The HRIC Daily Brief is a daily selection of news stories and commentary related to human rights in China, drawn from Chinese- and English-language news and online media sources that we monitor daily. In addition to headlines and source links, HRIC also provides English translation of Chinese headlines.

Friday, April 06, 2007

April 6, 2007

News

Bilateral Ties
A "Village" Spans Two Nations
Beijing Review, April 06, 2007
http://www.bjreview.com.cn/quotes/txt/2007-04/06/content_
60981.htm

China and Africa: A New Scramble?
AEI, April 06, 2007
http://www.aei.org/publications/filter.all,pubID.25912/pub_detail.asp

China's most-wanted man granted another reprieve in Canada
International Herald Tribune, April 06, 2007
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/04/05/america/NA-GEN-Canada-
Chinese-
Fugitive.php

China's shameful role in Darfur
Tapei Times, April 06, 2007
http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/editorials/archives/2007/04/06/
2003355508

Corruption
Heads likely to roll over fund scandal
SCMP, April 06, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ3SG7E50F.html

Disasters
Rock slide in SW China forces evacuation of 2,700 people
Xinhuanet, April 06, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-04/06/content_5944009.htm

Environment
River Pollution Stops Water Supply in Southwest China
Beijing Review, April 06, 2007
http://www.bjreview.com.cn/headline/txt/2007-04/06/content_
60994.htm

Water supplies resumed with allowable level of lead in south China river
Xinhuanet, April 06, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-04/06/content_5943236.htm

Food Security
To Fortify China, Soybean Harvest Grows in Brazil
New York Times, April 06, 2007
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/06/business/worldbusiness/
06soy.html?hp

Human Rights Defenders
Land rights lawyer goes missing
SCMP, April 06, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZSHXCE50F.html

Labor
Beijing considers staggered workday start times
Xinhuanet, April 06, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-04/06/content
_5942703.htm

Fire put out, power cut off after gas leak in NE China
Xinhuanet, April 06, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-04/06/content_
5942440.htm

One missing, 11 injured after factory blast in NW China
Xinhuanet, April 06, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-04/06/content_
5942316.htm

Law
Laws adopted in 2006
Beijing Review, April 06, 2007
http://www.bjreview.com.cn/backgrounder/txt/2007-01/10/content
_52563.htm

Olympics
China to use venues post-Games
Radio Australia, April 06, 2007
http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/news/stories/s1891728.htm

Saving of Beijing's historic neighborhoods
Asia Times Online, April 4, 2007

http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China/ID06Ad01.html

Police
Blowing the whistle on police costs officer his job

SCMP
, April 06, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/topnews/ZZZOIXCE50F.html

Public Health
China
to formalise ban on trade in human organs
Reuters Alert Net, April 06, 2007
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/PEK279705.htm

Doctors cool on emergency call
SCMP, April 06, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZRCG7E50F.html

Hepatitis B carriers offered false hope of beating health checks
SCMP, April 06, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZFSG7E50F.html

Public urged to keep vigilant against bird flu
Xinhuanet, April 06, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-04/06/content_5943859.htm

Xinjiang
China to build Central Asian Highways
Radio Free Europe, April 06, 2007
http://www.rferl.org/featuresarticle/2007/04/526EDB11-47A2-4988-
9666-
63C1B7D02B0F.html

Thursday, April 05, 2007

April 5, 2007

News
Corruption

Second land official under scrutiny as pension woes widen
SCMP, April 05, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZMHBXTYZE.html

Senior Party official stresses anti-corruption
Xinhuanet, April 05, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-04/04/content_5934754.htm

Economic Development
Monetary strategy under review as investments threaten to rebound
SCMP, April 05, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZOF1XTYZE.html

NASDAQ to launch China Index
People's Daily, April 05, 2007
http://english.people.com.cn/200704/05/eng20070405_364031.html

Education
China committed to fighting illiteracy
People's Daily, April 05, 2007
http://english.people.com.cn/200704/05/eng20070405_364051.html

Environment
Paper giant accused of illegal China logging
CCTV International, April 05, 2007
http://www.cctv.com/program/bizchina/20070405/102829.shtml

Gender
China launches first gay TV show
BBC, April 05, 2007
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/6528509.stm

Trafficking of Rural Women, Children Increasing in China
Voice of America, April 05, 2007
http://www.voanews.com/english/2007-04-04-voa17.cfm

Government
Beijing
vows to reduce gov't expenditure by 10%
Xinhuanet, April 05, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-04/04/content_5933279.htm

Labor
Glory without pay for answering Mao's call
SCMP, April 05, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZIFZUTYZE.html

Land Policy
'Nail House' Stories Fire Up Chinese Netizens
Radio Free Asia, April 05, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/politics/2007/04/02/china_nailhouse/

Media
No more money-for-coverage
AP (via YahooNews), April 05, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070403/ap_on_re_as/china_news_for_sale_2;_

ylt=AnsMuaFUfePK9O1_9xqPtatPzWQA

Migrant Workers
Beijing offers free vaccinations to migrant workers
Xinhuanet, April 05, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-04/05/content_5939540.htm

Olympics
Olympic security spending to be lower in Beijing than at other Games
People's Daily, April 05, 2007
http://english.people.com.cn/200704/05/eng20070405_363923.html

Politics
Suggestions pour into NPC on draft employment law

Xinhuanet,
April 05, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-04/05/content_5935468.htm

Public Health
China must do more to prevent occupational diseases
China Daily, April 05, 2007
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2007-04/05/content_844435.htm

China not investing enough to fight AIDS - experts
Reuters Alert Net, April 05, 2007
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/PEK289147.htm

Officials plan to crack down on Guangdong's thriving blood trade
SCMP, April 05, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZL8YUTYZE.html

Trial medical insurance scheme urged in cities
SCMP, April 05, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZP0ZUTYZE.html

Rural Issues
Firms embark on Long March to China's interior

Reuters (via YahooNews), April 05, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070403/lf_nm/china_investment_dc_1;_

ylt=ApP7kSZy0eMrcnP3smMlxyNPzWQA

Rural Chinese kids face trafficking risk
AP (via YahooNews), April 05, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070404/ap_on_re_as/china_child_trafficking_3;_

ylt=At2ytBQlOxVhlApO1mh0ta9PzWQA

Upwardly mobile
SCMP, April 05, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chifeatures/ZZZZEQUTYZE.html

Society
Chinese "can't afford to die" as funeral costs soar
Reuters Alert Net, April 05, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070405/wl_nm/china_funerals_dc_1;_

ylt=AioZVOxFvZDdAmAlfSTFy2JPzWQA

Xinjiang
Uyghurs in Forced Labor To Grow China’s Almonds
Radio Free Asia, April 05, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/social/2007/03/29/uyghur_labor/

Wednesday, April 04, 2007

April 4, 2007

News
Bilateral Ties

China Raises Darfur as Boosts Ties with Sudan
Reuters (via YahooNews), April 03, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070403/wl_nm/china_sud
an_dc_1;_ylt=AnoZk4FmA9zcn
sbOgsm4B4VPzWQA

Government
郑州试行首长问责制 市民举报可调查启动程序 (New Measures in Zhengzhou Codify Accountability System for Cadres)
Xinhuanet, April 04, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/local/2007-04/04/content_
5931926.htm


Human Rights Defender - Guo Feixiong (郭飞雄)
郭飞雄被从沈阳转回广州关押 (Guo Feixiong Back to Guangzhou from Shenyang, Detention Continues)
Radio Free Asia, April 03, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/04/03/g
uo/

Related Information
HRIC Press Release: Guo Feixiong
Transferred Again Pending Trial
Human Rights in China, April 02, 2007
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/item?item_i
d=35093

Land Policy
A Lesson in Government as City Settles Demolition Row
South China Morning Post, April 04, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZU0YWTYZE.html

Law
Lawyers Win Role for People Facing Labour-Camp Cases
South China Morning Post, April 04, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ80YWTYZE.html

Property Law Challenges Power of "Chengguan"?
China Daily, April 03, 2007
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2007-04/03/content_
842743.htm


Media
教育局关闭老师博客 (Education Authorities in Guangdong Shut Down Teacher's Blog to Facilitate Teaching and Unity)
Nanfang City News, April 04, 2007
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/jwxy/20070404
0076.asp


简要新闻:深圳异议人士因支持胡温政改网络被切断 (In Brief: Shenzhen Dissident's Internet Access Cut Due to Signature Campaign Supporting CPC Leadership's Political Reform)
Radio Free Asia, April 03, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/xinwen/2007/04/03/ - shen
zhen


Newspapers Told to Stop Employees Taking Money for Favourable Reports
South China Morning Post, April 04, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZWYUUTYZE.html

No-Go Zones
South China Morning Post, April 04, 2007
http://focus.scmp.com/focusnews/ZZZSXUUTYZE.html

Olympics
北京将规范处置肇事精神病人 奥运期间分级控制 (Beijing to Pass Regulation Controlling People with Mental Illness During the Olympics)
Legal Daily, April 04, 2007
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/misc/2007-04/04/content_5
80362.htm


Protests and Petitions
长春化工厂200多下岗工人请愿受到警方镇压 (200 Laid-off Workers at Chemical Plant in Changchun Petition Authorities over Dismissal; 20 Demonstrators Injured by Police in Stand-Off)
Radio Free Asia, April 03, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/04/03/china_l
abor_petition/


自贡市长接待日上访农民遭到暴力驱赶 (Authorities in Sichuan Use Violence to Disperse Eight Farmers Protesting Land Grab on "Mayor’s Reception Day")
Radio Free Asia, April 03, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/04/03/china_r
ights_clash/


佳木斯医院保安与病人家属发生冲突 (Security Guards and Family of Dead Patient Clash in Heilongjiang Hospital)
Radio Free Asia, April 03, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/04/03/jia/

长沙太平街拆迁户受当局施压不敢维权 (Victims of Land Grabs in Hunan Pressured Not to Defend Rights)
Radio Free Asia, April 03, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/04/03/
weiquan/


信访成中国官员政绩指标 (Work Dealing with Petitions Becomes Index of Officials' Performance)
Radio Free Asia, April 03, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/04/03/x
infang/


Public Health
粤东卖血部落调查: "血奴"吃药催血月卖血十六次 (Investigation into the Blood Trade in Guangdong: "Blood Slaves" Take Drugs to Boost Blood Levels, Some Sell Blood 16 Times a Month)
Xinhuanet, April 04, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/society/2007-04/04/content_
5931509.htm


Social Security
Social Fund to Get 500m Yuan to Help Repair Losses
South China Morning Post, April 04, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ9B8XTYZE.html

Hong Kong
One Man, One Vote for Legco Unlikely in 2012
South China Morning Post, April 04, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/topnews/ZZZJ1YWTYZE.html

Tuesday, April 03, 2007

April 3, 2007

News
Bilateral Ties

China, Sudan Vow to Boost Military Exchanges
People's Daily, April 02, 2007
http://english.people.com.cn/200704/02/eng20070402_36
3135.html


Death Penalty
What Price Human Rights?
South China Morning Post, April 03, 2007
http://focus.scmp.com/focusnews/ZZZ0QUWTYZE.html

Education
Illiterate Ranks Swell Amid Urban Drift
The Standard, April 03, 2007
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?
we_cat=3&art_id=41472&sid=129792
07&con_type=1&d_str=20070403

Freedom of Speech
云南纪录片展因涉文革题材被无限期推迟 (Documentary Exhibition in Yunnan Delayed Indefinitely for Including Film of Cultural Revolution)
Radio Free Asia, April 02, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/04/02/china_
freedom_speech_movie/


Human Rights
老党员讨欠款不明死亡 法院不准家属验伤见尸 (Henan Court Bars Family from Looking Into Mysterious Death of Old CPC Member)
Radio Free Asia, April 02, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/04/02/
luoyang/


Human Rights Defender - Yan Zhengxue (严正学)
简要新闻:严正学案拟于四月五号开庭 (In Brief: Yan Zhengxue to Stand Trial on April 5)
Radio Free Asia, April 03, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/xinwen/2007/04/02/xinwen/
- yan


Human Rights Defenders
维权警察被“鉴定”为精神异常 剥夺司法权利 (Wuhan Policeman and Rights Defender "Certified" as Mentally Abnormal and Deprived of Judicial Rights)
Radio Free Asia, April 02, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/04/02/
policeman/


浙江渔民维权代表林柄长被关押三个月后取保释放 (Zhejiang Rights Defender Lin Bingzhang Released on Bail After 3 Months of Detention)
Radio Free Asia, April 02, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/04/02/Chin
a-release/


Land Policy
China Tears Down Home Amid Standoff
Associated Press (via YahooNews), April 03, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070403/ap_on_re_as/china
_home_dispute_1;_ylt=Av2kn
bC_9a7nL_qtqNed_GlPzWQA

Law
一律师为会见权打官司 (Beijing Lawyer Sues Liaoning Public Security Bureau for Turning Down His Requests to Meet Client)
China Youth Daily, April 03, 2007
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2007-04/03/content_1720306
.htm


律师可代理劳动教养案件 (New Regulation in Chongqing Allows Legal Representation in Reeducation-Through-Labor Cases)
Legal Daily, April 03, 2007
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2007-04/03/content_57
8909.htm


Media
"Nail House" Stories Fire Up Chinese Netizens
Radio Free Asia, April 02, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/politics/2007/04/02/chin
a_nailhouse/


Olympics
长安街沿线公交将装摄像头 (Beijing to Install 3,600 CCTV Cameras in Public Transportation This Year)
The Beijing News, April 03, 2007
http://news.thebeijingnews.com/0553/2007/04-03/015@
253250.htm


Christian Leaders Arrange Care for 2008 Olympics
Spero News, March 29, 2007
http://www.speroforum.com/site/article.asp?idarticle=8734

Protests and Petitions
辽宁退休干部县政府请愿 要求停止克扣退休金 (Hundreds of Retired Cadres in Liaoning Petition Illegal Reduction of Retirement Funds)
Radio Free Asia, April 02, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/04/02/
heishan/


江苏和浙江两会期间上访的访民受惩处 (Two Punished for Petitioning Activities During Two Sessions in Jiangsu and Zhejiang)
Radio Free Asia, April 02, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/04/02/China-
Petitioner/


广西三合口村拆迁户表示对司法和上访失去信心 (Victims of Land Grab in Guangxi Say They Have Lost Faith in Effectiveness of Petitioning and Lawsuits)
Radio Free Asia, April 02, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/04/02/china_d
emolition_clash/


Religion
安徽及辽宁分别再有家庭教会受到当局打压 (Protestant House Church Members in Anhui and Liaoning Persecuted by Local Authorities)
Radio Free Asia, April 03, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/04/02/China-r
eligion/

Monday, April 02, 2007

March 31- April 2, 2007

Top News of the Day
Olympics

4 Dead in Beijing Olympic Subway Cave-in
Associated Press (via YahooNews), April 01, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070401/ap_on_re_as/chin
a_subway_collapse_1;_ylt=Alg
JRZXLOzlzBIonjFXkBttPz
WQA

A cave-in along a subway line being built for the 2008 Olympic Games killed four construction workers, and two others remain missing. The construction company has been accused of sealing the site immediately after the accident, confiscating employees' mobile phones and ordering people not to talk to police or media - it waited eight hours to report the accident. Police have detained 10 people, including the project supervisor and the tunnel's designers.

News
Environment

Dirty Firms Named in Shame List
South China Morning Post, March 31, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZ6WQQZTZE.html

Gender
Cruel Trade
South China Morning Post, April 02, 2007
http://focus.scmp.com/focusnews/ZZZWPQWTYZE.html

Government
为什么紧急通知总赶不上瞒报的步伐 (Commentary: Why Are Emergency Notices Insufficient to Prevent Concealment of Disasters?)
China Youth Daily, April 02, 2007
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2007-04/02/content_1718896
.htm


Human Rights Defenders
襄樊访民在北京被截回后遭关押 (Petitioner Detained in Hubei for 2 Weeks After Being Sent Back from Beijing)
Radio Free Asia, March 30, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/03/30/china_
petition_detain/


前往解除官洲岛村民的北京律师失踪 (Whereabouts Unknown of Beijing Lawyer Who Advised Victims of Land Grabs in Guangzhou)
Radio Free Asia, March 30, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/03/30/china_
rights_rural/


Labor
时薪低于官方标准 麦当劳肯德基受查 (MacDonald's and KFC to Be Investigated over Underpayment Allegations)
Ming Pao, April 02, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20070402/cae1.htm

Land Policy
法学家解读"钉子户"事件:拆迁条例与物权法冲突 (Jurists Argue the "Nail House" Incident Reflects a Conflict Between Eviction Regulations and Property Rights Law)
EastDay.com, April 02, 2007
http://news.eastday.com/c/20070402/u1a2729453.html

Law
河南法官湖北遭打的前因后果 (The Cause and Result of the Beatings of Hunan Judges)
Legal Daily, April 02, 2007
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/misc/2007-04/02/content_57
7734.htm


Media
Blogging Brings Gift of Free Thought to China's Long-Controlled Masses
South China Morning Post, April 02, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZSDNUTYZE.html

中国封锁载文警告中国投资风险的法国国际危机观察网站 (France-Based Website Blocked Due to Article Warning of Investment Risks in China)
Radio Free Asia, March 30, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/03/30/china_
internet_freedom/


中国下令禁止网上报道钉子户事件 (China Bans Internet Reports on Eviction of the "Nail House" Residents)
Radio Free Asia, March 30, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/03/30/d
ingzhi/


Olympics
China Stands Firms Against Olympic Critics
Agence France-Presse (via YahooNews), March 30, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070330/wl_asia_afp/oly20
08chnpoliticsrightschinadarfur
_070330052145;_ylt=AiDUW
.OIiuAwhQ8Fgk_jKq5PzWQA


北京奥运前努力美化环境为面子? (Is Beijing's Environmental Work Ahead of the Games Only to Save Face?)
Voice of America, March 30, 2007
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2007-03-30-voa34.cfm

Police
中国公安部门年内和旅馆业信息联网 (Chinese Police to Have Online Access About Information of Hotel Visitors This Year)
Radio Free Asia, March 31, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/03/31/
lianwang/


Politics
Beijing Looks to Expand Party's Ruling Bodies
South China Morning Post, April 02, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/topnews/ZZZPUOUTYZE.html

Protests and Petitions
公安部称未下达控制两会期间上访人员进京指令 (Ministry of Public Security Denies Having Ordered the Control of Petitioners During the Two Sessions)
Radio Free Asia, March 31, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/03/31/l
ianghui/


武汉医疗事故亲属抗议遭殴打 (Relatives Beaten and 1 Taken Away in Wuhan After Protesting Death of Woman Due to Delayed Treatment)
Radio Free Asia, March 30, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/03/30/s
higu/


官洲事件后 伤者村民四人被抓 (Victims of Land Grabs in Guangzhou Detained After Being Beaten)
Radio Free Asia, March 30, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/03/30/
guangzhou/


北海政府暴力强迁禁媒体报道 网友热议“钉子户”的不同待遇 (Website Ordered to Pull Reports on Violent Eviction in Guangxi)
Radio Free Asia, March 30, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/03/30/nail/

Religion
辽宁地下基督教会传教人被劳教 (Two Propagators of Christian Family Church in Liaoning Sent to Reeducation-Through-Labor Camp for 1 Year)
Radio Free Asia, April 01, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/04/01/li
aoning/


Society - Ethnic Minorities
中国将制订少数民族突发事件应急预案 (China to Formulate Emergency Response Policy Concerning Ethnic Minorities)
Radio Free Asia, March 30, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/03/30/
tufa/


Tibet
Amnesty Queries China over Panchen Lama in Rare Talks
Agence France-Presse (via YahooNews), March 30, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070330/wl_asia_afp/uschi
natibetrights_070330224643;
_ylt=Al5mwsPPaSDKFlPpjAQ
wvSdPzWQA

Friday, March 30, 2007

March 30, 2007

Top News of the Day

Human Rights Defenders - Sun Xiaodi (孙小弟)
公安威胁将再次逮捕孙小弟 (Public Security Threatens to Arrest Sun Xiaodi Again)
Radio Free Asia, March 29, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/03/29/china_
dissident/

Wife of Environment Activist Sun Xiaodi has been harassed by local police after Sun reportedly escaped surveillance to seek medical treatment in Beijing recently. She has been threatened with the arrest of her husband if she refuses to tell the police Sun's contact information in Beijing.


News
Corporate Social Accountability
We Follow Labor Laws: McDonald's
South China Morning Post, March 30, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZHYCGVTZE.html

Yahoo!, Google Abet Censorship in China: Amnesty
Monster and Critics, March 29, 2007
http://news.monstersandcritics.com/india/news/article
_1284479.php/Yahoo!_Google_a
bet_censorship_in_China
_Amnesty


Education
河南农民叫板教育乱收费 两个女儿被逼辍学 (Henan Farmer Accuses School of Arbitrary Fees, His Two Daughters are Forced to Drop Out of School)
Xinhuanet, March 30, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/society/2007-03/30/content
_5915555.htm


Ethnic Minorities
中国少数民族规划部份内容有针对 (Ethnic Minority Affairs Plan Criticized for Bias Against Uyghurs and Tibetans )
Voice of America, March 29, 2007
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/W2007-03-29-voa43.cfm

Official: China Has No Racial Discrimination
China Daily, March 30, 2007
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2007-03/29/content_
839770.htm


Hukou
中国已有12省区市取消农业和非农业二元户口划分 (12 Provinces, Regions and Municipalities Unify Urban and Rural Household Registration)
Nanfang City News, March 30, 2007
http://news.eastday.com/c/20070330/u1a2721915.html

Labor
京塌地盘迟报7小时 (Seven Hours Delay in Reporting Beijing Tunnel Collapse)
Ming Pao, March 30, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20070330/ccc1.htm

Land Policy
Guangdong Considers New Land Proposals
South China Morning Post, March 30, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZKLDGVTZE.html

四川自贡市再次发生政府强行征地事件 (Violent Clashes Over Forced Eviction Reported Again in Zigong City in Sichuan
Radio Free Asia, March 29, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/03/
29/zigong/


Law
最高法:支持行政领导出庭应诉 但不宜强制 (Supreme People's Court Agrees that Officials Attending Administrative Trials Should be Encouraged, But Not Compulsory)
Xinhuanet, March 30, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2007-03/30/content_
5915443.htm


Media
昝爱宗和浦志强谈博客言论遭封杀经历 (Journalist Zan Aizong and Rights Lawyer Pu Zhiqiang Speak on China's Blog Blocking)
Radio Free Asia, March 29, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/03/
29/blog/


Military
周文重暗示增军费涉反恐 (Chinese Ambassador Hints at Increase in Military Expenditure the Result of Anti-Terrorism Efforts)
Ming Pao, March 30, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20070330/cae1.htm

Olympics
China Blasts Attempts to Link Olympics to Darfur Issue
People's Daily, March 30, 2007
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200703/29/eng20070329
_362234.html


Farrow Blasts Spielberg for Role in Beijing `Genocide Olympics'
The Standard, March 30, 2007
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?pp_cat
=18&art_id=41218&sid=128968
52&con_type=1&d_str=
20070330


Protests and Petitions
调查称中国上访群众常遭殴打拘留 (Beatings and Detention of Petitioners Common, Survey Shows)
Voice of America, March 29, 2007
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2007-03-29-voa35.cfm

当局追捕退伍军人上访组织者 (Authorities Track Down Organizer Who Plans to Stage Protest with Veteran Military Officers Over Welfare Benefits)
Radio Free Asia, March 30, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/03/29/china
_petition_veteran/


公安部要求建立群体性事件处置机制 (Public Security Bureau Calls to Establish System to Deal with Mass Incidents)
EastDay.com, March 30, 2007
http://news.eastday.com/c/20070330/u1a2722858.html

重庆“钉子户”事件内幕调查 (Chongqing Initiates 'Nail House' Probe)
Nanfang Weekend, March 29, 2007
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/zm/20070329/xw/tb/
200703290002.asp


医院误诊导致死亡 家属群众要求赔偿 (Family Demands Hospital Compensate for Treatment Delay)
Radio Free Asia, March 29, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/03/
29/wuhan/

Thursday, March 29, 2007

March 29, 2007


News

Corruption
37 Corrupt Officials Deported Home
People's Daily, March 28, 2007
http://english.people.com.cn/200703/28/eng20070328_
361890.html


Death Penalty
Drop in Executions Leads to Organ Shortage
Spiegel Online, March 29, 2007
http://www.spiegel.de/international/0,1518,474396,00.html

Environment
China May Stop 'Dragon Project'
BBC, March 28, 2007
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/6504317.stm

Ethnic Minorities
中国将制订处置涉及民族因素突发性事件应急预案 (China to Draft Emergency Response Plan on Emergencies Concerning Ethnic Related Issues)
EastDay.com, March 29, 2007
http://news.eastday.com/c/20070329/u1a2719293.html

我国将建立民族关系监测系统 (China to Establish Ethnic Relations Monitoring System)
EastDay.com, March 29, 2007
http://news.eastday.com/c/20070329/u1a2719647.html

Government
国务院原则通过《生产安全事故报告和调查处理条例(草案)》等不得迟报谎报瞒报漏报事故 (State Council Approves Industrial Safety Regulation to Prevent Cover-ups of Accidents)
Legal Daily, March 29, 2007
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2007-03/29/content_
574527.htm


Human Rights Defenders - Sun Xiaodi (孫小弟)
孙小弟逃过监控前往北京求医 (Sun Xiaodi Escapes Surveillance to Seek Medical Treatment in Beijing)
Radio Free Asia, March 28, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/03/28/
china_dissident/

Labor
Chinese Coal Mine Explosion Kills 26
Associated Press (via YahooNews), March 29, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070329/ap_on_re_as/china
_mine_deaths&printer=1;_ylt=ApJd0lIvsoG0smQhAX_g1bL9xg8F


Law
国家28个部委中已有24个做过行政诉讼被告 (24 of the 28 State Departments and Bureaus Had Been Sued under Administrative Law)
People's Daily, March 29, 2007
http://politics.people.com.cn/GB/1026/5537031.html

“无所不管”的城管没有执法依据? (Does City Management Authority Have Legal Backing for Performing Its Law Enforcement Duties?
China Youth Daily, March 29, 2007
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2007-03/29/content_1715056.htm

Media
昝爱宗的VIP 博客遭到封锁 (Journalist Zan Aizong's VIP Blog Blocked)
Radio Free Asia, March 28, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/xinwen/2007/03/28/-zan

Olympics
Beijing's Olympic Stadium Not Ready until Next March
Associated Press (via CNN), March 28, 2007
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/more/03/28/bc.
oly.beijing.venues.ap/index.html?er
ef=si_more

Secrecy As Hunt for Outside Games' Volunteers Begins
South China Morning Post, March 29, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZD6AGVTZE.html

Police
年底前拘留所与看守所“剥离” (System of Detention and Custody Centers Should Be Separated Before End of Year)
Legal Daily, March 29, 2007
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2007-03/29/content
_574524.htm


Protests and Petitions
Village Loses Fight to Save Orchard
South China Morning Post, March 29, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZWY8GVTZE.html

湖北四百名下岗民办教师集体上访 (Four Hundred Hubei Private School Teachers Petition Against Corrupt Officials Over Job Allocation Arrangement)
Radio Free Asia, March 28, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/03/28/china
_petition_teacher/


广州从化政府非法强征 抓村民袭记者内媒声讨 (Guangzhou Conghua Government Criticized of Forced Eviction and Abuses Against Villagers and Reporters)
Radio Free Asia, March 28, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/03/28/
zhengdi/


上海拆迁户征集签名要求惩办腐败官员 (Shanghai Forced Eviction Victims Initiate Signature Campaign to Urge Severe Punishments for Corrupt Officials)
Radio Free Asia, March 28, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/03/28/china_
petition_shanghai/


Public Health
Chinese Teenager Dies from Bird Flu
Reuters (via YahooNews), March 29, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070329/wl_nm/birdflu_
china_dc_2;_ylt=Aurj57greeX_CWDqrOAIg7ZPzWQA


Tibet
Tibet to Extend Drinking Water to 1 Mln People by 2010
Xinhuanet, March 28, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-03/28/content_5908644.htm

Wednesday, March 28, 2007

March 28, 2007

News

Bilateral Ties
中俄09年共探火星 (China and Russia Plan Joint Mission to Mars)
Ming Pao, March 28, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20070328/cab1.htm

Environment
Government Offices Criticized on Waste
South China Morning Post, March 28, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZPE27AQZE.html

Power Plants to Cut Sulfur Dioxide Emissions by Two Thirds
Xinhuanet, March 28, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-03/28/content
_5904612.htm


Provincial Pact Tackles Deserts
South China Morning Post, March 28, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZB5Q6AQZE.html

Government
China to Sack 'Dead Souls' and Other Slackers
Agence France-Presse (via YahooNews), March 28, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070328/od_afp/chinajob
soffbeat_070328035120


Human Rights Defenders
浙江省中国民主党成员池建伟被判刑3年徒刑 (Member of China Democratic Party Sentenced to 3-Year Imprisonment)
Radio Free Asia, March 27, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/03/27/chi/

Labor
麦当劳肯德基被指在华违规用工 (McDonald and KFC Accused of Breaching Minimum Wage Rules)
Legal Daily, March 28, 2007
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/misc/2007-03/28/content_
573246.htm


调查数据显示:公务员招聘歧视遭近七成人指摘 (Nearly 70% of Respondents Complain of Discrimination in Government Recruitment, Survey Shows)
EastDay.com, March 28, 2007
http://news.eastday.com/c/20070328/u1a2716165.html

Law
Backing for Citizens' Rights to Sue Officials
People's Daily, March 28, 2007
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200703/28/eng20070328
_361696.html


Media
戴煌告出版署再遭拒 当局何时才准真“鸣放” (Former Xinhua Journalist Dai Huang Sues GAPP Again over Book Ban)
Radio Free Asia, March 27, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/03/27/
shujin/


Olympics
Beijing Launches "Smile" Campaign to Welcome 2008 Olympics
People's Daily, March 28, 2007
http://english.people.com.cn/200703/28/eng20070328_
361611.html


河北全力保障二00八年奥运会期间北京用水 (Hebei Strives to Ensure Water Supply to Beijing During the Olympics)
Chinesenewsnet.com, March 27, 2007
http://www1.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/SinoNews
/Mainland/zxs_2007_901825.
shtml

Population
重庆:公务员未婚生育降级或撤职 超生2胎可开除 (Chongqing: Government Officials Would be Demoted or Sacked for Violating Population Rules)
People's Daily, March 28, 2007
http://politics.people.com.cn/GB/14562/5531938.html

Protests and Petitions
上海世博动迁居民集体抗议 (Over 30 villagers Stage Protest Outside Shanghai World Expo Venue Against Evictions)
Radio Free Asia, March 28, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/03/
27/chaiqian/


两会之后各地访民重新回到北京 (Petitioners Return to Beijing After the Two Sessions)
Radio Free Asia, March 27, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/03/
27/fangmin/


Society
广州市长称住房已成为政治问题 (Guangzhou Mayor Says Housing Has Become a Political Issue)
Wen Wei Po, March 28, 2007
http://news.wenweipo.com/2007/03/28/IN0703280
011.htm

Tuesday, March 27, 2007

March 27, 2007

Top News of the Day
Human Rights Defenders

泛蓝成员蔡爱民被判劳教一年 (Pan Blue Alliance Member Sentenced to Re-education Through Labor)
Radio Free Asia, March 26, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/03/26/China
_dissident/

Pan Blue Alliance member Cai Aimin (蔡爱民) has reportedly been sentenced to 1 year in a re-education through labor camp by local authorities after being taken away by police on March 25, 2007. According to Cai's wife, Cai was given the sentence for 'organizing illegal gatherings'. Cai has been an active rights defender and has petitioned in Beijing many times.


News
Bilateral Ties
Hu's Trip to Russia: Without Love, But …
Asia Times Online, March 27, 2007
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China/IC27Ad05.html

Civil Society
维权人士李喜阁被阻出席北京的艾滋病会议 (AIDS Activist Barred from Attending Beijing AIDS Conference)
Radio Free Asia, March 26, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/03/26/
China_aids/


Corruption
Chinese Auditors Reveal Rampant Corruption in Highway Construction
People's Daily, March 27, 2007
http://english.people.com.cn/200703/27/eng20070327
_361230.html


Environment
中国近二成国土沙化 近4亿人生产生活受影响 (400 Million People's Livelihood Affected As Nearly 20% of Chinese Land Is Desertified)
Legal Daily, March 27, 2007
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/misc/2007-03/27/content
_571824.htm


Gender
同志聚北京庆祝 联合国公布反歧视同性恋文件 (Homosexuals Applaud Yogyakarta Principles Adopted at UN Human Rights Council)
Ming Pao, March 27, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20070327/ccb1.htm

Government
Survey Reveals Concern over Cadres' Largesse
South China Morning Post, March 27, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZKSL6AQZE.html

Law
京危害公共安全罚款或提至10万 (Beijing to Increase Maximum Fine for Endangering Public Security Crimes)
Wen Wei Po, March 27, 2007
http://news.wenweipo.com/2007/03/27/IN0703270017.htm

最高检发布刑事赔偿新标准:每日赔偿金83.66元 (Supreme People's Procurorate Issues New Compensation Benchmark for Criminal Cases)
Legal Daily, March 27, 2007
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/misc/2007-03/27/content
_571971.htm


Media
谴责六四镇压被禁入境 名记者陆铿获准回国 (Veteran Journalist Lu Keng Allowed to Return After Being Blacklisted for Criticizing Beijing's Heavy-handed Approach on June 4th)
Radio Free Asia, March 26, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/03/
26/lukeng/


Olympics
陆空保安 不容有失 (Beijing Beefing Up Security Efforts for Olympics)
Ming Pao, March 27, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20070327/cha3.htm

Beijing's Pollution Problems Not Unique, Says IOC Chief
Reuters, March 27, 2007
http://www.planetark.org/dailynewsstory.cfm/newsid/
41089/story.htm


Politics
中共十七大前人事大洗牌 (Top Leadership Reshuffle Likely Before the 17th CPC Central Committee)
Radio Free Asia, March 26, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/03/26
/renshi/


Protests and Petitions
In China, Fight over Development Creates a Star
New York Times, March 26, 2007
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/26/world/asia/26cnd
-
china.html?em&ex=1175054400&en=f5b1bf7daedac296&
ei=5087%0A


Public Health
Praise for Beijing
The Standard, March 27, 2007
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?pp_cat=
18&art_id=40963&sid=128380
35&con_type=1&d_str=20070327

Tibet
China Announces Investment Drive in Tibet
Reuters (via YahooNews), March 27, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070327/wl_nm/china
_tibet_dc_1;_ylt=AjISr5oP7ZZvfanp_
cMCU5RPzWQA

Monday, March 26, 2007

March 24 - 26, 2007

Top News of the Day

Human Rights Defenders - Guo Qizhen (郭起真)
维权人士郭起真二审维持原判 (Jailed Activist Guo Qichen's Appeal Denied)
Radio Free Asia, March 23, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/03/
23/guo/

On March 23, 2007, the Cangzhou City Intermediate People's Court in Hebei Province upheld the original verdict for internet essayist Guo Qizhen, who was sentenced to four years' imprisonment and three years' deprivation of political rights for "inciting subversion of state power.” Guo was tried on October 9, 2006 and found guilty of subversion for posting more than 30 essays criticizing the government.


News

Death Penalty
No-Execution Pledge 'Worthless'
South China Morning Post, March 24, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZSCBIZLZE.html

Environment
中国2005年度绿色GDP报告被阻止公布 (Report on China's Green GDP 2005 Barred from Public Release)
Radio Free Asia, March 24, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/03/
24/GDP/


Human Rights Defenders – Liu Xiaobo (刘晓波)
刘晓波再获香港人权新闻奖 (Dissident Writer Liu Xiaobo Presented with Hong Kong Human Rights Press Award for the Third Time)
Radio Free Asia, March 25, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/03/25/
liuxiaobohuojiang/


Human Rights Defenders - Wang Bingzhang (王炳章)
王炳章希望处境能在北京奥运期间得到改善 (Jailed Labor Activist Wang Bingzhang Hopes Prison Conditions Will Improve During Olympics)
Radio Free Asia, March 23, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/03/23/
wangbingzhang/


Labor
就业促进法将给百姓带来什么 (What Would the Draft Law to Remove Workplace Discrimination Mean for People?)
China Youth Daily, March 26, 2007
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2007-03/26/content_171
0761.htm


Mining Overhaul Goes into Overdrive
South China Morning Post, March 25, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZWCTCZLZE.html

With Wal-Mart Unionized in China, Now What?
Reuters (via YahooNews), March 25, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070325/lf_nm/china_
walmart_union_dc_1;_ylt=AoGe7e.
_DSAl6VL.v825S7pPzWQA

Land Policy
物权法的考验正式开始 (Property Law Facing a Real Test Now)
Ming Pao, March 26, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20070326/cab1.htm

Media
中国全国人大常委设立“新闻灭火队” (NPC Standing Committee Sets Up News Monitoring Team to Block Negative News Coverage)
Radio Free Asia, March 24, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/03/
24/miehuodui/


泛蓝成员张子霖电子邮箱周五被封 (Pan-Blue Alliance Member Zhang Zilin's Email Account Blocked Last Friday)
Radio Free Asia, March 26, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/03/23/china
_dissident_panblue/


Military
US-PLA May Set up 'Crisis Hotline'
South China Morning Post, March 24, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZGFZBZLZE.html

Olympics
Beijing on Track Ahead of 500-Day Countdown
The Standard, March 26, 2007
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?pp_cat=
19&art_id=40879&sid=128295
15&con_type=1&d_str=
20070326


北京不易帅保奥运顺畅 (To Ensure a Smooth Launch of Olympics, Beijing Municipality Will Make No Changes to Top Leadership)
Ming Pao, March 26, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20070326/caa1.htm

Politics
Hu Hails Passage of Property Law
South China Morning Post, March 26, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZEZ2CZLZE.html

Population
超生贵族挑战中国计生政策 (Rich Couples Challenge China's One-Child Policy)
China Youth Daily, March 26, 2007
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2007-03/26/content_
1710916.htm


Protests and Petitions
Villagers to Take Protest over Land Grab to the Capital
South China Morning Post, March 24, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZCKCIZLZE.html

党报要求地方政府处理群体性事件时慎用武力 (Party Newspaper Demands Local Governments Give Careful Thought About Using Force to Handle Mass Incidents)
Radio Free Asia, March 23, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/03/
23/wuli/


Public Health
TB on the Mainland Everyone's Problem
South China Morning Post, March 26, 2007
http://focus.scmp.com/focusnews/ZZZGDBIZLZE.html

医改新方案加快酝酿 六套备选方案四月底上交 (Six Proposals for Health Care Reforms to Be Submitted in April)
Xinhuanet, March 25, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/fortune/2007-03/25/content_
5894297.htm


Tibet
拉萨五百藏人公开为达赖喇嘛祈福 (500 Tibetans in Lhasa Pray for Dalai Lama in Public)
Voice of America, March 26, 2007
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2007-03-23-voa19.cfm

Hong Kong
Beijing Pick Gets Easy Win in Hong Kong
Associated Press (via YahooNews), March 25, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070325/ap_on_re_as/hong
_kong_leadership_race

Friday, March 23, 2007

March 23, 2007

News
Government

村民投票罢村官镇政府认定无效 (Although Majority of Villagers Vote for Impeachment, Township Authorities in Hainan Order Village Head to Stay)
Nanfang City News, March 23, 2007
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/djjz/2007032
30368.asp


Human Rights Defenders
陕西退伍军人参与维权活动引起当局注意 (Retired Soldier in Shaanxi Taken Away over Rights Defense Work)
Radio Free Asia, March 22, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/03/22/china_
rights_detain/


民主人士上海访友被警察“请”出上海 (Two Dissidents “Asked” by Police to Leave Shanghai After Visiting Dissident Friend)
Radio Free Asia, March 22, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/03/2
2/shanghai/


Labor
Delta Cities to Target Rogue Factory Owners
South China Morning Post, March 23, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZ8CZ9CIZE.html

Land Policy
Property Owner in Eviction Standoff
South China Morning Post, March 23, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZ4Z0ZDIZE.html

Law
广州“禁电”案在广州市荔湾区人民法院开庭 (Guangzhou Authorities Sued over Ban of Electric Bikes)
Radio Free Asia, March 22, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/03/22/
guangzhou/


浙江海宁7位妇女以受到性别歧视状告政府3部门 (Female Villagers in Zhejiang Win Lawsuits over Discriminatory Land Allocation)
Xinhuanet, March 23, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2007-03/23/content_5
884919.htm


Media
中国网络作家群崛起 (Facing No Censorship, Literary Creation on Internet Booms)
Radio Free Asia, March 22, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/03/22/
wangluo/


中国部份地区开始试行流动电话预付卡实名制 (Some Regions Begin "Real Name Registration" for Prepaid Mobile Phone Calling Cards)
Radio Free Asia, March 21, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/03/21/china_
telephone/


Olympics
奥运食品追溯今年8月启用 (Food Tracing System for Olympics to Start in August)
The Beijing News, March 23, 2007
http://news.thebeijingnews.com/0553/2007/03-23/014@
250660.htm


简要新闻:RSF批评中国官员无意遵守自由采访新规定 (RSF Criticizes China over Non-Compliance with the New Regulations on Foreign Journalists' Work)
Radio Free Asia, March 23, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/xinwen/2007/03/22/ - rsf

Protests and Petitions
宝安港资厂联手反清拆 (10 Factory Owners Plan Protest over Eviction Compensation)
Ming Pao, March 23, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20070323/cab1.htm

Hundreds of Tibetans Gather in Rare Protest
Radio Free Asia, March 23, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/english/tibetan/2007/03/21/tibet_pr
otest/


Rioters Take to the Streets over Plan to Merge Jiangxi Towns
South China Morning Post, March 23, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ3JY9CIZE.html

四川农民坚持上访冤案 公安终于同意平反赔偿 (After 7 Petitions in Beijing, Sichuan Farmer Wins Damages)
Radio Free Asia, March 22, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/03/22/china
_petition_compensation/


新疆16岁少年被判无期徒刑案获准重审 (Xinjiang Woman Convinces Supreme People's Court to Look Into Her Son’s Case, Order Retrial)
Radio Free Asia, March 22, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/03/22/chin
a_petition_court/


China's Party Paper Tells Local Governments to Restrain from Force When Dealing with Protests
Xinhuanet, March 22, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-03/22/content_5
883934.htm


两会致使新一轮访民进京 (Two Sessions Lead to a New Wave of Petitions in Beijing)
Radio Free Asia, March 22, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/03/22/
fangmin/


官洲岛村民遭工地人员殴打 一死多伤 (Villager Beaten to Death in Guangzhou over Resettlement Protest)
Radio Free Asia, March 22, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/03/22/gu
anzhoudao/


Public Health
Draft Law on Organ Transplants Passed
South China Morning Post, March 23, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZKD0ACIZE.html