September 8-10, 2007

News
Children
劳工权益组织分析中国童工现象 (Labor Rights NGO Analyzes Child Labor Situation in China)
Voice of America, September 09, 2007
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2007-09-09-voa53.
cfm

Corruption
调查 村官为何频频栽在“土地”上 (Why Are So Many Village Cadres Involved in Corruption Concerning Land Use?)
Legal Daily, September 10, 2007
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/0705/2007-09/10/content_
697280.htm

'Zipper Mayor', His Mistresses the Talk of the Town
South China Morning Post, September 10, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb
329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=f074e73b11
be4110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News

Death Penalty
男子借影碟遭拒杀死孕妇被判死刑 (Guangdong Man Sentenced to Death over Murder of Pregnant Woman)
Xinhuanet, September 10, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2007-09/10/content_
6695748.htm

Disasters
李毅中发火:别把事故原因推给自然灾害 (Head of State Administration of Work Safety Criticizes Subordinate for Blaming Disasters on Nature)
Xinhuanet, September 10, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/newscenter/2007-09/10/content_
6694454.htm

Environment
Government to Spend Billions to Clean Water
South China Morning Post, September 10, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb
329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=9973e73b11
be4110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=Ne

Official: No Permanent Buildings near Qinghai Lake
Xinhuanet, September 09, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-09/09/content_
6692334.htm

China's Hu Tells Rich World to Meet Climate Targets
Agence France-Presse (via YahooNews), September 08, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070908/wl_afp/apecsummitc
limatechina_070908055917;_ylt=Aov_Aj_V_akfJUeuKdifP
rFPzWQA

Human Rights Defender - Li Subin (李苏滨)
维权律师李苏滨状告司法厅局乱收费案开庭法庭未宣判 (Human Rights Lawyer Li Subin Sues Henan Authorities for Obstructing His Practice; Verdict Yet to Be Delivered)
Radio Free Asia, September 07, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/09/07
/lisubin/

Multilateral Relations
White House: No U.N. Funding for China
Associated Press (via YahooNews), September 07, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070907/ap_on_go_pr_wh/
us_un_population_fund_2;_ylt=
At4G2i3LuGdhFlgB2Km5i8dPzWQA

Olympics
本台首发: 奥运前的中国真相 (滕彪、胡佳） (Commentary: The Truth About China Ahead of the Olympics)
Radio Free Asia, September 09, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/09/09/
aoyun/

For Disabled, China Has Risen to the Challenge
Boston Globe, September 08, 2007
http://www.boston.com/news/globe/editorial_opinion/oped/
articles/2007/09/08/for_disabled_china_has_risen_to_the_
challenge/

Protests and Petitions
访民郑大靖发公开信呼吁国际关注中国的人权状况 (Petitioner Sent Back to Hubei Hometown After Issuing Open Letter Urging Concern for China's Human Rights Records)
Radio Free Asia, September 09, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/09/09/
zheng/

Public Health
“让中国爱滋病活动人士说话” (Let China's HIV/AIDS Activists Speak: UN Official)
BBC, September 10, 2007
http://news.bbc.co.uk/chinese/simp/hi/newsid_6980000/
newsid_6986400/6986458.stm

China Reports Leap in New HIV/AIDS Cases
Reuters, September 09, 2007
http://in.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idINIndia-
29421220070909

State Security
China to Enhance Crackdown on "Hostile Forces and Evil Cult" for Upcoming Congress
Xinhuanet, September 07, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-09/07/content_
6682348.htm

September 7, 2007

Top News
Protests and Petitions
China petition 'village' coming down
Associated Press (via YahooNews), August 06, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070906/ap_on_re_as/china
_petitioners_1;_ylt=Al9lFSR502ixY23BCgdyrVdPzWQA
A slum housing thousands of petitioners in Fengtai, Beijing will be demolished to make way for a new road, according to official notices. The announcements were posted throughout the petition village to warn residents to leave by September 19th. The local government has stated that residents will be compensated. However, the demolition is likely to affect 4,000 people, including petitioners who fear that they will become homeless since they cannot afford to live elsewhere. Since petitioner numbers tend to increase ahead of important political events, it is speculated that the demolition is scheduled to take place before the upcoming October Party Congress.

News
Corruption
China sets up anti-corruption bureau
Associated Press (via YahooNews), September 06, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070906/ap_on_re_as/china
_corruption_1;_ylt=AmsCpWxcsYpxjLkTntsikxVPzWQA

Human Rights Defender - Gao Yaojie (高耀洁)
高耀洁：卖血转地下 (Gao Yaojie Says Blood Sale Goes Underground)
Ming Pao, September 07, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20070907/cak1.htm

Labor
Punishment as miners declared lost
South China Morning Post, September 07, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ec
b329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=4fe09258ca
bd4110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=New

Safety chief pins blame for deaths
Associated Press (via The Standard), September 07, 2007
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?we_cat
=3&art_id=52983&sid=15262138&con_type=1&d_str=
20070907

Land Policy
New rule reserves land for farmers
South China Morning Post, September 07, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ec
b329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=02c19258cab
d4110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News

Media
博主抗议博客被删进行自宫：白茫茫一片真和谐 (Bloggers Shut Down Their Own Blogs in Protest of Internet Censorship Ahead of CPC Meeting)
Radio Free Asia, September 07, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/09/06/
blog/

首都网络110虚拟警察 好求不好遇 (Internet Police Officers on Duty Across China)
Xinhuanet, September 07, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/newscenter/2007-09/07/content_
6680181.htm

Newspaper urges SMS controls
South China Morning Post, September 07, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb
329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=e1219258ca
bd4110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News

Sex talk ordered off airwaves
South China Morning Post, September 07, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb
329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=2e9f9258cab
d4110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=New

<六四诗集>正式发行后 首次遭遇中国政府大举查缴 (June 4th Poetry Book Faces First Massive Confiscation in China After Formal Publication)
Radio Free Asia, September 06, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/09/06/64/

西安大型拆迁酿群体事件 媒体报喜不报忧 (Protest over Eviction Not Reported in Official Xi'an Newspaper)
Radio Free Asia, September 06, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/09/06/
xian1/

Wikipedia Blocked in China Again
PC World, September 06, 2007
http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,136879-c,sites/article.html

Olympics
Bush pushes China on democracy
Financial Times, September 07, 2007
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/df3bde34-5c92-11dc-9cc9-
0000779fd2ac,dwp_uuid=9c33700c-4c86-11da-89df-000077
9e2340.html0000779fd2ac,dwp_uuid=9c33700c-4c86-
11da-89df-0000779e2340.html

Politics
China says will allow nothing to spoil the Party
Reuters (via YahooNews), September 06, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070906/wl_nm/china_party
_security_dc_1;_ylt=AlAzS0gGewsfTL1QGvT3nopPzWQA

Public Health
AIDS risks remain in blood
Reuters (via The Standard), September 07, 2007
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?we_cat=
3&art_id=52982&sid=15265261&con_type=1&d_str=20070907

Bush, Hu agree to tackle product safety
Financial Times, September 07, 2007
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5b18b800-5c85-11dc-9cc9-
0000779fd2ac,dwp_uuid=9c33700c-4c86-11da-89df-
0000779e2340.html

September 6, 2007

News
Death Penalty
Jinan official executed for killing ex-lover
South China Morning Post, September 06, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ec
b329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=ce1fc527c7
6d4110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=New

Environment
Draft law on water pollution solicits public opinion
Xinhuanet, September 05, 2007
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2007-09/05/content
_6083093.htm

Food Security
Tainted food ruled out in death of diplomat
South China Morning Post, September 06, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62e
cb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=cd3fc527c7
6d4110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=New

Media
Pressing issues
South China Morning Post, September 06, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ec
b329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=fb29c527c7
6d4110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=New

China Pulls Plug on Internet Data Centers Ahead of Party Congress
Radio Free Asia, September 05, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/english/china/2007/09/05/china_internet/

Olympics
维权人士杨春林被捕　律师会见受阻 (Lawyers Barred from Meeting Rights Defender on State Secrets Grounds)
Radio Free Asia, September 05, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/09/05/
yangchunlin/

Protests and Petitions
Rights group says Chinese villagers beaten over development land grab protest
Associated Press (via International Herald Tribune), September 05, 2007
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/09/05/asia/AS-GEN
-China-Land-Protest.php

Related Information
HRIC Press Release: Villagers Beaten, Seedlings Destroyed in Liaoning Land Grab
Human Rights in China, September 04, 2007
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/item?item_id=
44750

重庆逾千警民爆发冲突 (Chongqing Residents Clash with Police over City Authorities' Brutal Law Enforcement)
Ming Pao, September 06, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20070906/cca1.htm

独家：顺德希涌11名土地维权村民被判刑 (Eleven Guangdong Land Grab Protestors Convicted on Public Order Charges)
Radio Free Asia, September 05, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/09/05/
shunde/

北京通州四百多名回民集体上访 (Four Hundred Muslims Petition over Land Grabbing in Beijing)
Radio Free Asia, September 05, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/09/05/china
_rights_land/

定州绳油村发生警民抢尸事件 (Hebei Police Try to Confiscate from Protestors Bodies of Victims of Beating by Corrupt Officials)
Radio Free Asia, September 05, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/09/05/
dingzhou/

近百名东洲村妇女抗议当局拘捕维权村民 (One Hundred Women from Dongzhou, Guangdong Protest the Arrest of Rights Defender)
Radio Free Asia, September 05, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/09/05/china
_rights_clash/

Public Health
Regulators scrutinise Mattel's latest recall
South China Morning Post, September 06, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb
329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=f810c527c76
d4110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=New

Religion
中国官方持续打压家庭教会 (China Continues to Suppress Protestant House Churches)
Radio Free Asia, September 05, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/09/05/
zongjiao/

State Security
EU warns over use of national security excuse
Associated Press (via The Standard), September 06, 2007
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?we_cat=3
&art_id=52897&sid=15244320&con_type=1&d_str=20070906

September 5, 2007

Top News of the Day
Olympics
Public Urged to Keep Tabs on Olympic Protests
South China Morning Post, September 05, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ec
b329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=0954660c1
51d4110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News
The official Xinhua news agency issued a series of guidelines instructing spectators, athletes, and officials attending the Olympic Games on how to react to any potential protests. The guidelines ask people who witness protests to report them immediately to police, volunteers and any venue managers nearby, and to under no circumstances engage in physical conflict.

News
Bilateral Ties
Bid to Block Rights Meeting Fails
The Standard, September 05, 2007
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?we_cat=3
&art_id=52816&sid=15228112&con_type=1&d_str=200709051
2&con_type=1&d_str=20070905

Children
China Refutes on Child Labor Abuse Accusation by Overseas Groups
Xinhuanet, September 04, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-09/04/content_
6663765.htm

Environment
China Closes 400 Companies for Pollution
Associated Press (via YahooNews), September 04, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070904/ap_on_re_as/china
_environment_1;_ylt=
Au6cgBczid2WILsASbDYgEtPzWQAczid2WILsASbDYgEtPzWQA

Government
Panel Set to Target Human Trafficking
People's Daily, September 04, 2007
http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/6254117.html

Human Rights Defender - Zhao Yan (赵岩)
赵岩传本月16日获释 (Zhao Yan to Be Freed on September 16)
Ming Pao, September 05, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20070905/cae1.htm

Human Rights Defender – Huseyin Celil (塞利尔)
简要新闻：加籍维吾尔族人士塞利尔被监禁18个月后，亲属到监狱探视 (In Brief: Family Visits Huseyin Celil in Prison 18 Months After His Detention)
Radio Free Asia, September 04, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/xinwen/2007/09/04/
xinwen/

Human Rights Defender - Liu Shenggui (刘生贵)
四川宜宾大塔农民维权代表被逮捕 (Sichuan Rights Defender Formally Arrested)
Radio Free Asia, September 04, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/09/
04/data/

Law
Jury System Still Work in Progress
People's Daily, September 04, 2007
http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/6254175.html

Media
十七大前又一网站论坛被封 (Another Internet Forum Blocked Ahead of the 17th CPC National Congress)
Radio Free Asia, September 04, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/09/04/
internet/

Military
“塔利班用中国造武器袭击英军” ("Taliban Uses Chinese Weapons to Attack the British Army")
BBC, September 04, 2007
http://news.bbc.co.uk/chinese/simp/hi/newsid_6970000/
newsid_6977200/6977297.stm

Olympics
Beijing to Build Religious Worship Center in Olympic Village
Associated Press (via Wall Street Journal), September 04, 2007
http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20070904-701468-
search.html?KEYWORDS=China&COLLECTION=autowire/
6monthsearch.html?KEYWORDS=China&COLLECTION=
autowire/6month

当局以“诽谤罪”逮捕维权代表 青岛错埠岭拆迁继续 (Qingdao Representative of Evictees Formally Arrested on Defamation Charges)
Radio Free Asia, September 04, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/09/04/
chaiqian/

Protests and Petitions
汕尾东洲再有维权村民被捕 (Villagers' Representative Taken Away by Police in Dongzhou, Guangdong After 12-Day-Long Protest)
Radio Free Asia, September 04, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/09/04/china_
rights_rural/

Public Health
上海妇女注射假疯狗疫苗后死亡 (Shanghai Woman Dies from Fake Rabies Vaccine)
Radio Free Asia, September 04, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/09/04/china_
medicine/

State Security
国家测绘局局长:5年全国查处测绘违法案2725件 (China Investigated 2,725 Cases of Illegal Surveying and Mapping in Past 5 Years)
Legal Daily, September 05, 2007
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/0705/2007-09/05/content_
694494.htm

September 4, 2007

Top News of the Day
Olympics
China Arrests Anti-Olympics Activist
Associated Press (via YahooNews), September 04, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070904/ap_on_re_as/china
_activist_arrested_1;_ylt=
AojF1RMWz88hWo1NWdg7DUpPzWQA
According to the NGO China Human Rights Defenders, land rights activist Yang Chunlin was formally arrested on August 3rd. While he has been in detention since July 6th, police explained to Yang’s family that he was suspected of taking money from foreign anti-China organizations. However, Yang’s family suspects that the true cause of his arrest is his collecting 10,000 signatures for his open letter “We want human rights, not the Olympics.” The NGO said that Yang’s case illustrates the Chinese authorities’ sensitivity on linking the Olympics with human rights.

News
Children
Alarm Grows as Child Labor Increases
Associated Press (via The Standard), September 04, 2007
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?we_cat=
3&art_id=52699&sid=15214267&con_type=1&d_str=20070904

Corruption
China Disputes Reports It Goes Easy on Bribers
Wall Street Journal, September 04, 2007
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB118881175568215987.html?
mod=hps_asia_whats_news

Death Penalty
死刑复核权上收“盘点” 专访最高法副院长姜兴长大法官 (Supreme People's Court's Judge Reviews Effectiveness of Death Penalty Reforms)
Xinhuanet, September 04, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2007-09/04/content_
6659243.htm

Environment
Beijing Urges to Citizens to Cut Energy Use
Financial Times, September 03, 2007
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/86eb0b4a-59ab-11dc-aef5-
0000779fd2ac,dwp_uuid=9c33700c-4c86-11da-89df-
0000779e2340.html

Gender
视点：隐性就业性别歧视危害日甚 应如何应对 (How Should Implicit Sex Discrimination in the Workplace Be Tackled?)
Legal Daily, September 04, 2007
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/0705/2007-09/04/content
_693569.htm

Human Rights Defenders
Three Charged for Chopping Activist
South China Morning Post, September 04, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ec
b329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=0cbe62db4
3cc4110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News

北京异见人士张文和被公安传唤及抄家 (Beijing Police Summon Dissident Zhang Wenhe and Ransack His Home)
Radio Free Asia, September 03, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/09/03/china_
dissident/

Human Rights Defender – Gao Zhisheng (高智晟)
高智晟：北京奥运已成为许多中国人仇恨的对象 (Gao Zhisheng Says Many Chinese Critical of Beijing Olympics)
Radio Free Asia, September 03, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/09/03/china
_rights_lawyer/

Human Rights Defender – Yuan Weijing (袁伟静)
临沂公安暴力阻止袁伟静前往北京 (Local Authorities in Shandong Forcefully Bar Yuan Weijing from Going to Beijing)
Radio Free Asia, September 03, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/09/03/china
_rights_chen/

Land Policy
成都拆迁户因拒绝搬迁而被砍伤致残 (Sixty-Year-Old Woman's Left Hand Chopped Off by Thugs After Refusing Eviction in Chengdu)
Radio Free Asia, September 03, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/09/03/
chaiqian/

Media
假报道夺新闻奖 (Fake News Report Gets Award)
Ming Pao, September 04, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20070904/caa1.htm

中国当局要求关闭所有未经备案的网上讨论区 (Chinese Authorities Request Closure of All Internet Discussion Forums That Have Yet to Report Their Operations)
Radio Free Asia, September 03, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/09/03/china_
internet_police/

成都“世纪东方”和汕头“中客科技”两家互联网提供商被切断服务 (Two Internet Service Providers in Chengdu and Guangdong Ordered to Shut Down Due to Illegal Messages)
Radio Free Asia, September 03, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/09/03/
wang/

Migrant Workers
Migrant Children Miss Out on Free Textbooks
South China Morning Post, September 04, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb
329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=a6ae62db43c
c4110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News

Olympics
维权代表被逾期拘押或转捕 青岛拆迁户告官前赴后继 (Qingdao Rights Defender Detained for 37 Days After Protesting Eviction Ahead of Olympics)
Radio Free Asia, September 03, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/09/03/
chaiqianhu/

Protests and Petitions
215名上海市民致胡锦涛公开信，要求查清上海高官腐败行为 (215 Residents Send Open Letter to Hu Jintao Demanding Investigation on Corruption in Shanghai)
Radio Free Asia, September 03, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/09/03/
shanghai/

State Security
简要新闻：中国首位民间信访调解员刘贵琴被提起公诉 (In Brief: China's First Civil Mediator on Petitioning Matters Indicted on Charges of Illegal Possession of State Secrets)
Radio Free Asia, September 03, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/xinwen/2007/09/03/xinwen/

September 1-3, 2007

News
Bilateral Ties
US Presses for Action over Myanmar, But China, Russia Reluctant
Agence France-Presse (via YahooNews), August 31, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070901/ts_afp/
usmyanmarunpoliticsrights_070901021200;_ylt
=AlmDlRP6Hpaeg_OhtzWe4UdPzWQA

Death Penalty
反死刑组织指中国去年处决八千人 (China Executed 8,000 People in 2006, Says Anti-Death Penalty NGO)
Voice of America, August 31, 2007
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2007-08-31-voa29.cfm

Environment
Pollution Control Strengthened On China-Russia Border Rivers
Xinhuanet, August 31, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-08/31/content_
6640374.htm

Food Security
Beijing Launches Food Safety Crackdown
Associated Press (via Yahoo! News), September 3, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/china_tainted_products;_ylt=
AhThKKRql39F3oCA_TRvuR5PzWQA

Human Rights Defender – Yuan Weijing (袁伟静)
China Defends Blocking Trip by Activist's Wife
Reuters (via Yahoo! News), August 31, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070831/wl_nm/china_
activist_dc_1;_ylt=Akwm8Yr9Sn4HETE.1a7P7I5PzWQA

Human Rights Defender – Ching Cheong (程翔)
China: Jailed Straits Times Journalist 'to Be Allowed Medical Check-ups'
The Straits Times (via Asia Daily), August 31, 2007
http://www.asiamedia.ucla.edu/article.asp?parentid=77149

Labor
In Spite of All Danger
The Guardian, September 1, 2007
http://www.guardian.co.uk/china/story/0,,2160050,00.html

Land Policy
China Approves Seizure of Private Homes
Associated Press (via Yahoo! News), August 31, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070831/ap_on_re_as/china
_real_estate_1;_ylt=AtFRWT8KBPMBmNiGNswpBV5PzWQA

Law
条例修改物管变身：从物权到民权的缓慢演进 (Commentary: New Regulation on Property Rights to Pave Way for Human Rights Development)
Nanfang City News, September 3, 2007
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/spqy/
200709030323.asp

Media
China Tightens Television Controls after Explosion of Talent Programs
Associated Press (via the International Herald Tribune), August 31, 2007
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/08/31/asia/AS-FEA-
A-E-TV-China-TV-Crackdown.php

China’s Journalists Take a Beating Despite Olympics Pledges
Asia Sentinel, August 31, 2007
http://asiasentinel.com/index.php?option=com_content&task
=view&id=671&Itemid=35

大陆仍然封锁“六四”事件资料 (China Still Blocking Information on June 4th Crackdown)
Radio Free Asia, August 31, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/08/31/China
_Internet/

Search Engines Told to Clean Up
Shanghai Daily, September 1, 2007
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2007/200709/
20070901/article_329573.htm

Virtual Voices
South China Morning Post, September 3, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem
.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=
62e9f2d9cbcb4110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=
China&s=News

Multilateral Relations
China's Influence Spreads Around World
Associated Press (via Yahoo! News), September 2, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070902/ap_on_re_as/
china_global_impact_7;_ylt=
AnZs4ewluBG2bFCNqgixIXtPzWQA

Olympics
中国在十七大奥运会前压新闻自由 (China Curbs Media Freedom Ahead of 17th CPC National Congress and Olympics)
Voice of America, August 31, 2007
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2007-08-31-voa56
.cfm

Beijing Vows Rapid Action Against Errant Security Officers
South China Morning Post, September 3, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.
2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid
=63a66437556c4110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
&ss=China&s=News

Protests and Petitions
China's Public Complaint Department Busiest Office in Beijing
Xinhua, September 2, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-09/02/
content_6647961.htm

Religion
Panel Critical of China over Dalai Lama
Associated Press (via Yahoo! News), August 31, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070831/ap_on_go_ot/us
_china_dalai_lama_2;_ylt=Air.yb1uDFhBQkBwQcFPnrdPzWQA

China Frees Priests Jailed Over Vatican Trip
Reuters (via the China Post), August 31, 2007
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/international/2007/08/31
/120641/China-frees.htm

Tibet
Tibetans Opposes China on Reincarnations
Associated Press (via Yahoo! News), September 3, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070903/ap_on_re_as/india
_living_buddhas_2;_ylt=AsDNAQNWZ9Q6diw_7ZYvKEZPzWQA

August 31, 2007

Top News
Public Health
注射疫苗后得病 官员不帮治疗反干扰 (Officials Interfere with Treatment for Children Who Get Sick After Vaccination)
Radio Free Asia, August 30, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/08/30/
jiangmen/

Liang Yongli, the father of a child who contracted encephalitis after being vaccinated at a local health facility in Guangdong, complained that authorities have tried to interfere with his daughter’s medical treatment. Local officials from Guangdong warned the Liang couple to stop writing letters to the mayor of Jiangmen, Guangdong, to stop raising funds on the streets for their daughter’s treatment and to take her home before the second surgery took place. Liang has lodged a civil lawsuit against the local authorities but the court has yet to deliver a verdict.

Related Information:
HRIC Press Advisory: Officials Attempt to Interfere in Care of Gravely Ill Child of Protesters
Human Rights in China, August 29, 2007
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/item?item_i
d=44726

News
Bilateral Ties
Merkel Seen as Tough on Rights in China Trip
Agence France-Presse (via YahooNews), August 30, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070830/wl_afp/chinager
manydiplomacyrightstrade_070830060218;_ylt=
AliuYPKaEGg._3Uxkz5mhjJPzWQA

英国高官敦促中国改善人权 (British Prime Minister Gordon Brown Urges China to Improve Rights Situation)
BBC, August 30, 2007
http://news.bbc.co.uk/chinese/simp/hi/newsid_6970000/
newsid_6970400/6970483.stm

Corruption
Qingdao Vice-Mayor Dismissed
South China Morning Post, August 31, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ec
b329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=64c4c71468
7b4110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News

Death Penalty
广州割喉案主犯判死 (Guangzhou Murderer Sentenced to Death)
Ming Pao, August 31, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20070831/ccd1.htm

Disaster
China Adopts Emergency Response Law
Xinhua, August 30, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-08/30/content_
6632427.htm

China Passes Emergency Response Law Banning Disaster Rumors
Associated Press (via the International Herald Tribune), August 30, 2007
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/08/30/asia/AS-GEN-
China-Disaster-Response.php

Education
Radio Free Asia, August 30, 2007
重庆青年职业学院学生在厂实习遭老师殴打 (Teacher Beats Student for Trying to Skip Exploitative Internship)
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/08/30/
xuesheng/

Human Rights Defender
维权老人刘凤池举殡前夕　当局监控亲朋干预悼念 (Beijing Evictee’s Funeral Under Close Monitoring)
Radio Free Asia, August 30, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/08/30/
liufengchi/

Labor
First Mention of Human Factors in Coal Mine Disaster
South China Morning Post, August 31, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ec
b329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=6794c71468
7b4110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News

New Law Allows Job Seekers to Litigate Against Discrimination
Xinhua, August 30, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-08/30/content_
6634058.htm

Law
Rights of Suspects 'Highly Respected'
China Daily, August 30, 2007
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2007-08/30/content_
6067003.htm

Media
方舟评论：为保障网民言论自由叫一声好 (Commentary: Luoyang Authorities Deserve Praise for Safeguarding Freedom of Speech on the Internet)
Nanfang Weekend, August 30, 2007
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/zmzg/
200708300754.asp

厦门蓝芒网站被切断连线 (Servers of Guangdong-Based Company Disconnected from Internet Due to Bad Messages)
Radio Free Asia, August 30, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/08/30
/xiamen/

Population
China Says One-Child Policy Helps Protect Climate
Reuters (via Yahoo News), August 30, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070830/ts_nm/climate_
population_dc_1;_ylt=AkxIQMGcZxWDQjw9sfinNYhPzWQA

Protests and Petitions
南宁：5种行为被界定为“恶意讨薪” (New Notice in Nanning, Guangxi Defines 5 Types of Behavior as “Maliciously Demanding Wages”)
China Youth Daily, August 31, 2007
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2007-08/31/content_1877751
.htm

北京工行总部外请愿者遭警驱赶　数百人被带走 (400 Laid-off Protestors Taken Away Outside Industrial and Commercial Bank in Beijing)
Radio Free Asia, August 30, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/08/30
/gonghang/

Tibet
Tibetan Monks in Protest over Opera Ban
Radio Free Asia, August 30, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/arts/2007/08/30/
tibet_opera/

August 30, 2007

News
Environment
In Brief: Guidelines for Enterprises Involved in Logging Overseas
Reuters (via South China Morning Post), August 30, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb
329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=03de5ad507
2b4110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News

Government
中国官员吃喝玩乐耗掉国家三成收入 (Chinese Officials Waste 30 Percent of State Revenue on Food and Entertainment)
Radio Free Asia, August 29, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/08/29/
waste/

Hukou
Gansu to bring in reforms that put farmers on an equal footing
South China Morning Post, August 30, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb3
29d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=317f5ad507
2b4110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News

Human Rights Defenders
中国维权人士澳洲获奖 (Australian NGO Issues Awards to Chinese Human Rights Defenders)
Radio Free Asia, August 29, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/08/29/China_
Award/

Human Rights Defender – Guo Feixiong (郭飞雄)
郭飞雄案挂近一年再送法院 律师指相关法律值得修改 (Guangzhou Court Starts Examining Prosecutor’s New Submissions in Guo Feixiong’s Case)
Radio Free Asia, August 29, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/08/29
/guo/

June 4th
China Due to Release Tiananmen Activist After 18 Years
Agence France-Presse (via YahooNews), August 30, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070830/wl_asia_afp/chin
atiananmenpoliticsrightsdissident_070830041444;_ylt=
Al7tgBuylxy5hIHSeHaEmndPzWQA

Land Policy
Shanghai Rent Rules to Hit Poor
Reuters (via the Standard), August 30, 2007
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?we_cat=3
&art_id=52377&sid=15148134&con_type=1&d_str=20070830

Media
A Tighter Grip
South China Morning Post, August 29, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62e
cb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=fb109095e
3da4110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News

Olympics
China to Check Police Behavior for Olympics
Xinhua (via China Daily), August 29, 2007
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2007-08/29/content_
6066336.htm

北京秘密饲养“奥运猪”受民众质疑 (Public Criticizes Secret Rearing of “Olympic Pigs”)
Radio Free Asia, August 29, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/08/29/
olympics_pigs/

Police
连续一百日严查出租房 (Beijing Authorities Inspect Rental Apartments Until Late November)
The Beijing News, August 30, 2007
http://news.thebeijingnews.com/0553/2007/08-30/011@
287198.htm

Population
Chinese Parents Fight Forced Abortions
Associated Press (via Yahoo! News), August 29, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070829/ap_on_re_as/china
_forced_abortion_1;_ylt=Avv3pfOAo_L0Z4xUxUfmLIVPzWQA

Protests and Petitions
北京群体告官非法拘留劳教 曝光诬陷酷刑案例 (Beijing Protestors and Petitioners Tortured While Illegally Detained)
Radio Free Asia, August 29, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/08/29/bj/

Public Health
China, Home of 350 Million Smokers, to Ban all Tobacco Promotions by 2011
Associated Press (via the International Herald Tribune), August 29, 2007
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/08/29/asia/AS-GEN-
China-Tobacco.php

China Defends Quality of Food Exports
Associated Press (via the Wall Street Journal), August 30, 2007
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB118837670875412053.html?
mod=hps_asia_whats_news

Rural Issues
To China’s Migrants: Stay West, Young Man
The Christian Science Monitor, August 30, 2007
http://www.csmonitor.com/2007/0830/p04s01-woap.html

August 29, 2007

News
Bilateral Ties
British Minister Urges China to Help on Darfur
Reuters (via YahooNews), August 28, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070828/wl_nm/britain_
china_darfur_dc_1;_ylt=AhJv_WCOAes_
9etXhPw48UxPzWQA

Death Penalty
药监局司长死缓上诉失败 (State Food and Drug Administration Cadre's Appeal of Death Reprieve Sentence Rejected by Beijing Court)
Ming Pao, August 29, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20070829/caf1.htm

Human Rights
Merkel Pushes Rights Issue After Meeting Mainland Journalists
Agence France-Presse (via South China Morning Post), August 29, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62e
cb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=10949095
e3da4110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=Ne

Human Rights Defender – Journalist
山东记者齐崇淮与律师第一次相见 (Outspoken Shandong Journalist Meets Lawyer for First Time After Being Detained on Blackmailing Charges)
Radio Free Asia, August 28, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/08/28/
qichonghuai/

Land Policy
Relocation Has Ruined Our Lives, Say Villagers
South China Morning Post, August 29, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb
329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=fa349095e3
da4110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News

Media
沙叶新从人民作家变成受监控对象 ("People's Writer" Becomes Monitored)
Voice of America, August 28, 2007
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2007-08-28-voa20.
cfm

Beijing Police Launch Virtual Web Patrol
Associated Press (via YahooNews), August 28, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070828/ap_on_re_as/china
_web_police_2;_ylt=AixOKJ3z3F.T9CzJmpQ8OehPzWQA

杭州当局突然大举搜查杭州信息网 (Hangzhou Authorities Search Office of Web Site Company Which Reported on Scandal Involving Local Cadres)
Radio Free Asia, August 28, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/08/28/china_
internet_freedom/

Yahoo Plea over China Rights Case
BBC, August 28, 2007
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/6966116.stm

Olympics
漫骂奥运的流行歌曲被查禁 (China Bans Song That Combines Foul Language with the Olympics)
Radio Free Asia, August 28, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/08/28/china_
olympic/

失地农民维权代表杨春林被捕 (Rights Defender Arrested on Inciting Subversion Charges After Using "I Want Human Rights, Not Olympics" Slogan)
Radio Free Asia, August 28, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/08/28/china_
rights_detain/

Politics
中共中央政治局会议建议 党的十七大10月15日在北京召开 (Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee Suggests Beginning 17th CPC National Congress on October 15)
Legal Daily, August 29, 2007
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/0705/2007-08/29/content_
689310.htm

Protests and Petitions
Police Quell Protest by Workers Seeking Pay
Associated Press (via The Standard), August 29, 2007
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?we_cat=3
&art_id=52274&sid=15131809&con_type=1&d_str=20070829

中国逾千人上书十七大要求人权自由 (Over 1,000 People Sign Open Letter to Hu Jintao Demanding Human Rights and Freedom)
BBC, August 28, 2007
http://news.bbc.co.uk/chinese/simp/hi/newsid_6960000
/newsid_6967400/6967492.stm

State Security
呼吁支持达赖的藏民被控煽动颠覆罪 (Tibetan Indicted on Inciting Subversion Charges for Publicly Urging Support for Dalai Lama)
Radio Free Asia, August 28, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/08/28/china_
tibetan/

Tibet
The Mist Lifts over China's Sky-High Railway
Asia Times Online, August 29, 2007
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China/IH29Ad01.html

August 28, 2007

Top News of the Day
Human Rights Defender - Yuan Weijing (袁伟静)
遭暴力绑架回家庭监狱 袁伟静将继续维权 (After Violent Abduction, Yuan Weijing to Continue Rights Defense Work)
Radio Free Asia, August 27, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/08/27/
yuanweijing/
On August 27, Yuan Weijing told RFA from her parents' home in Shandong that she would continue her rights defense work . This is after she was abducted at the Beijing International Airport on August 24, when she tried to fly to the Philippines to receive a human rights award on behalf of her husband Chen Guangcheng. When the officials forcefully sent Yuan back to Shandong, they also beat her, causing bruising. Yuan's freedom of movement is currently still limited.

News
Civil Society
More Than Hard Cash, NGOs Need Soft Skills
South China Morning Post, August 27, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62e
cb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=6810492b26
3a4110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=Ne

Environment
Beijing Considers Losing Cap on Fines for Environmental Offenders
South China Morning Post, August 28, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ec
b329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=5ff2f77611
8a4110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News

Promotions for Officials Tied to Energy Targets
South China Morning Post, August 28, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb
329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=50f2f776118
a4110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News

Toxic Water Threatens Sixth of Population
The Standard, August 28, 2007
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?we_cat
=3&art_id=52206&sid=15114973&con_type=1&d_str=20070828

As China Roars, Pollution Reaches Deadly Extremes
New York Times, August 26, 2007
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/26/world/asia/26china.
html?em&ex=1188360000&en=3a0d26098171c368&ei=5087%0A

Food Security
Number of Food Processors to Pose Challenge for Recall Plan, Says Official
South China Morning Post, August 28, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb
329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=b1c2f776118
a4110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=New

Government
人不是用来扔的 (Human Beings Should Not Be Thrown Away)
Nanfang City News (via Xinhuanet), August 27, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/lianzheng/2007-08/27/content_
6611025.htm

Human Rights Defender - Gao Yaojie (高耀洁)
'Compensation' for Aids Activist
South China Morning Post, August 28, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb
329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=fd23f77611
8a4110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News

Human Rights Defender - Sun Xiaodi (孙小弟)
孙小弟及其家人不断受到当局的跟踪威胁 (Sun Xiaodi and His Family Continue to Be Followed and Threatened)
Radio Free Asia, August 27, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/08/27/
sunxiaodi/

Human Rights Defender -Lü Gengsong
Chinese Intellectuals Demand Release of Activist
Monster and Critics, July 27, 2007
http://news.monstersandcritics.com/asiapacific/news/article
_1347908.php/Chinese_intellectuals_demand_release_of_activist

Related Information
HRIC Statement: HRIC Protests Detention of Writer Lü Gengsong
Human Rights in China, August 27, 2007
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/44709

Land Policy
Local Government Fells UN Reforestation Project, Says Report
South China Morning Post, August 28, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ec
b329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=9e33f77611
8a4110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News

Law
China to Enact Law on Circular Economy
Xinhuanet, August 26, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-08/26/content_
6609697.htm

Media
皖连爆公费旅游丑闻 网民遭删贴的背后 (China Censors Online Discussion on the Use of Public Funds in Anhui Cadres' US Holiday Trip)
Radio Free Asia, August 27, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/08/27
/gongfei/

Olympics
Olympians Must Speak Out on China
The Jerusalem Post, June 26, 2007
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1187779160031&
pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

Protests and Petitions
上海十六名访民在北京被毒打 (16 Shanghai Petitioners Beaten in Beijing)
Radio Free Asia, August 27, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/08/27/
fangmin/

Public Health
China Defends Quality of Exports
Associated Press (via YahooNews), August 27, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/china_tainted_products;_ylt=
AlAEMx3ltlclibM6acHnInhPzWQA

Religion
四川两名藏族妇女被逮捕 (Two Tibetan Women Arrested for Urging Support for Tenzin Delek Rinpoche in Sichuan)
Radio Free Asia, August 27, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/08/27/
zangdai/

August 25 – 27, 2007

News
Bilateral Ties
Climate Deal Tops Merkel's Mainland Agenda
Bloomberg (via The Standard), August 27, 2007
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?we_cat=
3&art_id=52095&sid=15107240&con_type=1&d_str=20070827

Merkel to Press China on Human Rights
Financial Times, August 26, 2007
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/e72a06d8-53f1-11dc-9a6e-0000
779fd2ac,dwp_uuid=9c33700c-4c86-11da-89df-0000779e
2340.html

Death Penalty
学者律师质疑段义和闪电被判死刑 (Scholar and Lawyer Question Speedy Death Sentence Verdict for Shandong Cadre)
Radio Free Asia, August 24, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/08/24/
duanyihe/

Human Rights Defender - Lu Gengsong (吕耿松)
Chinese Cyber-Dissident Held - Rights Group
Agence France-Presse (via Inquirer.net), August 26, 2007
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/infotech/view_
article.php?article_id=84770

Human Rights Defender - Wu Lihong (吴立红)
Grime and Punishment
South China Morning Post, August 25, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ec
b329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=ef61d854
ea894110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News

Human Rights Defender – Chen Enjuan (陈恩娟)
简要新闻：上海拆迁户陈恩娟求助德国总理默克尔 (In Brief: Shanghai Petitioner Chen Enjuan Seeks Help from German Chancellor Merkel)
Radio Free Asia, August 25, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/xinwen/2007/08/25/xinwen/
- shang

Related Information:
HRIC Press Release: Homeless Petitioner Brings Unlawful Eviction to German Chancellor’s Attention
Human Rights in China, August 24, 2007
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/item?item_id
=44673

Human Rights Defender - Yuan Weijing (袁伟静)
China Blocks Blind Activist's Wife from Travelling
Agence France-Presse (via YahooNews), August 24, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070824/wl_asia_afp/chinari
ghtspopulation_070824134732;_ylt=AvGLtxYQz1_
COyy7MjkmaRhPzWQA

Human Rights Defender
杭州维权人士杨云彪案开庭 (Hangzhou Rights Defender Yang Yunbiao Goes on Trial)
Radio Free Asia, August 24, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/08/24/
yang/

Labor
China to Enact Law to Deal with Rising Number of Labor Disputes
Xinhuanet, August 26, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-08/26/content_
6608447.htm

Law
刑讯逼供冤假错案多，纪委反腐措施合法性引质疑 (CPC's Anti-Corruption Measures Questioned Due to Abundance of Confessions Extracted Under Torture)
Radio Free Asia, August 25, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/08/25/fu/

Media
一条信息 万网站被封 (10,000 Web Sites Shut Down for One "Illegal" Message)
Ming Pao, August 27, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20070827/cca1.htm

Done in a Day: an Independent Voice Is Silenced
South China Morning Post, August 25, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ec
b329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=4b41d854ea
894110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=Ne

Firms Sign Blogging 'Self-Discipline' Pact in China
Agence France-Presse (via YahooNews), August 25, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070825/wl_asia_afp/chinau
sinternetrights_070825061752;_ylt=ApBFbYj0yAPEfhHNM
8cZj6VPzWQA

网民抱怨高房价号召游行被行政拘留 (Beijing Internet User Placed Under Administrative Detention for Calling a Protest over High Property Costs)
Radio Free Asia, August 24, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/08/24/china_
rights_protest/

Population
China Warned of Risks of Imbalanced Sex Ratio, Aging Society
Xinhuanet, August 24, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-08/24/content_
6599083.htm

Protests and Petitions
Villagers Hurt in Clash with Police
South China Morning Post, August 27, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb
329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=70a05b65be
2a4110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=Ne

河南卢氏县电视节目批判访民 (Local TV Program in Henan Criticizes Detained Petitioner for 4 Straight Days)
Radio Free Asia, August 24, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/08/24/
fangmin/

Religion
New China Arrests Follow Religion Push
Associated Press (via YahooNews), August 24, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070824/ap_on_re_as/china
_banned_church_2;_ylt=Ajd0FPeH5pzPY71L2o0aU6VPzWQA

Society
中国改革官员获益最大 (Interviewees Find China's Reforms Benefit Cadres the Most)
Radio Free Asia, August 26, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/08/26/gai/

August 24, 2007

News
Environment
黑雨 (Black Rain)
Nanfang Weekend, August 23, 2007
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/zmzg/
200708230853.asp

China to Smoke Out Worst Polluters
Telegraph.co.uk, August 23, 2007
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/main.jhtml?xml=/money
/2007/08/23/cnchina123.xml

Gender
中央拟禁选择性別堕胎 (China Considers Criminalizing Sex-Selective Abortions)
Ming Pao, August 24, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20070824/cca1.htm

Government
Audit Agency Volunteers for More Public Scrutiny
South China Morning Post, August 24, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb3
29d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=3f44fa61a7
394110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News

Human Rights Defender - Chen Guangcheng (陈光诚)
Wife of Jailed Activist Seeks his Award
Associated Press (via YahooNews), August 23, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070823/ap_on_re_as/china
_blind_activist_1;_ylt=Ava_cE1n8P3jEUNypuxsUKVPzWQA

Land Policy
New Resettlement Plan Made in NW China
Xinhuanet, August 23, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-08/23/content_
6591525.htm

Media
整容变性节目一律叫停 (China Bans TV Shows on Cosmetic and Transgender Operations)
The Beijing News, August 24, 2007
http://news.thebeijingnews.com/0546/2007/0824/014@
285846.htm

Chinese Leader Calls for Further Cooperation Among Asian Media
Xinhuanet, August 23, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-08/23/content_
6593880.htm

地方报刊分社拒绝参加年检受处分 (Local Branches of Newspapers and Magazines Punished for Refusing to Take Part in Annual Check-up)
Radio Free Asia, August 23, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/08/23/
newspaper/

处理谣言案件需要明确的几个法律问题 (Several Legal Problems Must Be Settled While Handling Rumors)
Nanfang Weekend, August 23, 2007
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/zmzg/
200708230852.asp

Olympics
Beijingers Endorse Traffic Controls
Xinhuanet, August 24, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-08/24/content_
6595524.htm

Police
Legislation Urged on Police Investigation
Xinhuanet, August 24, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-08/24/content_
6595490.htm

Chinese Police Ask Public Help to Stamp Out Gun Trade
Xinhuanet, August 23, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-08/23/content_
6592825.htm

Poverty
徐友渔：国人何时能人人喝牛奶会游泳？ (Commentary: When Will All Chinese Drink Milk and Be Able to Swim?)
Nanfang City News, August 24, 2007
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/spqy/
200708240413.asp

Public Health
Pig Disease Now Under Control, Says Official
South China Morning Post, August 24, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ec
b329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=4d24fa61a7
394110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News

'Special War' to Save Reputation of Products
South China Morning Post, August 24, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb3
29d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=d05c49921a
394110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News

Changing HIV/Aids Trends in China
BBC, August 22, 2007
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/6958908.stm

Religion
天主教地下教会主教贾治国又遭拘捕 (Catholic Underground Church Bishop Jia Zhiguo Arrested Again)
Radio Free Asia, August 23, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/08/23/jia/

Tibet
北京威胁不认可达赖境外转世　藏传佛教徒曰可笑 (Tibetan Buddhist Questions Effectiveness of Beijing's Control over Senior Lama Selection)
Radio Free Asia, August 23, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/08/23/
dalai/

August 23, 2007

News

Children
Ministry Vows to Protect 'Left-Behind Children'
Reuters (via South China Morning Post), August 23, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ec
b329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=18b5ecd725
e84110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News

Corruption
民权人士指中国地方官员趁灾打劫 (Rights Defender Says Local Officials Trump Up Disaster News)
Voice of America, August 22, 2007
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2007-08-22-voa27.cfm

Environment
China Plans to Fulfill the UN Goal in Water in 2009
People's Daily, August 22, 2007
http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/6245665.html

Food Security
SKorea Asks China About Diplomat's Death
Associated Press (via YahooNews), August 23, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070822/ap_on_re_as/
sandwich_death_1;_ylt=
AnE5O7jCTMPW7Y5BI6uPS45PzWQA

Human Rights
Guangzhou Widens Surveillance
China Daily, August 22, 2007
http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/6245344.html

Human Rights Defender - Yang Jianli (杨建利)
杨建利称狱中被虐 (Yang Jianli Says He Was Tortured in Prison)
Ming Pao, August 23, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20070823/cad1.htm

Human Rights Defender - Chen Shuqing (陈树庆)
陈树庆的刑事上诉状 (Chen Shuqing's Appeal Posted Online)
Radio Free Asia, August 22, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/08/22/
chenshuqing/

Human Rights Defender – Guo Feixiong (郭飞雄)
郭飞雄案投中纪委举报网　考验当局改良监督渠道实效 (Guo Feixiong's Wife Sends His Case to Online Complaint System of CPC's Central Committee for Discipline Inspection)
Radio Free Asia, August 22, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/08/22/
guofeixiong/

Human Rights Defender – Zheng Enchong (郑恩宠)
被称嫌犯护照申请遭拒　郑恩宠表示将提起诉讼 (Zheng Enchong's Passport Application Refused for Being "Criminal Suspect", Will Sue Shanghai Authorities)
Radio Free Asia, August 22, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/08/22
/zhengenchong/

Related Information
HRIC Press Release: Persecution of Zheng Enchong Must
Stop: HRIC
Human Rights in China, August 22, 2007
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/item?item_
id=44607

Labor
美团体指港资厂剝削 香港工业总会要求提出证据 (Federation of Hong Kong Industries Asks US Labor NGO to Give Evidence of Exploitation)
Ming Pao, August 23, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20070823/caa1.htm

Fury as Officials Dismiss Mine Tragedy as a `Natural Disaster'
The Standard, August 23, 2007
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?we_
cat=3&art_id=51856&sid=15054717&con_type=1&d_
str=20070823

Cause of China Mine Flood Still Under Investigation, Rescue Work Comes First
Xinhuanet, August 22, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-08/22/content_
6581818.htm

Land Policy
Ningxia Plans Huge Move to Escape Drought's Grip
South China Morning Post, August 23, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ec
b329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=7045ecd725
e84110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News

Media
Policy on Blogging Toned Down
Associated Press (via The Standard), August 23, 2007
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?we_cat
=3&art_id=51851&sid=15052593&con_type=1&d_str=
20070823

China Will Consider Applications to Post Resident Foreign Journalists in More Cities, Says Official
People's Daily, August 22, 2007
http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/6245774.html

Police
China's Rural Areas See Crimes Drop, but New Problems Harass Social Order
Xinhuanet, August 22, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-08/22/content_
6586531.htm

Population
Gender Imbalance Linked to Social Ills
Xinhuanet, August 23, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-08/23/content_
6587274.htm

Protests and Petitions
访民日访民上访被殴 (Disabled Petitioner Beaten in Beijing on Petitioning Day)
Radio Free Asia, August 22, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/08/22/
shangfang/

六名农民因广西计生骚乱被判入狱一年半至三年 (Six Farmers Sentenced to 1.5 to 3 Years in Prison over One-Child Policy Protest in Guangxi)
Radio Free Asia, August 22, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/08/22/china_
rights_clash/

Social Security
China Extends Cost of Living Benefits to All Homeless, Beggars
China Daily, August 22, 2007
http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/6245629.html

August 22, 2007

News
Bilateral Ties
Report Finds China More Willing to Pressure Sudan over Darfur Policy
Voice of America, August 21, 2007
http://www.voanews.com/english/2007-08-21-voa27.cfm?
renderforprint=1

Civil Society
China Cracking Down on AIDS Groups
Associated Press (via YahooNews), August 21, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070822/ap_on_re_as/china
_aids_activists_1;_ylt=AqTdGzxibZZwQeztbbRirEVPzWQA

Environment
China Reports Mixed Picture on Control of Major Pollutants
Xinhuanet, August 21, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-08/21/content_
6579276.htm

Food Security
Officials Berated over Food Safety
South China Morning Post, August 22, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62e
cb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=08442f2e7398
4110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News

Freedom of Speech
East China Police Detain 60 People for Spreading Rumors, Threats
People's Daily, August 21, 2007
http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/6244919.html

Human Rights Defender - Yang Jianli (杨建利)
Chinese Dissident Says China's One-Party System Is Fatally Flawed
Voice of America, August 21, 2007
http://www.voanews.com/english/2007-08-21-voa65.cfm?
renderforprint=1

Human Rights Defender - Internet Activist
网络作家贺伟华再被强送精神病院 (Internet Writer Forcefully Admitted to Psychiatric Hospital)
Radio Free Asia, August 21, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/08
/21/he/

Human Rights Defender – Chen Guangcheng (陈光诚)
袁伟静将去菲律宾代丈夫领奖 (Yuan Weijing to Receive Human Rights Award for Husband in the Philippines)
Radio Free Asia, August 21, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/08/21/
yuan/

Labor
US Group Uncovers Brutal Labor Conditions in Toy Factories
The Standard, August 22, 2007
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?we_cat=3
&art_id=51766&sid=15038141&con_type=1&d_str=20070822

Land Policy
武汉花楼街拆迁 七旬老妇被打伤 (75-Year-Old Woman Beaten During Wuhan Eviction)
Radio Free Asia, August 21, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/08/21/
wuhan/

Gov't Creates New Body for Public Housing
Xinhuanet, August 21, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-08/21/content_
6575357.htm

Law
律师在场权侦查人员举证责任进“药方” (Vice President of Supreme People's Procuratorate Advocates Reform on Torture)
Legal Daily, August 22, 2007
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2007-08/22/content_
684867.htm

Media
Newspapers Come to the Party as Congress Looms
The Standard, August 22, 2007
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_print.asp?art_id=
51746&sid=15036840

中国电影主管呼吁多制作爱国电影 (President of China Film Group Corporation Calls for Production of More Patriotic Movies)
Radio Free Asia, August 21, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/08/21/
movie/

Migrant Workers
China Rural Cops to Bust Migrant Crime in Cities
Reuters (via The Guardian), August 21, 2007
http://sport.guardian.co.uk/breakingnews/feedstory/0,,-
6864900,00.html

Olympics
Olympics Organizers Back Sohu in Ad Dispute
Wall Street Journal, August 22, 2007
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB118769652628103952.html?
mod=hps_asia_whats_news

Beijingers Expect Long-Term Measures After Traffic Ban
Xinhuanet, August 21, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-08/21/content_
6579596.htm

China Prays for Olympic Wind as Car Bans Fail to Shift Beijing Smog
The Guardian, August 21, 2007
http://www.guardian.co.uk/china/story/0,,2153009,00.html

Population
Beijing Nears Its Self-Set Ceiling for Population
Wall Street Journal, August 22, 2007
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB118771947934704263.html?
mod=hps_asia_whats_news

Protests and Petitions
4,000 Shenzhen Workers Protest for Wage Increases
South China Morning Post, August 22, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62e
cb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=3f742f2e73
984110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News

August 21, 2007

News
Corruption
深圳区检察院长双规期间咬出百贪官 (100 Corrupt Officials Revealed During Investigation of Shenzhen Prosecutor)
Radio Free Asia, August 20, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/08/20/
shuangui/

Death Penalty
港商命案主犯判死 (Murderer of Hong Kong Merchant Sentenced to Death in Shenzhen)
Ming Pao, August 21, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20070821/cfc1.htm

最高法：破坏电力设备 四种情形最高可判死刑 (New Judicial Interpretation Stipulates Possibility of Death Penalty for Damage of Electricity Facilities)
Legal Daily, August 21, 2007
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/0705/2007-08/21/content_
684187.htm

Environment
Multinationals Blacklisted for Pollution
Xinhuanet, August 21, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-08/21/content_
6573398.htm

China Begins Building New Nuclear Plant, 1st in Country's Northeast
International Herald Tribune, August 18, 2007
http://www.iht.com/bin/print.php?id=7163738

Human Rights
Can the Paralympic Games Give China's Disabled a Boost?
Christian Science Monitor, August 21, 2007
http://www.csmonitor.com/2007/0821/p01s01-woap.html

Human Rights Defender - Yang Jianli (杨建利)
Democracy Activist Returns to US After Five Years in Prison
Reuters (via South China Morning Post), August 21, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ec
b329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=1380c1ca6
1484110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News

Labor
Mine Safety Officials Warned of Flooding Risk on Eve of Disaster
South China Morning Post, August 21, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62e
cb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=8620c1ca614
84110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News

Media
十七大之前中国加强媒体控制 (China Strengthens Media Control Ahead of CPC's 17th Central Committee Meeting)
Radio Free Asia, August 20, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/08/20/meiti/

大陆异议网站博客被封 文学网加强审查 (Dissenting Web Site and Blogs Shut Down; Literary Web Site Strengthens Censorship on Its Content)
Radio Free Asia, August 20, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/08/20/
wenxuewang/

简要新闻：电影无法打入中国 李连杰颇感失望 (In Brief: Kung Fu Star Jet Li Disappointed with China's Ban on His Movies)
Radio Free Asia, August 20, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/xinwen/2007/08/20/#li

美国主机服务供应商近日关闭多个中国异见网站 (US-Based Internet Service Provider Shuts Down Several Chinese Dissident Web Sites)
Radio Free Asia, August 20, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/08/20/china_
internet_freedom/

Olympics
Beijing's Traffic Flows but Smog Remains
South China Morning Post, August 21, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb3
29d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=558f2fcea3
484110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News

China Warns of Games Hijack Threat
Reuters (via YahooNews), August 21, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070821/wl_nm/olympics
_china_security_dc_1;_ylt=
AqqBetCMMjGXf2NLBX1Ft7BPzWQA

Protests and Petitions
深圳示威爆冲突拘4人 (Four People Arrested over Clash at Shenzhen Labor Protest)
Ming Pao, August 21, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20070821/cfa1.htm

Public Health
Pig Disease Cover-Up Admitted
The Standard, August 21, 2007
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?we_cat=
3&art_id=51680&sid=15015759&con_type=1&d_str=
20070821

China State TV Launches Series Dedicated to Defense of Products
Wall Street Journal, August 20, 2007
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB118760432703202712.html?
mod=hpp_asia_whats_news