July 23, 2008

News
Human Rights Defender
湖南异议人士谢长发的弟弟获取保候审 (Hunan Dissident Xie Changfa's Brother Released on Bail)
Radio Free Asia, July 22, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/xie-07222008102931.html

Human Rights Defender - Huang Qi (黄琦)
洛异议社团中领馆前集会 抗议中国政府逮捕黄琦 (Los Angeles Dissident Groups Protest Against Huang Qi's Arrest)
Radio Free Asia, July 22, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/huangqi_kangyi-07222008111119.html

Human Rights Defender
山东退休教授孙文广再次被抄家 (Sun Wenguang's Home Ransacked Again)
Radio Free Asia, July 22, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/sunwenguang-07222008125231.html

Labor
Death Toll from China Mine Flooding Rises to Seven: Government
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews),July 23, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080723/wl_asia_afp/chinaminingaccidentindustry

Law
保密法修改已“磨剑十二年” (Amendments to the State Secrets Law Have Been "Refined over 12 Years")
Legal Daily, July 22, 2008
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2008-07/22/content_905999.htm

Migrant Workers
Special Unit to Fight for Migrant Workers
Xinhuanet, July 22, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-07/22/content_8742647.htm

North Korea
China to Beef Up Inspections at NKorean Border
Boston Globe, July 22, 2008
http://www.boston.com/news/world/asia/articles/2008/07/22/china_to_beef_up_inspections_at_nkorean_border/

Olympics
Officers Honored for Discovering 22,000 Detonators
Shanghai Daily, July 23, 2008
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=367863

Public Gets Tips to Fight Terrorism
China Daily (available at Xinhuanet), July 23, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-07/23/content_8752316.htm

当局收紧网络舆论　加强监控整肃非时政网站 (Authorities Tighten Up Internet Comments)
Radio Free Asia, July 22, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/media-07222008152756.html

Beijing Cracks Down on Fakes Guns for Games Security
Reuters, July 22, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/GCA-Olympics/idUSPEK28600820080722

Beijing Highlights Gov't Approval of Performances during Olympics
Xinhuanet, July 22, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-07/22/content_8750352.htm

Beijing Hires Catholic Priests for More Games Masses
Reuters, July 22, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/GCA-Olympics/idUSPEK28752520080722

北京限制外国记者采访负面新闻 (Beijing Restricts Foreign Reporters from Covering Negative News)
Radio Free Asia, July 22, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/reporter-07222008115851.html

China Gears Up Security Efforts ahead of Olympics
Xinhuanet, July 22, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-07/23/content_8750761.htm

China on War Footing ahead of Olympic Games
Los Angeles Times July 22, 2008
http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/asection/la-fg-terror22-2008jul22,0,2482514.story

China Says Deadly Bus Blasts, Olympics Not Linked
Agence France-Presse (available at Google News) July 22, 2008
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5iaSPiziM8UeKMcOvdceZUsK1xGUg

China Urges Officials to Heed Press Freedom Vows
Reuters, July 22, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/GCA-Olympics/idUSPEK30661420080722

Protests and Ambush Marketing Hurt Olympic Brands
Reuters, July 22, 2008
http://uk.reuters.com/article/businessNews/idUKN2731462220080722

Networks Fight Shorter Olympic Leash
New York Times, July 21, 2008
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/21/sports/olympics/21nbc.html

Olympics: Beijing's Clean Air Claim Challenged by Scientists
The Telegraph, July 21, 2008
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/2437833/Olympics-Beijings-clean-air-claim-challenged-by-scientists.html

Poverty
Confronting Income Inequality in China
International Herald Tribunal, July 22, 2008
http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/07/21/business/rtrinside22.php

Protests and Petitions
信访大门洞开 访民有去无回 (No Turning Back for Petitioners)
Radio Free Asia, July 22, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/petition-07222008095000.html

State Security
City Official: Fatal Kunming Bus Blasts "Not Terrorism"
Xinhuanet, July 22, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-07/22/content_8749348.htm

Three Gorges
Last Three Gorges Dam Migrants Evacuate as Water Rises
Reuters, July 22, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSPEK33854920080723

July 22, 2008

News
Bilateral Ties
China, Russia Finally Fix Long-Disputed Border
Agence France-Presse (available at Google News), July 21, 2008
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5hyDp5eN0cc50aWWlf0oG_6cwbmBw

Civil Society
China Pressure Groups Learn to Tread Carefully
Financial Times, July 21, 2008
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/626e2fd0-5744-11dd-916c-000077b07658.html

Disasters
Chinese Troops Begin Withdrawal from Quake Zone
Reuters, July 21, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSPEK28682720080721

Government
贵州骚乱余波 黔南书记下台 (Disturbances in Guizhou Result in Party Secretary's Dismissal)
Ming Pao, July 22, 2008
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20080722/cac1.htm

Human Rights Defender - Du Daobin (杜导斌)
Dissident Jailed ahead of Olympics
Radio Free Asia, July 21, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/dissidents-07212008155513.html

Human Rights Defender
本台专访异议人士张善光 服刑10年出狱首次接受媒体采访 (Interview with Dissident Zhang Shanguang after 10 Years' Imprisonment)
Radio Free Asia, July 21, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/zhangshanguang-07212008103506.html

Human Rights Defender - Zheng Enchong (郑恩宠)
上海维权律师郑恩宠被公安刑事传唤七小时 (Shanghai Rights Defense Lawyer Zheng Enchong Questioned for 7 Hours)
Radio Free Asia, July 21, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/zheng_enchong-07212008105820.html

Labor
36 Punished for Coal Mine Accident in SW China
Xinhua (via China Daily), July 22, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-07/22/content_6864959.htm

China Rescuers Race against Clock to Reach Miners
Reuters, July 21, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/asiaCrisis/idUSPEK261850

Olympics
Banned Reporter Finally Allowed into Beijing
South China Morning Post, July 22, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=970995117864b110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

奥组委就观赛中限制旗帜横幅饮料等答问 (BOCOG Explains Restrictions during Events)
Xinhuanet (available at Eastday.com), July 22, 2008
http://news.eastday.com/c/20080722/u1a3730006.html

More Stringent Steps Planned as Beijing Continues to Choke Despite Traffic Curbs
South China Morning Post, July 22, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=01a995117864b110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Newsstands Near Olympic Venues Start Selling Foreign Publications
Xinhuanet, July 22, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-07/22/content_8745482.htm

Security Officials Harass the Media
The Sydney Morning Herald, July 22, 2008
http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2008/07/21/1216492356912.html

防疆独破坏 山东圣火传递缩水 (Torch Relay Shortened to Avoid Distrurbance by Pro-XUAR Independence Groups)
Ming Pao, July 22, 2008
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20080722/gaa2.htm

Beijing Goes to Extremes for Its Olympic Face-Lift
Los Angeles Times, July 21, 2008
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-makeover21-2008jul21,0,967112.story

China Steps Up Fight against Illegal Journalism ahead of Olympics
Xinhuanet, July 21, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-07/21/content_8740106.htm

Olympic Athletes Wearing Masks Could Cause China to Lose Face
Wall Street Journal, July 21, 2008
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121659379072468809.html

Olympics Sap China's Power Supplies
Radio Free Asia, July 21, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/english/energy_watch/China-energy-07212008133940.html

Poverty
China's Inequality Looms Large as Policy Challenge
Reuters, July 21, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/reutersEdge/idUSPEK26425020080721

Protests and Petitions
Property Price Activist Rallies Masses Again
South China Morning Post, July 22, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=fc8d23573264b110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

甘孜佛学院学生与武警冲突被枪伤 (Students from a Ganzi Buddhist Academy Clash with Authorities and Get Shot)
Radio Free Asia, July 21, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/fo-07212008124259.html

Two Killed in Yunnan Mass Action
China Daily, July 21, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/cndy/2008-07/21/content_6861894.htm

State Security
China City Tense after Bus Blasts: State Media
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), July 22, 2008
http://fe6.news.sp1.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080722/wl_asia_afp/chinabusblast

昆明爆炸前传曾有人短信"预警" (Text Message Warnings Received Prior to Blasts in Kunming)
East Day, July 22, 2008
http://news.eastday.com/c/20080722/u1a3729695.html

July 19-21, 2008

Top News of the Day
Human Rights Defender - Huang Qi (黄琦)
Chinese Dissident Arrested on Secrets Charges: Wife
Agence France-Presse (via Google), July 20, 2008
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5iWP6PP83KlxNXwt5bToSywCh2w3w

Related information:
Case Update: Detained Rights Activist Huang Qi Formally Arrested
Human Rights in China, July 18, 2008
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/63525

News
Disasters
Earthquake Prompts China to Improve Fire and Rescue Services
Wall Street Journal, July 19, 2008
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121641917828066341.html

Three Die as Blasts Hit Three Chinese Buses -Media
Reuters, July 21, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSPEK267314

Related news:
昆明公共汽车爆炸案初步判断是人为破坏 (Preliminary Investigation Determines Bus Explosions Caused by Man)
Xinhuanet, July 21, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/newscenter/2008-07/21/content_8739418.htm

Environment
Chao Lake Hit by Algal Bloom again, Despite Cleanup Efforts
South China Morning Post, July 19, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=e57e28d8a173b110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Human Rights Defenders
Beijing Lawyer Fights for Pollution Victims
Christian Science Monitor, July 17, 2008
http://features.csmonitor.com/environment/2008/07/17/beijing-lawyer-fights-for-pollution-victims/

Olympic Security Net Closes around Rights Activists
Deutsche Presse Agentur (via via Monsters and Critics), July 21, 2008
http://www.monstersandcritics.com/news/asiapacific/news/article_1418280.php/Olympic_security_net_closes_around_rights_activists__Feature_

Law
青岛拆迁户维权代表于建利被判刑 (Qingdao Evictees Representative Yu Jianli Sentenced to One Year and Two Months in Prison)
Radio Free Asia, July 18, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/rights_demolishing-07182008142855.html

Media
“维权中国”网站再次遭关闭 ("China Human Rights" Website Again Shut Down)
Radio Free Asia, July 20, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/wei-07202008161652.html

Migrant Workers
Where Have the Migrant Workers Gone?
The Economic Observer, July 18, 2008
http://www.eeo.com.cn/ens/Industry/2008/07/18/107394.html

Olympics
Assurances over Food Hard for Teams to Swallow; Foreign Competitors Vow to Shun Local Cuisine after Doping Incident
South China Morning Post, July 19, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=973f28d8a173b110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Beijing Takes Pains to Clear the Air
Wall Street Journal, July 21, 2008
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121658425327068585.html

China Is Growing Unfriendly to Foreigners, Visitors Say
Washington Post, July 18, 2008
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/07/18/AR2008071803216.html

China's Discontented Challenge Olympic Hurdles
Reuters, July 20, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSPEK27443420080720

Family Loses Lengthy Fight against Eviction
South China Morning Post, July 20, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=74cf98111ab3b110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Games Spur Contrasting Treatment of Churches; Worshippers Forced Further Underground
South China Morning Post, July 20, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=93bf98111ab3b110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

KMT Threatens Boycott if Taiwan Is Called 'China's Taipei'
South China Morning Post, July 19, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=a07028d8a173b110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Public Is Banned from Games Venue Subway until Paralympics over
South China Morning Post, July 19, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=b44e28d8a173b110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Sacked Coach Attacks China 'Medal Lust'
British Broadcasting Corporation, July 18, 2008
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7507461.stm

Politics
China Reshuffles Cabinet Office
China Daily, July 20, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-07/20/content_6861472.htm

Protests and Petitions
Guizhou Police Detain 117 for June Unrest
China Daily, July 20, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-07/20/content_6861550.htm

Mystery Motorcycle Death Ends in Riot
Xinhua (via Shanghai Daily), July 19, 2008
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2008/200807/20080719/article_367416.htm

Police Kill Two in China after 400 Protesters Attack Officers
The Guardian, July 21, 2008
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/jul/21/china.humanrights

Related news:
Farmers Persuaded to Return Home after Unrest Ebbs
China Daily, July 20, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-07/20/content_6861785.htm

Rubber Plant Growers' Unrest under Investigation
China Daily, July 21, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-07/21/content_6861860.htm

Religion
Religious Leaders Call for Interreligious Dialogue
China Daily, July 19, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-07/19/content_6861084.htm

State Security
Police Grab Passenger with 100 Detonators
Shanghai Daily, July 19, 2008
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2008/200807/20080719/article_367363.htm

Tibet
100 Tibetan Separatists Nabbed in Nepal
China Daily, July 19, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-07/19/content_6861021.htm

昌都江达县数名藏民因策划示威被捕 (Four Tibetans Arrested in Qamdo Prefecture for Planning Demonstration)
Radio Free Asia, July 18, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/tibetan_protest-07182008135049.html

XUAR
新疆上千维吾尔人家被公安搜查 (1000+ Uyghur Households Searched by XUAR Police in Large-Scale Investigation)
Radio Free Asia, July 18, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/xinjiang-07182008142951.html

July 18, 2008

News
Disasters
Guangdong Cuts back on Spending to Help Sichuan
South China Morning Post, July 18, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=5d7808a88f13b110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

China Quake Zone Govt to Sell Luxury HQ after Outcry: Report
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), July 17, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080717/wl_asia_afp/chinaquakereconstruction_080717055900

Government
China Sets Guidelines for Central Government's Administrative Reform
Xinhuanet, July 17, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-07/17/content_8563979.htm

Labor
京劳动合同法后实施第一案 (China's First Lawsuit over Labor Contract Law)
Legal Daily, July 18, 2008
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/0705/2008-07/18/content_903419.htm

More MNC Workers to Get Bargaining Power
Xinhuanet, July 18, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-07/18/content_8565805.htm

Multilateral Relations
China Paper Decries Sudan's Bashir Arrest Move
Reuters, July 17, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSPEK21896120080717

Olympics
Authorities Order Bars Not to Serve Black People
South China Morning Post, July 18, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=267a08a88f13b110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

罗格称赞北京奥运环保减污举措 (Rogge Praises Pollution Reduction Measures for Beijing Olympics)
British Broadcasting Corporation, July 18, 2008
http://news.bbc.co.uk/chinese/simp/hi/newsid_7510000/newsid_7513000/7513016.stm

Steel Giant Helps to Clear the Skies
South China Morning Post, July 18, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=0ab808a88f13b110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Stand-off at Beijing 'Nail House'
British Broadcasting Corporation, July 18, 2008
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7509614.stm

香港记者蔡元贵获准回乡和采访奥运 ("Apple Daily" Journalist Allowed to Go to China and Cover Beijing Olympics after Being Refused Entry)
Radio Free Asia, July 17, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/olympics_media-07172008103521.html

China Targets Foreign Entertainers after Bjork Debacle
Reuters, July 17, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/musicNews/idUSPEK25855620080717

Beijing to Close Airport during Games Opening Ceremony
Reuters, July 17, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/rbssAirlines/idUSPEK34476820080717

China Hands Out Manuals Teaching Citizens to Escape Terrorist Attacks
Xinhuanet, July 17, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-07/17/content_8564710.htm

Olympic Chief Says Committee Won China Rights Reforms
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), July 17, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080717/wl_asia_afp/oly2008iocroggechinatibetrights_080717154711

Olympic Co-host City Dismisses Rumor of Epidemic Outbreak
Xinhuanet, July 17, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-07/17/content_8563811.htm

青岛近日爆发病毒性脑膜炎 (Chinese Authorities Censor News about Meningitis Outbreak in Qingdao)
Radio Free Asia, July 16, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/disease_qingdao-07162008105021.html

Once a Graveyard for State-Run Industry, Liaoning Is Struggling back to Prosperity
South China Morning Post, July 17, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=2d6b747ddfb2b110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

姚立法：不排除访民借奥运提出诉求的可能性 (Rights Defender Says Petitioners Are Not Excluding Possibility of Voicing out Through Olympics)
Radio Free Asia, July 17, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/fangmin-07172008111342.html

Protests and Petitions
Grieving Chinese Parents Protest School Collapse
International Herald Tribune, July 17, 2008
http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/07/17/asia/17china.php

军转干部吴传河上访遭公安殴打 (Soldier-Turned-Cadre Wu Chuanhe Beaten by Police over Petitions)
Radio Free Asia, July 17, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/petition_veteran-07172008120234.html

Tibet
央登寺一僧人不满当局强行爱国教育自杀 (Tibetan Monk Commits Suicide over Patriotic Education in Sichuan)
Radio Free Asia, July 17, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/tibetan_monks-07172008103132.html

July 17, 2008

News
Bilateral Ties
Bush Urged to Raise Prisoners' Rights with China
Reuters, July 16, 2008
http://uk.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUKN1646675920080716

US Eyes Humanitarian Drills with Chinese Military
Reuters, July 16, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSN16372214

Civil Society
Chinese NGOs Struggle to Grow
Christian Science Monitor, July 17, 2008
http://www.csmonitor.com/2008/0717/p04s03-woap.html

Corruption
Updated Database to Help Fight Graft
China Daily, July 16, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/cndy/2008-07/16/content_6849596.htm

Disasters
'Put Quality First when Rebuilding'
South China Morning Post, July 17, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=0e9407e4d3c2b110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

China Sends Extra Teams to Monitor Fund Using in Quake Zone
Xinhuanet, July 16, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-07/16/content_8557367.htm

德阳当局拒绝富新小学死难学生家长的赔偿申请 (Deyang, Sichuan Authorities Reject Application for Compensation for Bereaved Parents)
Radio Free Asia, July 16, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/earthquake_students-07162008114837.html

Environment
China on Brink of Electricity Shortfall
Financial Times, July 16, 2008
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/70f641ee-5363-11dd-8dd2-000077b07658.html

Human Rights Defender
山西省异见人士刘建军被以“煽动颠覆罪”刑事拘留 (Shanxi Dissident Liu Jianjun Criminally Detained for "Inciting Subversion")
Radio Free Asia, July 16, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/dissident_detain-07162008111417.html

Media
女主編家中遇襲 《證券市場周刊》疑報道惹禍 ("Capital Week" Editor-in-Chief Attacked in Own Home, Suspects Attack Due to Coverage)
Ming Pao, July 17, 2008
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20080717/cca1.htm

Migrant Workers
Equal Compensation for Migrants
China Daily, July 16, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/cndy/2008-07/16/content_6849646.htm

Olympics
Beijing Olympics Trigger Widespread Displacement
Voice of America, July 16, 2008
http://www.voanews.com/english/2008-07-16-voa49.cfm

Related information:
One World, Whose Dream? Housing Rights Violations and the Beijing Olympic Games
Centre on Housing Rights and Evictions, July 16, 2008
http://www.cohre.org/beijingreport

Beijing Uses Remote Video to Monitor Food, Air at Olympic Venues
Xinhuanet, July 16, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-07/16/content_8557930.htm

北京奥运订房价回落 旅社严控维族人 (Beijing Hotels Strictly Control Lodging of Uyghurs during Olympics)
Radio Free Asia, July 17, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/olympics_hotel-07162008135453.html

China Counts the Cost of Hosting the Olympics
Wall Street Journal, July 16, 2008
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121614671139755287.html

China Denies Exaggerating Olympic Terror Threat
Australian Broadcasting Corporation, July 16, 2008
http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/news/stories/200807/s2305950.htm

China Uses Games to Showcase Gains in Energy Efficiency
Wall Street Journal, July 17, 2008
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121624092517259523.html

Court in Session for Olympic Cases
Shanghai Daily, July 17, 2008
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=367114

For Beijing's Olympic Volunteers, the Rules Are Many
Christian Science Monitor, July 16, 2008
http://www.csmonitor.com/2008/0717/p04s01-woap.html

U.S. Fears Threat of Cyberspying at Olympics
Wall Street Journal, July 17, 2008
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121625646058760485.html

Politics
New Rules to Promote Party's Internal Democracy
Xinhua (via China Daily), July 16, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-07/16/content_6852767.htm

Related information:
中国共产党全国代表大会和地方各级代表大会代表任期制暂行条例 (Provisional Regulations on the Term of Office for Party Representatives at Local and National Peoples Congresses)
Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, July 16, 2008
http://www.gov.cn/jrzg/2008-07/16/content_1046723.htm

Protests and Petitions
Petitioner Kills Herself after Being Detained
South China Morning Post, July 17, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=c83407e4d3c2b110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

巫山大接访移民受伤 千人聚集堵路声援 (Mass Gathering in Support of Injured Petitioners Stops Chongqing Traffic)
Radio Free Asia, July 16, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/wushan-07162008113911.html

Public Health
Closing Coal Power Plant Improves Child Development
Voice of America, July 16, 2008
http://www.voanews.com/english/Science/2008-07-16-voa19.cfm

Society
Dog Owners Maddened by Beijing Canine Restrictions
Reuters, July 17, 2008
http://uk.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUKPEK26979420080717

State Security
Public Pools Warned of Terror Attacks
Shanghai Daily, July 17, 2008
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=367101

Tibet
官方严控西藏公务员送子女赴印求学 (Tibet Issues "Regulations on Disciplinary Measures for Party Members and Civil Servants whose Children Study at 'Dalai Clique' Institutions")
Radio Free Asia, July 16, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/tibet-07162008165130.html

July 16, 2008

News
Bilateral Ties
France to Push for Lifting of Arms Embargo, Trade Barriers
China Daily, July 15, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/cndy/2008-07/15/content_6846576.htm

Corruption
Mainland Ranks No 3 on Web List of Bribery
South China Morning Post, July 16, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=f168baa3fa72b110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Chongqing Govt Uses SMS to Battle Corruption
China Daily, July 15, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-07/15/content_6848239.htm

Disasters
Protesting Quake Parents Detained
Radio Free Asia, July 15, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/quakeparents-07152008153800.html

Environment
China Gets Permission to Import Ivory from Africa
Reuters, July 15, 2008
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L15307643.htm

Gender
Activists Celebrate Victory in Sexual Harassment Lawsuit
South China Morning Post, July 16, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=b7e9baa3fa72b110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news

Government
Officials 'Must Treat Public Woes'
China Daily, July 16, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-07/16/content_6849424.htm

中国否认奥运前控制异议人士 (China Rejects Claims of Restricting Dissidents)
Radio Free Asia, July 15, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/aoyun-07152008112017.html

Human Rights
Attack on Human Rights 'Silence'
British Broadcasting Corporation, July 15, 2008
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7506126.stm

Land Policy
中国土改运动受害者要求平反 (Victims of China's Land Allocation Plan Seek Redress)
Radio Free Asia, July 15, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/tugai-07152008170506.html

Law
China's Anti-Monopoly Law Commission in Force
Xinhuanet, July 16, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-07/16/content_8553183.htm

Media
Censors Ease Internet Blocks
South China Morning Post, July 16, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=98b9baa3fa72b110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news

奥运临近 网络控制加强 (With the Olympics Arriving, Internet Control Tightens)
Radio Free Asia, July 15, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/Internet-07152008062358.html

Olympics
Beijing's Olympic Village Court Opens
Xinhuanet, July 16, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-07/16/content_8555051.htm

Forty Years On, Games Could See Return of Podium Protests
Agence France-Presse (available at South China Morning), July 16, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=a4a8baa3fa72b110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news

Tianjin Airport to Adopt Special Security Checks
Xinhuanet, July 15, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-07/15/content_8551170.htm

Protests and Petitions
广西钦州“大接访” 数千工农前往请愿 (Thousands of Workers and Farmers Petition at Municipal Building in Qinzhou, Guangxi Province)
Radio Free Asia, July 15, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/qinzhou-07152008165134.html

Religion
两名地下天主教神父被捕 忠于罗马教皇的活动受打击 (Two Underground Catholic Priests Detained; Religious Activities Loyal to the Pope Restrained)
Radio Free Asia, July 14, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/priest-07142008151300.html

Tibet
达赖喇嘛特使：应北京要求，西藏流亡政府同意十月继续对话 (Dalai Envoy: Appeasing Beijing's Wishes, Tibetan Government-In-Exile Agrees to Continue Talks in October)
Radio France Internationale, July 16, 2008
http://www.rfi.fr/actucn/articles/103/article_8416.asp

XUAR
China Says Breaks Up 12 Terrorist Cells in Far West
Reuters, July 15, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSPEK16222720080716?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews

July 15, 2008

News
Education
Schools Short of 400,000 Teachers
South China Morning Post, July 15, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=50d6e7f67622b110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Environment
China on the Way to Going Green
Xinhuanet, July 15, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-07/15/content_8546386.htm

Government
Media Hail Election Contest Played Out before the Public
South China Morning Post, July 15, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=7e95e7f67622b110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Human Rights
Bush Criticizes China, Saudi, Iran on Rights
Reuters, July 14, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idUSN1440477620080714

Labor
As China's Small Mines Stay Shut, Crisis Grows
Reuters (available at International Herald Tribune), July 13, 2008
http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/07/13/business/coal.php

Olympics
京无意阻《苹果》採访奥运 (Beijing Has No Intention to Bar Apple Daily from Covering Olympics)
Ming Pao, July 15, 2008
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20080715/gsk1.htm

Beijing Shopkeeper Stands Her Ground as Eviction Looms for Games Clearance
South China Morning Post, July 15, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=ec26e7f67622b110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Australian Athletes Offered Olympics "Rights" Pack
Reuters, July 14, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/GCA-Olympics/idUSSYD12616020080714

Beijing Has Water for Olympics -- If Tourists Come
Reuters, July 14, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/environmentNews/idUSPEK11363620080714

北京启动“三道治安防线” (Beijing Launches "Three-Tiered Security System" for Olympics)
Xinhuanet, July 14, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/newscenter/2008-07/14/content_8544824.htm

China Olympics Security Undermines Media Freedoms: Experts
Reuters, July 14, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/GCA-Olympics/idUSPEK2006220080714

China Steps Up Coal Shipments to Power Games: Xinhua
Reuters, July 14, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/GCA-Olympics/idUSPEK18007520080714

China Urges "Civilized" Security Checks at Games
Reuters, July 14, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/olympicsNews/idUSPEK18343420080714

Leave Banners at Home, Olympic Spectators Told
Reuters, July 14, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/GCA-Olympics/idUSPEK33946620080714

Police
Beijing Orders Pollution to Vanish
Time (available at Yahoonews.com), July 14, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/time/20080714/wl_time/beijingorderspollutiontovanish

Protests and Petitions
Beijing Calls in Provincial Police to Help Fend off Petitioners
South China Morning Post, July 15, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=522ee7f67622b110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

湖南邵阳公安殴打和拘捕阻扰政府工程的村民 (Hunan Police Beat and Arrest Villagers over Obstruction of Road Project)
Radio Free Asia, July 14, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/china_rights_rural-07142008105331.html

黑龙江双鸭山市对访民采取高压政策 (Local Authorities in Heilongjiang Adopt Repressive Policies against Petitioners)
Radio Free Asia, July 14, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/fangmin-07142008103834.html

Migrant Workers Protest, Riot for 3 Days in E. China
Reuters, July 14, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSPEK162637

Police arrest 100 over Southwest China Riot
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), July 14, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080714/wl_afp/chinarightsunrestoly2008_080714085455

July 12 - 14, 2008

News
Corruption
Web Outcry Lands Officials in Hot Water
South China Morning Post, July 14, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=1e62859e03d1b110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

法院竟为地产公司大股东 (Court Unveiled as Big Share Holder of Real Estate Company)
Radio Free Asia, July 13, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/fa-07132008174441.html

Disasters
Student Still in Danger after Lab Blast in SW China
China Daily, July 14, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-07/14/content_6843249.htm

Chinese Man Jailed for Hacking Red Cross Quake Site: Report
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), July 12, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080712/wl_asia_afp/chinaquakeinternetcrime

Human Rights Defender - Chen Guangcheng (陈光诚)
'Abuses' under Population Policies
Radio Free Asia, July 12, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/populationabuse-07112008131105.html

Human Rights Defender
浙江异议人士范子良再次遭拘禁 (Zhejiang Dissident, Fan Ziliang, Taken into Custody Again)
Radio Free Asia, July 11, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/fanziliang-07112008161834.html

Land Policy
山东莒南县传出非法拆迁案 (Illegal Eviction Cases in Shandong Province Uncovered)
Radio Free Asia, July 12, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/chaiqian-07112008235608.html

Media
网上发言被拘 军转干部不服 (Guangxi Cadre Detained over Internet Comment)
Radio Free Asia, July 13, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/wang-07132008181119.html

Olympics
Beijing Boosts Security as Attack Fears Grow
South China Morning Post, July 14, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=edde859e03d1b110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Disabled Praise Increases in State Investment Olympics Shines Spotlight on Often Forgotten Community
South China Morning Post, July 14, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=6961859e03d1b110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Water's Not Running Dry, But Tourists and Vegetables Still Shy
South China Morning Post, July 14, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=4b91859e03d1b110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Beijing to Adjust Working Hours for Olympics
Xinhuanet, July 13, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-07/13/content_8539274.htm

'Bird's Nest' Just Doesn't Fly as Green Stadium, Says UN Expert
Reuters (available at South China Morning Post), July 13, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=42ba09f60381b110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

China Vows to Boost Olympic Security
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), July 13, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080713/wl_asia_afp/chinasecurityoly2008

Qiqihar Gets into Olympic Rhythm
South China Morning Post, July 13, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=c18a67e047b1b110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Seven Years On, Beijing Moves to Fulfill Olympic Promises
Xinhuanet, July 13, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-07/13/content_8539126.htm

Algae Spreading along China's Yellow Sea Coast
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), July 12, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080712/wl_asia_afp/chinaoly2008environmentpollutionalgaegae

Big Rewards for Olympic Tip-offs
Shanghai Daily, July 11, 2008
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2008/200807/20080711/article_366460.htm

Protests and Petitions
正常上访被刑拘 家属努力终获释 (Family Fight for Petitioners Jiang Tairong's Release)
Radio Free Asia, July 11, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/guilin-07112008093754.html

Society
甘肃灾区工商人员苛征暴力 孕妇老人受伤网上吁关注 (Hawkers Beaten over Rent for Fruit Stand)
Radio Free Asia, July 11, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/zaiqu-07112008112712.html

Tibet
Authorities Sentence 12 More for Role in Tibet Riots
South China Morning Post, July 12, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=b707b4cf8f21b110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

China Jails 12 More Tibetans over March Riots
Reuters, July 11, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSPEK14190120080711

No Death Penalty Handed Down So Far over Lhasa Violence
Xinhuanet, July 11, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-07/11/content_8527795.htm

Tibetan Festival Banned, Troops Muster
Radio Free Asia, July 11, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/lithang-07112008102833.html

XUAR
China Executes Two Uighurs, Jails 15: Radio Report
Reuters (available at YahooNews), July 12, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080712/wl_nm/china_executions_dc

July 11, 2008

News
Bilateral Ties
China Hopes to Turn New Page in Relations with France
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), July 10, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080710/wl_asia_afp/chinafrancediplomacyoly2008

Corruption
Corruption Prosecution a New High
China Daily, July 10, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-07/10/content_6832668.htm

Disasters
美国“人道中国”捐款被退回 接受捐款的家属受警告 (American "China Humanitarian" Organization Donations Returned; Families Receiving Donations Warned)
Radio Free Asia, July 10, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/donation-07102008165752.html

Official: Floods Cost China $7 Bln So Far This Year
Xinhuanet, July 10, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-07/10/content_8525710.htm

Food Security
China to Urgently Boost GM Crop Development
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), July 10, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080710/sc_afp/chinafoodbiotech

Government
Cadres to be Gauged by Grasp of Law
China Daily, July 11, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-07/11/content_6836092.htm

Human Rights Defender - Huang Qi (黄琦)
公安已将黄琦案上交到检察院以决定是否批捕 (Police Pass Huang Qi's Case to Procuratorate to Determine Whether to Arrest )
Radio Free Asia, July 10, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/donation-07102008165752.html

Media
Post-Quake Ban on Amusing TV Ends
South China Morning Post, July 10, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=eedb20665c80b110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Olympics
Beijing Wants Dogs off Menu during Olympics
Financial Times, July 10, 2008
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5ed9ea0a-4e8c-11dd-ba7c-000077b07658.html

Chinese Activists Fear Olympic 'Holidays'
USA Today, July 10, 2008
http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2008-07-10-china_N.htm

Beijing Lets News in for the Olympic Games
Times Online, July 11, 2008
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/olympics/article4312593.ece

Li Promises Media Freedom
Xinhuanet (available at Shanghai Daily), July 11, 2008
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2008/200807/20080711/article_366391.htm

Beijing to Boost Olympic Security with Bus Checks
Shanghai Daily, July 11, 2008
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2008/200807/20080711/article_366440.htm

China Tightens Its Security for Olympic Games
Times Online, July 11, 2008
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/olympics/article4312657.ece

China Crackdown Targets Critics ahead of Olympics
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), July 10, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080711/ap_on_re_as/china_olympic_crackdown

Protests and Petitions
广东佛山规定政府部门处理投诉超时2天将究责 (Foshan Officials to Be Punished for Resolution of Complaints Taking Longer Than 2 Days)
Xinhuanet, July 11, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/politics/2008-07/11/content_8526509.htm

Public Health
Rural Medicare Plan Covers 91% of Target
Xinhua (available at China Daily), July 11, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-07/11/content_6836007.htm

Tibet
China Jails 12 More Tibetans over March Riots
Reuters (available at YahooNews), July 11, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080711/wl_nm/china_tibet_dc

Deported Tibetan 'Had Violated Law'
Reuters (available at South China Morning Post), July 11, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=6e57f601ebd0b110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

July 10, 2008

News
Bilateral Ties
Bush, Hu Discuss Human Rights, Taiwan
Voice of America, July 09, 2008
http://www.voanews.com/english/2008-07-09-voa7.cfm?rss=asia

Corruption
Party Probes 'Iron Hand' Enforcer of Guangdong over Alleged Bribes
South China Morning Post, July 10, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=5ff920665c80b110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Former Shanghai Official Jailed for Bribery
Xinhuanet, July 09, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-07/09/content_8518430.htm

Sacked China Police Chief Alleges Corruption: Official Media
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), July 09, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080709/wl_asia_afp/chinarightsunrestoly2008

Freedom of Speech
三家国际笔会发表报告批评中国钳制言论自由 (Three International PEN Organizations Publishe Report Criticizing China's Clampdown on Freedom of Speech)
Radio Free Asia, July 09, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/yanlun-07092008173631.html

Human Rights Defender - Liu Jie (刘杰)
维权人士刘杰在劳教所被用酷刑 (Heilongjiang Petitioner, Liu Jie, Brutally Tortured Whilst at Reeducation Centre)
Radio Free Asia, July 09, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/liujie-07092008094452.html

Human Rights Defender
参与杨春林联名抵制北京奥运 鸡西维权人士袁显臣被逮捕 (Heilongjiang Rights Defender Yuan Xianchen Arrested)
Radio Free Asia, July 09, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/yuan-07092008094743.html

Labor
Safety Official: China to Shut 4,000 More Small Coal Mines by 2010
China Daily (via Xinhua), July 09, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-07/10/content_6832691.htm

Law
Chinese Prosecutors Investigating More Official Crimes
Xinhuanet, July 09, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-07/09/content_8519532.htm

Olympics
Beijing Moves to Stop Vice Industry Staining Games
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), July 10, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080710/wl_asia_afp/chinaoly2008sexprostitution

Beijing Olympic Torch Relay Concludes in Inner Mongolia
Xinhuanet, July 10, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-07/10/content_8522356.htm

Olympic Village Impresses Mock Dwellers with Chinese Culture
Xinhuanet, July 10, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-07/10/content_8522081.htm

Foreign Media Heritage Shooting Procedure during Games to Be Simplified
Xinhuanet, July 09, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-07/09/content_8518242.htm

奥运火炬拟过临沂 监控袁伟静者增至四十多 (Olympic Torch to Go Through Chen Guangcheng's Hometown - Increased Surveillance for Wife)
Radio Free Asia, July 09, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/linyi-07092008095411.html

Peking University Temporarily Bans Tourists for Olympic Security
Xinhuanet, July 09, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-07/09/content_8516489.htm

Recyclers Scrapped from Beijing ahead of Olympics
International Herald Tribune, July 09, 2008
http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/07/09/business/recycle.php

Sarkozy Ends Threat to Boycott Olympic Opener
International Herald Tribune, July 09, 2008
http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/07/09/asia/sarkozy.php

Police
RFA独家报道：闽农失地又失子 拒与警方谈私了 (RFA Independent Report: Fujian Farmer Loses Land and Child, Refuses to Talk to Police)
Radio Free Asia, July 09, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shidi-07092008151517.html

沪袭警案官方说法出台难服众　指杨佳被打残不实传谣者被捕者质疑 (Shanghai Authorities' Account of Attack Questionable)
Radio Free Asia, July 09, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/xijing-07092008181228.html

Poverty
China's Extremely Poor Population Declines to Less Than 15 Mln
Xinhuanet, July 08, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-07/08/content_8512143.htm

Public Health
Tainted Protein Confirmed as Killer
Shanghai Daily, July 09, 2008
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2008/200807/20080709/article_366085.htm

Society
瓮安少女溺水亡？ 民间真调被封口 (Did the Weng'an Girl Drown? Truth Kept from the People)
Radio Free Asia, July 09, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/wengan-07092008135245.html

XUAR
China Says Kills Five Uighurs Seeking "Holy War"
Reuters, July 09, 2008
http://uk.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUKPEK8056720080709

July 9, 2008

News
Disasters
Sichuan Quake Death Toll Rises to 69,197
Xinhuanet, July 08, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-07/08/content_8511125.htm

Environment
China Power Woes May Worsen before Olympics
Reuters, July 08, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/reutersEdge/idUSPEK3710520080708

Human Rights
国际人权组织发起“释放中国八位良心犯”行动 (International Rights Groups Campaign for Release of 8 Chinese Prisoners of Conscience)
Radio Free Asia, July 08, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/china_humanrights-07082008120110.html

Human Rights Defenders
贵州公安扣留李树芬死亡真相民间调查小组 (Guizhou Police Detain Activists Who Investigated Weng'an Teen's Death)
Radio Free Asia, July 08, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/dissident_detain-07082008112507.html

Labor
Caseloads Surge as Labourers Air Gripes
South China Morning Post, July 09, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=8dbc35a2cd30b110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Drop in Coal Mine Deaths
Shanghai Daily, July 08, 2008
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2008/200807/20080708/article_366066.htm

Law
逼供致人亡一审判无期 (Official Sentenced to Life after Torturing Suspect to Death during Interrogation)
The Beijing News, July 09, 2008
http://www.thebeijingnews.com/news/guonei/2008/07-09/018@085354.htm

中国上万名人士再次呼吁废除劳教制度 (Over 15,000 Chinese Call for Abolition of Reeducation-Through-Labor)
Radio Free Asia, July 08, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/laojiao-07082008104755.html

Migrant Workers
Law Proposed to Help Migrants Sue for Back Pay
South China Morning Post, July 09, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=f66c35a2cd30b110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Olympics
10万反恐大军拱卫京奥 (100,000-Strong Anti-Terrorism Troops to Protect Beijing Olympics)
Ming Pao, July 09, 2008
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20080709/caa1.htm

Bocog and CCTV Reaffirm Uncensored Coverage
South China Morning Post, July 09, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=0d7b35a2cd30b110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&

京奥运临近 港新闻网解封 (China Unblocks Hong Kong News Websites -- Except "Apple Daily" -- ahead of Olympics)
Ming Pao, July 09, 2008
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20080709/gdb1.htm

'Frugal Olympics' Have Become Anything But
South China Morning Post, July 09, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=450935a2cd30b110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Smog Tarnishes 'Gold Standard' for Olympics
South China Morning Post, July 09, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=95c544ef0c30b110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News

'Anti-China Forces' Will Not Disrupt Olympics: Media
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), July 08, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080708/ts_afp/oly2008chnchinacountdownmedia_080708074205;_ylt=Agxyf7xYiMZI44_wkLh0Mt9PzWQA8074205;_ylt=Agxyf7xYiMZI44_wkLh0Mt9PzWQA
Beijing 'Failing Pollution Test'
British Broadcasting Corporation, July 08, 2008
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7494656.stm

China Says Key Pollution Levels Down Slightly
Reuters, July 08, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/GCA-Olympics/idUSPEK19689120080708

China TV to Scrap Time Gap for Live Games Broadcast
Reuters, July 08, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/GCA-Olympics/idUSPEK3261520080708

FACTBOX: Fortress Beijing: Security Steps for the Olympics
Reuters, July 08, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/GCA-Olympics/idUSSP8896720080708

IOC Hails Beijing "Gold Standard"
Reuters, July 08, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/sportsNews/idUSN0343734020080708

Related Information
HRIC Statement: Rights Crackdown Intensifies a Month before the Games
Human Rights in China, July 8, 2008
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/63047

Protests and Petitions
Beichuan Parents to Petition Beijing over 'Tofu' Schools
South China Morning Post, July 09, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=367c35a2cd30b110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Tibet
甘孜理塘宣布在达赖喇嘛生日当天实行戒严 (Authorities in Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture Impose County-wide Curfew on Dalai Lama's Birthday)
Radio Free Asia, July 08, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/tibetan_human_rights-07082008122526.html

奥运前中国拘押千名西藏僧人 (Chinese Government Detains 1,000 Tibetans ahead of Olympics)
Radio Free Asia, July 08, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/tibet-07082008172112.html

July 8, 2008

News
Environment
Let Them Eat Camel, China Wildlife Activist Says
Reuters, July 07, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/lifestyleMolt/idUSPEK1500620080707

Freedom of Association
数名杭州异议人士喝茶聚会遭当局传讯 (Hangzhou Dissidents Summoned During Private Tea Gathering)
Radio Free Asia, July 07, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/chuanxun-07072008101932.html

Human Rights Defender - Huang Xiaoqin (黄小勤)
中国民主党成员获释后仍受打压 (Persecution of China Democracy Party Member Continues after His Release)
Radio Free Asia, July 07, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/dissident_CDP-07072008115929.html

Olympics
Air Passengers Face Extra Security Checks for Olympics
Xinhuanet, July 08, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-07/08/content_8507895.htm

Beijing Gets into the Olympic Spirit
South China Morning Post, July 08, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=8b5cdbf097efa110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

China Scrambles on Construction, Pollution to Meet Olympic Deadlines
Wall Street Journal, July 08, 2008
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121546292477533481.html

Gov't Will Stop Illegal Broadcasts during Olympic Games
Xinhuanet, July 08, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-07/08/content_8507959.htm

奥运「搞死」京建筑业 (Olympics "Ruin" Beijing's Construction Industry)
Ming Pao, July 08, 2008
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20080708/spa2.htm

电视播奥运延迟10秒 (Ten Second Delay for Televised Broadcast of Olympic Games)
Ming Pao, July 08, 2008
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20080708/caa1h.htm

China Media Clamps Slammed a Month before Olympics
Reuters, July 07, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/GCA-Olympics/idUSHKG1749720080707

China Olympic City Battles "Invading" Algae
Reuters, July 07, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/environmentNews/idUSPEK34476920080707

China Targets Mongolians in Quiet Pre-Games Crackdown
Reuters, July 07, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/GCA-Olympics/idUSPEK36453720080708

Coca-Cola Defends Olympics Deal
British Broadcasting Corporation, July 07, 2008
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7494149.stm

Homegrown Threats Top Olympics Security Worries: Official
Reuters, July 07, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/GCA-Olympics/idUSPEK36987220080707

One Month to Go - Beijing Prepares to Deliver
Reuters, July 07, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSN0343734020080707

Population
Chinese Families Become Smaller as Single-Child Population Tops 100 Mln
Xinhuanet, July 07, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-07/07/content_8506366.htm

Protests and Petitions
官阻民间真调组赴瓮安 三调查员下落不明 (Whereabouts of 3 Activists Who Investigated Weng'an Teen's Death Unknown)
Radio Free Asia, July 08, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/wengan-07072008140509.html

北京访民持续申请游行诉冤 (Beijing Petitioners Continue to Apply for Demonstration Permits)
Radio Free Asia, July 07, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/fangmin-07072008101720.html

China Sees Another Clash over a Disputed Death
Reuters, July 07, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSPEK20004

重庆矿工不满公司计划收取煤气费爆发骚乱 (Chongqing Coal Miners Raid Employer's Office over Gas Fees)
Radio Free Asia, July 07, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/rights_protest-07072008115629.html

Tibet
China Presses Dalai Lama ahead of Games
Reuters, July 07, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSPEK33239020080707

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