July 11, 2007

Top News of the Day
Protests and Petitions
村长妻子神秘死亡 湛江警民大冲突 (1,000 Guangdong Villagers Clash with Police over Mysterious Death of Village Head's Wife)
Radio Free Asia, July 10, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/07/10
/zhanjiang/
On July 8, 1,000 Guangdong villagers clashed with police over the mysterious death of the wife of a village head, leading to injuries of 20 people. The village head, surnamed Lin, was reportedly one of the leaders who refused to agree to an unfair land sale deal. Earlier that date, authorities sent 100 people to Lin's home and took away his wife over their violation of the one-child policy. She died an hour later. The official explanation was that she jumped to her death because she had refused to pay the fines for the violation. Villagers, however, argued that Lin had paid early on, and now their youngest son is already 12. Local media were barred from covering the incident.

News
Children
Mine Owners Paid Teachers to Arrange Sex with Girls
The Standard, July 11, 2007
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?we_cat=3&
art_id=48718&sid=14425057&con_type=1&d_str=20070711
57&con_type=1&d_str=20070711

Child Mortality in China: Best to Be a City Boy
Radio Netherlands Worldwide, July 10, 2007
http://www.radionetherlands.nl/specialseries/070707/
070710china

Death Penalty
Former Head of China's Drug Watchdog Executed
Xinhuanet, July 10, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-07/10/content
_6353536.htm

Environment
工厂废水 毒害洞庭 (Industrial Sewage Poisons Dongting Lake)
Ming Pao, July 11, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20070711/cha1.htm

Food Security
China Pledges Safe Food for 2008 Games
Associated Press (via YahooNews), July 10, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070710/ap_on_re_as/beijing
_olympics_food_safety_1;_ylt=AgZf3lh4_rrbVp14tsU8Ar9P
zWQAlt=AgZf3lh4_rrbVp14tsU8Ar9PzWQA

Report: Fake Drinking Water Hits Beijing
Associated Press (via YahooNews), July 10, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070710/ap_on_re_as/
china_counterfeit_water_3;_ylt=AvTnEEjTs5ItOd7W
m6M0wXNPzWQAnEEjTs5ItOd7Wm6M0wXNPzWQA

Government
Progress and Problems Mark Elections
China Daily, July 10, 2007
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2007-07/10/content_
5422787.htm

Human Rights Defender – Huseyin Celil (塞利尔)
Court Rejects Appeal of Convicted Xinjiang Terrorist
China Daily, July 10, 2007
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2007-07/10/content
_5425217.htm

Human Rights Defender - Zhu Yufu (朱虞夫)
朱虞夫被判刑两年 (Zhu Yufu Sentenced to 2 Years' Imprisonment over Clash with Police)
Radio Free Asia, July 10, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/07/10/china
_dissident/

Labor
Workers May Be Lured Overseas to Ease Pressure on Population
The Standard, July 11, 2007
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?we_cat=3&art_
id=48719&sid=14425746&con_type=1&d_str=2007071146&con_
type=1&d_str=20070711

武汉指「黑工厂」报道不实 (Wuhan Authorities Say Media Reports About "Illegal Factory" Are Wrong)
Wen Wei Po, July 11, 2007
http://paper.wenweipo.com/2007/07/11/CH0707110035.htm

Media
Chinese Authorities Close Tibetan Literary Web Site
Radio Free Asia, July 10, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/politics/2007/07/10/tibetan_
Web/

Olympics
Child Labour Caution for China Olympics
Financial Times, July 10, 2007
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/5eaa339a-177a-11dc-86d1-000b
5df10621,dwp_uuid=9c33700c-4c86-11da-89df-0000779e
2340.html

Population
Many Free to Have More Than One Child
Xinhuanet, July 11, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-07/11/content_
6357049.htm

Protests and Petitions
China Animal Lovers Protest Eating Cats
Associated Press (via YahooNews), July 10, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070710/ap_on_re_as/odd
_china_felines_freed_1;_ylt=Ao9mWc75s_XQv_QYeQeKl
_NPzWQA9mWc75s_XQv_QYeQeKl_NPzWQA

Public Health
Blood Centre Boss Fired, Six Jailed over Illegal Sales
South China Morning Post, July 11, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ec
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Religion
Group Says China Deporting Missionaries
Washington Post, July 10, 2007
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/
2007/07/10/AR2007071000454.html

Society
兰州：少年黄河溺水千人围观 好心市民下水救人竟遭嘲笑 (As Gansu Police Fail to Rescue Drown Boy, Voluntary Rescuers Get Teased by Onlookers)
Nanfang Daily, July 11, 2007
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/jwxy/200707
110009.asp

July 10, 2007

Top News of the Day
Human Rights Defender – Guo Feixiong (郭飞雄)
Rights Activist Appears in Court
South China Morning Post, July 10, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ec
b329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=c7e209ae7bba311
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Guo Feixiong (郭飞雄) was tried in Guangdong on July 9 on charges of illegal business activity over the publication of a book he edited about a political sandal in Shenyang. Guo's wife quoted Guo in saying that his trial was completely a case of political persecution. It is because 90 per cent of questions Guo was asked in custody related to his activities in Taishi village, not illegal publishing. Guo pleaded not guilty, and a verdict has yet to be delivered.

News
Bilateral Ties
Kazakh Uighurs Feel Threat from China
BBC, July 09, 2007
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/6284734.stm

Children
140,000 Orphaned by Aids, Says Unicef
South China Morning Post, July 09, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ec
b329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=dc7d10876
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Death Penalty
China Upholds Death Sentence on Ex-Drug Chief
Reuters (via YahooNews), July 10, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070710/wl_nm/china_corru
ption_dc_1;_ylt=AjDrpvnK7bXcav0e0Oz19hlPzWQA

Three Professional Hitmen Sentenced to Death in Sichuan
Xinhuanet, July 07, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-07/07/content_
6341149.htm

Environment
Wen Says China Must Fight Climate Change with Urgency
Wall Street Journal, July 10, 2007
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB118399964775961069.html?
mod=home_whats_news_asia

Human Rights
Lawyers' Group Calls for Anti-Slavery Law
South China Morning Post, July 10, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ec
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Human Rights Defender - Chen Shuqing (陈树庆)
简要新闻∶ 陈树庆煽动颠覆国家政权案定于7月17日开庭 (In Brief: Chen Shuqing to Stand Trial on July 17 for Inciting Subversion)
Radio Free Asia, July 09, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/xinwen/2007/07/09/news0709/

Media
Beijing's Damage Control Moves Behind the Scenes
South China Morning Post, July 10, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ec
b329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=e32309ae7bba3
110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News

Cracking China's Great Firewall
Asia Times Online, July 10, 2007
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China/IG10Ad01.html

简要新闻∶记者孙林和妻子被批捕 (In Brief: Boxun Reporter Sun Lin and Wife Taken Away by Authorities)
Radio Free Asia, July 09, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/xinwen/2007/07/09/news0709/

《民主与法制时报》多名领导干部被免职 (More Than 10 Staff of a Critical Periodical "Transferred to Other Positions")
Radio Free Asia, July 09, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/07/09/
minzhu/

Government Places Media Under Public Supervision
Xinhuanet, July 08, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-07/08/content_
6345445.htm

Migrant Workers
Chinese Migrant Workers Overworked: Report
The Age, July 09, 2007
http://www.theage.com.au/news/world/chinese-migrant-
workers-overworked-report/2007/07/09/1183833427727.
html

Politics
中国评论﹕中共领导层权威受挑战 (Commentary: CPC Leadership Challenged on Water Pollution and Economic Policies)
Ming Pao, July 10, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20070710/cat1.htm

Protests and Petitions
“不要奥运要人权”联署行动征集万人签名 (10,000 Chinese Citizens Join "We Want Human Rights, Not Olympics" Signature Campaign; Organizers Taken Away)
Radio Free Asia, July 10, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/07/09/china_
petition/

Public Health
上半年华南地区艾滋病人手术被拒10起 艾滋病人在哪儿看病？ (At Least 10 AIDS Patients from Southern China Were Refused Treatment in First Half of 2007)
Nanfang Daily, July 09, 2007
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/jwxy/
200707090054.asp

Chinese Regulator Warns on Food Safety
Financial Times, July 09, 2007
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/6e99f558-2e43-11dc-821c-00007
79fd2ac,dwp_uuid=9c33700c-4c86-11da-89df-0000779e2
340.html

Religion
China Jails 2 Church Leaders
The Guardian, July 09, 2007
http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,,-6766744,
00.html

July 7-9, 2007

Top News of the Day
June 4th
Tiananmen Protester Released from Jail
Associated Press (via YahooNews), July 08, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070708/ap_on_re_as/china
_tiananmen_2;_ylt=Ai6U6Rp5cZJmk30EwkKnzTlPzWQA
简要新闻∶八九民运工人常永杰获释 (In Brief: June 4 Dissident Chang Yongjie Released)
Radio Free Asia, July 06, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/xinwen/2007/07/06/xinwen/
Sun Hong and Chang Yongjie (常永杰), protestors who were jailed after the 1989 Tiananmen crackdown, have recently been released. Sun, now 36, was sentenced to death with two-year reprieve on his arson charges. It is unclear why he was released on July 7. Chang, now 42, had his life imprisonment commuted to 18 years in jail and was released on June 26. The news report did not specify the charges on which Chang was convicted.

News
Children
海南一家具厂被查出使用童工 (Hainan Furniture Factory Uses Child Labor)
Radio Free Asia, July 06, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/07/06/
hainan/

Death Penalty
Chinese Official Sentenced to Death
Associated Press (via YahooNews), July 06, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070706/ap_on_re_as/china
_drug_scandal_1;_ylt=AjBQKCzIMyHKrV2882WKz45PzWQA

Environment
暖化融雪山长江现五危机 (Yangtze River Faces 5 Types of Environmental Hazards)
Ming Pao, July 09, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20070709/gaa1.htm

Human Rights
港商成立大陆投资维权组织 (Hong Kong Businesses Establish Right Defense Organization for Investments in China)
Radio Free Asia, July 07, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/07/07/wei/

Human Rights Defender
The Man Making the World's Worst Polluter Clean Up Its Act
The Guardian, July 08, 2007
http://observer.guardian.co.uk/world/story/0,,2121288,00.
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Human Rights Defender - Yuan Weijing (袁伟静)
胡佳袁伟静见美人权官员受阻　山东官方人员现身疑将重施故技 (Yuan Weijing and Hu Jia Barred from Meeting US Human Rights Officials in Beijing)
Radio Free Asia, July 06, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/07/06/yuan/

Land Policy
Villagers Face Long Battle for Justice in Land Grab
South China Morning Post, July 09, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb
329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=dcad1087696a311
0VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News

Media
As China’s Economy Roars, Consumers Lack Defenders
New York Times, July 08, 2007
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/08/world/asia/08china.
html?_r=2&ref=asia&oref=slogin&oref=slogin

Olympics
经租房业主高呼要房权不要奥运 (Private Apartment Owners in Beijing Want Property Rights, Not Olympics)
Radio Free Asia, July 07, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/07/07/
jing/

Politics
Job Hopes Rise with Less Unrest
The Standard, July 09, 2007
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?we_cat=3&art
_id=48560&sid=14398707&con_type=1&d_str=20070709

Population
对超生的批判不能“泛道德化” (Commentary: Having More Than 1 Kid Not Immoral; It Is a Human Right)
Nanfang City News, July 09, 2007
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/spqy/20070709
0208.asp

Hunan Officials Flout One-child Ruling
The Standard, July 09, 2007
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?we_cat
=3&art_id=48564&sid=14399216&con_type=1&d_str=20070709

Protests and Petitions
China Tells Local Authorities to Address Social Instability
Agence France-Presse (via YahooNews), July 07, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070707/wl_afp/chinapolitic
sunrest_070707073728;_ylt=ArgMt2zArw9tPddnYp96xWJ
PzWQA

Chinese Capitalism Reveals Dark Side
The Age, July 07, 2007
http://www.theage.com.au/news/world/chinese-capitalism-
reveals-dark-side/2007/07/06/1183351458713.html

安徽绩溪县政府强拆民企厂房无视法院裁决 (Anhui Private Factory Demolished, Officials Ignore Court Decision on Compensation)
Radio Free Asia, July 06, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/07/06/china_
demolition_petition/

Related Information
HRIC Press Release: Anhui Business Owner Harassed for
Defending Property Rights
Human Rights in China, July 05, 2007
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/item?item_
id=44186

新疆访民讲述河南访民被打针截访经过 (Petitioner Witnesses Use of Needle Injection to Stop Petitioning in Beijing, Denied by Authorities)
Radio Free Asia, July 06, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/07/06/
jiefang/

访民马远新的两个儿子被强行送进孤儿院 (Two Sons of Petitioner Ma Yuanxin Sent to Ningxia Orphanage)
Radio Free Asia, July 06, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/07/06/china_
petition_detain/

July 6, 2007

Top News of the Day
Human Rights Defender – Mao Hengfeng (毛恒凤)
上海维权访民毛恒凤在狱中被虐待 (Mao Hengfeng Tortured in Prison)
Radio Free Asia, July 05, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/07/05/
maohengfeng/
The family of Shanghai petitioner Mao Hengfeng (毛恒风) has informed RFA that Mao has been tortured in prison. She was beaten and confined in a room with no sunlight or fresh air. She did not have a bed so she had to sleep on the floor. Mao did not eat the food other inmates brought to her—she was not allowed out of her cell to get food herself—because she was worried they would poison her. The authorities then force-fed her. She was also forced to strip half-naked in front of male inmates and police officers.

News
Death Penalty
索赔射杀老板 小伙被判死缓 (Young Man Sentenced to Death with Two-Year Reprieve for Murdering Former Boss over Pay Dispute)
The Beijing News, July 06, 2007
http://news.thebeijingnews.com/0558/2007/07-06/021@
274498.htm

China Railway Rogue Trader Gets Death for Fraud
China Daily, July 05, 2007
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2007-07/05/content_
911014.htm

Environment
China Denies Hiding Pollution Death Data
Associated Press (via YahooNews), July 06, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070705/ap_on_re_as/china
_pollution_report_1;_ylt=ApDg4xmT86zoWughPguKqKpPzWQA

“中国暂时没有能力做出减排承诺” (Chinese Official Says China Cannot Promise to Reduce Greenhouse Gases for Now)
BBC, July 06, 2007
http://news.bbc.co.uk/chinese/simp/hi/newsid_6270000/
newsid_6275700/6275738.stm

深圳市长籲勿买车 (Shenzhen Mayor Urges Public to Curb Pollution by Not Buying Cars)
Ming Pao, July 06, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20070706/cab3.htm

China Denies Loans to Polluting Firms
Associated Press (via YahooNews), July 05, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070705/ap_on_re_as/china
_pollution_1;_ylt=Ao48rPinSpS0OZtM203fw5ZPzWQA

Gender
Women Hate Distorted Media Depictions
People's Daily, July 05, 2007
http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/6208432.html

Labor
Chinese Union Furthers Reach
Wall Street Journal, July 06, 2007
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB118365696742858209.html
?mod=home_whats_news_asia

Land Policy
8间待拆店铺清晨遭打砸 (Eight Shops in Beijing Damaged After Negotiation over Eviction Compensation Fails)
The Beijing News, July 06, 2007
http://news.thebeijingnews.com/0558/2007/07-06/021@
274481.htm

Media
After the Blast, a Deafening Silence Falls on the Media
South China Morning Post, July 06, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb
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“发帖必须用身份证上的名字”厦门工商局称网站发帖将取消匿名 (Xiamen Considers Mandating Real Name Registration for Internet Use)
Nanfang City News, July 05, 2007
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/jwxy/20070705
0019.asp

Migrant Workers
Worker Beaten in Wage Dispute Dies
People's Daily, July 05, 2007
http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/6208439.html

Military
China Tries to Prevent Weapons in Darfur
Associated Press (via YahooNews), July 05, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070705/ap_on_re_af/china
_sudan_1;_ylt=AlNlMlQBTL6iDwfU.e8EQXNPzWQA

Olympics
China Denounces Efforts to Connect Beijing Olympics with Darfur Issue
Xinhuanet, July 05, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-07/05/content_
6334724.htm

Population
Guangzhou Two-Child Policy Push
The Standard, July 06, 2007
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?we_cat=3&art
_id=48432&sid=14362947&con_type=1&d_str=20070706

Protests and Petitions
宁夏访民马远新找回失散的幼子 (Ningxia Petitioner Reunited with Missing 7-Year-Old Son 3 Weeks Later)
Radio Free Asia, July 06, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/07/05/china_
petition_beijing/

Thousands Protest at Land Seizures
The Standard, July 06, 2007
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?we_cat=3&
art_id=48403&sid=14365691&con_type=1&d_str=20070706

杭州大井巷居民抗议强拆到省政府请愿遭到驱赶 (Zhejiang Petitioners Dispersed, Police Call Them “Dogs”)
Radio Free Asia, July 05, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/07/05/
qiangchai/

医院请“外援”平纠纷 患者家属被打死 (Hospital Employs Thugs to Beat to Death Protesting Relative of Deceased Patient)
The Beijing News, July 04, 2007
http://news.thebeijingnews.com/0547/2007/0704/017@273878
.htm

July 5, 2007

Top News of the Day
Human Rights Defender – Guo Feixiong (郭飞雄)
In Brief: Dissident on `Illegal Business' Charge Given Trial Date
South China Morning Post, July 05, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ec
b329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=604c0588a0293
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Guo Feixiong (郭飞雄) will be tried on July 9 on charges of "illegal business activity", according to his wife. She has asked Human Rights in China to raise the Guo's torture to the United Nations’ special rapporteur on torture. For more background information, please refer to our "Top News" for May 22 and 29, 2007.

News
Death Penalty
Supreme People's Court Targets "Judicial Injustice"
Xinhuanet, July 05, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-07/05/content_
6330850.htm

Environment
'Iron Fist' Measures to Combat Water Polluters
South China Morning Post, July 05, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ec
b329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=9b66ec94
47193110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&s=News

Polluters Shamed in Sepa Report Play Down Concerns
South China Morning Post, July 05, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ec
b329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=7259ba4634
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Human Rights Defender – Chen Guangcheng (陈光诚)
Wife Eludes Surveillance to Seek Activist's Release
South China Morning Post, July 05, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb
329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=751c0588
a0293110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News

Human Rights Defender - Chen Shuqing (陈树庆)
陈树庆案件拟定7月16日开庭 (Chen Shuqing to Stand Trial on July 16)
China Human Rights Lawyers Concern Group, July 04, 2007
http://www.chrlcg-hk.org/?p=139

Human Rights Defender
湖南企业转手没咨询工人　维权代表被判刑提出上诉 (Hunan Worker Representative Given Reprieve Sentence over Strike, Has Appealed)
Radio Free Asia, July 04, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/07/04/
hunan/

Labor
批评者称虐待工人在中国已成常态 (Critique Says Worker Abuse Common in China)
Voice of America, July 04, 2007
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2007-07-04-voa54.cfm

Land Policy
浙江省杭州市上城区政府强行拆迁 (Zhejiang Residents Evicted at Dawn)
Radio Free Asia, July 04, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/07/04/China_
Demolition/

Law
Legal Aid Network to Help Migrants
South China Morning Post, July 05, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb
329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=f3fb0588
a0293110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News

Alleged Slave Bosses Go on Trial in China
Agence France-Presse (via YahooNews), July 04, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070704/wl_asia_afp/chinas
laverychildren_070704162418;_ylt=AgK0MrF5xdWaGT1CS
hFld8JPzWQA

Protests and Petitions
北京刚出校门的警校学生及家长上访 (Fresh Graduates of Beijing Police School Petition Work Arrangement)
Radio Free Asia, July 04, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/07/04/
beijing/

Official: "Mass Incidents" on Rise as Environment Deteriorates
Xinhuanet, July 04, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-07/04/content_
6329221.htm

山东邹城东滩居民与当地煤矿发生冲突 (Shandong Residents Clash with Security Guards over Coal Mine Operation)
Radio Free Asia, July 04, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/07/04/China-
Village/

Religion
权威人士：中国续自圣主教 (Authoritative Source Says China Will Continue to Ordain Own Bishops)
Wen Wei Po, July 05, 2007
http://paper.wenweipo.com/2007/07/05/CH0707050037.htm

Hong Kong
Mainlanders Say Democracy Call Is Patriotic: Poll
South China Morning Post, July 05, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ec
b329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=2137ec94471
93110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=Hong+Kong&

July 4, 2007

News
Disasters
Dam Denial as Yangtze Wreaks Havoc in Hubei
The Standard, July 04, 2007
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?we_cat=3&
art_id=48216&sid=14332009&con_type=1&d_str=20070704

Environment
江苏沭阳饮用水源受污染 城区20万人口断水 (Water Supply for 200,000 People in Jiangsu Cut Due to Pollution)
EastDay.com, July 03, 2007
http://news.eastday.com/c/20070703/u1a2948103.html

Food Security
China's Food Quality Up to Standard
Xinhuanet, July 04, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-07/04/content_
6325971.htm

Human Rights Defender - Gao Zhisheng (高智晟)
获两项国际人权奖　高智晟：中国必须和平改变 (Gao Zhisheng Discusses China's Development with Hu Jia over Phone After Receiving 2 International Human Rights Awards)
Radio Free Asia, July 03, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/07/03/ga
ozhisheng/

Land Policy
Farmers Take Stake in Land-Use Reform
South China Morning Post, July 04, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ec
b329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=cc3d5afd7ec83
110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=New

浙江嵊州公安超期拘押拒迁户 (Zhejiang Police Refuse to Release Protestor Unless His Family Agrees to Eviction)
Radio Free Asia, July 03, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/07/03/china_
demolition_detain/

Law
北京：劳教人员每天劳动时间降至3小时 (In Beijing, Working Hours for Reeducation-Through-Labor Inmates Reduced to 3 Hours Per Day)
Xinhuanet, July 04, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2007-07/04/content_
6325996.htm

人权律师吁修改律师法 (Human Rights Lawyers Call for Amendments to Lawyers' Law)
Radio Free Asia, July 03, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/07/03/china_
rights_lawyer/

Media
China Says Media Is Hyping Food Problems
Associated Press (via YahooNews), July 04, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070704/ap_on_re_as/china
_tainted_products_9;_ylt=AmIrdTR5IXFCu.8QsusQtV1PzWQA

Chinese Leaders Intensify Propaganda Orders and Jargon of Control in Run-up to 17th Congress
China Media Project, July 03, 2007
http://cmp.hku.hk/look/article.tpl?IdLanguage=1&IdPublication
=1&NrIssue=1&NrSection=100&NrArticle=853

Olympics
Authorities to Probe Misuse of CCTV Cameras
Xinhuanet, July 04, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-07/04/content_
6325614.htm

Beijing Weighs Car Ban to Cut Smog
Wall Street Journal, July 04, 2007
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB118349256405756943.html?
mod=home_whats_news_asia

Politics
China Banks Oppose Party Interference
The Times of India, July 03, 2007
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Business/Intl_Business
/China_banks_oppose_party_interference/rssarticleshow/
2168182.cms

Protests and Petitions
Unpaid Workers Reject Police Version of Job-Site Clash
South China Morning Post, July 04, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb
329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=7b4d5afd7ec
83110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=New

访民组织奥运反腐清洁队受到打压 (Petitioner Harassed for Organizing Anti-Corruption Campaign Ahead of Olympics)
Radio Free Asia, July 03, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/07/03/china_
petition_beijing/

Public Health
China Limits Transplants for Foreigners
Associated Press (via Examiner.com), July 03, 2007
http://www.examiner.com/a-811185~China_Limits_Transplants
_for_Foreigners.html?cid=rss-World

The Face of Chinese Cost Cutting
The Globe and Mail, July 02, 2007
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.200
70702.wchinafood0702/BNStory/International/home

Hong Kong
刘柏年批陈日君不应上街游行 (Chinese Catholic Patriotic Association Official Criticizes Hong Kong-Based Bishop over Rally)
BBC, July 04, 2007
http://news.bbc.co.uk/chinese/simp/hi/newsid_6260000/ne
wsid_6264500/6264582.stm

June 30 - July 3, 2007

Top News
Protests and Petitions
10,000 Villagers Clash with Police over Murder Case
South China Morning Post, July 03, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62e
cb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=59245afd9a78
3110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News
On June 29, 10,000 Chongqing protestors clashed with police after local authorities failed to deal with the stabbing to death of a Form One student. At least four people were reportedly arrested and more than 10 injured in the clash. A blogger said there was a delay in the rescue of the student. The alleged perpetrators of the murder, also students, were reportedly released soon after questioning because they were too young to be charged.

News
Education
去年中国中小学辍学学生近两千七百万 (27 Million Chinese Pupils Dropped Out of School in 2006)
Radio Free Asia, June 30, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/06/30/
xue/

Environment
China's Everest Road Plan Stirs Greenpeace Concern
Wall Street Journal, July 03, 2007
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB118340290390755596.html
?mod=home_whats_news_asia

Investors Scramble to Harness Fickle Wind
South China Morning Post, July 03, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ec
b329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=48a45afd9a783
110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News

UN Chief Urges China to Do More in War on Climate Change
South China Morning Post, July 03, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb
329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=d7745afd9a78311
0VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News

Beijing Tells Residents Water Safe Straight from Tap
Reuters, July 01, 2007
http://www.reuters.com/article/environmentNews/idUSPEK
35414220070702?feedType=RSSRSS

China Now World's Biggest Greenhouse Gas Emitter
Christian Science Monitor, June 28, 2007
http://www.csmonitor.com/2007/0628/p12s01-wogi.html

750,000 a Year Killed by Chinese Pollution
Financial Times, July 02, 2007
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/8f40e248-28c7-11dc-af78-000b5d
f10621,dwp_uuid=9c33700c-4c86-11da-89df-0000779e2340.
html

Food Security
China Faces a New Worry: Heavy Metals in the Food
Wall Street Journal, July 02, 2007
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB118333755837554826.html?
mod=links_from_todays_paper_asiaper_asia

Human Rights Defender – Gao Zhisheng (高智晟)
Activist: Famed China Dissident Detained
Associated Press (via YahooNews), July 01, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070701/ap_on_re_as/china
_lawyer_detained_1;_ylt=AhL79dmV9HU4nx06tGNNyIdPzW
QA79dmV9HU4nx06tGNNyIdPzWQA

Labor
China: Coal Mine Deaths Declined in First Half of Year - Report
Wall Street Journal, July 02, 2007
http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20070702-715748-sea
rch.html?KEYWORDS=China&COLLECTION=autowire/6mo
nthsearch.html

Cautious Welcome for China Labour Law
Financial Times, July 01, 2007
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/73ff9edc-27f7-11dc-80da-000b5d
f10621,dwp_uuid=9c33700c-4c86-11da-89df-0000779e2340.
html

Law
北京法院首用“刑事和解”制度 被告被谅解轻判 (Beijing Court Applies Criminal Mediation System, Hands Down Suspended Sentence)
Xinhuanet, July 03, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2007-07/03/content_6320118
.htm

Media
China Censors Online Skeletons
Financial Times, June 29, 2007
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/efc45d98-264c-11dc-8e18-000b5df
10621,dwp_uuid=9c33700c-4c86-11da-89df-0000779e2340.html

Olympics
陈凯在洛杉矶发起奥运自由衫运动 (Former Chinese National Basketball Team Member Launches "Olympic Freedom T- Shirt" Movement)
Voice of America, July 03, 2007
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2007-06-30-voa10.cfm

法国民运组织发起抵制北京奥运活动 (French Human Rights Groups Launch Boycotting Campaign Against Beijing Olympics)
Radio Free Asia, July 02, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/07/02/
omlympics/

Politics
Former HK Xinhua Chief Dreams of Home from His American Refuge
South China Morning Post, July 03, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb
329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=122f5a
fd9a783110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRDa0/?
vgnextoid=122f5afd9a783110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

China Taps Another Noncommunist Minister
Associated Press (via YahooNews), June 29, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070629/ap_on_re_as/china
_health_minister_2;_ylt=Av.3YSzpP0Qum4MtksXHIw1Pz
WQASzpP0Qum4MtksXHIw1PzWQA

Protests and Petitions
China Strikers 'Beaten by Thugs'
BBC, July 02, 2007
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/6261888.stm

Public Health
Firms Flout Ban on Hepatitis Bias
South China Morning Post, July 03, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb
329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=28b45afd9a7831
10VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News

Religion
Pope Says China "Suffocates" Faith, Urges Dialogue
Reuters (via YahooNews), July 03, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070630/wl_nm/pope_china
_dc_3;_ylt=Alfl.cxEF.1IHbcxQqvj2IlPzWQAqvj2IlPzWQA

中国各地家庭教会遭到打压 (Protestant House Church Members in Shandong and Shanxi Taken Away by Police)
Radio Free Asia, June 29, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/06/29/
jiaohui/

Hong Kong
Hong Kong Marks Handover Anniversary
Associated Press (via YahooNews), July 01, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/hong_kong_handover;_ylt=Amm
t71EtXtxzQ_abwKgFMTlPzWQAQA

June 29, 2007

News
Bilateral Ties
US, Myanmar Hold Rare Talks in China over Aung San Suu Kyi
Agence France-Presse (via YahooNews), June 28, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070628/wl_asia_afp/usmy
anmarchina_070628221520;_ylt=Aq46pOjtuJa3DSCjUo.ZLU
RPzWQA

Death Penalty
福州“2•20”枪案终审宣判 2被告死刑1人死缓 (Two Murderers Sentenced to Death in Fujian, Accomplice Sentenced to Death with Two-Year Reprieve)
Xinhuanet, June 29, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2007-06/29/content_6306
198.htm

Environment
Heritage Sites Retain Status Despite Unesco's Concern over 'Problems'
South China Morning Post, June 29, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb
329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=82facb6d22373110
VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=New

Human Rights Defenders
被关押八年的北京民主党高洪明出狱 (China Democracy Party Member Gao Hongming Released After 8 Years' Imprisonment)
Radio Free Asia, June 28, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/06/28/
gaohongming/

Human Rights Defender – Guo Feixiong (郭飞雄)
简要新闻∶ 胡佳：郭飞雄案件再次延期开庭审理 (In Brief: Hu Jia Says Trial for Guo Feixiong Delayed for the 2nd Time, May Be Held in July)
Radio Free Asia, June 28, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/xinwen/2007/06/28/xinwen/ -
guofeixiong

Human Rights Defenders
纽约科学院向蒋彦永和高耀洁颁发人权奖 (New York Academy of Sciences Issues Human Rights Awards to Jiang Yanyong and Gao Yaojie)
Radio Free Asia, June 28, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/06/28/china_
humanrights/

Human Rights Defender – Rebiya Kadeer (热比娅)
众院外委会促中国释放热比娅儿女 (US House of Representatives' Committee on Foreign Affairs Urges China to Release Rebiya Kadeer's Daughter)
Voice of America, June 27, 2007
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2007-06-27-voa63.cfm

Labor
Unionist Sacked for Defending Staff Fights for His Reinstatement
South China Morning Post, June 29, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb32
9d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=297acb6d22373110Vgn
VCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News

Media
China Mine Boss Jailed over Death
BBC, June 29, 2007
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/6248538.stm

Going Down a News Rabbit Hole in China
Christian Science Monitor, June 29, 2007
http://www.csmonitor.com/2007/0629/p07s02-woap.html

互联网和中国公民权利（八）互联网与公民依法维权 (Internet and Citizens' Rights in China (Part 8) – The Internet and Defending Rights According to Law)
Radio Free Asia, June 28, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/06/28/
internet8/

RSF致信国际奥委会主席 吁请北京改善人权 (RSF Writes Letter to IOC President, Urges China to Improve Human Rights)
Radio Free Asia, June 28, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/06/28/ioc/

Olympics
Military Unit to Ensure Olympic Security
Associated Press (via YahooNews), June 28, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070628/ap_on_re_as/oly_
beijing_security_1;_ylt=AjpT_VVpnCJub6oMICs.zz1PzWQA

Politics
New Chiefs, Policies on Agenda at Secret Talks
South China Morning Post, June 29, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb
329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=d5bacb6d22373
110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News

泛蓝成员被以嫖娼处收容教育两年　黑箱程序难以服人 (Pan-Blue Alliance Member Sentenced to "Custody and Education" for 2 Years, Girlfriend and Other Members Criticize Decision)
Radio Free Asia, June 28, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/06/28/
fanlan/

Poverty
Officials Say Relocation Only Effective Remedy for Poverty in China
Xinhuanet, June 28, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-06/28/content_
6305157.htm

Tibet
Dalai Lama's Envoys Head to Beijing for Closed-Door Talks
South China Morning Post, June 29, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb
329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=05dacb6d22373110
VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News

June 28, 2007

Top News of the Day
Protests and Petitions
五名被警方打伤的辽宁省访民求助无门 (After Being Beaten by Police, 5 Liaoning Petitioners Kicked Out of Beijing Hospital)
Radio Free Asia, June 27, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/06/27/china_
petition_abuse/
Five Liaoning petitioners, including three who are disabled, were beaten by 10 police using iron chairs in Beijing on June 26. A petitioner told RFA that a hospital forced them to leave the same day they were admitted. However, the hospital denied the allegation in a phone interview.

News
Children
潘小涛﹕山西省长已为「童奴」道歉 胡温呢？ (Commentary: When Will Hu Jintao and Wen Jiabao Apologize to Child Slaves in Shanxi?)
Ming Pao, June 28, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20070628/fab1.htm

Death Penalty
In Brief: Decorated Police Officer Sentenced to Death for Drugs
South China Morning Post, June 28, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb3
29d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=89040f68b0e63110Vgn
VCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News

北京首名经最高法院复核的死刑犯昨被执行死刑 (1st Person from Beijing Executed for Murder After SPC Approves Death Sentence)
China Youth Daily, June 28, 2007
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2007-06/28/content_1807841.
htm

Food Security
Thousands of Foods Found to Be Unsafe
South China Morning Post, June 28, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.
2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=
ffe6bf95d8e63110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&
ss=China&s=News

Labor
Survey: Discrimination in Job Market Common
Xinhuanet, June 27, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-06/27/content_
6298895.htm

Media
莫少平律师获准与孑木见面 (Nanjing Journalist Jie Mu Allowed to Meet Defense Lawyer)
Radio Free Asia, June 28, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/06/27/china_
media_reporter_detain/

报道冤案揭吴志明治下政法黑暗　沪警跨省关网站何权何法？ (What Is the Legal Basis for Shanghai Police to Shut Down Anhui-Based Rights Defense Web Site?)
Radio Free Asia, June 27, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/06/27/
hujing/

Olympics
Students Face Own Olympic Test
The Standard, June 28, 2007
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?we_cat=3&
art_id=47816&sid=14249582&con_type=1&d_str=20070628

Beijing to Assist Overseas Journalists in Olympics 2008
Xinhuanet, June 27, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-06/27/content_
6295845.htm

Population
Millions on Move to Make China a Nation of City Dwellers: U.N.
YahooNews (Asia), June 27, 2007
http://asia.news.yahoo.com/070627/kyodo/d8q159t81.html

Protests and Petitions
上海访民公开信要人权不要奥运 (800 Shanghai Petitioners Sign "Shanghai Residents Want Human Rights, Not Olympics" Open Letter)
Radio Free Asia, June 28, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/06/27/
fangmin/

宁夏警民冲突揭征地惯用伎俩　村民成批被拘还要交钱？ (Mass Detention and Fines Are Regular Techniques for Ningxia Police in Land Disputes)
Radio Free Asia, June 27, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/06/27/
jingmin/

Petitioner Killed in Confrontation with Police
South China Morning Post, June 28, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ec
b329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=bfb40f68
b0e63110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News

广州数百名复转军人上访遭警察抓捕并殴打 (Representative of Retired Soldiers Beaten by Police on Way to Petition in Guangzhou, Rib Broken)
Radio Free Asia, June 27, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/06/27/
junren/

宜宾大塔又有两名农民维权代表被捕 (Two More Farmer Representatives Arrested in Sichuan)
Radio Free Asia, June 27, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/06/27/yibin/

Public Health
近八成外企拒乙肝病毒携带者 包括国际知名公司 (Survey Shows 80 Percent of Foreign Enterprises Reject Workers with Hepatitis B)
Xinhuanet, June 28, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2007-06/28/content_63010
33.htm

Religion
Group: China Detains 8 Church Leaders
South China Morning Post, June 27, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070627/ap_on_re_as/china_
banned_church_1;_ylt=AloZx1QBxVMUX3pVhyfv9edPzWQA

Xinjiang
China Confiscates Muslims' Passports
Radio Free Asia, June 27, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/english/uyghur/2007/06/27/uyghur_
passports/

June 27, 2007

News
Death Penalty
大毒枭刘招华一审判处死刑 (Drug Trafficker Sentenced to Death in Guangzhou)
The Beijing News, June 27, 2007
http://news.thebeijingnews.com/0567/2007/06-27/018@
272315.htm

In Brief: Death Sentence for Taiwanese Kingpin in Heroin Ring
South China Morning Post, June 27, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62e
cb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=bef4caa06c863110
VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=New

Government
Tougher Penalty Sought for Emergency Cover-ups
China Daily, June 26, 2007
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2007-06/26/content_
902189.htm

Law
全国人大代表呼吁：应设立律师权利救济程序 (NPC Delegate Calls for Establishment of New Procedure to Protect Lawyers' Rights to Carry Out Professional Duties)
Legal Daily, June 27, 2007
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/0705/2007-06/27/content_
647297.htm

Media
Internet Intervention - How Google, Yahoo, and Microsoft Sold Their Souls to China
Good Magazine, June 27, 2007
http://www.goodmagazine.com/section/Provocations/internet
_intervention

纽约时报记者东莞采访遭厂方羁押　政府警察无能为力？ (New York Times Journalists Detained by Guangdong Toy Factory for 9 Hours, Find Local Authorities Useless in Seeking Their Release)
Radio Free Asia, June 26, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/06/26/
dongguan/

Online Media Keep Up Pressure on China's Propaganda Czars
Radio Free Asia, June 25, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/english/china/2007/06/25/china_internet/

Olympics
Activists Press China with 'Genocide Olympics' Label
Christian Science Monitor, June 26, 2007
http://www.csmonitor.com/2007/0626/p13s01-woaf.html

Police
西安发生多宗城管冲突 (Xi'an Management Authorities Involved in Several Clashes)
Radio Free Asia, June 26, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/06/26/china_
police_riot/

Politics
Hu's Policy Speech Prepares Ground for Political Theory
South China Morning Post, June 27, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ec
b329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=6715caa06c863110
VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News

Protests and Petitions
江西两兄弟抵制拆迁入狱 (Final Court Finds Brothers Innocent of Resisting Illegal Eviction in Jiangxi)
The Beijing News, June 27, 2007
http://news.thebeijingnews.com/0567/2007/06-27/018@
272322.htm

港商代表北京请愿被软禁 (Six Hong Kong Business People Placed Under De Facto House Arrest for Trying to Petition in Beijing)
Radio Free Asia, June 26, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/06/26/china_
petition_beijing/

Public Health
Hepatitis Carriers Sue Taiwan Firm for Discrimination
South China Morning Post, June 27, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb3
29d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=ceb4caa06c863110
VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News

Rural
China's Farmers Need a Second Liberation
Asia Times Online, June 27, 2007
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China_Business/IF27Cb01.
html

中国农村生活安全隐患多 (Hygiene and Other Problems Plague China's Rural Areas)
Radio Free Asia, June 26, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/06/26/
rurallife/

Xinjiang
京促巴国缉22疆独犯 (China Urges Pakistan to Arrest 22 People Who Advocate Independence for Xinjiang)
Ming Pao, June 27, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20070627/caf1.htm

Hong Kong
Push for Direct Elections for Hong Kong
Financial Times, June 26, 2007
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/6c756c34-23f4-11dc-8ee2-000b5
df10621,dwp_uuid=9c33700c-4c86-11da-89df-0000779e23
40.html

June 26, 2007

News
Bilateral Ties
In Brief: Members of European Parliament on Tibet Mission
South China Morning Post, June 26, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=4a714a1ee9363110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

China Insists on ‘Tied Aid’ in Africa
Financial Times, June 25, 2007
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/908c24f2-2343-11dc-9e7e-000b5df10621,dwp_uuid=9c33700c-4c86-11da-89df-0000779e2340.html

Death Penalty
“黑老大”李斌在沪被判死刑 (Triad Ring Leader Sentenced to Death in Shanghai)
The Beijing News, June 26, 2007
http://news.thebeijingnews.com/0567/2007/06-26/018@272100.htm

China Approves Death Penalty for Seven Drug Traffickers
People's Daily, June 25, 2007
http://english.people.com.cn/200706/25/eng20070625_387522.html

Environment
China Crucial in Promoting Responsible Logging - NGO
Reuters, June 25, 2007
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/PEK298026.htm

Government
Four Killed in Row over Village Election
South China Morning Post, June 26, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=59514a1ee9363110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Human Rights Defenders - Wang Bingzhang (王炳章)
海外营救王炳章组织呼吁关注王在狱中遭受非人待遇 (Overseas Group Urges Concern for Wang Bingzhang's Inhumane Treatment in Prison)
Radio Free Asia, June 25, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/06/25/wangbingzhang/

Human Rights Defender
宜宾大塔镇农民维权代表刘升贵被捕 (Sichuan Rights Defender Liu Shenggui Taken Away by Police)
Radio Free Asia, June 25, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/06/25/yibin/

Labor
劳动合同法草案有望提交表决 (Draft Labor Contract Law Expected to Be Passed Within Days)
Chinese Congress Web, June 26, 2007
http://www.npc.gov.cn/cwh/common/zw.jsp?hyid=0210028______&label=WXZLK&id=367553&pdmc=yw7553&pdmc=yw

Slave Scandal 'Used 53,000 Illegal Workers'
The Australian, June 25, 2007
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,21963930-1702,00.html

Law
China to Amend Law to Help Lawyers Obtain Evidence, Open Individual Law Firms
Xinhuanet, June 24, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-06/24/content_6284082.htm

Media
Journalists Welcome Revision of Rules on Reporting Emergencies
South China Morning Post, June 26, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=fd014a1ee9363110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

'Citizen Journalism' Battles the Chinese Censors
The Age (Australia), June 25, 2007
http://www.theage.com.au/news/Technology/Citizen-journalism-battles-the-Chinese-censors/2007/06/25/1182623808683.html

Olympics
Top Leaders Tipped to Attend Shanghai Games
South China Morning Post, June 26, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=73a14a1ee9363110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Protests and Petitions
近千工行前雇员抗议被拘 (Nearly 1,000 Former Employees Detained for Protesting at Beijing’s Industrial and Commercial Bank of China)
Ming Pao, June 26, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20070626/cac1.htm

Tibetans in Custody After Anti-Mining Riots
South China Morning Post, June 26, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=b9ad4a1ee9363110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

年近八旬的双淑英入狱近五个月仍未获探视 (78-Year-Old Petitioner Shuang Shuying in Jail for 5 Months, Family Not Allowed to Visit)
Radio Free Asia, June 25, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/06/25/china_dissident_jail/

Related Information
Elderly Activist Ill in Prison, Denied Family Visits
Human Rights in China, June 22, 2007
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/42693

抗议无偿转制的山东幼教老师受到暴徒殴打 (Shandong Police Stop Bystanders from Saving Petitioning Teachers Beaten by Thugs)
Radio Free Asia, June 25, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/06/25/china_rights_protest/

China to Establish National Center to Receive Public Complaints
Xinhuanet, June 24, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-06/24/content_6285086.htm

Religion
Falun Gong Practitioner Denied Entry
The Standard, June 26, 2007
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?pp_cat=13&art_id=47695&sid=14215542&con_type=142&con_type=1

June 23 – 25, 2007

News
Children
Hunt for 400 Children Feared Held as Slaves
South China Morning Post, June 25, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62e
cb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=ab584fbca8e531
10VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News

Environment
节约能源法修订草案提请人大常委会审议 (Draft Amendments to Energy Conservation Law Discussed by Standing Committee of the NPC)
Legal Daily, June 25, 2007
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/0705/2007-06/25/content_
645226.htm

Human Rights Defender - Zhu Yufu (朱虞夫)
简要新闻: 浙江异议人士朱虞夫父子被起诉 (Zhejiang Dissident Zhu Yufu and Son Indicted)
Radio Free Asia, June 23, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/xinwen/2007/06/23/xinwen/
#zhu

Human Rights Defender
中国泛蓝张子霖被当局以“敲诈勒索罪”正式逮捕 (Pan-Blue Alliance Member Zhang Zilin Formally Arrested on Extortion Charges)
Radio Free Asia, June 22, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/06/22/
zhangzilin/

June 4th
Daughter: Deng Not Alone on Tiananmen
Associated Press (via YahooNews), June 24, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070624/ap_on_re_as/china
_tiananmen_1;_ylt=Appm7jAOi.gdfJJz6KBFCSpPzWQAOi.
gdfJJz6KBFCSpPzWQA

Labor
就业促进法草案关注公平就业保障平等权利 (Draft Law on Improving Employment Targets Employment Discrimination)
Legal Daily, June 25, 2007
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/0705/2007-06/25/content_
645229.htm

劳动合同法草案强调保护劳动者合法权益 (Draft Labor Contract Law Emphasizes Protection of Workers' Lawful Rights and Interests)
Legal Daily, June 25, 2007
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/0705/2007-06/25/content_
645271.htm

Draft Labor Contract Law Improves Protection of Part-Time Workers
Xinhuanet, June 24, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-06/24/content_
6284526.htm

Land Policy
Thousands Clash with Police in China Housing Dispute
Agence France-Presse (via YahooNews), June 24, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070624/wl_asia_afp/china
propertyunrestriot_070624062124;_ylt=Ajdqtya9I8mG3I1
g69SpL45PzWQA124;_ylt=Ajdqtya9I8mG3I1g69SpL45Pz
WQA

Clash over River Access Reflects Broader Conflict Between Villagers and Investors
South China Morning Post, June 25, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62e
cb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=88b84fbca
8e53110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=Ne
wsa0/?vgnextoid=88b84fbca8e53110VgnVCM100000360
a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=New

Law
律师法修订草案首次审议 律师有望获职业豁免权 (Draft Amendments Grant Immunity to Lawyers in Respect of Statements They Make in Court, Subject to State Security and Other Exceptions)
Xinhuanet, June 25, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2007-06/25/content_6
285636_1.htm

改革再审和执行程序缓解“申诉难”“执行难” (Proposed Amendments to Civil Procedure Law Will Solve Problems with Retrials and Enforcing Rulings)
Legal Daily, June 25, 2007
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/0705/2007-06/25/content_
645216.htm

Media
突发事件应对法草案删除媒体不得“违规擅自发布”突发事件信息的规定 (Draft Law on Handling Emergency Response Cancels Prohibition of Unauthorized Media Reports on Public Emergencies)
Xinhuanet, June 24, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2007-06/24/content_628
4473.htm

互联网和中国公民权利（七）互联网与公民维权的组织和运作 (Internet and Citizens' Rights in China (Part 7) – the Internet and the Organization and Operation of the Rights Defense Movement)
Radio Free Asia, June 22, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/06/22/
internet7/

山东滕州网民曝光豪华市政府办公楼疑被拘 (Shandong-Based Internet User Arrested for Posting Pictures of Luxurious Government Buildings Online)
Radio Free Asia, June 22, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/06/22/China
_web/

传刊登”六四“广告的人遭拘捕 (Placer of June 4 Advertisement Arrested)
Radio Free Asia, June 22, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/06/22/China_
arrest/

Olympics
国际奥委会主席指出抵制北京奥运行为"完全错误" (President of International Olympic Committee Says Boycotting Beijing Olympics Is "Completely Wrong")
Legal Daily, June 25, 2007
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/0705/2007-06/25/content_
645332.htm

Beijing May Miss Air-Quality Target
Wall Street Journal, June 23, 2007
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB118256486878245550.html
?mod=home_whats_news_asiasia

Protests and Petitions
中央颁发进一步加强新时期信访工作的意见 (CPC and State Council Issue New Opinion on Petitioning Work)
Legal Daily, June 25, 2007
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/0705/2007-06/25/content_
645215.htm

Public Health
艾滋男童 求医遭拒 (5-Year-Old AIDS Patient Denied Surgery by Guangdong Hospitals)
Nanfang City News, June 25, 2007
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/jwxy/200706
250019.asp

June 22, 2007

Top News of the Day
Human Rights Defender – Chen Guangcheng (陈光诚)
袁伟静叙述监狱对陈光诚遭殴打事件的调查 (Chen Guangcheng Beaten in Jail)
Radio Free Asia, June 21, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/06/21
/chenguancheng/
Chen Guangcheng (陈光诚) was beaten in a Shandong prison, his wife Yuan Weijing told RFA on June 21. Chen said six to seven people kicked and slapped him, causing visible injuries to his ribs. His lawyer said the beating happened after he refused to have his hair shaved off like other inmates. The prison authorities, however, said no injuries were found on Chen's body.

News
Children
Fast-Growing China Says Little of Child Slavery’s Role
New York Times, June 21, 2007
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/21/world/asia/21china
.html?_r=2&oref=slogin&pagewanted=all&oref=slogin

Death Penalty
石家庄涉黑大案一审：10人死刑 4人死缓 4人无期 (10 Sentenced to Death in Hebei Triad Case)
Legal Daily, June 22, 2007
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/0705/2007-06/22/content
_644384.htm

Environment
临汾有煤有炭无蓝天 (Blue Sky and Fruit Trees in Linfen, Shanxi Disappear Amid Persistent Pollution)
Ming Pao, June 22, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20070622/cha1.htm

China: Criticism of CO2 Emissions Unfair
Associated Press (via YahooNews), June 21, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070621/ap_on_re_as/china
_climate_change_11;_ylt=AnJu837T0iD3MF8Go9RkSkJP
zWQA

Media
Crackdown on Bribes Given to TV Censors
South China Morning Post, June 22, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb
329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=bf1b67f821f43110
VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News

《中国县域经济报》记者苗葳因批评报社而被迫辞职 (Reporter Miao Wei Resigns After Criticizing His Newspaper)
Radio Free Asia, June 21, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/06/21/
miaowei/

Olympics
北京全市娱乐场所摄像头将与警方联网 (CCTV Monitoring of Entertainment Places in Beijing to Get Connected to Police Ahead of Olympics)
EastDay.com, June 22, 2007
http://news.eastday.com/c/20070622/u1a2924226.html

简要新闻∶ 北京奥运村人民法庭周四揭幕 (In Brief: People's Court in Olympic Village Starts Operation on June 21)
Radio Free Asia, June 21, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/06/21/briefing/

Protests and Petitions
Mining Sparks Clash in Tibetan Area of Sichuan
Radio Free Asia, June 21, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/social/2007/06/21/tibetan_
mining/

Mobilised by Mobile
The Economist, June 21, 2007
http://www.economist.com/world/asia/displaystory.cfm?story
_id=9367055

广州数百复转军人省府上访 代表遭公安暴打胸椎骨折 (Representative of Demobilized Soldiers Severely Beaten by Police in Guangzhou over Petition on Retirement Treatment)
Radio Free Asia, June 21, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/06/21/
junren/

陕建八居民再遭暴力袭击七人住院　厂方称拆迁正常 (Seven Evictees Beaten by Thugs Employed by Eviction Companies in Xi'an)
Radio Free Asia, June 21, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/06/21/
shanjian/

新疆监狱残疾人呼救 刑满遭关押13年 (Xinjiang Prison Prolongs Detention of Inmate for 13 Years After He Was Paralyzed Due to Prison Labor Work)
Radio Free Asia, June 21, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/06/21/
xinjiang/

Xinjiang
新疆维吾尔人护照警方“代为保管” (Xinjiang's Uyghurs Asked to Submit Passports to Police for “Safekeeping”)
BBC, June 22, 2007
http://news.bbc.co.uk/chinese/simp/hi/newsid_6220000/
newsid_6227400/6227448.stm

June 21, 2007

Top News of the Day
Human Rights Defender - Guo Qizhen (郭起真)
家人会见郭起真：郭在狱中遭毒打全身是伤 (Guo Qizhen Tortured in Prison)
Radio Free Asia, June 20, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/06/20/
guoqizhen/
Rights defender Guo Qizhen (郭起真) was allegedly beaten in prison and injuries were found all over his body, his wife told Radio Free Asia on June 20th. Guo's family had been denied visits to him on the grounds that his case involved triads. Guo's lawyer contended that he was imprisoned for inciting subversion, not his triad connections, and he should be allowed to meet his family in any case. Guo was sentenced to four years' imprisonment last October.

News
Children
Crackdown on Slave Labour Nationwide
South China Morning Post, June 21, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ec
b329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=5b169acb90a4
3110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News

'I Hope They Are Shot', Says Tormentors' Slave
South China Morning Post, June 21, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ec
b329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=33f59acb90a43
110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=New

Human Rights Defender
北京维权人士刘安军被释放 (Beijing-Based Rights Defender Liu Anjun Harassed over Contacts with Foreign Media)
Radio Free Asia, June 20, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/06/20/liu
anjunshifang/

Human Rights Defender - Li Hong (力虹)
医生认为力虹病重应申请保外就医 (Doctor Believes Li Hong's Serious Condition Qualifies Him for Medical Parole)
Radio Free Asia, June 20, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/06/20/china_
dissident_petition/

Human Rights Defenders
周莉和孙小弟的女儿孙海燕在五台山被暴徒殴打 (Shanxi Police Refuse to Investigate Beatings of Pregnant Rights Defender and Her Daughter)
Radio Free Asia, June 20, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/06/20/china_
rights_assault/

Labor
Foreign Companies to Get Tax Rebates for Hiring Disabled Chinese
People's Daily, June 20, 2007
http://english.people.com.cn/200706/20/eng20070620_
386138.html

Land Policy
Shanghai’s Middle Class Rails Against Maglev Train
Financial Times, June 21, 2007
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/b231828e-1f36-11dc-ac86-000b
5df10621,dwp_uuid=9c33700c-4c86-11da-89df-0000779
e2340.html

Media
“万州反腐倡廉卫士网”被封 (Chongqing-Based Web Site Blocked After Revealing Corruption)
Radio Free Asia, June 20, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/06/20/china_
internet_freedom/

Google Wins Internet Content License in China
Washington Post, June 20, 2007
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007
/06/20/AR2007062000366.html

互联网和中国公民权利 (六) 互联网、公民意识的启蒙和中国公民维权运动的兴起 (Internet and Citizens' Rights in China (Part 6) - Growth of Civic Awareness and the Rights Defense Movement)
Radio Free Asia, June 20, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/06/20/
lulu/

Migrant Workers
农民工酒后宿舍上吊 (Migrant Worker Hangs Himself in Beijing, Reason for Suicide Disputed)
The Beijing News, June 21, 2007
http://news.thebeijingnews.com/0558/2007/06-21/014@
271050.htm

Olympics
China Plans "Dirty Bomb" Drill Ahead of Games
The Guardian, June 20, 2007
http://sport.guardian.co.uk/breakingnews/feedstory/0,,-
6722473,00.html

Police
一名拒签拆迁文件的天津居民被警员殴打致死 (Uncooperative Evictee in Tianjin Allegedly Beaten to Death by Police)
Radio Free Asia, June 20, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/06/20/china_
demolition/

Population
秦皇岛控诉强行引产遭驳回 计生站属事业单位有权无责？ (Hebei Couple Loses Lawsuit over Forced Abortion on Technical Grounds)
Radio Free Asia, June 20, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/06/20/
qihuangdao/

Protests and Petitions
30,000 Protest Against Forced Demolition
South China Morning Post, June 21, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ec
b329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=1cb9856dae9
43110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News

Social Security
Social Security Funds Illegally Spent on Stocks, Court Finds
South China Morning Post, June 21, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb
329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=360a856dae943
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Tibet
Tibet Official Rejects Call to Allow Dalai Lama to Return from Exile
South China Morning Post, June 21, 2007
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Tibet Official Denies Forced Relocation of Herdsmen
Xinhuanet, June 20, 2007
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