Tuesday, July 08, 2008

July 8, 2008

News
Environment
Let Them Eat Camel, China Wildlife Activist Says
Reuters, July 07, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/lifestyleMolt/idUSPEK1500620080707

Freedom of Association
数名杭州异议人士喝茶聚会遭当局传讯 (Hangzhou Dissidents Summoned During Private Tea Gathering)
Radio Free Asia, July 07, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/chuanxun-07072008101932.html

Human Rights Defender - Huang Xiaoqin (黄小勤)
中国民主党成员获释后仍受打压 (Persecution of China Democracy Party Member Continues after His Release)
Radio Free Asia, July 07, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/dissident_CDP-07072008115929.html

Olympics
Air Passengers Face Extra Security Checks for Olympics
Xinhuanet, July 08, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-07/08/content_8507895.htm

Beijing Gets into the Olympic Spirit
South China Morning Post, July 08, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=8b5cdbf097efa110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

China Scrambles on Construction, Pollution to Meet Olympic Deadlines
Wall Street Journal, July 08, 2008
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121546292477533481.html

Gov't Will Stop Illegal Broadcasts during Olympic Games
Xinhuanet, July 08, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-07/08/content_8507959.htm

奥运「搞死」京建筑业 (Olympics "Ruin" Beijing's Construction Industry)
Ming Pao, July 08, 2008
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20080708/spa2.htm

电视播奥运延迟10秒 (Ten Second Delay for Televised Broadcast of Olympic Games)
Ming Pao, July 08, 2008
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20080708/caa1h.htm

China Media Clamps Slammed a Month before Olympics
Reuters, July 07, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/GCA-Olympics/idUSHKG1749720080707

China Olympic City Battles "Invading" Algae
Reuters, July 07, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/environmentNews/idUSPEK34476920080707

China Targets Mongolians in Quiet Pre-Games Crackdown
Reuters, July 07, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/GCA-Olympics/idUSPEK36453720080708

Coca-Cola Defends Olympics Deal
British Broadcasting Corporation, July 07, 2008
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7494149.stm

Homegrown Threats Top Olympics Security Worries: Official
Reuters, July 07, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/GCA-Olympics/idUSPEK36987220080707

One Month to Go - Beijing Prepares to Deliver
Reuters, July 07, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSN0343734020080707

Population
Chinese Families Become Smaller as Single-Child Population Tops 100 Mln
Xinhuanet, July 07, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-07/07/content_8506366.htm

Protests and Petitions
官阻民间真调组赴瓮安 三调查员下落不明 (Whereabouts of 3 Activists Who Investigated Weng'an Teen's Death Unknown)
Radio Free Asia, July 08, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/wengan-07072008140509.html

北京访民持续申请游行诉冤 (Beijing Petitioners Continue to Apply for Demonstration Permits)
Radio Free Asia, July 07, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/fangmin-07072008101720.html

China Sees Another Clash over a Disputed Death
Reuters, July 07, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSPEK20004

重庆矿工不满公司计划收取煤气费爆发骚乱 (Chongqing Coal Miners Raid Employer's Office over Gas Fees)
Radio Free Asia, July 07, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/rights_protest-07072008115629.html

Tibet
China Presses Dalai Lama ahead of Games
Reuters, July 07, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSPEK33239020080707