April 16, 2008

Top News of the Day
Human Rights Defender - Lü Gengsong (吕耿松)
吕耿松案浙江高法维持原判 (Zhejiang's Higher People's Court Upholds Lü Gengsong's Original Verdict)
Radio Free Asia, April 15, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/04/15/
lu_gengsong/
On April 14, 2008, the Hangzhou City Higher People's Court in Zhejiang Province upheld the original verdict for anti-corruption writer Lü Gengsong (吕耿松), who was sentenced to four years in prison and one year of deprivation of his political rights for "inciting subversion of state power.” Lü was tried on January 22, 2008 and found guilty of publishing anti-corruption writings and participating in rights defense activities.

News
Environment
Mainland to Face Pressure at Meeting of Big Polluters
South China Morning Post, April 16, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62e
cb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=
ff9f726210359110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

World Food Shortages May Raise China's Prices: Official
South China Morning Post, April 16, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af6
2ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=355e726
210359110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Government
广东太石村选举大搞白色恐怖 ("White Terror" Reportedly Prevails During Election Campaign in Guangdong Village)
Radio Free Asia, April 15, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/04/
15/xuan/

山西黑砖窑案被撤职的副区长违规复出 (Shanxi Yaodu District Official Dismissed After Brick Kiln Slave Labor Incident, Returns to Work)
Radio Free Asia, April 15, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/04/
15/shanxi/

Human Rights Defender - Hu Jia (胡佳)
当局拒告知胡佳上诉与否 法律援助受阻 (Authorities Refuse to Confirm Whether Hu Jia Wants to Appeal)
Radio Free Asia, April 15, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/04/
15/hujia2/

再拒律师会见，胡佳现状不明 (Hu Jia's Current Conditions Still Unknown While Lawyer Barred from Meeting Hu Again)
Radio Free Asia, April 15, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/04/
15/hujia/

Media
China Demands Apology from CNN over Comments
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), April 15, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080415/ap_on_re_as/
china_cnn;_ylt=AkfZZl_X6F6G09NdSzwGNeIBxg8FdSzw
GNeIBxg8F

Olympics
China Defends Torch 'Volunteers'
Financial Times, April 16, 2008
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/8ef3ad9e-0b4c-11dd-8ccf-
0000779fd2ac.html?nclick_check=10000779fd2ac.html?
nclick_check=1

Beijing Gives Tacit Support to Calls for Boycott of French Goods
Agence France-Presse (available at South China Morning Post), April 15, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2
af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=
69a6f77634059110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
&ss=China&s=News0a0

Carrefour Faces China Boycott Bid
British Broadcasting Corporation, April 15, 2008
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7347918.stm

Protests and Petitions
湖北十堰司机总罢工 全城交通大瘫痪 (Hubei's Mass Strike Brings Public Transportation to a Halt)
Radio Free Asia, April 15, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/04
/15/bagong

陕西省两千多名民办教师集体请愿 (Over 2,000 Teachers from Private Schools in Shaanxi Province Organize Mass Protest)
Radio Free Asia, April 15, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/04/15/
China_Petition/

Tibet
Leading Tibetan Writer, Performer, Producer Arrested
Radio Free Asia, April 15, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/2008/04/15/arrest/

藏芒康县二千警围寺院 僧侣拒“洗脑”出走 (Two Thousands Armed Police Surround Temple in Tibet After Monks Walk Out of Patriotic Education)
Radio Free Asia, April 15, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/04
/15/zang/

XUAR
新疆维族基督徒依明上诉案将在本周秘密开庭 (Uyghur House Church Christian Wusiman Yiming’s Appeal to Be Heard Behind Closed Doors on April 16)
Radio Free Asia, April 15, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/04/15/
China_Uyghur/

March 25, 2008

Top News of the Day
Human Rights Defender - Lü Gengsong (吕耿松)
吕耿松上诉 指判决违国家公约 (Lü Gengsong Appeals, Says the Judgment Violates China's Constitution and International Conventions)
Radio Free Asia, March 24, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/03/24/lu/
Anti-corruption writer Lü Gengsong (吕耿松) has raised an appeal to his sentence for “inciting subversion of state power.” Lü believes that the Court's decision ignored the rights of citizens to enjoy freedom of expression protected under China's Constitution, as well as under international conventions including the “Universal Declaration of Human Rights” and the “International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.” Lü Gengsong is a writer and rights defense activist. He has published a book and a number of articles on corruption, organized crime and related topics. In February 2008, he was sentenced to four years in prison.

News
Bilateral Ties
Malaysia Cancels Show at China Request
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), March 24, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080324/ap_on_re_as/malaysia_canceled_show_1

Environment
Chinese Gov't to Spend 78% More on Energy Efficiency, Emission Reduction
Xinhuanet, March 25, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-03/24/content_7851081.htm

Human Rights Defender
冯正虎指责上海当局借罚款打击维权 (Feng Zhenghu Criticizes Shanghai Authorities for Fining and Assaulting Human Rights Work)
Radio Free Asia, March 24, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/03/24/china_rights_assault

Human Rights Defender - Yang Chunlin (杨春林)
杨春林被判刑五年并遭庭警电棍电击 (Yang Chunlin Sentenced to Five Years; Attacked with an Electric Rod)
Radio Free Asia, March 24, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/03/24/china_rights_trail

Related Information:
HRIC Statement: Five-Year Sentence of Olympics Critic Not Human Rights Progress
Human Rights in China, March 24, 2008
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/48005

Land Policy
洞头县违法转卖农民滩涂以谋取暴利的行为遭控诉 (Dongtou County Officials Criticized for Illegally Reselling Farmers' Mudflats)
Radio Free Asia, March 23, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/03/23/dong

Olympics
Awarding Games to China Was Right Move: Rogge
Reuters, March 24, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/sportsNews/idUSL2413041720080324

Protesters Disrupt Ceremonies for China Olympics Flame
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), March 24, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080324/ts_afp/greecechinaoly2008
flameprotest_080324122231

Protests and Petitions
访民徐江娇上访期间突然截获上诉听证的传票 (Petitioner Xu Jiangjiao Receives Appeals Hearing Subpoena While Petitioning in Beijing; Fears Detention during Hearing)
Radio Free Asia, March 24, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/03/24/china_petitioner

广东省佛山市大沥镇爆发征地冲突 (Land Controversy Clash Erupts in Guangdong Village; Over 40 Villagers Injured)
Radio Free Asia, March 24, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/03/24/land

Intellectuals in China Condemn Crackdown
New York Times, March 24, 2008
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/24/world/asia/24china.html

武汉民办教师上访被公安打伤 (Wuhan Private Teachers Injured by Police While Petitioning in Wuhan)
Radio Free Asia, March 24, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/03/24/china_petition_teachers

在中国上访十多年的香港人 (A Hong Konger's Ten-Year Long Petitioning Plight)
Radio Free Asia, March 24, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/03/23/shang

Tibet
381 Rioters in Aba County Surrender to Police
Xinhuanet, March 25, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-03/25/content_7851636.htm

鲍彤：以和谐为重同达赖喇嘛对话 (Bao Tong, Former Secretary to Zhao Ziyang, Says Dialogue with Dalai Lama Necessary for Harmony)
Radio Free Asia, March 24, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/pinglun/2008/03/23/baotong

Lockdown of Tibetans Takes Economic Toll
South China Morning Post, March 25, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d773
3492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=8db11af2ea1e8110VgnVCM100000360a
0a0aRCRD

Tibet Govt-in-Exile Says About 130 Confirmed Dead in Unrest
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), March 24, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080324/wl_afp/chinaunresttibetrightsdala
itoll_080324092323

中国公安部就镇压西藏骚乱举行记者会 (Ministry of Public Security Holds Press Conference on Suppression of Tibet Riots)
Radio Free Asia, March 24, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/03/24/china_tibetan

XUAR
南方航空公司宣布停飞部份新疆航线 (China Southern Announces It Will Halt Several XUAR Routes)
Radio Free Asia, March 24, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/03/24/china_xinjiang

March 7, 2008

News
Education
Urban Chinese Welcome Promise of Free Education
Xinhuanet, March 06, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-03/06/content
_7732485.htm

Gender
Campaign Launched in China to Stop Domestic Violence
Xinhuanet, March 07, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-03/07/content_
7736815.htm

Human Rights
人权观察敦促中国实施人权改革 (Human Rights Watch Urges China to Implement Human Rights Reform)
Radio Free Asia, March 06, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/03/06
/humanrights/

Human Rights Defender- Yao Lifa (姚立法)
民间政治活动人士姚立法被警方传唤 (Civil Society Activist Yao Lifa Summoned)
Radio Free Asia, March 06, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/03
/06/yao/

Human Rights Defender- Lü Gengsong (吕耿松)
两会当局严密监控杭州异议人士吕耿松妻子及维权人士邹巍 (Lü Gengsong's Wife and Human Rights Defender Zou Wei Tightly Monitored)
Radio Free Asia, March 06, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/03
/06/lianghui/

Olympics
Top Swimmer Urges IOC Head to Speak Out on China
Reuters, March 06, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/articlePrint?articleId=
USL0568567120080305

Politics
'Democratic' Leaders Show Their Loyalty
South China Morning Post, March 07, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af6
2ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=b2ce3f4bd8
488110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=New

异议人士联名争取回国权 吁中国政府依法核发有效护照 (Exiled Dissidents Urge for Right to Return to China, Get Passports)
Radio Free Asia, March 06, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/03/06
/passports/

Population
China One-Child Rule 'To Remain'
British Broadcasting Corporation, March 06, 2008
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7281023.stm

Protests and Petitions
长沙上访经租户被收押在六一零学习班 (Changsha Housing Petitioner Forced into "Study Session")
Radio Free Asia, March 06, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/03/06/china
_rights_property/

Protests Suspend Work on Shanghai Maglev
Financial Times, March 06, 2008
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/1f2e3fc8-ebae-11dc-9493
-0000779fd2ac.html

番禺卡西欧厂数千人罢工抗议　群警出动暴力驱散数人送院 (Thousands Strike in Guangdong; Six Sent to Hospital)
Radio Free Asia, March 06, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/03/06/
panyu/

云南宁蒗买断工龄干部往政府请愿被截 (Yunnan Cadres Blocked from Petitioning)
Radio Free Asia, March 06, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/03/06/
yunnan/

March 4, 2008

Top News of the Day
Human Rights Defender - Liu Jie (刘杰)
黑龙江女访民刘杰在劳教所绝食五日后恢复进食 (Petitioner Liu Jie Ends Hunger Strike; Resumes Eating After Five Days)
Radio Free Asia, March 03, 2008
Authorities at the Qiqihar Labor Camp informed the son of petitioner Liu Jie (刘杰) that Liu resumed eating on March 2. Liu had staged a hunger strike for five days in protest of her Reeducation-Through-Labor sentence. Liu, the organizer of a public letter with over twelve thousand signatures, was sentenced to eighteen months of Reeducation-Through-Labor in November 2007.

Human Rights Defender - Lü Gengsong (吕耿松)
异议人士吕耿松的妻子致信人大希望关注吕案 (Dissident Writer Lü Gengsong's Wife Asks that NPC Pay Attention to Lü's Case)
Radio Free Asia, March 03, 2008
Wang Xue'e (汪雪娥), wife of dissident writer Lü Gengsong (吕耿松), has published an open letter online before the annual sessions of the National People's Congress (NPC) and the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), showing concerns to Lü’s deteriorating health in prison and calling for earlier Lü’s earlier release. Wang told RFA that prison authorities punish other inmates who talk to Lü.

Related Information:
HRIC Case Update: Families
of Lü Gengsong and He Depu Appeal to National People's Congress
Human Rights in China, March 03, 2008

News
Environment
SEPA Admits It Lacks Sway to Block Big Oil Refinery
South China Morning Post, March 04, 2008

China's Killer "Yellow Dust" Hits Korea and Japan
Reuters, March 03, 2008

Food Security
China Reports Big Rise in Food-Poisoning Deaths
Reuters, March 03, 2008

Human Rights Defenders - Hu Jia (胡佳)
警称胡佳家将解封　人权劣迹下待观察 (Police State that Hu Jia's Apartment, Currently Under Police Surveillance, Will Be "Unblocked" After Two Congresses)
Radio Free Asia, March 03, 2008

Human Rights Defenders - Yang Chunlin (杨春林)
维权人士杨春林家人被警告不准与外界联系 (Family of Human Rights Defender Yang Chunlin Told By Police to Not Speak with Outsiders)
Radio Free Asia, March 03, 2008

Human Rights Defenders - Zheng Mingfang (郑明芳)
天津市维权人士郑明芳被逮捕 (Tianjin Human Rights Defender Zheng Mingfang Arrested)
Radio Free Asia, March 03, 2008

Land Policy
北京复员军人因强迫拆迁被逼疯 (Beijing Demobilized Soldier Admitted to Psychiatric Hospital Due to Pressure Following Forced Relocation: Wife)
Radio Free Asia, March 03, 2008

Politics
China's Reform Anniversary Stirs Political Debate
Reuters, March 03, 2008

Protests and Petitions
在京访民被拦截 马家楼1000多人在押 (Petitioners in Beijing Intercepted; Over a Thousand in Custody in Majialou)
Radio Free Asia, March 03, 2008

Public Health
Women's Health in Rural Areas Targeted
China Daily (available at Xinhua), March 03, 2008

Religion
政协贾庆林强调宗教和谐　会下基督徒继续受压 (Christians Continue to Face Pressure Despite CPPCC Chairman Jia's Emphasis on Religious Harmony)
Radio Free Asia, March 03, 2008

贾庆林提出利用宗教促进民族团结和社会和谐 (Jia Qinglin Proposes that Religion Be Used to Promote Unity and Social Harmony with Minorities)
Radio Free Asia, March 03, 2008

February 6, 2008

Top News of the Day
Human Rights Defender - Lü Gengsong (吕耿松)
浙江网络作家吕耿松被判刑四年 (Hangzhou-based Writer Lu Gengsong Sentenced to 4 Years’ Imprisonment)
Radio Free Asia, February 05, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/02/05/lugengsong/
On February 5, Hangzhou-based writer Lü Gengsong (吕耿松) was sentenced to four years for "inciting subversion of state power" and his political rights will subsequently be deprived for one year. Lü was sentenced based on 19 articles that he posted online. Only Lü's immediate family and two friends were allowed to attend the hearing, which lasted only 15 minutes. Outside the courthouse, more than 20 people came to voice their support, one was detained. According to RFA, his wife said that he plans to appeal.

Related Information
HRIC Statement: Ching Cheong's Release Sends Mixed Message
Human Rights in China, February 05, 2008
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/47310

Human Rights Defender - Wang Guilin (王桂林)
王桂林被劳教一年半 举证不构犯罪劳教何理？ (Heilongjiang Petitioner Wang Guilin Sentenced to 1.5 Year of RTL)
Radio Free Asia, February 05, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/02/05/wang/
On February 5, Heilongjiang police informed the wife of rights defender Wang Guilin (王桂林), surnamed Sun, that he has been sentenced to 1.5 year in Reeducation-Through-Labor (RTL) for “disturbing social order”. Wang was detained on January 10. The authorities held a hearing on his case on January 22 and sent him to a RTL facility on January 28; it was unclear when exactly he was sentenced. Sun said the police alleged in the hearing that Wang was involved in the open letter campaign which held the slogan “We want human rights, not the Olympics,” and that he gave interviews to the overseas Epoch Times website.

News
Disasters
Millions in China to Greet New Year Without Power
Reuters, February 05, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSPEK16157020080205

Food Security
FDA Looks for "Boots on the Ground" in China
Reuters, February 05, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSN0518943220080205

Japan: China Dumpling Poisoning May Be Deliberate
Reuters, February 05, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/rbssConsumerGoodsAndRetailNews/idUST171196200802050205

Government
Officials Admit Being Too Hasty with Tiger News
South China Morning Post, February 06, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=fa4ce5b782ae7110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

CPC Vows Penalties for Lax Officials During Snow Crisis
Xinhuanet, February 05, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-02/05/content_7574500.htm

Human Rights Defender - Guo Quan (郭泉)
原南京师范教授郭泉宣布成立中国网民党 (Former Nanjing Professor Guo Quan Announces Establishment of "Chinese Netizen Party")
Radio Free Asia, February 05, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/02/05/china_internet_freedom/

Media
Cadre Told to Step Down Over Arrest Order
South China Morning Post, February 06, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=26cb3d7ae9ae7110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

China Cuts Online Video a Little Slack
Associated Press (available at CNN), February 05, 2008
http://edition.cnn.com/2008/TECH/02/05/china.video.ap/index.html

Migrant Workers
Migrant Workers Bear the Brunt of China's Transport Chaos as Cold Snap Continues
The Guardian, February 05, 2008
http://www.guardian.co.uk/china/story/0,,2252561,00.html

Olympics
'Great Firewall' May Be Dropped
South China Morning Post, February 06, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=3c78e5b782ae7110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Report: Manners to Make a Better Beijing Olympic Games
Xinhuanet, February 06, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-02/06/content_7576536.htm

Protests and Petitions
温江农民维权取得成果 (Farmers' Protest Yields Good Results in Wenjiang, Chengdu)
Radio Free Asia, February 05, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/02/05/wenjiang/

江阴市利港镇长拒绝支付农民补偿费 (Farmers Refuse Land Compensation Payment in Jiangyang, Jiangsu)
Radio Free Asia, February 05, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/02/05/ligang/

State Security
甘孜县曲仓达隆寺藏族住持堪布金巴被判刑 (Tibetan Abbot Sentenced to Three Years for "Inciting Subversion of State Power")
Radio Free Asia, February 05, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/02/05/china_tibetan/

February 2 - 4, 2008

Top News of the Day
Human Rights Defender - Qi Zhiyong (齐志勇)
六四伤残民运人士齐志勇己失踪一个月 (June 4th Disabled Democracy Activist Qi Zhiyong Disappeared Over a Month Ago)
Radio Free Asia, February 01, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/02/01/china_dissident_64/
Disabled democracy activist Qi Zhiyong (齐志勇) has been out of contact since around January 8. His friend Li Hai (李海) said he has tried to contact Qi through the Internet, Qi’s cell phone, and other methods, but has had no success. Li speculated that if Qi has been detained by the authorities, then the reason for his detention is that he revealed information about Hu Jia (胡佳) after Hu was detained late last December.

News
Disasters
Premier Calls for Courage, Patience as Snow Not Over
Xinhuanet, February 03, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-02/03/content_7561194.htm

China Winter Chaos Sparks Railway Stampede; 1 Dead
Reuters, February 02, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSPEK17383320080203

Food Security
Chinese, Japanese Officials Meet over Food Poisoning
Xinhuanet, February 03, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-02/03/content_7562419.htm

Human Rights Defender - Hu Jia (胡佳)
当局正式逮捕胡佳但批准家人探望 (Hu Jia Formally Arrested; Father Allowed to Visit Him in Detention Center)
Radio Free Asia, February 01, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/02/01/china_rights_hujia/

Related Information
HRIC Press Statement: HRIC Condemns the Formal Arrest of Hu Jia
Human Rights in China, February 1, 2008
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/47275

Human Rights Defender - Zeng Jinyan (曾金燕)
百访民探望胡佳妻女受阻　民间持续质疑当局各种做法 (One Hundred Petitioners Barred from Visiting Zeng Jinyan and Her Daughter)
Radio Free Asia, February 03, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/02/03/hu/

Human Rights Defender - Chen Guangcheng (陈光诚)
中国人权敦促中国政府释放陈光诚 (Human Rights in China Urges the Chinese Government to Release Chen Guangcheng)
Radio Free Asia, February 02, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/xinwen/2008/02/02/xinwen/#2

Related Information
HRIC Press Advisory: With Six-Month Olympic Countdown Looming, HRIC Calls on China to Release Chen Guangcheng
Human Rights in China, February 1, 2008
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/item?item_id=47260

Human Rights Defender - Lü Gengsong (吕耿松)
吕耿松案在2月5号开庭审理 (Lü Gengsong to Stand Trial on February 5)
Radio Free Asia, February 02, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/xinwen/2008/02/02/xinwen/#4

Labor
China Mine Blast Kills 9 Amid New Drive for Coal
Reuters, February 03, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSPEK132605

Land Policy
Illegal Land Use in Cross Hairs of New Nationwide Scheme
China Daily (available at Xinhua), February 02, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-02/02/content_7549354.htm

Media
SPPA: Protect Right to Know Amid Snow Disaster
Xinhuanet, February 02, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-02/02/content_7553670.htm

Google Faces Lawsuit for Blocking Name
Financial Times, February 01, 2008
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/9abb5ca2-d0e2-11dc-953a-0000779fd2ac.html

Migrant Workers
For Migrants, Trip Home Only Break in Lonely Year of Labour
South China Morning Post, February 04, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=1619a578750e7110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Olympics
China Detains Nine over Olympic Website Scam
Xinhuanet, February 03, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-02/03/content_7557904.htm

China Says No Cover-Up in Olympics Construction Deaths
Xinhuanet, February 03, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-02/03/content_7556199.htm

Beijing Closes 10 Industrial Polluters to Keep Air Fresher
Xinhuanet, February 02, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-02/02/content_7555187.htm

Police
Chinese Police Nab 10,000 Homicide-Linked Fugitives in 2007
Xinhuanet, February 01, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-02/01/content_7545664.htm

Protests and Petitions
江苏女访民徐平遭非法拘押及人身虐待 (Jiangsu Petitioner Illegally Detained and Tortured)
Radio Free Asia, February 01, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/02/01/xuping/

Religion
河南洛阳基督徒因宣教被刑事拘留 (Henan Christian Criminally Detained over Preaching)
Radio Free Asia, February 01, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/02/01/henan/

January 24, 2008

News
Disasters
China Reports More People Affected by Heavy Snow
Xinhuanet, January 23, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-01/24/content_7483054.htm

Economic Development
China's Economy Eases as Exports Slow
Reuters, January 24, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/ousiv/idUSPEK9733620080124

Government
CPC Official Calls for Service-Oriented Gov't
Xinhuanet, January 23, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-01/23/content_7482955.htm

Hukou
Experts: Hukou Should Be Scrapped
China Daily (via Xinhuanet), January 23, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-01/23/content_7478775.htm

Human Rights Defenders - Guo Feixiong (郭飞雄)
狱方指郭飞雄违反监规实施严管三个月 (Guo Feixiong Punished for "Violating Prison Regulations")
Radio Free Asia, January 23, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/01/23/china_rights_guofeixiong/

Human Rights Defenders - Lu Gengsong (吕耿松)
吕耿松的自我辩护书 (Lu Gengsong's Self-Defense Argument)
Radio Free Asia, January 23, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/01/23/lyugengsong/

Human Rights Defenders - Wei Xiangping (魏香平)
刚刚出狱的福建访民魏香平在北京再次被截访 (Released Fujian Petitioner Intercepted in Beijing)
Radio Free Asia, January 23, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/01/23/china_petition_detain/

Human Rights Defenders - Qiao Yanbing (乔延兵)
山东烟台军转干部维权代表乔延兵被判刑四年半 (Shandong Soldier-Turned-Cadre Representative Sentenced to Four Years And Six Months)
Radio Free Asia, January 23, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/01/23/qiao_yanbing/

Human Rights Defenders - Xu Yunliang (许云亮)
河北枣强县村民维权代表许云亮取保候审获释 (Villager Representative Xu Yunliang Released on Bail)
Radio Free Asia, January 23, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/01/23/xunyunliang/

Human Rights Defenders - Zhang Zilin (张子霖)
泛蓝联盟张子霖被控敲诈勒索案下周二开审 (Zhang Zilin Faces Trial on Extortion and Blackmailing Next Tuesday)
Radio Free Asia, January 23, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/01/23/china_dissident_panblue/

Labor
Cheap Labour Dries Up, Workers Get Picky
South China Morning Post, January 24, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=d58f2984996a7110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Land Policy
杭州六百人强拆民宅（带录像） (Hangzhou Residence Forcefully Demolished by More Than 600 Eviction Personnel)
Radio Free Asia, January 23, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/01/23/qianchai/

Law
Judiciary Weighs In on Debate over Case of Migrant's ATM Windfall
South China Morning Post, January 24, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=599d53f3ac7a7110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Metro Says Sorry for Kissing Video, But Couple May Still Sue
South China Morning Post, January 24, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=b1102984996a7110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

China Approves Draft Law Revision on Protection of the Disabled
Xinhuanet, January 23, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-01/23/content_7481656.htm

Media
China Breaks "Real-time" Porn Web Site
Reuters, January 23, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUSPEK8420020080123

Migrant Workers
上海将把农民工子弟学校纳入民办教育管理 (Shanghai Authorities Better Regulate Schools for Migrant Children)
Radio Free Asia, January 23, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/01/23/nongmin/

Olympics
北京書記：文明驅趕乞丐出城 (Authorities Order Civilized Expulsion of Beggars from Beijing)
Ming Pao, January 24, 2008
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20080124/cca2.htm

China Fights Online Porn Ahead of Olympics
Financial Times, January 24, 2008
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/acad6228-ca09-11dc-b5dc-000077b07658,dwp_uuid=9c33700c-4c86-11da-89df-0000779e2340.html

百萬警停休 保兩會奧運 (No Leaves for Police During NPC & CPPCC Sessions and Olympics)
Ming Pao, January 24, 2008
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20080124/cca1.htm

布朗：希望中国奥运后继续开放新闻媒体 (China Should Continue Freedoms to Journalists After Olympics, Says British Prime Minister)
Radio Free Asia, January 23, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/01/23/aoyun/

China to Divert Yellow River Water for Beijing Games
Agence France-Presse (via YahooNews), January 23, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080123/wl_asia_afp/oly2008chnchinaenvironmentwater_080123153714

Protests and Petitions
温州洞头村民因徵地补偿问题阻止施工 (Wenzhou Villagers Block Construction Site over Disputed Compensation)
Radio Free Asia, January 23, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/01/23/di/

独家报道：广东惠州村民与防暴警察发生冲突 (Guangdong Villagers Clashes with Police )
Radio Free Asia, January 22, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/01/22/china_land_clash/

Public Health
Pay Fee or Give Wife's Body to Science, Man Told
South China Morning Post, January 24, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=d76f2984996a7110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

CCF Distributes Free Drugs to Needy Lung Cancer Sufferers
Xinhuanet, January 23, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-01/23/content_7481797.htm

Death Toll From Contaminated Drug Rises to 14 in S China
Xinhuanet, January 23, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-01/24/content_7482979.htm

January 23, 2008

News
Environment
China Sets 2030 Target to Clean Up Lakes
Reuters, January 22, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/environmentNews/idUSP
EK6258620080123

民间环保培训已启动 环保总局准备好了吗 (State Environmental Protection Administration Holds Training Session For Civil Society Groups)
Legal Daily, January 22, 2008
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/2007zffz/2008-01/22/conte
nt_785874.htm

Government
China Safety Official Wants Public Help
YahooNews (Asia), January 22, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080122/ap_on_re_as/ch
ina_work_safety;_ylt=AlGhaQ5FuekEk9tuzudOqZEBxg8F

China Punishes 183 for Industrial Disasters
Reuters, January 22, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSPEK244
313

Human Rights Defenders - Lü Gengsong (吕耿松)
Trial of Dissident Chinese Writer Lu Gengsong Opens As Curbs Tighten On Dissent
Christian Science Monitor, January 23, 2008
http://www.csmonitor.com/2008/0123/p04s01-woap.htm

Related Information
Writer Lü Gengsong's Trial Held Today
Human Rights in China, January 22, 2008
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/
47186

Human Rights Defenders - Zeng Jinyan (曾金燕）
曾金燕反抗软禁遭警告抓捕　警称善待胡佳有待证实 (Under House Arrest, Police Threaten Zeng Jinyan with Arrest)
Radio Free Asia, January 22, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/01/2
2/hujia/

Land Policy
Land Investigation Nabs 2,700 Officials
China Daily, January 23, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-01/23/content
_6414412.htm

Law
China Couple Sue Metro Over Kiss
BBC, January 22, 2008
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7202348.stm

Olympics
Beijing Olympic Water Scheme Drains Parched Farmers
Reuters, January 22, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSPEK345
320080123

Politics
Idealism Gives Way to Rubber-stamp Reality of Congress
South China Morning Post, January 23, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af6
2ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=cb4b
57398e1a7110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=

Population
北京名人超生罚款将超常人数倍 额度尚未确定 (Beijing Plans to Increase Fines For the Famous and the Rich who Violate "One Child Policy")
Xinhuanet, January 21, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2008-01/21/content_7
460404.htm

Protests and Petitions
无钖上访户投诉当局雇用黑社会截访 (Wuxi Petitioner Sues Authorities Who Employed Mafia "Retrievers")
Radio Free Asia, January 23, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/01/22/china
_petition_abuse/

百名天津访民北京上访 目睹江苏访民喝农药自杀 (Petitioner Commits Suicide Inside Petitioning Bureau)
Radio Free Asia, January 22, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/01/22
/fangmin1/

访民在驻京办黑监狱受虐待令人发指(带录像) (Secret Jails for Detaining Petitioners Revealed in Beijing)
Radio Free Asia, January 22, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/01/
22/fangmin/

东莞两外企千人大罢工酿冲突 (Thousand-person Strike in Dongguan Turns Violent)
Radio Free Asia, January 22, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/01/22
/bagong/

January 19-21, 2008

News
Bilateral Ties
China, UK Enter New Green Era
China Daily (via Xinhuanet), January 21, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-01/21/content
_7462232.htm

Corruption
SW China Former Vice Mayor Jailed for Nine and a Half Years over Bribery
Xinhuanet, January 18, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-01/18/content
_7448030.htm

Human Rights Defenders
Church Leaders Freed After Christian Group Intervenes
Agence France-Presse (via South China Morning Post), January 21, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af6
2ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=677fc24f8
8797
110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=N

Human Rights Defenders - Li Qing (李清)
澳洲民运人士回国受监控 (Authorities Put Democracy Activist Li Qing Under Surveillance)
Radio Free Asia, January 19, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/01/
19/ao/

Human Rights Defenders - Li Xiangyang (李向阳)
山东维权人士李向阳被法官毒打四小时 (Shandong Rights Defender Li Xiangyang Beaten Up by Court Officials)
Radio Free Asia, January 18, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/01/18
/lixiangyang/

Human Rights Defenders - Lü Gengsong (吕耿松)
Trial Scheduled for Chinese Writer
Associated Press ( via YahooNews), January 18, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/china_human_rights;_ylt=A
kw91ur8wz5rfj08i2NXm8pPzWQA

Labor
Seven Killed in E China Workshop Collapse
Xinhuanet, January 21, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-01/21/content
_7460125.htm

9 Killed in Illegal Firework Workshop Explosion in N China
Xinhuanet, January 20, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-01/20/content
_7459061.htm

Latest China Coal Mine Accident Kills 13
Reuters, January 18, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSPEK21973

Land Policy
成都300警察强拆，村民被断电断水（带录像）(300 Chengdu Police Deployed to Implement Forced Eviction)
Radio Free Asia, January 18, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/01/18
/qiangchai/

广西容县村民阻工抗议强征土地 (Guangxi Villagers Confront Police During Protest Against Land Acquisition)
Radio Free Asia, January 18, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/01/18/china
_rights_rural/

Media
3,000 Sexually Suggestive or False Ads Dropped From Chinese Television, Radio
Xinhuanet, January 18, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-01/18/content
_7449146.htm

Olympics
Beijing Pulls Out All Stops for Success of Olympics
China Daily (via Xinhuanet), January 21, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-01/21/content
_7460678.htm

Mayor Vows to Clean Up Beijing in Time for Games
South China Morning Post, January 21, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af6
2ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=668fc24f88
797110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=N

Reporters Enjoy More Freedom Covering Beijing's "Two Sessions"
Xinhuanet, January 21, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-01/21/content
_7460131.htm

Chinese 'Covered Up' 10 Stadium Deaths
Agence France-Presse (via news.com.au), January 21, 2008
http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,20797,230
82959-5003402,00.html?from=public_rss

北京奧運 史上最貴 場館投資38億美元 「節儉辦奧運」落空 (Spending on Beijing Olympics Facilities Exceeds All Precedents)
Ming Pao, January 21, 2008
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20080121/gaa1.htm

Politics
Farm Workers Have Say in SW China Municipality Legislature
Xinhuanet, January 20, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-01/20/content
_7458449.htm

Protests and Petitions
They're Well-Off and Angry, and They're Not Going to Take the Maglev Lying Down
South China Morning Post, January 21, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af6
2ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=05bfc24f88
797110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=N

居民保护抗议磁悬浮新线的横幅遭暴徒殴伤 (Shanghai Residents Beaten When Attempting to Stop Officers from Taking Down Banner Protesting Maglev)
Radio Free Asia, January 18, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/01/18/china
_rights_residents/

Public Health
China's Long-Awaited Healthcare Reform Plan to be Publicized in March
Xinhuanet, January 18, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-01/18/content
_7448782.htm

Rural Issues
Rural Residents Go on Buying Spree With Subsidized Appliance Offer
Xinhuanet, January 20, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-01/20/content
_7459754.htm

Social Security
SZ Pledges 20 Mln Yuan Yearly for Disabled
Shenzhen Daily (via Xinhua), January 18, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-01/18/content
_7445730.htm

Tibet
中国政府推动藏族牧民定居计划 (Government Releases Tibetan Herdsman Resettlement Scheme)
Radio Free Asia, January 21, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/01/18
/tibet/

Tibet Railway Firm Seeks Listing
BBC, January 20, 2008
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7198857.stm

January 18, 2008

Top News of the Day
Human Rights Defender - Yu Changwu (于长武)
Peasant Leader Given Two Years in Labour Camp
South China Morning Post, January 18, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af
62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=05f582
cf3b787110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News
Representative of Heilongjiang land grab victims Yu Changwu (于长武) was sentenced to two years’ Reeducation-Through-Labor (RTL) on charges of endangering state security on January 17, 2008, according to Yu’s family. Yu and other lands rights activists in Fujin declared in November, 2007 that 966 hectares of land which was seized by the local government 13 years ago belonged to 900 villagers. However, Yu’s family reportedly said his sentence is not because of his land rights campaign but because he talked to foreign media. Dr Fu Hualing of the University of Hong Kong finds the sentence “ridiculous”, as an RTL sentence is only for minor offences, but endangering state security cannot be a minor offence.

News
Environment
Revised Criteria for "Green List"
China Daily (via Xinhuanet), January 18, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-01/18/content_
7443908.htm

Drinking Water System Failure Blamed for NE China Poisoning, Officials Punished
Xinhuanet, January 17, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-01/17/content_
7440514.htm

Food Security
Tests Reveal Toxic Delta Vegetables
South China Morning Post, January 18, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62e
cb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=852f9e408a8
87110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=Hong+Kong&s
=News

Human Rights Defender - Hu Jia (胡佳)
维权人士遭威胁　当局抓胡佳意在沛公？ (After Hu Jia Being Taken Away, Authorities Threaten Other Rights Defenders)
Radio Free Asia, January 17, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/01/17/
hujia/

欧洲议会通过决议呼吁立即释放胡佳 (European Parliament Passes Resolution Demanding Immediate Release of Hu Jia)
Radio Free Asia, January 17, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/xinwen/2008/01/17/

网络各路声援胡佳夫妇　两聚焦博客同时被屏 (Internet Users Give Support to Hu Jia and His Wife; Authorities Shut Down Two Relevant Blogs)
Radio Free Asia, January 17, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/01/1
7/hu_jia/

Human Rights Defender - Lin Bingchang (林炳长)
温州洞头县维权代表林炳长被非法拘留 (Authorities in Dongtou County, Zhejiang Illegally Detain Rights Defender Lin Bingchang)
Radio Free Asia, January 17, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/01/17/
lin/

Human Rights Defender - Lü Gengsong (吕耿松)
被控作家吕耿松的家人仅得到两张旁听证 (Family of Writer Lü Gengsong Only Given Two Seats for Lu's Trial)
Radio Free Asia, January 17, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/01/17/china
_dissident_trail/

Human Rights Defender - Yang Chunlin (杨春林)
黑龙江当局加紧迫害富锦失地农民维权代表 (Heilongjiang Authorities Step Up Persecution of Land Rights Defenders)
Radio Free Asia, January 17, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/01/17/china
_rights_court/

Human Rights Defender - Zheng Enchong (郑恩宠)
上海维权律师郑恩宠连续两日遭公安传唤 (Shanghai Police Summon Zheng Enchong for Two Consecutive Days)
Radio Free Asia, January 17, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/01/17/china
_rights_lawyer/

Labor
Disgruntled Workers on the Move
China Daily (via Xinhuanet), January 18, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-01/18/content_
7444066.htm

新的《劳动合同法》为什么使得一些工厂倒闭？(Why Are Factories Shutting Down After the New Labor Contract Law Has Taken Effect?)
Radio Free Asia, January 17, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/01/
17/lao/

Land Policy
After Years of Planning, Work on High-Speed Railway to Begin at Last
South China Morning Post, January 18, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb32
9d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=a23682cf3b7871
10VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News

Law
Chinese Court to Rehear Faulty ATM Case
Xinhuanet, January 17, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-01/17/content_
7441382.htm

Olympics
Order to Speed Up Water Scheme
South China Morning Post, January 18, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ec
b329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=207f18327c88711
0VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News

德国讨论奥运期间保障记者报道安全顺利问题 (Conference in Berlin Discusses How to Protect Journalists' Reporting During The Olympics)
Radio Free Asia, January 17, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/01
/17/ji/

Police
天门事件再拷问：城管到底废不废？ (Tianmen Incident Raises Discussion on Whether to Abolish Urban Management System)
Nanfang Weekend, January 17, 2008
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/zmzg/200801
170894.asp

Politics
赵紫阳逝世三周年家祭低调进行 成都维权人士公开派发纪念文章 (Family Holds Low-Profile Commemoration for Third Anniversary of Zhao Ziyang’s Death)
Radio Free Asia, January 17, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/xinwen/2008/01/17/

Protests and Petitions
福建访民到北京上访被截访 (Fujian Petitioners Detained in Beijing Hostel)
Radio Free Asia, January 17, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/01/17/
fujian/

Workers Riot at Maersk Factory in Southern China
Radio Free Asia, January 17, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/2008/01/17/china_riot/

January 15, 2008

News
Death Penalty
Chinese Man Sentenced to Death for Killing Six Family Members
Xinhuanet, February 25, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-07/12/content_6
366276.htm

Human Rights Defender – Ching Cheong (程翔)
程翔系狱明满1000日 (Journalist Ching Cheong in Jail for 999 Days)
Ming Pao, January 15, 2008
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20080115/gda1.htm

Human Rights Defender - Li Qing (李清)
澳洲籍民运人士李清回国被国安监视 (Australian Citizen and Democracy Activist Li Qing Put Under House Arrest)
Radio Free Asia, January 14, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/01/14/china_
dissident_entry/

Human Rights Defender - Guo Feixiong (郭飞雄)
简要新闻: 郭飞雄狱中处境险恶，张青再次呼吁声援 (Guo Feixiong's Conditions Worsen in Jail; Wife Zhang Qing Calls for Support)
Radio Free Asia, January 14, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/xinwen/2008/01/14/xinwen/

Human Rights Defender - Lü Gengsong (吕耿松)
吕耿松张子霖被控煽动颠覆案月底开审 (Lü Gengsong and Zhang Zilin to Await Trial at Month's End; Ye Guoqiang Released on Bail)
Radio Free Asia, January 14, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/01/14/china_
dissident_trail/

Labor
One Dead, 11 Feared Buried in China Landslip
Reuters, January 14, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSSP12175

Media
上海查处关闭3931家淫秽网站 (Shanghai Shuts Down 3931 Pornographic Websites)
China Youth Daily, January 14, 2008
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2008-01/15/content_2032531
.htm

Olympics
China to Scrutinize Olympic Food
Associated Press (via YahooNews), January 14, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080114/ap_on_re_as/china_
tainted_products;_ylt=AqmxFAQ10KnVYkjCdwDdGg4Bxg8F
AQ10KnVYkjCdwDdGg4Bxg8F

Politics
海外民运人士在纽约宣布成立中国过渡政府 (Overseas Chinese Democracy Activists in New York Announce Establishment of Interim Government)
Radio Free Asia, January 14, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/01/14/china_
dissident_overseas/

Protests and Petitions
Farmers Rise in Challenge To Chinese Land Policy
Washington Post, January 14, 2008
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article
/2008/01/13/AR2008011302383.html?hpid=topnewsdyn/
content/article/2008/01/13/AR2008011302383.html?hpid
=topnews

山东菏泽几百名学生市政府请愿两人被打 (Hundreds of Shandong Students Protest, Two Beaten)
Radio Free Asia, January 14, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/01/14/
heze/

广东江门发生警民冲突 (Police and Villagers Clash in Jiangmen, Guangdong)
Radio Free Asia, January 14, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/01/14/china_
clash_police/

上海磁悬浮线路延长引起争议和示威 (Shanghai Maglev Protests Continue)
Radio Free Asia, January 14, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/01/14/
shanghai/

汕头电厂占地引发维权 官方出动武警清场 (Shantou Authorities Suppress Land Protest, Ten Injured)
Radio Free Asia, January 14, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/01/14/
shantou/

Rural Issues
China Looks to Rural Subsidy to Ease Trade Surplus
Reuters, January 14, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/rbssConsumerGoodsAndReta
ilNews/idUSPEK34175020080114080114

January 12 - 14, 2008

Top News of the Day
Human Rights Defender - Lü Gengsong (吕耿松)
简要新闻∶杭州网络作家吕耿松被起诉 (Hangzhou-based Internet Writer Lü Gengsong Indicted)
Radio Free Asia, January 11, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/xinwen/2008/01/11/
Hangzhou-based Internet writer Lü Gengsong (吕耿松) will stand trial on January 22, 2008, on charges of "inciting subversion of state power." The Hangzhou Intermediate People's Court called Lü’s wife, Wang Xue'e (汪雪娥), telling Wang that the procuratorate submitted Lü's indictment to the court on January 10 and sent a copy to Lü. Lü has recently been involved in different rights defense activities.

Related Information
HRIC Press Release: Writer Lü Gengsong Indicted
Human Rights in China, January 11, 2008
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/46847

News
Death Penalty
全国首个规定故意杀人死刑案件证据规则引关注 (China's First Circular Standardizing Regulations Concerning Evidence in Murder Cases Draws Attention)
Legal Daily, January 14, 2008
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/0705/2008-01/14/content_
780523.htm

Environment
China Bans Free Plastic Bags
Voice of America, January 12, 2008
http://www.voanews.com/english/2008-01-12-voa16.cfm

Human Rights Defender - Yue Tianxiang (岳天祥)
简要新闻∶甘肃天水民运人士岳天祥刑满出狱 (Gansu Democracy Activist Yue Tianxiang Released from Jail)
Radio Free Asia, January 12, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/xinwen/2008/01/12/xiwen/

Human Rights Defender - Jing Chu (荆楚)
简要新闻: 广西异议作家荆楚被取保候审释放 (Guangxi-based Dissident Writer Jing Chu Released on Bail Pending Further Investigation)
Radio Free Asia, January 12, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/xinwen/2008/01/12/xiwen/

Labor
China Says Coal mine Deaths Fall One Fifth in 2007
Reuters, January 12, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSPEK329219

China Frees Brick Kiln Slaves and Then Loses Them
Reuters, January 11, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/
idUSPEK31987820080111

广东蓄电池厂工人普遍铅中毒 (Workers in a Guangdong Battery Factory Suffer Lead Poisoning)
Radio Free Asia, January 11, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/01/11/china_
labor_protection/

Over 100,000 Died in China Work Accidents in 2007
Reuters, January 11, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/
idUSPEK33212820080111

Migrant Workers
Migrant Worker Asked for His Pay, Got Beating Instead
South China Morning Post, January 14, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb
329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=a654bfcc6537
7110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News

Half of China's Migrant Workers Unhappy with Social Status
Xinhuanet, January 13, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-01/13/content_
7412708.htm

Police
2,717 Chinese Police Officers Die in Line of Duty in Past Six Years
Xinhuanet, January 11, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-01/12/content_
7408398.htm

城管打死人公安抢尸体 死者家属要求杀人偿命 (Hubei Authorities Take Away Victim's Corpse in Urban Management Abuse Case; Family Demands Justice)
Radio Free Asia, January 11, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/01/11/
chengguan/

Politics
地方人大换届新迹象：农民工声音渐响 官员悄隐退 (As Local People's Congresses Get New Representatives, A Trend Emerges: More Rural Migrant Workers, Less Cadres)
Xinhuanet, January 14, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2008-01/14/content_
7415376.htm

Poverty
Lives of Poverty, Untouched by China’s Boom
New York Times, January 13, 2008
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/13/world/asia/13china.
html?scp=4&sq=

Protests and Petitions
湖北潜江征地发生血案四村民受伤 (Four Villagers Hurt in Violent Hubei Land Grab)
Radio Free Asia, January 13, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/01/13/
hu/

成都出动六百名公安武警继续强拆民房 (Chengdu Dispatches 600 Police Officers and Paramilitary Police Officers for Forced Evictions)
Radio Free Asia, January 11, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/01/11/china_
demolition_clash/

福建女子魏香平上访17年被拘60次 (Fujian Woman Has Been Petitioning for 17 Years, Detained 60 Times)
Radio Free Asia, January 11, 1008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/01/11/china_
petition_abuse/

Religion
家庭教会会长再发表致胡锦涛公开信 呼吁关注严厉迫害 (Protestant House Church President Once Again Sends Open Letter to Hu Jintao Urging Halt to Persecution)
Radio Free Asia, January 11, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/01/
11/zhang/

December 7, 2007

News
Death Penalty
Former Northeast Expressway Chief Gets Death Sentence in Corruption Case
Xinhua (via People's Daily), December 06, 2007
http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/90882/6316290.html

Disaster
China Mine Blast Death Toll Rises to 104
Reuters, December 07, 2007
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/PEK83632.htm

Environment
All Eyes in Xiamen on Chemical Plant Study
South China Morning Post, December 07, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=cf812d8810b6110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Human Rights Defender - Lu Gengsong (吕耿松)
简要新闻：作家吕耿松案进入审查起诉阶段 (In Brief: Lu Gengsong Investigated by Procuratorate, Meets Lawyers in Zhejiang Detention Center)
Radio Free Asia, December 06, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/xinwen/2007/12/06/1206/#3

Land Policy
成都征地杀死农民事件 (Thugs Kill Chengdu Farmer in Land Grab Dispute)
Radio Free Asia, December 06, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/06/zhengdi/

Law
法学界提请对劳教制度启动违宪审查 (Jurists Ask NPC to Examine Constitutionality of RTL System)
Nanfang Weekend, December 06, 2007
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/zmzg/200712060816.asp

Media
潜江当局抽走《人民日报》版面，封锁批评声音 (Critical Reports of People's Daily Removed from Print Copies in Qianjiang, Hubei)
Radio Free Asia, December 06, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/06/ribao/

中国连续九年为监禁记者最多国家 (Media NGO Finds China to Be World's Top Jailer of Journalists)
Voice of America, December 06, 2007
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2007-12-06-voa58.cfm

博讯新闻网再遭攻击 (Overseas Website Boxun.com Attacked Again)
Radio Free Asia, December 06, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/06/boxun/

当局封堵蚁力神舆论 博客寻找黑蚁民遭公安传唤 (Shenyang Authorities Block Media Reports on Ant Raisers' Protest; Blogger Sent Back to Hunan Home for Trying to Cover Case)
Radio Free Asia, December 06, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/06/yilishen/

Olympics
Olympic Co-Host Qingdao Punishes Polluters Ahead of Next Year's Sailing Events
Xinhua (via People's Daily), December 06, 2007
http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/6316493.html

Population
In Brief: 1 in 3 Family Planning Workers Unqualified
South China Morning Post, December 07, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=595912d8810b6110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Protests and Petitions
Crematorium 'Dumping Human Remains in Ditch'
South China Morning Post, December 07, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=d8a912d8810b6110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

独家报道：汕尾血案两周年百人路祭 死伤者家属申冤索赔无门 (Villagers Hold Ceremonial Activities on Second Anniversary of Deadly Crackdown in Shanwei, Guangdong)
Radio Free Asia, December 06, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/06/shanwei/

武汉访民呼吁释放因上访被关精神病院人士 (Wuhan Petitioners Call for Release of Those Sent to Psychiatric Hospital for Petitioning)
Radio Free Asia, December 06, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/06/fangmin/

Religion
北京一名基督教徒商人被当局拘留 (Beijing Authorities Detain Christian Merchant; Family Visitation Denied)
Voice of America, December 06, 2007
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2007-12-06-voa57.cfm

December 1 - 3, 2007

News
Children
China Faces Challenge in Supporting HIV-Affected Children
Xinhuanet, December 01, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-12/01/content_7179229.htm

Death Penalty
焚烧怀女婴女友 男子判死 (Jilin Man Sentenced to Death for Burning Girlfriend Expecting Baby Girl)
Ming Pao, December 03, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20071203/cac1.htm

Food Security
First Food Safety Law Will Punish Lax Officials
South China Morning Post, December 03, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=8b4114c4d2c96110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Government
分析人士称北京换市长突显中国政治体制不透明 (Analysts Criticize Lack of Transparency in Beijing Mayor Replacement)
Radio Free Asia, December 01, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/01/beijing/

Human Rights Defender
简要新闻：流亡异议人士魏泉宝申请回国奔丧被拒 (In Brief: China Bars Dissident-in-Exile from Returning for Mother's Funeral)
Radio Free Asia, December 02, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/xinwen/2007/12/02/xinwen/#8

Human Rights Defender - Lü Gengsong (吕耿松)
杭州异见人士吕耿松案移交检察院 (Case of Hangzhou Dissident Lü Gengsong’s Transferred to Procuratorate)
Radio Free Asia, November 30, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/11/30/lu/

Related Information
HRIC Case Update: Lü Gengsong’s Case Transferred to Procuratorate
Human Rights in China, November 29, 2007
http://hrichina.org/public/contents/45741

Labor
Union Issues Warning on New Labour Law
South China Morning Post, December 03, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=01a0da82c2b96110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Law
周正毅判刑十六年 上海拆迁户抗议量刑过轻 (Shanghai Evictees Protest Zhou Zhengyi's Light Sentence; Zheng Enchong Taken Away for 8 Hours)
Radio Free Asia, November 30, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/11/30/zhou/

Media
当局封锁合肥炮兵学院骚乱事件 (Anhui Authorities Block News About Military School Riot)
Radio Free Asia, November 30, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/11/30/hefei/

China Raids Blogger's Home, as Political Arrests Double
Radio Free Asia, November 30, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/english/china/2007/11/30/china_internet/

Migrant Workers
云南拖欠农民工工资一亿元 (Back Pay for Yunnan Migrant Workers Reaches 100 Million Yuan)
Radio Free Asia, December 01, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/01/yunnan/

Olympics
IOC Expects Free Press at Beijing Games
Associated Press (via YahooNews), November 30, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071130/ap_on_re_eu/olympics_media_1

Police
China to Regulate 3 Mln Security Guards
Xinhuanet, December 03, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-12/01/content_7182539.htm

Public Health
“我希望在这里找个乙肝战友” (Almost 60 Percent of Interviewees Avoid Eating with Hepatitis B Carriers)
China Youth Daily, December 03, 2007
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2007-12/03/content_1978731.htm

Condoms No Longer Evidence of Prostitution in China
Xinhuanet, November 30, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-11/30/content_7177783.htm

Tibet
High-Speed Train to Tibet Carries Troops
Associated Press (via YahooNews), December 01, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071201/ap_on_re_as/china_tibet_2

November 20, 2007

News
Environment
China Not Fighting Off E-Waste Nightmare
Associated Press (via YahooNews), November 19, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071119/ap_on_re_as/china
_toxic_electronics_9;_ylt=AnB96GzDkJVgclPaBn5P88VPzWQA

Desertification a Growing Problem in China
Voice of America, November 19, 2007
http://www.voanews.com/english/2007-11-19-voa40.cfm

Human Rights Defender - Lu Gengsong (吕耿松)
异议人士吕耿松妻子网上呼吁当局主持公道 (Lu Gengsong's Wife Issues Open Letter Demanding Fair Investigation for Husband Detained on State Security Charges)
Radio Free Asia, November 19, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/11/19/lu/

June 4th
China to Press EU to Lift Arms Embargo at Summit
Associated Press (via International Herald Tribune), November 19, 2007
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/11/19/asia/AS-GEN-
China-Arms-Embargo.php

携<六四诗集>返乡遭查缴审讯 留学生吴强发电邮求援后失联 (Jilin Police Question Student for 10 Hours for Bringing June 4th Poetry Book into China)
Radio Free Asia, November 19, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/11/19/
wuqiang/

Land Policy
China Finds Widespread Illegal Land Acquisition
Xinhuanet, November 19, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-11/19/content_
7107836.htm

Migrant Workers
Migrant Workers Left Out in Cold
China Radio International (via China.org.cn), November 17, 2007
http://www.china.org.cn/english/China/232200.htm

Olympics
Australian Doctors Say China Holding Back Pollution Data Ahead of Olympics
Associated Press (via International Herald Tribune), November 19, 2007
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/11/19/sports/AS-SPT
-OLY-Beijing-Pollution.php

Security Tightened at Germ Labs
China Daily (via People's Daily), November 19, 2007
http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/6304786.html

Population
China Plans Favorable Policies for One-Child Families
Xinhuanet, November 19, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-11/19/content_
7107988.htm

Protests and Petitions
Death of Biker Chased by Police Sparks Clash
South China Morning Post, November 20, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ec
b329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=93f141bc6795
6110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=New

成都太平村访民被抓 湖北郧西县访民被殴打 (Chengdu Villagers Arrested over Land Grab Petition)
Radio Free Asia, November 19, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/11/19/
hubei1/

黑龙江北安林业局强抢承包户的收成 (Heilongjiang Farmer Arrested for Petitioning over Local Authorities' Forcible Confiscation of Harvest)
Radio Free Asia, November 19, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/11/19/china_
land_contract/

湖南江永大批公安包围粗石江村失地村民 (Hundreds of Hunan Police Officers Bar Victims of Land Grab from Petitioning; 2 Villagers Detained)
Radio Free Asia, November 19, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/11/19/china_
rights_land/

Three Gorges
Chinese Dam Projects Criticized for Their Human Costs
New York Times, November 19, 2007
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/19/world/asia/19dam.
html?ref=todayspaper

August 28, 2007

Top News of the Day
Human Rights Defender - Yuan Weijing (袁伟静)
遭暴力绑架回家庭监狱 袁伟静将继续维权 (After Violent Abduction, Yuan Weijing to Continue Rights Defense Work)
Radio Free Asia, August 27, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/08/27/
yuanweijing/
On August 27, Yuan Weijing told RFA from her parents' home in Shandong that she would continue her rights defense work . This is after she was abducted at the Beijing International Airport on August 24, when she tried to fly to the Philippines to receive a human rights award on behalf of her husband Chen Guangcheng. When the officials forcefully sent Yuan back to Shandong, they also beat her, causing bruising. Yuan's freedom of movement is currently still limited.

News
Civil Society
More Than Hard Cash, NGOs Need Soft Skills
South China Morning Post, August 27, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62e
cb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=6810492b26
3a4110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=Ne

Environment
Beijing Considers Losing Cap on Fines for Environmental Offenders
South China Morning Post, August 28, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ec
b329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=5ff2f77611
8a4110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News

Promotions for Officials Tied to Energy Targets
South China Morning Post, August 28, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb
329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=50f2f776118
a4110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News

Toxic Water Threatens Sixth of Population
The Standard, August 28, 2007
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?we_cat
=3&art_id=52206&sid=15114973&con_type=1&d_str=20070828

As China Roars, Pollution Reaches Deadly Extremes
New York Times, August 26, 2007
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/26/world/asia/26china.
html?em&ex=1188360000&en=3a0d26098171c368&ei=5087%0A

Food Security
Number of Food Processors to Pose Challenge for Recall Plan, Says Official
South China Morning Post, August 28, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb
329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=b1c2f776118
a4110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=New

Government
人不是用来扔的 (Human Beings Should Not Be Thrown Away)
Nanfang City News (via Xinhuanet), August 27, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/lianzheng/2007-08/27/content_
6611025.htm

Human Rights Defender - Gao Yaojie (高耀洁)
'Compensation' for Aids Activist
South China Morning Post, August 28, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb
329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=fd23f77611
8a4110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News

Human Rights Defender - Sun Xiaodi (孙小弟)
孙小弟及其家人不断受到当局的跟踪威胁 (Sun Xiaodi and His Family Continue to Be Followed and Threatened)
Radio Free Asia, August 27, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/08/27/
sunxiaodi/

Human Rights Defender -Lü Gengsong
Chinese Intellectuals Demand Release of Activist
Monster and Critics, July 27, 2007
http://news.monstersandcritics.com/asiapacific/news/article
_1347908.php/Chinese_intellectuals_demand_release_of_activist

Related Information
HRIC Statement: HRIC Protests Detention of Writer Lü Gengsong
Human Rights in China, August 27, 2007
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/44709

Land Policy
Local Government Fells UN Reforestation Project, Says Report
South China Morning Post, August 28, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ec
b329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=9e33f77611
8a4110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News

Law
China to Enact Law on Circular Economy
Xinhuanet, August 26, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-08/26/content_
6609697.htm

Media
皖连爆公费旅游丑闻 网民遭删贴的背后 (China Censors Online Discussion on the Use of Public Funds in Anhui Cadres' US Holiday Trip)
Radio Free Asia, August 27, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/08/27
/gongfei/

Olympics
Olympians Must Speak Out on China
The Jerusalem Post, June 26, 2007
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1187779160031&
pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

Protests and Petitions
上海十六名访民在北京被毒打 (16 Shanghai Petitioners Beaten in Beijing)
Radio Free Asia, August 27, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/08/27/
fangmin/

Public Health
China Defends Quality of Exports
Associated Press (via YahooNews), August 27, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/china_tainted_products;_ylt=
AlAEMx3ltlclibM6acHnInhPzWQA

Religion
四川两名藏族妇女被逮捕 (Two Tibetan Women Arrested for Urging Support for Tenzin Delek Rinpoche in Sichuan)
Radio Free Asia, August 27, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/08/27/
zangdai/