Three Gorges

三峡库区还要搬迁十万人 (Another 10K to Be Moved for Three Gorges Project)
Beijing Evening News, April 17, 2012
http://news.xinmin.cn/rollnews/2012/04/17/14447428.html

April 29, 2010

Top News of the Day

Human Rights Defender - Feng Zhenghu (冯正虎)
Most Famous Shanghai Activist Kept Quiet for Expo
Associated Press, April 28, 2010
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gGlI66t_-GaZT9xSgwXHbqXT13aQD9FC858O1

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Shanghai Petitioner Mounts “Expo of Judicial Injustice” (世博会前夕冯正虎遭当局严密监控)

Human Rights in China, April 27, 2010

EN: http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/174291

CH: http://gb.hrichina.org/public/contents/18695

News

Labor
Black Lung Remains Lethal
China Daily, April 29, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-04/29/content_9788408.htm

Law
《刑法》伪证罪针对律师 高院被要求作出解释 (组图) (Lawyer Collecting Signatures to Call for SPC's Interpretation on "Lawyer Perjury" Cases under Article 306 of the Criminal Law)
Radio Free Asia, April 28, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/fa-04282010142430.html

保密法获通过 国家秘密保密期已满的将自行解密 (State Secret Law Revision Passes)
China News Service, April 29, 2010
http://www.chinanews.com.cn/gn/news/2010/04-29/2254856.shtml

Media
Hong Kong Newspaper Says China Banning Its Journalists from Shanghai World Expo
The Canadian Press, April 28, 2010
http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5jnoN2SqTKvCvuY9mQZiCZPneQjCQ.com.tw/china/local-news/hong-kong/2010/04/29/254370/Apple-Daily.htm

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世博封殺《蘋果》記協促特首跟進　美聯社法新社關注　世博宣傳部：沒有資料 (HK Journalists Association Urges Chief Executive Tsang to Follow Up on the Banning of Apple Daily from Expo)
Apple Daily, April 29, 2010
http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/template/apple/art_main.php?iss_id=20100429&sec_id=4104&subsec_id=12731&art_id=13977932

Beijing to Impose Encryption Disclosure Rules
The Wall Street Journal, April 29, 2010
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704423504575211842948430882.html

Migrant Workers
China to Improve Social Services for Migrant Workers
China Daily, April 29, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-04/29/content_9788378.htm

Protests and Petitions
Controversial SW China Dam Sparks New Showdown
Reuters (via China Post), April 28, 2010
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTOE63R08S

Public Health
4 Officials Sacked for Locking Up Petitioner in Mental Hospitals
South China Morning Post, April 29, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=6d98bcba65548210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Sex Liberation Stymied by Law
China Daily, April 29, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-04/29/content_9788404.htm

揭陽化工廠泄毒二百人中招 (Toxic Gas Leak Sends 200 Villagers to Hospital in Guangdong)
Southern Daily (via Ming Pao), April 29, 2010
http://inews.mingpao.com/htm/INews/20100429/ca41256a.htm

Three Gorges
粵一個三峽移民村成「紅燈區」 (A Village of Three Gorges Migrants in Guangdong Turns into a "Red-light District")
Ta Kung Pao, April 28, 2010
http://www.takungpao.com/news/10/04/28/images_0702-1250029.htm

January 21, 2010

News

Bilateral Ties
Clinton Plans to Stump for Global Net Freedom
CBS News, January 20, 2010
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-10438324-38.html

Corruption
Guangdong Crackdown on Graft Snares Another Senior Official
South China Morning Post, January 21, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=4ec13ef496c46210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

上海市普陀区原区长蔡志强涉嫌受贿罪被提起公诉 (Former Shanghai Senior Official Prosecuted for Accepting Bribes)
China News Service (via Xinhua News Agency), January 21, 2010
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2010-01/20/content_12844245.htm

China Teen Seen as Hero for Killing Local Official
Associated Press (via Yahoo! News), January 21, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100121/ap_on_re_as/as_china_killer_hero

Human Rights Defender - Zhou Yongjun (周勇军)
9 Year Sentence for Ex-China Democracy Leader
Associated Press (via Yahoo! News), January 20, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100120/ap_on_re_as/as_china_tiananmen

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Dissident HK Handed to Mainland Jailed 9 Years
South China Morning Post, January 21, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=95ac3ef496c46210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

何俊仁批评特区政府屈服中央出卖周勇军 (Legislator Albert Ho Criticizes HK Gov't for Yielding to The Central Gov't Pressure on Zhou's Case)
Radio Free Asia, January 20, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/hongkong_dissident-01202010120106.html

Human Rights Defender - Liu Xiaobo (刘晓波)
（RFA授权首发）刘晓波一审时不被允许在庭上读出的最后陈述 (Liu Xiaobo: Final Statement That Liu Was Not Allowed to Read out in His Trial of First Instance)
Radio Free Asia, January 21, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/lxb-01202010124642.html

Human Rights Defender - Huang Qi (黄琦)
周勇军一审判九年 黄琦二审弃辩护权 (Zhou Yongjun Jailed 9 Years; Huang Qi Abandons Right to Defense at His Second Trial)
Radio Free Asia, January 20, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/pan-01202010143905.html

Media
Baidu Fuels Cyber Tension by Suing US Web Firm
Agence France-Presse (via South China Morning Post), January 21, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=5e8c3ef496c46210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Protests and Petitions
Villagers, Police Clash over Land Dispute
China Daily, January 21, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-01/21/content_9353031.htm

廣州千人反擴建發電廠 (Thousand Protest in Guangzhou against Construction of Refuse-burning Plant)
United Daily News (via Ming Pao), January 20, 2010
http://inews.mingpao.com/htm/INews/20100120/ca32202a.htm

Three Gorges
Dam Forces Relocations of 300,000 More
China Daily, January 21, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-01/21/content_9353013.htm

XUAR
Ban on International Calls Lifted
Agence France-Presse (via The Straits Times), January 20, 2010
http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/Asia/Story/STIStory_479779.html

November 17, 2009

Top News of the Day

Protests and Petitions
北京警方拘捕数十名异议人士和请愿人士 (Beijing Police Arrest Dozens of Dissidents and Petitioners)
Radio France Internationale, November 17, 2009
http://www.rfi.fr/actucn/articles/119/article_17503.asp

Related News:
Shanghai Petitioner, Beaten, Writes Letter to President Obama
Human Rights in China, November 16, 2009
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/172439

News

Bilateral Ties
胡锦涛和奥巴马强调两国合作 (Hu, Obama Stress Cooperation)
British Broadcasting Corporation, November 17, 2009
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2009/11/091117_obama_hu.shtml

On the Internet in China, Obama Presses for Freedom
The Sydney Morning Herald, November 16, 2009
http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-world/on-the-internet-in-china-obama-presses-for-freedom-20091116-ihux.html

Obama Is Silenced by Firewall of China
Financial Times, November 16, 2009
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e4e74d78-d29c-11de-af63-00144feabdc0.html

Corruption
Courts Told to Hear More Cases against Government Officials
South China Morning Post, November 17, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=70afb3e433df4210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Disasters
Landslide in Northern China Kills 23
Associated Press (via Yahoo! News), November 16, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091117/ap_on_re_as/as_china_landslide

Media
CNN Reporter Detained in Shanghai over Obama-Mao T-shirt
Agence France-Presse (via Yahoo! News), November 16, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091117/wl_asia_afp/chinausdiplomacymediacnn

Human Rights Defender - Feng Zhenghu (冯正虎)
Chinese Activist Lives in Airport for Weeks
Financial Times, November 16, 2009
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/3f0d3dae-d2dd-11de-af63-00144feabdc0.html

Public Health
A/H1N1 Flu Death Toll Rises to 53 on Mainland
China Daily, November 17, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-11/17/content_8985471.htm

Taiwan
台湾关注中美首脑如何定位美中台三方关系 (Taiwan Concerned with How Chinese and U.S. Leaders Define US-China-Taiwan Tripartite Relationship)
Radio France Internationale, November 16, 2009
http://www.rfi.fr/actucn/articles/119/article_17487.asp

Three Gorges
Plan for Three Gorges' Water Level Stalled
South China Morning Post, November 17, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=0244a707b2bf4210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

November 04, 2009

Top News
Human Rights Defenders
民主党人李志友携妻女逃离中国 (Democracy Activist Li Zhiyou Flees to Thailand with Family)
Radio Free Asia, November 04, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/li-11032009130350.html

Guilin, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region-based activist and China Democracy Party Member Li Zhiyou (李志友) fled China with his wife and daughter last week, arriving in Bangkok, Thailand on Tuesday. Li told RFA that the journey took five days. Li Zhiyou was involved with forming of the China Democracy Party and served three years in prison (1999-2001) on charges of inciting subversion of state power for his involvement with it. Since his release, Li has been subject to constant harassment from authorities and has been detained many times.

News
Corruption
Chinese Trial Reveals Vast Web of Corruption
New York Times, November 04, 2009
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/04/world/asia/04crimewave.html

Death Penalty
Migrant Escapes Death Penalty over Killings
South China Morning Post, November 04, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=39922c1009ab4210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Environment
China Seeks Laws to Protect Polluted Lakes: State Media
Agence France-Presse (via Yahoo! News), November 03, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091103/sc_afp/chinaenvironmentpollutionwater

Human Rights Defenders
Founder Faces Life Term over His Political Party
South China Morning Post, November 04, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=9b222c1009ab4210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

济源维权人士原红遭到警察殴打 (Jiyuan, Henan Rights Activist Yuan Hong Beaten by Police)
Radio Free Asia, November 03, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/rights_assault-11032009113454.html

Internet Censorship
內容不良 魔獸世界遭封殺 (GAPP Shuts Down Popular Online Game World of Warcraft Due to "Harmful Content")
China Times, November 04, 2009
http://news.chinatimes.com/2007Cti/2007Cti-News/2007Cti-News-Content/0,4521,11052101+122009110400382,00.html

China Police Chief Urges Harsher Internet Controls
Agence France-Presse (via Yahoo! News), November 03, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091103/wl_asia_afp/chinainternetcensorship

內地封鎖柏林圍牆網站 (Berlin Twitter Wall Site Blocked in China)
Apple Daily, November 04, 2009
http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/template/apple/art_main.php?iss_id=20091104&sec_id=15335&subsec_id=15336&art_id=13383513

Related information:
Berlin Twitter Wall (柏林Twitter围墙)
http://www.berlintwitterwall.com/

Land Policy
上海迪士尼已启动拆迁安置 占地4.12平方公里 (Shanghai to Begin Evictions and Demolitions as 4.12 sqkm Planned for Newly-Approved Disney Park)
21st Century Business Herald, November 04, 2009
http://news.dayoo.com/finance/200911/04/54391_100323926.htm

Law
78％基层法院建立立案信访大厅 (78% of Grass-roots Courts Have Case Petitioning Offices)
People's Daily, November 04, 2009
http://politics.people.com.cn/GB/1026/10312527.html

Police
Torture Continues to Be the Main Investigative Tool in China
AsiaNews, November 03, 2009
http://www.asianews.it/index.php?l=en&art=16765&size=A

Protests and Petitions
被姦上訪女抵京 今赴庭審 (Trial of Female Petitioner Raped while Held in Black Jail to Be Heard Today in Beijing)
Ming Pao, November 04, 2009
http://news.sina.com.hk/cgi-bin/nw/show.cgi/94/1/1/1316045/1.html

Related news:
安徽当局阻扰李蕊蕊听审被强奸案 (Anhui Authorities Obstruct Li Ruirui's Case)
Radio Free Asia, November 03, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/petitioner_rape-11032009112625.html

Public Health
China's Economy Powering Syphilis Spread
Reuters (via Yahoo! News), November 03, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091103/hl_nm/us_china_syphilis

Religion
北京守望家庭教会被迫在雪中进行主日崇拜 (Beijing's Shouwang House Church Forced to Hold Sunday Services Outside in Snow)
Voice of America, November 03, 2009
http://www1.voanews.com/chinese/news/china/BEIJING-HOUSE-CHURCH-FORCED-WORSHIP-OUTDOORS-IN-THE-SNOW-20091103-68841587.html

社科院副研究员范亚峰因参予教会维权被开除 (CASS Researcher Loses Position after Participating in House Church Rights Defense Movement)
Radio Free Asia, November 03, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/rights_dissident-11032009112913.html

Three Gorges
China's Three Gorges Dam Comes of Age
Asia Times Online, November 04, 2009
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China/KK04Ad01.html

September 30, 2009

News
Bilateral Ties
China Says Willing to Improve U.S. Defense Ties
Reuters, September 29, 2009
http://www.reuters.com/article/politicsNews/idUSTRE58S2ZH20090929

德国立法大选推西藏支持者威斯特维勒上台 北京有不安 (Beijing Concerned with the Possibility of Tibet Supporter Westerwelle Taking over German Foreign Ministry)
Radio France Internationale, September 29, 2009
http://www.rfi.fr/actucn/articles/117/article_16460.asp

Freedom of Association
China's 60th Anniversary of Communism: Public Barred from Celebrations
Telegraph, September 30, 2009
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/6245241/Chinas-60th-anniversary-of-Communism-public-barred-from-celebrations.html

Hong Kong
In Hong Kong, One Holiday and Lots of Book Sales
International Herald Tribune, September 30, 2009
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/30/world/asia/30hong.html

Tsang Powers Up after Meeting Xi
The Standard, September 30, 2009
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?pp_cat=30&art_id=88575&sid=25538272&con_type=3

Related news:
Xi Urges More Co-operation on the Use of Clean Energy
South China Morning News, September 30, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=eb55cba62b604210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=Hong+Kong&s=News

Human Rights
流亡异见人士在美抨击中国人权 (Exiled Dissidents Criticize China's Human Rights Record during U.S. Congressional Public Hearing)
British Broadcasting Corporation, September 30, 2009
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2009/09/090927_uschina_politics_rights.shtml

Related news:
美国国会敦促北京释放刘晓波 (U.S. Congress to Urge Beijing to Release Liu Xiaobo)
Radio France Internationale, September 29, 2009
http://www.rfi.fr/actucn/articles/117/article_16467.asp

Human Rights Defenders
异议作家廖亦武出席法兰克福书展受阻 (Author Liao Yiwu again Deterred from Attending Frankfurt Book Fair)
Radio Free Asia, September 29, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/liaoyiwu-09292009103315.html

Media
New Hubei Law Bans Parents from Checking Minors' Text Messages
South China Morning Post, September 30, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=6e390c278b604210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

China 'Blocks Websites' amid Anniversary
Agence France-Presse, September 30, 2009
http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-world/china-blocks-websites-amid-anniversary-20090930-gbbp.html

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無國界記者：中國國慶前壓制網路和外媒更甚 (Reporters Without Borders: China Oppress Internet and Foreign Press Even Harder before Anniversary)
Central News Agency, September 30, 2009
http://tw.news.yahoo.com/article/url/d/a/090930/5/1s2a7.html

香港记协要求大陆停止打压记者采访 (HK Press Association Asks Mainland to Stop Pressuring Journalists in Their Work)
Radio France Internationale, September 30, 2009
http://www.rfi.fr/actucn/articles/117/article_16475.asp

Society
Life in One of China's Last Communes
British Broadcasting Corporation, September 29, 2009
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8278128.stm

Taiwan
U.S. Urges China Not to Be Afraid of `a Strong Taiwan'
Central News Agency, September 28, 2009
http://www.etaiwannews.com/etn/news_content.php?id=1069499

Three Gorges
Chinese Dam May Be a Methane Menace
Nature, September 29, 2009
http://www.nature.com/news/2009/090929/full/news.2009.962.html

Tibet
Tibet Restrictions Denied
Xinhua News Agency, September 30, 2009
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2009/200909/20090930/article_415383.htm

September 16, 2009

News
Bilateral Ties
China Warns Germany against Taking Uighur Gitmo Detainees
The Local, September 15, 2009
http://www.thelocal.de/national/20090915-21935.html

Corruption
中國政府開展國際合作追捕外逃貪官 (China Reaches Out for International Cooperation in Pursuing Officials on the Run)
China News Service, September 16, 2009
http://news.sina.com.hk/cgi-bin/nw/show.cgi/107/1/1/1265749/1.html

Gender
Police Confrontation Draws Online Attention to Gay Rights in China
Irish Times, September 16, 2009
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/world/2009/0916/1224254651693.html

Government
河南农村探索实践"4＋2"工作法:用程序保证民主决策 (Henan Village Looks into the "4+2" Work Method to Guarantee Democratic Policy Decision)
People's Daily, September 16, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2009-09/16/content_12059177.htm

Green Dam
Chinese Schools Quietly Discard Controversial Web Filter
Reuters, September 15, 2009
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE58E22F20090915

Labor
河南派20個煤礦督查組赴各地展開工作 (20 Mine Inspectors Dispatched Investigate Henan's Coal Mines)
Henan Commercial News, September 16, 2009
http://news.sina.com.hk/cgi-bin/nw/show.cgi/9/1/1/1266374/1.html

Media
Chinese City Aims for Media Openness: State Press
Agence France-Presse, September 16, 2009
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iJ5m2JxlLu0LKE2HqXp4wYGTnh2Q

Related information:
《深圳市人民政府新闻办发布工作办法》新闻发布会 (Press Conference Concerning and Full Text of the Measures on the Announcement of Information by the Information Office of the Shenzhen Municipal People's Government)
Shenzhen Government Online, September 15, 2009
http://www.shenzhen.gov.cn/cn/xxgk/xwfyr/wqhg/fbh_52/

Multilateral
China to Unveil New Climate Plans at U.N. Summit
Reuters, September 16, 2009
http://in.reuters.com/article/environmentNews/idINLF52641120090915

Protests and Petitions
China's Citizen Petitioners Find Cold Reception in Beijing
Christian Science Monitor, September 15, 2009
http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0915/p06s10-woap.html

Rural Issues
當年人吃人 今日人欺人 (Back Then It Was "Dog Eats Dog," Now It's "Dog Cheats Dog")
Ming Pao, September 16, 2009
http://news.sina.com.hk/cgi-bin/nw/show.cgi/94/1/1/1266078/1.html

State Security
京全民皆兵 80萬安保志願者維穩 (All Alert in Beijing; 800K "Security Volunteers" Help to Maintain Stability)
Ming Pao, September 16, 2009
http://news.mingpao.com/20090916/cab1.htm

Taiwan
台湾将以务实方式推进参与联合国机构 (Foreign Minister: Taiwan to Promote Participation in UN Agencies in Practical Ways)
Radio Free Asia, September 15, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/taiwan-09152009132825.html

Three Gorges
China Begins Raising Three Gorges Reservoir Level to 17
Xinhua News Agency, September 15, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-09/15/content_12056591.htm

Tibet
中国反对任何国家领袖会见达赖喇嘛 (China Opposes Meetings of Any World Leaders with the Dalai Lama)
Radio France Internationale, September 15, 2009
http://www.rfi.fr/actucn/articles/117/article_16141.asp

Related news:
West Appeasing China on Tibet, Says PM-in-exile
Agence France-Presse, September 15, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090915/wl_asia_afp/chinatibetusindiareligiondiplomacydalai

联合国人权官员呼吁中国检讨西藏新疆政策 (UN High Commissioner of Human Rights Urges China to Review Its Tibet and XUAR Policy)
Voice of America, September 15, 2009
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/2009-09-15-voa36.cfm

XUAR
China Says 75 Suspects Held over Far-west Needle Scare
Reuters, September 15, 2009
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE58E3NK20090915

Chinese Ban Transport of Explosives in Urumqi
Associated Press, September 15, 2009
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5j794twyjYyjeOIdsKWwzCUhsgvUAD9ANPAM00

新疆针扎案“目的制造民族仇恨” (XUAR Syringe Attacks "Aimed at Creating Ethnic Tension")
British Broadcasting Corporation, September 16, 2009
http://news.bbc.co.uk/chinese/simp/hi/newsid_8250000/newsid_8258100/8258146.stm

September 15, 2009

News

Human Rights Defenders

异议人士被强制外出“旅游” (Dissidents Forced to Leave Their Hometowns ahead of The National Day)

Radio Free Asia, September 14, 2009

http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/dissident_assault-09142009115506.html?encoding=simplified

疑被公安打至腦出血 艾未未今德國做手術 (Ai Weiwei Suffers Cerebral Hemorrhage after Being Beaten by Sichuan Police, Undergoes Surgery in Germany Today)

Ming Pao, September 15, 2009

http://news.mingpao.com/20090915/ccc1.htm

XUAR

新疆针刺事件有蔓延迹象 打压港记令信息更封闭（图） (Information Blockade Tightens in Xinjiang after Beatings of HK Journalists, Syringe Attacks Allegedly Also Found in Xi'an City)

Radio Free Asia, September 14, 2009

http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/needle-09142009093112.html

Bilateral Ties

U.S.-China Economic and Trade Cooperation Forum Opens in Chicago

Xinhua, September 15, 2009

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-09/15/content_12052532.htm

China Opposes Obama Aides Meeting with Dalai Lama

Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), September 15, 2009

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090915/wl_asia_afp/chinaustibetdalairights

Media

Outdated State-run Newspapers Struggle to Survive amid Commercialisation Drive

South China Morning Post, September 15, 2009

http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=0a833a1a139b3210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Multilateral

Hu to Meet Leaders in New York ahead of G20

China Daily, September 15, 2009

http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-09/15/content_8690813.htm

Law

Party Faces Decision on Graft

South China Morning Post, September 15, 2009 http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=0b6e3a1a139b3210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Protests and Petitions

软硬兼施关押访民 制造祥和稳定景象 (Authorities Use Both Hard And Soft Tactics to Deal with Petitioners)

Radio Free Asia, September 14, 2009

http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/fangmin-09142009132523.html

Three Gorges

1.27 Million Displaced by China's Three Gorges Dam

Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), September 14, 2009

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090914/sc_afp/chinadamthreegorgesenvironmentresettlement

Corruption

Coca-Cola Says Ex China Workers Held over Fraud

Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), September 15, 2009

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090915/bs_afp/chinausdrinkcrimecocacola

200m Yuan from Quake Funds Found Misused

South China Morning Post, September 15, 2009

http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=5bb33a1a139b3210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Public Health

Tainted Milk Parents Held

Radio Free Asia, September 14, 2009

http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/milkparents-09142009175028.html

Military

Glimpse of Weapons That Project Power Offers Caution to US, Region, Analysts Say

Associated Press (available at South China Morning Post), September 15, 2009

http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=9e743a1a139b3210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Government

China VP Set to Get Military Post in A Step to Top

Associated Press ( available at YahooNews), September 14, 2009

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090914/ap_on_re_as/as_china_politics

April 22, 2009

News

Disasters
38 Poisoned in Gas Leak in E China
China Daily, April 22, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-04/22/content_7702048.htm

Environment
寧夏乾旱16萬人食水短缺 (Drought in Ningxia Leaves 160,000 Short of Food and Water)
Ming Pao, April 22, 2009
http://www.mpinews.com/htm/INews/20090422/ca31055i.htm

黑龙江环保厅拒绝曝光污染企业 (Heilongjiang Environmental Office Conceals Names of Polluting Businesses)
Nanfang City News, April 22, 2009
http://epaper.nddaily.com/A/html/2009-04/22/content_767739.htm

Food Security
Chinese Dairy Launches New Milk Powder Products
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), April 20, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090421/ap_on_re_as/as_china_milk_powder

Freedom of Speech
称领导是败类发帖青年被刑拘 (Youth Detained for Calling Leaders "Scum")
Nanfang City News, April 22, 2009
http://epaper.nddaily.com/A/html/2009-04/22/content_767745.htm

Government
Senior Official Urges to Promote Judicial Reform
China Daily, April 22, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-04/22/content_7702956.htm

Labor
Cases Soar as Workers Seek Redress
China Daily, April 22, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-04/22/content_7701725.htm

Police
网友曝光城管“打人不见血”教材 (Netizens Uncover Official Manual on "Beating without Drawing Blood")
Nanfang City News, April 22, 2009
http://epaper.nddaily.com/A/html/2009-04/22/content_767607.htm

Related News
A Practical Handbook for Beating Street Vendors
Danwei, April 22, 2009
http://www.danwei.org/law/a_practical_handbook_for_beati.php

我国拟立法明确武警部队九大任务范围 (Draft Legislation Clarifies Scope of Duties of Armed Police)
Xinhuanet, April 20, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2009-04/21/content_11225318.htm

Public Health
Magazine Reveals TCM Profits Scam
Shanghai Daily, April 21, 2009
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2009/200904/20090421/article_398349.htm

Three Gorges
China to Build 20 Hydro Dams on Yangtze River
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), April 21, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090421/ap_on_re_as/as_china_hydropower

Tibet
Tibetan Lama on Trial for Weapons Charge in China
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), April 21, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090421/ap_on_re_as/as_china_tibet

Will Obama Meet with China's Nemesis, Dalai Lama?
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), April 21, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090421/ap_on_go_pr_wh/us_us_tibet_china

Related News
'Dalai Visit' Likely to Threaten Relations
China Daily, April 22, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-04/22/content_7701365.htm

April 18-20, 2009

Top News

Human Rights Defender – Liu Yao (刘尧）
Freed Lawyer Vows to Clear His Name
South China Morning Post, April 18, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=5bad59d5ef4b0210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

The Shenzhen rights defense lawyer Liu Yao (刘尧), who represented Guangdong villagers in a land dispute case, had his sentence for “intentional destruction of properties” reduced from two years to 18 months and suspended for two years, meaning that Liu would not have to serve time. However, unless the guilty verdict is overturned, Liu will not be able to practice law.

Related News
Pursuant to New Court Ruling, Shenzhen Rights Defense Lawyer Liu Yao Released after More than 400 Days in Detention
Human Rights in China, April 17, 2009
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/157987

News
Corruption
China Retrieves Billions in Embezzled Funds
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), April 17, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090418/wl_afp/chinafinancecorruptionaudit

Disasters
Artist Tallies Student Quake Deaths
South China Morning Post, April 18, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=58073e113a4b0210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

China Coal Mine Warehouse Blast Kills At Least 18
Reuters (available at YahooNews), April 18, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090418/wl_nm/us_china_explosion_coal

Economic Development
Rights Lawyer Beaten by Thugs with Steel Bar
South China Morning Post, April 18, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/vgnextoid=472d59d5ef4b0210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Government
北川縣又一官員自殺身亡 (Another Official from Sichuan Disaster Zone Commits Suicide)
Ming Pao, April 20, 2009
http://www.mpinews.com/htm/INews/20090420/ca11307k.htm

Human Rights Defender – Liu Xiaobo （刘晓波）
刘晓波获得美国笔会自由写作奖 (Liu Xiaobo Wins PEN America's Freedom Award)
Radio Free Asia, March 17, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/liuxiaobo-04172009120527.html

Media
数十小区统一封杀一份报纸? (Netizens Accuse Real Estate Company of Blocking Newspaper from Residents)
Nanfang City News, April 20, 2009
http://epaper.nddaily.com/A/html/2009-04/20/content_765461.htm

China Launches New English-Language Newspaper
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), April 19, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090420/ap_on_re_as/as_china_new_newspaper

Police
15 Suspicious Deaths in China Jails in 2009 Alone
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), April 19, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090419/wl_asia_afp/chinaprisondeaths

Related news:
State Cleans House over Detentions
China Daily, April 20, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-04/20/content_7693434.htm

China 'To Act over Jail Deaths'
BBC, April 19, 2009
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8006942.stm

Protests and Petitions
抗议孙东东被罚坐老虎凳 (Petitioner Abused after Protesting Beida Professor)
Radio Free Asia, April 17, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/sundongdong-04172009085154.html

Public Health
Bird Flu Outbreak Reported in Lhasa
China Daily, April 20, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-04/20/content_7693416.htm

大学生乙肝病毒携带者网上揭露北大招生歧视现象 (Student Exposes Discrimination against Hep B Carriers at Beijing Univ)
Radio Free Asia, April 17, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/hepatitis-B-04172009085531.html

Three Gorges
28,000 More Moved from China Three Gorges Area
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), April 17, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090417/wl_asia_afp/chinadamthreegorgesenvironment

April 9, 2009

News

Food Security
Public Consuming 'Pesticide Cocktails', Greenpeace Claims
South China Morning Post, April 09, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/
?vgnextoid=a569dd3c9a680210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News

Freedom of Speech
南周长平港大讲座 就民族主义对话学生（视频）(Ex-vice Editor of Southern Weekly Delivers Talk in HK)
Radio Free Asia, April 08, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/xianggang%20-04082009163151.html

Human Rights Defender – Zheng Enchong
郑恩宠父女均接警告信 公安承认就是发信人（图）(Zheng Enchong, Daughter Receive Warning Letters)
Radio Free Asia, April 08, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/weiquan-04082009101423.html

June 4th
HKU Union Gives Support to June 4 Democratic Movement
South China Morning Post, April 09, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=d616429958680210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=hong+kong&s=news

Internet Censorship
Cyber-Spy Probe Sought
Radio Free Asia, April 09, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/ghostnet-04072009103413.html

China Cracks Down Ahead of Sensitive Anniversaries
Christian Science Monitor, April 08, 2009
http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0408/p06s14-woap.html

Cyber-Skirmish at The Top of The World
Asia Times Online, April 08, 2009
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China/KD08Ad01.html

Police
Guangdong Sees Another Suspicious Prison Death
South China Morning Post, April 09, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=a9618f9de2980210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News

Protests and Petitions
安徽五千農民與警衝突 (5000 Farmers, Police Clash in Anhui)
Ming Pao Immediate News, April 09, 2009
http://www.mpinews.com/htm/INews/20090409/ca41410i.htm

警方抓捕北大抗议访民 孙东东事件容忍期已过？（视频）(Police Take Away Petitioners outside Peking University)
Radio Free Asia, April 08, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/sundongdong-04082009165449.html

Public Health
China Urges Patience in Vast Health Care Reform
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), April 08, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090408/hl_afp/chinahealthreform

Three Gorges
100b Yuan Outlay to Cope with Dam Impact
South China Morning Post, April 09, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=64a8dd3c9a680210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News

Tibet
Two Tibetans Sentenced to Death over Lhasa Riots
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), April 08, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090408/wl_asia_afp/chinarightstibetunrestsentence

February 6, 2009

News
Bilateral Ties
Japan Told to Keep Away from Diaoyu Islands
China Daily, February 06, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-02/06/content_7449776.htm

China Turns to British Charities to Plug Gaps Left by Communist Party
Telegraph.co.uk, February 05, 2009
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/4526715/China-turns-to-British-charities-to-plug-gaps-left-by-communist-party.html

Civil Society
China Social Welfare Organizations Aid 1.9 mln People in 2008
Xinhuanet, February 05, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-02/05/content_10769708.htm

Disasters
Nearly 90,000 Killed in Natural Disasters in '08
Xinhua (via China Daily), February 06, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-02/05/content_7449467.htm

Environment
Dam May Have Triggered Huge China Quake: Scientists
Agence France-Presse (via YahooNews), February 05, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090205/wl_asia_afp/chinaquakescienceenvironmentengineering

Government
China's State Council Appoints Senior Officials
Xinhuanet, February 05, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-02/05/content_10769617.htm

Human Rights Defender - Liu Xiaobo (刘晓波)
1/13億的不自由 劉曉波北京被拘60天 (Liu Xiaobo Detained for 60 Days)
China Times, February 06, 2009
http://news.chinatimes.com/2007Cti/2007Cti-News/2007Cti-News-Content/0,4521,130505+132009020600811,00.html

Human Rights Defenders
After Six Years, Diplomatic Lifeline Allows Chinese Dissident to Reunite with Family
The Globe and Mail, February 05, 2009
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20090205.DISSIDENT05/TPStory/National

June 4
Police Block Events ahead of Tiananmen Anniversary
Associated Press (via YahooNews), February 05, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090205/ap_on_re_as/as_china_tiananmen_anniversary

Labor
Intel Plans to Relocate Jobs, Shut Local Plant
Shanghai Daily, February 06, 2009
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2009/200902/20090206/article_390062.htm

防范企业随意裁员 上海规定裁员须报告 (New Shanghai Government Document Requires Reporting of Staff Reduction)
Wenhuibao (via Xinhuanet), February 06, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/local/2009-02/06/content_10772034.htm

Media
港澳記者赴內地要領採訪證 (New Rules for HK, Macao Journalists Require Permit to Report in Mainland)
Ming Pao, February 06, 2009
http://hk.news.yahoo.com/article/090206/4/ajvd.html

Related information:
香港澳门记者在内地采访办法 (Measures on the Reporting Activities of Hong Kong and Macanese Journalists in Mainland China)
Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the State Council, February 6, 2009
http://www.gov.cn/jrzg/2009-02/06/content_1223436.htm

Multilateral
聯合國下週審議中國人權 (UN to Review China's Human Rights on Feb 9)
China Times, February 06, 2009
http://news.chinatimes.com/2007Cti/2007Cti-News/2007Cti-News-Content/0,4521,130505+132009020600810,00.html

Police
四川老太被民警反铐双手拖行百米身亡 (Elderly Sichuanese Woman Dies after Being Cuffed and Dragged by Police)
Sina.com, February 06, 2009
http://news.sina.com.cn/s/2009-02-06/080617160088.shtml

Protests and Petitions
China Police Take Away Citizens Airing Grievances
Associated Press (via Google), February 06, 2009
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5giTztR3Q-N_HzD1QpNL4ecZgMQEAD965TGIG0

Workers Protest as Italian Sofa Maker Folds in China
Agence France-Presse (via Google), February 05, 2009
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2009/02/workers-protest-as-italian-sofa-maker-folds-in-china/

Religion
中国华南教会多人被捕禁见家人律师 (Several Chinese Hua'nan Church Members Detained, Forbidden from Seeing Families or Lawyers)
Radio Free Asia, February 05, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/zongjiao-02052009132648.html

Social Security
S China Province Lowers Social Insurance Premiums to Save Jobs
Xinhuanet, February 05, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-02/05/content_10769923.htm

Three Gorges
Thousands of Farmers to Be Uprooted Again
Reuters (available at South China Morning Post), February 06, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=a43eda439474f110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

September 9, 2008

News

Corruption
Corrupt Officials Face Conviction Abroad
China Daily, September 09, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-09/09/content_7009185.htm

Disasters
Hundreds Feared Missing after China Mudslide
Reuters (available at International Herald Tribune), September 09, 2008
http://www.iht.com/articles/reuters/2008/09/09/asia/OUKWD-UK-CHINA-MUDSLIDE.php

China Needs 245 Bln Dlrs to Rebuild after Quake: Official Media
Agence-France Presse (via YahooNews), September 08, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080908/wl_asia_afp/chinaquakereconstruction_080908062248

Education
云南积极实施农村特岗教师计划 现有8480人在岗 (Yunnan Implements Rural Education Plan, 8480 Teachers Assume Posts)
Xinhuanet, September 09, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/politics/2008-09/09/content_9870173.htm

Environment
山東一化工廠冒出毒氣 (Chemical Factory in Shandong Leaks Poison Gas)
Ming Pao, September 09, 2008
http://www.mpinews.com/htm/INews/20080908/ca12346c.htm

Labor
Death Toll in Mine Gas Blast Rises to 17
Shanghai Daily, September 09, 2008
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=373093

Olympics
Volunteer Visits to Disabled Orphans Blocked
South China Morning Post, September 08, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=7854cb851bd3c110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Protests and Petitions
奥运后军转干部仍被关押 (Former Soldier Turned Cadre He Enyi Still in Jail after Olympics)
Radio Free Asia, September 08, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/junzhuan-09082008102717.html

律师呼吁：望新一届北京律协选举推行真正的民主选举 (Lawyers Sign Online Petition Appealing for Real Elections to Beijing Lawyers' Association)
Radio Free Asia, September 08, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/lushi-09082008114803.html

Taiwan
PLA Officer Executed for Spying for Taiwan
South China Morning Post, September 09, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=7854cb851bd3c110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Three Gorges
Three Gorges Project to Begin Full Operation in November
Xinhuanet, September 08, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-09/08/content_9859678.htm

XUAR
Uyghur Radio Worker Sacked, Detained
Radio Free Asia, September 08, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/radio-09082008141404.html

Local Chinese Governments Impose Rules for Ramadan
International Herald Tribune, September 08, 2008
http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/09/08/asia/ramadan.php

July 26-28, 2008

News
Bilateral Ties
Rights Issue Looms as Bush Heads to China
Washington Post, July 28, 2008
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/07/27/AR2008072701448.html

Death Penalty
China Remains Top Executioner
The Press Association (via Google), July 25, 2008
http://ukpress.google.com/article/ALeqM5ilYLA5IUjjvxm4nSGNW1ZxZoaShQ

Disasters
Quake Couples Get Right to Have More Kids
China Daily, July 26, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-07/26/content_6879101.htm

Hong Kong
Equality Laws Have Passed Us by, Say HK Gays
South China Morning Post, July 28, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/vgn-ext-templating/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=d9cd0bea05f5b110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Human Rights Defender - Hu Jia (胡佳)
当局拒绝家人在胡佳生日时探监 (Authorities Refuse Family Visit on Hu Jia's Birthday)
Radio Free Asia, July 25, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/rights_jail_hujia-07252008112908.html

IMAR
政府包起律師阻民告官 內蒙地方官陰招 百姓有苦難訴 (IMAR Authorities Engage Lawyers to Prevent Masses from Appealing)
Ming Pao, July 28, 2008
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20080728/cca1.htm

North Korea
中国境内的朝鲜难民和支持者受到抓捕和打压 (North Korean Refugees and Supporters Persecuted and Arrested)
Radio Free Asia, July 27, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/cao-07272008172246.html

Olympics
奥运前夕京沪加强对维族藏族人的监控 (Authorities Increase Inspection and Control of Uyghurs and Tibetans in Beijing and Shanghai)
Radio Free Asia, July 27, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/ao-07272008172847.html

Beijing Lockdown: Network of 400,000 Spies Dims Hope for New Freedom Games Have Instead 'Stunted the Growth of Civil Society'
The Globe and Mail, July 26, 2008
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20080726.CHINALEGACY26/TPStory/TPInternational/

Beijing Organizers Say Promises Fulfilled for Summer Olympics; Criticism Continues as Thousands Pour into City for Games
Wall Street Journal, July 28, 2008
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121718858750087955.html

China Group Asserts That It Bombed Buses; Officials Play Down Claims on Video, Which Includes Threats to Olympics
Washington Post, July 26, 2008
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/07/26/AR2008072601370.html

Eleven Days to Clean Air? Olympic Host Says Yes
Christian Science Monitor, July 27, 2008
http://features.csmonitor.com/olympics08/2008/07/27/eleven-days-to-clean-air-olympic-host-says-yes/

Fun May Be a Casualty of Beijing's Effort for a Perfect Olympic Games
Los Angeles Times, July 26, 2008
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/asia/la-fg-fun26-2008jul26,0,7824207.story

IOC's Rogge Quiet on Human Rights for Reasons of State
Reuters, July 28, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/sportsNews/idUSL632487320080726

The Cost of the Beijing Olympics
The Guardian, July 28, 2008
http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2008/jul/28/olympicgames2008.china1

Official Denies Plan to Divert Water from Parched Provinces
South China Morning Post, July 26, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=ccef904a9da5b110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Protests and Petitions
Scheme for Petition Liaisons Criticised
South China Morning Post, July 28, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/vgn-ext-templating/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=138615d1a056b110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Rural Issues
Govt Spotlights Rural Environment Protection
China Daily, July 26, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-07/26/content_6879191.htm

Three Gorges
三峡工程中被拆迁移民的最后抗议 (Final Protest of the Three Gorges Émigrés)
Radio Free Asia, July 25, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/sanxia-07252008105549.html

Tibet
China Plans Sweeping Purge of Tibetan Monasteries
The Telegraph, July 27, 2008
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/2463385/China-plans-sweeping-purge-of-Tibetan-monasteries.html

甘南玛曲三名藏人被秘密判刑 (Three Tibetans Secretly Sentenced in Gannan TAP, Gansu)
Radio Free Asia, July 25, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/tibetan-07252008113420.html

拉萨武警进驻乃琼寺 严禁僧人出入 (Lhasa Armed Police Garrison Neqoin Monastery; Prohibit Monks from Entering or Exiting)
Radio Free Asia, July 27, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/la-07272008172603.html

Official in Talks on Tibet Urges 'Legal Education'
South China Morning Post, July 28, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/vgn-ext-templating/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=9a3715d1a056b110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

XUAR
Uygur Activists Question New Outfit's Abilities
South China Morning Post, July 27, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/vgn-ext-templating/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=af084bbf0506b110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

July 24, 2008

Top News of the Day
Human Rights Defender - Chen Guangcheng (陈光诚)
Dissident's Wife Writes Appeal to Chinese President
Reuters (via The Guardian), July 24, 2008
http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/feedarticle/7674038
Yuan Weijing (袁伟静), wife of imprisoned lawyer and activist Chen Guangcheng (陈光诚), issued an open appeal to President Hu Jintao to stop official harassment of her family. Yuan said in her letter that she could not wait for the Olympics to end, so that she would no longer by “protected” by the security guards who surround her home and interfere with her daily life. Chen, a blind "barefoot lawyer," was involved with exposing enforced late-term abortions in Linyi, Shandong. He was sentenced to four years and three months in prison in 2006.

Related information:
Wife of Jailed “Barefoot Lawyer” Chen Guangcheng Addresses Open Letter to President Hu Jintao
Human Rights in China, July 23, 2008
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/63774

News
Disasters
China Presses Grieving Parents to Take Hush Money on Quake
New York Times, July 24, 2008
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/24/world/asia/24quake.html

Government
China Urges Free Government Information Disclosure to Improve Transparency
Xinhuanet, July 22, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-07/23/content_8750887.htm

Human Rights Defender - Zheng Enchong (郑恩宠）
郑恩宠被搜家和传唤 揭露刘根山腐败案？ (Zheng Enchong Subpoenaed, His Home Searched)
Radio Free Asia, July 23, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/zheng-07232008165850.html

Olympics
北京奥运“封网”一月 鼓励网站自行关闭 (Websites Encouraged to Close Voluntarily during the Olympics)
Radio Free Asia, July 23, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/fengwang-07232008131744.html

China Allows Sanctioned Olympic Protests in Designated Areas
Deutsche Presse Agentur (via Monsters and Critics), July 24, 2008
http://www.monstersandcritics.com/news/asiapacific/news/article_1418838.php/China_allows_sanctioned_Olympic_protests_in_designated_areas__Roundup_

China Denies Work Visa for Los Gatos Olympian; Political Motive Suspected
Mercury News, July 23, 2008
http://www.mercurynews.com/news/ci_9968123

China to Create 'Protest Pens' for Demonstrations during Olympics
The Guardian, July 23, 2008
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/jul/23/china

国家工商总局等六部门发出通知 加强奥运期间媒体广告发布管理 (Six Ministries Jointly Issue a Notice on Increasing Management over Ads during Olympics
Legal Daily, July 23, 2008
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2008-07/24/content_908088.htm

Northeast China City Mobilizes Cabbies in Security Campaign
Xinhuanet, July 23, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-07/23/content_8756065.htm

Olympic Cities Block Foreign Business Visas
South China Morning Post, July 24, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/vgn-ext-templating/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=f63359c42705b110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Olympics 2008: Sex Lives and Salaries Off-Limits in Beijing's Courtesy Campaign
The Guardian, July 23, 2008
http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2008/jul/23/olympicgames2008.china

Tighter Olympics Security Sought
Financial Times, July 23, 2008
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/dfebb8f8-5805-11dd-b02f-000077b07658.html

Police
山东牧师被劳教 教友被拘留传讯 (Shandong House Church Pastor Zhang Zhongxin Sentenced to Two Years of Reeducation-Through-Labor; Parishioners Detained and Subpoenaed)
Radio Free Asia, July 23, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/jining-07232008095506.html

Protests and Petitions
京設「口袋陣」上訪即遣返 前門禮貌接待 後門集中押走 (Beijing Creates "Booby Trap" to Immediately Return Petitioners to Their Home Provinces)
Ming Pao, July 24, 2008
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20080724/caa1h.htm

Mastermind of SW China Unrest Arrested
China Daily, July 23, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-07/23/content_6871574.htm

普洱市通报“7·19”事件处置情况 (Official Report of the Yunnan Rubber Factory Protest)
Legal Daily, July 23, 2008
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2008-07/24/content_908085.htm

Public Health
New Antismoking Signs Are Almost Visible Through the Haze
New York Times, July 23, 2008
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/23/world/asia/23smoking.html

Three Gorges
China Clears the Last Town for Huge Dam
Wall Street Journal, July 24, 2008
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121684112826878083.html

Tibet
A Rare Tibetan Critic Sues China's Government
Associated Press (via Google), July 23, 2008
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gCQ0zbeZlEJV4ddjFHvbVU9VBaXwD923DHO00

新华社证实甘孜格德县更庆寺十天前发生爆炸 (Xinhua Confirms Explosion at Garze Monastery)
Radio Free Asia, July 23, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/tibetan_monk-07232008110323.html

Related news:
四川：通报甘孜德格县寺院房屋垮塌事故调查结果 (Sichuan: Outcome of Investigation into Collapse of Garze Monastery Building)
Xinhuanet, July 22, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/newscenter/2008-07/22/content_8750076.htm

April 19-21, 2008

News
Civil Society
北京民间艾滋病机构奥运前被迫停止大部份服务 (Beijing AIDS Group Aizhixing Institute Compelled to Halt Majority of Services before Olympics)
Radio Free Asia, April 18, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/ngo_aids-04182008140316.html

Economic Development
中国一季度生产安全事故死亡人数超过1万9千人 (Over 19,000 Casualties from Industrial Accidents in the First Quarter of 2008)
Radio Free Asia, April 19, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shigu-04192008164255.html

Hong Kong
港禁1300 藏獨人士入境 (Hong Kong to Deny Entry to 1300 Tibetan Independence Activists)
Apple Daily, April 19, 2008
http://www1.appledaily.atnext.com/template/apple/art_main.cfm?iss_id
=20080419&sec_id=4104&subsec_id=12731&art_id=11006068

Human Rights Defender - Tao Jun (陶君)
广州异见人士陶君被公安拘留问话 (Dissident Writer Tao Jun Detained for Questioning; Told Not to Speak Out during the Olympic Torch Relay)
Radio Free Asia, April 18, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/dissident_taojun-04182008135821.html

Law
China Publishes Draft Regulation on Food Safety to Solicit Public Opinion
Xinhuanet, April 20, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-04/20/content_8016653.htm

Olympics
Anti-China Protests at Torch Run in Bangkok
Reuters, April 21, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSSP11894820080420

China's Olympic Crackdown Already Underway, Conference Hears
canada.com, April 18, 2008
http://www.canada.com/reginaleaderpost/news/story.html?id=51a00ea6-
8228-4514-81c4-97987a31a857&k=12684

Nepal Threatens 'Gunfire' against Torch Protesters on Everest
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), April 20, 2008
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5jIQAqEULoFpRRw3TsZtgAafqRGpQ

Protests and Petitions
China Urges Calm after Anti-Western Demonstrations
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), April 20, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/china_tibet;_ylt=AvrUJgC1TyCHkDmxrRfUvBlPzWQA

Protests against "Tibet Independence" Supporters Erupt in Chinese Cities
Xinhuanet, April 19, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-04/19/content_8008721.htm

Three Gorges
Almost 200 Trapped by Massive Mudslide in China's Three Gorges Area
Xinhuanet, April 20, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-04/20/content_8016010.htm

Tibet
China Launches Education Drive in Lhasa, Warns Citizens
Reuters, April 21, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSPEK289977

China Steps Up Crackdown in Tibet
Radio Free Asia, April 17, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet_crackdown-04182008081004.html

Chinese Student Who Sparked Furor Says Public Apology Letter Is Fake
Radio Free Asia, April 18, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/chinese_tibet-04182008142055.html

甘肃夏河二百多被拘捕的僧人获释 (Arrested Xiahe Buddhist Monks Released)
Radio Free Asia, April 18, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/tibetan_monks-04182008132348.html

拉萨色拉寺再有四百僧侣被捕 (400 Monks from Lhasa's Sera Monastery Arrested)
Radio Free Asia, April 20, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/xi-04202008181129.html

Tibet an 'International Issue,' Japan PM Tells China
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), April 18, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080418/wl_asia_afp/japanchinadiplomacy_
080418193041

Tibet Will Reopen to Tourists 'Soon'
China Daily, April 19, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-04/19/content_6628982.htm

XUAR
新疆喀什一基督教家庭教会教徒被捕并被罚款 (Uyghur Christian House Church Practitioners Arrested and Fined)
Radio Free Asia, April 18, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/xingjiang_church-04182008141720.html