January 17, 2007

Top News of the Day
Human Rights Defender - Mao Hengfeng (毛恒凤)
访民毛恒凤被判两年半 看守所内受凌辱 (Petitioner Mao Hengfeng Sentenced to 2-1/2 Years, Humiliated in Detention Center)
Radio Free Asia, January 16, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/01/16/maohenf
eng/
On January 12, Shanghai petitioner Mao Hengfeng was sentenced to 2-1/2 years’ imprisonment on charges of damaging property. Her husband said the charge was related to her breaking two lamps, which were damaged when the authorities beat her in a guesthouse. Mao told her husband that the charges were trumped-up, and he related that she protested throughout the trial. Before the trial, Mao had been held in extremely unsanitary conditions and subjected to humiliating treatment.

Related Information:
HRIC Press Release: Mao Hengfeng Sentenced to 2-1/2 Years for
Breaking Lamps
Human Rights in China, January 16, 2007
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/press?revision%5fid=32
150&item%5fid=32149

News
Bilateral Ties
China Urges Quick Darfur Solution Ahead of President Visit
Agence France-Presse (via YahooNews), January 16, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070116/wl_asia_afp/sudanchinad
iplomacy_07011616513838

Pope to Convene Special Meeting on China: Media Source
Agence France-Presse (via YahooNews), January 16, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070116/wl_asia_afp/vaticanpop
ereligion_070116185540

Children
U.S. Families Puzzled by Tighter China Adoptions
Reuters (via YahooNews), January 17, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070117/lf_nm/china_adoption_u
sa_dc_1

Death Penalty
Killer's Widow Files Appeal
South China Morning Post, January 17, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZ6O16F0XE.html

Education
新疆贫困中小学生提前实现免费入学 (Free Schooling Made Available One Year Earlier Than Planned for Low-Income Elementary School Students in Xinjiang)
China Youth Daily, January 17, 2007
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2007-01/17/content_1645416.htm

Environment
69亿难解山西采煤沉陷难题 (6.9 Billion Yuan Not Enough to Solve Environmental Problems Caused by Coal Extraction in Shanxi)
The Beijing News, January 17, 2007
http://news.thebeijingnews.com/0547/2007/0110/031@234669.
htm

洋垃圾大举侵入佛山 (Foshan, Guangdong, Invaded by Foreign Garbage)
Nanfang City News, January 17, 2007
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/jwxy/200701170115.asp

Freedom of Speech
公安威胁芳草如果继续在海外发表文章就拘捕她 (Anhui Police Threaten to Arrest Political Prisoner's Wife over Diary Publication Abroad)
Radio Free Asia, January 16, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/01/16/china_dissident/

Labor
东莞工人偷裤遭反锁示众 (Guangdong Worker Handcuffed to Factory Door for 7 Hours for Stealing One Pair of Jeans)
Ming Pao, January 17, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20070117/ccg1.htm

Media
张桂芳：“媒体造成治安问题扩大化”　广州再增2000警力 (Cadre Blames Media for Exaggerating Seriousness of Crime in Guangzhou)
Nanfang City News, January 17, 2007
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/jwxy/200701170118.
asp

大同不能以打击“假记者”为真凶开脱！ (Commentary: Authorities Must Not Let Off Killers of "Fake Reporter" Who Exposed Illegal Shanxi Coal Mine)
Nanfang City News, January 17, 2007
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/spqy/200701170484
.asp

南海村民受访后被抓 放松外媒采访政令能走多远？ (Guangdong Petitioner Arrested After Being Interviewed by Foreign Media)
Radio Free Asia, January 16, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/01/16/nanhai/

四川记者陈宇被传唤近21个小时后获释 (Sichuan Journalist Held for 21 Hours, Told Not to Talk to Foreign Media)
Radio Free Asia, January 16, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/01/16/chen/

奥组委：恶搞会徽告你侵权 (Altering Emblem of Beijing Olympics Violates Copyright Law)
Nanfang City News, January 17, 2007
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/djjz/200701170126.asp

Police
逾九成群众对社会治安满意 (Over 90 Percent of Those Interviewed Find Public Order Satisfactory)
Legal Daily, January 17, 2007
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/misc/2007-01/17/content_516950.htm

Old-Man Politics Dies with Last 'Immortal'
South China Morning Post, January 17, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ19IMD0XE.html

Population
Reshaping the Population Problem as a Human Resources Powerhouse
People's Daily, January 17, 2007
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200701/16/eng20070116_34172
1.html

Protests and Petitions
无锡松下200员工停工抗议厂方隐瞒镉中毒事实 (200 Workers on Strike in Jiangsu over Cover-up of Cadmium Poisoning)
EastDay.com, January 17, 2007
http://news.eastday.com/c/20070117/u1a2571634.html

刑警拒杀上司二奶被追杀 (Policeman Receives Death Threats After Reporting Request by Supervisor's Wife to Kill Mistress)
Ming Pao, January 17, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20070117/cca1.htm

Religion
中国家庭教会又有教徒被抓 (More Members of Protestant House Church in Henan Taken Away)
Radio Free Asia, January 16, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/01/16/zongjiao/

Hong Kong
Detainees Need Access to Own Counsel: Expert
South China Morning Post, January 17, 2007
http://hongkong.scmp.com/hknews/ZZZUO16F0XE.html

No Booking for Birth, No Entry to HK
South China Morning Post, January 17, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/topnews/ZZZ1IHMD0XE.html

January 16, 2007

Top News of the Day
Media
报社记者在大同煤矿被打死 当地否认其记者身份 (Reporter Beaten to Death in Shanxi Coal Mine)
EastDay.com, January 16, 2007
http://news.eastday.com/c/20070116/u1a2569463.html
Temporary newspaper reporter Lan Chengzhang (兰成长) was beaten to death by unidentified thugs on January 9 while collecting information in an illegal coal mine in Shanxi Province. However, the local government under which the mine operated questioned Lan's identity, as he did not have a reporters' ID card. Lan was taken to the hospital but died the next day.

News
Environment
Environment Tops Worry List: Poll
South China Morning Post, January 16, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZ0C7E9TWE.html

Food Security
ADB Urges Beijing to Draft Food Safety Law and Set Up Watchdog
South China Morning Post, January 16, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZKHW6ETWE.html

京涉港食品事故兩小时上报 (New Regulation Requires Beijing Municipality to Report "Very Serious" Food Safety Incidents Within 2 Hours)
Ming Pao, January 16, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20070116/cca1.htm

Human Rights Defender – Chen Guangcheng (陈光诚)
律师呼吁山东当局人道对待陈光诚 (Lawyer Urges Humane Treatment for Chen Guangcheng)
Voice of America, January 15, 2007
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2007-01-15-voa34.cfm

Human Rights Defender - Yan Zhengxue (严正学)
严正学颠覆罪案进入审讯阶段 (Yan Zhengxue's Family Allowed to Appoint Lawyer to Defend Subversion Charges)
Radio Free Asia, January 15, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/01/15/china_dissident/

Land Policy
市委书记否认强拆　扬州老人再被逼迁病危 (Elderly Man Has Heart Attack over Forced Eviction in Jiangsu)
Radio Free Asia, January 15, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/01/15/yangzhou/

Law
“方正杯2006年中国十大影响性诉讼”评选揭晓 (Top 10 Impact Litigations of 2006 Announced)
Legal Daily, January 16, 2007
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/misc/2007-01/16/content_516410.htm

Media
Freedom of Information, the Wiki Way
Washington Post, January 15, 2007
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/20
07/01/14/AR2007011400760.htmldyn/content/article/2007/01/1
4/AR2007011400760.html

Party Introduces New Censorship Rule
South China Morning Post, January 16, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZJDR8ETWE.html

'Vulgar' Copycat Western TV Shows Face Tighter Controls
South China Morning Post, January 13, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chifeatures/ZZZ4S7E9TWE.html

Olympics
Landmark Report Warns of Beijing's Rising Public Debt
South China Morning Post, January 16, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZFDR8ETWE.html

奥运安保国际警务联络部成立 (Security Command Center for the Olympics Established)
Legal Daily, January 16, 2007
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2007-01/16/content_515808.
htm

Police
Guangdong Needs New Tactics in War on Crime
South China Morning Post, January 16, 2007
http://focus.scmp.com/focusnews/ZZZZDR8ETWE.html

In City Ban, a Sign of Wealth and Its Discontents
New York Times, January 15, 2007
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/15/world/asia/15china.html?
_r=2&ref=asia&oref=slogin&oref=sloginn&oref=slogin

Protests and Petitions
各地转业军人聚集在总政治部信访 (50 Former Soldiers Protest Retirement Benefits at PLA Headquarters)
Radio Free Asia, January 15, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/01/15/army/

State Security
成都女记者揭露违规收费 遭公安以泄密为由传讯 (Journalist Who Reported on Illegal Highway Tolls in Chengdu Summoned for Leaking State Secrets)
Radio Free Asia, January 15, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/01/15/chengdu/

January 13 - 15, 2007

Top News of the Day
Human Rights Defender - Chen Guangcheng (陈光诚)
Rights Activist's 4-Year Sentence Upheld by Chinese Appeals Court
Washington Post, January 13, 2007
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/200
7/01/12/AR2007011201928.htmldyn/content/article/2007/01/12/
AR2007011201928.html
On January 12, blind activist Chen Guangcheng lost his appeal against a jail sentence of more than four years. The Linyi City Intermediate Court in Shandong Province upheld the conviction handed down in August on charges of damaging public property and inciting a mob to disrupt traffic. His lawyer vowed to continue appealing the case to the Chinese legislature, the Supreme Court or the Beijing government. In the meantime, he hopes that Chen can be allowed to serve his time outside prison because of his blindness.

Human Rights Defender - Li Hong (力虹)
异见作家力虹案闭门审讯　当局黑箱作业遭质疑 (Closed Trial for Dissident Writer Li Hong Criticized)
Radio Free Asia, January 12, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/01/12/lihong/
The closed trial for dissident writer Li Hong, who was charged with inciting subversion for posting essays on the Internet, concluded in just two hours in Ningbo on January 12, but no verdict was announced. Sources said that his lawyer was asked not to receive media interviews, so he could not be contacted to confirm reports. The government’s handling of this case has been sharply criticized as another attack on the right to free speech in China.

News
Children
中国城市流浪儿童数目日益增多 (Number of Homeless Children in China's Cities Increases)
Radio Free Asia, January 12, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/01/12/children/

Death Penalty
In Brief: Suspended Death Sentence for Corrupt Party Official
South China Morning Post, January 15, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZR75E9TWE.html

Environment
EU Seeking Big Cuts in Greenhouse Emissions
South China Morning Post, January 15, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZC3O8ETWE.html

June 4th
六四诗集待出版 淮南查缴何太急 (Local Government in Anhui Tries to Seize Draft of Poetry Book on June 4th)
Voice of America, January 15, 2007
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2007-01-15-voa2.cfm

Labor
Behind the Bright Lights, a Darker Side of Shanghai
South China Morning Post, January 13, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZPFL8ETWE.html

Land Policy
Land-Protection Policy Meaningless, Says Villager
South China Morning Post, January 15, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ0KT6ETWE.html

Families Forced out in the Cold
South China Morning Post, January 14, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZLAN8ETWE.html

Law
Disabled Scooters Take Place of Banned Motorbike Taxis
South China Morning Post, January 15, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ38S6ETWE.html

Media
国情咨询网被第十三次关闭 (Democracy Website Shut Down for the 13th Time)
Radio Free Asia, October 12, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/01/12/net/

中国博客数量达2080万 (Number of Chinese Bloggers Reaches 20.8 Million)
Radio Free Asia, January 12, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/01/12/blog/

记者被寻仇 殴到脑积血 (Guangzhou Journalist Severely Beaten, May Be Linked to Complaint to TV Station)
Apple Daily, January 15, 2007
http://appledaily.atnext.com/template/apple/art_main.cfm?iss_id=2
0070115&sec_id=15335&subsec_id=15336&art_id=6716213335&sub
sec_id=15336&art_id=6716213

Protests and Petitions
广西桂平农民环境维权7人被正式逮捕 (Seven Guangxi Environmental Protestors Formally Arrested)
Radio Free Asia, October 14, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/01/14/guangxi/

Villa Owners Plan to Protest in HK
South China Morning Post, January 15, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZ065E9TWE.html

福建莆田农民申请大游行 (Fujian Farmers Apply to Demonstrate over Court's Inaction on Land Grab Lawsuit)
Radio Free Asia, January 12, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/01/12/fujian/

Public Health
广州每年百名大学生被送进精神病院（一） (100 Guangzhou University Students Sent to Psychiatric Hospitals Every Year (Part 1))
Radio Free Asia, January 13, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/01/13/guangzho
u/

Religion
In Brief: Two of Nine Underground Clergymen Released
South China Morning Post, January 15, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZIM3E9TWE.html

January 12, 2007

News
Corruption
魯能转制700亿国资疑流失 (70 Billion Yuan Suspected Lost over Privatization of State-Owned Energy Enterprise)
Ming Pao, January 12, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20070112/caa1h.htm

Death Penalty
乌市校门口惨案凶手被判死刑 (Man Sentenced to Death for Killing Two Pupils of Urumqi Primary School)
Legal Daily, January 12, 2007
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2007-01/12/content_513138.ht
m

Disasters
Emergency Shake-up to the Rescue
South China Morning Post, January 12, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZJHYD9TWE.html

Environment
Cautious Welcome to Pollution Drive
South China Morning Post, January 12, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZ41N6ETWE.html

China to Draw First National Plan to Curb Reckless Sea Reclamation
People's Daily, January 11, 2007
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200701/11/eng20070111_34029
5.html

Major Pollution Spill 'Every Other Day' in China
The Guardian, January 11, 2007
http://www.guardian.co.uk/china/story/0,,1987936,00.html

Human Rights
专家:冷战思维导致一些人权组织对中国的偏见 (Experts: Some Human Rights NGOs Have Bias Against China Due to Their Cold War Mentality)
People's Daily, January 12, 2007
http://politics.people.com.cn/GB/1026/5274681.html

Human Rights Defender - Guo Feixiong (郭飞雄)
Detained Chinese Rights Lawyer on Hunger Strike
Radio Free Asia, January 11, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/2007/01/11/china_guofeixiong/

June 4th - EU Arms Ban
德日支持欧盟维持对中国军售禁令 (Germany and Japan Support EU Arms Ban Against China)
Voice of America, January 11, 2007
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2007-01-11-voa64.cfm

Labor
2006民工之死：“自愿”加班 PK 过劳死 (Female Migrant Worker Dies of Exhaustion After Working for 4 Days Straight)
Nanfang City News, January 12, 2007
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/jwxy/200701120334.
asp

Land Policy
杭州村民提出行政复议 成都百年老宅被强拆 (Hangzhou Villagers Launch Administrative Review Request over Land Grabs)
Radio Free Asia, January 11, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/01/11/hangzh
ou/

Law
江苏民政部门为流浪汉维权遭法院驳回 (Jiangsu Authorities Lose Rights Defense Lawsuit for Dead Vagrant in First Trial)
China Youth Daily, January 12, 2007
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2007-01/12/content_1640291.htm

The Long March to the Rule of Law
Asia Times Online, January 12, 2007
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China/IA12Ad03.html

Media
Cyber-Rebels to Launch Safe Website for Activists
South China Morning Post, January 12, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZ7HYD9TWE.html

消息震撼 网站禁报 (Websites Pressured to Not Report on Corruption Allegations)
Ming Pao, January 12, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20070112/caa2.htm

Should Watchdog Journalism Be Protected as a "Right" or Mandated as a "Duty"?
China Media Project, January 10, 2007
http://cmp.hku.hk/look/article.tpl?IdLanguage=1&IdPublication
=1&NrIssue=1&NrSection=100&NrArticle=758=100&NrArticle=758

Olympics
京奥运期间不遣返民工 (Beijing Migrant Workers Won't Be Sent Home During Olympics)
Wen Wei Po, January 12, 2007
http://www.wenweipo.com/news.phtml?news_id=CH0701120006&
cat=002CH

北京官员：奥运农民工工资被拖欠 (Pay for Olympic Migrant Workers Delayed Due to Program Overbudgetting)
BBC, January 10, 2007
http://news.bbc.co.uk/chinese/trad/hi/newsid_6240000/newsid_6
249400/6249481.stm

Police
建立矛盾纠纷调处机制 全力维护社会和谐稳定 (Guangzhou to Set Up Dispute Mediation Mechanism)
Legal Daily, January 12, 2007
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2007-01/12/content_513120.htm

Population
300 Million Chinese Farmers to Move into Cities in Next 20 Years: Report
People's Daily, January 12, 2007
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200701/12/eng20070112_340461.
html

China Says Skewed Sex-Ratio Could Mean Instability
Reuters (via YahooNews), January 12, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070111/wl_nm/china_population_
dc_1

Protests and Petitions
北京访民潮中出现大学毕业生 (University Graduates Among Petitioners in Beijing)
Radio Free Asia, January 11, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/01/11/fangmin/

Public Health
呼和浩特首例输血感染艾滋病 死者家属获赔47万 (Hohhot Court Sets Precedent in First Negligence Claim for HIV/AIDS Victim)
People's Daily, January 12, 2007
http://legal.people.com.cn/GB/42733/5276093.html

Religion
近十教区已上报候选主教 (Nearly 10 Regions in China Have Nominated Candidates for Bishop Positions)
Wen Wei Po, January 12, 2007
http://www.wenweipo.com/news.phtml?news_id=CH0701120001&c
at=002CH

Society
In Brief: Gangs of Beggars to Be Removed, Homeless Helped
South China Morning Post, January 12, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZRDZD9TWE.html

January 11, 2007

News

Corruption
Anti-Graft Meeting Ends with Strong Warning to Party Officials
South China Morning Post, January 11, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZB6PNYRWE.html

China's Investigation Highlights Corruption in Health System
Voice of America, January 11, 2007
http://www.voanews.com/english/2007-01-10-voa16.cfm

Education
GDP快速增长教育投入却短缺 教育支出过高影响居民正常生活 (Insufficient Funds for Education Despite Substantial GDP Growth)
Nanfang City News, January 11, 2007
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/jwxy/2007
01110094.asp

Environment
Beijing Gets Tough with Penalties for Polluters
South China Morning Post, January 11, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ9A69VRWE.html

China to Reclaim More Land
China Daily, January 11, 2007
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2007-01/11/content
_780568.htm

New Datang Projects Face Ban over Pollution
South China Morning Post, January 11, 2007
http://biz.scmp.com/bizchina/ZZZTQ69VRWE.html

China Misses Environmental Goals in 2006
Voice of America, January 10, 2007
http://www.voanews.com/english/2007-01-10-voa14.cfm

Rapid City Growth Means China Faces Rubbish Crisis by 2020
The Guardian, January 10, 2007
http://www.guardian.co.uk/international/story/0,,1986
554,00.html

Government
林达：官员升迁程序要逐渐民主化 (Commentary: Promotion of Officials Should Be Progressively Democratized)
Nanfang City News, January 11, 2007
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/spqy/200701100
522.asp

建设部指引违旨1日即废 (Directive on Housing Scrapped One Day After It Was Issued)
Ming Pao, January 11, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20070111/caa1h.htm

Human Rights Defender – Gao Zhisheng (高智晟)
海外“声援高智晟委员会”要求公布高智晟的下落 (Foreign Group in Support of Gao Zhisheng Asks China to Announce His Whereabouts)
Radio Free Asia, January 10, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/01/10/gao/

Law
“双规”等反腐实践应纳入《反腐败法》轨道 (Commentary: Anti-Corruption Law Should Be Passed to Regulate "Double Regulations")
Nanfang City News, January 11, 2007
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/spqy/200701100
527.asp

Olympics
欧阳五﹕北京奧运反恐对策出台 (Commentary: On Beijing's New Anti-Terrorism Policy)
Ming Pao, January 11, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20070111/fab1.htm

Several Olympic Projects over Budget
South China Morning Post, January 11, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZE779VRWE.html

只需征得被采访单位和个人的同意 外国记者在华采访限制放宽 (New Media Regulation Loosens Restrictions on Interviews by Foreign Journalists)
Nanfang City News, January 11, 2007
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/jwxy/20070111
0486.asp

Politics
Hand Presidency to Deputy, Hu Is Urged
South China Morning Post, January 11, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZQE59VRWE.html

Protests and Petitions
湖北武汉水库移民代表上访 (Representative of over 800 Wuhan Evictees Petitions Government for Compensation)
Radio Free Asia, January 11, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/01/10/
shuikuyimin/

因悼念被警察打死的访民 上访者被防暴警察追赶抓捕 (Petitioners Beaten and Taken Away for Trying to Pay Tribute to Slain Petitioner)
Radio Free Asia, January 10, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/01/10/
shangfang/

Public Health
No Pointers on Funding of Universal Health Care
South China Morning Post, January 11, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ36PNYRWE.html

Xinjiang
Questions Linger over China's Terrorist Threat After Deadly Raid
Agence France-Presse (via YahooNews), January 10, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070110/wl_afp/chinaattacks
xinjiangthreat_070110063753

January 10, 2007

Top News of the Day
Human Rights Defender – Guo Feixiong (郭飞雄)
郭飞雄案进入起诉审理阶段 (Case of Rights Defender Guo Feixiong Sent to Procuratorate)
Radio Free Asia, January 09, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/01/09/guo/
The case involving charges of "illegal business activity" against rights defender Guo Feixiong (also known as Yang Maodong) has been referred to the Guangzhou Procuratorate after a second investigation. Guo was detained in September 2006 when he urged for the release of Gao Zhisheng. In related news, Internet dissident Li Hong (力虹) (whose real name is Zhang Jianhong (张建红) will stand trial on charges of inciting subversion on January 12.

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News
Bilateral Ties
China Denies Checkbook Diplomacy in Africa
Reuters (via YahooNews), January 09, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070109/wl_nm/taiwan_china_afr
ica_dc_1

Corruption
Hu Takes Aim at Top Cadres in Anti-Graft Campaign
South China Morning Post, January 10, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/topnews/ZZZ0ZDT9MWE.html

Environment
全球70％电子垃圾倾中国 (70 Percent of the World's Electrical Waste Dumped in China)
Ming Pao, January 10, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20070110/cca1h.htm

China Benefits from Rise in Carbon-Credit Trading
Market Watch, January 10, 2007
http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/china-reported-benefit
-trade-carbon/story.aspx?guid=%7B4B4C01CB-AF1A-4313-BD00-E
5440D3C0914%7D

污染企业将遭遇贷款难 (Polluting Enterprises Face Difficulties in Borrowing from Banks)
China Youth Daily, January 10, 2007
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2007-01/10/content_1637376.htm

破解“环保困局”不能仅靠公众参与 (Public Participation Is Not Enough to Promote Environmental Protection Amid Rapid Economic Growth)
Legal Daily, January 10, 2007
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/misc/2007-01/10/content_511241.
htm

Gender
北京拟制定性教育大纲 6%高中生承认有性行为 (Beijing to Step up Sex Education for Primary and Secondary Students)
People's Daily, January 10, 2007
http://edu.people.com.cn/GB/1053/5264159.html

Government
Promoting Non-CCP Cadres Is a Long-Term Strategy
China Elections, January 10, 2007
http://www.chinaelections.org/en/readnews.asp?newsid=%7B128
077F0-F47E-4766-A111-C374ACBD1246%7D&classname=News%2
0Highlights

Human Rights Defender - Guo Qizhen (郭起真)
海内外人权团体呼吁让郭起真保外就医 (China Urged to Grant Medical Parole to Guo Qizhen)
Radio Free Asia, January 09, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/01/09/renquan/

Human Rights Defender – Chen Guangcheng (陈光诚)
陈光诚案律师告临沂公检法渎职枉法 (Lawyer in Chen Guangcheng's Case Sues Shandong Authorities for Dereliction of Duty)
Radio Free Asia, January 09, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/01/09/chen/

Law
中国司法体制和工作机制改革已经显现8大成效 (Beijing Identifies 8 Areas of Progress in China's Judicial System)
People's Daily, January 09, 2007
http://politics.people.com.cn/GB/1026/5263964.html

State to Compensate Chinese Claimants Unable to Get Damages from Court Orders
People's Daily, January 09, 2007
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200701/09/eng20070109_33959
0.html

Media
Free the Press
South China Morning Post, January 10, 2007
http://focus.scmp.com/focusnews/ZZZYJ37VLWE.html

Media Blackout on Bicycle Suit
South China Morning Post, January 10, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZ3MCT9MWE.html

中国舆论监督网板主李新德个人网站被封 (Personal Website of Founder of Critical Chinese Website Closed)
Radio Free Asia, January 09, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/01/09/wang/

Migrant Workers
School for Migrants Fights to Stay Open
South China Morning Post, January 10, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZP537VLWE.html

Migrants and Money
Time - China Blog, January 08, 2007
http://time-blog.com/china_blog/2007/01/migrants_and_money.h
tml

Military
New Regulation Strengthens Influence of Communist Party in PLA
People's Daily, January 08, 2007
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200701/09/eng20070109_339560
.html

Olympics
中国奥运场馆项目审计暴露阴暗面 (Auditing of Olympics' Infrastructure Programs Reveals Corruption)
Voice of America, January 10, 2007
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2007-01-09-voa3.cfm

內地放宽规管境外记者的背后 (Commentary: The Story Behind the New, More Lenient Regulations on Foreign Journalists Working in China)
Ming Pao, January 10, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20070110/mta1.htm

Protests and Petitions
中国暴力犯罪上升群体性事件突出 (Violent Crimes and Mass Incidents on the Rise in China)
Voice of America, January 09, 2007
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2007-01-09-voa2.cfm

Public Health
全国百家医院逾9成遭“医闹” (Over 90 Percent of 115 Hospitals Have Been Affected by "Disturbances Regarding Medical Cases")
The Beijing News, January 10, 2007
http://news.thebeijingnews.com/0565/2007/01-10/021@035445.
htm

Xinjiang
Doubt Raised over 'Terrorism' in China's Restive West
Monster and Critics, January 09, 2007
http://news.monstersandcritics.com/asiapacific/features/article_1
241424.php/Doubt_raised_over_terrorism_in_Chinas_restive_west

January 9, 2007

Top News of the Day
Xinjiang
19 Killed in Xinjiang 'Terrorist Camp' Raid
South China Morning Post, January 09, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/topnews/ZZZ80AT9MWE.html
Police in Xinjiang destroyed what they say is a terrorist camp run by the pro-independence East Turkestan Islamic Movement on January 5, killing 18 suspects and arresting 17 others. One police officer was killed and another wounded. The East Turkestan Information Centre, based in Germany, said there was no way to verify the police report, but denounced the use of violence in seeking independence.

News
Bilateral Ties
French Presidential Candidate to Grill China on Rights
Agence France-Presse (via YahooNews), January 08, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070108/ts_afp/chinafranceroyalv
otediplomacyrights_070108052723108052723

Children
父亲赴京上访 7岁女童”学法班” 被关65天 (Seven-Year-Old Held Hostage for 65 Days over Father's Petitioning Activities)
Radio Free Asia, October 08, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/01/08/hubei/

Civil Society
草根NGO成立难过“婆婆”这道关 (Grassroots NGOs Face Great Difficulties Finding Sponsoring Departments)
China Youth Daily, January 09, 2007
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2007-01/09/content_1636061.htm

Corruption
Anti-Graft Bodies to Intensify Purges
South China Morning Post, January 09, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZJA07VLWE.html

中国高官涉嫌受贿外界促药管改革 (Critics Call for Reforms as Former State Food and Drug Administration Official Sanctioned for Accepting Bribes)
Voice of America, January 08, 2007
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2007-01-08-voa22.cfm

Environment
Sparks Fly as China Moves Oil up Mekong
Asia Times Online, January 09, 2007
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Southeast_Asia/IA09Ae01.html

Hukou
“城市户口”农村待遇 户籍改革受阻深水区 (Deepening of Hukou Reforms Faces Obstacles)
Legal Daily, January 09, 2007
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/misc/2007-01/09/content_509965
.htm

Human Rights Defenders
警察打死访民后不收敛 殴打仍继续 (Violence Against Petitioners Continues After Police Beat Shanghai Petitioner to Death)
Radio Free Asia, October 08, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/01/08/shang
hai/

Media
身份证生成器让网络实名制显得可笑 ("ID Synthesizer" Makes Internet Real Name Registration Laughable)
China Youth Daily, January 09, 2007
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2007-01/09/content_1635971.htm

Migrant Workers
Police Force Closure of School for Migrants
South China Morning Post, January 09, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZUXAT9MWE.html

Olympics
奥运工程将成今年审计亮点 (Olympic Construction Becomes Auditors' Main Focus in 2007)
Legal Daily, January 09, 2007
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/misc/2007-01/09/content_509891.
htm

Protests and Petitions
自贡失地村民状告公安案延期 上千人聚会表达不满 (1,000 Victims of Land Grabs Protest Trial Delay at Sichuan Court)
Radio Free Asia, October 08, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/01/08/zigong/

甘肃庆阳数百名运输工人抗议侵权 (Hundreds of Transport Workers Protest New Employment Conditions in Gansu)
Radio Free Asia, October 07, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/01/07/gansu/

Handle Unrest at Source, Says Top Security Official
South China Morning Post, January 09, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZYX07VLWE.html

Public Health
Minister Says Access to Basic Health Care a Priority
South China Morning Post, January 09, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZ2YAT9MWE.html

Religion
宗教自由新年未见新气象 追求信仰党校领导受审查 (Vice-Principal of Hebei Party School Investigated for Conducting Bible Class)
Radio Free Asia, October 08, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/01/08/religion/

January 6 - 8, 2007

Top News of the Day
Protests and Petitions
Local Cadres to Face the Music over Serious 'Mass Incidents'
South China Morning Post, January 06, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZK6IMDJWE.html
On January 5, the Ministry of Public Security issued new directives which require local cadres to step down if their dereliction leads to "mass incidents". The Ministry did not define what would constitute dereliction when it announced the directives, which also demand that local police chiefs resign if they extract confessions from suspects by torture.

News
Bilateral Ties
Royal: China Must Respect Human Rights
Associated Press (via YahooNews), January 07, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070107/ap_on_re_as/china_fran
ce_royal_2

French Tourism Ministry Releases New Guide
Associated Press ( via YahooNews), January 04, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070104/ap_on_re_eu/france_ch
ina_1

Death Penalty
绑架杀害民营企业家两名凶手被执行死刑 (Duo Executed on Kidnapping and Murder Charges in Inner Mongolia)
Xinhuanet, January 07, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2007-01/07/content_5575198
.htm

内蒙古一特大虚开增值税发票案主犯一审被判死缓 (Businessman in Inner Mongolia Sentenced to Death with Two-year Reprieve for Tax Fraud)
Xinhuanet, January 05, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2007-01/05/content_5570527
.htm

Education
黑龙江重点高中招生将实行配额制 (Heilongjiang High Schools Impose Quota for Rural Students)
Radio Free Asia, January 06, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/01/06/gaozh
ong/

Environment
Clean-Water Drive Targets Farmers
South China Morning Post, January 08, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZ1GX6VLWE.html

Largest Lake to Dry up in 200 Years
South China Morning Post, January 06, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZW0CMDJWE.html

Tibetan Glaciers at Risk, Study Warns
South China Morning Post, January 06, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZW6IMDJWE.html

Freedom of Speech
独立参选人姚立法谈参政传奇被禁 (China Bans New Book Entitled “I Oppose: The Political Story of a Local People's Congress Delegate”)
Voice of America, January 07, 2007
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2007-01-07-voa39.cfm

Government
Fights Erupt After Political Beating
South China Morning Post, January 08, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZO0CMDJWE.html

Human Rights Defender – Rebiya Kadeer (热比娅)
官斥疆独捧热比娅 指「维吾尔之母」称号荒谬 (China Condemns Xinjiang Separatists for Calling Rebiya Kadeer "the Mother of the Uyghur People")
Ming Pao, January 08, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20070108/cab1.htm

Human Rights Defender – Chen Guangcheng (陈光诚)
陈光诚二审料将书面审理　律师称证据多疑点应开庭 (Chen Guangcheng's Appeal Trial to Be Held on Paper Only, Lawyer Still Calls for Public Trial)
Radio Free Asia, January 05, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/01/05/chen/

Human Rights Defenders - Lawyers
曾建余被捕 律师仍未了解有关案情 (Human Rights Lawyer Zeng Jianyu Arrested, His Lawyer Uninformed of Case)
Radio Free Asia, January 05, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/01/05/ceng/

Human Rights Defender - Wang Bingzhang (王炳章)
王炳章呼吁中国政府以更人道的方式管理监狱 (Wang Bingzhang Demands More Humane Treatment in China's Prisons)
Radio Free Asia, January 05, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/01/05/wang/

Human Rights Defender – Gao Qinrong (高勤荣)
高勤荣为何8年翻不了案 (Why Gao Qinrong Still Cannot Prove His Innocence After 8 Years)
Y Weekend, January 04, 2007
http://www.yweekend.com/webnews/070104/A18/070104A1801.
shtml

Law
Chinese Courts Convict over 759,230 People Last Year
People's Daily, January 08, 2007
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200701/08/eng20070108_3390
26.html

Ignored Farmers Win Case Against Police
South China Morning Post, January 08, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/topnews/ZZZLGX6VLWE.html

In Brief: Don't Ratify Extradition Pact, Groups Tell France
South China Morning Post, January 08, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZK0CMDJWE.html

法制日报2006法制新闻人物和十大法制新闻揭晓 (Legal Daily Announces Top 10 People and News of 2006)
Xinhuanet, January 08, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2007-01/08/content_5577227
.htm

最高法院：要研究建立刑事被害人国家救助制度 (China to Research the Development of a Relief System for Victims in Criminal Cases)
Xinhuanet, January 07, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2007-01/07/content_5575984.
htm

2006年全国法院民事案件逾三成调解结案 (China's Courts Mediated 30 Percent of Civil Cases in 2006)
Xinhuanet, January 07, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2007-01/07/content_5575999
.htm

最高法首次提出“司法和谐”理念 倡导和谐诉讼 (Supreme People's Court Puts Forward "Judicial Harmony," Encourages Harmonious Litigations)
Xinhuanet, January 06, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2007-01/06/content_5573347.htm

Media
本报读者调查 实名制：手机可以网络不行 (83.5 Percent of Interviewees Against Real Name Registration System on the Internet)
China Youth Daily, January 08, 2007
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2007-01/08/content_1634516.htm

Chinese Media: "Personal ID Generation Tool" Could Undermine Real-Name Registration on the Web
China Media Project, January 05, 2007
http://cmp.hku.hk/look/article.tpl?IdLanguage=1&IdPublication=
1&NrIssue=1&NrSection=100&NrArticle=755=100&NrArticle=755

“中国政府”成“敏感词汇” ("Chinese Government" Becomes Sensitive Vocabulary on China's Web)
Radio Free Asia, January 05, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/01/05/mingan/

Fourteen Regulators Wrangle over Blogs
Danwei, January 08, 2007
http://www.danwei.org/internet/one_blog_fourteen_regulators.php

Olympics
In Brief: Infrastructure Spending up 15pc for Olympics
South China Morning Post, January 08, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZEGX6VLWE.html

北京奥运之前人权律师盼望能有多名异见人士被释放 (Human Rights Lawyer Hopes Jailed Dissidents Will Be Released Ahead of Olympics)
Radio Free Asia, January 06, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/01/06/beijing/

Poverty
China Suffers Widening Income Gap: Report
People's Daily, January 08, 2007
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200701/08/eng20070108_3390
37.html

Protests and Petitions
南海村民围工地阻开工　面临警黑双重威胁 (Victims of Land Grabs in Guangdong Threatened by Police and Triads for Obstructing Developers' Work)
Radio Free Asia, January 05, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/01/05/nanhai/

深圳德科洛家具厂发生劳资冲突 (Workers Protest Employment Conditions in Shenzhen Toy Factory)
Radio Free Asia, January 05, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/01/05/shenz
hen/