May 24 - 25, 2007

News
Bilateral Ties
China Calls for Sudanese 'Flexibility' on Darfur Peacekeepers
Voice of America, May 24, 2007
http://www.voanews.com/english/2007-05-24-voa20.cfm

中国不支持东盟要求缅甸释放昂山素季的呼吁 (China Does Not Support ASEAN's Demand on Myanmar to Release Aung San Suu Kyi)
Radio Free Asia, May 23, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/05/23/
burma/

Children
Child Deaf-Mutes Sold to China Pickpocket Ring
Reuters, May 24, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070524/wl_nm/china_pic
kpockets_dc_1;_ylt=Arq3HWhQu0hiU0MsGrb9a6BPzWQA

Death Penalty
东莞杀人犯赔偿5万获减刑 (Death Penalty for 3 Murderers Reduced to Reprieve Sentences in Guangdong Province After Compensating 50,000 Yuan to Victims’ Families)
The Beijing News, May 25, 2007
http://news.thebeijingnews.com/0565/2007/05-25/014@
024046.htm

Gender
陕西：医务人员透露或暗示胎儿性别为非法鉴定 (New Shaanxi Measure Criminalizes Act of Revealing or Implying Gender of Fetus by Medical Personnel)
Xinhuanet, May 25, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2007-05/25/content_615
0050.htm

Government
中国民众对中央政府信任程度高 (According to CASS Survey, Chinese Public Have High Level of Trust in Central Government)
Radio Free Asia, May 24, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/05/24/
minzhong/

Human Rights
大赦国际报告批评中国人权现状 (Amnesty International’s Annual Report Criticizes China's Human Rights Situation)
Radio Free Asia, May 23, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/05/23/
humanrights/

Human Rights Defenders
中国各地泛蓝联盟成员相继遭当局打压 (China Suppresses Pan-Blue Alliance Members Across the Country)
Radio Free Asia, May 24, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/05/24/
fanlan/

Human Rights Defender - Guo Feixiong (郭飞雄)
粤法院搞乌龙郭飞雄律师未阅卷宗 (Guangdong Court Can’t Fulfill Guo Feixiong's Lawyers’ Request to Read Case File Due to Technical Difficulties)
Voice of America, May 24, 2007
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2007-05-24-voa28.cfm

Labor
中国工人的工资影响着全世界工人 (Wages of Chinese Workers Affect Workers Around the World)
Nanfang Weekend, May 24, 2007
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/zmzg/2007052
40824.asp

Media
China Steps Up Publishing Curbs on Magazines
Radio Free Asia, May 23, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/english/china/2007/05/23/china_media/

Olympics
A Wrecking Ball for Beijing's History
The Christian Science Monitor, May 25, 2007
http://www.csmonitor.com/2007/0525/p06s01-woap.html

Population
Cadres Use Pregnancy Check to Oppress Single Women: Villagers
South China Morning Post, May 25, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZK636RV1F.html

Protests and Petitions
Riots Show Failings of One-Child Policy
South China Morning Post, May 25, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZ4F1VQV1F.html

北京城郊政府强拆 居民持刀反抗被抓 (Authorities in Beijing Suburb Send 500 People to Evict 2 Households, Take Away Owner Who Held Chopper in Stand-Off)
Radio Free Asia, May 24, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/05/24/bj/

Public Health
China Virus Outbreak Kills Third Child
Reuters, May 24, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070524/wl_nm/china_
health_dc_5;_ylt=As_g1lvajNeNm4bmZbIyNRhPzWQA

Religion
河北湖北家庭教会遭到打压 (Protestant House Churches in Hebei and Hubei Suppressed by Authorities)
Radio Free Asia, May 24, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/05/
24/jiaohui/

Three Gorges
三峡库区面临上游污染威胁 (Upper Reaches of Three Gorges Reservoir Region Threatened by Pollution)
The Beijing News, May 25, 2007
http://news.thebeijingnews.com/0546/2007/0525/014@
264705.htm

May 23, 2007

Top News of the Day
Protests and Petitions
China Arrests 28 in Family Planning Riots
Agence France-Presse (via YahooNews), May 23, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070523/ts_afp/chinaunres
tpopulationrights_070523042422;_ylt=Ak.NBR_Zu5qm
QIfWv_XVkylPzWQA
Police have arrested 28 people in Guangdong Province for instigating thousands of people to riot over China's one-child policy, although officials may have contributed to the tensions, the state media Xinhua news agency said on May 23. The rioters were dissatisfied by the fact that local "family planning work teams" levied fines between 6,000 and 60,000 yuan on families that violated the one-child policy. Personal belongings such as livestock and electronic equipment were confiscated from families who could not pay.

News
Education
What a Difference a Xinhua Line Makes…
China Digital Times, May 22, 2007
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2007/05/what_a_difference_a
_line_of_xinhua_makes.php

Environment
More Green Projects Funded as Dire Warnings Sounded
South China Morning Post, May 23, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZBUY5RV1F.html

Food Security
Beijing Takes Seven Steps to Restore Faith in Foods
South China Morning Post, May 23, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZGHWUQV1F.html

U.S. Pushes China for Stronger Food Safety Measures
Reuters (via YahooNews), May 22, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070522/pl_nm/usa_china_
food_dc_3;_ylt=AocedkQWljDPW021CGtL0lJPzWQA

Gender
The Long Road to Equality for Chinese Women
Asia Times Online, May 22, 2007
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China/IE22Ad01.html

Government
Yunfu to Expand Its Experiment with Democracy
South China Morning Post, May 23, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZ4JVUQV1F.html

四川热线投诉电话难接通被质疑做秀 (Calls to Complaint Hotline for Land Disputes in Sichuan Rarely Get Through)
Radio Free Asia, May 22, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/05/22/China_
audit/

Human Rights Defender - Hu Jia (胡佳)
In Brief: Rights Group Seeks Release of Aids Activists
South China Morning Post, May 23, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZFUY5RV1F.html

Labor
Big US Unions Court Chinese Counterparts
Financial Times, May 22, 2007
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/cf0b4eca-087b-11dc-b11e-000b
5df10621,dwp_uuid=9c33700c-4c86-11da-89df-0000779e
2340.html

Law
法律底线之上 一切都可公开 (Supreme People's Court's Spokesman: Everything Lawful Will Be Open to the Public)
The Beijing News, May 23, 2007
http://news.thebeijingnews.com/0548/2007/0522/014@2
63856.htm

Media
A Recruitment Ad for Virtual Cops
Danwei, May 23, 2007
http://www.danwei.org/internet/a_recruitment_ad_for_int
ernet.php

China Shelves Real-Name Blogging Plan
Financial Times, May 22, 2007
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/69c7ffba-0879-11dc-b11e-000b5df
10621,dwp_uuid=9c33700c-4c86-11da-89df-0000779e2340.
html

中国增强对网吧的检查频度 (China to Heighten Checks on Internet Cafes)
Radio Free Asia, May 22, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/05/22/
wangba/

Embattled Chinese Authors Vow To Keep Writing
Radio Free Asia, May 22, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/social/2007/05/22/china
_peasants/

Protests and Petitions
医患纠纷年增近20% (Number of Medical Disputes in Beijing Raise by 20 Percent Each Year)
The Beijing News, May 23, 2007
http://news.thebeijingnews.com/0553/2007/05-23/014
@264181.htm

Three Gorges
Villagers Damned by Chinese Corruption
The Age (Australia), May 19, 2007
http://www.theage.com.au/news/world/villagers-damned-
by-chinese-corruption/2007/05/18/1178995412943.html

Hong Kong
Hong Kong China Studying How to Avoid 'Unacceptable' Hong Kong LeaderAgence France-Presse (via YahooNews), May 22, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070522/wl_asia_afp/hong
kongchinapolitics_070522152709;_ylt=AigTSInGcNpfin1l
FNY8yp9PzWQA

May 22, 2007

Top News of the Day
Human Rights Defender - Guo Feixiong (郭飞雄)
简要新闻：维权人士郭飞雄涉嫌“非法经营”案将开庭审理 (In Brief: Rights Defender Guo Feixiong to Be Tried on "Illegal Business Activity" Charges)
Radio Free Asia, May 21, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/xinwen/2007/05/21/xinwen/
Rights defender Guo Feixiong will stand trial in Guangzhou on June 15th on "illegal business activity" charges. The charge is reportedly related to a book he published on the political scandal in Liaoning Province back in 2001. Guo has been detained for eight months.

Related Information:
HRIC Press Release: Case Update: Rights Defender Guo
Feixiong's Trial Date Set
Human Rights in China, May 21, 2007
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/item?item_i
d=38474

News
Civil Society
Gates Charity's Focus on HIV in China Could Face Hurdles
The Seattle Times, May 22, 2007
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2003714
551_gateschina20m.html?syndication=rss

Hukou
Hukou 'An Obstacle to Market Economy'
China Daily, May 21, 2007
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2007-05/21/content_
876699.htm

Human Rights Defender - Hu Jia (胡佳)
中国维权人士受警察骚扰录音上网 (Police Harass Rights Defender Hu Jia, Audio Recording of Incident Posted Online)
Voice of America, May 22, 2007
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2007-05-22-voa1.cfm

Law
检察官：矿难渎职犯罪免刑和缓刑比例高达95.6% (95.6 Percent of Officials Involved in Coal Mine Disasters Given Suspended Sentence or No Criminal Punishment at All)
Xinhuanet, May 22, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/lianzheng/2007-05/22/content
_6133481.htm

'Right to Be Silent' May Be Granted
China Daily, May 18, 2007
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/cndy/2007-05/18/content_8
75052.htm

Media
Blogger Code of Conduct Posted on Internet Body's Website for Feedback
South China Morning Post, May 22, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZBQSUQV1F.html

Murdoch Extends His Net to China
The Guardian, May 22, 2007
http://observer.guardian.co.uk/world/story/0,,2083872,00
.html

新闻出版总署再收紧控制 期刊形式也被严管 (GAPP Tightens Control, Format of Periodicals to Be Scrutinized)
Radio Free Asia, May 21, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/05/2
1/magazine/

How Long Can Great Firewall of China Last?
The Times, May 18, 2007
http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/columnists/ar
ticle1805832.ece

Ethics at Work: Standing Behind the Great Firewall of China
Jerusalem Post, May 17, 2007
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?apage=1&cid=1178
708629203&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

Olympics
Before Welcoming World, China Tries to Clear the Air
New York Times, May 20, 2007
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/20/sports/othersports/
20olympics.html?_r=2&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss&oref=slo
gin&oref=slogin

Population
性别比不控制粤或增400万光棍 计生委主任建议将调控性别比写入报告 (Guangdong Cadre Proposes Including Gender Ratio in CPC Meeting Report)
Nanfang City News, May 22, 2007
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/jwxy/20070522
0013.asp

Protests and Petitions
中国首位民间信访调解员走马上任 (China's First Petitioner-Turned-Mediator Starts Her Work)
Radio Free Asia, May 22, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/05/21/tiao
jie/

青岛干部带案下访 98个单位领导每人最少1件 (Qingdao's 98 Top Officials to Handle at Least One Petitioning Case Each)
Xinhuanet, May 22, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/lianzheng/2007-05/22/content_
6134802.htm

Guangxi Town 'Tense' After One-Child Protest Put Down
South China Morning Post, May 22, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZ12UUQV1F.html

Public Health
Poisoned Toothpaste in Panama Is Believed to Be from China
New York Times, May 19, 2007
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/19/world/americas/19p
anama.html?_r=1&oref=slogin

Three Gorges
Three Gorges Dam Is Retaining Silt, Causing Erosion Downstream
South China Morning Post, May 22, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZL1UUQV1F.html

Tibet
Party Chief Pledges to Tighten Security in Tibet
South China Morning Post, May 22, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZATV5RV1F.html

May 19 – 21, 2007

Top News of the Day
Human Rights Defenders - Zeng Jinyan (曾金燕) / Hu Jia (胡佳)
Aids Activist, Wife Barred from Trip
South China Morning Post, May 21, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ91EQXH1F.html
Beijing-based activist Hu Jia and his wife Zeng Jinyan have been barred from traveling to Europe and were put under house arrest on May 18 on "suspicion of endangering national security." Hu believes the ban was aimed at stopping them from contacting "influential people" overseas to alert them to the human rights situation in China in the run-up to the Beijing Olympic Games. Zeng believes that the ban may be related to her being named by Time magazine as one of this year's 100 most influential people in the world.

News
Bilateral Ties
Howard Shrugs Off Dalai Lama Issue
South China Morning Post, May 19, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZ1RDQXH1F.html

Civil Society
Chinese Activists Looking to Africa
Christian Science Monitor, May 21, 2007
http://www.csmonitor.com/2007/0521/p01s02-woap.html

Environment
Pledges on Air Quality After Top Athletes Fall Ill
South China Morning Post, May 21, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/topnews/ZZZP2W5RV1F.html

Food Security
China a Top Violator of US Food Standards: Reports
Agence France-Presse (via YahooNews), May 21, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070521/wl_asia_afp/uschi
nafoodtrade_070520203417;_ylt=AusTkR07YlXhN0jSYVA
cn1BPzWQA

Government
中国评论﹕安全为上 应公布检查报告 (Commentary: China Should Publish Report on Qinghai-Tibet Railway)
Ming Pao, May 21, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20070521/cat1.htm

Human Rights Defender - Zhu Yufu (朱虞夫)
朱虞夫父子正式被捕 (China Formally Arrests Rights Defender Zhu Yufu and His Son)
Radio Free Asia, May 18, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/05/18/china_d
issident_trial/

Human Rights Defender - Chen Shuqing (陈树庆)
中国民主党杭州成员陈树庆狱中绝食抗议被长期关押 (Hangzhou-Based China Democracy Party Member Chen Shuqing Launches Hunger Strike over Prolonged Detention)
Radio Free Asia, May 18, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/05/18/china
_dissident_detain/

Labor
Officials Try to Shirk Responsibilities for Injuries at Illegal Pits
South China Morning Post, May 19, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZXQZE0I1F.html

Land Policy
夏洁：四合院是我的家 (Owner Tries to Protect Beijing Quadrangle from Demolition)
The Beijing News, May 21, 2007
http://news.thebeijingnews.com/0554/2007/05-21/018@26
3658.htm

Law
Debate on Ideology Defined Property Law's Formation
South China Morning Post, May 21, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZTZPUQV1F.html

Olympics
Minister Decries Linking of Darfur and Olympics
South China Morning Post, May 19, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZLQZE0I1F.html

Thousands from Christian Mission Groups Plan to Defy Ban at Games
South China Morning Post, May 19, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZ11EQXH1F.html

Protests and Petitions
广西多镇苏乱烧政府楼 (Angry Guangxi Residents Set Government Buildings on Fire over One-Child Policy)
Ming Pao, May 21, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20070521/cca1h.htm

湖北十堰市警察拘留女访民和她八岁的儿子 (Hubei Police Detain Female Petitioner and Her 8-Year-Old Son)
Radio Free Asia, May 18, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/05/18/china_
petition_detain/

Public Health
Cancer Eating Away at Jiangsu
South China Morning Post, May 21, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZD2W5RV1F.html

Hong Kong
Teachers Tread Warily on the History of June 4
South China Morning Post, May 21, 2007
http://hongkong.scmp.com/hknews/ZZZVFS5RV1F.html

Tiananmen Leaders Must Also Be Condemned, Says Adviser
South China Morning Post, May 21, 2007
http://hongkong.scmp.com/hknews/ZZZR0QUQV1F.html

May 18, 2007

News
Bilateral Ties
Beijing Urged to Use Clout to Tackle Global Problems
South China Morning Post, May 18, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZNBAQXH1F.html

Invest with a Human Face, Urges Sudanese Official
South China Morning Post, May 18, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ0NWE0I1F.html

Death Penalty
体内藏海洛因746克 成都首次判决外籍毒贩死刑 (Storing 746 Grams of Heroin Inside His Body, Nepali Sentenced to Death by Chengdu Court)
Legal Daily, May 18, 2007
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/2007ajzj/2007-05/18/content
_619426.htm

Environment
Beijing Steps Up Clean Energy Drive
South China Morning Post, May 18, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/topnews/ZZZNCAQXH1F.html

Government
统计局发布2006年度劳动保障事业发展统计公报 (National Bureau of Statistics Issues Report on Labor and Social Security Situation for 2006)
Xinhuanet, May 18, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2007-05/18/content_61
17456.htm

Hukou
1/4农民工愿入户打工城市 专家：勿把不平等问题简化为户籍开放 (Survey Finds Only 1/4 Migrant Workers Willing to Convert to Urban Hukou)
Nanfang City News, May 18, 2007
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/jwxy/200705
180041.asp

Human Rights Defenders
北京市党代大会开幕 维权人士被严控 (40 Rights Defenders Monitored During CPC's Beijing Municipal Committee Meeting)
Radio Free Asia, May 17, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/05/17/be
ijing/

艾滋病维权人士常坤被开除学籍 行政诉讼维持处分 (Rights Defender Chang Kun's Expulsion from School Confirmed by Urumqi Court)
Radio Free Asia, May 17, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/05/17/
changkun/

Human Rights Defender – Ching Cheong (程翔)
家属被告知程翔七一前可获有条件的保外 (Wife Told Ching Cheong May Be Released on Medical Parole Before Anniversary of Hong Kong's Handover)
Radio Free Asia, May 17, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/05/17/
chengxiang/

Media
柳斌杰新官上任一把火：关闭《中国新观察》 (Closing Down Political Publication "China New Observer" Is Among the First Tasks of GAPP's New Head)
Radio Free Asia, May 17, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/05/17/
magzine/

Why China Relaxed Blogger Crackdown
Wall Street Journal, May 17, 2007
http://online.wsj.com/public/article/SB117934424740305282
-FPekQ1bjvm9mu4jnB5h_Uk_IkLo_20070615.html?mod=tf
f_main_tff_top

Olympics
Helicopter for Fighting Terrorism During Games to Land in August
South China Morning Post, May 18, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZ7WAQXH1F.html

Olympics to 'Make Beijing a Better Place'
South China Morning Post, May 18, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZJZTC0I1F.html

Politics
Debate over Party Reform Intensifies
South China Morning Post, May 18, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZVZTC0I1F.html

Protests and Petitions
1130多人联署公开信要求彻底为右派平反 (1130 People Join Signature Campaign Demanding Comprehensive Reassessment of "Rightists")
Radio Free Asia, May 17, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/05/17/
youpai/

127名天安门母亲联署签名强烈抗议马力否认六四屠城言论 (127 Tiananmen Mothers Issue Signature Campaign to Protest Ma Lik's June 4th Speech)
Radio Free Asia, May 17, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/05/17
/tiananmen/

Dozens in China Fight Demolition Plans
Associated Press (via YahooNews), May 17, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070517/ap_on_re_as/china_
demolition_standoff_1;_ylt=AoGZdoKPnw2lOl_q6mRx7Ep
PzWQA

国务院试点热电厂 严重污染居民投诉无门 (Inner Mongolia Residents' Complaint About Factory Pollution Falls on Deaf Ears as Project Is Launched by the State Council)
Radio Free Asia, May 17, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/05/17/d
ianchang/

Public Health
22名员工携带乙肝病原被辞续：3名员工索赔50万 (Three Hepatitis B Carriers Seek 500,000 Yuan in Compensation over Dismissal by Jiangsu Enterprise)
Xinhuanet, May 18, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/society/2007-05/18/content_6
115937.htm

May 17, 2007

News
Bilateral Ties
Wen's African Aid Vow Fails to Allay International Fears
South China Morning Post, May 17, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/topnews/ZZZHVQC0I1F.html

德国议院通过议案谴责中国劳改制度 (German Parliament Passes Motion Condemning China's Reeducation-Through-Labor System)
Radio Free Asia, May 16, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/05/16/china_
humanrights_eu/

Corporate Social Accountability
Darfur Activists Claim Fidelity Success
Financial Times, May 16, 2007
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/380757ca-0368-11dc-a023-00
0b5df10621,dwp_uuid=9c33700c-4c86-11da-89df-00007
79e2340.html

Corruption
Trial Highlights China’s Drugs Safety Crisis
Financial Times, May 16, 2007
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/bf79f676-03a5-11dc-a931-000b5
df10621,dwp_uuid=9c33700c-4c86-11da-89df-0000779e23
40.html

Economic Development
奥运助推经济年增长12.1% (Olympic Games Push Beijing’s Annual Economic Growth Rate to 12.1 Percent)
The Beijing News, May 17, 2007
http://news.thebeijingnews.com/0553/2007/05-17/015@
262776.htm

Food Security
Food Security Fears as China's Farmland Shrinks
Asia Times Online, May 17, 2007
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China_Business/IE17Cb02
.html

Hukou
渝身份证将取代属地户籍 (Chongqing to Unify Agricultural and Non-Agricultural Household Registration System by 2012)
The Beijing News, May 17, 2007
http://news.thebeijingnews.com/0565/2007/05-17/018@0
14645.htm

Land Policy
Demolitions Spark Outrage in Historic Beijing
Channel News Asia, May 16, 2007
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_world/view/27
6562/1/.html

广东村民告省国土资源厅 (Villagers Sue Land and Resources Department of Guangdong Province)
Radio Free Asia, May 16, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/05/16/
guotu/

Law
举报人被法庭公布姓名被殴打 (Whistle-Blower Beaten After Ningxia Court Publicizes His Identity)
The Beijing News, May 17, 2007
http://news.thebeijingnews.com/0567/2007/05-17/018
@262780.htm

Olympics
北京查奥运选手官员背景 (Beijing to Investigate Background of Athletes and Officials During Olympics)
Ming Pao, May 17, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20070517/cac2.htm

奥运场馆允港澳报刊销售 (Selected Publications from Hong Kong and Macau to Be Available for Foreign Journalists in Olympic Venues During Olympic Games)
Ming Pao, May 17, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20070517/cac1.htm

Politics
党外专家将掌卫生部 (Expert from Outside of CPC to Lead Ministry of Health)
Ming Pao, May 17, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20070517/caa1h.htm

Poverty
中国地区间收入差距超过10倍以上 (Average Income in Richest Areas of China More Than 10 Times That of Poorest Areas)
Radio Free Asia, May 16, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/05/16/s
houru/

Protests and Petitions
泛蓝成员蔡爱民因筹划农民集体进京上访被公安监控 (Pan-Blue Alliance Member Cai Aimin Monitored for Planning to Lead 1,000 Farmers to Petition in Beijing)
Radio Free Asia, May 16, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/05/16/china
_petition/

Public Health
国际器官移植大会关注中国摘取死刑犯器官的做法 (International Organ Transplant Conference Voices Concern over Organ Harvesting of Death-Row Convicts in China)
Radio Free Asia, May 16, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/05/16/
organ/

Tibet
China, Dalai Lama's Envoy to Hold Dialogue: Source
Washington Post, May 16, 2007
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/ar
ticle/2007/05/16/AR2007051600020.html

May 16, 2007

Top News of the Day
Human Rights Defenders
北京残疾维权人士齐志勇被非法拘禁 (Disabled Beijing Rights Defender Detained for Organizing Birthday Celebration)
Radio Free Asia, May 15, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/05/15/
qizhiyong/
Beijing-based rights defender Qi Zhiyong (齐志勇) was detained on May 15 after organizing a birthday party for himself, to which at least 30 rights defenders had been invited. His whereabouts remain unknown, and rights defender Liu Fenggang (刘凤刚) was beaten by police for his involvement in the birthday celebration. Qi’s left leg became paralyzed after he was shot during the June 4th incident.

News
Bilateral Ties
African Officials at Bank Summit Wary of Beijing's Largesse
South China Morning Post, May 16, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZVMQE0I1F.html

德国歪曲和攻击中国劳教制度 我表示强烈不满 (China Protests Germany's Distortion and Attack on China's Reeducation-Through-Labor System)
Legal Daily, May 16, 2007
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/0705/2007-05/16/content_
618185.htm

Economic Ties Will End Darfur Strife: Official
South China Morning Post, May 16, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZ225QXH1F.html

Gender
More Women Fill Top Posts, But Still Wield Little Authority
South China Morning Post, May 16, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZC25QXH1F.html

In Rural China, a Bitter Way Out
Washington Post, May 15, 2007
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content
/article/2007/05/14/AR2007051401506.html?hpid=topnews

Hukou
第二宗挑战户口制度的起诉被驳回 (Second Legal Challenge to Hukou System Fails)
Radio Free Asia, May 15, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/05/15/china_
rights_residents/

Human Rights Defender - Gao Yaojie (高耀洁)
高耀洁警队讲解爱滋 (Gao Yaojie Gives Talk to Police on HIV/AIDS)
Ming Pao, May 16, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20070516/cac1.htm

Human Rights Defender - Guo Feixiong (郭飞雄)
当局起诉郭飞雄　曾要家属劝其低头 (Guo Feixiong Indicted, Authorities Advise His Wife to Ask Him to Plead Guilty in Exchange for Lighter Punishment)
Radio Free Asia, May 15, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/05/15/guo/

Related Information
HRIC Press Release: Rights Defender Guo Feixiong
Maintains Innocence, Is Formally Indicted
Human Rights in China, May 15, 2007
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/item?item_id
=37607/

Land Policy
Stealing the Dirt Beneath Farmers' Feet
South China Morning Post, May 16, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZC1OC0I1F.html

Media
国家工商总局:集中打击传销 不再登记新网吧 (State Administration for Industry and Commerce to Launch Campaign Against Illegal Cyber Cafes in 3rd Quarter of 2007)
Legal Daily, May 16, 2007
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/0705/2007-05/16/content_617
478.htm

临沂流行儿童手足口病 当地政府试图封锁消息 (Local Government in Shandong Blocks News About Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease)
Radio Free Asia, May 15, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/05/15/china_d
isease_info/

Olympics
Olympic Games Construction Will Send Poor Packing
Reuters (via YahooNews), May 16, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070516/lf_nm/china_olym
pics_urban_villages_dc_1;_ylt=Aoov7tO9wbRb9UqaD1erz
rZPzWQA

藏独明年办藏民奥运会 (Tibetan Independence Group to Hold Tibetan Olympics in May 2008)
Ming Pao, May 16, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20070516/caf1.htm

《北京奥运会及其筹备期间港澳记者采访服务指南》发布 (China Releases "Service Guide for Coverage of Media from Hong Kong and Macau of the Beijing Olympic Games and the Preparatory Period")
Xinhuanet, May 15, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/sports/2007-05/15/content_610
4089.htm

Poverty
我国民族地区贫困状况得到明显缓解 (Poverty Reduced in China's Ethnic Minority Regions)
Xinhuanet, May 16, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2007-05/16/content_61
06492.htm

Protests and Petitions
到天安门喊冤的两姐弟被当地警察录口供 (13- and 11-Year-Old Sister and Brother Interrogated by Police over Kneeling Petition in Tiananmen Square)
Radio Free Asia, May 15, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/05/15/ji
edi/

Public Health
“聘警察处理医患纠纷是媒体误解” (Cadre Says Employing Police in Hospital Is Only One of the Strategies for Establishing "Peaceful Hospitals")
The Beijing News, May 11, 2007
http://news.thebeijingnews.com/0546/2007/0511/017@26
1382.htm

May 15, 2007

Top News of the Day
Human Rights Defenders
国保监控期间强行绝育 维权人士称遭变相报复 (Rights Defender Forcibly Sterilized in Guangxi)
Radio Free Asia, May 14, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/05/14/
jueyu/
On May 13, Guangxi-based rights defender Mo Jufeng (莫巨烽) was forcibly sterilized for having two children and thus violating the one-child policy. Mo argues that both his children are over 10 years old and he has no intention of having a third child. Also, the authorities have not taken any action against him in the past 10 years. Mo therefore suspects the forced surgery is actually retaliation against his rights defense work. He is monitored by the police and his Internet access is blocked.

News
Bilateral Ties
China's Direct Investment in Africa Exceeds 6 Bln U.S. Dollars in Last Seven Years
People's Daily, May 14, 2007
http://english.people.com.cn/200705/14/eng20070514_37
4476.html

Environment
State of Destruction
South China Morning Post, May 15, 2007
http://focus.scmp.com/focusnews/ZZZ47NE0I1F.html

Government
社论：乔洪去向莫测，舆论只好索隐 (Editorial: Without Transparency, Public Can Only Guess Where Allegedly Corrupt SOE Manager Has Gone)
Nanfang City News, May 15, 2007
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/spqy/2007051
50340.asp

中国将允许更多公众参与立法和监督执法 (China to Allow More Public Participation in Legislation Process and Monitoring of Law Enforcement)
Radio Free Asia, May 14, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/05/14/li
fa/

吉林丰满区永庆村村民代表选举内幕 (Inside Story of Village Election in Jilin Revealed)
Radio Free Asia, May 14, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/05/14/
jilin/

Human Rights Defenders
周莉举办拆迁维权咨询会后被警方扣留问话七小时 (Zhou Li Interrogated for 7 Hours After Organizing Rights Defense Meeting with Evictees in Beijing)
Radio Free Asia, May 15, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/05/14/china
_petition_beijing/

Labor
The Changing Face of Outsourcing
BBC, May 15, 2007
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/6645583.stm

Land Policy
Historic Hutong Being Demolished
South China Morning Post, May 15, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZGR1QXH1F.html

Media
北京全市封杀“鬼故事” (Beijing City Bans 8 Popular Ghost Story Books)
The Beijing News, May 15, 2007
http://news.thebeijingnews.com/0553/2007/05-15/015@26
2248.htm

Multilateral Relations
UN, EU Join Forces in Bid to Strengthen NGOs
South China Morning Post, May 15, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZKO1QXH1F.html

Politics
联署索偿 反遭打压 (China Suppresses Campaigns Demanding Compensation for "Rightists")
Ming Pao, May 15, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20070515/chb1.htm

Protests and Petitions
西安暴力拆迁职工住房 八旬老汉哭诉单位无情警旁观 (80-Year-Old Man in Xi'an Complains That Police Are Ignoring Eviction Complaint)
Radio Free Asia, May 14, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/05/14/c
haiqian/

上海公安陆续软禁和逮捕活跃访民 (Petitioners Placed Under House Arrest or Arrested Ahead of Premier Wen Jiabao's Meeting in Shanghai)
Radio Free Asia, May 14, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/05/14/china
_petition_shanghai/

Public Health
China Denies Epidemic Killing Children
The Australian, May 15, 2007
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,21728
382-1702,00.html

乙肝病毒携带者起诉诺基亚歧视索赔50万元 (Hepatitis B Carrier Sues Nokia over Discrimination, Demands 500,000 Yuan in Compensation)
China Youth Daily, May 15, 2007
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2007-05/15/content_1759671.
htm

民调显示多半中国人排斥艾滋病人 (Survey Shows Half of Chinese Discriminate Against People with HIV/AIDS and Hepatitis B)
Voice of America, May 14, 2007
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2007-05-14-voa52.cfm

May 12 – 14, 2007

Top News of the Day
Protests and Petitions
最高检：疑难信访可听证 (Supreme People's Procuratorate Issues Regulation on Petitioning Work)
The Beijing News, May 14, 2007
http://news.thebeijingnews.com/0564/2007/05-14/017@2
62047.htm
The Supreme People's Procuratorate has issued a regulation on petitioning work, which took effect on May 13. These are some of its main points:
i) Officials will be punished for abuse of power, dereliction of duty and other negligent behavior when they process petitions;
ii) Petitioners will be held criminally responsible for distorting facts and harming others' lawful interests; and
iii) Heads of local procuratorate offices must receive petitioners at least 12 times a year and for at least half a day each time they meet.

News
Death Penalty
In Brief: Policeman, Court Official Get Death Sentences for Murder
South China Morning Post, May 14, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZJ8KE0I1F.html

Environment
China's Yellow River is 10% Sewage: NGO
The Sydney Morning Herald, May 11, 2007
http://www.smh.com.au/news/World/Chinas-Yellow-River-i
s-10-sewage-NGO/2007/05/11/1178390544634.html

Freedom of Association
Beijing Police Call Off UN Anti-Hunger March
South China Morning Post, May 14, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZ30ZPXH1F.html

Gender
Rise in Abortions Marks a Changing Society in China
International Herald Tribune, May 11, 2007
http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/05/11/news/china.php

Human Rights
中国再次上世界人权状况“劣中之劣”之榜 (Freedom House Again Lists China as One of the "World's Most Repressive Societies")
Radio Free Asia, May 11, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/05/11/zh
ongguo/

Human Rights Defender - Zhu Yufu (朱虞夫)
简要新闻：异议人士朱虞夫及儿子两人案件被送检察院 (In Brief: Case of Dissident Zhu Yufu and Son Sent to Hangzhou Procuratorate)
Radio Free Asia, May 14, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/xinwen/2007/05/11/xinwen/

Human Rights Defender – Zheng Enchong (郑恩宠)
胡佳上海看望郑恩宠 警方强加阻挠 (Police Bar Hu Jia from Visiting Zheng Enchong in Shanghai)
Radio Free Asia, May 13, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/05/13/hu/

Human Rights Defenders
中国维权者频频遭打压 (Suppression of China's Rights Defenders Continues)
Radio Free Asia, May 11, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/05/11
/weiquan/

Labor
China Faces Labour Shortage in 2010
Agence France-Presse (via YahooNews), May 12, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070512/wl_asia_afp/china
economylabour_070512052254;_ylt=AhQIsJc9qowd__lIy9
h4M05PzWQA

Land Policy
Shop Owners Hounded by Locals
South China Morning Post, May 14, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZNJYPXH1F.html

群众声援京租房业主 大批警察到现场阻止 (Police Prevent Public Show of Support for Owners of Demolished Apartments in Beijing)
Radio Free Asia, May 13, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/05/13
/chaiqian/

Media
Media Turns a Blind Eye at Politically Sensitive Period
South China Morning Post, May 14, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZN8KE0I1F.html

Olympics
澳洲对北京奥运空气污染提出警告 (Australian Olympic Committee Raises Air Pollution Warning on Beijing Olympics)
BBC, May 13, 2007
http://news.bbc.co.uk/chinese/simp/hi/newsid_6650000/
newsid_6652100/6652167.stm

Steven Spielberg Urges China to Act over Darfur
Agence France-Presse (via YahooNews), May 11, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070511/wl_asia_afp/suda
ndarfurunrest_070511224859;_ylt=AkQiFR5JgPfZT89mw
0QjYABPzWQA

Protests and Petitions
Attack on Mao Portrait Just One of Many Protests in Beijing's Heart
South China Morning Post, May 14, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZVJYPXH1F.html

中国地方政府对付访民有新招：陪访和领访 (Local Government in Hubei Has New Methods for Handling Petitioners: Accompanying and Leading Petitioners)
Radio Free Asia, May 11, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/05/11/f
angmin/

May 11, 2007

Top News of the Day
Law
自贡民告警非法关押案败诉 官员庭外操控结局早定？ (Sichuan Villagers Lose Lawsuit over Illegal Detention, Complain Court Was Controlled by Authorities)
Radio Free Asia, May 10, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/05/10/z
igong/
On May 10, six Sichuan villagers lost a lawsuit against local police, whom they alleged had illegally detained them after a land grab protest. They villagers complained that the court was controlled by government officials. For example, the court did not summon any of the defendants' witnesses to testify in court, and the villagers were frequently interrupted when trying to make their case. Also, the videotape of the protest provided by the police did not show any police beatings, even though villagers said there was.

News
Bilateral Ties
Envoy to Africa Will Focus on Darfur
South China Morning Post, May 11, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ5XBC0I1F.html

简要新闻：德国联邦议讨论谴责中国劳改制度的提案 (In Brief: German Parliament Discusses Motion Condemning China's Reeducation-Through-Labor System)
Radio Free Asia, May 10, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/xinwen/2007/05/10/#laogai

Environment
Polluters Face Automated Monitoring
South China Morning Post, May 11, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZQ5EE0I1F.html

Food Security
China to Start Mobile Food Testing
Associated Press (via YahooNews), May 10, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070510/ap_on_re_as/chin
a_food_safety_2;_ylt=AvlXhLEk7ofMSkeBfuw9G7JPzWQA

Freedom of Speech
穆嘉:研究中国的学者存在多种形式的自我审查 (Hong Kong-Based Scholar Criticizes Self-Censorship Among China Scholars)
Radio Free Asia, May 10, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/05/10/china
_scholar/

Gender
世卫代表敦促中国减少妇女自杀 (WHO Urges China to Reduce Suicide Among Women)
BBC, May 09, 2007
http://news.bbc.co.uk/chinese/simp/hi/newsid_6630000/n
ewsid_6638100/6638137.stm

Government
Officials Punished for Spate of Accidents
South China Morning Post, May 11, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ37TPXH1F.html

海淀原区长周良洛案涉违规批地 (Former Head of Local District in Beijing Suspected of Land Corruption)
The Beijing News, May 10, 2007
http://news.thebeijingnews.com/0547/2007/0510/017@2
60965.htm

Human Rights
Lo Haocai Elected Head of China's Top Human Rights Research Body
Xinhuanet, May 10, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-05/10/content_60
82167.htm

Human Rights Defenders
Wife Steps Into Anti-Pollution Warrior's Shoes After His Arrest
South China Morning Post, May 11, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZ77TPXH1F.html

江西乐平市村民举报村支书贪污被砍断手指 (Jiangxi Villager's Fingers Chopped Off for Reporting Corruption)
Radio Free Asia, May 10, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/05/10/
yueping/

Media
In Brief: Internet Firms Apologise for Morally Corrupt Content
South China Morning Post, May 11, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZT6TPXH1F.html

Olympics
Race Is on to Clean Waterways by Olympic Games Deadline
South China Morning Post, May 11, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZU5EE0I1F.html

Pressure China on Rights, MPs Say
The Globe and Mail, May 10, 2007
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.200
70510.wrights10/BNStory/National/home

解决处置群体事件“非常紧迫”为哪般？ (Why Is Work to Urge Petitioners to Return Home So Urgent?)
Radio Free Asia, May 10, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/05/10/q
unti/

Police
Autopsy Rejects Car Accident in Teacher's Death
South China Morning Post, May 11, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZ0TRPXH1F.html

Hospitals to Use Police to Curb Conflicts
South China Morning Post, May 11, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZPXBC0I1F.html

Protests and Petitions
汕头村民围工厂限期搬走 抗议非法占地 骚乱蔓延邻镇 (Victims of Land Grab in Guangdong Surround Factory After Week-long Standoff, Demand That Factory Move Away)
Ming Pao, May 11, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20070511/cca1.htm

湖北访民遭法警殴打并拘留　多次上访无果 (Judge Tells Beaten and Detained Hubei Petitioner That Rule of Law Means Using the Law to Rule Petitioners)
Radio Free Asia, May 09, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/05/09/
hubei/

Public Health
外地儿童短期无法在京入医保 (Children Not from Beijing Not Allowed Medical Insurance in the Capitol)
The Beijing News, May 11, 2007
http://news.thebeijingnews.com/0553/2007/05-11/017@26
1337.htm

民权县公安包庇黑社会 歧视艾滋病人 (HIV/AIDS Patients in Henan Beaten by Thugs; Police Protect Thugs and Hold Victims for 24 Hours)
Radio Free Asia, May 10, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/05/10/ai
zibing/

State Security
China Reticent over Reportedly 'Dead' Leader
Agence France-Presse (via YahooNews), May 10, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070510/wl_asia_afp/china
politicsdeath_070510061019;_ylt=AqpLL5gVo.q_YvfTPyF
2eytPzWQA

May 10, 2007

Top News of the Day

Protests and Petitions
上海访民繁华街道聚集 抗议官方任意殴打 (Shanghai Petitioners Protest Against Police Abuse)
Radio Free Asia, May 09, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/05/
09/shanghai/
On May 9, 2007, about 280 petitioners gathered on a busy street in Shanghai to protest against police abuses of petitioners. Eighty petitioners have been reportedly taken away by police; it is not known if they have been released or not. On May 4, petitioner Chen Zonglei was badly beaten up by police after petitioning to the Shanghai authorities over a forced eviction. The abuse against Chen escalated discontent amongst the petitioners, who later staged the protest on May 9.


News
Bilateral Ties
EU Urged to Resist China 'Bullying'
TheParliament.com, May 10, 2007
http://www.eupolitix.com/EN/News/200705/cdc552a1-
341b-4b0d-80e5-b26987db5abf.htm

Lawmakers Warn China of PR "Disaster" in Darfur
Reuters (via YahooNews), May 10, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070510/pl_nm/china_
usa_sudan_dc_2;_ylt=ApP4hY.3cm1PlDOuXjXhdPFPzWQA

Environment
China Says Threat from Global Warming 'Urgent'
Agence France-Presse (via YahooNews), May 10, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070510/sc_afp/chinaweather
environmentwarming_070510043448

水源污染穗民掘井解渴 (Severe Water Pollution Threatens Access to Clean Water in Guangzhou) Ming Pao, May 10, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20070510/cab1.htm

Government
法治要先治“官” (Strengthening Governance Is an Important First Step in Achieving the Goal of Rule of Law)
China Youth Daily, May 10, 2007
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2007-05/10/content_1754861.htm

特稿：政府公开信息不是“恩赐”是“职责” (Feature Story: Open Government Information Initiatives Not a "Favor" But a "Responsibility")
Chinesenewsnet.com, May 09, 2007
http://www1.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/
SinoNews/Mainland/xhw_2007_05_09_18_00_04
_353.html

Human Rights Defenders
高智晟与胡佳面谈近况 (Rights Activists Gao Zhisheng and Hu Jia Discuss Their Current Situations)
Radio Free Asia, May 09, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/05/09/
gao_hu/

June 4th
中国人权论坛发起为六四受害人的人道募捐 (China Human Rights Forum Launches Fundraising Campaign for June 4th Victims)
Radio Free Asia, May 09, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/05/09/china
_humanrights_64/

Labor
Millions of Graduates Join Army of Unemployed
South China Morning Post, May 10, 2007
http://focus.scmp.com/focusnews/ZZZZVOPXH1F.html

Olympics
北京奥组委发布08年奥运外国记者采访服务指南 (Beijing Olympics Committee Issues 'Service Guide for Foreign Media Coverage of the Beijing Olympic Games and the Preparatory Period'
People's Daily, May 10, 2007
http://sports.people.com.cn/GB/22155/5710504.html

Beijing Sets Sights on Green Goals with New Action Plan
Xinhuanet, May 10, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-05/10/content
_6079570.htm

Safe Tap Water Promised for Olympics
Xinhuanet, May 10, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-05/10/content
_6079521.htm

Rice Planting Banned Near China Capital
Agence France-Presse (via YahooNews), May 10, 2007
http://au.news.yahoo.com/070509/19/13ejh.html

Poverty
贫困县小学四年订三套校服 穷学生一天只吃两顿饭 (A Tough Life for Students in Poor Rural Villages)
People's Daily, May 09, 2007
http://society.people.com.cn/GB/41158/5708672.html

Protests and Petitions
看奥运歌谣预示中国上访出高峰? (Will Petitioning Escalate as Olympic Games Draw Near?)
Voice of America, May 09, 2007
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2007-05-09-voa33.cfm

Public Health
Education Key to Rural Health, Says Aid Worker
South China Morning Post, May 10, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZP1BE0I1F.html

Experts Divided over Reforming Health Care
South China Morning Post, May 10, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZE5QPXH1F.html

Tibet
Dalai Lama Cancels Brussels Visit on Request of Belgian Government
Phayul.com, May 09, 2007
http://www.phayul.com/news/article.aspx?article=Dalai
+Lama+cancels+Brussels+visit+on+request+of+Belgian+
government&id=16486

May 9, 2007

Top News of the Day
Human Rights Defender – Chen Guangcheng (陈光诚)
狱方拒收合法送书 不安排家人见陈光诚代写申诉 (Prison Authorities Refuse to Pass Family's Book to Chen Guangcheng, Wife Still Under House Arrest)
Radio Free Asia, May 08, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/05/08/
chen_guangcheng/
Prison authorities recently prevented the family of Chen Guangcheng, a blind lawyer who is serving a sentence in Shandong Province, from visiting him. They also refused to pass on to Chen a copy of the Law on the Protection of Disabled Persons (the version for persons with visual disabilities), on the grounds that they could not verify the contents of the book. Chen's wife Yuan Weijing (袁伟静) is being held under house arrest.

News
Corruption
北京黄牛商场被打酿群体事件 揭购物卡贪腐食物链 (Beating Incident in Beijing Shopping Center Reveals Corrupt Practices Related to Shopping Coupons)
Radio Free Asia, May 08, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/05/08/
huangniu/

Government
China Tells Little About Illness That Kills Pigs, Officials Say
New York Times, May 08, 2007
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/08/world/asia/08hongko
ng.html

Human Rights
Children Left to Die as Officials Fled 1994 Fire
South China Morning Post, May 09, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZGEGQPD1F.html

Human Rights Defenders
实地调查退伍军人上访 泛蓝成员被国保及公安带走 (Pan-Blue Alliance Member Taken Away in Hunan for Trying to Investigate Petition by Retired Soldiers)
Radio Free Asia, May 08, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/05/08/
fanlan/

Multilateral Relations
Beijing to Join Sudan Peacekeeping Force
South China Morning Post, May 09, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZABTPPD1F.html

China, Russia Accused of Arms Violations
Associated Press (via YahooNews), May 08, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070508/ap_on_re_af/china
_sudan_arms_4;_ylt=AriAsXqYTnmEG29X94yZ3m5PzWQA

Olympics
北京为维护奥运形像加紧公关活动 (China Strengthens Its Public Relations Work to Protect Its Olympic Image)
Voice of America, May 09, 2007
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/n2007-05-09-voa16.cfm

Politics
中国式民主确立 五大特色推进民主政治建设 (China Upholds 5 Characteristics in the Pursuit of Its Own Style of Democracy)
Xinhuanet, May 09, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2007-05/09/content_
6032415.htm

Population
China's Rich Flout One-Child Policy
The Telegraph, May 08, 2007
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news
/2007/05/08/wchina08.xml

Protests and Petitions
挖沙害死4童 村民抬尸抗议 (Guangdong Villagers Hold Corpses in Protest After 4 Children Drown in Dangerous River)
Ming Pao, May 09, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20070509/ccb1.htm

吸纳上访人进专案组参与调查 (Local Procuratorate in Jilin Involves Petitioners in the Investigation of Their Complaints)
Legal Daily, May 09, 2007
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2007-05/09/content_611
998.htm

Villagers Go on the Rampage in Land Row
South China Morning Post, May 09, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZ4EGQPD1F.html

简要新闻：河南访民的孩子在天安门毛泽东像前下跪伸冤 (In Brief: Children of Henan Petitioner Hold Kneeling Protest in Tiananmen Square)
Radio Free Asia, May 08, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/xinwen/2007/05/08/

政府强制拆迁不断 访民不断增多 (Number of Petitioners Increases as Forced Evictions Continue)
Radio Free Asia, May 08, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/05/08/
fangmin/

武汉市职工代表上访举报企业贪污被关押 (Wuhan Workers' Representatives Detained in "Education Center" for Petitioning over Corruption)
Radio Free Asia, May 08, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/05/08/china_
corruption_labor/

Religion
China Rejects U.S. Criticism on Religion
Associated Press (via YahooNews), May 08, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070508/ap_on_re_as/chin
a_us_religious_freedom_3;_ylt=AuXJerz.Sq6s_DRsn4.GR
bZPzWQA

Hong Kong
学者倡犯23条禁选特首 (Academic Proposes to Bar Violators of Article 23 from Running for Chief Executive)
Ming Pao, May 09, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20070509/gda1.htm

May 8, 2007

Top News
Protests and Petitions
徵地连爆衝突 汕头村民袭官劫砸毁警车 (Victims of Land Grabs in Guangdong Rob Cadre's Home)
Ming Pao, May 08, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20070508/caa1.htm
A series of riots erupted in Shantou, Guangdong Province during the May 1 holiday week. Dissatisfied with land grabs, 100 villagers robbed a cadre's home on May 2. In another incident, hundreds of villagers surrounded a village office and used incense to choke the cadres inside. The authorities have not taken any action against the villagers so far.

News
Death Penalty
弟弟贪千万公款助哥哥豪赌 分别被判死缓和无期 (Jiangsu Cadre Sentenced to Death with Two-Year Reprieve for Embezzling Public Funds to Help Brother Addicted to Gambling)
Xinhuanet, May 08, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2007-05/08/content_607
0649.htm

Human Rights
业主维权的组织与策略创新 (Apartment Owners in Tianjin Have Established New Rights Defense Strategies)
Nanfang City News, May 08, 2007
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/spqy/20070
5080264.asp

Human Rights Defender - Yan Zhengxue (严正学)
一百多名浙江农民及工人上书为严正学申冤 (100 Zhejiang Farmers and Workers Sign Open Letter to Appeal Yan Zhengxue's Conviction)
Radio Free Asia, May 07, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/05/07/china_
dissident_petition/

Human Rights Defender – Huseyin Celil (塞利尔)
加拿大国会敦促中国准许加驻华官员探望塞利尔 (Canadian Parliament Urges China to Let Canadian Officials Visit Huseyin Celil)
Radio Free Asia, May 07, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/05/07
/China_Canada/

Human Rights Defender - Sun Buer (孙不二)
泛蓝联盟孙不二逃脱“强制旅游” (Pan-Blue Alliance Member Sun Bu'er Escapes from "Forced Travels")
Radio Free Asia, May 07, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/05/
07/sunbuer/

Human Rights Defenders
中国泛蓝联盟河南负责人蔡爱民被拘禁15天 (Pan-Blue Alliance's Henan-Based Member Cai Aimin Released After 15 Days of Detention)
Radio Free Asia, May 07, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/05/07/ch
ina_dissident_panblue/

Human Rights Defender – Zheng Enchong (郑恩宠)
郑恩宠妻子蒋美丽在北京被国保跟踪 (Zheng Enchong's Wife Jiang Meili Followed by Domestic Security Protection Section in Beijing)
Radio Free Asia, May 07, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/
05/07/jiang/

Labor
番禺港企员工疑組工会被炒 (Labor Union Leader of Hong Kong-Funded Enterprise in Guangdong Dismissed)
Ming Pao, May 08, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20070508/caf1.htm

China Toils over New Labor Law
China Daily, May 07, 2007
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2007-05/07/content_
867069.htm

Media
Quantum Leap Claimed in Tighter Internet Security
South China Morning Post, May 08, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZ7YQ5QD1F.html

五一假期大批论坛关闭整顿　当局新一波收紧网络言论 (Web Sites and Blogs Shut Down During May 1 Holiday Week)
Radio Free Asia, May 07, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/05/07
/website/

《炎黄春秋》连发呼吁民主的文章为何安然无恙？ (Why Do the Pro-Democracy Articles in Beijing-Based Current Affairs Magazine Go Uncensored?)
Radio Free Asia, May 07, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/05/07/ya
nhuang/

Police
店主在派出所离奇死亡 家属要求当局验尸被拒 (Henan Shop Owner Found Dead in Police Sub-Station, Family's Autopsy Request Turned Down)
Radio Free Asia, May 07, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/05/07/china_po
lice_abuse/

Politics
实现民主要尊重公民权力 国家行政学院教授发文称中国民主模式已确立 (Academic from China National School of Administration Claims China's Model for Democracy Has Been Established)
Nanfang Daily, May 08, 2007
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/jwxy/20070508
0331.asp

Population
浙江：下属超生2次以上单位一把手将被降免职 (Local Government Leaders in Zhejiang to Be Demoted or Sacked If Subordinates Violate One -Child Policy Twice)
Xinhuanet, May 08, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2007-05/08/content_60679
82.htm

Protests and Petitions
无锡访民五一期间自发集会互通维权信息 (Jiangsu Petitioners Use SMS to Organize Meeting to Discuss Land Grab Complaints)
Radio Free Asia, May 07, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/05/07/china_p
etition/

Public Health
Beijing Targets Halving of HIV Cases
South China Morning Post, May 08, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ44QPPD1F.html

China Caught in Tobacco Dilemma
Voice of America, May 07, 2007
http://www.voanews.com/english/2007-05-07-voa12.cfm

Tibet
资深藏族学者平汪据报上书胡锦涛 (Veteran Tibetan Scholar Writes to Hu Jintao Criticizing "Hawkish" Position Towards Dalai Lama)
BBC, May 08, 2007
http://news.bbc.co.uk/chinese/simp/hi/newsid_6420000/ne
wsid_6426600/6426673.stm

China Orders Resettlement of Thousands of Tibetans
McClatchy Newspapers, May 06, 2007
http://www.realcities.com/mld/krwashington/news/world/1
7185682.htm?source=rss&channel=krwashington_world

Hong Kong
Legco Censure of Beijing Blocked
South China Morning Post, May 08, 2007
http://hongkong.scmp.com/hknews/ZZZWGQPPD1F.html

May 5-7, 2007

Top news of the day
Protests and Petitions
上海、湖北和成都官方压制上访维权 (Authorities in Shanghai and Other Localities Suppress Petitioners)
Radio Free Asia, May 04, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/05/04/s
hangfang/
Recently, authorities in Shanghai, Jiangsu and Chengdu have adopted various strategies to suppress petitioners. Shanghai's Office for Letters and Calls decided in an April meeting to train laid-off workers to monitor petitioners, and on April 29, its officials forced three petitioners to sign a letter confessing to the crime of disturbing social order after beating them up. Jiangsu authorities detained petitioners and made them attend "education classes," while in Chengdu, a notice was issued on April 29 that banned certain types of petitioning, including kneeling, shouting slogans and self-immolation.

News
Bilateral Ties
德国各人权组织反对欧盟-中国人权对话 (Germany's Human Rights NGOs Oppose EU-China Rights Dialogue)
Radio Free Asia, May 04, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/05/04/
de/

Environment
In Brief: Beijing, Shanghai to Join First `No Car' Day on September 22
South China Morning Post, May 06, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZG035K61F.html

China More Assertive in Climate Talks
Financial Times, May 04, 2007
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/86073606-fa59-11db-8bd0-000
b5df10621,dwp_uuid=9c33700c-4c86-11da-89df-000077
9e2340.html

Human Rights
China Rights Group Blasts Official Abuses
Agence France-Presse (via YahooNews), May 04, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070504/wl_asia_afp/china
politicsdemocracyrights_070504063632;_ylt=An_nwUkOhG
v6GmKUJUZqhoxPzWQA

Human Rights Defenders
Activist Is Barred from Seeing His Lawyer, Wife
South China Morning Post, May 06, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZWNZYV51F.html

简要新闻：北京异议人士何普在狱中被殴打 (In Brief: Beijing Dissident He Depu Beaten by Prison Inmate)
Radio Free Asia, May 06, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/xinwen/2007/05/06/xinwe
n/ - bei

Human Rights Defender - Zeng Jinyan (曾金燕)
Honour Inspires Rights Activist in Her Mission
South China Morning Post, May 05, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ9Q3YV51F.html

Land Policy
Property Owners Plant Seeds of Democracy
South China Morning Post, May 06, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZDO5YV51F.html

Law
驻京周记﹕司法判決的政治干预與不干预 (Commentary: Political Interference and Judicial Independence as Seen in Eviction Dispute in Beijing)
Ming Pao, May 07, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20070507/cci1.htm

Media
中国和俄罗斯的新闻自由状况"令人担忧" (Rights Groups Find Media Freedom in China and Russia "Worrying")
Radio Free Asia, May 06, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/05/06/x
in/

Xinhua Rejects US Radio's Charge
South China Morning Post, May 06, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ9O5YV51F.html

中国何时从“互联网之敌”名单上消失？ (When Will China Disappear from the List of "Enemies of the Internet"?)
Radio Free Asia, May 05, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/05/05
/wang/

中国当局封锁记者无国界中文网 (Reporters Without Borders’ Chinese Web Site Blocked in China)
Radio Free Asia, May 04, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/05/04/china_
internet_freedom/

Migrant Workers
调查显示中国农民工生活质量约为城镇居民一半 (Study Shows Quality of Life of Migrant Workers Is Half as Good as That of Urban Residents')
Radio Free Asia, May 04, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/05/04
/nongmin/

Politics
Veteran Communist's Call for Democracy Stirs Quiet Party Countermove
South China Morning Post, May 07, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ1CNPPD1F.html

Party Told to Winnow out Non-Marxist Members
South China Morning Post, May 05, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZIU05K61F.html

Protests and Petitions
各地驻京办使用民居拘留访民 (Government Regional Offices in Beijing Use Local Residents’ Homes to Detain Petitioners)
Radio Free Asia, May 04, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/05/04/china_
petition_detain/

Public Health
我国提出“十一五”期间力争建立乙肝免疫策略 (China Aims to Establish Hepatitis B Immunization Strategy During Its 11th Five-Year Plan)
Xinhuanet, May 07, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/tech/2007-05/07/content_6065
536.htm

Panama Deaths Linked to Mainland
South China Morning Post, May 07, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZLBNPPD1F.html

Religion
上海昆山家庭教会财产被没收 (Property of Shanghai Protestant House Church Confiscated)
Radio Free Asia, May 06, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/05/06/s
hanghai/

May 4, 2007

News
Bilateral Ties
US Senators Petition Chinese President over Darfur
Agence France-Presse (via YahooNews), May 03, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070503/pl_afp/ussudanunr
estchina_070503152807;_ylt=ApFhZXqCEcDn8N7FK8AgL
CdPzWQA

Civil Society
绿色和平北京摇滚 (Greenpeace Among the Organizers of Rock and Roll Concert in Beijing)
Ming Pao, May 04, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20070504/cca1h.htm

Corruption
中共试点设立监督党委和纪委的机制 (CPC Establishes Mechanism to Monitor Party Committees and Discipline Committees in Selected Places)
Radio Free Asia, May 03, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/05/03/ji
andu/

Environment
China Seen as a Roadblock to U.N. Climate Report
Los Angeles Times, May 03, 2007
http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/asection/la-sci-
warming3may03,1,423520.story

Inner Mongolia
Chinese Mongols at Pains to Pass on Culture in Modern Life
Xinhuanet, April 30, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-04/30/content_6
048229.htm

Land Policy
天津强制拆迁须听证后执行 (New Regulation in Tianjian Requires Authorities to Hold Public Hearing Before Forcible Evictions Are Carried Out)
Legal Daily, May 04, 2007
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2007-05/01/content_6
10921.htm

Media
Hackers Hijack TV Signal for Anti-Party Messages
South China Morning Post, May 04, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZ1K0YV51F.html

分析担心中国独立新闻报导难长久 (Analysts Worry That Tighter Internet Controls Means Fewer Independent News Reports in China)
Voice of America, May 03, 2007
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2007-05-03-voa39.cfm

博讯网记者孑木的八台电脑相继瘫痪 (Boxun Journalist’s 8 Computers Disabled, Similar Attacks Reported by Internet Activist Huang Qi)
Radio Free Asia, May 03, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/05/03/china_
media_freedom/

Bush Scolds China, Russia, Others on Press Freedoms
Agence France-Presse (via YahooNews), May 03, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070503/pl_afp/uspressfree
dombush_070503194724;_ylt=AhKElRB2mPuEVDiN0xQj2
rdPzWQA

RFA独家报道：《百姓》杂志被令改版成非时政类文摘刊物 (RFA's Exclusive Coverage: Baixing Magazine Ordered to Change to Non-Political Publication)
Radio Free Asia, May 03, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/05/03/ba
ixing/

章诒和纪念罗隆基的文章遭封杀 (Zhang Yihe's Memorial Essay on "Rightist" Luo Longji Barred from Internet)
Radio Free Asia, May 02, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/05/02/z
hang/

Police
贵州六盘水煤炭局官员被调查期间离奇死亡 (Guizhou Official Dead 7 Days After Being Taken Away for Corruption Probe, Bruises Found all over Body)
Radio Free Asia, May 03, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/05/03/china_g
overnment_official/

Poverty
Can't Read, Can't Write, No Job: Rural Poor Struggle in Big Cities)
South China Morning Post, May 04, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZTJ0YV51F.html

Protests and Petitions
京防外力渗透 愿花钱摆平上访 (Beijing Willing to Pay Petitioners Off to Prevent Foreign Intervention)
Ming Pao, May 04, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20070504/cac1.htm

Village's Chief Unbowed in Fight for Land Compensation
South China Morning Post, May 04, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ6RD5W51F.html

北京农民工索工资与保安发生冲突 (28 Migrant Workers Clash with Security Guards over Wage Delay in Beijing)
Voice of America, May 03, 2007
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2007-05-03-voa50.cfm

广东东莞爆发征地冲突 (Hundreds of Guangdong Villagers Clash with Security Officers over Land Grabs)
Radio Free Asia, May 03, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/05/03
/dongguan/

湖北7名上访职工在北京绝食 (Seven Hubei Workers Launch Hunger Strike in Beijing over Illegal Detention)
Radio Free Asia, May 03, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/05/03/jues
hi/

国家信访局成最繁忙办公室 每年受理信访千万次 (State Bureau for Letters and Calls Is China's Busiest Office, Processes 10 Million Cases Each Year)
Xinhuanet, May 03, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2007-05/03/content_6
054679.htm

广州近千名业主维权与城管冲突 (1,000 Guangzhou Apartment Owners Clash with City Management Authorities over Amendment to Land Use Plan)
Radio Free Asia, May 02, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/05/02/china_r
ights_residents/

码头工人劳动节停工要加薪 (200 Pier Workers in Shenzhen Go on Strike to Demand Better Treatment and Higher Wages)
Nanfang City News, May 02, 2007
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/shyp/200705
020258.asp

Religion
中国各地基督教会被打压 (Members of Protestant House Churches Across China Harassed)
Radio Free Asia, May 03, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/05/03/ch
urch/

May 3, 2007

News

Bilateral Ties
China Asked to Freeze Investment in Iran
Agence France-Presse (via YahooNews), May 02, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070502/pl_afp/usiran
chinanuclear_070502193401;_ylt=AtkS7.WWuqS9pDexv9i_WC9PzWQA

Letter from Ethiopia: China's Risky Venture into Resource-Rich Africa
International Herald Tribune, May 02, 2007
http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/05/02/news/letter.php

Hukou
Harmonising 'Hukou'
Xinhuanet, May 03, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-05/03/content
_6055183.htm

Labor
China's Labor Law Raises US Concerns
Financial Times, May 03, 2007
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/09d35e16-f8c4-11db-a940-000
b5df10621,dwp_uuid=9c33700c-4c86-11da-89df-0000779e
2340.html

山西一私矿瓦斯爆炸14人亡 (14 Killed in Shanxi Gas Blast)
The Beijing News, May 02, 2007
http://news.thebeijingnews.com/0567/2007/05-02/021@
259766.htm

Driven by Poverty, China's Coal Miners Risk All
Asia Times Online, May 03, 2007
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China_Business/IE03
Cb01.html

Media
何清涟：中国向国外无偿转让网控技术 (He Qinglian: China Transfers Internet Surveillance Technology to Authoritarian Regimes for Free)
Radio Free Asia, May 02, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/05/
02/he/

Military
Official Expounds China's Stance on Nuclear Proliferation
Xinhuanet, May 02, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-05/02/content
_6053809.htm

Multilateral
U.N. Climate Talks Progress, EU and China Spar
Reuters (via YahooNews), May 3, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070503/ts_nm/globalwarming
_dc_1;_ylt=AgdBW9I3p5.QC0IP5Vkdi5RPzWQA

Police
周永康实地检查天安门广场安全保卫工作 (Public Security Minister Zhou Yongkang Lauds Security Efforts at Tiananmen Square to Ensure Social Stability During the Week-long Labor Holiday)
Sina.com, May 02, 2007
http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2007-05-02/09421175424
0s.shtml

Public Health
New Regulations Banning Trade of Human Organs Go into Effect
Xinhuanet, May 03, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-05/01/content
_6052752.htm

Religion
美国国际宗教自由委员会再次将中国列为“特别关注国” (US International Religious Freedom Report Ranks China as Country of “Special Concern” for its Systemic Violations of Religious Rights)
Radio Free Asia, May 03, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/05/
02/religion/