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Human Rights Defender - Li Xige (李喜阁)
妙觉法师和艾滋病维权人士李喜阁被带走行踪未明 (Buddhist Priest Miaojue Cizhi and AIDS Activist Li Xige Detained, Whereabouts Unknown)
Radio Free Asia, May 06, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/lixige-05062008092841.html
Early May 1, Master Miaojue Cizhi (妙觉慈智) and AIDS activist Li Xige (李喜阁) were taken away by policemen sent by Beijing authorities, and their whereabouts are still unknown. Miaojue Cizhi had planned to fast on Labor Day to show his support for Hu Jia. According to her husband Sun Jianfeng (孙建峰), Li was briefly escorted home on May 5 by three policemen; she grabbed some personal belongings and then left. Sun was reportedly told that he could find out where she is in two days (May 7).
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Bilateral Ties
Visa Policy 'Is Based on Global Practices'
China Daily, May 07, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-05/07/content_6665678.htm
Thousands Rally in Japan during Chinese President's Visit
ABC News, May 06, 2008
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/05/06/2237278.htm
Hong Kong
HK Hints at Tougher Entry for Olympics: Anti-Games Visitors 'Not Welcome'
South China Morning Post, May 07, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d77
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Human Rights Defender - Ching Cheong (程翔)
Journalist Fears for Hong Kong Freedoms
Radio Free Asia, May 07, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/Journalist-Fears-05062008201952.html
Human Rights Defender - Guo Qizhen (郭起真)
河北狱中维权人士郭起真妻子呼吁关注丈夫身体状况 (Wife of Imprisoned Rights Defender Guo Qizhen Calls for Attention to Guo's Health)
Radio Free Asia, May 07, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/guo-05062008105433.html
Human Rights Defender - Zhou Yuanzhi (周远志)
独立中文笔会会员周远志被抓捕 (Writer and Independent Chinese PEN Center Member Zhou Yuanzhi Detained since May 3)
Radio Free Asia, May 06, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/zhou-05062008092538.html
Land Policy
206,000 People to Move in NW China Relocation Project
Xinhuanet, May 07, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-05/07/content_8120422.htm
Media
Chinese Editor Fired over Tibet Commentaries
Reuters, May 07, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSPEK15387820080506
Google 'Breaching China's State Secrecy Laws'
Telegraph.co.uk, May 07, 2008
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/1932550/Google-
《瞭望东方周刊》在福建省一些地方神秘消失 (The Curious Disappearance of a Certain Edition of "Oriental Outlook" throughout Fujian)
Radio Free Asia , May 06, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/fujian-05062008175045.html
Migrant Workers
Migrants Struggle to Find a Role in Workshop of the World's Revolution
South China Morning Post, May 07, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d77
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Military
China Silent on Reports of Nuke Submarine Base
The Times of India, May 06, 2008
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/China_silent_on_reports_
of_nuke_submarine_base/articleshow/3015850.cms
Olympics
China to X-ray Parcels Headed for Olympics
Reuters, May 06, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/reutersComService_2_MOLT/
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Population
河南计生办强行引产并杀死婴儿 (Henan Family Planning Bureau Forcefully Induces Labor, Kills Baby)
Radio Free Asia, May 07, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/jisheng-05062008105152.html
Protests and Petitions
访民拦截温家宝座驾被拘留 (Petitioner Detained after Intercepting Premier Wen Jiabao's Car)
Radio Free Asia, May 06, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/petitioner_beijing-05062008122532.html
Public Health
Child Virus Fears Spread to China's Capital
Reuters, May 06, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSPEK150808
Religion
China Rebukes U.S. Report on Religion Policy
Xinhuanet, May 06, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-05/06/content_8117631.htm
Rural Issues
政府执行优化标准强砍农民的果树 (Shaanxi Government Fells Farmers' "Non-Standard" Apple Trees without Approval)
Radio Free Asia, May 06, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/rural_govenment-05062008122214.html
Tibet
100 Tibetans Protesters Detained in Nepal: Police
Agence France-Presse (via Google), May 06, 2008
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5iKbjnO_f1bnTySb0heER6i1EhxvA
昌都县拉妥乡一名藏民拒捕刺杀公安被击毙 (Tibetan Suspected of Participation in Lhasa Riots Stabs Policeman to Death in Struggle, Shot Dead)
Radio Free Asia, May 06, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/tibetan_riot-05062008113812.html
