May 17-19, 2008

Top News of the Day
Human Rights Defender - Zhou Yuanzhi (周远志)
湖北自由作家周远志获释回家 (Freelance Writer Zhou Yuanzhi Released)
Radio Free Asia, May 17, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/zhou-05172008003736.html
Freelance writer and Independent Chinese PEN Center member Zhou Yuanzhi (周远志) was released on May 15 and allowed to return home. Zhou was taken away by police on May 3 under suspicion of "inciting subversion" and was detained inside a guest house. He remains under police surveillance and has been ordered to not accept interviews or publish articles.

News
Disasters
China's Next Hurdle: Shelter Earthquake Survivors
Christian Science Monitor, May 19, 2008
http://www.csmonitor.com/2008/0519/p01s03-woap.html

Disease Warning for China Quake Areas
Financial Times, May 18, 2008
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/bda98dc2-2512-11dd-a14a-000077b07658.html

Entire village buried in Chinese quake, entombing residents
Associated Press (available at the International Herald Tribune), May 18, 2008
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/05/18/asia/AS-GEN-China-Earthquake-Buried-Village.php

Fatal Explosion in Wenzhou Blamed on Angry Gambler
South China Morning Post, May 19, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=a08c354f6fcf9110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

黑客非法入侵部分红十字会官网 篡改募捐帐号 (Hacker Infiltrates Official Red Cross Website to Steal Earthquake Relief Donations)
DoNews.com, May 17, 2008
http://www.donews.com/Content/200805/1de1f43fa0174f65b254117cbe7a471f.shtm

Three Killed, over 1,000 Hurt in China Aftershock
Reuters, May 19, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/GCA-China/idUSL1833088520080519

Media
China Allows Bloggers, Others to Spread Quake News
Associated Press (via Google), May 18, 2008
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5g96Dwm9sQnJkXfZN9xxDlNLBveawD90O62RG1

Migrant Workers
当局劝谕在外地的四川人不要急于返乡 (Authorities Ask that Migrant Workers from Sichuan Not Return Home)
Radio Free Asia, May 16, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/earthquake_communication-05162008131258.html

Military
Military Facilities in Quake-Hit Areas 'Secure'
China Daily, May 19, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-05/19/content_6694054.htm

Olympics
China Warns Olympic Clean-Air Pledges on the Line
Reuters, May 16, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/reutersComService_2_MOLT/idUSPEK34679720080516

Protests and Petitions
湖北访民反映被羁押在法教班40多天 (Hubei Petitioner Reports Being Detained in "Law Class" for over 40 Days)
Radio Free Asia, May 17, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/40-05172008004223.html

Religion
奥运前夕当局加大力度打击家庭教会 (On Eve of Olympics, Authorities Vigorously Attack House Churches)
Radio Free Asia, May 16, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/jiaohui-05162008095504.html

中国基督教发展迅速，信教人数逾亿 (Chinese Christians Rapidly Expanding; Already over 100 million)
Radio Free Asia, May 16, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/jidu-05162008110439.html

State Security
China's All-Seeing Eye
Rolling Stone, May 29, 2008
http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/story/20797485/chinas_allseeing_eye

Tibet
Tibet's Holiest Temple Reopens after China Unrest
Associated Press (via Google), May 18, 2008
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5h5Z6bJwtN_roGSIUQiQnfbf2NkhgD90N8OQ00

Tibetan Leader in Exile: New Talks Soon with China
Associated Press (via Google), May 18, 2008
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hWp2McDK8AvYfoVNNxTIUqzIx19wD90NJ74G0

May 9, 2008

Top News of the Day
Religion
成都秋雨之福教会的教友聚会受当局打压终止 (Authorities Suppress Chengdu Qiuyu Blessings Church's Gathering)
Radio Free Asia, May 08, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/church-
05082008095342.html
Over 40 members of the Chengdu Qiuyu Blessings Church gathered at a resort near Shuangliu, Chengdu, on May 2 when some 40 public security officers and religious affairs authorities raided the gathering. The authorities told the participants they were “suspected of being involved in illegal religious practices.” The gathering had to be terminated.

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  Related information
  HRIC Press Release: Chinese Authorities Raid Religious Gathering, Confiscate Bibles, Detain Church Members
• Human Rights in China, May 08, 2008
  http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/51443
  

News
Corruption
三门峡库区移民举报当地干部虚报移民数目 (Shaanxi Residents Report Corruption Cases Involving Exaggeration of Migrant Population)
Radio Free Asia, May 08, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/corruption_rural-05082008105018.html?encoding=simplified050
82008105018.html?encoding=simplified

Human Rights Defender - Li Xige (李喜阁)
妙觉法师获释 李喜阁仍然在押 (Buddhist Priest Miaojue Cizhi Released, Li Xige Remains Detained)
Radio Free Asia, May 08, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/ligexi-050820081
63908.html

Human Rights Defender - Zhou Yuanzhi (周远志)
Chinese Writer's Arrest Increases Scrutiny of Rights
Wall Street Journal, May 08, 2008
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121016626051573657.html?m
od=todays_us_page_one

Labor
劳动合同法实施条例(草案) 广泛征求各界意见 (Authorities Seek Public Comments on Draft Rules on Implementation of Labor Contract Law)
Legal Daily, May 09, 2008
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/0705/2008-05/09/content_
847933.htm

Media
China Won't Guarantee Web Freedom over Olympics
Reuters, May 08, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/reutersComService_2_MOLT
/idUSPEK14583520080508

信息公开新法运行 考验政府披露真相 (New Open Information Regulations Test the Government's Ability in Revealing the Truth)
Nanfang Weekend, May 08, 2008
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/zmzg/
200805080105.asp

Olympics
深圳传聖火逾万警员戒备 (Shenzhen Dispatches 10,000 Police Officers to Protect Olympic Flame)
Ming Pao, May 09, 2008
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20080509/cab1.htm

Shenzhen Relay Disrupted amid Tight Security
South China Morning Post, May 09, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62e
cb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=fca4ae73e69
c9110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=New

China Says Beijing Olympics "Basically" Carbon Neutral
Reuters, May 08, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/environmentNews/idUSPE
K30941520080508

奥运火炬在广州深圳传递期间民运人士遭拘留 (Democracy Activists Detained as Olympic Torch Relay Takes Place in Guangzhou and Shenzhen)
Radio Free Asia, May 08, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/aoyun-
05082008160226.html

Rights Activist Urges China to Grant Olympic Pardon
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), May 08, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080508/ap_on_re_as/china
_olympic_pardon_1;_ylt=AmZNePPtPQGAdpPo84ZwP
t1PzWQA

Protests and Petitions
成都集体散步反对石化厂项目 骨干成员遭打压 (Organizers of Silent March Protesting Chemical Plant Harassed in Chengdu)
Radio Free Asia, May 08, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/chengdu-
05082008094923.html

Tibet
当局继续逮捕藏人 强行搬迁圣地 (Authorities Continue Arrests of Tibetans, Forcibly Relocate Worship Site)
Radio Free Asia, May 08, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/zang-
05082008123340.html

Dalai Lama's Envoy Details Tibetan Proposals at China Talks
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), May 08, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080508/ap_on_re_as/china_
tibet_4;_ylt=Ai6Dw1uDh_motX8U89nFXVJPzWQA

May 7, 2008

Top News of the Day
Human Rights Defender - Li Xige (李喜阁)
妙觉法师和艾滋病维权人士李喜阁被带走行踪未明 (Buddhist Priest Miaojue Cizhi and AIDS Activist Li Xige Detained, Whereabouts Unknown)
Radio Free Asia, May 06, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/lixige-05062008092841.html
Early May 1, Master Miaojue Cizhi (妙觉慈智) and AIDS activist Li Xige (李喜阁) were taken away by policemen sent by Beijing authorities, and their whereabouts are still unknown. Miaojue Cizhi had planned to fast on Labor Day to show his support for Hu Jia. According to her husband Sun Jianfeng (孙建峰), Li was briefly escorted home on May 5 by three policemen; she grabbed some personal belongings and then left. Sun was reportedly told that he could find out where she is in two days (May 7).

News
Bilateral Ties
Visa Policy 'Is Based on Global Practices'
China Daily, May 07, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-05/07/content_6665678.htm

Thousands Rally in Japan during Chinese President's Visit
ABC News, May 06, 2008
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/05/06/2237278.htm

Hong Kong
HK Hints at Tougher Entry for Olympics: Anti-Games Visitors 'Not Welcome'
South China Morning Post, May 07, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d77
33492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=3f9393eb9aeb9110VgnVCM10000036
0a0a0aRCRD

Human Rights Defender - Ching Cheong (程翔)
Journalist Fears for Hong Kong Freedoms
Radio Free Asia, May 07, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/Journalist-Fears-05062008201952.html

Human Rights Defender - Guo Qizhen (郭起真)
河北狱中维权人士郭起真妻子呼吁关注丈夫身体状况 (Wife of Imprisoned Rights Defender Guo Qizhen Calls for Attention to Guo's Health)
Radio Free Asia, May 07, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/guo-05062008105433.html

Human Rights Defender - Zhou Yuanzhi (周远志)
独立中文笔会会员周远志被抓捕 (Writer and Independent Chinese PEN Center Member Zhou Yuanzhi Detained since May 3)
Radio Free Asia, May 06, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/zhou-05062008092538.html

Land Policy
206,000 People to Move in NW China Relocation Project
Xinhuanet, May 07, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-05/07/content_8120422.htm

Media
Chinese Editor Fired over Tibet Commentaries
Reuters, May 07, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSPEK15387820080506

Google 'Breaching China's State Secrecy Laws'
Telegraph.co.uk, May 07, 2008
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/1932550/Google-

《瞭望东方周刊》在福建省一些地方神秘消失 (The Curious Disappearance of a Certain Edition of "Oriental Outlook" throughout Fujian)
Radio Free Asia , May 06, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/fujian-05062008175045.html

Migrant Workers
Migrants Struggle to Find a Role in Workshop of the World's Revolution
South China Morning Post, May 07, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d77
33492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=084993eb9aeb9110VgnVCM10000036
0a0a0aRCRD

Military
China Silent on Reports of Nuke Submarine Base
The Times of India, May 06, 2008
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/China_silent_on_reports_
of_nuke_submarine_base/articleshow/3015850.cms

Olympics
China to X-ray Parcels Headed for Olympics
Reuters, May 06, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/reutersComService_2_MOLT/
idUSPEK2875320080506

Population
河南计生办强行引产并杀死婴儿 (Henan Family Planning Bureau Forcefully Induces Labor, Kills Baby)
Radio Free Asia, May 07, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/jisheng-05062008105152.html

Protests and Petitions
访民拦截温家宝座驾被拘留 (Petitioner Detained after Intercepting Premier Wen Jiabao's Car)
Radio Free Asia, May 06, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/petitioner_beijing-05062008122532.html

Public Health
Child Virus Fears Spread to China's Capital
Reuters, May 06, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSPEK150808

Religion
China Rebukes U.S. Report on Religion Policy
Xinhuanet, May 06, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-05/06/content_8117631.htm

Rural Issues
政府执行优化标准强砍农民的果树 (Shaanxi Government Fells Farmers' "Non-Standard" Apple Trees without Approval)
Radio Free Asia, May 06, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/rural_govenment-05062008122214.html

Tibet
100 Tibetans Protesters Detained in Nepal: Police
Agence France-Presse (via Google), May 06, 2008
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5iKbjnO_f1bnTySb0heER6i1EhxvA

昌都县拉妥乡一名藏民拒捕刺杀公安被击毙 (Tibetan Suspected of Participation in Lhasa Riots Stabs Policeman to Death in Struggle, Shot Dead)
Radio Free Asia, May 06, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/tibetan_riot-05062008113812.html