February 7 – 12, 2008

Top News of the Day
Human Rights Defender - Yu Huafeng (喻华峰)
Chinese Editor Released from Prison
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), February 09, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080209/ap_on_re_as/china_journalist_freed_1
The editor of Southern Metropolitan Daily Yu Huafeng (喻华峰) was released from prison on
February 8. Yu was sentenced to 12 years’ imprisonment in 2004 for embezzlement and graft after his newspaper reported the beating death of a man in detention and broke the news of a SARS case before Beijing reported it to the World Health Organization. Yu was released on February 8 after his sentence had been reduced twice.

News
Corruption
Chinese Official Gets Life for Bribery
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), February 06, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080206/ap_on_re_as/china_corruption_1

Disasters
China Loses One-Tenth of Forest Resources to Snow Havoc
Xinhuanet, February 09, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-02/09/content_7583928.htm

Education
Impoverished Minority Youth Get a Lifeline out of Poverty
Xinhuanet, February 06, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-02/06/content_7577066.htm

Environment
China Issues Draft Standards on Plastic Shopping Bags
Xinhuanet, February 08, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-02/08/content_7581599.htm

Government
China Issues Pamphlet to Guide Reconstruction in Disaster-hit Areas
Xinhuanet, February 09, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-02/09/content_7584627.htm

Human Rights Defender - Jin Haike (靳海科)
四君子之一靳海科病重 家人盼保外就医 (Family Hopes Jin Kaike Will Be Released on Medical Parole)
Radio Free Asia, February 11, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/02/11/jin_haike/

Land Policy
威海市民发出致联合国公开信 (Victims of Land Grabs in Weihai, Shandong, Send Open Letter to the United Nations)
Radio Free Asia, February 10, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/02/10/wei/

Media
中国加强监管互联网“虚拟社会”净化网络环境 (China Strengthens Internet Censorship to Purify the "Virtual Society")
Xinhuanet, February 11, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/newscenter/2008-02/11/content_7587168.htm

《炎黄春秋》连发四篇文章回忆赵紫阳 (Magazine Issues Fourth Article Commemorating Zhao Ziyang)
Radio Free Asia, February 11, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/02/11/zhaoziyang/

Behind the Great Firewall
The Guardian, February 09, 2008
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2008/feb/09/internet.china

China Removes 200 Million "Harmful" Pieces of Online Information
Xinhuanet, February 07, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-02/07/content_7580994.htm

China Defends New Web Video and Audio Rules
Reuters, February 06, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/internetNews/idUSPEK16892420080206

Migrant Workers
Young Chinese Stranded over Holiday
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), February 07, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080207/ap_on_re_as/china_new_year_1

China to Install New System to Ensure Migrant Workers Paid More, on Time
Xinhuanet, February 06, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-02/07/content_7579803.htm

Olympics
China Appoints Political Heavyweight to Clear Air over Olympics
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), February 11, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080211/wl_asia_afp/oly2008chnchinapolitics_080211071219

Athletes Face Olympic Ban for Criticizing China
Telegraph.co.uk, February 10, 2008
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2008/02/10/nolympics110.xml

部分国家的运动员担心北京的空气污染 (Athletes of Some Countries Worried about Beijing's Air Pollution)
Radio Free Asia, February 09, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/02/09/kong/

China to Shut Factories to Cut Air Pollution Before Olympics
Bloomberg, February 09, 2008
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=a58G43f8SI6E

Protests and Petitions
简要新闻∶吉林访民张洁被判处劳教一年半 (Jilin Petitioner Zhang Jie Sentenced to 1.5 Years in RTL)
Radio Free Asia, February 09, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/xinwen/2008/02/09/xinwen/

February 6, 2008

Top News of the Day
Human Rights Defender - Lü Gengsong (吕耿松)
浙江网络作家吕耿松被判刑四年 (Hangzhou-based Writer Lu Gengsong Sentenced to 4 Years’ Imprisonment)
Radio Free Asia, February 05, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/02/05/lugengsong/
On February 5, Hangzhou-based writer Lü Gengsong (吕耿松) was sentenced to four years for "inciting subversion of state power" and his political rights will subsequently be deprived for one year. Lü was sentenced based on 19 articles that he posted online. Only Lü's immediate family and two friends were allowed to attend the hearing, which lasted only 15 minutes. Outside the courthouse, more than 20 people came to voice their support, one was detained. According to RFA, his wife said that he plans to appeal.

Related Information
HRIC Statement: Ching Cheong's Release Sends Mixed Message
Human Rights in China, February 05, 2008
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/47310

Human Rights Defender - Wang Guilin (王桂林)
王桂林被劳教一年半 举证不构犯罪劳教何理？ (Heilongjiang Petitioner Wang Guilin Sentenced to 1.5 Year of RTL)
Radio Free Asia, February 05, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/02/05/wang/
On February 5, Heilongjiang police informed the wife of rights defender Wang Guilin (王桂林), surnamed Sun, that he has been sentenced to 1.5 year in Reeducation-Through-Labor (RTL) for “disturbing social order”. Wang was detained on January 10. The authorities held a hearing on his case on January 22 and sent him to a RTL facility on January 28; it was unclear when exactly he was sentenced. Sun said the police alleged in the hearing that Wang was involved in the open letter campaign which held the slogan “We want human rights, not the Olympics,” and that he gave interviews to the overseas Epoch Times website.

News
Disasters
Millions in China to Greet New Year Without Power
Reuters, February 05, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSPEK16157020080205

Food Security
FDA Looks for "Boots on the Ground" in China
Reuters, February 05, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSN0518943220080205

Japan: China Dumpling Poisoning May Be Deliberate
Reuters, February 05, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/rbssConsumerGoodsAndRetailNews/idUST171196200802050205

Government
Officials Admit Being Too Hasty with Tiger News
South China Morning Post, February 06, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=fa4ce5b782ae7110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

CPC Vows Penalties for Lax Officials During Snow Crisis
Xinhuanet, February 05, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-02/05/content_7574500.htm

Human Rights Defender - Guo Quan (郭泉)
原南京师范教授郭泉宣布成立中国网民党 (Former Nanjing Professor Guo Quan Announces Establishment of "Chinese Netizen Party")
Radio Free Asia, February 05, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/02/05/china_internet_freedom/

Media
Cadre Told to Step Down Over Arrest Order
South China Morning Post, February 06, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=26cb3d7ae9ae7110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

China Cuts Online Video a Little Slack
Associated Press (available at CNN), February 05, 2008
http://edition.cnn.com/2008/TECH/02/05/china.video.ap/index.html

Migrant Workers
Migrant Workers Bear the Brunt of China's Transport Chaos as Cold Snap Continues
The Guardian, February 05, 2008
http://www.guardian.co.uk/china/story/0,,2252561,00.html

Olympics
'Great Firewall' May Be Dropped
South China Morning Post, February 06, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=3c78e5b782ae7110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Report: Manners to Make a Better Beijing Olympic Games
Xinhuanet, February 06, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-02/06/content_7576536.htm

Protests and Petitions
温江农民维权取得成果 (Farmers' Protest Yields Good Results in Wenjiang, Chengdu)
Radio Free Asia, February 05, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/02/05/wenjiang/

江阴市利港镇长拒绝支付农民补偿费 (Farmers Refuse Land Compensation Payment in Jiangyang, Jiangsu)
Radio Free Asia, February 05, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/02/05/ligang/

State Security
甘孜县曲仓达隆寺藏族住持堪布金巴被判刑 (Tibetan Abbot Sentenced to Three Years for "Inciting Subversion of State Power")
Radio Free Asia, February 05, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/02/05/china_tibetan/

February 5, 2008

Top News of the Day
Human Rights Defender - Ching Cheong (程翔)
程翔获释今返港 (Ching Cheong Released and Returns to Hong Kong)
Ming Pao, February 05, 2008
http://www.mpinews.com/htm/INews/20080205/gb21202k.htm
Journalist Ching Cheong (程翔) was reportedly released on parole on February 4 and returned to his Hong Kong home today. Officials in China have notified the Hong Kong government that Ching was released on parole after he finished half of his sentence on February 4 and thus meets the condition for release on parole.

News
Death Penalty
Death Penalty Upheld for Ant-Farm Con Man
South China Morning Post, February 05, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=aa804cc90c4e7110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Disasters
4.6m Shiver in the Dark as Leaders Claim Victory
South China Morning Post, February 05, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=ab704cc90c4e7110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Chief Meteorologist Admits China 'Unprepared' for Snow Crisis
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), February 05, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080205/wl_asia_afp/chinaweathertransport_080205024506

Heaviest Snowfall in 60 Years Traps Villagers
South China Morning Post, February 05, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=a6c04cc90c4e7110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Labor
11 Electricians Die While Restoring Power Supply in Snow-hit China
Xinhuanet, February 05, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-02/05/content_7569738.htm

Law
Chinese Courts Ordered to Ensure Independent Trial of Lawsuits Against Gov't
Xinhuanet, February 04, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-02/04/content_7566614.htm

Media
China Launches Websites to Aid Reporters Covering National People's Congress
Xinhuanet, February 04, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-02/04/content_7566667.htm

Great Firewall of China Faces Online Rebels
New York Times, February 04, 2008
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/04/world/asia/04china.html

“郭泉”被封告谷歌　网民联合破禁求真 (Guo Quan Entrusts US-Based Democracy Activist to Sue Google for Censoring His Name)
Radio Free Asia, February 04, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/02/04/guoquan/

人民政协报就民教问题采访刘飞跃 文章被扣未能面世 (Newspaper Barred from Publishing Report Containing Interview with Human Rights Defender)
Radio Free Asia, February 04, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/02/04/liufeiyue/

Olympics
Beijing Metro Stations Start Security Checks to Deter Terrorists
Xinhuanet, February 04, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-02/04/content_7566909.htm

民生观察工作室2008年北京奥运主场馆地区失地农民调查报告 (Chinese NGO Launches Report on Forcible Eviction for Beijing Olympics)
Radio Free Asia, February 04, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/02/04/aoyun/

Olympics Accused Over Curbs on Press
Sky News, February 04, 2008
http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,91248-1303873,00.html?f=rss

Protests and Petitions
残疾女访民在最高法院前被打死 (Disabled Petitioner Beaten to Death in Front of Supreme People's Court )
Radio Free Asia, February 04, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/02/04/fangmin/

Social Security
China Increases Subsistence Allowance
Xinhuanet, February 04, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-02/04/content_7566517.htm

State Security
四川一藏族喇嘛被以“危害国家安全罪”判刑 (Sichuan Lama Sentenced on "Endangering State Security" Charge)
Radio Free Asia, February 04, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/02/04/lama/

February 2 - 4, 2008

Top News of the Day
Human Rights Defender - Qi Zhiyong (齐志勇)
六四伤残民运人士齐志勇己失踪一个月 (June 4th Disabled Democracy Activist Qi Zhiyong Disappeared Over a Month Ago)
Radio Free Asia, February 01, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/02/01/china_dissident_64/
Disabled democracy activist Qi Zhiyong (齐志勇) has been out of contact since around January 8. His friend Li Hai (李海) said he has tried to contact Qi through the Internet, Qi’s cell phone, and other methods, but has had no success. Li speculated that if Qi has been detained by the authorities, then the reason for his detention is that he revealed information about Hu Jia (胡佳) after Hu was detained late last December.

News
Disasters
Premier Calls for Courage, Patience as Snow Not Over
Xinhuanet, February 03, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-02/03/content_7561194.htm

China Winter Chaos Sparks Railway Stampede; 1 Dead
Reuters, February 02, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSPEK17383320080203

Food Security
Chinese, Japanese Officials Meet over Food Poisoning
Xinhuanet, February 03, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-02/03/content_7562419.htm

Human Rights Defender - Hu Jia (胡佳)
当局正式逮捕胡佳但批准家人探望 (Hu Jia Formally Arrested; Father Allowed to Visit Him in Detention Center)
Radio Free Asia, February 01, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/02/01/china_rights_hujia/

Related Information
HRIC Press Statement: HRIC Condemns the Formal Arrest of Hu Jia
Human Rights in China, February 1, 2008
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/47275

Human Rights Defender - Zeng Jinyan (曾金燕)
百访民探望胡佳妻女受阻　民间持续质疑当局各种做法 (One Hundred Petitioners Barred from Visiting Zeng Jinyan and Her Daughter)
Radio Free Asia, February 03, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/02/03/hu/

Human Rights Defender - Chen Guangcheng (陈光诚)
中国人权敦促中国政府释放陈光诚 (Human Rights in China Urges the Chinese Government to Release Chen Guangcheng)
Radio Free Asia, February 02, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/xinwen/2008/02/02/xinwen/#2

Related Information
HRIC Press Advisory: With Six-Month Olympic Countdown Looming, HRIC Calls on China to Release Chen Guangcheng
Human Rights in China, February 1, 2008
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/item?item_id=47260

Human Rights Defender - Lü Gengsong (吕耿松)
吕耿松案在2月5号开庭审理 (Lü Gengsong to Stand Trial on February 5)
Radio Free Asia, February 02, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/xinwen/2008/02/02/xinwen/#4

Labor
China Mine Blast Kills 9 Amid New Drive for Coal
Reuters, February 03, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSPEK132605

Land Policy
Illegal Land Use in Cross Hairs of New Nationwide Scheme
China Daily (available at Xinhua), February 02, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-02/02/content_7549354.htm

Media
SPPA: Protect Right to Know Amid Snow Disaster
Xinhuanet, February 02, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-02/02/content_7553670.htm

Google Faces Lawsuit for Blocking Name
Financial Times, February 01, 2008
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/9abb5ca2-d0e2-11dc-953a-0000779fd2ac.html

Migrant Workers
For Migrants, Trip Home Only Break in Lonely Year of Labour
South China Morning Post, February 04, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=1619a578750e7110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Olympics
China Detains Nine over Olympic Website Scam
Xinhuanet, February 03, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-02/03/content_7557904.htm

China Says No Cover-Up in Olympics Construction Deaths
Xinhuanet, February 03, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-02/03/content_7556199.htm

Beijing Closes 10 Industrial Polluters to Keep Air Fresher
Xinhuanet, February 02, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-02/02/content_7555187.htm

Police
Chinese Police Nab 10,000 Homicide-Linked Fugitives in 2007
Xinhuanet, February 01, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-02/01/content_7545664.htm

Protests and Petitions
江苏女访民徐平遭非法拘押及人身虐待 (Jiangsu Petitioner Illegally Detained and Tortured)
Radio Free Asia, February 01, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/02/01/xuping/

Religion
河南洛阳基督徒因宣教被刑事拘留 (Henan Christian Criminally Detained over Preaching)
Radio Free Asia, February 01, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/02/01/henan/

February 1, 2008

Top News of the Day
Human Rights Defender - Hu Jia (胡佳)
简要新闻: 北京市以涉嫌煽动颠覆国家政权罪对胡佳提起公诉 (Beijing Authorities Indict Hu Jia on Suspicion of Inciting Subversion of State Power)
Radio Free Asia, January 31, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/xinwen/2008/01/31/
On January 30, rights defender Hu Jia (胡佳) was reportedly indicted on the charge of “inciting subversion of state power.” Hu's wife Zeng Jinyan (曾金燕), also a rights defense activist, and their new-born baby remain under house arrest.

Related News
Dissident’s Arrest Hints at Olympic Crackdown
New York Times, January 30, 2008
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/30/world/asia/3
0dissident.html?_r=1&oref=slogin

News
Civil Society
Public to Be Consulted Over Maglev Train Route
South China Morning Post, February 01, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=29b3f85dccfc7110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

简要新闻: 律师学者要求人大批准联合国公民与政治权利公约 (Chinese Lawyers and Scholars Demand NPC Ratify UN International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights)
Radio Free Asia, January 31, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/xinwen/2008/01/31/

Corruption
Audit Exposes 4.2b Yuan Graft
South China Morning Post, February 01, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=28c3f85dccfc7110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Disasters
Storm Damage to Cash Crops 'Severe'
South China Morning Post, February 01, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=f5b4f85dccfc7110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Economic Development
中国大城市开始以本地“常住人口”统计人均GDP (GDP Per Capita Statistics of Big Cities to Be Based on "De Facto Residents," Not Just Hukou Holders)
Legal Daily, February 01, 2008
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/0705/2008-02/01/content_793508.htm

Food Security
China Dumplings Spark Food Scare in Japan
Reuters, January 31, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/healthNews/idUST17508220080131

Government
Psychologists Treat China's Stranded at Rail Stations
Reuters, January 31, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/lifestyleMolt/idUSPEK15833120080131

Human Rights
人权观察年度报告批评中国人权状况 (Human Rights Watch Annual Report Criticizes China's Human Rights Situation)
British Broadcasting Corporation, January 31, 2008
http://news.bbc.co.uk/chinese/simp/hi/newsid_7220000/newsid_7220700/7220761.stm

Land Policy
Beijing Rejects Farmers' Call for Land Privatisation Rights
South China Morning Post, February 01, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=27d3f85dccfc7110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Media
中国网络视频控制升级 (Chinese Government Upgrades Control on Internet Videos)
Radio Free Asia, January 31, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/01/31/wangluo/

US Hints at New WTO Challenge Vs. China
Associated Press (available at the New York Times), January 31, 2008
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/world/AP-WTO-China-News-Controls.html

Politics
汪兆钧再度向中央领导发公开信 (Anhui CPPCC Standing Committee Member Wang Zhaojun Sends Open Letter to National Leaders)
Radio Free Asia, January 31, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/01/31/china_openletter/

Protests and Petitions
福建南平非法采矿严重伤害农民耕地 (Fujian Illegal Mine Impacts Farmers)
Radio Free Asia, January 31, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/01/31/nanping/

河南商城县两名维权农民被逮捕 (Two Henan Rights Defending Farmers Arrested )
Radio Free Asia, January 31, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/01/31/henan/

烟台福山又有维权农民被打 三令五申地方继续违法征地 (Yantai Rights Defending Farmers Beaten in Clash with Government)
Radio Free Asia, January 31, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/01/31/zhengdi/

Rural Issues
China Vows to Boost Rural Spending by $14 Bln
Reuters, January 31, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/companyNewsAndPR/idUSPEK34732220080131

State Security
Keeping an Eye on China’s Security
New York Times, January 31, 2008
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/31/business/worldbusiness/31security.html

Tibet
Panchen Lama Pays Formal Visit to China's Top Legislator
Xinhuanet, January 31, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-12/28/content_7328581.htm

January 31, 2008

News
Corruption
Anti-Graft Spending Card System to Be Expanded
South China Morning Post, January 31, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=be1896da1bbc7110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Disasters
We Will Require Global Help, Says Disaster Chief
South China Morning Post, January 31, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=02aef690f1bc7110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Government
辽宁从公务员扣薪筹资赔偿蚂蚁养殖户 (Pay Cut for Liaoning's Civil Servants to Compensate Ant Raisers)
Radio Free Asia, January 30, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/01/30/china_government_investor/

Hukou
中国发改委建议三到五年内取消户口制度 (National Development and Reform Commission Proposes to Abolish Hukou System Within 3 to 5 Years)
Radio Free Asia, January 30, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/01/30/hukou/

Human Rights Defender - Hu Jia (胡佳)
Chinese Dissident Watched, Then Taken
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), January 30, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080130/ap_on_re_as/china_life_of_dissent_2

Human Rights Defender - Guo Qizhen (郭起真)
维权人士郭起真在狱中健康恶化 大腿股坏死 (Jailed Rights Defender Guo Qizhen's Femur Deteriorates)
Radio Free Asia, January 30, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/01/30/guo/

Human Rights Defender – Wang Guilin (王桂林)
王桂林案开庭未判决家人受威胁 (Wang Guilin Stood Trial on January 29; Family Threatened for Speaking to Foreign Media)
Radio Free Asia, January 30, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/01/30/wang_guilin/

Labor
25 Confirmed Dead in N China Coal Mine Blast
Xinhuanet, January 30, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-01/30/content_7528096.htm

Two More Electricians Die Repairing China's Snow-Damaged Power Grid
Xinhuanet, January 30, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-01/30/content_7526839.htm

Land Policy
成都拆迁户因拒绝拆迁被黑恶势力打伤 (Chengdu Evictee Suffers Concussion After Being Beaten by Thugs)
Radio Free Asia, January 30, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/01/30/chengdu/

镇政府报复村民上访强拆鸽场 (Guangdong Authorities Demolish Pigeon Farm After Villagers Petition Land Grab)
Radio Free Asia, January 30, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/01/30/china_petition_abuse/

Media
北京《中国经营报》女记者武真遇害 (China Business Journal Reporter Murdered)
Radio Free Asia, October 30, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/01/30/china
_media_reporter/

China Steps Up Internet Video Control
Associated Press (available at Washington Post), January 30, 2008
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/01/30/AR2008013000898.html

Olympics
全国首部关于安检方面的政府规章3月1日起实施 (Beijing's New Measures on Security Check for Mass Social Activities to Take Effect on March 1)
Legal Daily, January 31, 2008
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/0705/2008-01/31/content_
792072.htm

Bureau Looking Ahead Seven Months to Rain-Free Olympics
South China Morning Post, January 31, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=531cf690f1bc7110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Police
China Sees Rise in Economic Crimes in 2007
Xinhuanet, January 30, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-01/30/content_7528374.htm

Protests and Petitions
攀枝花退休工人追讨欠薪被警察打伤 (Sichuan Police Beat and Detain Workers Who Demand Back Pay)
Radio Free Asia, January 30, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/01/30/china_labor_wage/

访民北京街头游行乞讨 诉生活不济有家难归 (Sixty Petitioners Hold Demonstration in Beijing)
Radio Free Asia, January 30, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/01/30/fangmin/

Public Health
Tainted Drugs Linked to Maker of Abortion Pill
New York Times, January 31, 2008
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/31/world/asia/31pharma.html

Rural Issues
No.1 Central Document Focuses on Rural Issues for 5th Year
Xinhuanet, January 30, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-01/30/content_7529372.htm

January 30, 2008

News
Corruption
截至去年10月底国家已追回或归还被挤占挪用资金近42亿元 (From 2006 to October 2007, China Recovered 4.2 Billion Yuan in Embezzled Funds)
Xinhuanet, January 30, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/newscenter/2008-01/30/content_7525595.htm

Disasters
Power Plants Feel the Pinch As Mainland Weather Crisis Worsens
South China Morning Post, January 29, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=988c4f8a4d0c7110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Troops Help Stranded Chinese as Snow Kills 50
Reuters, January 29, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSPEK11184620080129

Food Security
China Issues Emergency Circular on Food Safety
Xinhuanet, January 30, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-01/30/content_7524840.htm

Government
中国推动村庄合并大村庄制成趋势 (Government Promotes Trend of Merging of Small Villages to Make "Big Village System")
People's Daily (available at Xinhuanet), January 30, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/newmedia/2008-01/30/content_7524379.htm

Human Rights Defender - Ye Guoqiang (叶国强)
北京维权人士叶国强被释放后身陷困境 (After Release, Rights Defender Ye Guoqiang's Health Deteriorates)
Radio Free Asia, January 29, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/xinwen/2008/01/29/

Human Rights Defender - Xu Zhengqing (许正清)
许正清出狱数十访民迎接 上海枉法侵权再成焦点 (Human Rights Defender Xu Zhengqing Released From Prison)
Radio Free Asia, January 29, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/01/29/xu_zhengqing/

Related Information
Case Update: Shanghai Petitioner Xu Zhengqing Released from Prison
Human Rights in China, January 29, 2008
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/47237

Human Rights Defender - Li Guohong (李国宏)
维权人士李国宏以绝食争取到探视权 (Li Guohong Goes on Hunger Strike to Fight For Visitation Rights)
Radio Free Asia, January 29, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/01/29/li/

Human Rights Defender - Zhang Zilin (张子霖)
泛蓝联盟成员张子霖案延期到春节后开庭 (Trial for Pan-Blue Alliance Member Zhang Zilin Postponed Until After Spring Festival)
Radio Free Asia, January 29, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/01/29/zhang/

Media
Spreading the News: The Future of Rural Newspapers Is Largely Tied to the Economic Fortunes of Their Readership
South China Morning Post, January 28, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=4f537d24f1bb7110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Migrant Workers
Migrant Workers Advised to Stay in Cities for Spring Festival Amid Heavy Snow
Xinhuanet, January 29, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-01/29/content_7517049.htm

Olympics
15件“涉奥”案共逮捕38人 (Beijing Investigated 322 Corruption Cases in 2007, 15 Involving Olympics)
The Beijing News, January 30, 2008
http://www.thebeijingnews.com/news/olympic/2008/01-30/014@085748.htm

Police
公安部通报2007年全国社会治安形势 (Ministry of Public Security Discusses 2007 Public Order Situation)
Xinhuanet, January 30, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2008-01/30/content_7524868.htm

Poverty
Low-income Rural, Urban Families to Get More Subsidies as Prices Rise
Xinhuanet, January 29, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-01/29/content_7522343.htm

Protests and Petitions
河南兰考县政府低价强征农田引起村民抗议 (Henan, Lankao County Farmers Protest Low-Priced Land Grab)
Radio Free Asia, January 29, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/01/29/nong/

Public Health
China Reports Bird Flu Outbreak in Poultry in Tibet
Reuters, January 29, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSPEK78849

Three Gorges
中国三峡水坝及其对全球影响的讨论会 (Panel: China's Three Gorges Dam Project and It's Impact on the World)
Radio Free Asia, January 29, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/01/29/sanxia/

January 29, 2008

Top News of the Day
Media
甘肃宁夏推行版主实名制 ("Real Name Registration" Required for Online Forum Operators in Gansu and Ningxia)
Nanfang City News, January 28, 2008
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/djjz/200801280554.asp
Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region and Gansu Province are reportedly requiring online forums, bulletin board systems (BBS), chat rooms, and other similar services to report their operations. All these online services must have operators, who have to submit their personal information and be available by phone 24 hours a day. The Ningxia and Gansu authorities are reportedly using this policy to implement the central authorities’ decision to crack down on online pornography.

News
Civil Society
People's Voices Will Be Heard, Says Mayor
South China Morning Post, January 25, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=83042f7bf1ca7110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Death Penalty
恶魔兄弟公安局旁奸杀少女 民警接警不出被判刑 (Brothers Rape and Murder Girl Next to Police Station; Policeman Sentenced for Ignoring Citizen's Report on the Case)
Xinhuanet, January 29, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2008-01/29/content_7516281.htm

河南农民十年冤狱终得清白 (Henan Migrant Worker Released After 10 Years of Wrongful Imprisonment)
People's Daily, January 26, 2008
http://www.hnsc.com.cn/news/2008/01/26/259560.html

Disasters
Wen Acts as Cold Spell Brings Chaos
South China Morning Post, January 28, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62
ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=6d24c5d96bbb7
110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News

Environment
Chengdu Officials Reject Baitiao River Hydropower Plan
South China Morning Post, January 29, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=3f4e4f8a4d0c7110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Human Rights Defenders – Yang Chunlin (杨春林), Wang Guilin (王桂林)
杨春林案将延迟开庭 王桂林案将于星期二开庭审理 (Yang Chunlin's Trial Postponed; Wang Guilin to Stand Trial on Tuesday)
Radio Free Asia, January 28, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/01/28/yang-wang/

Human Rights Defender - Zheng Enchong (郑恩宠)
郑恩宠第十八次被传唤 (Zheng Enchong Summoned for the 18th Time)
Radio Free Asia, January 28, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/01/28/zheng_enchong/

Law
新修订《律师法》会和《刑诉法》打架吗 (Are Criminal Procedure Law and the Newly Amended Lawyers' Law Incompatible?)
China Youth Daily, January 29, 2008
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2008-01/29/content_2050041.htm

Legal Team Helps Win Back Wages for Workers
China Daily (available at Xinhua), January 29, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-01/29/content_7515686.htm

民生呼声将渗入新修法规 (Regulations to Be Amended to Incorporate Public Concerns)
Legal Daily, January 29, 2008
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2008-01/29/content_789525.htm

Media
Foreign News Organizations in China Total 374 by End of 2007
Xinhuanet, January 25, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-01/25/content_7498166.htm

Olympics
Officials Acknowledge 6 Deaths at Games Sites
South China Morning Post, January 29, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=313e4f8a4d0c7110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Olympic Watercube Swimming Venue Opens
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), January 28, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080128/ap_on_re_as/oly_beijing_watercube_4

英国王储查尔斯将不出席北京奥运 (U.K.'s Prince Charles Will Not Attend Beijing Olympics)
Radio Free Asia, January 28, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/01/28/charles/

Politics
Migrant Worker Moves - to NPC
China Daily, January 25, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-01/25/content_6419836.htm

Public Health
China Reiterates Regulations on Medical Care Costs
Xinhuanet, January 28, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-01/28/content_7513539.htm

Three Gorges
Pact May Ease Impact of Three Gorges Dam
Wall Street Journal, January 29, 2008
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB120154424362122751.html

January 26 – 28, 2008

Top News of the Day
Human Rights Defender - Li Jinping (李金平)
北京李金平家遭暴力强拆 赵紫阳先生灵堂被毁 (Li Jinping’s Apartment Forcibly Demolished, Memorial Room for Zhao Ziyang Destroyed)
Radio Free Asia, January 25, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/01/25/li_jinping/
Beijing authorities reportedly demolished the apartment of rights defender Li Jinping (李金平) on January 24. Li, his mother and siblings were allegedly beaten in the process. All property, including furniture and communication tools, was taken away. The Li family is now separately staying in their friend’s homes. Li Jinping kept a memorial room for former Chinese leader Zhao Ziyang in the apartment and the room was damaged in the incident.

News
Civil Society
中国民主党地方委员会宣告成立 (China Democracy Party Establishes Local Committees in China)
Radio Free Asia, January 27, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/01/27/min/

Disasters
Big Freeze Brings Nation to a Standstill
South China Morning Post, January 28, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=6a27c5d96bbb7110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Government
村官敗選殺對手全家 (Rural Official Murders Competitor and His Family After Losing Election)
Ming Pao, January 28, 2008
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20080128/ccb1.htm

Human Rights Defender - Hu Jia (胡佳)
胡佳取保候审被拒 (Beijing Police Reject Hu Jia's Application to Be Released on Bail Pending Investigation)
Radio Free Asia, January 25, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/01/
25/hujia/

Human Rights Defender - Xu Yongchun (徐永春)
烟台农民维权代表徐永春突遭暴徒袭击受伤住院 (Shandong Rights Defender Xu Yongchun Hospitalized After Being Beaten By 4 Unidentified Thugs)
Radio Free Asia, January 25, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/01/
25/xu/

Labor
Rule Violation Blamed for East China Traffic Accident That Kills 18
Xinhuanet, January 26, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-01/26/content_7500750.htm

Media
《法人》杂志总编辑正式离职 (Magazine Chief Resigns After Issuing Statement Upholding Media Freedom)
Radio Free Asia, January 27, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/01/27/fa/

香港记者武汉花楼街拍摄拆迁情况遭殴打 (Hong Kong Reporter Beaten in Wuhan While Taking Photos of Eviction Situation)
Radio Free Asia, January 25, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/01/25/
wuhan/

Olympics
China Cracks Down on Tibetan Buddhism Ahead of Olympics
Radio Free Asia, January 25, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/2008/01/25/tibet_olympics/

Police
城管队保安被指当街打小贩 路人劝阻也遭殴 (Beijing Urban Management Officers Beat Hawkers and Intervening Passers-by)
Xinhuanet, January 28, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2008-01/28/content_
7508479.htm

Politics
Graft Laws Won't Succeed Until the Princelings Bow
South China Morning Post, January 28, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62e
cb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=6aeac5d96b
bb7110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News

Non-CPC Members Make Up 60% of New Top Advisory Body
Xinhuanet, January 26, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-01/26/content_7499922.htm

Protests and Petitions
湖北两千多纺织工人上访请愿要求偿还拖欠款项 (Over 2,000 Hubei Workers Petition over Back Pay)
Radio Free Asia, January 25, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/01/25/hubei/

北京业主堵路反对建变电站警方拘20人 (Twenty Beijing Residents Taken Away While Protesting Construction of High-Voltage Substation)
Radio Free Asia, January 25, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/01/25/dian/

Public Health
河北艾滋感染者讨病历被殴　政府偏袒激化矛盾？ (Hebei Hospital Beats HIV/AIDS Patients Demanding Medical Records)
Radio Free Asia, January 25, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/01/25/
aids/

Religion
独家报道：太原基督徒聚会受到当局骚扰 (Members of Taiyuan Protestant House Church Harassed During Gathering)
Radio Free Asia, January 25, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/01/25/china_religion_christian/

XUAR
Senior Party Official: Xinjiang's Stability Has National Strategic Value
Xinhuanet, January 27, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-01/27/content_7508129.htm

January 25, 2008

Top News of the Day
Human Rights Defenders - Yuan Weijing (袁伟静)
狱中陈光诚吁请关注维权者 律师评陈家人和记者采访无自由 (Authorities Beat German Journalist Attempting to Interview Yuan Weijing)
Radio Free Asia, January 24, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/01/24
/chenguangcheng/
On January 24, 2008, four German journalists attempting to interview Yuan Weijing (袁伟静), wife of jailed weiquan lawyer Chen Guangcheng (陈光诚), were reportedly prevented from doing so by authorities who were keeping Yuan under house arrest. According to Yuan, as the journalists were walking towards her home, the authorities blocked them, attacked them, and threatened to smash them with large stones if they would not leave. The journalists quickly fled the scene, and did not suffer any serious injuries. Yuan had originally planned to visit Chen Guangcheng with her daughter but was intercepted by the authorities.

News
Corruption
简讯: 北京过去5年查办贪污大案270宗 (Beijing Investigated 270 Corruption Cases Involving More than 1 Million Yuan in Last Five Years)
Radio Free Asia, January 24, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/01/24/briefing/

Environment
Chemicals Taint Water in China, 26 Ill
YahooNews (Asia), January 24, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080124/ap_on_re_as/chi
na_villagers_poisoned

China Sees Little Optimism in Anti-desert Fight
Reuters, January 24, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSPEK6330

Human Rights Defenders - Hu Jing (胡敬)
重庆维权人士胡敬被从精神病院释放 (Chongqing Rights Defender Hu Jing Released form Psychiatric Hospital)
Radio Free Asia, January 24, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/01/24
/chongqing/

Human Rights Defenders - Xu Yongchun (徐永春)
烟台维权代表徐永春被官员约见后遭暴徒殴打 (Yantai Rights Defender Xu Yongchun Beaten)
Radio Free Asia, January 24, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/01/24/china
_rights_assault/

Law
检察院被指越权办案 涉案争议录像拒绝公开 (Zhejiang Procuratorate Accused of Torture, Refuses to Publicly Reveal Videotape at Trial)
Nanfang Weekend, January 24, 2008
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/zm/20080124/xw/2008
01240135.asp

Military
解放军炮九师关押访民 (Petitioners Detained at Jiangsu PLA Facility)
Radio Free Asia, January 24, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/01/24/fangmin/

Olympics
China Lashes Out at Olympic Critics
Reuters, January 24, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080124/ap_on_re_as/chi
na_olympics_criticism;_ylt=AjCtDfRVoTTwus2cN3ZAPnc
Bxg8F

Poverty
China's Subsistence Allowance System Benefits Urban, Rural Poor Equally
Xinhuanet, January 24, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-01/24/content_
7489756.htm

Protests and Petitions
Dozens Hold Land Protest in Beijing
YahooNews (Asia), January 24, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080124/ap_on_re_as/chi
na_land_protest;_ylt=Ahlg0ItcMzvVbhLoJxhe3rgBxg8F

经租房主市政府内遭殴打 王季勇绝食抗议关学法班 (Original Owner of Private Apartments Beaten for Petitioning; Man Starts Hunger Strike in Protest)
Radio Free Asia, January 24, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/01/24
/wang/

Religion
湖北四位家庭教会基督徒被解除劳教 昆明教徒要求复议遭拒绝并被殴打 (Four Hebei Christian Household Church Members Released From RTL; Kunming Christian Beaten, Demand for Administrative Review Denied)
Radio Free Asia, January 24, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/01/24/
laojiao/

Social Security
China's Welfare Spending Jumps by More Than a Third
Xinhuanet, January 24, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-01/24/content_
7490719.htm

January 24, 2008

News
Disasters
China Reports More People Affected by Heavy Snow
Xinhuanet, January 23, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-01/24/content_7483054.htm

Economic Development
China's Economy Eases as Exports Slow
Reuters, January 24, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/ousiv/idUSPEK9733620080124

Government
CPC Official Calls for Service-Oriented Gov't
Xinhuanet, January 23, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-01/23/content_7482955.htm

Hukou
Experts: Hukou Should Be Scrapped
China Daily (via Xinhuanet), January 23, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-01/23/content_7478775.htm

Human Rights Defenders - Guo Feixiong (郭飞雄)
狱方指郭飞雄违反监规实施严管三个月 (Guo Feixiong Punished for "Violating Prison Regulations")
Radio Free Asia, January 23, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/01/23/china_rights_guofeixiong/

Human Rights Defenders - Lu Gengsong (吕耿松)
吕耿松的自我辩护书 (Lu Gengsong's Self-Defense Argument)
Radio Free Asia, January 23, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/01/23/lyugengsong/

Human Rights Defenders - Wei Xiangping (魏香平)
刚刚出狱的福建访民魏香平在北京再次被截访 (Released Fujian Petitioner Intercepted in Beijing)
Radio Free Asia, January 23, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/01/23/china_petition_detain/

Human Rights Defenders - Qiao Yanbing (乔延兵)
山东烟台军转干部维权代表乔延兵被判刑四年半 (Shandong Soldier-Turned-Cadre Representative Sentenced to Four Years And Six Months)
Radio Free Asia, January 23, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/01/23/qiao_yanbing/

Human Rights Defenders - Xu Yunliang (许云亮)
河北枣强县村民维权代表许云亮取保候审获释 (Villager Representative Xu Yunliang Released on Bail)
Radio Free Asia, January 23, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/01/23/xunyunliang/

Human Rights Defenders - Zhang Zilin (张子霖)
泛蓝联盟张子霖被控敲诈勒索案下周二开审 (Zhang Zilin Faces Trial on Extortion and Blackmailing Next Tuesday)
Radio Free Asia, January 23, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/01/23/china_dissident_panblue/

Labor
Cheap Labour Dries Up, Workers Get Picky
South China Morning Post, January 24, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=d58f2984996a7110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Land Policy
杭州六百人强拆民宅（带录像） (Hangzhou Residence Forcefully Demolished by More Than 600 Eviction Personnel)
Radio Free Asia, January 23, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/01/23/qianchai/

Law
Judiciary Weighs In on Debate over Case of Migrant's ATM Windfall
South China Morning Post, January 24, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=599d53f3ac7a7110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Metro Says Sorry for Kissing Video, But Couple May Still Sue
South China Morning Post, January 24, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=b1102984996a7110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

China Approves Draft Law Revision on Protection of the Disabled
Xinhuanet, January 23, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-01/23/content_7481656.htm

Media
China Breaks "Real-time" Porn Web Site
Reuters, January 23, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUSPEK8420020080123

Migrant Workers
上海将把农民工子弟学校纳入民办教育管理 (Shanghai Authorities Better Regulate Schools for Migrant Children)
Radio Free Asia, January 23, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/01/23/nongmin/

Olympics
北京書記：文明驅趕乞丐出城 (Authorities Order Civilized Expulsion of Beggars from Beijing)
Ming Pao, January 24, 2008
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20080124/cca2.htm

China Fights Online Porn Ahead of Olympics
Financial Times, January 24, 2008
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/acad6228-ca09-11dc-b5dc-000077b07658,dwp_uuid=9c33700c-4c86-11da-89df-0000779e2340.html

百萬警停休 保兩會奧運 (No Leaves for Police During NPC & CPPCC Sessions and Olympics)
Ming Pao, January 24, 2008
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20080124/cca1.htm

布朗：希望中国奥运后继续开放新闻媒体 (China Should Continue Freedoms to Journalists After Olympics, Says British Prime Minister)
Radio Free Asia, January 23, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/01/23/aoyun/

China to Divert Yellow River Water for Beijing Games
Agence France-Presse (via YahooNews), January 23, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080123/wl_asia_afp/oly2008chnchinaenvironmentwater_080123153714

Protests and Petitions
温州洞头村民因徵地补偿问题阻止施工 (Wenzhou Villagers Block Construction Site over Disputed Compensation)
Radio Free Asia, January 23, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/01/23/di/

独家报道：广东惠州村民与防暴警察发生冲突 (Guangdong Villagers Clashes with Police )
Radio Free Asia, January 22, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/01/22/china_land_clash/

Public Health
Pay Fee or Give Wife's Body to Science, Man Told
South China Morning Post, January 24, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=d76f2984996a7110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

CCF Distributes Free Drugs to Needy Lung Cancer Sufferers
Xinhuanet, January 23, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-01/23/content_7481797.htm

Death Toll From Contaminated Drug Rises to 14 in S China
Xinhuanet, January 23, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-01/24/content_7482979.htm

January 23, 2008

News
Environment
China Sets 2030 Target to Clean Up Lakes
Reuters, January 22, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/environmentNews/idUSP
EK6258620080123

民间环保培训已启动 环保总局准备好了吗 (State Environmental Protection Administration Holds Training Session For Civil Society Groups)
Legal Daily, January 22, 2008
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/2007zffz/2008-01/22/conte
nt_785874.htm

Government
China Safety Official Wants Public Help
YahooNews (Asia), January 22, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080122/ap_on_re_as/ch
ina_work_safety;_ylt=AlGhaQ5FuekEk9tuzudOqZEBxg8F

China Punishes 183 for Industrial Disasters
Reuters, January 22, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSPEK244
313

Human Rights Defenders - Lü Gengsong (吕耿松)
Trial of Dissident Chinese Writer Lu Gengsong Opens As Curbs Tighten On Dissent
Christian Science Monitor, January 23, 2008
http://www.csmonitor.com/2008/0123/p04s01-woap.htm

Related Information
Writer Lü Gengsong's Trial Held Today
Human Rights in China, January 22, 2008
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/
47186

Human Rights Defenders - Zeng Jinyan (曾金燕）
曾金燕反抗软禁遭警告抓捕　警称善待胡佳有待证实 (Under House Arrest, Police Threaten Zeng Jinyan with Arrest)
Radio Free Asia, January 22, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/01/2
2/hujia/

Land Policy
Land Investigation Nabs 2,700 Officials
China Daily, January 23, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-01/23/content
_6414412.htm

Law
China Couple Sue Metro Over Kiss
BBC, January 22, 2008
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7202348.stm

Olympics
Beijing Olympic Water Scheme Drains Parched Farmers
Reuters, January 22, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSPEK345
320080123

Politics
Idealism Gives Way to Rubber-stamp Reality of Congress
South China Morning Post, January 23, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af6
2ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=cb4b
57398e1a7110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=

Population
北京名人超生罚款将超常人数倍 额度尚未确定 (Beijing Plans to Increase Fines For the Famous and the Rich who Violate "One Child Policy")
Xinhuanet, January 21, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2008-01/21/content_7
460404.htm

Protests and Petitions
无钖上访户投诉当局雇用黑社会截访 (Wuxi Petitioner Sues Authorities Who Employed Mafia "Retrievers")
Radio Free Asia, January 23, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/01/22/china
_petition_abuse/

百名天津访民北京上访 目睹江苏访民喝农药自杀 (Petitioner Commits Suicide Inside Petitioning Bureau)
Radio Free Asia, January 22, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/01/22
/fangmin1/

访民在驻京办黑监狱受虐待令人发指(带录像) (Secret Jails for Detaining Petitioners Revealed in Beijing)
Radio Free Asia, January 22, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/01/
22/fangmin/

东莞两外企千人大罢工酿冲突 (Thousand-person Strike in Dongguan Turns Violent)
Radio Free Asia, January 22, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/01/22
/bagong/

January 22, 2008

News
Children
曲靖拐卖儿童案开审 17 人受审 仍有3 人未得解救 (17 Suspects in Yunnan Face Trial for Child Trafficking)
Legal Daily, January 21, 2008
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/0705/2008-01/22/content
_785671.htm

Corruption
Chinese Officials Face Prosecution on Land Misuse Charges
Xinhuanet, January 21, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-01/21/content
_7467199.htm

Death Penalty
Top Judge Vows Caution over Death Penalty
South China Morning Post, January 22, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62
ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=5255e229d
4c97110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=

Disasters
Heavy Snow in China Causes Deaths and Damage
Reuters, January 21, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/environmentNews/idUS
PEK1510020080121

Economic Development
Beijing Urban-Rural Income Gap Continues to Widen
Xinhuanet, January 21, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-01/21/content
_7466330.htm

Gender
Jiangsu Amends Law to Define Sexual Harassment
Xinhuanet, January 21, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-01/21/content
_7463316.htm

Human Rights Defenders - Liu Fenggang (刘凤钢)
刘凤钢被公安拘捕关押六日仍未获释 (House Church Leader Liu Fenggang Still Under Detention)
Radio Free Asia, January 21, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/01/21/China
_Religion/

Human Rights Defenders - Hu Jia (胡佳)
胡佳首次获准向家人传递便条 (Hu Jia Allowed to Send Memo To Family)
Radio Free Asia, January 21, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/01/21/China
_Hu/

访曾金燕访民网友遭羁押 维权者妻吁当局放胡佳 (Petitioners and Netizens Taken Away by Police When Attempting to Visit Zeng Jinyan)
Radio Free Asia, January 21, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/01/21/
hujia/

Human Rights Defenders - Li Guohong (李国宏)
维权人士李国宏狱中发绝食声明吁关注中国人权 (Rights Defender Li Guohong Stages Hunger Strike in Prison to Call for Attention to China's Human Rights Condition)
Radio Free Asia, January 21, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/01/21/
li_guohong/

Labor
China Turns to Hi-Tech to Improve Mine Safety
Xinhuanet, January 22, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-01/22/content
_7469228.htm

新华视点:重庆讨薪职工遭遇34万余元高昂维权代价 (Chongqing Workers Face High Arbitration Fee for Settling Back Pay)
Xinhuanet, January 22, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/newscenter/2008-01/22/con
tent_7469520.htm

Urban Unemployment Declines to 4% in China
Xinhuanet, January 22, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-01/22/content
_7467328.htm

Explosion Kills 20 in Illegal China Mine
Associated Press ( via YahooNews), January 21, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080121/ap_on_re_as/chi
na_mine_deaths_2;_ylt=AqJOXWSTwKF_judygsyYC29P
zWQA

大陆政府拟订新工资条例 (Government Plans New Regulation on Wages)
Radio Free Asia, January 21, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/01/21/China
_Wages/

Land Policy
广东佛山拆房者刀架房主脖子半夜强拆民宅 (Foshan Eviction Team Expel Residents by Force)
Radio Free Asia, January 21, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/01/21
/qiangchai/

Law
上海富商周正毅二审维持十六年原判 (Appeal Court Upholds Original Verdict of Shanghai Tycoon Zhou Zhengyi )
Radio Free Asia, January 21, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/01/21/
zhou_zhengyi/

Olympics
Beijing Alert to Earthquakes as Olympics Approach
Xinhuanet, January 22, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-01/22/content
_7467627.htm

Police
China Vows to End Violence by Urban Inspectors
Agence France-Presse (via YahooNews), January 21, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080121/wl_asia_afp/chin
arightsinspectorsbeating_080121074236;_ylt=AsQ1Pyy0N
9bq2rqlEBYabWpPzWQA

Politics
Migrant Worker Elected to Chinese National Legislature
Xinhuanet, January 21, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-01/21/content
_7465592.htm

Wang Zhengwei Elected Chairman of NW China Ethnic Region
Xinhuanet, January 21, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-01/21/content_
7465563.htm

Protests and Petitions
China's Rising People Power
BBC, January 22, 2008
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7195434.stm

Fatal Beating by Officers Condemned
Associated Press (via South China Morning Post), January 22, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af6
2ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=c884e229d
4c97110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=

四百名工行买断员工在长安街总工会上访 (400 Former ICBC Staff Protest in Beijing)
Radio Free Asia, January 21, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/01/21
/gonghang/

Public Health
Chinese Consumers Armed With Quality Codes in War Against Substandard Goods
Xinhuanet, January 22, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-01/22/content
_7467340.htm

January 19-21, 2008

News
Bilateral Ties
China, UK Enter New Green Era
China Daily (via Xinhuanet), January 21, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-01/21/content
_7462232.htm

Corruption
SW China Former Vice Mayor Jailed for Nine and a Half Years over Bribery
Xinhuanet, January 18, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-01/18/content
_7448030.htm

Human Rights Defenders
Church Leaders Freed After Christian Group Intervenes
Agence France-Presse (via South China Morning Post), January 21, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af6
2ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=677fc24f8
8797
110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=N

Human Rights Defenders - Li Qing (李清)
澳洲民运人士回国受监控 (Authorities Put Democracy Activist Li Qing Under Surveillance)
Radio Free Asia, January 19, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/01/
19/ao/

Human Rights Defenders - Li Xiangyang (李向阳)
山东维权人士李向阳被法官毒打四小时 (Shandong Rights Defender Li Xiangyang Beaten Up by Court Officials)
Radio Free Asia, January 18, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/01/18
/lixiangyang/

Human Rights Defenders - Lü Gengsong (吕耿松)
Trial Scheduled for Chinese Writer
Associated Press ( via YahooNews), January 18, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/china_human_rights;_ylt=A
kw91ur8wz5rfj08i2NXm8pPzWQA

Labor
Seven Killed in E China Workshop Collapse
Xinhuanet, January 21, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-01/21/content
_7460125.htm

9 Killed in Illegal Firework Workshop Explosion in N China
Xinhuanet, January 20, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-01/20/content
_7459061.htm

Latest China Coal Mine Accident Kills 13
Reuters, January 18, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSPEK21973

Land Policy
成都300警察强拆，村民被断电断水（带录像）(300 Chengdu Police Deployed to Implement Forced Eviction)
Radio Free Asia, January 18, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/01/18
/qiangchai/

广西容县村民阻工抗议强征土地 (Guangxi Villagers Confront Police During Protest Against Land Acquisition)
Radio Free Asia, January 18, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/01/18/china
_rights_rural/

Media
3,000 Sexually Suggestive or False Ads Dropped From Chinese Television, Radio
Xinhuanet, January 18, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-01/18/content
_7449146.htm

Olympics
Beijing Pulls Out All Stops for Success of Olympics
China Daily (via Xinhuanet), January 21, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-01/21/content
_7460678.htm

Mayor Vows to Clean Up Beijing in Time for Games
South China Morning Post, January 21, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af6
2ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=668fc24f88
797110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=N

Reporters Enjoy More Freedom Covering Beijing's "Two Sessions"
Xinhuanet, January 21, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-01/21/content
_7460131.htm

Chinese 'Covered Up' 10 Stadium Deaths
Agence France-Presse (via news.com.au), January 21, 2008
http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,20797,230
82959-5003402,00.html?from=public_rss

北京奧運 史上最貴 場館投資38億美元 「節儉辦奧運」落空 (Spending on Beijing Olympics Facilities Exceeds All Precedents)
Ming Pao, January 21, 2008
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20080121/gaa1.htm

Politics
Farm Workers Have Say in SW China Municipality Legislature
Xinhuanet, January 20, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-01/20/content
_7458449.htm

Protests and Petitions
They're Well-Off and Angry, and They're Not Going to Take the Maglev Lying Down
South China Morning Post, January 21, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af6
2ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=05bfc24f88
797110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=N

居民保护抗议磁悬浮新线的横幅遭暴徒殴伤 (Shanghai Residents Beaten When Attempting to Stop Officers from Taking Down Banner Protesting Maglev)
Radio Free Asia, January 18, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/01/18/china
_rights_residents/

Public Health
China's Long-Awaited Healthcare Reform Plan to be Publicized in March
Xinhuanet, January 18, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-01/18/content
_7448782.htm

Rural Issues
Rural Residents Go on Buying Spree With Subsidized Appliance Offer
Xinhuanet, January 20, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-01/20/content
_7459754.htm

Social Security
SZ Pledges 20 Mln Yuan Yearly for Disabled
Shenzhen Daily (via Xinhua), January 18, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-01/18/content
_7445730.htm

Tibet
中国政府推动藏族牧民定居计划 (Government Releases Tibetan Herdsman Resettlement Scheme)
Radio Free Asia, January 21, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/01/18
/tibet/

Tibet Railway Firm Seeks Listing
BBC, January 20, 2008
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7198857.stm

January 18, 2008

Top News of the Day
Human Rights Defender - Yu Changwu (于长武)
Peasant Leader Given Two Years in Labour Camp
South China Morning Post, January 18, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af
62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=05f582
cf3b787110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News
Representative of Heilongjiang land grab victims Yu Changwu (于长武) was sentenced to two years’ Reeducation-Through-Labor (RTL) on charges of endangering state security on January 17, 2008, according to Yu’s family. Yu and other lands rights activists in Fujin declared in November, 2007 that 966 hectares of land which was seized by the local government 13 years ago belonged to 900 villagers. However, Yu’s family reportedly said his sentence is not because of his land rights campaign but because he talked to foreign media. Dr Fu Hualing of the University of Hong Kong finds the sentence “ridiculous”, as an RTL sentence is only for minor offences, but endangering state security cannot be a minor offence.

News
Environment
Revised Criteria for "Green List"
China Daily (via Xinhuanet), January 18, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-01/18/content_
7443908.htm

Drinking Water System Failure Blamed for NE China Poisoning, Officials Punished
Xinhuanet, January 17, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-01/17/content_
7440514.htm

Food Security
Tests Reveal Toxic Delta Vegetables
South China Morning Post, January 18, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62e
cb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=852f9e408a8
87110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=Hong+Kong&s
=News

Human Rights Defender - Hu Jia (胡佳)
维权人士遭威胁　当局抓胡佳意在沛公？ (After Hu Jia Being Taken Away, Authorities Threaten Other Rights Defenders)
Radio Free Asia, January 17, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/01/17/
hujia/

欧洲议会通过决议呼吁立即释放胡佳 (European Parliament Passes Resolution Demanding Immediate Release of Hu Jia)
Radio Free Asia, January 17, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/xinwen/2008/01/17/

网络各路声援胡佳夫妇　两聚焦博客同时被屏 (Internet Users Give Support to Hu Jia and His Wife; Authorities Shut Down Two Relevant Blogs)
Radio Free Asia, January 17, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/01/1
7/hu_jia/

Human Rights Defender - Lin Bingchang (林炳长)
温州洞头县维权代表林炳长被非法拘留 (Authorities in Dongtou County, Zhejiang Illegally Detain Rights Defender Lin Bingchang)
Radio Free Asia, January 17, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/01/17/
lin/

Human Rights Defender - Lü Gengsong (吕耿松)
被控作家吕耿松的家人仅得到两张旁听证 (Family of Writer Lü Gengsong Only Given Two Seats for Lu's Trial)
Radio Free Asia, January 17, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/01/17/china
_dissident_trail/

Human Rights Defender - Yang Chunlin (杨春林)
黑龙江当局加紧迫害富锦失地农民维权代表 (Heilongjiang Authorities Step Up Persecution of Land Rights Defenders)
Radio Free Asia, January 17, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/01/17/china
_rights_court/

Human Rights Defender - Zheng Enchong (郑恩宠)
上海维权律师郑恩宠连续两日遭公安传唤 (Shanghai Police Summon Zheng Enchong for Two Consecutive Days)
Radio Free Asia, January 17, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/01/17/china
_rights_lawyer/

Labor
Disgruntled Workers on the Move
China Daily (via Xinhuanet), January 18, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-01/18/content_
7444066.htm

新的《劳动合同法》为什么使得一些工厂倒闭？(Why Are Factories Shutting Down After the New Labor Contract Law Has Taken Effect?)
Radio Free Asia, January 17, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/01/
17/lao/

Land Policy
After Years of Planning, Work on High-Speed Railway to Begin at Last
South China Morning Post, January 18, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb32
9d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=a23682cf3b7871
10VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News

Law
Chinese Court to Rehear Faulty ATM Case
Xinhuanet, January 17, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-01/17/content_
7441382.htm

Olympics
Order to Speed Up Water Scheme
South China Morning Post, January 18, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ec
b329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=207f18327c88711
0VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News

德国讨论奥运期间保障记者报道安全顺利问题 (Conference in Berlin Discusses How to Protect Journalists' Reporting During The Olympics)
Radio Free Asia, January 17, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/01
/17/ji/

Police
天门事件再拷问：城管到底废不废？ (Tianmen Incident Raises Discussion on Whether to Abolish Urban Management System)
Nanfang Weekend, January 17, 2008
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/zmzg/200801
170894.asp

Politics
赵紫阳逝世三周年家祭低调进行 成都维权人士公开派发纪念文章 (Family Holds Low-Profile Commemoration for Third Anniversary of Zhao Ziyang’s Death)
Radio Free Asia, January 17, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/xinwen/2008/01/17/

Protests and Petitions
福建访民到北京上访被截访 (Fujian Petitioners Detained in Beijing Hostel)
Radio Free Asia, January 17, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/01/17/
fujian/

Workers Riot at Maersk Factory in Southern China
Radio Free Asia, January 17, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/2008/01/17/china_riot/