March 27, 2007

Top News of the Day
Human Rights Defenders
泛蓝成员蔡爱民被判劳教一年 (Pan Blue Alliance Member Sentenced to Re-education Through Labor)
Radio Free Asia, March 26, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/03/26/China
_dissident/
Pan Blue Alliance member Cai Aimin (蔡爱民) has reportedly been sentenced to 1 year in a re-education through labor camp by local authorities after being taken away by police on March 25, 2007. According to Cai's wife, Cai was given the sentence for 'organizing illegal gatherings'. Cai has been an active rights defender and has petitioned in Beijing many times.


News
Bilateral Ties
Hu's Trip to Russia: Without Love, But …
Asia Times Online, March 27, 2007
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China/IC27Ad05.html

Civil Society
维权人士李喜阁被阻出席北京的艾滋病会议 (AIDS Activist Barred from Attending Beijing AIDS Conference)
Radio Free Asia, March 26, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/03/26/
China_aids/

Corruption
Chinese Auditors Reveal Rampant Corruption in Highway Construction
People's Daily, March 27, 2007
http://english.people.com.cn/200703/27/eng20070327
_361230.html

Environment
中国近二成国土沙化 近4亿人生产生活受影响 (400 Million People's Livelihood Affected As Nearly 20% of Chinese Land Is Desertified)
Legal Daily, March 27, 2007
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/misc/2007-03/27/content
_571824.htm

Gender
同志聚北京庆祝 联合国公布反歧视同性恋文件 (Homosexuals Applaud Yogyakarta Principles Adopted at UN Human Rights Council)
Ming Pao, March 27, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20070327/ccb1.htm

Government
Survey Reveals Concern over Cadres' Largesse
South China Morning Post, March 27, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZKSL6AQZE.html

Law
京危害公共安全罚款或提至10万 (Beijing to Increase Maximum Fine for Endangering Public Security Crimes)
Wen Wei Po, March 27, 2007
http://news.wenweipo.com/2007/03/27/IN0703270017.htm

最高检发布刑事赔偿新标准：每日赔偿金83.66元 (Supreme People's Procurorate Issues New Compensation Benchmark for Criminal Cases)
Legal Daily, March 27, 2007
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/misc/2007-03/27/content
_571971.htm

Media
谴责六四镇压被禁入境 名记者陆铿获准回国 (Veteran Journalist Lu Keng Allowed to Return After Being Blacklisted for Criticizing Beijing's Heavy-handed Approach on June 4th)
Radio Free Asia, March 26, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/03/
26/lukeng/

Olympics
陆空保安 不容有失 (Beijing Beefing Up Security Efforts for Olympics)
Ming Pao, March 27, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20070327/cha3.htm

Beijing's Pollution Problems Not Unique, Says IOC Chief
Reuters, March 27, 2007
http://www.planetark.org/dailynewsstory.cfm/newsid/
41089/story.htm

Politics
中共十七大前人事大洗牌 (Top Leadership Reshuffle Likely Before the 17th CPC Central Committee)
Radio Free Asia, March 26, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/03/26
/renshi/

Protests and Petitions
In China, Fight over Development Creates a Star
New York Times, March 26, 2007
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/26/world/asia/26cnd
-china.html?em&ex=1175054400&en=f5b1bf7daedac296&
ei=5087%0A

Public Health
Praise for Beijing
The Standard, March 27, 2007
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?pp_cat=
18&art_id=40963&sid=12838035&con_type=1&d_str=20070327

Tibet
China Announces Investment Drive in Tibet
Reuters (via YahooNews), March 27, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070327/wl_nm/china
_tibet_dc_1;_ylt=AjISr5oP7ZZvfanp_cMCU5RPzWQA

March 24 - 26, 2007

Top News of the Day

Human Rights Defenders - Guo Qizhen (郭起真)
维权人士郭起真二审维持原判 (Jailed Activist Guo Qichen's Appeal Denied)
Radio Free Asia, March 23, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/03/
23/guo/
On March 23, 2007, the Cangzhou City Intermediate People's Court in Hebei Province upheld the original verdict for internet essayist Guo Qizhen, who was sentenced to four years' imprisonment and three years' deprivation of political rights for "inciting subversion of state power.” Guo was tried on October 9, 2006 and found guilty of subversion for posting more than 30 essays criticizing the government.


News

Death Penalty
No-Execution Pledge 'Worthless'
South China Morning Post, March 24, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZSCBIZLZE.html

Environment
中国2005年度绿色GDP报告被阻止公布 (Report on China's Green GDP 2005 Barred from Public Release)
Radio Free Asia, March 24, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/03/
24/GDP/

Human Rights Defenders – Liu Xiaobo (刘晓波)
刘晓波再获香港人权新闻奖 (Dissident Writer Liu Xiaobo Presented with Hong Kong Human Rights Press Award for the Third Time)
Radio Free Asia, March 25, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/03/25/
liuxiaobohuojiang/

Human Rights Defenders - Wang Bingzhang (王炳章)
王炳章希望处境能在北京奥运期间得到改善 (Jailed Labor Activist Wang Bingzhang Hopes Prison Conditions Will Improve During Olympics)
Radio Free Asia, March 23, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/03/23/
wangbingzhang/

Labor
就业促进法将给百姓带来什么 (What Would the Draft Law to Remove Workplace Discrimination Mean for People?)
China Youth Daily, March 26, 2007
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2007-03/26/content_171
0761.htm

Mining Overhaul Goes into Overdrive
South China Morning Post, March 25, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZWCTCZLZE.html

With Wal-Mart Unionized in China, Now What?
Reuters (via YahooNews), March 25, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070325/lf_nm/china_
walmart_union_dc_1;_ylt=AoGe7e._DSAl6VL.v825S7pPzWQA

Land Policy
物权法的考验正式开始 (Property Law Facing a Real Test Now)
Ming Pao, March 26, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20070326/cab1.htm

Media
中国全国人大常委设立“新闻灭火队” (NPC Standing Committee Sets Up News Monitoring Team to Block Negative News Coverage)
Radio Free Asia, March 24, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/03/
24/miehuodui/

泛蓝成员张子霖电子邮箱周五被封 (Pan-Blue Alliance Member Zhang Zilin's Email Account Blocked Last Friday)
Radio Free Asia, March 26, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/03/23/china
_dissident_panblue/

Military
US-PLA May Set up 'Crisis Hotline'
South China Morning Post, March 24, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZGFZBZLZE.html

Olympics
Beijing on Track Ahead of 500-Day Countdown
The Standard, March 26, 2007
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?pp_cat=
19&art_id=40879&sid=12829515&con_type=1&d_str=
20070326

北京不易帅保奥运顺畅 (To Ensure a Smooth Launch of Olympics, Beijing Municipality Will Make No Changes to Top Leadership)
Ming Pao, March 26, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20070326/caa1.htm

Politics
Hu Hails Passage of Property Law
South China Morning Post, March 26, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZEZ2CZLZE.html

Population
超生贵族挑战中国计生政策 (Rich Couples Challenge China's One-Child Policy)
China Youth Daily, March 26, 2007
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2007-03/26/content_
1710916.htm

Protests and Petitions
Villagers to Take Protest over Land Grab to the Capital
South China Morning Post, March 24, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZCKCIZLZE.html

党报要求地方政府处理群体性事件时慎用武力 (Party Newspaper Demands Local Governments Give Careful Thought About Using Force to Handle Mass Incidents)
Radio Free Asia, March 23, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/03/
23/wuli/

Public Health
TB on the Mainland Everyone's Problem
South China Morning Post, March 26, 2007
http://focus.scmp.com/focusnews/ZZZGDBIZLZE.html

医改新方案加快酝酿 六套备选方案四月底上交 (Six Proposals for Health Care Reforms to Be Submitted in April)
Xinhuanet, March 25, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/fortune/2007-03/25/content_
5894297.htm

Tibet
拉萨五百藏人公开为达赖喇嘛祈福 (500 Tibetans in Lhasa Pray for Dalai Lama in Public)
Voice of America, March 26, 2007
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2007-03-23-voa19.cfm

Hong Kong
Beijing Pick Gets Easy Win in Hong Kong
Associated Press (via YahooNews), March 25, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070325/ap_on_re_as/hong
_kong_leadership_race

March 23, 2007

News
Government
村民投票罢村官镇政府认定无效 (Although Majority of Villagers Vote for Impeachment, Township Authorities in Hainan Order Village Head to Stay)
Nanfang City News, March 23, 2007
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/djjz/2007032
30368.asp

Human Rights Defenders
陕西退伍军人参与维权活动引起当局注意 (Retired Soldier in Shaanxi Taken Away over Rights Defense Work)
Radio Free Asia, March 22, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/03/22/china_
rights_detain/

民主人士上海访友被警察“请”出上海 (Two Dissidents “Asked” by Police to Leave Shanghai After Visiting Dissident Friend)
Radio Free Asia, March 22, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/03/2
2/shanghai/

Labor
Delta Cities to Target Rogue Factory Owners
South China Morning Post, March 23, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZ8CZ9CIZE.html

Land Policy
Property Owner in Eviction Standoff
South China Morning Post, March 23, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZ4Z0ZDIZE.html

Law
广州“禁电”案在广州市荔湾区人民法院开庭 (Guangzhou Authorities Sued over Ban of Electric Bikes)
Radio Free Asia, March 22, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/03/22/
guangzhou/

浙江海宁7位妇女以受到性别歧视状告政府3部门 (Female Villagers in Zhejiang Win Lawsuits over Discriminatory Land Allocation)
Xinhuanet, March 23, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2007-03/23/content_5
884919.htm

Media
中国网络作家群崛起 (Facing No Censorship, Literary Creation on Internet Booms)
Radio Free Asia, March 22, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/03/22/
wangluo/

中国部份地区开始试行流动电话预付卡实名制 (Some Regions Begin "Real Name Registration" for Prepaid Mobile Phone Calling Cards)
Radio Free Asia, March 21, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/03/21/china_
telephone/

Olympics
奥运食品追溯今年8月启用 (Food Tracing System for Olympics to Start in August)
The Beijing News, March 23, 2007
http://news.thebeijingnews.com/0553/2007/03-23/014@
250660.htm

简要新闻：RSF批评中国官员无意遵守自由采访新规定 (RSF Criticizes China over Non-Compliance with the New Regulations on Foreign Journalists' Work)
Radio Free Asia, March 23, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/xinwen/2007/03/22/ - rsf

Protests and Petitions
宝安港资厂联手反清拆 (10 Factory Owners Plan Protest over Eviction Compensation)
Ming Pao, March 23, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20070323/cab1.htm

Hundreds of Tibetans Gather in Rare Protest
Radio Free Asia, March 23, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/english/tibetan/2007/03/21/tibet_pr
otest/

Rioters Take to the Streets over Plan to Merge Jiangxi Towns
South China Morning Post, March 23, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ3JY9CIZE.html

四川农民坚持上访冤案 公安终于同意平反赔偿 (After 7 Petitions in Beijing, Sichuan Farmer Wins Damages)
Radio Free Asia, March 22, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/03/22/china
_petition_compensation/

新疆16岁少年被判无期徒刑案获准重审 (Xinjiang Woman Convinces Supreme People's Court to Look Into Her Son’s Case, Order Retrial)
Radio Free Asia, March 22, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/03/22/chin
a_petition_court/

China's Party Paper Tells Local Governments to Restrain from Force When Dealing with Protests
Xinhuanet, March 22, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-03/22/content_5
883934.htm

两会致使新一轮访民进京 (Two Sessions Lead to a New Wave of Petitions in Beijing)
Radio Free Asia, March 22, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/03/22/
fangmin/

官洲岛村民遭工地人员殴打　一死多伤 (Villager Beaten to Death in Guangzhou over Resettlement Protest)
Radio Free Asia, March 22, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/03/22/gu
anzhoudao/

Public Health
Draft Law on Organ Transplants Passed
South China Morning Post, March 23, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZKD0ACIZE.html

March 22, 2007

News

Bilateral Ties
法国与中国签署引渡条约 (France Signs Extradition Treaty with China)
BBC, March 20, 2007
http://news.bbc.co.uk/chinese/trad/hi/newsid_6470000/
newsid_6473300/6473387.stm

Death Penalty
检察官建议废除经济犯罪死刑 将刑期提高到30年 (Procurator Suggests Replacing Death Penalty with Lengthy Sentence up to 30 Years for Economic Crimes)
EastDay.com, March 22, 2007
http://news.eastday.com/c/20070322/u1a2698721.html

Environment
Buyers Urged to Boycott Mainland's Dirty 20
South China Morning Post, March 22, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZ55W9CIZE.html

联合国拟投1400万美元帮中国改善煤矿安全 (UN May Provide China with US$14 Million to Improve Coal Mine Safety)
EastDay.com, March 22, 2007
http://news.eastday.com/c/20070322/u1a2699317.html

Gender
Better Understanding of 'Rent Boys' Urged
South China Morning Post, March 22, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZ06W9CIZE.html

Government
我国将全面清理“红头文件” (Government Set to Overhaul 'Red Letterhead' Documents)
China Youth Daily, March 22, 2007
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2007-03/22/content_
1707651.htm

去年9万人次被追究行政执法责任 (Over 90,000 Officials Held Accountable for Malfeasance in Applying the Law Last Year)
China Youth Daily, March 22, 2007
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2007-03/22/content_1707656.htm

Human Rights Defenders - Li Hong (力虹)
Plea for Release of Jailed Activist
South China Morning Post, March 22, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZMOXYDIZE.html

Human Rights
鲁德成出席加拿大举办的中国人权听证会 (Former June 4th Prisoner Lu Decheng Attends a Canadian Hearing on Human Rights in China)
Radio Free Asia, March 21, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/03/21/ludecheng/

Labor
Coal Mine Owner in China Arrested for Concealing Disaster
Agence France-Presse (via YahooNews), March 22, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070322/wl_asia_afp/chinaaccident
industryminingcoal_070322033455

Land Policy
中国地方政府非法徵地案件上升 (Number of Illegal Seizures of Farmland Soars)
BBC, March 21, 2007
http://news.bbc.co.uk/chinese/trad/hi/newsid_6470000/newsid_
6477800/6477895.stm

Media
公安威胁驻大陆记者 博讯网被称敌对组织 (Reporter for Boxun Web Site Prohibited from Interviewing; Authorities Call Boxun an Organization That Endangers State Security)
Radio Free Asia, March 21, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/03/21/jizhe/

Multilateral
SCO Joint Military Exercises to Be Held in Russia in 2007
People's Daily, March 22, 2007
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200703/21/eng20070321
_359813.html

Olympics
北京市府将获奥运立法授权 (Beijing Municipal Government Empowered to Enact Laws for Olympics)
The Beijing News, March 22, 2007
http://news.thebeijingnews.com/0546/2007/0322/014@
250351.htm

French Candidate Calls for China Boycott
Associated Press (via YahooNews), March 21, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070321/ap_on_re_eu/france
_darfur_1;_ylt=AvhWZaJu4.3V_Y2NbG.AdlJPzWQA

Politics
China Scrambles for Stability as Its Workers Age
New York Times, March 22, 2007
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/22/world/asia/22china.
html?_r=1&oref=slogin

Protests and Petitions
江西千人拦铁路抗议 (Thousands of People in Jiangxi Block Railway in Protest Against Government Plan to Redraft Administrative Districts)
Ming Pao, March 22, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20070322/ccb1.htm

重庆暴力拆迁引起冲突 群众不满仅派2名警力 (Chongqing Authorities Criticized for Sending Only Two Policemen to Handle Violent Clashes over Forced Eviction)
Radio Free Asia, March 21, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/03/21/
chaiqian/

上千访民联名信件引起中央重视 (Leaders Express Concern over an Open Letter by More Than 1,000 Petitioners)
Radio Free Asia, March 21, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/03/21/
fangmin/

Public Health
Health Care Should Be Diversified, Official Says
South China Morning Post, March 22, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZSUU9CIZE.html

Tea Passed Off as Urine Exposes Hospital Greed
South China Morning Post, March 22, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZEYXYDIZE.html

State Security
精确数据是国家机密 测绘泄密案频发挑战国家安全 (Illegal Surveying and Mapping of China Challenges National Security as Geographical Data Considered State Secrets)
EastDay.com, March 22, 2007
http://news.eastday.com/c/20070322/u1a2699427.html

March 21, 2007

News
Corruption
Court Scandal 'a Serious Lesson'
South China Morning Post, March 21, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZ9RTYDIZE.html

Death Penalty
打工仔杀「违约」女友获死缓 (Man Sentenced to Death with Two-Year Reprieve for Murdering Ex-Lover)
Wen Wei Po, March 21, 2007
http://news.wenweipo.com/2007/03/21/IN0703210011.htm

Government
中国大举反腐却有农村选民盼贿选 (In a Village in Fujian, Half of the Interviewees Support Bribes for Votes)
Voice of America, March 21, 2007
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2007-03-20-voa39.cfm

Human Rights Defender - Chen Guangcheng (陈光诚)
陈光诚申请监外执行被拒 (Chen Guangcheng's Request to Serve Sentence Outside Prison Turned Down)
Radio Free Asia, March 20, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/03/20/china_
rights_chen/

Land Policy
中国去年办结土地违法案九万 两省级高官受处分 (China Investigated over 90,000 Land Misuse Cases in 2006)
EastDay.com, March 21, 2007
http://news.eastday.com/c/20070320/u1a2695753.html

辽宁一楼盘地未批房已建 (Apartments in Liaoning Construction Site Sold out Before Permission to Construct Even Granted)
The Beijing News, March 21, 2007
http://news.thebeijingnews.com/0566/2007/03-21/014@
250196.htm

国土资源部:违法用地屡禁不止起因地方政府主导 (Ministry of Land Resources Argues Local Authorities Are Behind Illegal Land Use)
EastDay.com, March 21, 2007
http://news.eastday.com/c/20070320/u1a2695755.html

Law
10名广东齐二药受害者将集体起诉索赔上千万元 (10 Victims of Fake Drugs Consider Launching Collective Lawsuit)
Xinhuanet, March 21, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2007-03/21/content_5
874585.htm

Extradition Pact Signed with France
South China Morning Post, March 21, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZFJUYDIZE.html

新华社前记者壮告出版署长 (Former Xinhua Journalist Sues GAPP over Book Ban)
Ming Pao, March 21, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20070321/cab1.htm

Journalist in Landmark Defamation Court Case
South China Morning Post, March 21, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZTRTYDIZE.html

Media
Dream of the Internet Blog-Busters
South China Morning Post, March 21, 2007
http://focus.scmp.com/focusnews/ZZZ9IUYDIZE.html

南京巨型网吧“网住”大学生 免费班车随叫随到 (Nanjing's Jumbo Internet Café Popular Among College Students)
Xinhuanet, March 21, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/society/2007-03/21/content_
5874615.htm

新浪网就删除个人博客网上所贴文章表示歉意 (Sina.com Apologizes for Removing Sensitive Blog Entries)
Radio Free Asia, March 21, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/03/20/
zanai/

Six Charged over Fatal Beating of Reporter in Shanxi
The Standard, March 21, 2007
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?we_
cat=3&art_id=40567&sid=12749245&con_type=1&d_str=
20070321

湖南卫视“超级男声”被广播电视总局勒令改名 (TV Authorities Order Hunan TV Station to Change Name of “Voices of Supermen” Program)
Xinhuanet, March 21, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/newmedia/2007-03/20/content
_5869499.htm

Migrant Workers
哈尔滨：农民工施工发生意外最高可获10万元赔偿 (Harbin's New Regulation Mandates Construction Units to Provide Insurance for Migrant Workers)
Xinhuanet, March 21, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/local/2007-03/21/content_58
75148.htm

Olympics
Hit `Hostile Forces,' Urges Police Chief
The Standard, March 21, 2007
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?we_cat=3
&art_id=40559&sid=12751997&con_type=1&d_str=20070321

Olympic Marks for Beijing Restaurants
The Standard, March 21, 2007
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?we_cat=3&
art_id=40560&sid=12750061&con_type=1&d_str=20070321

奥运誓见蓝天 刘淇披露秘诀 (President of Beijing Olympics Organizing Committee Reveals Keys to Ensuring a "Blue Sky" During the Games)
Wen Wei Po, March 21, 2007
http://paper.wenweipo.com/2007/03/21/YO0703210001.htm

Protests and Petitions
龙崗官员指黑帮煽动讨薪 (Shenzhen Authorities Say Triads Incite Workers to Go on Strike and Petition over Back Pay)
Ming Pao, March 21, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20070321/caa3.htm

悼念杜荣林，一百多访民被关押一天 (100 Petitioners Detained for a Day for Trying to Commemorate Beating Death of Petitioner Du Ronglin)
Radio Free Asia, March 20, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/03/20/
durong/

药费高昂人命贱　医疗事故再酿群体事件 (Hundreds of Wuhan Residents Protest Incorrect and Expensive Treatment for Cancer Patient)
Radio Free Asia, March 20, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/03/20/ya
ofei/

广西村民抗议造纸厂污染不果反遭关押 (Villagers Detained in Guangxi for Protesting Pollution by Paper Factory)
Radio Free Asia, March 20, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/03/20/
guangxi/

Public Health
Laws Alone Won't Overcome Prejudice
South China Morning Post, March 21, 2007
http://focus.scmp.com/focusnews/ZZZ90S9CIZE.html

Organs Ban Hits Hopes of Koreans
The Standard, March 21, 2007
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?we_cat=3&a
rt_id=40558&sid=12749855&con_type=1&d_str=20070321

March 20, 2007

Top News of the Day
Human Rights Defender - Li Hong (力虹)
浙江诗人颠覆罪判6年 (Zhejiang Poet Sentenced to Six Years for Inciting Subversion)
Ming Pao, March 20, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20070320/cad1.htm
Writer Zhang Jianhong (张建红), whose pen name is Li Hong (力虹), was sentenced to six years in prison by a local court in Zhejiang on "inciting subversion" charges. He said he would appeal. The charge was based on the 63 articles he published on overseas websites that were found to defame China's state power and social system. Zhang's lawyer said those articles included views which supported human rights lawyer Gao Zhisheng.

Related News
Chinese Cyber-Dissident Gets 6
Years
Associated Press (via YahooNews), March 19, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070319/ap_on_re_as
/china_dissident_sentenced_1;_ylt=AlRTOe03UsnebR
YOd7QK57JPzWQA

News
Corruption
云南高院严查违规收取“缓刑费” (Yunnan Higher People's Court Investigates "Reprieve Fees" Practice in Local Court)
Legal Daily, March 20, 2007
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/misc/2007-03/20/content_5
63448.htm

Death Penalty
隐瞒病史酿车祸被判死缓 (Cadre Sentenced to Death with 2-Year Reprieve in Beijing over Vehicular Manslaughter and Hiding His Epilepsy)
The Beijing News, March 20, 2007
http://news.thebeijingnews.com/0567/2007/03-20/014@
249895.htm

Top Court Upholds Four Death Sentences for Murder
South China Morning Post, March 20, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZJECVAGZE.html

Human Rights Defender - Wang Xiaoning (王小宁)
'Yahoo Betrayed My Husband'
Weird, March 20, 2007
http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,72972-0.html?
tw=wn_story_page_prev2

Human Rights Defender
中国批准陆铿四月返乡 流亡人士回国权再受瞩目 (Elderly Dissident Who Left China During June 4th Allowed to Visit Family in Yunnan)
Radio Free Asia, March 19, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/03/19/lu/

Land Policy
薛涌：当我们房子被拆迁的时候 (Commentary: Evictees Receiving Lower-than-Market-Value Compensation Unjustified)
Nanfang City News, March 20, 2007
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/spqy/20070320
0472.asp

Law
Court Rejects Writer's Bid to Overturn Ban on Prison Book's Reprint
South China Morning Post, March 20, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZWE4WAGZE.html

Olympics – Media
Free Media for Games = Media Free of Bad News, One City Says
South China Morning Post, March 20, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/topnews/ZZZMF4WAGZE.html

Protests and Petitions
两会后访民陆续被放 当局仍然加紧盘查 (Beijing Authorities Continue to Step Up Monitoring Against Petitioners After the "Two Sessions")
Radio Free Asia, March 20, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/03/19/f
angmin/

甘肃：无故不接访公安领导将停职 (Gansu Establishes Regulation to Suspend Senior Police Officers for Refusing Petitioners)
Nanfang City News, March 20, 2007
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/djjz/20070320
0131.asp

防止到京上访 泛蓝联盟成员被强制旅游 (Pan-Blue Alliance Member Returns from "Forced Travels" with Official Escorts to Prevent His Petitioning During Two Sessions)
Radio Free Asia, March 19, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/03/19/
fanlan/

针砭时弊民警遭辞退　体制内之声诚可贵 (Police Officer Dismissed for Criticizing Practices to Obstruct Petitioners)
Radio Free Asia, March 19, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/03/19/wu/

Public Health
Campaign to Stop Prejudice over Hepatitis B
South China Morning Post, March 20, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZWJBVAGZE.html

“大三阳”应聘被拒 18岁农村娃上吊自杀 律师：用工有歧视 (Factory Refuses to Hire Hepatitis B Carriers, Migrant Worker Commits Suicide)
Nanfang City News, March 20, 2007
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/jwxy/2007032
00086.asp

Three Gorges
三峡库区酝酿再次开发性移民 (Three Gorges Area to Relocate Last Stage of Residents)
Nanfang City News, March 20, 2007
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/sjjj/2007031905
06.asp

March 17-19, 2007

Top News of the Day
Human Rights Defender – Li Xige (李喜阁)
地方官软禁草根领袖 谁是中国艾滋防治绊脚石？ (Henan Authorities Obstructing Work of AIDS Activists)
Radio Free Asia, March 16, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/03/16/aizi/
Although China recently allowed AIDS activist Dr. Gao Yaojie to go to the US to receive an award for her work, other lesser-known activists are being obstructed from carrying out their work. Both Zhu Longwei (朱龙伟) and Li Xige (李喜阁) have been under house arrest in Henan for nearly two months. Zhu was placed under house arrest in mid-January, after he was interviewed by a British journalist, and when he tried to attend a conference in Guangzhou, he was stopped by police. Li Xige has been under house arrest since early February and has not been allowed to communicate with the outside world.

News
Death Penalty
在全国率先落实最高法院等四部门相关规定 广州中院安排死刑犯刑前会见亲属 (From March 11, National Regulation Allows Death-Row Convicts to See Their Families Before Execution)
Legal Daily, March 19, 2007
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/misc/2007-03/19/content_56
2322.htm

Environment
Wen Dodges Question on Emissions
South China Morning Post, March 19, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZDDW5XBZE.html

Government
深公务员不作为要登报報道歉 (Shenzhen Civil Servants Must Publish Apology in Newspapers for Official Misconduct)
Wen Wei Po, March 19, 2007
http://news.wenweipo.com/2007/03/19/IN0703190007.htm

Human Rights
既维权又执法缺少公正基础 吉林消协拥有执法权惹争议 (Jilin Consumer Rights Body Criticized for Dual Identity as Rights Defender and Law Enforcer)
Legal Daily, March 19, 2007
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/misc/2007-03/19/content_56
2333.htm

Human Rights Defenders
简要新闻：湖北维权人士刘飞跃目前处境危险 (In Brief: Stricter House Arrest for Hubei Rights Defender Liu Feiyue)
Radio Free Asia, March 19, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/03/18/x
inwen/ - liufeiyue

Law
蜀国演义酒楼被判赔偿1万5 (Beijing Court Orders Restaurant to Compensate Plaintiff with 15,000 Yuan over Tainted Snails)
Legal Daily, March 19, 2007
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/misc/2007-03/19/content_5
62266.htm

一案激起千层浪 民告官诉讼击溃2700亩圈地计划 (Series of Administrative Litigations Halt Zhejiang Authorities' Plan to Conscribe 2,700 Mu [445 Acres] of Land)
Xinhuanet, March 18, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2007-03/18/content_58
62451.htm

Media
简要新闻：官方媒体删除外国记者与温家宝有关赵紫阳一段问答 (Xinhua Removes Wen Jiabao's Remarks About Zhao Ziyang in Interview with French Journalist)
Radio Free Asia, March 19, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/xinwen/2007/03/16/xinwen/

中宣部禁止有关“反右”、“文革”等历史事件的出版物出版 (Ban of Publications on Anti-Rightist Campaign and Cultural Revolution Among Publicity Department's 17 Verbal Orders)
Radio Free Asia, March 17, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/03/17/f
anyou/

广电总局再次要求查封网络电视台 (Eight Internet TV Stations Ordered to Shut Down Since Late Last Year)
EastDay.com, March 18, 2007
http://news.eastday.com/c/20070318/u1a2689251.html

永州暴动事件当地居民被警告不得向外界发表意见 (Hunan Residents Warned Not to Discuss Riot with Outside World)
Radio Free Asia, March 16, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/03/16/
yongzhou/

Olympics
没收外媒记者证监控异见者　奥运言论自由蜜月期乃幻像？ (Foreign Journalist’s Press Card Confiscated in Nanjing: What Does This Mean for Media Freedom Ahead of Olympics?)
Radio Free Asia, March 18, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/03/18/
aoyun/

Police
公安部：身份核查不涉隐私 (Ministry of Public Security: Identity Verification Will Not Infringe on Privacy)
The Beijing News, March 19, 2007
http://news.thebeijingnews.com/0565/2007/03-19/015@034
148.htm

Politics
Wen's View Suggests No Early Plans for Change
South China Morning Post, March 19, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZQMTO0CZE.html

'China Has Come Full Circle': Former Top Official
Radio Free Asia, March 17, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/politics/2007/03/17/china
_baotong/

Population
One-Child Policy to Stay for Now
South China Morning Post, March 19, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZLDW5XBZE.html

Protests and Petitions
Activists Challenge Status Quo in China
Associated Press (via YahooNews), March 17, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070317/ap_on_re_as/chin
a_people_power_1

简要新闻：访民郑大靖被被湖北驻京办事处拘禁 (In Brief: Hubei Government's Regional Office in Beijing Detains Petitioner Zheng Dajing)
Radio Free Asia, March 17, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/03/17/x
inwen/ - zhengdajing

两会结束上海访民解禁回家 讲述拘禁期间无尊严受虐待 (As "Two Sessions" Close, Released Shanghai Petitioners Reveal Abuses)
Radio Free Asia, March 16, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/03/16/f
angmin/

浙江天台访民徐江娇：打人者仍然逍遥法外 (Assailant of Zhejiang Petitioner Xu Jiangjiao Remains at Large)
Radio Free Asia, March 16, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/03/16/china
_petition_government/

吉林访民控诉警察如土匪 (Jilin Petitioner Calls Police “No Better Than Bandits”)
Radio Free Asia, March 16, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/03/16/china_
petition_detain/

Society
Animal Rights Movement on the Rise
South China Morning Post, March 18, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZVOKC0CZE.html

Tibet
Dalai Lama Must Give Up Secession, Says Premier
South China Morning Post, March 19, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZNVHC0CZE.html

March 16, 2007

Top News
Protests and Petitions
上访者被截 所属省市罚1万 (Ministry of Public Security to Fine Local Authorities 10,000 Yuan for Every Petitioner That Is Caught in Beijing)
Ming Pao, March 16, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20070316/cab1.htm
According to Hong Kong newspaper Ming Pao, due to the large number of petitioners being captured by Beijing police, the Ministry of Public Security has issued an order which stipulates that local authorities will be fined 10,000 yuan for every petitioner from their locality who is caught in Beijing. It is estimated that there are currently 10,000 petitioners in Beijing and that more than 200 are captured by police every day. The ministry also has a four-stage alert system. A "super alert" will be issued for any petitioning group that contains more than 50 people, that stays in Beijing for more than 48 hours and that will grow in size or escalate their action.

News
Corruption
国家预防腐败局或不办具体案件 (State Corruption Prevention Bureau May Not Work on Specific Cases)
Wen Wei Po, March 16, 2007
http://news.wenweipo.com/2007/03/16/IN0703160004.htm

Disasters
Governor 'Cleans Up' the Coal Industry
South China Morning Post, March 16, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZYF1GJ8ZE.html

Education
Education Spending Level Is 'Unacceptable'
South China Morning Post, March 16, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZ64VJD8ZE.html

Environment
重庆：1000万人的饮水之难 (Too Many Dams Across Yangtze River, Right to Water of 10 Million Chongqing Residents Threatened)
Nanfang Weekend, March 16, 2007
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/zmzg/2007031
50718.asp

Human Rights Defender - Gao Yaojie (高耀洁)
Aids Activist Wishes She 'Could Have Done More'
South China Morning Post, March 16, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZELVJD8ZE.html

June 4th - EU Arms Ban
France Calls to Lift China Arms Embargo
Agence France-Presse (via YahooNews), March 15, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070315/wl_asia_afp/japan
francemilitary_070315140252;_ylt=Ahr5YSagkqTVpIGIXl
X1BcZPzWQA

Land Policy
'Housing Slaves' Appeal to Beijing for Pricing Relief
South China Morning Post, March 16, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZV77HJ8ZE.html

Law
Landmark Property Law Adopted
China Daily, March 16, 2007
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2007-03/16/content_82
9330.htm

Politics
胡锦涛理论 中共新基调 (CPPCC's High Regard of President Hu's Theory Paves Road for the 17th CPC National Congress)
Ming Pao, March 16, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20070316/caa1.htm

社评: 港区政協表现差 享特权而不尽责 (Editorial: Hong Kong’s CPPCC Delegates Enjoy Privileges But Perform Badly)
Ming Pao, March 16, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20070316/mrb.htm

Editorial: China’s Sort of Congress
New York Times, March 15, 2007
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/15/opinion/15thu2.html

Protests and Petitions
《卫生信访工作办法》施行 ("Measures on Handling Health-Related Petitions" Implemented)
Nanfang City News, March 16, 2007
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/djjz/2007031
60356.asp

Shanghai Protest to Merkel over Maglev
South China Morning Post, March 16, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZILVJD8ZE.html

简要新闻：上千在京访民在递上访材料路上被抓 (Brief News: Up to 1,000 Petitioners Taken Away in Beijing on Their Way to Present Petitions)
Radio Free Asia, March 15, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/xinwen/2007/03/15/ - fang
min

Public Health
Health Minister Rejects Experts' Accusations
South China Morning Post, March 16, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZUF1GJ8ZE.html

In Poor Health
South China Morning Post, March 16, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZ24VJD8ZE.html

Tibet
拉萨政府发令禁止到寺庙参拜 (Lhasa Government Issues Notice Barring People from Temples During NPC and CPPCC Sessions)
Radio Free Asia, March 15, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/03/15/l
asa/

March 15, 2007

Top News of the Day
Human Rights Defender - Gao Yaojie (高耀洁)
高耀洁在华盛顿：电邮被封，中国非法血库仍在运作 (Email Accounts of Gao Yaojie and Her Son Shut Down; Illegal Blood Trade Continues in China)
Radio Free Asia, March 14, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/03/14/gao/
During her trip to the US to receive a global human rights award on March 14, Gao Yaojie's (高耀洁) and her son's email accounts were blocked. An editor who tried to publish her work was fired. Gao was worried about the consequences after she returns to China. According to Gao, the number of illegal blood banks continued to rise in China, despite authorities claiming that they had been closed.

News
Bilateral Ties
Actor Gere Asks US, EU to Forge Common Human Rights Policy for China
Agence France-Presse (via YahooNews), March 14, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070314/pl_afp/uschinatibe
tcongress_070313232511;_ylt=ApD6q_u8TQXn5baqv.IVK
8NPzWQA

Environment
Companies Volunteer to Cut Their Carbon Emissions
South China Morning Post, March 15, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZPFSJD8ZE.html

Government
Jiangsu Sets the Pace on How to Assess Officials
Financial Times, March 15, 2007
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/6919fc76-d282-11db-a7c0-000b
5df10621,dwp_uuid=9c33700c-4c86-11da-89df-0000779e2
340.html

Human Rights Defender – Chen Guangcheng (陈光诚)
Blind Activist Wins Free-Speech Accolade
South China Morning Post, March 15, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZBYRJD8ZE.html

Human Rights Defender – Shi Tao (師濤)
Yahoo Is Cleared in Case of Chinese Journalist
Wall Street Journal, March 15, 2007
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB117385900829636623.html
?mod=yahoo_hs

Labor
安徽人代倡设欠薪罪 (NPC Delegate from Anhui Proposes Criminalization of Back Pay)
Ming Pao, March 15, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20070315/caa1h.htm

Land Policy
南海三山民告官开庭延期 村民不满法院外静坐 (Guangdong Villagers' Claim over Land Grab Delayed as Judge Suddenly Falls Ill)
Radio Free Asia, March 15, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/03/14/n
anhai/

Law
Lower-Level Courts Face Bankruptcy When Fees Are Slashed
South China Morning Post, March 15, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZFYRJD8ZE.html

公民可直接建议立项司法解释 (New Regulation Allows Citizens to Directly Request the Supreme People's Court to Pass Judicial Interpretations)
Legal Daily, March 15, 2007
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/misc/2007-03/15/content_55
9749.htm

Media
14部委:为黑网吧提供接入互联网服务最高罚50万 (New Notice Imposes 500,000 Yuan Fine on Internet Service Providers to Illegal Cyber Cafes)
Legal Daily, March 15, 2007
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/misc/2007-03/15/content_55
9755.htm

《财经》主编杨大明承认受到压力撤换封面文章 (Editor-in-Chief of Caijing Magazine Admits Original Version of Latest Issue Withdrawn Due to Pressure)
Radio Free Asia, March 14, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/03/14/china_
media_freedom/

Olympics
Mainland Assesses Health Risks for Olympics
South China Morning Post, March 15, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZTFSJD8ZE.html

迎奥运北京反新四害 (Beijing to Ban 4 Uncivilized Behaviors Ahead of the Games)
Radio Free Asia, March 14, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/03/14
/4_harms/

Politics
Robust Forum Reduced to a 'Political Flower Vase'
South China Morning Post, March 15, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZ134HJ8ZE.html

各地泛蓝联盟成员被国保传唤拘留 (Member of the Pan-Blue Alliance Across China Summoned or Detained)
Radio Free Asia, March 14, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/03/14/
fanlan/

Population
一个不少，两个正好？29名委员联名提案建议尽快停止独生子女条例 (29 CPPCC Delegates Call for the End of One-Child Policy)
Nanfang City News, March 15, 2007
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/jwxy/200703
150067.asp

Protests and Petitions
Officials Blame Riot on Bus Firm
South China Morning Post, March 15, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZ3YRJD8ZE.html

湖北警员致信两会陈述访民疾苦和截访弊端 (Hubei Policeman Criticizes Petition Obstruction in Open Letter to NPC and CPPCC)
Radio Free Asia, March 14, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/03/14/china
_petition/

Olympic Preview as China Cracks down on Dissent
Agence France-Presse (via YahooNews), March 14, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070314/wl_asia_afp/chi
nacongressnpc_070314132358;_ylt=AgzPPpFr.0Crl6Pq
VTbsgGlPzWQA

两会接近尾声 访民上访继续 (Petitions Continue as NPC and CPPCC Sessions Approach their Closing)
Radio Free Asia, March 14, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/03/14/fa
ngmin/

Public Health
Harvesting of Prisoner Organs Rare, Say Officials
South China Morning Post, March 15, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZAPXFJ8ZE.html

Rural Issues
Needs of Desperate Farmers Being Ignored, Says Professor
South China Morning Post, March 15, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ5GSJD8ZE.html

Tibet
Bush Urged to Focus on Tibet
South China Morning Post, March 15, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZXFSJD8ZE.html

Confusion over Mini-Potala Palace Project
South China Morning Post, March 15, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ1GSJD8ZE.html

March 14, 2007

Top News of the Day
Human Rights Defender - Yan Zhengxue (严正学)
严正学看守所受刑讯逼供 朱虞夫获释但被严密监控 (Yan Zhengxue Treated Inhumanely During Interrogation; Zhu Yufu Released)
Radio Free Asia, March 13, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/03/13/y
an_zhu/
According to Yan Zhengxue's wife, Yan, age 64, was interrogated under inhumane conditions while being held in detention in Zhejiang Province. The police questioned him all night and made him sit up while being interrogated, which caused extra pain due to his kidney problems. According to Chinese PEN, the crimes Yan was accused of committing include: i) being a secret member of the China Democracy Party; ii) publishing articles on foreign websites; iii) fundraising for journalist Liu Binyan (刘宾雁) and iv) intervening in a land grab incident in Zhejiang. In related news, China Democracy Party member Zhu Yufu (朱虞夫) has been released from detention but is under strict surveillance.

News
Children
Beijing Defends Stricter Rules Amid Adoption Outcry
The Standard, March 14, 2007
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?we_cat=3
&art_id=40053&sid=12642903&con_type=1&d_str=20070314

Corruption
Corruption War Has Not Improved Justice System
South China Morning Post, March 14, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZBXOJD8ZE.html

Death Penalty
No Word on Death Sentence Numbers
South China Morning Post, March 14, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZXZ0HJ8ZE.html

Environment
80,000 Villagers Without Safe Water for a Month
South China Morning Post, March 14, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZDZ0HJ8ZE.html

Human Rights Defender - Gao Yaojie (高耀洁)
Bittersweet AIDS Victory for Heroine
The Standard, March 14, 2007
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?we_cat=3&
art_id=40030&sid=12641572&con_type=1&d_str=20070314

Labor
Miners' Insurance Scheme Intended to Boost Safety
South China Morning Post, March 14, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZ4RPJD8ZE.html

Uphill Battle as Unemployed to Hit 12m in Cities
The Standard, March 14, 2007
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?we_cat=
3&art_id=40051&sid=12643014&con_type=1&d_str=20070314

Law
农工党中央：由检察机关挑起行政公益诉讼重担 (Political Party Proposes that Procurators Be Responsible for Launching Public Interest Litigations)
Legal Daily, March 14, 2007
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/misc/2007-03/14/content_558
626.htm

Nokia China Hit with Discrimination Suit
Financial Times, March 13, 2007
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/85791c1c-d1a6-11db-b921-000b5
df10621,dwp_uuid=9c33700c-4c86-11da-89df-0000779e2340
.html

Media
Author Appeals for End to Censorship
South China Morning Post, March 14, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZTZ0HJ8ZE.html

Outwardly Open, China Keeps Censoring
Associated Press (via YahooNews), March 13, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070313/ap_on_re_as/china
_ensuring_consent_1;_ylt=An2DMcv_WKYVQei9GLowjWFP
zWQA

中国封锁对有关永州暴动的新闻 (China Blocks Media and Internet Reports on Hunan Riot)
Radio Free Asia, March 14, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/03/13/china_
media_freedom/

Internet Censorship Set to Reach Local Levels
The Standard, March 14, 2007
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?we_cat
=3&art_id=40015&sid=12642509&con_type=1&d_str=200
70314

Olympics
Beijing Forms Helicopter Police for '08 Olympic Games
Xinhuanet, March 11, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-03/11/content_5
832027.htm

Politics
听取和审议“两高”工作报告 (Supreme People’s Court and Supreme People’s Procuratorate Present Work Reports to NPC)
China Youth Daily, March 14, 2007
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2007-03/14/content_1698756.
htm

Protests and Petitions
Dongzhou Unrest Continues with Protests, Riot
Radio Free Asia, March 13, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/2007/03/13/china_dongz
hou/

各地官员驻扎在国家信访口抓捕访民 (Provincial Officials Stationed in Beijing to Round Up Petitioners from Home Province During the “Two Sessions”)
Radio Free Asia, March 13, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/03/13/f
angmin/

广东三山维权农民代表短暂被抓后已获释 (Representative of Victims of Land Grab in Guangdong Released After Short Detention)
Radio Free Asia, March 13, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/03/13/
sanshan/

张淑凤被拐劳教虐待一年　上访等同违法犯罪？ (Zhang Shufeng Forcibly Sent to Reeducation-Through-Labor Camp for 1 Year for Petitioning Activities)
Radio Free Asia, March 13, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/03/13/z
hangshufeng/

Tibet
House Panel Urges China to End Tibet Stalemate
Reuters (via YahooNews), March 13, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070313/wl_nm/china_usa_
tibet_dc_1;_ylt=Aq_RtzwyNifGKx5ttcytaAxPzWQA

Hong Kong
Warning to Stop Messing with Politics
South China Morning Post, March 14, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/topnews/ZZZFXOJD8ZE.html

Taiwan
Taiwan Leader Urges EU to Keep Arms Embargo on China
Agence France-Presse (via YahooNews), March 13, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070313/wl_asia_afp/taiwa
nchinaeu_070313145203;_ylt=An_XgjEw.5OzyaTglDUb.45
PzWQA

March 13, 2007

Top News of the Day
Protests and Petitions
Student Dies as Villagers Riot in Protest at Public Transport Fees
South China Morning Post, March 13, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZF6HGZZYE.html
An armed crackdown by police on 20,000 protesting farmers in Hunan Province has been continuing since March 9. The protestors had asked the local authorities to intervene in the raising of public transport costs by over 80 percent during the Lunar New Year. The protestors became violent after the bus company brought in thugs. One junior high school student was reportedly killed and several dozen of people were injured, but an official denied that any deaths had occurred.

News
Civil Society
涉外民间组织拟合法登记 “转正”还要跨门槛 (Regulation Governing Social Organizations to Be Amended, to Apply to NGOs Working in China)
Xinhuanet, March 13, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2007-03/13/content_5837880.
htm

Environment
China's Pollution Cuts Local Rain
BBC, March 13, 2007
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/6441503.stm

Government
公费请客年吃2000亿 (Government Spending on Entertaining Visitors Reaches 200 Billion Yuan a Year)
Ming Pao, March 13, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20070313/cab1.htm

Human Rights Defenders
Be Tolerant to Dissent: Delegate
South China Morning Post, March 13, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZZEM1TZYE.html

非法拘禁维权者刘飞跃　教育部门的奇怪职能 (Local Education Authorities in Hubei Have Former Teacher Placed Under House Arrest for Reporting on a Petition)
Radio Free Asia, March 12, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/03/12/liufeiy
ue/

Labor
民间报告指一台商企业为血汗工厂 (Group Says Taiwanese-Funded Factory Is a Sweatshop)
Voice of America, March 12, 2007
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2007-03-12-voa21.cfm

Media
Book Publishers Wage a Battle of Wits with Censors
South China Morning Post, March 13, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZJ1N1TZYE.html

China Looks to Rein in Bloggers
Reuters (via YahooNews), March 13, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070313/wl_nm/china_parliament
_blogs_dc_1;_ylt=AtyVTyHpsVcB3bzPvYGi29NPzWQA

Groundswell of Sarcastic Humor Undermining China's Censors
Twin Cities.com, March 13, 2007
http://www.twincities.com/mld/twincities/living/16862727.htm

Migrant Workers
4讨薪农民工拘禁包工头 (Four Migrant Workers Jailed for Locking Up Labor Contractor over Back Pay)
The Beijing News, March 13, 2007
http://news.thebeijingnews.com/0558/2007/03-13/015@24803
2.htm

Military
Military Spells Out Space Ambitions
South China Morning Post, March 13, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZB6HGZZYE.html

Politics
政協倡增基层界別 (Delegate Proposes Creating Grassroots Representation in CPPCC)
Ming Pao, March 13, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20070313/cah1.htm

Delegates Want NPC to Lift Supervisory Role
South China Morning Post, March 13, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZN6HGZZYE.html

NPC Briefs: 'Fake Representatives' Need Training: Deputy
South China Morning Post, March 13, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZR1N1TZYE.html

China's Congress Follows the Script, Literally
Christian Science Monitor, March 12, 2007
http://www.csmonitor.com/2007/0312/p07s02-woap.html

Party to Focus on Internal Democracy, Says Deputy
South China Morning Post, March 13, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZCQIGZZYE.html

Protests and Petitions
示威者未行动已失踪 (Organizer of Demonstration in Beijing Gone Missing Before Launching Formal Application)
Ming Pao, March 13, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20070313/cac1.htm

东洲村民抗黑怒烧车　千人示威追索新旧债 (1,000 Dongzhou Villagers Protesting Power Plant Construction Set Vehicles on Fire After Hired Thugs Attack)
Radio Free Asia, March 12, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/03/12/shanw
ei/

内蒙访民在北京上访遭毒打 (Petitioner from Inner Mongolia Severely Beaten in Beijing)
Radio Free Asia, March 12, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/03/12/petitio
ners/

人大会第八天北京访民继续被抓 (Petitioners Continue to Be Captured in Beijing on the 8th Day of NPC Session)
Radio Free Asia, March 12, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/03/12/lianghui/

Public Health
“公民提案”炮轰15部法规 部分规定已经或即将导致乙肝歧视 (Two Citizens Complain That 15 Legal Documents Discriminate Against Hepatitis B Carriers)
Nanfang City News, March 13, 2007
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/jwxy/200703130004
.asp

March 10-12, 2007

Top News of the Day
Media
兰成长事件揭创收黑幕 中国贸易报罚管理人员 (Beating Death of Journalist Reveals Dark Side of China's Newspapers)
Radio Free Asia, March 09, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/03/09/lan/
The beating to death of journalist Lan Chengzhang (兰成长) by thugs employed by a coal mine owner in Shanxi Province (see our "Top News" on January 16, 2007) has led to the dismissal of four management-level employees of the newspaper that employed him. One anonymous employee of the newspaper said the newspaper made the dismissal decision itself, while critics believe the dismissed employees were merely scapegoats.

News
Death Penalty
Judiciary Seeks Reform of Death Sentences
South China Morning Post, March 12, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZ9HEGZZYE.html

Education
Education Spending Will Rise to 3pc of GDP
South China Morning Post, March 10, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZEBBGZZYE.html

Human Rights
右派索偿潮扩至沪浙 ("Rightists'" in Shanghai and Zhejiang Claiming Compensation for Persecution)
Ming Pao, March 12, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20070312/cae1.htm

人权观察致信温家宝 呼吁保障公民更多自由 (Group Urges Wen Jiabao to Better Protect Human Rights)
Radio Free Asia, March 09, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/03/09/hr/

Human Rights Defender – Rebiya Kadeer (热比娅)
热比娅的儿子在乌鲁木齐市天山拘留中心健康严重恶化 (Rebiya Kadeer's Third Son Suffers from Ill Health in Detention Center in Urumqi)
Radio Free Asia, March 12, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/xinwen/2007/03/09/xinwen/ - reb
iya

Land Policy
花楼街暂停清拆行动 武汉拆迁办观望物权法 (Passing of Property Law Halts Eviction in Wuhan)
Radio Free Asia, March 12, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/03/09/china_demo
lition/

Law
修改刑诉法 确认沉默权 与姜德明代表对话 (NPC Delegate Proposes to Amend the Criminal Law, Affirm Right to Remain Silent)
Legal Daily, March 12, 2007
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/misc/2007-03/12/content_556392.
htm

广东教育厅规定面像缺陷及肢体残障者人不得任教师 (Guangdong Regulation Bars People with Facial "Defects" and Limb Disabilities to Be Teachers)
Radio Free Asia, March 09, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/03/09/china_discri
mination/

Media
CNN Segment Apparently Blocked in China
Associated Press (via YahooNews), March 12, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070310/ap_on_re_as/hong_kong
_cnn_blackout_1;_ylt=Akp5zcQvOXTq7nkvGJHKckdPzWQA

简要新闻：昝爱宗披露《财经》最新一期的确被撤稿封存 (Former Journalist Zan Aizong Confirms Recalling of Latest Issue of Caijing Magazine)
Radio Free Asia, March 12, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/xinwen/2007/03/09/xinwen/ - zan

In Brief: Web Search Engine Sued over Privacy Claim
South China Morning Post, March 12, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZ62K1TZYE.html

简要新闻：浦志强第四个博客被关闭 第五个再开通网民上百 (Lawyer Pu Zhiqiang's 4th Blog Blocked)
Radio Free Asia, March 12, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/xinwen/2007/03/09/xinwen/ - pu

Olympics
北京奥运工地建起百余所农民工夜校 (Beijing's Olympic Construction Sites Set Up More Than 100 Evening Schools for Migrant Workers)
China Youth Daily, March 12, 2007
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2007-03/12/content_1695966.htm

刘敬民：北京奥运期间重点奥运场所拟全面禁烟 (Vice-Governor of Beijing City: Important Olympic Venues to Ban Smoking During Games)
Legal Daily, March 12, 2007
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/misc/2007-03/12/content_556326
.htm

Public Health
Doctors Decry Mean Medical Care Spending
South China Morning Post, March 12, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZ2ICCZZYE.html

Religion
李建强律师呼吁全国人大立案重审萧山教案 (Lawyer Li Jianqiang Urges NPC to Investigate Church Demolition Case in Zhejiang)
Radio Free Asia, March 12, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/03/10/xinw
en/ - lijianqiang

Mainland Church Leader Backs Papal Approval
South China Morning Post, March 12, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZD1J1TZYE.html

Rural Issues
Time Has Come to Take a Gamble on the Wild West
South China Morning Post, March 12, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZU1K1TZYE.html

Social Security
30m to Benefit from Rural Welfare Scheme
South China Morning Post, March 10, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZHN8CZZYE.html

State Security
Oil Pricing Kept a State Secret
The Standard, March 12, 2007
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?we_cat=3&art_id
=39884&sid=12615347&con_type=1&d_str=20070312

Tibet
Tibetan Jailed for Three Years
Radio Free Asia, March 09, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/politics/2007/03/09/tibet_jail/

Tibetan Monastery Feels Ever-Tighter Curbs
Radio Free Asia, March 09, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/social/2007/03/09/tibet_mon
astery/

Xinjiang
'Open' Trials for Suspected Xinjiang Terrorists
South China Morning Post, March 10, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZE2G1TZYE.html

March 9, 2007

Top News of the Day
Media
Media Told to Toe Official Party Line
South China Morning Post, March 09, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZRJ5CZZYE.html
Chinese media have been urged to strictly follow the official line during the NPC and CPPCC sessions. The authorities have expanded a non-coverage list, which already consisted of hundreds of "politically sensitive" topics or keywords. For example, news Web sites have been ordered not to publish anything critical of the controversial Property Law. The latest issue of Caijing magazine, scheduled to be released on March 5, was still not available at newsstands yesterday - it carried a cover story on the debate over the Property Law and the authorities ordered it to be withdrawn.

News
Bilateral Ties
China: U.S. Violated Iraqis' Rights
Associated Press (via YahooNews), March 09, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070308/ap_on_re_as/china_us_
human_rights_4;_ylt=Armu5qnZcCbK.UAnQIpNbJZPzWQA

Corruption
贺龙女儿：太子党应自重 (Daughter of Former CPC Leader: Children of Important Leaders Should Behave)
Ming Pao, March 09, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20070309/cab1.htm

Freedom of Speech
Author of Zhao Book 'Held'
South China Morning Post, March 09, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZ2NF1TZYE.html

Human Rights Defender - Zheng Enchong (郑恩宠）
郑恩宠专访 (Interview with Zheng Enchong)
Radio Free Asia, March 08, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/03/08/zhen
g_enchong/

上海作家小乔因看望郑恩宠被抓四个小时后释放 (Shanghai Writer Detained for 4 Hours for Trying to Visit Zheng Enchong; 3 Detained on Leaking State Secret Charges for Keeping Blacklist of Petitioners)
Radio Free Asia, March 08, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/03/08/xiaoqi
ao/

Human Rights Defender - Wang Xiaoning (王小宁)
网络作家王小宁的妻子抵美状告雅虎公司 (Wang Xiaoning's Wife Arrives in US to Sue Yahoo!)
Radio Free Asia, March 08, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/03/08/wan
g_xiaoning/

Human Rights Defender - Yao Fuxin (姚福信)
简要新闻：辽阳工运领袖姚福信的妻子向吴邦国发出申诉信 (Wife of Imprisoned Labor Activist Writes Petition Letter to NPC to Release Husband on Medical Parole)
Radio Free Asia, March 08, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/xinwen/2007/03/08/#yao

Related Information
HRIC Press Release: Yao Fuxin's Wife Appeals to National
People's Congress, Supreme People's Court
Human Rights in China, March 07,
2007
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/item?item_id=341
66

Law
我国全面清理现行法规规章 国办：适用期已过要宣布失效 (State Council's New Notice Requires Its Departments and Local Authorities to Rescind Regulations No Longer in Effect)
Nanfang City News, March 09, 2007
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/jwxy/200703080702
.asp

Media
政协扯女记者胸前证件 (CPPCC Member Abuses Female Journalist During Interview on Property Law)
Ming Pao, March 09, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20070309/caa1.htm

Paper Punishes 4 After Reporter's Death
South China Morning Post, March 09, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ72E1TZYE.html

Migrant Workers
“农民工”的叫法请不要改！ (Letter to the Editor: Please Don't Prohibit the Term "Migrant Workers")
Nanfang City News, March 09, 2007
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/spqy/20070309037
4.asp

NPC Wants to Open Its Ranks to Migrant Workers
South China Morning Post, March 09, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZZ9D1TZYE.html

Politics
一口气提交28份建议和议案 洪可柱：“痛批”是为把问题解决 (Interview with Outspoken NPC Delegate)
Nanfang City News, March 09, 2007
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/jwxy/200703090523
.asp

Protests and Petitions
促善待上访 国务院参事 (State Councilor: Petitioners Should Be Well Treated)
Ming Pao, March 09, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20070309/cai1.htm

武汉花楼街两千名居民连夜集会抗议拆迁 (2,000 Residents of Wuhan Hold Overnight Protest Against Evictions)
Radio Free Asia, March 08, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/03/08/wuhan/

无情清场---两会寒流中访民的声音 (The Abysmal Treatment of Petitioners Outside the Two Sessions)
Radio Free Asia, March 08, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/03/08/fangmin/

两会期间访民服毒自杀　揭黑龙江农垦黑幕 (Three Victims of Land Grabs Attempt Suicide at Letters and Petitions Office)
Radio Free Asia, March 08, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/03/08/heilongji
ang/

Public Health
中国每年40万少儿缺医死亡 (400,000 Children Die Each Year Due to Insufficient Medical Treatment)
Radio Free Asia, March 09, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/03/08/jiankang/

Religion
简要新闻：33名家庭教会组织者和3位韩国牧师获释 (33 Family Church Organizers and 3 Korean Priests Released, 1 Chinese Priest Still Detained over "Illegal Assembly" in Henan)
Radio Free Asia, March 08, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/xinwen/2007/03/08/#church

Tibet
Return of Dalai Lama Unlikely
South China Morning Post, March 09, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZ3B8GZZYE.html

Hong Kong
Judge Queries Destruction of Falun Gong Files
South China Morning Post, March 09, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/topnews/ZZZXK5CZZYE.html

March 8, 2007

Top News of the Day

Protests and Petitions
北京一百多上访人被带走 (Over 100 Beijing Petitioners Taken Away by Police)
Radio Free Asia, March 07, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/03/07/beijing/
According to witnesses, public security officers took away over 100 petitioners in Beijing on March 7, as the NPC and CPPCC conferences were underway. Some longtime petitioners have reportedly been sent to reeducation-through-labor centers or placed under administrative detention.

News

Bilateral Ties
人权团体抨击奥地利训练中国军官 (Austria Criticized for Training China Military Officers)
BBC, March 08, 2007
http://news.bbc.co.uk/chinese/trad/hi/newsid_6420000/newsid
_6428900/6428917.stm

China Not a Strategic Adversary: US Defense Chief
Agence France-Presse (via YahooNews), March 08, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070308/ts_afp/uschinamilitary
_070308004336;_ylt=AqWq6UcC5_h6dRz2ikKueFlPzWQA

Children
Chinese Children Die Due to Lack of Medical Care
Reuters, March 08, 2007
http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=health
News&storyid=2007-03-07T080743Z_01_PEK336290_RTRU
KOC_0_US-CHINA-PARLIAMENT-

Education
教育部部长:适时考虑城市义务教育免费工作 (Ministry of Education: Will Consider Extending Free Compulsory Education to Urban Areas)
EastDay.com, March 08, 2007
http://news.eastday.com/c/20070308/u1a2667903.html

财政部：地方政府投入不够导致教育经费未达4% (Ministry of Finance: National Education Funding Fails to Hit Target of 4% of GDP Due to Insufficient Investments from Local Governments)
People's Daily, March 08, 2007
http://edu.people.com.cn/GB/1053/5449517.html

Environment
Shanxi City Shuts Polluting Factories
South China Morning Post, March 08, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZA15GZZYE.html

Spy-in-the-Sky System to Spot Delta's Worst Polluters
South China Morning Post, March 08, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/topnews/ZZZ6D2CZZYE.html

Laws Tighten Screws on Polluters
China Daily, March 07, 2007
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2007-03/08/content
_822866.htm

Gender
今后全国人大会议妇女代表比例将不低于22% (Percentage of Women NPC Delegates to Be Set at No Less Than 22%)
EastDay.com, March 08, 2007
http://news.eastday.com/c/20070308/u1a2668865.html

Human Rights Defenders - Wang Xiaoning (王小宁)
网上发文被中国判刑妻抵美诉雅虎 (Wife Arrives in US to Sue Yahoo for Revealing Information Leading to Imprisonment of her Dissident Husband)
Voice of America, March 06, 2007
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2007-03-07-voa21.cfm

Labor
Chinese Coal Mine Explosion Kills 15
Associated Press (via YahooNews), March 08, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070308/ap_on_re_as/china_mine_
deaths_1;_ylt=AsA.0qV16fjyaxDTGM9K5CNPzWQA

Law
34万件 人民陪审员参审案件数 (People's Jurors Participate in the Trial of 340,000 Cases)
Legal Daily, March 08, 2007
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2007-03/08/content_553056.htm

Media
《财经》传犯禁遭撤稿 (Caijing Magazine Reportedly Ordered to Remove Cover Story That Was Considered Too Sensitive)
Ming Pao, March 08, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20070308/caa1h.htm

Internet Police Keep Tight Grip on Blogs
South China Morning Post, March 08, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZIC2CZZYE.html

中国今年不增加新网吧 (China Will Not Allow New Internet Cafes to Open in 2007)
Radio Free Asia, March 06, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/03/06/wanba/

Military
专家称中国近期不会增加军费透明 (Expert Says China Will Not Increase Transparency of Military Expenditures)
Voice of America, March 07, 2007
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2007-03-07-voa37.cfm

Olympics
Olympics Merchandise to Net $70m
China Daily, March 08, 2007
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2007-03/08/content_
822294.htm

Poverty
China Aims to Rid Dire Poverty by 2010
Xinhuanet, March 08, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-03/07/content_
5811266.htm

Protests and Petitions
湖北随州因征地拆迁发生警民冲突 (Hubei Villagers Clash with Police over Illegal Land Grab and Forced Eviction)
Voice of America, March 07, 2007
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2007-03-07-voa33.cfm

Public Health
Wu Yi Apologizes for High Medical Costs
China Daily, March 08, 2007
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2007-03/08/content_
822310.htm

卫生部部长高强:新医改方案将向社会公示 (Ministry of Health Gao Qiang: The Plan for Health Care Reform Will Be Publicized for Public Consultation)
EastDay.com, March 08, 2007
http://news.eastday.com/c/20070308/u1a2668369.html

Religion
中国家庭教联会副会长因聚会被拘留十天 (House Church Leader Dong Quanyu Put in 10-Day Detention After Meeting with Fellow House Church Leaders)
Radio Free Asia, March 07, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/03/07/church/

Society
Only Half Chinese Speak Mandarin
BBC, March 07, 2007
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/6426005.stm

Tibet
资深藏人平汪据报上书胡锦涛 (Senior Tibetan Scholar Urges President Hu Jintao to Allow Dalai Lama's Return in Open Letters)
BBC, March 08, 2007
http://news.bbc.co.uk/chinese/trad/hi/newsid_6420000/
newsid_6426600/6426673.stm

Hong Kong
Beijing Warns on Push for Suffrage
South China Morning Post, March 08, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/topnews/ZZZE25GZZYE.html