July 05-07, 2008

News
Disasters
China Issues Guidelines on Post-Quake Reconstruction
Xinhuanet, July 04, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-07/04/content_8491515.htm

Relief Efforts Fall Short of Remote Towns
South China Morning Post, July 07, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=edd72ca24e8fa110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

中国当局警告律师不得代理四川地震受害者索偿 (Authorities Warn Lawyers to Not Represent Sichuan Earthquake Victims in Reimbursement Cases)
Radio Free Asia, July 04, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/rights_lawyer-07042008111816.html

Environment
Warming May Cause Rapid Plant Species Loss on Qinghai-Tibet Plateau
Xinhuanet, July 06, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-07/06/content_8498318.htm

Hong Kong
China Bars Radical HK Democrat from Sichuan Visit
Reuters, July 04, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/newsMaps/idUSHKG34224920080704

Hong Kong Democrats Call on Chinese VP to Speed Polls
Reuters, July 6, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSHKG36851420080706

Journalists' Association Warns on Nationalism
South China Morning Post, July 07, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=cc852ca24e8fa110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

No Red Tape for Sichuan Rebuilding, Delegates Told
South China Morning Post, July 07, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=b5262ca24e8fa110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Human Rights Defender
“肝胆相照论坛”负责人陆军回国在海关被扣查 ("In the Hepatitis B Camp" Webmaster Lu Jun Detained by Customs for Several Hours upon Returning to China)
Radio Free Asia, July 04, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/rights_detain-07042008110310.html

Human Rights Defenders
China's New Freedom Fighters
The Guardian, July 06, 2008
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/jul/06/china.humanrights

Labor
Accident at Chinese Mine Kills 21
BBC, July 06, 2008
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7492146.stm

Law
Lawyers Use Bogus Big-Cat Case to Push Government to Improve the Rule of Law
South China Morning Post, July 07, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=cdb72ca24e8fa110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Media
Chinese Bloggers Score a Victory against the Government: Firings Indicate Growing Power; Exploits of 'Zola'
Wall Street Journal, July 07, 2008
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121533126228630499.html

Olympics
‘Anti-China’ Groups Threaten Olympics
Financial Times, July 04, 2008
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/22eb9a82-49f7-11dd-891a-000077b07658.html

China Shuts Down Factories
Australian Broadcasting Corporation, July 07, 2008
http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/news/stories/200807/s2296195.htm

Olympic Sailors Find Added Adversary in Qingdao: Pollution
Agence France-Presse (via Google), July 07, 2008
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5i_N9vizI8lf8MdBXCEldiPR4JNVA

Unmanned Drones to Serve Security Forces during Olympics
Xinhuanet, July 03, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-07/03/content_8485840.htm

Protests and Petitions
Corruption Cited in Guizhou Girl's Death; 4 Officials Sacked
South China Morning Post, July 05, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=500d00d4efeea110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Related news:
'We Didn't Do It', Male Friends of Dead Girl Say
China Daily, July 05, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-07/05/content_6821836.htm

男子拆迁房前被殴身亡 (Beijing Man Guarding Remains of Demolished Home Beaten to Death)
The Beijing News, July 04, 2008
http://www.thebeijingnews.com/news/beijing/2008/07-04/011@074936.htm

Veil Lifted on Gangsters' Power in Riot Town
South China Morning Post, July 07, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=10572ca24e8fa110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

烟台数百名军转干部周五上访被拦截 (Hundreds of Shandong Soldier-Turned-Cadres Intercepted while Petitioning Municipal People's Congress)
Radio Free Asia, July 04, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/petition_veteran-07042008105921.html

Religion
山东家庭教会牧师张忠心被判劳教两年 (Shandong House Church Pastor Zhang Zhongxin Sentenced to Two Years of Reeducation-Through-Labor)
Radio Free Asia, July 04, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/religion_family_church-07042008110933.html

Rural Issues
Auditors Find Counties Stole School Funds
South China Morning Post, April 05, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=5b3e00d4efeea110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Tibet
China Presses Dalai Lama ahead of Games
Reuters, July 07, 2008
http://uk.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUKPEK33239020080707

Tibet Talks Conclude with Little Progress
Washington Post, July 04, 2008
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/07/03/AR2008070301663.html

Tibetan Monasteries Empty as China Jails Monks to Silence Olympic Protests
Times Online, July 07, 2008
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/olympics/article4281932.ece

XUAR
Radical Islam Stirs in China's Remote West
Reuters, July 07, 2008
http://uk.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUKPEK13637820080707

July 4, 2008

Top News of the Day
Media
Apple Daily Reporter Denied Entry to Beijing
South China Morning Post, July 04, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=1c540082ad9ea110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Norman Choy (蔡元貴), a reporter from Hong Kong's "Apple Daily," flew to Beijing on July 1 for a five-day reporting trip, but was intercepted at the airport and not allowed to enter Mainland China. He was told that the refusal was per the "State Security Law" (国家安全法). Choy was sent back to Hong Kong on the next flight available. His "Home Return Permit" (回乡证), which he needs to cross the Mainland border, was also confiscated.

Related news:
遣返《蘋果》記者 北京背棄奧運承諾 (Beijing Abandons Olympic Promise in Repatriating "Apple Daily" Reporter)
Apple Daily, July 4, 2008
http://www.appleactionews.com/site/art_main.cfm?&iss_id=20080704&sec_id=6996647&art_id=11310109

News
Bilateral Ties
Rights Groups Disappointed With Bush's China Olympics Trip
Voice of America, July 04, 2008
http://www.voanews.com/english/Africa/2008-07-04-voa5.cfm

Disasters
Downpours Kill Five, Affect 600,000 in SW China's Yunnan
Xinhuanet, July 03, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-07/03/content_8484753.htm

More than 600,000 Sichuan Migrant Workers Return Home Jobless after Quake
Xinhuanet, July 03, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-07/03/content_8484508.htm

Environment
Pollution Emission Permits Delayed
China Daily, July 04, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/cndy/2008-07/04/content_6818103.htm

Food Security
China Denies Hoarding Overseas Farmland
China Daily, July 04, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-07/04/content_6817936.htm

China to Increase Grain Output
BBC, July 03, 2008
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7487157.stm

Human Rights Defender
湖南民主党人士谢长发近日被警方带走 (China Democracy Party Activist Xie Changfa Detained by Police)
Radio Free Asia, July 03, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/xiechangfa-07032008091030.html

Human Rights Defender - Liu Jie (刘杰)
黑龙江农场女职工刘杰遭酷刑双腿成疾 (Imprisoned Petitioner Liu Jie Tortured, Both Legs Left Diseased)
Radio Free Asia, July 03, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/liujie-07032008113317.html

Labor
Activists Push for Improved Working Conditions in Asia as Olympics Approach
Voice of America, July 03, 2008
http://www.voanews.com/english/2008-07-03-voa29.cfm

Law
State Councilor Vows to Intense Crackdown on Violent Crimes
Xinhuanet, July 03, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-07/03/content_8484259.htm

Media
称西藏为国家 浙出版社停业 (Zhejiang Publisher Closed after Calling Tibet a Country)
Radio Free Asia, July 04, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/zang-07032008144758.html

Multilateral
China Sticks to Its Guns on Emissions ahead of G8 Meet
Agence France-Presse (via Google), July 03, 2008
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5iLlTyzyUvXyrRSXzq-G5tSPABtYg

Olympics
省部首腦奧運期間禁外訪 (Provincial Heads Forbidden from Leaving China on Foreign Visits during Olympics)
Ming Pao, July 04, 2008
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20080704/cab1.htm

Xinjiang Terror Top Threat to Olympics: Security Official Meng Hongwei Names Three Dangers to Event
South China Morning Post, July 04, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=564e1600769ea110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Protests and Petitions
大批公安武警继续驻守瓮安59人被被捕 (Police Garrison Weng'an; 59 People Arrested)
Radio Free Asia, July 03, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/china_riot-07032008102020.html

Officials Admit Existence of Grievances before Violent Protest in SW China
Xinhuanet, July 03, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-07/03/content_8482689.htm

Police Chief, Commissar Face Dismissal after Protest in Guizhou
China Daily, July 04, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-07/04/content_6817953.htm

Religion
法轮功周宁案周五开庭 (Case of Falun Gong Practitioner Zhou Ning Goes to Court July 4)
Radio Free Asia, July 03, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/zhouning-07032008165723.html

Taiwan
A Falun Gong Welcome for Mainland Visitors to Taiwan
International Herald Tribune, July 03, 2008
http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/07/03/asia/taiwan.php

Tibet
甘孜炉霍300尼姑被逐出尼姑庵 (300 Garze Nuns Expelled from Nunnery for Refusing to Participate in "Political Studies" Class)
Radio Free Asia, July 03, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/ganzi-07032008105836.html

July 3, 2008

Top News of the Day
Human Rights Defender
Released Dissident Vows to Appeal
Radio Free Asia, July 01, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/china-dissident-appeal-07012008193536.html
Zha Jianguo (查建国) was released on June 28 and has rejected attempts by police to keep tabs on him after his release. He was jailed nine years ago for "incitement to subvert state power" after he helped set up the Beijing and Tianjin branch of the banned opposition China Democracy Party (CDP). He says in his first public interview that he will continue to appeal his sentence as a miscarriage of justice.

News
Bilateral Ties
China Slams US Lawmakers for Olympics Criticism
CNSNews.com, July 02, 2008
http://www.cnsnews.com/news/viewstory.asp?Page=/ForeignBureaus/archive/200807/FOR20080702a.html

Related information:
Rights Lawyers Prevented from Meeting U.S. Congressmen
Human Rights in China, July 01, 2008
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/62562

Disasters
Prisoners' Terms Cut for Quake Work in Sichuan
China Daily, July 03, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-07/03/content_6814347.htm

Quake Lakes' Still Posing Danger
Reuters (available at South China Morning Post), July 03, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=15396b369b4ea110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Situation 'Critical' in Sichuan as Flood Approaching
China Daily, July 03, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-07/03/content_6815021.htm

China Tightens Standards for School Buildings
Zee News, July 02, 2008
http://www.zeenews.com/articles.asp?aid=452706&sid=WOR

Environment
Smog-Bound City Cleans Up Its Act
South China Morning Post, July 03, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=dc4a6b369b4ea110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

China’s Environmental Footprint in Africa
China Digital Times, July 02, 2008
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2008/07/chinas-environmental-footprint-in-africa/

China's Demand Still Surging
Radio Free Asia, July 02, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/english/energy_watch/backfire-07022008145028.html

Food Security
China Faces Serious Challenges on Grain Supply: Premier
Agence France-Presse (available at Google News), July 03, 2008
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5jCIt-QR-gILD4rvcmdLWw_I_5hmw

Human Rights
China Releases U.S. Citizen in Human-Rights Case
Wall Street Journal, July 04, 2008
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121505292167325601.html

Human Rights Defenders
Chinese Pumpkin Farmer Cultivates Political Reform
Christian Science Monitor, July 01, 2008
http://www.csmonitor.com/2008/0702/p04s01-woap.html

Media
北京：电视台女记者辱骂脚踹民警被判拘役 (Beijing: Female TV Reporter Insults Police and Gets Short Detention)
Xinhuanet, July 02, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/legal/2008-07/02/content_8477906.htm

Military
Unearthed in Quake: Flaws in Chinese Military Capability
International Herald Tribune, July 01, 2008
http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/07/01/asia/china.php

Multilateral
China Pledges Support for UN's Role on World Affairs
Xinhuanet, July 02, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-07/02/content_8478380.htm

Olympics
Chan Picks Fight with Olympics Protesters
The Independent, July 03, 2008
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/chan-picks-fight-with-olympics-protesters-859101.htmlprotesters-859101.html

Flextime Plan to Ease Congestion
Shanghai Daily, July 03, 2008
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2008/200807/20080703/article_365422.htm

Tackling Qingdao's Invading Algae
BBC, July 03, 2008
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7486814.stm

China has Found Eight Positive Cases Ahead of Olympics
Xinhuanet, July 02, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-07/02/content_8476536.htm

Why the Boom is Not Building a Cool China
Financial Times, July 02, 2008
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d13cd4d0-484d-11dd-a851-000077b07658.html

Police
Gangs Crackdown after Weng'an Riot
Shanghai Daily, July 03, 2008
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2008/200807/20080703/article_365458.htm

山西岚县村民控警殴人致死 (Shanxi Villager Accuses Police of Beating Person to Death)
Radio Free Asia, July 02, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shanxi-07022008170210.html

Protests and Petitions
Dead Girl's Parents 'Accept' Payout
South China Morning Post, July 03, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=90c96b369b4ea110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Licenses of Protest Pilots Cancelled
South China Morning Post, July 03, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=24a86b369b4ea110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Girl's Death Probed After Riots
Radio Free Asia, July 02, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/china-riots-07012008174632.html

广西妇女黄柳红带婴儿赴京上访被拦截 (Guangxi Province Mother Huang Liuhong Brings Infant Daughter to Beijing to Petition and is Intercepted)
Radio Free Asia, July 02, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/huang-07022008170056.html

Public Health
Hemophiliacs in Guangdong Suffer for Lack of Treatment
China Daily, July 03, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-07/03/content_6815033.htm

Religion
Christianity in a Chinese Workplace? For Some.
Christian Science Monitor, July 02, 2008
http://www.csmonitor.com/2008/0702/p01s05-woap.html

Society
China Rules No Skimpily Dressed Bar Staff from Oct
Reuters, July 02, 2008
http://uk.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUKPEK34160620080702

State Security
Toll From Knifeman's Attack on Police Station Now Six
South China Morning Post, July 03, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=a7686b369b4ea110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

China Man Blows Up Govt Office and Injures 12
Reuters, July 02, 2008
http://uk.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUKPEK34704920080702

Tibet
Strong Quake Hits Tibet
Shanghai Daily, July 03, 2008
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2008/200807/20080703/article_365492.htm

Tibet Talks Resume, but with Few Hopes for Breakthrough
International Herald Tribune, July 01, 2008
http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/07/01/asia/tibet.php

July 2, 2008

News
Bilateral Ties
Condoleezza Rice Presses Chinese Leaders on Human Rights, Sanctions against Zimbabwe
Voice of America, June 30, 2008
http://voanews.com/english/2008-06-30-voa29.cfm

Disasters
China Seeks to Muzzle Quake Victim Parents
Financial Times, July 01, 2007
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/636573a2-479b-11dd-93ca-000077b07658.html

Hong Kong
Thousands March for Democracy as HK Marks Handover
South China Morning Post , July 01, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=4517373771fda110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Human Rights Defenders
Website Writer Jailed 4 Years on Weapons, Disorder Charges
South China Morning Post , July 02, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=4469f369b8fda110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Labor
Death Toll Rises to 18 as 16 Trapped Confirmed Dead in NW China Mine Collapse
Xinhuanet, July 02, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-07/02/content_8474616.htm

Law
北京"请律协先民主起来"研讨会讨论律师协会自治 (Beijing Conference Discusses Law Association Autonomy)
Radio Free Asia, July 01, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/lawyer-07012008092902.html

China's New Law on Protection of the Disabled Effective July 1
Xinhuanet, June 30, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-06/30/content_8466502.htm

Olympics
北京限外地污染车进城 (Beijing Prohibits Polluting Cars from Entering City)
Ming Pao, July 02, 2008
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20080702/cab1.htm

Beijing Prepares Emergency Medicine Supply for Olympics
Xinhuanet, June 30, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-06/30/content_8466780.htm

China Acts to Preempt Unrest as Olympics Near
Agence France-Presse (available at Google News), June 30, 2008
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5h7Y78kvv8R3iSjmnPqo97eWOISdg

China Says Visa Policy Changes to Ensure Safe Olympics
Xinhuanet, June 30, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-06/30/content_8466316.htm

Politics Pioneering Chinese City Offers a Peek at Political Ferment
Washington Post, June 30, 2008
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/06/29/AR2008062901981.html

Protests and Petitions
贵州农民工集体自杀 非农非工无地无权 (Guizhou Migrant Workers Commit Suicide in Protest)
Radio Free Asia, July 02, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/nongmin-07012008154225.html

上海访民组队来港陈情 被拆迁户望与港开发商理论 (Shanghai Petitioners Travel to Hong Kong Give Account of Grievances)
Radio Free Asia, July 01, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/fangmin-07012008153330.html

July 1, 2008

Top News of the Day
Civil Society
Quake Shakes ‘Official’ Charities in China
Caijing Magazine, June 30, 2008
http://www.caijing.com.cn/20080630/72278.shtml

Disasters
Nearly 2 mln without livelihood after China quake: state press
AFP (via Google News), July 01, 2008
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5i_0eS1gRJgzDm49nr4GXp1X-gnxA

联合国估计四川地震农业损失达60亿美元 (United Nations Estimates Sichuan Earthquake Damages at $60 Billion)
Radio Free Asia, July 01, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/dizhen-07012008111227.html

Environment
State Council: Energy consuming industries developing too fast in China
Xinhuanet, July 01, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-07/01/content_8471588.htm

Human Rights Defenders
China Blocks U.S. Legislators’ Meeting
New York Times, July 01, 2008
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/02/world/asia/02beijing.html?hp

Labor
Two dead, possibly 16 trapped in NW China mine collapse
Xinhuanet, July 01, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-07/02/content_8471642.htm

Law
Chinese Seek a Day in Court
Wall Street Journal (via China Digital), July 01, 2008
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2008/07/chinese-seek-a-day-in-court/

Media
Search Engines' Chinese Self-Censorship
Technology Review, July 01, 2008
http://www.technologyreview.com/Infotech/21016/page1/

人权观察向采访北京奥运的外国记者提供指导手册 (Human Rights Watch Provides A Foreign Reporters Guide for the Beijing Olympics)
Radio Free Asia, July 01, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/aoyun-07012008111431.html

Olympics
China opposes linking Tibet-related issues to Olympics
Xinhuanet, July 01, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-07/01/content_8471341.htm

Police
China police to reopen probe into teenager's death
AP ( via Google News), July 01, 2008
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5ifaEDXmXcN8Kr6IvLs830cI_1BWwD91L51905

Five police officers killed in knife attack in China
Telegraph News (UK), July 01, 2008
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/2229445/Five-police-officers-
killed-in-knife-attack-in-China.html

Tibet
Chinese Officials Meet With Dalai Lama Envoys
Voice of America, July 01, 2008
http://www.voanews.com/english/2008-07-01-voa11.cfm?rss=asia

Tibetan exiles pressure China as talks begin
AFP (via Google News), July 01, 2008
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5gr3jkeQvnrG-5sfkSb6HiXP0KJpQ

June 28 – 30, 2008

Top News of the Day
Human Rights Defender
中国民主党负责人查建国在服刑九年后出狱 (China Democracy Party Key Member Cha Jianguo Released after 9 Years in Prison)
Radio Free Asia, June 29, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/zha-06292008164045.html
On June 27, democracy activist Cha Jianguo (查建国) was released after nine years in prison. Cha was sentenced on subversion charges in 1999 after announcing the establishment of China Democracy Party. He suffered from serious dental maladies and gastro-intestinal pain while in prison.

News
Disasters
China Quake death Toll Rises to 69,195
Xinhuanet, June 29, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-06/29/content_8458073.htm

Quake Teacher Detained
Radio Free Asia, June 28, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/detain-06282008080740.html

Human Rights Defender
Farmer-Turned-Activist Plants Seeds of Reform
Washington Post, June 27, 2008
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/06/25/AR2008062502493_pf.html

Human Rights Defender – Huang Qi (黄琦)
黄琦家人送药被拒 (Prison Authorities Refuse to Accept Huang Qi's Medication from Family)
Radio Free Asia, June 27, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/dissident_huangqi-06272008123227.html

Human Rights Defenders
浙江多名民主党成员周五被当局传唤 (Several China Democracy Party Members Summoned on Friday)
Radio Free Asia, June 27, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/dissident_CDP-06272008122104.html

Media
71.9％公众认为网络表达成中国式民主新通道 (71.9% of Interviewees Think Internet Will Become New Channel for China's Democratic Development)
China Youth Daily, June 30, 2008
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2008-06/30/content_2243141.htm

豆腐渣杀子 长長受访被阻 (Parents of Quake Victims Interrogated after Talking to Hong Kong Media)
Ming Pao, June 30, 2008
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20080630/gha1h.htm

记者孙林被判刑四年 (Journalist Sun Lin Sentenced to Four Years)
Radio Free Asia, June 27, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/journalist_trial-06272008124553.html

胡锦涛@网 (Hu Jintao Gets Online)
Nanfang Weekend, June 26, 2008
http://www2.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/zmzg/200806260099.asp

Olympics
Beijing Starts Passenger Security Checks in All Subway Stations
Xinhuanet, June 29, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-06/29/content_8458478.htm

China Olympic Sailing City Frets over Algae Bloom
Reuters, June 29, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/GCA-Olympics/idUSPEK27919620080629

Chinese Astronauts Take Part in Olympic Torch Relay
Xinhuanet, June 28, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-06/28/content_8454177.htm

Protests and Petitions
Riots in Southwest China over Girl's Death: Report
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), June 29, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080629/wl_asia_afp/chinarightsunrest_080629091017

烟台一千五百名军转干部上访与武警冲突 (1,500 Shandong Petitioning Soldier-Turned-Cadres Clash with Paramilitary Police)
Radio Free Asia, June 27, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/yantai-06272008101117.html

Tibet
Central Authorities to Meet Dalai's Representatives in Early July
Xinhuanet, June 29, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-06/29/content_8458470.htm

June 27, 2008

News
Bilateral Ties
China Toys with India's Border
Asia Times Online, June 27, 2008
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/South_Asia/JF27Df01.html

Death Penalty
Top Court Overturns 15% Death Sentences in 1st Half Year
China Daily, June 27, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-06/27/content_6798854.htm

Disasters
China Approves Reports on Quake Relief Work, Reconstruction Plan
Shanghai Daily (available at Xinhua), June 26, 2008
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2008/200806/20080626/article_364660.htm

China Banks Lend out $6.1 Bln to Quake-Hit Sichuan
Xinhuanet, June 26, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-06/26/content_8446189.htm

China Plans to Protect Threatened Qiang Culture in Wake of Quake
Xinhuanet, June 26, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-06/26/content_8445161.htm

China Training Medical Staff to Help Traumatized Quake Survivors
Xinhuanet, June 26, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-06/26/content_8444842.htm

Death Toll in Xinjiang Oil Tank Explosion Rises to 5
Shanghai Daily, June 26, 2008
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2008/200806/20080626/article_364654.htm

Economic Development
Half of Chinese Expect Inflation to Worsen, Survey Finds
AFP (available at Google News), June 26, 2008
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5jAi3i3qi3anFuIUap8pNTFWv36Wg

Human Rights Defenders - Huang Qi (黄琦)
律师欲见维权人士黃琦被拒 (Huang Qi's Lawyer Refused Visit)
Ming Pao, June 27, 2008
http://www.mpinews.com/htm/INews/20080627/ca51306w.htm

Human Rights Defenders - Chang Kun (常坤)
AIDS Activist's Dream 'Died'
Radio Free Asia, June 26, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/aidsactivist-06262008152243.html

Law
Chinese Legislature Approves International Convention on Rights of Handicapped
Xinhuanet, June 26, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-06/26/content_8445180.htm

Multilateral
China Approves SCO's Good Neighborly, Friendly Cooperation Treaty
Xinhuanet, June 27, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-06/26/content_8445276.htm

Olympics
China Removes Algae from Olympic Sailing Venue
Washington Post, June 26, 2008
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wpdyn/content/article/2008/06/26/AR2008062601359.html
China Says Anti-Dalai Lama Rant Not Politicizing Games
Reuters, June26, 2008
http://uk.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUKPEK28419520080626

中国地方当局则以奥运或抗震为由，将访民拒之门外 (Chinese Officials Use Earthquake and Olympics as Excuse to Reject Petitioners)
Radio Free Asia, June 26, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/fangmin-06262008083015.html

Olympics Haven't Helped Environment
Radio Free Asia, June 26, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/english/energy_watch/olympics-06262008142221.html

China's Hu Says Olympics Preparations in "Final Dash"
Reuters, June 25, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/GCA-Olympics/idUSPEK29566120080626

Protests and Petitions
公安再扫荡「上访村」 保南站治安 拘数百告狀者 (Public Security Police Destroy Petitioning Village Again)
Ming Pao, June 27, 2008
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20080627/caa4.htm

Hubei Clashes over Dead Boy - in Related Incident Police Detain Former Local People's Congress Deputy Yao Lifa
Radio Free Asia, June 26, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/chinaboy-06262008163052.html

上海多名访民因到天安门广场被拘留 (Shanghai Petitioners Detained for Going to Tiananmen Square)
Radio Free Asia, June 26, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/fangmin-06262008103006.html

Public Health
Hospital, Firms Made to Pay for Deadly Drug
China Daily, June 27, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-06/27/content_6799568.htm

Tibet
Tibetan Monk Demands Probe
Radio Free Asia, June 26, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/monastery-06252008165549.html

甘南两名僧侣被秘密判重刑 (Two Monks Given Harsh Prison Sentences in Secret Trial)
Radio Free Asia, June 26, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/senglu-06262008103310.html

June 26, 2008

Top News of the Day
Human Rights Defender - Guo Feixiong (郭飞雄)
狱中郭飞雄儿女入学被拒 张青急请关注 (Children of Imprisoned Rights Defender Guo Feixiong Refused Admission into School)
Radio Free Asia, June 25, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/guofeixiong-06252008170300.html
When Zhang Qing (张青), wife of imprisoned rights defender Guo Feixiong (郭飞雄), recently tried to register their children for elementary and middle school, they were refused admission. Their son was to begin elementary school in 2007, but he was also refused admission then; Zhang Qing has since been home-schooling him. According to Zhang, local authorities have been threatening the schools to not admit her children. Guo was sentenced to five years' imprisonment and fined 40,000 yuan in 2007 for "illegal business activity" in connection with the publication of Shenyang Political Earthquake《沈阳政坛地震》, a book concerning a political scandal in Shenyang, Liaoning.

Human Rights Defender - Huang Qi (黄琦)
与黄琦同时被捕的同事获释后指公安刑讯迫供 (Volunteer Detained with Huang Qi Released, Reveals Police’s Attempts to Torture Him into Confession)
Radio Free Asia, June 25, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/rights_detain-06252008110731.html
Pu Fei (蒲飞), a volunteer who worked with rights defender Huang Qi (黄琦) at the quake site, was detained along with Huang and another volunteer, Zuo Xiaofan (左晓凡). Pu was released June 25. According to Pu, during his detention he was forced to study Mainland law and read earthquake relief articles during the day, and grilled under torture at night. He believes that they were attempting to compel him to frame Huang, as they asked him about his work with Tianwang, classified information of the group, and Tianwang's objective in going to the quake site. Pu believes that Zuo has also been released, but he told RFA that he has been unable to contact him.

News
Corruption
Beijing Arrests ‘White House’ Party Chief
Financial Times, June 26, 2008
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e2536eee-42d2-11dd-81d0-0000779fd2ac.html

Related story:
阜阳“白宫”举报人蹊跷死亡调查 (Investigation into the Curious Death of Li Guofu, Detained Whistle-Blower for Anhui's Luxurious "White House")
China Youth Online, April 22, 2008
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2008-04/22/content_2152901.htm

Pillow Talk Lands Officials in Jail
China Daily, June 26, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-06/26/content_6796351.htm

Death Penalty
China Executes Three in Drugs Crackdown
Reuters, June 26, 2008
http://uk.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUKPEK28642920080625

Company Official Sentenced to Death for Bribery
Shanghai Daily, June 26, 2008
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2008/200806/20080626/article_364645.htm

Disasters
China Invites World Architects to Design Solar Schools for Quake Areas
Xinhuanet, June 25, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-06/25/content_8436920.htm

China to Make Quake Tourist Spots
Agence France-Presse (via China Post), June 25, 2008
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/china/national%20news/2008/06/25/162521/China-to.htm

Three Workers Killed in Oil-Tank Blast
Shanghai Daily, June 26, 2008
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2008/200806/20080626/article_364624.htm

Environment
China Building 1st Coal Bed Methane Pipeline to Ease Energy Strains
Xinhuanet, June 25, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-06/25/content_8435588.htm

China Generates Solar-Power Guidelines
Shanghai Daily (available at Xinhua), June 26, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-06/26/content_8441329.htm

Human Rights Defender - Jiranbayariin Soyolt
Mongolian Dissident Freed, Months Later
Radio Free Asia, June 25, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/mongolia-06252008142657.html

Human Rights Defender - Yao Lifa (姚立法)
姚立法遭身份不明人士恐吓 (Civil Society Activist Yao Lifa Threatened by Unidentified Individual)
Radio Free Asia, June 25, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/dissident_assault-06252008111113.html

Human Rights Defenders
太石村维权领袖冯秋盛因协助外国记者采访被拘留 (Guangzhou Village Rights Defender Feng Qiucheng Detained for Assisting Foreign Reporters)
Radio Free Asia, June 25, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/rights_taishi-06252008105407.html

Land Policy
NW China Region Launches 900 Mln Yuan Plan to Rebuild Housing
Xinhuanet, June 25, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-06/25/content_8436906.htm

Media
黄良天﹕网站刊登东海油田文章被关闭 (Website of Former Editor of Outspoken Monthly Baixing, Huang Liangtian, Temporarily Shut Down after Posting Article on East China Sea Oil Field)
Radio Free Asia, June 25, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/internet_control-06252008111825.html

South China Tiger Snapper Held on Mystery Charge
China Daily, June 26, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-06/26/content_6796256.htm

Olympics
China Worried About Illegal Drugs during Olympics
Voice of America, June 25, 2008
http://www.voanews.com/english/2008-06-25-voa10.cfm

For China's Olympic Guests, a Not-So-Warm Welcome
Christian Science Monitor, June 25, 2008
http://www.csmonitor.com/2008/0625/p01s08-woap.html

International Torch Relay for Beijing Paralympic Games Cancelled
Xinhuanet, June 25, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-06/25/content_8436905.htm

IOC Investigates Anti-Dalai Lama Torch Relay Speech
Reuters, June 26, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSPEK26911720080625

Religion
China Extends Christian's Detention
Radio Free Asia, June 24, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/chinachristian-06242008165552.html

Society
Human Flesh Search Engines: Chinese Vigilantes That Hunt Victims on the Web
Times Online, June 26, 2008
http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/article4213681.ece

Taiwan
Tainan Urges Falun Gong to Leave Site
Taipei Times, June 25, 2008
http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2008/06/25/2003415684

Tibet
青海隆务寺主持上周五被军警秘密拘捕 (Qinghai Longwu Temple Head Secretly Arrested on June 20 by Military Police)
Radio Free Asia, June 25, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/tibetan_monks-06252008102915.html

June 25, 2008

Top News of the Day
Human Rights Defender - Huang Qi (黄琦)
当局以国家机密为名不准律师会见黄琦 (Chengdu Authorities Bar Lawyer from Meeting Huang Qi on State Secrets Grounds)
Radio Free Asia, June 24, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/rights_detain-06242008105500.html
On June 24, Chengdu authorities barred lawyer Ding Xikui (丁锡奎) from meeting his detained client rights defender Huang Qi (黄琦) on the grounds that Huang's case involves state secrets. Huang’s wife Zeng Li (曾丽) who went with Ding was also denied the visitation right. Meanwhile, Huang's landlord has asked Zeng and Huang’s mother to move out of their apartment, which had been rented by Huang's human rights organization.

Related Information
Case Update: Huang Qi Denied Access to Counsel
Human Rights in China, June 24, 2008
http://hrichina.org/public/contents/60742

因与黄琦有联系 成都村民被追捕 (Chengdu Authorities Try to Arrest Villagers for
Links with Huang Qi)
Radio Free Asia, June 23, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/chengdu-06232008105500.html

News
Disasters
China Quake Toll Likely to Exceed 80,000: Government
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), June 24, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080624/wl_afp/chinaquaketoll

Chinese Vice Premier Outlines Eight-Year Plan for Quake Zone
Xinhuanet, June 24, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-06/24/content_8430528.htm

Human Rights
China to Ratify UN Convention on Disabled People
Xinhuanet, June 24, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-06/25/content_8432435.htm

Human Rights Defenders
布什在白宫会见三名中国维权人士 (President Bush Meets Three Chinese Rights Defenders at White House)
Radio Free Asia, June 24, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/us_china_humanrights-06242008104051.html

Labor
Chinese Researchers Say China's Labor Supply Drying Up
Voice of America, June 24, 2008
http://www.voanews.com/english/2008-06-24-voa8.cfm

Factories Staying Put in China
Asia Sentinel, June 23, 2008
http://www.asiasentinel.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1276&Itemid=32d=32

Land Policy
仅1%责任人被追究刑事责任 土地违法处罚为何遇官就软 (Only 1% of Officials Incur Criminal Liabilities for Illegal Land Use)
Legal Daily, June 25, 2008
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/0705/2008-06/25/content_885866.htm

上海维权人士促人大调查土地出让 (Shanghai Rights Defenders Urge National People's Congress to Investigate Land Sales)
Voice of America, June 24, 2008
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2008-06-24-voa43.cfm

Law
Chinese Legislators Meet, Deliberating Major Draft Laws, Amendments
Xinhuanet, June 24, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-06/24/content_8428658.htm

Media
北京禁邮寄影音制品 (Beijing Municipal Authorities Prohibits Postage of Audio-Visual Items)
Ming Pao, June 25, 2008
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20080625/caa1h.htm

Blockade of NGO Websites Seen as Pre-Olympics Crackdown
South China Morning Post, June 25, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=bdb20a5de5bba110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Beijing Orders Tighter Media Controls
Financial Times, June 24, 2008
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/bda7cc42-4206-11dd-a5e8-0000779fd2ac,dwp_uuid=9c33700c-4c86-11da-89df-0000779e2340.html

Multilateral Relations
China's Top Legislature to Ratify SCO Treaty
Xinhuanet, June 25, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-06/25/content_8432433.htm

Olympics
Shanghai Bars Dissidents from Speaking to Foreign Journalists
South China Morning Post, June 25, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=8f920a5de5bba110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Unsung Tourist Attractions and Energy Resources Bode Well for Shanxi's Future
South China Morning Post, June 25, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=d8420a5de5bba110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

China Holds Anti-Terror Drills in Tianjin ahead of Olympics
Xinhuanet, June 24, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-06/24/content_8431110.htm

Olympic Flame Concludes Harmonious Journey in Qinghai of NW China
Xinhuanet, June 24, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-06/24/content_8431257.htm

Olympic Venue Security Bolstered by Missile Launchers
Reuters, June 24, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/reutersComService_2_MOLT/idUSPEK25645520080624

Tight Security in Western China
Radio Free Asia, June 24, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/torch-06242008163639.html

Related Information
Press Statement: Torch Relay in Tibet: Spectacle over Substance
Human Rights in China, June 20, 2008
http://hrichina.org/public/contents/58110

Protests and Petitions
黑龙江省双鸭山市出动全部警力截止近万名买断工人上访 (Heilongjiang Authorities Dispatch City's Entire Police Force to "Retrieve" 10,000 Petitioners)
Radio Free Asia, June 24, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shangfang-06242008085207.html

Tibet
Tibet to Reopen to Foreign Tourists Wednesday: State Media
Agence France-Presse (available at Google News), June 24, 2008
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5gZGF04UfQHllOld8R4vdMwm2UFbA

June 24, 2008

News
Corruption
监察部:灾区垮塌学校若涉贪污贿赂将严惩不贷 (Ministry of Supervision: Corrupt Acts in Quake-Torn Schools Will Be Punished Mercilessly)
EastDay.com, June 23, 2008
http://news.eastday.com/c/20080623/u1a3672029.html

Officials Investigated over Petitioner's Death
Xinhuanet, June 23, 2008
http://www.china.org.cn/government/local_governments/2008-06/23/content_15873785.htm
Top auditor: No Corruption Found in Disaster Relief Fund Use
Xinhuanet, June 23, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-06/23/content_8425196.htm

Disasters
Emergency Response Law to Be Implemented
Xinhuanet, June 23, 2008
http://www.china.org.cn/government/local_governments/2008-06/23/content_15870666.htm

Floods and Landslides Kill 35 in Southwest China
Reuters, June 23, 2008
http://uk.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUKPEK31550920080623

Education
College Graduates Sought for Grass-Roots Jobs
Xinhuanet, June 23, 2008
http://www.china.org.cn/china/local/2008-06/23/content_15872120.htm

Freedom of Speech
Supreme Court Ensures People's Voices Heard
Xinhua (via China Daily), June 23, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-06/23/content_6786827.htm

Government
China Says 43 Officials Punished over Quake Relief
Reuters, June 23, 2008
http://uk.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUKPEK20806220080623

Law
最高法：落实公开审判制 (Vice-President of Supreme People's Court Proposes for Open Trial System)
The Beijing News, June 24, 2008
http://www.thebeijingnews.com/news/guonei/2008/06-24/021@084336.htm

Media
民間保釣會網站遭關閉 ("Chinese Civilian Association for Safeguarding the Diaoyu [Pinnacle/Senkaku] Islands" Website Shut Down)
Ming Pao, June 24, 2008
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20080624/caa1h.htm

Olympics
奧運城市禁空運危險品 (Cities with Olympic Events Prohibit Mailing Dangerous Goods by Air)
Ming Pao, June 24, 2008
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20080624/cae1.htm

Businesses in China Take a Pre-Olympics Hit
Los Angeles Times, June 23, 2008
http://travel.latimes.com/articles/la-trw-chinavisa23-2008jun23

China Tightens Custom Vigil to Fight Doping During Olympics
Express India, June 23, 2008
http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/China-tightens-custom-vigil-to-fight-doping-during-Olympics/326479/

Lhasa's Monks All but Vanish in Chinese Crackdown
The Globe and Mail, June 23, 2008
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080623.wtibet23/BNStory/International/homeational/home

Politics
Corruption a 'Threat to Party's Survival'
Reuters (available at South China Morning Post), June 24, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=683b2069856ba110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Protests and Petitions
访民人权京奥：穿状衣往天安门 筹签名申请游行 (Beijing Petitioners Collect Signatures for Application to Demonstrate)
Radio Free Asia, June 23, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/fangmin-06232008170450.html

XUAR
Uyghur Mosque Demolished
Radio Free Asia, June 23, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/uyghurmosque-06232008163925.html

June 21-23, 2008

Top News of the Day
Human Rights Defender - Wan Yanhai (万延海)
万延海与欧盟议员见面后被公安跟踪骚扰 (AIDS Activist Wan Yanhai Followed and Harassed by Police after Meeting with EU Official)
Radio Free Asia, June 20, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/china_sue-06202008104005.html
Prominent AIDS activist Wan Yanhai (万延海) reported to RFA that he has been closely followed by police officers since meeting with European Parliament member Jules Maaten on June 18. Police had warned him not meet with Maaten that morning. Wan noted that the police have not issued him a subpoena and therefore have no legal right to follow him; he tried to raise a suit against the police department for its illegal actions on June 19, but the court would not accept it. Wan is the director of AIDS awareness group Aizhixing Institute, which announced in April 2008 that it would be cutting back on services before the Olympic Games due to increased harassment of its clients.

News
Corruption
CPC Publicizes Party's Five-Year Anti-Corruption Plan
Xinhua (via People's Daily), June 23, 2008
http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/90785/6434727.html

Related information:
建立健全惩治和预防腐败体系2008-2012年工作规划 (2008-2012 Plan for the Prevention and Punishment of Corruption)
Xinhuanet, June 22, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/newscenter/2008-06/22/content_8417974.htm

Officials Held over Relief Grain Scam
China Daily, June 21, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-06/21/content_6784130.htm

Disasters
富新二小家长向官要答复　外媒记者遭粗暴驱赶羁押 (Police Dispatched to Disperse Gathering of Parents Who Lost Children in Quake; Detain Foreign Reporters)
Radio Free Asia, June 20, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/fuxin-06202008130645.html

Mental Health Huge Task in China Quake Zone: WHO
Reuters, June 20, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSPEK17305020080620

Over 18,000 Missing Since May 12 Quake
Xinhua (via China Daily), June 23, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-06/23/content_6785478.htm

Economic Development
China to Launch 10 Key Projects in Western Regions
Xinhuanet, June 21, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-06/21/content_8413779.htm

Environment
Contentious Dam Begins Power Generation
South China Morning Post, June 23, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=a1210ad3221ba110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Scandal of the Cancer Villages Lurks behind China's 'Green' Makeover
The Guardian, June 22, 2008
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/jun/22/china.olympicgames2008

Human Rights Defenders
中国新《律师法》实施律师会见当事人依旧难 (Still Difficult for Lawyers to Meet with Clients Despite New Amendments to Lawyers Law)
Radio Free Asia, June 21, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/lu-06212008005525.html

Related information:
Press Release: Revised ‘Lawyers Law’ Fails to Protect Lawyers
Human Rights in China, June 19, 2008
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/56883

Labor
Minimum Wage Hike Planned to Plug Labor Shortage
China Daily, June 21, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-06/21/content_6784122.htm

Media
China's Internet Censorship Getting Worse: Activist
Agence France-Presse (via Google), June 20, 2008
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5hCJt9_DPuxiA9xPN-_N_Usrmg_DQ

China's Overeager American Censors
Forbes.com, June 20, 2008
http://www.forbes.com/home/2008/06/20/internet-censorship-china-tech-security-cx_ag_0620censure.html

Olympics
American Team Sent to Beijing over Nuclear Games Threat: Report
South China Morning Post, June 22, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=d3dfe8dd7fbaa110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

China Cracks down Ahead of Games
The Independent, June 23, 2008
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/china-cracks-down-ahead-of-games--human-rights-852344.html

China Cracks down on Cars for Olympics
Financial Times, June 23, 2008
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/475ae4fe-3f11-11dd-8fd9-0000779fd2ac.html

China Demolishes Mosque for Not Supporting Olympics: Group
Reuters, June 23, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSPEK18996820080623

访民因奥运行动受阻 投诉国际奥委会 (Shanghai Petitioners Raise Complaint to IOC after Detainment and Threats to Not Petition during Olympics)
Radio Free Asia, June 20, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/aoyun-06202008095654.html

Foreign Journalists Arrive for Organised Trip
South China Morning Post, June 21, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=0158ecddae6aa110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Heavily Guarded Olympic Torch Is Conveyed Through Tibetan Capital
Washington Post, June 22, 2008
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/06/21/AR2008062100321.html

Lake Successfully Refilled after Drought
Shanghai Daily, June 21, 2008
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2008/200806/20080621/article_364017.htm

Olympic Networks Win Right to Broadcast from Tiananmen Square
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), June 20, 2008
http://www.cbc.ca/olympics/story/2008/06/19/olympic-broadcasters.html

Olympic Torch in China's Qinghai Province
Voice of America, June 22, 2008
http://www.voanews.com/english/2008-06-22-voa28.cfm

Reporters Stopped from Seeing Sensitive Tibetan Temple
Agence France-Presse (via Google), June 22, 2008
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5ioetFeDMSc_xuTO8dgU-1QlMsxwg

State-Approved Tibetan Celebrities Join Relay Runners
South China Morning Post, June 22, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=2dbfe8dd7fbaa110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Protests and Petitions
China Supreme Court Urges Multiple Ways to Ensure People's Voices Heard
Xinhuanet, June 23, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-06/23/content_8422499.htm

Tibet
3 Tibetan Activists Jailed in Nepal for Anti-China Protests, Hundreds More Detained
Los Angeles Times, June 21, 2008
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/asia/la-fg-nepal22-2008jun22,0,3464347.story

China Releases 1,157 Involved in Tibet Unrest: Xinhua
Agence France-Presse (via Yahoo! News), June 20, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080620/wl_afp/chinatibetunrestrelease

Qomolangma to Limit Tourist Number to Protect Ecology
China Daily, June 23, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-06/23/content_6785029.htm

Tensions Rise between Tibetans, Chinese Muslims
Los Angeles Times, June 23, 2008
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-muslims23-2008jun23,0,6800977.story

Three Months after Riots, Tibetans Need Help Not Crackdowns, Say Observers
South China Morning Post, June 21, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=01c8eda5e76aa110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Tibet to Reopen to Foreign Tourists Soon
Xinhua (via China Daily), June 21, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-06/21/content_6783726.htm

With Olympic Torch (Briefly) in Tibet, China Assails Dalai Lama
International Herald Tribune, June 22, 2008
http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/06/22/asia/torch.php

June 20, 2008

News
Bilateral Ties
Experts Say Products Made by Chinese Prison Labor Still Enter US
Voice of America, June 19, 2008
http://www.voanews.com/english/2008-06-19-voa51.cfm

Disasters
Battling Rising Waters in South China
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 20, 2008
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7463883.stm

China Quake Death Toll Rises to 69,180
Xinhuanet, June 19, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-06/19/content_8400885.htm

For China, Quake Toll Is Only a Guess
International Herald Tribune, June 18, 2008
http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/06/18/asia/toll.php

Chinese Experts Outline Major Reasons for Building Collapse in Quake-Hit Regions
Xinhuanet, June 19, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-06/19/content_8401401.htm

Ministry Reports: No Major Pollution Found in Quake Zone
Xinhuanet, June 19, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-06/19/content_8403291.htm

Food Security
Sino-US Joint Food Safety Test Center Starts Operations
China Daily, June 20, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-06/20/content_6779587.htm

Human Rights
China Rights Questioned Weeks before Olympics
Reuters, June 19, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSN1838966320080619

Human Rights Defender - Yue Tianxiang (岳天祥)
民主党甘肃负责人岳天祥在上海探亲被警方拘押 (China Democracy Party Member Yue Tianxiang Detained While Visiting Relatives in Shanghai)
Radio Free Asia, June 19, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/minzhu-06192008074252.html

Human Rights Defender - Huang Qi (黄琦)
妻子和委托律师人仍不能见黄琦 (Wife and Lawyer Still Not Allowed to See Huang Qi)
Radio Free Asia, June 19, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/huangqi-06192008124001.html

Media
Closure of Chinese Online-Video Site Sparks Concern
Wall Street Journal, June 20, 2008
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121390202591089267.html

外交部澄清东海协议　封舆论保钓网站被关 (Foreign Ministry Clarifies East China Sea Agreement; Website on Pinnacle (Senkaku/Diaoyutai) Islands Dispute Shut Down)
Radio Free Asia, June 19, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/baodiao-06192008170924.html

Olympics
China Presses Injured Athletes in Quest for Gold
New York Times, June 20, 2008
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/20/world/asia/20olympics.html

Clean Air Campaign Targets Buses, Trucks
China Daily, June 20, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-06/20/content_6781057.htm

Experts to Assess Daily Air Quality at Olympics
Shanghai Daily, June 20, 2008
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2008/200806/20080620/article_363876.htm

Journalist Delegation Leaves for Lhasa to Report Torch Relay
Xinhuanet, June 20, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-06/20/content_8406238.htm

Tight Curbs for Torch Relay
Radio Free Asia, June 18, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/torchrelay-06182008170036.html

Public Health
Health Ministry Warns of Iodine Deficiency in Part of China
Xinhuanet, June 20, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-06/20/content_8403448.htm

China Cracks Down on Drug Companies
New York Times, June 19, 2008
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/19/sports/olympics/19hgh.html

Tibet
For Rural Tibetans, the Future Is in Town
Washington Post, June 19, 2008
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/06/19/AR2008061903835.html

Nepal Halts Tibetan March to China Office, 600 Held
Reuters, June 19, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSSP21585720080619

XUAR
Sweden Tells Chinese Asylum Seeker to Leave
Australian Broadcasting Corporation, June 20, 2008
http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/news/stories/200806/s2280620.htm

霍城县派出所遭维族青年袭击 (XUAR Youth Raid Police Substation)
Radio Free Asia, June 19, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/weizu-06192008155001.html

June 19, 2008

News
Bilateral Ties
China to Send Food, Product Inspectors to US: Official
Agence France-Presse (via Yahoo! News), June 18, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080618/bs_afp/chinausconsumerfoodsafety

Death Penalty
China Mulls Death Penalty Reform
Asia Times Online, June 18, 2008
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China/JF18Ad01.html

Disasters
China Detains Quake School Critic: Rights Group
Reuters, June 18, 2008
http://uk.reuters.com/article/behindTheScenes/idUKPEK31256720080618

Human Rights Defenders
Activist Held for Subversion after Accusing Officials of Graft
South China Morning Post, June 19, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=9799f27ef9c9a110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

China Tightens Screws against Dissidents ahead of Olympics
Agence France-Presse (via Yahoo! News), June 19, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080619/wl_asia_afp/chinarightsngooly2008_080619065213

多位人士与外国人见面被阻止或监视 (Many Activists Put under Surveillance for Trying to Meet Foreigners)
Radio Free Asia, June 18, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/wanyanhai-06182008164441.html

Political Prisoners Get Sentences Reduced
Reuters (via South China Morning Post), June 19, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=18e8f27ef9c9a110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Media
Media with Foreign Tie-ups under Attack
South China Morning Post, June 19, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=b898f27ef9c9a110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Olympics
No Rowdy Crowds, No Trouble for Kashgar
South China Morning Post, June 19, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=38c8f27ef9c9a110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Olympic Torch Relay Cut to One Day in Tibet
Agence France-Presse (via Yahoo! News), June 18, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080618/wl_afp/chinaquaketibetunrestrightsoly2008torch

Pledge of Media Freedom Ignored
Reuters (via South China Morning Post), June 19, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=57f8f27ef9c9a110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

圣火在新疆传递 中国限制境外记者采访 (China Restricts Foreign Reporters Covering the Torch Relay in XUAR)
Radio Free Asia, June 18, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/torch_xinjiang-06182008164349.html

Tibetan Torchbearers to Mark Olympic Torch Relay in China's Qinghai
Xinhuanet, June 18, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-06/18/content_8395761.htm

Torch Shines on Ethnic Tensions
The Sydney Morning Herald, June 18, 2008
http://www.smh.com.au/news/world/torch-shines-on-ethnic-tensions/2008/06/17/1213468422054.html

Protests and Petitions
Clashes over Chemical Plant
Radio Free Asia, June 18, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/china_chemical-06182008101419.html

海南海口玉沙村拆迁起冲突两名村民被拘留 (Two Hainan Villagers Detained for Trying to Petition against Land Grab)
Radio Free Asia, June 18, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/haikou-06182008084623.html

玖龙纸业解雇五百多名工人引起冲突 (Over 500 Workers Clash with Police over Paper Factory's Dismissal)
Radio Free Asia, June 18, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/labor_strike-06182008110058.html

Tibet
Many Detained by China after Tibet Riots: Amnesty
Reuters, June 18, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSHKG17081420080619

June 18, 2008

Top News of the Day
Human Rights Defender - Hua Huiqi (华惠棋)
北京维权人士拟申请游行遭恐吓 (Beijing Religious and Housing Rights Activist Hua Huiqi Threatened before Applying to Protest)
Radio Free Asia, June 17, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/huahuiqi-06172008174127.html
On June 17, several plain-clothed men forced their way into the home of Pastor Hua Huiqi (华惠棋), threatening him to not to cause any trouble during the Olympics and to keep his nose out of others' business. Hua notified the police, and an hour later the plain-clothed men returned, asking only for confirmation of his identity. Hua suspects that this was due to his plan to apply for a protest permit. Other rights defenders report having been similarly intimidated.

News
Bilateral Ties
Economic Talks with US Focus on Stable Oil Supply
South China Morning Post, June 18, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=0f1b0ed03779a110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Disasters
Irate Parents of Children Killed in Collapse Kept from Party Official
South China Morning Post, June 18, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=1f7b0ed03779a110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

水災63死損失144億 (Floods: 63 Dead, 14.4 Billion Lost)
Ming Pao, June 18, 2008
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20080618/cac1.htm

Food Security
H5N1 Confirmed in Guangdong Duck Deaths
South China Morning Post, June 18, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=8486b4550079a110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Gender
广东：未婚女性不得通过人工授精生育 (Guangdong: Artificial Insemination for Unwed Women Prohibited)
China Youth Daily, June 18, 2008
http://news.cyol.com/content/2008-06/18/content_2228142.htm

Hong Kong
Universal Suffrage Remains Top of Agenda
South China Morning Post, June 18, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=da7f82cf3b787110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Human Rights Defender - Huang Qi (黄琦)
Arrest Risk to Bloggers 'Is Growing'
Metro News, June 17, 2008
http://www.metro.co.uk/news/world/article.html?in_article_id=179510&in_page_id=64

Related information:
Rights Activist Huang Qi Detained on Suspicion of Holding State Secrets
Human Rights in China, June 16, 2008
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/56586

Labor
玖龙纸业炒掉外包劳工 香港SACOM组织：玖龙此举是“出尔反尔的行为 (Nine Dragons Paper Company Drops Foreign Laborers)
Nanfang Daily, June 18, 2008
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/jwxy/200806180058.asp

Media
杭州检察院被批评操纵媒体 (Hangzhou Procuratorate Is Criticized for Media Manipulation)
Radio Free Asia, June 17, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/jianchayuan-06172008170135.html

Olympics
Beijing Trains Press Officials Skills to Deal with Western Media
Xinhuanet, June 17, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-06/17/content_8388061.htm

Security and Choreography Mark Silk Road Torch Relay
Reuters, June 18, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSPEK2773320080618

Tibet Torch Relay Confirmed for Saturday
Agence France-Presse (available at South China Morning Post), June 18, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=03f01c6d8699a110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Police
河南渑池县去世的艾滋病患者妈妈被警方拘留 (Henan Police Detain AIDS Baby's Mother)
Radio Free Asia, June 17, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/AZT-06172008170600.html

Politics
政协副主席罗豪才称中国公民不靠同国家对抗实现人权 (CPPCC Vice-Chairman: Chinese Citizens Should not Oppose the Government to Bring about Human Rights)
Radio Free Asia, June 17, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/luohao-06172008112445.html

Protests and Petitions
成都500警察强拆太平村 村民被捕 (500 Chengdu Police Raid Village and Arrest Villagers)
Radio Free Asia, June 17, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/taipingchun-06172008160029.html

官方首批准申請 北京今保釣示威 (Beijing Government Permits Protest over Senkaku (Diaoyu) Islands for First Time)
Ming Pao, June 18, 2008
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20080618/caa1.htm