May 13, 2008

Top News of the Day
Olympics
Man Arrested for Chat-room Threat to Grab Torch
Associated Press (available at South China Morning Post), May 12, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ec
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A man in Jiangsu, identified only as Tang, was arrested for "spreading rumors online and disturbing public order" on May 7. The arrest is a response to his online disclosure that he planned to grab the Olympic torch when it arrived in Nanjing on May 24. A policeman reportedly said Tang would be held for ten days.

News
Children
Vietnam Police Arrest Two over Baby Trafficking to China
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), May 12, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080512/wl_asia_afp/vietna
mchinababytrafficking_080512062030

Corporate Social Accountability
谷歌股东大会上保障中国网络言论自由提案遭否决 (Google Shareholders' Meeting Votes Down Proposal to Protect Internet Free Speech in China)
Radio Free Asia, May 12, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/google-05122008
155057.html

Disasters
China Quake Death Toll Rises to About 10,000
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), May 13, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/china_earthquake;_ylt=AmbbY3
oyxeK38AU3AY68eVNPzWQAA

Government
保护个人信息安全 专家:确立个人信息财产权属性 (Expert Says People Have Right to the Protection of Their Personal Information)
Legal Daily, May 13, 2008
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/0705/2008-05/13/content_
849709.htm

Human Rights Defender – Li Xige (李喜阁)
Detained Aids Activist Flees during Chaos
South China Morning Post, May 13, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb
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Human Rights Defender - Zheng Enchong (郑恩宠)
Lawyer's Plight Highlights Perils of Fighting China's System
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), May 10, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080510/ap_on_re_as/china
_bound_by_law_1

Labor
玖龙纸业不是“血汗工厂”　广东省总工会 PK 香港“SACOM组织” (Guangdong Federation of Trade Unions Argues Paper Company Is Not Sweatshop)
Nanfang City News, May 13, 2008
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/jwxy/2008051
30062.asp

Law
乌市首次公开征集地方立法项目 (Urumqi Residents Can Propose Legislative Amendments to Legislators)
Legal Daily, May 13, 2008
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2008-05/13/content_
849691.htm

Media
民主不需要高素质：《请为我投票》被禁 (Chinese Government Bans Documentary on Election for "Class Representative" in Wuhan Primary School)
Radio Free Asia, May 12, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/minzhu-05122
008172700.html

山东原法制早报齐崇怀案将开庭受审 (Shandong Journalist Qi Chonghuai to Stand Trial on May 13)
Radio Free Asia, May 12, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/qichonghuai-
05122008170452.html

Down but Not Out: Chang Ping Returns to the Editorial Page
China Media Project, May 09, 2008
http://cmp.hku.hk/2008/05/09/959/

Olympics
Beijing to Heighten Transportation Security for Olympics
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), May 09, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080509/ap_on_re_as/oly
_beijing_security_2

Protests and Petitions
河北5000学生骚乱 (Five Thousand Students Riot in Hebei)
Ming Pao, May 13, 2008
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20080513/caa1.htm

四川六名曾参与反石化厂项目游行的人被拘捕 (Sichuan Police Arrest Six Participants in Protest Against Chemical Plant)
Radio Free Asia, May 12, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/rights_protest-051220
08132118.html?encoding=simplified05122008132118.html

Religion
Hong Kong Cardinal Says China Not Ready for Pope Visit: Agency
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), May 12, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080512/wl_asia_afp/vati
canpopereligionchinahongkong_080512204523

Tibet
Dalai Lama's Envoys to Talk With China Officials
Wall Street Journal, May 13, 2008
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121059238623984911.html

Dalai Lama Urges International Media Presence in Tibet
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), May 12, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080512/ts_afp/polandbritain
chinatibetrightsreligion_080512231249

Tibetan Nuns Jailed, Detained
Radio Free Asia, May 12, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet_nuns-05122008160
846.html

May 9, 2008

Top News of the Day
Religion
成都秋雨之福教会的教友聚会受当局打压终止 (Authorities Suppress Chengdu Qiuyu Blessings Church's Gathering)
Radio Free Asia, May 08, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/church-
05082008095342.html
Over 40 members of the Chengdu Qiuyu Blessings Church gathered at a resort near Shuangliu, Chengdu, on May 2 when some 40 public security officers and religious affairs authorities raided the gathering. The authorities told the participants they were “suspected of being involved in illegal religious practices.” The gathering had to be terminated.

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  Related information
  HRIC Press Release: Chinese Authorities Raid Religious Gathering, Confiscate Bibles, Detain Church Members
• Human Rights in China, May 08, 2008
  http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/51443
  

News
Corruption
三门峡库区移民举报当地干部虚报移民数目 (Shaanxi Residents Report Corruption Cases Involving Exaggeration of Migrant Population)
Radio Free Asia, May 08, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/corruption_rural-05082008105018.html?encoding=simplified050
82008105018.html?encoding=simplified

Human Rights Defender - Li Xige (李喜阁)
妙觉法师获释 李喜阁仍然在押 (Buddhist Priest Miaojue Cizhi Released, Li Xige Remains Detained)
Radio Free Asia, May 08, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/ligexi-050820081
63908.html

Human Rights Defender - Zhou Yuanzhi (周远志)
Chinese Writer's Arrest Increases Scrutiny of Rights
Wall Street Journal, May 08, 2008
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121016626051573657.html?m
od=todays_us_page_one

Labor
劳动合同法实施条例(草案) 广泛征求各界意见 (Authorities Seek Public Comments on Draft Rules on Implementation of Labor Contract Law)
Legal Daily, May 09, 2008
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/0705/2008-05/09/content_
847933.htm

Media
China Won't Guarantee Web Freedom over Olympics
Reuters, May 08, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/reutersComService_2_MOLT
/idUSPEK14583520080508

信息公开新法运行 考验政府披露真相 (New Open Information Regulations Test the Government's Ability in Revealing the Truth)
Nanfang Weekend, May 08, 2008
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/zmzg/
200805080105.asp

Olympics
深圳传聖火逾万警员戒备 (Shenzhen Dispatches 10,000 Police Officers to Protect Olympic Flame)
Ming Pao, May 09, 2008
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20080509/cab1.htm

Shenzhen Relay Disrupted amid Tight Security
South China Morning Post, May 09, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62e
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China Says Beijing Olympics "Basically" Carbon Neutral
Reuters, May 08, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/environmentNews/idUSPE
K30941520080508

奥运火炬在广州深圳传递期间民运人士遭拘留 (Democracy Activists Detained as Olympic Torch Relay Takes Place in Guangzhou and Shenzhen)
Radio Free Asia, May 08, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/aoyun-
05082008160226.html

Rights Activist Urges China to Grant Olympic Pardon
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), May 08, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080508/ap_on_re_as/china
_olympic_pardon_1;_ylt=AmZNePPtPQGAdpPo84ZwP
t1PzWQA

Protests and Petitions
成都集体散步反对石化厂项目 骨干成员遭打压 (Organizers of Silent March Protesting Chemical Plant Harassed in Chengdu)
Radio Free Asia, May 08, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/chengdu-
05082008094923.html

Tibet
当局继续逮捕藏人 强行搬迁圣地 (Authorities Continue Arrests of Tibetans, Forcibly Relocate Worship Site)
Radio Free Asia, May 08, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/zang-
05082008123340.html

Dalai Lama's Envoy Details Tibetan Proposals at China Talks
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), May 08, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080508/ap_on_re_as/china_
tibet_4;_ylt=Ai6Dw1uDh_motX8U89nFXVJPzWQA

May 7, 2008

Top News of the Day
Human Rights Defender - Li Xige (李喜阁)
妙觉法师和艾滋病维权人士李喜阁被带走行踪未明 (Buddhist Priest Miaojue Cizhi and AIDS Activist Li Xige Detained, Whereabouts Unknown)
Radio Free Asia, May 06, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/lixige-05062008092841.html
Early May 1, Master Miaojue Cizhi (妙觉慈智) and AIDS activist Li Xige (李喜阁) were taken away by policemen sent by Beijing authorities, and their whereabouts are still unknown. Miaojue Cizhi had planned to fast on Labor Day to show his support for Hu Jia. According to her husband Sun Jianfeng (孙建峰), Li was briefly escorted home on May 5 by three policemen; she grabbed some personal belongings and then left. Sun was reportedly told that he could find out where she is in two days (May 7).

News
Bilateral Ties
Visa Policy 'Is Based on Global Practices'
China Daily, May 07, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-05/07/content_6665678.htm

Thousands Rally in Japan during Chinese President's Visit
ABC News, May 06, 2008
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/05/06/2237278.htm

Hong Kong
HK Hints at Tougher Entry for Olympics: Anti-Games Visitors 'Not Welcome'
South China Morning Post, May 07, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d77
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Human Rights Defender - Ching Cheong (程翔)
Journalist Fears for Hong Kong Freedoms
Radio Free Asia, May 07, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/Journalist-Fears-05062008201952.html

Human Rights Defender - Guo Qizhen (郭起真)
河北狱中维权人士郭起真妻子呼吁关注丈夫身体状况 (Wife of Imprisoned Rights Defender Guo Qizhen Calls for Attention to Guo's Health)
Radio Free Asia, May 07, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/guo-05062008105433.html

Human Rights Defender - Zhou Yuanzhi (周远志)
独立中文笔会会员周远志被抓捕 (Writer and Independent Chinese PEN Center Member Zhou Yuanzhi Detained since May 3)
Radio Free Asia, May 06, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/zhou-05062008092538.html

Land Policy
206,000 People to Move in NW China Relocation Project
Xinhuanet, May 07, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-05/07/content_8120422.htm

Media
Chinese Editor Fired over Tibet Commentaries
Reuters, May 07, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSPEK15387820080506

Google 'Breaching China's State Secrecy Laws'
Telegraph.co.uk, May 07, 2008
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/1932550/Google-

《瞭望东方周刊》在福建省一些地方神秘消失 (The Curious Disappearance of a Certain Edition of "Oriental Outlook" throughout Fujian)
Radio Free Asia , May 06, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/fujian-05062008175045.html

Migrant Workers
Migrants Struggle to Find a Role in Workshop of the World's Revolution
South China Morning Post, May 07, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d77
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Military
China Silent on Reports of Nuke Submarine Base
The Times of India, May 06, 2008
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/China_silent_on_reports_
of_nuke_submarine_base/articleshow/3015850.cms

Olympics
China to X-ray Parcels Headed for Olympics
Reuters, May 06, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/reutersComService_2_MOLT/
idUSPEK2875320080506

Population
河南计生办强行引产并杀死婴儿 (Henan Family Planning Bureau Forcefully Induces Labor, Kills Baby)
Radio Free Asia, May 07, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/jisheng-05062008105152.html

Protests and Petitions
访民拦截温家宝座驾被拘留 (Petitioner Detained after Intercepting Premier Wen Jiabao's Car)
Radio Free Asia, May 06, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/petitioner_beijing-05062008122532.html

Public Health
Child Virus Fears Spread to China's Capital
Reuters, May 06, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSPEK150808

Religion
China Rebukes U.S. Report on Religion Policy
Xinhuanet, May 06, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-05/06/content_8117631.htm

Rural Issues
政府执行优化标准强砍农民的果树 (Shaanxi Government Fells Farmers' "Non-Standard" Apple Trees without Approval)
Radio Free Asia, May 06, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/rural_govenment-05062008122214.html

Tibet
100 Tibetans Protesters Detained in Nepal: Police
Agence France-Presse (via Google), May 06, 2008
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5iKbjnO_f1bnTySb0heER6i1EhxvA

昌都县拉妥乡一名藏民拒捕刺杀公安被击毙 (Tibetan Suspected of Participation in Lhasa Riots Stabs Policeman to Death in Struggle, Shot Dead)
Radio Free Asia, May 06, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/tibetan_riot-05062008113812.html

May 2, 2008

News
Children
Child Labor Scandal Highlights Worrying Trend in China
Reuters, May 01, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/reutersComService_
2_MOLT/idUSHKG6219720080501

Economic Development
Beijing Air Terminal Goes All Out for the Games
New York Times, May 01, 2008
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/02/business/w
orldbusiness/02terminal.html?_r=1&hp&oref=slogin
&oref=slogin

Government
China Issues New Information Rules to Promote Gov't Transparency
Xinhuanet, April 30, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-04/30/con
tent_8084125.htm

Human Rights Defender - Wu Lihong (吴立红)
A Lot To Be Angry About
The Economist, May 02, 2008
http://www.economist.com/world/asia/PrinterFriendl
y.cfm?story_id=11293734

Human Rights Defender - Hada (哈达)
(Building for the Future: Though Tensions Remain Between Mongols and Han Chinese, Growing Prosperity Is Aiding a Peaceful Coexistence)
South China Morning Post, May 02, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af6
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Related information:
IR2008: About the Individual: Hada
April 2008
http://www.ir2008.org/04/about.php

Human Rights Defender- Li Xige (李喜阁)
妙觉法师在派出所接受采访，谈被扣留的经过和原因 (Two AIDS Activists Detained in Henan)
Radio Free Asia, May 02, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/hujia-05
012008170435.html

Human Rights Defender - Wang Bingzhang (王炳章)
王炳章母亲希望中国体现奥运精神释放王炳章 (Wang Bingzhang's Mother Sends Open Letter to Hu Jintao: Asks for Release of Son in the Spirit of the Olympics Games)
Radio Free Asia, May 01, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/wang-05012
008172408.html

Protests and Petitions
Around 20 Detained in Hong Kong Olympic Protests
Agence France-Presse (via Inquirer.net), May 02, 2008
http://www.inquirer.net/specialfeatures/olympics/view.
php?db=1&article=20080502-134138
134138

北京两天内拘捕一千多名访民 (Beijing Detains 1,000 Petitioners in Two-Day Sweep)
Radio Free Asia, May 02, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/petitioner_bei
jing-04302008115312.html?encoding=simplified
04302008115312.html?encoding=simplified

警方帶走陳巧文 (Hong Kong Police Detain Pro-Tibetan Activist Chen Qiaowen)
Ming Pao, May 02, 2008
http://www.mpinews.com/htm/INews/20080502/gb51
027a.htm

石家庄纺织工人罢工 (Hebei Textile Workers Go On Strike)
Radio Free Asia, May 01, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shijiazhuang-
05012008105258.html

Public Health
Beijing Smoking Ban Takes Effect
South China Morning Post, May 02, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af6
2ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=8a3d048
cd55a9110VgnVCM100000360a0a0a
RCRD&ss=China&s=News
a0/?vgnextoid=8a3d048cd55a9110VgnVCM100000360
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Society
Angry China
The Economist, May 01, 2008
http://www.economist.com/opinion/displaystory.cfm

Anti-French Boycott Falters in China
New York Times, May 01, 2008
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/02/world/asia/
02china.html?ref=world

Tibet
青海同仁县再拘隆务寺多名僧侣 (100 Tibetan Monks Detained in Qinghai)
Radio Free Asia, May 01, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/qinghai-05
012008173314.html

December 13, 2007

News
Disasters
Beijing's Edicts Lost in Scramble for Coal
South China Morning Post, December 13, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=6fa50ebce4ec6110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Environment
US, China Cooperate to Stop Illegal Logging
Agence France-Presse (via YahooNews), December 12, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20071212/pl_afp/uschinatimberenvironmentwarming_071212231416

Gender - Trafficking of Women
China Claims Progress Fighting Human Trafficking
Reuters, December 12, 2007
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSPEK11308820071212

Government
Local Officials Use Regulations, Policies to Exploit Poor Villagers
South China Morning Post, December 13, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=60a50ebce4ec6110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Human Rights Defender - Li Xige (李喜阁)
李喜阁进京参加艾滋病培训受阻 艾滋病人家属王小巧被批捕 (AIDS Activist Barred from Training Session in Beijing; Woman Arrested After Petitioning for Husband's Infection Through Blood Transfusion)
Radio Free Asia, December 12, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/12/AZT/

Human Rights Defender - Guo Feixiong (郭飞雄)
张青见郭飞雄指酷刑致伤残 律师说刑讯下审判肯定不公正 (Jailed Guo Feixiong Tells Wife He Is Maimed by Torture)
Radio Free Asia, December 12, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/12/guofeixiong/

Human Rights Defender - Rebiya Kadeer
热比娅被监禁的儿子急需医疗救助 (Rebiya Kadeer Urges China to Provide Adequate Medical Assistance to Jailed Son)
Voice of America, December 12, 2007
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2007-12-12-voa64.cfm

Labor
Law to Protect Slack Workers
South China Morning Post, December 13, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=27f60ebce4ec6110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Christmas Ornaments Made in China Sweatshop - Report
Reuters, December 12, 2007
http://www.reuters.com/article/governmentFilingsNews/idUSN1264959020071212

Media
China Film Corp.: No Ban on U.S. Movies
China Daily (via Xinhua), December 13, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-12/13/content_7239994.htm

Guangdong 'Poor' on Pollution Information
South China Morning Post, December 13, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=45970ebce4ec6110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Migrant Workers
中国流动人口调查•现状篇：改变命运的流动 (Survey on China's Floating Population: Migration Changes Their Fate)
Legal Daily, December 13, 2007
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/0705/2007-12/13/content_761058.htm

Olympics
加拿大人权组织要求加奥委会敦促中国兑现人权承诺 (Canadian Groups Urge Canadian Olympic Committee to Pressure China on Human Rights)
Radio Free Asia, December 12, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/12/renquan/

Protests and Petitions
Ant-Aphrodisiac Boss Charged over Protests
Associated Press (via YahooNews), December 13, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=617ff53c55fc6110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

防暴警进驻东洲3村民被捕 汕尾当局拟以镇压促工 (Police Formally Arrest 3 Villagers in Dongzhou, Guangdong; Suppression Tactics Used to Expedite Construction)
Radio Free Asia, December 12, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/12/dongzhou/

温州访民被截访人员遗弃荒野 (Zhejiang "Retrievers" Leave 70-Year-Old Petitioners in Wilderness)
Radio Free Asia, December 12, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/12/12/china_petition/

Public Health
Onus Shifted to Companies to Recall Drugs
Associated Press (via South China Morning Post), December 13, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=c5270ebce4ec6110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

December 12, 2007

Top News of the Day
Human Rights Defender - Gong Haoming (龚浩明)
简要新闻∶上海维权人士龚浩明得以取保候审回家 (In Brief: Shanghai Rights Defender Gong Haoming Released)
Radio Free Asia, December 11, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/xinwen/2007/12/11/xinwen/ - 8
Hu Jia (胡佳) reportedly said that Shanghai petitioner Gong Haoming (龚浩明) was released pending investigation and trial on December 8. Hu believed it is rare that Shanghai police would release “serious criminals” like Gong. Gong was detained on November 8, 2007 under suspicion of “leaking state secrets.” He participated in the open letter campaign called “We want human rights, not the Olympics” in May.

Related Information
HRIC Case Update: Petitioner Gong Haoming Released Pending Investigation and Trial
Human Rights in China, December 10, 2007
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/45790

News
Civil Society
贵州维权人士举办人权研讨会遭当局多方骚扰 (Guizhou Human Rights Conference Closely Monitored; Participants Harassed)
Radio Free Asia, December 11, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/12/11/china_rights_assault/

Related Information
HRIC Case Update: Buddhist Monk Shengguan Prevented from Attending Human Rights Conference
Human Rights in China, December 10, 2007
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/45802

Death Penalty
北京：兄弟二人杀人袭警被执行死刑 (Beijing Brothers Executed on Murder Charges)
The Beijing News (via Xinhua), December 12, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2007-12/12/content_7233095.htm

情侣被杀案宣判 (Beijing Man Sentenced to Death for Murdering Couple in Robbery)
The Beijing News, December 12, 2007
http://www.thebeijingnews.com/news/beijing/2007/12-12/021@074706.htm

西宁首次采用注射方式对4名死刑犯执行死刑 (Four Convicts Executed by Lethal Injection in Xining, Qinghai)
Xinhuanet, December 11, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2007-12/11/content_7228813.htm

河南焦作一村委会主任枪杀六人被判死刑 (Henan's Local Cadre Sentenced to Death for Shooting 6 People)
Xinhuanet, December 11, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2007-12/11/content_7230331.htm

Food Security
China Grants U.S. Expanded Role in Inspecting Foods
International Herald Tribune, December 11, 2007
http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/12/11/business/trade.php

Gender
Senior Legislator Urges Federation to Better Protect Rights of Women, Children
Xinhuanet, December 11, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-12/11/content_7231051.htm

Human Rights Defender - Li Hong (力虹)
异议作家力虹狱中病情恶化 家人要求保外就医 (Dissident Writer Li Hong's Health Deteriorates; Family Demands Medical Parole)
Radio Free Asia, December 11, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/11/lihong/

Human Rights Defender - Li Xige (李喜阁)
简要新闻∶李喜阁被扣押阻挠未能参加艾滋工作培训 (In Brief: Henan AIDS Patient Li Xige Barred from Anti-Discrimination Training in Beijing)
Radio Free Asia, December 11, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/xinwen/2007/12/11/xinwen/ - 3

Human Rights Defender - Gao Zhisheng (高智晟)
人权日近百人前往中国驻旧金山领事馆示威要求释放高智晟 (One Hundred People Demand Release of Gao Zhisheng at Chinese Consulate in US)
Radio Free Asia, December 11, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/11/gao/

Human Rights Defender
四川上千职工举报改制黑幕　维权代表遭政府扣押暴徒殴打 (Sichuan Rights Defender Beaten by Thugs After Reporting Corruption)
Radio Free Asia, December 11, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/11/505/

Land Policy
Kaiping Officials May Face Discipline over Land-Use Deals
South China Morning Post, December 12, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=d3e2ea06489c6110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Olympics
Writers Urge Olympic Clemency
South China Morning Post, December 12, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=3f71ea06489c6110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

国奥会报告仍关注北京空气污染 (International Olympic Committee Remains Concerned About Beijing's Air Pollution)
BBC, December 11, 2007
http://news.bbc.co.uk/chinese/trad/hi/newsid_7130000/newsid_7139600/7139671.stm

Politics
Beijing Municipal Legislators Get More Money for Making Rounds
Xinhuanet, December 11, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-12/11/content_7229863.htm

Protests and Petitions
Sinopec Workers Stage Pay Protest at China Plant
Reuters, December 11, 2007
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSPEK6549120071211

Religion
山东临沂一基督教家庭教会270名教友被捕 (Police Arrest 270 Protestant House Church Members in Linyi, Shandong)
Radio Free Asia, December 11, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/12/11/china_religion_christian/

Three Gorges
三峽工程 肥了企业 苦了农民 (Three Gorges Project Benefits Enterprises, Harms Farmers)
Ming Pao, December 12, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20071212/cca1h.htm

Tibet
China Says Dalai Wants Feudal Tibet
Associated Press (via YahooNews), December 11, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071211/ap_on_re_as/china_tibet_1