February 27, 2009

Top News of the Day

Tiananmen Mothers Call for Investigation of 1989
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), February 27, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090227/ap_on_re_as/as_china_tiananmen

The "Tiananmen Mothers," a group representing families of those killed in military crackdown on the Tiananmen Square protest of 1989, issued an open letter to the Chinese government on February 26, 2009, which garnered 127 names of family members of the victims, calling upon the government to investigate the army crackdown, officially name all the dead, compensate their families, and punish those responsible for the killing.

Related News
In Open Letter, Tiananmen Mothers Urge China's Leaders to Investigate June 4
Human Rights in China, February 26, 2009
http://hrichina.org/public/contents/135136

News
Bilateral Ties
China Scorns U.S. Rights Record in Tit-for-tat Exchange
Reuters (available at YahooNews), February 26, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090227/wl_nm/us_china_usa_rights

Related information
Full Text of Human Rights Record of United States in 2008
Xinhuanet, February 26, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-02/26/content_10904741.htm

US Told to Stop Acting As Rights Guardian
South China Morning Post, February 27, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=ed1a6906413bf110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news

Corruption
Cash Stash Ends Star Official's Rise
South China Morning Post, February 27, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=c41b82f3283bf110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news

Environment
China's Giant Water Scheme Opens Torrent of Discontent
Reuters (available at YahooNews), February 26, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090227/wl_nm/us_china_dams_unrest

Human Rights
Bob Fu Speaks at Press Conference Today Regarding Secretary of State Clinton's Controversial Remarks on Human Rights in China
Christian News Wire, February 26, 2009
http://www.christiannewswire.com/news/283339585.html

June 4th
大陆佛教人士发起为胡耀邦建塔及举办纪念活动(Chinese Buddhists Plan Memorial Rites to Hu Yaobang, Late CPC Leader Purged for Supporting Tiananmen Protesters)
Radio Free Asia, February 27, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/huyaobang-02262009105222.html

Police
'Hide-And-Seek' Case Investigated by Court
South China Morning Post, February 27, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=8c9a82f3283bf110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news

Protests and Petitions
Helicopters Scan Capital as Protests Gear up Ahead of Major Meetings of Political Elite
South China Morning Post, February 27, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=64f96906413bf110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news

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北京有人爬上電線桿示威 (Petitioner Demonstrates atop Traffic-Sign Pole in Beijing)
Ming Pao Immediate News, February 27, 2009
http://www.mpinews.com/htm/INews/20090226/ca42043c.htm

北京突击扫荡上访村 数千访民无处栖身 (Beijing Police Sweep Petitioners' Village, Leaving Thousand Petitioners Homeless)
Radio Free Asia, February 26, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shangfang%20-02262009113312.html

Society
內地同志網站被黑客攻擊 (Over 10 Homosexual Websites Hacked, Police Respond Dismissively)
Ming Pao Immediate News, February 27, 2009
http://www.mpinews.com/htm/INews/20090227/ca51520a.htm

Tibet
Tibetans Stay Home amid Tight Security on 'Black' New Year
South China Morning Post, February 27, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=0c6b82f3283bf110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news

China Insists Tibet Open to Tourists
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), February 26, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090226/wl_asia_afp/chinaunresttibetrightstourism

Tibetan Monks in Protest March
Radio Free Asia, February 26, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/tibet-march-02262009163337.html

February 26, 2009

News

Bilateral Ties
US Says China Rights Record Worsens
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), February 26, 2009
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5j2lu7qYCYVdUcxg1cpMvVRA9z82w

Related News
US Criticism of China's Human Rights Condition Groundless
China Daily, February 26, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-02/26/content_7515044.htm

Civil Society
Fatal Jail Game Not an Accident - Doctor
Shanghai Daily, February 26, 2009
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2009/200902/20090226/article_392352.htm

Grass-roots Inquiry into Jail Death in China is Inconclusive
International Herald Tribune, February 25, 2009
http://www.iht.com/articles/2009/02/25/asia/sleuth.php

Food Security
China to Set Up Central Food Safety Body: State Media
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), February 25, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090225/wl_asia_afp/chinafoodsafetycommission

Law
去年我国121名律师、23名司法鉴定人受到行政处罚 (121 Lawyers Penalized Last Year)
Xinhuanet, February 26, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2009-02/26/content_10898566.htm

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历年高法、高检工作报告 (Working Reports for Supreme People's Court and Procuratorate)
Xinhuanet, February 26, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2009-02/26/content_10900719.htm

法院审判执行部门设立廉政监察员 受双重领导 (Court Establishes 'Clean Government' Supervisor)
Xinhuanet, February 26, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2009-02/26/content_10897966.htm

Macao
Dissent Muted as Macau's Security Bill Glides into Law
South China Morning Post, February 26, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0
a0/?vgnextoid=dcf8925506eaf110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Protests and Petitions
Guangzhou Industrial Disputes Soar in 2008
South China Morning Post, February 26, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0
a0/?vgnextoid=b250925506eaf110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Sacked Migrant Worker Burns Himself in Front of Supervisor
South China Morning Post, February 26, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0
a0/?vgnextoid=d0ba925506eaf110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

宁夏200农民上书要求罢免贪官 连续多天上访无果 (Farmers Demand Recall of Corrupt Officials in Ningxia, to No Effect)
Radio Free Asia, February 25, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/nongmin-02252009142851.html

Man, Woman Badly Hurt in Beijing Immolation Bid: State Media
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), February 25, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090226/wl_asia_afp/chinaprotest

十省下岗教师呼吁两会代表落实生活保障 (Teachers from Ten Provinces Appeal to NPC, CPPCC for Financial Safeguards)
Radio Free Asia, February 25, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/teachers-02252009090703.html

Tibet
Tibetans Greet New Year in Solemn Opposition
International Herald Tribune, February 25, 2009
http://www.iht.com/articles/2009/02/25/asia/26tibet.php

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'Forget Politics, Just Rejoice'
China Daily, February 26, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-02/26/content_7514062.htm

February 25, 2009

News
Bilateral Ties
Nepalis Asked to Ban Rallies
South China Morning Post, February 25, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=a86a0d39539af110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news

China 'Relieved' Over Clinton Trip
Radio Free Asia, February 24, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/protests-02232009094336.html

Food Security
7 People Detained over Poisoned Pork
China Daily, February 25, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/cndy/2009-02/25/content_7509313.htm

June 4th
天安门母亲祭中共老友 斯诺遗孀拒踏足中国 (Tiananmen Mothers Commemorate Noted Sinologist Edgar Snow)
Radio Free Asia, February 24, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/64-02242009163716.html

Labor
Gas Blast Blamed on Management
South China Morning Post, February 25, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=074b0d39539af110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news

Migrant Workers
China Keeps Wary Eye on Displaced Migrant Workers
International Herald Tribune, February 25, 2009
http://www.iht.com/articles/2009/02/23/asia/migrants.1-435658.php

Protests and Petitions
数百各地银行下岗员工在北京两办上访 (Hundred Laid-off Workers from Banks Petition en Masse in Beijing)
Radio Free Asia, February 25, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/bank-02242009094214.html

广西桂平劳兰村土地纠纷引发警民冲突 (Police, Villagers in Guangxi Clash over Land Dispute)
Radio Free Asia, February 24, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/land_clash-02242009124333.html?encoding=simplified

成都百多访民头戴冤帽在法院门口抗议（视频）(Over 100 Petitioners in Chengdu Protest Against "Unjust" Court Verdicts)
Radio Free Asia, February 24, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/chengdu-02242009084642.html

Public Health
3 Detained over Flawed Rabies Vaccine
Xinhua (via China Daily), February 25, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-02/25/content_7510854.htm

Society
“躲猫猫”案县政府网站被黑 满屏“打酱油”(图) (Hackers "Deliberately And Maliciously Denigrate" Yunnan Govt's Website over "Hidden Cat" Scandal)
Xinhuanet, February 25, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2009-02/25/content_10888740.htm

Tibet
China Orders Tibet to Celebrate New Year
Telegraph.co.uk, February 25, 2009
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/tibet/4799075/China-orders-Tibet-to-celebrate-New-Year.html

China Closes Tibet to Foreign Tourists: Agencies, Hotel
Agence France-Presse (via YahooNews), February 24, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090224/wl_asia_afp/chinaunresttibetrightstourism

February 24, 2009

News

Bilateral Ties
Chinese Celighted after Hillary Clinton avoids Human Rights Criticism
The Telegraph, February 23, 2009
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/4787144/Chinese-delighted-
after-Hillary-Clinton-avoids-human-rights-criticism.html

Corruption
Chinese Party Official Sacked after Falling Foul of ‘Human Flesh’ Censors
The Independent, February 24, 2009
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/chinese-party-official-sacked-after-falling-
foul-of-8216human-flesh8217-censors-1630332.html

China Uncovers 6,000 Commercial Briberies in 2008
China Daily, February 23, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-02/23/content_7503352.htm

Death Penalty
2 Sentenced to Death over Snack Bar Poisoning
China Daily, February 23, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-02/23/content_7504212.htm

Food Security
More Complaints about Baby Milk
China Daily, February 24, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-02/24/content_7505038.htm

Government
Party Leaders 'Split' over Democracy Campaign
South China Morning Post, February 24, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0
a0/?vgnextoid=5f09df53514af110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Hukou
广东户籍制度或“破冰”在即 年内制定改革新办法 (Reform of Guangdong Residency System to be Decided on within the Year)
Xinhuanet, February 24, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2009-02/24/content_10883399.htm

Shanghai Offers Permanent Residence Conditionally
China Daily, February 23, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-02/23/content_7503316.htm

Human Rights Defender - Liu Jie (刘杰)
维权人士刘杰的劳教期被延长 (RTL Sentence Lengthened for Rights Defender Liu Jie)
Radio Free Asia, February 23, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/laogai-02232009170757.html

Labor
Wage Defaults for Fourth Quarter Hit 30 Million Yuan in Shenzhen
South China Morning Post, February 24, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=d1eadf53514af110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

China Fears Tremors as Jobs Vanish From Coast
New York Times, February 23, 2009
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/23/world/asia/23migrants.html

Media
广西殴打记者并暴力抗法事件跟踪：16人被处理 (Sixteen People Punished for Beating of Journalist in Guangxi)
Xinhuanet, February 24, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2009-02/24/content_10883091.htm

China's National English Newspaper Launches U.S. Edition
Xinhuanet, February 23, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-02/24/content_10880591.htm

Police
Chinese Officials Trained to Handle Social Unrest
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), February 23, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090223/ap_on_re_as/as_china_social_unrest

湖南张家界永定区政府调查城管“暴力执法”事件 (Government Investigating "Violent Law Enforcement" Incident in Hunan)
Xinhuanet, February 23, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2009-02/23/content_10876152.htm

Protests and Petitions
Cabbies Bring Gridlock to East China City
China Daily, February 23, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-02/23/content_7504345.htm

烟台数百军转堵路请愿 官方承诺十天后对话 (Officials Agree to Meeting after Hundreds of Former Cadres Block Traffic in Shandong)
Radio Free Asia, February 23, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/yantai-02232009085843.html

男子北京市政府前剖腹自杀 两千访民聚集国家信访办 (Petitioner Commits Suicide outside Beijing Government Offices, Thousands Gathered at Petitioning Offices)
Radio Free Asia, February 23, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/fangmin-02232009093644.html

大冬会哈尔滨严防访民 (Petitioners Blocked in Harbin during Winter Universiade)
Radio Free Asia, February 23, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/harbin-02232009092246.html

Dissidents Held during Clinton Beijing Visit
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), February 21, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090221/ap_on_re_as/as_china_clinton_dissidents

Public Health
卫生部副部长:3岁以下儿童将获免费生长发育检查 (Ministry of Health Official Says Children under 3 Will Receive Free Check-ups)
Xinhuanet, February 24, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2009-02/24/content_10881500.htm

Society
律师称云南宣传部组织网友调查躲猫猫事件违法 (Lawyers Say Yunnan Govt's Inclusion of Netizens in "Hidden Cat" Investigation Illegal)
Xinhuanet, February 24, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2009-02/24/content_10880826.htm

Hep B Discrimination Persists in Foreign Firms
China Daily, February 23, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-02/23/content_7503611.htm

February 23, 2009

News

Bilateral Ties
Clinton Visit to Beijing a 'Relief'
Agence France-Presse (via South China Morning Post), February 23, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0
a0/?vgnextoid=afedf66ec51af110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Related News
Clinton Criticized for Not Trying to Force China's Hand
Washington Post, February 23, 2009
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/02/20/AR2009022000967.html

China to Talk with US on Human Rights
China Daily, February 21, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-02/21/content_7499622.htm

Food Security
70 Sick in China after Eating Tainted Pig Organs
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), February 22, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090223/ap_on_re_as/as_china_tainted_pork

Government
Party Elders Urge Leaders to Take Steps towards Political Reform
South China Morning Post, February 21, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0
a0/?vgnextoid=5aa740d5b949f110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Political Experts Predict Provincial Leadership Reshuffle in Next 3 Years
South China Morning Post, February 21, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0
a0/?vgnextoid=53fe40d5b949f110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Human Rights
YSL Partner Offers China Art for Human Rights
Reuters, February 21, 2009
http://in.reuters.com/article/lifestyleMolt/idINTRE51J5QU20090220

Human Rights Defenders
中国泛蓝联盟蔡爱民两会前夕失踪 张起律师求见不成 (Pan-Blue Alliance Member Disappeared)
Radio Free Asia, February 20, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/fanlan-02202009092728.html

Labor
Rescue Ending at Chinese Mine where 74 Killed
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), February 23, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090223/ap_on_re_as/as_china_mine_accident

Related News
Three Execs Sacked after Coal Mine Blast Kills 74
China Daily, February 23, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-02/23/content_7502534.htm

Media
Pair Fined over Editing Error
South China Morning Post, February 23, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0
a0/?vgnextoid=517da8d92ee9f110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

整治互联网低俗之风行动已关网站近两千家 (2000 Websites Closed So Far in "Anti-Vulgarity Campaign")
Xinhuanet, February 22, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2009-02/23/content_10873869.htm

Protests and Petitions
China: Villagers Beat Official over Quake Relief
Associated Press (via Google), February 21, 2009
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gdspdDB0WaMv_An4A-
NvHB_DwmCwD96FNFJ84

After 5 Months, China to Try Would-Be Protester
New York Times, February 22, 2009
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/22/world/asia/22beijing.html

Public Health
Water Plants Reopen after Chemical Leak in China
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), February 23, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090223/ap_on_re_as/as_china_polluted_water

State Security
Man Held after Trying to Take Hostage at Airport
South China Morning Post, February 21, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0
a0/?vgnextoid=3b3e40d5b949f110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss

Tibet
Small Tibetan Protest Grows into Police Clash, Lockdown
China Post, February 23, 2009
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/china/national-news/2009/02/23/197288/Small-
Tibetan.htm

XUAR
Kashgar Uyghurs Pressured To Shave
Radio Free Asia, February 20, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/hair-02202009174717.html

February 20, 2009

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Law
Human Rights Law Firm Ordered to Close
South China Morning Post, February 20, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=e2ab74622a29f110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Authorities in Beijing have ordered Yitong Law Firm to be shut down for six months, purportedly for allowing a lawyer to practice without a license. Yitong is known for defending well-known Chinese dissidents such as Hu Jia and Chen Guangcheng in court. It is believed that the action was taken to punish the firm after several of its lawyers signed an appeal for direct elections to the Beijing Lawyers Association last year.

Related News
Beijing Law Firm Faces Six-Month Shutdown for Attorneys’ Support of Direct Bar Election
Human Rights in China, February 19, 2009
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/132331

News

Death Penalty
今年起河南将全面采用注射方法执行死刑 (Henan to Switch to Lethal Injection Executions this Year)
Xinhuanet, February 18, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2009-02/18/content_10840774.htm

Government
Netizen Elected to National People's Congress
China.org.cn, February 19, 2009
http://www.china.org.cn/china/news/2009-02/19/content_17304218.htm

Labor
中国将建煤矿生产黑名单制度 重大隐患网上公布 (China to Create Coalmine Blacklist)
Xinhuanet, February 20, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2009-02/20/content_10855306.htm

Law
行政复议法酝酿修改 方向是逼退“官官相护” (Amendments to Improve Fairness of Administrative Reconsideration Law in Preparation)
Xinhuanet, February 20, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2009-02/20/content_10853455.htm

China Draft Law of Social Insurance Draws Nationwide Debate
Xinhuanet, February 19, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-02/19/content_10852445.htm

Macao
《南华早报》摄影记者遭澳门当局拒绝入境 (Hong Kong Photojournalist Blocked from Entering Macau)
Radio Free Asia, February 19, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/nanhua_zaobao-02192009092222.html

Military
Reports Vary on Death of Senior Military Official
South China Morning Post, February 20, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/
?vgnextoid=0eb06a7214f8f110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Multilateral
More Developing Nations Urged in Security Council
China Daily, February 20, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-02/20/content_7496481.htm

Olympics
Olympics Spending Still Not Inspected, Audit Chief Says
South China Morning Post, February 20, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/
?vgnextoid=2a8f6a7214f8f110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Police
Authorities Investigate Prison Death following Netizen Outcry
Xinhuanet, February 20, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2009-02/20/content_10852529.htm

Related News
“Hidden Cat”: A Prisoner’s Death Gives New Meaning to Children’s Game
Wall Street Journal, February 18, 2009
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinajournal/2009/02/18/hidden-cat-a-prisoners-death-gives-new-meaning-to-childrens-game/

Protests and Petitions
大批访民进京冀见希拉里 (Wave of Petitioners Go to Beijing with Hopes of Meeting Clinton)
Radio Free Asia, February 19, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/fangmin-02192009112002.html

Public Health
China Probes Kidney Stone Surge
BBC, February 19, 2009
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7899031.stm

Religion
Beijing is Blocking Many Catholic Websites
AsiaNews.it, February 20, 2009
http://www.asianews.it/index.php?l=en&art=14505&size=A

State Security
北京地铁安检检出迫击炮教练弹 拘留71人 (Dummy Explosive Discovered in Beijing Subway, 71 Detained)
Xinhuanet, February 20, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2009-02/20/content_10852651.htm

Tibet
Report: China Sentences 2 Nuns over Tibet Protests
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), February 20, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090220/ap_on_re_as/as_china_tibet

China Vows to 'Crush' Dalai Lama Supporters in Tibet
Telegraph.co.uk, February 19, 2009
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/tibet/4696475/China-vows-to-crush-Dalai-Lama-supporters-in-Tibet.html

February 19, 2009

News
Bilateral Ties
Hillary Clinton Asked to Talk Tough with China on Human Right Issue
The Times of India, February 19, 2009
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/Hillary-Clinton-asked-to-talk-tough-with-China-on-human-right-issues/articleshow/4152996.cms

Children
Cops Stop Baby-Selling Plot
Shanghai Daily, February 19, 2009
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2009/200902/20090219/article_391562.htm

Food Security
毒奶粉受害者再告三鹿集團 (Tainted Milk Victims Re-file Suit Against Sanlu)
Ming Pao Immediate News, February 19, 2009
http://www.mpinews.com/htm/INews/20090219/ca40808a.htm

June 4th
洛杉矶重塑民主女神铜像 为纪念六四永久陈放 (Bronze Replica of Goddess of Democracy Statue to Be Erected in Los Angeles This June, Put on Permanent Display)
Radio Free Asia, February 18, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/LA_64-02182009102334.html

Law
Beijing Authorities Warn City's Lawyers Off Direct Elections
South China Morning Post, February 19, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=e55cc140c4a8f110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

北京忆通律师事务所遭打压 被停六个月（图）(Beijing Yitong Law Firm Suspended for Six Months)
Radio Free Asia, February 18, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/yitong-02182009085956.html

Olympics
今年审计署将对奥运项目全面审计 结果会向社会公布 (National Audit Office Will Conduct Comprehensive Report on Beijing Olympic Projects And BOCOG)
Xinhuanet, February 19, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2009-02/19/content_10847746.htm

Population
One in Four Women in Their 20s Have Abortions
Shanghai Daily, February 19, 2009
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2009/200902/20090219/article_391517.htm

Society
“Hidden Cat”: A Prisoner’s Death Gives New Meaning to Children’s Game
Wall Street Journal, February 18, 2009
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinajournal/2009/02/18/hidden-cat-a-prisoners-death-gives-new-meaning-to-childrens-game/

Tibet
Clash Over Tibet Has County in Lockdown
Washington Post, February 19, 2009
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/02/18/AR2009021801051.html

Monks Asked to Respect New Security Clause
South China Morning Post, February 19, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=58bbc140c4a8f110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

XUAR
维族人权组织：新疆维吾尔人的不满情绪一触即发 (Uyghur Group Warns of Uyghur Resentment on The Verge of Exploding)
Radio Free Asia, February 18, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/uyghur-02182009111213.html?encoding=simplified

February 18, 2009

News
Disasters
China Saw 99 High-Magnitude Earthquakes in 2008
Xinhuanet, February 17, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-02/17/content_10836449.htm

Environment
Ecological Damage Blamed on Synthetic Nitrogen Fertilizers
Shanghai Daily, February 18, 2009
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2009/200902/20090218/article_391416.htm

Special Report: China Fights Worst Drought in 50 Years
Xinhuanet, February 18, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-02/17/content_10836005.htm

Hukou
Time is Ripe for "Hukou" Reform
Xinhuanet, February 17, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-02/17/content_10835973.htm

Human Rights Defender - Wang Xiuying (王秀英)
八旬老人天安门撒传单伸张人权 (Wang Xiuying Distributes Leaflets in Tiananmen Square)
Radio Free Asia, February 17, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/tiananmen-02172009112730.html

Internet Censorship
How China Censors Blogs
Radio Free Asia, February 16, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/chinablogs-02162009141830.html

June 4th
June 4 Leader Allowed Into HK - Briefly
South China Morning Post, February 15, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=7f369bee0057f110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=hong+kong&s=news

Labor
"Hostile" Forces Stirring Up China Jobless: Official
Reuters, February 18, 2009
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE51H0XY20090218?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews

Law
北京市忆通律师事务所面临整肃 (Beijing Yitong Law Firm Faces Discipline)
Radio France Internationale, February 17, 2009
http://www.rfi.fr/actucn/articles/110/article_12137.asp

Media
China Pushes 'Soft Power'
Bloomberg News (via IHT), February 18, 2009
http://www.iht.com/articles/2009/02/17/asia/letter.php

Protests and Petitions
北京警方指艾滋病人分享聚会为非法集会 (Beijing Police Stop HIV/AIDS Patients' Gathering with Unlawful Assembly)
Radio Free Asia, February 17, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/china_aids-02172009105932.html?encoding=simplified

烟台老兵组织纪念中越战争受阻 (Police Bar Retired Soldiers from Commemorating Anniversary of China-Vietnam War )
Radio Free Asia, February 17, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/veteran-02172009101602.html?encoding=simplified

Related Information
China Silent On Anniversary Of War With Vietnam
Agence France-Presse (via Dow Jones Newswires), February 17, 2009
http://www.nasdaq.com/aspxcontent/NewsStory.aspx?cpath=20090217\ACQDJON200902170644DOWJONESDJONLINE000282.htm&SourceCode=&mypage=newsheadlines&title=

Religion
Evangelical Church Leaders Detained in China
AP available at Yahoo News, February 18, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090218/ap_on_re_as/as_china_christians

Society
Police Maintain Order in Hebei After Clash
Associated Press (available at South China Morning Post), February 18, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=899f60806f28f110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news

Tibet
Rights Group Reports Protests Among Tibetans
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), February 18, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090218/ap_on_re_as/as_china_tibet

February 17, 2009

News

Bilateral Ties
Clinton Praises China Stimulus, Has Hope for North Korea Relationship
Wall Street Journal, February 17, 2009
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123481470951294121.html

China Announces Military Dialogue With US
Associated Press (available at the New York Times), February 16, 2009
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2009/02/16/world/AP-AS-China-US-Military.html

Environment
Nearly 1,500 More Cars in Beijing Daily: State Media
YahooNews (Asia), February 17, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090217/wl_asia_afp/chinaenvironmentpollutiontransportaut
o

Government
湖北省委首次差额票选厅级干部 (Hubei Will Hold First Provincial-Level Election)
Caijing Magazine, February 15, 2009
http://www.caijing.com.cn/2009-02-15/110068813.html

Years after Village Elections began in China, Mixed Results
McClatchy Newspapers, February 15, 2009
http://www.kansascity.com/451/story/1035588.html

Hukou
Hire Graduates without Local Hukou
China Daily, February 17, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-02/17/content_7482978.htm

Human Rights
王丹籲美卿就人權向華施壓 (Wang Dan Appeals to Hillary to Pressure China on Human Rights)
Ming Pao, February 17, 2009
http://www.mpinews.com/htm/INews/20090217/ca21017w.htm

Media
福建省整治网络低俗之风:要推进网站实名登记制度 (Fujian to Push Forward Real Name Registration System for Websites)
Xinhuanet, February 17, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2009-02/17/content_10831321.htm

Knifing of Blogger Sends Shiver through Online Community
South China Morning Post, February 17, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/
?vgnextoid=04457c273cf7f110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Chinese Netizens Call for Extension of Anti-porn Crackdown
Xinhuanet, February 16, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-02/16/content_10830027.htm

经营性新闻出版单位明年底全部转制 (For-Profit News Media Will Decouple from Government by End of 2010)
China Youth Daily, February 13, 2009
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2009-02/13/content_2538411.htm

Protests and Petitions
骏景千人点火抗议警察暴力 三名业主事后被捕 (1000 Proprietors Protest Police Violence in Guangzhou Property Development Case)
Radio Free Asia, February 16, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/kangyi-02162009094755.html

報道指四川藏人示威被捕 (Ethnic Tibetans Arrested after Demonstrating in Sichuan)
Ming Pao, February 16, 2009
http://www.mpinews.com/htm/INews/20090216/ca12216c.htm

疫苗致残家长欲上访遭拘押 (Poison Injection Victim's Father Detained for Planning to Petition)
Radio Free Asia, February 16, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/yuanqing-02162009084929.html

Public Health
卫生部公布2008年我国卫生改革与发展情况 (Ministry of Health Releases Report on Health Reform and Development in 2008)
Xinhuanet, February 17, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2009-02/17/content_10831129.htm

Investigation into Illegal Organ Transplants
Shanghai Daily, February 17, 2009
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2009/200902/20090217/article_391292.htm

2009年医政工作要点出台 将修订病历书写规范 (Ministry of Health Releases 2009 Medical Working Points)
Xinhuanet, February 16, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2009-02/16/content_10827450.htm

Society
2,000 Police Put Down Riot in Hebei
South China Morning Post, February 17, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/
?vgnextoid=e6157c273cf7f110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

拆迁业主被扔下楼惨死 连云港官商勾结酿悲剧 (Gas Station Owner Thrown from Roof by Thugs after Resisting Developers)
Radio Free Asia, February 16, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/baoli-02162009094235.html

Tibet
China in Life, Death Struggle with Dalai Lama: Media
China Post, February 17, 2009
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/china/national-news/2009/02/17/196382/China-in.htm

Tibetan Official Calls on Buddhist Circles to Firmly Safeguard National, Ethnic Unity
Xinhuanet, February 16, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-02/16/content_10829595.htm

February 16, 2009

Top News

Bilateral Ties
Clinton Seeks a Shift on China
New York Times, February 14, 2009
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/14/world/asia/14diplo.html

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton signaled that the Obama administration would break from the previous administration’s approach and press Chinese leaders on human rights and climate change. In her first major speech since assuming the post of Secretary of State, Clinton told an audience at the Asia Society that the U.S. and China can “benefit from, and contribute to, each other’s successes.”

Related News
In Joint Letter, HRIC Urges Secretary of State Clinton to Make Human Rights Concerns a Priority in Trip to China
Human Rights in China, February 13, 2009
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/129275

News

Bilateral Ties
China Announces Military Dialogue with US
YahooNews (Asia), February 16, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090216/ap_on_re_as/as_china_us_military

Government
江苏数县民意调查涉嫌造假 发标准答案欺上瞒下 (Jiangsu Public Opinion Poll Rigged)
China National Radio, February 11, 2009
http://www.6park.com/news/messages/14519.html

English Translation
The Rigged Jiangsu Public Opinion Poll
China Digital Times, February 16, 2009
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2009/02/the-rigged-jiangsu-public-opinion-poll/

Human Rights
China Promises More Efforts on Human Rights
China Daily, February 12, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-02/12/content_7471499.htm

Labor
China to Launch Survey on Labor Force
China Daily, February 15, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-02/15/content_7477702.htm

Law
Age No Barrier for Young Judges on Mainland
South China Morning Post, February 15, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/
?vgnextoid=98e5c2a9ba47f110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Media
China to Create Blacklist of Local Journalists
YahooNews (Asia), February 13, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090213/ap_on_re_as/as_china_journalist_blacklist

人民监督网因报道湖北官员腐败问题遭到封杀 (Public Supervision Website Blocked after Exposing Corruption in Hubei)
Radio Free Asia, February 13, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/wang-02132009164629.html

Military
Military Exercise Sparks Earthquake Panic in China
YahooNews (Asia), February 14, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090214/ap_on_re_as/as_china_earthquake_panic

Multilateral
World Bank Gives China $710 Million for Sichuan
YahooNews (Asia), February 13, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090213/ap_on_re_as/as_china_earthquake

Population
Women Rebel over Forced Abortions
Times Online, February 15, 2009
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/article5733835.ece

Protests and Petitions
Hundreds of Migrants Battle with Riot Police
South China Morning Post, February 16, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/
?vgnextoid=d0a84301cda7f110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news

廣州鞋廠關閉員工堵路示威 (Workers Protest Closing of Shoe Factory in Guangdong)
Ming Pao, February 16, 2009
http://www.mpinews.com/htm/INews/20090216/ca11238w.htm

北京两会召开前夕 当局严密控制上访群众 (Beijing Authorities Crackdown on Petitioners ahead of Government Meetings)
Radio Free Asia, February 15, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/2-02152009141045.html

青海發生部分的士罷駛 (Cab Drivers Strike in Qinghai)
Ming Pao, February 15, 2009
http://www.mpinews.com/htm/INews/20090215/ca72205c.htm

Fujian City Warned Over Unrest
Radio Free Asia, February 12, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/fujian-unrest-02122009170536.html

Public Health
中国近九成乙肝患者不敢公开病情恐怕受到歧视 (Fearing Discrimination, Victims of Hepatitis Hide Disease)
Radio Free Asia, February 13, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/yigan-02132009113734.html

Herbal Injection Linked to Deaths
Shanghai Daily, February 13, 2009
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2009/200902/20090213/article_390892.htm

Society
Crime Is a Risk to Stability: Official
China Daily, February 16, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-02/16/content_7478332.htm

Beijing Fire Evokes Mixed Reactions
Financial Times, February 13, 2009
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/38400de8-f9c2-11dd-9daa-000077b07658.html

Tibet
Tibet's Religious Life Still Bruised by Lhasa Riots
YahooNews (Asia), February 13, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090213/wl_nm/us_china_tibet_monasteries

China Refutes Lithuanian Councilors' Comments on "Invading Tibet"
Xinhuanet, February 12, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-02/12/content_10809929.htm

February 13, 2009

News
Bilateral Ties
习近平轰外国指手划脚 (Chinese Vice President Reprimands Foreigners for "Making Indiscreet Criticisms")
Singtao Daily, February 13, 2009
http://news.sina.com.hk/cgi-bin/nw/show.cgi/9/1/1/1034622/1.html

Related News
习近平痛批少数外国人对中国事务指手画脚 ([Video] Xi Jinping Reprimands Foreigners for "Making Indiscreet Criticisms" on China's Affairs)
Shenzhen Satellite TV, February 12, 2009
http://news.qq.com/a/20090212/001882.htm

Disasters
Quake-hit Sichuan to Move 18,000 Households to Avoid Disasters
Xinhua (via China Daily), February 12, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-02/12/content_7471468.htm

Government
Fujian City Warned Over Unrest
Radio Free Asia, February 12, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/fujian-unrest-02122009170536.html

Internet Censorship
Program Gets Smart on Porn
Xinhuanet (available at Shanghai Daily), February 13, 2009
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2009/200902/20090213/article_390858.htm

Multilateral
China Claims Victory at UN Human Rights Panel
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), February 12, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090212/ap_on_re_as/as_china_un_rights

Protests and Petitions
沪约千访民上访 忧两会前当局高压对待（图）(About A Thousand Petition in Shanghai, Ahead of NPC and CPPCC Sessions)
Radio Free Asia, February 12, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shangfang-02122009091942.html

陕西工人集体进京 律师应邀前往声援被阻 (Shaanxi Workers Go to Beijing En Masse to Petition, Lawyer Barred from Going to Support)
Radio Free Asia, February 12, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shangfang-02122009103405.html

四川渠县铁路徵地引发严重警民冲突 (Police, Villagers Clash Over Land Dispute in Sichuan)
Radio Free Asia, February 11, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/clash_land-02112009131405.html?encoding=simplified

Public Health
Deadly Herbal Injection Banned
South China Morning Post, February 13, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=1e778f96eea6f110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news

Tibet
Foreign Visitors Barred from Areas with Big Tibetan Populations
South China Morning Post, February 13, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=cfe68f96eea6f110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news

China Says Tibet 'Stable'
Agence France-Presse (via YahooNews), February 12, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090212/wl_asia_afp/chinaunresttibetdalairights

February 12, 2009

Top News

Multilateral
China Rejects UN Recommendation to End Death Penalty and Labour Camps
The Guardian, February 11, 2009
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/feb/11/china-death-penalty-united-nations

A Chinese delegation chose to reject recommendations made in a report by the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva on Wednesday. Among the rejected recommendations were proposals to end the death penalty and re-education through labor, grant greater freedom for lawyers and religious groups, and more protections for the rights of minorities.

Related News
China Rejects UN Recommendations for Substantive Reform to Advance Human Rights
Human Rights in China, February 11, 2009
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/128130

News

Bilateral Ties
U.S. Prepares to Broach Hard Issues with China
New York Times, February 11, 2009
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/11/washington/11diplo.html

Environment
Meet China's Green Crusader
International Herald Tribune, February 11, 2009
http://www.iht.com/articles/2009/02/11/opinion/edgardner.php

Food Security
China Investigating Milk Additive Used by Dairy
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), February 11, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090211/ap_on_re_as/as_china_milk_investigation

Gender
China Planning to Stage Its Largest-Ever Military Parade
China Post, February 12, 2009
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/china/national-news/2009/02/12/195700/China-planning.htm

Hukou
湖北荆门：农民工就业达2年 全家可转为城镇户口 (Hubei, Jingmen: Migrant Workers Can Obtain Hukou after Two Years)
Xinhuanet, February 11, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2009-02/11/content_10801179.htm

Human Rights Defenders
维权中国网发表《中国政治特区试点倡议书》遭关闭 (China Human Rights Defenders' Site Shut Down)
Radio Free Asia, February 11, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/wang-02112009162447.html

Human Rights Defender – Liu Xiaobo (刘晓波)
Dissident's Wife Pleads for Detained Husband
South China Morning Post, February 11, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/
?vgnextoid=67f6311ca546f110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Labor
China Makes It Harder to Fire Workers: State Media
China Post, February 12, 2009
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/china/business/2009/02/12/195748/China-makes.htm

Media
Chinese TV Official among 12 Held over Fire: Police
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), February 12, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090212/wl_asia_afp/chinaaccidentfiremedia

Censoring of Fire at Chinese State TV Station Sparks Furore
Times Online, February 11, 2009
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article5709439.ece

Related News
China's Netizens Ridicule CCTV over Fireworks Debacle
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), February 12, 2009
http://www.taiwannews.com.tw/etn/news_content.php?id=863180&lang=eng_news&cate_img=logo_china&cate_rss=CHINA_eng

Military
UN Human Rights Review Recommends China to Share Experience
Xinhuanet, February 12, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-02/12/content_10807051.htm

Police
Four Policemen Jailed for Injury Leading to Suspect Death
China Daily, February 11, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-02/11/content_7467249.htm

Protests and Petitions
山东千名军转干部再次集体上访 (Over a Thousand Former Cadres Petition in Shandong)
Radio Free Asia, February 11, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/junren-02112009101309.html

Public Health
大連瘋狗疫苗涉嫌故意造假 (Dalian Pharmaceutical Company Suspected of Faking Rabies Vaccine)
Ming Pao, February 11, 2009
http://www.mpinews.com/htm/INews/20090211/ca32014k.htm

Taiwan
Island Put under WHO Health Rules
China Daily, February 12, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-02/12/content_7467814.htm

Tibet
China Sentences 76 over Tibet Riots: State Media
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), February 11, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090211/ts_afp/chinaunresttibetriotssentences

Related News
A Year after Riots, Officials Warn Tibet at Risk of Renewed Unrest
South China Morning Post, February 12, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/
?vgnextoid=fcfc5696e366f110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Situation Is 'Very Tense' in Tibet: Dalai Lama
China Post, February 12, 2009
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/china/local-news/tibet/2009/02/12/195679/Situation-is.htm

February 11, 2009

News
Government
谁来唤醒“沉睡”的政府网站 (Who to Wake "Sleeping" Government Websites)
Xinhuanet, February 11, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2009-02/11/content_10798333.htm

Human Rights
联合国首议中国人权 中国代表面对尖锐提问（图）(China Faces Incisive Questions in its UN Human Rights Review)
Radio Free Asia, February 09, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/UN-02092009105632.html

Internet Censorship
全国整治网络低俗行动已关闭违法违规网站1911家 (A Total of 1911 Porn Websites Closed So Far This Year)
Xinhuanet, February 10, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2009-02/10/content_10794985.htm

Charter 08 Still Alive in the Chinese Blogosphere － Xia Yeliang (夏业良) etc.
China Digital Times, February 09, 2009
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2009/02/charter-08-still-alive-in-the-chinese-blogosphere/

June 4th
纽约举办六四二十周年研讨会 封从德做专题演讲 (Tiananmen Anniversary Seminar Held in New York; Feng Congde Delivers Keynote Speech)
Radio Free Asia, February 04, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/64_NYC-02042009124255.html

Law
Leading Lawyer Seeks Answers on Nation's Finances Ahead of NPC
South China Morning Post, February 11, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=6754e4671016f110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news

Related News
大陆律师呼吁公开四万亿投资详情 (Shanghai Lawyer Calls for Disclosure of Details of 400 Bln RMB Economic Stimulus Plan)
Radio Free Asia, February 10, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/caizheng-02102009133732.html

北京律师拟以游行推动律协直选 (Beijing Lawyers Might Organize Demonstration Calling for Direct Election of Beijing Lawyers Association)
Radio Free Asia, February 10, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/falv-02102009083833.html

Media
中宣部为有关央视火灾的报道"灭火" 不许报道 (Authorities Ban Independent News Reporting on CCTV Fire)
Radio France Internationale, February 10, 2009
http://www.rfi.fr/actucn/articles/110/article_12004.asp

Related News
Joy at Broadcaster's Misfortune
South China Morning Post, February 11, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=8cd4e4671016f110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news

Protests and Petitions
广东阳江周日爆发大规模警民冲突 (Guangdong Villagers Clash with Police over Unfair Compensation, Suspected Official Corruption)
Radio Free Asia, February 10, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/clash_guangdong-02102009104018.html?encoding=simplified

北京西单商场访民反腐大游行（视频）(Petitioners in Beijing Stage Massive Demonstration Against Corruption)
Radio Free Asia, February 10, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shangfang-02102009082845.html

Religion
'No Visits' For Detained Christians
Radio Free Asia, February 09, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/china-christians-02092009171637.html

Tibet
More Tibet Unrest Cannot Be Ruled Out: Official
Reuters (available at YahooNews), February 10, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090211/wl_nm/us_china_tibet

XUAR
Jailed Uyghur Scholar Offered Job
Radio Free Asia, February 11, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/prison-02102009160614.html

February 10, 2009

Top News

Multilateral
China Says Protects Human Rights, West Voices Doubt
Reuters (available at YahooNews), February 09, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090210/wl_nm/us_un_rights_china

On Monday, February 9, a Chinese delegation faced scrutiny of its human rights record before the U.N. Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland. In response to questions raised regarding the Chinese government’s human rights policies, rule of law, and treatment of ethnic minorities and vulnerable groups, delegation chief Li Baoding said, “China is fully committed to the promotion and protection of human rights.” The Chinese delegation also denied the existence of “black jails” and media censorship.

Related News
China’s UN Human Rights Review: New Process, Old Politics, Weak Implementation Prospects
Human Rights China, February 9, 2009
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/127014

News

Labor
贵州：爆竹违规使用高度敏感原料氯酸钾爆炸6人死 (Use of Illegal Chemical Results in Fatal Explosion at Firecracker Plant in Guizhou)
Xinhuanet, February 10, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2009-02/09/content_10789049.htm

Bilateral Ties
Pro-Tibetan Group Excluded from Talks
Sydney Morning Herald, February 10, 2009
http://www.smh.com.au/news/world/protibetan-group-excluded-from-
talks/2009/02/09/1234027955845.html

Corporate Social Accountability
China Sets Limit on Executive Pay
China Daily, February 10, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-02/10/content_7460583.htm

Related News
Executive Pay Ignites Public Grumble, Regulation Urged in China
Xinhuanet, February 09, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-02/09/content_10790185.htm

Corruption
杭州西湖区建设局原副局长受贿近千万一审被判死缓 (Hangzhou Official Sentenced to Death for Taking Bribes)
Xinhuanet, February 10, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2009-02/10/content_10791988.htm

Economic Development
Half of Chinese Toy Makers Wiped Out in Crisis
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), February 10, 2009
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/china/business/2009/02/10/195426/Half-of.htm

Environment
China's Drought Slightly Eased by Rainfall
Shanghai Daily, February 10, 2009
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2009/200902/20090210/article_390536.htm

Government
国家林业局回应郝劲松虎照申请称将公开相关信息 (Appeal for Information from Photo Scandal Successful under Open Government Information Regulations)
Xinhuanet, February 10, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2009-02/10/content_10791165.htm

江蘇新任地稅局長自殺 (Newly Appointed Jiangsu Official Commits Suicide)
Ming Pao, February 09, 2009
http://www.mpinews.com/htm/INews/20090209/ca11833c.htm

Hong Kong
2 More Bodies Wash Up on City's Shores
South China Morning Post, February 10, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/
?vgnextoid=9d7b562752b5f110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Labor
China to Create 775,000 Jobs Via Rural Retailing
China Daily, February 09, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-02/09/content_7458264.htm

Law
司法部设法律援助工作司 将重点加强农村法律援助 (Ministry of Justice Establishes Legal Aid Department)
Xinhuanet, February 10, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2009-02/10/content_10791307.htm

Public Health
Bird Flu Peril Increasing, Health Chief Warns
South China Morning Post, February 10, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/
?vgnextoid=b6170571b7b5f110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Rural Issues
安徽返乡农民工土地创业 成立协会发展规模生产 (Returned Workers Form Farming Associations in Anhui)
Xinhuanet, February 10, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2009-02/10/content_10791982.htm

Society
Fire Engulfs Beijing Hotel Complex
International Herald Tribune, February 10, 2009
http://www.iht.com/articles/2009/02/10/asia/10beijing.php

Related News
Official: CCTV Hotel Fire Caused by Fireworks
Xinhuanet, February 10, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-02/10/content_10794146.htm

XUAR
"东突"散发传单 鼓动新疆少数民族学生闹事 (Xinjiang Party Secretary Claims "East Turkestan" Movement Spread Leaflets in Schools)
World Post, February 10, 2009
http://news.163.com/09/0210/11/51PNPR810001124J.html

February 9, 2009

Top News

Human Rights Defenders – Gao Zhisheng (高智晟)
黑夜、黑头套、黑帮绑架(高智晟 (Dark Night, Dark Hood, and Kidnapping by Dark Mafia (Gao Zhisheng)
Radio Free Asia, February 08, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gao-02082009211313.html

On September 2007, rights defense lawyer Gao Zhisheng (高智晟) was kidnapped and brutally tortured by Chinese authorities. His firsthand account of these events has surfaced, detailing violent beatings, electric shocks to his genitals, and having his eyes burnt by lit cigarettes. Previously, Gao had been sentenced to prison in 2006 for writing open letters critical of the Chinese government’s suppression of Falun Gong. On February 4, 2009, Gao was taken from his home by security police and has not been heard from since.

English translation
Torture Account by Missing Rights Defense Lawyer Gao Zhisheng
Human Rights in China, February 08, 2009
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/126636

News

Environment
Experts Blame Drought on Human Errors
South China Morning Post, February 07, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/
?vgnextoid=60d391c356c4f110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Food Security
Chinese Milk Executive Says She Was Scapegoat for Crisis
Telegraph.co.uk, February 08, 2009
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/4558457/Chinese-milk-executive-
says-she-was-scapegoat-for-crisis.html

喀什11人服假糖尿藥不適 (16:18) (11 Sick in Kashgar after Taking Fake Medicine)
Ming Pao, February 07, 2009
http://www.mpinews.com/htm/INews/20090207/ca61619a.htm

Government
湖北一副局长被免职刑拘 涉嫌酒后驾公车1死2伤 (Hubei Official Arrested and Removed from Office for Involvement in Fatal Drunk Driving Accident)
Xinhuanet, February 08, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2009-02/08/content_10781260.htm

Hong Kong
Rules on HK Journalists Slammed as Step Backward
China Post, February 07, 2009
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/china/national-news/2009/02/07/195072/Rules-on.htm

June 4th
纪念八九前卫艺术展遭公安喊停 (Art Exhibition Commemorating Tiananmen Anniversary Barred)
Radio Free Asia, February 06, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/liusi-02062009154219.html

“09行动”呼吁高校纪念六四抵制国庆 (NGO "Action 09" Calls for Commemorating Tiananmen Anniversary And Boycott PRC Found Anniversary)
Radio Free Asia, February 06, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/64-02062009100911.html?encoding=simplified

Labor
深圳48家欠薪企業上黑榜 (11:54) (48 Businesses in Shenzhen Blacklisted for Owing Back Wages)
Ming Pao, February 09, 2009
http://www.mpinews.com/htm/INews/20090209/ca11154i.htm

Media
中国强调被关闭网站不得改名重新开张 (Closed Websites Not Allowed to Reopen under Another Name)
Radio Free Asia, February 07, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/wang-02072009000712.html

Olympics
(China's Iconic Stadium is Losing Its Glamour Fast)
Straits Times, February 08, 2009
http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking%2BNews/Asia/Story/STIStory_335704.html

Police
Chinese Inspectors Patrol Jails to Prevent Torture of Detainees
Xinhuanet, February 08, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-02/08/content_10784444.htm

Related News
Update on Xintai Mental Asylum Abuses Global Voices Online,
February 09, 2009
http://globalvoicesonline.org/2009/02/06/china-update-on-xintai-mental-asylum-abuses/

Woman Dies after Cops cuff, Drag Her
Shanghai Daily, February 07, 2009
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2009/200902/20090207/article_390198.htm

China Human Rights Record Stirs Struggle at Home
Reuters (available at YahooNews), February 08, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090209/wl_nm/us_china_rights

Protests and Petitions
China Dragon Dancers Riot: Police
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), February 09, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090209/wl_asia_afp/chinaunrestculture

China Stops Protesters before UN Rights Review
International Herald Tribune, February 06, 2009
http://www.iht.com/articles/2009/02/06/asia/beijing.1-424132.php

China's Rural Teachers Join Rumble of Unrest
Reuters, February 06, 2009
http://uk.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUKTRE5151CM20090206

Public Health
Deadly Tide of Birds in HK Fuels Fears of H5N1 Cover-up
China Post, February 09, 2009
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/china/local-news/hong-kong/2009/02/09/195302/Deadly-
tide.htm

State-owned Enterprises
SOEs to be Supervised for Corruption in Projects
China Daily, February 08, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-02/08/content_7454820.htm

Tibet
Security Forces Patrol Tibetan Town in NW China
Reuters, February 07, 2009
http://uk.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUKTRE51619320090207