May 11, 2007

Top News of the Day
Law
自贡民告警非法关押案败诉 官员庭外操控结局早定？ (Sichuan Villagers Lose Lawsuit over Illegal Detention, Complain Court Was Controlled by Authorities)
Radio Free Asia, May 10, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/05/10/z
igong/
On May 10, six Sichuan villagers lost a lawsuit against local police, whom they alleged had illegally detained them after a land grab protest. They villagers complained that the court was controlled by government officials. For example, the court did not summon any of the defendants' witnesses to testify in court, and the villagers were frequently interrupted when trying to make their case. Also, the videotape of the protest provided by the police did not show any police beatings, even though villagers said there was.

News
Bilateral Ties
Envoy to Africa Will Focus on Darfur
South China Morning Post, May 11, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ5XBC0I1F.html

简要新闻：德国联邦议讨论谴责中国劳改制度的提案 (In Brief: German Parliament Discusses Motion Condemning China's Reeducation-Through-Labor System)
Radio Free Asia, May 10, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/xinwen/2007/05/10/#laogai

Environment
Polluters Face Automated Monitoring
South China Morning Post, May 11, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZQ5EE0I1F.html

Food Security
China to Start Mobile Food Testing
Associated Press (via YahooNews), May 10, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070510/ap_on_re_as/chin
a_food_safety_2;_ylt=AvlXhLEk7ofMSkeBfuw9G7JPzWQA

Freedom of Speech
穆嘉:研究中国的学者存在多种形式的自我审查 (Hong Kong-Based Scholar Criticizes Self-Censorship Among China Scholars)
Radio Free Asia, May 10, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/05/10/china
_scholar/

Gender
世卫代表敦促中国减少妇女自杀 (WHO Urges China to Reduce Suicide Among Women)
BBC, May 09, 2007
http://news.bbc.co.uk/chinese/simp/hi/newsid_6630000/n
ewsid_6638100/6638137.stm

Government
Officials Punished for Spate of Accidents
South China Morning Post, May 11, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ37TPXH1F.html

海淀原区长周良洛案涉违规批地 (Former Head of Local District in Beijing Suspected of Land Corruption)
The Beijing News, May 10, 2007
http://news.thebeijingnews.com/0547/2007/0510/017@2
60965.htm

Human Rights
Lo Haocai Elected Head of China's Top Human Rights Research Body
Xinhuanet, May 10, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-05/10/content_60
82167.htm

Human Rights Defenders
Wife Steps Into Anti-Pollution Warrior's Shoes After His Arrest
South China Morning Post, May 11, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZ77TPXH1F.html

江西乐平市村民举报村支书贪污被砍断手指 (Jiangxi Villager's Fingers Chopped Off for Reporting Corruption)
Radio Free Asia, May 10, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/05/10/
yueping/

Media
In Brief: Internet Firms Apologise for Morally Corrupt Content
South China Morning Post, May 11, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZT6TPXH1F.html

Olympics
Race Is on to Clean Waterways by Olympic Games Deadline
South China Morning Post, May 11, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZU5EE0I1F.html

Pressure China on Rights, MPs Say
The Globe and Mail, May 10, 2007
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.200
70510.wrights10/BNStory/National/home

解决处置群体事件“非常紧迫”为哪般？ (Why Is Work to Urge Petitioners to Return Home So Urgent?)
Radio Free Asia, May 10, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/05/10/q
unti/

Police
Autopsy Rejects Car Accident in Teacher's Death
South China Morning Post, May 11, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZ0TRPXH1F.html

Hospitals to Use Police to Curb Conflicts
South China Morning Post, May 11, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZPXBC0I1F.html

Protests and Petitions
汕头村民围工厂限期搬走 抗议非法占地 骚乱蔓延邻镇 (Victims of Land Grab in Guangdong Surround Factory After Week-long Standoff, Demand That Factory Move Away)
Ming Pao, May 11, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20070511/cca1.htm

湖北访民遭法警殴打并拘留　多次上访无果 (Judge Tells Beaten and Detained Hubei Petitioner That Rule of Law Means Using the Law to Rule Petitioners)
Radio Free Asia, May 09, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/05/09/
hubei/

Public Health
外地儿童短期无法在京入医保 (Children Not from Beijing Not Allowed Medical Insurance in the Capitol)
The Beijing News, May 11, 2007
http://news.thebeijingnews.com/0553/2007/05-11/017@26
1337.htm

民权县公安包庇黑社会 歧视艾滋病人 (HIV/AIDS Patients in Henan Beaten by Thugs; Police Protect Thugs and Hold Victims for 24 Hours)
Radio Free Asia, May 10, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/05/10/ai
zibing/

State Security
China Reticent over Reportedly 'Dead' Leader
Agence France-Presse (via YahooNews), May 10, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070510/wl_asia_afp/china
politicsdeath_070510061019;_ylt=AqpLL5gVo.q_YvfTPyF
2eytPzWQA

May 10, 2007

Top News of the Day

Protests and Petitions
上海访民繁华街道聚集 抗议官方任意殴打 (Shanghai Petitioners Protest Against Police Abuse)
Radio Free Asia, May 09, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/05/
09/shanghai/
On May 9, 2007, about 280 petitioners gathered on a busy street in Shanghai to protest against police abuses of petitioners. Eighty petitioners have been reportedly taken away by police; it is not known if they have been released or not. On May 4, petitioner Chen Zonglei was badly beaten up by police after petitioning to the Shanghai authorities over a forced eviction. The abuse against Chen escalated discontent amongst the petitioners, who later staged the protest on May 9.


News
Bilateral Ties
EU Urged to Resist China 'Bullying'
TheParliament.com, May 10, 2007
http://www.eupolitix.com/EN/News/200705/cdc552a1-
341b-4b0d-80e5-b26987db5abf.htm

Lawmakers Warn China of PR "Disaster" in Darfur
Reuters (via YahooNews), May 10, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070510/pl_nm/china_
usa_sudan_dc_2;_ylt=ApP4hY.3cm1PlDOuXjXhdPFPzWQA

Environment
China Says Threat from Global Warming 'Urgent'
Agence France-Presse (via YahooNews), May 10, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070510/sc_afp/chinaweather
environmentwarming_070510043448

水源污染穗民掘井解渴 (Severe Water Pollution Threatens Access to Clean Water in Guangzhou) Ming Pao, May 10, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20070510/cab1.htm

Government
法治要先治“官” (Strengthening Governance Is an Important First Step in Achieving the Goal of Rule of Law)
China Youth Daily, May 10, 2007
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2007-05/10/content_1754861.htm

特稿：政府公开信息不是“恩赐”是“职责” (Feature Story: Open Government Information Initiatives Not a "Favor" But a "Responsibility")
Chinesenewsnet.com, May 09, 2007
http://www1.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/
SinoNews/Mainland/xhw_2007_05_09_18_00_04
_353.html

Human Rights Defenders
高智晟与胡佳面谈近况 (Rights Activists Gao Zhisheng and Hu Jia Discuss Their Current Situations)
Radio Free Asia, May 09, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/05/09/
gao_hu/

June 4th
中国人权论坛发起为六四受害人的人道募捐 (China Human Rights Forum Launches Fundraising Campaign for June 4th Victims)
Radio Free Asia, May 09, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/05/09/china
_humanrights_64/

Labor
Millions of Graduates Join Army of Unemployed
South China Morning Post, May 10, 2007
http://focus.scmp.com/focusnews/ZZZZVOPXH1F.html

Olympics
北京奥组委发布08年奥运外国记者采访服务指南 (Beijing Olympics Committee Issues 'Service Guide for Foreign Media Coverage of the Beijing Olympic Games and the Preparatory Period'
People's Daily, May 10, 2007
http://sports.people.com.cn/GB/22155/5710504.html

Beijing Sets Sights on Green Goals with New Action Plan
Xinhuanet, May 10, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-05/10/content
_6079570.htm

Safe Tap Water Promised for Olympics
Xinhuanet, May 10, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-05/10/content
_6079521.htm

Rice Planting Banned Near China Capital
Agence France-Presse (via YahooNews), May 10, 2007
http://au.news.yahoo.com/070509/19/13ejh.html

Poverty
贫困县小学四年订三套校服 穷学生一天只吃两顿饭 (A Tough Life for Students in Poor Rural Villages)
People's Daily, May 09, 2007
http://society.people.com.cn/GB/41158/5708672.html

Protests and Petitions
看奥运歌谣预示中国上访出高峰? (Will Petitioning Escalate as Olympic Games Draw Near?)
Voice of America, May 09, 2007
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2007-05-09-voa33.cfm

Public Health
Education Key to Rural Health, Says Aid Worker
South China Morning Post, May 10, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZP1BE0I1F.html

Experts Divided over Reforming Health Care
South China Morning Post, May 10, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZE5QPXH1F.html

Tibet
Dalai Lama Cancels Brussels Visit on Request of Belgian Government
Phayul.com, May 09, 2007
http://www.phayul.com/news/article.aspx?article=Dalai
+Lama+cancels+Brussels+visit+on+request+of+Belgian+
government&id=16486

May 9, 2007

Top News of the Day
Human Rights Defender – Chen Guangcheng (陈光诚)
狱方拒收合法送书 不安排家人见陈光诚代写申诉 (Prison Authorities Refuse to Pass Family's Book to Chen Guangcheng, Wife Still Under House Arrest)
Radio Free Asia, May 08, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/05/08/
chen_guangcheng/
Prison authorities recently prevented the family of Chen Guangcheng, a blind lawyer who is serving a sentence in Shandong Province, from visiting him. They also refused to pass on to Chen a copy of the Law on the Protection of Disabled Persons (the version for persons with visual disabilities), on the grounds that they could not verify the contents of the book. Chen's wife Yuan Weijing (袁伟静) is being held under house arrest.

News
Corruption
北京黄牛商场被打酿群体事件 揭购物卡贪腐食物链 (Beating Incident in Beijing Shopping Center Reveals Corrupt Practices Related to Shopping Coupons)
Radio Free Asia, May 08, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/05/08/
huangniu/

Government
China Tells Little About Illness That Kills Pigs, Officials Say
New York Times, May 08, 2007
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/08/world/asia/08hongko
ng.html

Human Rights
Children Left to Die as Officials Fled 1994 Fire
South China Morning Post, May 09, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZGEGQPD1F.html

Human Rights Defenders
实地调查退伍军人上访 泛蓝成员被国保及公安带走 (Pan-Blue Alliance Member Taken Away in Hunan for Trying to Investigate Petition by Retired Soldiers)
Radio Free Asia, May 08, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/05/08/
fanlan/

Multilateral Relations
Beijing to Join Sudan Peacekeeping Force
South China Morning Post, May 09, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZABTPPD1F.html

China, Russia Accused of Arms Violations
Associated Press (via YahooNews), May 08, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070508/ap_on_re_af/china
_sudan_arms_4;_ylt=AriAsXqYTnmEG29X94yZ3m5PzWQA

Olympics
北京为维护奥运形像加紧公关活动 (China Strengthens Its Public Relations Work to Protect Its Olympic Image)
Voice of America, May 09, 2007
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/n2007-05-09-voa16.cfm

Politics
中国式民主确立 五大特色推进民主政治建设 (China Upholds 5 Characteristics in the Pursuit of Its Own Style of Democracy)
Xinhuanet, May 09, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2007-05/09/content_
6032415.htm

Population
China's Rich Flout One-Child Policy
The Telegraph, May 08, 2007
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news
/2007/05/08/wchina08.xml

Protests and Petitions
挖沙害死4童 村民抬尸抗议 (Guangdong Villagers Hold Corpses in Protest After 4 Children Drown in Dangerous River)
Ming Pao, May 09, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20070509/ccb1.htm

吸纳上访人进专案组参与调查 (Local Procuratorate in Jilin Involves Petitioners in the Investigation of Their Complaints)
Legal Daily, May 09, 2007
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2007-05/09/content_611
998.htm

Villagers Go on the Rampage in Land Row
South China Morning Post, May 09, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZ4EGQPD1F.html

简要新闻：河南访民的孩子在天安门毛泽东像前下跪伸冤 (In Brief: Children of Henan Petitioner Hold Kneeling Protest in Tiananmen Square)
Radio Free Asia, May 08, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/xinwen/2007/05/08/

政府强制拆迁不断 访民不断增多 (Number of Petitioners Increases as Forced Evictions Continue)
Radio Free Asia, May 08, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/05/08/
fangmin/

武汉市职工代表上访举报企业贪污被关押 (Wuhan Workers' Representatives Detained in "Education Center" for Petitioning over Corruption)
Radio Free Asia, May 08, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/05/08/china_
corruption_labor/

Religion
China Rejects U.S. Criticism on Religion
Associated Press (via YahooNews), May 08, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070508/ap_on_re_as/chin
a_us_religious_freedom_3;_ylt=AuXJerz.Sq6s_DRsn4.GR
bZPzWQA

Hong Kong
学者倡犯23条禁选特首 (Academic Proposes to Bar Violators of Article 23 from Running for Chief Executive)
Ming Pao, May 09, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20070509/gda1.htm

May 8, 2007

Top News
Protests and Petitions
徵地连爆衝突 汕头村民袭官劫砸毁警车 (Victims of Land Grabs in Guangdong Rob Cadre's Home)
Ming Pao, May 08, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20070508/caa1.htm
A series of riots erupted in Shantou, Guangdong Province during the May 1 holiday week. Dissatisfied with land grabs, 100 villagers robbed a cadre's home on May 2. In another incident, hundreds of villagers surrounded a village office and used incense to choke the cadres inside. The authorities have not taken any action against the villagers so far.

News
Death Penalty
弟弟贪千万公款助哥哥豪赌 分别被判死缓和无期 (Jiangsu Cadre Sentenced to Death with Two-Year Reprieve for Embezzling Public Funds to Help Brother Addicted to Gambling)
Xinhuanet, May 08, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2007-05/08/content_607
0649.htm

Human Rights
业主维权的组织与策略创新 (Apartment Owners in Tianjin Have Established New Rights Defense Strategies)
Nanfang City News, May 08, 2007
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/spqy/20070
5080264.asp

Human Rights Defender - Yan Zhengxue (严正学)
一百多名浙江农民及工人上书为严正学申冤 (100 Zhejiang Farmers and Workers Sign Open Letter to Appeal Yan Zhengxue's Conviction)
Radio Free Asia, May 07, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/05/07/china_
dissident_petition/

Human Rights Defender – Huseyin Celil (塞利尔)
加拿大国会敦促中国准许加驻华官员探望塞利尔 (Canadian Parliament Urges China to Let Canadian Officials Visit Huseyin Celil)
Radio Free Asia, May 07, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/05/07
/China_Canada/

Human Rights Defender - Sun Buer (孙不二)
泛蓝联盟孙不二逃脱“强制旅游” (Pan-Blue Alliance Member Sun Bu'er Escapes from "Forced Travels")
Radio Free Asia, May 07, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/05/
07/sunbuer/

Human Rights Defenders
中国泛蓝联盟河南负责人蔡爱民被拘禁15天 (Pan-Blue Alliance's Henan-Based Member Cai Aimin Released After 15 Days of Detention)
Radio Free Asia, May 07, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/05/07/ch
ina_dissident_panblue/

Human Rights Defender – Zheng Enchong (郑恩宠)
郑恩宠妻子蒋美丽在北京被国保跟踪 (Zheng Enchong's Wife Jiang Meili Followed by Domestic Security Protection Section in Beijing)
Radio Free Asia, May 07, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/
05/07/jiang/

Labor
番禺港企员工疑組工会被炒 (Labor Union Leader of Hong Kong-Funded Enterprise in Guangdong Dismissed)
Ming Pao, May 08, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20070508/caf1.htm

China Toils over New Labor Law
China Daily, May 07, 2007
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2007-05/07/content_
867069.htm

Media
Quantum Leap Claimed in Tighter Internet Security
South China Morning Post, May 08, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZ7YQ5QD1F.html

五一假期大批论坛关闭整顿　当局新一波收紧网络言论 (Web Sites and Blogs Shut Down During May 1 Holiday Week)
Radio Free Asia, May 07, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/05/07
/website/

《炎黄春秋》连发呼吁民主的文章为何安然无恙？ (Why Do the Pro-Democracy Articles in Beijing-Based Current Affairs Magazine Go Uncensored?)
Radio Free Asia, May 07, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/05/07/ya
nhuang/

Police
店主在派出所离奇死亡 家属要求当局验尸被拒 (Henan Shop Owner Found Dead in Police Sub-Station, Family's Autopsy Request Turned Down)
Radio Free Asia, May 07, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/05/07/china_po
lice_abuse/

Politics
实现民主要尊重公民权力 国家行政学院教授发文称中国民主模式已确立 (Academic from China National School of Administration Claims China's Model for Democracy Has Been Established)
Nanfang Daily, May 08, 2007
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/jwxy/20070508
0331.asp

Population
浙江：下属超生2次以上单位一把手将被降免职 (Local Government Leaders in Zhejiang to Be Demoted or Sacked If Subordinates Violate One -Child Policy Twice)
Xinhuanet, May 08, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2007-05/08/content_60679
82.htm

Protests and Petitions
无锡访民五一期间自发集会互通维权信息 (Jiangsu Petitioners Use SMS to Organize Meeting to Discuss Land Grab Complaints)
Radio Free Asia, May 07, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/05/07/china_p
etition/

Public Health
Beijing Targets Halving of HIV Cases
South China Morning Post, May 08, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ44QPPD1F.html

China Caught in Tobacco Dilemma
Voice of America, May 07, 2007
http://www.voanews.com/english/2007-05-07-voa12.cfm

Tibet
资深藏族学者平汪据报上书胡锦涛 (Veteran Tibetan Scholar Writes to Hu Jintao Criticizing "Hawkish" Position Towards Dalai Lama)
BBC, May 08, 2007
http://news.bbc.co.uk/chinese/simp/hi/newsid_6420000/ne
wsid_6426600/6426673.stm

China Orders Resettlement of Thousands of Tibetans
McClatchy Newspapers, May 06, 2007
http://www.realcities.com/mld/krwashington/news/world/1
7185682.htm?source=rss&channel=krwashington_world

Hong Kong
Legco Censure of Beijing Blocked
South China Morning Post, May 08, 2007
http://hongkong.scmp.com/hknews/ZZZWGQPPD1F.html

May 5-7, 2007

Top news of the day
Protests and Petitions
上海、湖北和成都官方压制上访维权 (Authorities in Shanghai and Other Localities Suppress Petitioners)
Radio Free Asia, May 04, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/05/04/s
hangfang/
Recently, authorities in Shanghai, Jiangsu and Chengdu have adopted various strategies to suppress petitioners. Shanghai's Office for Letters and Calls decided in an April meeting to train laid-off workers to monitor petitioners, and on April 29, its officials forced three petitioners to sign a letter confessing to the crime of disturbing social order after beating them up. Jiangsu authorities detained petitioners and made them attend "education classes," while in Chengdu, a notice was issued on April 29 that banned certain types of petitioning, including kneeling, shouting slogans and self-immolation.

News
Bilateral Ties
德国各人权组织反对欧盟-中国人权对话 (Germany's Human Rights NGOs Oppose EU-China Rights Dialogue)
Radio Free Asia, May 04, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/05/04/
de/

Environment
In Brief: Beijing, Shanghai to Join First `No Car' Day on September 22
South China Morning Post, May 06, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZG035K61F.html

China More Assertive in Climate Talks
Financial Times, May 04, 2007
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/86073606-fa59-11db-8bd0-000
b5df10621,dwp_uuid=9c33700c-4c86-11da-89df-000077
9e2340.html

Human Rights
China Rights Group Blasts Official Abuses
Agence France-Presse (via YahooNews), May 04, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070504/wl_asia_afp/china
politicsdemocracyrights_070504063632;_ylt=An_nwUkOhG
v6GmKUJUZqhoxPzWQA

Human Rights Defenders
Activist Is Barred from Seeing His Lawyer, Wife
South China Morning Post, May 06, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZWNZYV51F.html

简要新闻：北京异议人士何普在狱中被殴打 (In Brief: Beijing Dissident He Depu Beaten by Prison Inmate)
Radio Free Asia, May 06, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/xinwen/2007/05/06/xinwe
n/ - bei

Human Rights Defender - Zeng Jinyan (曾金燕)
Honour Inspires Rights Activist in Her Mission
South China Morning Post, May 05, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ9Q3YV51F.html

Land Policy
Property Owners Plant Seeds of Democracy
South China Morning Post, May 06, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZDO5YV51F.html

Law
驻京周记﹕司法判決的政治干预與不干预 (Commentary: Political Interference and Judicial Independence as Seen in Eviction Dispute in Beijing)
Ming Pao, May 07, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20070507/cci1.htm

Media
中国和俄罗斯的新闻自由状况"令人担忧" (Rights Groups Find Media Freedom in China and Russia "Worrying")
Radio Free Asia, May 06, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/05/06/x
in/

Xinhua Rejects US Radio's Charge
South China Morning Post, May 06, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ9O5YV51F.html

中国何时从“互联网之敌”名单上消失？ (When Will China Disappear from the List of "Enemies of the Internet"?)
Radio Free Asia, May 05, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/05/05
/wang/

中国当局封锁记者无国界中文网 (Reporters Without Borders’ Chinese Web Site Blocked in China)
Radio Free Asia, May 04, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/05/04/china_
internet_freedom/

Migrant Workers
调查显示中国农民工生活质量约为城镇居民一半 (Study Shows Quality of Life of Migrant Workers Is Half as Good as That of Urban Residents')
Radio Free Asia, May 04, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/05/04
/nongmin/

Politics
Veteran Communist's Call for Democracy Stirs Quiet Party Countermove
South China Morning Post, May 07, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ1CNPPD1F.html

Party Told to Winnow out Non-Marxist Members
South China Morning Post, May 05, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZIU05K61F.html

Protests and Petitions
各地驻京办使用民居拘留访民 (Government Regional Offices in Beijing Use Local Residents’ Homes to Detain Petitioners)
Radio Free Asia, May 04, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/05/04/china_
petition_detain/

Public Health
我国提出“十一五”期间力争建立乙肝免疫策略 (China Aims to Establish Hepatitis B Immunization Strategy During Its 11th Five-Year Plan)
Xinhuanet, May 07, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/tech/2007-05/07/content_6065
536.htm

Panama Deaths Linked to Mainland
South China Morning Post, May 07, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZLBNPPD1F.html

Religion
上海昆山家庭教会财产被没收 (Property of Shanghai Protestant House Church Confiscated)
Radio Free Asia, May 06, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/05/06/s
hanghai/

May 4, 2007

News
Bilateral Ties
US Senators Petition Chinese President over Darfur
Agence France-Presse (via YahooNews), May 03, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070503/pl_afp/ussudanunr
estchina_070503152807;_ylt=ApFhZXqCEcDn8N7FK8AgL
CdPzWQA

Civil Society
绿色和平北京摇滚 (Greenpeace Among the Organizers of Rock and Roll Concert in Beijing)
Ming Pao, May 04, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20070504/cca1h.htm

Corruption
中共试点设立监督党委和纪委的机制 (CPC Establishes Mechanism to Monitor Party Committees and Discipline Committees in Selected Places)
Radio Free Asia, May 03, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/05/03/ji
andu/

Environment
China Seen as a Roadblock to U.N. Climate Report
Los Angeles Times, May 03, 2007
http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/asection/la-sci-
warming3may03,1,423520.story

Inner Mongolia
Chinese Mongols at Pains to Pass on Culture in Modern Life
Xinhuanet, April 30, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-04/30/content_6
048229.htm

Land Policy
天津强制拆迁须听证后执行 (New Regulation in Tianjian Requires Authorities to Hold Public Hearing Before Forcible Evictions Are Carried Out)
Legal Daily, May 04, 2007
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2007-05/01/content_6
10921.htm

Media
Hackers Hijack TV Signal for Anti-Party Messages
South China Morning Post, May 04, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZ1K0YV51F.html

分析担心中国独立新闻报导难长久 (Analysts Worry That Tighter Internet Controls Means Fewer Independent News Reports in China)
Voice of America, May 03, 2007
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2007-05-03-voa39.cfm

博讯网记者孑木的八台电脑相继瘫痪 (Boxun Journalist’s 8 Computers Disabled, Similar Attacks Reported by Internet Activist Huang Qi)
Radio Free Asia, May 03, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/05/03/china_
media_freedom/

Bush Scolds China, Russia, Others on Press Freedoms
Agence France-Presse (via YahooNews), May 03, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070503/pl_afp/uspressfree
dombush_070503194724;_ylt=AhKElRB2mPuEVDiN0xQj2
rdPzWQA

RFA独家报道：《百姓》杂志被令改版成非时政类文摘刊物 (RFA's Exclusive Coverage: Baixing Magazine Ordered to Change to Non-Political Publication)
Radio Free Asia, May 03, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/05/03/ba
ixing/

章诒和纪念罗隆基的文章遭封杀 (Zhang Yihe's Memorial Essay on "Rightist" Luo Longji Barred from Internet)
Radio Free Asia, May 02, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/05/02/z
hang/

Police
贵州六盘水煤炭局官员被调查期间离奇死亡 (Guizhou Official Dead 7 Days After Being Taken Away for Corruption Probe, Bruises Found all over Body)
Radio Free Asia, May 03, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/05/03/china_g
overnment_official/

Poverty
Can't Read, Can't Write, No Job: Rural Poor Struggle in Big Cities)
South China Morning Post, May 04, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZTJ0YV51F.html

Protests and Petitions
京防外力渗透 愿花钱摆平上访 (Beijing Willing to Pay Petitioners Off to Prevent Foreign Intervention)
Ming Pao, May 04, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20070504/cac1.htm

Village's Chief Unbowed in Fight for Land Compensation
South China Morning Post, May 04, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ6RD5W51F.html

北京农民工索工资与保安发生冲突 (28 Migrant Workers Clash with Security Guards over Wage Delay in Beijing)
Voice of America, May 03, 2007
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2007-05-03-voa50.cfm

广东东莞爆发征地冲突 (Hundreds of Guangdong Villagers Clash with Security Officers over Land Grabs)
Radio Free Asia, May 03, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/05/03
/dongguan/

湖北7名上访职工在北京绝食 (Seven Hubei Workers Launch Hunger Strike in Beijing over Illegal Detention)
Radio Free Asia, May 03, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/05/03/jues
hi/

国家信访局成最繁忙办公室 每年受理信访千万次 (State Bureau for Letters and Calls Is China's Busiest Office, Processes 10 Million Cases Each Year)
Xinhuanet, May 03, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2007-05/03/content_6
054679.htm

广州近千名业主维权与城管冲突 (1,000 Guangzhou Apartment Owners Clash with City Management Authorities over Amendment to Land Use Plan)
Radio Free Asia, May 02, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/05/02/china_r
ights_residents/

码头工人劳动节停工要加薪 (200 Pier Workers in Shenzhen Go on Strike to Demand Better Treatment and Higher Wages)
Nanfang City News, May 02, 2007
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/shyp/200705
020258.asp

Religion
中国各地基督教会被打压 (Members of Protestant House Churches Across China Harassed)
Radio Free Asia, May 03, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/05/03/ch
urch/

May 3, 2007

News

Bilateral Ties
China Asked to Freeze Investment in Iran
Agence France-Presse (via YahooNews), May 02, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070502/pl_afp/usiran
chinanuclear_070502193401;_ylt=AtkS7.WWuqS9pDexv9i_WC9PzWQA

Letter from Ethiopia: China's Risky Venture into Resource-Rich Africa
International Herald Tribune, May 02, 2007
http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/05/02/news/letter.php

Hukou
Harmonising 'Hukou'
Xinhuanet, May 03, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-05/03/content
_6055183.htm

Labor
China's Labor Law Raises US Concerns
Financial Times, May 03, 2007
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/09d35e16-f8c4-11db-a940-000
b5df10621,dwp_uuid=9c33700c-4c86-11da-89df-0000779e
2340.html

山西一私矿瓦斯爆炸14人亡 (14 Killed in Shanxi Gas Blast)
The Beijing News, May 02, 2007
http://news.thebeijingnews.com/0567/2007/05-02/021@
259766.htm

Driven by Poverty, China's Coal Miners Risk All
Asia Times Online, May 03, 2007
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China_Business/IE03
Cb01.html

Media
何清涟：中国向国外无偿转让网控技术 (He Qinglian: China Transfers Internet Surveillance Technology to Authoritarian Regimes for Free)
Radio Free Asia, May 02, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/05/
02/he/

Military
Official Expounds China's Stance on Nuclear Proliferation
Xinhuanet, May 02, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-05/02/content
_6053809.htm

Multilateral
U.N. Climate Talks Progress, EU and China Spar
Reuters (via YahooNews), May 3, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070503/ts_nm/globalwarming
_dc_1;_ylt=AgdBW9I3p5.QC0IP5Vkdi5RPzWQA

Police
周永康实地检查天安门广场安全保卫工作 (Public Security Minister Zhou Yongkang Lauds Security Efforts at Tiananmen Square to Ensure Social Stability During the Week-long Labor Holiday)
Sina.com, May 02, 2007
http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2007-05-02/09421175424
0s.shtml

Public Health
New Regulations Banning Trade of Human Organs Go into Effect
Xinhuanet, May 03, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-05/01/content
_6052752.htm

Religion
美国国际宗教自由委员会再次将中国列为“特别关注国” (US International Religious Freedom Report Ranks China as Country of “Special Concern” for its Systemic Violations of Religious Rights)
Radio Free Asia, May 03, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/05/
02/religion/

May 2, 2007

Top News of the Day
Human Rights Defender - Tan Kai (谭凯)
被判窃取国家机密的浙江环保人士谭凯刑满出狱 (Zhejiang Environmentalist Tan Kai Released from Jail)
Radio Free Asia, May 01, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/05/01/chin
a_rights_environment/
Environmental activist Tan Kai (谭凯), sentenced on charges of illegally obtaining state secrets, was released on April 19 after 18 months of imprisonment. In 2005, Tan, a computer repairer, founded a group called Green Watch to look into complaints by local residents in Zhejiang, that pollution from a chemical factory was destroying crops and causing birth defects. He was arrested in December 2005. (Please refer to our "Top News" on August 12-14, 2006 for more background information)

News
Civil Society
北京民间智库“仨元学社”被取缔 (Beijing-Based Civil Think Tank "Sanyuan Xueshe" Outlawed)
Radio Free Asia, May 01, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/05/01/china
_organization/

Corruption
Anti-Triad War Targets Officials Who Shield Crooks
South China Morning Post, May 02, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ5XR4K61F.html

Human Rights Defender - Zan Aizong (昝爱宗)
昝爱宗起诉浙江出版局及杭州公安局案被驳回 (Zan Aizong Loses Lawsuits Against Zhejiang's Press and Publications Bureau and Hangzhou's Public Security Bureau)
Radio Free Asia, May 02, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/04/30/china
_rights_court/

Human Rights Defender – Gao Zhisheng (高智晟)
高智晟获美国律师委员会“勇敢提倡者”奖 (American Board of Trial Advocates Grants "Courageous Advocacy Award" to Gao Zhisheng)
Radio Free Asia, May 01, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/05/01/china_r
ights_lawyer/

Human Rights Defender
中国泛蓝联盟被当局定性为非法组织 (Authorities List Pan-Blue Alliance as Illegal Organization)
Radio Free Asia, April 30, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/04/30/china
_dissident_panblue/

江苏当局阻挠被捕的环保人士吴立红会见律师 (Jiangsu Authorities Bar Lawyer from Meeting Detained Environmentalist Wu Lihong)
Radio Free Asia, April 30, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/04/30/china_r
ights_environment/

异见人士李金平吁为赵紫阳平反被国保带走 (Dissident Li Jinping Taken Away by Domestic Security Protection Section for Calling for Reassessment of Zhao Ziyang)
Radio Free Asia, May 01, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/05/01/china_
dissident_detain/

Land Policy
武汉拟让警察负责拆迁执法引争议 (Dispute Grows as Wuhan Considers Involving Police in Eviction Disputes)
Voice of America, April 30, 2007
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2007-04-30-voa29.cfm

Media
Virtually Impossible
South China Morning Post, May 02, 2007
http://focus.scmp.com/focusnews/ZZZHEOYV51F.html

外国记者忧中国证书计划影响运作 (Foreign Journalists Worry that Measures on Foreign News Agencies' Work Will Affect Their Operations)
Voice of America, May 01, 2007
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2007-05-01-voa33.cfm

Olympics
简要新闻：“自由西藏学生组织”声明反对奥运圣火途经西藏 (In Brief: "Students for a Free Tibet" Opposes Route of Olympic Torch to Pass Through Tibet)
Radio Free Asia, May 01, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/05/01/briefing/

Population
杭州村书记讹诈超生户并拐卖儿童 (Zhejiang Village Secretary Threatens Couple to Send 2nd Kid to Orphanage, then Sells Him to Family in Anhui)
Radio Free Asia, May 01, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/05/01/china_r
ights_rural/

广西容县计生办突击抄家 (Birth Control Authorities in Guangxi Ransack Village Homes)
Radio Free Asia, April 30, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/04/30/china
_rights_birth/

Protests and Petitions
Dockers in Shekou Strike for Higher Pay
South China Morning Post, May 02, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZA885W51F.html

武汉商场职工代表就企改中经理贪污上访北京 (Seven Worker Representatives of Wuhan Shopping Center Go to Beijing to Petition over Corrupt Manager)
Radio Free Asia, May 01, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/05/01/china_p
etition_beijing/

沧州南唐庄征地纠纷被武警戒严 (Martial Law Applied in Village in Hebei over Land Grab Dispute)
Radio Free Asia, April 30, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/04/30/china_l
and_clash/r

青岛当局刑事拘留抗拒拆迁户 (Shandong Couple Taken Away over Eviction Protest)
Radio Free Asia, April 30, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/04/30/china
_demolition_detain/

Macau
Shots Fired at Macau Rally
South China Morning Post, May 02, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/topnews/ZZZY885W51F.html

May 1, 2007

News

Bilateral Ties
CHINA: Trade ties with Africa under question after Ethiopia attack
Radio Australia, May 01, 2007
http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/asiapac/programs/s1910520.htm

Civil Society - NGOs
ACEF: NGOs playing big role in environmental protection
Xinhuanet, May 01, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-05/01/content_6051642.htm

Legal reform urged for more play of NGOs in China's fight against HIV
Xinhuanet, May 01, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-05/01/content_6052298.htm

Environment
China climate offensive has eye on growth
Reuters, May 01, 2007
http://africa.reuters.com/world/news/usnPEK165861.html

Labor
10-year battle for justice and still no compensation
SCMP, May 01, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZAE1CU01F.html

China coal mine owner gets life for cover-up
Reuters Alert Net, May 01, 2007
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/SHA101220.htm

Chinese President spends Labor Day with farmers, workers
Xinhuanet, May 01, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-05/01/content_6052899.htm

Land Policy
China gears up for 2nd national land survey
Xinhuanet, May 01, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-05/01/content_6052499.htm

Law
New regulations banning trade of human organs go into effect
Xinhuanet, May 01, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-05/01/content_6052752.htm

Media
Hong Kong Movies Cater More to China
AP (via Forbes.com), May 01, 2007
http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2007/04/30/ap3668855.html

Migrant Workers
Songs, kisses and sweat on Labor Day of migrant workers
Xinhuanet, May 01, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-05/01/content_6052894.htm

Olympics
Amnesty gives China low grade on Olympics reforms
Los Angeles Times, May 01, 2007
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-
china1may01,1,7513993.story?coll=la-headlines-world

Police - Administrative Detention
South China judge not beaten to death while in detention: investigators
People's Daily, May 01, 2007
http://english.people.com.cn/200705/01/eng20070501_371141.html

Public Health
Vice Premier calls for improvements to community medical services
Xinhuanet, May 01, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-04/30/content_6050373.htm

Religion
China temple opens tallest pagoda
BBC, May 01, 2007
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/6610999.stm

Rebirth of Taoism fills spiritual void in rush to consumerism
SCMP, May 01, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chifeatures/ZZZ9IDQU01F.html

Three Gorges
Two-way traffic resumes in Three Gorges
Xinhuanet, May 01, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-05/01/content_6052429.htm

Tibet
Official: Lhasa prepared for holiday tourist influx
Xinhuanet, May 01, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-05/01/content_6050977.htm

Tibet starts building first five-star hotel amid booming tourism
Xinhuanet, May 01, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-05/01/content_6051620.htm

Xinjiang
Canadian envoy refused access to jailed Uygur
SCMP, May 01, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZYD1CU01F.html

April 28-30, 2007

Top News of the Day

Human Rights Defenders - Yang Jianli (杨建利)
杨建利北京获释　将往山东祭奠亡父 (Political Activist Yang Jianli Freed After 5 Years' Imprisonment for Spying)
Radio Free Asia, April 27, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/04/27/
yangjianli/
Political activist Yang Jianli (杨建利), a US permanent resident, was released from a Beijing prison on April 27, 2007 after serving a five-year sentence for spying and illegally entering China. He was detained in April 2002 while entering the mainland on a friend's passport after Beijing refused to renew his own due to his involvement in the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests. According to his lawyer, Yang is still being deprived of his political rights and has no freedom of speech, so he cannot speak with the press. Yang says that he will visit his father's grave before going back to the US.


News
Government
《行政机关公务员处分条例》保障依法行政 (New Regulation Issued on Punishing Civil Servants for Administrative Wrongdoing)
China Youth Daily, April 30, 2007
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2007-04/30/content_
1750146.htm

Human Rights Defenders - Huseyin Celil (塞利尔)
Canada Tries Diplomacy with China in Row over Jailed Imam
Agence France-Presse (via YahooNews), April 29, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070429/wl_asia_afp/
canadachinadiplomacytraderights_070429033022;_ylt=
Aq0dIEXzcRqMQQrUkHzgA2hPzWQA

Labor
我国职业病防治面临四大挑战 (Four Major Challenges to Improving Occupational Health)
China Youth Daily, April 30, 2007
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2007-04/30/content_
1750156.htm

Slow Killer Takes Thousands of Miners' Lives
South China Morning Post, April 28, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ1ZUBU01F.html

Media
Google and MySpace Expanding in China
San Francisco Chronicle, April 28, 2007
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/04/
28/BUG8TPH0ME1.DTL

《三联生活周刊》副主编苗炜因文革报导被降职 (Deputy Editor-in-Chief of Sanlian Life Weekly Demoted Over Sensitive Cover Story on the 'Gang of Four')
Radio Free Asia, April 27, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/04/27/china_
freedom_speech/

章诒和呼吁中国作家维护自身权益 (Writer Zhang Yihe Urges Chinese Writers to Stand Up for Their Rights)
Voice of America, April 27, 2007
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2007-04-27-voa45.cfm

Olympics
'Strike Hard' Olympics Policy Hurts Freedom in China - Amnesty
Agence France-Presse (via YahooNews), April 30, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070430/wl_asia_afp/
oly2008chnrightsamnesty_070430004021;_ylt=AtK_
17BdkNwF.XRuJ3gQOzNPzWQA

US Activists Detained for Mount Everest Protest Say They Feared for Their Lives
International Herald Tribune, April 28, 2007
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/04/28/asia/AS-
GEN-Nepal-China-Tibet-Protest.php

Police
广西法官定为猝死 死者家属称仍有疑问无法解释 (Investigators Say Guangxi Judge Died a "Sudden Death" in Detention, But Family Suspects Foul Play After Finding Bruises and Stitches on Body)
EastDay.com, April 30, 2007
http://news.eastday.com/c/20070430/u1a2803728.html

Politics
Beijing Spring: Democracy Is in the Air
Asia Times Online, April 28, 2007
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China/ID28Ad02.html

Appointment of Party Outsider Just a Small Step
South China Morning Post, April 30, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ4WHRU01F.html

Protests and Petitions
成都警方警告拆迁户不得接受RFA采访 (Chengdu Police Warn Forced Eviction Petitioners Not to Speak to Radio Free Asia)
Radio Free Asia, April 27, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/04/27/
china_demolition/

百人签名抗议新疆师范大学开除预防艾滋病活动人士常坤 (Hundreds Join Signature Campaign to Protest Against Xinjiang Normal University’s Expulsion of AIDS Activist Chang Kun)
Radio Free Asia, April 28, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/04/28/
xinjiang/

Religion
Rebirth of Taoism Fills Spiritual Void in Rush to Consumerism
South China Morning Post, April 30, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZ3GYBU01F.html

陕西天主教主教吴钦敬被官方带走一直下落不明 (Shaanxi Bishop Wu Qinjing’s Whereabouts Unclear After Being Taken Away by Police a Month Ago)
Radio Free Asia, April 26, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/04/26/
zhouzhi/

Hong Kong
Beijing 'in Fear of Early Democracy'
South China Morning Post, April 30, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/topnews/ZZZ9HYBU01F.html

April 27, 2007

Top News of the Day
Human Rights Defender - Yan Zhengxue (严正学)
画家严正学被送押服刑　不服判决但不屑上诉 (Painter Yan Zhengxue Serves Sentence, Finds Conviction Unconvincing But Declines to Appeal)
Radio Free Asia, April 26, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/04/26/yan/
On April 26, Yan Zhengxue was sent to a Zhejiang reform-through-labor facility to serve his sentence. He still objects his conviction but has decided not to appeal because he has no confidence in China's judicial system. He will finish his sentence on October 17, 2009. Yan was convicted on inciting subversion charges for the critical articles he published on the Internet.

News
Environment
Is China Outdoing US in Curbing Carbon?
Christian Science Monitor, April 27, 2007
http://www.csmonitor.com/2007/0427/p02s01-wogi.html

Gender
上海市人大常委会立法界定性骚扰具体形式 (Shanghai's New Measure Gives Concrete Definition to Sexual Harassment)
People's Daily, April 27, 2007
http://politics.people.com.cn/GB/14562/5672297.html

Human Rights
简要新闻：欧洲议会呼吁欧盟将中国的人权状况与对华贸易谈判相联系 (In Brief: European Parliament Urges EU to Consider Human Rights When Discussing Trade with China)
Radio Free Asia, April 26, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/xinwen/2007/04/26/xinwen
/ - ou

Human Rights Defender – Ching Cheong (程翔)
程翔囚穗兩度入院 (Ching Cheong Serving Sentence in Guangzhou, Admitted to Hospital Twice for Heart and Intestinal Problems)
Ming Pao, April 27, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20070427/gdd1.htm

Labor
China Vows Better Security for Workers Abroad
Agence France-Presse (via YahooNews), April 26, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070426/wl_asia_afp/china
africaenergy_070426132502;_ylt=Akfx3jCfm.x2kAoLto7l4i
FPzWQA

Media Censorship
Courts Reject Author’s Plea on Ban
South China Morning Post, April 27, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZXZ0TPV0F.html

Olympics
China Warns Foreigners After Tibet Protests
Khaleej Times, April 27, 2007
http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=d
ata/sports/2007/April/sports_April795.xml§ion=spor
ts&col=

Olympic Torch Route Ignites Dispute
Associated Press (via YahooNews), April 26, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070426/ap_on_re_as/oly_b
eijing_torch_relay_6;_ylt=AhW0s8IWpj.8H0gq6jmzDDpP
zWQA

Police
China's Police Chief Declares War on Crime Gangs
Xinhuanet, April 26, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-04/26/content_
6032713.htm

Politics
“换一届领导换一个规划”？人大常委会立法遏制规划朝令夕改 (NPC Standing Committee Considers Legislating to Prevent Changes to Approved Plans Due to Leadership Changes)
Nanfang Daily, April 26, 2007
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/jwxy/20070426
0041.asp

Protests and Petitions
湖南300多工人在省委门前下跪请愿 (300 Workers Hold Kneeling Protest at Hunan Party Office)
Radio Free Asia, April 26, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/04/26/h
unan/

深圳港资厂工人大罢工 (300 Workers of Hong Kong-Funded Factory in Shenzhen Go on Strike)
Radio Free Asia, April 26, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/04/26/s
trike/

State Security
四日本人新疆未经许可测绘遭处罚 (Four Japanese Fined for Unauthorized Surveying and Mapping Activities in Xinjiang)
BBC, April 27, 2007
http://news.bbc.co.uk/chinese/simp/hi/newsid_6590000/
newsid_6594500/6594597.stm

April 26, 2007

Top News of the Day
Society - Ethnic Minorities
China Boom 'Threatens Minorities'
BBC, April 25, 2007
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/6592157.stm
According to a report jointed published by Human Rights in China and Minority Rights Group International, China's rapid economic development has failed to benefit its ethnic minorities, and their indigenous cultures and languages are also threatened. The report argues that China's policies stoke feelings of resentment amongst communities who see their own culture and way of life under growing threat.

Related Information
HRIC Press Release: China's
Development Strategy Fails to Benefit Critical Ethnic Minorities and Masks Repression
Human Rights in China, April 25, 2007
http://hrichina.org/public/contents/36039/

News
Disasters
5,000 Evacuated After Chlorine Leak
South China Morning Post, April 26, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ1L7TPV0F.html

Environment
Energy Targets Can Be Met, Says Greenpeace
South China Morning Post, April 26, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZ0NXSPV0F.html

Leadership Team to Tackle Pollution
South China Morning Post, April 26, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZ9OYSPV0F.html

China Won't Be Top CO2 Emitter This Year-Official
Reuters, April 25, 2007
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/PEK91020.htm

Environmental Watchdog Orders Local Gov'ts, Enterprises to Release Pollution Figures
Xinhuanet, April 25, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-04/25/content_60
27941.htm

Gender
China to Weed Out Bigamists with Online Marriage Database
Xinhuanet, April 25, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-04/25/content_6
023145.htm

Human Rights Defenders
泛蓝联盟迎连战遭软禁 (10 Pan-Blue Alliance Members Placed Under House Arrest for Trying to Welcome Taiwanese Politician Lian Zhan)
Ming Pao, April 26, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20070426/caa2.htm

Human Rights Defender - Zhu Yufu (朱虞夫)
浙江公安正式刑事拘留异见人士朱虞夫父子 (Zhejiang Police Formally Place Dissident Zhu Yufu and Son Under Criminal Detention)
Radio Free Asia, April 25, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/04/25/china
_dissident_detain/

Media
Editor and Magazine Disciplined by Party
South China Morning Post, April 26, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ4NXSPV0F.html

中央下令彻查百色强制堕胎　　受害人被警告不得接触传媒 (Central Government Orders Probe into Forced Abortion in Guangxi, Victims Warned Not to Contact Media)
Radio Free Asia, April 25, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/04/25/china
_rights_birth/

Migrant Workers
Better Protection for Migrant Workers in Beijing
Xinhuanet, April 26, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-04/26/content_6
029171.htm

Olympics
China to Force Rain Ahead of Olympics
Washington Post, April 25, 2007
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/articl
e/2007/04/25/AR2007042500521.html

IOC Says It Will Not Press China on Darfur, Tibet
Monster and Critics, April 25, 2007
http://sport.monstersandcritics.com/othersport/article_1296
237.php/IOC_says_it_will_not_press_China_on_Darfur_Ti
bet

Police
随州揭发居委会帐目混乱的村民袭击受伤 (Hubei Villager Attacked 3 Days After Revealing Irregularities in Village Committee's Finances)
Radio Free Asia, April 25, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/04/25/china_
rights_rural/

Protests and Petitions
Police Tight-Lipped After Riots Close Down Fujian Leather Plants
South China Morning Post, April 26, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZBOXSPV0F.html

安徽滁州出租车司机集会堵路 (500 Anhui Taxi Drivers Assemble to Block Roads over Police Inaction on Beating Complaint)
Radio Free Asia, April 25, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/04/25/
anhui/

China Detains Olympic Protesters on Everest
Radio Free Asia, April 25, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/english/tibetan/2007/04/25/tibetan_o
lympics/

Religion
新疆基督徒和四名美国人聚会均被拘留 (Four Americans Detained with Chinese Christians over Protestant House Church Gathering in Xinjiang)
Radio Free Asia, April 25, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/04/25/china_
religion/

Tibet
Tibet Posts Highest Economic Growth in First Quarter for a Decade
Xinhuanet, April 25, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-04/25/content_
6028305.htm

April 25, 2007

Top News of the Day
Religion
Shaanxi Bishop on 'Study Retreat'
South China Morning Post, April 25, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZI94TPV0F.html
Shaanxi bishop Wu Qinjing, 38, was taken from his church by Zhouzhi county authorities on March 17, according to a priest from Zhouzhi diocese. Bishop Wu has been under house arrest ever since. He was taken away under the pretext of a "study retreat," but he is able to administer church affairs where he is staying now. Wu's appointment was approved by the Vatican, but his leadership is regarded as illegal by the government-sanctioned Chinese Catholic Patriotic Association.

News
Civil Society
智障机构负责人致信温家宝 中国NGO处境维艰 (NGO for People with Mental Disabilities Sends Open Letter to Wen Jiabao Complaining About Difficult Situation Facing NGOs)
Radio Free Asia, April 24, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/04/24/n
go/

Death Penalty
Horror Harvest
South China Morning Post, April 25, 2007
http://focus.scmp.com/focusnews/ZZZSQUSPV0F.html

Economic Development
Urban-Rural Income Gap Predicted to Get Wider
South China Morning Post, April 25, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ2HUSPV0F.html

Environment
中国十分之一以上耕地被污染 (One-tenth of China's Farmland Polluted)
Radio Free Asia, April 24, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/04/24/
land/

Government
Party Officials Warned of Crackdown on 'Vanity Projects'
South China Morning Post, April 25, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZEA4TPV0F.html

Human Rights
好莱坞明星促中国做国际社会的道德楷模 (Hollywood Star Urges China to Be International Community’s Moral Model)
Radio Free Asia, April 24, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/04/2
4/mia_fallow/

Human Rights Defenders
简要新闻：张建平抗议不准他上国际互联网的决定 (In Brief: Zhang Jianping Files for Administrative Review to Protest Police Ban of His Internet Access)
Radio Free Asia, April 25, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/xinwen/2007/04/24/xinwe
n/ - zhang

Human Rights Defender - Yang Jiangli (杨建利)
杨建利将刑满获释 强烈拒绝强制遣返 (Yang Jianli to Be Released from Prison on April 27, Strongly Protests Forcible Return to US)
Radio Free Asia, April 24, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/04/24/y
ang/

Law
首个告赢省政府的农民维权样板 (First Chinese Farmer to Win Land Grab Lawsuit Against Provincial Government)
The Beijing News, April 25, 2007
http://news.thebeijingnews.com/0547/2007/0425/018@25
8466.htm

Media
Beijing's Chief Censor Sidelined in Reshuffle
South China Morning Post, April 25, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZUGUSPV0F.html

简要新闻： “法治论坛”删除全部有关法官黎朝阳死亡的消息 (In Brief: Official Court Website Removes News on Judge's Death in Police Custody)
Radio Free Asia, April 24, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/04/24/briefing/

Politics
China, Too, Must Heed Lessons of the past
South China Morning Post, April 25, 2007
http://focus.scmp.com/focusnews/ZZZTR8TPV0F.html

China to Elect About 360 Deputies to 11th NPC from Ethnic Minority Groups
Xinhuanet, April 24, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-04/24/content_6
022662.htm

Protests and Petitions
浙江催泪弹徵地 (Tear Gas Used in Land Conscription in Zhejiang)
Ming Pao, April 25, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20070425/cac1.htm

广东湛江农民抗拒清拆与武警冲突 (Guangdong Farmers Resist Eviction and Clash with Paramilitary Police, Argue No Compensation Received)
Radio Free Asia, April 24, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/04/24/china_
land_clash/

Public Health
Expo to Boost Awareness of Medical Aids
South China Morning Post, April 25, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZ9S8TPV0F.html

Tibet - Gendun Cheokyi Nyima
In Brief: Dalai Lama's Chosen One Is 'Living Free Life', Says Beijing
South China Morning Post, April 25, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZEPUSPV0F.html

April 24, 2007

Top News of the Day
Human Rights Defenders
China Arrests Environment Activist
Agence France-Presse (via YahooNews), April 23, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070423/wl_asia_afp/china
environmentrightsarrest_070423140525;_ylt=Akszqpez5Q
bjUioi9.0OdcdPzWQA
Environmental activist Wu Lihong (吴立红) was taken away by police on April 13 on charges of blackmailing, and subsequently arrested. Wu has been campaigning for years against the pollution of Taihu Lake, which is a major source of drinking water for local residents. He has been threatened repeatedly over the years for his work and was arrested in 2002 and held in detention for 10 days.

News
Death Penalty
撞死民警主犯一审判死刑 (Driver Sentenced to Death for Killing Policeman by Vehicular Manslaughter in Beijing)
The Beijing News, April 24, 2007
http://news.thebeijingnews.com/0558/2007/04-24/015@25
8122.htm

Environment
Beijing Defers Release of Plan on Warming
South China Morning Post, April 24, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZ70ZUTQ0F.html

Government
China Sets Rules for Greater Government Transparency
Reuters (via YahooNews), April 23, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070423/wl_nm/china_tra
nsparency_dc_1;_ylt=AiAa4jKkeqkov8xUR27NJxpPzWQA

Hukou
律师告公安挑战户籍制 (Lawyer Sues Public Security Authorities over Hukou System in Beijing)
Ming Pao, April 24, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20070424/caa1h.htm

Human Rights Defender - Yang Jianli (杨建利)
异议人士杨建利即将刑满出狱 (Dissident Yang Jianli to Be Released from Prison on April 27)
Radio Free Asia, April 24, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/xinwen/2007/04/23/

Human Rights Defenders
湖北维权教师受打压 (Hubei Teacher to Be Dismissed If Rights Defense Activities Continue)
Radio Free Asia, April 23, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/04/23/china_r
ights_hubei/

四川环保人士曾建余诈骗案二审维持原判 (Sichuan Court Turns Down Environmentalist Zeng Jianyu's Appeal Against Fraud Conviction)
Radio Free Asia, April 23, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/04/23/china_
rights_court/

June 4th
中国政府查缴<六四诗集>范围扩大 (China Intensifies Efforts to Confiscate Copies of June 4th Poetry Book)
Radio Free Asia, April 23, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/04/23/
6.4/

香港支联会将举行六四悼念活动 (Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movement of China to Hold June 4th Memorial Activities)
Radio Free Asia, April 23, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/04/23/h
ongkong/

Media
Party Push to Clean Up Net
South China Morning Post, April 24, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ7KVUTQ0F.html

王小宁妻子俞陵向美联邦法院提起诉讼控告雅虎公司 (Wang Xiaoning's Wife Sues Yahoo! In US Federal Court)
Radio Free Asia, April 24, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/04/23/
wang/

Police
Guangxi Judge Dies Mysteriously While in Detention Centre
South China Morning Post, April 24, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ3KVUTQ0F.html

Population
Guangxi Officials Carry Out Mass Forced Abortions
Radio Free Asia, April 22, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/english/china/2007/04/22/china_aborti
ons/

Protests and Petitions
随州市华润公司一百多名职工封堵政府大门 (100 Hubei Workers Block Local Government Building in Labor Protest)
Radio Free Asia, April 23, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/04/23/
sui/

Society - Ethnic Minorities
简要新闻：人权组织指中国发展战略使少数民族被边缘化 (In Brief: Rights Groups Argue China's Development Strategies Marginalize Ethnic Minorities)
Radio Free Asia, April 24, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/xinwen/2007/04/23/

April 21 – 23, 2007

Top News of the Day
Protests and Petitions
广西村民抗议电镀厂污染与警方发生冲突 (2,000 Guangxi Villagers Clash with Police in Protest over Pollution from Electroplating Plant)
Radio Free Asia, April 20, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/04/20/china_r
ights_clash/
On April 16, 2,000 Guangxi villagers clashed with police in a violent protest over serious pollution caused by an electroplating plant. The authorities used tear gas to disperse the crowd. Six protestors were severely injured and more than 10 arrested. According to the villagers, the amount of manganese in their river water is 30,000 times higher than acceptable standards.

News
Death Penalty
Chinese Seek Answers in Organ Scandal
Associated Press (via YahooNews), April 21, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070421/ap_on_re_as/china
_death_harvest_2;_ylt=AryQfUkNUJZ92BI6rtkiaSxPzWQA

Economic Development
Economic Growth in Rural Areas Still Slower Than Urban Regions
South China Morning Post, April 21, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZL0TUTQ0F.html

Education
高校政治课正大幅调整 (Political Courses for College Students Being Revamped)
China Youth Daily, April 23, 2007
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2007-04/23/content_174163
6.htm

Environment
Beijing Admits Climate Change Will Be Harmful
South China Morning Post, April 23, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZWMSUTQ0F.html

Human Rights Defenders
环保人士被拘10日无音信 (Environmentalist Detained for 10 Days, Whereabouts Unknown)
Ming Pao, April 23, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20070423/cab2.htm

五名中国维权律师无法到港参加研讨会 (Five Human Rights Lawyers Not Allowed to Participate in Hong Kong Conference Organized by "Reactionary Organization")
Radio Free Asia, April 22, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/04/22/w
eiquan/

Human Rights Defender – Gao Yaojie (高耀洁)
Aids Activist 'Harassed' in China
BBC, April 20, 2007
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/6577157.stm

Human Rights Defenders - Zou Tao (邹涛)
不买楼发起人受压返乡种田 (Initiator of "Don’t Buy Apartments" Campaign Gives Up Rights Defense Work Under Government Pressure)
Ming Pao, April 23, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20070423/cab1.htm

Land Policy
Developer's 'Soldiers' Demolish Beijing Family's Longtime Home
South China Morning Post, April 21, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZX1ZUTQ0F.html

上海又强拆民宅 (300 More Households to Be Evicted in Shanghai)
Radio Free Asia, April 20, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/04/20
/shanghai/

Media
China's Chief Censor Likely to Be Demoted
South China Morning Post, April 23, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/topnews/ZZZ5ZVUTQ0F.html

中国称让媒体说话 学者称待验证 (Academic Cautions Against PSB Spokesman's Call for Media Supervision on Government)
Voice of America, April 20, 2007
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2007-04-20-voa33.cfm

网上杂志须经出版审查 (Magazines Must Apply for Permission Before Publishing on Internet)
Ming Pao, April 23, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20070423/caindex.htm

Olympics
驻京周记﹕一切由奥运而生 未必以奥运而終 (Commentary: Reforms and Campaigns Have Begun Due to Olympics, But May Not End with It)
Ming Pao, April 23, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20070423/caf1.htm

Politics
In China, Talk of Democracy Is Simply That
New York Times, April 20, 2007
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/20/world/asia/20china
.html

Population
Landmark Hearing for Forced Abortion
South China Morning Post, April 23, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZZJPUTQ0F.html

百色强迫妇女堕胎新情况 (After Forced Abortions Revealed, Guangxi Hospital Secretly Sends Pregnant Women Away, Whereabouts Unknown)
Radio Free Asia, April 20, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/04/20/
abortion/

Protests and Petitions
Survivors Will Not Go Quietly
South China Morning Post, April 23, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZ402VTQ0F.html

安徽纺织工人罢工 卧轨抗议遭殴打 (Textile Factory Workers in Anhui Beaten for Protesting Substandard Wages)
Radio Free Asia, April 20, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/04/20
/anhui/

Three Gorges
陕西三门峡库区移民被政府暴力阻拦不许扫墓 (Three Gorges Migrants Forcibly Prevented from Paying Respects at Tomb of Right Defender's Mother)
Radio Free Asia, April 21, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/04/21/sh
anxia/

Tibet
Former Tibetan Protest Monk Details Torture in Jail
Radio Free Asia, April 20, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/english/tibetan/2007/04/20/tibetan_p
risoner/