December 18, 2007

News
Death Penalty
杀人时未发病/自首不足以轻判 湛江杀人局长宣雄判死刑 (Guangdong Court Sentences Former Cadre to Death for Murder)
Nanfang City News, December 18, 2007
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/jwxy/200712180610.asp

千万富翁遭活埋 风尘女涉嫌色诱绑架判死缓 (Shanxi Sex Worker Sentenced to Death with a 2-Year Reprieve for Burying Millionaire Alive)
Daynews.com.cn (via Xinhua), December 18, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2007-12/18/content_7270810.htm

Environment
China's Environmental Agency Gets Teeth
Wall Street Journal, December 18, 2007
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB119791498877734281.html

Government
村民为选举欲集体离婚 (Beijing Villagers Divorce En Masse to Gain More Votes in Local Election)
Nanfang City News, December 18, 2007
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/djjz/200712180597.asp

Human Rights Defender - Zheng Enchong (郑恩宠)
维权律师郑恩宠第11次被警方传唤 (Human Rights Lawyer Zheng Enchong Summoned by the Police for the 11th Time Since August)
Radio Free Asia, December 17, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/17/zheng/

Human Rights Defenders
陕西三门峡库区农民代表被刑事拘留 (Three Shaanxi Farmers' Representatives Placed Under Criminal Detention)
Radio Free Asia, December 17, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/17/nong/

Labor
Firms Warned Against Mass Layoffs
South China Morning Post, December 18, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=f0635663018e6110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Land Policy
Ruling in Land Dispute Seen as Threat to Art Centre near Capital
South China Morning Post, December 18, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=f1535663018e6110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

湖北民警指证当局拆迁牟利内幕　贪腐食物链派出所每月收两万 (Hubei Police Officer Reveals Corrupt Relations Between Local Eviction Authorities and Police)
Radio Free Asia, December 17, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/17/huangshi/

Law
国有资产法、食品安全法、社会保险法等法律案将首次审议 (Standing Committee of NPC to Examine Draft Law on State-Owned Assets, Food Safety, and Social Insurance for the First Time)
Xinhuanet, December 18, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2007-12/17/content_7267683.htm

Migrant Workers
Migrant Workers' Demand for Entertainment Hardly Met
Xinhuanet, December 17, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-12/17/content_7269233.htm

Olympics
奥运选手可开博客 (IOC's New Resolution Allows Athletes in Beijing Olympics to Blog)
The Beijing News, December 18, 2007
http://www.thebeijingnews.com/news/olympic/2007/12-18/018@073318.htm

Population
Elderly Care Heavy Burden for Services, Report Finds
South China Morning Post, December 18, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=f2435663018e6110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Protests and Petitions
长沙城管打人致死数百人聚集谴责 当局压制舆论家属求助无门 (Hunan Urban Management Authorities Beat Man to Death; Internet Discussion Censored)
Radio Free Asia, December 17, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/17/changsha/

Religion
基督教商人石维翰被拘留 家庭教会河南分会长遭殴 (Beijing Christian Merchant Detained on "Illegal Business Activity" Charges; Henan Police Beat Family House Church Leader)
Radio Free Asia, December 17, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/17/shi/

Three Gorges
Officials Deny Evictees Returning to Partly Submerged Areas
South China Morning Post, December 18, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=9da35663018e6110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Villagers' Hopes Drowned in the Three Gorges
South China Morning Post, December 18, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=52335663018e6110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Tibet
Tibet Tourism 'Hits Record High'
British Broadcasting Corporation, December 17, 2007
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7147366.stm

December 15 – 17, 2007

News
Disaster
樟木头火災 遗属遭软禁 (Guangdong Authorities Put Families of Fire Victims Under House Arrest)
Ming Pao, December 17, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20071217/cca1h.htm

Environment
Villagers Endure Foul-Smelling Factory Despite Promises
South China Morning Post, December 17, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=4ab73baa4d2e6110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

China Stops 13 Small Power Plants to Save Energy, Cut Pollution
Xinhuanet, December 16, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-12/16/content_7262318.htm

China Says Water Supplies Exploited by 2030
Reuters, December 14, 2007
http://www.reuters.com/article/environmentNews/idUSPEK13275320071214

Gender
Human Trafficking a Growing Problem
Associated Press (via YahooNews), December 14, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071214/ap_on_re_as/china_human_trafficking_1

Human Rights Defender - Jing Chu (荆楚)
异议作家荆楚突遭警方传唤后被刑事拘留 (Guangxi Dissident Writer Placed Under Criminal Detention for "Inciting Subversion")
Radio Free Asia, December 14, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/14/jinchu/

Labor
四川邮政局非法解聘大量员工 (Sichuan Post Office Evades New Labor Law Provisions for Long-Term Employees by Requiring Them to Resign and Sign New Contract)
Radio Free Asia, December 14, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/14/post/

东莞劳工维权谘询机构遭到破坏 (Thugs Damage Labor Rights Consultative Center in Guangdong)
Radio Free Asia, December 14, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/14/laogong/

Media
博讯记者案移交检察院 孑木会见律师称遭构陷 (Nanjing Police Send Boxun Reporter's Case to Procuratorate; Detained Reporter Denies Charges)
Radio Free Asia, December 14, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/14/Jiemu/

Olympics
'One World' to Gather in Beijing ... Minus Tibet
South China Morning Post, December 16, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=7f206c7d6bdd6110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Population
广西调明年高考照顾政策:农村独生子女降10分 (Guangxi to Lower Requirement for High School Admission for Single Child in Rural Areas)
EastDay.com, December 17, 2007
http://news.eastday.com/c/20071217/u1a3294547.html

Poverty
Harsh Life for China's Hill Farmers
British Braodcasting Corporation, December 15, 2007
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/from_our_own_correspondent/7143206.stm

Protests and Petitions
学者呼吁不要隐瞒群体事件真相 (Academic Urges No Cover-ups on Mass Incidents)
Radio Free Asia, December 16, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/16/qun/

China Detains Five in Simmering Land Disputes
Radio Free Asia, December 14, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/2007/12/14/china_land/

Public Health
我国烟草致死人数居世界首位 烟:该定个吸法 (Number of Cigarette-Related Deaths in China Highest in the World)
Legal Daily, December 17, 2007
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/0705/2007-12/17/content_763003.htm

December 14, 2007

Top News of the Day
Death Penalty
农民在山西蒙冤入狱八年被判死缓 (Henan Migrant Worker Tortured into Confessing Murder, Sentenced to Death with 2-Year Reprieve in 1998)
Dahe Daily (via Xinhua), December 14, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2007-12/14/content_7246623.htm
Police in Shanxi allegedly tortured Henan migrant worker Hao Jin'an (郝金安) into confessing murdering a mine worker in 1998. Later that year, a Shanxi court sentenced him to death with a two-year reprieve. In April 2006, another Henan man surnamed Niu confessed to the crime and exculpated Hao. A local prosecutor said Hao cannot be released because verdict on Niu has yet to be delivered. Hao remains in jail.

News
Corruption
China Working on New Five-Year Plan to Improve Anti-Corruption System
Xinhuanet, December 13, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-12/13/content_7244075.htm

上海律师郑恩宠: 江泽民的儿子牵涉周正毅借贷圈地 (Zheng Enchong Says Jiang Zemin's Sons Are Involved in Zhou Zhengyi's Corruption Case)
Radio Free Asia, December 13, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/13/zhengenchong/

Death Penalty
广州法院集中宣判50多名“两抢”案犯 5人死刑 (Guangzhou Court Gives Verdict on 50 Robbery Suspects, Sentences 5 to Death Penalty)
Xinhuanet, December 14, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2007-12/14/content_7247826.htm

Environment
China Group Says to Name-and-Shame Air Polluters
Reuters, December 13, 2007
http://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSHKG151487

Gender
中国启动反对拐卖妇女儿童国家行动计划 (China to Announce Action Plan Against Trafficking of Women and Children)
Radio Free Asia, December 13, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/13/kidnap/

Land Policy
Farmers' Leader Held in Dispute over Land
South China Morning Post, December 14, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=9fb186fd1c4d6110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Media
Distributor Rejects Talk of Hollywood Film Ban
South China Morning Post, December 14, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=4c930913774d6110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

US Accuses Xinhua of Unfair Competition
Bloomberg (via South China Morning Post), December 14, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=6c7186fd1c4d6110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Migrant Workers
Mammon and Misery Greet Migrants to Guangdong's Frantic Frontier City
South China Morning Post, December 14, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=d51986fd1c4d6110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Olympics
Spielberg Urges China Again to Help End Darfur 'Genocide'
Agence France-Presse (via YahooNews), December 14, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20071214/wl_asia_afp/sudandarfuroly2008filmpeoplespielberg_071214002907

Chinese Scholar Calls for Prisoner Pardon
Reuters, December 13, 2007
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSPEK13686020071213

EU Parliament Urges IOC to Press China on Rights
Reuters, December 13, 2007
http://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSL1353209

Police
刑拘一疑犯　立刻奖一千 (Monetary Award for Police Officers Placing Certain Suspects Under Criminal Detention in Baiyun, Guangdong)
Nanfang City News, December 12, 2007
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/shyp/200712120534.asp

Population
结婚越来越晚 光棍越来越多 (Research Report Shows Chinese Marry Later; Country Has More Single Men)
China Youth Daily, December 11, 2007
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2007-12/11/content_1989881.htm

Protests and Petitions
Officials Blamed in Ant-Potion Scandal
South China Morning Post, December 14, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=8be186fd1c4d6110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Paper Giant Calms Protesting Workers
South China Morning Post, December 14, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=318386fd1c4d6110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

December 13, 2007

News
Disasters
Beijing's Edicts Lost in Scramble for Coal
South China Morning Post, December 13, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=6fa50ebce4ec6110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Environment
US, China Cooperate to Stop Illegal Logging
Agence France-Presse (via YahooNews), December 12, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20071212/pl_afp/uschinatimberenvironmentwarming_071212231416

Gender - Trafficking of Women
China Claims Progress Fighting Human Trafficking
Reuters, December 12, 2007
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSPEK11308820071212

Government
Local Officials Use Regulations, Policies to Exploit Poor Villagers
South China Morning Post, December 13, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=60a50ebce4ec6110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Human Rights Defender - Li Xige (李喜阁)
李喜阁进京参加艾滋病培训受阻 艾滋病人家属王小巧被批捕 (AIDS Activist Barred from Training Session in Beijing; Woman Arrested After Petitioning for Husband's Infection Through Blood Transfusion)
Radio Free Asia, December 12, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/12/AZT/

Human Rights Defender - Guo Feixiong (郭飞雄)
张青见郭飞雄指酷刑致伤残 律师说刑讯下审判肯定不公正 (Jailed Guo Feixiong Tells Wife He Is Maimed by Torture)
Radio Free Asia, December 12, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/12/guofeixiong/

Human Rights Defender - Rebiya Kadeer
热比娅被监禁的儿子急需医疗救助 (Rebiya Kadeer Urges China to Provide Adequate Medical Assistance to Jailed Son)
Voice of America, December 12, 2007
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2007-12-12-voa64.cfm

Labor
Law to Protect Slack Workers
South China Morning Post, December 13, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=27f60ebce4ec6110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Christmas Ornaments Made in China Sweatshop - Report
Reuters, December 12, 2007
http://www.reuters.com/article/governmentFilingsNews/idUSN1264959020071212

Media
China Film Corp.: No Ban on U.S. Movies
China Daily (via Xinhua), December 13, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-12/13/content_7239994.htm

Guangdong 'Poor' on Pollution Information
South China Morning Post, December 13, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=45970ebce4ec6110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Migrant Workers
中国流动人口调查•现状篇：改变命运的流动 (Survey on China's Floating Population: Migration Changes Their Fate)
Legal Daily, December 13, 2007
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/0705/2007-12/13/content_761058.htm

Olympics
加拿大人权组织要求加奥委会敦促中国兑现人权承诺 (Canadian Groups Urge Canadian Olympic Committee to Pressure China on Human Rights)
Radio Free Asia, December 12, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/12/renquan/

Protests and Petitions
Ant-Aphrodisiac Boss Charged over Protests
Associated Press (via YahooNews), December 13, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=617ff53c55fc6110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

防暴警进驻东洲3村民被捕 汕尾当局拟以镇压促工 (Police Formally Arrest 3 Villagers in Dongzhou, Guangdong; Suppression Tactics Used to Expedite Construction)
Radio Free Asia, December 12, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/12/dongzhou/

温州访民被截访人员遗弃荒野 (Zhejiang "Retrievers" Leave 70-Year-Old Petitioners in Wilderness)
Radio Free Asia, December 12, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/12/12/china_petition/

Public Health
Onus Shifted to Companies to Recall Drugs
Associated Press (via South China Morning Post), December 13, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=c5270ebce4ec6110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

December 12, 2007

Top News of the Day
Human Rights Defender - Gong Haoming (龚浩明)
简要新闻∶上海维权人士龚浩明得以取保候审回家 (In Brief: Shanghai Rights Defender Gong Haoming Released)
Radio Free Asia, December 11, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/xinwen/2007/12/11/xinwen/ - 8
Hu Jia (胡佳) reportedly said that Shanghai petitioner Gong Haoming (龚浩明) was released pending investigation and trial on December 8. Hu believed it is rare that Shanghai police would release “serious criminals” like Gong. Gong was detained on November 8, 2007 under suspicion of “leaking state secrets.” He participated in the open letter campaign called “We want human rights, not the Olympics” in May.

Related Information
HRIC Case Update: Petitioner Gong Haoming Released Pending Investigation and Trial
Human Rights in China, December 10, 2007
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/45790

News
Civil Society
贵州维权人士举办人权研讨会遭当局多方骚扰 (Guizhou Human Rights Conference Closely Monitored; Participants Harassed)
Radio Free Asia, December 11, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/12/11/china_rights_assault/

Related Information
HRIC Case Update: Buddhist Monk Shengguan Prevented from Attending Human Rights Conference
Human Rights in China, December 10, 2007
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/45802

Death Penalty
北京：兄弟二人杀人袭警被执行死刑 (Beijing Brothers Executed on Murder Charges)
The Beijing News (via Xinhua), December 12, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2007-12/12/content_7233095.htm

情侣被杀案宣判 (Beijing Man Sentenced to Death for Murdering Couple in Robbery)
The Beijing News, December 12, 2007
http://www.thebeijingnews.com/news/beijing/2007/12-12/021@074706.htm

西宁首次采用注射方式对4名死刑犯执行死刑 (Four Convicts Executed by Lethal Injection in Xining, Qinghai)
Xinhuanet, December 11, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2007-12/11/content_7228813.htm

河南焦作一村委会主任枪杀六人被判死刑 (Henan's Local Cadre Sentenced to Death for Shooting 6 People)
Xinhuanet, December 11, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2007-12/11/content_7230331.htm

Food Security
China Grants U.S. Expanded Role in Inspecting Foods
International Herald Tribune, December 11, 2007
http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/12/11/business/trade.php

Gender
Senior Legislator Urges Federation to Better Protect Rights of Women, Children
Xinhuanet, December 11, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-12/11/content_7231051.htm

Human Rights Defender - Li Hong (力虹)
异议作家力虹狱中病情恶化 家人要求保外就医 (Dissident Writer Li Hong's Health Deteriorates; Family Demands Medical Parole)
Radio Free Asia, December 11, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/11/lihong/

Human Rights Defender - Li Xige (李喜阁)
简要新闻∶李喜阁被扣押阻挠未能参加艾滋工作培训 (In Brief: Henan AIDS Patient Li Xige Barred from Anti-Discrimination Training in Beijing)
Radio Free Asia, December 11, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/xinwen/2007/12/11/xinwen/ - 3

Human Rights Defender - Gao Zhisheng (高智晟)
人权日近百人前往中国驻旧金山领事馆示威要求释放高智晟 (One Hundred People Demand Release of Gao Zhisheng at Chinese Consulate in US)
Radio Free Asia, December 11, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/11/gao/

Human Rights Defender
四川上千职工举报改制黑幕　维权代表遭政府扣押暴徒殴打 (Sichuan Rights Defender Beaten by Thugs After Reporting Corruption)
Radio Free Asia, December 11, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/11/505/

Land Policy
Kaiping Officials May Face Discipline over Land-Use Deals
South China Morning Post, December 12, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=d3e2ea06489c6110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Olympics
Writers Urge Olympic Clemency
South China Morning Post, December 12, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=3f71ea06489c6110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

国奥会报告仍关注北京空气污染 (International Olympic Committee Remains Concerned About Beijing's Air Pollution)
BBC, December 11, 2007
http://news.bbc.co.uk/chinese/trad/hi/newsid_7130000/newsid_7139600/7139671.stm

Politics
Beijing Municipal Legislators Get More Money for Making Rounds
Xinhuanet, December 11, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-12/11/content_7229863.htm

Protests and Petitions
Sinopec Workers Stage Pay Protest at China Plant
Reuters, December 11, 2007
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSPEK6549120071211

Religion
山东临沂一基督教家庭教会270名教友被捕 (Police Arrest 270 Protestant House Church Members in Linyi, Shandong)
Radio Free Asia, December 11, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/12/11/china_religion_christian/

Three Gorges
三峽工程 肥了企业 苦了农民 (Three Gorges Project Benefits Enterprises, Harms Farmers)
Ming Pao, December 12, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20071212/cca1h.htm

Tibet
China Says Dalai Wants Feudal Tibet
Associated Press (via YahooNews), December 11, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071211/ap_on_re_as/china_tibet_1

December 11, 2007

News
Environment
UN Chief Hits at China, India on Climate
Financial Times, December 10, 2007
http://search.ft.com/ftArticle?ct=0&id=071210000497

Government
Over 6,000 Malfeasant Officials Investigated in 5 years
Xinhuanet, December 10, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-12/10/content_7226374.htm

Human Rights
Human Rights Expert Outlines China's Achievements
Xinhuanet, December 11, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-12/11/content_7228726.htm

Human Rights Defender
福建维权人士陈友仁被判劳教 (Fujian Rights Defender Chen Youren Sentenced to RTL)
Radio Free Asia, December 10, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/10/Chen_youren/

Human Rights Defender - Guo Feixiong (郭飞雄)
郭飞雄妻张青说儿子失学不是因没钱是当局操控 (Guo Feixiong's Wife Says No Schooling for Son Due to Authorities' Manipulation)
Radio Free Asia, December 10, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/10/guofeixiong2/

Human Rights Defenders
深圳维权人士肖春被警方逼写检讨保证不和外媒联系 (Shenzhen Police Force Rights Defender to Sign Document Promising Not to Talk to Foreign Media)
Radio Free Asia, December 10, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/10/xiaochun/

Labor
China Orders Mines Shut in Shanxi and Heilongjiang
Reuters, December 10, 2007
http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSPEK10300920071210

Land Policy
Chinese Gov't Uncovers Officials Who Misappropriate Farmland
Xinhuanet, December 10, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-12/10/content_7226605.htm

黑龙江省富锦市四万名农民联署护地声明 (Forty Thousand Heilongjiang Farmers Sign Open Statement Protesting Land Grab)
Radio Free Asia, December 10, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/12/10/china_rights_land/

Law
我国首支环境维权志愿律师队伍组建 (China Forms Rights Defense Lawyer Team to Help Victims of Pollution)
Legal Daily, December 11, 2007
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2007-12/11/content_759237.htm

Media
Bloomberg Seeks Less Info Control in China
Associated Press (via YahooNews), December 10, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071210/ap_on_re_as/china_bloomberg_2

南京出版局扣押批左书籍《历史大趋势》 (Nanjing Publishing Bureau Has Seized Book Criticizing Leftist Tendency Since Last Year)
Radio Free Asia, December 10, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/12/10/china_media_freedom/

Olympics
Free Press Campaigners Protest at China Block
Reuters, December 10, 2007
http://in.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idINIndia-30908720071210

Poverty
Pregnant Migrant Woman's Death in Beijing Sparks Call for Gov't Aid to Poor
Xinhuanet, December 11, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-12/10/content_7226612.htm

Protests and Petitions
世界人权日北京截访忙 (Authorities Busy with "Retrieving" Petitioners in Beijing on Human Rights Day)
Radio Free Asia, December 10, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/10/renquan/

桂林少女遭城管殴打 引千人围观公愤不平 (Urban Management Personnel Surrounded by Outraged Crowd for Beating 16-Year-Old Girl)
Radio Free Asia, December 10, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/10/guilin/

Tibet
Tibetans Detail Chinese Exploitation of Their Homeland's Environment
Voice of America, December 10, 2007
http://www.voanews.com/english/2007-12-10-voa18.cfm

December 8 – 10, 2007

News
Environment
China, West Squabble over Targets
Associated Press (via YahooNews), December 08, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071208/ap_on_re_as/bali_climate_conference_67

中国农村3亿人口饮用水不达标 (Three Hundred Million Rural Residents Drink and Use Substandard Water)
Radio Free Asia, December 07, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/07/water/

Freedom of Speech
文化部限制卡拉OK播放未经审批的歌曲 (Beijing Culture Department Censors Unapproved Karaoke Videos)
Radio Free Asia, December 07, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/07/karaoke/

Human Rights
“世界人权日”回首中国今年人权状况 (Activists and Lawyer Review Human Rights Situation in China for 2007 on Human Rights Day)
Radio Free Asia, December 07, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/07/humanrights/

Human Rights Defender - Chen Shuqing (陈树庆)
简要新闻：陈树庆二审上诉案被判维持原判 (In Brief: Chen Shuqing's Appeal Rejected on October 29)
Radio Free Asia, December 08, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/xinwen/2007/12/08/xinwen/#2

Human Rights Defender
大学副教授郭泉遭撤销教务　发表公开信违宪违法涉密？ (Associate Professor Demoted After Publishing Open Letters Urging Political Reforms)
Radio Free Asia, December 07, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/07/guo/

Human Rights Defender - Yang Chunlin (杨春林)
黑龙江更多农民要罢官分地 (Heilongjiang Police Send Yang Chunlin's Case to Procuratorate Again)
Radio Free Asia, December 07, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/07/heilongjiang/

Labor
China's Slave Families Struggle to Expose Dirty Little Secret
The Age (Australia), December 08, 2007
http://www.theage.com.au/news/world/chinas-slave-families-struggle-to-expose-dirty-little-secret/2007/12/07/1196813021595.html

Law
刑侦改革成效十年数字 (Ten-Year Figures Show Effects of Criminal Investigation Reforms)
Legal Daily, December 10, 2007
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/0705/2007-12/10/content_758157.htm

Media
China Media Less Aggressive in Foreign Coverage
New York Times, December 10, 2007
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/07/world/asia/07china.html

China Bans Hollywood Movies to Protect Its Own Film Industry
The Independent, December 07, 2007
http://news.independent.co.uk/world/asia/article3231233.ece

家用电脑被监视 网络封锁加剧 (Internet Censorship Stepped Up; Activists' Personal Computers Monitored)
Radio Free Asia, December 07, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/07/wangluo/

北京公安突然检查《明报》驻京办事处 (Police Suddenly Check Hong Kong Newspaper's Beijing Office)
Radio Free Asia, December 07, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/12/07/china_media/

Olympics
Amnesty Asks China to Free Anti-Olympic Activists
Reuters, December 08, 2007
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSPEK6744720071208

中国在奥运前夕加强打压民间组织 (Chinese Authorities Suppress Social Organizations Ahead of Olympics)
Radio Free Asia, December 07, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/12/07/china_ngo/

NY Mayor Urged Promote Rights in China
Associated Press (via YahooNews), October 09, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071209/ap_on_re_as/olympics_media_1

Protests and Petitions
Despair for Family in 10-Year Battle for Injury Compensation
South China Morning Post, December 10, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=d423dec7a3fb6110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Protests on the Rise in China as Dongzhou Marks Bloodshed
Radio Free Asia, December 07, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/2007/12/07/china_unrest/

Three Gorges
Dam Victims Tell of Hopelessness
Agence France-Presse (via South China Morning Post), December 10, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=94f2dec7a3fb6110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

December 7, 2007

News
Death Penalty
Former Northeast Expressway Chief Gets Death Sentence in Corruption Case
Xinhua (via People's Daily), December 06, 2007
http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/90882/6316290.html

Disaster
China Mine Blast Death Toll Rises to 104
Reuters, December 07, 2007
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/PEK83632.htm

Environment
All Eyes in Xiamen on Chemical Plant Study
South China Morning Post, December 07, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=cf812d8810b6110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Human Rights Defender - Lu Gengsong (吕耿松)
简要新闻：作家吕耿松案进入审查起诉阶段 (In Brief: Lu Gengsong Investigated by Procuratorate, Meets Lawyers in Zhejiang Detention Center)
Radio Free Asia, December 06, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/xinwen/2007/12/06/1206/#3

Land Policy
成都征地杀死农民事件 (Thugs Kill Chengdu Farmer in Land Grab Dispute)
Radio Free Asia, December 06, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/06/zhengdi/

Law
法学界提请对劳教制度启动违宪审查 (Jurists Ask NPC to Examine Constitutionality of RTL System)
Nanfang Weekend, December 06, 2007
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/zmzg/200712060816.asp

Media
潜江当局抽走《人民日报》版面，封锁批评声音 (Critical Reports of People's Daily Removed from Print Copies in Qianjiang, Hubei)
Radio Free Asia, December 06, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/06/ribao/

中国连续九年为监禁记者最多国家 (Media NGO Finds China to Be World's Top Jailer of Journalists)
Voice of America, December 06, 2007
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2007-12-06-voa58.cfm

博讯新闻网再遭攻击 (Overseas Website Boxun.com Attacked Again)
Radio Free Asia, December 06, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/06/boxun/

当局封堵蚁力神舆论 博客寻找黑蚁民遭公安传唤 (Shenyang Authorities Block Media Reports on Ant Raisers' Protest; Blogger Sent Back to Hunan Home for Trying to Cover Case)
Radio Free Asia, December 06, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/06/yilishen/

Olympics
Olympic Co-Host Qingdao Punishes Polluters Ahead of Next Year's Sailing Events
Xinhua (via People's Daily), December 06, 2007
http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/6316493.html

Population
In Brief: 1 in 3 Family Planning Workers Unqualified
South China Morning Post, December 07, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=595912d8810b6110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Protests and Petitions
Crematorium 'Dumping Human Remains in Ditch'
South China Morning Post, December 07, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=d8a912d8810b6110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

独家报道：汕尾血案两周年百人路祭 死伤者家属申冤索赔无门 (Villagers Hold Ceremonial Activities on Second Anniversary of Deadly Crackdown in Shanwei, Guangdong)
Radio Free Asia, December 06, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/06/shanwei/

武汉访民呼吁释放因上访被关精神病院人士 (Wuhan Petitioners Call for Release of Those Sent to Psychiatric Hospital for Petitioning)
Radio Free Asia, December 06, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/06/fangmin/

Religion
北京一名基督教徒商人被当局拘留 (Beijing Authorities Detain Christian Merchant; Family Visitation Denied)
Voice of America, December 06, 2007
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2007-12-06-voa57.cfm

December 6, 2007

News
Civil Society
China Cracks Down on NGOs
Christian Science Monitor, December 06, 2007
http://www.csmonitor.com/2007/1206/p01s06-woap.html

Disgruntled Citizens to Rejoin Debate over Controversial Xiamen Chemical Plant
Xinhua (via People's Daily), December 05, 2007
http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/6315689.html

Environment
British Group Blames West for Chinese Pollution
Agence France-Presse (via Google), December 06, 2007
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5gDnlKv2SsbU52vyh2ws6V7lhHbsg

Food Security
Contaminated Noodles Blamed as Food Poisoning Kills Four Children
South China Morning Post, December 06, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=72211d208aaa6110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Human Rights Defenders - Zeng Jinyan (曾金燕), Hu Jia (胡佳)
胡佳、曾金燕获无国界记者组织特别奖 (Reporters Without Borders Issues Special Award to Zeng Jinyan and Hu Jia)
Radio Free Asia, December 05, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/05/hujia/

Human Rights Defender - Guo Feixiong (郭飞雄)
张青要求探视丈夫郭飞雄被拒 (Zhang Qing Barred from Visiting Jailed Husband Guo Feixiong)
Radio Free Asia, December 05, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/12/05/china_rights_guofeixiong/

June 4th
China Frees Man Who Placed Tiananmen Anniversary Ad
Radio Free Asia, December 05, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/2007/12/05/china_june4/

Land Policy
Housing Rights Violators' Named
British Broadcasting Corporation, December 06, 2007
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_depth/7128433.stm

Migrant Workers
Migrant Population Swelling
China Daily (via People's Daily), December 06, 2007
http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/6315133.html

Olympics
Beijing Makes Norms for Urban Management Officers Ahead of Olympics
Xinhua (via People's Daily), December 06, 2007
http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/90785/6314896.html

Beijing to Relocate 15,000 Families
South China Morning Post, December 06, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=bca21d208aaa6110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Beijing's Neighbors Move to Protect Water Supply for Olympic Host City
Xinhua (via People's Daily), December 06, 2007
http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/90785/6314898.html

Protests and Petitions
Taxis in Harbin Strike over Reduced Incomes
Associated Press (via South China Morning Post), December 06, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=5b131d208aaa6110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

政府违法征地，强行拆迁，维权居民被拘押 (Jiangxi Villagers Detained for Resisting Illegal Land Grabs)
Radio Free Asia, December 05, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/05/land/

广东居民到香港抗议传销公司蒙骗客户 (Ten Guangdong Residents Go to Hong Kong to Protest Deception by Pyramid Selling Company)
Radio Free Asia, December 05, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/05/hk/

Public Health
出境一年以上　回国须检测艾滋病 (New Measures Require Chinese Citizens to Have HIV/AIDS Check After Staying Abroad for More Than 1 Year)
Nanfang City News, December 06, 2007
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/djjz/200712060645.asp

State Security
新疆维族基督徒被以泄露国家机密罪判劳教两年 (Xinjiang Uyghur Christian Sentenced to 2 Years' RTL on State Secrets Charges)
Radio Free Asia, December 05, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/05/xj/

December 5, 2007

News
Government
黑龙江富锦市村长被村民集体罢免 (Heilongjiang Villagers Impeach Village Head over Land Grab)
Radio Free Asia, December 04, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/04/fujin/

Human Rights Defender
A Lone Voice in China Wins Friends for Environmental Campaign
Agence France-Presse (via YahooNews), December 04, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20071204/sc_afp/unclimatewarmingchinapeople_071204031424

维权人士陈启棠被广东警方逮捕 (Guangdong Police Formally Arrest Rights Defender Chen Qitang)
Radio Free Asia, December 04, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/04/chen_qitang/

Relatives of Jailed Tibetan Nomads Appeal Convictions in Sichuan
Radio Free Asia, December 04, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/2007/12/04/tibetan_nomads/

Human Rights Defender - Huang Qingnan (黄庆南)
深圳维权人士被砍伤 香港团体募款援助 (Hong Kong NGOs Raise Funds for Labor Activist Attacked in Shenzhen)
Radio Free Asia, December 04, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/04/huang/

Human Rights Defender - Gong Haoming (龚浩明)
上海公安以泄密罪为由不准律师见龚浩明 (Shanghai Police Bar Lawyers from Meeting Gong Haoming on State Secrets Grounds)
Radio Free Asia, December 04, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/04/gong/

June 4th
六四广告刊登者向《成都晚报》员工道歉 (Man Who Requested to Publish June 4th Ad Apologizes to Chengdu Evening News Staff)
Radio Free Asia, December 04, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/04/64/

Land Policy
独家报道：法院违法抢地，农民失去生计 (300 Jiangxi Officials Grab Land for Court Construction, Beat Evictees)
Radio Free Asia, December 04, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/04/qiangdi/

Law
Mao's 'Education Through Labour' System Under Fire
South China Morning Post, December 05, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=443e27c6695a6110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Media
'Lust, Caution' Stirs Debate on Sex and Politics
Xinhua (via China Daily), December 04, 2007
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2007-12/04/content_6298408.htm

Olympics
Beijing Sees More Forced Demolitions for Games
Reuters (via South China Morning Post), December 05, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=07dd27c6695a6110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

China Welcomes "Fair and Objective" Media to Games
Reuters, December 04, 2007
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSPEK28335220071204

Police
One-Child Policy Cited as China Youth Crime Soars
Reuters (via SGClub.com), December 04, 2007
http://www.sgclub.com/singapore/one_child_policy_38876.html

Population
沈阳：7人因违法生育被取消人大代表、政协委员候选人资格 (Shenyang Revokes CPC and CPPCC Candidacy of 7 People for Violations of One-Child Policy)
Xinhuanet, December 05, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/newscenter/2007-12/05/content_7202849.htm

China Population to Reach 1.5 Billion by 2033
Reuters, December 04, 2007
http://in.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idINIndia-30815820071204

Protests and Petitions
普法日数千访民央视请愿　警察暴力阻截并阻挠外媒采访 (Police Beat and Take Away Petitioners at CCTV Headquarters on Legal Publicity Day)
Radio Free Asia, December 04, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/04/fangmin/

Religion
Dalai Lama out, Bishop in, After Talks
South China Morning Post, December 05, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=767c27c6695a6110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

December 4, 2007

News
Children
China Urged to End "Child Labor" in Schools
Reuters (via YahooNews), December 03, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071203/wl_nm/china_rights_dc_1

Corruption
Top Hebei Official Sacked over Vote-Buying Ahead of Reshuffle
South China Morning Post, December 04, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=4e6f4beb260a6110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Land Policy
浙江乐清连续发生暴力征地事件 (Hundreds of Zhejiang Police Officers Beat and Take Away Villagers During Land Grab)
Radio Free Asia, December 03, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/03/zj/

西安新城区当局强行拆迁 (Thirty Xi'an Residents Illegally Detained by Thugs During Eviction)
Radio Free Asia, December 03, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/12/03/china_demolition_petition/

Human Rights Defender - Zheng Enchong (郑恩宠)
沪当局严控周正毅案舆论 突破封锁郑恩宠剖析判决 (Zheng Enchong Breaks Through Communication Blockage and Gives Interview on Zhou Zhengyi's Verdict)
Radio Free Asia, December 03, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/03/zhou/

Media
中宣部下令封锁法国人权奖和诺贝尔和平奖的消息 (Central Publicity Department Orders News Blockage on Nobel Peace Prize and French Human Rights Award)
Radio Free Asia, December 03, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/12/03/china_media_freedom/

Olympics
Beijing Will Meet Clean Air Targets - Adviser
Reuters (via Guardian), December 03, 2007
http://sport.guardian.co.uk/breakingnews/feedstory/0,,-7122298,00.html

Protests and Petitions
访民北京办申冤节吁当局停止打压 (Petitioners Call for Halt to Suppression in Beijing Ahead of Legal Publicity Day)
Radio Free Asia, December 03, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/03/
fangmin/

浙江慈溪失地农民与警察冲突 (Six Zhejiang Farmers Detained for Petitioning Against Land Grab)
Radio Free Asia, December 03, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/03/cixi/

Workers in China Strike over Rising Food Costs - Officials
Agence France-Presse (via Inquirer.net), December 03, 2007
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/world/view_article.php?article_id=104620

Public Health
China to Extend "Arduous" Drug Industry Clean-up
Reuters (via ABC News), December 03, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071203/wl_nm/china_safety_drugs_dc_1

Religion
China to Ordain New Catholic Bishop
Associated Press (via YahooNews), December 03, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071203/ap_on_re_as/china_new_bishop_1

December 1 - 3, 2007

News
Children
China Faces Challenge in Supporting HIV-Affected Children
Xinhuanet, December 01, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-12/01/content_7179229.htm

Death Penalty
焚烧怀女婴女友 男子判死 (Jilin Man Sentenced to Death for Burning Girlfriend Expecting Baby Girl)
Ming Pao, December 03, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20071203/cac1.htm

Food Security
First Food Safety Law Will Punish Lax Officials
South China Morning Post, December 03, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=8b4114c4d2c96110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Government
分析人士称北京换市长突显中国政治体制不透明 (Analysts Criticize Lack of Transparency in Beijing Mayor Replacement)
Radio Free Asia, December 01, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/01/beijing/

Human Rights Defender
简要新闻：流亡异议人士魏泉宝申请回国奔丧被拒 (In Brief: China Bars Dissident-in-Exile from Returning for Mother's Funeral)
Radio Free Asia, December 02, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/xinwen/2007/12/02/xinwen/#8

Human Rights Defender - Lü Gengsong (吕耿松)
杭州异见人士吕耿松案移交检察院 (Case of Hangzhou Dissident Lü Gengsong’s Transferred to Procuratorate)
Radio Free Asia, November 30, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/11/30/lu/

Related Information
HRIC Case Update: Lü Gengsong’s Case Transferred to Procuratorate
Human Rights in China, November 29, 2007
http://hrichina.org/public/contents/45741

Labor
Union Issues Warning on New Labour Law
South China Morning Post, December 03, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=01a0da82c2b96110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Law
周正毅判刑十六年 上海拆迁户抗议量刑过轻 (Shanghai Evictees Protest Zhou Zhengyi's Light Sentence; Zheng Enchong Taken Away for 8 Hours)
Radio Free Asia, November 30, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/11/30/zhou/

Media
当局封锁合肥炮兵学院骚乱事件 (Anhui Authorities Block News About Military School Riot)
Radio Free Asia, November 30, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/11/30/hefei/

China Raids Blogger's Home, as Political Arrests Double
Radio Free Asia, November 30, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/english/china/2007/11/30/china_internet/

Migrant Workers
云南拖欠农民工工资一亿元 (Back Pay for Yunnan Migrant Workers Reaches 100 Million Yuan)
Radio Free Asia, December 01, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/01/yunnan/

Olympics
IOC Expects Free Press at Beijing Games
Associated Press (via YahooNews), November 30, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071130/ap_on_re_eu/olympics_media_1

Police
China to Regulate 3 Mln Security Guards
Xinhuanet, December 03, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-12/01/content_7182539.htm

Public Health
“我希望在这里找个乙肝战友” (Almost 60 Percent of Interviewees Avoid Eating with Hepatitis B Carriers)
China Youth Daily, December 03, 2007
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2007-12/03/content_1978731.htm

Condoms No Longer Evidence of Prostitution in China
Xinhuanet, November 30, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-11/30/content_7177783.htm

Tibet
High-Speed Train to Tibet Carries Troops
Associated Press (via YahooNews), December 01, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071201/ap_on_re_as/china_tibet_2

November 30, 2007

News
Children
河北当局限期关闭张明选牧师的孤儿院 (Hebei Authorities to Shut Down Pastor's Orphanage)
Radio Free Asia, November 29, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/11/29/china_religion_christian/

Death Penalty
驾柜车撞死2人 港司机深圳判死 (Driver Sentenced to Death in Shenzhen over Vehicular Manslaughter)
Ming Pao, November 30, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20071130/ccb1.htm

警察杀人案　3主犯获重刑 (Henan Policeman Sentenced to Death for Throwing Man from Third Floor Causing His Death)
Nanfang City News, November 30, 2007
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/djjz/200711300559.asp

系列强奸杀人案凶手 董文语被执行死刑 (Serial Rapist and Murderer Executed in Zhejiang)
Zhejiang Online (via Xinhua), November 30, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/video/2007-11/30/content_7173853.htm

Environment
Progress on Energy Use, But Still Short of Target
South China Morning Post, November 30, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=e7abcf0beeb86110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Officials Face Scrutiny for Emission Reduction Shortcomings
Xinhuanet, November 29, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-11/29/content_7166959.htm

China's Green Spending Falls Short
Time, November 28, 2007
http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1688554,00.html

Food Security
Huge Quality Inspection Sweeps Guangdong Cities
South China Morning Post, November 30, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=8ccbcf0beeb86110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Human Rights Defender - Chang Kun (常坤)
艾滋病权益人士常坤将在艾滋病日举行绝食抗议 (AIDS Activist Chang Kun to Stage Hunger Strike on World AIDS Day)
Radio Free Asia, November 29, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/11/29/aids_day/

Human Rights Defender
《民间》杂志主编被抄家调查 (Shanghai Authorities Ransack Home of Civil Society Publication's Editor)
Radio Free Asia, November 29, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/11/29/minjian/

Land Policy
拆迁“智斗”记 (Shanghai Apartment Owners and Eviction Companies Disagree on Compensation)
Nanfang Weekend, November 29, 2007
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/zmzg/200711290934.asp

Law
湖北法官状告党校违法办学 (Hubei Judge Sues CPC School for Running Illegal Courses)
Nanfang Weekend, November 30, 2007
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/zmzg/200711290933.asp

前上海首富周正毅被判處16年監禁 (Shanghai Tycoon Zhou Zhengyi Sentenced to 16 Years' Imprisonment)
BBC, November 30, 2007
http://news.bbc.co.uk/chinese/simp/hi/newsid_7120000/newsid_7120200/7120253.stm

Media
乙肝携带者公益网站被关闭 (Beijing Authorities Shut Down Online Forum for Hepatitis B Carriers)
Radio Free Asia, November 29, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/11/29/yigan/

Migrant Workers
ID Card Option Ends Salary Worries for Migrant Workers in the Capital
Reuters (via The Standard), November 30, 2007
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?we_cat=3&art_id=57812&sid=16526510&con_type=1&d_str=20071130&fc=810&con_type=1&d_str=20071130&fc=8

Poverty
学生群染怪病事件：被GDP遗忘的角落 (Poverty Is the Cause of Mysterious Illness in Students in Yunnan Remote Locale)
Nanfang Weekend, November 30, 2007
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/jwxy/200711300505.asp

Protests and Petitions
一男子讨薪被打危坐高桥 内环路B线梅花村路段拥堵两小时 (Man Sits on Highway Bridge in Beijing in Protest of Wage Dispute and Thugs' Violence)
Nanfang City News, November 30, 2007
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/jwxy/200711300698.asp

Thousands Riot at Anhui Military Academy over Diploma Status
Radio Free Asia, November 29, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/2007/11/29/china_riot/

Tibet
China Condemns Dalai Lama for Ideas on Succession
Reuters (via YahooNews), November 29, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071129/wl_nm/china_tibet_dc_3

China Reports 7 Detained in Tibet Riots
Associated Press (via YahooNews), November 29, 2007 http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071129/ap_on_re_as/china_tibet_riot_2

November 29, 2007

News
Bilateral Ties
Trade and Currency the Hot Topics
South China Morning Post, November 29, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=73b458f099686110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Environment
UN to Help Beijing Overcome Hurdles on Climate Programmes
South China Morning Post, November 29, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=08f458f099686110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Food Security
Province Braces for Checks on Food Safety
South China Morning Post, November 29, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=318458f099686110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Freedom of Speech
陕西处罚手机短信荤段子编造传播者引争议 (Concern Grows over Punishment for Sending Sexual Jokes and Rumors Through SMS in Shaanxi)
Radio Free Asia, November 28, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/11/28/message/

Government
维权人士姚立法：菏泽地方选举程序违法 (Rights Defender Reveals Irregularities in Shandong Local Election)
Radio Free Asia, November 28, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/11/28/heze/

Human Rights Defender - Guo Qizhen (郭起真)
异见人士郭超真发表公开信抗议监狱虐待 (Dissident Guo Qizhen Issues Open Letter Protesting Mistreatment in Prison)
Radio Free Asia, November 28, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/11/28/china_dissident_abuse/

Media
四川绵阳关闭上千网站 (One Thousand Websites Shut Down in Mianyang, Sichuan Province)
Radio Free Asia, November 28, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/11/28/websites/

Migrant Workers
甘肃数十农民工因讨薪被殴打 (Gansu Migrant Workers Beaten for Demanding Back Pay)
Radio Free Asia, November 28, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/11/28/ganzu/

Protests and Petitions
云南强迫上访维权的干部签署《停访协议书》 (County Authorities in Yunnan Force Petitioners to Sign "No Petitioning Agreement")
Radio Free Asia, November 28, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/11/28/shangfang/

工行前员工北京上访遭殴打 地方维权代表被劳教 (Laid-off Petitioners Beaten by Cadres of Industrial and Commercial Bank in Beijing)
Radio Free Asia, November 28, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/11/28/weiquan/

辽宁蚁力神事件影响持续扩大 (Liaoning Ant Raiser Attempts Suicide; Media Barred from Reporting on Incident)
Radio Free Asia, November 28, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/11/28/liaoning/

上海业主抗议修建高压线引发警民冲突 (One Thousand Shanghai Apartment Owners Clash with Police over Placement of High-Voltage Cables)
Radio Free Asia, November 28, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/11/28/china_rights_property/

Thousands Strike over Pay Deductions at South China Factory
Radio Free Asia, November 28, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/2007/11/28/china_strike/

Public Health
10 Pct Chance of Catching Disease in China Hospitals: State Media
Agence France-Presse (via YahooNews), November 28, 2007
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/afp/20071128/thl-health-china-disease-hospital-aa1aa08_1.html

HIV/AIDS Discrimination Widespread in China -U.N.
Reuters, November 28, 2007
http://www.reuters.com/article/middleeastCrisis/idUSPEK334489

Religion
河南基督教徒聚会多人被带走 十九人至今未放 (Forty Protestant House Church Members Taken Away During Gathering in Henan, 19 Remain Detained)
Radio Free Asia, November 28, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/11/28/henan/

Tibet
China PM: Merkel Should Say Dalai Lama Meet Was Error
Agence France-Presse (via YahooNews), November 29, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20071128/wl_asia_afp/chinaeutibetdalaigermany_071128163144

November 28, 2007

News
Civil Society
Chinese NGOs Urged to Strengthen Capacity Building
Xinhua (via People's Daily), November 28, 2007
http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/90785/6310102.html

Environment
环保规划首次以国务院文件发布 (Five-Year Plan on Environmental Pollution Issued as State Council Document for the First Time)
China Youth Daily, November 28, 2007
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2007-11/28/content_1973246.htm

Sarkozy Seeks 'New Deal' on Environment
South China Morning Post, November 28, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=a633e5d8a7186110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Food Security
Mainland Joins Food Safety Pact
South China Morning Post, November 28, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=e7f2e5d8a7186110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Human Rights Defender - Zhao Changqing (赵常青)
陕西民主人士赵长青出狱　五年铁窗无损民主理想 (Shaanxi Activist Zhao Changqing Released from Jail; Democracy Ideal Continues)
Radio Free Asia, November 27, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/11/27/zhaochangqing/

Labor
Protests Spotlight China Labor Tension
Wall Street Journal, November 28, 2007
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB119616310413605173.html

Law
因强拆被砍断手脚 刘崇佑诉成都房管局案开庭 (Chengdu Evictee's Left Hand Chopped off by Thugs, Sues Local Eviction Authorities)
Radio Free Asia, November 27, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/11/27/liu/

Media
《民间》主编网上办《壹报》遭屏蔽　当局控制传统媒体延伸网络 (Censors Block Blog of Former Editor of Civil Society Magazine)
Radio Free Asia, November 27, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/11/27/internet/

Olympics
Rights Group Criticizes China for Failure to Act on Darfur
Voice of America, November 28, 2007
http://www.voanews.com/english/2007-11-28-voa1.cfm

中国将对采访奥运记者进行背景调查 (Chinese Olympic Cadres to Look Into Background of Foreign Olympic Journalists)
Radio Free Asia, November 27, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/11/27/journalist/

IOC Official Urges Statement on Human Rights in China
Reuters, November 26, 2007
http://www.reuters.com/article/sportsNews/idUSL2628380320071126

Protests and Petitions
China Detains Five in Guangdong Land Dispute
Radio Free Asia, November 27, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/english/china/2007/11/27/china_guangdong/

State Security
Rights Group: China Political Arrests Up
Associated Press (via YahooNews), November 27, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071127/ap_on_re_as/china_political_crimes_1

Three Gorges
Project Engineer Launches Fierce Tirade Against Bad Press
South China Morning Post, November 28, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=a873e5d8a7186110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

China Reaffirms Relocation of Another 4 Mln Not for Three Gorges Dam
Xinhuanet, November 27, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-11/27/content_7156366.htm

Tibet
Dalai Lama Proposes Vote on His Successor
The Scotsman, November 28, 2007
http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/international.cfm?id=1862362007

November 27, 2007

News
Bilateral Ties
Sarkozy Steps Up Pressure over Yuan, Human Rights
South China Morning Post, November 27, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=320ac3a7c5c76110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Death Penalty
In Brief: Deputy Gets Suspended Death Sentence for Drug Smuggling
South China Morning Post, November 27, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=568cc3a7c5c76110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Man Sentenced to Death for Raping Girls as Young as 8
Xinhua (via People's Daily), November 26, 2007
http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/90882/6309770.html

Reform Leads to Fewer Executions
China Daily (via People's Daily), November 24, 2007
http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/90785/6308809.html

Environment
State Council Vows to Make Polluters Pay
Reuters (via South China Morning Post), November 27, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=225ac3a7c5c76110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Food Security
Two Sides Trade Jibes on Food Safety
Financial Times, November 26, 2007
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a7e4980e-9bd5-11dc-8aad-0000779fd2ac,dwp_uuid=9c33700c-4c86-11da-89df-0000779e2340.html

Human Rights Defender - Zan Aizong (昝爱宗)
昝爱宗新浪网个人博客被封 (Zan Aizong's Blog on Sina.com Shut Down)
Radio Free Asia, November 26, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/11/26/zan_aizong/

Human Rights Defenders
陷狱维权者郭飞雄陈光诚家通讯受阻 律师强调宪法赋予公民通讯自由 (Zhang Qing and Yuan Weijings' Access to Landline Telephone and Internet Cut)
Radio Free Asia, November 26, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/11/26/Guo_feixiong/

Human Rights Defender - Zheng Enchong (郑恩宠)
郑恩宠再被暴力传唤 当局阻挠外媒采访周正毅案 (Zheng Enchong Beaten and Taken to Police Station Again for 7 hours)
Radio Free Asia, November 26, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/11/26/zheng/

Media
反腐揭黑自由网再度无法浏览　网主拟告公安封网 (Owner of Anti-Corruption Website Considers Suing Police over Shut Down)
Radio Free Asia, November 26, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/11/26/ziyouwang/

Olympics
Beijing's Spitters Care Little for Games Civility
Agence France-Presse (via South China Morning Post), November 27, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=d03ac3a7c5c76110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

20余万保安中“黑保安”近两成 (Twenty Percent of Security Guards in Beijing Are Illegal)
The Beijing News, November 27, 2007
http://www.thebeijingnews.com/news/beijing/2007/11-27/011@090034.htm

尽管有奥运承诺，外国记者仍在中国受骚扰 (Harassment Against Foreign Journalists Continues Despite Olympic Promise)
Radio Free Asia, November 26, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/11/26/waiji/

Olympic Sponsors Faulted for Inactivity on Darfur
Reuters (via YahooNews), November 26, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071126/wl_nm/darfur_china_olympics_dc_1

Politics
Economist Urges Political Revamp
South China Morning Post, November 27, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=b66cc3a7c5c76110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Society - Ethnic Minorities
China's Rural Poverty Elimination Drive Stalls in Minority Habitats
Xinhua (via People's Daily), December 03, 2007
http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/90882/6307788.html

November 24-26, 2007

News
Death Penalty
Canadian's Death Sentence Suspended in China Car Smuggling Case
Agence France-Presse (via YahooNews), November 24, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20071124/wl_asia_afp/chinacanadacrimeexecution_071124062602

Gender
Barriers to Divorce Put Female Migrant Workers at Risk
South China Morning Post, November 26, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=6e5b37d913776110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

中国称近三分之一家庭有暴力问题 (All-China Women's Federation Says Domestic Violence Exists in 30 Percent of Chinese Families)
Voice of America, November 25, 2007
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2007-11-25-voa20.cfm

Government
突发公共事件将被纳入发布范围 (Chongqing Authorities to Release News on Public Emergencies in Its Media Conferences)
China Youth Daily, November 26, 2007
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2007-11/26/content_1969681.htm

Human Rights Defender - Guo Feixiong (郭飞雄)
郭飞雄一审后决定不上诉但保留申诉权利 (Guo Feixiong Decides Not to Appeal Sentence but Reserves Right to Petition to Higher Authorities)
Radio Free Asia, November 23, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/11/23/guo/

Law
Judicial Reforms "Yield Good Results"
Xinhuanet, November 26, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-11/26/content_7144914.htm

Chinese Courts to Improve Ruling Practice of Judicial Committees
Xinhuanet, November 23, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-11/23/content_7135301.htm

广西大学生因通讯维权被刑事拘留 (Guangxi Student Criminally Detained for Allegedly Demanding Money from Telecommunications Company Which Sent Him Unwanted Messages)
Radio Free Asia, November 23, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/11/23/guangxi/

Media
温总「爆肚」言论 內地媒体照封杀 (Premier Wen Jiabao's Sudden Speech on Hong Kong's Development Gets No Coverage in Mainland Media)
Ming Pao, November 26, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20071126/ccf1.htm

A Few (Edited) Words on Chinese Censorship
Financial Times, November 22, 2007
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/65998a0c-989e-11dc-8ca7-0000779fd2ac.html?nclick_check=10000779fd2ac.html

Protests and Petitions
Protests Spurred by New Labour Law Drag on
South China Morning Post, November 26, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=471e37d913776110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

堵大桥维权代表被批捕 村民告官卖地未获立案 (Guangdong Land Grab Protestors Formally Arrested for Blocking Bridge)
Radio Free Asia, November 23, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/11/23/shunde/

艾滋病日前宁陵维权妇女被正式拘留 (Henan Female AIDS Activists Formally Detained Ahead of World AIDS Day)
Radio Free Asia, November 23, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/11/23/aids_day/

渖阳当局暴力驱赶进行示威的养蚁投资人 (Thousands of Liaoning Paramilitary Police Officers Disperse Ant Raisers' Protest)
Radio Free Asia, November 23, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/11/23/china_protest/

Society - Ethnic Minorities
China Holds Exhibition to Display Progress in Minority Language Research
Xinhuanet, November 24, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-11/24/content_7138087.htm

Three Gorges
Beijing in Three Gorges Propaganda Push
Financial Times, November 22, 2007
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/073f4000-9916-11dc-bb45-0000779fd2ac,dwp_uuid=9c33700c-4c86-11da-89df-0000779e2340.html

Tibet
Tibetans Riot in Rural Town, Police Seal Area
Reuters (via YahooNews), November 25, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071125/wl_nm/china_tibet_dc_1

November 23, 2007

News
Death Penalty
In Brief: Suspended Death Term for Leader of Gang That Smuggled 2,000 Cars
South China Morning Post, November 23, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=4449a6a66e766110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Environment
Relentless Advocate 'Greens' Rural China, Village by Village
Christian Science Monitor, November 23, 2007
http://www.csmonitor.com/2007/1123/p01s04-woap.html

Human Rights Defender
维权人士黄晓敏身份证被无故取消 对维权人士新一轮打压？ (Bank of China Cannot Verify Sichuan Rights Defender's Identity, Denies Access to Account)
Radio Free Asia, November 22, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/11/22/huang/

揭露周正毅被没收回乡证 香港居民沈婷控告周永康 (Hong Kong Resident Sues Former Minister of Public Security over Confiscation of Mainland Travel Permit)
Radio Free Asia, November 22, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/11/22/shen/

Human Rights Defender - Yuan Weijing (袁伟静)
袁伟静被禁止探望孩子 (Yuan Weijing Barred from Visiting Son)
Radio Free Asia, November 22, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/11/22/china_rights_chen/

Labor
公务员招录禁设无关门槛 (New Trial Regulation Bars Usage of Irrelevant Selection Criteria in Civil Service Recruitment)
The Beijing News, November 23, 2007
http://www.thebeijingnews.com/news/guonei/2007/11-23/018@073904.htm

Law
China to Monitor Prosecutors Behavior
Xinhuanet, November 23, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-11/22/content_7126213.htm

Media
Ban on Lonely Planet Book 'Absurd'
South China Morning Post, November 23, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=2519a6a66e766110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

揭露上海官场腐败的“中华申正网”再次遭当局关闭 (Website Shut Down Again After Revealing Scandals in Shanghai)
Radio Free Asia, November 22, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/11/22/china_internet/

Protests and Petitions
河南民师上访被扒光衣服毒打 (Henan Police Strip and Beat Private School Teacher over Petitioning Activity in Beijing)
Radio Free Asia, November 22, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/11/22/henan/

Tibetan Teachers Protest Low Pay in China's Qinghai
Radio Free Asia, November 22, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/2007/11/22/tibetan_protest/

本台独家：广西合山城乡要道让路电厂工程 (Twenty Villagers Arrested over Protest Against Power Plant Construction)
Radio Free Asia, November 22, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/11/22/guangxi/

Public Health
China Takes Action on Toy Safety
BBC, November 23, 2007
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7107093.stm

Three Gorges
China: Three Gorges Impact Not That Bad
Associated Press (via YahooNews), November 22, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071122/ap_on_re_as/china_three_gorges_5

十年后，三峡又移民 (Chongqing to Resettle 2.3 Million Residents Again 10 Years After First Relocation for Three Gorges Project)
Nanfang Weekend, November 22, 2007
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/zmzg/200711220706.asp

Tibet
China Accuses Dalai Lama of Violating Buddhist Traditions
Agence France-Presse (via YahooNews), November 23, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20071122/wl_asia_afp/chinatibetpoliticsreligion_071122233832