May 16, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=868591d688de9110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

地震凸现中国贫富“裂缝” (Earthquake Exposes Poverty Gap)
Radio Free Asia, May 15, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/rich_poor-05152008105318.html

西南水电告急 (Hydroelectric Power Facilities in Southwest China at Risk)
Nanfang Weekend, May 15, 2008
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/zmzg/200805150054.asp

Media
互联网“问题地图”该打了 (Chinese Authorities to Censor Online Maps that Threaten State Security)
Legal Daily, May 16, 2008
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2008-05/16/content_854478.htm

CNN Apologises for Commentator's Remarks
South China Morning Post, May 16, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=b4da91d688de9110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Reporter Who Wrote about Violent Official Jailed 4 Years
South China Morning Post, May 16, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=f1bb91d688de9110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Protests and Petitions
四名军转干部因上访被拘留 郑明芳劳教中几近失明 (Four Soldier-Turned-Cadre Representatives Detained over Petitioning)
Radio Free Asia, May 15, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/junzhuan-05152008083158.html

Tibet
Dalai Lama Kicks off Western Tour with China Broadside
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), May 15, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080515/wl_sthasia_afp/chinatibetrightsdalaioly2008diplomacy_080515170914

May 15, 2008

Top News
Human Rights Defender - Hu Jia (胡佳)
胡佳被转至天津服刑 友人担忧他的健康 (Hu Jia Transferred to Tianjin to Serve Sentence)
Radio Free Asia, May 14, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/hujia-05142008165235.html
On May 8, AIDS activist and human rights defender Hu Jia (胡佳) was transferred to Chaobai Prison in Tianjin to serve his sentence. His lawyer, Li Fangping (李方平), reports that he was only notified on May 14 that Hu had been transferred and did not know the reasoning behind it. A friend of Hu says that he is worried for Hu's health, as he suffers from liver disease and may be required to work. Hu's family, including his wife and daughter, are all in Beijing. On April 3, Hu was sentenced to three and a half years' imprisonment and one year's deprivation of his political rights. He stated in April that he would not challenge his verdict.

News
Disasters
AP Video Shows China Earthquake's First Moments
Associated Press (via YahooNews), May 14, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080515/ap_on_re_as/china_quake_video_9

China: Troops Rush to Plug Dam Cracks
Associated Press (via Google), May 14, 2008
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gmtn0INEnTPQUGVUN0DxH_rMLtdwD90LM7T80

公安部：警惕假借赈灾之名进行的诈骗活动 (Ministry of Public Security: Be Alert for Disaster Relief Frauds)
Xinhuanet, May 15, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/newscenter/2008-05/15/content_8173106.htm

Volunteers Flood in but China Quake Toll Rising
Christian Science Monitor, May 15, 2008
http://www.csmonitor.com/2008/0515/p01s05-woap.html

Economic Development
China Quake Shows Flaws in Building Boom
Associated Press (via Google), May 14, 2008
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5j_Nr7J8L6HXwyi3dj7alpe9pgnDgD90LK6JO0

WTO: China Must Address Rich-Poor Gap
Associated Press (via Google), May 14, 2008
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5i9Ey11Bv2DhxhggCoI9S7ApU4VsQD90KMD500

Human Rights Defender
成都自由撰稿人陈道军被警方拘留 (Freelance Writer Chen Daojun Detained by Chengdu Police on Suspicion of "Inciting Subversion of State Power")
Radio Free Asia, May 14, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/chendaojun-05142008165446.html

Law
深圳电子治安防控系统发生侵犯居民隐私权事件 (Shenzhen Video Monitoring System Infringement on Right to Privacy)
Radio Free Asia, May 14, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/yinsi-05142008111756.html

Media
Beijing Reins in Coverage of Quake
Financial Times, May 14, 2008
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e0b77a34-21e0-11dd-a50a-000077b07658.html

Media Edicts Recall China’s Maoist Past
Financial Times, May 14, 2008
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/19d30d9e-21df-11dd-a50a-000077b07658.html

齐崇淮案无证人出庭却被判四年 (Shandong Journalist Qi Chonghuai Sentenced to Four Years)
Radio Free Asia, May 14, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/qichonghuai-05142008104708.html

Politics
CPC to "Test" Officials through Performance in Disaster Relief: Senior Official
Xinhuanet, May 14, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-05/15/content_8173123.htm

Public Health
Beijing Reports First Child Death of Hand-Foot-Mouth Disease
Xinhua (via China Daily), May 14, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-05/14/content_6684791.htm

Rural Issues
Discovery of Copper Reserves Proves a Curse for the Displaced Farmers of Zhujia Village
South China Morning Post, May 15, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=eb066203e87e9110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Tibet
China Condemns Pro-"Tibet Independence" Protestors in Nepal for Being Unsympathetic
Xinhuanet, May 14, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-05/15/content_8172846.htm

Dalai Lama to Give Rights 'Evidence' in Britain
Agence France-Presse (via Google), May 14, 2008
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5hytx2xG8dI6ISRWanbMbunE7omxg

Escaped Tibetan Rioter Tells of Chinese Repression
Agence France-Presse (via Google), May 14, 2008
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5jgFoChs62YTIGdwrR_tXC1H-5z7w

Tibet Tourism Suffers Setbacks after Lhasa Violence
Xinhuanet, May 14, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-05/14/content_8169629.htm

藏川两地18名僧侣及尼姑被拘 (18 Tibetan Monks and Nuns Arrested in Sichuan and Tibet)
Radio Free Asia, May 14, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/zang-05142008132752.html

May 14, 2008

News
Disasters
In Brief: Carrefour, Wal-Mart to Deliver Money, Relief Supplies to Victims
Bloomberg (via South China Morning Post), May 14, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=10253db7bf2e9110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

More Troops Rushed to Help China Quake Rescue
Reuters, May 14, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/articlePrint?articleId=USSP23973420080513

China Welcomes Offers of Quake Aid
Reuters, May 13, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/articlePrint?articleId=USPEK20595

'This Is Not a Natural Disaster - This Is Done by Humans'
The Guardian, May 13, 2008
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/may/13/china.naturaldisasters3

Economic Development
China Quake Fans Inflation Worry in Hard-hit Areas
Reuters, May 13, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/articlePrint?articleId=USPEK241250

Government
民调显示中国公众希望政府公布公布官员财产情况 (Poll: Citizens Want Government to Publish Assets of Government Officials)
Radio Free Asia, May 13, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/asset-05132008115325.html

Human Rights Defenders
四名浙江护地维权农民被判刑 (Four Zhejiang Land Rights Representatives Sentenced)
Radio Free Asia, May 13, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/rights_land-05132008141757.html

Media
A Rescue in China, Uncensored
New York Times, May 14, 2008
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/14/world/asia/14response.html

四川政府网页曾在5月9日“辟谣”(Sichuan Government Webpage Denied Earthquake Prediction on May 9)
Radio Free Asia, May 13, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/forecast-05132008125642.html

Migrant Workers
官方报告指女农民工受歧视严重 (Government Report: Female Migrant Workers Face Serious Discrimination)
Radio Free Asia, May 13, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/woman_workers-05132008111501.html

Olympics
A Sombre Torch Relay in Wake of Killer Quake
South China Morning Post, May 14, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=cc743db7bf2e9110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

奥运圣火来到瑞金 “祥云”飘进“红色摇篮” (Olympic Torch Goes to Cradle of Chinese Communism in Jiangxi)
Xinhuanet, May 14, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/sports/2008-05/14/content_8167178.htm

Religion
全国各地家庭教会成员陆续被抓 (Arrests of House Church Members Continue Nationwide)
Radio Free Asia, May 13, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/jiaohui-05132008160222.html

Tibet
甘孜县藏人连续三日游行近30藏人被捕 (Thirty Tibetans Detained; Protests Continue in Ganzi County, Sichuan)
Radio Free Asia, May 13, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/zang-05132008105211.html

XUAR
新疆：坚决挫败"三股势力"阴谋破坏活动 (XUAR Authorities: Defeat Plots Before Olympics)
Legal Daily, May 14, 2008
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/2007zfzz/2008-05/14/content_851104.htm

May 13, 2008

Top News of the Day
Olympics
Man Arrested for Chat-room Threat to Grab Torch
Associated Press (available at South China Morning Post), May 12, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ec
b329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=e54360bf7d8
d9110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
A man in Jiangsu, identified only as Tang, was arrested for "spreading rumors online and disturbing public order" on May 7. The arrest is a response to his online disclosure that he planned to grab the Olympic torch when it arrived in Nanjing on May 24. A policeman reportedly said Tang would be held for ten days.

News
Children
Vietnam Police Arrest Two over Baby Trafficking to China
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), May 12, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080512/wl_asia_afp/vietna
mchinababytrafficking_080512062030

Corporate Social Accountability
谷歌股东大会上保障中国网络言论自由提案遭否决 (Google Shareholders' Meeting Votes Down Proposal to Protect Internet Free Speech in China)
Radio Free Asia, May 12, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/google-05122008
155057.html

Disasters
China Quake Death Toll Rises to About 10,000
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), May 13, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/china_earthquake;_ylt=AmbbY3
oyxeK38AU3AY68eVNPzWQAA

Government
保护个人信息安全 专家:确立个人信息财产权属性 (Expert Says People Have Right to the Protection of Their Personal Information)
Legal Daily, May 13, 2008
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/0705/2008-05/13/content_
849709.htm

Human Rights Defender – Li Xige (李喜阁)
Detained Aids Activist Flees during Chaos
South China Morning Post, May 13, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb
329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=b68c44ba10ed
9110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Human Rights Defender - Zheng Enchong (郑恩宠)
Lawyer's Plight Highlights Perils of Fighting China's System
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), May 10, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080510/ap_on_re_as/china
_bound_by_law_1

Labor
玖龙纸业不是“血汗工厂”　广东省总工会 PK 香港“SACOM组织” (Guangdong Federation of Trade Unions Argues Paper Company Is Not Sweatshop)
Nanfang City News, May 13, 2008
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/jwxy/2008051
30062.asp

Law
乌市首次公开征集地方立法项目 (Urumqi Residents Can Propose Legislative Amendments to Legislators)
Legal Daily, May 13, 2008
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2008-05/13/content_
849691.htm

Media
民主不需要高素质：《请为我投票》被禁 (Chinese Government Bans Documentary on Election for "Class Representative" in Wuhan Primary School)
Radio Free Asia, May 12, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/minzhu-05122
008172700.html

山东原法制早报齐崇怀案将开庭受审 (Shandong Journalist Qi Chonghuai to Stand Trial on May 13)
Radio Free Asia, May 12, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/qichonghuai-
05122008170452.html

Down but Not Out: Chang Ping Returns to the Editorial Page
China Media Project, May 09, 2008
http://cmp.hku.hk/2008/05/09/959/

Olympics
Beijing to Heighten Transportation Security for Olympics
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), May 09, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080509/ap_on_re_as/oly
_beijing_security_2

Protests and Petitions
河北5000学生骚乱 (Five Thousand Students Riot in Hebei)
Ming Pao, May 13, 2008
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20080513/caa1.htm

四川六名曾参与反石化厂项目游行的人被拘捕 (Sichuan Police Arrest Six Participants in Protest Against Chemical Plant)
Radio Free Asia, May 12, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/rights_protest-051220
08132118.html?encoding=simplified05122008132118.html

Religion
Hong Kong Cardinal Says China Not Ready for Pope Visit: Agency
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), May 12, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080512/wl_asia_afp/vati
canpopereligionchinahongkong_080512204523

Tibet
Dalai Lama's Envoys to Talk With China Officials
Wall Street Journal, May 13, 2008
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121059238623984911.html

Dalai Lama Urges International Media Presence in Tibet
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), May 12, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080512/ts_afp/polandbritain
chinatibetrightsreligion_080512231249

Tibetan Nuns Jailed, Detained
Radio Free Asia, May 12, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet_nuns-05122008160
846.html

May 12, 2008

Top News of the Day
Disasters
Earthquake in China kills nearly 9,000
Reuters, May 12, 2008
http://uk.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUKSP24948720080512
China's most devastating earthquake in three decades killed nearly 9,000 people on Monday, with the toll likely to soar as authorities struggle to reach casualties in large areas cut off from relief. The earthquake that hit China's southwestern province of Sichuan killed 8,533 people, the official Xinhua news agency said on Monday, citing the provincial government. The epicentre of the 7.8 magnitude quake was in a mountainous region about 100 km from Sichuan's capital Chengdu, a bustling city of 10 million.

News
Bilateral Ties
China Is Urged to Use Influence With Junta
Wall Street Journal, May 12, 2008
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121054394987883529.html?mod=googlenews_wsj

Belgium Accuses China of Cyberattacks
PC World, May 10, 2008
http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/145732/belgium_
accuses_china_of_cyberattacks.html

Children
China's Lost Children
ABC News, May 12, 2008
http://abcnews.go.com/International/story?id=4774224&page=1

Disasters
Expert Warns of Aftershocks in SW China
Xinhuanet, May 12, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-05/12/content_8154544.htm

Thousands Feared Dead as Strong Quake Hits China
New York Times, May 12, 2008
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/13/world/asia/13china.html?hp

Six Die in South China Landslide
Xinhuanet (via China Daily), May 11, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-05/11/content_6675772.htm

Fire Engulfs East China Factory, Casualties Unknown
Xinhuanet, May 11, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-05/11/content_8145451.htm

Six People Detained Over Fatal China Rail Accident: Report
AFP, May 11, 2008
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5gEayhfcHOIlyEw6ayYeS4401go8w

Human Rights Defenders
Dissident to Apply for Visa to Visit Hong Kong
SCMP, May 12, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7
733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=558d60bf7d8d9110VgnVCM10000
0360a0a0aRCRD

维权活动人士齐志勇再次被当局限制行动自由
Human Rights Defender Qi Zhiyong's Freedom of Movement Restricted Once Again
Radio Free Asia, May 11, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/qi-05112008154725.html

Media
Legal Action Against CNN Dropped
SCMP, May 12, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7
733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=be1460bf7d8d9110VgnVCM100000
360a0a0aRCRD

Migrant Workers
China Launches Project to Help Children of Migrant Workers
Xinhuanet, May 10, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-05/10/content_8142387.htm

Hard Lessons for Beijing Migrant Worker Children
Reuters, May 09, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/GCA-Olympics/idUSPEK22242120080
509

Olympics
Beijing Medical Workers Undergo Anti-Terror Training for Olympics
Xinhuanet, May 12, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-05/12/content_8151200.htm

Cross-Strait Theme for Quanzhou Relay
SCMP, May 12, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7
733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=bc47804d25bd9110VgnVCM10000
0360a0a0aRCRD

Man Arrested for Chat-Room Threat to Grab Torch
SCMP, May 12, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7
733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=e54360bf7d8d9110VgnVCM100000
360a0a0aRCRD

Unruly Crowds Prompt Concern at Ability to Keep Spectators in Check
SCMP, May 12, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7
733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=816360bf7d8d9110VgnVCM100000
360a0a0aRCRD

Beijing Invites Citizens to Report Olympic Logo Infringement by Offering Huge Rewards
Xinhuanet, May 11, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-05/11/content_8147874.htm

Beijing Olympics to Boost Chinese Energy Demand: Analysts
AFP, May 11, 2008
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5igXJNHgYyDgCBL_PslCR4M1_HSJQ

Fuzhou Greets Olympic Flame with Passion and Former Heroes
SCMP, May 11, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7
733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=9dca267c796d9110VgnVCM100000
360a0a0aRCRD

Olympic Torch Relay in China's Guangdong Province Ends
Xinhuanet, May 10, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-05/10/content_8141874.htm

Chance of Podium Protests in Beijing: Coates
The Age (Australia), May 10, 2008
http://www.theage.com.au/news/beijing2008/chance-of-podium-pro
tests-in-beijing-coates/2008/05/10/1210131311932.html

Protests and Petitions
15万下岗教师联署发表公开信
150, 000 Unemployed Teachers Sign Open Letter Urging Authorities to Help Resolve
Questions of Livelihood
Radio Free Asia, May 12, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/jiaoshi-05122008105
508.html

邯郸上千学生罢课抗议事件未了
Student Protest in Handan, Hebei, Continues
Radio Free Asia, May 12, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/handan-05122008105201.h
tml

江苏强占百亩农地 35位进京代表被抓回
35 Jiangsu Land Rights Representatives Petition in Beijing, Arrested
Radio Free Asia, May 11, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/jiang-05112008154958.html

China Punishes 6 for Protest Against Chemical Plant
Reuters, May 11, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSPEK314359

河南访民反映在北京上访遭殴打情况
Henan Doctor Recounts Beating After Petitioning in Beijing
Radio Free Asia, May 10, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/huo-05102008005757.html

Public Health
5 More Die in China of Child Virus, Bringing Death Toll to 39
AP (via International Herald Tribune), May 12, 2008
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/05/12/news/China-Child-
Virus.php

Health Official: China's Nurse Workforce Surges, But Shortage Persists
People's Daily, May 12, 2008
http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/90882/6408987.html

Tibet
Dalai Lama Looking Forward to Talks with China, with Reservations
International Herald Tribune, May 12, 2008
http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/05/12/asia/dalai.php

China Floats Inviting Dalai Lama to Olympics: Tibet MP
Reuters, May 12, 2008
http://in.reuters.com/article/southAsiaNews/idINIndia-335346200805
12

Tibet Rally in Paris Calls for Pressure on China
AFP, May 11, 2008
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5gFi0am96_hSEHG8ofhA1Vi_Zn
w6w

Nepal Police Arrest 500 Tibetan Women Protesting Chinese Rule
Bloomberg, May 12, 2008
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601091&sid=aKBDWm7
yl0l0&refer=india