News
Bilateral Ties
Condoleezza Rice Presses Chinese Leaders on Human Rights, Sanctions against Zimbabwe
Voice of America, June 30, 2008
http://voanews.com/english/2008-06-30-voa29.cfm
Disasters
China Seeks to Muzzle Quake Victim Parents
Financial Times, July 01, 2007
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/636573a2-479b-11dd-93ca-000077b07658.html
Hong Kong
Thousands March for Democracy as HK Marks Handover
South China Morning Post , July 01, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=4517373771fda110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Human Rights Defenders
Website Writer Jailed 4 Years on Weapons, Disorder Charges
South China Morning Post , July 02, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=4469f369b8fda110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Labor
Death Toll Rises to 18 as 16 Trapped Confirmed Dead in NW China Mine Collapse
Xinhuanet, July 02, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-07/02/content_8474616.htm
Law
北京"请律协先民主起来"研讨会讨论律师协会自治 (Beijing Conference Discusses Law Association Autonomy)
Radio Free Asia, July 01, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/lawyer-07012008092902.html
China's New Law on Protection of the Disabled Effective July 1
Xinhuanet, June 30, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-06/30/content_8466502.htm
Olympics
北京限外地污染车进城 (Beijing Prohibits Polluting Cars from Entering City)
Ming Pao, July 02, 2008
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20080702/cab1.htm
Beijing Prepares Emergency Medicine Supply for Olympics
Xinhuanet, June 30, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-06/30/content_8466780.htm
China Acts to Preempt Unrest as Olympics Near
Agence France-Presse (available at Google News), June 30, 2008
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5h7Y78kvv8R3iSjmnPqo97eWOISdg
China Says Visa Policy Changes to Ensure Safe Olympics
Xinhuanet, June 30, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-06/30/content_8466316.htm
Politics Pioneering Chinese City Offers a Peek at Political Ferment
Washington Post, June 30, 2008
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/06/29/AR2008062901981.html
Protests and Petitions
贵州农民工集体自杀 非农非工无地无权 (Guizhou Migrant Workers Commit Suicide in Protest)
Radio Free Asia, July 02, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/nongmin-07012008154225.html
上海访民组队来港陈情 被拆迁户望与港开发商理论 (Shanghai Petitioners Travel to Hong Kong Give Account of Grievances)
Radio Free Asia, July 01, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/fangmin-07012008153330.html