April 14-16, 2007

Top News of the Day
Human Rights Defender - Yan Zhengxue (严正学)
严正学被浙江法院以煽动颠覆罪判刑三年 (Yan Zhengxue Sentenced to 3 Years' Imprisonment for Inciting Subversion)
Radio Free Asia, April 13, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/04/13/china
_dissident_trial/
On April 13, Yan Zhengxue (严正学) was sentenced to three years' imprisonment on charges of "inciting subversion" by a local court in Zhejiang and deprived of political rights for a year. Yan's lawyer will discuss with him whether or not to appeal the decision.

News
Death Penalty
八旬妇运毒判死缓 (80-Year-Old Woman from Guizhou Sentenced to Death with 2-Year Reprieve over Opium Trafficking)
Ming Pao, April 16, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20070416/ccf1.htm

凶手因故意杀人一审被判死刑 (Hebei Man Sentenced to Death for Vehicular Manslaughter)
Legal Daily, April 16, 2007
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/misc/2007-04/16/content_59
1847.htm

Education
个子矮就不能当老师吗 (Letter to Editor: Why Can't Short Men Be Teachers Under Sichuan Measures?)
China Youth Daily, April 16, 2007
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2007-04/16/content_1734221.
htm

Human Rights Defenders
右派人士在京举行座谈纪念 会后组织者铁流被监控 ("Rightist" Tie Liu Monitored After Holding Seminar in Beijing)
Radio Free Asia, April 13, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/04/13/
you/

Land Policy
江苏徐州拒绝迫迁的村民受到暴力威胁 (Thugs with Kitchen Knives Threaten Jiangsu Villagers for Ignoring Government Eviction Order)
Radio Free Asia, April 13, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/04/13/china
_demolition/

Law
四川自贡法院终于受理维权村民控告公安案 (Sichuan Local Court to Try Land Dispute After 10 Months of Delay)
Radio Free Asia, April 13, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/04/13/china_ri
ghts_rural/

Media
钉户事件：媒体网络促维权开民智 (Media and Internet Facilitate Rights Defense Campaign in "Nail House" Incident)
Voice of America, April 13, 2007
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2007-04-13-voa41.cfm

Olympics
中国评论﹕京奥运门票涉侵私隐宜三思 (Commentary: Method of Selling Olympics Tickets Infringes on Privacy)
Ming Pao, April 16, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20070416/caz1.htm

Politics
Impromptu Remarks Reveal the Party's Pressure for Reforms
South China Morning Post, April 16, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZNNORUG0F.html

Social Justice 'Most Important Reform'
South China Morning Post, April 14, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZZ9MSRG0F.html

Protests and Petitions
官员指八成上访有理 (Xinjiang Official Says 80 Percent of Petitions Are Reasonable)
Ming Pao, April 16, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20070416/cag1.htm

上海200多访民抗议官方歪曲报道遭拘留 (200 Shanghai Petitioners Detained for Protesting Report on Success of Petitioning System in Official Newspaper)
Radio Free Asia, April 13, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/04/13/
shangfang/

Related Information
HRIC Press Release: Shanghai Petitioners Detained Following Protests
Human Rights in China, April 12, 2007
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/item?item_i
d=35890

上海370名冤民上书新任市委书记习近平 (370 Petitioners Write Open Letter to New Party Secretary of Shanghai Seeking Justice)
Radio Free Asia, April 15, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/04/15/x
ijinping/

重庆工人游行当局被迫释放领头者 (As Laid-off Workers Protest, Chongqing Authorities Release Labor Activist)
Voice of America, April 15, 2007
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2007-04-15-voa29.cfm

Hundreds of Ex-Soldiers Petition Beijing for Jobs
South China Morning Post, April 15, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZO8MRUG0F.html

青岛企图自焚抗议拆迁的夫妇被正式逮捕 (Qingdao Couple Formally Arrested over Self-Immolation in Land Dispute)
Radio Free Asia, April 13, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/04/13/china
_demolition_clash/

Religion
构建和谐社会 借力神佛 (Support from Religions Needed to Build Harmonious Society)
Ming Pao, April 16, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20070416/cha1.htm

April 13, 2007

News
Disasters
成都小区垮塌 家属揭露面子工程内幕 (More than 10 Dead After Collapse of Eaves Constructed by Chengdu Authorities)
Radio Free Asia, April 12, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/04/12/c
hengdu/

Education
高校可拒收高血压或慢性肝炎考生 (Ministry of Education Says High Schools Can Refuse Students with High Blood Pressure, Chronic Hepatitis and Other Diseases)
Wen Wei Po, April 13, 2007
http://news.wenweipo.com/2007/04/13/IN0704130007.htm

Environment
China's Arable Land Shrinks to 121.8 Mln Hectares
Xinhuanet, April 13, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-04/12/content_59
68972.htm

Human Rights Defenders
中国民主党成员参与维权受到公安监视 (China Democracy Party Member Hu Junxiong Suddenly Dismissed from Job, Fears Arrest over Rights Defense Activities)
Radio Free Asia, April 12, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/04/12/china
_dissident/

河南当局警告艾滋患者孙爱玲不得与外界接触 (Henan Authorities Ask HIV/AIDS Patient Sun Ailing to Stop Contact with Activists, Media)
Radio Free Asia, April 12, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/04/12/china_
rights_aids/

异议者生态日益严酷　浙江民主党人山雨欲来 (Members of China Democracy Party in Zhejiang Face Tightened Harassment)
Radio Free Asia, April 12, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/04/1
2/minzhu/

Land Policy
HK Man Behind Shenzhen's 'Nail House' Holdout
South China Morning Post, April 13, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/topnews/ZZZ7VRONB0F.html

山西吕梁政府变卖土地 村民不满补偿 (Family Links Rights Defender's Death to Land Protest in Shanxi)
Radio Free Asia, April 12, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/04/12/l
uqiang/

Law
中荷“刑事诉讼中的人权保护”讲座在重庆举行 (China and the Netherlands Hold Seminar on Criminal Procedures and Human Rights Protection in Chongqing)
Xinhuanet, April 13, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/local/2007-04/13/content_59
71132.htm

Media
Ministries Launch Bid to Purify Online Content
South China Morning Post, April 13, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZELTONB0F.html

Olympics – Media
In Brief: Beijing Urged to Loosen Grip on Media Beyond Olympics
South China Morning Post, April 13, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZFURONB0F.html

Olympics – Security
北京奥运会全面运用人脸识别系统辨认恐怖分子 (Beijing to Use Face Recognition System to Identify Terrorists During Olympics)
Legal Daily, April 12, 2007
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/misc/2007-04/12/content_5
88722.htm

Protests and Petitions
Police Sent in as Thugs Target City's Hospitals
South China Morning Post, April 13, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ0ZIXMB0F.html

安徽天长发生征地暴力冲突 (Anhui Villagers Clash with Police over Land Grabs, 3 Detained)
Radio Free Asia, April 12, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/04/12/china_
demolition_clash/

大陆退役军人上访日益严重 (More Petitions Organized by Retired Soldiers in China)
Radio Free Asia, April 12, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/04/12/s
hangfang/

State Security
Book Published to Promote Anti-Terrorism Knowledge
Xinhuanet, April 12, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-04/12/content_
5967951.htm

April 12, 2007

Top News of the Day

Protests and Petitions
河南柘城县300多艾滋病人到郑州上访 (300 Henan HIV/AIDS Carriers Petition Zhengzhou Government for Treatment and Medicine)
Radio Free Asia, April 11, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/04/
11/aids/
Over 300 people infected with HIV/AIDS from Checheng County, Henan reportedly petitioned the Chengzhou government yesterday over insufficient supply of medicine they are receiving from the government. They also complained about the poor quality of the medicine. Most of the petitioners were infected with the HIV virus after they donated blood in government-backed blood collecting stations in the 1990s.


News
Children
官方审计揭示丽江孤儿学校百万捐款去向不明 (National Audit Exposes Corruption Scandal at Yunnan Orphanage)
EastDay.com, April 12, 2007
http://news.eastday.com/c/20070412/u1a2760061.html

China's Biggest SOS Children's Village Takes Shape in Beijing
Xinhuanet, April 11, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-04/11/content_
5963411.htm

Corporate Social Accountability
胡润榜单显示:中国企业逐渐承担社会责任 (Report Shows Chinese Enterprises Have Gradually Become More Socially Responsible
EastDay.com, April 12, 2007
http://news.eastday.com/c/20070412/u1a2759257.html

Environment
China Imposes Nationwide Grazing Ban to Restore Grassland
Xinhuanet, April 11, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-04/11/content_
5962137.htm

June 4th
资深民运人士陈子明访港 (June 4th Activist Chen Ziming Visits Hong Kong)
Radio Free Asia, April 11, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/04/
11/chen/

Labor
肯德基麦当劳到底是否违法用工 (Did KFC and McDonald's Violate Employment Rules?)
China Youth Daily, April 12, 2007
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2007-04/12/content_
1730796.htm

广东对教师外表诸多要求被批歧视 (Guangdong Government Criticized for Appearance-based Discrimination in Hiring Teachers)
Voice of America, April 12, 2007
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2007-04-11-voa29.cfm

Law
最高人民法院要求：疑难复杂案件法院院长要亲自审理 (Supreme People's Court Issues Opinion Requiring Senior Judges to Handle Complex Cases)
People's Daily, April 12, 2007
http://politics.people.com.cn/GB/1027/5602637.html

Media
中国政府近日封锁多个法国网站 (Chinese Government Blocks Several French Websites)
Radio Free Asia, April 11, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/04/11/china
_internet_freedom/

China Cracks Down on Online IDs
Financial Times, April 09, 2007
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2f9f7060-e6bf-11db-9034-000
b5df10621,dwp_uuid=9c33700c-4c86-11da-89df-0000779
e2340,_i_rssPage=9c33700c-4c86-11da-89df-

Olympics
Fixing Beijing's Signs an Olympic-sized Task
South China Morning Post, April 12, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/topnews/ZZZDPDXMB0F.html

Politics
Why Fast-changing China Is Turning Back to Confucius
Financial Times, April 12, 2007
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/f9d40450-e84e-11db-b2c3-000
b5df10621.html

Public Health
Death Toll of Infectious Diseases Rises 42% in March
Xinhuanet, April 11, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-04/11/content_
5959899.htm

Scholar Says Bad Policies at Root of HIV Problems
South China Morning Post, April 12, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZAMFXMB0F.html

April 11, 2007

News
Bilateral Ties
Austrian Human Rights Delegates Find Progress, Room for Improvement in China
People's Daily, April 10, 2007
http://english.people.com.cn/200704/10/eng20070410_365
295.html

Death Penalty
Suspended Death Sentence for Killing Street Inspector
South China Morning Post, April 11, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZBVLONB0F.html

放审讯录像驳疑犯翻供 (Video Shown in Beijing Courtroom to Prove Torture Not Used During Interrogation)
The Beijing News, April 11, 2007
http://news.thebeijingnews.com/0558/2007/04-11/021@2
55122.htm

Hukou
Study Raises Questions About Hukou System
Xinhuanet, April 10, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-04/10/content
_5955938.htm

Human Rights
加拿大人士呼吁阻止中国政府继续人权迫害 (Authors of Organ Harvesting Report Call for End to Human Rights Violations in China)
Radio Free Asia, April 10, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/04/10/
canada/

Human Rights Defenders – Gao Zhisheng (高智晟)
Activist: China Lawyer Forced to Confess
Associated Press (via YahooNews), April 10, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070410/ap_on_re_as/chin
a_outspoken_lawyer_3;_ylt=AkPJ9i.Jvmq35kqhzb7PwixP
zWQA

声援高智晟胡佳再遭软禁 民间打破封锁“寻找”高智晟 (Hu Jia Placed Under House Arrest After Discussing Gao Zhisheng's Situation)
Radio Free Asia, April 10, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/04/10/
gao/

Human Rights Defenders
China Allows Veteran Activist to Visit Hong Kong
The Guardian, April 10, 2007
http://sport.guardian.co.uk/breakingnews/feedstory/0,,-654
5307,00.html

June 4th - EU Arms Ban
Spain Supports Lifting EU Ban on Arms Sales to China
IndianMuslims.info, April 07, 2007
http://www.indianmuslims.info/news/2007/april/07/interna
tional/spain_supports_lifting_eu_ban_on_arms_sales_to_ch
ina.html

Labor
Fast-Food Giants Break Labour Laws: Authorities
South China Morning Post, April 11, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZNALONB0F.html

Land Policy
湖南长沙开发商强拆居民房子 (Developer in Hunan Forcibly Demolishes Houses)
Radio Free Asia, April 10, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/04/10/
changsha/

南海七村民被判两年半至四年 民指官构陷掩盖非法征地 (Seven Guangdong Protestors Sentenced for Extortion, Villagers Argue Developer's Money Is Compensation for Illegal Land Grabs)
Radio Free Asia, April 10, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/04/10
/nanhai/

Media
中国三令五申要影视节目抵制低俗 (China Has Issued More Than 10 Regulations Since 2006 Banning Vulgar TV Shows)
Voice of America, April 10, 2007
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2007-04-10-voa61.cfm

Police
深圳民间反扒队持械被捕 ("Civil Anti-Pickpocketing Coalition" in Shenzhen Detained for Possessing Weapons)
Ming Pao, April 11, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20070411/cca1.htm

Protests and Petitions
信访大厅里有"坐堂律师" (Lawyers Provide Pro Bono Service in Shanghai's Municipal Petitioning Department)
EastDay.com, April 11, 2007
http://xmwb.eastday.com/eastday/xmgz/x/20070407/u1a
281071.html

北京山东河北等地军转干部上访被截访 (Retired Soldiers Barred from Petitioning over Retirement Treatment)
Radio Free Asia, April 10, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/04/10
/retired_service_man/

社科院报告直面信访严峻形势 (CASS Warns of Intense Petitioning Ahead of Olympics)
Nanfang Weekend, April 05, 2007
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/zmzg/20070
4050620.asp

April 10, 2007

Top News of the Day
Human Rights Defenders - Yan Zhengxue (严正学)
严正学案一审未当庭宣判 (Yan Zhengxue Tried, Verdict Yet to Be Delivered)
Radio Free Asia, April 05, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/04/05/y
an/
Yan Zhengxue stood trial in the Taizhou Intermediate People's Court on April 5 on "subversion of state power" charges. The trial lasted for three hours. The court adjourned without giving a verdict and no date has been set for delivering the verdict. The bases of the charge were that Yan was a member of the China Democracy Party and that he published "subversive" articles on overseas Web sites. The four witnesses who had planned to testify for him were barred from attending the trial. Yan pleaded not guilty.

News
Bilateral Ties
China Urges Sudan to Accept U.N. Troops
Associated Press (via YahooNews), April 10, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070410/ap_on_re_af/sudan
_china_4;_ylt=ArGKmQLxlL_zgKvUn52Z2JhPzWQA

Civil Society
NGOs Gain Currency in Rural Areas as Beijing Aims to Share Wealth
South China Morning Post, April 10, 2007
http://focus.scmp.com/focusnews/ZZZWL6DE50F.html

Corruption
Anti-Graft Drive Targets Rent-Seeking
South China Morning Post, April 10, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZO43DE50F.html

Second Senior Beijing Official Said to Be Held for Graft
South China Morning Post, April 10, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ9ML7E50F.html

Human Rights Defenders
任畹町获准前往香港检查身体 (Beijing-Based Dissident Ren Wanding Allowed to Go to Hong Kong for Medical Exam)
Radio Free Asia, April 10, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/04/09/china_dis
sident/

维权人士杨在新被暴打留医 (Rights Defender Yang Zaixin Hospitalized After Being Beaten)
Radio Free Asia, April 09, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/04/09/w
eiquan/

三名赤壁三峡移民维权代表被判刑 (Three Sentenced for Protesting Three Gorges Construction at Tiananmen Square)
Radio Free Asia, April 09, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/04/09/china_ri
ghts_rural_gorges/

中国泛蓝联盟各省成员被国保骚扰 (Pan-Blue Alliance Members Harassed by Domestic Security Protection Section)
Radio Free Asia, April 07, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/04/07/fan
lan/

Human Rights Defender – Gao Zhisheng (高智晟)
高智晟家中坐牢 致电外界打开黑箱内幕 (Gao Zhisheng "Jailed at Home," Reveals Inside Story in Phone Call to Hu Jia)
Radio Free Asia, April 06, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/04/06/gao/

Labor
“开除是打击报复”京被开除工会主席一审胜诉 (Dismissal of Union Chairperson of a Sino-Japanese Joint Venture Held to Be Unlawful Retaliation)
Xinhuanet, April 10, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/local/2007-04/10/content_595
4968.htm

Land Policy
两百多名成都警察偷拆教师家宅 (200 Chengdu Police Officers Demolish Teacher's House While She Is Away)
Radio Free Asia, April 08, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/04/08/ji
aoshi/

Media
China Cracks Down on Online IDs
Financial Times, April 09, 2007
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2f9f7060-e6bf-11db-9034-000b5
df10621,dwp_uuid=9c33700c-4c86-11da-89df-0000779e23
40.html

Population
Father-of-Five Expelled from Party
South China Morning Post, April 10, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZK1M7E50F.html

Protests and Petitions
Couple Face Eviction After Fiery Threat
South China Morning Post, April 10, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZC1M7E50F.html

中国实施上访条例上访者依然无助 (Petitioners Still Helpless Despite Implementation of Petitioning Regulation)
Voice of America, April 09, 2007
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2007-04-09-voa24.cfm

武汉花楼街居民再次被拆迁办人员暴力围殴 (Wuhan Residents Beaten by Eviction Officers Again)
Radio Free Asia, April 09, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/04/09/
caiqian/

河南艾滋女病人上访遭十多人殴伤 (AIDS Patient Beaten for Trying to Petition at Henan Bureau of Letters and Calls)
Radio Free Asia, April 05, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/04/05/China_P
etitioner/

Public Health
健康歧视影响教育公平 (Health-Based Discrimination Affects Access to Education)
China Youth Daily, April 10, 2007
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2007-04/10/content_1727906
.htm

April 9, 2007

News

Bilateral Ties
China delegation visits Darfur camps: report
Reuters (via YahooNews), April 09, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070408/wl_nm/china_sudan_darfur
_dc_1;_ylt=AvmyG4tXmVr1BcR7eeq0cURPzWQA

China optimistic Sudan will accept U.N. peacekeepers in Darfur
International Herald Tribune, April 09, 2007
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/04/09/africa/AF-GEN-Sudan-
China.php

Japanese travel agencies offer more China tours
EastDay.com, April 09, 2007
http://english.eastday.com/eastday/englishedition/features/userobject
1ai2751391.html

US sizes up WTO clash with China over copyright piracy
AFP (via YahooNews), April 09, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070409/wl_asia_afp/uschinawtotra
decopyrightpiracy_070409155619;_ylt=AhgYLSBw3WVQRFElrsfpSrN
PzWQA

Corruption
Former senior police officer jailed for life in east China
Xinhuanet, April 09, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-04/09/content_5954588.htm

Leaders call for intensified battle against corruption
Xinhuanet, April 09, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-04/09/content_5953938.htm

Economic Development
Development of West China more important
CCTV International, April 09, 2007
http://www.cctv.com/program/bizchina/20070409/104378.shtml

Environment
U.N. report raises pressure on China to cut pollution
Los Angeles Times, April 09, 2007
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-green
8apr08,1,1672111.story?coll=la-headlines-world

Gender
Chinese Slough Off Old Barriers to Divorce
Washington Post, April 09, 2007
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article
/2007/04/06/AR2007040602220.html?hpid=topnews

Hong Kong
China officially reappoints Hong Kong leader
AFP (via YahooNews), April 09, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070409/wl_asia_afp/hongkongchina
politics_070409154912;_ylt=Al3fKWYfEDKA2bmbz93eCflPzWQA

Human Rights
China slams U.S. human rights report as slanderous
CCTV International, April 09, 2007
http://www.cctv.com/english/20070409/100938.shtml

Human Rights Defenders
’I want justice’ — Celil’s wife
Journal Chretien, April 09, 2007
http://www.spcm.org/Journal/spip.php?article8579

Human Rights Defenders
Gao Zhisheng: 'I Will Fight for My Family's Living Rights'
Epoch Times, April 09, 2007
http://en.epochtimes.com/news/7-4-8/53882.html

Labor
Coal mine accident kills nine in northwest China
CCTV International, April 09, 2007
http://www.cctv.com/english/20070409/100704.shtml

Media
Google apologizes to China's Sohu.com
Reuters (via news.com), April 09, 2007
http://news.com.com/Google+apologizes+to+Chinas+Sohu.com/
2100-1032_3-6174367.html

Politics
Senior official stresses China's need for developing "soft power"
Xinhuanet, April 09, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-04/08/content_594999
6.htm

Public Health
Blood sales crackdown extended to 21 cities
SCMP, April 09, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZAO1DE50F.html

Experts warn of lower fertility in China
Xinhuanet, April 09, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-04/09/content_5952830.htm

Religion
'I don't tell people around me I'm Catholic. I am afraid it will get me into trouble'
SCMP, April 09, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZSU1DE50F.html

April 6, 2007

News

Bilateral Ties
A "Village" Spans Two Nations
Beijing Review, April 06, 2007
http://www.bjreview.com.cn/quotes/txt/2007-04/06/content_
60981.htm

China and Africa: A New Scramble?
AEI, April 06, 2007
http://www.aei.org/publications/filter.all,pubID.25912/pub_detail.asp

China's most-wanted man granted another reprieve in Canada
International Herald Tribune, April 06, 2007
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/04/05/america/NA-GEN-Canada-
Chinese-Fugitive.php

China's shameful role in Darfur
Tapei Times, April 06, 2007
http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/editorials/archives/2007/04/06/
2003355508

Corruption
Heads likely to roll over fund scandal
SCMP, April 06, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ3SG7E50F.html

Disasters
Rock slide in SW China forces evacuation of 2,700 people
Xinhuanet, April 06, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-04/06/content_5944009.htm

Environment
River Pollution Stops Water Supply in Southwest China
Beijing Review, April 06, 2007
http://www.bjreview.com.cn/headline/txt/2007-04/06/content_
60994.htm

Water supplies resumed with allowable level of lead in south China river
Xinhuanet, April 06, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-04/06/content_5943236.htm

Food Security
To Fortify China, Soybean Harvest Grows in Brazil
New York Times, April 06, 2007
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/06/business/worldbusiness/
06soy.html?hp

Human Rights Defenders
Land rights lawyer goes missing
SCMP, April 06, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZSHXCE50F.html

Labor
Beijing considers staggered workday start times
Xinhuanet, April 06, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-04/06/content
_5942703.htm

Fire put out, power cut off after gas leak in NE China
Xinhuanet, April 06, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-04/06/content_
5942440.htm

One missing, 11 injured after factory blast in NW China
Xinhuanet, April 06, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-04/06/content_
5942316.htm

Law
Laws adopted in 2006
Beijing Review, April 06, 2007
http://www.bjreview.com.cn/backgrounder/txt/2007-01/10/content
_52563.htm

Olympics
China to use venues post-Games
Radio Australia, April 06, 2007
http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/news/stories/s1891728.htm

Saving of Beijing's historic neighborhoods
Asia Times Online, April 4, 2007
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China/ID06Ad01.html

Police
Blowing the whistle on police costs officer his job
SCMP, April 06, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/topnews/ZZZOIXCE50F.html

Public Health
China to formalise ban on trade in human organs
Reuters Alert Net, April 06, 2007
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/PEK279705.htm

Doctors cool on emergency call
SCMP, April 06, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZRCG7E50F.html

Hepatitis B carriers offered false hope of beating health checks
SCMP, April 06, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZFSG7E50F.html

Public urged to keep vigilant against bird flu
Xinhuanet, April 06, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-04/06/content_5943859.htm

Xinjiang
China to build Central Asian Highways
Radio Free Europe, April 06, 2007
http://www.rferl.org/featuresarticle/2007/04/526EDB11-47A2-4988-
9666-63C1B7D02B0F.html

April 5, 2007

News
Corruption
Second land official under scrutiny as pension woes widen
SCMP, April 05, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZMHBXTYZE.html

Senior Party official stresses anti-corruption
Xinhuanet, April 05, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-04/04/content_5934754.htm

Economic Development
Monetary strategy under review as investments threaten to rebound
SCMP, April 05, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZOF1XTYZE.html

NASDAQ to launch China Index
People's Daily, April 05, 2007
http://english.people.com.cn/200704/05/eng20070405_364031.html

Education
China committed to fighting illiteracy
People's Daily, April 05, 2007
http://english.people.com.cn/200704/05/eng20070405_364051.html

Environment
Paper giant accused of illegal China logging
CCTV International, April 05, 2007
http://www.cctv.com/program/bizchina/20070405/102829.shtml

Gender
China launches first gay TV show
BBC, April 05, 2007
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/6528509.stm

Trafficking of Rural Women, Children Increasing in China
Voice of America, April 05, 2007
http://www.voanews.com/english/2007-04-04-voa17.cfm

Government
Beijing vows to reduce gov't expenditure by 10%
Xinhuanet, April 05, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-04/04/content_5933279.htm

Labor
Glory without pay for answering Mao's call
SCMP, April 05, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZIFZUTYZE.html

Land Policy
'Nail House' Stories Fire Up Chinese Netizens
Radio Free Asia, April 05, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/politics/2007/04/02/china_nailhouse/

Media
No more money-for-coverage
AP (via YahooNews), April 05, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070403/ap_on_re_as/china_news_for_sale_2;_

ylt=AnsMuaFUfePK9O1_9xqPtatPzWQA

Migrant Workers
Beijing offers free vaccinations to migrant workers
Xinhuanet, April 05, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-04/05/content_5939540.htm

Olympics
Olympic security spending to be lower in Beijing than at other Games
People's Daily, April 05, 2007
http://english.people.com.cn/200704/05/eng20070405_363923.html

Politics
Suggestions pour into NPC on draft employment law
Xinhuanet, April 05, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-04/05/content_5935468.htm

Public Health
China must do more to prevent occupational diseases
China Daily, April 05, 2007
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2007-04/05/content_844435.htm

China not investing enough to fight AIDS - experts
Reuters Alert Net, April 05, 2007
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/PEK289147.htm

Officials plan to crack down on Guangdong's thriving blood trade
SCMP, April 05, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZL8YUTYZE.html

Trial medical insurance scheme urged in cities
SCMP, April 05, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZP0ZUTYZE.html

Rural Issues
Firms embark on Long March to China's interior
Reuters (via YahooNews), April 05, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070403/lf_nm/china_investment_dc_1;_

ylt=ApP7kSZy0eMrcnP3smMlxyNPzWQA

Rural Chinese kids face trafficking risk
AP (via YahooNews), April 05, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070404/ap_on_re_as/china_child_trafficking_3;_

ylt=At2ytBQlOxVhlApO1mh0ta9PzWQA

Upwardly mobile
SCMP, April 05, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chifeatures/ZZZZEQUTYZE.html

Society
Chinese "can't afford to die" as funeral costs soar
Reuters Alert Net, April 05, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070405/wl_nm/china_funerals_dc_1;_

ylt=AioZVOxFvZDdAmAlfSTFy2JPzWQA

Xinjiang
Uyghurs in Forced Labor To Grow China’s Almonds
Radio Free Asia, April 05, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/social/2007/03/29/uyghur_labor/

April 4, 2007

News
Bilateral Ties
China Raises Darfur as Boosts Ties with Sudan
Reuters (via YahooNews), April 03, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070403/wl_nm/china_sud
an_dc_1;_ylt=AnoZk4FmA9zcnsbOgsm4B4VPzWQA

Government
郑州试行首长问责制 市民举报可调查启动程序 (New Measures in Zhengzhou Codify Accountability System for Cadres)
Xinhuanet, April 04, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/local/2007-04/04/content_
5931926.htm

Human Rights Defender - Guo Feixiong (郭飞雄)
郭飞雄被从沈阳转回广州关押 (Guo Feixiong Back to Guangzhou from Shenyang, Detention Continues)
Radio Free Asia, April 03, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/04/03/g
uo/

Related Information
HRIC Press Release: Guo Feixiong
Transferred Again Pending Trial
Human Rights in China, April 02, 2007
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/item?item_i
d=35093

Land Policy
A Lesson in Government as City Settles Demolition Row
South China Morning Post, April 04, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZU0YWTYZE.html

Law
Lawyers Win Role for People Facing Labour-Camp Cases
South China Morning Post, April 04, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ80YWTYZE.html

Property Law Challenges Power of "Chengguan"?
China Daily, April 03, 2007
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2007-04/03/content_
842743.htm

Media
教育局关闭老师博客 (Education Authorities in Guangdong Shut Down Teacher's Blog to Facilitate Teaching and Unity)
Nanfang City News, April 04, 2007
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/jwxy/20070404
0076.asp

简要新闻：深圳异议人士因支持胡温政改网络被切断 (In Brief: Shenzhen Dissident's Internet Access Cut Due to Signature Campaign Supporting CPC Leadership's Political Reform)
Radio Free Asia, April 03, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/xinwen/2007/04/03/ - shen
zhen

Newspapers Told to Stop Employees Taking Money for Favourable Reports
South China Morning Post, April 04, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZWYUUTYZE.html

No-Go Zones
South China Morning Post, April 04, 2007
http://focus.scmp.com/focusnews/ZZZSXUUTYZE.html

Olympics
北京将规范处置肇事精神病人 奥运期间分级控制 (Beijing to Pass Regulation Controlling People with Mental Illness During the Olympics)
Legal Daily, April 04, 2007
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/misc/2007-04/04/content_5
80362.htm

Protests and Petitions
长春化工厂200多下岗工人请愿受到警方镇压 (200 Laid-off Workers at Chemical Plant in Changchun Petition Authorities over Dismissal; 20 Demonstrators Injured by Police in Stand-Off)
Radio Free Asia, April 03, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/04/03/china_l
abor_petition/

自贡市长接待日上访农民遭到暴力驱赶 (Authorities in Sichuan Use Violence to Disperse Eight Farmers Protesting Land Grab on "Mayor’s Reception Day")
Radio Free Asia, April 03, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/04/03/china_r
ights_clash/

佳木斯医院保安与病人家属发生冲突 (Security Guards and Family of Dead Patient Clash in Heilongjiang Hospital)
Radio Free Asia, April 03, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/04/03/jia/

长沙太平街拆迁户受当局施压不敢维权 (Victims of Land Grabs in Hunan Pressured Not to Defend Rights)
Radio Free Asia, April 03, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/04/03/
weiquan/

信访成中国官员政绩指标 (Work Dealing with Petitions Becomes Index of Officials' Performance)
Radio Free Asia, April 03, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/04/03/x
infang/

Public Health
粤东卖血部落调查: "血奴"吃药催血月卖血十六次 (Investigation into the Blood Trade in Guangdong: "Blood Slaves" Take Drugs to Boost Blood Levels, Some Sell Blood 16 Times a Month)
Xinhuanet, April 04, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/society/2007-04/04/content_
5931509.htm

Social Security
Social Fund to Get 500m Yuan to Help Repair Losses
South China Morning Post, April 04, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ9B8XTYZE.html

Hong Kong
One Man, One Vote for Legco Unlikely in 2012
South China Morning Post, April 04, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/topnews/ZZZJ1YWTYZE.html

April 3, 2007

News
Bilateral Ties
China, Sudan Vow to Boost Military Exchanges
People's Daily, April 02, 2007
http://english.people.com.cn/200704/02/eng20070402_36
3135.html

Death Penalty
What Price Human Rights?
South China Morning Post, April 03, 2007
http://focus.scmp.com/focusnews/ZZZ0QUWTYZE.html

Education
Illiterate Ranks Swell Amid Urban Drift
The Standard, April 03, 2007
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?
we_cat=3&art_id=41472&sid=12979207&con_type=1&d_str=20070403

Freedom of Speech
云南纪录片展因涉文革题材被无限期推迟 (Documentary Exhibition in Yunnan Delayed Indefinitely for Including Film of Cultural Revolution)
Radio Free Asia, April 02, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/04/02/china_
freedom_speech_movie/

Human Rights
老党员讨欠款不明死亡 法院不准家属验伤见尸 (Henan Court Bars Family from Looking Into Mysterious Death of Old CPC Member)
Radio Free Asia, April 02, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/04/02/
luoyang/

Human Rights Defender - Yan Zhengxue (严正学)
简要新闻：严正学案拟于四月五号开庭 (In Brief: Yan Zhengxue to Stand Trial on April 5)
Radio Free Asia, April 03, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/xinwen/2007/04/02/xinwen/
- yan

Human Rights Defenders
维权警察被“鉴定”为精神异常　剥夺司法权利 (Wuhan Policeman and Rights Defender "Certified" as Mentally Abnormal and Deprived of Judicial Rights)
Radio Free Asia, April 02, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/04/02/
policeman/

浙江渔民维权代表林柄长被关押三个月后取保释放 (Zhejiang Rights Defender Lin Bingzhang Released on Bail After 3 Months of Detention)
Radio Free Asia, April 02, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/04/02/Chin
a-release/

Land Policy
China Tears Down Home Amid Standoff
Associated Press (via YahooNews), April 03, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070403/ap_on_re_as/china
_home_dispute_1;_ylt=Av2knbC_9a7nL_qtqNed_GlPzWQA

Law
一律师为会见权打官司 (Beijing Lawyer Sues Liaoning Public Security Bureau for Turning Down His Requests to Meet Client)
China Youth Daily, April 03, 2007
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2007-04/03/content_1720306
.htm

律师可代理劳动教养案件 (New Regulation in Chongqing Allows Legal Representation in Reeducation-Through-Labor Cases)
Legal Daily, April 03, 2007
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2007-04/03/content_57
8909.htm

Media
"Nail House" Stories Fire Up Chinese Netizens
Radio Free Asia, April 02, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/politics/2007/04/02/chin
a_nailhouse/

Olympics
长安街沿线公交将装摄像头 (Beijing to Install 3,600 CCTV Cameras in Public Transportation This Year)
The Beijing News, April 03, 2007
http://news.thebeijingnews.com/0553/2007/04-03/015@
253250.htm

Christian Leaders Arrange Care for 2008 Olympics
Spero News, March 29, 2007
http://www.speroforum.com/site/article.asp?idarticle=8734

Protests and Petitions
辽宁退休干部县政府请愿　要求停止克扣退休金 (Hundreds of Retired Cadres in Liaoning Petition Illegal Reduction of Retirement Funds)
Radio Free Asia, April 02, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/04/02/
heishan/

江苏和浙江两会期间上访的访民受惩处 (Two Punished for Petitioning Activities During Two Sessions in Jiangsu and Zhejiang)
Radio Free Asia, April 02, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/04/02/China-
Petitioner/

广西三合口村拆迁户表示对司法和上访失去信心 (Victims of Land Grab in Guangxi Say They Have Lost Faith in Effectiveness of Petitioning and Lawsuits)
Radio Free Asia, April 02, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/04/02/china_d
emolition_clash/

Religion
安徽及辽宁分别再有家庭教会受到当局打压 (Protestant House Church Members in Anhui and Liaoning Persecuted by Local Authorities)
Radio Free Asia, April 03, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/04/02/China-r
eligion/