June 16-18, 2007

Bilateral Ties
China Urges Support to Deployment of Peacekeeping Troop in Darfur
Xinhuanet, June 16, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-06/16/content_
6248244.htm

Disasters
Floods in China Kill 128, Leaving 24 Missing
Xinhuanet, June 16, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-06/16/content_
6251398.htm

Environment
China Plants Trees to Hold Back Desertification
Reuters (via YahooNews), June 17, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070618/lf_nm/deforestation
_china_desert_dc_1;_ylt=Aq.cN.H9KmejlnO2pfHyUxJPzWQA

Freedom of Speech
北京:发生工程事故时散布谣言将被追究法律责任 (Spreading Rumors About Construction Accidents in Beijing to Become an Offense)
Xinhuanet, June 16, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2007-06/16/content_
6250116.htm

Labor
Slave Labour Factory Boss Under Arrest
South China Morning Post, June 18, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62
ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=ec80d85809
933110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&s=News

Law
中国要求重视危害国家安全犯罪的审判工作 (China’s Courts to Consider Impact on Bilateral Relations in Ruling on State Security Cases)
Radio Free Asia, June 16, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/
06/16/anquan/

最高人民法院出台加强审判公开工作若干意见 (Supreme People's Court Issues Circular on Strengthening Work of Holding Open Trials)
Legal Daily, June 15, 2007
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/0705/2007-06/15/content_
639244.htm

Media
Head of Safety Watchdog Urges Public, Media to Report Accidents
Xinhuanet, June 16, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-06/16/content_
6251059.htm

Public Health
Reported HIV Cases in Tibet Rise to 41 from 30 Last Year
South China Morning Post, June 18, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62
ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=6c25d85809
933110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News

State Security
Woman Who Helped the Powerless Seek Justice Charged with Having State Secrets
South China Morning Post, June 18, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62
ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=0b45d85809
933110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=Ne

Three Gorges
China to Move Last 100,000 Residents Away from Three Gorges Reservoir
Xinhuanet, June 15, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-06/15/content_
6247818.htm

June 15, 2007

News
Bilateral Ties
Chinese, U.S. lawmakers exchange views on bilateral relations
Xinhuanet, June 15, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-06/15/content_
6246554.htm

Japan-China friendship pioneers tour China again
China Daily, June 15, 2007
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2007-06/15/content_
895004.htm

Penalizing China to hurt US
China Daily, June 15, 2007
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/bizchina/2007-06/15/content_
895206.htm

Corruption
979 Henan officials confess offences before deadline
Shanghai Daily, June 15, 2007
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2007/200706/
20070615/article_319751.htm

Shanghai courts begin to hear cases connected to social security
fund scandal
People's Daily, June 15, 2007
http://english.people.com.cn/200706/15/eng20070615_
384694.html

Death Penalty
Capital cases made more transparent
People's Daily, June 15, 2007
http://english.people.com.cn/200706/15/eng20070615_
384492.html

Disasters
Villagers living in ruins after deadly earthquake
South China Morning Post, June 15, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62
ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=975b28e540
b23110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=

Economic Development
Small loans help tiny businesses to develop in Shanghai
Xinhuanet, June 15, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-06/15/content_
6246797.htm

Environment
China to Ramp Up Greenhouse-Gas Efforts
Wall Street Journal, June 15, 2007
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB118184538803835613.html?
mod=googlenews_wsj

Setback for water safety campaign
People's Daily, June 15, 2007
http://english.people.com.cn/200706/15/eng20070615_
384491.html

Food Security
China hopes HK lifts toothpaste recall
Associated Press (via YahooNews), June 15, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070615/ap_on_bi_ge/
china_tainted_food_4

Gender
Mixed marriages on the increase
China Daily, June 15, 2007
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2007-06/14/content_
893808.htm

Hong Kong
Former secretary for justice: Hong Kong's freedom remains
under basic law
Xinhuanet, June 15, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-06/15/content_
6247967.htm

Labor
Job market faces challenges: Report
People's Daily, June 15, 2007
http://english.people.com.cn/200706/15/eng20070615_
384493.html

Outrage as China slave scandal deepens
Agence France Presse (via YahooNews), June 15, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070615/wl_asia_afp/
chinaslaverychildren_070615121742

Law
China, U.S. to Step Up Anti-Piracy Work
Washington Post, June 15, 2007
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/
2007/06/15/AR2007061500534.html

Media
China censors "Pirates" for "vilifying Chinese"
Reuters (via YahooNews), June 15, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070615/od_uk_nm/
oukoe_uk_china_entertainment_pirates_1

Multilateral
Africa wants close cooperation with China, India
People's Daily, June 15, 2007
http://english.people.com.cn/200706/15/eng20070615_
384388.html

Olympics
China retailer halts sales of Olympic items believed made by
children - report
Forbes, June 15, 2007
http://www.forbes.com/business/feeds/afx/2007/06/15/
afx3824082.html

Police
Police accused of beating villagers
South China Morning Post, June 15, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62
ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=983b28e540
b23110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=

Public Health
China flood efforts target disease
South China Morning Post, June 15, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62
ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=5d5d40bddad
23110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=

Rural Issues
China’s soaring pork prices boost farmers’ incomes
Financial Express, June 15, 2007
http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?
content_id=167181

State-owned Enterprises
China Government Tightens Monitoring Over State-Owned Enterprises
Nasdaq, June 15, 2007
http://www.nasdaq.com/aspxcontent/NewsStory.
aspx?cpath=20070615%5cACQDJON200706151040
DOWJONESDJONLINE000765.htm&

Taiwan
Taiwan accuses EU of hypocrisy over China
Telegraph.co.uk, June 15, 2007
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/
2007/06/15/wtaiwan115.xml

Three Gorges
Final 100,000 people preparing to relocate to make way for
China's Three Gorges Dam
International Herald Tribune, June 15, 2007
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/06/15/asia/AS-GEN-
China-Three-Gorges-Dam.php

Tibet
PM meets Dalai Lama to talk Tibet
CNN, June 15, 2007
http://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/06/15/
howard.tibet.ap/

Activist group: China demolishes giant Buddhist statue in Tibet
International Herald Tribune, June 15, 2007
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/06/15/asia/AS-GEN-
China-Tibet-Buddhist-Statue.php

China says to spend more on remote border regions
Reuters (via YahooNews), June 15, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070615/wl_nm/
china_border_dc_1

June 14, 2007

News
Bilateral Ties
Canberra Bites Back After Swipe
The Standard, June 14, 2007
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?we_cat=3
&art_id=46771&sid=14048447&con_type=1&d_str=20070614

Children
1,000 Child Slaves in Brick Factories)
South China Morning Post, June 14, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ec
b329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=e87d3b488d52311
0VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=Ne

Death Penalty
Chinese Teacher Gets Death for 18 Rapes
Associated Press (via YahooNews), June 13, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070613/ap_on_re_as/china_
teacher_rape_3;_ylt=Ao3g5bc_JHeWXLrYSnh2S9xPzWQA

Environment
专家：科技难救湖泊污染 (Experts Say Lake Pollution Cannot Be Solved by Technology Alone)
Ming Pao, June 14, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20070614/caa1.htm

Labor
Survey: Employment Discrimination Persists in China
Xinhuanet, June 13, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-06/13/content_
6238655.htm

Media
上网记录至少存60天 (Record of Internet Use to Be Kept at Least 60 Days to "Suppress Online Pornography")
The Beijing News, June 14, 2007
http://news.thebeijingnews.com/0546/2007/0613/021@2
69089.htm

江苏两记者被拘:孑木案法律援助难 傅涛被继续关押 (Jiangsu Reporter Jie Mu, a.k.a. Sun Lin, Barred from Meeting Lawyer, While Detention for Another Journalist Continues)
Radio Free Asia, June 14, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/06/13/j
iemu/

Yahoo's China Policy Rejected
BBC, June 14, 2007
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/6747095.stm

Yahoo's Internet Photo Site Flickr.com Blocked in China
Agence France-Presse (via YahooNews), June 13, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070613/tc_afp/chinainterne
tyahoo_070613123615

Migrant Workers
中国拟定农民工养老新办法 (China Considers New Pension System for Migrant Workers)
Radio Free Asia, June 13, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/06/13/
nongmin/

Olympics
Beijing Games Become Catch-All for Causes
Reuters, June 14, 2007
http://in.today.reuters.com/news/NewsArticle.aspx?type=
sportsNews&storyID=2007-06-13T113843Z_01_NOOTR_
RTRMDNC_0_India-302856-1.xml

FBI Offers to Assist China with Olympic Security
Reuters (via YahooNews), June 14, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070613/us_nm/china_usa_
fbi_dc_2

2008 Beijing Olympic Image May Suffer
Associated Press (via YahooNews), June 13, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070613/ap_on_re_as/beiji
ng_labor_abuses_1;_ylt=An1l9EQFx16S6LJ2bo3r4g1PzWQA

Protests and Petitions
內蒙5000警民冲突 (5,000 Inner Mongolians Clash with Police over Resettlement Compensation)
Ming Pao, June 14, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20070614/cac1.htm

湖南女贩离奇死亡 死者儿子“袭警”被抓 (After Hunan Hawker's Mysterious Death, Her Son Is Taken Away for Assaulting a Police Officer)
Radio Free Asia, June 13, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/06/13/
nufan/

湖北残疾人上访被押回 江苏维权人士被禁上网 (Disabled Petitioner Taken Back to Hubei, Jiangsu Rights Defender Barred Access to Internet)
Radio Free Asia, June 13, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/06/13/
weiquan/

June 13, 2007

Top News of the Day
State Security
Group Calls on China to Define 'State Secret'
Los Angeles Times, June 12, 2007
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-sec
rets12jun12,1,7439228.story?coll=la-headlines-world
New York-based Human Rights in China released a report on June 12, calling on Beijing to create a clear definition of what constitutes a state secret. The group also urges China to create an independent review mechanism for secrecy cases, end political interference in the judicial system and halt the culture of secrecy. Currently, China's state secrets laws allow the government to retroactively change what are labeled as secrets.

Related Information
HRIC Press Release: New HRIC Report Details State Secrets
System
Human Rights in China, June 12, 2007
http://hrichina.org/public/contents/41500

News
Corruption
New Graft Scandal in Tianjin Centred on Court President
South China Morning Post, June 13, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62e
cb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=1e8dc88103
123110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News

Disasters
村民被困，政府不救？ (Lack of Equipment Delays Rescue for Flood-Trapped Villagers in Guangdong)
Nanfang City News, June 13, 2007
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/jwxy/20070
6130015.asp

Education
中国扫盲多年近年文盲反大幅上升 (China's Illiterate Population Growing Quickly)
Voice of America, June 13, 2007
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2007-06-12-voa1.cfm

Environment
60% of Chinese Cities Suffer from Air Pollution: Report
China Daily, June 12, 2007
http://english.people.com.cn/200706/12/eng20070612_3
83316.html

Food Security
China Says Food Safety Under Control
Associated Press (via YahooNews), June 12, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070612/ap_on_re_as/chin
a_tainted_food_5;_ylt=AhwmYzSN9GjEgSGIJcaGjAdPz
WQA

Freedom of Speech
坚拒取消反思文革讲演　社科院学者批设障者不智 (CASS Scholar Asked Not to Speak on Cultural Revolution)
Radio Free Asia, June 12, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/06/12/
wenge/

Human Rights
美国报告称每年中国有10万到20万人口被买卖 (US Report Says 100,000 to 200,000 People Are Trafficked in China)
Radio Free Asia, June 12, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/06/12/
traffic/

Media
互联网和中国公民权利(三）互联网对传统媒体市场竞争力的挑战 (Internet and Citizens' Rights in China (Part 3) - Internet's Challenge to Traditional Media)
Radio Free Asia, June 11, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/06/11/
Internet3/

Military
美学者关注中国可能发展生化武器 (US Experts Are Concerned That China May Develop Biochemical Weapons)
Voice of America, June 12, 2007
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2007-06-12-voa55.cfm

Olympics
China Blames Foreigners for Abuse
Associated Press (via YahooNews), June 12, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070612/ap_on_re_as/beiji
ng_labor_abuses_7;_ylt=AotiicXenohEMzDJW7_LxFJPz
WQA

Politics
China Struggles to Define Democracy
Financial Times, June 13, 2007
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/8340c1c4-18f1-11dc-a961-000b5
df10621,dwp_uuid=9c33700c-4c86-11da-89df-0000779e2
340.html

Communist Capitalists
International Herald Tribune, June 12, 2007
http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/06/12/opinion/edbowr
ing.php

Protests and Petitions
内蒙乌兰察布市近三百名居民抗议电厂污染 (300 Inner Mongolians Protest Pollution from Power Plant)
Radio Free Asia, June 12, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/06/12/china_
rights_environment/

Tibet
Dalai Lama Warns Against China Containment
Reuters (via YahooNews), June 12, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070612/wl_nm/australia_
lama_dc_4;_ylt=ArS9YKTdhClXJ4NaJ.KZLkVPzWQA

June 12, 2007

News
Civil Society
Residents Snub Poll on Renewal Plan
South China Morning Post, June 12, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ec
b329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=e31f382488b1311
0VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News

Corruption
China's Oral Health Committee Illegally Accepts Endorsement Fees
Xinhuanet, June 11, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-06/11/content_
6227614.htm

Death Penalty
An Olympic Reprieve for China's Convicts
The Times, June 11, 2007
http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1631399,0
0.html?xid=rss-world

Disasters
Southern China Rainstorms Death Toll Rises to 71
Xinhuanet, June 11, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-06/11/content_
6228688.htm

Environment
Premier Demands Thorough Investigation of Taihu Lake Crisis
Xinhuanet, June 11, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-06/11/content_
6228454.htm

Report: China Growth Hurts Heritage
ABC News, June 11, 2007
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=3264853

Government
South China City Weeds Out Lazybones Officials
Xinhuanet, June 11, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-06/11/content_
6228443.htm

Human Rights Defender - Zeng Jinyan (曾金燕)
China Bars Dissident's Wife from Leaving
Associated Press (via YahooNews), June 11, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070611/ap_on_re_as/china_
activist_detained_1;_ylt=Av49tIPaln6r_Bv99o2SC_JPzWQA

Human Rights Defender – Guo Feixiong (郭飞雄)
郭飞雄案开庭延期 日期待定 (Trial for Guo Feixiong Delayed, New Date to Be Determined)
Radio Free Asia, June 11, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/06/11/
guofeixiong/

Media
Flickr网疑因存敏感照　在中国大陆遭屏蔽 (Flickr Web Site Blocked in China over Sensitive Photos)
Radio Free Asia, June 11, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/06/11/
Flickr/

Yahoo Weighs In on Free Speech in China
Associated Press (via YahooNews), June 11, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070611/ap_on_re_as/hong_
kong_yahoo_jailed_reporter_9;_ylt=AjBGH98bRtKhYrlhJw
el8pVPzWQA

Migrant Workers
Pension Plan for Migrant Workers
South China Morning Post, June 12, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb
329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=080e99b56cb13110
VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News

Olympics
Merchandise Manufacturers Hit Back at 'Groundless' Allegations
South China Morning Post, June 12, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ec
b329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=778e382488
b13110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=Ne

China May Cancel Olympic Contracts
Associated Press (via YahooNews), June 11, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070611/ap_on_re_as/beijing
_labor_abuses_5;_ylt=AtSzTfMAxrfCGkzgJJBMkHVPzWQA

Police
Another Chinese City to Have "Energy Police"
Xinhuanet, June 11, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-06/11/content_6
228722.htm

Protests and Petitions
In Brief: Tibetans Riot in Sichuan over Sacred Mountain's Exploitation
South China Morning Post, June 12, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ec
b329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=67ee382488b
13110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=Ne

上百名访民要人权被抓 周莉维权被打被威胁 (Petitioners Beaten and Threatened over Eviction in Beijing)
Radio Free Asia, June 11, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/06/11/
fangmin/

State Security
China's Secret Rules Stymie Legal System
Associated Press (via YahooNews), June 11, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070611/ap_on_re_as/chin
a_secrets_1;_ylt=Aq8CtZcFQ1sLfKbOSK83dCFPzWQA

Related Information
HRIC Report: State Secrets: China’s Legal Labyrinth
Human Rights in China, June 2007
http://hrichina.org/public/contents/41421

Three Gorges
Official: Silting in Three Gorges Reservoir Less Serious Than Anticipated
Xinhuanet, June 11, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-06/11/content_
6228451.htm

June 9-11, 2007

News
Civil Society
拆迁公投三成反对或延工程 (China's First "Referendum" on Eviction May Delay Project)
Ming Pao, June 11, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20070611/cca1.htm

Corruption
Confess Now, China Urges Corrupt Officials
Reuters (via YahooNews), June 08, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070608/wl_nm/china_cor
ruption_dc_1;_ylt=AvIxowbLtD0A5XtrTTuIo7xPzWQA

Death Penalty
China Urged to Cut Back Executions Before Olympics
Agence France-Presse (via YahooNews), June 09, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070610/wl_asia_afp/oly2
008chinahongkongrights_070610030841;_ylt=AsJe_.boV
BI2rfi6cNNTjR5PzWQA

Disasters
600,000 Displaced by Flooding in Southern China
International Herald Tribune, June 11, 2007
http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/06/10/asia/china11.php

Environment
China Mulls Banning Food in Ethanol Fuel Production
Xinhuanet, June 11, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-06/11/content_62
24333.htm

Human Rights Defender
In Brief: Police Block Rights Activist from Attending Course in Europe
South China Morning Post, June 11, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62e
cb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=a257c6a90
9513110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News

Torture Probe Delays China Environmentalist's Trial
Agence France-Presse (via YahooNews), June 09, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070609/wl_asia_afp/china
environmentpollutionwaterrights_070609062121;_ylt=AiPy
UUM.Z3GpXIa2fZJ9GIVPzWQA

Human Rights Defender – Guo Feixiong (郭飞雄)
郭飞雄控告看守所人员刑讯逼供 (Guo Feixiong Sues Detention Officers over Torture)
Radio Free Asia, June 08, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/06/08/china_
rights_guofeixiong/

June 4th
Fading Echoes in Tiananmen Square
Washington Post, June 10, 2007
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article
/2007/06/08/AR2007060802413.html

Law
China Gives Public More Leeway to Disagree with Gov't Decisions
Xinhuanet, June 08, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-06/08/content_6
217625.htm

Media
《成都晚报》因六四广告已有七人被开除 (Seven from Chengdu Evening News Dismissed over June 4 Ad)
Radio Free Asia, June 08, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/06/08/china_m
edia_64/

Olympics
Report: Child Labor Making Olympics Gear
Associated Press (via YahooNews), June 10, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070611/ap_on_re_as/china
_olympics_labor_2;_ylt=Ag.1G.DIEX0_gOJ79Y_c0_9PzWQA

Population
孕妇逃避强行引产坠楼身亡 (Seven-Month-Pregnant Woman from Hebei Fell and Died Trying to Escape Forced Abortion)
Radio Free Asia, June 08, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/06/08/china
_rights_birth_death/

Protests and Petitions
In Brief: Rally Against Chongqing Dog Cull
South China Morning Post, June 11, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb
329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=a257c6a9095
13110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News

Strike at China Christmas Tree Factory
Associated Press (via YahooNews), June 09, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070609/ap_on_re_as/chin
a_factory_strike_1;_ylt=AqAHUIh79kjJe5PUFUC8auRPzWQA

黑龙江失地农民“不要奥运要人权” (Heilongjiang-Based Victims of Land Grab: We Want Human Rights Not Olympics)
Radio Free Asia, June 08, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/06/08/h
elongjiang/

Public Health
Bogus Blood Protein Found in 18 Hospitals
South China Morning Post, June 11, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ec
b329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=4e55474cf3
713110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=New

Tibet
Report: China Resettles Tibetan Nomads
Associated Press (via YahooNews), June 10, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070610/ap_on_re_as/china
_human_rights_1;_ylt=ApW2Top6mBu6SWQL6VGPNH5Pz
WQA

Xinjiang
Chinese Leave Guantánamo for Albanian Limbo
New York Times, June 10, 2007
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/10/world/europe/10rese
ttle.html?_r=2&n=Top%2fNews%2fWorld%2fCountries%20
and%20Territories%2fChina&oref=slogin&oref=slogin

June 8, 2007

News
Civil Society
China Wants Role of NGOs and Professional Organizations Better Defined
Xinhuanet, June 07, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-06/07/content_
6210419.htm

Death Penalty
"Prudent" Chinese Courts Cut Back on Execution
Reuters (via YahooNews), June 08, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070608/wl_nm/china_exec
utions_dc_1;_ylt=AiCL1VLjFmRTWrhTi3lTl0FPzWQA

Human Rights Defender – Rebiya Kadeer (热比娅)
China Lashes at Bush for Meeting Rights Activist
Reuters (via YahooNews), June 07, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070607/pl_nm/china_usa
_rights_dc_1

Human Rights Defenders
池建伟上诉庭未开已入牢 朱虞夫案进入审查起诉 (Chi Jianwei's Appeal Rejected in Closed Trial; Prosecutor to Decide Whether to Indict Zhu Yufu and Son)
Radio Free Asia, June 07, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/06/07/
chijianwei/

Land Policy
Maglev Project Pushes Ahead
South China Morning Post, June 08, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ec
b329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=7f6599a0c
e603110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=New

Law
化州公安刑讯夺命串供遮掩/涉及民警近40人 省反渎职侵权局成立 (40 Local Police Officers in Guangdong Lie About Torture Death of Suspect)
Nanfang City News, June 08, 2007
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/jwxy/200706
080316.asp

沪党纪案件有望公开审理 (Shanghai May Hold Open Trials for Cases Involving Party Discipline in 2007)
The Beijing News, June 08, 2007
http://news.thebeijingnews.com/0565/2007/06-08/018@
013748.htm

Media
Media Ban over Reported Firing
South China Morning Post, June 08, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62e
cb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=e0659
9a0ce603110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s
=News

Two Newspaper Staff Suspended for 'June 4' Advert
South China Morning Post, June 08, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62e
cb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=7b959
9a0ce603110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s
=News

Migrant Workers
Cadre's Son Accused of Enslaving and Torturing Migrants in Factory
South China Morning Post, June 08, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb
329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=eee499a0
ce603110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News

Multilateral Relations
Beijing Rethinks Foreign Aid
The Standard, June 08, 2007
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?we_cat=3&
art_id=46327&sid=13966502&con_type=1&d_str=20070608

Olympics
Watchdog Hits Decision to Build Incinerator
South China Morning Post, June 08, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/vgn-ext-templating/v/index.jsp?
vgnextoid=40e499a0ce603110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRC
RD&s=News&ss=Chinatemplating/v/index.jsp?vgnex
toid

China Must Tackle Darfur for Successful Olympics, Says Activist
Agence France-Presse (via YahooNews), June 07, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070607/wl_asia_afp/oly20
08chinahongkong_070607145255

Population
US Abortion Ruling Opens Asylum Door
The Standard, June 08, 2007
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?we_cat=3&ar
t_id=46286&sid=13966161&con_type=1&d_str=20070608

Protests and Petitions
河南访民李玉凤被控“妨碍公务罪” (Henan Petitioner to Be Tried on "Obstructing Execution of Official Duties" Charges)
Radio Free Asia, June 07, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/06/07/china_pe
tition_court/

Hundreds of Students Riot in Central China
Reuters (via ABC News), June 07, 2007
http://www.abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=325
3770

天津维权人士郑明芳遭当地政法委书记毒打 (Rights Defender Beaten by Local Cadre in Tianjin)
Radio Free Asia, June 07, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/06/07/zh
eng/

Xiamen Environment to Be Assessed
Xinhuanet, June 07, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-06/07/content_62
12460.htm

Religion
In Brief: Underground Bishop Back in Custody, US Rights Group Says
South China Morning Post, June 08, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ec
b329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=b5b59
9a0ce603110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=
News

Rural Issues
China Plans Cooperative Healthcare for all Rural Residents by 2010
Xinhuanet, June 07, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-06/07/content_6
212788.htm

June 7, 2007

News
Corruption
Electricity Regulator Slams Local Protection of Corrupt Practices
Xinhuanet, June 06, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-06/06/content_6
206787.htm

Food Security
China Publishes First Food Safety Five-Year Plan
Financial Times, June 06, 2007
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/50957742-13e7-11dc-9866-000b
5df10621,dwp_uuid=9c33700c-4c86-11da-89df-0000779e
2340.html

Human Rights Defenders
"Eco-Warrior" Wu Lihong Charged for Blackmail
Xinhuanet, June 06, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-06/06/content_6
206117.htm

北京维权人士齐志勇被扣押一周后获释 (Beijing Rights Defender Qi Zhiyong Released After Detention for a Week)
Radio Free Asia, June 06, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/06/06/china_
dissident_detain/

泛蓝联盟成员谢福林被拘留　短期内第四位成员失自由 (Xie Fulin Becomes 4th Member of Pan-Blue Alliance to Be Placed Under Detention in a Month)
Radio Free Asia, June 06, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/06/06/
fanlan/

Law
Shanghai Targets Sexual Harassment
Christian Science Monitor, June 06, 2007
http://www.csmonitor.com/2007/0606/p07s02-woap.html

Media
互联网和中国公民权利(一） (Internet and Citizens' Rights in China (Part I))
Radio Free Asia, June 06, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/06/06/In
ternet/

互联网和中国公民权利(二） (Internet and Citizens' Rights in China (Part II))
Radio Free Asia, June 06, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/06/06/I
nternet2/

Amnesty International Warns Censorship Will Damage Internet
Voice of America, June 06, 2007
http://www.voanews.com/english/2007-06-06-voa31.cfm

China to Raise Key Internet Issues at IGF Meeting
YahooNews (China), June 06, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/infoworld/20070606/tc_infoworld
/89149_1

大陆网站记者报道拆迁被捕　紧贴孑木案江苏当局又一记 (Journalist of China-Based Web Site Detained After Reporting on Violent Eviction)
Radio Free Asia, June 06, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/06/06/ji
emu/

Migrant Workers
山西省出台新条例 农民工试用期不得超过一个月 (Shanxi's New Regulation to Limit Probation Period for Migrant Workers to Less Than a Month)
Legal Daily, June 07, 2007
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/0705/2007-06/07/content_63
2641.htm

Olympics
中国媒体批评迎奥运活动“劳民伤财” (Chinese Media Criticizes Wasteful Olympic Activities)
Radio Free Asia, June 06, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/06/06/o
lympics/

Poverty
潘小涛﹕比一条生命还要珍贵的一包面包 (Commentary: When Bread Is More Expansive Than Life)
Ming Pao, June 07, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20070607/fab1.htm

Protests and Petitions
Mayor Hits Out at Plant Protesters
The Standard, June 07, 2007
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?we_cat=3
&art_id=46207&sid=13947314&con_type=1&d_str=20070
607

China Jails Holdout Couple Who Tried to Self-Immolate
Radio Free Asia, June 06, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/english/china/2007/06/06/china_shand
ong/

Three Gorges
Climate Official: Three Gorges Dam Can Not Be Blamed for Drought in SW China
Xinhuanet, June 06, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-06/06/content_
6207847.htm

Hong Kong
We Have Final Say on Power, Warns Wu
The Standard, June 07, 2007
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?pp_cat=
12&art_id=46267&sid=13953165&con_type=3

June 6, 2007

News
Environment
Beijing Sees Turning Point in Battle Against Pollution
South China Morning Post, June 06, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62e
cb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=ee6ea7
f77acf2110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News

Green Watchdog Orders Clampdown on Lake Polluters
South China Morning Post, June 06, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb
329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=07fea7f77acf2110VgnV
CM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News

Inner Mongolia Hopes Great Green Wall Will Halt March of the Desert
South China Morning Post, June 06, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62e
cb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=6b2fa7f77ac
f2110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News

Official Hits Report on Illegal Logging
The Standard, June 06, 2007
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?we_cat=3&a
rt_id=46121&sid=13933282&con_type=1&d_str=20070606

Human Rights Defender – Guo Feixiong (郭飞雄)
简要新闻∶郭飞雄的妻子发表致联合国酷刑报告员的申诉信 (In Brief: Guo Feixiong's Wife Entrusts Human Rights in China to Appeal to UN Special Rapporteur on Torture)
Radio Free Asia, June 06, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/xinwen/2007/06/05/

Related Information
HRIC Press Release: Guo Feixiong Appeal to UN Special Rapporteur on Torture
Human Rights in China, June 05, 2007
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/item?item_
id=40742

Human Rights Defender – Zheng Enchong (郑恩宠)
Lawyer Still Waits for Freedom a Year After Release from Jail
South China Morning Post, June 06, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ec
b329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=8caea7
f77acf2110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News

Human Rights Defenders
右派教师促平反被抄家 (Shandong Authorities Ransack Home of 74-Year-Old Man Who Demanded Reevaluation of the "Anti-Rightist" Campaign)
Ming Pao, June 06, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20070606/ccb1.htm

Tai Lake Activist Broke the Law, Says Official
South China Morning Post, June 06, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ec
b329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=8a1fa7f77acf
2110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News

June 4th
Watch of Tiananmen 'Hero' Put on eBay
South China Morning Post, June 06, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ec
b329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=900ea7f77acf2
110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News

Media
In Brief: Net Writer Under 'False Arrest'
South China Morning Post, June 06, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ec
b329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=1aeda7f77acf2110
VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News

More Controls Urged over Cyberspace
South China Morning Post, June 06, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ec
b329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=e15ea7f77acf21
10VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News

China Internet Penetration 62 Pct of World Avg, Still Much Upside - Official
AFX News Limited, June 05, 2007
http://www.forbes.com/business/feeds/afx/2007/06/05/
afx3787609.html

China to Intensify Campaign Against Online Porn, Illegal Horror Fiction
Xinhuanet, June 05, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-06/05/content
_6201234.htm

Unwary Clerk Lets Ad Marking June 4 Slip Through Security Net
South China Morning Post, June 06, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb
329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=e62ea7f77acf2110V
gnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News

Olympics
Beijing to Evict 1.5 Million for Olympics
Reuters, June 05, 2007
http://uk.reuters.com/article/sportsNews/idUKSP3143182
0070605

Police
农妇派出所身亡留给法院遗书 (Deputy Head of Police Substation in Hunan Detained for Mysterious Death of Female Farmer)
The Beijing News, June 06, 2007
http://news.thebeijingnews.com/0547/2007/0605/018@267
226.htm

Protests and Petitions
《了望》周刊提出处理群体性事件要慎用警力 (Chinese Magazine Outlook Urges Careful Use of Police Power in Mass Incidents)
Radio Free Asia, June 06, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/06/05/
liaowang/

汕头：抗议官商夺食水卖钱 七千村民怒砸水闸 (7,000 Guangdong Villagers Damage Sluice at Water Source to Restore Clean Water Supply)
Radio Free Asia, June 05, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/06/05/
shantou/

基督教社会活动家华惠棋被秘密判刑6个月 (Christian Activist Hua Huiqi Sentenced to 6 Months' Imprisonment in Closed Trial)
Radio Free Asia, June 05, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/06/05/
huahuiqi/

June 5, 2007

News
Bilateral Ties
简要新闻：缅甸学生团体致胡锦涛、普京的公开信 (In Brief: Myanmar Student Group Urges Hu Jintao and Vladimir Putin to Press Myanmar Junta on Democracy)
Radio Free Asia, June 04, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/xinwen/2007/06/04/xinwe
n/ - miandian

Environment
Beijing Sets Emissions-Cut Target
The Standard, June 05, 2007
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?we_cat=3&
art_id=46013&sid=13911153&con_type=1&d_str=20070605

Human Rights Defenders
吴立洪之妻状告环保总局 (Wife of Environmentalist Wu Lihong Sues State Environmental Protection Administration)
The Beijing News, June 05, 2007
http://news.thebeijingnews.com/0567/2007/06-05/018@
267231.htm

Human Rights Defender – Zheng Enchong (郑恩宠)
维权律师爆当局500万封口 (Zheng Enchong Says Authorities Offer Him 5 Million Yuan to Not Criticize Shanghai Government)
Ming Pao, June 05, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20070605/cad1.htm

Human Rights Defender - Gao Zhisheng (高智晟)
高智晟再遭殴打 海外获奖后当局示警？ (Gao Zhisheng Beaten Again by Police on Saturday After Receiving International Rights Award)
Radio Free Asia, June 04, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/06/04/
gaozhisheng/

Human Rights Defender – Shi Tao (师涛)
师涛母亲赴南非代儿子领奖 (Shi Tao's Mother Receives Press Freedom Award for Son in South Africa)
Radio Free Asia, June 04, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/06/04/
gaoqinsheng/

June 4th
丁子霖木樨地首祭儿子 (Ding Zilin Allowed to Pay Tribute at Location Where Son Was Shot Dead in Beijing)
Ming Pao, June 05, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20070605/gca1.htm

天安门散步 维权律师被扣查 (Human Rights Lawyer Detained for Hours for Strolling in Tiananmen Square)
Ming Pao, June 05, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20070605/gca2.htm

Law
因犯罪嫌疑人是人大代表 郑州警方侦查中断7个月 (Henan Police Suspend Investigation for 7 Months, as Suspect Is Delegate to Provincial People's Congress)
China Youth Daily, June 05, 2007
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2007-06/05/content_1782956
.htm

Media
China Newspaper Ad Salutes Tiananmen Mothers
Reuters, June 04, 2007
http://africa.reuters.com/world/news/usnPEK69273.html

中国各大网站被禁止讨论黄菊去世 (Major Internet Forums Bar Discussion on Death of Huang Ju)
Radio Free Asia, June 04, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/06/04/
huangju/

Olympics
Eight Demands for Beijing Before the 2008 Olympics
Phayul.com, June 04, 2007
http://www.phayul.com/news/article.aspx?id=16670&article=
Eight+demands+for+Beijing+before+the+2008+Olympics&t=
1&c=1

Protests and Petitions
200传销商狂砸派出所 (200 Pyramid-Sellers Mob Hebei Police Sub-Station)
Ming Pao, June 05, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20070605/cca1.htm

Officials Told to Tackle Riots Better
The Standard, June 05, 2007
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?we_cat=3
&art_id=46033&sid=13914181&con_type=1&d_str=20070605

Police Arrest 12 for Plotting Riots Against One-Child Policy
South China Morning Post, June 05, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb
329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=c7ba522b38
7f2110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=New

北大教授六四前夕游行被禁 (Staff from Peking and Tsinghua Universities Barred from Protest Ahead of "Sensitive Date")
Ming Pao, June 05, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20070605/cac1.htm

北京法院闭门审案判华惠棋罪名成立 (Beijing Court Convicts Petitioner in Closed Trial)
Radio Free Asia, June 04, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/06/04/china
_rights_court/

女访民被判劳教 肺结核复发被拒就诊 (Detained Hubei Petitioner Barred from Tuberculosis Treatment Unless She Promises Not to Petition Again)
Radio Free Asia, June 04, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/06/04/tan/

浙江一访民发手机短信反贪被行政拘留 (Zhejiang Petitioner Detained for 10 Days for Sending Anti-Corruption Messages Through Cell Phone)
Radio Free Asia, June 04, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/06/04/china_
petition_detain/

Public Health
HIV Infections up Sharply Among Women in China
Reuters, June 04, 2007
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/HKG80935.htm