June 22, 2010

News
Environment
New Plan to Clean Up China Sky
China Daily, June 22, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-06/22/content_9999931.htm

Government
全國百萬人身份証重號 民眾承擔換號成本引爭議 (1mil+ ID Numbers Are Duplicates)
Beijing Evening News, June 22, 2010
http://news.sina.com.hk/cgi-bin/nw/show.cgi/9/1/1/1556456/1.html

Hong Kong
China Concession in HK Spurs Reform Plan
Financial Times, June 21, 2010
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/21e839a0-7d59-11df-a0f5-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=9c33700c-4c86-11da-89df-0000779e2340.html

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HK SAR Accepts New Voting System
China Daily, June 22, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-06/22/content_9999951.htm

北京忽接受民主党方案 立会表决前泛民扩分歧 (Beijing Accepts HK Democratic Party Revisions, People Show Disagreements Before Legislative Council Votes)
Radio Free Asia, June 21, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/HK-06212010095559.html

Human Rights Defender – Yan Zhengxue (严正学)
艺术家维权难：严正学被撞警偏袒肇事者 郝光被逼迁法使馆介入 (Harassment Continues for Artist-Activists)
Radio Free Asia, June 21, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/yan-06212010154723.html

Human Rights Defenders
佘万宝服刑11年出狱 贫病交加无怨无悔 (Sichuanese Dissident She Wanbao Ill and Unable to Make Ends Meet Following 11 Years in Prison)
Radio Free Asia, June 21, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/yu-06212010100642.html

Media
哈尔滨要求全市网吧使用二代身份证 (PSB: Harbin Net Cafes Must Use 2nd Gen ID Card Readers or Face Closure)
Radio Free Asia, June 21, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/ha-06212010162015.html

Labor
Blast Kills 47 in Henan Coal Mine
China Daily, June 22, 2010
http://english.eastday.com/e/100622/u1a5280326.html

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平顶山一煤矿火药库爆炸47人遇难 许可证已过期 (Pingdingshan Mine's License Expired)
Xi'an Evening News, June 22, 2010
http://news.eastday.com/c/20100622/u1a5280109.html

Land Policy
Disneyland Project in Shanghai Spotlights Forced Evictions in China
The Washington Post, June 19, 2010
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/06/18/AR2010061805277.html

强行搬进尚未交付的“家” 7旬老汉被困14楼一整天 (Elderly Man Stuck in Apartment without Water or Power after Forced Relocation)
Yangtse Evening Post, June 22, 2010
http://epaper.yangtse.com/yzwb/2010-06/22/content_151463.htm

学者傅国涌状告杭州下城区政府强迁 (Scholar Fu Guoyong Sues Hangzhou City Government for Forceful Eviction)
Radio Free Asia, June 21, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/fu-06212010101713.html

Law
侵权责任法将实施 人肉搜索侵害民事权益须担责 (Tort Law: Cyber-stalkers Must Be Held Accountable for Violating Civil Rights)
Chengdu Evening News, June 22, 2010
http://news.eastday.com/c/20100621/u1a5278402.html

Politics
Return of the Native: Beijing Should Stop Denying Political Exiles Their Right to Come Home
South China Morning Post, June 22, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=823c84eb37a59210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Poverty
In China's Qinghai, Prosperity Is a Long Way Off
Reuters, June 21, 2010
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE65K3A920100621

Protests and Petitions
Sichuan Police Detain 40 Parents Seeking Justice after Earthquake
South China Morning Post, June 22, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=53ad563766b59210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Public Health
Rising Cases of Syphilis a 'Severe' Health Issue
China Daily, June 22, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-06/22/content_9999740.htm

Tibet
China Puts on Hold Trial of Tibet Environmentalist
Associated Press, June 21, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100621/ap_on_re_as/as_china_tibetan_activist

藏民反采矿围乡政府与武警冲突50人被拘 (50 Tibetans Detained during Anti-Mine Protest at Local Government Offices)
Radio Free Asia, June 21, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/zang-06212010101003.html

April 12-14, 2008

Top News of the Day
Protests and Petitions
Anguish over Fate of Detained HIV Patients
South China Morning Post, April 14, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733
492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=b61a5afa63849110VgnVCM100000360a0a
0aRCRD
Several HIV patients and their family members were detained for petitioning Premier Wen Jiabao in Shahe, Hebei, on April 5. The HIV patients intended to petition on their dismal situation, which they believe is due to tainted blood. The petitioners were taken to a police vehicle and sprayed with an unknown substance subdue them. There is no information on whether those detained will be charged. Three people have been reportedly released on bail.

News
Bilateral Ties
Chinese Envoy Walks out on Irish Minister's Speech
Reuters, April 14, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSL1381591

China Outraged by US-Tibet Resolution
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), April 11, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080411/ap_on_re_as/china_tibet_us_4

Reinfeldt Pushes China over Political Prisoners
The Local, April 13, 2008
http://www.thelocal.se/11074/20080413/

Why Won't West Try to Understand China, Ambassador Asks
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), April 13, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080413/wl_uk_afp/chinabritaindiplomacy
oly2008_080413010759

Civil Society
胡锦涛被无国界记者组织评为新闻自由的杀手 (Hu Jintao calls Reporters Without Borders "Assassins of Freedom of the Press")
Radio Free Asia, April 11, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/04/11/rsf

Corruption
Ex-Shanghai Party Boss Gets 18 Years
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), April 11, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080411/ap_on_re_as/china_shanghai_
scandal_5

中国年轻官员成为犯罪高危群体 (Young Chinese Officials High-Risk Group for Crimes: Chongqing Procuratorate)
Radio Free Asia, April 12, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/04/12/guan/

Environment
NE China Province Braces for Drought
Xinhuanet, April 13, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-04/13/content_7968535.htm

Human Rights Defender - Yan Zhengxue
严正学在劳改医院病情恶化 (Yan Zhengxue's Condition Worsens in Hospital of Reeducation Through Labor Camp)
Radio Free Asia, April 14, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/04/11/China_Activist

Law
China's Top Judge Vows to Severely Punish Violent Criminals
Xinhuanet, April 12, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-04/13/content_7967826.htm

Media
北京法院拒绝受理博客文章被锁定纠纷案 (Beijing Courts Refuse to Hear Case on Online Censorship by Sohu)
Radio Free Asia, April 12, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/04/12/bei/

Olympics
奥运前中国将展开严打 (China to Take Severe Measures against Criminal Activity and "Strengthen Management" over Migrant Population before Olympics)
Radio Free Asia, April 11, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/04/11/yanda

China Tries to Reverse Bad Olympic Buzz
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), April 11, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080411/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/olympic_
torch_154

China's Security Runners Not Welcome in Japan for Olympic Torch Relay
Associated Press (available at the International Herald Tribune), April 11, 2008
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/04/11/sports/AS-SPT-OLY-Japan-
Torch.php

India Tells China It Won't Ban Tibet Protests: Report
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), April 12, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080412/wl_sthasia_afp/indiachinafrance
unresttibetrightsoly2008_080412091739

Protests and Petitions
失地农民预下跪请愿 遭严密监控未能成行 (Hainan Peasants Prevented from Protesting at Boao Forum for Asia)
Radio Free Asia, April 13, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/04/13/di/

Public Health
China Rejects Human-to-Human Bird Flu Report
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), April 12, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080412/wl_asia_afp/healthfluchina_
080412053556

Religion
江苏南京法轮功学员胡珍如狱中受酷刑虐待 (Nanjing Falun Gong Practitioner Hu Zhenru Tortured, Abused in Jail)
Radio Free Asia, April 11, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/04/11/China_Torture/

Tibet
China Says Firearms Found in Tibetan Temple
Reuters, April 14, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSPEK226639

China's Hu Hits Back over Tibet Crackdown
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), April 12, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080412/wl_sthasia_afp/chinarightstibet
unrestoly2008_080412203425

Dalai Lama Threatens to Resign if Tibet Violence Worsens
Voice of America, April 13, 2008
http://www.voanews.com/english/2008-04-13-voa20.cfm

Police Crack Bombing at Tibetan Township Government Building
Xinhuanet, April 12, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-04/12/content_7966393.htm

四川藏区武警渐撤　阿坝汉人指打砸抢者非本地人 (Military Gradually Withdraws from Tibetan Areas of Sichuan)
Radio Free Asia, April 11, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/04/11/tibetan

Tibetan Task Force Wants 'Normalcy' before China Talks
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), April 13, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080413/wl_sthasia_afp/chinaunrest
tibet_080413073534

December 19, 2007

News
Bilateral Ties
China to Play Greater Role in World Bank
Associated Press (via YahooNews), December 18, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071218/ap_on_bi_ge/china_zoellick_2

Death Penalty
Triad Leader Executed for Drugs and Organized Crime
South China Morning Post, December 19, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=1a4e63122ade6110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Ex-official to be Executed for Killing Deputy
South China Morning Post, December 19, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=7c1c63122ade6110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

宜宾原政协常委买凶杀人获死刑 (Former Yibin CPPCC Standing Committee Member Sentenced to Death for Murder)
The Beijing News, December 19, 2007
http://www.thebeijingnews.com/news/guonei/2007/12-19/018@081916.htm

Teachers Who Forced 23 Schoolgirls to Work As Prostitutes Given Death Sentences
South China Morning Post, December 19, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=7b2c63122ade6110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Economic Development
China, India Economies ‘40% Smaller’
Financial Times, December 18, 2007
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/36a2d566-ad82-11dc-9386-0000779fd2ac.html

Environment
鄱阳湖水域缩80倍 (Capacity of China's Largest Freshwater Lake Reduced to 1.25 Percent)
The Beijing News, December 19, 2007
http://www.thebeijingnews.com/news/guonei/2007/12-19/018@081800.htm

Chemical Plant Plan Not Dead Yet, Officials Say
South China Morning Post, December 19, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=89ed63122ade6110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Web Site Tracks China's Pollution Levels
ABC News, December 18, 2007
http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/story?id=4018827&page=1

Food Security
China Food Safety Seen Mired in Economic Transition
Reuters, December 18, 2007
http://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSN18521474

Human Rights Defenders - Yan Zhengxue (严正学)
严正学在狱中被打 生命受到威胁 (Dissident Yan Zhengxue Beaten in Prison)
Radio Free Asia, December 18, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/18/
yan/

Human Rights Defenders - Xiao Qingshan (肖青山)
广东维权人士肖青山被国保人员禁锢审问 (Labor Activist Interrogated by State Security Personnel for Nearly 11 Hours)
Radio Free Asia, December 18, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/12/18/China_Dissident/

Human Rights Defenders - Guo Feixiong (郭飞雄)
郭飞雄妻子张青于绝食抗议日致国家主席胡锦涛先生的公开信（四）(Zhang Qing's 4th Open Letter to China's President)
Radio Free Asia, December 18, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/18/guofeixiong/

Media
成都业主不满当局私自卖地 网上讨论帖子被删 (Internet Postings on Disputed Land Sale Removed)
Radio Free Asia, December 18, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/18/chengdu/

中国自由作家个人博客接连被封闭 (Two Dissident Writers' Blogs Recently Shut Down)
Voice of America, December 18, 2007
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2007-12-18-voa30.cfm

Migrant Workers
中国农民工文化生活贫乏 面临边缘化危机 (Report Says Migrants Face Marginalization)
Radio Free Asia, December 18, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/18/nong/

Olympics
More Media Services Promised
Xinhuanet, December 19, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-12/19/content_7278787.htm

北京市规范手机短信散布谣言将被查处 (Beijing to Punish Individuals Who Spread Rumors by SMS)
Radio Free Asia, December 18, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/12/18/Briefing/

Politics
《瞭望》文章：政改指向权力过分集中 (Political Reform to Change Centralization of Power)
Xinhuanet, December 19, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2007-12/19/content_7278579.htm

Population
Report: China Population Aging Rapidly
Associated Press ( via YahooNews), December 18, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071218/ap_on_re_as/china_aging

Protests and Petitions
深圳地鐵清拆糾紛 (Villages Dispute Compensation for Land Confiscated for Shenzhen New Metro)
Ming Pao, December 19, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20071219/ccb1.htm

浙江慈溪上访农民代表被刑事拘留 (Jiejiang Petitioner Detained After Clash with Police over Land Dispute)
Radio Free Asia, December 18, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/12/17/china_rights_rural/

再有三门峡库区维权农民被逮捕 (Shaanxi Resettlement Representative Detained for Criminal Investigation)
Radio Free Asia, December 18, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/12/17/china_rights_land/

湖北再次抓捕上访民办教师 (Hubei Teachers Detained After Petitioning)
Radio Free Asia, December 18, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/18/minban/

Rural Issues
Rural issue, anti-corruption high on CPC meeting agenda
Xinhuanet, December 18, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-12/18/content_7276263.htm