Human Rights Defenders

Yu Jie, Dissident Chinese Writer, Continues His Work in U.S.
The New York Times, February 26, 2012
www.nytimes.com/2012/02/26/world/asia/yu-jie-dissident-chinese-writer-continues-his-work-in-us.html

Related information:
Dissident Writer-in-Exile Yu Jie Details Torture by Police
流亡异议作家余杰详述遭中国警方酷刑经过
Human Rights in China, February 18, 2012
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/content/5778
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/cn/content/5779

成都链子门组织者鲍俊生出狱 涉案者坚称当年合法维权 (Chengdu: Fellow Protesters Affirm Legality of Court-front Protest as Leader Bao Junsheng Is Released from Prison)
Radio Free Asia, February 24, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/cd-02242012094601.html

Related information:
Leader of “Chain Gate” Protest, Bao Junsheng, Released from Prison
成都“链子门”事件组织者鲍俊生刑满出狱
Human Rights in China, February 23, 2012
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/content/5889
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/cn/content/5890

黄琦介绍成都地区从维权走向独立参选的个案和整体路径 (Huang Qi on Chengdu Activists Going from Rights Defense to Independent Campaigns)
Radio France Internationale, February 26, 2012
http://www.chinese.rfi.fr/中国/20120226-黄琦介绍成都地区从维权走向独立参选的个案和整体路径

Human Rights Defender – Huang Qi (黄琦)

黄琦再次被公安入屋骚扰 黄晓敏女儿居住学业受牵连 (Authorities Disrupt the Lives of Activist Huang Qi and Activist Huang Xiaomin's Daugther)
Radio Free Asia, August 08, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/huang-08082011094940.html

Human Rights Defender – Liu Anjun (刘安军)

黄琦为川震灾民维权被传唤 北京维权人士刘安军被失踪 (Beijing Activist Liu Anjun Missing Since Sunday)
Radio Free Asia, August 04, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/hq-08042011091541.html

Human Rights Defender – Huang Qi (黄琦)

黄琦出狱，将继续 "与弱者同行" (Huang Qi Plans to Continue Work after Prison Release)
Deutsche Welle, June 11, 2011
http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,15147582,00.html

On June 10, Sichuan earthquake activist Huang Qi (黄琦) was released from a prison in Chengdu after completing a three-year term on the conviction of “illegal possession of state secrets.” Huang is known for the help he provided to the victims of the May 2008 earthquake in Sichuan and for publicizing the plight of the parents who lost their children in the disaster. After his release, he stated his desire to continue his rights defense work.

Related information:
Earthquake Activist Freed after Three Years in Prison; Other Rights Defenders to Be Released This Month
黄琦服刑三年后获释 另有其他三位维权人士本月将获释
Human Rights in China, June 10, 2011
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/content/5374
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/cn/content/5375

Human Rights Defender – Huang Qi (黄琦)

Future Murky for China Dissident Freed from Prison
Associated Press, June 10, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110610/ap_on_re_as/as_china_dissident_release

Human Rights Defenders

Euro Parliament Chief Slams Threats of Chinese Dissident
Agence France-Presse, June 09, 2011
http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/Asia/Story/STIStory_677872.html

黃琦刑滿 妻恐出獄後遭軟禁 (Imprisoned Activist Huang Qi’s Wife Fears He May Be Placed under House Arrest after Prison Release)
Ming Pao, June 09, 2011
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/9/1/1/2351177/1.html

四川异议人士陈卫获颁青年人权奖 (Sichuan Dissident Chen Wei Wins Chinese Youth Human Rights Award)
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 09, 2011
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/chinese_news/2011/06/110609_china_human_rights.shtml

February 25, 2010

News

Bilateral Ties
China's Military Warns Washington, Denies Hacking
Reuters (via Yahoo! News), February 25, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100225/ts_nm/us_china_usa

Civil Society
Oxfam Hong Kong Halts Training Programme in China
British Broadcasting Corporation, February 24, 2010
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8533752.stm

Economic Development
Put Brakes on Nationalisation, Academic Urges
South China Morning Post, February 25, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=cc8af8ae4e007210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Food Security
Too Many Cooks in The Kitchen for Food Safety
China Daily, February 25, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-02/25/content_9499122.htm

Government
China Amends Law to Tighten Civil Servants Supervision
Xinhua News Agency (via China Daily), February 24, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-02/24/content_9498885.htm

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Real-name Whistleblowers Must Be Replied to: Draft Law
China Daily, February 25, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-02/25/content_9499130.htm

Disciplined Officials Can Be Promoted
China Daily, February 25, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-02/25/content_9503554.htm

China's Communists Issue Ethics Code
Agence France-Presse (via Yahoo! News), February 23, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100224/wl_asia_afp/chinacorruptionpolitics

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中国共产党党员领导干部廉洁从政若干准则 (Code of Ethics for Communist Party Officials (Full text))
People's Daily, February 24, 2010
http://politics.people.com.cn/GB/1026/11012525.html

信息公开条例遭曲解 地方政府过度收集申请人个人信息 (Information Disclosure Regulations Misinterpreted: Local Gov'ts Unnecessarily Collect Applicants' Personal Info)
Legal Daily (via Xinhua News Agency), February 24, 2010
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2010-02/24/content_13037386.htm

Human Rights Defender - Huang Qi (黄琦)
家人仍不知黄琦服刑地点和探视安排 (Family Is Still Not Informed of Huang's Detention Location, Visiting Arrangements)
Radio Free Asia, February 24, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/dissident_huangqi-02242010105953.html

Military
China Mulls Defence Industry Subsidies: Media
Agence France-Presse (via China Post), February 25, 2010
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/china/national-news/2010/02/25/245836/China-mulls.htm

Politics
Jiang's New Chapter Hits Headlines
South China Morning Post, February 25, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=a199f8ae4e007210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Shanghai World Expo
10,000 Journalists Apply for Shanghai World Expo
Xinhua News Agency (via China Daily), February 24, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009worldexpo/2010-02/24/content_9498994.htm

上海世博招聘政审把关 (Recruitment for Shanghai World Expo Involves Political Vetting)
Radio Free Asia, February 24, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/shanghai_expo-02242010104615.html

State Security
中國擬修法進一步明確“什麼是國家秘密” (China to Amend Law to Further Clarify "What Is State Secrets")
China Review News, February 24, 2010
http://www.chinareviewnews.com/doc/1012/4/0/2/101240258.html?coluid=7&kindid=0&docid=101240258&mdate=0224211625

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绝密定级权收归中央及省级单位 (Only Central, Provincial-level Gov'ts Have Power to Classify Top State Secrets)
The Beijing News, February 25, 2010
http://epaper.bjnews.com.cn/html/2010-02/25/content_69044.htm

Key Questions Go Unanswered in Draft Changes to State Secrets Law
South China Morning Post, February 25, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=33e4f448c6007210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

November 21-23, 2009

Top news
Human Rights Defender – Huang Qi (黄琦)
內地維權人士黃琦判囚3年 (Huang Qi Sentenced to Three Years for Illegally Possessing State Secrets)
Ming Pao, November 23, 2009
http://inews.mingpao.com/htm/INews/20091123/ca11133i.htm

Chengdu-based rights activist Huang Qi (黄琦) was sentenced this morning to three years’ imprisonment on charges of "illegal possession of state secrets." This sentence comes over three months after he was tried in a closed hearing on August 5, 2009. Huang, who is the founder of Tianwang Human Rights Centre (www.64tianwang.com), was detained on June 10, 2008, by authorities after participating in Sichuan earthquake relief activities and researching and publishing news about the plight of parents who had lost children in the quake and its aftermath. He was formally arrested on July 18, 2008.

Related news:
China Quake Dissident Jailed for 3 Years: Family
Reuters, November 22, 2009
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE5AM0IC20091123

Related information:
Authorities Kidnapped and Prevented Court Appearance by Witness for Huang Qi’s Case
Human Rights in China, August 5, 2009
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/171781

News
Bilateral Ties
China, EU Hold Human Rights Dialogue
Xinhua News Agency, November 21, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-11/21/content_9015562.htm

Human Rights Defender – Guo Feixiong (郭飞雄)
Chinese Rights Lawyer's Wife Gets US Asylum: Supporters
Agence France-Presse, November 22, 2009
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jPI8ilbd3ycHBUNEG21tTEl0h-Iw

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在广东监狱服刑的郭飞雄的妻子儿女获得美国政治庇护 (Imprisoned Rights Defender Guo Feixiong's Family Granted Political Asylum in U.S.)
Radio Free Asia, November 19, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/zhangqing-11192009133629.html

Human Rights Defenders
维权律师林洪楠不服停业处罚在听证会上答辩 (Rights Defense Law Lin Hongnan Refuses to Heed Penalty to Stop Practice, Continues Defense of Client in Yan Xiaoling Case)
Radio Free Asia, November 20, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/rights_lawyer-11202009111105.html

Labor
Fund Set to Help the Disabled Jobless
Xinhua News Agency, November 23, 2009
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2009/200911/20091123/article_420334.htm

黑龙江矿难104死 省长称负领导责任 (104 Dead in Heilongjiang Coal Mine Explosion)
Southern Weekend, November 23, 2009
http://www.infzm.com/content/37791

Related news:
China Families Protest Mine Disaster, Toll Hits 104
Reuters, November 22, 2009
http://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSPEK284285

Protests and Petitions
广州城管委今日联合接访　番禺业主自发前往 (Panyu, Guangzhou Residents Send Loud "No" Response to Waste Incinerator Project)
Southern Metropolis Daily, November 23, 2009
http://www.ycwb.com/news/2009-11/23/content_2338966.htm

Related news:
Incinerator Plans on Back Burner until Assessments OK
China Daily, November 23, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/cndy/2009-11/23/content_9019769.htm

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Videos taken of the demonstration:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yrCOWeIJQ4Y
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hI2mye61a2M
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDUhUE9-Y-I
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wztNvhmIdzs

Religion
Chinese Ex-president Sought in Spanish Probe: Lawyer
Agence France-Presse, November 19, 2009
http://www.sinodaily.com/2006/091119193332.f2vnc0bs.html

Police Detained Clergymen to Disrupt Service, Church Says
South China Morning Post, November 23, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=f2760dda76c15210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

November 07-09, 2009

Top News of the Day
Human Rights Defenders
Petitioner, 70, Jailed over 'State Secret' Downloaded from Net
South China Morning Post, November 08, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=9bc294e5b8fc4210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

70-year-old Zhejiang-based petitioner Lin Dagang (林大刚) was sentenced in a closed trial Friday to two years' imprisonment on charges of "illegally possessing state secrets." The "secret" was a notice from the former Ministry of Construction available for online. Lin has been a frequent petitioner and is an organizer of a nation-wide group seeking the return of ancestral houses of which the government took possession in 1956.

Related information:
Two-Year Sentence for Property Rights Advocate, 70, Accused of Possessing State Secrets
Human Rights in China, November 6, 2009
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/172304

News
Bilateral Ties
China Inks Environmental Deals with Japan
Xinhua News Agency, November 08, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-11/08/content_8929406.htm

Hong Kong
Tsang Offers Olive Branch on 2012
South China Morning Post, November 07, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=20a3602eb99c4210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Human Rights Defenders
奥巴马访华在即 中国加强管控维权人士 (China Increases Control over Rights Defenders on Eve of Obama Visit)
Voice of America, November 08, 2009
http://www1.voanews.com/chinese/news/china/OBAMA-VISITS-CHINA-11082009-69509027.html

Related news:
四百多人联名呼吁奥巴马关注中国人权 (400+ Rights Activists Make Joint Call to Obama to Pay Attention to Human Rights in China)
Voice of America, November 08, 2009
http://www1.voanews.com/chinese/news/china/HUMAN-RIGHTS-CHINA-11082009-69510552.html

Human Rights Defenders – Huang Qi (黄琦), Tan Zuoren (谭作人)
US House Backs China Quake Activists
Agence France-Presse, November 08, 2009
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hoKaJLJvCO6Bi6FGhcj5aE5ee0PA

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H.RES.877: Expressing support for Chinese human rights activists Huang Qi and Tan Zuoren for engaging in peaceful expression as they seek answers and justice for the parents whose children were killed in the Sichuan earthquake of May 12, 2008.
Introduced October 29, 2009
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d111:h.res.00877:

Media
记者，挑战高风险的职业 (Being a Journalist Has Become a Risky Occupation; Accident Insurance Rates Higher than for Other Jobs)
Guangzhou Daily, November 08, 2009
http://gzdaily.dayoo.com/html/2009-11/08/content_757844.htm

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內地記者節獄中悲歌 (A Sad Song for China's Reporters on Journalists Day)
Apple Daily, November 09, 2009
http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/template/apple/art_main.php?iss_id=20091109&sec_id=15335&subsec_id=15336&art_id=13399656

維權律師﹕記者頻受打壓 (Rights Defense Lawyer: Journalists under Increased Pressure)
Ming Pao, November 09, 2009
http://news.sina.com.hk/cgi-bin/nw/show.cgi/94/1/1/1321245/1.html

新修订《新闻记者证管理办法》：任何组织不得阻挠记者合法采访活动 (Newly Revised Measures on the Administration of Press Credentials: No Organization Can Prevent a Journalist from Reporting)
Xinhua News Agency, November 08, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2009-11/08/content_12412408.htm

Multilateral
China Pledges $10 Billion in Low-cost Loans to Africa
The Washington Post, November 09, 2009
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/11/08/AR2009110818002.html

Politics
Rubble Rousing
Daily News & Analysis, November 09, 2009
http://www.dnaindia.com/world/report_rubble-rousing_1309035

地震灾区逾千干部被提拔 (Sichuan Quake Area a Shortcut for Promotion for Local Cadres)
Guangzhou Daily, November 09, 2009
http://gzdaily.dayoo.com/html/2009-11/09/content_758780.htm

Protests and Petitions
不满征地补偿欲集体上访三农民被拘留 (Three Hebei Farmers Detained after Making Joint Petition against Insufficient Land Compensation)
Radio Free Asia, November 08, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/bu-11082009151727.html

Tibet
Defying China, Dalai Lama Visits Indian Town near Border
The Los Angeles Times, November 09, 2009
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-india-dalai9-2009nov09,0,6596321.story

XUAR
Uyghur Activist Seeks Talks with Beijing
Asia Times Online, November 06, 2009
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China/KK06Ad02.html

August 6, 2009

Top news of the day
Human Rights Defender – Huang Qi (黄琦)
Trial of Quake Dissident Ends 'Without Verdict'
Agence France-Presse (via South China Morning Post), August 05, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=5ba36b4f7d8e2210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Sichuan rights defender Huang Qi (黄琦) was tried in an closed hearing on August 5, 2009, on charges of “illegal possession of state secrets.” No verdict was issued. Huang, whose lawyers entered a plea of not guilty on his behalf, was criminally detained in on June 10, 2008, and formally arrested on July 18, 2008. At the time of his detention, Huang was in the Sichuan earthquake zone researching and publishing news about the plight of parents who had lost children in the disaster.

Related information:
Authorities Kidnap and Prevent Court Appearance by Witness for Huang Qi’s Case
Human Rights in China, August 05, 2009
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/171781

Related news:
批川震豆腐渣 黃琦或監三年 (For Criticizing Shoddy Construction Felled in the Sichuan Earthquake, Huang Qi Could Face Three Years in Jail)
Singtao Daily, August 06, 2009
http://news.sina.com.hk/cgi-bin/nw/show.cgi/94/1/1/1223131/1.html

News
Civil Society
北京市府首度開腔 指「公盟」非法組織 (Beijing Government Finally Speaks, Calls Gongmeng (Open Constitution Initiative) an Illegal Organization)
Ming Pao, August 06, 2009
http://news.sina.com.hk/cgi-bin/nw/show.cgi/94/1/1/1223045/1.html

Death Penalty
Wrongful Execution Case Stalled: Report
Agence France-Presse (via South China Morning Post), August 06, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=8345fa5ef7be2210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

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男子被执行死刑9年后真凶现身 冤情至今未昭雪
Sichuan Online (via Netease), August 05, 2009
http://news.163.com/09/0805/11/5FUV6KGU00011229.html

Economic Development
China’s Growth Figures Fail to Add Up
Financial Times, August 04, 2009
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0ec404fc-8120-11de-92e7-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=9511df10-6d6b-11da-a4df-0000779e2340.html

Environment
China Refuses to Budge on Greenhouse Gases
Agence France-Presse (via Yahoo! News), August 05, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090805/sc_afp/chinaclimatewarmingun

Law
Supreme People's Court Encourages Mediation to Resolve Disputes as Lawsuits Increase
Xinhua News Agency, August 04, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-08/04/content_11826652.htm

Media
Journalists Held for Investigating Metal Leaks Case
South China Morning Post, August 06, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=5136fa5ef7be2210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Protests and Petitions
14 Arrested over Unrest Related to Chef's Death in C China
Xinhua News Agency, August 05, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-08/05/content_11831454.htm

北京大举驱赶访民 信访办形同虚设 (Beijing Authorities Drive Away Petitioners)
Radio Free Asia, August 05, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/xinfang-08052009091349.html

上海宝山逾百租户镇政府抗议 郑恩宠再被传唤 (100+ Tenants in Baoshan, Shanghai Protest Local Government, Zheng Enchong again Summoned by Police)
Radio Free Asia, August 05, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/zhengenchong-08052009133506.html

XUAR
Innocent Civilians Make Up 156 in Urumqi Riot Death Toll
Xinhua News Agency, August 05, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-08/05/content_11831350.htm

Uighur Accuses China of Inflaming Ethnic Tension
Associated Press (via Yahoo! News), August 05, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090805/ap_on_re_au_an/as_australia_china_uighur

August 5, 2009

Top news of the day
Human Rights Defender – Xu Zhiyong (许志永)
Chinese Legal Activist Held for Tax Evasion
Associated Press (via Yahoo News), August 04, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090804/ap_on_re_as/as_china_lawyer

On July 29, Xu Zhiyong (许志永), director of Gongmeng Law Research Center of the Open Constitution Initiative (OCI), an organization set up to provide legal consultation and assistance to the public. Officials have not provided a reason for his detention. Gongmeng was shut down by the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Civil Affairs on July 17, due to not having registered with the government as an organization.

Related information:
Xu Zhiyong in Custody Seven Days; Still No Official Explanation
Human Rights in China, August 4, 2009
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/171768

News
Children
中国弃婴问题严重 (The Serious State of Infant Abandonment in China)
Radio Free Asia, August 04, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/qiying-08042009113130.html

Environment
Tainted Tap Water Sickens 4,307 in N. China City
China Daily, August 03, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-08/03/content_8507956.htm

Water Crisis in Parched Northern China
Agence France-Presse (via Yahoo! News), August 04, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090804/sc_afp/chinaenvironmentclimatewater

Human Rights Defender – Huang Qi (黄琦)
China Quake Dissident on Trial: Lawyer
Agence France-Presse (via Yahoo! News), August 04, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090805/wl_asia_afp/chinarightsdissidentquake

Police
New Laws Stipulate Duties of Chengguan
China Daily, August 04, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-08/04/content_8513997.htm

Protests and Petitions
Motorcycle Taxi Drivers Rally after Business Ban
Xinhua News Agency (via China Daily), August 03, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-08/03/content_8511816.htm

Villagers Call off Toxic Leak Protest
South China Morning Post, August 05, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=09b3ea7a546e2210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Public Health
新疆核试曾大量平民伤亡? (Did Xinjiang Nuclear Tests Cause a Large Number of Casualties?)
Voice of America, August 01, 2009
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/2009-08-01-voa48.cfm

Related news:
Did China's Nuclear Tests Kill Thousands and Doom Future Generations?
Scientific American, July 2009
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=did-chinas-nuclear-tests

Society
China Jobless Pose 'Grave' Crisis
British Broadcasting Corporation, August 04, 2009
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/8183339.stm

中国鼓励个人收留流浪乞讨者 (China Urges Individuals to Take in Homeless Beggars)
Radio Free Asia, August 04, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/homeless-08042009105703.html

XUAR
Beijing Forced Family's 'Denunciation': Uighur Leader
Agence France-Presse (via Yahoo! News), August 04, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090804/wl_asia_afp/chinaunrestxinjiangaustraliauskadeer

China’s Tally of 718 Arrests in July Riots Is Questioned
New York Times, August 04, 2009
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/05/world/asia/05china.html

August 04, 2009

News
Civil Society
许志永被捕公盟被取缔后NGO全面受威胁 (NGOs across China to Face Intimidation before Sensitive Anniversary)
Radio France Internationale, August 03, 2009
http://www.rfi.fr/actucn/articles/116/article_15236.asp

Green Dam
北京律師控「綠壩部長」 (Beijing Lawyer Xie Yanyi Accuses Minister of Industry and Information Technology of Infringing on Citizen's Free Communication and Other Crimes; Beijing Procuratorate to Decide Whether or Not to Accept)
Central News Agency (via Sina.com), August 03, 2009
http://news.sina.com.tw/article/20090803/1987229.html

Government
制约、整合、瘦身：特区深圳率先启动政府机构改革 (Shenzhen to Pioneer Governmental Reform)
Xinhua News Agency , August 03, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2009-08/03/content_11819590.htm

化工廠污染 環保局長停職 (Local Director of Environmental Protection Bureau Suspended due to Industrial Pollution in Liuyang, Hunan)
Ming Pao (via Yahoo! Asia News), August 02, 2009
http://hk.news.yahoo.com/article/090802/4/dhud.html

Human Rights Defenders
网上写诗获罪 再有《零八宪章》签署人被劳教 (Writer and Charter 08 Signatory Luo Yongquan Sentenced to Two Years of Reeducation-Through-Labor)
Radio Free Asia, August 03, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/luo-08032009132104.html

Human Rights Defenders – Guo Quan (郭泉), Huang Qi (黄琦)
闭门审黄琦证人不准出庭 郭泉案周五开庭 (Closed-Door Hearings for Huang Qi; Guo Quan's Trial Begins Friday)
Radio Free Asia, August 03, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/guoquan-08032009153320.html

Labor
Metal Leak at China Chemical Plant Leaves 500 Sick
Associated Press (via Yahoo! News), August 03, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090803/ap_on_re_as/as_china_pollution_sickness

Media
China Censors Namibia Corruption Case that May Touch President's Son
Christian Science Monitor (via Yahoo! News), August 03, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/csm/20090803/wl_csm/oprincelings

Student Beaten to Death at Juvenile Guidance Center
Shanghai Daily, August 03, 2009
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2009/200908/20090803/article_409490.htm

Protests and Petitions
北京200余村民不满拆迁补助 围堵高速路 (200 Beijing Villagers Take to the Highway in Protest)
The Beijing News (via Net Ease), August 04, 2009
http://news.163.com/09/0804/03/5FRF7LBB0001124J.html

武汉数百下放返乡人员堵路抗议 要求基本生活保障 (Several Hundred Demoted Wuhan Cadres Protest Insufferable Living Conditions)
Radio Free Asia, August 03, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/wuhan-08032009183620.html

Public Health
Chinese Town Sealed Off after Plague Deaths
New York Times, August 04, 2009
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/04/world/asia/04china.html

State Security
Evidence 'Strong' in Rio Tinto Spying Case
Associated Press (via South China Morning Post), August 03, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=f79d89cc85ed2210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

京地鐵車廂設監聽裝置 (Beijing's Subways Have Surveillance System Installed)
Ming Pao (via Yahoo Asia News), August 02, 2009
http://hk.news.yahoo.com/article/090801/4/dhpf.html

XUAR
5 Attacks in Xinjiang Foiled, Say State Media
Agence France Presse (via South China Morning Post), August 04, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=68c88c03331e2210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

新疆起草兩法規 (Two New Regulations Drafted for XUAR)
Ming Pao (via Sina.com), August 02, 2009
http://news.sina.com.hk/cgi-bin/nw/show.cgi/9/1/1/1218606/1.html

Related news:
维护民族团结 新疆人大常委会拟制定两部维稳法规 (To Uphold Ethnic Unity, Standing Committee of the XUAR People's Congress Drafts Two Regulations on Safeguarding Stability)
Legal Daily, August 1, 2009
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/0801/2009-08/01/content_1131728.htm

June 10, 2009

News

Government
1/3 Officials 'Networking' at Bars: Survey
China Daily, June 10, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-06/10/content_8267065.htm

State Security
Anniversary Security Tighter than During Games
China Daily, June 10, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-06/10/content_8265919.htm

June 4th
售卖六四纪念物者曾遭软禁　深圳多名异见人士重获自由 (Sellers of June 4th Commemorative Items Put Under House Arrest, Shenzhen Dissidents Released)
Radio Free Asia, June 09, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/64-06092009092126.html

Law
Senior Party Official: Poor People Need Better Legal Aid Services
Xinhua, June 09, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-06/10/content_11516297.htm

中国各地法院具体案件也要报告党和政府 (Local Courts Required to Report Cases to Party and State Government)
Radio Free Asia, June 09, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/sifa-06092009104702.html

Environment
Guangzhou Plans Greener Games
South China Morning Post, June 10, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=36f2edfb095c1210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Protests and Petitions
敏感时期后冯正虎仍被拒入境 上海访民开始解禁 (Feng Zhenghu Still Denied Entry to Shanghai Post Sensitive June 4th Period, Shanghai Petitioners Start To Be Released)
Radio Free Asia, June 09, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/fengzhenghu-06092009091458.html

国家级信访办设黑监狱，访民自危 中共力保建政六十年国庆平安 (Secret Prisons Established, Petitioners at Risk; State Government Strives to Maintain Stability During 60th Anniversary Celebrations)
Radio Free Asia, June 10, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/xinfang-06092009085906.html

XUAR
Palau to Take Guantanamo Uighurs
BBC News, June 10, 2009
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8092502.stm

世维大会：新疆和田严打中842名维吾尔人被捕 (World Uyghur Conference: 842 Uyghurs arrested in Xinjiang and Hotan "Strike Hard" Anti-Crime Campaign)
Radio Free Asia, June 09, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/xinjiang-06092009164701.html

Human Rights Defenders -- Huang Qi, 黄琦
黄琦被囚整一年 谭作人批捕待审 (Huang Qi Remains Jailed After a Year, Tan Zuoren Awaits Trial)
Radio Free Asia, June 09, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/huangqi-06092009164717.html

Tibet
民间报告批处理藏区骚乱失误多 (Local Report Criticizes Handling of Tibet Riots )
Voice of America, June 09, 2009
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2009-06-09-voa36.cfm?rss=topstories

Religion
家庭教会成员在六四前后遭打压 (House Church Members Oppressed During June 4th Period)
Radio Free Asia, June 09, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/jiaohui-06092009092517.html

Internet Censorship

Blogging Judge Sues Over Pulled Plug
China Daily, June 10, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-06/10/content_8266459.htm

Beijing Hits Back at Critics of New Computer Controls
South China Morning Post, June 10, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=b621edfb095c1210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

February 5, 2009

News
Bilateral Ties
Beijing Wants Return of Chinese Held in Guantanamo
Reuters, February 05, 2009
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE5141H620090205

Corruption
Shanghai Vice Governor Jailed on 6 Mil Yuan Graft Charge
China Post, February 05, 2009
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/china/local-news/shanghai/2009/02/05/194749/Shanghai-vice.htm

Environment
China Declares an Emergency amid Worst Drought in 50 Years
Times Online, February 05, 2009
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article5665232.ece

Human Rights Defender - Huang Qi (黄琦)
成都当局威胁访民提供有关黄琦的材料 (Chengdu Authorities Harass Petitioners for Information on Huang Qi)
Radio Free Asia, February 04, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/dissident_huangqi-02042009101040.html

Internet Censorship
Chinese Learn Limits of Online Freedom as the Filter Tightens
New York Times, February 05, 2009
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/05/world/asia/05beijing.html

Law
最高法院全面启动司法改革工作 (Supreme Court Begins Comprehensive Judicial Reform)
Xinhuanet, February 04, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2009-02/04/content_10765381.htm

最高齡被告 百歲翁涉詐騙 (99-yo Man Tried for Fraud)
Ming Pao, February 05, 2009
http://news.sina.com.hk/cgi-bin/nw/show.cgi/94/1/1/1026037/1.html

Police
Chinese Police Go Door-to-door to Address Public Concerns
People's Daily, February 05, 2009
http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/90882/6586686.html

上海官方低调宣布把在杨佳袭警案中遇害的六名警员评为"烈士" (Shanghai Government Issues Muted Announcement that the Six Police Killed by Yang Jia Are to Be Referred to as "Martyrs")
Radio France Internationale, February 04, 2009
http://www.rfi.fr/actucn/articles/110/article_11909.asp

Public Health
Deadly Medicine Found in 2 More Chinese Provinces
Associated Press (via Google), February 05, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090205/ap_on_re_as/as_china_deadly_drug

癌症成中國兒童第二殺手 (Cancer #2 Killer of Chinese Children)
Ming Pao, February 05, 2009
http://news.sina.com.hk/cgi-bin/nw/show.cgi/94/1/1/1026035/1.html

Taiwan
Taiwan Mulling Building Bridge Linking with China
Agence France-Presse (via Google), February 05, 2009
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jlQW-GFObBd3bcVAFQsjLUivlVAA

Tibet
中国军警严密监控甘肃拉卜楞地区 (Armed Forces Increase Control in Gansu's Labrang Region)
Radio Free Asia, February 04, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/tibetan_riot-02042009100033.html

February 3, 2009

Top News
Human Rights Defender - Gao Zhisheng (高智晟)
Rights Groups: China Rights Lawyer Released
Associated Press (available at Yahoo! News), February 03, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090203/ap_on_re_as/as_china_human_rights

Leading human rights lawyer Gao Zhisheng (高智晟), who disappeared on January 19, has been released from custody in an unknown location. Gao, a self-trained lawyer known for his work in defending dissidents, underground Christians, and other lawyers, received a suspended sentence of five years for “inciting subversion” in 2006. In 2007, he was detained for several weeks after issuing an open letter to the U.S. Congress denouncing the human rights situation in China.

Related information:
Human Rights Lawyer in Arbitrary Detention
Amnesty International, Human Rights in China, and Human Rights Watch, February 2, 2009
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/122844

News
Bilateral Ties
Obama to Lift China Talks to New Level
Yomiuri Shimbun, February 03, 2009
http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/world/20090202TDY01304.htm

Education
北京市发改委宣布取消暂住证费、义务教育借读费 (Beijing Cancels Fees for Temporary Residence Permits and Compulsory Education)
Xinhuanet, February 03, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2009-02/03/content_10753372.htm

Environment
我國北方遭遇嚴重幹旱多地發布紅色警報 (Several Areas in Northern China under Red Alert for Drought)
China News Agency, February 03, 2009
http://news.sina.com.hk/cgi-bin/nw/show.cgi/107/1/1/1024410/1.html

Human Rights Defender - Huang Qi (黄琦)
China Delays Trial of Rights Activist
Washington Post, February 03, 2009
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/02/02/AR2009020201094.html

Internet Censorship
Porn Police Laud 2 Websites for Cleanup
Xinhuanet (available at Shanghai Daily), February 03, 2009
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2009/200902/20090203/article_389703.htm

Politics
Cadres Told to Stand Up to Unrest
South China Morning Post, February 03, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=1f411314b473f110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Protests and Petitions
Protester Hurls Shoe at Chinese PM during UK Visit
Associated Press (available at Yahoo! News), February 02, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090202/ap_on_re_eu/eu_britain_china

湖南长沙访民侯映春节到京上访遭判刑 (Hunanese Petitioner Hou Ying's Suspended Sentence Reverted to Two-year Fixed Term after Petitioning Trip to Beijing)
Radio Free Asia, February 02, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/fangmin-02022009104720.html

山东临沭大兴抓信访保稳定促发展 (Daxing Township, Shandong Develops Petitioning Safety and Stability Plan)
Xinhuanet, February 03, 2009
http://www.sd.xinhuanet.com/wq/2009-02/03/content_15594715.htm

Tibet
西藏两僧侣示威逮捕 甘孜官员否认国旗被降 (Two Qamdo Monks Arrested following Demonstration outside County Government Office)
Radio Free Asia, February 02, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/Tibet-02022009101653.html

XUAR
新疆访民胡军为得到身份证不断抗争 (XUAR Petitioner Hu Jun Protests Lack of Return of ID Card following Imprisonment)
Radio Free Asia, February 03, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/petitioner_abuse-02022009102208.html

January 31 - February 2, 2009

Top News of the Day
Human Rights Defender - Huang Qi (黄琦)
China to Try Earthquake Critic on Secrets Charge
Reuters, February 02, 2009
http://uk.reuters.com/article/asiaCrisis/idUKPEK312306

Sichuan-based rights defender Huang Qi (黄琦) is scheduled to be tried on “illegally possessing state secrets” on Tuesday, February 3, 2009. Huang was detained on June 10, 2008, after he published news on his website following the Sichuan earthquake about the plight of parents who lost children, and was formally arrested on July 18, 2008. He is the founder of the website Tianwang Human Rights Center (64tianwang.com) and was previously imprisoned for five years (2000-2005) on charges of subversion.

News
Environment
China's Largest Crop Producing Province Warns against Severe Droughts
Xinhuanet, January 30, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-01/30/content_10738605.htm

大陆环保人士遭打压　呼吁当局注重环境保护 (Environmental Activists Harassed, Call on Authorities to Increase Environmental Protection)
Radio Free Asia, January 30, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/huanbao-01302009092516.html

Human Rights Defenders
China Lawyers Petition Jailing of Colleague
Reuters (via China Post), February 02, 2009
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/china/national-news/2009/02/02/194249/China-lawyers.htm

June 4
六四母亲遭禁足 湖北访民逐出京城 (Mother of June 4 Victim Kept under Home Surveillance during Chinese New Year)
Radio Free Asia, January 30, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/fangmin-01302009110512.html

Internet Censorship
Beijing Court to Rule on Political Blog Case
Financial Times, February 02, 2009
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e5ca67cc-e7b3-11dd-b2a5-0000779fd2ac.html

Media
China Names New Body to Regulate Foreign News Companies
Dow Jones (via CNN), February 02, 2009
http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/djf500/200902010511DOWJONESDJONLINE000132_FORTUNE5.htm

Related information:
国务院关于修改《国务院对确需保留的行政审批项目设定行政许可的决定》的决定　(Resolution of the State Council on Amending the "Resolution of the State Council on Administrative Licensing for Projects Needing to Retain Administrative Examination and Approval")
State Council, January 30, 2009
http://www.gov.cn/zwgk/2009-01/30/content_1217476.htm

記者採訪政府會議遭圍毆 現場民警放走打人者 (Sichuan Reporter Beaten while Gathering News at Government Meeting)
Yangcheng Wanbao (via Sina), February 02, 2009
http://news.sina.com.hk/cgi-bin/nw/show.cgi/113/1/1/1023128/1.html

国际记者联会报告指责中国限制记者自由 (IFJ Report Criticizes Restrictions on Journalists' Freedoms)
Radio Free Asia, January 30, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/china_media_reporter-01302009100923.html

Migrant Workers
Chinese Migrant Job Losses Mount
British Broadcasting Corporation, February 02, 2009
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7864293.stm

Military
Hu Calls for PLA Loyalty as Fears Grow of Trouble ahead
South China Morning Post, February 02, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=974bf25ecb23f110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Related information:
中央军委召开深入学习实践科学发展观活动专题民主生活会 胡锦涛主持 (Hu Jintao Presides over CPC Central Military Commission Meeting)
Xinhua News Agency, February 1, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/newscenter/2009-02/01/content_10746848_1.htm

中国《解放军报》强调军队软势力的作用 (Official Paper of the China Military Stresses Use of Soft Power)
Radio Free Asia, January 30, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/jundui-01302009105341.html

Protests and Petitions
British Police Detain Protesters during Wen Visit
Associated Press (via Google), February 02, 2009
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hWXw1OmkKSVlHhJpYFL7YhSrL-YwD962VGEO0

Public Health
China Blames Pollution for Surge in Birth Defects
Los Angeles Times, February 02, 2009
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/asia/la-fg-china-birth-defects2-2009feb02,0,2105177.story

Rural Issues
China Issues Rescue Plan to Fight Farming Crisis
Reuters (via China Post), February 02, 2009
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/china/c_business/2009/02/02/194195/China-issues.htm

Related information:
中共中央国务院关于２００９年促进农业稳定发展农民持续增收的若干意见 (Several Opinions of the Central Committee of the CPC and the State Council on the 2009 Plan to Promote the Stable Development of Agriculture and Increase the Income of Farmers)
CCCPC and State Council, December 21, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/newscenter/2009-02/01/content_10746024_1.htm

October 10, 2008

News
Bilateral Ties
China Says It Won't Torture Guantanamo Detainees
Associated Press (via Google), October 10, 2008
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5iU9qvydNlxljHNUHuBRvFUY2puJAD93N1R7O2

Corruption
Official Accused of Taking Bribes to Fund Gambling Trips
Shanghai Daily, October 10, 2008
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=376344

Party Sacks Official for Corruption in Guangxi
Shanghai Daily, October 10, 2008
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=376305

Disasters
Another Quake Rocks Sichuan
Shanghai Daily, October 10, 2008
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=376352

Environment
Beijing Moves to Curb Car Growth
China Daily, October 10, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-10/10/content_7092425.htm

Chinese Environmental Watchdog Blacklists Polluted Cities
China Daily, October 09, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-10/09/content_10172072.htm

Food Security
China Threatens to "Out" Tainted Milk Offenders
Reuters, October 10, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE4990ZM20081010

China Protests Milk Import Bans at WTO Meeting
Associated Press (via International Herald Tribune), October 09, 2008
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/10/09/business/EU-WTO-China-Tainted-Milk.php

婴儿乳粉三聚氰胺限量1mg/kg (Limits on Melamine in Infant Milk Powder Set to 1mg/kg)
Nanfang City News, October 09, 2008
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/nfdsb/200810090002.asp

Government
信息公开案 政府首败诉 (Government Loses First Open Government Information Lawsuit)
The Beijing News, October 10, 2008
http://www.thebeijingnews.com/news/guonei/2008/10-10/008@022926.htm

Human Rights Defender - Huang Qi (黄琦)
黄琦的律师至今未准查阅案卷 (Huang Qi's Lawyer Has Yet to See Case Files)
Radio Free Asia, October 10, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/dissident_huangqi-10092008111601.html

Human Rights Defenders
Rare Victory for China’s Land Activists
Financial Times, October 10, 2008
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/48a13538-9589-11dd-aedd-000077b07658.html

Labor
Four Killed in Southwest China Mine Cave-in
Xinhuanet, October 10, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-10/10/content_10172489.htm

Three Dead in Northwest China Coal Mine Accident
Xinhuanet, October 10, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-10/10/content_10175091.htm

广西合山一煤矿发生瓦斯爆炸 已找到7具尸体 (Seven Dead in Guangxi Coal Mine Blast)
Xinhuanet, October 10, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/newscenter/2008-10/10/content_10175313.htm

Multilateral
U.S. Claims Win in WTO Piracy Case versus China
Reuters, October 09, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idUSTRE49895G20081009

Protests and Petitions
北川中学一名遇难学生家长因计划上访被软禁 (Parent of Child Lost in Sichuan Quake under House Arrest for Petitioning)
Radio Free Asia, October 10, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/earthquake_students-10092008112000.html

湖北上访人士郑大靖被关“黑监狱”遭毒打 (Hubei Petitioner Zheng Dajing in "Black Prison" Since 2007, Receiving Severe Beatings)
Radio Free Asia, October 09, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/Zheng_Dajing-10092008105731.html

浙江上千工人被拖欠薪资堵路示威 (1000+ Zhejiang Workers Protest for Wages)
Radio Free Asia, October 10, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/zhejiang-10092008102122.html

Public Health
China Bans One Brand of Herbal Drug after 3 Deaths
New York Times, October 10, 2008
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/10/world/asia/10china.html

Drug-resistant HIV Strains Turning up in China
Reuters, October 10, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/healthNews/idUSTRE4992BT20081010

More People Affected by Arsenic Contamination
China Daily, October 10, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-10/10/content_7093502.htm

Rural Issues
In China, Leaders Turn Focus to Farmers' Plight
Wall Street Journal, October 10, 2008
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122357413898519675.html

Taiwan
Ma Vows to Persist in `Deregulation` toward China
Taiwan News, October 10, 2008
http://www.taiwannews.com.tw/etn/news_content.php?id=760206

Tibet
西藏八名僧人被判刑 (Eight Tibetan Monks Sentenced for Suspected Involvement in Destroying Government Building)
Radio Free Asia, October 09, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/tibetan_monks-10092008105555.html

September 24, 2008

Top News of the Day
Human Rights Defender - Huang Qi (黄琦)
Lawyers Finally Allowed to See Arrested Quake Dissident
South China Morning Post, September 24, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=9e8c117ef109c110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Huang Qi (黄琦)'s lawyers Mo Shaoping (莫少平) and Ding Xikui (丁锡奎) were finally permitted to see him on September 23 after being denied access to Huang since he was detained. Huang has been in detention since June 10 and was formally arrested on July 18 on grounds of "illegally possessing state secrets." According to Mo, he and Ding were denied access to prosecution documents.

News
Bilateral Ties
China Rejects US Criticism on Religious Freedom
Xinhua (via China Daily), September 23, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-09/23/content_7052689.htm

Children
China Issues New Rule to Better Protect Rights of Illegally Adopted Children
Xinhuanet, September 24, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-09/24/content_10101549.htm

Corruption
Sichuan Hospital Head Jailed over Embezzlement of Quake Rescue Medicine
Xinhuanet, September 24, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-09/23/content_10098732.htm

Death Penalty
Man Sentenced to Death for Setting off Deadly Explosion
Shanghai Daily, September 23, 2008
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=374693

原国家民委办公厅副主任杜茂基等人贪污受贿获刑 (Former Deputy Director of the General Office of the State Ethnic Affairs Commission Du Maoqi Sentenced to Death for Corruption)
Xinhuanet, September 23, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2008-09/23/content_10097918.htm

Food Security
China Says Complaints about Milk Began in 2007
New York Times, September 24, 2008
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/24/world/asia/24milk.html

Got Milk? Chinese Crisis Creates a Market for Human Alternatives
Wall Street Journal, September 24, 2008
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122220872407868805.html

Melamine in Pesticides, Human Food Chain - Experts
Reuters, September 23, 2008
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/HKG120043.htm

Police
北京访民马景雪被劳教 访民救星秦裕进京受阻 (Beijing Petitioner Ma Jingxue Sentenced to Reeducation-Through-Labor)
Radio Free Asia, September 23, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/beijing-09232008081700.html

河南上访维权人士刘学立被劳教 (Henan Petitioner Liu Xueli Sentenced to Reeducation-Through-Labor)
Radio Free Asia, September 23, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/liuxueli-09232008164311.html

Protests and Petitions
获释访民控诉当局的打压 (Petitioners Released from Detainment and House Arrest during Olympics Denounce Authorities' Repression)
Radio Free Asia, September 23, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/fangmin-09232008081527.html

September 11, 2008

News
Corruption
Quake Frauds Unveiled
Shanghai Daily, September 11, 2008
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=373355

Death Penalty
Brutal Rape Teacher Executed
Shanghai Daily, September 11, 2008
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=373371

Disasters
China's Big Earthquake Doubles Chances of More
Reuters, September 10, 2008
http://uk.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUKN1038281820080910

Related information:
12 May 2008 M=7.9 Wenchuan, China, earthquake calculated to increase failure stress and seismicity rate on three major fault systems
Geophysical Research Letters, September 09, 2008
http://quake.wr.usgs.gov/research/deformation/modeling/papers/2008/todaetal.html

Environment
Acid Reportedly Dumped by Yangtze River
Caijing Magazine, September 10, 2008
http://english.caijing.com.cn/2008-09-10/110011467.html

Time Is Running out to Meet Pollution Targets
South China Morning Post, September 11, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=7c25c071dac4c110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Food Security
Baby Milk Powder Being Investigated after 14 Babies Get Sick
Xinhuanet, September 10, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-09/10/content_9891809.htm

Related information:
More Babies Suffer from Kidney Stones
Xinhua (via China Daily), September 11, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-09/11/content_7018843.htm

Human Rights Defender - Huang Qi (黄琦)
当局再拒家属见黄琦 六四天网内容仍更新 (Authorities Continue to Refuse Family Visits for Huang Qi)
Radio Free Asia, September 10, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/huangqi-09102008122702.html

Labor
Coal Mine Gas Blast Kills Five in SW China
Xinhuanet, September 10, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-09/11/content_9912358.htm

128 Die as Hope Fades for Mudslide Survivors
Shanghai Daily, September 11, 2008
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2008/200809/20080911/article_373362.htm

湖北赤壁市出租车大罢工六名出租车司机被抓 (Six Detained during Mass Strike of Hubei Taxi Drivers)
Radio Free Asia, September 10, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/chibi-09102008083914.html

Law
Chinese Courts Urged to Enhance Public Credibility
Xinhuanet, September 10, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-09/10/content_9910793.htm

Media
Book Stores Bar Suicide Themes
Reuters, September 10, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/healthNews/idUSPEK25999920080910

China Mulls Whether to Go for Gold with Media Openness
The Sydney Morning Herald, September 11, 2008
http://www.smh.com.au/news/world/china-mulls-whether-to-go-for-gold-with-media-openness/2008/09/10/1220857638057.html

Related information:
Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Jiang Yu's Regular Press Conference on September 9
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, September 09, 2008
http://www.fmprc.gov.cn/eng/xwfw/s2510/t470795.htm

Olympics
Activists Fear Games Will Do Little to Help Disabled
South China Morning Post, September 11, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=f784c071dac4c110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

USOC to Apologize to Olympic Cyclists on Mask Reprimand
Los Angeles Times, September 10, 2008
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/asia/la-spw-hersh10-2008sep10,0,5505192.story

Police
Rights Group Calls on China to End Torture
Reuters, September 10, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSPEK33325820080911

Related information:
HRIC September Take Action: Put an End to Torture in China
Human Rights in China, September 10, 2008
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/84810

Protests and Petitions
Riot Signals China’s Property Fears
Financial Times, September 10, 2008
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/87d2fb0c-7f53-11dd-a3da-000077b07658.html

菏泽十多人示威要求当局释放维权人士周孟新 (10+ People Protest for Release of Shandong Rights Defender Zhou Mengxin)
Radio Free Asia, September 10, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/rights_protest-09102008113550.html

武汉市第一商校图书馆馆长因参与维权被捕 (Wuhan School Librarian Detained for Petitioning for over Two Months; Yet to be Released)
Radio Free Asia, September 10, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/rights_detain-09102008113849.html

August 09-11, 2008

News
Bilateral Ties
China Needs to Do Much More on Human Rights - Rudd
Reuters, August 08, 2008
http://in.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idINIndia-34891920080808

Environment
China Sets New Rules in Bid to Cut Energy Use
Xinhua (via Shanghai Daily), August 08, 2008
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2008/200808/20080808/article_369725.htm

Human Rights Defender - Hua Huiqi (华惠棋)
Chinese Activist Detained on Way to Church
Associated Press (via Google), August 10, 2008
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5ho1JVdniEIT_lYOTG9jw7Lla_o_gD92FDUSO0

Related news:
Chinese Activist Still Missing after Detention
Associated Press (via Google), August 11, 2008
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5i3OMvEA_ehIHkQwvUsKHCWZ5QzIAD92FT5G80

Human Rights Defender - Huang Qi (黄琦)
Mother of Quake Activist Makes Third Appeal for Medical Parole
South China Morning Post, August 09, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=63b76687842ab110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Human Rights Defender - Zeng Jinyan (曾金燕)
Chinese Rights Activist Zeng Jinyan Disappears
Associated Press (via Google), August 10, 2008
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gGtTrBpkUffPzYAENMTtc8HAqaBgD92EPP6O0

Media
China Keen to Show World Its Media Openness
Reuters, August 10, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/industryNews/idUSPEK8096520080811

High-jumping China's Firewall
Asia Times Online, August 09, 2008
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Global_Economy/JH09Dj02.html

Website Blocking Is for Your Own Good, Games Chiefs Tell Chinese
Agence France-Presse (via Google), August 10, 2008
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5gVB6y8xHwkeAOIxmHBI5pNqUHgGA

Olympics
American Tourist Killed in Attack
China Daily, August 10, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-08/10/content_6922020.htm

Behind Murder of American in Beijing, a Tale of Despair and Dislocation
International Herald Tribune, August 10, 2008
http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/08/10/asia/beijing.php

Five Stage Pro-Tibet "Die-in" in Tiananmen Square (Roundup)
Deutsche Presse Agentur (via Monsters and Critics), August 11, 2008
http://www.monstersandcritics.com/sport/olympics2008/news/article_1422670.php/Five_stage_pro-Tibet_&quotdie-in%22_in_Tiananmen_Square__Roundup_

From Beijing to Battery Park, Activists Stress Causes
New York Times, August 09, 2008
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/09/sports/olympics/09protest.html

HK Pro-democracy Activist Ejected from Olympic Venue
Agence France-Presse (via Google), August 10, 2008
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5ij7Egq2IPSB2HetOQYAH60fdH6NA

Protester Hides Tibet Flag under Canadian Flag at Olympic Event
CBC, August 09, 2008
http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2008/08/08/canadatibet-flag.html

Protests in Beijing? No Sign of Any at Designated Parks
Los Angeles Times, August 08, 2008
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/asia/la-fg-protest9-2008aug09,0,6994179.story

Vanishing Act
The Boston Globe, August 10, 2008
http://www.boston.com/sports/other_sports/olympics/articles/2008/08/10/vanishing_act/

State Security
South Korean Arrested in Air China Bomb Threat
Associated Press (via International Herald Tribune), August 11, 2008
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/08/11/asia/AS-Japan-China-Bomb-Threat.php

State-owned Enterprises
China Will Speed up Mergers in SOEs
Shanghai Daily, August 11, 2008
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=370011

Tibet
甘孜军警向两名散发传单的尼姑开枪 (Garze, Sichuan Officers Open Fire on Two Nuns Distributing Leaflets)
Radio Free Asia, August 08, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/tibetan_monks-08082008111132.html

XUAR
Backlash over Chinese Handling of Muslim Minority
ABC News, August 08, 2008
http://www.abcnews.go.com/Blotter/Story?id=5542322

New Spasm of Violence in Western China as 11 Die in Wave of Bombings
International Herald Tribune, August 11, 2008
http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/08/11/asia/11xinjiang-2.php