March 17, 2009

Top News

Human Rights Defender- Yao Fuxin (姚福信)
China Labour Leader Freed after 7 Years in Jail
Agence France-Presse (via Google), March 17, 2009
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hZCINfI4r4UzOK3o0zYwqaxTvL0
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Prominent labor activist Yao Fuxin (姚福信) was released from prison on Monday after serving out his seven-year term. Yao was detained in 2002 after speaking at a peaceful demonstration on behalf of workers demanding back wages and pension payments and charged with “subversion of state power.” Yao endured beatings and persecution from other inmates while in prison.

Related News
Labor Leader Activist Yao Fuxin is Released after Completing Seven-Year Term
Human Rights in China, March 16, 2009
http://hrichina.org/public/contents/143850

Food Security
Fake Food Cases in '08 at 76,500
Xinhua (via China Daily), March 17, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-03/16/content_7581236.htm

河南毒奶粉受害者家长因拒领补偿金受恐吓 (Father Threatened for Refusing Tainted Milk Compensation Money)
Radio Free Asia, March 16, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/dunai-03162009165101.html

Hong Kong
Diplomats Voice Fears over Macau Entry Row
South China Morning Post, March 17, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0
a0/?vgnextoid=16c3f24d5af00210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Human Rights Defenders
Chinese Journalist Stranded in Thailand
Radio Free Asia, March 16, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/Stranded-03162009115613.html

Labor
陕西安康首例“黑砖厂虐工案”一审主犯被判刑 (Sentencing Reached in Shaanxi Brick Kiln Case)
Xinhuanet, March 17, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2009-03/17/content_11024593.htm

Media
Officials Ban Media from Plagiarism Court Case
South China Morning Post, March 15, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0
a0/?vgnextoid=632ef2a880600210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Police
3 More Prison Deaths Highlight Need for Reform
South China Morning Post, March 17, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0
a0/?vgnextoid=c717f24d5af00210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Protests and Petitions
Villagers Arrested after Dam Relocation Protest
South China Morning Post, March 17, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0
a0/?vgnextoid=7ed6f24d5af00210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

大陆两万名复员军官投诉总政治部 (20 Thousand Demobilized Officers File Complaint against Military)
Radio Free Asia, March 16, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/jundui-03162009133902.html

Public Health
Gravel Factory Link to Fatal Disease
Shanghai Daily, March 16, 2009
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=394418

Religion
Vatican Sets Up Chinese Web Site
China Post, March 17, 2009
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/china/national-news/2009/03/17/200391/Vatican-sets.htm

Society
Crime Warning in Guangdong
South China Morning Post, March 17, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0
a0/?vgnextoid=6af6f24d5af00210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

State Security
中國加強監管外國人測繪 (China to Strengthen Supervision over Surveying and Mapping by Foreigners)
Ming Pao, March 16, 2009
http://www.mpinews.com/htm/INews/20090316/ca11511c.htm

Tibet
'Modern Redesign' of Lhasa Approved
South China Morning Post, March 17, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0
a0/?vgnextoid=d6e8045777210210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Bomb Blast in Tibetan Area: Police
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), March 17, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090317/wl_asia_afp/chinatibetunrestblast

XUAR
China Jails 2 Ethnic Minorities for Protests
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), March 17, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090317/ap_on_re_as/as_china_restive_west

March 14-16, 2009

News
Bilateral Ties
Beijing Raises Stakes with Tit-For-Tat Deployment in South China Sea
Times Online, March 16, 2009
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article5912597.ece

Food Security
记者走访：大部分饭馆用的面粉都含有增白剂 (Most Flour Used in Restaurants Include Bleach)
Economic Information Daily, March 16, 2009
http://finance.people.com.cn/GB/1037/8964390.html

Related news:
小心：馒头中有敌敌畏 (Be Careful: There's DDVP in Your Steamed Buns)
Radio Free Asia, March 14, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/man-03132009224415.html

Hukou
上海户籍新政不是被迫作秀 符合条件人员会逐年增加 (Trial Shanghai Hukou Policy Not Just for Show; Qualified Residents to Increase Each Year)
People's Daily, March 16, 2009
http://sh.eastday.com/qtmt/20090316/u1a548443.html

Related information:
持有《上海市居住证》人员申办本市常住户口试行办法 (Provisional Measures on Bidding for a Permanent Shanghai Hukou by Holders of a Shanghai Residence Permit) Shanghai Municipal People's Government, February 23, 2009
http://sh.eastday.com/qtmt/20090223/u1a539714.html

Human Rights Defenders
曾节明泰国申请避难 谴责联合国难民署拒绝面谈 (Dissident Zeng Jieming Unable to Meet with UN Official in Thailand to Apply for Refugee Status)
Radio Free Asia, March 16, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/refuge-03132009162441.html

Labor
甘肅兩日兩礦難 再死7人 (Another Seven Dead in Two Days in Gansu Mine Disaster)
Ming Pao, March 15, 2009
http://news.sina.com.hk/cgi-bin/nw/show.cgi/94/1/1/1068723/1.html

Law
最高法将出台受理信息公开案件的司法解释 (SPC to Issue Explanation on Hearing Open Government Information Cases Soon)
The Beijing News, March 16, 2009
http://news.163.com/09/0316/03/54GCGMT10001124J.html

Macao
Hong Kong Democrats Barred from Macau
Reuters, March 16, 2009
http://www.taiwannews.com.tw/etn/news_content.php?id=893442

Related news:
5 Hong Kong Pan-Democrats Denied Entry into Macao
Apple Daily, March 16, 2009
http://appledaily.atnext.com/template/apple/art_main.cfm?iss_id=20090316&sec_id=4104&subsec_id=11866&art_id=12496591

Protests and Petitions
26 Police Injured in Fight with 200 Oil Workers, Group Says
South China Morning Post, March 15, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=a79ef2a880600210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Taiwan
China to Let Taiwan in World Health Assembly: Report
Taiwan News, March 14, 2009
http://www.taiwannews.com.tw/etn/news_content.php?id=892598

Taiwan Pushes for Removal of Anti-Secession Law
South China Morning Post, March 15, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=135ef2a880600210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Tibet
Chinese Police 'Search Houses in Lhasa for Non-Tibetans'
Telegraph.co.uk, March 13, 2009
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/4984659/Chinese-police-search-houses-in-Lhasa-for-non-Tibetans.html

Tibetan Exiles Report Small Protests ahead of Sensitive Anniversary
Voice of America, March 16, 2009
http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-03-16-voa1.cfm?rss=asia

EU Parliament Slammed for Tibet Resolution
Xinhua (via China Daily), March 13, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-03/13/content_7578360.htm

March 13, 2009

Top News

Human Rights Defenders – Yang Zili (杨子立) and Zhang Honghai (张宏海)
因言获罪四君子两人获释 杨子立张宏海八年刑满 (Yang Zili and Zhang Honghai Released after 8 Year Imprisonment)
Radio Free Asia, March 12, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/yangzili-03122009141204.html

Yang Zili (杨子立) and Zhang Honghai (张宏海) were released after serving out their eight year sentences. Two of four members of the political discussion society New Youth Study Group who were imprisoned for their political activities in 2001, both were convicted of “subversion of state power” and endured harsh abuses in prison. The other two imprisoned group members, Xu Wei (徐伟) and Jin Haike (靳海科) remain in prison serving out their ten year sentences.

Related News
Beijing Intellectuals Yang Zili and Zhang Honghai Released after
Eight Years in Prison
Human Rights in China, March 12, 2009
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/141758

News

Education
Frustration Voiced over Poor State of Higher Education
South China Morning Post, March 13, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0
a0/?vgnextoid=ff6d0d1099bff110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Human Rights Defender – Gao Zhisheng (高智晟)
China Dissident's Family Flee to U.S.
Reuters (available at YahooNews), March 13, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090313/ts_nm/us_china_rights

Related News
Family of Missing Rights Defense Lawyer Gao Zhisheng Arrives in U.S.
Human Rights in China, March 11, 2009
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/141421

Human Rights Defender – Liu Xiaobo (刘晓波)
Dissidents Honoured with Rights Award
South China Morning Post, March 13, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0
a0/?vgnextoid=91ad0d1099bff110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

June 4th
六四期间北大实行严格的门卫制度 (Beijing University Gates Will Be Heavily Guarded for June 4 Duration)
Radio Free Asia, March 12, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/64-03122009104036.html

Police
Officials Decry Prison Torture
South China Morning Post, March 13, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0
a0/?vgnextoid=f720ab6441eff110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Related News
Inspection of Prisons to be Intensified
China Daily, March 13, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-03/13/content_7575427.htm

中国大幅增加公共安全支出 (Huge Increases Go to Public Security Budget)
Radio Free Asia, March 12, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gongan-03122009105717.html

Protests and Petitions
Villagers Battle Police over Land
South China Morning Post, March 13, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0
a0/?vgnextoid=814c0d1099bff110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Religion
广州家庭教会遭打压被迫转入地下 (Official Repression Forces Guangzhou House Church Underground)
Radio Free Asia, March 12, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/guangzhou-03122009105844.html

Rural Issues
China Plans Subsidies for Unemployed Migrants
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), March 12, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090312/ap_on_re_as/as_china_migrants

Tibet
China Says Willing to Meet Dalai Lama's Envoys
Reuters, March 13, 2009
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE52C0R520090313

Related News
Tibet to Step Up Legislation, Law Enforcement to Fight Splittism
Xinhuanet, March 12, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-03/12/content_11000221.htm

Tibetan Areas No-Go Zones for Foreign Media
South China Morning Post, February 12, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0
a0/?vgnextoid=d01d51a76d8ff110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Related News
九寨沟封山拒游客 业者揣测和西藏情势有关 (Sichuan's Jiuzhaogou Blocked to
Tourists)
Radio Free Asia, March 12, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/tibet-03122009160645.html

青海甘肃藏区封城
旅游路线成武警专线 (Tibetan Regions of Qinghai and Gansu under Lockdown)
Radio Free Asia, March 12, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/tibet-03122009105426.html

XUAR
新疆男子掛疆獨旗判囚8年 (Man in Xinjiang Sentenced to 8 Years for Flying East Turkestan Flag)
Ming Pao, March 12, 2009
http://www.mpinews.com/htm/INews/20090312/ca41345i.htm

March 12, 2009

News
Bilateral Ties
Chinese FM, U.S. State Secretary Meet on Bilateral Ties, Other Issues
Xinhuanet, March 12, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-03/12/content_10994814.htm

U.S. Tries to Play Down Naval Confrontation with China
Reuters, March 12, 2009
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE52958S20090312

Disasters
Safety Watchdog to Probe Fatal Blast in E China
Xinhua (via China Daily), March 12, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-03/12/content_7572093.htm

Environment
Further Study on Beijing's Waste Plant Ordered After Public Protest
South China Morning Post, March 12, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=230f5538f56ff110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

环保审批拦下千亿元投资 (Environmental Examinations Block Tens of Billions in Investments)
The Beijing News, March 12, 2009
http://news.thebeijingnews.com/1143/2009/03-12/008@024315.htm

京城運河黑如墨汁 (Beijing Canal Black as Ink with Pollution)
Ming Pao, March 12, 2009
http://news.sina.com.hk/cgi-bin/nw/show.cgi/94/1/1/1065482/1.html

Government
公务员全国统考将设试点 (Trial National Civil Service Exam to Take Place This Year)
The Beijing News, March 12, 2009
http://news.thebeijingnews.com/1136/2009/03-12/008@024310.htm

Human Rights Defender - Gao Zhisheng (高智晟)
高智晟的夫人耿和女士及子女已离开中国 (Gao Zhisheng's Wife and Children Leave China)
Radio Free Asia, March 11, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/weiquan-03112009164653.html

Human Rights Defenders
Leading Dissident 'Exiled' to Chinese Northwest
Telegraph.co.uk, March 11, 2009
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/4974333/Leading-dissident-exiled-to-Chinese-northwest.html

Law
China's SARS Hero Demands Apology for Detention
Reuters (available at YahooNews), March 12, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090312/hl_nm/us_china_tiananmen


高法副院長案 尚無定論 (Still No Conclusion in Civil Case against Huang Songyou, Former Vice-President of the Supreme People's Court)
Ming Pao, March 12, 2009
http://news.sina.com.hk/cgi-bin/nw/show.cgi/94/1/1/1065484/1.html

Media
两会期间多个网站频遭攻击 (Several Websites Attacked during "Two Meetings")
Radio Free Asia, March 11, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/wang-03112009085409.html

Politics
少與內地委員互動 港區政協錯失交流機會 (HK Representatives Had Little Interaction with Mainland Representatives during CPPCC)
Ming Pao, March 12, 2009
http://news.sina.com.hk/cgi-bin/nw/show.cgi/94/1/1/1065480/1.html

Protests and Petitions
After Complaints Fail, Chinese Try Protests
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), March 12, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090312/ap_on_re_as/as_china_chasing_justice

China Wins Gold as Protesters Come to Their Censors
Washington Post (via Sydney Morning Herald), March 12, 2009
http://www.smh.com.au/news/world/china-wins-gold-as-protesters-come-to-their-censors/2009/03/11/1236447311303.html

两会期间上访遭打压　被关押访民绝食抗议 (Petitioners Traveling to Beijing Continue to Be Detained; Detained Petitioner Goes on Hunger Strike in Protest of Detention)
Radio Free Asia, March 11, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/fangmin-03112009085144.html

Tibet
China Pillories US over Tibet, Extends Travel Ban
Associated Press (via Google), March 11, 2009
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iAMqM2_Dwudz52KLQeY2ZKFQq9-gD96RR4PO0

Related news:
Tibet Our Internal Affair, US Told
China Daily, March 12, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-03/12/content_7570631.htm

Dalai Lama Hopes Beijing Will Use More Commonsense
Reuters (via Boston.com), March 11, 2009
http://www.boston.com/news/world/asia/articles/2009/03/11/dalai_lama_hopes_beijing_will_use_more_commonsense/

March 11, 2009

News

Bilateral Ties
China and U.S. Clash on Naval Fracas
New York Times, March 11, 2009
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/11/world/asia/11military.html

Related News
Top Military Officers Lash Out at US Espionate
China Daily, March 11, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-03/10/content_7564826.htm

China Foreign Minister in US amid Tibet, Navy Rifts
Agence France-Presse (via YahooNews), March 11, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090311/wl_asia_afp/chinausdiplomacytibet

China Urges US to Drop Tibet Resolution
Xinhua (via China Daily), March 11, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-03/10/content_7564826.htm

Corruption
Prosecutors Investigate 2,687 Officials
Shanghai Daily, March 11, 2009
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2009/200903/20090311/article_393850.htm

Disasters
Dorm Collapse Buries Seven China Rail Workers: State Media
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), March 11, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090311/wl_asia_afp/chinarailaccidentconstruction

Hong Kong
Hong Kong Plans Protest against Macau Curbs
Taiwan News, March 11, 2009
http://www.taiwannews.com.tw/etn/news_content.php?id=888590

Media
'Web Vital in Corruption Fight'
China Daily, March 11, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009npc/2009-03/11/content_7566013.htm

Olympics
In China, Would-Be Protesters Pay a Price
Washington Post, March 11, 2009
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/03/10/AR2009031003725.html

Politics
委员建议处理群体性事件慎用警力 (Committee Member Urges Caution when Using Police Force during Mass Incidents)
Xinhuanet, March 11, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2009-03/11/content_10987741.htm

中共高层成立专门小组应对敏感纪念日确保社会稳定 (Government Creates Special Team to Ensure Stability during Sensitive Anniversaries)
Radio France Internationale, March 10, 2009
http://www.rfi.fr/actucn/articles/111/article_12545.asp

Protests and Petitions
宁夏首次为“老上访户”召开听证会 (Ningxia Convenes First Public Hearing for Petitioners)
Xinhuanet, March 11, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2009-03/11/content_10990115.htm

State Security
Police Probe Explosions in Qinghai Province
Shanghai Daily, March 11, 2009
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2009/200903/20090311/article_393819.htm

Tibet
China Keeps Tight Security Grip on Tibet
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), March 11, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090311/wl_afp/chinatibet50yearsdalaispeechrights

Related News
Tours in Disarray over Sichuan Ban
South China Morning Post, March 11, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0
a0/?vgnextoid=1a6a1c7d841ff110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Dalai Lama Says China Has Turned Tibet into a ‘Hell on Earth’
New York Times, March 11, 2009
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/11/world/asia/11tibet.html

Related News
Tibet 'Has Seen 50 Years of Freedom'
China Daily, March 11, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-03/11/content_7565730.htm

世界各地纪念西藏起义50周年 (Tibet Uprising Marked around the World)
Radio France Internationale, March 10, 2009
http://www.rfi.fr/actucn/articles/111/article_12550.asp

Related News
Tibetan Exiles Rally in Canada
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), March 10, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090310/wl_canada_afp/chinatibet50yearsunrestcanadap
rotest

歐洲多個城市聲援藏獨活動 (European Cities Express Support for Tibet Independence)
Ming Pao, March 10, 2009
http://www.mpinews.com/htm/INews/20090310/ca22245c.htm

百多藏獨分子企圖潛入西藏
(Over a Hundred 'Separatists' Detained while Attempting to Enter Tibet)
Ming Pao, March 10, 2009
http://www.mpinews.com/htm/INews/20090310/ca22001c.htm

尼泊爾韓國藏民反華示威
(Protests in Nepal and Korea against Chinese Rule over Tibet)
Ming Pao, March 10, 2009
http://www.mpinews.com/htm/INews/20090310/ca21722c.htm

Tibetans in Taiwan Mark Anniversary of 1959 Uprising
China Post, March 11, 2009
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/china-taiwan-relations/2009/03/11/199599/Tibetans-in.htm

March 10, 2009

News
Gender
Work Woes Dog China's Women
Radio Free Asia, March 9, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/women-03092009103628.html

Human Rights Defenders
陈西境外记者采访前遭拘留　郭永丰两会期间失踪 (Guizhou Dissident Chen Xi Detained before Interview with Japanese Journalist)
Radio Free Asia, March 9, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/meiti-03092009095313.html

Labor
內蒙礦井泄不明氣體6人亡 (Unknown Poisoned Gas Kills Six Mine Workers in Inner Mongolia)
Ming Pao, March 10, 2009
http://www.mpinews.com/htm/INews/20090310/ca21211m.htm

人大法工委﹕勞動法不會改 (Labor Contract Law Will Not Be Amended)
Ming Pao (via Sina), March 10, 2009
http://news.sina.com.hk/cgi-bin/nw/show.cgi/94/1/1/1062625/1.html

Media
Plea to Jam 'Hostile' Radio in Volatile Border Areas
South China Morning Post, March 10, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=11e3fd6ab8bef110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Related news:
Radio, TV Coverage Needs to Improve
Xinhua (via Shanghai Daily), March 10, 2009
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2009/200903/20090310/article_393662.html

Politics
China Strives to Weed out Judicial Corruption
Xinhuanet, March 10, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-03/10/content_10985029.htm

China’s Leaders See a Calendar Full of Trouble
New York Times, March 10, 2009
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/11/world/asia/11china.html

Protests and Petitions
从天安门到马家楼 访民京城频频被抓（视频,图） (Petitioners Detained from Tiananmen to Majialou)
Radio Free Asia, March 9, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/fangmin-03092009094612.html

湖北郧西访民到京上访被截访人员拘留并被押送 (Hubei Petitioners Forcibly Returned Home after Traveling to Beijing to Petition)
Radio Free Asia, March 9, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/yunxi-03092009165947.html

Public Health
Chinese Lawmakers Press for Smoking Control
Xinhua (via China Daily), March 10, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009npc/2009-03/10/content_7562854.htm

Taiwan
Taiwan Defense Minister Denies Think Tank Aimed at Contacts with China
Taiwan News, March 9, 2009
http://www.taiwannews.com.tw/etn/news_content.php?id=887003

Related news:
Official: Taiwan Wants Chinese Military Contacts
Associated Press (via China Post), March 9, 2009
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/china-taiwan-relations/2009/03/09/199415/Official%3A-Taiwan.htm

Tibet
Bomb Hits Tibetan-populated Area ahead of Uprising Anniversary
South China Morning Post, March 10, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=2774eedad2cef110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

China Considers Tibet a Sovereignty Issue
Voice of America, March 9, 2009
http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-03-09-voa10.cfm

China on Alert for Unrest on Key Tibet Anniversary
Associated Press (via Yahoo! News), March 10, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090310/ap_on_re_as/as_china_tibet

Related news:
A Focus of Tibetan Ire: Mining
Washington Post, March 10, 2009
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/03/09/AR2009030902878.html

Advisor: No Extra Security Forces in Tibet on March 10
Xinhua (via China Daily), March 10, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009npc/2009-03/10/content_7562625.htm

Tibetans Rally 50 Years after Uprising
Agence France-Presse (via Yahoo! News), March 10, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090309/wl_asia_afp/chinatibet50yearsusprotest

西藏增兵數萬 氣氛緊張 (Tens of Thousands of Reinforcements Sent into Tibet for Anniversary)
Ming Pao (via Sina), March 10, 2009
http://news.sina.com.hk/cgi-bin/nw/show.cgi/94/1/1/1062618/1.html

March 9, 2009

News

Corruption
北川县违规购买超标车的相关责任人已被处理 (Sichuan Officials Disciplined for Using Relief Funds to Buy Brand Name Cars)
Xinhuanet, March 09, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/misc/2009-03/08/content_10969574.htm

Disasters
Chinese Official Defends Construction of Schools Felled in Quake
New York Times, March 09, 2009
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/09/world/asia/09sichuan.html

Gender
Domestic Violence Increases in China
Xinhua (via China Daily), March 07, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-03/07/content_7551147.htm

Government
Deadly Violence Taints China's Village Elections
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), March 09, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090309/wl_asia_afp/chinacongressnpcdemocracycorrup
tion

Police
云南省30%的看守所没有监控设备 (30% of Detainment Centers in Yunnan Lack Surveillance Equipment)
Radio Free Asia, March 09, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/yun-03072009125850.html

Politics
Party Uncompromising on Reform in Sensitive Year
South China Morning Post, March 09, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0
a0/?vgnextoid=2d2694a8769ef110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Related News
China Can Not Copy Western Political System
Xinhua (via China Daily), March 09, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009npc/2009-03/09/content_7554538.htm

Protests and Petitions
Seeking Justice, Chinese Land in Secret Jails
New York Times, March 09, 2009
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/09/world/asia/09jails.html

人权组织呼吁立即停止对维权人士和访民的打压 (Human Rights Groups Call for End to Crackdown of Rights Defenders and Petitioners)
Radio Free Asia, March 06, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquan-03062009142300.html

Related News
Chinese Authorities Tighten Grip on Rights Defenders during NPC and CPPCC Sessions
Human Rights in China, March 5, 2009
http://hrichina.org/public/contents/138378

Activists 'Under House Arrest' during Congress
South China Morning Post, March 07, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=14b7eb01d4cdf110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

女访民趁妇女节在天安门散发传单遭拘押 (Women Detained for Distributing Flyers at Tiananmen on Women's Day)
Radio Free Asia, March 09, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/lu-03082009150657.html

Public Health
Gansu Reports 50% Rise in HIV Cases
Xinhua (via China Daily), March 08, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-03/08/content_7552299.htm

中國一億人患心理精神疾病 (One Hundred Million Chinese Suffer Mental Illness)
Ming Pao, March 08, 2009
http://www.mpinews.com/htm/INews/20090308/ca71240i.htm

Taiwan
Taiwanese Official Indicted on Spying for China
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), March 06, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090306/ap_on_re_as/as_taiwan_china_espionage

Tibet
China Strengthens Tibet Frontier to Deter Unrest
Reuters, March 09, 2009
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE5280F220090309

Protest in Tibetan Area of China, Police Targeted: State Media
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), March 09, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090309/wl_asia_afp/chinatibet50yearsunrestprotest

Tibet Always Open to Objective Foreign Reporters
Xinhua (via China Daily), March 09, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009npc/2009-03/06/content_7548302.htm

China Warns World against Hosting Dalai Lama
Reuters, March 07, 2009
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE5260LR20090307

Related News
Dalai by No Means a Religious Figure, But a Political One: Chinese FM
Xinhuanet, March 7, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-03/07/content_10961657.htm

Tibetan Women Held for Protesting in Western China
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), March 07, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090307/ap_on_re_as/as_china_tibet

March 6, 2009

Top News
天安門示威 20上訪者被捕 (20+ Petitioners Detained at Tiananmen Demonstration)
Sin Tao Daily, March 6, 2009
http://news.sina.com.hk/cgi-bin/nw/show.cgi/94/1/1/1058138/1.html

During the opening ceremony for the National People’s Conference, a group of petitioners from across China gathered outside to demonstrate, hoping to meet officials to address their grievances. Police detained more than 20 demonstrators, one of whom was carried away after he mutilated himself with a knife.

Related information:
Chinese Authorities Tighten Grip on Rights Defenders during NPC and CPPCC Sessions
Human Rights in China, March 5, 2009
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/138378

News
Corruption
CCTV Fire Probe Turns Up Graft, Weekly Says
South China Morning Post, March 6, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=f73d52e0c07df110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Related news:
央视新址大火余波未了 (Repercussions Remain in CCTV Fire)
Caijing, March 2, 2009
http://magazine.caijing.com.cn/2009-03-02/110075452.html

Human Rights Defenders
推动北京律协直选的律师遭打压 名字不见选票中 (Names of Lawyers Supporting Direct Elections in Beijing Lawyers Association Missing from Ballots)
Radio Free Asia, March 5, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/minzhu-03052009082744.html

Media
中国新闻出版总署称将坚决打击假冒记者和假新闻 (GAPP Says It Will Strike Back against Fake Reporters and News)
Radio Free Asia, March 5, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/jizhe-03052009093917.html

Military
China Must Build Aircraft Carrier 'Soon' Military Says
The Telegraph, March 6, 2009
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/4946624/China-must-build-aircraft-carrier-soon-military-says.html

Protests and Petitions
江苏两百访民与警冲突 怒砸警车 (200 Petitioners and Police Clash in Jiangsu; Smash Police Car)
Radio Free Asia, March 5, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shangfang-03052009100114.html

闽六老人北京大会堂附近服农药自杀（视频） (Six Elderly Fujianese Attempt to Commit Suicide by Poison outside Beijing Assembly Hall)
Radio Free Asia, March 5, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shangfang-03052009082208.html

Public Health
Discrimination against Hepatitis B Carriers Rising - Survey
Xinhua (via China Daily), March 5, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-03/05/content_7542374.htm

Taiwan
Top Negotiator: Mainland Works to Improve "Three Direct Links", Normalize Economic Ties with Taiwan
Xinhuanet, March 6, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-03/06/content_10952586.htm

Related news:
Taiwan Says It Is Not Ready for Peace Talks with China
Washington Post, March 6, 2009
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/03/05/AR2009030502155.html

Tibet
50 Years after Uprising, a Clampdown on Tibetans
International Herald Tribune, March 5, 2009
http://www.iht.com/articles/2009/03/05/asia/tibet.php

Related news:
HK Tourist Says He Was Blocked from Tibetan Town
Associated Press (via Yahoo! News), March 6, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090306/ap_on_re_as/as_china_tibet

China Blames Monk for Spreading Rumours over Police Shooting
Agence France-Presse (via Google News), March 6, 2009
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5ibp-UIsbj0jOtn9El61CEKpRlbVA

Related news:
Tibetan Monk Admits Spreading Shooting Rumors
Xinhua (via China Daily), March 5, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-03/05/content_7542644.htm

Police Shoot Tibetan Monk Who Set Self on Fire
Washington Post, February 28, 2009
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/02/27/AR2009022701425.html

XUAR
Xinjiang Geared Up to Tackle Unrest
South China Morning Post, March 6, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=8d680aef518df110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

北京三人自焚案來自新疆 (Three People Who Set Selves on Fire in Beijing Were Uzbeks from Xinjiang -- Wang Lequan)
Ming Pao, March 6, 2009
http://www.mpinews.com/htm/INews/20090306/ca51647m.htm

March 5, 2009

News

Bilateral Ties
China Says Ready to Talk Peace with Taiwan
Reuters, March 04, 2009
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE5240D320090305

Civil Society
A Home on the Internet Shelters Beijing's Homeless
International Herald Tribune, March 04, 2009
http://www.iht.com/articles/2009/03/04/asia/04beijing.php

Economic Development
China Promises Vigorous Spending Program
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), March 05, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090305/ap_on_re_as/as_china_politics

Related News
中国人大常委：两会将不审议4万亿元经济刺激资金投向 (Two
Sessions Will Not Deliberate Plans for Stimulus Money)
Radio Free Asia, March 04, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renda-03042009102619.html

Environment
2 Officials Sacked Over Tap Water Scare
Xinhua (via China Daily), March 05, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-03/04/content_7536631.htm

科技部部长:零排放汽车将在6年内产业化 (Science and Tech Minister Promises Zero Emissions Cars within Six Years)
Xinhuanet, March 05, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/misc/2009-03/05/content_10945318.htm

Government
Purged Chinese Official Urges MPs to Open Up on 1989
Reuters via Taiwan News, March 05, 2009
http://www.taiwannews.com.tw/etn/news_content.php?id=883545

贾庆国委员：建立定期异地任职等制度保障司法独立 (CPC Committee Member Calls for Measures to Improve Independence of the Judiciary)
Xinhuanet, March 04, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/misc/2009-03/04/content_10943922.htm

湛江試點公僕優獎劣罰 (Zhanjiang, Guangdong a Testing Ground for Punishment and Reward System for Public Servants)
Ming Pao, March 04, 2009
http://www.mpinews.com/htm/INews/20090304/ca31156a.htm

Human Rights Defender – Zheng Enchong (郑恩宠)
Wife: Chinese Activist Detained in Shanghai
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), March 05, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090305/ap_on_re_as/as_hong_kong_china_activist_det
ained

Protests and Petitions
Police Harass Sanlu Protesters
South China Morning Post, March 05, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=2b93fe29ed1df110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

两会期间当局大抓访民 (Authorities Round Up Petitioners during Two Sessions)
Radio Free Asia, March 04, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/lianghui-03042009100203.html

Chinese Displaced by Three Gorges Dam Protest
Associated Press (via Boston Globe), March 04, 2009
http://www.boston.com/news/world/asia/articles/2009/03/04/chinese_displaced_by_three_gorges_dam_protest

Related News
Villagers Clash with Police Over Land Compensation
Xinhua (via China Daily), March 04, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-03/04/content_7537211.htm

Tibet
Tibet Instability a Rumor, Communist Governor Says
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), March 05, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090305/ap_on_re_as/as_china_tibet

March 4, 2009

News
Economic Development
Communist Party Elders Criticize China's Stimulus Plan
International Herald Tribune, March 03, 2009
http://www.iht.com/articles/2009/03/03/asia/04china.php

Environment
Contamination Case Prompts Plant Closures
Shanghai Daily, March 04, 2009
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2009/200903/20090304/article_393019.htm

江蘇鹽城7名官員因水污染事件受處分 (Seven Yancheng, Jiangsu Officials Disciplined for Water Pollution Case)
China News Agency, March 04, 2009
http://news.sina.com.hk/cgi-bin/nw/show.cgi/107/1/1/1055891/1.html

Food Security
Top Court Official's Vow Gives Hope to Families of Milk Scandal Victims
South China Morning Post, March 04, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=a25dc005d3dcf110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Related news:
山東法庭受理毒奶粉索償 (Shandong Court Hears Milk Compensation Case)
Ming Pao, March 04, 2009
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20090304/ccb1.htm

Government
Massage Details Posted Carelessly
Shanghai Daily, March 04, 2009
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2009/200903/20090304/article_393015.htm

Human Rights Defenders
东北维权律师袁显臣近日宣判 (Heilongjiang Barefoot Lawyer Yuan Xianchen's Sentence to Be Announced Soon)
Radio Free Asia, March 03, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/weiquan-03032009081419.html

Land
广东廉江失地村民代表被抓（视频） (Representative for Lianjiang, Guangdong Villagers Who Lost Land Detained)
Radio Free Asia, March 03, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shidi-03032009130307.html

Macao
HK Professor and Politicians Denied Macau Entry
Agence France-Presse (via Google), March 04, 2009
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gfDsEKD74Ji5Lr6YzMMPLJjCxNRQ

Related news:
Lawmakers Demand Answers on Macau Blocking HK People
South China Morning Post, March 04, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=bf12884b210df110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Migrant Workers
In China, Despair Mounting among Migrant Workers
Washington Post, March 04, 2009
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/03/03/AR2009030303287.html

Police
Police Charged over Death-in-Custody Case
Shanghai Daily, March 04, 2009
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2009/200903/20090304/article_393060.htm

Protests and Petitions
政协会议大会堂开幕 会场外气氛紧张到处抓捕访民 (Tensions High and Petitioners across China Detained as CPPCC Opens)
Radio Free Asia, March 03, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/fangmin-03032009082603.html

Society
社科院报告称公民身份证信息泄露严重 (CASS Rule of Law Report: Citizens' Identity Information Not Kept Confidential; Leaked Easily)
The Beijing News, March 03, 2009
http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2009-03-03/032615245012s.shtml

Tibet
'No Tibetan Protests' in Sichuan
BBC, March 03, 2009
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7920656.stm

March 3, 2009

News

Children
Gas Poisoning Leaves 3 Students Dead, 2 in Coma in NW China
Xinhuanet, March 03, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-03/03/content_10933083.htm

Corruption
政协委员:取消网上反腐举报实名制 防打击报复 (CPPCC Recommends Abolishing "Real Name" System for Reporting Corruption)
Xinhuanet, March 03, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2009-03/03/content_10933373.htm

Food Security
Courts Start Accepting Milk Cases
China Daily, March 03, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-03/03/content_7529705.htm

Government
Beijing Pushed for Economic Disclosure
Financial Times, March 03, 2009
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/1eff6064-0759-11de-9294-000077b07658.html

宁夏泾源县委书记责成打人镇干部向村民道歉
Ningxia Official Orders Cadres to Apologize for Beating Villagers
Xinhuanet, March 03, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2009-03/03/content_10933399.htm

兩會首次設網絡訪談室 (Two Sessions Set Up Online Chatroom)
Ming Pao, March 02, 2009
http://www.mpinews.com/htm/INews/20090302/ca12037a.htm

Villages Targeted for Transparent Reform
China Daily, February 28, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/cndy/2009-02/28/content_7522009.htm

Labor
China's Labor Disputes Last Year Nearly Double of 2007
Xinhuanet, March 03, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-03/03/content_10933481.htm

Media
中宣部内部通告 要求遵从官方口径报导 (Ministry of Propaganda Orders Media to Follow Government Orders)
Radio Free Asia, March 02, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/meiti-03022009083823.html

Police
奥运前警枪击土地维权村民记者助上告被判十一年 (Reporter who Helped Villagers after Police Shooting Sentenced to 11 Years)
Radio Free Asia, March 02, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/qiangji-03022009170144.html

Politics
Villages Targeted for Transparent Reform
China Daily, March 03, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/cndy/2009-02/28/content_7522009.htm

Protests and Petitions
Beijing Vendors Fight Counterfeiting Crackdown
International Herald Tribune, March 02, 2009
http://www.iht.com/articles/2009/03/02/asia/02piracy.php

两会前大陆学者提特赦惹关注 (Chinese Scholars Appealed for Amnesty for Political Prisoners ahead of Two Sessions)
Radio Free Asia, March 02, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/teshe-03022009091632.html

Society
內地身分證資料泄露嚴重 (Serious Leaks Exist in Personal Identification Information)
Ming Pao, March 03, 2009
http://www.mpinews.com/htm/INews/20090303/ca20756a.htm

State Security
Capital's Security Checks Rival Olympics Efforts
South China Morning Post, March 03, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0
a0/?vgnextoid=9eede963128cf110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Tibet
Tibetan Monastery 'Surrounded' After Protest by Monks
Agence France-Presse (available at South China Morning Post), March 03, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0
a0/?vgnextoid=ce3de963128cf110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

West 'Uses Tibet to Attack China'
BBC, March 03, 2009
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7918713.stm

February 28 - March 2, 2009

News
Children
Police Crack Child Trafficking Ring
China Daily, March 27, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/cndy/2009-02/27/content_7517650.htm

Death Penalty
Death Sentence for Corrupt Official
Shanghai Daily, February 27, 2009
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2009/200902/20090227/article_392457.htm

Disaster
防災減災日定為5月12日 (Disaster Relief and Precaution Day Set for May 12)
Ming Pao, March 2, 2009
http://www.mpinews.com/htm/INews/20090302/ca11733a.htm

Economic Development
4萬億方案成效遭質疑 (Effectiveness of the State Council's 4 Trillion Yuan Economic Plan Questioned during Two Sessions)
Ming Pao, March 2, 2009
http://news.sina.com.hk/cgi-bin/nw/show.cgi/94/1/1/1052966/1.html

Food Security
全国人大常委会高票通过食品安全法 ("Food Safety Law" Passes in NPC by Wide Margin)
Xinhuanet, February 28, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/newscenter/2009-02/28/content_10916865_1.htm

Related news:
China Food Safety Remains "Grim"
Reuters, March 2, 2009
http://uk.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUKTRE5210WK20090302

Media
Exposure of Corrupt Guangdong Boss in Media Sends out Warning
South China Morning Post, March 2, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2c913216495213d5df646910cba0a0a0/?vgnextoid=03708e9dee2cf110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

中宣部統一口徑 避煽民族情緒 (Propaganda Tightens Media Message on Eve of Two Sessions)
Ming Pao, March 2, 2009
http://news.sina.com.hk/cgi-bin/nw/show.cgi/94/1/1/1052964/1.html

Politics
Highlights of Premier Wen's Reply to Netizens
Xinhuanet, March 2, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-03/02/content_10926958.htm

Protests and Petitions
Chinese Police Take Away Petitioners
The China Post, February 28, 2009
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/china/national-news/2009/02/28/198041/Chinese-police.htm

两会前夕外地访民躲避监控到京上访 (Petitioners Evade Security to Travel to Beijing during Two Sessions)
Radio Free Asia, March 1, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/2-03012009152807.html

Public Health
Chronic Diseases Increasing
Xinhua (via Shanghai Daily), March 1, 2009
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2009/200903/20090301/article_392680.htm

State Security
京60萬人參與兩會安保 (600K Work Security in Beijing during Two Sessions)
Ming Pao, March 2, 2009
http://news.sina.com.hk/cgi-bin/nw/show.cgi/94/1/1/1052965/1.html

Related news:
Taskforces Set Up to Keep Lid on Protests
South China Morning Post, February 28, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2c913216495213d5df646910cba0a0a0/?vgnextoid=bd25fee0158bf110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Tibet
Chinese Forces Surround Tibetan Monastery after Protest: Activists
Agence France-Presse, March 2, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090302/wl_asia_afp/chinaunresttibetrights

Tibetan Monk 'Shot' while on Fire
BBC, February 28, 2009
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7916544.stm

国务院新闻办发表《西藏民主改革五十年》白皮书 (State Council Information Office Issues White Paper, "50 Years of Democratic Reform in Tibet" )
China News Service, March 2, 2009
http://gb.news.sina.com/ch/chinanews/102-101-101-101/2009-03-02/00173678696.html

Related information:
White Paper: Tibetan People Suffered from Feudal Serfdom, Darker than Medieval Europe
Xinhuanet, March 2, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-03/02/content_10929067.htm

February 27, 2009

Top News of the Day

Tiananmen Mothers Call for Investigation of 1989
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), February 27, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090227/ap_on_re_as/as_china_tiananmen

The "Tiananmen Mothers," a group representing families of those killed in military crackdown on the Tiananmen Square protest of 1989, issued an open letter to the Chinese government on February 26, 2009, which garnered 127 names of family members of the victims, calling upon the government to investigate the army crackdown, officially name all the dead, compensate their families, and punish those responsible for the killing.

Related News
In Open Letter, Tiananmen Mothers Urge China's Leaders to Investigate June 4
Human Rights in China, February 26, 2009
http://hrichina.org/public/contents/135136

News
Bilateral Ties
China Scorns U.S. Rights Record in Tit-for-tat Exchange
Reuters (available at YahooNews), February 26, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090227/wl_nm/us_china_usa_rights

Related information
Full Text of Human Rights Record of United States in 2008
Xinhuanet, February 26, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-02/26/content_10904741.htm

US Told to Stop Acting As Rights Guardian
South China Morning Post, February 27, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=ed1a6906413bf110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news

Corruption
Cash Stash Ends Star Official's Rise
South China Morning Post, February 27, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=c41b82f3283bf110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news

Environment
China's Giant Water Scheme Opens Torrent of Discontent
Reuters (available at YahooNews), February 26, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090227/wl_nm/us_china_dams_unrest

Human Rights
Bob Fu Speaks at Press Conference Today Regarding Secretary of State Clinton's Controversial Remarks on Human Rights in China
Christian News Wire, February 26, 2009
http://www.christiannewswire.com/news/283339585.html

June 4th
大陆佛教人士发起为胡耀邦建塔及举办纪念活动(Chinese Buddhists Plan Memorial Rites to Hu Yaobang, Late CPC Leader Purged for Supporting Tiananmen Protesters)
Radio Free Asia, February 27, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/huyaobang-02262009105222.html

Police
'Hide-And-Seek' Case Investigated by Court
South China Morning Post, February 27, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=8c9a82f3283bf110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news

Protests and Petitions
Helicopters Scan Capital as Protests Gear up Ahead of Major Meetings of Political Elite
South China Morning Post, February 27, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=64f96906413bf110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news

Related News
北京有人爬上電線桿示威 (Petitioner Demonstrates atop Traffic-Sign Pole in Beijing)
Ming Pao Immediate News, February 27, 2009
http://www.mpinews.com/htm/INews/20090226/ca42043c.htm

北京突击扫荡上访村 数千访民无处栖身 (Beijing Police Sweep Petitioners' Village, Leaving Thousand Petitioners Homeless)
Radio Free Asia, February 26, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shangfang%20-02262009113312.html

Society
內地同志網站被黑客攻擊 (Over 10 Homosexual Websites Hacked, Police Respond Dismissively)
Ming Pao Immediate News, February 27, 2009
http://www.mpinews.com/htm/INews/20090227/ca51520a.htm

Tibet
Tibetans Stay Home amid Tight Security on 'Black' New Year
South China Morning Post, February 27, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=0c6b82f3283bf110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news

China Insists Tibet Open to Tourists
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), February 26, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090226/wl_asia_afp/chinaunresttibetrightstourism

Tibetan Monks in Protest March
Radio Free Asia, February 26, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/tibet-march-02262009163337.html

February 26, 2009

News

Bilateral Ties
US Says China Rights Record Worsens
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), February 26, 2009
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5j2lu7qYCYVdUcxg1cpMvVRA9z82w

Related News
US Criticism of China's Human Rights Condition Groundless
China Daily, February 26, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-02/26/content_7515044.htm

Civil Society
Fatal Jail Game Not an Accident - Doctor
Shanghai Daily, February 26, 2009
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2009/200902/20090226/article_392352.htm

Grass-roots Inquiry into Jail Death in China is Inconclusive
International Herald Tribune, February 25, 2009
http://www.iht.com/articles/2009/02/25/asia/sleuth.php

Food Security
China to Set Up Central Food Safety Body: State Media
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), February 25, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090225/wl_asia_afp/chinafoodsafetycommission

Law
去年我国121名律师、23名司法鉴定人受到行政处罚 (121 Lawyers Penalized Last Year)
Xinhuanet, February 26, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2009-02/26/content_10898566.htm

Related News
历年高法、高检工作报告 (Working Reports for Supreme People's Court and Procuratorate)
Xinhuanet, February 26, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2009-02/26/content_10900719.htm

法院审判执行部门设立廉政监察员 受双重领导 (Court Establishes 'Clean Government' Supervisor)
Xinhuanet, February 26, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2009-02/26/content_10897966.htm

Macao
Dissent Muted as Macau's Security Bill Glides into Law
South China Morning Post, February 26, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0
a0/?vgnextoid=dcf8925506eaf110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Protests and Petitions
Guangzhou Industrial Disputes Soar in 2008
South China Morning Post, February 26, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0
a0/?vgnextoid=b250925506eaf110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Sacked Migrant Worker Burns Himself in Front of Supervisor
South China Morning Post, February 26, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0
a0/?vgnextoid=d0ba925506eaf110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

宁夏200农民上书要求罢免贪官 连续多天上访无果 (Farmers Demand Recall of Corrupt Officials in Ningxia, to No Effect)
Radio Free Asia, February 25, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/nongmin-02252009142851.html

Man, Woman Badly Hurt in Beijing Immolation Bid: State Media
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), February 25, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090226/wl_asia_afp/chinaprotest

十省下岗教师呼吁两会代表落实生活保障 (Teachers from Ten Provinces Appeal to NPC, CPPCC for Financial Safeguards)
Radio Free Asia, February 25, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/teachers-02252009090703.html

Tibet
Tibetans Greet New Year in Solemn Opposition
International Herald Tribune, February 25, 2009
http://www.iht.com/articles/2009/02/25/asia/26tibet.php

Related News
'Forget Politics, Just Rejoice'
China Daily, February 26, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-02/26/content_7514062.htm

February 25, 2009

News
Bilateral Ties
Nepalis Asked to Ban Rallies
South China Morning Post, February 25, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=a86a0d39539af110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news

China 'Relieved' Over Clinton Trip
Radio Free Asia, February 24, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/protests-02232009094336.html

Food Security
7 People Detained over Poisoned Pork
China Daily, February 25, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/cndy/2009-02/25/content_7509313.htm

June 4th
天安门母亲祭中共老友 斯诺遗孀拒踏足中国 (Tiananmen Mothers Commemorate Noted Sinologist Edgar Snow)
Radio Free Asia, February 24, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/64-02242009163716.html

Labor
Gas Blast Blamed on Management
South China Morning Post, February 25, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=074b0d39539af110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news

Migrant Workers
China Keeps Wary Eye on Displaced Migrant Workers
International Herald Tribune, February 25, 2009
http://www.iht.com/articles/2009/02/23/asia/migrants.1-435658.php

Protests and Petitions
数百各地银行下岗员工在北京两办上访 (Hundred Laid-off Workers from Banks Petition en Masse in Beijing)
Radio Free Asia, February 25, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/bank-02242009094214.html

广西桂平劳兰村土地纠纷引发警民冲突 (Police, Villagers in Guangxi Clash over Land Dispute)
Radio Free Asia, February 24, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/land_clash-02242009124333.html?encoding=simplified

成都百多访民头戴冤帽在法院门口抗议（视频）(Over 100 Petitioners in Chengdu Protest Against "Unjust" Court Verdicts)
Radio Free Asia, February 24, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/chengdu-02242009084642.html

Public Health
3 Detained over Flawed Rabies Vaccine
Xinhua (via China Daily), February 25, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-02/25/content_7510854.htm

Society
“躲猫猫”案县政府网站被黑 满屏“打酱油”(图) (Hackers "Deliberately And Maliciously Denigrate" Yunnan Govt's Website over "Hidden Cat" Scandal)
Xinhuanet, February 25, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2009-02/25/content_10888740.htm

Tibet
China Orders Tibet to Celebrate New Year
Telegraph.co.uk, February 25, 2009
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/tibet/4799075/China-orders-Tibet-to-celebrate-New-Year.html

China Closes Tibet to Foreign Tourists: Agencies, Hotel
Agence France-Presse (via YahooNews), February 24, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090224/wl_asia_afp/chinaunresttibetrightstourism

February 24, 2009

News

Bilateral Ties
Chinese Celighted after Hillary Clinton avoids Human Rights Criticism
The Telegraph, February 23, 2009
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/4787144/Chinese-delighted-
after-Hillary-Clinton-avoids-human-rights-criticism.html

Corruption
Chinese Party Official Sacked after Falling Foul of ‘Human Flesh’ Censors
The Independent, February 24, 2009
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/chinese-party-official-sacked-after-falling-
foul-of-8216human-flesh8217-censors-1630332.html

China Uncovers 6,000 Commercial Briberies in 2008
China Daily, February 23, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-02/23/content_7503352.htm

Death Penalty
2 Sentenced to Death over Snack Bar Poisoning
China Daily, February 23, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-02/23/content_7504212.htm

Food Security
More Complaints about Baby Milk
China Daily, February 24, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-02/24/content_7505038.htm

Government
Party Leaders 'Split' over Democracy Campaign
South China Morning Post, February 24, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0
a0/?vgnextoid=5f09df53514af110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Hukou
广东户籍制度或“破冰”在即 年内制定改革新办法 (Reform of Guangdong Residency System to be Decided on within the Year)
Xinhuanet, February 24, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2009-02/24/content_10883399.htm

Shanghai Offers Permanent Residence Conditionally
China Daily, February 23, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-02/23/content_7503316.htm

Human Rights Defender - Liu Jie (刘杰)
维权人士刘杰的劳教期被延长 (RTL Sentence Lengthened for Rights Defender Liu Jie)
Radio Free Asia, February 23, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/laogai-02232009170757.html

Labor
Wage Defaults for Fourth Quarter Hit 30 Million Yuan in Shenzhen
South China Morning Post, February 24, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=d1eadf53514af110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

China Fears Tremors as Jobs Vanish From Coast
New York Times, February 23, 2009
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/23/world/asia/23migrants.html

Media
广西殴打记者并暴力抗法事件跟踪：16人被处理 (Sixteen People Punished for Beating of Journalist in Guangxi)
Xinhuanet, February 24, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2009-02/24/content_10883091.htm

China's National English Newspaper Launches U.S. Edition
Xinhuanet, February 23, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-02/24/content_10880591.htm

Police
Chinese Officials Trained to Handle Social Unrest
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), February 23, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090223/ap_on_re_as/as_china_social_unrest

湖南张家界永定区政府调查城管“暴力执法”事件 (Government Investigating "Violent Law Enforcement" Incident in Hunan)
Xinhuanet, February 23, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2009-02/23/content_10876152.htm

Protests and Petitions
Cabbies Bring Gridlock to East China City
China Daily, February 23, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-02/23/content_7504345.htm

烟台数百军转堵路请愿 官方承诺十天后对话 (Officials Agree to Meeting after Hundreds of Former Cadres Block Traffic in Shandong)
Radio Free Asia, February 23, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/yantai-02232009085843.html

男子北京市政府前剖腹自杀 两千访民聚集国家信访办 (Petitioner Commits Suicide outside Beijing Government Offices, Thousands Gathered at Petitioning Offices)
Radio Free Asia, February 23, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/fangmin-02232009093644.html

大冬会哈尔滨严防访民 (Petitioners Blocked in Harbin during Winter Universiade)
Radio Free Asia, February 23, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/harbin-02232009092246.html

Dissidents Held during Clinton Beijing Visit
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), February 21, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090221/ap_on_re_as/as_china_clinton_dissidents

Public Health
卫生部副部长:3岁以下儿童将获免费生长发育检查 (Ministry of Health Official Says Children under 3 Will Receive Free Check-ups)
Xinhuanet, February 24, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2009-02/24/content_10881500.htm

Society
律师称云南宣传部组织网友调查躲猫猫事件违法 (Lawyers Say Yunnan Govt's Inclusion of Netizens in "Hidden Cat" Investigation Illegal)
Xinhuanet, February 24, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2009-02/24/content_10880826.htm

Hep B Discrimination Persists in Foreign Firms
China Daily, February 23, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-02/23/content_7503611.htm