July 23, 2008

News
Human Rights Defender
湖南异议人士谢长发的弟弟获取保候审 (Hunan Dissident Xie Changfa's Brother Released on Bail)
Radio Free Asia, July 22, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/xie-07222008102931.html

Human Rights Defender - Huang Qi (黄琦)
洛异议社团中领馆前集会 抗议中国政府逮捕黄琦 (Los Angeles Dissident Groups Protest Against Huang Qi's Arrest)
Radio Free Asia, July 22, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/huangqi_kangyi-07222008111119.html

Human Rights Defender
山东退休教授孙文广再次被抄家 (Sun Wenguang's Home Ransacked Again)
Radio Free Asia, July 22, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/sunwenguang-07222008125231.html

Labor
Death Toll from China Mine Flooding Rises to Seven: Government
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews),July 23, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080723/wl_asia_afp/chinaminingaccidentindustry

Law
保密法修改已“磨剑十二年” (Amendments to the State Secrets Law Have Been "Refined over 12 Years")
Legal Daily, July 22, 2008
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2008-07/22/content_905999.htm

Migrant Workers
Special Unit to Fight for Migrant Workers
Xinhuanet, July 22, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-07/22/content_8742647.htm

North Korea
China to Beef Up Inspections at NKorean Border
Boston Globe, July 22, 2008
http://www.boston.com/news/world/asia/articles/2008/07/22/china_to_beef_up_inspections_at_nkorean_border/

Olympics
Officers Honored for Discovering 22,000 Detonators
Shanghai Daily, July 23, 2008
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=367863

Public Gets Tips to Fight Terrorism
China Daily (available at Xinhuanet), July 23, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-07/23/content_8752316.htm

当局收紧网络舆论　加强监控整肃非时政网站 (Authorities Tighten Up Internet Comments)
Radio Free Asia, July 22, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/media-07222008152756.html

Beijing Cracks Down on Fakes Guns for Games Security
Reuters, July 22, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/GCA-Olympics/idUSPEK28600820080722

Beijing Highlights Gov't Approval of Performances during Olympics
Xinhuanet, July 22, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-07/22/content_8750352.htm

Beijing Hires Catholic Priests for More Games Masses
Reuters, July 22, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/GCA-Olympics/idUSPEK28752520080722

北京限制外国记者采访负面新闻 (Beijing Restricts Foreign Reporters from Covering Negative News)
Radio Free Asia, July 22, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/reporter-07222008115851.html

China Gears Up Security Efforts ahead of Olympics
Xinhuanet, July 22, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-07/23/content_8750761.htm

China on War Footing ahead of Olympic Games
Los Angeles Times July 22, 2008
http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/asection/la-fg-terror22-2008jul22,0,2482514.story

China Says Deadly Bus Blasts, Olympics Not Linked
Agence France-Presse (available at Google News) July 22, 2008
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5iaSPiziM8UeKMcOvdceZUsK1xGUg

China Urges Officials to Heed Press Freedom Vows
Reuters, July 22, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/GCA-Olympics/idUSPEK30661420080722

Protests and Ambush Marketing Hurt Olympic Brands
Reuters, July 22, 2008
http://uk.reuters.com/article/businessNews/idUKN2731462220080722

Networks Fight Shorter Olympic Leash
New York Times, July 21, 2008
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/21/sports/olympics/21nbc.html

Olympics: Beijing's Clean Air Claim Challenged by Scientists
The Telegraph, July 21, 2008
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/2437833/Olympics-Beijings-clean-air-claim-challenged-by-scientists.html

Poverty
Confronting Income Inequality in China
International Herald Tribunal, July 22, 2008
http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/07/21/business/rtrinside22.php

Protests and Petitions
信访大门洞开 访民有去无回 (No Turning Back for Petitioners)
Radio Free Asia, July 22, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/petition-07222008095000.html

State Security
City Official: Fatal Kunming Bus Blasts "Not Terrorism"
Xinhuanet, July 22, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-07/22/content_8749348.htm

Three Gorges
Last Three Gorges Dam Migrants Evacuate as Water Rises
Reuters, July 22, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSPEK33854920080723