March 3 - 5, 2007

News
Bilateral Ties
Foreign Minister Evades Sex Slave Row
South China Morning Post, March 04, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ0THQSTYE.html

Death Penalty
杀人疑凶能否都做“精神病鉴定” (Commentary: Mental Check for All Death Row Convicts Before Execution)
Nanfang City News, March 05, 2007
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/spqy/20070305033
6.asp

Freedom of Speech
学者吁立法惩「汉奸」言论 (CASS Academic Calls for Criminalization of "Treasonous Speech")
Wen Wei Po, March 05, 2007
http://paper.wenweipo.com/2007/03/05/CH0703050034.htm

NPC Briefs: `Pengshui Poem Scandal' Comes Under Fire
South China Morning Post, March 05, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZNS3RSTYE.html

Human Rights
Anti-Rightist Campaign's Victims Seek an Apology
South China Morning Post, March 05, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZ76IQSTYE.html

Human Rights Defender - Zhu Yufu (朱虞夫)
中国民主党创办人朱虞夫被公安带走 (Founder of China Democracy Party Zhu Yufu Taken Away Ahead of NPC and CPPCC Sessions)
Radio Free Asia, March 05, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/03/02/zhuy
ufu/

Human Rights Defender - Gao Yaojie (高耀洁)
Aids Activist's Arrest 'Misunderstanding'
South China Morning Post, March 04, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ3DHQSTYE.html

Human Rights Defender – Tang Jingling (唐荆陵)
维权律师唐荆陵周四被广州市公安传唤 (Human Rights Lawyer Tang Jingling Summoned for "Subversive" Campaign Materials)
Radio Free Asia, March 02, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/03/02/china_righ
ts_lawyer/

Media
14部委发文 严禁新增网吧 (14 Government Departments Issue Notice Prohibiting New Cyber Cafes in 2007)
Wen Wei Po, March 05, 2007
http://paper.wenweipo.com/2007/03/05/CH0703050062.htm

Migrant Workers
Lessons in Misery for Migrant Children
The Standard, March 05, 2007
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?we_cat=3&art
_id=39395&sid=12505056&con_type=1&d_str=20070305

Military
Military Spending Gets Biggest Boost in 5 Years
South China Morning Post, March 05, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZJ5IQSTYE.html

Olympics
Olympics a Political Test for Beijing
South China Morning Post, March 05, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZDHM70PYE.html

Senior CPC Leader Calls for Better Social, Cultural Environment for Olympics
People's Daily, March 05, 2007
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200703/05/eng20070305_354
191.html

Police
96.5％的人亲眼见过城管查抄小摊小贩 (70 Percent of Interviewees Oppose Clearing Up of Hawkers in Beijing)
China Youth Daily, March 05, 2007
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2007-03/05/content_1688926.htm

Politics
China to Instate Non-Communist Party Leaders in Leading Positions at State Organs: Spokesman
People's Daily, March 02, 2007
http://english.people.com.cn/200703/02/eng20070302_353799.
html

Party Members Urged to Speak Out
South China Morning Post, March 05, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ9VG40PYE.html

Population
'Our Only Child Died, the Pain Is Unbearable'
South China Morning Post, March 05, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZ9KWVAUYE.html

Protests and Petitions
北京两会前夕再度扫荡上访村 (Beijing Authorities Sweep Petitioning Village Again Ahead of NPC and CPPCC Sessions)
Radio Free Asia, March 05, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/03/02/beijing/

上海当局在两会前夕加紧拦截上访民众 (Shanghai Authorities Step Up Action Against Petitioners Who Want to Travel to Beijing)
Radio Free Asia, March 02, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/03/02/china_petiti
on_shanghai/

Public Health
Young Victim of a Sick System
South China Morning Post, March 04, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZBCHQSTYE.html

SARS Hero Critical of Disciplinary System
South China Morning Post, March 05, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZXKWVAUYE.html

China's AIDS Battle Goes Corporate
Los Angeles Times, March 03, 2007
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-chinaids3m
ar03,1,7308169.story

Religion
Religious Surge in Once-Atheist China Surprises Leaders
New York Times, March 04, 2007
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/04/world/asia/04china.html

Society
中国青少年的诚信度呈现下降趋势（二） (Integrity of China's Youth Worsens as They Grow Up (Part II))
Radio Free Asia, March 03, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/03/03/qings
haonian/

Tibet
《2006度西藏人权报告》：中国当局继续压制西藏人权 (NGO's Annual Report Finds That Suppression of Tibetans' Human Rights Continues)
Radio Free Asia, March 02, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/03/02/tibetan_hum
anrights/

Tibetans Too Busy to Care as Glaciers Melt
The Standard, March 05, 2007
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?we_cat=3&art_
id=39382&sid=12505050&con_type=1&d_str=20070305

March 2, 2007

Top news of the day
Protests and Petitions
北京公安深夜大搜捕 访民呼吁国际社会关注 (Petitioners Call for International Concern over Massive Arrests Ahead of NPC and CPPCC Sessions)
Radio Free Asia, March 01, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/03/01/shangfa
ng/
Beijing authorities have stepped up action against petitioners ahead of the NPC (National People’s Congress) and CPPCC (Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference) meetings. More than 500 hundred petitioners were taken away on the night of February 28. Petitioner Zhou Li (周利) said the local authorities had offered her a free trip to Hainan Province if she would not petition in Beijing during the meetings.

News
Death Penalty
新受案均派人赴当地提讯被告人 (Supreme People's Court to Send Officers to Talk to Defendants in Person in Death Penalty Review Cases)
Legal Daily, March 02, 2007
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/misc/2007-03/02/content_547929.htm

Disasters
湖北煤改：市场的诞生 (China's Coal-Related Reforms Also Shape Market Development)
Nanfang Weekend, March 01, 2007
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/zmzg/200703010486.asp

Environment
Silver Bullet to Be Aimed at China's Energy Woes
Financial Times, March 02, 2007
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/3c95140c-c863-11db-9a5e-000b5df1
0621,dwp_uuid=9c33700c-4c86-11da-89df-0000779e2340.html

Human Rights Defenders
简要新闻： 维权律师唐荆陵再次被警方传唤 (Brief News: Human Rights Lawyer Tang Jingling Summoned Again)
Radio Free Asia, March 02, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/xinwen/2007/03/01/

Human Rights Defender – Chen Guangcheng (陈光诚)
Chinese Activist's Wife to Visit Him
Associated Press (via YahooNews), March 01, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070301/ap_on_re_as/china_bli
nd_activist_1;_ylt=AkiFsrCqYlDqgdFogqkljCBPzWQA

Human Rights Defender - Hu Jia (胡佳)
胡佳在港接受本台专访　谈重获自由 (Hu Jia Talks About Regaining His Freedom in Hong Kong Interview)
Radio Free Asia, March 01, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/03/01/hujia/

Labor
No Labour Shortage, Official Says
South China Morning Post, March 02, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZQPND0PYE.html

Law
Doubts on Labour Camp Law Revamp
South China Morning Post, March 02, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZO1J70PYE.html

China Issues New Legal Interpretation to Improve Coal Mine Safety
Xinhuanet, March 01, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-03/01/content_5789957.
htm

China to Pass First Private Property Law
Financial Times, March 01, 2007
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/1b26d35c-c81b-11db-b0dc-000b5df106
21,dwp_uuid=9c33700c-4c86-11da-89df-0000779e2340.html

Migrant Workers
外交部驳牺牲农民工利益说法 (Foreign Ministry Rebuts Amnesty's Migrant Worker Report)
The Beijing News, March 02, 2007
http://news.thebeijingnews.com/0565/2007/03-02/014@041148.htm

Olympics
Beijing to Persevere with Plan to Evict Beggars Ahead of Olympics
South China Morning Post, March 02, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ4DD40PYE.html

Politics
HK Delegate Wants New Approach to CPPCC
South China Morning Post, March 02, 2007
http://hongkong.scmp.com/hknews/ZZZ2QND0PYE.html

两会保安动员50万人 (NPC and CPPCC Sessions Employ 500,000 Security Officers)
Ming Pao, March 02, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20070302/caa1.htm

NPC Briefs
South China Morning Post, March 02, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZ2ED40PYE.html

Population
One-Child Crackdown Looms for Elite
South China Morning Post, March 02, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZXBJ70PYE.html

Protests and Petitions
Cat-and-Mouse Game Begins for Petitioners
South China Morning Post, March 02, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZYDD40PYE.html

Children Pay Hefty Price as Parents Wage Weary Battle to Correct Injustices
South China Morning Post, March 02, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZDDJ70PYE.html

Public Health
Rural Chinese Glad to Earn Cash for Blood
Boston Globe, March 02, 2007
http://www.boston.com/news/world/asia/articles/2007/03/01/
rural_chinese_glad_to_earn_cash_for_blood/

云南省成立防治艾滋病局 加大对艾滋病防控力度 (Yunnan Authorities Establish AIDS Prevention Bureau)
Legal Daily, March 02, 2007
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/misc/2007-03/02/content_547880.h
tm

Religion
Academic Demoted for Bible Study
South China Morning Post, March 02, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZK1J70PYE.html

Rural Issues
2010年西部基本解决温饱 (China's Rural West to Solve Basic Needs by 2010)
The Beijing News, March 02, 2007
http://news.thebeijingnews.com/0546/2007/0302/014@245360
.htm

'Go West' Drive Slowed by Lack of Funding
South China Morning Post, March 02, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZMPND0PYE.html

Social Security
Pensions Just a Dream for China's Aging Villagers
Reuters (via YahooNews), March 02, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070302/lf_nm/china_parliament
_pensions_dc_1;_ylt=Aq7M2OBMEKW_U58I09lv4E5PzWQA

Three Gorges
China to Use 55 Bln Yuan to Settle Problems in Three Gorges Region
Xinhuanet, February 28, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-02/28/content_578103
2.htm

March 1, 2007

Top News of the Day

Protests and Petitions
广西抗议纸厂污染环境的农民被刑事拘留 (Ten Guangxi Farmers Detained After Protesting Against Pollution by Paper Factory)
Radio Free Asia, February 28, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/02/28/china_
rights_rural/
Ten Guangxi farmers who had participated in a protest in January 2007 have been put under criminal detention for committing the crime of 'interfering with official duties' before the Chinese New Year. Three have since been released, while the other seven farmers have reportedly received formal arrest notifications from the Guangxi People's Procuratorate on January 19, 2007. In January, about a hundred farmers staged a protest against a local paper-making factory for causing severe environmental pollution in the locality.


News

Death Penalty
New Regulation Seeks to Guarantee Fair Death Trials
China Daily, March 01, 2007
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2007-03/01/content_
816366.htm

调查称死刑犯临刑前不能与亲属见面现象较普遍 (Survey Shows That Death Row Prisoners Are Often Not Allowed to See Families Before Being Executed)
EastDay.com, March 01, 2007
http://news.eastday.com/c/20070301/u1a2652542.html

Disasters
吐鲁番13级狂风掀翻火车夺三命 (China Train Derailed by Stormy Winds, 3 Dead)
The Beijing News, March 01, 2007
http://news.thebeijingnews.com/0546/2007/0301/014@
245216.htm

Education
Gov't Urged to Meet Funding Promise
China Daily, March 01, 2007
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2007-03/01/content_
816363.htm

Environment
China Could Become Top Air Polluter Next Year
South China Morning Post, March 01, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZZX940PYE.html

Guangdong Pollution at Its Worst in Decades
South China Morning Post, March 01, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZJX940PYE.html

Labor
乙肝带菌者陈龙控告上海一台资企业歧视 (University Graduate Sues Shanghai Company for Hepatitis B Discrimination)
Radio Free Asia, February 28, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/02/28/china_
discrimination/

Law
突发应对法料今年出台 (Draft Law on Handling Emergency Response Likely to be Passed This Year)
Wen Wei Po, March 01, 2007
http://paper.wenweipo.com/2007/03/01/CH0703010001.htm

New Law to Abolish Laojiao System
China Daily, March 01, 2007
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2007-03/01/content_
816358.htm

行政执法有错 依法追究责任 (Shanghai Issues New Regulation to Hold State Administrative Organs Accountable for Wrongdoing)
Legal Daily, March 01, 2007
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2007-03/01/content_546884.htm

Media
HK, Taiwan TV Anchors Face Controls on Mainland
South China Morning Post, March 01, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZFTF70PYE.html

Migrant Workers
Report: China's Migrants Face Abuse
Associated Press (via YahooNews), March 01, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070301/ap_on_re_as/china_
migrant_underclass_1;_ylt=ArCDE1h_x8_lO1Y4BVHrmL1PzWQA

Olympics
Warm-up for the Olympics
Beijing Review, March 01, 2007
http://www.bjreview.com.cn/nation/txt/2007-02/25/content
_56729.htm

Police
More Than 210,000 Warning, Monitoring Devices Installed to Prevent Crime: Police
People's Daily, March 01, 2007
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200703/01/eng20070301_
353140.html

Population
China's Population Grew About 7 Million
Associated Press ( via YahooNews), March 01, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070301/ap_on_re_eu/china_
population_1;_ylt=AtR9FWb66lmUPNKOLlxRDI9PzWQA

Protests and Petitions
两会前的北京访民陆续被软禁 (Beijing Petitioners Under Close Surveillance Ahead of Two Sessions)
Radio Free Asia, February 28, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/02/28/beijing/

Religion
官方继续干预基督徒宗教生活 (Local Governments Continue to Crack Down on House Churches)
Radio Free Asia, February 28, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/02/28/religion/

February 28, 2007

Top News of the Day
Human Rights Defender - Guo Feixiong (郭飞雄)
郭飞雄案重新移送检察院 律师强调同案不应分案审 (Guo Feixiong's Case Sent to Guangzhou Procuratorate Again)
Radio Free Asia, February 27, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/02/27/guofeix
iong/
Guo Feixiong's case has been sent to a procuratorate office in Guangzhou for re-examination. Sources say Guo was detained over the publication of a book on politics in Shenyang. Given that an alleged accomplice of Guo’s has already been tried, Guo's lawyer argues that the separate treatment for the two is unjustified procedurally. Guo was sent to Shenyang in mid-January and his wife speculates that he is still detained there now.

News
Corporate Social Accountability
China's Good Corporate Citizens Find Their Voice
Financial Times, February 26, 2007
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/8a170396-c504-11db-b110-000b5df10
621.html

Corruption
Hu Moves to Stem Corruption in Army
South China Morning Post, February 28, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZDVDAZHYE.html

Death Penalty
China's Highest Court to Order Provinces to Retry Death Sentences
Xinhuanet, February 27, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-02/27/content_578094
2.htm

Disasters
欧阳五﹕內地整顿小煤矿 长路漫漫 (Commentary: Still a Long Way to Go for the Restructuring of Small Coal Mines)
Ming Pao, February 28, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20070228/fac1.htm

Education
Tuition Fees Waived for Rural Students
South China Morning Post, February 28, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZG5C7ZHYE.html

Environment
Two Countries – Global Problem
Financial Times, February 28, 2007
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/afc8c064-c678-11db-be1a-000b5df1062
1,dwp_uuid=9c33700c-4c86-11da-89df-0000779e2340.html

中国成为煤炭净进口国 (China Becomes Net Importer of Coal)
Radio Free Asia, February 27, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/02/27/meitan/

Human Rights Defender - Liu Fenggang (刘凤钢)
北京家庭教会领袖刘凤钢顺利接受心脏搭桥手术 (Beijing-Based House Church Leader Liu Fenggang Undergoes Heart Surgery)
Radio Free Asia, February 27, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/02/27/china_religion/

Human Rights Defender – Huseyin Celil (塞利尔)
Supporters Seeking New Lawyer for Celil
The Globe and Mail, February 27, 2007
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20070227.C
ELIL27/TPStory/National

Human Rights Defender – Chen Guangcheng (陈光诚)
袁伟静欲探视陈光诚遭到拒绝和刁难 (Yuan Weijing’s Request to Visit Husband Chen Guangcheng Turned Down)
Radio Free Asia, February 27, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/02/27/chengu
angcheng/

June 4th
天安门母亲的呼吁：解除六四禁区 公开六四真相 (Tiananmen Mothers Urge China to Allow Discussion on June 4th Incident)
Radio Free Asia, February 27, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/02/27/6-4_hu
yu/

Related Information:
HRIC Press Release: Tiananmen
Mothers Call for End to Censorship over June 4th
Crackdown
Human Rights in China, February 27, 2007
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/item?item_id=33852

Land Policy
China Uses Satellite Remote Sensing
Techniques to Check Illegal Land Use
Xinhuanet, February 27, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-02/27/content_578096
8.htm

Law
九大亮点映照 今年立法和监督计划夺目 (Nine Main Points About NPC's Legislative and
Supervisory Work in 2007)
Legal Daily, February 28, 2007
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/misc/2007-02/28/content_546093.
htm

China
to Revise Criminal Procedural Law in 2007
Xinhuanet, February 27, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-02/27/content_5780524.
htm

Media
Half of Mainland Books Unsold
South China Morning Post, February
28, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZ5BC7ZHYE.html

Broadcast
Media in China Put On Notice
Washington Post, February 27, 2007
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/co
ntent/article/2007/02/26/AR2007022601296.html

两名香港记者在珠海采访时被打伤
(Two Hong Kong Journalists Beaten by Unknown Assailants in Guangdong for
Reporting on Smuggled Fish)
Radio Free Asia, February 27, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/02/27/jizhe/

Protests
and Petitions
上海访民又遭截访软禁 (Shanghai Petitioners Put Under House
Arrest Ahead of NPC Session)
Radio Free Asia, February 27, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/02/27/shangh
ai_fangmin/

Public
Health
China Punishes 500 Health Workers for Commercial
Bribery
Xinhuanet, February 27, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-02/27/content_578085
9.htm

Documentary
Depicting Care for AIDS Orphans in Chinese City Wins Oscar
Xinhuanet,
February 27, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-02/27/content_5781230
.htm

Religion
浙江民主党成员池建伟案开庭 (Trial for China Democracy Party Member and Falun
Gong Practitioner Chi Jianwei Concludes in Under 2 Hours, No Verdict
Announced)
Radio Free Asia, February 27, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/02/27/renquan/

State
Security
U.S. Military Pledges Further Anti-Terrorism Co-op with
China
Xinhuanet, February 27, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-02/27/content_5780653
.htm

February 27, 2007

Top news of the day
Protests and Petitions
北京78岁上访老人双淑英被判刑两年 (78-Year-old Petitioner Sentenced to 2 Years' Imprisonment)
Radio Free Asia, February 26, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/02/26/shangfang/
Seventy-eight-year-old petitioner Shuang Shuying (双淑英) was sentenced to two years' imprisonment on February 26 for "intentionally damaging property." Her oldest son, who attended the trial, was not convinced by the evidence presented by the prosecution regarding the damage she caused to a passing vehicle and a computer monitor used by petitioners. Shuang said she would appeal. Her second son was arrested at the same time as she was and is awaiting trial.

News
Education
历史教科书从来都不是客观的历史描述 (Commentary: History Books Never Describe History Objectively)
China Youth Daily, February 27, 2007
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2007-02/27/content_1683041.htm

Environment
China and India Face up to Curbs on Carbon
Financial Times, February 26, 2007
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/966392c0-c5c4-11db-9fae-000b5df10621.html

China Plans Improvements in Water Consumption
Voice of America, February 26, 2007
http://www.voanews.com/english/2007-02-26-voa16.cfm

Yangtze Drought Cuts into Water for 1M
Associated Press (via YahooNews), February 26, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070226/ap_on_re_as/china_yangtze_drought_1

Freedom of Speech
潘小涛﹕禁书8本与中共高层的分歧 (Commentary: The Dispute Among CPC Leaders over the 8 Banned Books)
Ming Pao, February 27, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20070227/faa1.htm

Gender
In Brief: Stand-in Mistress Wanted for Beating by Wife
South China Morning Post, February 27, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZB597ZHYE.html

Government
民心网可投诉政府违法行为 (Website of Liaoning Authorities Allow Complaints Against Poor Administration)
Legal Daily, February 27, 2007
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2007-02/27/content_544688.htm

June 4th
曾坐牢十六年的喻东岳出狱一年后的近况 (One Year After Release from Prison, June 4th Dissident Yu Dongyue Suffers Brain Damage, Schizophrenia)
Radio Free Asia, February 26, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/02/26/china_dissident_64/

Labor
Hard Times Forecast for Mainland's Job Seekers
South China Morning Post, February 27, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ8197ZHYE.html

Liberalisation Only Way to More Jobs
South China Morning Post, February 27, 2007
http://focus.scmp.com/focusnews/ZZZEPAAZHYE.html

Legal Action on Jobs Bias
The Standard, February 27, 2007
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?we_cat=3&art_id=38970&sid=12400940&con_type=1&d_str=20070227

Migrant Workers
民工子女拿什么与城里孩子比明天 (Commentary: How Can Migrant Workers' Children Compete with City Children?)
China Youth Daily, February 27, 2007
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2007-02/27/content_1683056.htm

Politics
Economy Before Democracy, Says Premier
South China Morning Post, February 27, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZUOAAZHYE.html

两会6热点 (Six Hot Topics in the Upcoming NPC and CPPCC Meetings)
Ming Pao, February 27, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20070227/chc1.htm

Poverty
China's Widening Income Gap
Business Week (via Yahoo.com), February 26, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/bw/20070226/bs_bw/feb2007gb20070216056285

Public Health
Aids Activists Hail Win for Mainland Exposé
South China Morning Post, February 27, 2007
http://world.scmp.com/worldnews/ZZZIDN7ZHYE.html

中国政府对艾滋病问题态度渐开放 (Chinese Government Increasingly Open About Its AIDS Problem)
Voice of America, February 26, 2007
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2007-02-26-voa22.cfm

Religion
中梵就广东省汕头市教区主教的任命发生争执 (China and Vatican Dispute over the Ordination of Bishop in Guangdong)
Radio Free Asia, February 26, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/02/26/china_religion_bishop/

Social Security
Tibet to Grant Allowance to Elderly People
Xinhuanet, February 26, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-02/26/content_5776392.htm

February 24 - 26, 2007

Top News of the Day
Protests and Petitions
深圳居民抗议工程扰民而受到当局的报复 (Shenzhen Authorities Retaliate Against Representatives for Protesting Road Construction)
Radio Free Asia, February 23, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/02/23/china_rights
_petition/
Shenzhen authorities have taken measures against a number of residents for protesting the construction of the new Shenzhen-Hong Kong Western Corridor. About 500 villagers have been organizing protests against the construction, which could take place less than 90 meters from some of their homes, at the municipal government building since last October. As a result, a dozen village representatives were indicted on "disrupting social order" or "organizing illegal demonstration" charges.

News
Gender
就业难,嫁人难 女研究生困惑为何事事"不如男" (China's Female Postgraduates Angered by Discrimination)
Xinhuanet, February 26, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/edu/2007-02/26/content_5772153.htm

Hukou
调查：九成以上民众认为有必要进行户籍改革 (Over 90 Percent of Interviewees Find Hukou Reforms Necessary)
Xinhuanet, February 26, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/fortune/2007-02/26/content_577230
9.htm

Human Rights Defender - Gao Yaojie (高耀洁)
Aids Activist Wins Support of Health Officials for US Trip
South China Morning Post, February 24, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZMEG7ZHYE.html

高耀洁赴美领奖受阻让人担忧 (Commentary: Obstruction to Gao Yaojie's Trip to US Is Worrying)
Nanfang City News, February 26, 2007
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/spqy/200702260260
.asp

Human Rights Defender – Chen Guangcheng (陈光诚)
陈光诚被转监家人未获通知 (Family Not Informed of Chen Guangcheng's Prison Transfer)
Radio Free Asia, February 25, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/02/25/chen
guanchengzhuaijian/

Human Rights Defenders - Lawyers
Rivals Seek to Expand Freedoms in China
New York Times, February 25, 2007
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/25/world/asia/25china.html?r
ef=todayspaper

Labor
Guangdong Losing on Labour Front
South China Morning Post, February 26, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ408AZHYE.html

Media
Propaganda Officials Set Out Banned Subjects for the Media
South China Morning Post, February 24, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZQEG7ZHYE.html

Google Images China Censors - Friend and Foe?
WebProNews, February 23, 2007
http://www.webpronews.com/blogtalk/2007/02/23/google-image
s-china-censors-friend-and-foe

《财经》主编胡舒立:独立媒体在中国仍有发展机会 (Editor-in-Chief of Caijing Magazine: Independent Media Still Has Room to Develop)
Radio Free Asia, February 23, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/02/23/meiti/

Migrant Workers
人大代表建议取消“农民工”称谓统一称为工人 (NPC Delegate Suggests Calling Migrant Workers "Workers" to Reduce Marginalization)
Xinhuanet, February 26, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2007-02/26/content_5772314.h
tm

Military
Uphold Party Spirit, PLA Officers Told
South China Morning Post, February 24, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZQH47ZHYE.html

Politics
解决民生问题将成北京"两会"主旋律 (Upcoming NPC and CPPCC Meetings to Focus on Social Problems)
Radio Free Asia, February 24, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/02/24/lianghui/

Protests and Petitions
几十名访民被警方带走后当天释放 (40 Petitioners Taken Away and Released the Same Day in Beijing)
Radio Free Asia, February 23, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/02/23/fangmin/

Public Health
In Brief: Researchers Praise China for Its Battle Against HIV
South China Morning Post, February 26, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZMJ37ZHYE.html

发展改革委：制定医药价格须经五道程序 (New Health Code Imposes 5-Step Procedure for Determination of Drug Prices)
Xinhuanet, February 25, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/fortune/2007-02/25/content_577070
3.htm

Religion
杭州萧山党山教案二审维持原判当事者不服 (Christians' Appeal Against "Inciting Violence" Conviction Dismissed in Hangzhou)
Radio Free Asia, February 23, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/02/23/zongjiao/

Society
中国青少年的诚信度呈现下降趋势 (Integrity of China's Youth Worsens as They Grow Up)
Radio Free Asia, February 24, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/02/24/shaonian/

Tibet
Chinese Rail Line Exploits Tibetan Mineral Riches
Spero News, February 26, 2007
http://www.speroforum.com/site/article.asp?idcategory=33&idSub
=122&idArticle=8123

Xinjiang
Al Qaeda’s China Problem - Dr. Martin I. Wayne
China Digital Times, February 26, 2007
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2007/02/al_qaedas_china_problem_
dr_martin_i_wayne.php

High Noon in China's Far West
Spiegel Online, February 26, 2007
http://www.spiegel.de/international/spiegel/0,1518,467931,00.html

February 23, 2007

News
Death Penalty
三个月内奸杀2服务员 “老罪犯”一审被判死刑 (Man Sentenced to Death in Hangzhou for Murdering Two Waitresses in Three Months)
Xinhuanet, February 17, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2007-02/17/content_5749394.
htm

Environment
Plan to Slash Water Usage
The Standard, February 23, 2007
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?we_cat=3
&art_id=38776&sid=12347067&con_type=1&d_str=20070223

环保总局正加紧调查“看不见的污染” (China’s Environmental Agency Undertakes First Survey on Soil Pollution)
Xinhuanet, February 22, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/environment/2007-02/22/content_5
762071.htm

Human Rights Defender - Gao Yaojie (高耀洁)
Feisty Aids Activist Cuts Lonely Figure in Beijing
South China Morning Post, February 23, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZULFY3FYE.html

Labor
大学毕业生失业增加 (Unemployment for College Graduates Worsening)
Ming Pao, February 23, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20070223/cab2.htm

Land Policy
河南沁阳政府以零地价政策吸引投资 (Local Authorities in Henan Provide Free Land for External Investors)
Radio Free Asia, February 22, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/02/22/china_land_i
nvestment/

Media
中共出版检查将趋于隐密? (Will the CPC Be Censoring Publications More Covertly?)
Radio Free Asia, February 22, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/02/22/yujie/

Politics
In Brief: NPC Session Extended by Two Days, Report Says
South China Morning Post, February 23, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZRLSX3FYE.html

中共精简机构十万干部将“下岗” (100,000 CPC Cadres to Be “Laid Off” as Streamlining Approaches Its End)
Voice of America, February 22, 2007
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2007-02-22-voa44.cfm

Population
超生的孩子并不靠社会养活 (“Excess” Children Not a Burden on Society)
Nanfang City News, February 23, 2007
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/spqy/200702230192
.asp

“70后”男性婚姻形势严峻 (Men Born After 1970 Have Difficulty Finding Wives)
The Beijing News, February 23, 2007
http://news.thebeijingnews.com/0567/2007/02-23/015@244470.
htm

Protests and Petitions
上海铁路干部高坤武揭发腐败多次被绑架拘禁 (Railway Cadre from Shanghai Repeatedly Kidnapped by Police and Detained for Reporting Corruption)
Radio Free Asia, February 22, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/02/22/gaok
unwu/

黑龙江上千多名下岗工人及家属陆续感染怪病 (Representatives of 1,000 Laid-off Workers in Heilongjiang Petition Government over Livestock That Caused Bacterial Infections)
Radio Free Asia, February 22, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/02/22/china_health/

Public Health
国务院拟订药监管理体制重大调整方案 (State Council Considers Drastic Reforms for Drug Management)
Radio Free Asia, February 22, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/02/22/china_corrupti
on_drug/

Religion
Christians Jailed for Walking Near Olympic Hotel
World Net Daily, February 23, 2007
http://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=54368

安徽金寨县家庭教会指责政府包庇杀害教徒的凶手 (Protestant House Church in Anhui Accuses Authorities of Shielding Murderer)
Radio Free Asia, February 22, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/02/22/china_religi
on_church/

Society
To Get Rich Is Not So Glorious
Asia Times Online, February 23, 2007
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China_Business/IB23Cb02.html

State Security
中国前驻韩国大使涉嫌泄密被调查 (Former Diplomat Detained over Leak of North Korean Leader's China Visit)
Voice of America, February 22, 2007
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2007-02-22-voa53.cfm

Tibet
Lhasa to Be Given the Five-Star Hotel Treatment
Financial Times, February 23, 2007
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/95ff58a4-c2cd-11db-9e1c-000b5df10
621,dwp_uuid=9c33700c-4c86-11da-89df-0000779e2340.html

Xinjiang
Xinjiang to Translate More TV Serials into Ethnic Languages
Xinhuanet, February 22, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-02/22/content_57638
26.htm

February 22, 2007

Top News of the Day
Human Rights Defenders - Xu Zhengqing (许正清)
上海访民许正清在狱中被打 (Shanghai Petitioner Xu Zhengqing Beaten Up in Jail)
Radio Free Asia, February 21, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/02/21/xu/
Shanghai petitioner Xu Zhengqing (许正清) was reportedly beaten up in prison and subjected to generally abusive conditions. Xu was sentenced in October 2005 to three years in prison on charges of "disrupting public order." Until now, the authorities have yet to respond to his appeal to review his case. It is also reported that petitioners in Shanghai have been closely watched by police, preventing them from petitioning during the annual NPC and CPPCC conferences in early March.

• Related Information
  HRIC Press Release: Petitioner Xu Zhengqing Beaten in Prison
  Human Rights in China, February 20, 2007
  http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/press?revision%
  5fid=33478&item%5fid=33477
  

Human Rights Defenders – Ching Cheong (程翔)
程翔妻子春節前獲准探監 (Wife Allows to Visit Ching Cheong for the Chinese New Year)
BBC, February 18, 2007
http://news.bbc.co.uk/chinese/trad/hi/newsid_6370000/newsid_
6374100/6374185.stm
Imprisoned Straits Times journalist Ching Cheong (程翔) was finally allowed to receive a visit from his wife, his brother and sister on February 16, 2007, two days before the Chinese New Year. His wife was initially told by authorities at the Guangdong prison where he is being held that she would not be allowed to see him. This was the first time that Ching has been allowed a family visit since his arrest in April 2005. The visit lasted for 30 minutes. Ching's wife is still appealing to the Chinese authorities to provide medical treatment to Ching, who is suffering from stomach pains and insomnia.



News

Bilateral Ties
Beijing - Guardian of the Pacific?
South China Morning Post, February 22, 2007
http://focus.scmp.com/focusnews/ZZZUA4X3FYE.html

Education
MOE Promises Education in Poorest Areas in 2007
Xinhuanet, February 21, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-02/21/content_
5760998.htm

Environment
China Plans to Cut Water Consumption
Agence France-Presse (via YahooNews), February 22, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070222/sc_afp/
chinaenvironmentwater_070222040209

Warming Helps Cranes but Long-Term Danger Looms
The Standard, February 22, 2007
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?we_cat=
3&art_id=38724&sid=12327500&con_type=1&d_str=20070222

Nation's Image at Stake in Fight to Cut Emissions
South China Morning Post, February 21, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZXDWYZ7YE.html

Human Rights Defenders
Scant Cheer for China's Dissidents at Lunar New Year
Radio Free Asia, February 17, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/english/china/2007/02/17/china_lunar/

Human Rights Defenders – Yu Huafeng (喻华峰)
南都案被告再减刑堅持无罪 (Former Nanfang Dushibao Editor Given Further Sentence Reduction, but Insists He Is Innocent of Corruption)
Ming Pao, February 22, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20070222/caa1.htm

Human Rights Defenders - Gao Yaojie (高耀洁)
高耀洁：要用奖金养活这些艾滋孤儿 (Gao Yaojie: I Will Use the Prize Money to Support AIDS Orphans)
Chinesenewsnet.com, February 21, 2007
http://www1.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/EntDigest/
Life/2007_2_21_15_45_7_27.html

Human Rights Defenders - Zheng Enchong (郑恩宠)
郑恩宠：北京为其加速平反提出条件 (Zheng Enchong: Beijing Set Conditions for Expediting the Process of Reviewing My Case)
Radio Free Asia, February 20, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/02/20/zheng/

June 4th
New Li Peng Book Lacks Insights into Tiananmen
South China Morning Post, February 22, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZNTCY3FYE.html

Law
Kinder Face for Notorious Re-Education Camps
South China Morning Post, February 21, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZD6P408YE.html

Media
36人审查会掌控中国电影上映权 (A 36-Member Censor Committee Decides the Fate of Movies Screening in China)
Chinesenewsnet.com, February 21, 2007
http://www1.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/EntDigest
/Showbuz/2007_2_21_17_4_16_885.html

我国提出"十一五"期间初步建立信息安全保障体系 (China Proposes Establishing an Information Security System in the Eleventh Five-Year Plan)
People's Daily, February 21, 2007
http://politics.people.com.cn/GB/1027/5409639.html

律师浦志强十天内两个博客被关 (Rights Lawyer Pu Zhiqiang's New Blogs Closed Again in 10 Days)
Radio Free Asia, February 21, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/02/21/pu/

Military
China Targets More Than a Satellite
Asia Times Online, February 22, 2007
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China/IB22Ad01.html

Olympics
Beijing's Etiquette Campaign in the Running to Find Olympic Glory
South China Morning Post, February 21, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZANVYZ7YE.html

Politics
10th Anniversary of Deng's Death Passes Quietly in China
Agence France-Presse (via YahooNews), February 18, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070219/wl_asia_afp/chinadeng
politicsanniversary_070219043100;_ylt=ArhMDLlnuScAx5nFhZ
S3TTpPzWQA

建设和谐将是07两会主旋律 (Building a Harmonious Society to Be the Theme of NPC and CPPCC Conferences in 2007)
Tai Kung Pao, February 22, 2007
http://www.takungpao.com/news/07/02/22/MW-695508.htm

Chinese Police Launches Two-Week Clampdown on Drunken Driving for "Two Sessions"
People's Daily, February 21, 2007
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200702/21/eng20070221
_351474.html

中共改革派呼吁进行政治体制改革 (CPC Reformists Call for Greater Effort in Implementing Political Reforms)
Voice of America, February 21, 2007
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2007-02-21-voa1.cfm

Protests and Petitions
学者公开信请求特赦服刑的艾滋病犯人 (Scholars Call for Granting Amnesty to HIV-AIDS Prisoners in Open Letter)
Radio Free Asia, February 20, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/02/20/aids/

Public Health
China Steps Up Guard Against Major Public Health Emergencies
People's Daily, February 21, 2007
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200702/21/eng20070221
_351549.html

15传染病免费打预防针 (Ministry of Finance Plans to Extend Free Vaccine Program to Cover 15 Infectious Diseases)
The Beijing News, February 19, 2007
http://news.thebeijingnews.com/0567/2007/02-19/015@
244150.htm

February 16, 2007

News

Environment
Pollution-Reduction Efforts Inflated Due to Outdated Rules, Study Says
South China Morning Post, February 16, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZF4KW15YE.html

Human Rights Defender - Gao Yaojie (高耀洁)
Pledge by Aids Activist Fails to Lift House Arrest
South China Morning Post, February 16, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZB4KW15YE.html

Human Rights Defender – Chen Guangcheng (陈光诚)
陈光诚新年不获探视 维权网呼吁当局放人 (Family Not Allowed to Visit Chen Guangcheng at Chinese New Year Due to "Incomplete Procedures")
Radio Free Asia, February 15, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/02/15/chen/

Human Rights Defender – Shi Tao (師濤)
探访师涛仍受严格限制 (Family Still Restricted When Visiting Shi Tao, Warned Not to Criticize the Authorities)
Radio Free Asia, February 15, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/02/15/shitao/

Human Rights Defender – Zan Aizong (昝爱宗)
昝爱宗控告公安局违法拘留案被驳回 (Zan Aizong Loses Lawsuit with Hangzhou Police over Detention Order)
Radio Free Asia, February 15, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/02/15/china_journali
st/

Land Policy
Low-Rent Housing System to Cover All Chinese Cities, Towns This Year
Xinhuanet, February 15, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-02/15/content_5743361
.htm

Media
简要新闻：无国界记者组织指出中国允许外媒自由采访规定大有改进之处 (Reporters Without Borders Sees Room for Improvement When China Implements New Regulation on Foreign Journalists)
Radio Free Asia, February 15, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/xinwen/2007/02/15/xinwen/#rsf

Military
Beijing Dismisses Fears of an Arms Race
South China Morning Post, February 16, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZTWQX45YE.html

Politics
胡锦涛全球最大独裁者榜上名列第四 (President Hu Jintao Ranked as World’s 4th Worst Dictator in 2007)
Radio Free Asia, February 15, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/02/15/hu/

Population
中国推关爱女孩试点促改传统观念 (China Launches Pilot "Care for Girls" Campaign)
Voice of America, February 16, 2007
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2007-02-15-voa27.cfm

江苏省连云港再有农民因计划生育政策遭迫害 (Food and Electrical Appliances Taken Away from Violators of One Child Policy in Jiangsu)
Radio Free Asia, February 15, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/02/15/china_rights
_birth/

Protests and Petitions
信访人可要求举行听证会 (New Measures in Qinghai Allow Petitioners to Demand Hearing)
China Youth Daily, February 16, 2007
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2007-02/16/content_1679331.htm

北京针对群众抗议事件的政策面临重大调整 (Magazine Says China Will Treat Protests with Leniency, Not Suppression)
Radio Free Asia, February 15, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/02/15/kangyi/

中国的征地拆迁浪潮中充斥着血腥和暴力 (Man and Wife Sentenced to Life and 10 Years' Imprisonment for Self-Immolation Protest)
Radio Free Asia, February 15, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/02/15/zhengd
i/

上海肃贪风暴同时访民检举贪腐被抄家 (Homes of Shanghai Petitioners Searched Due to Corruption Complaints)
Radio Free Asia, February 15, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/02/15/fangmin/

Religion
简要新闻：池建伟案法官闻过即改延后开庭日期 (Brief News: Trial of Chi Jianwei Postponed to Feb. 27 at Lawyer's Request)
Radio Free Asia, February 16, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/xinwen/2007/02/15/xinwen/#chi

Olympian Challenge to Clear Church Disputes
The Standard, February 16, 2007
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?we_cat=3&art_i
d=38402&sid=12246367&con_type=1&d_str=20070216

February 15, 2007

Top News of the Day

Media
民间人士上书建议人大特赦喻华峰 (Group Pleads for the Release of Jailed Nanfang Dushibao Editor Yu Huafeng)
Radio Free Asia, February 15, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/02/14/yu/
A group of people, including activists and prominent intellectuals, sent a petition to the NPC Standing Committee urging the committee to grant amnesty to the former editor of Nanfang Dushibao (Southern Metropolis Daily) Yu Huafeng (喻华峰), who is serving a prison sentence for corruption. Yu’s colleague Li Minying was released early on February 12, 2007 after serving three years in prison. In 2004, Li and Yu were sentenced to 6 years and 8 years’ imprisonment, respectively, for corruption, after the newspaper published a series of investigative reports about SARS.

News
Children
The Mystery of China's Lost Girls
Asia Times Online, February 13, 2007
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China/IB13Ad01.html

Corruption
去年2万余人被开除党籍 (20,000 CPC Members Expelled Last Year)
The Beijing News, February 15, 2007
http://news.thebeijingnews.com/0546/2007/0215/021@
243492.htm

Death Penalty
东华“养殖蚂蚁集资诈骗案”主犯汪振东一审领死刑 (Ant Farm Owner Sentenced to Death for Fraud)
Legal Daily, February 15, 2007
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2007-02/15/content_
541820.htm

Education
China Examines Use of Funds for Compulsory Education
People's Daily, February 15, 2007
http://english.people.com.cn/200702/15/eng20070215_
350209.html

Environment
环保人士担忧中国在青藏高原采矿 (Environmentalists Call for Public Concern over Mining in Qinghai-Tibet Plateau)
Voice of America, February 13, 2007
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2007-02-13-voa37.cfm

Government
中国政府快步迈向“信息公开时代” (Government Moving Toward an Era of 'Open Government Information')
Xinhuanet, February 15, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2007-02/14/content_
5736922.htm

June 4th
Exiled Tiananmen Protest Leader Asks China to Let Him Return
DailyIndia.com, February 14, 2007
http://www.dailyindia.com/show/114357.php/Exiled-Tiananmen
-protest-leader-asks-China-to-let-him-return

Labor
Among Chinese, Fear and Prejudice About Hepatitis B
Washington Post, February 13, 2007
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/
2007/02/12/AR2007021201366.html

Media
互联网出版等将立规管理 (New Regulations on Internet Publishing to Be Announced This Year)
Legal Daily, February 15, 2007
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2007-02/15/content_
541810.htm

Olympics
Olympic Security Planning 'on Track'
China Daily, February 11, 2007
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/2008/2007-02/11/content_
806597.htm

Poverty
Disparities to Persist as Economy Slows: Report
South China Morning Post, February 15, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZJ1HW15YE.html

Protests and Petitions
去年环境投诉相当前四年总和 (Complaints over Environmental Issues Rise Sharply in 2006, Equivalent to Previous 4 Years’ Total)
Legal Daily, February 15, 2007
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/misc/2007-02/15/content_
541952.htm

温州维权村民要求释放代表 (Wenzhou Fishermen Protest, Demand Release of Representative)
Radio Free Asia, February 14, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/02/14/
wenzhou/

For Citizens' Groups, the Struggle for Attention is Not So Lonely in China
International Herald Tribune, February 13, 2007
http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/02/13/news/china.php

Public Health
China Regulates to Help Disabled Find Jobs
Xinhuanet, February 14, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-02/14/content_
5739990.htm

February 14, 2007

Top News of the Day
Death Penalty
奸杀“凶手”被枪决 10年后“真凶”想偿命 (10 Years After Execution of 18-Year-Old in Hohhot, Another Man Says He Is the Real Murderer)
Xinhuanet, February 14, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2007-02/14/content_5738675.htm
In 1996, an 18-year-old Inner Mongolian man was executed on murder and rape charges merely 62 days after the death of a girl in Hohhot. In late 2005, a man said he was the real perpetrator of the murder and rape. The Supreme People's Court is now conducting an investigation into the case. The murder in dispute happened during a "strike hard" campaign and the family of the executed had accused the police of torture during the interrogation process.

News
Bilateral Ties
A Tempting Foreign Role Model
South China Morning Post, February 14, 2007
http://focus.scmp.com/focusnews/ZZZS9PD82YE.html

Corruption
中国的腐败与社会制度无关 (Cadre Argues Corruption Has Nothing to Do with Social System)
Nanfang City News, February 14, 2007
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/jwxy/200702140123.
asp

China May Establish State Anti-Corruption Agency
Shanghai Daily, February 13, 2007
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=306244&type=National

Death Penalty
China Urges Early Repatriation of Lai Changxing
People's Daily, February 13, 2007
http://english.people.com.cn/200702/13/eng20070213_349794.
html

Education
China Suffers Severe Brain Drain
BBC, February 13, 2007
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/6356101.stm

Environment
北京污染损失逾116亿 (Beijing Lost 11.6 Billion Yuan Due to Pollution in 2004)
The Beijing News, February 14, 2007
http://news.thebeijingnews.com/0553/2007/02-14/021@243207.
htm

Freedom of Speech
Author of Zhao Book Asked to Stop Sales
South China Morning Post, February 14, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZ4QP682YE.html

禁书事件后余杰的新书出版遭挫 (Publisher Revokes Promise to Publish Dissident Yu Jie's Book)
Radio Free Asia, February 13, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/02/13/yujie/

Government
Villagers Outraged After Quarry Painted Green
South China Morning Post, February 14, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZZVI582YE.html

Human Rights
哈珀反击中国关于加拿大批评中国人权危及两国贸易关系的说 (Harper Criticizes China's Argument that Human Rights Critiques Will Harm Trade Relations)
Radio Free Asia, February 14, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/02/13/jia/

Human Rights in China
Voice of America, February 12, 2007
http://www.voanews.com/uspolicy/2007-02-12-voa2.cfm

Human Rights Defender - Gao Yaojie (高耀洁)
河南软招 向高耀洁拜早年 (Henan Senior Cadres Visit and Send Gift to Gao Yaojie Ahead of Chinese New Year)
Ming Pao, February 14, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20070214/cab1.htm

Human Rights Defender - Yan Zhengxue (严正学)
严正学的律师要求延期开庭 (Yan Zhengxue's Trial Delayed at Lawyer's Request)
Radio Free Asia, February 13, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/02/13/china_disside
nt/

Law
消费者庭上炮轰“如烟”欺诈 销售商反唇相讥 (Beijing Consumer Sues Cigarette Producer over Misleading Ad)
Xinhuanet, February 14, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2007-02/14/content_5738479.
htm

秋子赢了，但中国反歧视之路仍很漫长 (Company Issues Employment Contract and Anti-Discriminatory Statement After Girl Sues over Discrimination)
Xinhuanet, February 14, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2007-02/14/content_5737927.
htm

Media
枣庄矿业职工李海明网上批评公司后被拘留降职 (Employee Detained and Stripped of CPC Membership for Criticizing Company on Internet)
Radio Free Asia, February 14, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/02/13/china_interne
t_freedom/

Newspaper Director out of Jail Early
South China Morning Post, February 14, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZGAPD82YE.html

浦志强搜狐博客被删要解释　禁网上言论也需公开合法　(Lawyer Demands Explanation over Shut-down of His Blog)
Radio Free Asia, February 13, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/02/13/pu/

Police
北京监狱局春节前大规模赦罪 410人获减刑奖励 (410 Beijing Prisoners Have Sentences Reduced Ahead of Chinese New Year)
Legal Daily, February 14, 2007
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/misc/2007-02/14/content_541160.
htm

Politics
Party Takes Closer Look at Rising Class
South China Morning Post, February 14, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZJRI582YE.html

Protests and Petitions
上海访民在信访室外被拦截和遣返 (40 Petitioners Taken Away in Beijing and Sent Back to Shanghai)
Radio Free Asia, February 13, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/02/13/fangmin/

Tibet
Gere Urges Germany to Press China
The Guardian, February 12, 2007
http://film.guardian.co.uk/apnews/story/0,,-6411597,00.html

February 13, 2007

Top News of the Day
Human Rights Defender - Yan Zhengxue (严正学)
简要新闻：严正学案延期开庭 (Brief News: Trial for Yan Zhengxue Delayed)
Radio Free Asia, February 12, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/xinwen/2007/02/12/xinwen/ - yan
Yan Zhengxue's wife was told on February 12 that her husband's trial, originally scheduled for February 14, will be postponed and the new trial date will be announced after the Lunar New Year. Yan has been indicted on subversion charges.

Related Information
HRIC Press Release: Trial Delay in Yan Zhengxue's
Subversion Case Human Rights in China, February 12, 2007
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/item?item_id=323
55

News
Bilateral Ties
On Darfur, China and the 2008 Olympic Games
Sudan Tribune, February 11, 2007
http://www.sudantribune.com/spip.php?article20210

Death Penalty
一男青年假冒民警入室抢劫杀人被判死刑 (Man Sentenced to Death on Murder and Robbery Charges in Shanghai)
China Youth Daily, February 13, 2007
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2007-02/13/content_1675956.htm

Environment
Higher Growth Blamed for Failure to Meet Pollution Targets
South China Morning Post, February 13, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZL5L682YE.html

Freedom of Speech
颂毛判囚 河南汉英雄式出狱 (Maoist Who Distributed Leaflets Criticizing Economic Reforms Finishes 3 Years' Imprisonment)
Ming Pao, February 13, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20070213/cca1h.htm

Human Rights Defender - Gao Yaojie (高耀洁)
简要新闻：胡佳介绍高耀洁被软禁的最新情况 (Brief News: Hu Jia Says Authorities Pressured Gao Yaojie's Family to Advise Her Not to Go to US)
Radio Free Asia, February 13, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/xinwen/2007/02/12/xinwen/ - hu

Labor
香港女生扳倒深圳工厂 (After Hong Kong Student Exposes Exploitation, 1 Factory Shuts Down While Another Improves Labor Conditions)
Nanfang City News, February 13, 2007
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/jwxy/2007021300
70.asp

让“忘我工作”退出“工作词典”吧 (Commentary: Chongqing Police Should Not Glorify "Selfless Work" After Policeman Dies of Exhaustion)
China Youth Daily, February 13, 2007
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2007-02/13/content_1676006.htm

梁文道：有血汗工厂还有不准流血的工厂 (Commentary: Factories Distribute Contraceptives to Female Workers to Manage Their Menstruation Cycle)
Nanfang City News, February 13, 2007
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/spqy/20070213031
4.asp

Draft Law Seen as Attempt to Tackle Deteriorating Unemployment
South China Morning Post, February 13, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZU8MD82YE.html

Law
离奇死亡案被以民事案处理 家属指背后有隐情 (Mysterious Deaths Treated as Suicide in Jiangsu, Families of Deceased Protest Court Treatment)
Radio Free Asia, February 12, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/02/12/jiang
su/

Media
Internet Giants to Tackle China's Censorship
Asia Times Online, February 13, 2007
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China_Business/IB13Cb01.html

南方日报集团社委李民英获释 (Former Director of Nanfang Dushi Bao Released from Prison)
Radio Free Asia, February 12, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/02/12/china_jour
nalist/

袁鹰呼吁对新闻出版立法 (Former Senior Employee of People's Daily Calls for Legislation on Media Freedom)
Radio Free Asia, February 11, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/02/11/
yuanying/

Migrant Workers
China's Migrant Workers Deserve a Fairer Deal
South China Morning Post, February 13, 2007
http://focus.scmp.com/focusnews/ZZZY9MD82YE.html

Exploited Workers Face Uphill Battle to Get Back Pay
South China Morning Post, February 13, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZGFF582YE.html

Population
Wifeless Future for China's Men
BBC, February 12, 2007
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/6346931.stm

Protests and Petitions
北京当局周一大举扫荡上访民众 (Hundreds of Petitioners Taken Away During Beijing Police's "Getting Closer to the Public Week")
Radio Free Asia, February 12, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/02/12/china_petit
ion_beijing/

上海当局下令各单位加紧监控访民 (Shanghai Authorities Strengthen Surveillance on Petitioners)
Radio Free Asia, February 12, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/02/12/china_petitio
n_shanghai/

广西藤县居民不满赔偿维权抗议被判刑 (Victims of Land Grabs in Guangxi Convicted of "Disturbing Social Order")
Radio Free Asia, February 12, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/02/12/guangxi/

Religion
Contribute to Harmony, Religious Groups Told
South China Morning Post, February 13, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZDLG582YE.html

中国法轮功练习者被判刑 (Falun Gong Practitioners Sentenced to 3-5 Years' Imprisonment on "Heretical Organization" Charges)
Radio Free Asia, February 13, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/02/12/falung
ong/

Xinjiang
Viewing Two Chinas from a Stop on the Silk Road
New York Times, February 11, 2007
http://travel.nytimes.com/2007/02/11/travel/11explore.html

February 10-12, 2007

Top News of the Day
Media
Legal Experts Slam Portal's Censorship
South China Morning Post, February 11, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/topnews/ZZZWQFZB0YE.html
Four mainland legal experts have denounced Internet portal Sina.com for deleting weblog articles they wrote which contained "sensitive words." They complained that many of their posts were removed without notice. A Sina.com customer service employee said the portal had a team of monitors supervising blog articles at all times.

News
Bilateral Ties
Canada Risks Trade with China over Human Rights Bashing: Media
Agence France-Presse (via YahooNews), February 09, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070209/wl_asia_afp/canadachin
adiplomacy_070209193029;_ylt=ApJ8Zuajcci3LPslfV29pWNPzWQA

China’s Influence in Africa Arouses Some Resistance
New York Times, February 09, 2007
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/10/world/africa/10assess.htm
l?_r=1&oref=slogin

Corruption
Small Print of Anti-Graft Regulations Lets the Princelings off the Hook
South China Morning Post, February 12, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ1FKZB0YE.html

Death Penalty
Gang Boss Gets Suspended Death Sentence, 60 Jailed in Chinese Crime
People's Daily, February 09, 2007
http://english.people.com.cn/200702/07/eng20070207_348298.
html

Environment
Beijing's Blueprint for Future Aims High
South China Morning Post, February 12, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZFAQVB0YE.html

Freedom of Speech
社论：李银河涉性言论，不喜欢但要容忍 (Editorial: Academic's View on Sex Not Liked, but Should Be Tolerated)
Nanfang City News, February 12, 2007
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/spqy/20070212034
0.asp

Government
Wen Holds Rare Grass-Roots Talks
South China Morning Post, February 11, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/topnews/ZZZ5QFZB0YE.html

Human Rights
中国建成世界上最大的人口身份信息数据库 (China Has Established the World’s Largest Database on Population Information)
Radio Free Asia, February 09, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/02/09/renko/

Human Rights Defenders
启靖被暴力围殴　疑当局雇用黑社会所为 (Pan-Blue Alliance Member Qi Jing Beaten by Thugs Allegedly Employed by Chongqing Authorities)
Radio Free Asia, February 09, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/02/09/qi/

Media
Reports Cite Cover-up in China Blast
Associated Press (via YahooNews), February 10, 2007
http://news.yahoo.cm/s/ap/20070211/ap_on_re_as/china_min
e_blast_1;_ylt=AkUqy8fX1yOikSJbtmKCpfFPzWQA

博客第四度被封　藏女作家唯色：“关不了声音的源头” (Tibetan Writer Woeser’s 4th Blog Blocked in China)
Radio Free Asia, February 09, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/02/09/we/

《赵紫阳软禁中的谈话》香港出版 大陆能否传播考验当局 (Book on Zhao Ziyang’s Time Under House Arrest Published in Hong Kong, but Distribution in China Uncertain)
Radio Free Asia, February 09, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/02/09/zhao/

Migrant Workers
New Year Bittersweet for China's Families
Reuters (via YahooNews), February 11, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070211/lf_nm/lunar_year_chin
a_migrants_dc_1;_ylt=AvcroVnCTWGzm_dRi0.OTyRPzWQA

Poverty
可持续发展总纲:力争2050年消除"贫困户" (CASS Report Aims to Eliminate "Poor Households" by 2050)
EastDay.com, February 12, 2007
http://news.eastday.com/c/20070212/u1a2624338.html

Protests and Petitions
公安部开展亲民活动，北京78岁老人被逮捕 (78-Year-Old Arrested on Damaging Public Property Charges in Beijing)
Radio Free Asia, February 09, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/02/09/gongan/

武汉花楼街居民与拆迁办公室发生冲突 (Victims of Land Grabs Clash with Evictors in Wuhan)
Radio Free Asia, February 09, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/02/09/china_demol
ition_clash/

Religion
HK Cardinal Hits out at China over "Acts of War"
Reuters (via YahooNews), February 10, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070210/wl_nm/religion_china_
vatican_dc_1;_ylt=AlbLaiUpn6c_CXmd8XECOVJPzWQA

Masons Follow Forefathers to Restore Cathedral
South China Morning Post, February 10, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ4E4X7XXE.html

Vatican-Backed Bishop Leads Reopening Mass
South China Morning Post, February 10, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZWY3X7XXE.html

Three Gorges
Oversight of Relocation Fund to Be Tightened
South China Morning Post, February 12, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZ3AQVB0YE.html

Tibet
Richard Gere to Launch Report on Tibetan Exodus from China
Telugu Portal, February 09, 2007
http://www.teluguportal.net/modules/news/article.php?storyid=
31358

February 9, 2007

Top News of the Day
Death Penalty
Uyghur Activist Executed in China
Radio Free Asia, February 08, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/breaking_news/2007/02/08/uy
ghur_execute/
Ismail Semed, an ethnic Uyghur, was executed by a shot to his heart in Urumqi on February 8 for "attempting to split the motherland". This charge was based on the allegation that he was a founding member of the East Turkestan Islamic Movement, which Beijing has outlawed as a terrorist group. Semed told the trial court that his confession was coerced. Two other Uyghurs who testified against him have since been executed.

News
Death Penalty
A Matter of Life and Death
Beijing Review, February 08, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-02/08/content_5715918
.htm

Human Rights Defender – Ching Cheong (程翔)
程翔送广州囚禁 (Ching Cheong Sent to Guangzhou to Serve Prison Term)
Ming Pao, February 09, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20070209/gbb1.htm

Human Rights Defender – Huseyin Celil (塞利尔)
Celil's Desperate Family Had Given Up Hope
The Globe and Mail, February 08, 2007
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.2007020
8.wcelil0208/BNStory/International/

Human Rights Defender – Liu Xinjuan (刘新娟)
上海市民上访维权被强送精神病院 (Liu Xinjuan Escapes from a Shanghai Psychiatric Hospital After Forced Admission)
Radio Free Asia, February 08, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/02/08/li/

Law
赔钱减刑，合法？合理？合情？ (Are Damages for Lesser Punishments Justified?)
Nanfang Weekend, February 08, 2007
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/zmzg/20070208082
5.asp

Media
Beijing Tightens Media Grip with Penalty Points System
South China Morning Post, February 09, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/topnews/ZZZPWY6EXXE.html

王楠7败痛哭　教练怒赶记者 (Coach Yells at Journalists After Their Coverage of Olympic Gold Medalist's Bad Performance)
Nanfang City News, February 09, 2007
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/dgtt/200702080427.
asp

Official Denies Banning Books
South China Morning Post, February 09, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZ7TYW7XXE.html

广西电视台两名记者帮农民工讨薪遭到暴力殴打 (Two Journalists Beaten for Covering Migrant Workers' Back-Pay in Guangxi)
EastDay.com, February 09, 2007
http://news.eastday.com/c/20070209/u1a2619121.html

中国当局拒绝国际笔会中国分会秘书长张裕入境 (Secretary-General of Chinese PEN from Sweden Barred from Entering China After PEN's Meeting)
Radio Free Asia, February 08, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/02/08/china_freedom_
speech/

Migrant Workers
Migrant Workers' Top Ten Cities
Xinhuanet, February 08, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-02/08/content_5715473
.htm

Multilateral Relations
Mixed Reaction at Development Meet to China's Africa Aid Push
Associated Press (via YahooNews), February 09, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070209/wl_asia_afp/chinaafricade
velopmentaidvietnam_070209014750

Politics
Jockeying Intensifies Ahead of China Party Summit
Reuters (via YahooNews), February 08, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070208/wl_nm/china_politics_d
c_1

Population
China to Name Those Who Skirt Child Policy
Associated Press (via YahooNews), February 08, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070208/ap_on_re_as/china_one_chi
ld_1

Protests and Petitions
随州村民代表在被迫签署“不上访保证书”后获释 (Village Representative from Hubei Released Only After Signing a "No-Petitioning Assurance Letter")
Radio Free Asia, February 08, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/02/08/china_rights
_petition/

Public Health
Plan Issued for Dealing with Mass Illness Incidents
Xinhuanet, February 08, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-02/08/content_571591
8.htm

Religion
香港法轮功学员曾爱华案周一开庭 (Falungong Practitioner Who Resided in Hong Kong to Be Tried in Shanghai)
Radio Free Asia, February 08, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/02/08/trail/

February 8, 2007

Top News of the Day
Human Rights Defender - Yan Zhengxue (严正学)
简要新闻-严正学辩护律师李建强拿到起诉书 (Yan Zhengxue's Demand to Postpone Trial to Collect Further Evidence Rejected, Trial Date Set for February 14)
Radio Free Asia, February 07, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/xinwen/2007/02/07/xinwen/
Despite an appeal by Yan Zhengxue’s lawyer to rescind the indictment for prosecution and postpone Yan’s trial, the court has decided that Yan will stand trial in Zhejiang Province on subversion charges on February 14. His lawyer, Li Jianqiang, received the notice of indictment on February 7. Li had applied to postpone the trial for one month so that he or the judge could gather evidence from witnesses based in the United States.

News
Corruption
273 Prosecutors Disciplined for Misconduct in 2006
Xinhuanet, February 07, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-02/07/content_57100
70.htm

Freedom of Association
莆田失地农民游行申请被拒 征地纠纷持续 (Application to Hold Demonstration Rejected in Fuzhou, Land Grabs Continue)
Radio Free Asia, February 07, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/02/07/putian/

Freedom of Speech
党报轰三大导影片嗜血 (CPC Newspaper Finds the Movies of 3 Main Chinese Directors Too Violent and Sexual)
Ming Pao, February 08, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20070208/caa1h.htm

Human Rights Defender – Huseyin Celil (塞利尔)
Canadian Imprisoned in China Says He Was Tortured
Canadian Television (CTV.ca), February 08, 2007
http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/200702
07/celil_torture_070207/20070207?hub=TopStories&s_name=

Human Rights Defenders
9异见作家获人权奖 (Nine Chinese Dissident Writers Given International Human Rights Award)
Ming Pao, February 08, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20070208/cad1.htm

Law
'Ugly' Trainee Teacher Sues over Dismissal
South China Morning Post, February 08, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZDVL6ESXE.html

Chinese Prosecutor Challenges "Too Lenient" Penalties for Official Crimes
Xinhuanet, February 07, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-02/07/content_571139
2.htm

Media
Censor Visits Author to Explain Book Ban
South China Morning Post, February 08, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/topnews/ZZZIJE7ESXE.html

Chinese Film Cleared for Berlin Fest
Expatica.com, February 08, 2007
http://www.expatica.com/actual/article.asp?subchannel_id=52&
story_id=36263

朱小丹：广州舆论不护短 (CPC Cadre Encourages Media to Not Hide Faults of Government's Work)
Wen Wei Po, February 08, 2007
http://paper.wenweipo.com/2007/02/08/CH0702080018.htm

Daughter Sentenced over Dad's 'Mistress'
South China Morning Post, February 08, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZQIE7ESXE.html

Visit over Book Ban 'No Victory'
South China Morning Post, February 08, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZT8Y7ESXE.html

Migrant Workers
China's Left-Behind Kids Struggle as Parents Migrate
Reuters (via YahooNews), February 08, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070207/lf_nm/china_children_l
eftbehind_dc_1;_ylt=Ak3TY8qmhr.tqTGFztgnEmxPzWQA

Olympics
奥运礼仪教育：北京训练市民排队 (Preparing for the Olympics: Beijing Residents Taught How to Politely Stand in Line to Buy Tickets)
BBC, February 08, 2007
http://news.bbc.co.uk/chinese/trad/hi/newsid_6340000/newsid
_6340100/6340121.stm

Beijing Spitters Face Heavy Fines as Olympics Approach
Xinhuanet, February 07, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-02/07/content_57114
52.htm

北京警方在奥运之前加强管理吸毒者 (Beijing to Take Harsher Action Against Drug Addicts Ahead of Olympics)
Radio Free Asia, February 07, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/02/07/china_drug/

Police
中国法学界呼吁立法监管滥用精神病鉴定禁锢正常人 (Chinese Jurists Call for an End to Locking Up Healthy People Based on Trumped-up Psychiatric Certification)
Radio Free Asia, February 07, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/02/07/china_hum
anrights_law/

Politics
湖南衡阳县地税局长动用上百人打伤医护人员 (Cadre Sends Hundreds to Block Hospital and Beat Medical Officers in Hunan After Wife Dies in Surgery)
Radio Free Asia, February 07, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/02/07/china_hospital/

Protests and Petitions
要求释放维权代表潮州失地农镇政府内被暴打 (100 Protestors of Land Grabs in Guangdong Beaten by Thugs Inside Government Building)
Radio Free Asia, February 07, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/02/07/weiqu
an/

湖北随州村民包围政府大楼要求释放维权代表 (200 Victims of Land Grab in Hubei Surround Government Building, Demand Release of Arrested Representative)
Radio Free Asia, February 07, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/02/07/china_rights_r
ural/

四川自贡当局使用警力阻止村民在两会期间上访 (In Sichuan , Hundreds of Police Officers Deployed to Prevent Petitioners from Approaching People's Delegates)
Radio Free Asia, February 07, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/02/07/china_rights
_petition/

北京上访近况 (The Recent Petitioning Situation in Beijing)
Radio Free Asia, February 07, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/02/07/beijing/

Public Health
中纪委驻海南查「新瓶旧药」 (Central Commission for Discipline Inspection Looks Into Low-Quality Drugs in Hainan)
Wen Wei Po, February 08, 2007
http://paper.wenweipo.com/2007/02/08/CH0702080015.htm

Man Accused of Defaming Drug Firm Released on Bail
South China Morning Post, February 08, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZ55Z7ESXE.html

Religion
300 Million Faithful on Mainland: Poll
South China Morning Post, February 08, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZMIE7ESXE.html