March 13, 2008

Top News of the Day
Human Rights Defender - Hu Jia (胡佳)
胡佳周三与律师会面讨论案情 (Hu Jia Met with Lawyers on Wednesday to Discuss Case)
Radio Free Asia, March 12, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/03/12/china_rights_hujia/
HIV/AIDS activist and rights defender Hu Jia (胡佳) met with his lawyers on March 12 to discuss his defense. His lawyers believe that the authorities cannot solely rely on Hu's essays and interviews in order to convict him. They also believe that his trial will be public. Hu Jia was detained in December 2007, arrested in January 2008, and charged with “inciting subversion of state power” earlier this month.

Related information:
HRIC Statement: Drop Politically-Motivated Charges against Hu Jia
March 12, 2008
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/47723

News
Bilateral Ties
China Attacks US Rights Criticisms
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), March 12, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080312/ap_on_re_as/china_us_1;

Vatican Plan to Spell out Meaning of Pope's Letter
South China Morning Post, March 13, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d
7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=ca5c384be63a8110VgnVCM1000
00360a0a0aRCRD

Corruption
Corruption Threatens China's Economic Edge: Survey
Reuters, March 12, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/businessNews/idUSSIN15635020080312

Environment
Lay Off China on Climate Change - Foreign Minister
Reuters, March 12, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSPEK269416

Human Rights Defender - Hu Jia (胡佳)
妙觉慈智法师呼吁释放胡佳等政治犯 (Buddhist Priest Miaojue Cizhi Calls for the Release of Hu Jia and Other Political Prisoners)
Radio Free Asia, March 12, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/03/12/fashi/

Human Rights Defender - Zan Aizong (昝爱宗)
昝爱宗发公开信呼吁新闻立法 (Zan Aizong Issues Public Letter Calling for Media Law)
Radio Free Asia, March 12, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/03/12/press/

Labor
中国完善劳动合同法提案激起热辩 (Draft Amendments to the Labor Contract Law Spark Debate)
Voice of America, March 12, 2008
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2008-03-12-voa38.cfm

Olympics
China Again Vows Cleaner Air for Beijing
Reuters, March 12, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/environmentNews/idUSPEK27317420080312

China Tells Critics to Back Off Ahead of Olympics
Reuters, March 12, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSPEK26941620080312

Olympics-China Hands Security to Likely Next President
Reuters, March 12, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSPEK279282

Olympic Pressure on China
Washington Post, March 11, 2008
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/03/11/
AR2008031102086.html

Politics
Hu's Men to Become Advisers to China's Parliament
Reuters, March 12, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSPEK25899020080312

Protests and Petitions
东莞一百多名公车司机罢工两小时后复工 (Dongguan Bus Drivers Strike for Two Hours over New Labor Contracts, Return to Work)
Radio Free Asia , March 12, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/03/12/china_labor_protest/

Guangdong Detains 14 as Strikers Protest Reported Death
Radio Free Asia, March 12, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/2008/03/12/china_strike/

河南两会期间阻止艾滋病患者到北京开会上访 (Henan AIDS Patients Prevented from Petitioning in Beijing during the Two Conferences)
Radio Free Asia, March 12, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/03/12/AZT/

湖北千名教师发公开信 呼吁政府维护权益 (A Thousand Hubei Teachers Issue an Open Letter Calling on the Government to Protect Their Rights)
Radio Free Asia, March 12, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/03/12/hubei/

Tibet
China Restricts Everest Ascents as Issues from Tibet to Labor Rights Heat up Before Olympics
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), March 13, 2008
http://malaysia.news.yahoo.com/ap/20080313/tsp-as-spt-oly-
beijing-squabbles-6e81073.html

Indian Police Arrest Tibetan Marchers
Reuters, March 12, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSISL10146

拉萨周二再有数百名喇嘛上街举行抗议 (Lamas Protest on the Streets of Lhasa, Police Fire Tear Gas to Disperse the Crowd)
Radio Free Asia, March 12, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/03/12/china_tibetan/

March 12, 2008

Top News of the Day
Human Rights Defender - Hu Jia (胡佳)
China Charges AIDS Activist with Subversion
Radio Free Asia, March 11, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/2008/03/11/
china_hujia/
On March 11, the Beijing No. 1 Intermediate People’s Court gave the indictment of Hu Jia (胡佳) on the charge of “inciting subversion of state power” to his lawyers Li Jingsong and Li Fangping. Li Jingsong reportedly said Hu and his family have also been informed of the indictment and believed there will be a public trial for Hu, although the exact trial day is yet to announce. Police had reportedly told Hu's family that they were investigating him for articles he had posted online.

News
Bilateral Ties
US Report Softens Stance on China
British Broadcasting Corporation, March 11, 2008
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/7291055.stm

Economic Development
China Inflation Hits Fresh High
British Broadcasting Corporation, March 11, 2008
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7288940.stm

Environment
Uphill Battle to Reach Green Targets by 2010
South China Morning Post, March 12, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2
af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=9c cfa2d504e98110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss
=China&s=

Government
State Council Shake-up Plan Unveiled
South China Morning Post, March 12, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62e
cb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=d297a2d50
4e98110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=

First Reactions to China's Gov't Reshuffle
Xinhuanet, March 11, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-03/11/content_
7768065.htm

Labor
27 Miners Missing in Concealed Accidents
Associated Press (available at South China Morning Post), March 12, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb
329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=d682e92502
1a8110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=

Land Policy
广州番禺村民举报村官被砍伤 (Guangzhou Villager Assaulted After Revealing Local Officials’ Corruption)
Radio Free Asia, March 11, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/03/
11/panyu/

Law
美籍华人春节返京遭警察殴打 离境前委托滕彪争取行政复议 (Chinese American Hires Teng Biao in Case of Police Beating in Beijing)
Radio Free Asia, March 11, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/03/
11/teng/

Olympics
Capital Leans on Its Neighbours to Help Clear Olympic Air
South China Morning Post, March 12, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb
329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=3c00a2d5
04e98110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=

应对奥运突发事件政府向律师“借脑” (New Olympic Games "Legal Services Reserve Group" Established)
The Beijing News, March 12, 2008
http://www.thebeijingnews.com/news/olympic/2008/03-
12/021@083919.htm

Olympic Migrant Workers Face 'Routine Abuse'
Reuters (available at South China Morning Post), March 12, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb3
29d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=541d901db21a811
0VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News0

Terror Attempts on Games Will Be 'Nipped in the Bud'
South China Morning Post, March 10, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af
62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=9d98c7b8
e2498110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News0

Poverty
本网专稿:"扔"乞丐被判刑事件点中救助制度死穴 (Sentence of Official Over “Abandoning” of Beggar Highlights Shortfall in Relief System) Legal Daily, March 12, 2008
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/0705/2008-03/12/content
_813607.htm

Protests and Petitions
China Cracks Down on Rights Petitioners
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), March 11, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080311/ap_on_re_as/china
_petitioner_rights_1

惠州台资厂千人罢工抗议　造警方催泪瓦斯驱散 (Guangdong Police Fire Tear-Gas to Disperse 1,000 Protesting Factory Workers)
Radio Free Asia, March 11, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/03
/11/bagong/

湖南农场职工代表上访被截访和软禁 (Hunan Farm Worker Representatives Barred from Petitioning in Beijing, Put Under House Arrest)
Radio Free Asia, March 11, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/03/11/
china_petition_detain/

大批进京上海访民被截回 有人被打或被关押 (Large Number of Shanghai Petitioners "Retrieved" from Beijing, Some Beaten or Detained)
Radio Free Asia, March 11, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/
03/11/shanghai/

交警执法见死不救犯众怒　台山数千人抗议警察遭欧 (Thousands of Protesters Clash with Guangdong Police After Incident of Traffic Police Abuse)
Radio Free Asia, March 11, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/03/
11/taishan/

Tibet
Beijing Confirms Tibet Protest But Denies Arrest of Monks
South China Morning Post, March 12, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.
2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid
=3b10a2d504e98110VgnVCM100000360
a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News0

Chinese FM: Dalai Lama Issue Not a Religious or Ethnic Issue
Xinhuanet, March 12, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-03/12/content
_7771804.htm

March 11, 2008

News
Environment
Solar Energy Firms Leave Waste Behind in China
Washington Post, March 09, 2008
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/
article/2008/03/08/AR2008030802595.html

Human Rights Defenders - Zhou Mengxin (周孟新)
山东菏泽一民间维权人士取保候审回家 (Civil Rights Defender Zhou Mengxin Released on Bail After 10 Days Detention)
Radio Free Asia, March 10, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/
03/10/heze/

Labor
云南残疾大学生应聘教师遭拒 质疑校方就业歧视 (Disabled Yunnan Student Questions School's Employment Discrimination)
Xinhuanet, March 11, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/society/2008-03/11/
content_7764406.htm

Labour Law Lacked Consultation, Says Expert
South China Morning Post, March 11, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.
2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=
9f3615ab40998110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
&ss=China&s=News

北京：失业人员三次无故拒绝工作将被停发失业保险金 (Unemployment Insurance Will Be Suspended After Rejection of 3 Reasonable Job Opportunities)
Xinhuanet, March 11, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/newscenter/2008-03/
11/content_7762521.htm

Picky Chinese Workers Spell End of Cheap Labor
Reuters, March 10, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/inDepthNews/
idUSPEK918420080310

Land Policy
福建泉州东园村2000余农民联合举报政府侵权 (Fujian Farmers Jointly Report Illegal Land Expropriation)
Radio Free Asia, March 10, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/
03/10/nongmin/

Law
Gaps in Prosecution, Judicial Work Reports
South China Morning Post, March 11, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.
2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid
=bc2515ab40998110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
&ss=China&s=News

Population
China One-Child Policy to Stay in Place
Associated Press ( available at YahooNews), March 10, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080310/ap_on_re_as/
china_one_child_policy_2;_ylt=Ak3xl0VeEj5f1.RfotTT
cilPzWQA

Protests and Petitions
广东博罗台资木器厂因劳动合同发生工潮
Five Workers Arrested During Protests over Labor Contract
Radio Free Asia, March 10, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/03/10/
china_labor_strike/

广西钟山县2000村民灌溉水遭污染 (More than 2000 Villagers in Guangxi Affected by Polluted Water)
Radio Free Asia, March 10, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/
03/10/water/

四百多工人到随州市政府集会请愿 (More than 400 Hubei Workers Jointly Send Petition to City Government Over Employment Conditions)
Radio Free Asia, March 10, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/
03/10/suizhou/

四川徵地移民上访索偿 (Sichuan Immigrants Petition over Illegal Land Expropriation)
Radio Free Asia, March 10, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/03/10/
china_land_corruption/

Public Health
青海：13项规定减轻群众就医负担 (Qinghai Health Department Issues New Regulations for Medical Relief)
Xinhuanet, March 11, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/newscenter/2008-03/11/
content_7762139.htm

China Plans 20 bln Yuan to Narrow Rural-Urban Health Care Gap
Xinhuanet, March 10, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-03/10/content
_7759416.htm

Social Security
重庆发放首批统一制式社保卡 (Chongqing Issued First National Social Security Cards)
Xinhuanet, March 11, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/newscenter/2008-03/11/
content_7762053.htm

沈阳特困农民就医实行“零起付” (Shenyang Authorities Provide Free First Consulation to Poor Farmers)
Xinhuanet, March 11, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/newscenter/2008-03/11/
content_7762582.htm

Tibet
China Detains Tibetan Monks Protesting on Key Anniversary
Radio Free Asia, March 10, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/breaking_news/
2008/03/10/tibet_protest/

流亡藏人发起“徒步回西藏”行动 (Tibetans in Exile Launch "Walk Back to Tibet" Action)
Radio Free Asia, March 10, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/03/
10/tibetan/

Three Gorges
三门峡水库遗害 失地移民要地权 (Aftermath of the Three Gorges: Displaced Want Land Ownership)
Voice of America, March 08, 2008
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/m2008-03-08-
voa35.cfm

March 8-10, 2008

Top News of the Day
Human Rights Defenders Hu Jia (胡佳)
China Dissident Hu Jia to Stand Trial: Lawyer
Reuters, March 10, 2008
Rights defender Hu Jia's (胡佳) case has been accepted by the Beijing municipal procuratorate, and he will soon face trial. According to Hu's lawyer, he has been charged with "inciting subversion of state power," based on his statements to foreign media and essays. Hu Jia is a long-time HIV/AIDS activist and an internationally recognized Chinese rights defender.

Human Rights Defenders - Teng Biao (滕彪)
Chinese Police Release Activist Lawyer
Associated Press ( available at YahooNews), March 08, 2008
Beijing rights defense lawyer Teng Biao (滕彪) was released on Saturday, March 8, after going missing on the evening of Thursday, March 6. According to Teng, the police questioned him about his essays and other activities. Teng was reluctant to elaborate on the questioning as he was warned by the police to remain quiet. Teng Biao is a lecturer on law at the Chinese University of Politics and Law and a practicing lawyer, currently defending several controversial cases.

Related information:
HRIC Statement: Violent Assaults on Rights Defense Lawyers Must Stop
March 07, 2008

News
Civil Society
China's Top Legislator Promises More Public Participation in Food Safety Legislation
Xinhuanet, March 08, 2008

Death Penalty
China Not Ready to End Death Penalty
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), March 08, 2008

Gender
Rural Women's Rights Need Protection
Xinhuanet, March 08, 2008

Human Rights Defenders
《中国民主报》正式发行 ("China Democracy Journal" Formally Published)
Radio Free Asia, March 10, 2008

Human Rights Defenders - Teng Biao (滕彪)
Rights Lawyer Kidnap 'Shocking,' Say China Activists
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), March 08, 2008

Law
Water Pollution, Laborers' Rights Top Chinese Legislature's Supervision List
Xinhuanet, March 08, 2008

Macao
Macao Group Calls for Criminalizing Cruelty to Animals
Xinhuanet, March 09, 2008

Media
China Vows Curbs after Björk Sings for Tibet
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), March 07, 2008

中国广电总局重申电影审查标准 (SARFT Reaffirms Film Review Criteria)
Radio Free Asia, March 08, 2008

Olympics
China Says Thwarted Attack on Olympics: State Media
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), March 08, 2008

Compensatory Traffic Ban to Be Imposed During the Olympics
Xinhuanet, March 07, 2008

Dalai Lama Supports Beijing Olympics: Aide
Reuters, March 08, 2008

Olympics Clean-Up Chinese Style: Inside Beijing's Shocking Death Camp for Cats
The Daily Mail, March 08, 2008

世界报章协会要求中国奥运前释放被监禁的新闻工作者 (World Association of Newspapers Pressures China to Free Journalists Before Olympics)
Radio Free Asia, March 10, 2008

Politics
当局要求鲍彤取消丹麦记者的采访安排 (Authorities Demand Force Bao Tong, Former Secretary to Zhao Ziyang, to Cancel Scheduled Interview with Danish Reporters)
Radio Free Asia, March 07, 2008

中国将允许一万余家小煤矿“死灰复燃” (China Will Permit over 10,000 Small Coal Mines to Reopen Following Two Congresses)
Radio Free Asia, March 07, 2008

中国农民工首次出任全国人大代表 (Chinese Migrant Workers Represented in NPC for First Time)
Radio Free Asia, March 08, 2008

Poverty
Chinese Female Tycoon Triggers Controversy with "Pro-Rich" Proposals
Xinhuanet, March 09, 2008

Protests and Petitions
长沙经租房维权代表王季勇等被截访遣返 (Changsha Housing Petitioner Wang Jiyong Forced to Return to Hunan)
Radio Free Asia, March 07, 2008

当局恐吓漳州居民不得再进行反PX示威 (Authorities Threaten that Zhangzhou, Fujian Residents Must Not Further Protest the PX Plant)
Radio Free Asia, March 07, 2008

卡西欧抗议工人被拘留 罢工继续蔓延 (Protesters at Guangdong Casio Factory Detained as Strike Spreads)
Radio Free Asia, March 07, 2008

Social Security
温家宝承诺增加社保投资改善民生 (Wen Jiabao Promises Social Insurance Will Be Increased)
Voice of America, March 07, 2008

Tibet
Anti-China Exiles Ready for Tibet Trek
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), March 09, 2008

西藏那曲大批僧人抗议官方强制洗脑离开寺院 (Tibetan Monks Leave Monastery in Protest of Government Brainwashing)
Radio Free Asia, March 07, 2008

Tibetan Monks Warned to Return to Monastery
Radio Free Asia, March 06, 2008

XUAR
President Hu Calls for Scientific Development, Social Harmony in Uyghur Region
Xinhuanet, March 10, 2008

March 7, 2008

News
Education
Urban Chinese Welcome Promise of Free Education
Xinhuanet, March 06, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-03/06/content
_7732485.htm

Gender
Campaign Launched in China to Stop Domestic Violence
Xinhuanet, March 07, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-03/07/content_
7736815.htm

Human Rights
人权观察敦促中国实施人权改革 (Human Rights Watch Urges China to Implement Human Rights Reform)
Radio Free Asia, March 06, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/03/06
/humanrights/

Human Rights Defender- Yao Lifa (姚立法)
民间政治活动人士姚立法被警方传唤 (Civil Society Activist Yao Lifa Summoned)
Radio Free Asia, March 06, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/03
/06/yao/

Human Rights Defender- Lü Gengsong (吕耿松)
两会当局严密监控杭州异议人士吕耿松妻子及维权人士邹巍 (Lü Gengsong's Wife and Human Rights Defender Zou Wei Tightly Monitored)
Radio Free Asia, March 06, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/03
/06/lianghui/

Olympics
Top Swimmer Urges IOC Head to Speak Out on China
Reuters, March 06, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/articlePrint?articleId=
USL0568567120080305

Politics
'Democratic' Leaders Show Their Loyalty
South China Morning Post, March 07, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af6
2ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=b2ce3f4bd8
488110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=New

异议人士联名争取回国权 吁中国政府依法核发有效护照 (Exiled Dissidents Urge for Right to Return to China, Get Passports)
Radio Free Asia, March 06, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/03/06
/passports/

Population
China One-Child Rule 'To Remain'
British Broadcasting Corporation, March 06, 2008
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7281023.stm

Protests and Petitions
长沙上访经租户被收押在六一零学习班 (Changsha Housing Petitioner Forced into "Study Session")
Radio Free Asia, March 06, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/03/06/china
_rights_property/

Protests Suspend Work on Shanghai Maglev
Financial Times, March 06, 2008
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/1f2e3fc8-ebae-11dc-9493
-0000779fd2ac.html

番禺卡西欧厂数千人罢工抗议　群警出动暴力驱散数人送院 (Thousands Strike in Guangdong; Six Sent to Hospital)
Radio Free Asia, March 06, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/03/06/
panyu/

云南宁蒗买断工龄干部往政府请愿被截 (Yunnan Cadres Blocked from Petitioning)
Radio Free Asia, March 06, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/03/06/
yunnan/

March 6, 2008

Top News of the Day
Human Rights Defenders - Guo Feixiong (郭飞雄)
郭飞雄妻子张青，于绝食抗议日，致全国两会公开信 (Zhang Qing, Wife of Guo Feixiong, Submits Open Letter to Two Congresses)
Radio Free Asia, March 05, 2008
Guo Feixiong's (郭飞雄) wife, Zhang Qing (张青), has issued an open letter to the NPC and CPPCC. The letter demands that the Chinese Government abolish the Reeducation-Through-Labor system and that it abolish the use of electric shock batons on genitals to torture detainees or suspects. Zhang adds that she is currently on a hunger strike. Guo, a human rights defender and legal advisor who had been involved in numerous controversial cases, was sentenced to five years in prison in November 2007.

Related information:
HRIC Press Advisory: Guo Feixiong’s Wife issues
Statement on the Decision Not to Appeal
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/45706

News
Civil Society
Gov't Officials Told to Facilitate Supervision from Public Members
Xinhuanet, March 05, 2008

Hukou
维权律师上书人大要求修订岐视农村户籍的法律 (Humans Rights Lawyer Demands that NPC Amend Discriminatory Rural Household Registration Laws)
Radio Free Asia, March 05, 2008

Human Rights Defenders - Liu Jie (刘杰)
刘杰申请行政诉讼不予立案 (Liu Jie Not Granted Filing for Administrative Suit)
Radio Free Asia, March 05, 2008

Human Rights Defenders - Yao Lifa (姚立法), Zhang Xianling (张先玲)
姚立法、张先玲两会期间被软禁 (Yao Lifa and Zhang Xianling Under House Arrest During Two Congresses)
Radio Free Asia, March 05, 2008

Land Policy
成都警方凌晨进入太平村强拆民房 (Chengdu Police Forcible Evict Taiping, Chengdu Homes in Pre-Dawn Raid)
Radio Free Asia, March 05, 2008

Media
“爱知行动”的网站被公安局关闭 (Website of Beijing AIDS Action Group, Aizhixing, Closed by Police)
Radio Free Asia, March 05, 2008

Freed Reporter Gets to Cover Congress
South China Morning Post, March 06, 2008

Journalists Frustrated by Red Tape in Access to Ministers
South China Morning Post, March 06, 2008

Olympics
China Gears up for Faithful during the Games
Reuters, March 05, 2008

Population
Bid to Clarify One-Child Policy
South China Morning Post, March 06, 2008

Protests and Petitions
经租户代表王季勇被关押 (Housing Petitioner Wang Jiyong Arrested)
Radio Free Asia, March 05, 2008

江西维权拆迁户被非法拘留 (Jiangxi Relocatees Illegally Detained to Halt Petitioning)
Radio Free Asia, March 05, 2008

两会期间上海当局暴力截访 (Shanghai Authorities Violently Stopping Petitioners During Two Congresses)
Radio Free Asia, March 05, 2008

深圳幼师进行“非暴力不合作”抗议 (Shenzhen Kindergarten Teachers Hold Nonviolent Protest)
Radio Free Asia, March 05, 2008

Public Health
Experts Doubt Financing of Public Hospitals
South China Morning Post, March 06, 2008

Religion
四名中国教徒因散发福音传单被拘留 (Four Detained for Distributing Christian Leaflets in Taizhou, Zhejiang)
Radio Free Asia, March 05, 2008

March 5, 2008

News
Education
Beijing Under Attack for 'Empty Promises' on Education Spending
South China Morning Post, March 05, 2008

Environment
Green Whirlwind Sweeps China
Asia Times Online, March 05, 2008

Hukou
China Considers Household Registration System Reform
Xinhuanet, March 04, 2008

Human Rights Defender – Li Jinping (李金平)
北京维权人士李金平被警方带走 (Beijing Police Detain Human Rights Defender Li Jianping)
Radio Free Asia, March 04, 2008

Human Rights Defender - Liu Jie (刘杰)
黑龙江农垦中院执法违法 访民刘杰上诉案不被立案 (Heilongjiang Court Rejects Liu Jie's Appeal; No Written Verdict for Family)
Radio Free Asia, March 04, 2008

Labor
China to Create 10 Mln Jobs in Cities, Keeping Jobless Rate at 4.5% in 2008
Xinhuanet, March 05, 2008

Officials Leap to Defence of Controversial Labour Laws
South China Morning Post, March 05, 2008

Death Toll Rises to 4 in Beijing Sewage Plant Explosion
Xinhuanet, March 04, 2008

Law
青岛拆迁户维权代表于建利案开庭审理 (Representative of Qingdao Evictees Yu Jianli Stands Trial)
Radio Free Asia, March 04, 2008

Media
中国禁止网站转发博讯报道 (Hubei Authorities Tell Website Not to Carry Boxun's Reports)
Radio Free Asia, March 04, 2008

Olympics
Security a Priority in Stability-Obsessed China
Reuters, March 04, 2008

Politics
Mega-Ministry Plan 'to Boost Social Justice'
South China Morning Post, March 05, 2008

Protests and Petitions
China Detains 1,000 Petitioners Ahead of Parliament
Radio Free Asia, March 04, 2008

Protest over Factory Spreads in China
Washington Post, March 04, 2008

March 4, 2008

Top News of the Day
Human Rights Defender - Liu Jie (刘杰)
黑龙江女访民刘杰在劳教所绝食五日后恢复进食 (Petitioner Liu Jie Ends Hunger Strike; Resumes Eating After Five Days)
Radio Free Asia, March 03, 2008
Authorities at the Qiqihar Labor Camp informed the son of petitioner Liu Jie (刘杰) that Liu resumed eating on March 2. Liu had staged a hunger strike for five days in protest of her Reeducation-Through-Labor sentence. Liu, the organizer of a public letter with over twelve thousand signatures, was sentenced to eighteen months of Reeducation-Through-Labor in November 2007.

Human Rights Defender - Lü Gengsong (吕耿松)
异议人士吕耿松的妻子致信人大希望关注吕案 (Dissident Writer Lü Gengsong's Wife Asks that NPC Pay Attention to Lü's Case)
Radio Free Asia, March 03, 2008
Wang Xue'e (汪雪娥), wife of dissident writer Lü Gengsong (吕耿松), has published an open letter online before the annual sessions of the National People's Congress (NPC) and the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), showing concerns to Lü’s deteriorating health in prison and calling for earlier Lü’s earlier release. Wang told RFA that prison authorities punish other inmates who talk to Lü.

Related Information:
HRIC Case Update: Families
of Lü Gengsong and He Depu Appeal to National People's Congress
Human Rights in China, March 03, 2008

News
Environment
SEPA Admits It Lacks Sway to Block Big Oil Refinery
South China Morning Post, March 04, 2008

China's Killer "Yellow Dust" Hits Korea and Japan
Reuters, March 03, 2008

Food Security
China Reports Big Rise in Food-Poisoning Deaths
Reuters, March 03, 2008

Human Rights Defenders - Hu Jia (胡佳)
警称胡佳家将解封　人权劣迹下待观察 (Police State that Hu Jia's Apartment, Currently Under Police Surveillance, Will Be "Unblocked" After Two Congresses)
Radio Free Asia, March 03, 2008

Human Rights Defenders - Yang Chunlin (杨春林)
维权人士杨春林家人被警告不准与外界联系 (Family of Human Rights Defender Yang Chunlin Told By Police to Not Speak with Outsiders)
Radio Free Asia, March 03, 2008

Human Rights Defenders - Zheng Mingfang (郑明芳)
天津市维权人士郑明芳被逮捕 (Tianjin Human Rights Defender Zheng Mingfang Arrested)
Radio Free Asia, March 03, 2008

Land Policy
北京复员军人因强迫拆迁被逼疯 (Beijing Demobilized Soldier Admitted to Psychiatric Hospital Due to Pressure Following Forced Relocation: Wife)
Radio Free Asia, March 03, 2008

Politics
China's Reform Anniversary Stirs Political Debate
Reuters, March 03, 2008

Protests and Petitions
在京访民被拦截 马家楼1000多人在押 (Petitioners in Beijing Intercepted; Over a Thousand in Custody in Majialou)
Radio Free Asia, March 03, 2008

Public Health
Women's Health in Rural Areas Targeted
China Daily (available at Xinhua), March 03, 2008

Religion
政协贾庆林强调宗教和谐　会下基督徒继续受压 (Christians Continue to Face Pressure Despite CPPCC Chairman Jia's Emphasis on Religious Harmony)
Radio Free Asia, March 03, 2008

贾庆林提出利用宗教促进民族团结和社会和谐 (Jia Qinglin Proposes that Religion Be Used to Promote Unity and Social Harmony with Minorities)
Radio Free Asia, March 03, 2008

March 1 - 3, 2008

Top News of the Day
June 4th
张先玲遭当局监视并限制其行动 (Zhang Xianling Encounters Authority Supervision and Restriction of Other Activities)
Radio Free Asia, March 02, 2008

Zhang Xianling (张先玲), member of the Tiananmen Mothers, has had six people posted outside her home, supervising her and restricting her movement, since March 1. Tiananmen Mothers jointly issued an open letter to the National People's Congress and the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference on February 28. Zhang personally delivered the open letter to the General Office of the National People's Congress on February 26, however, it was refused.

News
Civil Society
万名大陆公民致函胡温及两会要求成立中国公民监政会 (10,000 Mainland Citizens Issue Open Letter Demanding That a Citizens' Supervision Conference Be Established)
Radio Free Asia, March 02, 2008

Environment
China Environment Agency Gets More Power
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), February 29, 2008

Land Policy
成都当局唆使数十名黑社会人员强拆太平 (Chengdu Authorities Instigate Dozens of Triad Members to Forcefully Evict Taiping Village)
Radio Free Asia, February 29, 2008

长沙芙蓉区居民住宅被当局强拆，两名上前阻止的邻居却遭拘留 (Furong, Changsha Residential Homes Destroyed by Authorities; Two Neighbors Detained When Attempting to Stop Destruction)
Radio Free Asia, February 29, 2008

征地选举引发大规模抗议 番禺当局出动千警震慑 (Land Grab, Election Set off Large-Scale Protest; Panyu Authorities Send a Thousand Police to Intimidate)
Radio Free Asia, February 29, 2008

Law
China Migrant Laborers Learn the Law to Win Rights
Reuters, March 01, 2008

Media
UPDATE 1-China Faces WTO Case over Financial News-Sources
Reuters, March 02, 2008

HK Star's Nude Photos Lead to Arrests in China
Reuters, March 01, 2008

Olympics
Advertisers Will Not Shy from Beijing: WPP Head
Reuters, February 29, 2008

Politics
Congress 'Failing to Exert Its Powers'
South China Morning Post, March 03, 2008

Outspoken Deputy Loses Place over Calls for New Income-Disclosure Rules
South China Morning Post, March 03, 2008

Annual Session of China's Top Advisory Body to Open Monday, Lasting 11 Days
Xinhuanet, March 02, 2008

China Muzzles Capital Ahead of Annual Parliament
Reuters, March 02, 2008

两会前夕上海开始大抓捕 (Shanghai Begins Mass Arrests on the Eve of the "Two Congresses")
Radio Free Asia, February 29, 2008

Population
China Denies Plan to Scrap One-child Policy: Report
Reuters, March 02, 2008

Protests and Petitions
Chemical Plant Plan Enrages Islanders
South China Morning Post, March 03, 2008

Shanghai Residents Stop Maglev Protest
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), March 01, 2008

Open Letter Calls for China Human Rights
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), February 29, 2008

February 29, 2008

News
Food Security
China Says Dumplings "Sabotaged", Probably in Japan
Reuters, February 29, 2008

Human Rights
A Small Voice Calling
The Economist, February 28, 2008

China Foreign Minister Defends Rights Record
Reuters, February 28, 2008

人权组织吁中国奥运前改善人权，否则布什应该拒绝出席开幕式 (Rights Organizations Urge Improvement of Rights Situation Before Olympics)
Radio Free Asia, February 28, 2008

Human Rights Defenders
Activists Sue Yahoo over Disclosures and Jailing
South China Morning Post, February 29, 2008

[调查]清白律师突遭三年牢狱 奇案背后隐藏土地秘密 (Lawyer Locked Away in Prison of Three Years Over Land Case)
Nanfang Weekend, February 28, 2008

Human Rights Defender - Chen Guangcheng (陈光诚)
陈光诚家人受到更大压力 袁伟静起诉北京边防总站立案 (Chen Guangcheng's Family Under Increased Pressure)
Radio Free Asia, February 28, 2008

Human Rights Defender - Zheng Enchong (郑恩宠)
维权律师郑恩宠致媒体公开信 强调接受采访没有选择性 (Zheng Enchong Says in Open Letter: Willing to Speak to Any Media)
Radio Free Asia, February 28, 2008

Law
White Paper Praises Rule-of-Law Transition
South China Morning Post, February 29, 2008

Olympics
Bush: Will Raise Rights Concerns Privately in Beijing
Reuters, February 29, 2008

Hebei Police Set Up Checkpoints, Tighten Security for Olympics
Xinhuanet, February 29, 2008


北京被拆迁户：奥运拆迁赔偿不公酿人命 (Unfair Amount of Olympic Resettlement Compensation Causes Death)
Radio Free Asia, February 28, 2008

Politics
NPC's Critical Shift to Resolving Social Issues
South China Morning Post, February 29, 2008

北大原右派公开信呼吁改正反右运动 (Peking University "Rightists" Openly Urge Correction of the Record on Anti-Rightist Campaign Verdict)
Radio Free Asia, February 28, 2008

Population
China May Scrap One-Child Policy, Official Says
Reuters, February 28, 2008

Protests and Petitions
当局搜捕计划召开记者会的访民 (Authorities Arrest Petitioners Who Had Planned a Press Conference)
Radio Free Asia, February 28, 2008

南通政府漠视法律 暴力拆迁严重 (Jiangsu Resettlement Protest Turns Violent)
Radio Free Asia, February 28, 2008

四川仁寿劳资冲突女婴死亡 当局封锁消息论坛帖遭删 (Labor Dispute Causes Death of Infant in Sichuan; Authorities Block Media Coverage)
Radio Free Asia, February 28, 2008

沈阳棚户改造暴力强迁 新星政绩背后民众血泪 (Violence Used in Resettlement of Shenyang "Slum-dwellers")
Radio Free Asia, February 28, 2008

Tibet
China Denies Tibet Railway Hurting Tibetans
Reuters, February 28, 2008

February 28, 2008

Top News of the Day
June 4th
Tiananmen Mothers Call for China Dialogue on 1989
Reuters, February 27, 2008
Tiananmen Mothers issued an open letter through Human Rights in China, stating that members of the National People's Congress and the Chinese People's Political Consultative Congress should open a dialogue with the victims of the Tiananmen Crackdown and their families. The group stated that opening a dialogue before the Olympics would send a positive message on China's stance on human rights. In addition to a dialogue, the letter requests that the government open an investigation of the crackdown, issue public apologies and compensation, and investigate the accountability of those responsible.

Related Information:
HRIC Statement: Chinese Authorities Should Respond to Calls for Dialogue by the Tiananmen Mothers
Human Rights in China, February 27, 2008

News
Bilateral Ties
赖斯访华关注胡佳师涛 喜讯未至家属反遭警告 (Rice Questions China on Hu Jia and Shi Tao; Families Again Given Admonishments)
Radio Free Asia, February 27, 2008

Freedom of Association
上海公安局驳回市民反对磁悬浮游行申请 (Shanghai Public Security Bureau Rejects Residents' Application to Demonstrate Against the Maglev)
Radio Free Asia, February 27, 2008

Human Rights Defender - Jiranbayariin Soyolt
前内蒙异议人士索约尔特上月在北京被捕 (IMAR Dissident in Exile, Jiranbayariin Soyolt, Arrested in Beijing Last Month)
Radio Free Asia, February 27, 2008

Human Rights Defender - Liu Jie (刘杰)
正在进行绝食抗议的刘杰今天会见律师 (Liu Jie, Currently on a Hunger Strike, Allowed to See Lawyer)
Radio Free Asia, February 27, 2008

Human Rights Defender - Zhu Yufu (朱虞夫)
杭州法院将重审民主党人士朱虞夫案件 (Hangzhou, Zhejiang Court to Try Case of Democracy Party Activist Zhu Yufu)
Radio Free Asia, February 27, 2008

Macau
Macao SAR Gov't Proposes Major Revisions of Election Laws
Xinhuanet, February 27, 2008

Olympics
Chinese Resist Urban 'Clean-up' Drive
Radio Free Asia, February 27, 2008

IOC Backs China Human Rights Push
BBC, February 26, 2008

外国记者采访上访村被警察带走 奥运采访新规定再受质疑 (New Regulations on Olympics Coverage Again Challenged: LA Times Reporter Taken Away While Covering Beijing Petitioning Village)
Radio Free Asia, February 27, 2008

Police
北师大珠海分校教师被保安殴打头破血流 (Beijing Normal University, Zhuhai Campus Professor Beaten Severely by Security Guards)
Radio Free Asia, February 27, 2008

Protests and Petitions
两会期间各地加紧拦截经租户上访 (Housing Petitioners Increasingly Intercepted Throughout China During the Two Congresses)
Radio Free Asia, February 27, 2008

Public Health
China SFDA: Buyers Must Vet Drug Safety
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), February 27, 2008

Three Gorges
New Dam Repeats ‘Stupid Mistake’
Financial Times, February 27, 2008

February 27, 2008

Top News of the Day
Human Rights Defender - Liu Jie (刘杰)
黑龙江访民刘杰绝食抗议劳教处罚 (Heilongjiang Petitioner Liu Jie Goes on Hunger Strike to Protest Reeducation-Through-Labor Decision)
Radio Free Asia , February 26, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/02/26/liujie/
Liu Jie (刘杰) began a hunger strike on February 26 in the Qiqihar Labor Camp where she is detained. She has demanded three things through an intermediary: 1. That President Hu Jintao and other national leaders demand that Heilongjiang Provincial Military Farm Bureau cease in persecuting her; 2. Further deliberation on the "International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights" during the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference; 3. The abolishment of the Reeducation-Through-Labor system. Liu, the organizer of a public letter with over twelve thousand signatures, was sentenced to eighteen months of Reeducation-Through-Labor in November 2007.

News
Environment
Bosses May Be Fined for Water Pollution
South China Morning Post, February 27, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d
3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=7bb63da7c2658110VgnVCM
100000360a0a0aRCRD

Mega Dams Meant to Control Siltation Will Add to Ecological Woe, Experts Warn
South China Morning Post, February 27, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d
3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=b7373da7c2658110VgnVCM
100000360a0a0aRCRD

Taps Shut in Central China Due to Red, Bubbly River
Reuters, February 26, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/environmentNews/idUSPEK41672008
0226

Human Rights
China Ready to Resume Human Rights Talks
Washington Post, February 27, 2008
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/02/
26/AR2008022600903.html

Human Rights Defender - Zheng Enchong (郑恩宠)
Chinese Activist Lawyer Beaten, Detained
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), February 26, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080226/ap_on_re_as/china_
activist_beaten_1

Human Rights Defender - Li Subin (李苏滨)
维权律师入禀法院要求取消暂住证 (Human Rights Lawyers Go to Court Demanding Temporary Residence Permits Be Abolished)
Radio Free Asia, February 26, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/02/26/china_
rights_lawyer/

Law
中国拟规定保安不得限制他人人身自由违法搜身 (China Issues Draft Regulations Stipulating that Security Guards Must Not Limit the Personal Liberties of Others or Conduct Illegal Body Searches)
Radio Free Asia, February 26, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/02/26/baoan/

Migrant Workers
北京建筑工地农民权益普遍受侵害 (Rights of Migrant Workers on Beijing Construction Sites Frequently Violated)
Radio Free Asia, February 26, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/02/26/nongmin/

Olympics
China Slams "Meddling" After Myanmar Boycott Call
Reuters, February 26, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSPEK34412220080226

China's Olympic Water Province Faces Severe Drought
Reuters, February 26, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/environmentNews/
idUSPEK3519920080226

Olympics Water Diversion Threatens Millions
Financial Times, February 26, 2008
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/40b3e66a-e49d-11dc-a495-
0000779fd2ac.html

Police
上海维权人士乐见公安局长换新人 (Shanghai Human Rights Defenders Welcome Change in Municipal Public Security Bureau Head, Removing Jiang Zemin's Nephew, Wu Zhiming)
Voice of America, February 26, 2008
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2008-02-26-voa30.cfm

Protests and Petitions
两会前当局加强监控访民打压异见人士 (Authorities Heighten Monitoring of Petitioners and Pressure on Dissidents Before the National People's Congress and Chinese People's Political Consultative Congress)
Radio Free Asia, February 26, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/02/26/lianghui/

广州八百市民聚集市国土资源和房管局门外上访 (Eight Hundred Petition at the Guangzhou Municipal Bureau of Land and Natural Resources and Housing Administration)
Radio Free Asia, February 26, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/02/26/guangzhou/

荷泽维权虽遭打压两百工人坚持请 (Two Hundred Heze, Shandong Workers Insist on Petitioning Despite Human Rights Defender Zhou Mengxin Being Beaten)
Radio Free Asia, February 26, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/02/26/heze/

Three Gorges
Three Gorges Holdouts Feel the Heat
South China Morning Post, February 27, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d
3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=23963da7c2658110VgnVCM
100000360a0a0aRCRD

Tibet
Tibetans Fear for Man Sent Back to China from Nepal
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), February 26, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080226/wl_sthasia_afp/nepalchina
tibetrefugees_080226083752

February 26, 2008

Top News of the Day
Human Rights Defender - Ni Yulan (倪玉兰)
北京公安加紧骚扰维权律师倪玉兰 (Beijing Police Step Up Harassment of Rights Lawyer Ni Yulan)
Radio Free Asia, February 25, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/02/25/china_rights_lawyer/
Husband of human rights lawyer Ni Yulan (倪玉兰) was beaten on February 25, 2008. The police forcefully entered Ni’s apartment that morning but could not find her because she was hiding. They then took her husband to the police substation, where the beating occurred. She suspected the police tried to arrest her before the annual session of the National People Congress. The police denied any beatings.

News
Disasters
New Round of Snow Snarls Traffic, Kills Livestock in China
Xinhuanet, February 26, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-02/26/content_7669324.htm

Government
Cabinet Reform Tops Agenda at Party Meeting
South China Morning Post, February 26, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=98c50d88c0158110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD0a0/?vgnextoid=98c50d88c0158110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Hukou
中国各大城市实行的暂住证制度倍受争议 (Temporary Residence Permit System in Major Cities Sparks Controversy)
Radio Free Asia, February 25, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/02/25/zanzhuzheng/

Human Rights Defender - Zheng Enchong (郑恩宠）
Police Said to Have Assaulted Rights Lawyer in China
New York Times, February 26, 2008
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/26/world/asia/26china.html

Human Rights Defender – Hu Jia (胡佳)
有消息传胡佳即将获释 (Hu Jia May Be Released Soon)
Radio Free Asia, February 25, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/02/25/china_rights_hujia/

Human Rights Defender - Shi Tao (师涛)
杨致远呼吁释放师涛 郭泉状告雅虎封锁 (Yang Zhiyuan Calls for the Release of Shi Tao; Guo Quan Sues Yahoo! For Blocking His Name)
Radio Free Asia, February 25, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/02/25/yahoo/

Land Policy
无锡城管强拆冲突 住户被从二楼扔下受伤 (Jiangsu Resident Thrown from Second Floor in Forced Eviction, Injured)
Radio Free Asia, February 25, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/02/25/wuxi/

Migrant Workers
深圳外来工被暴打致死 (Migrant Worker Beaten To Death in Shenzhen)
Radio Free Asia, February 25, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/02/25/shenzhen/

Olympics
New Book Details Chinese Spy Effort Ahead of Olympics
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), February 26, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080226/wl_asia_afp/oly2008chnspybook

Police
南宁城管殴打小贩 被愤怒民众围堵 (Guangxi Urban Management Authorities Surrounded by Crowd After Beating Hawker)
Radio Free Asia, February 25, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/02/25/nanning/

Protests and Petitions
访民在高法信访办服药自杀 (Petitioner Attempts Suicide at Office for Letters and Calls of Supreme People’s Court)
Radio Free Asia, February 25, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/02/25/fangmin/

上海维权居民申请游行受公安恐吓 (Police Threaten to Shoot Shanghai Residents for Applying to Stage Demonstration Against Maglev Project)
Radio Free Asia, February 25, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/02/25/china_rights_residents/

Public Health
云南艾滋病毒感染者累计逾五万七千例 (HIV Infections in Yunnan Exceed 57,000 Cases)
China Youth Online, February 26, 2008
http://news.cyol.com/content/2008-02/26/content_2077961.htm

67% of 2007 Recalls Were China Imports
World Net Daily, February 25, 2008
http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=57069

Tibet
Tibetans, Chinese Police Clash at Festival
Radio Free Asia, February 22, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/2008/02/22/tibet_clash/

February 23-25, 2008

Top News of the Day
Protests and Petitions
山东访民林英明被关进精神病院56天 (Shandong Petitioner Lin Yingming Already Detained in Psychiatric Hospital for 56 Days)
Radio Free Asia, February 23, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/02/23/56/
Shandong petitioner Lin Yingming (林英明) is being held in a psychiatric hospital by the Rushan, Shandong police due to repeated petitions in Beijing. RFA speaks with Huang Qi (黄琦), head of Tianwang Human Rights Center, whose help Lin has requested many times; Huang states, "When they brought him to the hospital, they strapped him into the bed and for several days injected him with unknown chemicals. […] He has been again detained in a psychiatric hospital for 53 days, because he continues his accusations. […] We can tell from what he's said and what he's written that he is an extremely healthy person, including his mental health." Fellow petitioner Liu Zhengyou (刘正有) comments that petitioners being retrieved by local police and sent to a psychiatric hospital is hardly unusual, as public security bureaus are wont to stop petitioners by any means necessary.

News
Bilateral Ties
China Keen to Help Solve Darfur Conflict: Envoy
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), February 24, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080224/wl_asia_afp/sudanchinaunrestdarfurdiplomacy_080224134309

Civil Society
China's State Council to Use Internet for Public Opinion
Xinhuanet, February 22, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-02/22/content_7651001.htm

Disasters
China Jails 17 for Deadly Coal Mine Blast
Reuters, February 24, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSPEK16549

Economic Development
Experts Warn Inflation in China Could Lead to Social Unrest
Voice of America, February 22, 2008
http://www.voanews.com/english/2008-02-22-voa13.cfm

Environment
Pollution Fears Spark Outcry on Refinery Project
South China Morning Post, February 25, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d925 3a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=46db39c816c48110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Rumours of Dam-building Leave Villagers Fearing for Their FutureSouth China Morning Post, February 25, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=7c1e1c568cb48110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Government
中国政府又要“瘦身”？ (Does the Chinese Government Want to Downsize Again?)
Radio Free Asia, February 23, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/02/23/shou/

Human Rights Defender
山东维权人士周孟新被警方带走 (Shandong Human Rights Defender Zhou Mengxin Carried Away by Police)
Radio Free Asia, February 24, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/02/24/zhuo/

Land Policy
On Solid Ground - Beijing's Landmark Edict on Land Rights for the Vast Rural Population Is a Powerful Signal of Change
South China Morning Post, February 23, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d
7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=e729e236f2248110VgnVCM1000
00360a0a0aRCRD

Law
How One Man in China Strengthens the Rule of Law
Christian Science Monitor, February 22, 2008
http://www.csmonitor.com/2008/0222/p01s04-wosc.html

泛蓝成员张子霖被判刑两年 不服提出上诉 (Zhang Zilin Sentenced to Two Years, Plans to Appeal)
Radio Free Asia, February 22, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/02/22/zhang/

Media
China Asks Web Sites to Eradicate Porn, Violence
Reuters, February 22, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/internetNews/idUSPEK2316520080222

Olympics
Time to Worry About the Unthinkable – Failure
South China Morning Post, February 24, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=d4e2505533648110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Olympics-Six China Provinces Ordered to Cut Pollution
Reuters, February 22, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSPEK15389

Public Health
中国现存艾滋病病毒感染者和病人约70万 (Approximately 700,000 People in China Currently Carry or Are Infected with HIV)
Radio Free Asia, February 24, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/02/24/ai/

Tibet
Tibetans, Chinese Police Clash at Festival
Radio Free Asia, February 22, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/2008/02/22/tibet_clash/

XUAR
中国官员指疆独恐布集团有计划袭击奥运 (Chinese Official States that XUAR Separatist Group Is Planning a Surprise Attack During the Olympics)
Radio Free Asia, February 22, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/02/22/china_xinjiang/

February 22, 2008

Top News of the Day
Human Rights Defenders - Hu Jia (胡佳), Zeng Jinyan (曾金燕)
隔绝两月曾金燕获准通讯　谈见胡佳忧心忡忡 (Zeng Jinyan Regains Right to Communication After Two Months of Blockage; Detained Hu Jia Looks Distressed)
Radio Free Asia, February 21, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/02/21/ceng/
Human rights defender Zeng Jinyan (曾金燕) gave an interview to RFA on February 21, although she suspected the phone conversation was monitored. For the past two months she has been barred from external communication. On February 17, she visited her husband, human rights defender Hu Jia (胡佳), in a detention center. She thought Hu could not speak freely because many officers were present at the couple's meeting. Jurist Teng Biao (滕彪) said Zeng was allowed to see Hu before a verdict was delivered due to international and domestic condemnation of Hu Jia's arrest.

News
Bilateral Ties
China Makes Rare Public Admission of Vatican Talks
Reuters, February 21, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSPEK2650920080221

Economic Development
Many Factories in China's South Sound Last Whistle
Wall Street Journal, February 22, 2008
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB120364402025884745.html

Government
领导电话能否承受民意诉求之重 (Can Kunming Government Leaders Stand the Public Pressure After Disclosing Their Phone Numbers?)
Legal Daily, February 22, 2008
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2008-02/22/content_801254.htm

Human Rights Defender - Zheng Enchong (郑恩宠）
Harassment Stepped Up, Dissident Says
South China Morning Post, February 22, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=78f8ff663ac38110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Human Rights Defender – Ching Cheong (程翔)
I Didn't Spy for Taiwan, Says Released Journalist
South China Morning Post, February 22, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=3975dc2645c38110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Human Rights Defender - Qi Chonghuai (齐崇淮)
齐崇淮被超期拘押 律师要求取保候审 (Shandong Journalist Qi Chonghuai Placed Under Prolonged Detention; Lawyer Demands Release on Bail Pending Further Investigation)
Radio Free Asia, February 21, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/02/21/qi_chonghuai/

Human Rights Defender - Miao Jun (苗军)
威海公安警告维权代表不要接触“反动势力” (Shandong Police Warn Rights Defender Not to Contact "Reactionary Forces")
Radio Free Asia, February 21, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/02/21/china_rights_rural/

Human Rights Defender - Yuan Weijing (袁伟静)
袁伟静：欲探视陈光诚五度受阻 法律不保护我们 (Yuan Weijing Barred from Visiting Husband Chen Guangcheng for the Fifth Time)
Radio Free Asia, February 21, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/02/21/yuan/

Land Policy
“自主拆迁”将成城市拆迁新模式？ (Will "Autonomous Eviction" Become the New Mode for Eviction in Cities?)
China Youth Daily, February 22, 2008
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2008-02/22/content_2074106.htm

Media
Chinese Youth Push Political Expression Online
Reuters, February 21, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/lifestyleMolt/idUSS2117384120080221

艾博维客网站因土地纠纷文章被关闭 (Website Shut Down After Publishing Article on Land Grab in Anhui)
Radio Free Asia, February 21, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/02/21/blog/

Olympics
北京开查暂住证护奥运安全 (Beijing Police Start Requiring Floating Population to Apply for Temporary Residence Permits to Ensure Safety at the Olympics)
The Beijing News, February 22, 2008
http://www.thebeijingnews.com/news/beijing/2008/02-22/021@080926.htm

China "Regrets" U.S. Decision on Food Supplies
Reuters, February 21, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/sportsNews/idUSPEK191920080221

Spielberg Never Took on Beijing Olympic Role: China
Reuters, February 21, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/sportsNews/idUSN2152185220080222

Population
Rural Population Dwindles 80m, Migrant Workers Up 60m in Decade
South China Morning Post, February 22, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=0258ff663ac38110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Public Health
AIDS Prevention Lesson amid Cement and Steel
Xinhuanet, February 21, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-02/21/content_7640804.htm

被遗忘的受难者 (The Forgotten Victims)
Nanfang Weekend, February 21, 2008
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/zmzg/200802210099.asp

The Heparin Trail - China's Role in Supply of Drug Is Under Fire
Wall Street Journal, February 21, 2008
http://online.wsj.com/public/article/SB120354600035281041-pY4IcITvYzE_S9JtWfUReW_3kS4_20080321.html

Religion
新疆基督徒周恒获释受访 对华援助协会吁释放所有良心犯 (XUAR Christian Zhou Heng Gives Interview on His Release)
Radio Free Asia, February 21, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/02/21/zhou/

Rural Issues
Survey: Rural Facilities Improved
Xinhuanet, February 22, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-02/22/content_7646445.htm

February 21, 2008

Top News of the Day
Human Rights Defender – Zheng Enchong (郑恩宠)
郑恩宠周三再遭殴打 冯正虎公开信吁中央介入 (Zheng Enchong Beaten Again; Rights Defense Scholar Calls for Central Government's Intervention)
Radio Free Asia, February 20, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/02/20/zheng_enchong/
Following Zheng Enchong's (郑恩宠) repeated beatings over the past two weeks, noted Shanghai rights defense scholar Feng Zhenghu (冯正虎) issued an open letter to Chinese President Hu Jintao on February 20. Zheng was beaten twice last week on Feb. 16 and 17; on Feb. 20 he was summoned by the police for a tax issue and was beaten again. Many have called out in response, including Feng Zhenghu. Feng's letter was simultaneously published online and calls on the authorities to adopt measures to stop the Shanghai police from persecuting Zheng and placing him under house arrest.

Related Information:
HRIC Press Release: Zheng Enchong Detained and Beaten
Again Human Rights in China, February 20, 2008
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/47417

News
Environment
China Factories Move Inland to Avoid Green Scrutiny
Reuters, February 20, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/environmentNews/idUSHKG35657920080221

Law
南京出台办法鼓励实名举报 (Nanjing's New Regulations Encourage the Use of One's Actual Name When Reporting Crimes)
Xinhuanet, February 20, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/newscenter/2008-02/20/content_7636818.htm

张子霖案一审结束将于周五宣判 (Zhang Zilin's Case Concluded; Verdict to Be Issued Friday)
Radio Free Asia, February 20, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/02/20/china_dissident_panblue/

Media
北京市公安局：赠阅"艳照门"图片系违法 (Beijing Police Say Electronically Circulating over 200 Sexy Pictures Constitutes a Felony)
People's Daily (available at Xinhuanet), February 20, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/local/2008-02/20/content_7636953.htm

China Extends Ban on Foreign Cartoons
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), February 20, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080220/ap_on_re_as/china_cartoon_ban_3

Olympics
Olympics Helpers Not Chosen Based on Beauty, Says Shanghai
South China Morning Post, February 21, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/

Sponsors Stand by Games Amid Political Storm
South China Morning Post, February 21, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/

British Foreign Secretary: Boycotts of Beijing Olympics Are Not the Right Path
Xinhuanet, February 20, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-02/20/content_7637938.htm

China Defends Relocation Policy
Washington Post, February 20, 2008
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/02/19/AR2008021901612.html

Relocated Beijingers Were Not 'Forced Out'
China Daily, February 20, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/olympics/2008-02/20/content_6468830.htm

China Media, Public Angered by Spielberg
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), February 20, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080220/ap_on_re_as/china_olympics_spielberg_4

北京市文件称奥运期间防敌对人员 (Document of Local Authorities in Beijing Gives Orders to Effectively Monitor "Enemies" During the Olympics)
Voice of America, February 20, 2008
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2008-02-20-voa35.cfm

Protests and Petitions
河北访民计划到香港游行请愿被阻 (Henan Petitioners Barred from Petitioning to Hong Kong)
Radio Free Asia, February 20, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/02/20/china_petitioner/

Religion
China Official Explains Religion Policy
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), February 20, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080220/ap_on_go_ot/us_china_olympics_1

两名家庭教会女教师被公安带走后下落不明 (Two Female House Church Teachers Taken Away by Police; Whereabouts Unknown)
Radio Free Asia, February 20, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/02/20/china_religion_christian/

Tibet
Tibetan Language Seen Hurt by China's Neglect
Reuters, February 20, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSPEK31852420080220

XUAR
Rights Group Demands Inquiry on Deadly China Raid
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), February 20, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080220/wl_asia_afp/chinaxinjiangpoliticsattacks_080220074402

February 20, 2008

Top News of the Day
Human Rights Defender - Yang Chunlin (杨春林)
Trial Begins Over Olympics Letter
Associated Press (available at South China Morning Post), February 20, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=656a233c53238110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Heilongjiang land rights activist Yang Chunlin's (杨春林) trial on the charge of subverting state power started on February 19 and the verdict has not yet been announced. Yang circulated a petition saying "We want human rights, not the Olympics" last year. His lawyer Li Fangping said that this petition was one part of the evidence used in his prosecution. Yang has reportedly plead not guilty.

News
Freedom of Speech
中国蒙族作者新书被公安没收 (Inner Mongolian Writer's Book Confiscated)
Radio Free Asia, February 19, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/02/19/wanshiwuyan/

Government
Rail Bosses Hit Back at Attack
South China Morning Post, February 20, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=692a233c53238110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Human Rights Defender - Qiao Yanbing (乔延兵)
乔延兵被判刑家属得不到判决书 (Shandong Soldier-Turned-Cadre Representative Sentenced to 4 1/2 Years; Family Didn't Receive Verdict)
Radio Free Asia, February 19, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/02/19/qiao/

Labor
政协委员：请叫外来工“新广州人” (Guangzhou CPPCC Member: Please Call Migrant Workers in Guangzhou "New Guangzhouers")
Xinhuanet, February 20, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/local/2008-02/20/content_7634784.htm

Olympics
Housing Official Admits Beijing Evicted 15,000 in Path of Games
South China Morning Post, February 20, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=674a233c53238110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Olympic Committee Set to Loosen Gag on Athletes
The New Zealand Herald, February 20, 2008
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/1/story.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10493451

简要新闻: 国际组织呼吁欧洲奥委会会议关注中国人权问题 (International Groups Urge European Olympic Committees Not to Limit Speech of Athletes)
Radio Free Asia, February 19, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/xinwen/2008/02/19/xinwen/

Politics
中国把做好就业工作作为政府政绩考核的重要指标 (Improving Employment Conditions Will Be Included in Evaluation Criteria of Cadres)
Xinhuanet, February 20, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2008-02/20/content_7633108.htm

Elite China Think-tank Issues Political Reform Blueprint
Reuters, February 18, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSPEK20590720080219

Population
China's Shandong to Include Sex Ratio in Local Gov't Appraisals
Xinhuanet, February 19, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-02/19/content_7632497.htm

Protests and Petitions
Poor Legal Petitioners to Get Financial Assistance Under New Plan
South China Morning Post, February 20, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=647a233c53238110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

河源非法采矿污染环境 村民维权遭黑社会打击(Illegal Mining Contaminates Villagers' Water Supply; Villagers' Protest Met with Attacks)
Radio Free Asia, February 19, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/02/19/China_pollution_rural/

Public Health
Bird Flu Kills Central China Man
British Broadcasting Corporation, February 18, 2008
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7251336.stm

Religion
简要新闻: 山东临沂抓捕270位家庭教会领袖，21人被劳动教养 (Linyi Arrested 270 Protestant House Church Leaders, 21 Sent to Reeducation Through-Labor Camps)
Radio Free Asia, February 19, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/xinwen/2008/02/19/xinwen/

中国基督教家庭教会联合会会长张明选牧师给国际社会公开信-要奥运更要爱与公义(Protestant House Church Leader Sends Open Letter: "We Want the Olympics; We Need Love and Justice Even More")
Radio Free Asia, February 19, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/02/19/aoyun/

Three Gorges
SEPA Report: Three Gorges Main Water Body Slightly Cleaner, Branches Worsening
Xinhuanet, February 19, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-02/19/content_7632558.htm

XUAR
Authorities Defend Killing Xinjiang Terrorists
South China Morning Post, February 20, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=cb922a0f80538110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD