September 5, 2008

Human Rights Defender – Yuan Xianchen (袁贤臣)
东北维权律师系狱 妻子哭诉生计已断 (Rights Defender Yuan Xianchen Stripped of Right to Practice Law)
Radio Free Asia, September 04, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/lawyer-09042008140733.html

Rights defense lawyer Yuan Xianchen (袁贤臣) has been forbidden from receiving legal cases. Yuan was arrested on July 8 the grounds of “inciting subversion to state power” for allegedly helping jailed Yang Chunlin (杨春林) collect signatures for an open letter appealing for human rights in the lead up to the Olympics.

News
Corruption
China Orders Immediate Rectification of Gov't Fund Abuses
Xinhuanet, September 04, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-09/04/content_9772301.htm

Top Chinese Official Vows Punishment for Quake Relief Corruption
Xinhuanet, September 04, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-09/04/content_9772018.htm

Death Penalty
Bird's Nest Designer Takes Up Cause of Man on China's Death Row
The Guardian, September 04, 2008
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/sep/04/china.humanrights

Labor
27 Die in China Coal Mine Blast: Local Official, State Media
AFP (via Google News), September 04, 2008
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5hjxQHqX_MO8TEvf9SRsQstNBOxpQ

Mine Gas Blast Toll Rises to 10 in Southwest China
Xinhuanet, September 05, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-09/05/content_9799816.htm

Law
Nearly 2.37 Mln Chinese Receive Legal Aid in Past Five Years
Xinhuanet, September 04, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-09/04/content_9772023.htm

Related Information:
司法部：扩充法律援助范围 让更多困难群众受益 (Ministry of Justice Calls for Expansion of Legal Aid)
Xinhuanet, September 05, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/legal/2008-09/05/content_9774341.htm

Media
南充市政府出通告警告市民和访民不得接受境外媒体采访 (Villagers in Nanchong, Sichuan Forbidden from Accepting Interviews from non-Mainland Media)
Radio Free Asia, September 04, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/nanchong-09042008091027.html

Military
PLA to Face Closer Scrutiny of Its Spending
South China Morning Post, September 05, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2c913216495213d5df646910cba0a0a0/?vgnextoid=6084fd7d95e2c110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Protests and Petitions
City Leaders Disciplined over Fatal Yunnan Riots
South China Morning Post, September 05, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2c913216495213d5df646910cba0a0a0/?vgnextoid=c1aafd7d95e2c110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Illegal Fund-Raising Causes Chaotic Petition in C China
Xinhuanet, September 05, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-09/05/content_9772968.htm

湖南公办教师上访遭劳教 (Petitioner in Hunan Sentenced to RTL)
Radio Free Asia, September 04, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/jiao-09042008091238.html

Public Health
For 83m Disabled, It's Still a Long Road to Go
Reuters (available at South China Morning Post), September 05, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2c913216495213d5df646910cba0a0a0/?vgnextoid=310afd7d95e2c110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Religion
河北天主教徒邢景生创办的“保定百姓冤案网”遭当局关闭 (Website of Religious Rights Defender Shut Down)
Radio Free Asia, September 04, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/xing-09042008090756.html

Rural Issues
Rural Doctors Face Tests
Shanghai Daily, September 04, 2008
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=372679

March 29-31, 2008

Top News of the Day
Human Rights Defender - Yang Chunlin (杨春林)
杨春林抗议不公将上诉　控诉看守所内继续受虐 (Land Rights Defender Yang Chunlin to Appeal)
Radio Free Asia, March 28, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/03/28/yang/
RFA reports that Yang Chunlin (杨春林) told his lawyer on March 28, 2008 (Friday), that he intends to appeal his sentence. At the same time, Yang stated that he is still being abused in detention. Yang's son had previously told the press that he did not think that Yang would appeal, due to Yang's view that the Chinese courts "lack legitimacy." Yang Chunlin organized an open letter campaign in 2007, entitled “We want human rights, not the Olympics." The letter received more than 10,000 signatures. He was sentenced to five years in jail on March 24, 2008, on charges of inciting subversion of state power.

News
Bilateral Ties
China "Strongly Dissatisfied" with EU Meeting on Tibet Issue
Xinhuanet, March 30, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-03/30/content_7886464.htm

Corruption
媒体质疑柳州市领导别墅区：阳光下的集体腐败 (Media Probes Villa Complex of Liuzhou, Guangxi Officials: Mass Corruption)
Beijing Youth Daily available at Xinhuanet, March 29, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2008-03/29/content_7878278.htm

Food Security
China Recalls Milk Supplies after Children Fall Ill
Reuters, March 29, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/healthNews/idUSTP756220080329

Government
佛山二千选民抗议基层选举违规舞弊 (2000 Foshan, Guangdong Voters Protest Malpractices in Grassroots Election)
Radio Free Asia, March 31, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/03/28/china_rights_rural/

Human Rights Defender - Qi Chonghuai (齐崇淮)
山东记者齐崇淮被超期羁押9月 (Shandong Reporter Qi Chonghuai Detained for Over 9 Months)
Radio Free Asia, March 28, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/03/28/qi/

Human Rights Defender - Zhu Yufu (朱虞夫)
朱虞夫父子案重审后等待宣判 (Dissident Zhu Yufu and Son's Retrial Complete; Awaiting Verdict)
Radio Free Asia, March 28, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/03/28/china_rights_court/

June 4th
Activist: Dozens Still Jailed in China over 1989 Protests
Associated Press (via International Herald Tribune), March 29, 2008
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/03/29/asia/AS-GEN-China-
Tiananmen-Prisoners.php

Macau
Macau Tops Asia's Rich List, but Try Telling that to the Poor
South China Morning Post, March 29, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d77
33492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=438e2095546f8110VgnVCM10000036
0a0a0aRCRD

Media
《中国百姓之声网》遭关闭 ("Voice of the Chinese People" Website Forcibly Closed)
Radio Free Asia, March 28, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/03/28/wang/

Olympics
For China, Olympics Are a Time to Display – and to Conceal
Christian Science Monitor, March 31, 2008
http://www.csmonitor.com/2008/0331/p01s02-woap.html

Plea to China to Keep Olympics TV Live
Financial Times, March 31, 2008
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b59d7fae-fc35-11dc-9229-000077b07658.html

Security Tight as Olympic Torch Arrives in China
Reuters, March 30, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSSP287444

Protests and Petitions
山东肥城数百村民示威抗议含氟毒气排放 (Hundreds of Shandong Villagers Protest Toxic Gas Pollution)
Radio Free Asia, March 28, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/03/28/feicheng

Public Health
Beijing to Ban Smoking in Public Places from May
Xinhuanet, March 31, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-03/31/content_7888213.htm

Subsidised Overuse of Antibiotics Brewing Superbug Perfect Storm
South China Morning Post, March 30, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d77
33492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=230d92e607bf8110VgnVCM10000036
0a0a0aRCRD

Tibet
Chinese Security Forces Seal off Tibet Capital
Reuters, March 29, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSPEK24297420080329

First top Tibetan official removed from office since start of unrest
South China Morning Post, March 31, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d77
33492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=7e02bf7ac1009110VgnVCM10000036
0a0a0aRCRD

For Victims of Tibet Riots, a Complex Fate
International Herald Tribune, March 28, 2008
http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/03/28/asia/tibet.php

Nationalism at Core of China's Angry Reaction to Tibetan Protests
International Herald Tribune, March 30, 2008
http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/03/30/asia/china.php

Tibetan Speaker Says Crackdown Continues
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), March 30, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/china_tibet;_ylt=AhfOi57_kQOubwHhbBgOtydPzWQA

Wen: Channels for dialogue with Dalai Lama Always Open
Xinhuanet, March 31, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-03/31/content_7887063.htm

March 27, 2008

News
Bilateral Ties
Bush Calls Hu to Urge Tibet Talks
BBC March 27, 2008
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7315691.stm

Corruption
2,100 Local Officials Punished for Misconduct
South China Morning Post, March 26, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.
2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=
972ad0d5e59e8110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
&ss=China&s=Ne

Human Rights
China, Others Rebuked in Britain's Human Rights Report
Voice of America, March 26, 2008
http://www.voanews.com/english/2008-03-26-voa57.cfm

Human Rights Defender - Du Daobin (杜导斌)
网络作家杜导斌受当局更严密监控 (Internet Writer Du Daobin Closely Monitored by Authorities)
Radio Free Asia, March 26, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/
03/26/du/

Human Rights Defender - Yang Chunlin (杨春林)
杨春林儿子抗议法警电击父亲 (Yang Chunlin's Son Protests Against Police Abuse of His Father)
Radio Free Asia, March 26, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/
03/26/yang_chunlin/

Olympics
Australian Opposition Leader Says no to Olympic Boycott
Xinhuanet, March 27, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-03/27/
content_7867614.htm

是否抵制北京奥运会在德国和欧洲各界引起广泛讨论 (Public Discussion Stimulated in Europe on Whether to Boycott Olympic Games)
Radio Free Asia, March 26, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/
03/26/aoyun2/

Sarkozy Raises Prospect of Olympic Boycott
South China Morning Post, March 26, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.
2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=
7e3376544d8e8110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
&ss=China&s=Ne

Population
更多专家建议中国调整计划生育政策 (Experts Suggest Adjustments of China Family Planning Policy)
Radio Free Asia, March 26, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/
03/26/familyplanning/

Protests and Petitions
军转干部网上抱怨住房安置被行政拘留10日 (Retired Soldier Detained for 10 Days for Complaining Online over Housing Resettlement)
Radio Free Asia, March 27, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/03/26/
china_internet_freedom/

广州劳动仲裁案件猛增，海珠区增幅达十五倍 (Guangdong Labor Arbitration Cases Increased after Implementation of New Labor Contract Law)
Radio Free Asia, March 26, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/03/
26/labor/

湖北省28个县市民办教师到省政府上访 (Private Teachers from 28 Hubei Counties Petition the Government)
Radio Free Asia, March 26, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/03/
26/jiaoshi/

Tibet
660 Held in Tibetan Uprising, China Says
New York Times, March 27, 2008
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/27/world/asia/
27tibet.html?_r=1&hp&oref=slogin

Tibet Monks Disrupt Tour by Journalists
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), March 27, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/china_tibet;_ylt=Ak1.
gyN5ruJvYFruryUGaQlPzWQA

Bao Tong: Talk To The Dalai Lama
Radio Free Asia, March 26, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/2008/03/26/
china_baotong/

Foreign Journalists Arrive in Lhasa on State-Controlled Trip
Agence France-Presse (available at South China Morning Post), March 26, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.
2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=
1569cc6f5d9e8110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
&ss=China&s=New

Mass Arrests in Tibet; Bush Urges China to Talk
Reuters, March 26, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/articlePrint?articleId=
USPEK24297420080326

甘孜藏僧对本台说："杀了一个喇嘛" "我们要自由" (More than 30 Lamas Arrested and 1 Shot Dead in Tibet)
Radio Free Asia, March 26, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/
03/26/lama/

March 26, 2008

Top News of the Day
Bilateral Ties
China Pressed at U.N. Rights Body to Re-open Tibet
Reuters, March 25, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSL2516490320080325
The European Union urged China to permit to foreigners to enter Tibet in a speech to the U.N. Human Rights Council on March 25, 2008. This was also echoed in a statement from the US criticizing Tibet's closure to foreign diplomats, journalists, and international observers. The EU also called on China to refrain from using force against the protesting Tibetans. The protests are in their third week.

News
Bilateral Ties
French President Won't Rule Out Olympics Boycott
Voice of America, March 25, 2008
http://www.voanews.com/english/2008-03-25-voa27.cfm

Government
太石村“村民选举委员会”选举被群众目为非法 (Guangdong Villagers Feel Village Election Proceedings in Violation of the Law)
Radio Free Asia, March 25, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/03/25/taishicun

Human Rights Defender - Li Guohong (李国宏)
李国宏告官行政诉讼开庭　望推翻违法劳教决定 (Rights Defender Li Guohong's Administrative Suit Heard Tuesday on Overturning His Reeducation-Through-Labor Judgment)
Radio Free Asia, March 25, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/03/25/li_guohong

Human Rights Defender - Yang Chunlin (杨春林)
China Slams Jail Door on Olympic Dissent
The Star.com, March 25, 2008
http://www.thestar.com/News/World/article/350435

Labor
Kraft's China Union Says Relocation Violates Law
Reuters, March 25, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idUSPEK33478320080325

Law
Outcry over Different Penalties for Criminals
South China Morning Post, March 26, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d77
33492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=0ebb4fe7bd6e8110VgnVCM10000036
0a0a0aRCRD

Media
China Curbs Tibet Information Flow
Financial Times, March 25, 2008
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c55f05a0-fa89-11dc-aa46-000077b07658.html

Mainland Media Ignores Protest at Games Torch Ceremony
South China Morning Post, March 26, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d77
33492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=f72b4fe7bd6e8110VgnVCM10000036
0a0a0aRCRD

Olympics
奥运主场馆地区不愿搬迁的居民面临被强拆 (Unwilling Residents Forced to Relocate from Olympics Arena Area)
Radio Free Asia, March 25, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/03/25/chaiqian

Protests Expected in Olympic Torch Run
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), March 25, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080325/ap_on_re_eu/oly_torch_lighting_21

Protests and Petitions
成都访民：法院不申冤 反生冤 (Chengdu Petitioners Allege Courts Create -- Not Address -- Grievances)
Radio Free Asia, March 25, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/03/25/chengdu

Social Security
New Social Security Scheme on Cards in Shenzhen
Xinhuanet, March 26, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-03/26/content_7860585.htm

State Security
Engineer Sentenced to 24 Years in China Conspiracy Case
Los Angeles Times, March 25, 2008
http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/california/la-me-chimak25mar25,1,5491560.story

Tibet
Beijing Sends Top Officials to Inspect Lhasa
South China Morning Post, March 26, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d77
33492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=419b4fe7bd6e8110VgnVCM10000036
0a0a0aRCRD

China Tightens Grip on Tibet Monasteries
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), March 25, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080325/ap_on_re_as/china_tibet_190

举雪山狮子旗者被捕 藏民抗争持续 (Raisers of Snow-Mountain Lion Flags, Tibetan Symbol of Independence, Arrested as the Tibetan Struggle Continues)
Radio Free Asia, March 25, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/03/25/zang

Tibetans March for Talks with Dalai Lama
Radio Free Asia, March 25, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/2008/03/25/tibetans_protest/

西藏的藏语文教育 (Critiques on Tibetan Language and Culture Education within Tibet)
Radio Free Asia, March 25, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/03/25/zang2/

XUAR
Xinjiang Police Detains "Urumqi Bus Blast" Rumor Spreaders
Xinhuanet, March 25, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-03/25/content_7856996.htm

March 25, 2008

Top News of the Day
Human Rights Defender - Lü Gengsong (吕耿松)
吕耿松上诉 指判决违国家公约 (Lü Gengsong Appeals, Says the Judgment Violates China's Constitution and International Conventions)
Radio Free Asia, March 24, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/03/24/lu/
Anti-corruption writer Lü Gengsong (吕耿松) has raised an appeal to his sentence for “inciting subversion of state power.” Lü believes that the Court's decision ignored the rights of citizens to enjoy freedom of expression protected under China's Constitution, as well as under international conventions including the “Universal Declaration of Human Rights” and the “International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.” Lü Gengsong is a writer and rights defense activist. He has published a book and a number of articles on corruption, organized crime and related topics. In February 2008, he was sentenced to four years in prison.

News
Bilateral Ties
Malaysia Cancels Show at China Request
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), March 24, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080324/ap_on_re_as/malaysia_canceled_show_1

Environment
Chinese Gov't to Spend 78% More on Energy Efficiency, Emission Reduction
Xinhuanet, March 25, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-03/24/content_7851081.htm

Human Rights Defender
冯正虎指责上海当局借罚款打击维权 (Feng Zhenghu Criticizes Shanghai Authorities for Fining and Assaulting Human Rights Work)
Radio Free Asia, March 24, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/03/24/china_rights_assault

Human Rights Defender - Yang Chunlin (杨春林)
杨春林被判刑五年并遭庭警电棍电击 (Yang Chunlin Sentenced to Five Years; Attacked with an Electric Rod)
Radio Free Asia, March 24, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/03/24/china_rights_trail

Related Information:
HRIC Statement: Five-Year Sentence of Olympics Critic Not Human Rights Progress
Human Rights in China, March 24, 2008
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/48005

Land Policy
洞头县违法转卖农民滩涂以谋取暴利的行为遭控诉 (Dongtou County Officials Criticized for Illegally Reselling Farmers' Mudflats)
Radio Free Asia, March 23, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/03/23/dong

Olympics
Awarding Games to China Was Right Move: Rogge
Reuters, March 24, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/sportsNews/idUSL2413041720080324

Protesters Disrupt Ceremonies for China Olympics Flame
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), March 24, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080324/ts_afp/greecechinaoly2008
flameprotest_080324122231

Protests and Petitions
访民徐江娇上访期间突然截获上诉听证的传票 (Petitioner Xu Jiangjiao Receives Appeals Hearing Subpoena While Petitioning in Beijing; Fears Detention during Hearing)
Radio Free Asia, March 24, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/03/24/china_petitioner

广东省佛山市大沥镇爆发征地冲突 (Land Controversy Clash Erupts in Guangdong Village; Over 40 Villagers Injured)
Radio Free Asia, March 24, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/03/24/land

Intellectuals in China Condemn Crackdown
New York Times, March 24, 2008
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/24/world/asia/24china.html

武汉民办教师上访被公安打伤 (Wuhan Private Teachers Injured by Police While Petitioning in Wuhan)
Radio Free Asia, March 24, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/03/24/china_petition_teachers

在中国上访十多年的香港人 (A Hong Konger's Ten-Year Long Petitioning Plight)
Radio Free Asia, March 24, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/03/23/shang

Tibet
381 Rioters in Aba County Surrender to Police
Xinhuanet, March 25, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-03/25/content_7851636.htm

鲍彤：以和谐为重同达赖喇嘛对话 (Bao Tong, Former Secretary to Zhao Ziyang, Says Dialogue with Dalai Lama Necessary for Harmony)
Radio Free Asia, March 24, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/pinglun/2008/03/23/baotong

Lockdown of Tibetans Takes Economic Toll
South China Morning Post, March 25, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d773
3492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=8db11af2ea1e8110VgnVCM100000360a
0a0aRCRD

Tibet Govt-in-Exile Says About 130 Confirmed Dead in Unrest
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), March 24, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080324/wl_afp/chinaunresttibetrightsdala
itoll_080324092323

中国公安部就镇压西藏骚乱举行记者会 (Ministry of Public Security Holds Press Conference on Suppression of Tibet Riots)
Radio Free Asia, March 24, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/03/24/china_tibetan

XUAR
南方航空公司宣布停飞部份新疆航线 (China Southern Announces It Will Halt Several XUAR Routes)
Radio Free Asia, March 24, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/03/24/china_xinjiang

March 22-24, 2008

Top News of the Day
Human Rights Defender - Yang Chunlin (杨春林)
China Jails Man Who Urged Rights over Olympics
Reuters, March 24, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSHKG35238720080324
Land rights defender Yang Chunlin (杨春林) was sentenced to five years in jail on March 24, 2008, on charges of inciting subversion of state power. According to his son, Yang is unlikely to appeal due to his view that the Chinese courts "lack legitimacy." Yang Chunlin organized an open letter campaign in 2007, entitled “We want human rights, not the Olympics." The letter received more than 10,000 signatures.

News
Bilateral Ties
Chinese Stage Sweep, Arrest 40 North Koreans
Radio Free Asia, March 21, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/english/korean/2008/03/21/north_koreans-arrest/

Civil Society
Cyber Attacks Target Pro-Tibet Groups
Washington Post, March 21, 2008
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/03/21/
AR2008032102605.html

Education
桂林教师声援被炒同事受到当局恐吓 (Guilin Teachers Threatened by Authorities for Voicing Support to Fired Colleagues)
Radio Free Asia, March 24, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/03/21/china_petition_teachers/

中学生集体逃学厌学凸显教育制度弊端 (Middle School Students Cut Class en Mass Due to Exhaustion, Exposing Corruption in the Educational System)
Radio Free Asia, March 22, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/03/22/xue/

Environment
广东省1645万人面对饮用水不安全问题 (16.5 Million in Guangdong Faced with Unsafe Drinking Water)
Radio Free Asia, March 21, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/03/21/yinshui/

Human Rights Defender - Hu Jia (胡佳)
胡妈妈谈胡佳受审和与妻子女儿短暂会面
(Hu Jia's Mother Speaks on Hu's Trial and Her Visit with Hu's Wife and Daughter)
Radio Free Asia, March 21, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/03/21/china_rights_hujia/

庭审律师辩护受阻 胡佳受不人道对待 (Hu Jia's Lawyers Reveal Details of the Trial Proceedings)
Radio Free Asia, March 21, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/03/21/hujia/

Migrant Workers
China Braced for Wave of Urban Migrants
Financial Times, March 23, 2008
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c11a84ca-f902-11dc-bcf3-000077b07658.html

Olympics
北京朝阳区北顶村五十户村民拒签奥运拆迁协议 (50 Villagers in Beiding Village, Beijing Refuse to Sign Olympics Relocation Agreements)
Radio Free Asia , March 21, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/03/21/china_demolition

Call for EU to Study Beijing Olympic Boycott
Financial Times, March 23, 2008
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/7f31888c-f8e5-11dc-bcf3-000077b07658.html

Cardinal Warns China on Olympics
Financial Times, March 21, 2008
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/83c4737a-f76c-11dc-ac40-000077b07658.html

China Accuses Dalai Lama of Taking Olympics "Hostage"
Reuters, March 23, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSPEK26733920080323

China's Olympic Angst
The Star.com, March 22, 2008
http://www.thestar.com/News/World/article/349659

Police
新疆公安局长强迫下属买楼不成打击报复 (Kashgar Police Office Abused, Threatened After Refusing to Purchase Apartments on Order of Superior)
Radio Free Asia, March 21, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/03/21/china_police_abuse/

Protests and Petitions
安全社区遭质疑 北京两万居民反对建变电站 (20000 Beijing Residents Issue Open Letter Protesting Construction of a Transformer Substation)
Radio Free Asia, March 21, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/03/21/beijing/

Religion
Pope, Eyeing China, Reflects on Persecuted Catholics
Reuters, March 24, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSL2158857220080321

Tibet
19 Killed in Lhasa So Far, Says State Media
South China Morning Post, March 23, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d77
33492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=81b68651367d8110VgnVCM1000003
60a0a0aRCRD

19 Surrender in Gannan after Offer of Leniency
South China Morning Post, March 24, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d77
33492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=f164088b5dbd8110VgnVCM1000003
60a0a0aRCRD

China State Media Slams West over Tibet Coverage
Reuters, March 20, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSPEK333647

Tibetan Writer under House Arrest in Beijing
Radio Free Asia, March 21, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/english/tibetan/2008/03/21/woeser_house_arrest/

Tibetans Expect Little Help from World
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), March 22, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080322/ap_on_re_as/india_tibet_seeking_help_2

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 20, 2008

Top News of the Day
Human Rights Defender - Yang Chunlin (杨春林)
Trial Begins Over Olympics Letter
Associated Press (available at South China Morning Post), February 20, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=656a233c53238110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Heilongjiang land rights activist Yang Chunlin's (杨春林) trial on the charge of subverting state power started on February 19 and the verdict has not yet been announced. Yang circulated a petition saying "We want human rights, not the Olympics" last year. His lawyer Li Fangping said that this petition was one part of the evidence used in his prosecution. Yang has reportedly plead not guilty.

News
Freedom of Speech
中国蒙族作者新书被公安没收 (Inner Mongolian Writer's Book Confiscated)
Radio Free Asia, February 19, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/02/19/wanshiwuyan/

Government
Rail Bosses Hit Back at Attack
South China Morning Post, February 20, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=692a233c53238110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Human Rights Defender - Qiao Yanbing (乔延兵)
乔延兵被判刑家属得不到判决书 (Shandong Soldier-Turned-Cadre Representative Sentenced to 4 1/2 Years; Family Didn't Receive Verdict)
Radio Free Asia, February 19, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/02/19/qiao/

Labor
政协委员：请叫外来工“新广州人” (Guangzhou CPPCC Member: Please Call Migrant Workers in Guangzhou "New Guangzhouers")
Xinhuanet, February 20, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/local/2008-02/20/content_7634784.htm

Olympics
Housing Official Admits Beijing Evicted 15,000 in Path of Games
South China Morning Post, February 20, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=674a233c53238110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Olympic Committee Set to Loosen Gag on Athletes
The New Zealand Herald, February 20, 2008
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/1/story.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10493451

简要新闻: 国际组织呼吁欧洲奥委会会议关注中国人权问题 (International Groups Urge European Olympic Committees Not to Limit Speech of Athletes)
Radio Free Asia, February 19, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/xinwen/2008/02/19/xinwen/

Politics
中国把做好就业工作作为政府政绩考核的重要指标 (Improving Employment Conditions Will Be Included in Evaluation Criteria of Cadres)
Xinhuanet, February 20, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2008-02/20/content_7633108.htm

Elite China Think-tank Issues Political Reform Blueprint
Reuters, February 18, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSPEK20590720080219

Population
China's Shandong to Include Sex Ratio in Local Gov't Appraisals
Xinhuanet, February 19, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-02/19/content_7632497.htm

Protests and Petitions
Poor Legal Petitioners to Get Financial Assistance Under New Plan
South China Morning Post, February 20, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=647a233c53238110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

河源非法采矿污染环境 村民维权遭黑社会打击(Illegal Mining Contaminates Villagers' Water Supply; Villagers' Protest Met with Attacks)
Radio Free Asia, February 19, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/02/19/China_pollution_rural/

Public Health
Bird Flu Kills Central China Man
British Broadcasting Corporation, February 18, 2008
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7251336.stm

Religion
简要新闻: 山东临沂抓捕270位家庭教会领袖，21人被劳动教养 (Linyi Arrested 270 Protestant House Church Leaders, 21 Sent to Reeducation Through-Labor Camps)
Radio Free Asia, February 19, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/xinwen/2008/02/19/xinwen/

中国基督教家庭教会联合会会长张明选牧师给国际社会公开信-要奥运更要爱与公义(Protestant House Church Leader Sends Open Letter: "We Want the Olympics; We Need Love and Justice Even More")
Radio Free Asia, February 19, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/02/19/aoyun/

Three Gorges
SEPA Report: Three Gorges Main Water Body Slightly Cleaner, Branches Worsening
Xinhuanet, February 19, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-02/19/content_7632558.htm

XUAR
Authorities Defend Killing Xinjiang Terrorists
South China Morning Post, February 20, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=cb922a0f80538110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

February 19, 2008

Top News of the Day
Human Rights Defender - Zheng Enchong (郑恩宠)
上海公安局否认派人殴打维权律师 (Shanghai Police Deny Beating Zheng Enchong)
Voice of America, February 18, 2008
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2008-02-18-voa22.cfm
Shanghai rights defender Zheng Enchong (郑恩宠) told Voice of America on February 18 that he was beaten in three occasions on February 16 and 17. Zheng alleged that he was beaten by the police officers who monitored him on February 16 and 17 mornings, when he tried to leave his home to buy newspapers and go to church respectively. On February 17 afternoon, Zheng was summoned to the police station, where he was beaten by two thugs whom he believed were employed by the police. An anonymous official of the Northern Substation of the Zhabei Branch of the Shanghai Municipal Bureau of Public Security denied the beating.

News
Environment
More than 40pc of Drinking Water Unsafe in Countryside
South China Morning Post, February 19, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=89ccf0e242d28110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

China to Create Environmental Disaster Insurance
Reuters, February 18, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSPEK360859

Government
“政府阳光财政”再获突破 (Further Breakthrough for Transparency of Guangzhou Government's Fiscal Situation)
Legal Daily, February 19, 2008
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2008-02/19/content_799090.htm

Survey: 90% Chinese Slate Local Officials for Inefficiency
Xinhuanet, February 18, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-02/18/content_7625333.htm

Human Rights Defender - Yang Chunlin (杨春林)
China Opens Trial of Dissident Who Blasted Olympics
Reuters, February 18, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSPEK346876

Human Rights Defenders
温州维权村民被判有罪 (Rights Defense Villagers Convicted in Wenzhou, Zhejiang)
Radio Free Asia, February 18, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/02/18/wenzhou/

武汉维权人士肖昌海失踪 (Whereabouts of Wuhan Rights Defender Xiao Changhai Unknown)
Radio Free Asia, February 18, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/02/18/china_rights_detain/

Labor
24 Killed in China Iron Mine Explosion
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), February 19, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080219/ap_on_re_as/china_mine_explosion_1

Land Policy
China Orders Localities to Intensify Land Management for Restoration in Disaster-Afflicted Areas
Xinhuanet, February 18, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-02/18/content_7625834.htm

广东兴宁市村民护地阻工被打 (Guangdong Villagers Beaten for Obstructing Highway Construction)
Radio Free Asia, February 18, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/02/18/china_rights_land/

佛教名山五台申遗 居民不满土地补偿 (Wutai Mountain Applies for Heritage Recognition; Residents Dissatisfied with Relocation Compensation)
Radio Free Asia, February 18, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/02/18/wutaishan/

Law
检察“错案”首次定义为“执法过错” (New Implementing Opinions Define Prosecutors' "Wrong Decisions" as the "Wrong Implementation of the Law"; Consequences Include Disciplinary Action)
Legal Daily, February 19, 2008
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2008-02/19/content_799109.htm

Media
新闻出版总署：恐怖灵异与魔幻有本质区别 (General Administration of Press and Publication Distinguishes Between "Horror and Occult" and "Fantasy")
The Beijing News, February 19, 2008
http://www.thebeijingnews.com/news/guonei/2008/02-19/021@081705.htm

Yunnan Newspaper Publishes Local Gov't, Party Directory
Xinhuanet, February 18, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-02/18/content_7624914.htm

Olympics
State Press Attacks US Groups that Tie Olympics to Darfur
South China Morning Post, February 19, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=13c47f1c9bd28110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Protests and Petitions
郑明芳欲上京遭围困 奥运加剧截访频率 (Zheng Mingfang Barred from Petitioning to Beijing; "Retrieval" of Petitioners Escalates Before Olympics)
Radio Free Asia, February 18, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/02/18/zhengmingfang/

Public Health
非医学需要不得鉴定胎儿性别 (New Hebei Regulations Ban Fetal Gender Identification Unless Medically Necessary)
Legal Daily, February 19, 2008
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2008-02/19/content_799092.htm

Three Gorges
New Environment Protection Facilities Planned at Three Gorges Dam
Xinhuanet, February 18, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-02/18/content_7625502.htm

February 13, 2008

Top News of the Day
Olympics
山东赶造新胶济 奥运将致强拆有理？ (Shandong Authorities Forcefully Resettle Villagers in Order to Build Railway Ahead of the Olympics)
Radio Free Asia, February 12, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/02/12/qiangchai/
According to RFA, on January 9 in Hancang Village #1 in Shandong Province, after failing to reach an agreement on terms of resettlement, more than 500 personnel forced villagers off of their land on a cold morning. The authorities were accompanied by men armed with wooden planks and steel bars. The clash soon began, with many villagers shouting, "Long Live Chairman Mao!" The clash resulted in approximately 40 wounded, with one 60-year-old woman still unaccounted for, but presumed to be under official custody. One villager attempting to film it from a rooftop was shot by a water cannon, but was later able to send some of the footage to RFA. The company responsible for the railway hopes to have the project completed by May, so that the transportation to the Olympic venue in Qingdao will run smoothly.

News
Corruption
新疆农六师处长举报领导涉嫌非法集资受攻击 (XUAR Corruption Whistleblower Attacked)
Radio Free Asia, February 12, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/02/12/xinjiang/

Environment
China Steps Up Efforts to Fight Pollution
Reuters, February 12, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/environmentNews/idUSPEK25663720080212

Human Rights Defender - Peng Xinzhong (彭新忠)
郴州异议人士申诉却遭公安副局长等围殴 (Chenzhou, Hunan Dissident Beaten by Vice-Bureau Chief of Public Security Bureau and Six Others)
Radio Free Asia, February 12, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/02/12/hunan

Human Rights Defender - Chen Shuqing (陈树庆)
陈树庆狱中劳动十小时 被严管并剥夺亲属探视权 (Democracy Activist Chen Shuqing Works 10 Hours a day in RTL: Deprived of Visitation Rights)
Radio Free Asia, February 12, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/02/12/chen/

Human Rights Defender - Yang Chunlin (杨春林)
杨春林被控颠覆罪案周二开庭 (Yang Chunlin's Charged with "Inciting Subversion of State Power", Trial to Start Next Tuesday)
Radio Free Asia, February 12, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/02/12/china_rights_trail/

Labor
Disney Case Highlights China Supply Chain Pitfalls
Reuters, February 12, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/businessNews/idUSSP16307520080212

Land Policy
China's Farmers Protest a Key Mao Tenet
Christian Science Monitor, January 22, 2008
http://www.csmonitor.com/2008/0122/p01s01-woap.html

Media
云南政府表示要接受媒体的舆论监督 (Yunnan Government Announces That It Will Accept the Supervision by the Media and Public Opinion)
Radio Free Asia, February 12, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/02/12/yunnan/

Migrant Workers
Better Care for City's Migrants
Xinhuanet, February 13, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-02/13/content_7595829.htm

Olympics
Olympics-Nobel Laureates Join Pressure on China over Darfur
Reuters, February 12, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/homepageCrisis/idUSN11178254._CH_.2400

Steven Spielberg Quits as Adviser to Olympics Over Darfur
Reuters, February 12, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idUSN1231478420080212

Rising Star Appointed to Clear Air Over Games
South China Morning Post, February 11, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=7995db551e308110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Police
我国拟建立社会治安综治巡视制度，发生严重危害社会稳定重大问题将查究领导责任　(China Considers Establishing Comprehensive Public Order Inspection Tour System)
Nanfang City News, February 13, 2008
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/jwxy/200802130053.asp

Protests and Petitions
北京维权女军医上访军委两度被拘 (Beijing Female Military Petitioner Detained)
Radio Free Asia, February 12, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/02/12/junyi/

四川溪洛渡电站移民赔偿款遭克扣 (Five Thousand People Resettling for Electric Hydropower Station Not Given Promised Compensation in Sichuan)
Radio Free Asia, February 12, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/02/12/xiluodu/

Public Health
Fake Malaria Pills Show Need for Joint Crackdown
Agence France-Presse (available at South China Morning Post), February 12, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=5996fb439bd08110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

January 29, 2008

Top News of the Day
Media
甘肃宁夏推行版主实名制 ("Real Name Registration" Required for Online Forum Operators in Gansu and Ningxia)
Nanfang City News, January 28, 2008
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/djjz/200801280554.asp
Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region and Gansu Province are reportedly requiring online forums, bulletin board systems (BBS), chat rooms, and other similar services to report their operations. All these online services must have operators, who have to submit their personal information and be available by phone 24 hours a day. The Ningxia and Gansu authorities are reportedly using this policy to implement the central authorities’ decision to crack down on online pornography.

News
Civil Society
People's Voices Will Be Heard, Says Mayor
South China Morning Post, January 25, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=83042f7bf1ca7110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Death Penalty
恶魔兄弟公安局旁奸杀少女 民警接警不出被判刑 (Brothers Rape and Murder Girl Next to Police Station; Policeman Sentenced for Ignoring Citizen's Report on the Case)
Xinhuanet, January 29, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2008-01/29/content_7516281.htm

河南农民十年冤狱终得清白 (Henan Migrant Worker Released After 10 Years of Wrongful Imprisonment)
People's Daily, January 26, 2008
http://www.hnsc.com.cn/news/2008/01/26/259560.html

Disasters
Wen Acts as Cold Spell Brings Chaos
South China Morning Post, January 28, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62
ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=6d24c5d96bbb7
110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News

Environment
Chengdu Officials Reject Baitiao River Hydropower Plan
South China Morning Post, January 29, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=3f4e4f8a4d0c7110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Human Rights Defenders – Yang Chunlin (杨春林), Wang Guilin (王桂林)
杨春林案将延迟开庭 王桂林案将于星期二开庭审理 (Yang Chunlin's Trial Postponed; Wang Guilin to Stand Trial on Tuesday)
Radio Free Asia, January 28, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/01/28/yang-wang/

Human Rights Defender - Zheng Enchong (郑恩宠)
郑恩宠第十八次被传唤 (Zheng Enchong Summoned for the 18th Time)
Radio Free Asia, January 28, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/01/28/zheng_enchong/

Law
新修订《律师法》会和《刑诉法》打架吗 (Are Criminal Procedure Law and the Newly Amended Lawyers' Law Incompatible?)
China Youth Daily, January 29, 2008
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2008-01/29/content_2050041.htm

Legal Team Helps Win Back Wages for Workers
China Daily (available at Xinhua), January 29, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-01/29/content_7515686.htm

民生呼声将渗入新修法规 (Regulations to Be Amended to Incorporate Public Concerns)
Legal Daily, January 29, 2008
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2008-01/29/content_789525.htm

Media
Foreign News Organizations in China Total 374 by End of 2007
Xinhuanet, January 25, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-01/25/content_7498166.htm

Olympics
Officials Acknowledge 6 Deaths at Games Sites
South China Morning Post, January 29, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=313e4f8a4d0c7110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Olympic Watercube Swimming Venue Opens
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), January 28, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080128/ap_on_re_as/oly_beijing_watercube_4

英国王储查尔斯将不出席北京奥运 (U.K.'s Prince Charles Will Not Attend Beijing Olympics)
Radio Free Asia, January 28, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/01/28/charles/

Politics
Migrant Worker Moves - to NPC
China Daily, January 25, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-01/25/content_6419836.htm

Public Health
China Reiterates Regulations on Medical Care Costs
Xinhuanet, January 28, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-01/28/content_7513539.htm

Three Gorges
Pact May Ease Impact of Three Gorges Dam
Wall Street Journal, January 29, 2008
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB120154424362122751.html

January 18, 2008

Top News of the Day
Human Rights Defender - Yu Changwu (于长武)
Peasant Leader Given Two Years in Labour Camp
South China Morning Post, January 18, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af
62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=05f582
cf3b787110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News
Representative of Heilongjiang land grab victims Yu Changwu (于长武) was sentenced to two years’ Reeducation-Through-Labor (RTL) on charges of endangering state security on January 17, 2008, according to Yu’s family. Yu and other lands rights activists in Fujin declared in November, 2007 that 966 hectares of land which was seized by the local government 13 years ago belonged to 900 villagers. However, Yu’s family reportedly said his sentence is not because of his land rights campaign but because he talked to foreign media. Dr Fu Hualing of the University of Hong Kong finds the sentence “ridiculous”, as an RTL sentence is only for minor offences, but endangering state security cannot be a minor offence.

News
Environment
Revised Criteria for "Green List"
China Daily (via Xinhuanet), January 18, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-01/18/content_
7443908.htm

Drinking Water System Failure Blamed for NE China Poisoning, Officials Punished
Xinhuanet, January 17, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-01/17/content_
7440514.htm

Food Security
Tests Reveal Toxic Delta Vegetables
South China Morning Post, January 18, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62e
cb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=852f9e408a8
87110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=Hong+Kong&s
=News

Human Rights Defender - Hu Jia (胡佳)
维权人士遭威胁　当局抓胡佳意在沛公？ (After Hu Jia Being Taken Away, Authorities Threaten Other Rights Defenders)
Radio Free Asia, January 17, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/01/17/
hujia/

欧洲议会通过决议呼吁立即释放胡佳 (European Parliament Passes Resolution Demanding Immediate Release of Hu Jia)
Radio Free Asia, January 17, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/xinwen/2008/01/17/

网络各路声援胡佳夫妇　两聚焦博客同时被屏 (Internet Users Give Support to Hu Jia and His Wife; Authorities Shut Down Two Relevant Blogs)
Radio Free Asia, January 17, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/01/1
7/hu_jia/

Human Rights Defender - Lin Bingchang (林炳长)
温州洞头县维权代表林炳长被非法拘留 (Authorities in Dongtou County, Zhejiang Illegally Detain Rights Defender Lin Bingchang)
Radio Free Asia, January 17, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/01/17/
lin/

Human Rights Defender - Lü Gengsong (吕耿松)
被控作家吕耿松的家人仅得到两张旁听证 (Family of Writer Lü Gengsong Only Given Two Seats for Lu's Trial)
Radio Free Asia, January 17, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/01/17/china
_dissident_trail/

Human Rights Defender - Yang Chunlin (杨春林)
黑龙江当局加紧迫害富锦失地农民维权代表 (Heilongjiang Authorities Step Up Persecution of Land Rights Defenders)
Radio Free Asia, January 17, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/01/17/china
_rights_court/

Human Rights Defender - Zheng Enchong (郑恩宠)
上海维权律师郑恩宠连续两日遭公安传唤 (Shanghai Police Summon Zheng Enchong for Two Consecutive Days)
Radio Free Asia, January 17, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/01/17/china
_rights_lawyer/

Labor
Disgruntled Workers on the Move
China Daily (via Xinhuanet), January 18, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-01/18/content_
7444066.htm

新的《劳动合同法》为什么使得一些工厂倒闭？(Why Are Factories Shutting Down After the New Labor Contract Law Has Taken Effect?)
Radio Free Asia, January 17, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/01/
17/lao/

Land Policy
After Years of Planning, Work on High-Speed Railway to Begin at Last
South China Morning Post, January 18, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb32
9d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=a23682cf3b7871
10VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News

Law
Chinese Court to Rehear Faulty ATM Case
Xinhuanet, January 17, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-01/17/content_
7441382.htm

Olympics
Order to Speed Up Water Scheme
South China Morning Post, January 18, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ec
b329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=207f18327c88711
0VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News

德国讨论奥运期间保障记者报道安全顺利问题 (Conference in Berlin Discusses How to Protect Journalists' Reporting During The Olympics)
Radio Free Asia, January 17, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/01
/17/ji/

Police
天门事件再拷问：城管到底废不废？ (Tianmen Incident Raises Discussion on Whether to Abolish Urban Management System)
Nanfang Weekend, January 17, 2008
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/zmzg/200801
170894.asp

Politics
赵紫阳逝世三周年家祭低调进行 成都维权人士公开派发纪念文章 (Family Holds Low-Profile Commemoration for Third Anniversary of Zhao Ziyang’s Death)
Radio Free Asia, January 17, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/xinwen/2008/01/17/

Protests and Petitions
福建访民到北京上访被截访 (Fujian Petitioners Detained in Beijing Hostel)
Radio Free Asia, January 17, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/01/17/
fujian/

Workers Riot at Maersk Factory in Southern China
Radio Free Asia, January 17, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/2008/01/17/china_riot/

January 16, 2008

News
Death Penalty
Top Chinese Officials Sentenced to Death for Graft: State Media
Agence France-Presse (via YahooNews), January 15, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080115/wl_asia_afp/china
politicscorruption_080115201754;_ylt=AtnzRY.WL6ACHcUQ
E4eJXctPzWQA754;_ylt=AtnzRY.WL6ACHcUQE4eJXctPzWQA

Environment
Green Goals at Risk from Flaws and Corruption
South China Morning Post, January 16, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62e
cb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=7e017c8fdcd7
7110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News

South China Province Reports Worsening Air Quality
Xinhuanet, January 15, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-01/16/content_
7430191.htm

Human Rights Defender - Li Zhiyou (李志友)
广西异见人士李志友被捕 (Guangxi Dissident Li Zhiyou Taken Away)
Radio Free Asia, January 15, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/01/15/china_
dissident_detain/

Human Rights Defender - Hu Jia (胡佳)
美国和欧盟关注胡佳被捕事件 (The US and the E.U. Express Concern about the “Disturbing” Detention of Rights Activist Hu Jia)
Radio Free Asia, January 15, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/01/15/us_china_
humanrights/

Human Rights Defenders - Yang Chunlin (杨春林), Yu Changwu (于长武), and Wang Guilin (王桂林)
黑龙江富锦两名失地农民代表将被判劳教 (Two Heilongjiang Land Rights Activists to Be Sentenced to RTL; Yang Chunlin to Stand Trial Before Lunar New Year)
Radio Free Asia, January 15, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/01/15/fujin/

Labor
New Labour Law 'Setback for HK'
South China Morning Post, January 16, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ec
b329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=0e717c8fdcd77
110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News

East China Chemical Explosion Kills Four
Xinhuanet, January 15, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-01/16/content_74
28251.htm

Toxic Factories Take Toll on China's Labor Force
Wall Street Journal, January 15, 2008
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB119972343587572351.html?
mod=hpp_asia_pageone

Land Policy
Farmers to Get Help in Transferring Land-Use Rights for Farmland
South China Morning Post, January 16, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb
329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=72d07c8fdcd77
110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News

Law
环境维权案诉讼难 我国将建首家环境公益律所 (First National Environmental Public Interest Law Center Established)
Legal Daily, January 16, 2008
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/0705/2008-01/16/content_
782177.htm

Migrant Workers
China Arrests Employers for Failing to Pay Wages
Xinhuanet, January 15, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-01/15/content_
7425784.htm

Olympics
Shanghai Consumers' Rights Watchdogs Get Ready for More Complaints
Xinhuanet, January 16, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-01/16/content_
7430459.htm

China Oceanic Authority: Water Quality in Qingdao Up to Standard for Olympic Sailing
Xinhuanet, January 15, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-01/15/content_
7428197.htm

Protests and Petitions
天安门广场一百多名访民被押走 (One Hundred People Taken Away While Petitioning in Tiananmen Square)
Radio Free Asia, January 15, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/01/15/
fangmin/

嵊州万人抗议强拆事件被捕人士被判刑 (Seven Zhejiang Protesters Against Forced Evictions Receive Sentences)
Radio Free Asia, January 15, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/01/15/
zhejiang/

Religion
新疆维族基督徒被刑拘 信仰与国安不相容？ (Xinjiang Province Place Uyghur Christian Under Criminal Detention)
Radio Free Asia, January 15, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/01/15/xj/

Tibet
Antique Statues Missing from Tibetan Monastery
Radio Free Asia, January 15, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/2008/01/15/tibetan_statues/

China Earmarks Special Funds to Protect Tibet Cultural Relics
Xinhuanet, January 15, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-01/15/content_
7426259.htm

January 8, 2008

News
Death Penalty
Man Gets Suspended Death Sentence for Fatal N China Detonator Blast
Xinhuanet, January 08, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-01/08/content_
7383897.htm

河南去年48个涉黑团伙覆灭6人死刑4人死缓 (Six People Sentenced to Death in 2007 over Triad Activities in Henan; Four Others Sentenced to Death with a Two-Year Reprieve)
Xinhuanet, January 08, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2008-01/08/content_
7383967.htm

Environment
1,066 Cement Plants Blacklisted for Violating Watchdog's Closure Order
South China Morning Post, January 08, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ec
b329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=210b5dc23b457
110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News

Government
Government-Backed Survey Finds Food, Water Quality Top Worries
South China Morning Post, January 08, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ec
b329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=a4ee46c9c955
7110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News

Human Rights Defender - Hu Jia (胡佳)
China Urged to Improve Human Rights Before Olympics
Reuters, January 07, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSPEK85566
20080107

Human Rights Defender - Yang Chunlin (杨春林)
富锦杨春林面临起诉 外媒采访维权遭阻 (Heilongjiang Authorities to Prosecute Yang Chunlin; Australia Newspaper Barred from Interviewing Victims of Land Grab)
Radio Free Asia, January 07, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/01/07
/fujin/

Labor
'Sacred Duty' for Unions to Protect Workers, Says Hu
South China Morning Post, January 08, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ec
b329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=22fa5dc23b457
110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News

深圳查封民工维权人士陈连林的办公室 (Shenzhen Authorities Close Down Office of Migrant Rights' Defender)
Radio Free Asia, January 07, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/01/07/china_
rights_labor/

Land Policy
China to Take Measures to Improve Land Use Efficiency
Xinhuanet, January 07, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-01/08/content_
7381215.htm

Media
Stories China's Media Could Not Write
British Broadcasting Corporation, January 06, 2008
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7171648.stm

Chinese Officials Reacting to "Negative Reporting" in Different Ways
Xinhuanet, January 08, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-01/08/content_
7382821.htm

Outrage as China Police Chase Reporter for "Libel"
Reuters, January 07, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSPEK33260
720080107

Population
Central China Province Punishes Hundreds for Violating Family Planning Policy
Xinhuanet, January 07, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-01/07/content_
7377930.htm

Protests and Petitions
Labour Contract Delay Sparks Shanghai Protest
South China Morning Post, January 08, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ec
b329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=25ca5dc23b4
57110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News

深圳百达实业公司千名失业员工举行示威 (One Thousand Shenzhen Laid-Off Workers Protest Lack of Compensation)
Radio Free Asia, January 07, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/01/07/china_
labor_protest/

Public Health
China Unveils Healthcare Scheme
British Broadcasting Corporation, January 08, 2008
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7175501.stm

December 8 – 10, 2007

News
Environment
China, West Squabble over Targets
Associated Press (via YahooNews), December 08, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071208/ap_on_re_as/bali_climate_conference_67

中国农村3亿人口饮用水不达标 (Three Hundred Million Rural Residents Drink and Use Substandard Water)
Radio Free Asia, December 07, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/07/water/

Freedom of Speech
文化部限制卡拉OK播放未经审批的歌曲 (Beijing Culture Department Censors Unapproved Karaoke Videos)
Radio Free Asia, December 07, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/07/karaoke/

Human Rights
“世界人权日”回首中国今年人权状况 (Activists and Lawyer Review Human Rights Situation in China for 2007 on Human Rights Day)
Radio Free Asia, December 07, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/07/humanrights/

Human Rights Defender - Chen Shuqing (陈树庆)
简要新闻：陈树庆二审上诉案被判维持原判 (In Brief: Chen Shuqing's Appeal Rejected on October 29)
Radio Free Asia, December 08, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/xinwen/2007/12/08/xinwen/#2

Human Rights Defender
大学副教授郭泉遭撤销教务　发表公开信违宪违法涉密？ (Associate Professor Demoted After Publishing Open Letters Urging Political Reforms)
Radio Free Asia, December 07, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/07/guo/

Human Rights Defender - Yang Chunlin (杨春林)
黑龙江更多农民要罢官分地 (Heilongjiang Police Send Yang Chunlin's Case to Procuratorate Again)
Radio Free Asia, December 07, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/07/heilongjiang/

Labor
China's Slave Families Struggle to Expose Dirty Little Secret
The Age (Australia), December 08, 2007
http://www.theage.com.au/news/world/chinas-slave-families-struggle-to-expose-dirty-little-secret/2007/12/07/1196813021595.html

Law
刑侦改革成效十年数字 (Ten-Year Figures Show Effects of Criminal Investigation Reforms)
Legal Daily, December 10, 2007
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/0705/2007-12/10/content_758157.htm

Media
China Media Less Aggressive in Foreign Coverage
New York Times, December 10, 2007
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/07/world/asia/07china.html

China Bans Hollywood Movies to Protect Its Own Film Industry
The Independent, December 07, 2007
http://news.independent.co.uk/world/asia/article3231233.ece

家用电脑被监视 网络封锁加剧 (Internet Censorship Stepped Up; Activists' Personal Computers Monitored)
Radio Free Asia, December 07, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/07/wangluo/

北京公安突然检查《明报》驻京办事处 (Police Suddenly Check Hong Kong Newspaper's Beijing Office)
Radio Free Asia, December 07, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/12/07/china_media/

Olympics
Amnesty Asks China to Free Anti-Olympic Activists
Reuters, December 08, 2007
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSPEK6744720071208

中国在奥运前夕加强打压民间组织 (Chinese Authorities Suppress Social Organizations Ahead of Olympics)
Radio Free Asia, December 07, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/12/07/china_ngo/

NY Mayor Urged Promote Rights in China
Associated Press (via YahooNews), October 09, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071209/ap_on_re_as/olympics_media_1

Protests and Petitions
Despair for Family in 10-Year Battle for Injury Compensation
South China Morning Post, December 10, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=d423dec7a3fb6110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Protests on the Rise in China as Dongzhou Marks Bloodshed
Radio Free Asia, December 07, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/2007/12/07/china_unrest/

Three Gorges
Dam Victims Tell of Hopelessness
Agence France-Presse (via South China Morning Post), December 10, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=94f2dec7a3fb6110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD