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/