November 6, 2007

News
Disasters
China Reports Marked Decline in Industrial Accidents, Deaths
Xinhuanet, November 05, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-11/06/content_
7017341.htm

Environment
Fuel's Dirty Face
South China Morning Post, November 06, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ec
b329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=af0169bc2cf
06110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News

Water Crisis Hits Hard
Reuters (via The Standard), November 06, 2007
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?we_cat
=3&art_id=56321&sid=16141993&con_type=1&d_str=20
071106&fc=293&con_type=1&d_str=20071106&fc=2

Food Security
Sunflower Link to Glass in Bread
The Standard, November 06, 2007
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?we_cat=
3&art_id=56376&sid=16144660&con_type=1&d_str=2007
1106&fc=260&con_type=1&d_str=20071106&fc=2

Human Rights Defender - Wu Lihong (吴立红)
Famed Activist's Appeal Rejected
South China Morning Post, November 06, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62e
cb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=501469bc2cf0
6110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News

Land Policy
Chinese Official Blame Lenient Punishments for Rising Land Violations
Xinhuanet, November 05, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-11/05/content_
7016874.htm

Law
审讯录像该向谁公开 (Zhejiang Prosecutor Refuses to Show Video Record of Interrogation in Trial on State Secret Grounds)
China Youth Daily, November 06, 2007
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2007-11/06/content_1945136
.htm

Media
GAPP: Lawful News Coverage Should Not Be Meddled
Xinhuanet, November 05, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-11/05/content_
7015076.htm

江苏上访维权人士就半年不许上网案提出上诉 (Jiangsu Rights Defender Appeals Decision on 6-Month Internet Ban)
Radio Free Asia, November 05, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/11/05/
weiquan/

Olympics
Beijing Opens Hi-Tech Command Hub for Games
China.org.cn, November 06, 2007
http://www.china.org.cn/english/China/230782.htm

Tales of Pampered 'Olympic Pigs' Denied
China.org.cn, November 03, 2007
http://www.china.org.cn/english/China/230674.htm

Population
Survey: 28% Only Children in Beijing Want Second Child
Xinhuanet, October 05, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-11/05/content_
7016946.htm

Protests and Petitions
汕尾东洲村民阻工爆发大规模冲突 (2,000 Guangdong Villagers Clash with Security Guards over Land Grab)
Radio Free Asia, November 05, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/11/05/china_
land_clash/

两千民办教师上访伊川县信访局 (2,000 Henan Private School Teachers Petition for Retirement Benefits)
Radio Free Asia, November 05, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/11/05/
yishang/

Public Health
中国每年一百多万新生儿先天缺陷 (1.2 Million Babies Born with Defects Each Year)
Voice of America, November 05, 2007
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2007-11-05-voa30.cfm

Three Gorges
Why Chinese Dam Is Forcing Yet Another Mass Exodus
Wall Street Journal, November 06, 2007
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB119429475928882924.html?
mod=hps_asia_pageone

Tibet
中国拆西藏佛像对藏民宣传十七大 (China Demolishes Tibetan Buddha Statue, Promotes Spirit of CPC Meeting in Tibet)
Voice of America, November 05, 2007
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2007-11-05-voa26.cfm

November 3 – 5, 2007

News
Civil Society
人们最看重对城乡规划的参与权 (76.2 Percent of Interviewees Hope the Public Will Be Allowed to Participate in Urban and Rural Planning)
China Youth Daily, November 05, 2007
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2007-11/05/content_1943676
.htm

Corruption
Anti-Corruption War Gets All Encompassing
South China Morning Post, November 05, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ec
b329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=73d9be0160b
06110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=Ne

Environment
Environmental Law Runs Into Stubborn Opposition
South China Morning Post, November 05, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ec
b329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=5f2dbe0160b
06110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News

Gender
More Protection for Pregnant Students
China Daily (via Xinhuanet), November 03, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-11/03/content_
7003832.htm

Government
今日关注：中国“红头文件”为何不再漫天飞 (Why Authorities Are Voiding "Redhead Documents")
Legal Daily, November 05, 2007
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/0705/2007-11/05/content_
732216.htm

Human Rights Defender – Chen Yuefei (陈越飞)
浙江律师陈越飞二审败诉称要申诉 (Zhejiang Lawyer Vows to Appeal Cancellation of Lawyer Licence)
Radio Free Asia, November 02, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/11/02
/chenyuefei/

June 4th
Police Hold Mourners Ahead of China Dissident Funeral
Reuters (via YahooNews), November 03, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071103/wl_nm/china_
dissident_dc_2;_ylt=AsU8vX9E4lB3s23uHLG4cHZPzW
QA3s23uHLG4cHZPzWQA

Land Policy
武汉洪山区近百名拒迁村民阻工遭暴徒殴打( Wuhan Villagers Beaten by Unidentified Thugs over Land Compensation Protest; 3 Elderly Women Hospitalized)
Radio Free Asia, November 02, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/11/02/china_
rights_land/

Media
湖北拆迁上访维权人士受警方威胁 (Hubei Petitioner Told to Stop Giving Foreign Media Interviews and Blogging on Eviction Issues)
Radio Free Asia, October 02, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/11/02/
chaiqian/

Migrant Workers
"Happy Rural Migrant Workers Day to You!" -- Chinese City Pays Respect to Laborers with Awards, Equal Treatment)
Xinhuanet, November 04, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-11/05/content_
7011685.htm

Olympics
Tougher Standards for Car Emissions
South China Morning Post, November 05, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62
ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=520dbe0160b
06110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News

Olympics Push Chinese Kids to the Max
Associated Press (via YahooNews), November 04, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071104/ap_on_re_as/
china_extreme_kids_5;_ylt=AtJ7k.8ALUyz6gYhJGZP
wUFPzWQAALUyz6gYhJGZPwUFPzWQA

08年奥运：北京是否兑现其承诺？ (Will China Keep Its Promises Concerning the Beijing Olympics?)
Radio Free Asia, November 02, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/zhuanti/redian/2007/11/
02/olympics/

Population
人大政协委员候选人因违反计划生育被否决 (Nominations for Local People's Congress and CPPCC in Henan Blocked Due to One-Child Policy Violations)
Radio Free Asia, November 03, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/11/03/ji/

Protests and Petitions
Medal for Dalai Lama Sparks China Riots
The Independent, November 03, 2007
http://news.independent.co.uk/world/asia/article3124281.ece

黑龙江访民被关押在救助站内并遭虐待 (Heilongjiang Petitioners Detained and Abused in "Rescue Station")
Radio Free Asia, November 02, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/11/02/
fangmin/

Public Health
三个癌症村的死亡日记 (Zhejiang Villagers Writes "Death Diary" Concerning 3 Cancer Villagers)
Nanfang City News, November 05, 2007
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/jwxy/2007110
50252.asp

Society
Alive and Kicking
South China Morning Post, November 05, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62e
cb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=bfcabe0160b
06110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=Insight&s=Opinion

Coal's Other Victim: China's History
Associated Press (via YahooNews), November 04, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071104/ap_on_re_as/coal_
damaged_relics_1;_ylt=AiKEV5hER3RDq.80ewDky8ZPzW
QAV5hER3RDq.80ewDky8ZPzWQA

Tibet
Dalai Lama Accuses China of 'Demographic Aggression'
Agence France-Presse (via YahooNews), November 03, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20071103/wl_sthasia_afp/in
diachinatibetuspoliticsrights_071103100611;_ylt=AijvbUJ38
vSLBpETxvOm71lPzWQA71103100611;_ylt=AijvbUJ38vSL
BpETxvOm71lPzWQA

November 2, 2007

News
Death Penalty
广州中院解释博导被劫杀案凶犯不判死刑原因 (Guangdong Court Justifies Why Murderers Are Not Given Death Sentence)
Xinhuanet, November 02, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2007-11/01/content_
6986460.htm

门头沟袭警案主犯一审死刑 (Man Sentenced to Death in Beijing for Murdering Policeman)
The Beijing News, November 02, 2007
http://www.thebeijingnews.com/news/beijing/2007/11-02/
011@071533.htm

Government
重庆推出自主新闻发布制度: 对媒体不得"无可奉告" (Chongqing's New Policy Allows Media to Freely Raise Questions in Government's Media Conferences; Officials Cannot Answer "No Comment")
People's Daily (via Xinhua), November 02, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/lianzheng/2007-11/02/content_
6996950.htm

Human Rights Defender
东管协助民工维权的肖青山被拘留并遭殴打 (Guangdong Labor Activist Beaten During Detention)
Radio Free Asia, November 01, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/11/01/china
_rights_labor/

Human Rights Defenders - Shi Tao (师涛), Wang Xiaoning (王小宁)
Yahoo in Apology on China
Financial Times, November 01, 2007
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b435e136-88b5-11dc-84c9-0
000779fd2ac,dwp_uuid=9c33700c-4c86-11da-89df-0000
779e2340.html

Media
Cisco Systems to Double China Spending
Financial Times, November 01, 2007
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/602e66c6-88a6-11dc-84c9-0
000779fd2ac,dwp_uuid=9c33700c-4c86-11da-89df-00007
79e2340.html

省政协常委疾呼政改　网上致胡温信遭封杀 (Anhui CPPCC Member Urges Political Reforms in Open Letter; Related Online Discussion Censored)
Radio Free Asia, November 01, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/11/01/
wang/

Internet Becomes Important Channel for Chinese Public's Political Participation
Xinhuanet, November 01, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-11/02/content_
6995094.htm

Migrant Workers
China Outlines Measures to Improve Pregnancy Test Procedure for Migrant Workers
Xinhuanet, November 01, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-11/01/content_
6989560.htm

Olympics
Terrorist Drills Staged to Boost Olympic Security
The Standard, November 02, 2007
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?we_cat
=3&art_id=56147&sid=16098269&con_type=1&d_str=2007
1102&fc=869&con_type=1&d_str=20071102&fc=8

China Warns Possible Olympic Protesters
Associated Press (via YahooNews), November 01, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071101/ap_on_re_as/oly_
beijing_protests_3;_ylt=AlsUHkb4HP82SR_ydUySXnRPz
WQAb4HP82SR_ydUySXnRPzWQA

Politics
温州乐清：把政府推到“广场”上 (Local People's Congress in Zhejiang Closely Scrutinizes Government Work)
Nanfang Weekend, November 01, 2007
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/zmzg/2007110
10778.asp

Senior CPC Official Expounds Intra-Party Democracy
Xinhuanet, November 01, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-11/01/content_6
993261.htm

Protests and Petitions
网络信访如何才能渐入佳境 (How Can the Online Petitioning System Be Improved?)
China Youth Daily, November 02, 2007
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2007-11/02/content_1941511.
htm

中原油田职工寻法律途径解决合同问题却被关押 (Henan Workers' Representative Detained for Arranging Lawsuit Against Oil Company)
Radio Free Asia, November 01, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/11/01/
hetong/

Public Health
China Cracks down on Toy Factories
Associated Press (via YahooNews), November 01, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/china_tainted_products;_ylt=Aq
5SiKD6SW0AqV0Nt6vt2NBPzWQAzWQA

Health in Rural China Worsening, Costs Rising-WHO
Reuters, November 01, 2007
http://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSPEK281625

Religion
以诺集团总裁夫妇获释，但一名厂长被拘留 (Guangzhou Pastor and Wife Released from House Arrest, Their Factory Manager Still Detained)
Radio Free Asia, November 01, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/11/01/china_
religion_christian/

Society
Chinese Get the Message on Texting
Los Angeles Times, October 31, 2007
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-texting31oct31,1,239
7270.story?page=2&coll=la-headlines-businessheadlines-
business

Tibet
China Denies Firing at Tibetan Refugees
Associated Press (via YahooNews), November 01, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071101/ap_on_re_as/china_
tibetans_shot_1;_ylt=Ar.Fp4HuXBnjIpUXD8lSPP9PzWQAH
uXBnjIpUXD8lSPP9PzWQA

November 1, 2007

Top News of the Day

XUAR
Uighur Activist Asks U.S. to Help Stop China Removals
Reuters (via YahooNews), November 01, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071101/wl_nm/china_usa
_uighurs_dc_1;_ylt=An4S_0xS7U70WoNFRiKzOHZPzWQ
A7U70WoNFRiKzOHZPzWQA
Uyghur activist Rebiya Kadeer told the US Congress yesterday that the Chinese government operates a program which forcibly transfers hundreds of thousands of young Uyghur women from Xinjiang to eastern China. These women face harsh treatment with 12-hour work days and often see wages withheld for months. Kadeer described these women as “cheap slave labor and potential sex workers.”

Tibet
Group: Tibetans Fired upon by Police
Associated Press (via YahooNews), October 31, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071031/ap_on_re_as/china
_tibetans_shot_1;_ylt=Al8PGnY_m04Vtm2DcgKroYZPzW
QAnY_m04Vtm2DcgKroYZPzWQA
Reportedly on October 18 a group of about 30 Tibetans, including Buddhist monks, nuns and two children who tried to cross a mountain pass to exile in Nepal were fired upon by China’s People’s Armed Police. According to the NGO International Campaign for Tibet, there were no injuries or fatalities. A few of these Tibetans reached Katmandu but several others, including three monks, were taken into custody. The incident follows a similar case in September 2006 when foreign climbers witnessed and recorded another shooting.

News
Environment
China Shifts Pollution Fight
Wall Street Journal, November 01, 2007
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB119383925160677672.html?
mod=hpp_asia_whats_news

Government
Capital's Planning Chief a Non-Party Official
South China Morning Post, November 01, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ec
b329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=54e1595506
6f5110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News

村民要民主选举及罢免权 顺德各地基层换届难产 (In Shunde, Guangdong, Villagers Demand Genuine Elections and Impeachment Rights)
Radio Free Asia, October 31, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/10/31/
xuanju/

Human Rights Defender - Yao Lifa (姚立法)
十七大期间维权教师姚立法遭软禁 (Rights Defense Teacher Yao Lifa Detained During CPC Meeting)
Voice of America, October 31, 2007
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2007-10-31-voa24.cfm

Labor
3 in 10 Graduates Yet to Find Work
China Daily (via Xinhua), November 01, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-11/01/content_
6987218.htm

Law
China Approves Food Safety Law as Supplement to Existing Statute
Xinhuanet, October 31, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-10/31/content_
6984773.htm

Olympics
Disney Supplier Accused of Labor Abuse
Associated Press (via YahooNews), October 31, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071031/ap_on_re_as/china
_disney_labor_1;_ylt=AlBJWks7t7q4fub1QO6QaOlPzWQAs7
t7q4fub1QO6QaOlPzWQA

Factbox -Olympics - How Beijing Is Trying to Meet "Green" Targets
Reuters, October 31, 2007
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/SP227434.htm

UN General Assembly Adopts Resolution on Truce During Beijing Olympics
Xinhuanet, October 31, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-11/01/content_
6986319.htm

Protests and Petitions
北京法院受理上海访民控告周永康 (Beijing Court Accepts Beaten Petitioner's Claim Against Former Minister of Public Security)
Radio Free Asia, October 31, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/10/31/zhou
_yongkang/

湖南矿主动用30条枪恐吓维权农民 (Hunan Illegal Mine Owner Employs Thugs to Use 30 Guns to Threaten Protesting Villagers)
Radio Free Asia, October 31, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/10/31/
kuangzhu/

广东维权村民服刑期间去世 北京访民被劳教 (Mistreated Guangdong Rights Defender Dead of Cancer While Serving Sentence)
Radio Free Asia, October 31, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/10/31/
weiquan/

山东烟台农民维权代表于珍失踪 (Shandong Petitioners Taken Away by "Retrievers"; Whereabouts of 4 Still Unknown)
Radio Free Asia, October 31, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/10/31/
yu_zhen/

Public Health
Chinese Chemicals Flow Unchecked to Market
New York Times, November 01, 2007
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/31/world/asia/31chemi
cal.html?_r=1&ref=todayspaper&oref=slogin&oref=slogin

Health Reform Plan Hindered by Debate
China Daily, October 31, 2007
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2007-10/31/content_
6217920.htm

Three Gorges
Sold down the River
Financial Times, October 31, 2007
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/20d888b0-87d1-11dc-9464-
0000779fd2ac.html

October 31, 2007

Top News of the Day
Protests and Petitions
China Finds Tibetan Nomad Guilty over Lithang Protest
Radio Free Asia, October 30, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/2007/10/30/tibetan_
nomad/
On October 29, Ronggyal Adrak was tried and convicted by a Sichuan court for subversion. The judge said the final sentence would be announced in six to seven days. He was detained and then formally arrested during a festival in Lithang, Sichuan Province on August 1, when he expressed support for the Dalai Lama. Ronggyal Adrak was also considered responsible of instigating subsequent protests, in which 1,000 Lithang nomads called for his release.

News
Human Rights Defender - Mao Hengfeng (毛恒凤)
简要新闻：维权人士毛恒凤因透露狱中情况遭虐待 (In Brief: Mao Hengfeng Reveals Mistreatment in Prison)
Radio Free Asia, October 30, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/xinwen/2007/10/30/xinwe
n/ - 2

Related Information
HRIC Press Release: Mao Hengfeng Abused in Prison Again
Human Rights in China, October 29, 2007
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/item?item_id
=45402

Human Rights Defenders - Shi Tao (师涛), Wang Xiaoning (王小宁)
师涛控告雅虎案将举行审前听证 (Public Meeting to Be Held on November 1 Before Trial Against Yahoo!)
Radio Free Asia, October 30, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/10/30/
shitao/

Human Rights Defender – Gao Zhisheng (高智晟)
本台独家报道：高智晟律师被绑架月余首次致电胡佳 (Gao Zhisheng Calls Hu Jia for the First Time After Being Abducted More Than a Month Ago)
Radio Free Asia, October 29, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/10/29/gao_
zhisheng/

June 4th
简要新闻：成都六四广告事件当事人陈云飞被监视居住 (In Brief: Chengdu Man Under Residential Surveillance for Publishing June 4 Ad on Newspaper)
Radio Free Asia, October 30, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/xinwen/2007/10/30/xinwen
/ - 4

Olympics
No Regrets About Choosing Beijing: IOC Chief
South China Morning Post, October 31, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62e
cb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=d79a7279a8
1f5110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News

Clean-Air Scheme to Extend Reach Beyond Capital
China Daily (via People's Daily), October 30, 2007
http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/6293089.html

英国电视台播出纪录片《中国奥运谎言》 (UK TV Station Shows Documentary "China's Olympic Lie")
Radio Free Asia, October 30, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/10/30/china_
media/

Protests and Petitions
领导指示引出的精神病鉴定 (Henan Petitioner Protests Politically Motivated Psychiatric Assessment)
China Youth Daily, October 31, 2007
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2007-10/31/content_1938671
.htm

Mainland Activists Held After Heading for Disputed Islands
South China Morning Post, October 31, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ec
b329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=89f97279a8
1f5110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News

北京访民张淑凤被指判所外劳教 (Beijing Petitioner Allowed to Carry out 1 Year RTL Sentence Outside of Labor Camp Due to Ill-Health)
Radio Free Asia, October 30, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/10/30/china_
petitioner/

维权人士被拘，南海三山农民绝望哭泣 (Guangdong Villagers Despair as Representative Is Detained)
Radio Free Asia, October 30, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/10/30/
sanshan/

武汉花楼街维权代表预备上诉 不愿迁离居民遭放火逼迁 (Wuhan Rights Defender to Appeal Reprieve Sentence)
Radio Free Asia, October 30, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/10/30/
wuhan/

Public Health
China Arrests 774 in Safety Drive
Financial Times, October 29, 2007
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/1acf1f42-865f-11dc-b00e-000
0779fd2ac,dwp_uuid=9c33700c-4c86-11da-89df-0000779e2
340.html

Tibet
China Warns Canada After PM Meets Dalai Lama
Agence France-Presse (via YahooNews), October 30, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/canadatibetchinareligiondiplom
acy;_ylt=AhSmuVZrJ89VLhCBINnXgllPzWQA

拉萨墨竹工卡县邦萨寺暂被中国政府关闭 (Tibetan Temple Temporarily Shut Down)
Radio Free Asia, October 30, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/10/30/
bangsasi/

October 30, 2007

News
Bilateral Ties
Security and Energy on Agenda for Wen's Trip
South China Morning Post, October 30, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb32
9d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=4fd2812ab1ce
5110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News0a

Government
北京规定人大代表视察可搞“突然袭击” (Beijing People's Representatives Can Make Unannounced Visits to Government Offices)
Xinhuanet, October 30, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2007-10/30/content_6972450.htm

Hukou
Hukou System To Be Placed on Legislative Agenda When Time Is Right
South China Morning Post, October 30, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329
d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=6043812ab1ce5
110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News0a0

Human Rights Defender – Yuan Weijing (袁伟静)
牙痛难忍不让就医，袁伟静叹不如死囚 (Yuan Weijing Prohibited from Visiting Dentist)
Radio Free Asia, October 29, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/10/29/yaolifa/

Related Information
HRIC Case Update: Chen Guangcheng's Wife Prevented from Seeing Dentist Again
Human Rights in China, October 29, 2007
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/45415

Human Rights Defender
Jailed Journalist Being Bashed, Says Lawyer
Agence France-Presse (via South China Morning Post), October 30, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329
d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=0023812ab1ce
5110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News0a0

Human Rights Defender - Yao Lifa (姚立法)
姚立法被传唤软禁逾月获释 (Yao Lifa Freed from House Arrest)
Radio Free Asia, October 29, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/10/29/yaolifa/

Labor
前9月城镇职工平均工资1.6万 (Urban Workers' Average Wage Hits 16,000 RMB in First Nine Months)
The Beijing News, October 30, 2007
http://www.thebeijingnews.com/news/guonei/2007/10-30/011@
073522.htm

Workers Rights Advocates Slam 'Deplorable' Conditions in Sweatshops
Voice of America, October 29, 2007
http://www.voanews.com/english/2007-10-29-voa40.cfm

Land Policy
Six Thousand People To Be Resettled To Make Way for New Space Launch Center
Xinhuanet, October 30, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-10/29/content_6971942
.htm

Law
Revisions a Step Forward But Not Enough: Lawyers
South China Morning Post, October 30, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329
d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=6133812ab1c
e5110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News0a0

Migrant Workers
每年亿元助学打工子弟 (Beijing To Spend 100 Million RMB on Migrant Children's Education)
The Beijing News, October 30, 2007
http://www.thebeijingnews.com/news/beijing/2007/10-30/011@
070845.htm

贵州：农民工明年将全部纳入医保统筹范围 (Migrant Workers in Guizhou To Be Covered Under Healthcare Insurance Plan)
Xinhuanet, October 30, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/society/2007-10/30/content_
6972748.htm

Protests and Petitions
Furious Investors Stage Sit-ins After Company Collapses
South China Morning Post, October 30, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2c91321649
5213d5df646910cba0a0a0/?vgnextoid=d521812ab1c
e5110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&vgnextfmt=teas
er&ss=China&s=News

北京：人民来信来访有望成为人大监督议题 (Petitioning May Be Monitored by Beijing People's Congress)
The Beijing News, October 30, 2007
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2007-10/30/content_1937371.htm

江苏阜宁失地农民示威抗议，六人被警方带走 (Six Detained After Protesting Against Land Seizure in Jiangsu)
Radio Free Asia, October 29, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/10/29/nongmin/

Public Health
China Tightens Drug Licensing
Associated Press ( via YahooNews), October 29, 2007
http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/071029/china_drug_crackdown.html?.v=2

Tibet
Dalai Lama Holds First Formal Talks with A Canadian PM
Agence France-Presse (via YahooNews), October 30, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20071030/wl_canada_afp/canadati
betchinareligiondiplomacy;_ylt=AiFf3toHS_e.ENrWZ.16Qv4Bxg8F

Lhasa Monks Held, Questioned After Dalai Lama's Medal
Radio Free Asia, October 29, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/english/tibetan/2007/10/29/tibetan_monks/

October 27 – 29, 2007

News
Death Penalty
云南昆明:一疯狂运毒3万余克男子被判处死刑 (Yunnan Drug Trafficker Sentenced to Death)
Xinhuanet, October 28, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/newscenter/2007-10/28/conten
t_6958271.htm

Environment
China Plans Cleanup for Polluted Lake Tai
Associated Press (via Wall Street Journal), October 29, 2007
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB119360749278174166.html
?mod=hps_asia_whats_news

China Incorporates Energy-Saving Efforts into Performance Rating of Officials
Xinhuanet, October 28, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-10/28/content_
6966447.htm

Government
Taste of Democracy in the Course of Village Life
The Sydney Morning Herald, October 29, 2007
http://www.smh.com.au/news/business/taste-of-democracy-
in-the-course-of-village-life/2007/10/28/1193555533078.ht
ml?page=fullpage#contentSwap1life/2007/10/28/119355553
3078.html?page=fullpage - contentSwap1

Human Rights Defender – Ngawang Phulchung
简要新闻：坐牢十八年 西藏著名政治犯阿旺普琼获释 (In Brief: Tibetan Political Prisoner Ngawang Phulchung Released After 18 Years' Imprisonment)
Radio Free Asia, October 26, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/xinwen/2007/10/26/xinwen/#5

Human Rights Defenders
数名在17大前被捕的维权人士和访民陆续获释 (Internet Activist and Rights Defender Released After CPC Meeting)
Radio Free Asia, October 26, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/10/26/china_
rights_detain/

June 4th
六四「黑手」包遵信病逝 ("Mastermind" of June 4th Passes Away)
Ming Pao, October 29, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20071029/cad1.htm

Law
中国修法限制律师辩护言论 (Amended Law Punishes Lawyers for Remarks Made in Court That Threatens National Security)
Radio Free Asia, October 28, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/10/28/fa/

China Amends Law to Make Life Easier for Lawyers
Xinhuanet, October 28, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-10/28/content_
6966548.htm

Top legislature Approves Minister Nomination, Adopts Four Law Bills
Xinhuanet, October 28, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-10/28/content_
6966839.htm

Media
山东警方超期拘押记者齐崇淮 (Shandong Journalist Placed Under Prolonged Detention)
Radio Free Asia, October 26, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/10/26/qi/

Are China's Former Underground Directors Choosing Recognition over Artistic Freedom?
Associated Press (via International Herald Tribune), October 25, 2007
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/10/26/asia/AS-FEA
-A-E-MOV-China-Underground-Directors.phpDirectors.php

Migrant Workers
中国第一家维护农民工权益的民间机构成立 (Beijing Lawyers Establish China's First Social Organization on Migrant Workers' Rights)
Radio Free Asia, October 26, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/10/26/labor/

Olympics
专家称美国市场上的中国玩具来自血汗工厂 (Expert Says Sponsor of Beijing Olympics Exploits Workers)
Radio Free Asia, October 26, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/10/26/
sweatshop/

Protests and Petitions
鸡西市政府设立“黑监狱”关押访民 (Petitioners Sent to Secret Detention Center in Jixi, Heilongjiang)
Radio Free Asia, October 26, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/10/26/china_
petition_detain/

Three Injured, Four Detained in China Clash
Radio Free Asia, October 26, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/social/2007/10/26/china_
clash/

Public Health
新生儿出生缺陷山西最高 (Highest Birth Defect Rate Found in Shanxi Province)
The Beijing News, October 29, 2007
http://www.thebeijingnews.com/news/guonei/2007/10-29/
011@080443.htm

Rural Issues
Drought Amid Plenty for Rural Financing
South China Morning Post, October 29, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ec
b329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=8b8f73c1be
6e5110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News

Tibet
Letter from China: Separating Fact from Image on Tibet
International Herald Tribune, October 29, 2007
http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/10/26/asia/letter.php

October 26, 2007

News
Death Penalty
男子为求钱财绑架活埋女人大代表 被执行死刑 (Guangdong Kidnapper Executed for Murdering People's Congress Delegate)
EastDay.com, October 26, 2007
http://news.eastday.com/s/20071026/u1a3187393.html

Environment
Olympics Chief Repeats Pollution Warning
South China Morning Post, October 26, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ec
b329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=1e81f6fb487d5
110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News

Government
Official Shuts School in Mother's Honor
Reuters (via The Standard), October 26, 2007
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?we_cat
=3&art_id=55707&sid=15980955&con_type=1&d_str=
20071026&fc=855&con_type=1&d_str=20071026&fc=8

Human Rights Defender - Yang Chunlin (杨春林)
律师会见杨春林被警察粗暴中止 (Meeting with Yang Chunlin Halted When Lawyers Asked About Alleged Torture in Detention)
Radio Free Asia, October 25, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/10/25/
yang_chunlin/

Human Rights Defender
触怒党官维权人士徐祥被拘留 (Rights Defender Xu Xiang Detained After Angering Hunan Party Cadre)
Radio Free Asia, October 25, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/10/25/
xuxiang/

Human Rights Defender – Zheng Enchong (郑恩宠)
郑恩宠及其律师希就媒体侵犯名誉权进行沟通 (Zheng Enchong and His Lawyer Seek Communication with Media over Defamation Claims)
Radio Free Asia, October 25, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/10/25/
zheng_enchong/

Law
中国拟立法严防滥用权力限制人身自由 (China Considers Legislating Against Excessive Limitations on Personal Liberties)
Radio Free Asia, October 25, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/10/25/
quanli/

Media
Hainan Court Jails 'Fake Reporters' for Blackmail
South China Morning Post, October 26, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62e
cb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=1ac1f6fb487
d5110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News

The Sound, Not of Music, but of Control
New York Times, October 24, 2007
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/25/world/asia/25shang
hai.html?_r=1&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss&oref=sloginemc=r
ss&oref=slogin

Migrant Workers
重庆市全国首设农民工日 (Chongqing Sets November's First Sunday as Migrant Workers' Day)
Radio Free Asia, October 25, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/10/25/
nongminri/

Olympics
UNEP Lauds 'Greening' of Olympics by China
Xinhua (via China Daily), October 25, 2007
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/sports/2007-10/25/content_
6207681.htm

Politics
党代表返乡 全城夹道欢迎 (Classes Cancelled in Jiangsu So Students Can Welcome Cadre's Return from CPC Meeting)
Ming Pao, October 26, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20071026/cac1.htm

Protests and Petitions
Shenzhen Residents in Compensation Protest
South China Morning Post, October 26, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ec
b329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=7e61f6fb487
d5110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News

无锡的上访者被关进精神病院 (Jiangsu's Petitioners Detained in Psychiatric Hospital)
Radio Free Asia, October 25, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/10/25/
shangfang1/

湖南学法班扣押并虐待访民 (Petitioning Sisters Taken to "Law Class" in Hunan; Zheng Dajing Tortured)
Radio Free Asia, October 25, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/10/25/china_
petition_abuse/

十七大后访民盼望新政出台 保障基本人权尊严 (Petitioners Wish for New Policies to Protect Basic Rights and Dignity After CPC Meeting)
Radio Free Asia, October 25, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/10/25/
shangfang/

安徽池州发生群体事件 (NGO Says Anhui Villagers Attack Police Station over Unfair Law Enforcement; Denied by Police)
Radio Free Asia, October 25, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/10/25/
Anhwei/

October 25, 2007

Top News of the Day
Human Rights Defender
中国首位信访调解员被判刑 (China's First Civil Mediator on Petitioning Matters Sentenced to 1.5 Years' Imprisonment)
Radio Free Asia, October 24, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/10/24/liu/
Liu Guiqin (刘贵琴) was sentenced to a year and a half in prison on charges of illegal possession of state secrets. Liu was appointed as China's first civil mediator on petitioning matters by the Yunxi county government in Hubei Province in May 2007, but was placed under criminal detention in June. Dissident Huang Qi (黄琦) said the document in dispute was not state secrets. Rather, local officials were very disturbed by Liu’s active involvement in helping petitioners to safeguard their rights.

News
Corruption
Shanghai Property Tycoon Appears in Court on New Charges
Xinhua (via People's Daily), October 25, 2007
http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/6290063.html

Human Rights Defender - Huang Weizhong (黄维忠)
农民代表黄维忠家人被阻挠前往探监 (Family Barred from Visiting Jailed Fujian Rights Defender Huang Weizhong)
Radio Free Asia, October 24, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/10/24/
huang/

Human Rights Defenders – Petitioners
家人担忧叶国强叶明君两人将被判刑 (Family Worried About Possible Sentence for Petitioning Uncle and Nephew)
Radio Free Asia, October 24, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/10/24/china_
rights_detain/

Human Rights Defender – Gao Zhisheng (高智晟)
营救组织要求立即释放高智晟 (Group Calls for Immediate Release of Gao Zhisheng)
Radio Free Asia, October 24, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/10/24/gao/

Human Rights Defender - Yang Chunlin (杨春林)
检察院多方阻挠律师与杨春林见面 (Heilongjiang Authorities Obstruct Work of Yang Chunlin's Lawyer)
Radio Free Asia, October 24, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/10/24/china_
rights_trail/

Labor
劳动争议调解仲裁法草案:劳动争议仲裁有望免费 (Draft Law on Labor Dispute Mediation and Arbitration Requires No Fees from Arbitration Parties)
Legal Daily, October 25, 2007
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/0705/2007-10/25/content_
725175.htm

Land Policy
黄石当局无视法院禁令出动公安及城管强拆民居 (Hubei Authorities Ignore Court Order on Eviction Ban; Evictee Attempts Suicide)
Radio Free Asia, October 24, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/10/24/china_
demolish/

Law
5,000 Yuan Payout in Shanghai Hepatitis Case
South China Morning Post, October 25, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ec
b329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=e9a835658a2
d5110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=Ne

Energy-Saving Goals in Focus
South China Morning Post, October 25, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ec
b329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=639735658a
2d5110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News

China Mulls Draft Administrative Mandatory Law
Xinhua (via China Daily), October 24, 2007
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2007-10/24/content_
6204305.htm

贵州检察院对公安打死教师事件不予立案 (County Procuratorate in Guizhou Refuses to Accept Case Concerning Death of Teacher)
Radio Free Asia, October 24, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/10/24/china_
police_abuse/

Media
US Panel Supports China Net Laws
BBC, October 25, 2007
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7059417.stm

Olympics
BOCOG Ahead of Schedule on Olympic Pledge
China Daily (via People's Daily), October 24, 2007
http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/6289559.html

Police
Drug Addicts May Face Three-Year Isolated Drug Rehabilitation Programs
Xinhua (via People's Daily), October 24, 2007
http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/6290083.html

Politics
Critic Urges China Communists to Abandon Dictatorship
Reuters (via YahooNews), October 24, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071024/wl_nm/china_party
_dc_1;_ylt=Avbj2Kz27xhALuG0FpNtf.NPzWQA0FpNtf.NPzWQA

Protests and Petitions
简要新闻：驻京办雇打手对付上访者 仪化宾馆时闻惨叫声 (In Brief: Provincial Government's Regional Offices in Beijing Employ Thugs to Manage Petitioners)
Radio Free Asia, October 24, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/xinwen/2007/10/24/xinwen/#6

上海访民叙述十七大期间的遭遇 (Released Shanghai Petitioners Tell of Their Detention During CPC Meeting)
Radio Free Asia, October 24, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/10/24/sh/

Public Health
Experts: Pills Key to Curbing Abortions
China Daily, October 24, 2007
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2007-10/24/content_
6201172.htm

October 24, 2007

Top News of the Day
Human Rights Defender – Zheng Enchong (郑恩宠)
周正毅案开庭审理 郑恩宠遭警方监控 (Zheng Enchong Barred from Attending Zhou Zhengyi’s Trial)
Radio Free Asia, October 23, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/10/23/
Zheng_Enchong/
On October 23, human rights lawyer Zheng Enchong (郑恩宠) was not allowed to attend the trial for tycoon Zhou Zhengyi at the Shanghai No. 2 Intermediate People’s Court. Rights defender Wang Yongzhen (王永珍) said Zheng could not be accessed by his home telephone or his two mobile phones due to increased police interference. Several Shanghai evictees, detained before the 17th CPC Congress and recently released, were also not allowed to attend Zhou’s trial. Zheng was sentenced to three years’ imprisonment in 2003 after revealing collusion between Zhou and Shanghai authorities during his representation of Shanghai evictees.

Related Information
HRIC Press Release: Case Update: Police Ordered Zheng Enchong Not to Leave Home as Tycoon Zhou's Case Opens

Human Rights in China, October 22, 2007
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/item?item_
id=45370

News
Disaster
广东127桥危危乎 (127 Dangerous Bridges Found in Guangdong)
Ming Pao, October 24, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20071024/cca1h.htm

Human Rights Defender
异见作家陶君被迫离开广州 (Dissident Writer Forced to Leave Guangzhou, Still Harassed in Anhui Hometown)
Radio Free Asia, October 23, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/10/23/china_
dissident_abuse/

揭发救灾款被贪污的湖北农民被拘留 (Hubei Farmer Detained for Petitioning over Embezzlement of Disaster Relief Funds)
Radio Free Asia, October 23, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/10/23/china_
rights_rural/

Human Rights Defender - Yang Chunlin (杨春林)
杨春林案移交检察院半月之久终被允许律师会见 (Lawyer Allowed to Meet Yang Chunlin Half a Month After Case Reaches Prosecutor)
Radio Free Asia, October 23, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/10/23/
Yang_Chunlin/

Human Rights Defender - Wang Dalin (汪达林)
武汉异议人士汪达林被秘关两年后获释 (Wuhan Dissident Released After Spending 2 Years in Reeducation-Through-Labor Facility)
Radio Free Asia, October 23, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/10/23
/wangsonglin/

Human Rights Defender - Yuan Weijing (袁伟静)
探望陈光诚受阻 袁伟静持续被非法软禁 (Yuan Weijing Barred from Seeing Chen Guangcheng Despite End of CPC Meeting)
Radio Free Asia, October 23, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/10/23/
Chen_Guangcheng/

Law
全国人大常委会继续审议城乡规划法草案等 (NPCSC Continues with Examination of Draft Laws and Government Reports)
Xinhuanet, October 24, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2007-10/24/content_
6933006.htm

Media
BBC短期内两种遭遇 反映中国式新闻自由 (Authorities Obstruct Work of BBC Journalists Twice in October)
Radio Free Asia, October 23, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/10/23/
press_freedom/

Migrant Workers
“同命不同价” 终审被推翻 (Deceased Migrant Worker in Beijing Given Same Compensation as a Beijing Resident)
The Beijing News, October 24, 2007
http://www.thebeijingnews.com/news/beijing/2007/10-24/018
@075850.htm

Olympics
Internet Deal Triggers Cyber Storm in China
Agence France-Presse (via YahooNews), October 23, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20071023/ts_afp/oly2008chn
internet_071023054527;_ylt=ApqoRBDG5RbE2KWab7xptRx
PzWQApqoRBDG5RbE2KWab7xptRxPzWQA

Protests and Petitions
北京怀柔区法援介入信访调解成功率高 (Beijing's Locality Sees High Success Rate in Using Legal Aid and Mediation to Handle Petitions)
Legal Daily, October 24, 2007
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2007-10/24/content_
724108.htm

Religion
广州以诺集团总裁吴魁牧师及家人被限制出境 (Guangzhou Pastor and His Family Barred from Leaving China for Allegedly Using Business to Support Christian Activities)
Radio Free Asia, October 24, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/10/23/china_
religion_christian/

Tibet
Concern at Tibet Monk 'Arrests'
BBC, October 22, 2007
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7057073.stm

October 23, 2007

News
Human Rights
人权团体促瑞银搁置协助中石油上市 (Rights Group Urges UBS Not to Help PetroChina Get Listed)
BBC, October 23, 2007
http://news.bbc.co.uk/chinese/simp/hi/newsid_7050000/
newsid_7053800/7053895.stm

Human Rights Defenders
万人诉讼光辉背后 通讯维权者被抓捕恐吓 (Rights Defenders Harassed After Suing Communications Companies)
Radio Free Asia, October 22, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/10/22/
lawsuit/

《维权诗集》编委陶君遭国保传讯后失联 (Whereabouts of Rights Defense Poems' Editor Unknown After Meeting Guangzhou State Security Officers)
Radio Free Asia, October 22, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/10/22/
taojun/

Labor
Fire at Chinese Shoe Factory Kills 37
Associated Press (via YahooNews), October 22, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071022/ap_on_re_as/china
_factory_fire_5;_ylt=AhDVywM9rFzRW2z.Epmhi3pPzWQ
A9rFzRW2z.Epmhi3pPzWQA

兴宁8级伤残事主获赔4.4万 雇主自签工伤免责条款无效 (Guangdong Court Voids "Exemption Clause" and Orders Company to Compensate for Worker's Injury)
Nanfang Daily, October 22, 2007
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/jwxy/200710
220390.asp

Media
中国首个藏族文学网被关闭 (China's First Tibetan Literature Website Shut Down)
Radio Free Asia, October 22, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/10/22/
tibet/

Migrant Workers
国家研究农民工养老保险 (China Studies Insurance Arrangements for Migrant Workers)
The Beijing News, October 23, 2007
http://www.thebeijingnews.com/news/guonei/2007/10-23/
018@080903.htm

Olympics
China's Favourite Son Faces More Hurdles
South China Morning Post, October 23, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ec
b329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=944df6ec25
db5110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=Newsa
0/?vgnextoid=944df6ec25db5110VgnVCM100000360a0a0a
RCRD&ss=China&s=New

Politics
New Lineup Fails to Excite the Masses
Reuters (via YahooNews), October 23, 2007
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?we_cat
=3&art_id=55550&sid=15922851&con_type=1&d_str=20
071023&fc=251&con_type=1&d_str=20071023&fc=2

Population
NBS: China's Rural Population Shrinks to 56% of Total
Xinhuanet, October 22, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-10/22/content_
6925292.htm

Protests and Petitions
拉萨从上周起进入戒严状态 (Curfew Imposed in Lhasa Since Last Week)
Radio Free Asia, October 22, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/10/22/china_
tibetan_dalai/

黑龙江访民在北京被抓 妻儿流落街头 (Heilongjiang Petitioner Taken Away by Police in Beijing; Destitute Wife and Two Children Are Homeless)
Radio Free Asia, October 22, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/10/22/
fangmin/

天津维权人士郑明芳被带走未归 (Tianjin Rights Defender Zheng Mingfang Taken Away During CPC Meeting)
Radio Free Asia, October 22, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/10/22/
zheng/

Religion
中共决定将领导宗教工作的方针政策写入党章 (CPC Includes Religious Work to Its Constitution)
Radio Free Asia, October 22, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/10/22/
religion/

October 20-22, 2007

Top News of the Day

Politics

Congress Secures Hu Legacy

South China Morning Post, October 22, 2007

http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d
7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=1c790a0ad13c5110VgnVCM100
000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News

The Communist Party of China ended its weeklong congress by approving a new decision-making Central Committee headed by President Hu Jintao. Vice President Zeng Qinghong and two other top party officials, Wu Guanzheng and Luo Gan were not among those selected, meaning that they cannot be in the Politburo and its more important Standing Committee. The Congress also saw the party's constitution amended to include Hu's economic model for the country that he has termed "scientific development."

Related News: Women a Rare Sight in China's Corridors of Power

Reuters (via YahooNews), October 21, 2007

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071021/lf_nm_life/
china_party_women_dc_1

News

Bilateral Ties

China, UN Talk of Sudan, Myanmar

Associated Press ( via YahooNews), October 21, 2007

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071021/ap_on_re_as/china_sudan_
myanmar;_ylt=AopD8dOl6jy3390SZu6e0a0Bxg8F

Gender

女工被辞称体形不符老板喜好 (Chinese Woman Sacked Because of Her Figure)

The Beijing News, October 21, 2007

http://www.thebeijingnews.com/news/beijing/2007/10-21/011@0055
43.htm

Land Policy

国土资源部清理农用地非法入市 16省查3万多宗 (Ministry of Land and Resources Reports 30,000 Cases of Illegal Transfer of Rural Land for Urban Use)

Legal Daily, October 22, 2007

http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/0705/2007-10/22/content_722498.htm

Law

提高整体素质 法官助理制助推法官职业化进程 (Chinese Judges to Get Assistants in Building a Professional Team)

Legal Daily, October 22, 2007

http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/0705/2007-10/22/content_722472.htm

武汉拟立法保障精神病人权利专家对此有不同看法 (Experts Say Draft Wuhan Mental Health Regulation May Violate Rights)

Radio Free Asia, October 20, 2007

http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/10/20/jingshenbing/

Olympics

China Factory to Cut Pollution for Olympics

Financial Times, October 21, 2007

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/4b3aef78-8004-11dc-b075-0000779fd2ac,
dwp_uuid=9c33700c-4c86-11da-89df-

Protests and Petitions

广东中山因征地发生警民冲突 (Zhongshan Villagers Clash with Police on Land Dispute)

Radio Free Asia, October 21, 2007

http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/xinwen/2007/10/21/xinwen/

Public Health

发改委将鼓励药品直销控制药价 (National Development and Reform Commission Calls for Direct Sale of Drugs to Lower Drug Prices)

The Beijing News, October 22, 2007

http://www.thebeijingnews.com/news/guonei/2007/10-22/018@
081633.htm

October 19, 2007

News

Bilateral Ties
Darfur Activists Urge China To Stop Arming Sudan
Reuters, October 19, 2007
http://africa.reuters.com/wire/news/usnN18408797.html

Children
Blitz On Child Labor Rackets Gets Green Light
Xinhuanet, October 19, 2007
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2007/200710/20071019/article_335054.htm

Education
Schools Planned
Shanghai Daily, October 19, 2007
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2007/200710/20071019/article_335052.htm

Environment
Quarter Of China's Carbon Emissions Due To Exports
Reuters, October 19, 2007
http://www.reuters.com/article/environmentNews/idUSL1874784520071019?sp=true

Food Security

Official: China Always Attaches Great Importance To Food Safety
Xinhuanet, October 19, 2007
http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/6286101.html

Restaurants To Be Graded
Shanghai Daily, October 19, 2007
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2007/200710/20071019/article_335050.htm

Inner Mongolia
No Tourist Hordes Yet For China's "Red City"
Reuters, October 19, 2007
http://sport.guardian.co.uk/breakingnews/feedstory/0,,-7007794,00.html

Media
US Search Engines 'Hijacked' In China: Analysts
AFP, October 19, 2007
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5g8nFY8uuEryKV2iAGgCjr5SpH2Gg

Multilateral
China Attaches Great Importance To Ties With Pacific: Official
Xinhuanet, October 19, 2007
http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/6286910.html

Olympics

China Draws Up Decrees For Olympic Games
Xinhuanet, October 19, 2007
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/olympics/2007-10/19/content_6191752.htm

Waiters Learn French For Olympics
Shanghai Daily, October 19, 2007
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2007/200710/20071019/article_335107.htm

Politics

Chinese Communist Elite Foresees Challenges Ahead
Xinhuanet, October 19, 2007
http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/6286925.html

Princelings To Come Of Age At China Party Conclave
Reuters, October 19, 2007
http://in.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idINIndia-30064920071019?sp=true

Young Professionals See Party As Means To Fast-Track Careers
SCMP, October 19, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a
0a0/?vgnextoid=59e95577414b5110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=

Protests and Petitions

Another Petitioners' Representative Arrested In China
Epoch Times, October 19, 2007
http://en.epochtimes.com/news/7-10-19/60920.html

Anti-Rightist Movement Survivors Write Open Letter To CCP 17th Congress
Epoch Times, October 19, 2007
http://en.epochtimes.com/news/7-10-19/60959.html

Public Health

Basic Healthcare For All By 2020, Govt Pledges
China Daily, October 19, 2007
http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/6286103.html

China Plans 'Largest Gene Bank'
BBC, October 19, 2007
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7046586.stm

Religion
Cross The River, Vatican Urged
Xinhuanet, October 19, 2007
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2007/200710/20071019/article_335043.htm

Three Gorges
Ecology Damage Reports Refuted
China Daily, October 19, 2007
http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/90785/6286106.html

Tibet
Strong Protest Lodged Over US Congress Award To Dalai Lama
China Daily, October 19, 2007
http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/6286105.html