June 7 – 10, 2008

News
Civil Society
China to Keep Grip on Society as Challenges Loom
Reuters, June 10, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/reutersEdge/idUSSP23262020080609

Government
China's Local Leaders Hold Absolute Power
Washington Post, June 10, 2008
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/06/09/AR2008060902530.html

Human Rights Defender - Hu Jia (胡佳)
人权活跃人士胡佳目前的身体状况令人担忧 (Health Condition of Rights Defender Hu Jia Cause Worry)
Radio Free Asia, June 08, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/hujia-06082008174638.html

Media
China Seeks to Quell Quake Parents’ Outrage
Reuters, June 09, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/asiaCrisis/idUSPEK294669

China Tightens Noose on Earthquake Coverage
Reuters, June 07, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/asiaCrisis/idUSPEK261893

Outcast Writer Seeks Stories in China's Quake Zone
AP available at Yahoo News, June 07, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080608/ap_on_re_as/china_the_memory_keeper_4

Olympics
北京拟辟示威请愿专区 (Beijing Considers Converting Park into Petitioner-Only District during Olympics)
Ming Pao, June 10, 2008
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20080610/caa1h.htm

北京当局下达指令奥运必需严防三类人物 (Beijing Authorities Order Caution Against Three Types of People)
Radio Free Asia, June 08, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/aoyun-06082008174308.html

Ethnic Minorities Join Torch Celebrations
South China Morning Post, June 06, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=5f457c8608c5a110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Police
衡阳独立候选人段夏云在派出所被砍断左手 (Independent Candidate in Hunan Local Election Slashed in Police Substation)
Radio Free Asia, June 09, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/election_village-06092008115215.html

Population
China to Reverse Sterilization on Quake Parents
Reuters, June 06, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/asiaCrisis/idUSPEK294669

Protests and Petitions
临沂市齐庄村村民抗议当局暴力征地 (Shandong Villagers Protest Violent Land Grab)
Radio Free Asia, June 09, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/rights_land-06092008123122.html

炉霍僧侣上周抗议疑遭打死 当局拒证实 (Sichuan Authorities Refuse to Confirm Whether Protesting Monk Was Beaten to Death)
Radio Free Asia, June 09, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/senglyu-06092008171841.html

China Quake Could Speed Growth of Ad-Hoc Activism
Reuters (via YahooNews), June 06, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080607/lf_nm/china_generation_environment_dc_1

Tibet
China Silences Tibet Folk Singer Drolmakyi
Los Angeles Times, June 08, 2008
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-singer8-2008jun08,0,3662148.story

Very Few Chances of Agreeing with China: Tibetan Leader
IANS (available at Yahoonews), June 08, 2008
http://in.news.yahoo.com/indiaabroad/20080608/r_t_ians_nl_general/tnl-very-few-chances-of-agreeing-with-ch-b9e311f_1.html

June 6, 2008

Top News of the Day
June 4th
十五名民间人士发表声明抗议警方对刘晓波施暴 (Fifteen Public Figures Issue Public Letter Protesting Force Used against June 4th Commemorators)
Radio Free Asia, June 05, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/liuxiaobo-06052008103457.html

Several rights defenders faced harassment whilst commemorating the June 04, 1989 crackdown. Amongst these, rights defense lawyer Pu Zhiqiang (浦志强) was forcibly returned home from Tiananmen Square by police, and prominent writer Liu Xiaobo (刘晓波) was dragged into a small guard post when he refused to stop "for a chat" with the police. In response, fifteen public figures, including Ding Zilin (丁子霖) of the Tiananmen Mothers, issued an open letter protesting this harassment. In the letter, they called the authorities' behavior in "blatant neglect of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights" and an "open blasphemy against the Olympic Charter."

Related information, including an English translation of the open letter:
June Fourth Memorial Activities Closely Monitored in China
Human Rights in China, June 05, 2008
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/55854

News
Disasters
Experts Warned of Quake Risk in China
New York Times, June 05, 2008
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/05/world/asia/05quake.html

Economic Development
China's Food, Fuel Costs Soar
Radio Free Asia, June 05, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/english/energy_watch/China-Food-06052008153423.html

Related information:
商品市场总体平稳 食用农产品价格继续呈下滑走势 (Commodity Market Generally Calm; Price of Food and Agricultural Continues to Decline)
Ministry of Commerce, May 27, 2008
http://www.mofcom.gov.cn/aarticle/ae/ai/200805/20080505557535.html

Hong Kong
Hong Kong citizenship: Thou shalt have no other
The Economist, June 05, 2008
http://www.economist.com/world/asia/displaystory.cfm?story_id=11508269

New Team Nationality Row 'Underestimated'
South China Morning Post, June 06, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=38ff30e62695a110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

June 4th
Hong Kong Vigil for Tiananmen Square Protesters Low-Key This Year
International Herald Tribune , June 04, 2008
http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/06/04/asia/hong.php

Land Policy
常州市拆迁户潘雪昌因反抗强拆被起诉 (Family and Friends Forbidden from Hearing Judgment as Relocated Jiangsu Sentenced to 10 Years for Aggravated Assault; Four Arrested)
Radio Free Asia, June 05, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/demolishing_clash-06052008110300.html

江苏省南通市居民被强迫签字搬迁 (Nantong, Jiangsu Residents Forced to Sign Relocation Agreement)
Radio Free Asia, June 05, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/nantong-06052008125642.html

Media
Media Banned from Quake School
Radio Free Asia, June 06, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/quakeparents-06052008164405.html

Olympics
Beijing Approves Olympics 'Cheer'
BBC, June 05, 2008
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7438367.stm

China's Wacky But Worrisome Olympic Rules
canada.com, June 05, 2008
http://www.canada.com/topics/news/world/story.html?id=ff2895fc-f36f-4638-bac8-614f7973ebb0

Related information:
Legal Guidelines for Foreigners—Olympic Traps for Foreigners?
Human Rights in China, June 05, 2008
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/55647

IOC Plays down Broadcasters' Fears over Games Security
Reuters (via Guardian), June 05, 2008
http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/feedarticle/7564831

Politics
Cadres Chastised for Spreading 'Political Rumours'
South China Morning Post, June 06, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=4df730e62695a110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Religion
US Lawmakers Blame Chinese Government for Falun Gong Attack
Agence France-Presse (via Google), June 05, 2008
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5iFibnzllydzNtM-ZWvKLW70odg2w

Tibet
16 Tibetans Held on Bombing Charges
Xinhua (via China Daily), June 06, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-06/06/content_6740519.htm

Dalai Lama Document Aims to Ease Beijing Fears
South China Morning Post, June 06, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=52f530e62695a110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

格德寺二千多名僧人离寺回乡以示抗议 (Over 2000 Tibetan Monks Leave Geti Monastery in Protest)
Radio Free Asia, June 05, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/tibetan_monks-06052008111316.html

June 5, 2008

News
Corruption
Violations Found in Land Management and Sales
Xinhua (via China Daily), June 04, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-06/04/content_6736282.htm

Disasters
Beijing Denies Setting Restrictions on NGOs
South China Morning Post, June 05, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=516d14d20845a110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Children's Reburial in Mass Grave Angers Grieving Parents
South China Morning Post, June 04, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=3e1e14d20845a110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

都江堰死难学生家长委托律师索偿 (Families of Deceased Dujiangyan Students Sue for Compensation)
Radio Free Asia, June 04, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/earthquake_school-06042008092328.html

河南家庭教会成员因参与救灾募捐被捕 (Henan House Church Members Arrested for Participating in Disaster Relief)
Radio Free Asia, June 04, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/religion_church-06042008092558.html

Environment
Raise in Penalties for Lake Polluters
China Daily, June 05, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-06/05/content_6737068.htm

Rural Environment 'Deteriorating'
China Daily, June 05, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-06/05/content_6737065.htm

Related information:
环境保护部发布2007年中国环境状况 (The Ministry of Environmental Protection Issues the 2007 Overview of China's Environmental Situation)
Ministry of Environmental Protection, June 04, 2008
http://www.mep.gov.cn/xcjy/zwhb/200806/t20080604_123452.htm

June 4th
China Defies Inquiry Calls over 1989 Crackdown
Earth Times.org, June 04, 2008
http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/209991,china-defies-inquiry-calls-over-1989-crackdown--feature.html

Related information:
Press Advisory: Chinese Authorities Must Release All June Fourth Prisoners
Human Rights in China, June 04, 2008
http://hrichina.org/public/contents/55562

北京独立作家刘晓波6月4号遭警方骚扰关押 (Beijing Dissident Writer Liu Xiaobo Harassed and Detained on June 4th)
Radio Free Asia, June 04, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/beijing-06042008173952.html

当局严禁维权人士纪念六四 (Authorities Prohibit Human Rights Activists from Commemorating June 4th)
Radio Free Asia, June 04, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/june_4th_rights-06042008092010.html

贵州多名异见人士因举办活动悼念“六四”被抓 (Several Guizhou Dissidents Arrested for Commemorating June 4th)
Radio Free Asia, June 04, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/64d-06042008110639.html

Taiwan President Calls for Freedom, Democracy in China
Agence France-Presse (via Google), June 04, 2008
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5iHEWHZhmFgEcID784YZNOk8s6QLw

Media
成都警方阻扰瑞典记者采访：新法规旧环境 (Chengdu Police Obstruct Swedish Reporter's Work: New Regulations, Same Old Environment)
Radio Free Asia, June 04, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/chengdu-06042008112604.html

Olympics
Rule Bans 'Ambush Marketing'
China Daily, June 04, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/olympics/2008-06/04/content_6733996.htm

June 4, 2008

Top News of the Day
June 4th
China Urged to Carry over Quake Openness to Tiananmen
Reuters, June 04, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSPEK203326
Bao Tong (鮑彤), former Policy Secretary to Zhao Ziyang (赵紫阳), urged China to reject Deng Xiaoping (邓小平)'s '"greatest mistake" and increase transparency regarding the Tiananmen Square crackdown. Bao's former boss, Zhao Ziyang was removed as the Party General Secretary due to his opposition to Deng's decision to send the People's Liberation Army into Tiananmen Square. He remained in house arrest until his death in 2005.

News
Civil Society
北京益仁平中心郑州办公室遭骚扰 (Henan Office of Hepatitis B Group Beijing Yirenping Center Harassed)
Radio Free Asia, June 03, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/yirenping-06032008170503.html

Corruption
百色市人大阻止调查人大代表挪用公款案 (Baise, Guangdong People's Congress Halts Investigation into Misappropriation Case of Congress Representative)
Radio Free Asia, June 03, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/corruption_investigation-06032008113948.html

Disasters
1.5 mln Temporary Homes Being Built
CCTV, June 03, 2008
http://www.cctv.com/english/20080603/101913.shtml

13 Miners Missing in Flooded Coal Mine in Northeast China
Xinhuanet, June 03, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-06/03/content_8306123.htm

Chinese Police Drag Grieving Parents from Protest
Associated Press (via Google), June 03, 2008
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gBr_dOzJ9Pnc_U9gSgtTgE-cR-KwD912N9600

Reconstruction of Infrastructure Priority in Quake-Hit Areas
Xinhuanet, June 04, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-06/04/content_8308063.htm

Environment
China Builds Plant to Turn Coal into Barrels of Oil
Reuters, June 03, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/rbssIndustryMaterialsUtilitiesNews/idUSSP13361320080604

Shanghai Takes Hard Line to Clear Air and Water
Xinhuanet, June 04, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-06/04/content_8310651.htm

Human Rights
Spokesman: China's Human Rights Improvement Self-Directed
Xinhuanet, June 03, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-06/03/content_8307644.htm

Human Rights Defenders
China Shuts Out 2 Lawyers Over Tibetans' Cases
Washington Post, June 04, 2008
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/06/03/AR2008060300634.html

Related information:
HRIC Statement: Chinese Authorities Abuse Licensing System to Harass Rights Defenders
Human Rights in China, June 02, 2008
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/55445

June 4th
China Urged to Free Tiananmen-era Prisoners
Reuters, June 03, 2008
http://cn.reuters.com/article/olympicsNews/idCNPEK24702120080603

丁子霖：愿五星红旗也为“六四”死难者降下 (Ding Zilin: I Hope the Chinese Flag May Also Be Lowered for Victims of June 4th)
Radio Free Asia, June 03, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/64c-06032008111432.html

Mourning Banned for Tiananmen Dead
Radio Free Asia, June 03, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china_square-06032008141511.html

Land Policy
成都温江政府指使黑帮强拆多名村民受伤 (Wenjiang, Chengdu Government Orders Gangs to Destroy Homes, Injuring Several Villagers)
Radio Free Asia, June 03, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/land_clash-06032008113048.html

Olympics
Activists urge IOC to cancel Tibet torch run
Reuters, June 03, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/GCA-Olympics/idUSL0371680120080603

Politics
Report: Li Peng's Son Gets Job as Deputy Governor in Shanxi
Associated Press (available at the International Herald Tribune), June 03, 2008
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/06/03/asia/AS-GEN-China-Lis-Son.php

Population
中国学者建议实行“适度生育”政策 (Chinese Scholar Proposes a "Moderate Family Planning" Policy)
Radio Free Asia, June 03, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shengyu-06032008105853.html

Protests and Petitions
访民被送进法教班，被判劳教 (Petitioners "Retrieved" from Beijing: Some Sent to "Law Class," Two Sentenced to Reeducation-Through-Labor)
Radio Free Asia, June 03, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/laojiao-06032008153619.html

Public Health
HK Investigating a Case of EV71
Xinhuanet, June 03, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-06/03/content_8307993.htm

Tibet
China Keeping Tight Grip on Tibet
BBC, June 03, 2008
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7433659.stm

甘孜藏族女子遭毒打 当局称达赖本月再起事端 (Garze Tibetan Woman Severely Beaten; TAR Vice-chairman Pelma Chiley Claims "Dalai Clique" to Incite "Trouble" in June)
Radio Free Asia, June 03, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/ganzi-06032008103536.html

Related news:
白玛赤林：“藏独”分子可能制造新事端 (Pelma Chiley: "Tibetan Independence" Group Could Again Cause Incite Trouble)
China News (via Xinhua), June 4, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/local/2008-06/04/content_8308906.htm

June 3, 2008

Top News of the Day
Olympics
Beijing Reminds Foreigners to Behave During Olympics
Reuters, June 02, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/GCA-Olympics/idUSPEK12986420080602
On June 2, the Beijing Organizing Committee of the 2008 Olympic Games issued a set of guidelines for foreigners going to China. This handbook includes an extensive list of rules of conduct for visitors and even emphasizes that ticket holders are not guaranteed visas to enter the country. Authorities will ban anyone who is believed to potentially engage in subversive activities, as foreigners "must not harm China's national security or damage social order."

News
Civil Society
大陆非政府组织联合赈灾机构关闭 (Two Quake Relief NGOs Terminate Operations)
Radio Free Asia, June 02, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/ngo-06022008103552.html

Corporate Social Accountability
Companies Rush to Show Generosity over China Earthquake
Agence France-Presse (via YahooNews), June 03, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080603/bs_afp/chinaquakeaidbusinesscompany_0806030208163020816
Disasters
Close Watch on Aid from Overseas Chinese
South China Morning Post, June 03, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=88a03614d2a4a110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Government
300名审计人员全程追踪审计救灾款物 (Three Hundred Auditing Personnel to Audit Quake Relief Materials)
China Youth Daily, June 03, 2008
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2008-06/03/content_2208471.htm

Human Rights
北京试用GPRS管理和监视社区矫正犯 (Beijing Authorities Use GPRS to Monitor Convicts in Community Rehabilitation Program)
Radio Free Asia, June 02, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/rights_suveillance-06022008113603.html

Human Rights Defender - Li Guohong (李国宏)
濮阳维持对维权人士李国宏劳教决定 家人考虑再提上诉 (Family Considers Appealing Rights Defender Li Guohong's RTL Sentence)
Radio Free Asia, June 02, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/liguohong-06022008103058.html

Land Policy
成都温江借救灾之名强拆民房 (Authorities in Wenjiang, Chengdu, to Forcibly Demolish Factory, Argue Factory Has Become Dangerous After Quake)
Radio Free Asia, June 02, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/wenjiang-06022008123101.html

Media
海外《观察》网站近日在大陆浏览受阻 (U.S.-Based Website "Observor" Hindered by Virus for a Week in Mainland China)
Radio Free Asia, June 02, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/oberseve-06022008172045.html

Protests and Petitions
China's Bereaved Parents Push for Accountability
Christian Science Monitor, June 03, 2008
http://www.csmonitor.com/2008/0603/p01s08-woap.html

广东中山村民扣押贪官与警方冲突 (Guangdong Villages Detain Corrupt Official, Clash with Police)
Radio Free Asia, June 02, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/rights_land-06022008110834.html

国家信访办门前出现上访人潮 (One Thousand Petitioners Gather outside State Bureau for Letters and Visits)
Radio Free Asia, June 02, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shangfang-06022008103323.html

震区家长儿童节请愿 促追究豆腐渣工程 (Sichuan Parents Petition for Investigation of Shoddy Schools)
Radio Free Asia, June 02, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/children-06022008123251.html

Public Health
6 Die after Being Given Antibody Vaccines in China
AP available at Yahoo News, June 02, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080602/ap_on_re_as/med_china_tainted_products_1

May 31 – June 2, 2008

News
Bilateral Ties
France Says Targeted by Beijing Tourism Boycott
Reuters, May 30, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/GCA-Olympics/idUSL3063388320080530

Disasters
After China Quake, Disarray for Kids
Christian Science Monitor, June 02, 2008
http://www.csmonitor.com/2008/0602/p01s01-woap.html

China Tightens Management on Quake Donation, Asking Auditors, Supervision Departments, Media to Watch Over
Xinhuanet, May 31, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-05/31/content_8291852.htm

Investigator Confirms Design Flaws in Collapsed School
Reuters (available at South China Morning Post), May 31, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/donation-05302008071346.html

学生家长不满学校向学生逼捐 (Parents Complain about Schools Forcing Pupils to Donate)
Radio Free Asia, May 30, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/donation-05302008071346.html

Environment
Small Vendors Risk Heavy Fines as Ban on Plastic Bags Takes Effect
South China Morning Post, June 02, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=439022080054a110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Human Rights Defenders
Chinese Lawyers Unable to Renew Licenses
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), May 30, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080530/ap_on_re_as/china_rights_lawyers

Human Rights Defender - Guo Quan (郭泉)
郭泉被拘留10天后获释 (Guo Quan Released after 10 Days of Detention)
Radio Free Asia, May 30, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/dissident_guoquan-05302008105241.html

June 4th
Sombre June 4 Marchers Remember Quake Victims
South China Morning Post, June 02, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=2bab22080054a110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Related Information
HRIC Press Statement: “Tiananmen Mothers” Website Blocked in China
Human Rights in China, May 28, 2008
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/55084

Labor
深圳将大幅加最低工资 (Shenzhen's Minimum Wage to Be Raised in July)
Ming Pao, June 02, 2008
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20080602/ccc1.htm

Land Policy
成都警察强拆 太平村居民住宅夷为平地 (Chengdu Police Forcibly Demolish House amid Quake Relief Efforts)
Radio Free Asia, May 30, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/chengdu-05302008071552.html

China to Punish Local Leaders for Illegal Land Grabs
Xinhuanet, May 30, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-05/30/content_8285375.htm

Media
Beijing Reins in Quake Coverage
Financial Times, June 01, 2008
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/7c4d88c8-2fef-11dd-86cc-000077b07658.html

Chinese Bloggers Slip Censors' Net to Attack Smiling Party Boss
The Guardian, June 01, 2008
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/jun/01/china.humanrights

大陆“维吾尔在线”网站被关 (Chinese Website "Uyghur Online" Shut Down)
Radio Free Asia, May 31, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/wan-05312008122408.html

南京记者孙林头写“冤”字受审 (Nanjing Journalist Sun Lin Attends Hearing, Writes the Word "Injustice" on Forehead)
Radio Free Asia, May 30, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/sunlin-05302008173412.html

Olympics
聖火穿越三峽大坝 (Torch Relay Reaches Three Gorges)
Ming Pao, June 02, 2008
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20080602/cae1.htm

China Says Beijing Olympics Faces Security Challenge
Reuters, June 01, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/sportsNews/idUSSIN28085020080601

Rescue Heroes to Carry Olympic Torch, but Not Via Quake Zone
South China Morning Post, June 01, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=89b54a5876f3a110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Beijing Athletes Urged to Speak Out on Human Rights
The Guardian, May 31, 2008
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/may/31/humanrights.olympicgames2008

Police
民运人士王炳章在狱中健康急剧恶化要求保外就医 (Democracy Activist Wang Bingzhang's Health Deteriorates in Jail, Requests Medical Parole)
Radio Free Asia, May 31, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/wangbingzhang-05312008122039.html

Population
China Earthquake: Chinese One-Child Families Rush to Take in Orphans
The Telegraph, June 01, 2008
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/2058726/China-earthquake-Chinese-one-child-families-rush-to-take-in-orphans.html

Tibet
西藏12名寺院僧侣被捕 官报再批达赖 (Tibetan Police Arrest 12 Monks over Boycott of Patriotic Education)
Radio Free Asia, June 01, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/dalai-06012008195211.html

May 30, 2008

Top News of the Day
Human Rights Defender - Liu Shui (刘水)
警方限制异议作家刘水回深圳工作 (Police Prevent Dissident Writer Liu Shui from Returning to Shenzhen)
Radio Free Asia, May 29, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/liushui-05292008104337.html
Freelance writer Liu Shui (刘水) has been trying to return to Shenzhen to work, but authorities there have refused to allow his return. According to Independent Chinese PEN Center member Zhang Yu, it is because the Shenzhen police do not want Liu to "bring any trouble." Liu began working in Shenzhen in the 1990s, but was told to leave because of his negative influence on Shenzhen's reputation in 2006.

Human Rights Defenders - Lawyers
China Rights Lawyers Say Licenses Blocked after Tibet Call
Reuters, May 30, 2008
http://cn.reuters.com/article/olympicsNews/idCNPEK17394720080530
Rights defense lawyers Teng Biao (滕彪) and Jiang Tianyong (江天勇) reportedly have been refused renewal of their lawyers licenses. Jiang reports that he has been told that his license renewal is being delayed due to "representing sensitive cases"; however, both believe that this is because they signed a letter supporting full legal protection for Tibetans arrested following the March riots.

Related information:
HRIC Press Advisory: Chinese Lawyers Offer Legal Help to Detained Tibetans (includes translation of letter)
Human Rights in China, April 04, 2008
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/48358

News
Bilateral Ties
Indian FM to Visit China for Talks on Trade, Border Row
Agence France-Presse (via Google), May 29, 2008
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5gzH4d6_YczclFdAgJWmEKjMEv7Bw

US Probes Whether Laptop Copied on China Trip
Associated Press (via Google), May 30, 2008
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5g4D9t60-W8j66NYZaBwez4_gq7mwD90VIL4G4

Civil Society
Citizens' Groups Step up in China
Washington Post, May 29, 2008
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/05/28/AR2008052803398.html

Corruption
7 Officials Sacked for Neglect amid Crisis
South China Morning Post, May 30, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=471cc3937153a110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

China Official Atones as School Collapse Probe Widens
Reuters, May 29, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/GCA-China/idUSPEK16279720080529

Disasters
After the Shock of an Earthquake, Thousands Now Huddle in Fear of a Flood
New York Times, May 29, 2008
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/30/world/asia/30china.html

China Aftershocks Set for Weeks, Months even Years
Reuters, May 29, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/scienceNews/idUSSYD7250120080529

China Quake Victims Consider Legal Action
Financial Times, May 30, 2008
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/308edc0c-2d9c-11dd-b92a-000077b07658.html

China to Speed up Earthquake Insurance
Associated Press (via Google), May 29, 2008
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hS-KJjbwScZPY_IZGbNNDXbg776AD90V2TH80

Chlorine Reaction Injures China Quake Rescuers
Reuters, May 29, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSPEK23503720080529

中纪委监察部颁布处分规定要求 严查.违规使用抗震救灾款物 (Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and Ministry of Supervision Issue Regulations on the Misappropriation of Relief Donations)
Legal Daily, May 30, 2008
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2008-05/30/content_868702.htm

Related information:
抗震救灾款物管理使用违法违纪行为处分规定(全文) (Full text: Disciplinary
Regulations on the Administration of the Misappropriation of Earthquake Relief
Donations)
China News, May 29, 2008
http://chinanews.com.cn/gn/news/2008/05-29/1266721.shtml

Environment
Ban on Ultra-Thin Plastic Bags Draws Mixed Reaction
Xinhua (via China Daily), May 30, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-05/30/content_6722759.htm

Major China Cities Hit by Diesel Fuel Rationing
Reuters, May 29, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/GCA-Oil/idUSPEK18688520080529

Taihu Lake Water Safety Fears Remain
China Daily, May 30, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-05/30/content_6722842.htm

Human Rights Defender - Guo Quan (郭泉)
中国民主人士郭泉获释 (Former Nanjing University Professor and Political Activist Guo Quan Released)
Radio Free Asia, May 29, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/guoquan-05292008164719.html

Human Rights Defender - Li Changqing (李长青)
China Keeps Journalist's Family from Attending World Newspaper Congress
Editor and Publisher, May 28, 2008
http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003808788

Media
批评江西法官枉法办案 记者反成犯罪嫌疑人 (Reporters Criticizing Jiangxi Judge Forced to Turn Selves In)
Radio Free Asia, May 29, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/jiangxi-05292008104928.html

中国监督网被中断无法登陆 批评官员遭报复? ("China Supervision Online" Website Blocked)
Radio Free Asia , May 29, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/jiandu-05292008103612.html

Tibet
Tibetan Exiles Vow to Press on with March Home
Agence France-Presse (via Google), May 29, 2008
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5gLzKsZQkKYoyKPYYZQC49mlvXcEA

Tibetan Monks Linked to Blasts
Radio Free Asia, May 29, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet_blast-05292008131318.html

May 29, 2008

News
Disasters
Education Department Rejects Reports of Shoddy Building Probe
South China Morning Post, May 29, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=884b27deb003a110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

More Claims Quake Body Ignored Warnings
South China Morning Post, May 29, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=02aa27deb003a110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

China Quashes 2nd Quake Rumor
Radio Free Asia, May 28, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/quake_rumor-05282008171316.html

Facts and Figures about China Quake and Relief
Xinhuanet, May 28, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-05/29/content_8272760.htm

Government
NBC Sports Boss Says China Has Become More Open
Reuters, May 28, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/televisionNews/idUSN2840709420080529

Human Rights
China, U.S. Hold Human Rights Dialogue after Years' Suspension
Xinhuanet, May 28, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-05/28/content_8268566.htm

Pressure China on Human Rights Post-Olympics: Amnesty
Agence France-Presse (via YahooNews), May 28, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080528/ts_afp/worldrightsamnesty_080528105031

Sixty Years on, Human Rights a Global Mess: Amnesty
Reuters, May 28, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/reutersEdge/idUSL2385333720080528

Human Rights Defender – Woeser
Tibet Dissident Writer under Cyber-Attack
Reuters (via YahooNews), May 28, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080528/ts_nm/china_tibet_dc_1

June 4th
天安门母亲”网公布“六四”罹难者死亡地点分布图示 (Tiananmen Mothers' Website Shares Places of Death of June 4 Victims)
Radio Free Asia, May 28, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/64-05282008171347.html

Related Information
HRIC Press Statement: “Tiananmen Mothers” Website Blocked in China
Human Rights in China, May 28, 2008
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/55084

Law
律师见嫌犯 次数不受限 (New Beijing District Regulations Allow Defense Lawyers to Visit Suspects as Desired)
The Beijing News, May 29, 2008
http://www.thebeijingnews.com/news/beijing/2008/05-29/018@091351.htm

Media
Chinese Premier Shows up on Facebook
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), May 29, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080529/ap_on_re_as/china_earthquake_facebook_5

NBA Playoffs Disappear from TV in China
Associated Press (available at the International Herald Tribune), May 28, 2008
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/05/28/sports/AS-SPT-BKN-China-No-NBA.php

Olympics
Beijing Vows Transparency in Olympic Medical Emergencies
Reuters, May 28, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/GCA-China/idUSPEK37150320080528

China Says Storm of Bad Publicity May Hurt Olympic Turnout
Reuters, May 28, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/GCA-Olympics/idUSPEK16226220080528

Protests and Petitions
Parents’ Grief Turns to Rage at Chinese Officials
New York Times, May 28, 2008
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/28/world/asia/28quake.html

Religion
公安冲击并解散山东潍坊维城区家庭教会神学院 (Police Raid and Disband Seminary in Shandong House Church)
Radio Free Asia, May 28, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/religion_family_church-05282008115633.html

Tibet
达赖特使批评中国在西藏强迫藏人侮辱达赖 (Envoy of The Dalai Lama Criticizes China for Forcing Tibetans to Denounce the Dalai Lama)
Radio Free Asia, May 28, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/dalai_lama-05282008122809.html

May 28, 2008

Top News of the Day
Human Rights
US 'Takes Seriously' Reports of China Rights Clampdown
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), May 27, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080527/pl_afp/uschinadiplomacyrightsinternet_080527230944
A U.S. State Department spokesperson said on May 27 that they will look into reports of
Chinese human rights defenders being placed under increased surveillance ahead of the U.S.-China Human Rights Dialogue held in Beijing this week. Zeng Jinyan (曾金燕) is reportedly among the affected activists. Chinese authorities allegedly barred her from leaving her house on May 23 -24.

Related Information
HRIC Deplores Intimidation of Rights Activists Ahead of U.S.-China Talks on Human Rights
Human Rights in China, May 27, 2008
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/54948

State Security
新疆维族基督徒阿里木江案不公开审理六小时后休庭退查 (Closed Trial for XUAR Christian Alimujiang Yimiti Lasts for Six Hours; Case Sent Back to Police for Supplementary Investigation)
Radio Free Asia, May 27, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/jidu-05272008171324.html
On May 27, an Intermediate People's Court held a six-hour closed trial for XUAR Christian Alimujiang Yimiti on charges of "inciting splittism" and "providing state secrets outside of the country." His wife Gulnur told RFA that after the trial a prosecutor notified her that Yimiti's case will be sent back to police for supplementary investigation due to insufficient evidence.

News
Bilateral Ties
China Rebukes UK's Brown for Meeting Dalai Lama
Reuters, May 27, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/GCA-China/idUSPEK13091920080527

Children
Families Eager to Adopt Children Left Homeless
South China Morning Post, May 28, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=26f444d544b2a110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Disasters
Quake Relief HQ Says Focus of Relief Work to Shift to Reconstruction
Xinhuanet, May 27, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-05/27/content_8265202.htm

Environment
China Set to Ban Ultra-Thin Plastic Bags
Reuters, May 27, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/environmentNews/idUSPEK16089020080527

Heavy Pollution Warning Issued in Beijing
Reuters, May 27, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/scienceNews/idUSPEK764120080527

Human Rights Defenders
愿为遭起诉的西藏人辩护 维权律师年检受阻 (Beijing Municipal Judicial Bureau Refuses to Renew Licenses for Human Rights Lawyers Who Offered to Help Tibetan Protestors)
Radio Free Asia, May 27, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/lawyer-05272008105254.html

Law
最高法:做好抗震救灾期间审判工作 从重处罚七类犯罪 (Supreme People's Court Issues Notice Stipulating Severe Punishments for Seven Types of Quake-Related Crimes)
Legal Daily, May 27, 2008
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/0705/2008-05/27/content_866424.htm

Olympics
Security Blanket
South China Morning Post, May 28, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=9723a811e7a2a110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Protests and Petitions
上海发生大规模镇压村民事件 (Over 500 Police Officers Dispatched to Quash Anti-Corruption Protestors in Shanghai Village)
Radio Free Asia, May 27, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/cunmin-05272008083909.html

Tibet
Tibetan Detained for Media Contact
Radio Free Asia, May 27, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet_arrest-05272008123901.html

XUAR
Uygurs Charged over Protest on Religion
South China Morning Post, May 28, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=d22eb9c15ca2a110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

May 27, 2008

Top News of the Day
Olympics
二十多名上海访民在圣火传递期间被软禁 一人被打 (Over 20 Shanghai Petitioners Put Under House Arrest During Torch Relay with One Beaten)
Radio Free Asia, May 26, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/fangmin-05262008081645.html
More than 20 Shanghai petitioners were put under house arrest and another petitioner beaten when the Olympic torch relay took place there on May 23-24. The 20 or so petitioners were detained because they refused to sign agreements promising not to protest during the torch relay. These petitioners include Chen Meifeng (陈美凤), Cai Wenjun (蔡文君), Tan Lanying (谭兰英), and Shen Yongmei (沈咏梅). On May 23, petitioner Shen Peilan (沈佩兰) was beaten by four anonymous men when she attempted to go out for a walk.

News
Disasters
四川严打趁灾违法犯罪活动 5类行为依法从重从快惩处 (Five Types of Quake-Related Crimes to be Punished with Harsh and Expedited Sentences in Sichuan)
Legal Daily, May 27, 2008
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/0705/2008-05/27/content_865594.htm

Pledge to Act on Shoddy Schools
South China Morning Post, May 27, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=38dba6530362a110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Threat of a Backlash Rises over Collapsed Schools
Wall Street Journal, May 27, 2008
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121178825113220575.html

1-Child Policy Has Exceptions after China Quake
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), May 26, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080526/ap_on_re_as/china_earthquake_one_child_4

China Communists Praise Own, NGOs Fast Quake Relief
Reuters, May 26, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/asiaCrisis/idUSPEK281791

国家地震局四月曾举办震情资讯保密培训 (China Earthquake Administration Trained Officials to Keep Earthquake Information Secret in April)
Radio Free Asia, May 26, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/earthquake_government_info-05262008110909.html

China Earthquake Death Toll Rises to 65,080
Xinhuanet, May 26, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-05/26/content_8257101.htm

China Tries to Shift Focus away from School Collapses
Reuters, May 26, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/GCA-China/idUSPEK16279720080526

Chinese Official, on His Knees, Begs Parents of Children Killed in Quake Not to Protest
Associated Press (via International Herald Tribune), May 26, 2008
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/05/26/asia/AS-GEN-China-Earthquake-Pleading-Official.phpOfficial.php

网民指责当局从不公布救灾款及物资的发放情况 (Internet Users Criticize Authorities for Lack of Transparency in the Use of Quake Donations and Relief Materials)
Radio Free Asia, May 26, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/earthquake_government-05262008110509.html

四川地震遇难学生家长再次发起示威请愿活动 (Parents of Dead Students of Sichuan Earthquake Again Protest for Investigation of Collapsed Schools)
Radio Free Asia, May 26, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/dizhen-05262008082307.html

Environment
China's Rubbish Mountain Is Lure to Investors
The Times, May 27, 2008
http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/markets/china/article4009302.ece

Human Rights
U.S., China Plan to Resume Human Rights Dialogue
Wall Street Journal, May 24, 2008
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121158095329418425.html

Human Rights Defender - Hu Jia (胡佳)
人权组织表彰胡佳夫妇 在洛颁予言论自由头等奖 (U.S. NGO Gives Freedom of Speech Award to Hu Jia Couple in Los Angeles)
Radio Free Asia, May 26, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/hujia-05262008081851.html

June 4th
天安门母亲网站将于5月28日正式开通 (The Tiananmen Mothers Campaign Website to Officially Launch on May 28)
Radio Free Asia, May 26, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/muqin-05262008165109.html

Labor
玖龙纸业严重以罚代管　(Extensive Use of Fines by Nine Dragons Paper (Holdings) Causes Concern for Worker's Rights)
Nanfang City News, May 27, 2008
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/shyp/200805270045.asp

Religion
北京家庭教会再次被冲击 (Beijing Authorities Once Again Raid Protestant House Churches)
Radio Free Asia, May 26, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/jiaohui-05262008082525.html

Tibet
China Reacts Coolly to Dalai's Olympic Suggestion
Reuters, May 26, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/GCA-Olympics/idUSPEK14408820080526

May 24-26, 2008

Top News of the Day
Human Rights Defender
北京当局限制艾滋病工作者万延海的人身自由 (Beijing Authorities Restrict Personal Freedoms of AIDS Activist Wan Yanhai)
Radio Free Asia, May 25, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/wanyanhai-05252008171614.html
Prominent AIDS activist and director of the Aizhixing Institute Wan Yanhai (万延海) has come under harassment by Beijing police. According to Wan, he was told by the local police that they would be keeping watch outside his home, asking him to ride in a patrol car when going out, and following him wherever he goes. Wan has written a letter to the director of the Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau saying that this has had dire effects on his daily life and that he is unable to understand the reasoning behind the Haidian district police's actions. Aizhixing Institute announced in April 2008 that it would be cutting back on services before the Olympic Games due to increased harassment of its clients.

News
Disasters
China Earthquake Death Toll Reaches 62,664
Xinhua (available at People's Daily), May 26, 2008
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/90001/90776/90882/6417976.html

China Orders Richer Cities to Help Quake-Ravaged Communities
Los Angeles Times, May 24, 2008
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/asia/la-fg-china24-2008may24,0,5505150.story

Foreign Aid Gains Pace as Rain Clouds Threaten China Quake Zone
Agence France-Presse (via Google), May 25, 2008
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5hEC6noCIuf34UTQDyARN1Xvcdlsg

Govt Urges Patience on Adoptions
People's Daily, May 26, 2008
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/90001/6418012.html

红十字会的救灾和募捐工作受到多方质疑 (Red Cross' Disaster Relief and Donation Collections Called into Question)
Radio Free Asia, May 26, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/earthquake_redcross-05232008111656.html

Strong Aftershock Destroys 71,000 Homes, 6 Killed
China Daily, May 26, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-05/26/content_6710320.htm

Swelling China Lakes a Danger 2 Weeks after Quake
Reuters, May 26, 2008
http://uk.reuters.com/article/UKNews1/idUKPEK15270720080526

U.N. Leader Praises China's Quake Response
New York Times, May 25, 2008
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/25/world/asia/25china.html

灾民向本台反映救援物资无法落实到灾民手中 (Quake Victims Report that They Are Not Receiving Relief Goods)
Radio Free Asia, May 25, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/zaiqu-05252008161912.html

Economic Development
China Orders 6 Telecoms to Merge Their Assets
Bloomberg (via New York Times), May 26, 2008
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/26/business/worldbusiness/26telecom.html

Environment
China Sacks Plastic Bags
Scientific American, May 23, 2008
http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=china-sacks-plastic-bags

Fin Soup Threatens Survival of Ocean Sharks -Study
Reuters, May 22, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSL21837168

专家称中国因污染造成经济损失达5100亿元 (China's Pollution Has Caused Loss of 510 Billion Yuan: Expert)
Radio Free Asia, May 23, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/wuran-05232008104543.html

Human Rights Defenders
湖南多名异见人士被当局传讯 (Several Hunan Rights Defenders and Dissidents Subpoenaed)
Radio Free Asia, May 23, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/hunan-05232008083152.html

揭发司法黑幕的上海维权人士冯正虎被禁止出境 (Shanghai Rights Defender Feng Zhenghu Forbidden to Leave Country)
Radio Free Asia, May 26, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/rights_assault-05232008113130.html

Multilateral
WTO Members Want More Transparency in China Trade Policies
Agence France-Presse (via Google), May 26, 2008
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5hzzr81u100Kx_xX8vI5klKHopU5w

Olympics
China Shortens Tibet Leg of Olympic Torch Relay
Associated Press (via Google), May 25, 2008
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gEtQD-yS0Xp4_sizYjZ8SE7bG_1gD90SM75O3

Politics
深圳拟在条件成熟时进行市长差额选举 (Shenzhen Drafts Plans for Competitive Mayoral Elections When Conditions Right)
Xinhuanet, May 23, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/local/2008-05/23/content_8232848.htm

Related article:
《深圳市近期改革纲要》公众咨询公告 (Public Announcement on Seeking Opinions
on the "Shenzhen Program for Future Reforms")
Shenzhen Municipal Reform Office, May 22, 2008
http://www.shenzhen.gov.cn/zwgk/gzxx/ggtz/200805/t20080521_352924.htm

Public Health
Infection Control Crucial in Next Few Months, Says Expert
South China Morning Post, May 26, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=9bb1f6ba0f02a110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Religion
China's Catholics Visit Shrine under Watchful Eyes
Reuters, May 26, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSHKG17937420080524

Society
优惠政策助力少数民族地区走向繁荣发展之路 (Preferential Policies Put Minority Areas on Road to Prosperity)
Xinhuanet, May 26, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/newscenter/2008-05/26/content_8255461.htm

Taiwan
Taiwan, China to Restart Talks in June: Official
Agence France-Presse (via Google), May 24, 2008
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5jJVR2IorjSgrBmwH4TeBBsPiLKUg

Tibet
Tibetans Losing Faith in Talks, Says Dalai Lama
Financial Times, May 25, 2008
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/da0e34a6-2a83-11dd-b40b-000077b07658.html

May 23, 2008

News
Bilateral Ties
Medvedev Makes Key Visit to China
BBC, May 23, 2008
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7415997.stm

Disasters
Minister Dismisses Tales of Stingy Multinationals
South China Morning Post, May 23, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=812d9287c011a110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Rainy Season Could Bring More Quake Lakes, Ministry Warns
South China Morning Post, May 23, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=45eba9040911a110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Relief Operation Bares Army Weaknesses
South China Morning Post, May 23, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=e3bc9287c011a110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Why Aren't China's Schools as Strong as Japan's, Critics Ask
South China Morning Post, May 23, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=409c9287c011a110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

南充的麦当劳因地震捐款问题受冲击 (Anti-McDonald's Protest in Sichuan for Too Small Donations)
Radio Free Asia, May 22, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/dizhen-05222008110406.html

都江堰市家长在教育局示威要求尽快查明校舍塌毁原因 (Dujiangyan Parents Protest for Investigation into Shoddy Construction of School Buildings)
Radio Free Asia, May 22, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/dujiangyan05222008092835.html

灾民生活物资短缺 当局纠察涨价店铺 (Authorities Combat Price-Gouging While Commodities Low)
Radio Free Asia, May 22, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/earthquake_aid-05222008115801.html?encoding=simplified05222008115801.html

China Quake Deaths Exceed 51,000
BBC, May 22, 2008
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7414249.stm

灾民对地震死亡或失踪人数有所保留 (China Quake Survivors Have Reservations on Official Toll of Dead or Missing)
Radio Free Asia, May 22, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/deathtoll-05222008093740.html

中国红十字会将定期公告捐赠款物的分发情况 (Red Cross to Regularly Announce How It Will Distribute Donations and Rations)
Radio Free Asia, May 22, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/earthquake_donation-05222008121421.html

Text Messages Raise 100 Mln Yuan for China's Quake Survivors
Xinhua (available at People's Daily), May 22, 2008
http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/6416553.html

Law
中国法学专家呼吁以矫治制度取代劳教 (Legal Experts Call for "Rectifying System" Rather Than Reeducation-Through-Labor)
Radio Free Asia, May 22, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/laojiao-05222008110102.html

Media
中国社情民意网被关
Website on Social Issues And Opinion Polls Shut Down
Radio Free Asia, May 22, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/wang-05222008181629.html

Olympics
Sichuan Torch Relay Now Set for August
South China Morning Post, May 23, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=960ca9040911a110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Protests and Petitions
五四「集体散步」骨干成员因发短信号召再次散步遭拘留 (Organizer of Chengdu "Silent March" Protesting Chemical Plant Taken Away)
Radio Free Asia, May 22, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/sanbu-05222008092417.html

Tibet
Beijing Cool on Dalai Lama Games Invitation
South China Morning Post, May 23, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=ddeaa9040911a110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Dalai Lama Sees Change in China
BBC, May 22, 2008
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7413388.stm

西藏人权和民主中心指再有五名僧尼被捕 (Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy Alleges 5 Additional Monk Arrests)
Radio Free Asia, May 22, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/tibetan_monks-05222008123818.html

May 22, 2008

News
Disasters
A New Nightmare-in-Waiting
South China Morning Post, May 22, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=fd570b434eb0a110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

China Leaders Grapple with Political Aftershocks
Associated Press (via Google), May 22, 2008
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gBr_dOzJ9Pnc_U9gSgtTgE-cR-KwD90QED882

China Quake Survivors Return to Classes
Associated Press (via Google), May 21, 2008
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hE-nCSr4ZwsaoYFHIqgZdRgc3QUwD90Q6BH81

China Quake Survivors Suffer Trauma
Radio Free Asia, May 21, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/quake_trauma-05212008090830.html

China to Rebuild Quake-Leveled County on New Site
Xinhuanet, May 21, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/GCA-China/idUSPEK14414920080521

Disease Now the Big Fear amid Squalor
South China Morning Post, May 22, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=88987ecf28c0a110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Quake Brings Untainted Charities to Fore
Financial Times, May 21, 2008
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b5524292-274a-11dd-b7cb-000077b07658.html

Two Chinese Men Detained for Making Quake Rumor
Xinhuanet, May 22, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-05/22/content_8223346.htm

赈灾义工﹕在中国做善事要有被捕或受骚扰的准备 (Quake Relief Volunteers Should Be Prepared for Detention, Harassment)
Radio Free Asia, May 21, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/earthquake_donation-05212008122138.html

Economic Development
China Vows Severe Measures against Shoddy Builders
Reuters, May 21, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/GCA-China/idUSPEK13929920080521

Fallout from China's Quake Could Include Inflation
Los Angeles Times, May 21, 2008
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-inflate21-2008may21,0,435677.story

Human Rights Defender - Guo Quan (郭泉)
郭泉周日下午被警察带走并被处以10天拘留 (Former Nanjing University Professor and Political Activist Guo Quan Detained)
Radio Free Asia, May 21, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/dissident_guoquan-05212008123053.html

Human Rights Defenders
部分人士质疑震灾后政府不允许批评意见 (Activists Challenge Government's Disallowance of Critique Following Earthquake)
Radio Free Asia, May 21, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/zhenzai-05212008085235.html

维权人士任尚燕被拘留 (Rights Activist Ren Shangyan Detained)
Radio Free Asia, May 21, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/rights_detain-05212008123403.html

North Korea
Sisters Fear for Defectors
Radio Free Asia, May 21, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/nkorea_girls-05212008162555.html

Population
计划生育政策降低中国的人口素质？ (Will the One-Child Policy Reduce the Quality of China's Population?)
Radio Free Asia, May 21, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/population-05212008111038.html

Tibet
Dalai Lama Urges West to Remember Tibet
Financial Times, May 21, 2008
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/bfc82b5e-2760-11dd-b7cb-000077b07658.html

Tibetan Nuns Play Key Role
Radio Free Asia, May 21, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/laos/laos_burma-05212008171327.html/tibet_nuns-05212008175436.html

May 21, 2008

Top News of the Day
Land Disputes
太平村村民指村官不去抗震却来强拆 (Villagers near Quake Site Served with Eviction Notice)
Radio Free Asia, May 20, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/taipingcun-05202008092034.html
While state officials put disaster relief work as the government's top priority, Chengdu officials issued an eviction notice to five households in Taiping Village, Chengdu, Sichuan on May 19. These households will have to move out by May 22 or they will face forcible eviction.

News
Disasters
China's Post-Quake Challenge: 5 Million Homeless
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), May 21, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080520/ap_on_re_as/china_earthquake

Dogs in Firing Line Amid Fears of Disease
South China Morning Post, May 21, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=c01168c4b370a110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Geologist Plays Down Warning of Aftershock
South China Morning Post, May 21, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=c2b068c4b370a110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Hundreds of Beijing Couples Clamouring to Adopt Orphans
South China Morning Post, May 21, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=8f0268c4b370a110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Religion Gives Some Answers for Calamity
Agence France-Presse (available at South China Morning Post), May 21, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=38b268c4b370a110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Rescues Continue in China, but Focus Is Shifting to the 5 Million Left Homeless
New York Times, May 21, 2008
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/21/world/asia/21china.html

Aftershocks Rock Sichuan
Radio Free Asia, May 20, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/sichuan-05202008082106.html

建行冻结成都义工的民间捐款 (China Construction Bank Freezes Private Donations in Chengdu)
Radio Free Asia, May 20, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/earthquake_donation-05202008123623.html

China Vows Firm Hand on Graft, Malfeasance in Quake Relief
Xinhuanet, May 20, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-05/20/content_8216566.htm

Many Hands, Not Held by China, Aid in Quake
New York Times, May 20, 2008
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/20/world/asia/20citizens.html

Labor
Six People Killed, 13 Injured in Plant Fire in East China City
Xinhuanet, May 21, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-05/21/content_8219167.htm

Tibet
China Blocks Thousands of Hindus from Tibet Pilgrimage
New York Times, May 21, 2008
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/21/world/asia/21trek.html

Exiled Tibet Govt Calls for Halt to Anti-China Protests
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), May 21, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080521/wl_asia_afp/chinaquaketibetrightsdalaiprotests_080521054752

Tibetan Exiles to Kick Off Mock Olympics in India
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), May 21, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080521/wl_sthasia_afp/indiatibetchinarightsprotestoly2008_080521054926

Leading Tibetan Freed, Awaiting Trial
Radio Free Asia, May 20, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet_bail-05202008174657.html

XUAR
新疆霍城家庭教会领袖被以涉嫌分裂国家罪拘留 (XUAR House Church Leader Detained on Suspicion of "Separatism")
Radio Free Asia, May 20, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/xj-05202008091853.html

May 20, 2008

News
Disasters
After Quake, China's Migrant Workers Rush Home
Chinese Science Monitor, May 20, 2008
http://www.csmonitor.com/2008/0520/p01s09-woap.html

Beijing Uses Media to Shape Nation's Mourning
Wall Street Journal, May 20, 2008
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121117970381103133.html

China Asserts Conditions of Dams Are Stable
Wall Street Journal, May 20, 2008
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121121977363204063.html

Quake Quiets the Critics of China's Human-Rights Record
Wall Street Journal, May 20, 2008
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121121202564703765.html

Three Fired for Dereliction of Duty in Dujiangyan, Paper Says
South China Morning Post, May 20, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=79ec75031220a110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

为赈灾发起相关活动的民间团体及人士遭传唤拘留 (Activists Summoned and Detained over Quake Relief Efforts)
Radio Free Asia, May 19, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/minjian-05192008101829.html

China County Orders Dog Cull after Quake
Reuters, May 19, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/GCA-China/idUSPEK37485620080519

China Quake Hurts Farmers' Hopes to Escape Poverty
Reuters, May 19, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/GCA-China/idUSPEK35549320080519

China Will Study Collapse of Schools
Los Angeles Times, May 19, 2008
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-schools19-2008may19,0,6613560.story

Olympics
To many, Torch Relay Seems at Odds with Tragedy
South China Morning Post, May 20, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=33da75031220a110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Police
倡导文明执法 构建和谐城管 (Urban Management Authorities of 32 Cities Sign "Xi'an Consensus" on Civilized Legal Enforcement)
Legal Daily, May 20, 2008
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2008-05/20/content_858026.htm

Tibet
Dalai Lama Calls for Non-Violence, Tries to Appease China
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), May 19, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080519/wl_afp/chinatibetrightsdalaioly2008diplomacygermany_080519183216

Spanish Court Hears Testimony from Tibet Monks in Genocide Case
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), May 19, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080519/wl_asia_afp/spainchinatibetreligionjustice_080519181750