May 16, 2008

Top News of the Day
Tibet
Tibet Sees Scattered Protests, Arrests
Radio Free Asia, May 15, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet_detain-05152008132952.html
Scattered protests are reportedly still taking place in Tibet two months after the unrest in Lhasa in mid-March. In the week of May 11, authorities detained about 20 Tibetan monks and nuns in two separate protests in Garze [in Chinese, Ganzi], a heavily Tibetan town in Sichuan Province. Three monks, Lobsang Tenpa, Palden Tsondru, and Lobsang Choeden, chanted their support for the Dalai Lama, and 14 nuns protested the detention of two nuns. In Lhasa there was an additional protest; a couple, Shelok and Yangdzom, was detained for passing on information about the condition of Tibetan prisoners.

News
Disasters
China to Allow Foreign Help as Death Toll Is Raised
Wall Street Journal, May 16, 2008
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121083757999794937.html

China: Quake Death Toll Could Reach 50,000
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), May 16, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/china_earthquake

Why Did So Many New Buildings Fail?
South China Morning Post, May 16, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=868591d688de9110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

地震凸现中国贫富“裂缝” (Earthquake Exposes Poverty Gap)
Radio Free Asia, May 15, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/rich_poor-05152008105318.html

西南水电告急 (Hydroelectric Power Facilities in Southwest China at Risk)
Nanfang Weekend, May 15, 2008
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/zmzg/200805150054.asp

Media
互联网“问题地图”该打了 (Chinese Authorities to Censor Online Maps that Threaten State Security)
Legal Daily, May 16, 2008
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2008-05/16/content_854478.htm

CNN Apologises for Commentator's Remarks
South China Morning Post, May 16, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=b4da91d688de9110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Reporter Who Wrote about Violent Official Jailed 4 Years
South China Morning Post, May 16, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=f1bb91d688de9110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Protests and Petitions
四名军转干部因上访被拘留 郑明芳劳教中几近失明 (Four Soldier-Turned-Cadre Representatives Detained over Petitioning)
Radio Free Asia, May 15, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/junzhuan-05152008083158.html

Tibet
Dalai Lama Kicks off Western Tour with China Broadside
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), May 15, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080515/wl_sthasia_afp/chinatibetrightsdalaioly2008diplomacy_080515170914

May 15, 2008

Top News
Human Rights Defender - Hu Jia (胡佳)
胡佳被转至天津服刑 友人担忧他的健康 (Hu Jia Transferred to Tianjin to Serve Sentence)
Radio Free Asia, May 14, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/hujia-05142008165235.html
On May 8, AIDS activist and human rights defender Hu Jia (胡佳) was transferred to Chaobai Prison in Tianjin to serve his sentence. His lawyer, Li Fangping (李方平), reports that he was only notified on May 14 that Hu had been transferred and did not know the reasoning behind it. A friend of Hu says that he is worried for Hu's health, as he suffers from liver disease and may be required to work. Hu's family, including his wife and daughter, are all in Beijing. On April 3, Hu was sentenced to three and a half years' imprisonment and one year's deprivation of his political rights. He stated in April that he would not challenge his verdict.

News
Disasters
AP Video Shows China Earthquake's First Moments
Associated Press (via YahooNews), May 14, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080515/ap_on_re_as/china_quake_video_9

China: Troops Rush to Plug Dam Cracks
Associated Press (via Google), May 14, 2008
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gmtn0INEnTPQUGVUN0DxH_rMLtdwD90LM7T80

公安部：警惕假借赈灾之名进行的诈骗活动 (Ministry of Public Security: Be Alert for Disaster Relief Frauds)
Xinhuanet, May 15, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/newscenter/2008-05/15/content_8173106.htm

Volunteers Flood in but China Quake Toll Rising
Christian Science Monitor, May 15, 2008
http://www.csmonitor.com/2008/0515/p01s05-woap.html

Economic Development
China Quake Shows Flaws in Building Boom
Associated Press (via Google), May 14, 2008
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5j_Nr7J8L6HXwyi3dj7alpe9pgnDgD90LK6JO0

WTO: China Must Address Rich-Poor Gap
Associated Press (via Google), May 14, 2008
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5i9Ey11Bv2DhxhggCoI9S7ApU4VsQD90KMD500

Human Rights Defender
成都自由撰稿人陈道军被警方拘留 (Freelance Writer Chen Daojun Detained by Chengdu Police on Suspicion of "Inciting Subversion of State Power")
Radio Free Asia, May 14, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/chendaojun-05142008165446.html

Law
深圳电子治安防控系统发生侵犯居民隐私权事件 (Shenzhen Video Monitoring System Infringement on Right to Privacy)
Radio Free Asia, May 14, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/yinsi-05142008111756.html

Media
Beijing Reins in Coverage of Quake
Financial Times, May 14, 2008
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e0b77a34-21e0-11dd-a50a-000077b07658.html

Media Edicts Recall China’s Maoist Past
Financial Times, May 14, 2008
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/19d30d9e-21df-11dd-a50a-000077b07658.html

齐崇淮案无证人出庭却被判四年 (Shandong Journalist Qi Chonghuai Sentenced to Four Years)
Radio Free Asia, May 14, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/qichonghuai-05142008104708.html

Politics
CPC to "Test" Officials through Performance in Disaster Relief: Senior Official
Xinhuanet, May 14, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-05/15/content_8173123.htm

Public Health
Beijing Reports First Child Death of Hand-Foot-Mouth Disease
Xinhua (via China Daily), May 14, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-05/14/content_6684791.htm

Rural Issues
Discovery of Copper Reserves Proves a Curse for the Displaced Farmers of Zhujia Village
South China Morning Post, May 15, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=eb066203e87e9110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Tibet
China Condemns Pro-"Tibet Independence" Protestors in Nepal for Being Unsympathetic
Xinhuanet, May 14, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-05/15/content_8172846.htm

Dalai Lama to Give Rights 'Evidence' in Britain
Agence France-Presse (via Google), May 14, 2008
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5hytx2xG8dI6ISRWanbMbunE7omxg

Escaped Tibetan Rioter Tells of Chinese Repression
Agence France-Presse (via Google), May 14, 2008
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5jgFoChs62YTIGdwrR_tXC1H-5z7w

Tibet Tourism Suffers Setbacks after Lhasa Violence
Xinhuanet, May 14, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-05/14/content_8169629.htm

藏川两地18名僧侣及尼姑被拘 (18 Tibetan Monks and Nuns Arrested in Sichuan and Tibet)
Radio Free Asia, May 14, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/zang-05142008132752.html

May 14, 2008

News
Disasters
In Brief: Carrefour, Wal-Mart to Deliver Money, Relief Supplies to Victims
Bloomberg (via South China Morning Post), May 14, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=10253db7bf2e9110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

More Troops Rushed to Help China Quake Rescue
Reuters, May 14, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/articlePrint?articleId=USSP23973420080513

China Welcomes Offers of Quake Aid
Reuters, May 13, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/articlePrint?articleId=USPEK20595

'This Is Not a Natural Disaster - This Is Done by Humans'
The Guardian, May 13, 2008
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/may/13/china.naturaldisasters3

Economic Development
China Quake Fans Inflation Worry in Hard-hit Areas
Reuters, May 13, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/articlePrint?articleId=USPEK241250

Government
民调显示中国公众希望政府公布公布官员财产情况 (Poll: Citizens Want Government to Publish Assets of Government Officials)
Radio Free Asia, May 13, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/asset-05132008115325.html

Human Rights Defenders
四名浙江护地维权农民被判刑 (Four Zhejiang Land Rights Representatives Sentenced)
Radio Free Asia, May 13, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/rights_land-05132008141757.html

Media
A Rescue in China, Uncensored
New York Times, May 14, 2008
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/14/world/asia/14response.html

四川政府网页曾在5月9日“辟谣”(Sichuan Government Webpage Denied Earthquake Prediction on May 9)
Radio Free Asia, May 13, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/forecast-05132008125642.html

Migrant Workers
官方报告指女农民工受歧视严重 (Government Report: Female Migrant Workers Face Serious Discrimination)
Radio Free Asia, May 13, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/woman_workers-05132008111501.html

Olympics
A Sombre Torch Relay in Wake of Killer Quake
South China Morning Post, May 14, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=cc743db7bf2e9110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

奥运圣火来到瑞金 “祥云”飘进“红色摇篮” (Olympic Torch Goes to Cradle of Chinese Communism in Jiangxi)
Xinhuanet, May 14, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/sports/2008-05/14/content_8167178.htm

Religion
全国各地家庭教会成员陆续被抓 (Arrests of House Church Members Continue Nationwide)
Radio Free Asia, May 13, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/jiaohui-05132008160222.html

Tibet
甘孜县藏人连续三日游行近30藏人被捕 (Thirty Tibetans Detained; Protests Continue in Ganzi County, Sichuan)
Radio Free Asia, May 13, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/zang-05132008105211.html

XUAR
新疆：坚决挫败"三股势力"阴谋破坏活动 (XUAR Authorities: Defeat Plots Before Olympics)
Legal Daily, May 14, 2008
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/2007zfzz/2008-05/14/content_851104.htm

May 13, 2008

Top News of the Day
Olympics
Man Arrested for Chat-room Threat to Grab Torch
Associated Press (available at South China Morning Post), May 12, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ec
b329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=e54360bf7d8
d9110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
A man in Jiangsu, identified only as Tang, was arrested for "spreading rumors online and disturbing public order" on May 7. The arrest is a response to his online disclosure that he planned to grab the Olympic torch when it arrived in Nanjing on May 24. A policeman reportedly said Tang would be held for ten days.

News
Children
Vietnam Police Arrest Two over Baby Trafficking to China
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), May 12, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080512/wl_asia_afp/vietna
mchinababytrafficking_080512062030

Corporate Social Accountability
谷歌股东大会上保障中国网络言论自由提案遭否决 (Google Shareholders' Meeting Votes Down Proposal to Protect Internet Free Speech in China)
Radio Free Asia, May 12, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/google-05122008
155057.html

Disasters
China Quake Death Toll Rises to About 10,000
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), May 13, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/china_earthquake;_ylt=AmbbY3
oyxeK38AU3AY68eVNPzWQAA

Government
保护个人信息安全 专家:确立个人信息财产权属性 (Expert Says People Have Right to the Protection of Their Personal Information)
Legal Daily, May 13, 2008
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/0705/2008-05/13/content_
849709.htm

Human Rights Defender – Li Xige (李喜阁)
Detained Aids Activist Flees during Chaos
South China Morning Post, May 13, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb
329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=b68c44ba10ed
9110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Human Rights Defender - Zheng Enchong (郑恩宠)
Lawyer's Plight Highlights Perils of Fighting China's System
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), May 10, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080510/ap_on_re_as/china
_bound_by_law_1

Labor
玖龙纸业不是“血汗工厂”　广东省总工会 PK 香港“SACOM组织” (Guangdong Federation of Trade Unions Argues Paper Company Is Not Sweatshop)
Nanfang City News, May 13, 2008
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/jwxy/2008051
30062.asp

Law
乌市首次公开征集地方立法项目 (Urumqi Residents Can Propose Legislative Amendments to Legislators)
Legal Daily, May 13, 2008
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2008-05/13/content_
849691.htm

Media
民主不需要高素质：《请为我投票》被禁 (Chinese Government Bans Documentary on Election for "Class Representative" in Wuhan Primary School)
Radio Free Asia, May 12, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/minzhu-05122
008172700.html

山东原法制早报齐崇怀案将开庭受审 (Shandong Journalist Qi Chonghuai to Stand Trial on May 13)
Radio Free Asia, May 12, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/qichonghuai-
05122008170452.html

Down but Not Out: Chang Ping Returns to the Editorial Page
China Media Project, May 09, 2008
http://cmp.hku.hk/2008/05/09/959/

Olympics
Beijing to Heighten Transportation Security for Olympics
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), May 09, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080509/ap_on_re_as/oly
_beijing_security_2

Protests and Petitions
河北5000学生骚乱 (Five Thousand Students Riot in Hebei)
Ming Pao, May 13, 2008
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20080513/caa1.htm

四川六名曾参与反石化厂项目游行的人被拘捕 (Sichuan Police Arrest Six Participants in Protest Against Chemical Plant)
Radio Free Asia, May 12, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/rights_protest-051220
08132118.html?encoding=simplified05122008132118.html

Religion
Hong Kong Cardinal Says China Not Ready for Pope Visit: Agency
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), May 12, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080512/wl_asia_afp/vati
canpopereligionchinahongkong_080512204523

Tibet
Dalai Lama's Envoys to Talk With China Officials
Wall Street Journal, May 13, 2008
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121059238623984911.html

Dalai Lama Urges International Media Presence in Tibet
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), May 12, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080512/ts_afp/polandbritain
chinatibetrightsreligion_080512231249

Tibetan Nuns Jailed, Detained
Radio Free Asia, May 12, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet_nuns-05122008160
846.html

May 12, 2008

Top News of the Day
Disasters
Earthquake in China kills nearly 9,000
Reuters, May 12, 2008
http://uk.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUKSP24948720080512
China's most devastating earthquake in three decades killed nearly 9,000 people on Monday, with the toll likely to soar as authorities struggle to reach casualties in large areas cut off from relief. The earthquake that hit China's southwestern province of Sichuan killed 8,533 people, the official Xinhua news agency said on Monday, citing the provincial government. The epicentre of the 7.8 magnitude quake was in a mountainous region about 100 km from Sichuan's capital Chengdu, a bustling city of 10 million.

News
Bilateral Ties
China Is Urged to Use Influence With Junta
Wall Street Journal, May 12, 2008
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121054394987883529.html?mod=googlenews_wsj

Belgium Accuses China of Cyberattacks
PC World, May 10, 2008
http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/145732/belgium_
accuses_china_of_cyberattacks.html

Children
China's Lost Children
ABC News, May 12, 2008
http://abcnews.go.com/International/story?id=4774224&page=1

Disasters
Expert Warns of Aftershocks in SW China
Xinhuanet, May 12, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-05/12/content_8154544.htm

Thousands Feared Dead as Strong Quake Hits China
New York Times, May 12, 2008
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/13/world/asia/13china.html?hp

Six Die in South China Landslide
Xinhuanet (via China Daily), May 11, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-05/11/content_6675772.htm

Fire Engulfs East China Factory, Casualties Unknown
Xinhuanet, May 11, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-05/11/content_8145451.htm

Six People Detained Over Fatal China Rail Accident: Report
AFP, May 11, 2008
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5gEayhfcHOIlyEw6ayYeS4401go8w

Human Rights Defenders
Dissident to Apply for Visa to Visit Hong Kong
SCMP, May 12, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7
733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=558d60bf7d8d9110VgnVCM10000
0360a0a0aRCRD

维权活动人士齐志勇再次被当局限制行动自由
Human Rights Defender Qi Zhiyong's Freedom of Movement Restricted Once Again
Radio Free Asia, May 11, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/qi-05112008154725.html

Media
Legal Action Against CNN Dropped
SCMP, May 12, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7
733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=be1460bf7d8d9110VgnVCM100000
360a0a0aRCRD

Migrant Workers
China Launches Project to Help Children of Migrant Workers
Xinhuanet, May 10, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-05/10/content_8142387.htm

Hard Lessons for Beijing Migrant Worker Children
Reuters, May 09, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/GCA-Olympics/idUSPEK22242120080
509

Olympics
Beijing Medical Workers Undergo Anti-Terror Training for Olympics
Xinhuanet, May 12, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-05/12/content_8151200.htm

Cross-Strait Theme for Quanzhou Relay
SCMP, May 12, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7
733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=bc47804d25bd9110VgnVCM10000
0360a0a0aRCRD

Man Arrested for Chat-Room Threat to Grab Torch
SCMP, May 12, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7
733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=e54360bf7d8d9110VgnVCM100000
360a0a0aRCRD

Unruly Crowds Prompt Concern at Ability to Keep Spectators in Check
SCMP, May 12, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7
733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=816360bf7d8d9110VgnVCM100000
360a0a0aRCRD

Beijing Invites Citizens to Report Olympic Logo Infringement by Offering Huge Rewards
Xinhuanet, May 11, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-05/11/content_8147874.htm

Beijing Olympics to Boost Chinese Energy Demand: Analysts
AFP, May 11, 2008
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5igXJNHgYyDgCBL_PslCR4M1_HSJQ

Fuzhou Greets Olympic Flame with Passion and Former Heroes
SCMP, May 11, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7
733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=9dca267c796d9110VgnVCM100000
360a0a0aRCRD

Olympic Torch Relay in China's Guangdong Province Ends
Xinhuanet, May 10, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-05/10/content_8141874.htm

Chance of Podium Protests in Beijing: Coates
The Age (Australia), May 10, 2008
http://www.theage.com.au/news/beijing2008/chance-of-podium-pro
tests-in-beijing-coates/2008/05/10/1210131311932.html

Protests and Petitions
15万下岗教师联署发表公开信
150, 000 Unemployed Teachers Sign Open Letter Urging Authorities to Help Resolve
Questions of Livelihood
Radio Free Asia, May 12, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/jiaoshi-05122008105
508.html

邯郸上千学生罢课抗议事件未了
Student Protest in Handan, Hebei, Continues
Radio Free Asia, May 12, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/handan-05122008105201.h
tml

江苏强占百亩农地 35位进京代表被抓回
35 Jiangsu Land Rights Representatives Petition in Beijing, Arrested
Radio Free Asia, May 11, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/jiang-05112008154958.html

China Punishes 6 for Protest Against Chemical Plant
Reuters, May 11, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSPEK314359

河南访民反映在北京上访遭殴打情况
Henan Doctor Recounts Beating After Petitioning in Beijing
Radio Free Asia, May 10, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/huo-05102008005757.html

Public Health
5 More Die in China of Child Virus, Bringing Death Toll to 39
AP (via International Herald Tribune), May 12, 2008
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/05/12/news/China-Child-
Virus.php

Health Official: China's Nurse Workforce Surges, But Shortage Persists
People's Daily, May 12, 2008
http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/90882/6408987.html

Tibet
Dalai Lama Looking Forward to Talks with China, with Reservations
International Herald Tribune, May 12, 2008
http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/05/12/asia/dalai.php

China Floats Inviting Dalai Lama to Olympics: Tibet MP
Reuters, May 12, 2008
http://in.reuters.com/article/southAsiaNews/idINIndia-335346200805
12

Tibet Rally in Paris Calls for Pressure on China
AFP, May 11, 2008
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5gFi0am96_hSEHG8ofhA1Vi_Zn
w6w

Nepal Police Arrest 500 Tibetan Women Protesting Chinese Rule
Bloomberg, May 12, 2008
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601091&sid=aKBDWm7
yl0l0&refer=india

May 9, 2008

Top News of the Day
Religion
成都秋雨之福教会的教友聚会受当局打压终止 (Authorities Suppress Chengdu Qiuyu Blessings Church's Gathering)
Radio Free Asia, May 08, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/church-
05082008095342.html
Over 40 members of the Chengdu Qiuyu Blessings Church gathered at a resort near Shuangliu, Chengdu, on May 2 when some 40 public security officers and religious affairs authorities raided the gathering. The authorities told the participants they were “suspected of being involved in illegal religious practices.” The gathering had to be terminated.

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  Related information
  HRIC Press Release: Chinese Authorities Raid Religious Gathering, Confiscate Bibles, Detain Church Members
• Human Rights in China, May 08, 2008
  http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/51443
  

News
Corruption
三门峡库区移民举报当地干部虚报移民数目 (Shaanxi Residents Report Corruption Cases Involving Exaggeration of Migrant Population)
Radio Free Asia, May 08, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/corruption_rural-05082008105018.html?encoding=simplified050
82008105018.html?encoding=simplified

Human Rights Defender - Li Xige (李喜阁)
妙觉法师获释 李喜阁仍然在押 (Buddhist Priest Miaojue Cizhi Released, Li Xige Remains Detained)
Radio Free Asia, May 08, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/ligexi-050820081
63908.html

Human Rights Defender - Zhou Yuanzhi (周远志)
Chinese Writer's Arrest Increases Scrutiny of Rights
Wall Street Journal, May 08, 2008
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121016626051573657.html?m
od=todays_us_page_one

Labor
劳动合同法实施条例(草案) 广泛征求各界意见 (Authorities Seek Public Comments on Draft Rules on Implementation of Labor Contract Law)
Legal Daily, May 09, 2008
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/0705/2008-05/09/content_
847933.htm

Media
China Won't Guarantee Web Freedom over Olympics
Reuters, May 08, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/reutersComService_2_MOLT
/idUSPEK14583520080508

信息公开新法运行 考验政府披露真相 (New Open Information Regulations Test the Government's Ability in Revealing the Truth)
Nanfang Weekend, May 08, 2008
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/zmzg/
200805080105.asp

Olympics
深圳传聖火逾万警员戒备 (Shenzhen Dispatches 10,000 Police Officers to Protect Olympic Flame)
Ming Pao, May 09, 2008
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20080509/cab1.htm

Shenzhen Relay Disrupted amid Tight Security
South China Morning Post, May 09, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62e
cb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=fca4ae73e69
c9110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=New

China Says Beijing Olympics "Basically" Carbon Neutral
Reuters, May 08, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/environmentNews/idUSPE
K30941520080508

奥运火炬在广州深圳传递期间民运人士遭拘留 (Democracy Activists Detained as Olympic Torch Relay Takes Place in Guangzhou and Shenzhen)
Radio Free Asia, May 08, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/aoyun-
05082008160226.html

Rights Activist Urges China to Grant Olympic Pardon
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), May 08, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080508/ap_on_re_as/china
_olympic_pardon_1;_ylt=AmZNePPtPQGAdpPo84ZwP
t1PzWQA

Protests and Petitions
成都集体散步反对石化厂项目 骨干成员遭打压 (Organizers of Silent March Protesting Chemical Plant Harassed in Chengdu)
Radio Free Asia, May 08, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/chengdu-
05082008094923.html

Tibet
当局继续逮捕藏人 强行搬迁圣地 (Authorities Continue Arrests of Tibetans, Forcibly Relocate Worship Site)
Radio Free Asia, May 08, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/zang-
05082008123340.html

Dalai Lama's Envoy Details Tibetan Proposals at China Talks
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), May 08, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080508/ap_on_re_as/china_
tibet_4;_ylt=Ai6Dw1uDh_motX8U89nFXVJPzWQA

May 8, 2008

Top News of the Day
Human Rights Defenders
律师愿为被捕藏民提供法律帮助受打压 (Pressure on Lawyers Wishing to Provide Legal Services to Arrested Tibetans)
Radio Free Asia, May 07, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/laywer-05072008111834.html
After making a public offer to provide legal help to Tibetans detained in connection with the protests in March, several lawyers have reported being pressured by government officials. They reportedly have been forbidden by Ministry of Justice officials from accepting Tibetans as clients and were warned that the annual renewal of their lawyer permits would be delayed. Some lawyers reportedly have already had their renewals delayed. Without a renewal, the lawyers will not be able to participate in cases as a lawyer.

News
Bilateral Ties
China's Hu Urges Close Japan Ties, Offers Two Pandas
Reuters, May 07, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUST133101

Civil Society
中国艾滋病博物馆网站遭到关闭 (China AIDS Museum Website (aidsmuseum.cn) Shut Down by Authorities)
Radio Free Asia, May 07, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/aids-05072008171957.html

Corruption
China to Investigate Public Servants Involved in Energy-Related Crimes
Xinhuanet, May 07, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-05/07/content_8123642.htm

江西省重点工程在招标过程中出现严重违法舞弊现象 (Embezzlement Discovered in Bids for Major Jiangxi Investment Project)
Radio Free Asia, May 07, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/jiangxi-05072008091322.html

Economic Development
Foreigners Pose Risk to Stability, Says Academic
South China Morning Post, May 08, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733
492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=d55a2cfc354c9110VgnVCM100000360a0
a0aRCRD

Education
中国农村教育现状形势严峻 (Situation of Rural Education Grim)
Radio Free Asia, May 07, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/education-05072008105234.html

Environment
China Says Industry Approach Useful in Climate Fight
Reuters, May 07, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/environmentNews/
idUSPEK34678820080507

Hong Kong
Police 'Removed All Protesters'
South China Morning Post, May 08, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d77
33492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=d013cee30d3c9110VgnVCM10000036
0a0a0aRCRD

香港入境处文件外泄致拒入境者黑名单曝光 (Confidential Hong Kong Immigration Documents Leaked onto Internet, Exposes Immigration Blacklist)
EastDay.com, May 08, 2008
http://china.eastday.com/eastday/06news/china/c/20080508/u1a3576185.html

Land Policy
福州一日强拆27户 近百人无家可归 (A Hundred Homeless in Fuzhou after 27 Homes Forcefully Demolished in One Day)
Radio Free Asia, May 07, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/qiangchai-05072008104955.html

上海律师上书温家宝要求停止强制拆迁 (Shanghai Lawyers Issue Letter to Premier Wen Jiabao Demanding that Forced Demolitions Cease)
Radio Free Asia, May 07, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/demolishing_shanghai-05072008121207.html

Law
Legal Redress for Victims of Mental Trauma
China Daily, May 07, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-05/07/content_6665861.htm

Workers Sue Govt for Denial of Information
China Daily, May 07, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-05/07/content_6666181.htm

Olympics
奥运圣火传递前上海访民被发告知书 (Shanghai Authorities Give Petitioners Notice Demanding No Gatherings during Torch Relay)
Radio Free Asia, May 07, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/fangmin-05072008114027.html

当局在奥运火炬抵达深圳前带走数名维权人士 (Rights Defenders Taken Away by Authorities prior to Torch's Arrival in Shenzhen)
Radio Free Asia, May 07, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/olympics_torch_rights-05072008124420.html

Public Health
China Registers Nearly 20,000 Hand-Foot-Mouth Infections
Xinhuanet, May 08, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-05/08/content_8124308.htm

Religion
吉林和内蒙分别有基督教家庭教会被冲击 (Jilin and Inner Mongolian Christian House Church Members Assaulted)
Radio Free Asia, May 07, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/religion_family_church-05072008122908.html

Pope Reaches out to China at Unprecedented Concert
Reuters, May 07, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSL0784128620080507

May 7, 2008

Top News of the Day
Human Rights Defender - Li Xige (李喜阁)
妙觉法师和艾滋病维权人士李喜阁被带走行踪未明 (Buddhist Priest Miaojue Cizhi and AIDS Activist Li Xige Detained, Whereabouts Unknown)
Radio Free Asia, May 06, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/lixige-05062008092841.html
Early May 1, Master Miaojue Cizhi (妙觉慈智) and AIDS activist Li Xige (李喜阁) were taken away by policemen sent by Beijing authorities, and their whereabouts are still unknown. Miaojue Cizhi had planned to fast on Labor Day to show his support for Hu Jia. According to her husband Sun Jianfeng (孙建峰), Li was briefly escorted home on May 5 by three policemen; she grabbed some personal belongings and then left. Sun was reportedly told that he could find out where she is in two days (May 7).

News
Bilateral Ties
Visa Policy 'Is Based on Global Practices'
China Daily, May 07, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-05/07/content_6665678.htm

Thousands Rally in Japan during Chinese President's Visit
ABC News, May 06, 2008
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/05/06/2237278.htm

Hong Kong
HK Hints at Tougher Entry for Olympics: Anti-Games Visitors 'Not Welcome'
South China Morning Post, May 07, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d77
33492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=3f9393eb9aeb9110VgnVCM10000036
0a0a0aRCRD

Human Rights Defender - Ching Cheong (程翔)
Journalist Fears for Hong Kong Freedoms
Radio Free Asia, May 07, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/Journalist-Fears-05062008201952.html

Human Rights Defender - Guo Qizhen (郭起真)
河北狱中维权人士郭起真妻子呼吁关注丈夫身体状况 (Wife of Imprisoned Rights Defender Guo Qizhen Calls for Attention to Guo's Health)
Radio Free Asia, May 07, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/guo-05062008105433.html

Human Rights Defender - Zhou Yuanzhi (周远志)
独立中文笔会会员周远志被抓捕 (Writer and Independent Chinese PEN Center Member Zhou Yuanzhi Detained since May 3)
Radio Free Asia, May 06, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/zhou-05062008092538.html

Land Policy
206,000 People to Move in NW China Relocation Project
Xinhuanet, May 07, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-05/07/content_8120422.htm

Media
Chinese Editor Fired over Tibet Commentaries
Reuters, May 07, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSPEK15387820080506

Google 'Breaching China's State Secrecy Laws'
Telegraph.co.uk, May 07, 2008
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/1932550/Google-

《瞭望东方周刊》在福建省一些地方神秘消失 (The Curious Disappearance of a Certain Edition of "Oriental Outlook" throughout Fujian)
Radio Free Asia , May 06, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/fujian-05062008175045.html

Migrant Workers
Migrants Struggle to Find a Role in Workshop of the World's Revolution
South China Morning Post, May 07, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d77
33492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=084993eb9aeb9110VgnVCM10000036
0a0a0aRCRD

Military
China Silent on Reports of Nuke Submarine Base
The Times of India, May 06, 2008
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/China_silent_on_reports_
of_nuke_submarine_base/articleshow/3015850.cms

Olympics
China to X-ray Parcels Headed for Olympics
Reuters, May 06, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/reutersComService_2_MOLT/
idUSPEK2875320080506

Population
河南计生办强行引产并杀死婴儿 (Henan Family Planning Bureau Forcefully Induces Labor, Kills Baby)
Radio Free Asia, May 07, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/jisheng-05062008105152.html

Protests and Petitions
访民拦截温家宝座驾被拘留 (Petitioner Detained after Intercepting Premier Wen Jiabao's Car)
Radio Free Asia, May 06, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/petitioner_beijing-05062008122532.html

Public Health
Child Virus Fears Spread to China's Capital
Reuters, May 06, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSPEK150808

Religion
China Rebukes U.S. Report on Religion Policy
Xinhuanet, May 06, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-05/06/content_8117631.htm

Rural Issues
政府执行优化标准强砍农民的果树 (Shaanxi Government Fells Farmers' "Non-Standard" Apple Trees without Approval)
Radio Free Asia, May 06, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/rural_govenment-05062008122214.html

Tibet
100 Tibetans Protesters Detained in Nepal: Police
Agence France-Presse (via Google), May 06, 2008
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5iKbjnO_f1bnTySb0heER6i1EhxvA

昌都县拉妥乡一名藏民拒捕刺杀公安被击毙 (Tibetan Suspected of Participation in Lhasa Riots Stabs Policeman to Death in Struggle, Shot Dead)
Radio Free Asia, May 06, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/tibetan_riot-05062008113812.html

May 6, 2008

News
Civil Society
China publishes draft amendment to fire control law for public opinions
Xinhuanet, May 05, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-05/05/
content_8109430.htm

Education
2007年我国各级各类教育取得新进展 (Education at All Levels Improves Across China in 2007)
Xinhuanet, May 05, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/newscenter/2008-05/05/
content_8111166.htm

Government
浙江:公民可以申请获取相关政府信息 (Zhejiang Citizens Can Apply to Obtain Necessary Government Information)
Xinhuanet, May 06, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/newscenter/2008-05/06/
content_8113928.htm

Hukou
河北将改革暂住证制度 实行流动人口居住证制度 (Hebei to Reform Temporary Residence System)
Xinhuanet, May 06, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2008-05/06/
content_8113891.htm

Human Rights Defender - Yuan Weijing (袁伟静)
袁伟静诉边检案5日在北京秘密开庭 (Yuan Weijing's Suit against Immigration Control Heard in Secret on May 5)
Radio Free Asia, May 05, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/yuan-
05052008171239.html

IMAR
内蒙知名作家纳仁毕力格遭拘捕 (Inner Mongolian Writer Naranbilig Still Under House Arrest)
Radio Free Asia, May 05, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/writer-
05052008171818.html

Labor
Two killed, two missing in coal mine gas blast
Xinhuanet, May 05, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-05/05/
content_8111177.htm

Migrant Workers
河南：进城务工农民子女义务教育将不再交借读费 (Children of Migrant Workers Exempted from School Fees in Henan)
Xinhuanet, May 06, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/newscenter/2008-05/
06/content_8111421.htm

Olympics
Beijing tigthens security at Tian'anmen Square as Olympics near
Xinhuanet, May 06, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-05/06/
content_8111216.htm

热比娅：奥运火炬抵达新疆前北京加紧镇压穆斯林民众 (Rebiya Kadeer: Suppression of Muslims in Xinjiang Increasing Before Arrival of Olympic Torch)
Radio Free Asia, May 05, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/rebiya-
05052008172012.html

Protests and Petitions
200 demonstrate in southwest China against petrochemical plant
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), May 05, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080505/ap_on_re_as/
china_environment_protest_2;_ylt=AmUXy.UjQn3n
_yZq5crbZihPzWQA

浙江化工厂废物导致居民中毒 村民抗议遭打压 (People Intoxicated by Chemical Plant in Zhejiang; Villagers' Protests Suppressed)
Radio Free Asia, May 05, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/zhejiang
-05052008104956.html

陕西民办教师举行大规模示威 (Shaanxi Private School Teachers Hold Mass Protest)
Radio Free Asia, May 05, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaanxi
-05052008120519.html

Public Health
Doctors punished over EV71 outbreak
South China Morning Post, May 06, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.
2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=
830c432b50ab9110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
&ss=China&s=News

China's hand-foot-mouth cases rise to 11,905
Xinhuanet, May 05, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-05/05/
content_8111198.htm

Tibet
Dalai Lama envoy upbeat on China talks
Reuters, May 05, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSPEK
6857020080506

阿坝县女藏民被打致死 (Tibetan Woman Dies After Being Beaten During Protest)
Radio Free Asia, May 05, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/tibetan
-05052008123743.html

May 3 – 5, 2008

Top News of the Day
Tibet
甘孜炉霍七名尼姑被秘密判刑 (Seven Nuns Sentenced Following Secret Trials in Sichuan)
Radio Free Asia, May 04, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/7-
05042008163151.html
Seven nuns were reportedly convicted following secret trials in the week of April 28 in Sichuan Province. These nuns were sentenced to four to seven years in prison for a protest on March 24, in which protestors shouted slogans such as "Long Life for the Dalai Lama" and "Tibet Belongs to Tibetans." Similarly, Qinghai authorities have recently sentenced three monks to two to three years' imprisonment for their protesting activities.

News
Labor
Employment for the Masses in China
The Sydney Morning Herald, May 05, 2008
http://business.smh.com.au/employment-for-the-masses
-in-china/20080504-2asz.html

Law
最高检出台四办法 首次专门规定监外执行检察 (Supreme People's Procuratorate Issues Measures on Non Custodial Sentence Enforcement)
Legal Daily, May 05, 2008
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/0705/2008-05/05/content_
844621.htm

Media
中国加强网络封锁并给“抵制家乐福”等抗议活动降温 (China Strengthens Internet Censorship to Rein in Protests against Carrefour)
Radio Free Asia, May 03, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/jia-
05032008003020.html

Olympics
Bidding War for Slots on Relay Route Revealed
South China Morning Post, May 05, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62
ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=fcf5c4f5d44
b9110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News

S Korea to Deport Chinese Torch Attackers
Agence France-Presse (available at South China Morning Post), May 05, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62e
cb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=3265ed7721d991
10VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News

Torch in Mainland China Gets Thunderous Welcome
Reuters, May 04, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSSP1189482
0080504

WRAPUP 4 - Olympic Torch Lands in China Proper, Setback on Everest
Reuters, May 03, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/olympicsNews/
idUSHKG6070220080503?sp=true

Police
中国监狱体制改革大幕徐徐拉开 (Prison Reforms Gradually Being Introduced)
Legal Daily, May 05, 2008
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/0705/2008-05/05/content
_844650.htm

Protests and Petitions
China Moves to Rein in Carrefour Protests
Financial Times, May 02, 2008
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c03f9250-173b-11dd-ae27-0
000779fd2ac,dwp_uuid=9c33700c-4c86-11da-89df-0000
779e2340.html

Public Health
Virus Kills 25 in China, WHO Says No Cover-up
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), May 04, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080504/ts_afp/chinahealt
henterovirus_080504182039;_ylt=AgIX5.z6ekt4Qt.IGtVP
2mpPzWQAlt=AgIX5.z6ekt4Qt.IGtVP2mpPzWQA

Tibet
Beijing, Dalai Envoys Agree to More Talks
South China Morning Post, May 05, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62
ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=d341c4f5d44
b9110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News

Second Round of China-Tibet Talks Planned
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), May 05, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/china_tibet;_ylt=AmZmiJqk
dYjwiTjK4bM.ZJ9PzWQA

China Seeking "Positive Results" from Tibet Talks
Reuters, May 04, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSPEK68570
20080504?sp=true

May 2, 2008

News
Children
Child Labor Scandal Highlights Worrying Trend in China
Reuters, May 01, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/reutersComService_
2_MOLT/idUSHKG6219720080501

Economic Development
Beijing Air Terminal Goes All Out for the Games
New York Times, May 01, 2008
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/02/business/w
orldbusiness/02terminal.html?_r=1&hp&oref=slogin
&oref=slogin

Government
China Issues New Information Rules to Promote Gov't Transparency
Xinhuanet, April 30, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-04/30/con
tent_8084125.htm

Human Rights Defender - Wu Lihong (吴立红)
A Lot To Be Angry About
The Economist, May 02, 2008
http://www.economist.com/world/asia/PrinterFriendl
y.cfm?story_id=11293734

Human Rights Defender - Hada (哈达)
(Building for the Future: Though Tensions Remain Between Mongols and Han Chinese, Growing Prosperity Is Aiding a Peaceful Coexistence)
South China Morning Post, May 02, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af6
2ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=ae7ec07
7794a9110VgnVCM100000360a0a0a
RCRD&ss=&s=
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Related information:
IR2008: About the Individual: Hada
April 2008
http://www.ir2008.org/04/about.php

Human Rights Defender- Li Xige (李喜阁)
妙觉法师在派出所接受采访，谈被扣留的经过和原因 (Two AIDS Activists Detained in Henan)
Radio Free Asia, May 02, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/hujia-05
012008170435.html

Human Rights Defender - Wang Bingzhang (王炳章)
王炳章母亲希望中国体现奥运精神释放王炳章 (Wang Bingzhang's Mother Sends Open Letter to Hu Jintao: Asks for Release of Son in the Spirit of the Olympics Games)
Radio Free Asia, May 01, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/wang-05012
008172408.html

Protests and Petitions
Around 20 Detained in Hong Kong Olympic Protests
Agence France-Presse (via Inquirer.net), May 02, 2008
http://www.inquirer.net/specialfeatures/olympics/view.
php?db=1&article=20080502-134138
134138

北京两天内拘捕一千多名访民 (Beijing Detains 1,000 Petitioners in Two-Day Sweep)
Radio Free Asia, May 02, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/petitioner_bei
jing-04302008115312.html?encoding=simplified
04302008115312.html?encoding=simplified

警方帶走陳巧文 (Hong Kong Police Detain Pro-Tibetan Activist Chen Qiaowen)
Ming Pao, May 02, 2008
http://www.mpinews.com/htm/INews/20080502/gb51
027a.htm

石家庄纺织工人罢工 (Hebei Textile Workers Go On Strike)
Radio Free Asia, May 01, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shijiazhuang-
05012008105258.html

Public Health
Beijing Smoking Ban Takes Effect
South China Morning Post, May 02, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af6
2ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=8a3d048
cd55a9110VgnVCM100000360a0a0a
RCRD&ss=China&s=News
a0/?vgnextoid=8a3d048cd55a9110VgnVCM100000360
a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News

Society
Angry China
The Economist, May 01, 2008
http://www.economist.com/opinion/displaystory.cfm

Anti-French Boycott Falters in China
New York Times, May 01, 2008
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/02/world/asia/
02china.html?ref=world

Tibet
青海同仁县再拘隆务寺多名僧侣 (100 Tibetan Monks Detained in Qinghai)
Radio Free Asia, May 01, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/qinghai-05
012008173314.html

April 30, 2008

News
Children
Chinese Children Sold "Like Cabbages" into Slavery
Reuters, April 29, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/articlePrint?articleId=
USPEK27749620080429

Human Rights
自由之家全球新闻自由报告 中国仍被评为不自由国家 (Freedom House: China Still Not "Free")
Radio Free Asia, April 29, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/freedom-
04292008174224.html

Law
政府信息公开条例、劳动争议调解仲裁法明施行(Government Open Information Regulations, Mediation and Arbitration of Labor Disputes Law to Take Effect)
Xinhuanet, April 30, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2008-04/30/content_
8078655.htm

Human Rights Defenders
China Rights Lawyers Pressed Under Party Thumb: Report
Reuters, April 29, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/articlePrint?articleId=
USPEK1052620080429

Media
China Official Fells Wrong-Colored Sculpture
Reuters, April 29, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/articlePrint?articleId=
USPEK18245220080429

Olympics
Olympic Torch Protesters Denied Entry to Hong Kong
Reuters, April 29, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/articlePrint?articleId=
USHKG33071420080429

Police
城管局长谴责城管暴力(Urban Management Authorities Hold National Conference: Seek End to Violent Means)
Radio Free Asia, April 29, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/chengguan-
04292008110334.html

Protests and Petitions
内蒙古草场职工因抗议改革分配不均上访遭打压 (Inner Mongolian Farm Workers Suppressed for Petitioning against Land Reform)
Radio Free Asia, April 29, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/neimenggu-
04292008084145.html

江苏灌云县政府出动五百多人暴力征地 (Jiangsu Authorities Deploy 500 in Violent Land Grab)
Radio Free Asia, April 29, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/land_clash-04292008
111928.html?encoding=simplified

来自全国各地人士前往林昭墓前悼念 (Nation-wide Memorial for "Anti-Rightist" Victim Lin Zhao)
Radio Free Asia, April 29, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/linzhao-
04292008102158.html

Society
Chinese Students in U.S. Fight View of Their Home
New York Times, April 29, 2008
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/29/education/29student
.html?_r=1&oref=slogin&ref=asia&pagewanted=printia&
pagewanted=print

For Chinese, a Shift in Mood, From Hospitable to Hostile
Washington Post, April 28, 2008
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content
/article/2008/04/28/AR2008042802238_pf.html

Tibet
China Jails 30 for Tibetan Riots
Reuters, April 29, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/articlePrint?articleId
=USPEK26806220080429

Chinese Policeman Killed in Tibetan Unrest-Xinhua
Reuters, April 29, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/
idUSPEK895520080430

April 29, 2008

Top News of the Day
Tibet
China Sentences 17 for Alleged Involvement in Tibet Riots
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), April 29, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/china_tibet;_ylt=AhxV9TV16A
_6gojJsX5ZP91PzWQA
The Intermediate People's Court in Lhasa sentenced 17 people to jail today, with sentences ranging from three years to life in prison for their alleged involvement in the March protests in the city. On the same day, authorities announced the reopening of the Sera Monastery. Other monasteries that were closed will be reopened soon.

News
Corruption
Political Bureau Ratifies CPC's Five-Year Anti-Corruption Plan
Xinhuanet, April 28, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-04/28/content_
8069074.htm

Human Rights
分析：与中国人权对话绩效不彰 (Analyst Says Human Rights Dialogue Has Little Effect)
Voice of America, April 28, 2008
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2008-04-28-voa67.cfm

Land Policy
河北保定断水断电动用黑社会逼人强迁 (Hebei Authorities Cut Electricity and Water Supply for Villagers Who Refuse to Leave)
Radio Free Asia, April 28, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/qiangchai-
04282008111706.html

广西合浦数百警察与农民发生冲突 (Hundreds of Police Officers Clash with Farmers in Guangxi)
Radio Free Asia, April 28, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/hepu-
04282008172115.html

Media
黄良天主办的网站被短暂封闭 (Website Operated by Former Editor of Baixing Magazine Blocked Intermittently)
Radio Free Asia, April 28, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/wang-
04282008171825.html

Olympics
Boycott Campaign Hits Carrefour Sales
South China Morning Post, April 29, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62e
cb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=b3b2ed0ba5
599110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=Ne

Two HK Democrats Banned from Macau
South China Morning Post, April 29, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62e
cb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=296f600b4b5
99110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=Hong+Kong&s

北京奥运警力加大，实行挨门入户检查身份证制度 (Beijing Police to Start Checking Residents' IDs in May)
Radio Free Asia, April 28, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/aoyun2-
04282008170628.html

Hong Kong Prepares for Olympic Torch
Financial Times, April 28, 2008
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ce646e1e-1533-11dd-996c-
0000779fd2ac,dwp_uuid=9c33700c-4c86-11da-89df-0
000779e2340.html

Nepal Bans Reporting from Everest
British Broadcasting Corporation, April 28, 2008
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7371402.stm

Reporters Reach Mt. Qomolangma Media Center for Olympic Flame Ascent
Xinhuanet, April 28, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-04/29/
content_8069702.htm

Tutu Urges Leaders to Miss Beijing Opening
Reuters, April 28, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews
/idUSL2731645420080428

Protests and Petitions
成都城管与摊贩发生冲突 警察打伤围观群众 (Ten Police Officers Beat Bystanders During a Clash between Urban Management Authorities and Hawkers)
Radio Free Asia, April 28, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/chenggang-
04282008111957.html

Tibet
Beijing to Reopen Tibet for Tourists after Unrest
Wall Street Journal, April 29, 2008
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB120938154059149231.
html?mod=hps_asia_whats_news

China Slams Dalai Lama Despite Talks Offer
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), April 28, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080428/wl_asia_afp/chin
aunresttibetrightsdalaimedia_080428190516;_ylt=AoPjZuC
_PvSRsUhDzbwPn3lPzWQA

Tibetans Mark Deaths of Protesters in China
Reuters, April 28, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/
idUSISL21719320080428?feedType=RSS&feedName=
worldNews

尼姑撒传单被捕 母亲说不会遗憾 (Two Nuns Arrested for Distributing Leaflets)
Radio Free Asia, April 28, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/nuns-
04282008105405.html

XUAR
Uighurs Struggle in a World Reshaped by Chinese Influx
Christian Science Monitor, April 28, 2008
http://www.csmonitor.com/2008/0428/p01s01-woap.html