September 12, 2008

News
Corruption
Planning Chief to Face Charges over Bribes
South China Morning Post, September 12, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=312619d43425c110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Environment
China to Repair 6,240 Reservoirs by 2010
Xinhuanet, September 11, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-09/11/content_9930978.htm

Dead Fish Mystery in Guangzhou Probed
China Daily, September 12, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-09/12/content_7020664.htm

Report Shows Real Price of Growth
China Daily, September 12, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-09/12/content_7020515.htm

Food Security
China Probes All Milk Powder in Baby Health Scare
Reuters, September 12, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSPEK35077920080912

Government
China Adds Government Department for Charity Activities
Xinhuanet, September 11, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-09/11/content_9930233.htm

China Lawyers Call for More Open Bar Association
Associated Press (via Google), September 11, 2008
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5g7_pIpx_a7Zzhi5xjeqkgMJmw1dQD934LSF00

Related information:
顺应历史潮流 实现律协直选——致全体北京律师、市司法局、市律协的呼吁 (Conforming with the Historical Trend and Bringing about a Directly-elected Lawyers Association -- An Appeal to All Beijing Lawyers, the Municipal Justice Bureau, and the Beijing Lawyers Association)
Open Constitution Initiative, August 26, 2008
http://www.gongmeng.cn/sub_r.php?zyj_id=1924

Human Rights Defender - Chen Guangcheng (陈光诚)
残奥会第六天：狱中盲人维权者陈光诚家人遭遇 (Chen Guangcheng's Family Prohibited from Family Visits during "Visiting Day"; Yuan Weijing Remains under Heavy Supervision)
Radio Free Asia , September 12, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/chen-09112008172733.html

Human Rights Defender - Teng Biao (滕彪)
维权律师滕彪不获发执业证 执教鞭也受压 (Rights Defense Lawyer Teng Biao Continues to Receive Warnings from University to Stop Writing Essays and Rights Defense-related Work)
Radio Free Asia, September 12, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/tengbiao-09112008114622.html

Labor
13 Detained after Deadly Landslide in China
CNN, September 11, 2008
http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/09/11/china.rockslide/

Related news:
Poverty Draws Chinese to Unsafe but Lucrative Mines
Reuters, September 11, 2008
http://in.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idINIndia-35425720080911

China Tells Businesses to Unionize
New York Times, September 12, 2008
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/12/business/worldbusiness/12yuan.html

Media
Beijing Olympics Fuels China Internet Use
China Daily, September 11, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-09/11/content_7020048.htm

Olympics
Would-be Protesters Find the Olympics Failed to Expand Free Speech in Beijing
International Herald Tribune, September 12, 2008
http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/09/12/sports/12china.php

Population
Vice Premier Urges Maintaining Low Birth Rate for Sustainable Development
China Daily, September 11, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-09/11/content_7020438.htm

Public Health
Fresh Talks Set for Plans on Health Reform
South China Morning Post, September 11, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=8fb4c071dac4c110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

中国八月份艾滋病死亡400例 居传染病死亡之首 (HIV/AIDS Tops List of Deaths from Infectious Diseases with 400 Dead in August)
Radio Free Asia, September 12, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/AZT-09112008110909.html

Society
Man Sets Himself Alight amid Tourists on Bund
South China Morning Post, September 12, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=e04d19d43425c110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Tibet
Nepal to Deport Illegal Tibetans: Govt
Agence France-Presse (via Google), September 11, 2008
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5iMGI0RXHHHjOKnEqc205e1Buej0w

XUAR
新疆主席﹕疆獨密辦「聖戰培訓班」 (XUAR Head: Separatist Groups Secretly Hold "Jihad Training")
Ming Pao, September 12, 2008
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20080912/ccc1.htm

March 8-10, 2008

Top News of the Day
Human Rights Defenders Hu Jia (胡佳)
China Dissident Hu Jia to Stand Trial: Lawyer
Reuters, March 10, 2008
Rights defender Hu Jia's (胡佳) case has been accepted by the Beijing municipal procuratorate, and he will soon face trial. According to Hu's lawyer, he has been charged with "inciting subversion of state power," based on his statements to foreign media and essays. Hu Jia is a long-time HIV/AIDS activist and an internationally recognized Chinese rights defender.

Human Rights Defenders - Teng Biao (滕彪)
Chinese Police Release Activist Lawyer
Associated Press ( available at YahooNews), March 08, 2008
Beijing rights defense lawyer Teng Biao (滕彪) was released on Saturday, March 8, after going missing on the evening of Thursday, March 6. According to Teng, the police questioned him about his essays and other activities. Teng was reluctant to elaborate on the questioning as he was warned by the police to remain quiet. Teng Biao is a lecturer on law at the Chinese University of Politics and Law and a practicing lawyer, currently defending several controversial cases.

Related information:
HRIC Statement: Violent Assaults on Rights Defense Lawyers Must Stop
March 07, 2008

News
Civil Society
China's Top Legislator Promises More Public Participation in Food Safety Legislation
Xinhuanet, March 08, 2008

Death Penalty
China Not Ready to End Death Penalty
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), March 08, 2008

Gender
Rural Women's Rights Need Protection
Xinhuanet, March 08, 2008

Human Rights Defenders
《中国民主报》正式发行 ("China Democracy Journal" Formally Published)
Radio Free Asia, March 10, 2008

Human Rights Defenders - Teng Biao (滕彪)
Rights Lawyer Kidnap 'Shocking,' Say China Activists
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), March 08, 2008

Law
Water Pollution, Laborers' Rights Top Chinese Legislature's Supervision List
Xinhuanet, March 08, 2008

Macao
Macao Group Calls for Criminalizing Cruelty to Animals
Xinhuanet, March 09, 2008

Media
China Vows Curbs after Björk Sings for Tibet
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), March 07, 2008

中国广电总局重申电影审查标准 (SARFT Reaffirms Film Review Criteria)
Radio Free Asia, March 08, 2008

Olympics
China Says Thwarted Attack on Olympics: State Media
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), March 08, 2008

Compensatory Traffic Ban to Be Imposed During the Olympics
Xinhuanet, March 07, 2008

Dalai Lama Supports Beijing Olympics: Aide
Reuters, March 08, 2008

Olympics Clean-Up Chinese Style: Inside Beijing's Shocking Death Camp for Cats
The Daily Mail, March 08, 2008

世界报章协会要求中国奥运前释放被监禁的新闻工作者 (World Association of Newspapers Pressures China to Free Journalists Before Olympics)
Radio Free Asia, March 10, 2008

Politics
当局要求鲍彤取消丹麦记者的采访安排 (Authorities Demand Force Bao Tong, Former Secretary to Zhao Ziyang, to Cancel Scheduled Interview with Danish Reporters)
Radio Free Asia, March 07, 2008

中国将允许一万余家小煤矿“死灰复燃” (China Will Permit over 10,000 Small Coal Mines to Reopen Following Two Congresses)
Radio Free Asia, March 07, 2008

中国农民工首次出任全国人大代表 (Chinese Migrant Workers Represented in NPC for First Time)
Radio Free Asia, March 08, 2008

Poverty
Chinese Female Tycoon Triggers Controversy with "Pro-Rich" Proposals
Xinhuanet, March 09, 2008

Protests and Petitions
长沙经租房维权代表王季勇等被截访遣返 (Changsha Housing Petitioner Wang Jiyong Forced to Return to Hunan)
Radio Free Asia, March 07, 2008

当局恐吓漳州居民不得再进行反PX示威 (Authorities Threaten that Zhangzhou, Fujian Residents Must Not Further Protest the PX Plant)
Radio Free Asia, March 07, 2008

卡西欧抗议工人被拘留 罢工继续蔓延 (Protesters at Guangdong Casio Factory Detained as Strike Spreads)
Radio Free Asia, March 07, 2008

Social Security
温家宝承诺增加社保投资改善民生 (Wen Jiabao Promises Social Insurance Will Be Increased)
Voice of America, March 07, 2008

Tibet
Anti-China Exiles Ready for Tibet Trek
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), March 09, 2008

西藏那曲大批僧人抗议官方强制洗脑离开寺院 (Tibetan Monks Leave Monastery in Protest of Government Brainwashing)
Radio Free Asia, March 07, 2008

Tibetan Monks Warned to Return to Monastery
Radio Free Asia, March 06, 2008

XUAR
President Hu Calls for Scientific Development, Social Harmony in Uyghur Region
Xinhuanet, March 10, 2008