Top News of the Day
Protests and Petitions
Release Our Relatives, China AIDS Victims Say
Reuters, April 16, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSPEK256069
On April 15, families of detained petitioners appealed to authorities to release their relatives. According to their lawyer, Jiang Tianyong, a hospital in Shahe, Hebei spread HIV amongst the petitioners and their families through the use of tainted blood transfusions; the petitioners were detained for attempting to complain about the hospital to Premier Wen Jiabao on April 5. The police have reportedly called the case a matter of "national security" and refuse to state what has happened to the detainees and with what they could be charged. Currently seven or eight of the petitioners remain in detention.
News
Disasters
China Bosses Jailed for Mine Flood that Killed 172
Reuters, April 15, 2008
http://uk.reuters.com/article/oilRpt/idUKPEK22680420080416
Education
天津一回族女访民指责学校歧视回民 (Hui Petitioner Criticizes Bias against Hui People in Tianjin Schools)
Radio Free Asia, April 16, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/04/16/China_Petitioner
Environment
China's Third-Largest Freshwater Lake Faces Algae Threat
Xinhuanet, April 16, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-04/16/content_7989745.htm
Human Rights Defender - Zhao Yan (赵岩)
Chinese Journalist Zhao Yan Calls for Press Freedom Following Release
Radio Free Asia, April 16, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/2008/04/16/china_journalist/
Land Policy
北京强拆并没有因奥运临近而停止 (Forced Relocations in Beijing Have Not Ceased Despite Approaching Olympics)
Radio Free Asia, April 16, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/04/16/qianchai/
中国学者指中央土地调控政策难奏效 (Chinese Scholar Says Land Policy Difficult to Implement)
Radio Free Asia, April 16, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/04/16/tudi/
Media
China Summons CNN Beijing Chief over Commentator's Remarks
Associated Press (via Google), April 17, 2008
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5h_IrYomzu-PAT7GwU0f4pTClYzUAD903D7RO0
New Freedom, and Peril, in Online Criticism of China
Washington Post, April 17, 2008
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/04/16/
AR2008041603579.html
Thousands to Rally against 'Media Bias'
South China Morning Post, April 17, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733
492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=1063cfa081859110VgnVCM100000360a0a
0aRCRD
Olympics
Australia Warns Olympic Torch Guards over Tough Tactics
The Guardian, April 16, 2008
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/apr/16/olympicgames2008.australia
Beijing Police to Raid Bars for Drugs before Olympic
Xinhuanet, April 16, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-04/16/content_7991532.htm
French Official Alters Stance on Olympic Badges
Associated Press (available at USA Today), April 16, 2008
http://www.usatoday.com/sports/olympics/2008-04-16-french-badges_N.htm
HK Olympic Relay Leg Cut Short
South China Morning Post, April 17, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733
492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=c36fcfa081859110VgnVCM100000360a0a0
aRCRD
Olympic Flame to Run Short, Run Curtailed
IBNLive.com (India), April 17, 2008
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/olympic-flame-to-run-short-run-curtailed/
63471-3.html
Students Plan Mass Torch 'Defence'
The Age (Australia), April 16, 2008
http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/students-plan-mass-torch-
defence/2008/04/15/1208025189581.html
Police
海口龙华区数千村民与警方发生暴动（视频）(Thousands of Hainan Villagers Clash with Police (with video))
Radio Free Asia, April 16, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/04/16/longhua
Protests and Petitions
山东临朐百名拆迁户连续三天请愿示威 (Shandong Villagers Petition and Protest Relocation; Some Detained)
Radio Free Asia, April 16, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/04/16/linqu/
Public Health
中国一亿八千万儿童长期受到二手烟的危害 (180 Million Children in China Endangered by Long-term Exposure to Second-Hand Smoke)
Radio Free Asia, April 16, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/04/16/yan/
Tibet
Chinese Site in India Is Stormed by Tibetans
New York Times, April 17, 2008
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/17/world/asia/17torch.html
拉萨哲蚌寺近日被武警封锁 (Lhasa's Dreprung Monastery Surrounded by Armed Police)
Radio Free Asia, April 16, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/04/16/China_Temple/
Local Police: Weapons Seized in NW China Monasteries
Xinhuanet, April 16, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-04/16/content_7990674.htm
Overseas Tourists on Rise in Tibetan-inhabited Region
Xinhuanet, April 16, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-04/16/content_7990554.htm
Tibetan Monks, Women Protest in Nepal
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), April 16, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080416/ap_on_re_as/nepal_tibetan_
protest_1
Thursday, April 17, 2008
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
April 16, 2008
Top News of the Day
Human Rights Defender - Lü Gengsong (吕耿松)
吕耿松案浙江高法维持原判 (Zhejiang's Higher People's Court Upholds Lü Gengsong's Original Verdict)
Radio Free Asia, April 15, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/04/15/
lu_gengsong/
On April 14, 2008, the Hangzhou City Higher People's Court in Zhejiang Province upheld the original verdict for anti-corruption writer Lü Gengsong (吕耿松), who was sentenced to four years in prison and one year of deprivation of his political rights for "inciting subversion of state power.” Lü was tried on January 22, 2008 and found guilty of publishing anti-corruption writings and participating in rights defense activities.
News
Environment
Mainland to Face Pressure at Meeting of Big Polluters
South China Morning Post, April 16, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62e
cb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=
ff9f726210359110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
World Food Shortages May Raise China's Prices: Official
South China Morning Post, April 16, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af6
2ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=355e726
210359110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Government
广东太石村选举大搞白色恐怖 ("White Terror" Reportedly Prevails During Election Campaign in Guangdong Village)
Radio Free Asia, April 15, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/04/
15/xuan/
山西黑砖窑案被撤职的副区长违规复出 (Shanxi Yaodu District Official Dismissed After Brick Kiln Slave Labor Incident, Returns to Work)
Radio Free Asia, April 15, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/04/
15/shanxi/
Human Rights Defender - Hu Jia (胡佳)
当局拒告知胡佳上诉与否 法律援助受阻 (Authorities Refuse to Confirm Whether Hu Jia Wants to Appeal)
Radio Free Asia, April 15, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/04/
15/hujia2/
再拒律师会见，胡佳现状不明 (Hu Jia's Current Conditions Still Unknown While Lawyer Barred from Meeting Hu Again)
Radio Free Asia, April 15, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/04/
15/hujia/
Media
China Demands Apology from CNN over Comments
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), April 15, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080415/ap_on_re_as/
china_cnn;_ylt=AkfZZl_X6F6G09NdSzwGNeIBxg8FdSzw
GNeIBxg8F
Olympics
China Defends Torch 'Volunteers'
Financial Times, April 16, 2008
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/8ef3ad9e-0b4c-11dd-8ccf-
0000779fd2ac.html?nclick_check=10000779fd2ac.html?
nclick_check=1
Beijing Gives Tacit Support to Calls for Boycott of French Goods
Agence France-Presse (available at South China Morning Post), April 15, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2
af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=
69a6f77634059110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
&ss=China&s=News0a0
Carrefour Faces China Boycott Bid
British Broadcasting Corporation, April 15, 2008
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7347918.stm
Protests and Petitions
湖北十堰司机总罢工 全城交通大瘫痪 (Hubei's Mass Strike Brings Public Transportation to a Halt)
Radio Free Asia, April 15, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/04
/15/bagong
陕西省两千多名民办教师集体请愿 (Over 2,000 Teachers from Private Schools in Shaanxi Province Organize Mass Protest)
Radio Free Asia, April 15, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/04/15/
China_Petition/
Tibet
Leading Tibetan Writer, Performer, Producer Arrested
Radio Free Asia, April 15, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/2008/04/15/arrest/
藏芒康县二千警围寺院 僧侣拒“洗脑”出走 (Two Thousands Armed Police Surround Temple in Tibet After Monks Walk Out of Patriotic Education)
Radio Free Asia, April 15, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/04
/15/zang/
XUAR
新疆维族基督徒依明上诉案将在本周秘密开庭 (Uyghur House Church Christian Wusiman Yiming’s Appeal to Be Heard Behind Closed Doors on April 16)
Radio Free Asia, April 15, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/04/15/
China_Uyghur/
Human Rights Defender - Lü Gengsong (吕耿松)
吕耿松案浙江高法维持原判 (Zhejiang's Higher People's Court Upholds Lü Gengsong's Original Verdict)
Radio Free Asia, April 15, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/04/15/
lu_gengsong/
On April 14, 2008, the Hangzhou City Higher People's Court in Zhejiang Province upheld the original verdict for anti-corruption writer Lü Gengsong (吕耿松), who was sentenced to four years in prison and one year of deprivation of his political rights for "inciting subversion of state power.” Lü was tried on January 22, 2008 and found guilty of publishing anti-corruption writings and participating in rights defense activities.
News
Environment
Mainland to Face Pressure at Meeting of Big Polluters
South China Morning Post, April 16, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62e
cb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=
ff9f726210359110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
World Food Shortages May Raise China's Prices: Official
South China Morning Post, April 16, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af6
2ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=355e726
210359110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Government
广东太石村选举大搞白色恐怖 ("White Terror" Reportedly Prevails During Election Campaign in Guangdong Village)
Radio Free Asia, April 15, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/04/
15/xuan/
山西黑砖窑案被撤职的副区长违规复出 (Shanxi Yaodu District Official Dismissed After Brick Kiln Slave Labor Incident, Returns to Work)
Radio Free Asia, April 15, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/04/
15/shanxi/
Human Rights Defender - Hu Jia (胡佳)
当局拒告知胡佳上诉与否 法律援助受阻 (Authorities Refuse to Confirm Whether Hu Jia Wants to Appeal)
Radio Free Asia, April 15, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/04/
15/hujia2/
再拒律师会见，胡佳现状不明 (Hu Jia's Current Conditions Still Unknown While Lawyer Barred from Meeting Hu Again)
Radio Free Asia, April 15, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/04/
15/hujia/
Media
China Demands Apology from CNN over Comments
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), April 15, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080415/ap_on_re_as/
china_cnn;_ylt=AkfZZl_X6F6G09NdSzwGNeIBxg8FdSzw
GNeIBxg8F
Olympics
China Defends Torch 'Volunteers'
Financial Times, April 16, 2008
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/8ef3ad9e-0b4c-11dd-8ccf-
0000779fd2ac.html?nclick_check=10000779fd2ac.html?
nclick_check=1
Beijing Gives Tacit Support to Calls for Boycott of French Goods
Agence France-Presse (available at South China Morning Post), April 15, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2
af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=
69a6f77634059110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
&ss=China&s=News0a0
Carrefour Faces China Boycott Bid
British Broadcasting Corporation, April 15, 2008
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7347918.stm
Protests and Petitions
湖北十堰司机总罢工 全城交通大瘫痪 (Hubei's Mass Strike Brings Public Transportation to a Halt)
Radio Free Asia, April 15, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/04
/15/bagong
陕西省两千多名民办教师集体请愿 (Over 2,000 Teachers from Private Schools in Shaanxi Province Organize Mass Protest)
Radio Free Asia, April 15, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/04/15/
China_Petition/
Tibet
Leading Tibetan Writer, Performer, Producer Arrested
Radio Free Asia, April 15, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/2008/04/15/arrest/
藏芒康县二千警围寺院 僧侣拒“洗脑”出走 (Two Thousands Armed Police Surround Temple in Tibet After Monks Walk Out of Patriotic Education)
Radio Free Asia, April 15, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/04
/15/zang/
XUAR
新疆维族基督徒依明上诉案将在本周秘密开庭 (Uyghur House Church Christian Wusiman Yiming’s Appeal to Be Heard Behind Closed Doors on April 16)
Radio Free Asia, April 15, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/04/15/
China_Uyghur/
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
April 15, 2008
Top News of the Day
Human Rights Defender - Hu Jia (胡佳)
胡佳上诉期限 “投牢体检”？ 不获见律师家人忧病情危机 (Lawyer Barred from Meeting Hu Jia on His Last Day for Appeal)
Radio Free Asia, April 14, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/04/14
/hujia2/
On April 14, the last day when AIDS activist and rights defender Hu Jia (胡佳) could appeal his sentence, the Beijing Municipal Detention Center reportedly refused to let his lawyer Li Fangping (李方平) to meet him on the grounds that Hu was having a "pre-imprisonment medical check." Hu's lawyer said he will go to the detention center again on April 15 to confirm whether Hu wants to appeal.
News
Bilateral Ties
Bush Envoy to Hold Talks with Dalai Lama on Tibet Turmoil
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), April 14, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080414/wl_asia_afp/china
tibetunrestright_080414222214;_ylt=AlqND57O7foCq51ki
Yd7DBhPzWQA4;_ylt=AlqND57O7foCq51kiYd7DBhPzWQA
Death Penalty
China Leading the Way in Global Executions: Amnesty
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), April 15, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080415/wl_mideast_afp/
chinaunresttibetrightsoly2008rights_080415012637;_ylt=
Avifgaogwof1rfJhCO_VGqdPzWQA
Environment
China 'Now Top Carbon Polluter'
British Broadcasting Corporation, April 15, 2008
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7347638.stm
Ministry Targets Greenhouse Gas
South China Morning Post, April 15, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af6
2ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=b10d20effdd
49110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News
Government
Rehired After Slavery Sacking
Agence France-Presse (available at The Standard), April 15, 2008
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?we_cat
=3&art_id=64436&sid=18493190&con_type=1&d_str=20
080415&fc=290&con_type=1&d_str=20080415&fc=2
Human Rights Defender - Yang Tianshui (杨天水)
狱中作家杨天水获自由作家奖 (Jailed Yang Tianshui Given the 2008 PEN/Barbara Goldsmith Freedom to Write Award)
Radio Free Asia, April 14, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/04/14
/yang/
Labor
New Law Gives Chinese Workers Power, Gives Businesses Nightmares
Washington Post, April 14, 2008
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008
/04/13/AR2008041302214.html
Land Policy
China Punishes Thousands of People for Illegal Land Grabs
Xinhua (available at People's Daily), April 15, 2008
http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/6392452.html
Law
Hubei Mayor Suspended Only After Expose of Boy's Death
South China Morning Post, April 15, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af6
2ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=65fb20effdd49
110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News
Media
Journalists Group Appeals to China
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), April 15, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080415/ap_on_re_as/
olympics_journalists_1;_ylt=Aj5vqdWGAL_M_gi.gvAMZm
BPzWQAWGAL_M_gi.gvAMZmBPzWQA
Olympics
IOC Cites Further Risk for Torch-Run Violence
Wall Street Journal, April 15, 2008
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB120820241850913647.htm
l?mod=hps_asia_whats_news
Beijing Drops Restaurants in Smoking Ban
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), April 14, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080414/ap_on_re_as/china
_smoking_ban_2;_ylt=AsKhW0HoSwZft5i8lAwG9iNPzWQ
AW0HoSwZft5i8lAwG9iNPzWQA
Factories to Shut to Clean Beijing's Air
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), April 14, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080414/ap_on_re_as/oly_
beijing_pollution_8;_ylt=Amb.OYh1f5En9SwsZtykBIZP
zWQAYh1f5En9SwsZtykBIZPzWQA
Politics
New Role for Shenzhen Party Chief
South China Morning Post, April 15, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62
ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=af2c20effdd
49110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News
Protests and Petitions
顺德千村民围镇政府与警冲突十八人伤 (Eighteen Guangdong Villagers Injured amid Clash with Police)
Radio Free Asia, April 14, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/04/14/
shunde/
Religion
河南又有120多家庭教会成员因聚会被抓 (Henan Police Arrest 120 Protestant House Church Members)
Radio Free Asia, April 14, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/04/14/
jiaohui/
Tibet
青海河卡镇藏人3.25抗议示威 十多人被捕 (Fifteen Tibetan Protestors Arrested in Heka Town, Qinghai Province)
Radio Free Asia, April 14, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/04/14/
zang/
Human Rights Defender - Hu Jia (胡佳)
胡佳上诉期限 “投牢体检”？ 不获见律师家人忧病情危机 (Lawyer Barred from Meeting Hu Jia on His Last Day for Appeal)
Radio Free Asia, April 14, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/04/14
/hujia2/
On April 14, the last day when AIDS activist and rights defender Hu Jia (胡佳) could appeal his sentence, the Beijing Municipal Detention Center reportedly refused to let his lawyer Li Fangping (李方平) to meet him on the grounds that Hu was having a "pre-imprisonment medical check." Hu's lawyer said he will go to the detention center again on April 15 to confirm whether Hu wants to appeal.
News
Bilateral Ties
Bush Envoy to Hold Talks with Dalai Lama on Tibet Turmoil
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), April 14, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080414/wl_asia_afp/china
tibetunrestright_080414222214;_ylt=AlqND57O7foCq51ki
Yd7DBhPzWQA4;_ylt=AlqND57O7foCq51kiYd7DBhPzWQA
Death Penalty
China Leading the Way in Global Executions: Amnesty
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), April 15, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080415/wl_mideast_afp/
chinaunresttibetrightsoly2008rights_080415012637;_ylt=
Avifgaogwof1rfJhCO_VGqdPzWQA
Environment
China 'Now Top Carbon Polluter'
British Broadcasting Corporation, April 15, 2008
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7347638.stm
Ministry Targets Greenhouse Gas
South China Morning Post, April 15, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af6
2ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=b10d20effdd
49110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News
Government
Rehired After Slavery Sacking
Agence France-Presse (available at The Standard), April 15, 2008
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?we_cat
=3&art_id=64436&sid=18493190&con_type=1&d_str=20
080415&fc=290&con_type=1&d_str=20080415&fc=2
Human Rights Defender - Yang Tianshui (杨天水)
狱中作家杨天水获自由作家奖 (Jailed Yang Tianshui Given the 2008 PEN/Barbara Goldsmith Freedom to Write Award)
Radio Free Asia, April 14, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/04/14
/yang/
Labor
New Law Gives Chinese Workers Power, Gives Businesses Nightmares
Washington Post, April 14, 2008
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008
/04/13/AR2008041302214.html
Land Policy
China Punishes Thousands of People for Illegal Land Grabs
Xinhua (available at People's Daily), April 15, 2008
http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/6392452.html
Law
Hubei Mayor Suspended Only After Expose of Boy's Death
South China Morning Post, April 15, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af6
2ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=65fb20effdd49
110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News
Media
Journalists Group Appeals to China
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), April 15, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080415/ap_on_re_as/
olympics_journalists_1;_ylt=Aj5vqdWGAL_M_gi.gvAMZm
BPzWQAWGAL_M_gi.gvAMZmBPzWQA
Olympics
IOC Cites Further Risk for Torch-Run Violence
Wall Street Journal, April 15, 2008
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB120820241850913647.htm
l?mod=hps_asia_whats_news
Beijing Drops Restaurants in Smoking Ban
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), April 14, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080414/ap_on_re_as/china
_smoking_ban_2;_ylt=AsKhW0HoSwZft5i8lAwG9iNPzWQ
AW0HoSwZft5i8lAwG9iNPzWQA
Factories to Shut to Clean Beijing's Air
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), April 14, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080414/ap_on_re_as/oly_
beijing_pollution_8;_ylt=Amb.OYh1f5En9SwsZtykBIZP
zWQAYh1f5En9SwsZtykBIZPzWQA
Politics
New Role for Shenzhen Party Chief
South China Morning Post, April 15, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62
ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=af2c20effdd
49110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News
Protests and Petitions
顺德千村民围镇政府与警冲突十八人伤 (Eighteen Guangdong Villagers Injured amid Clash with Police)
Radio Free Asia, April 14, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/04/14/
shunde/
Religion
河南又有120多家庭教会成员因聚会被抓 (Henan Police Arrest 120 Protestant House Church Members)
Radio Free Asia, April 14, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/04/14/
jiaohui/
Tibet
青海河卡镇藏人3.25抗议示威 十多人被捕 (Fifteen Tibetan Protestors Arrested in Heka Town, Qinghai Province)
Radio Free Asia, April 14, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/04/14/
zang/
Monday, April 14, 2008
April 12-14, 2008
Top News of the Day
Protests and Petitions
Anguish over Fate of Detained HIV Patients
South China Morning Post, April 14, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733
492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=b61a5afa63849110VgnVCM100000360a0a
0aRCRD
Several HIV patients and their family members were detained for petitioning Premier Wen Jiabao in Shahe, Hebei, on April 5. The HIV patients intended to petition on their dismal situation, which they believe is due to tainted blood. The petitioners were taken to a police vehicle and sprayed with an unknown substance subdue them. There is no information on whether those detained will be charged. Three people have been reportedly released on bail.
News
Bilateral Ties
Chinese Envoy Walks out on Irish Minister's Speech
Reuters, April 14, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSL1381591
China Outraged by US-Tibet Resolution
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), April 11, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080411/ap_on_re_as/china_tibet_us_4
Reinfeldt Pushes China over Political Prisoners
The Local, April 13, 2008
http://www.thelocal.se/11074/20080413/
Why Won't West Try to Understand China, Ambassador Asks
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), April 13, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080413/wl_uk_afp/chinabritaindiplomacy
oly2008_080413010759
Civil Society
胡锦涛被无国界记者组织评为新闻自由的杀手 (Hu Jintao calls Reporters Without Borders "Assassins of Freedom of the Press")
Radio Free Asia, April 11, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/04/11/rsf
Corruption
Ex-Shanghai Party Boss Gets 18 Years
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), April 11, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080411/ap_on_re_as/china_shanghai_
scandal_5
中国年轻官员成为犯罪高危群体 (Young Chinese Officials High-Risk Group for Crimes: Chongqing Procuratorate)
Radio Free Asia, April 12, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/04/12/guan/
Environment
NE China Province Braces for Drought
Xinhuanet, April 13, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-04/13/content_7968535.htm
Human Rights Defender - Yan Zhengxue
严正学在劳改医院病情恶化 (Yan Zhengxue's Condition Worsens in Hospital of Reeducation Through Labor Camp)
Radio Free Asia, April 14, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/04/11/China_Activist
Law
China's Top Judge Vows to Severely Punish Violent Criminals
Xinhuanet, April 12, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-04/13/content_7967826.htm
Media
北京法院拒绝受理博客文章被锁定纠纷案 (Beijing Courts Refuse to Hear Case on Online Censorship by Sohu)
Radio Free Asia, April 12, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/04/12/bei/
Olympics
奥运前中国将展开严打 (China to Take Severe Measures against Criminal Activity and "Strengthen Management" over Migrant Population before Olympics)
Radio Free Asia, April 11, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/04/11/yanda
China Tries to Reverse Bad Olympic Buzz
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), April 11, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080411/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/olympic_
torch_154
China's Security Runners Not Welcome in Japan for Olympic Torch Relay
Associated Press (available at the International Herald Tribune), April 11, 2008
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/04/11/sports/AS-SPT-OLY-Japan-
Torch.php
India Tells China It Won't Ban Tibet Protests: Report
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), April 12, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080412/wl_sthasia_afp/indiachinafrance
unresttibetrightsoly2008_080412091739
Protests and Petitions
失地农民预下跪请愿 遭严密监控未能成行 (Hainan Peasants Prevented from Protesting at Boao Forum for Asia)
Radio Free Asia, April 13, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/04/13/di/
Public Health
China Rejects Human-to-Human Bird Flu Report
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), April 12, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080412/wl_asia_afp/healthfluchina_
080412053556
Religion
江苏南京法轮功学员胡珍如狱中受酷刑虐待 (Nanjing Falun Gong Practitioner Hu Zhenru Tortured, Abused in Jail)
Radio Free Asia, April 11, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/04/11/China_Torture/
Tibet
China Says Firearms Found in Tibetan Temple
Reuters, April 14, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSPEK226639
China's Hu Hits Back over Tibet Crackdown
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), April 12, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080412/wl_sthasia_afp/chinarightstibet
unrestoly2008_080412203425
Dalai Lama Threatens to Resign if Tibet Violence Worsens
Voice of America, April 13, 2008
http://www.voanews.com/english/2008-04-13-voa20.cfm
Police Crack Bombing at Tibetan Township Government Building
Xinhuanet, April 12, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-04/12/content_7966393.htm
四川藏区武警渐撤 阿坝汉人指打砸抢者非本地人 (Military Gradually Withdraws from Tibetan Areas of Sichuan)
Radio Free Asia, April 11, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/04/11/tibetan
Tibetan Task Force Wants 'Normalcy' before China Talks
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), April 13, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080413/wl_sthasia_afp/chinaunrest
tibet_080413073534
Protests and Petitions
Anguish over Fate of Detained HIV Patients
South China Morning Post, April 14, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733
492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=b61a5afa63849110VgnVCM100000360a0a
0aRCRD
Several HIV patients and their family members were detained for petitioning Premier Wen Jiabao in Shahe, Hebei, on April 5. The HIV patients intended to petition on their dismal situation, which they believe is due to tainted blood. The petitioners were taken to a police vehicle and sprayed with an unknown substance subdue them. There is no information on whether those detained will be charged. Three people have been reportedly released on bail.
News
Bilateral Ties
Chinese Envoy Walks out on Irish Minister's Speech
Reuters, April 14, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSL1381591
China Outraged by US-Tibet Resolution
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), April 11, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080411/ap_on_re_as/china_tibet_us_4
Reinfeldt Pushes China over Political Prisoners
The Local, April 13, 2008
http://www.thelocal.se/11074/20080413/
Why Won't West Try to Understand China, Ambassador Asks
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), April 13, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080413/wl_uk_afp/chinabritaindiplomacy
oly2008_080413010759
Civil Society
胡锦涛被无国界记者组织评为新闻自由的杀手 (Hu Jintao calls Reporters Without Borders "Assassins of Freedom of the Press")
Radio Free Asia, April 11, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/04/11/rsf
Corruption
Ex-Shanghai Party Boss Gets 18 Years
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), April 11, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080411/ap_on_re_as/china_shanghai_
scandal_5
中国年轻官员成为犯罪高危群体 (Young Chinese Officials High-Risk Group for Crimes: Chongqing Procuratorate)
Radio Free Asia, April 12, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/04/12/guan/
Environment
NE China Province Braces for Drought
Xinhuanet, April 13, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-04/13/content_7968535.htm
Human Rights Defender - Yan Zhengxue
严正学在劳改医院病情恶化 (Yan Zhengxue's Condition Worsens in Hospital of Reeducation Through Labor Camp)
Radio Free Asia, April 14, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/04/11/China_Activist
Law
China's Top Judge Vows to Severely Punish Violent Criminals
Xinhuanet, April 12, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-04/13/content_7967826.htm
Media
北京法院拒绝受理博客文章被锁定纠纷案 (Beijing Courts Refuse to Hear Case on Online Censorship by Sohu)
Radio Free Asia, April 12, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/04/12/bei/
Olympics
奥运前中国将展开严打 (China to Take Severe Measures against Criminal Activity and "Strengthen Management" over Migrant Population before Olympics)
Radio Free Asia, April 11, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/04/11/yanda
China Tries to Reverse Bad Olympic Buzz
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), April 11, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080411/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/olympic_
torch_154
China's Security Runners Not Welcome in Japan for Olympic Torch Relay
Associated Press (available at the International Herald Tribune), April 11, 2008
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/04/11/sports/AS-SPT-OLY-Japan-
Torch.php
India Tells China It Won't Ban Tibet Protests: Report
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), April 12, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080412/wl_sthasia_afp/indiachinafrance
unresttibetrightsoly2008_080412091739
Protests and Petitions
失地农民预下跪请愿 遭严密监控未能成行 (Hainan Peasants Prevented from Protesting at Boao Forum for Asia)
Radio Free Asia, April 13, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/04/13/di/
Public Health
China Rejects Human-to-Human Bird Flu Report
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), April 12, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080412/wl_asia_afp/healthfluchina_
080412053556
Religion
江苏南京法轮功学员胡珍如狱中受酷刑虐待 (Nanjing Falun Gong Practitioner Hu Zhenru Tortured, Abused in Jail)
Radio Free Asia, April 11, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/04/11/China_Torture/
Tibet
China Says Firearms Found in Tibetan Temple
Reuters, April 14, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSPEK226639
China's Hu Hits Back over Tibet Crackdown
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), April 12, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080412/wl_sthasia_afp/chinarightstibet
unrestoly2008_080412203425
Dalai Lama Threatens to Resign if Tibet Violence Worsens
Voice of America, April 13, 2008
http://www.voanews.com/english/2008-04-13-voa20.cfm
Police Crack Bombing at Tibetan Township Government Building
Xinhuanet, April 12, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-04/12/content_7966393.htm
四川藏区武警渐撤 阿坝汉人指打砸抢者非本地人 (Military Gradually Withdraws from Tibetan Areas of Sichuan)
Radio Free Asia, April 11, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/04/11/tibetan
Tibetan Task Force Wants 'Normalcy' before China Talks
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), April 13, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080413/wl_sthasia_afp/chinaunrest
tibet_080413073534
Friday, April 11, 2008
April 11, 2008
Top News of the Day
Tibet
China Keeping Tibet Closed to Tourists
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), April 10, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080410/ap_on_re_as/china_tibet
Despite announcing on April 3, 2008, that Tibet would be reopened to tourists on May 1, 2008, Chinese authorities have revoked the decision to issue Tibet travel permits. According to Tibet tour operators, the Tibet Tourism Bureau said that tours could not be arranged to Tibet due to safety concerns in Lhasa and concerns over the Olympic torch relay in May. No date was given for the resumption of travel permits. China has already banned multiple-entry visas until after the Olympics.
News
Bilateral Ties
China Rejects Bid by UN Rights Boss for April Visit
Reuters, April 10, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSL10591021
Chinese Urged to Boycott French Goods
Financial Times, April 10, 2008
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0d2d6b20-072c-11dd-b41e-0000779fd2ac.html
Corruption
Chongqing Officials Investigated for Corruption
South China Morning Post, April 11, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d77
33492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=df6f5ff449839110VgnVCM100000360
a0a0aRCRD
Food Security
中国粮食生产形势面临严峻挑战 (China's Grain Producers Faced with Grim Fight)
Radio Free Asia, April 10, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/04/10/liangshi/
Human Rights Defender - Ren Ziyuan (任自元)
山东异见人士任自元狱中重病仍被强迫劳动 (Imprisoned Dissident Ren Ziyuan Forced to Do Labor while Seriously Ill)
Radio Free Asia, April 10, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/04/10/ren
Media
《西藏：真相与民族主义情绪》引起网民批评 (Southern Metropolis Weekly Editor's Online Commentary on Tibet Gains Mass Criticism from Netizens)
Radio Free Asia, April 10, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/04/10/tibet_article/
Olympics
China Alleges New Olympic Terror Plot
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), April 10, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080410/ap_on_re_as/oly_beijing_
security_7
China Tells Olympic Boss to Stay out of Politics
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), April 10, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080410/wl_afp/chinaunresttibetrights
oly2008_080410212636
Dalai Lama Reiterates Support for Beijing Olympics
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), April 10, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080410/ts_afp/chinaunresttibetrights
japandalaioly2008_080410074316
Detours Possible in HK to Avoid Torch Chaos
South China Morning Post, April 11, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d77
33492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=f4f6b3bf63939110VgnVCM100000360
a0a0aRCRD
IOC Denies Rift with Beijing on Torch Relay
South China Morning Post, April 11, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d77
33492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=1f87b3bf63939110VgnVCM100000360
a0a0aRCRD
Rudd Says 'No' to China Torch Guards
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), April 10, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080410/ap_on_re_as/australia_torch_
security_1
Protests and Petitions
海南失地农民计划包围博鳌论坛 (Tens of Thousands of Hainan Farmers to Protest against Rights Violations during Boao Forum for Asia)
Radio Free Asia, April 10, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/04/10/nongmin
Religion
维族基督徒被控分裂国家 疑滥用欲加之罪 (Uighur Christians Charged with Secession)
Radio Free Asia, April 10, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/04/10/weizu/
XUAR
公安搜捕维族男子，伊宁郊区戒严十天 (Curfew Being Imposed in Ghulja Suburbs for Ten Days as Police Search for Alleged Terrorist)
Radio Free Asia, April 10, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/04/10/yining/
Tibet
China Keeping Tibet Closed to Tourists
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), April 10, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080410/ap_on_re_as/china_tibet
Despite announcing on April 3, 2008, that Tibet would be reopened to tourists on May 1, 2008, Chinese authorities have revoked the decision to issue Tibet travel permits. According to Tibet tour operators, the Tibet Tourism Bureau said that tours could not be arranged to Tibet due to safety concerns in Lhasa and concerns over the Olympic torch relay in May. No date was given for the resumption of travel permits. China has already banned multiple-entry visas until after the Olympics.
News
Bilateral Ties
China Rejects Bid by UN Rights Boss for April Visit
Reuters, April 10, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSL10591021
Chinese Urged to Boycott French Goods
Financial Times, April 10, 2008
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0d2d6b20-072c-11dd-b41e-0000779fd2ac.html
Corruption
Chongqing Officials Investigated for Corruption
South China Morning Post, April 11, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d77
33492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=df6f5ff449839110VgnVCM100000360
a0a0aRCRD
Food Security
中国粮食生产形势面临严峻挑战 (China's Grain Producers Faced with Grim Fight)
Radio Free Asia, April 10, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/04/10/liangshi/
Human Rights Defender - Ren Ziyuan (任自元)
山东异见人士任自元狱中重病仍被强迫劳动 (Imprisoned Dissident Ren Ziyuan Forced to Do Labor while Seriously Ill)
Radio Free Asia, April 10, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/04/10/ren
Media
《西藏：真相与民族主义情绪》引起网民批评 (Southern Metropolis Weekly Editor's Online Commentary on Tibet Gains Mass Criticism from Netizens)
Radio Free Asia, April 10, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/04/10/tibet_article/
Olympics
China Alleges New Olympic Terror Plot
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), April 10, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080410/ap_on_re_as/oly_beijing_
security_7
China Tells Olympic Boss to Stay out of Politics
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), April 10, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080410/wl_afp/chinaunresttibetrights
oly2008_080410212636
Dalai Lama Reiterates Support for Beijing Olympics
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), April 10, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080410/ts_afp/chinaunresttibetrights
japandalaioly2008_080410074316
Detours Possible in HK to Avoid Torch Chaos
South China Morning Post, April 11, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d77
33492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=f4f6b3bf63939110VgnVCM100000360
a0a0aRCRD
IOC Denies Rift with Beijing on Torch Relay
South China Morning Post, April 11, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d77
33492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=1f87b3bf63939110VgnVCM100000360
a0a0aRCRD
Rudd Says 'No' to China Torch Guards
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), April 10, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080410/ap_on_re_as/australia_torch_
security_1
Protests and Petitions
海南失地农民计划包围博鳌论坛 (Tens of Thousands of Hainan Farmers to Protest against Rights Violations during Boao Forum for Asia)
Radio Free Asia, April 10, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/04/10/nongmin
Religion
维族基督徒被控分裂国家 疑滥用欲加之罪 (Uighur Christians Charged with Secession)
Radio Free Asia, April 10, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/04/10/weizu/
XUAR
公安搜捕维族男子，伊宁郊区戒严十天 (Curfew Being Imposed in Ghulja Suburbs for Ten Days as Police Search for Alleged Terrorist)
Radio Free Asia, April 10, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/04/10/yining/
Thursday, April 10, 2008
April 10, 2008
Top News of the Day
Human Rights Defenders
內地律师協助藏民遭警告 (Chinese Authorities Warn Lawyers Not to Help Arrested Tibetans)
Apple Daily, April 09, 2008
http://appledaily.atnext.com/template/apple/art_main.c
fm?iss_id=20080409&sec_id=15335&subsec_id=15336&
art_id=10965896
The Chinese authorities target a group of lawyers who last week made a public offer of legal assistance to Tibetan protestors who were arrested in March and April. Some lawyers were reportedly told they should not involve themselves in the "Tibet incident," were questioned and put under surveillance, and had their phones tapped. Lawyer Li Subin (李苏滨) said some lawyers were told that there were enough lawyers in the region where the Tibetans were being held and there was no need for outside lawyers to get involved.
Related Information
HRIC Statement: Chinese Authorities Target Lawyers Offering Legal Assistance to
Tibetans
Human Rights in China, April 09, 2008
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/48541
News
Bilateral Ties
US Congress Condemns Tibet Crackdown, Seeks Dialogue
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), April 10, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080410/wl_asia_afp/chi
natibetrightsuscongress_080410013809;_ylt=ApegvGcVc
B8GizML3FptoddPzWQA0013809;_ylt=ApegvGcVcB8Giz
ML3FptoddPzWQA
US Seeks Home for Guantanamo Uighurs
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), April 09, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080409/ap_on_re_la_am
_ca/china_muslims_glance_1;_ylt=AjyGED8ntr8fruJ5Agz
GfkRPzWQA_ylt=AjyGED8ntr8fruJ5AgzGfkRPzWQA
Corruption
Sentencing Looms for Shanghai Party Chief
South China Morning Post, April 10, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62
ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=838f8ed62
7339110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=N
ews
Human Rights Defenders
Amid Human Rights Protests, a Look at China's Record
Christian Science Monitor, April 10, 2008
http://www.csmonitor.com/2008/0410/p04s01-woap.html
Human Rights Defender - Zhu Yufu (朱虞夫)
朱虞夫父子案再审维持原判 (Hangzhou Court Adds Deprivation of Political Rights to Zhu Yufu's Sentence After Retrial)
Radio Free Asia, April 09, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/04/
09/zhu_yufu/
Olympics
北京铁路加强安检 (Beijing's Railway System Strengthens Security Checks)
Ming Pao, April 10, 2008
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20080410/gca4.htm
Chinese Ambassador: Olympic Torch Relay in San Francisco "Successful"
Xinhuanet, April 10, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-04/10/
content_7952083.htm
Olympic Torch Rerouted through Streets of San Francisco Away from Crowds
Associated Press (available at the International Herald), April 10, 2008
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/04/10/america/
Olympic-Torch-Optional.php
Torch Guards Defended by IOC
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), April 10, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62e
cb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=3f968ed6273
39110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News
British PM to Miss Olympic Opening
Financial Times, April 09, 2008
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/67966a02-0683-11dd-802c
-0000779fd2ac,dwp_uuid=9c33700c-4c86-11da-89df-0000
779e2340.html0000779fd2ac,dwp_uuid=9c33700c-4c86-11
da-89df-0000779e2340.html
China Toughens Smoking Ban in Schools before Games
Reuters, April 09, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/GCA-Olympics/
idUSPEK3035220080409
民运人士任畹町呼吁国际社会抵制北京奥运 (Democracy Activist Ren Wanding Calls for International Community to Boycott Beijing Olympics)
Radio Free Asia, April 09, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/04/09/
China_Olympics/
Politics
Jiang Briefs Beijing on Energy Paper
South China Morning Post, April 10, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62
ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=94ef8ed6273
39110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News
Protests and Petitions
Protesting Monks Storm Media Tour in Western China
Reuters, April 09, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews
/idUSPEK17816120080409
Tibet
Beijing Met 20 Dalai Lama Delegations, Says Official
South China Morning Post, April 10, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62e
cb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=1ea68ed62733
9110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News
Clampdown on Tibet Squeezes Tourist Destinations
Wall Street Journal, April 10, 2008
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB120772747826101321.htm
l?mod=hps_asia_pageone
XUAR
China Faces Muslim Resentment in West
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), April 09, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080409/ap_on_re_as/china
_resentful_muslims_3;_ylt=AjPnVzXzTMObVF6S9iNnGOhP
zWQAPnVzXzTMObVF6S9iNnGOhPzWQA
Wednesday, April 09, 2008
April 9, 2008
Top News of the Day
Olympics
China Deports Refugees Ahead of Olympics - UN
Reuters, April 08, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSL0863281
Jennifer Pagonis, spokesperson of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), said on April 8 that China deported 15 refugees in 2008. She said it is "fairly clear" the deportations happened because of the "security sweep ahead of the Olympics." China has signed the UN Convention on the Status of Refugees. Pagonis said refugees should not be sent back to their country of origin.
News
Food Security
China Spending Too Little to Stem Farm Drain
Reuters, April 08, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/
idUST13042720080409
Human Rights Defender - Zheng Mingfang (郑明芳)
天津藓县维权人士郑明芳被劳教两年 (Tianjin Rights Defender Zheng Mingfang Sentenced to Two Years of Reeducation-Through-Labor)
Radio Free Asia, April 08, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/04/08
/zhengmingfang/
Law
今日关注:性骚扰案件"同类不同果"现象亟待终结 (Different Rulings for Similar Sexual Harassment Cases Have to End)
Legal Daily, April 09, 2008
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/0705/2008-04/09/content_
829806.htm
Media
专家炮轰证监会 经济半小时停播引质疑 (Financial TV Program Suspended After Criticizing Government's Inaction over Stock Market Plunge)
Radio Free Asia, April 08, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/04/08
/tv_show/
数名外国驻华记者接到恐吓电话 (Foreign Journalists in China Receive Death Threats over Tibet Reports)
Radio Free Asia, April 08, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/04/08/China_
Press/
Olympics
Censor Loosens Media Strings in Publicity War
South China Morning Post, April 09, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62e
cb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=50e34dff60f
29110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News
Olympic Official Condemns Anti-China Protests
Wall Street Journal, April 09, 2008
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB120766115661397851.html?
mod=hps_asia_whats_news
奥运场馆附近居民将凭证出入 (Residents Near Olympic Venues Will Be Required to Show Pass for Entry and Exit)
The Beijing News, April 09, 2008
http://www.thebeijingnews.com/news/olympic/2008/04
-09/015@080614.htm
China Turns Patriotic Wrath on Olympics Demonstrators
Reuters, April 08, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/sportsNews/
idUSSP23296420080408
Most Americans Say China Wrong Choice for Games: Poll
Reuters, April 08, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/
idUSN0835446720080408
Protests and Petitions
甘孜枪伤多人 阿坝骚乱未了 (Sichuan Authorities Shoot Protestors with Rubber Bullets)
Radio Free Asia, April 08, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/04/08/
ganzi/
Tibet
China Rights Experts Refute Amnesty International Report
Xinhuanet, April 09, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-04/08/content_
7942552.htm
Lhasa Market Reopens Following Riot
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), April 08, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/china_tibet;_ylt=
ApKBIwoRa6gzhbkV9Rs4MDVPzWQA
Tibet Governor Says 953 Detained for Riots
Reuters, April 08, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews
/idUSSP23296420080409
Olympics
China Deports Refugees Ahead of Olympics - UN
Reuters, April 08, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSL0863281
Jennifer Pagonis, spokesperson of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), said on April 8 that China deported 15 refugees in 2008. She said it is "fairly clear" the deportations happened because of the "security sweep ahead of the Olympics." China has signed the UN Convention on the Status of Refugees. Pagonis said refugees should not be sent back to their country of origin.
News
Food Security
China Spending Too Little to Stem Farm Drain
Reuters, April 08, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/
idUST13042720080409
Human Rights Defender - Zheng Mingfang (郑明芳)
天津藓县维权人士郑明芳被劳教两年 (Tianjin Rights Defender Zheng Mingfang Sentenced to Two Years of Reeducation-Through-Labor)
Radio Free Asia, April 08, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/04/08
/zhengmingfang/
Law
今日关注:性骚扰案件"同类不同果"现象亟待终结 (Different Rulings for Similar Sexual Harassment Cases Have to End)
Legal Daily, April 09, 2008
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/0705/2008-04/09/content_
829806.htm
Media
专家炮轰证监会 经济半小时停播引质疑 (Financial TV Program Suspended After Criticizing Government's Inaction over Stock Market Plunge)
Radio Free Asia, April 08, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/04/08
/tv_show/
数名外国驻华记者接到恐吓电话 (Foreign Journalists in China Receive Death Threats over Tibet Reports)
Radio Free Asia, April 08, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/04/08/China_
Press/
Olympics
Censor Loosens Media Strings in Publicity War
South China Morning Post, April 09, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62e
cb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=50e34dff60f
29110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News
Olympic Official Condemns Anti-China Protests
Wall Street Journal, April 09, 2008
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB120766115661397851.html?
mod=hps_asia_whats_news
奥运场馆附近居民将凭证出入 (Residents Near Olympic Venues Will Be Required to Show Pass for Entry and Exit)
The Beijing News, April 09, 2008
http://www.thebeijingnews.com/news/olympic/2008/04
-09/015@080614.htm
China Turns Patriotic Wrath on Olympics Demonstrators
Reuters, April 08, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/sportsNews/
idUSSP23296420080408
Most Americans Say China Wrong Choice for Games: Poll
Reuters, April 08, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/
idUSN0835446720080408
Protests and Petitions
甘孜枪伤多人 阿坝骚乱未了 (Sichuan Authorities Shoot Protestors with Rubber Bullets)
Radio Free Asia, April 08, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/04/08/
ganzi/
Tibet
China Rights Experts Refute Amnesty International Report
Xinhuanet, April 09, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-04/08/content_
7942552.htm
Lhasa Market Reopens Following Riot
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), April 08, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/china_tibet;_ylt=
ApKBIwoRa6gzhbkV9Rs4MDVPzWQA
Tibet Governor Says 953 Detained for Riots
Reuters, April 08, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews
/idUSSP23296420080409
Tuesday, April 08, 2008
April 8, 2008
Top News of the Day
Human Rights Defender - Li Jinping (李金平)
维权人士李金平计划悼念赵紫阳被带走软禁 (Human Rights Defender Li Jinping Taken Away Before ChingMing Festival)
Radio Free Asia, April 07, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/
04/07/lijinping/
Human rights defender Li Jinping (李金平) was forcibly taken away by authorities on March 31 for setting up a memorial hall to commemorate former CPC General Secretary Zhao Ziyang (赵紫阳). Li was reportedly under constant monitoring and harassment ahead of the Ching Ming Festival. According to a telephone call made to a fellow human rights defender Ni Yulan (倪玉兰), Li was reportedly put under house arrest in a small hotel in Beijing.
News
Media
China Allows Access to English Wikipedia
Reuters, April 07, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/
idUSPEK8634220080407
Migrant Workers
Moves to Help Migrants Fail to Convince Critics
South China Morning Post, April 08, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.
2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=
738ca605ec929110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
&ss=China&s=News
Olympics
Games Protest Zones Planned for Mainlanders
South China Morning Post, April 08, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.
2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=
c88da605ec929110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
&ss=China&s=News
Growing anti-China Protests Underscore Clout of Tibet Lobby
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), April 08, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080408/wl_asia_
afp/chinaunresttibetrightsuslobby_080408025111;_
ylt=Au1mZ459.qo5F4xVMNNNke1PzWQA
奥运村“钉子户”随时面临强拆 (Beijing "Nail House" Residents Face Forced Eviction to Make Way for Olympic Village)
Radio Free Asia, April 07, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/
04/07/dingzihu/
China Condemns "Despicable" Torch Disruptions
Reuters, April 07, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSPEK
13147120080408
人权圣火传到洛杉矶 扩大声援西藏与胡佳 (Human Rights Torch in Los Angeles: Pressure over Tibet Issue and Immediate Release of Hu Jia)
Radio Free Asia, April 07, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/
04/07/hr_torch/
奥运圣火不断受到各方人士抗议 人权圣火民众自发加入传递 (Olympic Torch Continues to Spark International and Domestic Protests)
Radio Free Asia, April 07, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/
04/07/torches/
Protests and Petitions
山东烟台市村民镇政府上访发生冲突 (Conflict Rises While Shandong Villagers Petition Government over Corrupt Elections; 11 Still Detained)
Radio Free Asia, April 07, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/04/
07/China_election/
黑龙江富锦失地农民事件五人被判被捕 (Five People Sentenced over Land Grabs in Heilongjiang) Radio Free Asia, April 07, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/
04/07/fujin/
Religion
四川渠县抓捕13名家庭教会成员 (13 House Church Members Arrested in Sichuan)
Radio Free Asia, April 07, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/
04/07/sichuan/
Tibet
甘孜对境外电讯被切断 (Communications Cut in Garze, Sichuan after Protests Erupted Last Week)
Radio Free Asia, April 08, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/
04/07/ganzi/
Ban on Media in Vast Tibetan Areas Keeps Foreigners in Dark
Associated Press (available at South China Morning Post), April 07, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.
2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=
fb1030b80f329110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
&ss=China&s=News
China Faces Long-Term Risks from Tough Tibet Stance
Reuters, April 07, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSPEK
22907220080407
四川省西藏僧人与军警再次爆发冲突 (Tibetan Monks and Military Clash Again in Sichuan)
Radio Free Asia, April 07, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/04/
07/China_Riot/
Human Rights Defender - Li Jinping (李金平)
维权人士李金平计划悼念赵紫阳被带走软禁 (Human Rights Defender Li Jinping Taken Away Before ChingMing Festival)
Radio Free Asia, April 07, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/
04/07/lijinping/
Human rights defender Li Jinping (李金平) was forcibly taken away by authorities on March 31 for setting up a memorial hall to commemorate former CPC General Secretary Zhao Ziyang (赵紫阳). Li was reportedly under constant monitoring and harassment ahead of the Ching Ming Festival. According to a telephone call made to a fellow human rights defender Ni Yulan (倪玉兰), Li was reportedly put under house arrest in a small hotel in Beijing.
News
Media
China Allows Access to English Wikipedia
Reuters, April 07, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/
idUSPEK8634220080407
Migrant Workers
Moves to Help Migrants Fail to Convince Critics
South China Morning Post, April 08, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.
2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=
738ca605ec929110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
&ss=China&s=News
Olympics
Games Protest Zones Planned for Mainlanders
South China Morning Post, April 08, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.
2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=
c88da605ec929110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
&ss=China&s=News
Growing anti-China Protests Underscore Clout of Tibet Lobby
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), April 08, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080408/wl_asia_
afp/chinaunresttibetrightsuslobby_080408025111;_
ylt=Au1mZ459.qo5F4xVMNNNke1PzWQA
奥运村“钉子户”随时面临强拆 (Beijing "Nail House" Residents Face Forced Eviction to Make Way for Olympic Village)
Radio Free Asia, April 07, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/
04/07/dingzihu/
China Condemns "Despicable" Torch Disruptions
Reuters, April 07, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSPEK
13147120080408
人权圣火传到洛杉矶 扩大声援西藏与胡佳 (Human Rights Torch in Los Angeles: Pressure over Tibet Issue and Immediate Release of Hu Jia)
Radio Free Asia, April 07, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/
04/07/hr_torch/
奥运圣火不断受到各方人士抗议 人权圣火民众自发加入传递 (Olympic Torch Continues to Spark International and Domestic Protests)
Radio Free Asia, April 07, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/
04/07/torches/
Protests and Petitions
山东烟台市村民镇政府上访发生冲突 (Conflict Rises While Shandong Villagers Petition Government over Corrupt Elections; 11 Still Detained)
Radio Free Asia, April 07, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/04/
07/China_election/
黑龙江富锦失地农民事件五人被判被捕 (Five People Sentenced over Land Grabs in Heilongjiang) Radio Free Asia, April 07, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/
04/07/fujin/
Religion
四川渠县抓捕13名家庭教会成员 (13 House Church Members Arrested in Sichuan)
Radio Free Asia, April 07, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/
04/07/sichuan/
Tibet
甘孜对境外电讯被切断 (Communications Cut in Garze, Sichuan after Protests Erupted Last Week)
Radio Free Asia, April 08, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/
04/07/ganzi/
Ban on Media in Vast Tibetan Areas Keeps Foreigners in Dark
Associated Press (available at South China Morning Post), April 07, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.
2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=
fb1030b80f329110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
&ss=China&s=News
China Faces Long-Term Risks from Tough Tibet Stance
Reuters, April 07, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSPEK
22907220080407
四川省西藏僧人与军警再次爆发冲突 (Tibetan Monks and Military Clash Again in Sichuan)
Radio Free Asia, April 07, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/04/
07/China_Riot/
Monday, April 07, 2008
April 5-7, 2008
Top News of the Day
Olympics
Multi-entry Visa Ban until after Games
South China Morning Post, April 06, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d77
33492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=2ba20a4f88e19110VgnVCM10000036
0a0a0aRCRD
The SCMP reports that Beijing will not issue multiple-entry visas until after the Olympic Games, and that visas will take longer to process. Foreigners, Hong Kong residents, and permanent residents are all affected. Travel agents were informed of the ban on March 27, but they have not been told of an end date; both September and October are named as possible end dates.
News
Bilateral Ties
Free-trade Pact with NZ a Blueprint for Future
South China Morning Post, April 07, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d77
33492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=1b6730b80f329110VgnVCM10000036
0a0a0aRCRD
Environment
Rubber Trees for Tire Industry Shrink China Rainforests
Reuters, April 06, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/environmentNews/idUSSHA7974020080407
Human Rights
Business Clouds Concerns over China's Human Rights Violations
Seattlepi.com, April 06, 2008
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/opinion/357791_chinaonline07.html
Labor
Pledge to Hunt Down Organisers of Pilot Protest
South China Morning Post, April 07, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d77
33492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=aea5574025429110VgnVCM10000036
0a0a0aRCRD
Olympics
Chaotic Scenes at London Olympic Torch Relay
Reuters, April 06, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSL0648763320080406
IOC's Rogge Condemns Violence in Tibet
Agence France-Presse (via YahooNews), April 07, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080407/wl_asia_afp/chinaunresttibetrights
oly2008rogge_080407034101
Tibet Prepares for Olympic Torch Relay
Xinhuanet, April 05, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-04/06/content_7926482.htm
Tibet
Beijing Seeks PR Advisers on Tibet
Financial Times, April 04, 2008
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/78ca2216-01d1-11dd-a323-000077b07658.html
Dalai Lama hits back at China conspiracy claims
Reuters (via Guardian), April 06, 2008
http://sport.guardian.co.uk/breakingnews/feedstory/0,,-7441524,00.html
当局威胁藏民泄漏骚乱违法 甘孜重兵至九月 (Paramilitary Police Forces to Remain in Garze, Sichuan until September)
Radio Free Asia, April 06, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/04/06/gan
Police: People Announced Dead by Dalai Clique Are Still Alive
Xinhuanet, April 06, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-04/06/content_7930012.htm
Tibetans Wounded in Sichuan Protest
Radio Free Asia, April 05, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/breaking_news/2008/04/05/tibet_clash/
XUAR
Fear and Distrust Keep Hotan's Uygurs in Line
Reuters (available at South China Morning Post), April 07, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d77
33492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=9cff30b80f329110VgnVCM10000036
0a0a0aRCRD
Olympics
Multi-entry Visa Ban until after Games
South China Morning Post, April 06, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d77
33492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=2ba20a4f88e19110VgnVCM10000036
0a0a0aRCRD
The SCMP reports that Beijing will not issue multiple-entry visas until after the Olympic Games, and that visas will take longer to process. Foreigners, Hong Kong residents, and permanent residents are all affected. Travel agents were informed of the ban on March 27, but they have not been told of an end date; both September and October are named as possible end dates.
News
Bilateral Ties
Free-trade Pact with NZ a Blueprint for Future
South China Morning Post, April 07, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d77
33492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=1b6730b80f329110VgnVCM10000036
0a0a0aRCRD
Environment
Rubber Trees for Tire Industry Shrink China Rainforests
Reuters, April 06, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/environmentNews/idUSSHA7974020080407
Human Rights
Business Clouds Concerns over China's Human Rights Violations
Seattlepi.com, April 06, 2008
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/opinion/357791_chinaonline07.html
Labor
Pledge to Hunt Down Organisers of Pilot Protest
South China Morning Post, April 07, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d77
33492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=aea5574025429110VgnVCM10000036
0a0a0aRCRD
Olympics
Chaotic Scenes at London Olympic Torch Relay
Reuters, April 06, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSL0648763320080406
IOC's Rogge Condemns Violence in Tibet
Agence France-Presse (via YahooNews), April 07, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080407/wl_asia_afp/chinaunresttibetrights
oly2008rogge_080407034101
Tibet Prepares for Olympic Torch Relay
Xinhuanet, April 05, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-04/06/content_7926482.htm
Tibet
Beijing Seeks PR Advisers on Tibet
Financial Times, April 04, 2008
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/78ca2216-01d1-11dd-a323-000077b07658.html
Dalai Lama hits back at China conspiracy claims
Reuters (via Guardian), April 06, 2008
http://sport.guardian.co.uk/breakingnews/feedstory/0,,-7441524,00.html
当局威胁藏民泄漏骚乱违法 甘孜重兵至九月 (Paramilitary Police Forces to Remain in Garze, Sichuan until September)
Radio Free Asia, April 06, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/04/06/gan
Police: People Announced Dead by Dalai Clique Are Still Alive
Xinhuanet, April 06, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-04/06/content_7930012.htm
Tibetans Wounded in Sichuan Protest
Radio Free Asia, April 05, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/breaking_news/2008/04/05/tibet_clash/
XUAR
Fear and Distrust Keep Hotan's Uygurs in Line
Reuters (available at South China Morning Post), April 07, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d77
33492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=9cff30b80f329110VgnVCM10000036
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Friday, April 04, 2008
April 4, 2008
Top News of the Day
Olympics
IOC Rejects Amnesty Report on
Voice of
http://www.voanews.com/english/2008-04-03-voa40.cfm
Hein Verbruggen, the head of the International Olympic Committee inspection team for the 2008 Beijing Games, has rejected a report by Amnesty International that criticizes the development of human rights in China in the lead up to the 2008 Beijing Olympics. He stated that Amnesty International's claims that the Olympics have led to a worsening human rights situation are untrue.
Corporate Social Responsibility
Yahoo CEO: gray areas make foreign business hard
Reuters (via YahooNews), April 4, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/internetNews/idUSN034
8043720080403
Environment
People more aware of environmental issues
China
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-04/04/con
tent_6591755.htm
Human Rights Defenders
胡佳被判三年半 各界表示失望 (Many Express Disappointment over Hu Jia’s Sentence)
Radio Free
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/04/
03/hujia/
http://www.boston.com/news/world/asia/articles/2008
/04/04/chinas_jailing_of_activist_d
Reporters Without Borders calls for Olympic ceremony boycott over Hu Jia
AFP (via YahooNews), April 4, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080404/wl_asia_afp/ch
inarightsdissidentoly2008media
Labor
Associated Press, April 4, 2008
http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2008/04/03/ap4848826.html
Media
AFP (via YahooNews), April 4, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080403/tc_afp/chinain
ternetcensorshiprightsoly2008
IOC:
Voice of
http://www.voanews.com/english/2008-04-03-voa38.cfm
Olympics
Reuters (via YahooNews), April 4, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/sportsNews/idUSN0329379420
080403?feedType=RSS
Xinhuanet, April 4, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-04/03/content_79137
19.htm
Darfur Group Adds Olympics Boycott Call
http://www2.nysun.com/article/74189
IOC receives
http://www.iht.com/bin/printfriendly.php?id=11641902
London
Telegraph, April 4, 2008
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/20
08/04/04/wolympic104.xml
Uighur Protest in
AP( via YahooNews), April 4, 2008
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gEtQD-yS0Xp4_siz
YjZ8SE7bG_1gD8VQEOAG0
几百名访民清明扫墓被抓 李金平与家人失去联络 (Hundreds of Human Rights Petitioners Detained On Qingming)
Radio Free
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/04/0
4/fangmin/
China
http://washingtontimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/2
0080404/NATION/98834282/1
Xinhuanet, April 3, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-04/03/content_7913
822.htm
Reuters (via YahooNews), April 4, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTP66364200804
04?sp=true
Ma Ying-jeou urges Hu Jintao to seize opportunity for Taipei-Beijing détente
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/national/presidential%20
election/2008/04/04/1502
http://www.boston.com/news/world/asia/articles/2008/04/04/ch
ina_says_order_restored
Voice of
http://www.voanews.com/english/2008-04-04-voa26.cfm
AP( via YahooNews), April 4, 2008
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5iCFilgppKmoq_5naRi1gnw
Ez6vGQD8VQHKN81
Thursday, April 03, 2008
April 3, 2008
Top News of the Day
Human Rights Defender - Hu Jia (胡佳)
Jail for Chinese Rights Activist
BBC, April 03, 2008
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7327718.stm
AIDS activist and human rights defender Hu Jia (胡佳) was sentenced to three and a half years' imprisonment and one year's deprivation of his political rights on April 3, 2008. Reportedly one of Hu's lawyers, Li Fangping, proposes that Hu appeal the sentence, but Li has not yet spoken with Hu on this subject. Hu Jia was charged with "inciting subversion of state power" on the basis of political articles that he posted online and interviews that he gave to foreign media.
News
Bilateral Ties
Veteran Leaders Urge China to Talk to Dalai Lama
Reuters, April 03, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSL0286302520080402
Environment
Pollution of Lake Tai Worse despite Cleanup Campaign
South China Morning Post, April 03, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d77
33492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=69e1af0296f09110VgnVCM10000036
0a0a0aRCRD
Government
重庆巴南区村民投诉居委会选举严重违法 (Chongqing Villagers Complain Recent Neighborhood Election in Violation of Law)
Radio Free Asia, April 02, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/04/02/chongqing
Human Rights Defenders
上海访民马春英因不堪殴打.折磨.跳楼摔成重伤 (Petitioner Ma Chunying Leapt from Building following Beatings and Persecution, Severely Wounded)
Radio Free Asia, April 02, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/04/02/ma_chunying
Human Rights Defender - Ching Cheong (程翔)
获假释回港的记者程翔将复职上班 (Ching Cheong Soon to Return to Work)
Radio Free Asia, April 02, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/04/02/ching
Human Rights Defender - Zeng Jinyan (曾金燕)
曾金燕：胡佳被判刑将是社会的悲剧和损失 (Hu Jia's Sentence will be a Tragedy and Loss to Society: Zeng Jinyan)
Radio Free Asia, April 02, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/04/02/china_rights_hujia
Land Policy
东城15万居民拟外迁朝阳区 (15000 Dongcheng, Beijing Residents to Be Moved, Parking Garage to Be Built)
The Beijing News, April 02, 2008
http://www.thebeijingnews.com/news/beijing/2008/04-02/021@074855.htm
Media
民运人士蒋品超控告GOOGLE封锁 (Democracy Activist Jiang Pinchao Accuses Google of Censorship)
Radio Free Asia, April 02, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/04/02/china_internet_google
Tibet Exile Radio Says China Jamming It
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), April 02, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080402/ap_on_re_as/voice_of_tibet_1
Olympics
北京设立信息安全应急中心 (Beijing Establishes Information Safety and Emergency Response Center to Combat Cyber-Attacks during Olympics)
The Beijing News, April 02, 2008
http://www.thebeijingnews.com/news/beijing/2008/04-02/021@074814.htm
Hong Kong to Deny Entry to Some Protesters during Summer Olympics
Voice of America, April 02, 2008
http://www.voanews.com/english/2008-04-02-voa10.cfm
No Transmission Delays in 'Live' Broadcasting of Sporting Action, Say Officials
Agence France-Presse (available at South China Morning Post), April 03, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d77
33492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=a028c91041019110VgnVCM10000036
0a0a0aRCRD
Police
重庆维权业主被打、被抓 (Chongqing Homeowners Beaten and Arrested)
Radio Free Asia, April 02, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/04/02/yezhu
Protests and Petitions
哈尔滨访民在北京被截访 (Harbin Petitioners Stopped in Beijing )
Radio Free Asia, April 02, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/04/02/fangmin2
Public Health
Police in China Uncover Illegal Blood Scheme
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), April 02, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080402/wl_asia_afp/chinahealthaids
crime_080402065104
Tibet
Beijing Campus Says Tibetans Staged Sit-in
South China Morning Post, April 03, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d77
33492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=1b1732dd8cf09110VgnVCM10000036
0a0a0aRCRD
Dalai Lama Appeals for End to Tibet 'Crackdown'
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), April 02, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080402/wl_sthasia_afp/chinaunresttibe
trightsdalai_080402163456
XUAR
Chinese Police Raid Houses in Xinjiang
Radio Free Asia, April 02, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/politics/2008/04/01/uyghur-protest/
Xinjiang Protest Linked to Tibet Riots
Associated Press (available at South China Morning Post), April 03, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d77
33492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=c118c91041019110VgnVCM10000036
0a0a0aRCRD
Human Rights Defender - Hu Jia (胡佳)
Jail for Chinese Rights Activist
BBC, April 03, 2008
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7327718.stm
AIDS activist and human rights defender Hu Jia (胡佳) was sentenced to three and a half years' imprisonment and one year's deprivation of his political rights on April 3, 2008. Reportedly one of Hu's lawyers, Li Fangping, proposes that Hu appeal the sentence, but Li has not yet spoken with Hu on this subject. Hu Jia was charged with "inciting subversion of state power" on the basis of political articles that he posted online and interviews that he gave to foreign media.
News
Bilateral Ties
Veteran Leaders Urge China to Talk to Dalai Lama
Reuters, April 03, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSL0286302520080402
Environment
Pollution of Lake Tai Worse despite Cleanup Campaign
South China Morning Post, April 03, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d77
33492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=69e1af0296f09110VgnVCM10000036
0a0a0aRCRD
Government
重庆巴南区村民投诉居委会选举严重违法 (Chongqing Villagers Complain Recent Neighborhood Election in Violation of Law)
Radio Free Asia, April 02, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/04/02/chongqing
Human Rights Defenders
上海访民马春英因不堪殴打.折磨.跳楼摔成重伤 (Petitioner Ma Chunying Leapt from Building following Beatings and Persecution, Severely Wounded)
Radio Free Asia, April 02, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/04/02/ma_chunying
Human Rights Defender - Ching Cheong (程翔)
获假释回港的记者程翔将复职上班 (Ching Cheong Soon to Return to Work)
Radio Free Asia, April 02, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/04/02/ching
Human Rights Defender - Zeng Jinyan (曾金燕)
曾金燕：胡佳被判刑将是社会的悲剧和损失 (Hu Jia's Sentence will be a Tragedy and Loss to Society: Zeng Jinyan)
Radio Free Asia, April 02, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/04/02/china_rights_hujia
Land Policy
东城15万居民拟外迁朝阳区 (15000 Dongcheng, Beijing Residents to Be Moved, Parking Garage to Be Built)
The Beijing News, April 02, 2008
http://www.thebeijingnews.com/news/beijing/2008/04-02/021@074855.htm
Media
民运人士蒋品超控告GOOGLE封锁 (Democracy Activist Jiang Pinchao Accuses Google of Censorship)
Radio Free Asia, April 02, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/04/02/china_internet_google
Tibet Exile Radio Says China Jamming It
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), April 02, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080402/ap_on_re_as/voice_of_tibet_1
Olympics
北京设立信息安全应急中心 (Beijing Establishes Information Safety and Emergency Response Center to Combat Cyber-Attacks during Olympics)
The Beijing News, April 02, 2008
http://www.thebeijingnews.com/news/beijing/2008/04-02/021@074814.htm
Hong Kong to Deny Entry to Some Protesters during Summer Olympics
Voice of America, April 02, 2008
http://www.voanews.com/english/2008-04-02-voa10.cfm
No Transmission Delays in 'Live' Broadcasting of Sporting Action, Say Officials
Agence France-Presse (available at South China Morning Post), April 03, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d77
33492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=a028c91041019110VgnVCM10000036
0a0a0aRCRD
Police
重庆维权业主被打、被抓 (Chongqing Homeowners Beaten and Arrested)
Radio Free Asia, April 02, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/04/02/yezhu
Protests and Petitions
哈尔滨访民在北京被截访 (Harbin Petitioners Stopped in Beijing )
Radio Free Asia, April 02, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/04/02/fangmin2
Public Health
Police in China Uncover Illegal Blood Scheme
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), April 02, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080402/wl_asia_afp/chinahealthaids
crime_080402065104
Tibet
Beijing Campus Says Tibetans Staged Sit-in
South China Morning Post, April 03, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d77
33492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=1b1732dd8cf09110VgnVCM10000036
0a0a0aRCRD
Dalai Lama Appeals for End to Tibet 'Crackdown'
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), April 02, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080402/wl_sthasia_afp/chinaunresttibe
trightsdalai_080402163456
XUAR
Chinese Police Raid Houses in Xinjiang
Radio Free Asia, April 02, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/politics/2008/04/01/uyghur-protest/
Xinjiang Protest Linked to Tibet Riots
Associated Press (available at South China Morning Post), April 03, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d77
33492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=c118c91041019110VgnVCM10000036
0a0a0aRCRD
Wednesday, April 02, 2008
April 2, 2008
Top News of the Day
Human Rights Defender - Hu Di (胡迪)
自由作家胡迪被传唤 (Guangdong Writer Hu Di Summoned)
Radio Free Asia, April 01, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008
/04/01/hudi/
On April 1, Guangdong writer Hu Di (胡迪) was summoned by the authorities and released the same day. His detention is most likely due to his open letter commemorating the 40th anniversary of the death of Lin Zhao, who had refused to recognize her guilt in the“Anti-Rightist"campaign. Lin also criticized the “Great Leap Forward”, Mao Zedong and the socialist system. Lin was arrested in 1960, sentenced to 20 years in 1962, and was secretly executed in 1968. Hu’s friend said that the authorities apparently told him to cease activities related to Lin, and to think of his family's safety.
News
Bilateral Ties
China Tells Paulson Strategic Talks Building Trust
Reuters, April 02, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/articlePrint?articleId=USP
EK8688520080402
Environment
Drought Hits Northern China
Reuters, April 01, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/environmentNews/id
USHKG6750620080401
Olympics
Indian Soccer Captain Rejects Relay Honour
Associated Press (available at South China Morning Post), April 02, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af
62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=d3c8f9
83dea09110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=Chin
a&s=New
Open Internet During Games, IOC Insists
Associated Press (available at South China Morning Post), April 02, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af6
2ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=d1f8f983
dea09110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s
=News
RSF敦促北京奥运选手和观赛者戴自由胸章 (RSF Urges Olympic Athletes to Wear “Freedom” Badges During Games)
Radio Free Asia, April 02, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/20
08/04/01/rsf/
S.F. Wrangles over Olympic Torch Appearance
Los Angeles Times, April 02, 2008
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-torch2a
pr02,0,792175.story
Olympics Aren't Improving Rights in China: Amnesty
Reuters, April 01, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/articlePrint?articleId=USH
KG4955920080401
Police
成都强拆一孕妇被打死 (Pregnant Woman Dies in Chengdu Resettlement Case)
Radio Free Asia, April 01, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/
04/01/qiangchai/
Politics
Democracy 'Takes Time to Digest'
South China Morning Post, April 02, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af6
2ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=e1d0f7297
da09110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=Hong+Kong&s
Population
临沂当局再次强迫怀有第二胎的孕妇堕胎 (Linyi Authorities Continue Forced Abortion Campaign, Harassment of Extended Family Members)
Radio Free Asia, April 01, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/04/0
1/china_rights_birth/
Society
Chinese Urbanites Find It Unaffordable to Die Xinhuanet, April 02, 2008 http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-04/02/c ontent_
7903165.htm
Tibet
China Publishes Evidences of Dalai Clique's Masterminding of Riot
Xinhuanet, April 02, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-04/02/con
tent_7901044.htm
Dalai Lama May Get Invitation from EU
South China Morning Post, April 02, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af6
2ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=b218f983d
ea09110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News
甘南藏族高中生罢课 拉萨市长要游客缓 (Tibetan High School Students Go On Strike in Southern Gansu)
Radio Free Asia, April 01, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008
/04/01/lahsa/
Human Rights Defender - Hu Di (胡迪)
自由作家胡迪被传唤 (Guangdong Writer Hu Di Summoned)
Radio Free Asia, April 01, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008
/04/01/hudi/
On April 1, Guangdong writer Hu Di (胡迪) was summoned by the authorities and released the same day. His detention is most likely due to his open letter commemorating the 40th anniversary of the death of Lin Zhao, who had refused to recognize her guilt in the“Anti-Rightist"campaign. Lin also criticized the “Great Leap Forward”, Mao Zedong and the socialist system. Lin was arrested in 1960, sentenced to 20 years in 1962, and was secretly executed in 1968. Hu’s friend said that the authorities apparently told him to cease activities related to Lin, and to think of his family's safety.
News
Bilateral Ties
China Tells Paulson Strategic Talks Building Trust
Reuters, April 02, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/articlePrint?articleId=USP
EK8688520080402
Environment
Drought Hits Northern China
Reuters, April 01, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/environmentNews/id
USHKG6750620080401
Olympics
Indian Soccer Captain Rejects Relay Honour
Associated Press (available at South China Morning Post), April 02, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af
62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=d3c8f9
83dea09110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=Chin
a&s=New
Open Internet During Games, IOC Insists
Associated Press (available at South China Morning Post), April 02, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af6
2ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=d1f8f983
dea09110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s
=News
RSF敦促北京奥运选手和观赛者戴自由胸章 (RSF Urges Olympic Athletes to Wear “Freedom” Badges During Games)
Radio Free Asia, April 02, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/20
08/04/01/rsf/
S.F. Wrangles over Olympic Torch Appearance
Los Angeles Times, April 02, 2008
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-torch2a
pr02,0,792175.story
Olympics Aren't Improving Rights in China: Amnesty
Reuters, April 01, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/articlePrint?articleId=USH
KG4955920080401
Police
成都强拆一孕妇被打死 (Pregnant Woman Dies in Chengdu Resettlement Case)
Radio Free Asia, April 01, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/
04/01/qiangchai/
Politics
Democracy 'Takes Time to Digest'
South China Morning Post, April 02, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af6
2ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=e1d0f7297
da09110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=Hong+Kong&s
Population
临沂当局再次强迫怀有第二胎的孕妇堕胎 (Linyi Authorities Continue Forced Abortion Campaign, Harassment of Extended Family Members)
Radio Free Asia, April 01, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/04/0
1/china_rights_birth/
Society
Chinese Urbanites Find It Unaffordable to Die Xinhuanet, April 02, 2008 http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-04/02/c ontent_
7903165.htm
Tibet
China Publishes Evidences of Dalai Clique's Masterminding of Riot
Xinhuanet, April 02, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-04/02/con
tent_7901044.htm
Dalai Lama May Get Invitation from EU
South China Morning Post, April 02, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af6
2ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=b218f983d
ea09110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News
甘南藏族高中生罢课 拉萨市长要游客缓 (Tibetan High School Students Go On Strike in Southern Gansu)
Radio Free Asia, April 01, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008
/04/01/lahsa/
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