January 19, 2007

Top News of the Day
Protests and Petitions
官疑姦少女致死爆骚乱 (Hundreds Protest in Sichuan over Death of Girl Suspected Raped by Officials)
Ming Pao, January 19, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20070119/ccc1.htm
On January 17, hundreds of people set fire to a hotel in Sichuan Province in protest at the rape and subsequent death of a 16-year-old girl who worked there. Riot police were sent to the scene and scores of protestors were injured. The authorities claimed that the rapist had been arrested, but local Internet users said the real perpetrators of the crime were three officials whom the victim was asked to serve. They remain at large.

Related News
Thousands Riot, Burn Sichuan Hotel After Girl's
Death
Radio Free Asia, January 19, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/english/china/2007/01/18/china_sichuanriot/

Protests and Petitions
1,000 Riot Police Deployed, Protesters Say
South China Morning Post, January 19, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZNJNRI2XE.html
On January 18, the local government in Foshan, Guangdong Province sent 1,000 riot police to clear a demonstration site set up by villagers opposed to land conscription by local officials. More than 40 protestors, including elderly women, were beaten and nine of them remained in police custody. An activist lawyer who has been helping the villagers since 2005 argued that the local government never followed state land seizure laws in taking farmland from the villagers.

News
Environment
Cost of Building Greener Cities Put at 1.5 Trillion Yuan
South China Morning Post, January 19, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ9AGRI2XE.html

Yellow River Loses a Third of Fish Species
South China Morning Post, January 19, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZRAGRI2XE.html

Freedom of Speech
Eight Books Banned in Crackdown on Dissent
South China Morning Post, January 19, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZNNLRI2XE.html

US Magazine's Swimsuit Issue Poses Test for Censors
South China Morning Post, January 19, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZ3NLRI2XE.html

Government
China Refuses to Be Open on Transparency
Financial Times, January 19, 2007
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/00b6dd82-a74b-11db-83e4-0000779e2
340,dwp_uuid=9c33700c-4c86-11da-89df-000077
9e2340.html0000779e2340,dwp_uuid=9c33700c-4c86-11da-89df
-0000779e2340.html

Collection of Economic Data to Be Centralised
South China Morning Post, January 19, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZ7NLRI2XE.html

Human Rights Defender – Zheng Enchong (郑恩宠)
爱尔兰人权组织约见郑恩宠夫妇受阻 (Irish Human Rights NGO Barred from Meeting Zheng Enchong and Wife)
Radio Free Asia, January 18, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/01/18/china_petition_
shanghai/

Human Rights Defender - Yan Zhengxue (严正学)
李建强律师谈看守所会见严正学 朱春柳吁请帮助 (Yan Zhengxue Meets Lawyer in Detention Center, Wife Seeks External Help)
Radio Free Asia, January 18, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/01/18/yan/

June 4th - EU Arms Ban
EU Stands Firm on Terms for Lifting of Arms Ban
South China Morning Post, January 19, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZNO3RI2XE.html

Labor
松下无锡电池“镉中毒事件”调查 (Cadmium Poisoning Incident at Wuxi Battery Manufacturing Plant Investigated)
Nanfang Daily, January 19, 2007
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/sjjj/200701160850.
asp

Land Policy
拆迁人为被拆迁居民利益和自身信誉上保险 (Zhengzhou Evictor Buys Insurance for Self and Evictees)
China Youth Daily, January 19, 2007
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2007-01/19/content_1648471.htm

Media
Denial of the Past Will Impede China's Future
South China Morning Post, January 19, 2007
http://focus.scmp.com/focusnews/ZZZDKNRI2XE.html

Media Rally in Support of Guangzhou's Press
South China Morning Post, January 19, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZ1O3RI2XE.html

山西打死记者案：三犯落网主凶在逃 报社要死者家属保持沉默 (Three Suspects Arrested in Beating Death of Shanxi Coal Mine Reporter, Newspaper Asks Victim's Family to Stay Quiet)
Nanfang City News, January 19, 2007
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/jwxy/20070119032
8.asp

Olympics
北京将每月11日确定为自觉排队日 (To Ease Congestion in Run-up to Olympics, Beijing Sets the 11th of Each Month as "Queuing Awareness Day")
Sina.com, January 19, 2007
http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2007-01-18/173012074196.shtml

Politics
党外人士从政观察 (How Non-CPC Members Can Participate in Politics)
Nanfang Weekend, January 19, 2007
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/zmzg/200701180775
.asp

Protests and Petitions
政府包庇化工厂污染环境 打压维权农民 (After Fujian Higher Court Finds Pollution Illegal, Local Authorities Continue to Collude with Chemical Plant)
Radio Free Asia, January 18, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/01/18/wu/

中国退役军人群体抗争现象日益突出 (Retired Soldiers Band Together to Protest Inadequate Benefits)
Radio Free Asia, January 18, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/01/18/junren/

北京连发访民死亡事件 上千访民聚集大批警察戒备 (Deaths of Petitioners Continue as Over 1,000 Protest in Beijing)
Radio Free Asia, January 18, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/01/18/fangmin/

January 18, 2007

News
Bilateral Ties
Pope Backs Ordination of Priest Selected by Mainland
South China Morning Post, January 18, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/topnews/ZZZPN36F0XE.html

Canada Looks to Mend Fences with China
Associated Press ( via YahooNews), January 17, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070117/ap_on_re_as/china_canad
a_trade_1

China and EU Launch Partnership Talks
Agence France-Presse (via YahooNews), January 17, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070117/wl_asia_afp/chinaeu_0701
17155835

Death Penalty
少女掏肠案凶手改判死缓 (Gansu Man Given Death Sentence with Two-Year Reprieve for Brutal Murder and Assault)
The Beijing News, January 18, 2007
http://news.thebeijingnews.com/0567/2007/01-18/011@236700.htm

谎称交通肇事实为故意杀人 (Man Executed for Vehicular Manslaughter in Guangxi)
Legal Daily, January 18, 2007
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2007-01/18/content_517896.htm

Disasters
死亡三人以上矿井将提请关闭 (District Bureau in Beijing Proposes Regulation to Shut Down Coal Mines Where More than 3 Deaths Occur)
The Beijing News, January 18, 2007
http://news.thebeijingnews.com/0553/2007/01-18/015@236745.htm

Environment
China ‘Exploiting Kyoto Loophole’
Financial Times, January 18, 2007
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/9bdda3d4-a676-11db-937f-0000779e2340
.html

China's 'Cancer Villages' Pay Price
BBC, January 18, 2007
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/6271103.stm

Freedom of Speech
Beijing Plans to Regulate Content of Art
South China Morning Post, January 18, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZ2EKMD0XE.html

《神鬼无间》获多项金球奖却在中国遭禁 (China Bans Golden Globe Award Winner "The Departed")
Radio Free Asia, January 17, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/01/17/movie/

Government
国务院原则通过政府信息公开条例(草案) (State Council Passes Draft Government Information Disclosure Regulation)
Legal Daily, January 18, 2007
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/misc/2007-01/18/content_518041.htm

Human Rights
中国被列为不自由国家 (Freedom House Rates China as a "Not Free" State)
Radio Free Asia, January 17, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/01/17/freedom
_house/

Human Rights Defenders
律师首见池建伟：逮捕没有事实根据 (Chi Jianwei's Lawyer Says No Basis for Chi’s Arrest)
Radio Free Asia, January 17, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/01/17/chi/

Human Rights Defender – Guo Feixiong (郭飞雄)
郭飞雄申请“取保候审”被驳回 (Guo Feixiong's Application to Be Released on Bail Rejected)
Radio Free Asia, January 17, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/01/17/china_rights_g
uofeixiong/

Human Rights Defenders - Petitioners
数百名上海民众悼念段惠民被公安带走 (Hundreds of People Taken Away by Shanghai Authorities for Trying to Commemorate Death of Petitioner Duan Huimin)
Radio Free Asia, January 17, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/01/17/china_petition
_shanghai/

Inner Mongolia
Ethnic Tensions Simmer on Inner Mongolian Plains
Reuters (via YahooNews), January 17, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070117/lf_nm/china_innermongol
ia_dc_1

Labor
Foxconn Forced to Unionise Its Plant
South China Morning Post, January 18, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZVL46F0XE.html

Land Policy
浙江平湖市高尔夫球场计划不顾省政府反对继续征地 (City Government Collaborates with Developer on Land Acquisition in Defiance of Provincial Government Order)
Radio Free Asia, January 17, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/01/17/china_land_ru
ral/

南海四村民被告阻施工 土地被占反要赔钱？ (Land Grab Protestors in Guangdong Sued for Obstructing Developer's Work)
Radio Free Asia, January 17, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/01/17/nanhai/

Law
加拿大联邦法庭审理赖昌星遣返案 (Lai Changxing's Repatriation Case Goes to Trial in Canadian Federal Court)
Radio Free Asia, January 17, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/01/17/canada_lai/

基层公安领导被要求每年至少旁听一次庭审 (Ministry of Public Security Requires Local Police Chiefs to Sit in on Trials at Least Once a Year)
Radio Free Asia, January 17, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/01/17/police/

Media
网文指控官药勾结 转帖者被捕受审 (Internet User Detained for Forwarding Allegations of Collusion Between Officials and Drug Manufacturer)
Nanfang City News, January 18, 2007
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/jwxy/200701180047.
asp

China Outcry Grows over Beating Death of Reporter
Reuters (via YahooNews), January 17, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070117/wl_nm/china_media_rep
orter_dc_2

Migrant Workers
北京上调农民工工资30%以上 确保奥运场馆建设 (Beijing to Raise Migrant Workers' Wages by More than 30% Starting February)
EastDay.com, January 18, 2007
http://news.eastday.com/c/20070118/u1a2574261.html

Politics
Ousted China Leader Remembered
Reuters (via YahooNews), January 17, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070117/wl_nm/china_politics_z
hao_dc_1

Society
Hu Jintao Gambles on the West
Asia Sentinel, January 16, 2007
http://www.asiasentinel.com/index.php?option=c
om_content&task=view&id=341&Itemid=31=31

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