February 20-22, 2010

News

Civil Society
地方政府透明度年度报告称部分政府网站不及格 (Some Official Websites Are Below Standards, CASS Report on Transparency of Local Gov't Says)
China Youth Daily, February 22, 2010
http://news.eastday.com/c/20100222/u1a5032186.html

Disasters

Fake Quake Warning Sends Thousands Outdoors
South China Morning Post, February 22, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=244b505ab61f6210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Education
Education Minister Faces Tough Entry Exam
South China Morning Post, February 22, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=e55b505ab61f6210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Environment
Villagers Live in Fear of Yellow River Floods
China Daily, February 22, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/2010-02/22/content_9481591.htm

Human Rights Defender - Gao Yaojie (高耀洁)
港媒播出高耀潔美國流亡專訪 (Hong Kong TV Interviews Anti-AIDS Activist)
British Broadcasting Corporation, February 20, 2010
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/trad/china/2010/02/100220_rthk_gao.shtml

Related information:

Gao’s Interview on RTHK

Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uHQHoCakFBk

Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rsmEm7ArYqo

Human Rights Defender - Liu Jie (刘杰)
维权人士刘杰强烈要求废除劳动教养制度 (Rights Defender Liu Jie Calls for Abolition of Re-education Through Labor System)
Radio Free Asia, February 21, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/wei-02212010162433.html

Internet Censorship

China PLA Officer Urges New Internet Control Agency
Reuters (via Yahoo! News), February 22, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100222/ts_nm/us_china_internet

Law
改革选举法城乡居民“同票同权” (Electoral Law Reform Aims for Equal Vote Weight for Urban, Rural Constituencies)
Sichuan Online (via Xinhua), February 22, 2010
http://news.66wz.com/system/2010/02/22/101707640.shtml

Media
Chinese Colleges Deny Google Hacking
Irish Times, February 22, 2010
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/world/2010/0222/1224264939208.html

Protests and Petitions
中国安保无止境 访民抗议公安摄像被刑拘 (Shanghai Petitioner Criminally Detained for "Obstructing Official Duties" After Attempting to Stop Police Filming at Private Home)
Radio Free Asia, February 21, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/fang-02212010145013.html

Tibet
Censorship at Heart of Tibet/China Issue: Dalai Lama
Reuters, February 21, 2010
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE61K0FP20100221

April 10-14, 2009

News
Environment
China Orders Governments to Go Green: State Media
Agence France-Presse (via YahooNews), April 14, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090414/wl_asia_afp/chinaenvironmentgovernment

Gender
Chinese Bias for Baby Boys Creates a Gap of 32 Million
New York Times, April 11, 2009
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/11/world/asia/11china.html

Human Rights
China Releases Human Rights Plan
New York Times, April 14, 2009
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/14/world/asia/14china.html

Related information:
国家人权行动计划(2009—2010年) (National Human Rights Action Plan of China (2009-2010))
Information Office of the State Council, April 13, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/newscenter/2009-04/13/content_11177077.htm (Chinese)
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-04/13/content_7672483.htm (English)

Related news:
Beijing's Action Plan Lacks Detail on Enforcing People's Political and Civil Rights, Experts Say
South China Morning Post, April 14, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=23109a68e50a0210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Human Rights on Students' Agenda
China Daily, April 14, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-04/14/content_7673491.htm

实施《公约》总体难度不大 (Implementing the ICCPR Not Difficult)
Southern Metropolis Daily, April 14, 2009
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/ttxw/200904140005.asp

Human Rights Defender - Liu Jie (刘杰)
万民上书十七大发起人刘杰获释 以劳教经历现身说法 (Heilongjiang Petitioner Liu Jie Released from RTL Sentence)
Radio Free Asia, April 13, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/liujie-04132009122939.html

Human Rights Defenders
维权律师程海、杨在新遭围攻 引发舆论关注 (Prominent Rights Defense Attorneys Cheng Hai and Yang Zaixin Assaulted)
Radio Free Asia, April 13, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/lushi-04132009162257.html

Internet Censorship
杭州市立法保护网络安全 散布谣言最高可罚一万五 (New Hangzhou Legislation for Protecting Internet Safety Includes Legal Sanctions for Spreading Rumors)
Zhejiang Online, April 14, 2009
http://zjnews.zjol.com.cn/05zjnews/system/2009/04/14/015424884.shtml

June 4th
'Goddess' Statue Ruled Out for Liaison Office
South China Morning Post, April 11, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=cdd5fa013a090210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Beijing Braces for New Tensions over Tiananmen Incident
Agence France-Presse (via eTaiwanNews), April 14, 2009
http://www.etaiwannews.com/etn/news_content.php?id=919204

Hong Kong Students Start Vote on Tiananmen Killings
Reuters, April 14, 2009
http://uk.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUKTRE53D1FN20090414

Related news:
Truth First on '89 Crackdown, Political Figures Tell Students
South China Morning Post, April 10, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=5de336ef86b80210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

University Opts for Crackdown Booklet
South China Morning Post, April 14, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=1650a81d270a0210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

港大学生会长因六四言论面临罢免 (Hong Kong University Student Union President Faces Recall after June 4 Comments)
British Broadcasting Corporation, April 14, 2009
http://news.bbc.co.uk/chinese/simp/hi/newsid_7990000/newsid_7997600/7997682.stm

Police
Two Die in Detention Rooms in East China
Xinhuanet, April 11, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-04/11/content_11170647.htm

Protests and Petitions
Striking Taxi Drivers Getting Back to Work
China Daily, April 14, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-04/13/content_7672765.htm

Related news:
11 Arrested after Taxi Strike Spirals into Riot
South China Morning Post, April 12, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=3b05289b51690210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

重慶300工人堵塞交通 (300 Workers Block Traffic in Chongqing Protesting for Back Wages)
Ming Pao, April 14, 2009
http://news.sina.com.hk/cgi-bin/nw/show.cgi/94/1/1/1100751/1.html

四川自贡千名村民抗议当局强迫购社保 (1000 Sichuan Villagers Protest Forced Purchase of Social Security)
Radio Free Asia, April 13, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/zigong-04132009132928.html

北大中南海天安门抗议上千访民半被抓 (Petitioners Continue Protests in Beijing's "Sensitive Areas"; Many Detained)
Radio Free Asia, April 13, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/fangmin-04132009124450.html

一乡镇干部自述:"截访"的无奈和隐衷 (Reflections from a Small-town Cadre: Helplessness and Unspoken Thoughts on "Intercepting Petitioners")
Xinhuanet, April 13, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/focus/2009-04/13/content_11176136.htm

Religion
成都家庭教会复活节活动遭到压制 (Chengdu House Churches Come under Pressure during Easter Holiday)
Voice of America, April 13, 2009
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2009-04-13-voa43.cfm

August 26, 2008

News
Bilateral Ties
U.S. Says China Missed Rights Opportunity at Olympics
Reuters, August 26, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSN2552443120080826

Corruption
Corrupt Officials' Lovers Could Also Be Tried
China Daily, August 26, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-08/26/content_6969559.htm

Disasters
Strong Earthquake Rocks Tibet, No Casualties Yet
Xinhuanet, August 25, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-08/25/content_9709622.htm

Environment
'Green' Law Likely from Next Year
China Daily, August 26, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-08/26/content_6970969.htm

Food Security
Food Safety Law Debate Goes on
China Daily, August 26, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-08/26/content_6969573.htm

Human Rights Defender - Liu Jie (刘杰)
黑龙江女访民刘杰在劳教所被施酷刑 (Heilongjiang Petitioner Liu Jie Undergoes Cruel Torture in Labor Camp)
Radio Free Asia, August 25, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/china_petition_abuse-08252008112417.html

Related news:
Rights Group Demands China Stop Torturing Jailed Activist
Deutsche Presse Agentur (via Monsters and Critics), August 22, 2008
http://www.monstersandcritics.com/news/asiapacific/news/article_1426155.php/Rights_group_demands_China_stop_torturing_jailed_activist

Human Rights Defender - Wang Dalin (汪达林)
武汉异见人士汪达林已被秘密关押一个多月 (Wuhan Dissident Wang Dalin Secretly Held by Police for Over 1 Month)
Radio Free Asia, August 25, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/rights_detain-08252008114842.html

Human Rights Defender - Zeng Jinyan (曾金燕)
Detained Chinese Activist Returns to Beijing
Associated Press (via Google), August 26, 2008
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gGtTrBpkUffPzYAENMTtc8HAqaBgD92PQGDO0

Related news:
China: Zeng Jinyan Resurfaces with News of Visit to Hu Jia
Global Voices Advocacy, August 25, 2008
http://advocacy.globalvoicesonline.org/2008/08/25/china-zeng-jinyan-resurfaces-with-news-of-visit-to-hu-jia/

Human Rights Defenders
西安公安警告维权律师张鉴康小心言论 (Xi'an Police Threaten Rights Defense Lawyer Zhang Jiankang)
Radio Free Asia, August 25, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/rights_lawyer-08252008113006.html

Labor
广西宜州广维化工公司爆炸造成4死44伤 (4 Casualties, 44 Injured in Guangxi Chemical Plant Blast)
Xinhuanet, August 26, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/society/2008-08/26/content_9712807.htm

Law
Draft Amendment Seeks Better Privacy Protection
China Daily, August 26, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-08/26/content_6969594.htm

Olympics
China's Gold Medals Came at a High Price
Los Angeles Times, August 26, 2008
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-hardship26-2008aug26,0,1954742.story

Internet Access Falls Short but Games Force Improvement: Rogge
The Australian, August 25, 2008
http://www.australianit.news.com.au/story/0,24897,24236377-15306,00.html

IOC Urged to Consider Human Rights in Future
CNSNews.com, August 25, 2008
http://www.cnsnews.com/public/content/article.aspx?RsrcID=34520

Traffic Restrictions in Beijing Lifted
China Daily, August 26, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-08/26/content_6969685.htm

Protests and Petitions
Freed U.S. Protesters Say They Were Interrogated in China
Associated Press (via International Herald Tribune), August 25, 2008
http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/08/25/europe/protest.php

港商申请示威被拒绝 软禁后被强迫搭机返港 (Hong Kong Businessmen Put under House Arrest, then Forced to Return to Hong Kong following Beijing Protest)
Radio Free Asia, August 25, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/Hongkong-08252008104119.html

上海访民走投无路 天安门试图跳河自杀 (Shanghai Petitioner Wen Meiyong Tries to Commit Suicide outside Tiananmen Square)
Radio Free Asia, August 25, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/fangmin-08252008162319.html

Religion
China Detains Underground Catholic Bishop: Report
Associated Press (via Google), August 25, 2008
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gxXcCoUaakbXjO7s6S0utTWHg3IgD92PF5JG0

Tibet
Restive, Remote Tibetan Region under Military Lockdown
Agence France-Presse (via Google), August 25, 2008
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5gn8YKvCMM1eC1e-G1d1ru4fSjQRQ

Tibet’s Most Famous Woman Blogger, Woeser, Detained by Police
Times Online, August 26, 2008
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article4607454.ece

July 10, 2008

News
Bilateral Ties
Bush, Hu Discuss Human Rights, Taiwan
Voice of America, July 09, 2008
http://www.voanews.com/english/2008-07-09-voa7.cfm?rss=asia

Corruption
Party Probes 'Iron Hand' Enforcer of Guangdong over Alleged Bribes
South China Morning Post, July 10, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=5ff920665c80b110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Former Shanghai Official Jailed for Bribery
Xinhuanet, July 09, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-07/09/content_8518430.htm

Sacked China Police Chief Alleges Corruption: Official Media
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), July 09, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080709/wl_asia_afp/chinarightsunrestoly2008

Freedom of Speech
三家国际笔会发表报告批评中国钳制言论自由 (Three International PEN Organizations Publishe Report Criticizing China's Clampdown on Freedom of Speech)
Radio Free Asia, July 09, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/yanlun-07092008173631.html

Human Rights Defender - Liu Jie (刘杰)
维权人士刘杰在劳教所被用酷刑 (Heilongjiang Petitioner, Liu Jie, Brutally Tortured Whilst at Reeducation Centre)
Radio Free Asia, July 09, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/liujie-07092008094452.html

Human Rights Defender
参与杨春林联名抵制北京奥运 鸡西维权人士袁显臣被逮捕 (Heilongjiang Rights Defender Yuan Xianchen Arrested)
Radio Free Asia, July 09, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/yuan-07092008094743.html

Labor
Safety Official: China to Shut 4,000 More Small Coal Mines by 2010
China Daily (via Xinhua), July 09, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-07/10/content_6832691.htm

Law
Chinese Prosecutors Investigating More Official Crimes
Xinhuanet, July 09, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-07/09/content_8519532.htm

Olympics
Beijing Moves to Stop Vice Industry Staining Games
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), July 10, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080710/wl_asia_afp/chinaoly2008sexprostitution

Beijing Olympic Torch Relay Concludes in Inner Mongolia
Xinhuanet, July 10, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-07/10/content_8522356.htm

Olympic Village Impresses Mock Dwellers with Chinese Culture
Xinhuanet, July 10, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-07/10/content_8522081.htm

Foreign Media Heritage Shooting Procedure during Games to Be Simplified
Xinhuanet, July 09, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-07/09/content_8518242.htm

奥运火炬拟过临沂 监控袁伟静者增至四十多 (Olympic Torch to Go Through Chen Guangcheng's Hometown - Increased Surveillance for Wife)
Radio Free Asia, July 09, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/linyi-07092008095411.html

Peking University Temporarily Bans Tourists for Olympic Security
Xinhuanet, July 09, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-07/09/content_8516489.htm

Recyclers Scrapped from Beijing ahead of Olympics
International Herald Tribune, July 09, 2008
http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/07/09/business/recycle.php

Sarkozy Ends Threat to Boycott Olympic Opener
International Herald Tribune, July 09, 2008
http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/07/09/asia/sarkozy.php

Police
RFA独家报道：闽农失地又失子 拒与警方谈私了 (RFA Independent Report: Fujian Farmer Loses Land and Child, Refuses to Talk to Police)
Radio Free Asia, July 09, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shidi-07092008151517.html

沪袭警案官方说法出台难服众　指杨佳被打残不实传谣者被捕者质疑 (Shanghai Authorities' Account of Attack Questionable)
Radio Free Asia, July 09, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/xijing-07092008181228.html

Poverty
China's Extremely Poor Population Declines to Less Than 15 Mln
Xinhuanet, July 08, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-07/08/content_8512143.htm

Public Health
Tainted Protein Confirmed as Killer
Shanghai Daily, July 09, 2008
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2008/200807/20080709/article_366085.htm

Society
瓮安少女溺水亡？ 民间真调被封口 (Did the Weng'an Girl Drown? Truth Kept from the People)
Radio Free Asia, July 09, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/wengan-07092008135245.html

XUAR
China Says Kills Five Uighurs Seeking "Holy War"
Reuters, July 09, 2008
http://uk.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUKPEK8056720080709

July 4, 2008

Top News of the Day
Media
Apple Daily Reporter Denied Entry to Beijing
South China Morning Post, July 04, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=1c540082ad9ea110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Norman Choy (蔡元貴), a reporter from Hong Kong's "Apple Daily," flew to Beijing on July 1 for a five-day reporting trip, but was intercepted at the airport and not allowed to enter Mainland China. He was told that the refusal was per the "State Security Law" (国家安全法). Choy was sent back to Hong Kong on the next flight available. His "Home Return Permit" (回乡证), which he needs to cross the Mainland border, was also confiscated.

Related news:
遣返《蘋果》記者 北京背棄奧運承諾 (Beijing Abandons Olympic Promise in Repatriating "Apple Daily" Reporter)
Apple Daily, July 4, 2008
http://www.appleactionews.com/site/art_main.cfm?&iss_id=20080704&sec_id=6996647&art_id=11310109

News
Bilateral Ties
Rights Groups Disappointed With Bush's China Olympics Trip
Voice of America, July 04, 2008
http://www.voanews.com/english/Africa/2008-07-04-voa5.cfm

Disasters
Downpours Kill Five, Affect 600,000 in SW China's Yunnan
Xinhuanet, July 03, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-07/03/content_8484753.htm

More than 600,000 Sichuan Migrant Workers Return Home Jobless after Quake
Xinhuanet, July 03, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-07/03/content_8484508.htm

Environment
Pollution Emission Permits Delayed
China Daily, July 04, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/cndy/2008-07/04/content_6818103.htm

Food Security
China Denies Hoarding Overseas Farmland
China Daily, July 04, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-07/04/content_6817936.htm

China to Increase Grain Output
BBC, July 03, 2008
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7487157.stm

Human Rights Defender
湖南民主党人士谢长发近日被警方带走 (China Democracy Party Activist Xie Changfa Detained by Police)
Radio Free Asia, July 03, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/xiechangfa-07032008091030.html

Human Rights Defender - Liu Jie (刘杰)
黑龙江农场女职工刘杰遭酷刑双腿成疾 (Imprisoned Petitioner Liu Jie Tortured, Both Legs Left Diseased)
Radio Free Asia, July 03, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/liujie-07032008113317.html

Labor
Activists Push for Improved Working Conditions in Asia as Olympics Approach
Voice of America, July 03, 2008
http://www.voanews.com/english/2008-07-03-voa29.cfm

Law
State Councilor Vows to Intense Crackdown on Violent Crimes
Xinhuanet, July 03, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-07/03/content_8484259.htm

Media
称西藏为国家 浙出版社停业 (Zhejiang Publisher Closed after Calling Tibet a Country)
Radio Free Asia, July 04, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/zang-07032008144758.html

Multilateral
China Sticks to Its Guns on Emissions ahead of G8 Meet
Agence France-Presse (via Google), July 03, 2008
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5iLlTyzyUvXyrRSXzq-G5tSPABtYg

Olympics
省部首腦奧運期間禁外訪 (Provincial Heads Forbidden from Leaving China on Foreign Visits during Olympics)
Ming Pao, July 04, 2008
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20080704/cab1.htm

Xinjiang Terror Top Threat to Olympics: Security Official Meng Hongwei Names Three Dangers to Event
South China Morning Post, July 04, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=564e1600769ea110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Protests and Petitions
大批公安武警继续驻守瓮安59人被被捕 (Police Garrison Weng'an; 59 People Arrested)
Radio Free Asia, July 03, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/china_riot-07032008102020.html

Officials Admit Existence of Grievances before Violent Protest in SW China
Xinhuanet, July 03, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-07/03/content_8482689.htm

Police Chief, Commissar Face Dismissal after Protest in Guizhou
China Daily, July 04, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-07/04/content_6817953.htm

Religion
法轮功周宁案周五开庭 (Case of Falun Gong Practitioner Zhou Ning Goes to Court July 4)
Radio Free Asia, July 03, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/zhouning-07032008165723.html

Taiwan
A Falun Gong Welcome for Mainland Visitors to Taiwan
International Herald Tribune, July 03, 2008
http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/07/03/asia/taiwan.php

Tibet
甘孜炉霍300尼姑被逐出尼姑庵 (300 Garze Nuns Expelled from Nunnery for Refusing to Participate in "Political Studies" Class)
Radio Free Asia, July 03, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/ganzi-07032008105836.html

March 15-17, 2008

Top News of the Day
Tibet
Dalai Lama Fears 'Cultural Genocide' in Tibet
Vancouver Sun, March 16, 2008
http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/story.html?id=4fe8392c-8cdf-4863-b44c-fe1672abc8e7&k=51713
Calm has been seemingly restored in Tibet as the Chinese military and police forces have quelled the protests. The Dalai Lama has called for an international investigation into the crackdown on the protests, saying that a "cultural genocide" is occurring, regardless of intention. According to reports, the Chinese media are depicting the protests as the direct result of the Dalai Lama's influence, naming him the cause of the violent demonstrations.

Related information:
HRIC Statement: Stop Crackdowns in Tibet, Start Dialogue
March 14, 2008
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/47798

News
Bilateral Ties
Call for China Restraint over Tibet Protesters
Reuters, March 15, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUST30780920080315

Corporate Social Accountability
Nike Reports Problems at China Factories
Reuters, March 14, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/companyNews/idUSHKG26912020080314

Government
广东江门村民不满基层选举作弊 (Jiangmin, Guangdong Villagers Angry at Corruption in Grassroots Elections)
Radio Free Asia, March 16, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/03/16/xuan/

Human Rights Defenders
一批贵州人权活动人士发表致中共中央领导联署公开信 (Guizhou Human Rights Defenders Issue Open Letter to CPPCC Leadership)
Radio Free Asia, March 16, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/03/16/weiquan/

Human Rights Defender - Hu Jia (胡佳)
律师表示正在争取曾金燕获准旁听胡佳案 (Lawyers Trying to Obtain Permission for Zeng Jinyan to Attend Hu Jia's Trial)
Radio Free Asia, March 14, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/03/14/china_rights_hujia

Human Rights Defender - Liu Jie (刘杰)
黑龙江访民刘杰家人指责监狱侵犯通讯自由 (Family of Liu Jie Criticizes Violations of Free Communication by the Prison)
Radio Free Asia, March 14, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/03/14/china_rights_jail/

Human Rights Defender - Xu Xiang (徐祥)
中国网络维权人士徐祥起诉长沙公安局 (Online Rights Defender Xu Xiang Sues Changsha Police)
Radio Free Asia, March 14, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/03/14/xu/

Human Rights Defender - Zhang Zilin (张子霖)
张子霖案的律师已提出上诉 泛蓝将示威抗议声援张子霖 (Zhang Zilin's Lawyer Raises Appeal; Pan-Blue Alliance to March in Support of Zhang)
Radio Free Asia, March 14, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/03/14/zhang/

Human Rights Defender - Zheng Enchong (郑恩宠）
郑恩宠上诉案庭审 代理人受阻未能出庭 (Zheng Enchong's Appeal Case Heard in Court)
Radio Free Asia, March 14, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/03/14/zheng

Land Policy
江西拆迁户维护合法权益反被判刑 (Relocated Jiangxi Residents Sentenced for "Gathering a Crowd to Attack an Organ of the State")
Radio Free Asia, March 14, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/03/14/jiinagxi/

Media
People Left with Official Version on Tibet Violence
South China Morning Post, March 16, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d77
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Military
China Military Forces Defend Tibet Crackdown
Reuters, March 16, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSPEK264579

Olympics
Nepal Closes Mount Everest over Protest Concerns
Reuters, March 14, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSDEL10828120080314

Dalai Lama Refuses to Call for Boycott of Olympic Games
South China Morning Post, March 17, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d77
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Protests and Petitions
博罗劳动保障部门和立森资方要求工人复工 (Boluo Authorities and Li Sen Management Demand Workers Return)
Radio Free Asia, March 14, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/03/14/china_labor_strike/

Guangdong Detains 14 as Strikers Protest Reported Death
Radio Free Asia, March 13, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/2008/03/13/china_strike/

Public Health
China Reports New Bird Flu Outbreak
Reuters, March 16, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSPEK273150

Tibet
Tibetan Officials Refute Dalai's "Rule of Terror" Remarks
Xinhuanet, March 17, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-03/17/content_7803002.htm

Tibetan Riots Spread to Provinces
South China Morning Post, March 17, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d77
33492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=ae3e443f008b8110VgnVCM10000036
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Tibetan Tensions Finally Spill Over
Financial Times, March 16, 2008
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/8d1ff56c-f35b-11dc-b6bc-0000779fd2ac.html

西藏示威者在几国同警察冲突 (Tibet Demonstrators Clash with Police in Several Countries)
Voice of America, March 16, 2008
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/2008-03-16-voa6.cfm

西藏政府：騷亂造成13亡 (Tibet Government: 13 Casualties from the Riots)
Ming Pao, March 17, 2008
http://www.mpinews.com/htm/INews/20080317/ca11030w.htm

March 6, 2008

Top News of the Day
Human Rights Defenders - Guo Feixiong (郭飞雄)
郭飞雄妻子张青，于绝食抗议日，致全国两会公开信 (Zhang Qing, Wife of Guo Feixiong, Submits Open Letter to Two Congresses)
Radio Free Asia, March 05, 2008
Guo Feixiong's (郭飞雄) wife, Zhang Qing (张青), has issued an open letter to the NPC and CPPCC. The letter demands that the Chinese Government abolish the Reeducation-Through-Labor system and that it abolish the use of electric shock batons on genitals to torture detainees or suspects. Zhang adds that she is currently on a hunger strike. Guo, a human rights defender and legal advisor who had been involved in numerous controversial cases, was sentenced to five years in prison in November 2007.

Related information:
HRIC Press Advisory: Guo Feixiong’s Wife issues
Statement on the Decision Not to Appeal
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/45706

News
Civil Society
Gov't Officials Told to Facilitate Supervision from Public Members
Xinhuanet, March 05, 2008

Hukou
维权律师上书人大要求修订岐视农村户籍的法律 (Humans Rights Lawyer Demands that NPC Amend Discriminatory Rural Household Registration Laws)
Radio Free Asia, March 05, 2008

Human Rights Defenders - Liu Jie (刘杰)
刘杰申请行政诉讼不予立案 (Liu Jie Not Granted Filing for Administrative Suit)
Radio Free Asia, March 05, 2008

Human Rights Defenders - Yao Lifa (姚立法), Zhang Xianling (张先玲)
姚立法、张先玲两会期间被软禁 (Yao Lifa and Zhang Xianling Under House Arrest During Two Congresses)
Radio Free Asia, March 05, 2008

Land Policy
成都警方凌晨进入太平村强拆民房 (Chengdu Police Forcible Evict Taiping, Chengdu Homes in Pre-Dawn Raid)
Radio Free Asia, March 05, 2008

Media
“爱知行动”的网站被公安局关闭 (Website of Beijing AIDS Action Group, Aizhixing, Closed by Police)
Radio Free Asia, March 05, 2008

Freed Reporter Gets to Cover Congress
South China Morning Post, March 06, 2008

Journalists Frustrated by Red Tape in Access to Ministers
South China Morning Post, March 06, 2008

Olympics
China Gears up for Faithful during the Games
Reuters, March 05, 2008

Population
Bid to Clarify One-Child Policy
South China Morning Post, March 06, 2008

Protests and Petitions
经租户代表王季勇被关押 (Housing Petitioner Wang Jiyong Arrested)
Radio Free Asia, March 05, 2008

江西维权拆迁户被非法拘留 (Jiangxi Relocatees Illegally Detained to Halt Petitioning)
Radio Free Asia, March 05, 2008

两会期间上海当局暴力截访 (Shanghai Authorities Violently Stopping Petitioners During Two Congresses)
Radio Free Asia, March 05, 2008

深圳幼师进行“非暴力不合作”抗议 (Shenzhen Kindergarten Teachers Hold Nonviolent Protest)
Radio Free Asia, March 05, 2008

Public Health
Experts Doubt Financing of Public Hospitals
South China Morning Post, March 06, 2008

Religion
四名中国教徒因散发福音传单被拘留 (Four Detained for Distributing Christian Leaflets in Taizhou, Zhejiang)
Radio Free Asia, March 05, 2008

March 5, 2008

News
Education
Beijing Under Attack for 'Empty Promises' on Education Spending
South China Morning Post, March 05, 2008

Environment
Green Whirlwind Sweeps China
Asia Times Online, March 05, 2008

Hukou
China Considers Household Registration System Reform
Xinhuanet, March 04, 2008

Human Rights Defender – Li Jinping (李金平)
北京维权人士李金平被警方带走 (Beijing Police Detain Human Rights Defender Li Jianping)
Radio Free Asia, March 04, 2008

Human Rights Defender - Liu Jie (刘杰)
黑龙江农垦中院执法违法 访民刘杰上诉案不被立案 (Heilongjiang Court Rejects Liu Jie's Appeal; No Written Verdict for Family)
Radio Free Asia, March 04, 2008

Labor
China to Create 10 Mln Jobs in Cities, Keeping Jobless Rate at 4.5% in 2008
Xinhuanet, March 05, 2008

Officials Leap to Defence of Controversial Labour Laws
South China Morning Post, March 05, 2008

Death Toll Rises to 4 in Beijing Sewage Plant Explosion
Xinhuanet, March 04, 2008

Law
青岛拆迁户维权代表于建利案开庭审理 (Representative of Qingdao Evictees Yu Jianli Stands Trial)
Radio Free Asia, March 04, 2008

Media
中国禁止网站转发博讯报道 (Hubei Authorities Tell Website Not to Carry Boxun's Reports)
Radio Free Asia, March 04, 2008

Olympics
Security a Priority in Stability-Obsessed China
Reuters, March 04, 2008

Politics
Mega-Ministry Plan 'to Boost Social Justice'
South China Morning Post, March 05, 2008

Protests and Petitions
China Detains 1,000 Petitioners Ahead of Parliament
Radio Free Asia, March 04, 2008

Protest over Factory Spreads in China
Washington Post, March 04, 2008

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 28, 2008

Top News of the Day
June 4th
Tiananmen Mothers Call for China Dialogue on 1989
Reuters, February 27, 2008
Tiananmen Mothers issued an open letter through Human Rights in China, stating that members of the National People's Congress and the Chinese People's Political Consultative Congress should open a dialogue with the victims of the Tiananmen Crackdown and their families. The group stated that opening a dialogue before the Olympics would send a positive message on China's stance on human rights. In addition to a dialogue, the letter requests that the government open an investigation of the crackdown, issue public apologies and compensation, and investigate the accountability of those responsible.

Related Information:
HRIC Statement: Chinese Authorities Should Respond to Calls for Dialogue by the Tiananmen Mothers
Human Rights in China, February 27, 2008

News
Bilateral Ties
赖斯访华关注胡佳师涛 喜讯未至家属反遭警告 (Rice Questions China on Hu Jia and Shi Tao; Families Again Given Admonishments)
Radio Free Asia, February 27, 2008

Freedom of Association
上海公安局驳回市民反对磁悬浮游行申请 (Shanghai Public Security Bureau Rejects Residents' Application to Demonstrate Against the Maglev)
Radio Free Asia, February 27, 2008

Human Rights Defender - Jiranbayariin Soyolt
前内蒙异议人士索约尔特上月在北京被捕 (IMAR Dissident in Exile, Jiranbayariin Soyolt, Arrested in Beijing Last Month)
Radio Free Asia, February 27, 2008

Human Rights Defender - Liu Jie (刘杰)
正在进行绝食抗议的刘杰今天会见律师 (Liu Jie, Currently on a Hunger Strike, Allowed to See Lawyer)
Radio Free Asia, February 27, 2008

Human Rights Defender - Zhu Yufu (朱虞夫)
杭州法院将重审民主党人士朱虞夫案件 (Hangzhou, Zhejiang Court to Try Case of Democracy Party Activist Zhu Yufu)
Radio Free Asia, February 27, 2008

Macau
Macao SAR Gov't Proposes Major Revisions of Election Laws
Xinhuanet, February 27, 2008

Olympics
Chinese Resist Urban 'Clean-up' Drive
Radio Free Asia, February 27, 2008

IOC Backs China Human Rights Push
BBC, February 26, 2008

外国记者采访上访村被警察带走 奥运采访新规定再受质疑 (New Regulations on Olympics Coverage Again Challenged: LA Times Reporter Taken Away While Covering Beijing Petitioning Village)
Radio Free Asia, February 27, 2008

Police
北师大珠海分校教师被保安殴打头破血流 (Beijing Normal University, Zhuhai Campus Professor Beaten Severely by Security Guards)
Radio Free Asia, February 27, 2008

Protests and Petitions
两会期间各地加紧拦截经租户上访 (Housing Petitioners Increasingly Intercepted Throughout China During the Two Congresses)
Radio Free Asia, February 27, 2008

Public Health
China SFDA: Buyers Must Vet Drug Safety
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), February 27, 2008

Three Gorges
New Dam Repeats ‘Stupid Mistake’
Financial Times, February 27, 2008

February 27, 2008

Top News of the Day
Human Rights Defender - Liu Jie (刘杰)
黑龙江访民刘杰绝食抗议劳教处罚 (Heilongjiang Petitioner Liu Jie Goes on Hunger Strike to Protest Reeducation-Through-Labor Decision)
Radio Free Asia , February 26, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/02/26/liujie/
Liu Jie (刘杰) began a hunger strike on February 26 in the Qiqihar Labor Camp where she is detained. She has demanded three things through an intermediary: 1. That President Hu Jintao and other national leaders demand that Heilongjiang Provincial Military Farm Bureau cease in persecuting her; 2. Further deliberation on the "International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights" during the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference; 3. The abolishment of the Reeducation-Through-Labor system. Liu, the organizer of a public letter with over twelve thousand signatures, was sentenced to eighteen months of Reeducation-Through-Labor in November 2007.

News
Environment
Bosses May Be Fined for Water Pollution
South China Morning Post, February 27, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d
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Mega Dams Meant to Control Siltation Will Add to Ecological Woe, Experts Warn
South China Morning Post, February 27, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d
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Taps Shut in Central China Due to Red, Bubbly River
Reuters, February 26, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/environmentNews/idUSPEK41672008
0226

Human Rights
China Ready to Resume Human Rights Talks
Washington Post, February 27, 2008
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/02/
26/AR2008022600903.html

Human Rights Defender - Zheng Enchong (郑恩宠)
Chinese Activist Lawyer Beaten, Detained
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), February 26, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080226/ap_on_re_as/china_
activist_beaten_1

Human Rights Defender - Li Subin (李苏滨)
维权律师入禀法院要求取消暂住证 (Human Rights Lawyers Go to Court Demanding Temporary Residence Permits Be Abolished)
Radio Free Asia, February 26, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/02/26/china_
rights_lawyer/

Law
中国拟规定保安不得限制他人人身自由违法搜身 (China Issues Draft Regulations Stipulating that Security Guards Must Not Limit the Personal Liberties of Others or Conduct Illegal Body Searches)
Radio Free Asia, February 26, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/02/26/baoan/

Migrant Workers
北京建筑工地农民权益普遍受侵害 (Rights of Migrant Workers on Beijing Construction Sites Frequently Violated)
Radio Free Asia, February 26, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/02/26/nongmin/

Olympics
China Slams "Meddling" After Myanmar Boycott Call
Reuters, February 26, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSPEK34412220080226

China's Olympic Water Province Faces Severe Drought
Reuters, February 26, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/environmentNews/
idUSPEK3519920080226

Olympics Water Diversion Threatens Millions
Financial Times, February 26, 2008
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/40b3e66a-e49d-11dc-a495-
0000779fd2ac.html

Police
上海维权人士乐见公安局长换新人 (Shanghai Human Rights Defenders Welcome Change in Municipal Public Security Bureau Head, Removing Jiang Zemin's Nephew, Wu Zhiming)
Voice of America, February 26, 2008
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2008-02-26-voa30.cfm

Protests and Petitions
两会前当局加强监控访民打压异见人士 (Authorities Heighten Monitoring of Petitioners and Pressure on Dissidents Before the National People's Congress and Chinese People's Political Consultative Congress)
Radio Free Asia, February 26, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/02/26/lianghui/

广州八百市民聚集市国土资源和房管局门外上访 (Eight Hundred Petition at the Guangzhou Municipal Bureau of Land and Natural Resources and Housing Administration)
Radio Free Asia, February 26, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/02/26/guangzhou/

荷泽维权虽遭打压两百工人坚持请 (Two Hundred Heze, Shandong Workers Insist on Petitioning Despite Human Rights Defender Zhou Mengxin Being Beaten)
Radio Free Asia, February 26, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/02/26/heze/

Three Gorges
Three Gorges Holdouts Feel the Heat
South China Morning Post, February 27, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d
3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=23963da7c2658110VgnVCM
100000360a0a0aRCRD

Tibet
Tibetans Fear for Man Sent Back to China from Nepal
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), February 26, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080226/wl_sthasia_afp/nepalchina
tibetrefugees_080226083752