News
Corruption
监察部:灾区垮塌学校若涉贪污贿赂将严惩不贷 (Ministry of Supervision: Corrupt Acts in Quake-Torn Schools Will Be Punished Mercilessly)
EastDay.com, June 23, 2008
http://news.eastday.com/c/20080623/u1a3672029.html
Officials Investigated over Petitioner's Death
Xinhuanet, June 23, 2008
http://www.china.org.cn/government/local_governments/2008-06/23/content_15873785.htm
Top auditor: No Corruption Found in Disaster Relief Fund Use
Xinhuanet, June 23, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-06/23/content_8425196.htm
Disasters
Emergency Response Law to Be Implemented
Xinhuanet, June 23, 2008
http://www.china.org.cn/government/local_governments/2008-06/23/content_15870666.htm
Floods and Landslides Kill 35 in Southwest China
Reuters, June 23, 2008
http://uk.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUKPEK31550920080623
Education
College Graduates Sought for Grass-Roots Jobs
Xinhuanet, June 23, 2008
http://www.china.org.cn/china/local/2008-06/23/content_15872120.htm
Freedom of Speech
Supreme Court Ensures People's Voices Heard
Xinhua (via China Daily), June 23, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-06/23/content_6786827.htm
Government
China Says 43 Officials Punished over Quake Relief
Reuters, June 23, 2008
http://uk.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUKPEK20806220080623
Law
最高法：落实公开审判制 (Vice-President of Supreme People's Court Proposes for Open Trial System)
The Beijing News, June 24, 2008
http://www.thebeijingnews.com/news/guonei/2008/06-24/021@084336.htm
Media
民間保釣會網站遭關閉 ("Chinese Civilian Association for Safeguarding the Diaoyu [Pinnacle/Senkaku] Islands" Website Shut Down)
Ming Pao, June 24, 2008
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20080624/caa1h.htm
Olympics
奧運城市禁空運危險品 (Cities with Olympic Events Prohibit Mailing Dangerous Goods by Air)
Ming Pao, June 24, 2008
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20080624/cae1.htm
Businesses in China Take a Pre-Olympics Hit
Los Angeles Times, June 23, 2008
http://travel.latimes.com/articles/la-trw-chinavisa23-2008jun23
China Tightens Custom Vigil to Fight Doping During Olympics
Express India, June 23, 2008
http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/China-tightens-custom-vigil-to-fight-doping-during-Olympics/326479/
Lhasa's Monks All but Vanish in Chinese Crackdown
The Globe and Mail, June 23, 2008
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080623.wtibet23/BNStory/International/homeational/home
Politics
Corruption a 'Threat to Party's Survival'
Reuters (available at South China Morning Post), June 24, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=683b2069856ba110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Protests and Petitions
访民人权京奥：穿状衣往天安门 筹签名申请游行 (Beijing Petitioners Collect Signatures for Application to Demonstrate)
Radio Free Asia, June 23, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/fangmin-06232008170450.html
XUAR
Uyghur Mosque Demolished
Radio Free Asia, June 23, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/uyghurmosque-06232008163925.html
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Top News of the Day
Human Rights Defender - Wan Yanhai (万延海)
万延海与欧盟议员见面后被公安跟踪骚扰 (AIDS Activist Wan Yanhai Followed and Harassed by Police after Meeting with EU Official)
Radio Free Asia, June 20, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/china_sue-06202008104005.html
Prominent AIDS activist Wan Yanhai (万延海) reported to RFA that he has been closely followed by police officers since meeting with European Parliament member Jules Maaten on June 18. Police had warned him not meet with Maaten that morning. Wan noted that the police have not issued him a subpoena and therefore have no legal right to follow him; he tried to raise a suit against the police department for its illegal actions on June 19, but the court would not accept it. Wan is the director of AIDS awareness group Aizhixing Institute, which announced in April 2008 that it would be cutting back on services before the Olympic Games due to increased harassment of its clients.
News
Corruption
CPC Publicizes Party's Five-Year Anti-Corruption Plan
Xinhua (via People's Daily), June 23, 2008
http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/90785/6434727.html
China Daily, June 21, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-06/21/content_6784130.htm
Disasters
富新二小家长向官要答复 外媒记者遭粗暴驱赶羁押 (Police Dispatched to Disperse Gathering of Parents Who Lost Children in Quake; Detain Foreign Reporters)
Radio Free Asia, June 20, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/fuxin-06202008130645.html
Mental Health Huge Task in China Quake Zone: WHO
Reuters, June 20, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSPEK17305020080620
Over 18,000 Missing Since May 12 Quake
Xinhua (via China Daily), June 23, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-06/23/content_6785478.htm
Economic Development
China to Launch 10 Key Projects in Western Regions
Xinhuanet, June 21, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-06/21/content_8413779.htm
Environment
Contentious Dam Begins Power Generation
South China Morning Post, June 23, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=a1210ad3221ba110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Scandal of the Cancer Villages Lurks behind China's 'Green' Makeover
The Guardian, June 22, 2008
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/jun/22/china.olympicgames2008
Human Rights Defenders
中国新《律师法》实施律师会见当事人依旧难 (Still Difficult for Lawyers to Meet with Clients Despite New Amendments to Lawyers Law)
Radio Free Asia, June 21, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/lu-06212008005525.html
Minimum Wage Hike Planned to Plug Labor Shortage
China Daily, June 21, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-06/21/content_6784122.htm
Media
China's Internet Censorship Getting Worse: Activist
Agence France-Presse (via Google), June 20, 2008
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5hCJt9_DPuxiA9xPN-_N_Usrmg_DQ
China's Overeager American Censors
Forbes.com, June 20, 2008
http://www.forbes.com/home/2008/06/20/internet-censorship-china-tech-security-cx_ag_0620censure.html
Olympics
American Team Sent to Beijing over Nuclear Games Threat: Report
South China Morning Post, June 22, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=d3dfe8dd7fbaa110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
China Cracks down Ahead of Games
The Independent, June 23, 2008
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/china-cracks-down-ahead-of-games--human-rights-852344.html
China Cracks down on Cars for Olympics
Financial Times, June 23, 2008
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/475ae4fe-3f11-11dd-8fd9-0000779fd2ac.html
China Demolishes Mosque for Not Supporting Olympics: Group
Reuters, June 23, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSPEK18996820080623
访民因奥运行动受阻 投诉国际奥委会 (Shanghai Petitioners Raise Complaint to IOC after Detainment and Threats to Not Petition during Olympics)
Radio Free Asia, June 20, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/aoyun-06202008095654.html
Foreign Journalists Arrive for Organised Trip
South China Morning Post, June 21, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=0158ecddae6aa110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Heavily Guarded Olympic Torch Is Conveyed Through Tibetan Capital
Washington Post, June 22, 2008
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/06/21/AR2008062100321.html
Lake Successfully Refilled after Drought
Shanghai Daily, June 21, 2008
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2008/200806/20080621/article_364017.htm
Olympic Networks Win Right to Broadcast from Tiananmen Square
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), June 20, 2008
http://www.cbc.ca/olympics/story/2008/06/19/olympic-broadcasters.html
Olympic Torch in China's Qinghai Province
Voice of America, June 22, 2008
http://www.voanews.com/english/2008-06-22-voa28.cfm
Reporters Stopped from Seeing Sensitive Tibetan Temple
Agence France-Presse (via Google), June 22, 2008
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5ioetFeDMSc_xuTO8dgU-1QlMsxwg
State-Approved Tibetan Celebrities Join Relay Runners
South China Morning Post, June 22, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=2dbfe8dd7fbaa110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Protests and Petitions
China Supreme Court Urges Multiple Ways to Ensure People's Voices Heard
Xinhuanet, June 23, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-06/23/content_8422499.htm
Tibet
3 Tibetan Activists Jailed in Nepal for Anti-China Protests, Hundreds More Detained
Los Angeles Times, June 21, 2008
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/asia/la-fg-nepal22-2008jun22,0,3464347.story
China Releases 1,157 Involved in Tibet Unrest: Xinhua
Agence France-Presse (via Yahoo! News), June 20, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080620/wl_afp/chinatibetunrestrelease
Qomolangma to Limit Tourist Number to Protect Ecology
China Daily, June 23, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-06/23/content_6785029.htm
Tensions Rise between Tibetans, Chinese Muslims
Los Angeles Times, June 23, 2008
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-muslims23-2008jun23,0,6800977.story
Three Months after Riots, Tibetans Need Help Not Crackdowns, Say Observers
South China Morning Post, June 21, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=01c8eda5e76aa110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Tibet to Reopen to Foreign Tourists Soon
Xinhua (via China Daily), June 21, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-06/21/content_6783726.htm
With Olympic Torch (Briefly) in Tibet, China Assails Dalai Lama
International Herald Tribune, June 22, 2008
http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/06/22/asia/torch.php
Human Rights Defender - Wan Yanhai (万延海)
万延海与欧盟议员见面后被公安跟踪骚扰 (AIDS Activist Wan Yanhai Followed and Harassed by Police after Meeting with EU Official)
Radio Free Asia, June 20, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/china_sue-06202008104005.html
Prominent AIDS activist Wan Yanhai (万延海) reported to RFA that he has been closely followed by police officers since meeting with European Parliament member Jules Maaten on June 18. Police had warned him not meet with Maaten that morning. Wan noted that the police have not issued him a subpoena and therefore have no legal right to follow him; he tried to raise a suit against the police department for its illegal actions on June 19, but the court would not accept it. Wan is the director of AIDS awareness group Aizhixing Institute, which announced in April 2008 that it would be cutting back on services before the Olympic Games due to increased harassment of its clients.
News
Corruption
CPC Publicizes Party's Five-Year Anti-Corruption Plan
Xinhua (via People's Daily), June 23, 2008
http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/90785/6434727.html
Related information:Officials Held over Relief Grain Scam
建立健全惩治和预防腐败体系2008-2012年工作规划 (2008-2012 Plan for the Prevention and Punishment of Corruption)
Xinhuanet, June 22, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/newscenter/2008-06/22/content_8417974.htm
China Daily, June 21, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-06/21/content_6784130.htm
Disasters
富新二小家长向官要答复 外媒记者遭粗暴驱赶羁押 (Police Dispatched to Disperse Gathering of Parents Who Lost Children in Quake; Detain Foreign Reporters)
Radio Free Asia, June 20, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/fuxin-06202008130645.html
Mental Health Huge Task in China Quake Zone: WHO
Reuters, June 20, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSPEK17305020080620
Over 18,000 Missing Since May 12 Quake
Xinhua (via China Daily), June 23, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-06/23/content_6785478.htm
Economic Development
China to Launch 10 Key Projects in Western Regions
Xinhuanet, June 21, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-06/21/content_8413779.htm
Environment
Contentious Dam Begins Power Generation
South China Morning Post, June 23, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=a1210ad3221ba110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Scandal of the Cancer Villages Lurks behind China's 'Green' Makeover
The Guardian, June 22, 2008
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/jun/22/china.olympicgames2008
Human Rights Defenders
中国新《律师法》实施律师会见当事人依旧难 (Still Difficult for Lawyers to Meet with Clients Despite New Amendments to Lawyers Law)
Radio Free Asia, June 21, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/lu-06212008005525.html
Related information:Labor
Press Release: Revised ‘Lawyers Law’ Fails to Protect Lawyers
Human Rights in China, June 19, 2008
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/56883
Minimum Wage Hike Planned to Plug Labor Shortage
China Daily, June 21, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-06/21/content_6784122.htm
Media
China's Internet Censorship Getting Worse: Activist
Agence France-Presse (via Google), June 20, 2008
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5hCJt9_DPuxiA9xPN-_N_Usrmg_DQ
China's Overeager American Censors
Forbes.com, June 20, 2008
http://www.forbes.com/home/2008/06/20/internet-censorship-china-tech-security-cx_ag_0620censure.html
Olympics
American Team Sent to Beijing over Nuclear Games Threat: Report
South China Morning Post, June 22, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=d3dfe8dd7fbaa110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
China Cracks down Ahead of Games
The Independent, June 23, 2008
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/china-cracks-down-ahead-of-games--human-rights-852344.html
China Cracks down on Cars for Olympics
Financial Times, June 23, 2008
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/475ae4fe-3f11-11dd-8fd9-0000779fd2ac.html
China Demolishes Mosque for Not Supporting Olympics: Group
Reuters, June 23, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSPEK18996820080623
访民因奥运行动受阻 投诉国际奥委会 (Shanghai Petitioners Raise Complaint to IOC after Detainment and Threats to Not Petition during Olympics)
Radio Free Asia, June 20, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/aoyun-06202008095654.html
Foreign Journalists Arrive for Organised Trip
South China Morning Post, June 21, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=0158ecddae6aa110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Heavily Guarded Olympic Torch Is Conveyed Through Tibetan Capital
Washington Post, June 22, 2008
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/06/21/AR2008062100321.html
Lake Successfully Refilled after Drought
Shanghai Daily, June 21, 2008
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2008/200806/20080621/article_364017.htm
Olympic Networks Win Right to Broadcast from Tiananmen Square
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), June 20, 2008
http://www.cbc.ca/olympics/story/2008/06/19/olympic-broadcasters.html
Olympic Torch in China's Qinghai Province
Voice of America, June 22, 2008
http://www.voanews.com/english/2008-06-22-voa28.cfm
Reporters Stopped from Seeing Sensitive Tibetan Temple
Agence France-Presse (via Google), June 22, 2008
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5ioetFeDMSc_xuTO8dgU-1QlMsxwg
State-Approved Tibetan Celebrities Join Relay Runners
South China Morning Post, June 22, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=2dbfe8dd7fbaa110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Protests and Petitions
China Supreme Court Urges Multiple Ways to Ensure People's Voices Heard
Xinhuanet, June 23, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-06/23/content_8422499.htm
Tibet
3 Tibetan Activists Jailed in Nepal for Anti-China Protests, Hundreds More Detained
Los Angeles Times, June 21, 2008
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/asia/la-fg-nepal22-2008jun22,0,3464347.story
China Releases 1,157 Involved in Tibet Unrest: Xinhua
Agence France-Presse (via Yahoo! News), June 20, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080620/wl_afp/chinatibetunrestrelease
Qomolangma to Limit Tourist Number to Protect Ecology
China Daily, June 23, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-06/23/content_6785029.htm
Tensions Rise between Tibetans, Chinese Muslims
Los Angeles Times, June 23, 2008
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-muslims23-2008jun23,0,6800977.story
Three Months after Riots, Tibetans Need Help Not Crackdowns, Say Observers
South China Morning Post, June 21, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=01c8eda5e76aa110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Tibet to Reopen to Foreign Tourists Soon
Xinhua (via China Daily), June 21, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-06/21/content_6783726.htm
With Olympic Torch (Briefly) in Tibet, China Assails Dalai Lama
International Herald Tribune, June 22, 2008
http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/06/22/asia/torch.php
Friday, June 20, 2008
June 20, 2008
News
Bilateral Ties
Experts Say Products Made by Chinese Prison Labor Still Enter US
Voice of America, June 19, 2008
http://www.voanews.com/english/2008-06-19-voa51.cfm
Disasters
Battling Rising Waters in South China
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 20, 2008
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7463883.stm
China Quake Death Toll Rises to 69,180
Xinhuanet, June 19, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-06/19/content_8400885.htm
For China, Quake Toll Is Only a Guess
International Herald Tribune, June 18, 2008
http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/06/18/asia/toll.php
Chinese Experts Outline Major Reasons for Building Collapse in Quake-Hit Regions
Xinhuanet, June 19, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-06/19/content_8401401.htm
Ministry Reports: No Major Pollution Found in Quake Zone
Xinhuanet, June 19, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-06/19/content_8403291.htm
Food Security
Sino-US Joint Food Safety Test Center Starts Operations
China Daily, June 20, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-06/20/content_6779587.htm
Human Rights
China Rights Questioned Weeks before Olympics
Reuters, June 19, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSN1838966320080619
Human Rights Defender - Yue Tianxiang (岳天祥)
民主党甘肃负责人岳天祥在上海探亲被警方拘押 (China Democracy Party Member Yue Tianxiang Detained While Visiting Relatives in Shanghai)
Radio Free Asia, June 19, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/minzhu-06192008074252.html
Human Rights Defender - Huang Qi (黄琦)
妻子和委托律师人仍不能见黄琦 (Wife and Lawyer Still Not Allowed to See Huang Qi)
Radio Free Asia, June 19, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/huangqi-06192008124001.html
Media
Closure of Chinese Online-Video Site Sparks Concern
Wall Street Journal, June 20, 2008
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121390202591089267.html
外交部澄清东海协议 封舆论保钓网站被关 (Foreign Ministry Clarifies East China Sea Agreement; Website on Pinnacle (Senkaku/Diaoyutai) Islands Dispute Shut Down)
Radio Free Asia, June 19, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/baodiao-06192008170924.html
Olympics
China Presses Injured Athletes in Quest for Gold
New York Times, June 20, 2008
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/20/world/asia/20olympics.html
Clean Air Campaign Targets Buses, Trucks
China Daily, June 20, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-06/20/content_6781057.htm
Experts to Assess Daily Air Quality at Olympics
Shanghai Daily, June 20, 2008
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2008/200806/20080620/article_363876.htm
Journalist Delegation Leaves for Lhasa to Report Torch Relay
Xinhuanet, June 20, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-06/20/content_8406238.htm
Tight Curbs for Torch Relay
Radio Free Asia, June 18, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/torchrelay-06182008170036.html
Public Health
Health Ministry Warns of Iodine Deficiency in Part of China
Xinhuanet, June 20, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-06/20/content_8403448.htm
China Cracks Down on Drug Companies
New York Times, June 19, 2008
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/19/sports/olympics/19hgh.html
Tibet
For Rural Tibetans, the Future Is in Town
Washington Post, June 19, 2008
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/06/19/AR2008061903835.html
Nepal Halts Tibetan March to China Office, 600 Held
Reuters, June 19, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSSP21585720080619
XUAR
Sweden Tells Chinese Asylum Seeker to Leave
Australian Broadcasting Corporation, June 20, 2008
http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/news/stories/200806/s2280620.htm
霍城县派出所遭维族青年袭击 (XUAR Youth Raid Police Substation)
Radio Free Asia, June 19, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/weizu-06192008155001.html
Bilateral Ties
Experts Say Products Made by Chinese Prison Labor Still Enter US
Voice of America, June 19, 2008
http://www.voanews.com/english/2008-06-19-voa51.cfm
Disasters
Battling Rising Waters in South China
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 20, 2008
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7463883.stm
China Quake Death Toll Rises to 69,180
Xinhuanet, June 19, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-06/19/content_8400885.htm
For China, Quake Toll Is Only a Guess
International Herald Tribune, June 18, 2008
http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/06/18/asia/toll.php
Chinese Experts Outline Major Reasons for Building Collapse in Quake-Hit Regions
Xinhuanet, June 19, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-06/19/content_8401401.htm
Ministry Reports: No Major Pollution Found in Quake Zone
Xinhuanet, June 19, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-06/19/content_8403291.htm
Food Security
Sino-US Joint Food Safety Test Center Starts Operations
China Daily, June 20, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-06/20/content_6779587.htm
Human Rights
China Rights Questioned Weeks before Olympics
Reuters, June 19, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSN1838966320080619
Human Rights Defender - Yue Tianxiang (岳天祥)
民主党甘肃负责人岳天祥在上海探亲被警方拘押 (China Democracy Party Member Yue Tianxiang Detained While Visiting Relatives in Shanghai)
Radio Free Asia, June 19, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/minzhu-06192008074252.html
Human Rights Defender - Huang Qi (黄琦)
妻子和委托律师人仍不能见黄琦 (Wife and Lawyer Still Not Allowed to See Huang Qi)
Radio Free Asia, June 19, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/huangqi-06192008124001.html
Media
Closure of Chinese Online-Video Site Sparks Concern
Wall Street Journal, June 20, 2008
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121390202591089267.html
外交部澄清东海协议 封舆论保钓网站被关 (Foreign Ministry Clarifies East China Sea Agreement; Website on Pinnacle (Senkaku/Diaoyutai) Islands Dispute Shut Down)
Radio Free Asia, June 19, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/baodiao-06192008170924.html
Olympics
China Presses Injured Athletes in Quest for Gold
New York Times, June 20, 2008
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/20/world/asia/20olympics.html
Clean Air Campaign Targets Buses, Trucks
China Daily, June 20, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-06/20/content_6781057.htm
Experts to Assess Daily Air Quality at Olympics
Shanghai Daily, June 20, 2008
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2008/200806/20080620/article_363876.htm
Journalist Delegation Leaves for Lhasa to Report Torch Relay
Xinhuanet, June 20, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-06/20/content_8406238.htm
Tight Curbs for Torch Relay
Radio Free Asia, June 18, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/torchrelay-06182008170036.html
Public Health
Health Ministry Warns of Iodine Deficiency in Part of China
Xinhuanet, June 20, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-06/20/content_8403448.htm
China Cracks Down on Drug Companies
New York Times, June 19, 2008
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/19/sports/olympics/19hgh.html
Tibet
For Rural Tibetans, the Future Is in Town
Washington Post, June 19, 2008
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/06/19/AR2008061903835.html
Nepal Halts Tibetan March to China Office, 600 Held
Reuters, June 19, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSSP21585720080619
XUAR
Sweden Tells Chinese Asylum Seeker to Leave
Australian Broadcasting Corporation, June 20, 2008
http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/news/stories/200806/s2280620.htm
霍城县派出所遭维族青年袭击 (XUAR Youth Raid Police Substation)
Radio Free Asia, June 19, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/weizu-06192008155001.html
Thursday, June 19, 2008
June 19, 2008
News
Bilateral Ties
China to Send Food, Product Inspectors to US: Official
Agence France-Presse (via Yahoo! News), June 18, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080618/bs_afp/chinausconsumerfoodsafety
Death Penalty
China Mulls Death Penalty Reform
Asia Times Online, June 18, 2008
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China/JF18Ad01.html
Disasters
China Detains Quake School Critic: Rights Group
Reuters, June 18, 2008
http://uk.reuters.com/article/behindTheScenes/idUKPEK31256720080618
Human Rights Defenders
Activist Held for Subversion after Accusing Officials of Graft
South China Morning Post, June 19, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=9799f27ef9c9a110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
China Tightens Screws against Dissidents ahead of Olympics
Agence France-Presse (via Yahoo! News), June 19, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080619/wl_asia_afp/chinarightsngooly2008_080619065213
多位人士与外国人见面被阻止或监视 (Many Activists Put under Surveillance for Trying to Meet Foreigners)
Radio Free Asia, June 18, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/wanyanhai-06182008164441.html
Political Prisoners Get Sentences Reduced
Reuters (via South China Morning Post), June 19, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=18e8f27ef9c9a110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Media
Media with Foreign Tie-ups under Attack
South China Morning Post, June 19, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=b898f27ef9c9a110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Olympics
No Rowdy Crowds, No Trouble for Kashgar
South China Morning Post, June 19, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=38c8f27ef9c9a110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Olympic Torch Relay Cut to One Day in Tibet
Agence France-Presse (via Yahoo! News), June 18, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080618/wl_afp/chinaquaketibetunrestrightsoly2008torch
Pledge of Media Freedom Ignored
Reuters (via South China Morning Post), June 19, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=57f8f27ef9c9a110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
圣火在新疆传递 中国限制境外记者采访 (China Restricts Foreign Reporters Covering the Torch Relay in XUAR)
Radio Free Asia, June 18, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/torch_xinjiang-06182008164349.html
Tibetan Torchbearers to Mark Olympic Torch Relay in China's Qinghai
Xinhuanet, June 18, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-06/18/content_8395761.htm
Torch Shines on Ethnic Tensions
The Sydney Morning Herald, June 18, 2008
http://www.smh.com.au/news/world/torch-shines-on-ethnic-tensions/2008/06/17/1213468422054.html
Protests and Petitions
Clashes over Chemical Plant
Radio Free Asia, June 18, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/china_chemical-06182008101419.html
海南海口玉沙村拆迁起冲突两名村民被拘留 (Two Hainan Villagers Detained for Trying to Petition against Land Grab)
Radio Free Asia, June 18, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/haikou-06182008084623.html
玖龙纸业解雇五百多名工人引起冲突 (Over 500 Workers Clash with Police over Paper Factory's Dismissal)
Radio Free Asia, June 18, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/labor_strike-06182008110058.html
Tibet
Many Detained by China after Tibet Riots: Amnesty
Reuters, June 18, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSHKG17081420080619
Bilateral Ties
China to Send Food, Product Inspectors to US: Official
Agence France-Presse (via Yahoo! News), June 18, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080618/bs_afp/chinausconsumerfoodsafety
Death Penalty
China Mulls Death Penalty Reform
Asia Times Online, June 18, 2008
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China/JF18Ad01.html
Disasters
China Detains Quake School Critic: Rights Group
Reuters, June 18, 2008
http://uk.reuters.com/article/behindTheScenes/idUKPEK31256720080618
Human Rights Defenders
Activist Held for Subversion after Accusing Officials of Graft
South China Morning Post, June 19, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=9799f27ef9c9a110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
China Tightens Screws against Dissidents ahead of Olympics
Agence France-Presse (via Yahoo! News), June 19, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080619/wl_asia_afp/chinarightsngooly2008_080619065213
多位人士与外国人见面被阻止或监视 (Many Activists Put under Surveillance for Trying to Meet Foreigners)
Radio Free Asia, June 18, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/wanyanhai-06182008164441.html
Political Prisoners Get Sentences Reduced
Reuters (via South China Morning Post), June 19, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=18e8f27ef9c9a110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Media
Media with Foreign Tie-ups under Attack
South China Morning Post, June 19, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=b898f27ef9c9a110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Olympics
No Rowdy Crowds, No Trouble for Kashgar
South China Morning Post, June 19, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=38c8f27ef9c9a110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Olympic Torch Relay Cut to One Day in Tibet
Agence France-Presse (via Yahoo! News), June 18, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080618/wl_afp/chinaquaketibetunrestrightsoly2008torch
Pledge of Media Freedom Ignored
Reuters (via South China Morning Post), June 19, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=57f8f27ef9c9a110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
圣火在新疆传递 中国限制境外记者采访 (China Restricts Foreign Reporters Covering the Torch Relay in XUAR)
Radio Free Asia, June 18, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/torch_xinjiang-06182008164349.html
Tibetan Torchbearers to Mark Olympic Torch Relay in China's Qinghai
Xinhuanet, June 18, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-06/18/content_8395761.htm
Torch Shines on Ethnic Tensions
The Sydney Morning Herald, June 18, 2008
http://www.smh.com.au/news/world/torch-shines-on-ethnic-tensions/2008/06/17/1213468422054.html
Protests and Petitions
Clashes over Chemical Plant
Radio Free Asia, June 18, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/china_chemical-06182008101419.html
海南海口玉沙村拆迁起冲突两名村民被拘留 (Two Hainan Villagers Detained for Trying to Petition against Land Grab)
Radio Free Asia, June 18, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/haikou-06182008084623.html
玖龙纸业解雇五百多名工人引起冲突 (Over 500 Workers Clash with Police over Paper Factory's Dismissal)
Radio Free Asia, June 18, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/labor_strike-06182008110058.html
Tibet
Many Detained by China after Tibet Riots: Amnesty
Reuters, June 18, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSHKG17081420080619
Wednesday, June 18, 2008
June 18, 2008
Top News of the Day
Human Rights Defender - Hua Huiqi (华惠棋)
北京维权人士拟申请游行遭恐吓 (Beijing Religious and Housing Rights Activist Hua Huiqi Threatened before Applying to Protest)
Radio Free Asia, June 17, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/huahuiqi-06172008174127.html
On June 17, several plain-clothed men forced their way into the home of Pastor Hua Huiqi (华惠棋), threatening him to not to cause any trouble during the Olympics and to keep his nose out of others' business. Hua notified the police, and an hour later the plain-clothed men returned, asking only for confirmation of his identity. Hua suspects that this was due to his plan to apply for a protest permit. Other rights defenders report having been similarly intimidated.
News
Bilateral Ties
Economic Talks with US Focus on Stable Oil Supply
South China Morning Post, June 18, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=0f1b0ed03779a110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Disasters
Irate Parents of Children Killed in Collapse Kept from Party Official
South China Morning Post, June 18, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=1f7b0ed03779a110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
水災63死損失144億 (Floods: 63 Dead, 14.4 Billion Lost)
Ming Pao, June 18, 2008
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20080618/cac1.htm
Food Security
H5N1 Confirmed in Guangdong Duck Deaths
South China Morning Post, June 18, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=8486b4550079a110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Gender
广东：未婚女性不得通过人工授精生育 (Guangdong: Artificial Insemination for Unwed Women Prohibited)
China Youth Daily, June 18, 2008
http://news.cyol.com/content/2008-06/18/content_2228142.htm
Hong Kong
Universal Suffrage Remains Top of Agenda
South China Morning Post, June 18, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=da7f82cf3b787110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Human Rights Defender - Huang Qi (黄琦)
Arrest Risk to Bloggers 'Is Growing'
Metro News, June 17, 2008
http://www.metro.co.uk/news/world/article.html?in_article_id=179510&in_page_id=64
玖龙纸业炒掉外包劳工 香港SACOM组织：玖龙此举是“出尔反尔的行为 (Nine Dragons Paper Company Drops Foreign Laborers)
Nanfang Daily, June 18, 2008
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/jwxy/200806180058.asp
Media
杭州检察院被批评操纵媒体 (Hangzhou Procuratorate Is Criticized for Media Manipulation)
Radio Free Asia, June 17, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/jianchayuan-06172008170135.html
Olympics
Beijing Trains Press Officials Skills to Deal with Western Media
Xinhuanet, June 17, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-06/17/content_8388061.htm
Security and Choreography Mark Silk Road Torch Relay
Reuters, June 18, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSPEK2773320080618
Tibet Torch Relay Confirmed for Saturday
Agence France-Presse (available at South China Morning Post), June 18, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=03f01c6d8699a110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Police
河南渑池县去世的艾滋病患者妈妈被警方拘留 (Henan Police Detain AIDS Baby's Mother)
Radio Free Asia, June 17, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/AZT-06172008170600.html
Politics
政协副主席罗豪才称中国公民不靠同国家对抗实现人权 (CPPCC Vice-Chairman: Chinese Citizens Should not Oppose the Government to Bring about Human Rights)
Radio Free Asia, June 17, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/luohao-06172008112445.html
Protests and Petitions
成都500警察强拆太平村 村民被捕 (500 Chengdu Police Raid Village and Arrest Villagers)
Radio Free Asia, June 17, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/taipingchun-06172008160029.html
官方首批准申請 北京今保釣示威 (Beijing Government Permits Protest over Senkaku (Diaoyu) Islands for First Time)
Ming Pao, June 18, 2008
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20080618/caa1.htm
Human Rights Defender - Hua Huiqi (华惠棋)
北京维权人士拟申请游行遭恐吓 (Beijing Religious and Housing Rights Activist Hua Huiqi Threatened before Applying to Protest)
Radio Free Asia, June 17, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/huahuiqi-06172008174127.html
On June 17, several plain-clothed men forced their way into the home of Pastor Hua Huiqi (华惠棋), threatening him to not to cause any trouble during the Olympics and to keep his nose out of others' business. Hua notified the police, and an hour later the plain-clothed men returned, asking only for confirmation of his identity. Hua suspects that this was due to his plan to apply for a protest permit. Other rights defenders report having been similarly intimidated.
News
Bilateral Ties
Economic Talks with US Focus on Stable Oil Supply
South China Morning Post, June 18, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=0f1b0ed03779a110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Disasters
Irate Parents of Children Killed in Collapse Kept from Party Official
South China Morning Post, June 18, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=1f7b0ed03779a110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
水災63死損失144億 (Floods: 63 Dead, 14.4 Billion Lost)
Ming Pao, June 18, 2008
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20080618/cac1.htm
Food Security
H5N1 Confirmed in Guangdong Duck Deaths
South China Morning Post, June 18, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=8486b4550079a110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Gender
广东：未婚女性不得通过人工授精生育 (Guangdong: Artificial Insemination for Unwed Women Prohibited)
China Youth Daily, June 18, 2008
http://news.cyol.com/content/2008-06/18/content_2228142.htm
Hong Kong
Universal Suffrage Remains Top of Agenda
South China Morning Post, June 18, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=da7f82cf3b787110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Human Rights Defender - Huang Qi (黄琦)
Arrest Risk to Bloggers 'Is Growing'
Metro News, June 17, 2008
http://www.metro.co.uk/news/world/article.html?in_article_id=179510&in_page_id=64
Related information:Labor
Rights Activist Huang Qi Detained on Suspicion of Holding State Secrets
Human Rights in China, June 16, 2008
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/56586
玖龙纸业炒掉外包劳工 香港SACOM组织：玖龙此举是“出尔反尔的行为 (Nine Dragons Paper Company Drops Foreign Laborers)
Nanfang Daily, June 18, 2008
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/jwxy/200806180058.asp
Media
杭州检察院被批评操纵媒体 (Hangzhou Procuratorate Is Criticized for Media Manipulation)
Radio Free Asia, June 17, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/jianchayuan-06172008170135.html
Olympics
Beijing Trains Press Officials Skills to Deal with Western Media
Xinhuanet, June 17, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-06/17/content_8388061.htm
Security and Choreography Mark Silk Road Torch Relay
Reuters, June 18, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSPEK2773320080618
Tibet Torch Relay Confirmed for Saturday
Agence France-Presse (available at South China Morning Post), June 18, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=03f01c6d8699a110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Police
河南渑池县去世的艾滋病患者妈妈被警方拘留 (Henan Police Detain AIDS Baby's Mother)
Radio Free Asia, June 17, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/AZT-06172008170600.html
Politics
政协副主席罗豪才称中国公民不靠同国家对抗实现人权 (CPPCC Vice-Chairman: Chinese Citizens Should not Oppose the Government to Bring about Human Rights)
Radio Free Asia, June 17, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/luohao-06172008112445.html
Protests and Petitions
成都500警察强拆太平村 村民被捕 (500 Chengdu Police Raid Village and Arrest Villagers)
Radio Free Asia, June 17, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/taipingchun-06172008160029.html
官方首批准申請 北京今保釣示威 (Beijing Government Permits Protest over Senkaku (Diaoyu) Islands for First Time)
Ming Pao, June 18, 2008
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20080618/caa1.htm
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
June 17, 2008
News
Disasters
Prosecutors Join Inquiry into Quake-Collapse Schools
South China Morning Post, June 17, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=b6aff0396429a110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD0a0a0/?vgnextoid=b6aff0396429a110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Flood Warning after Chinese Rains
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 16, 2008
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7456827.stm
Human Rights Defender - Huang Qi (黄琦)
China Dissident Huang 'Arrested'
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 16, 2008
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7457452.stm
Human Rights Defender
维权网站中华申正网站长任尚燕被拘押一月 (Rights Defense Website Operator Xiang Yan Detained for a Month)
Radio Free Asia, June 16, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/weiquan-06162008104020.html
Law
中国首次大规模法律清理启动 (China Begins Large-Scale Re-Examination of Laws)
Legal Daily, June 17, 2008
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/0705/2008-06/17/content_880946.htm
内地首个“法治指数”杭州出炉 政府做“体检” (Hangzhou Publishes China's First "Rule of Law Index")
Net Ease, June 17, 2008
http://money.163.com/08/0616/03/4EHFSJ3U002524SC.html
Olympics
Beijing Fury at Aussies' Smog Boycott
The Sydney Morning Herald, June 17, 2008
http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2008/06/16/1213468333272.html
Immigration Chief Warns of Disruption to Games
South China Morning Post, June 17, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=1ac9f0396429a110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=&s=0a0a0/?vgnextoid=1ac9f0396429a110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=&s=
Torch Security Tight in Capital of Uyghur Region
South China Morning Post, June 17, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=9781f0396429a110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD0a0a0/?vgnextoid=9781f0396429a110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Police
桂林民间传统龙舟赛被上千名警察驱散 (Guilin Traditional Dragon Boat Races Stopped by 1,000 Police Officers)
Radio Free Asia, June 16, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/guilin-06162008104136.html
Politics
中国共产主义青年团章程 (CPC to Keep Notice on Youth Corps Regulations)
China Youth Daily, June 17, 2008
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2008-06/17/content_2225751.htm
Protests and Petitions
政府加强控制访民 成都村民示威持续 (Government Tightens Control of Petitioners as Chengdu Villagers Continue with Protests)
Radio Free Asia, June 16, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/chengdu-06162008120759.html
江西数名支持民主及反贪腐人士聚会遭警方冲击 (Jiangxi Police Harass Pro-Democracy and Anti-Corruption Activists)
Radio Free Asia, June 16, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/fanfu-06162008171516.html
Public Health
北京将率先实现全民医保 (Beijing Municipality to Take Initiative on Universal Medical Insurance)
China Youth Daily, June 17, 2008
http://news.cyol.com/content/2008-06/17/content_2226043.htm
Tibet
Dalai Lama Offers to Send Peace Agents
South China Morning Post, June 17, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=87cff0396429a110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD0a0a0/?vgnextoid=87cff0396429a110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
西藏流亡政府：要求一般自治 (Tibetan Government-in-Exile Request Autonomy)
Radio Free Asia, June 16, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/tibet-06162008165649.html
Disasters
Prosecutors Join Inquiry into Quake-Collapse Schools
South China Morning Post, June 17, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=b6aff0396429a110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD0a0a0/?vgnextoid=b6aff0396429a110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Flood Warning after Chinese Rains
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 16, 2008
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7456827.stm
Human Rights Defender - Huang Qi (黄琦)
China Dissident Huang 'Arrested'
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 16, 2008
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7457452.stm
Human Rights Defender
维权网站中华申正网站长任尚燕被拘押一月 (Rights Defense Website Operator Xiang Yan Detained for a Month)
Radio Free Asia, June 16, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/weiquan-06162008104020.html
Law
中国首次大规模法律清理启动 (China Begins Large-Scale Re-Examination of Laws)
Legal Daily, June 17, 2008
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/0705/2008-06/17/content_880946.htm
内地首个“法治指数”杭州出炉 政府做“体检” (Hangzhou Publishes China's First "Rule of Law Index")
Net Ease, June 17, 2008
http://money.163.com/08/0616/03/4EHFSJ3U002524SC.html
Olympics
Beijing Fury at Aussies' Smog Boycott
The Sydney Morning Herald, June 17, 2008
http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2008/06/16/1213468333272.html
Immigration Chief Warns of Disruption to Games
South China Morning Post, June 17, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=1ac9f0396429a110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=&s=0a0a0/?vgnextoid=1ac9f0396429a110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=&s=
Torch Security Tight in Capital of Uyghur Region
South China Morning Post, June 17, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=9781f0396429a110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD0a0a0/?vgnextoid=9781f0396429a110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Police
桂林民间传统龙舟赛被上千名警察驱散 (Guilin Traditional Dragon Boat Races Stopped by 1,000 Police Officers)
Radio Free Asia, June 16, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/guilin-06162008104136.html
Politics
中国共产主义青年团章程 (CPC to Keep Notice on Youth Corps Regulations)
China Youth Daily, June 17, 2008
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2008-06/17/content_2225751.htm
Protests and Petitions
政府加强控制访民 成都村民示威持续 (Government Tightens Control of Petitioners as Chengdu Villagers Continue with Protests)
Radio Free Asia, June 16, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/chengdu-06162008120759.html
江西数名支持民主及反贪腐人士聚会遭警方冲击 (Jiangxi Police Harass Pro-Democracy and Anti-Corruption Activists)
Radio Free Asia, June 16, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/fanfu-06162008171516.html
Public Health
北京将率先实现全民医保 (Beijing Municipality to Take Initiative on Universal Medical Insurance)
China Youth Daily, June 17, 2008
http://news.cyol.com/content/2008-06/17/content_2226043.htm
Tibet
Dalai Lama Offers to Send Peace Agents
South China Morning Post, June 17, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=87cff0396429a110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD0a0a0/?vgnextoid=87cff0396429a110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
西藏流亡政府：要求一般自治 (Tibetan Government-in-Exile Request Autonomy)
Radio Free Asia, June 16, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/tibet-06162008165649.html
Monday, June 16, 2008
June 14-16, 2008
News
Corruption
Bank Staff in China Quake Zone Use Donations to Buy Runners: Govt
Agence France-Presse (available at Yahoo! News), June 13, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080613/wl_asia_afp/chinaquakecorruptionrelief_080613060256
Official Dismissed for Embezzling Quake Relief Funds
China Daily, June 14, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-06/14/content_6760691.htm
Disasters
70,000 Evacuate Flooding Quake Zone
Agence France-Presse (available at South China Morning Post), June 16, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=a955c2e0d1f8a110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
China Floods Kills 55 - More Rain Expected
Reuters, June 15, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSPEK825620080615
Chinese Parents Call off Memorial for Children Killed in Quake after Official Warning
New York Times, June 13, 2008
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/13/world/asia/13quake.html
Leave Beichuan, Volunteers Told
South China Morning Post, June 14, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=5e684b370e28a110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Sensitive China Quake Photo Removed from Exhibit
Associated Press (available at Google), June 15, 2008
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gBr_dOzJ9Pnc_U9gSgtTgE-cR-KwD91AERB81
山西吕梁煤矿发生爆炸事故 43人被困 (43 Trapped after Mine Explosion in Luliang, Shandong)
Radio Free Asia, June 13, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/meikuang-06132008155931.html
Human Rights Defender - Huang Qi (黄琦)
Concern over Detentions in China Quake Zone: Groups
Reuters, June 15, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/GCA-China/idUSPEK2985920080615
Related information:
Human Rights in China Condemns the Detention of Huang Qi by Police in Chengdu
Human Rights in China, June 14, 2008
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/56408
Human Rights Defenders
China Dissident Commits Suicide after Forcible Deportation
Australian Broadcasting Corporation (available at Yahoo! News), June 16, 2008
http://au.news.yahoo.com/080615/21/17aif.html
Olympics
BBC Will Show Beijing Olympics Protests
Telegraph.co.uk, June 14, 2008
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/2123211/Beijing-Olympics-BBC-will-show-protests-if-they-occur.html
确保奥运火炬传送 甘孜切断对外通讯 (All Communication to Garze, Sichuan Severed to Ensure Torch Arrival)
Radio Free Asia, June 15, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/ao-06152008155144.html
China Clampdown for Olympic Torch in Xinjiang: Residents, Exiles
Agence France-Presse (available at Yahoo! News), June 16, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080615/wl_afp/chinaxinjiangunrestrightsoly2008_080615053950
Olympic Torch's Arrival in Tibet Postponed
Associated Press (available at Google), June 16, 2008
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gEtQD-yS0Xp4_sizYjZ8SE7bG_1gD91AV5BG0
Stamp out Sex with an Olympic Baton
Asia Times Online, June 14, 2008
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China/JF14Ad02.html
Related information:Population
Legal Guidelines for Foreigners—Olympic Traps for Foreigners?
Human Rights in China, June 05, 2008
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/55647
深圳出台户籍制度改革重大举措 (Shenzhen's Permanent Residence System Undertakes Great Changes)
Radio Free Asia, June 15, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shen-06152008154339.html
Tibet
Tibetan Monks Forced to Take Patriotic Tests
Reuters, June 16, 2008
file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/alainna/Local%20Settings/Temporary%20Internet%20Files/OLK75F/1606%20DNB.doc#1,293,432,0,,_
Friday, June 13, 2008
June 13, 2008
News
Bilateral Ties
China Denies Hacking into US Computers
Associated Press (via Google), June 12, 2008
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gJxb1IN1QhieBsB9jEUqW611sBCgD918I31O0
Children
China Must Do More on Child Labour: State Media
Agence France-Presse (via Google), June 12, 2008
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5g7cbzlo1WBoTefZZ4_narob0CDbg
Department Admits Leak of Data on Future Mums
South China Morning Post, June 13, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=b3e5b01673d7a110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Disasters
A Month of Despair, But Still No Answers: Officials Ignore Parents' Calls for an Explanation of Why Schools Collapsed
South China Morning Post, June 13, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=a386b01673d7a110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Auditors Expose Relief Scams
South China Morning Post, June 13, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=2436b01673d7a110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
China Refugees Move Again a Month after Earthquake
Associated Press (via Google), June 12, 2008
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gBr_dOzJ9Pnc_U9gSgtTgE-cR-KwD918BHR07
Parents of China Quake Victims Express Anger
Associated Press (via Google), June 13, 2008
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gBr_dOzJ9Pnc_U9gSgtTgE-cR-KwD918N6TO7
Hong Kong
回归十一周年前香港泛民主派议员辩论高度自治 (Hong Kong's Pan Democrats Debate Self-Autonomy before 11th Handover Anniversary)
Radio Free Asia, June 12, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/hongkong-06122008071612.html
Human Rights Defender - Zeng Jinyan (曾金燕)
曾金燕在国保监视下返回福建老家 (Zeng Jinyan Returns to Fujian Home under Surveillance of State Security)
Radio Free Asia, June 12, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/china_hu-06122008114245.html
Human Rights Defenders
2008 NED Democracy Award to Honor Heroes of Human Rights and Democracy in China
PR Newswire, June 12, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/usnw/20080612/pl_usnw/2008_ned_democracy_award_to_honor_heroes_of_human_rights_and_democracy_in_china
输血感染艾滋家属持续上访 被以敲诈勒索罪逮捕 (Hunan AIDS Activist and Petitioner Wang Xiaoqiao's Trial Opens)
Radio Free Asia, June 12, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/HIV-06122008112444.html
Media
“维吾尔在线” 已被封一个月 (Popular Forum "Uyghur Online" Remains Closed after One Month)
Radio Free Asia, June 12, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/internet_control-06122008111612.html
'Journalists Can Visit Quake Areas'
South China Morning Post, June 12, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=a8ef89715887a110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Reporters Kicked out of China City Where Schools Collapsed
Agence France-Presse (via Google), June 12, 2008
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5i-TY53mT_omuVEH6m_vXYxeMB2_Q
Olympics
China Fears Domestic Threat to Olympics: Interpol
Reuters, June 12, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/GCA-China/idUSL1280163220080612
Lawyers to Mediate Sports Disputes during Olympics
Xinhua (via China Daily), June 13, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/olympics/2008-06/13/content_6758283.htm
Protests and Petitions
广州兴丰村村民抗议垃圾车严重滴漏污染环境 (Guangzhou Villagers Protest Pollution from Overloaded Refuse Trucks)
Radio Free Asia, June 12, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/china_pollution-06122008113925.html
Tibet
200武警包围被捕女藏人住所 (200 Armed Police Surround Arrested Tibetan's Home Following Protest)
Radio Free Asia, June 12, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/tibetan-06122008114317.html
Dates for Next Talks with Dalai Side Yet to Be Fixed: China
PTI, June 13, 2008
http://www.ptinews.com/pti%5Cptisite.nsf/0/CC89AC64124255C365257466003BAD91?OpenDocument
Tibet Still off Limits to Visitors
Agence France-Presse (available at South China Morning Post), June 13, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=4456b01673d7a110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Tibetan Monks Forced to Take "Patriotic Tests"
Reuters, June 12, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSPEK28885420080613
Bilateral Ties
China Denies Hacking into US Computers
Associated Press (via Google), June 12, 2008
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gJxb1IN1QhieBsB9jEUqW611sBCgD918I31O0
Children
China Must Do More on Child Labour: State Media
Agence France-Presse (via Google), June 12, 2008
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5g7cbzlo1WBoTefZZ4_narob0CDbg
Related information:Corruption
Authorities Seek Greater Enforcement of Child Labor Laws
China Daily, June 12, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-06/12/content_6754284.htm
Department Admits Leak of Data on Future Mums
South China Morning Post, June 13, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=b3e5b01673d7a110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Disasters
A Month of Despair, But Still No Answers: Officials Ignore Parents' Calls for an Explanation of Why Schools Collapsed
South China Morning Post, June 13, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=a386b01673d7a110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Auditors Expose Relief Scams
South China Morning Post, June 13, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=2436b01673d7a110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
China Refugees Move Again a Month after Earthquake
Associated Press (via Google), June 12, 2008
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gBr_dOzJ9Pnc_U9gSgtTgE-cR-KwD918BHR07
Parents of China Quake Victims Express Anger
Associated Press (via Google), June 13, 2008
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gBr_dOzJ9Pnc_U9gSgtTgE-cR-KwD918N6TO7
Hong Kong
回归十一周年前香港泛民主派议员辩论高度自治 (Hong Kong's Pan Democrats Debate Self-Autonomy before 11th Handover Anniversary)
Radio Free Asia, June 12, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/hongkong-06122008071612.html
Human Rights Defender - Zeng Jinyan (曾金燕)
曾金燕在国保监视下返回福建老家 (Zeng Jinyan Returns to Fujian Home under Surveillance of State Security)
Radio Free Asia, June 12, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/china_hu-06122008114245.html
Human Rights Defenders
2008 NED Democracy Award to Honor Heroes of Human Rights and Democracy in China
PR Newswire, June 12, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/usnw/20080612/pl_usnw/2008_ned_democracy_award_to_honor_heroes_of_human_rights_and_democracy_in_china
输血感染艾滋家属持续上访 被以敲诈勒索罪逮捕 (Hunan AIDS Activist and Petitioner Wang Xiaoqiao's Trial Opens)
Radio Free Asia, June 12, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/HIV-06122008112444.html
Media
“维吾尔在线” 已被封一个月 (Popular Forum "Uyghur Online" Remains Closed after One Month)
Radio Free Asia, June 12, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/internet_control-06122008111612.html
'Journalists Can Visit Quake Areas'
South China Morning Post, June 12, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=a8ef89715887a110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Reporters Kicked out of China City Where Schools Collapsed
Agence France-Presse (via Google), June 12, 2008
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5i-TY53mT_omuVEH6m_vXYxeMB2_Q
Olympics
China Fears Domestic Threat to Olympics: Interpol
Reuters, June 12, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/GCA-China/idUSL1280163220080612
Lawyers to Mediate Sports Disputes during Olympics
Xinhua (via China Daily), June 13, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/olympics/2008-06/13/content_6758283.htm
Protests and Petitions
广州兴丰村村民抗议垃圾车严重滴漏污染环境 (Guangzhou Villagers Protest Pollution from Overloaded Refuse Trucks)
Radio Free Asia, June 12, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/china_pollution-06122008113925.html
Tibet
200武警包围被捕女藏人住所 (200 Armed Police Surround Arrested Tibetan's Home Following Protest)
Radio Free Asia, June 12, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/tibetan-06122008114317.html
Dates for Next Talks with Dalai Side Yet to Be Fixed: China
PTI, June 13, 2008
http://www.ptinews.com/pti%5Cptisite.nsf/0/CC89AC64124255C365257466003BAD91?OpenDocument
Tibet Still off Limits to Visitors
Agence France-Presse (available at South China Morning Post), June 13, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=4456b01673d7a110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Tibetan Monks Forced to Take "Patriotic Tests"
Reuters, June 12, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSPEK28885420080613
Thursday, June 12, 2008
June 12, 2008
News
Bilateral Ties
China, Australia to Hold New Round of FTA Talks
Xinhuanet, June 11, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-06/11/content_8349539.htm
Civil Society
Chinese Post-80s Volunteers on Rise, Stereotyped Views Lose Ground
Xinhuanet, June 11, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-06/11/content_8349090.htm
Disasters
Lack of Data on Amputees Worries Experts
South China Morning Post, June 12, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=f51089715887a110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Environment
Shanghai Goes All out in Green Effort
Xinhuanet, June 12, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-06/12/content_8352925.htm
Young and Old Pay High Price for Bad Delta Air
South China Morning Post, June 12, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=429b89715887a110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Human Rights Defender - Huang Qi (黄琦)
人权网站负责人黄琦疑被扣留 (Tianwang Humans Rights Center Director Huang Qi and Two Volunteers Detained)
Radio Free Asia, June 11, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/huangqi-06112008132252.html
Human Rights Defenders
泛蓝谢福林被处拘留十五天 (Pan-Blue Alliance Member Xie Fulin Put in Detention for 15 Days)
Radio Free Asia, June 11, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/xiefulin-06112008143649.html
通信维权代表陈书伟因电话收费问题遭殴打 (Consumer Rights Activist Chen Shuwei Beaten for Asking Too Many Questions)
Radio Free Asia, June 11, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/chenshuwei-06112008093754.html
June 4th
It's a First as CCTV Covers the Victoria Park Candle-light Vigil
South China Morning Post, June 09, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=db0531616886a110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Chinese Hacking into House Computers, Says Congressman
South China Morning Post, June 12, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=e55cb0d96a87a110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Olympics
China Launches Anti-terror Drill for Olympics
Xinhuanet, June 12, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-06/11/content_8349331.htm
Dalai Lama Calls for Calm as Olympic Torch Heads to Tibet
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), June 11, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080612/ts_afp/australiachinatibetunrestrightsoly2008torch
Quiet Passage through Paradise for Torch Relay
South China Morning Post, June 12, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=124089715887a110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Police
山东大学退休教授孙文广家被搜查 (Retired Shandong University Professor Sun Wenguang's Home Ransacked)
Radio Free Asia, June 11, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/sunwenguang-06112008105241.html
Taiwan
China and Taiwan Re-start Talks
BBC, June 12, 2008
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7447536.stm
Tibet
China Counters EU-U.S. Summit Declaration on Tibet
Xinhuanet, June 11, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-06/11/content_8348673.htm
甘孜县城五藏人喊口号示威被捕 (5 Tibetans Arrested in Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture)
Radio Free Asia, June 11, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/ganzi-06112008104436.html
Bilateral Ties
China, Australia to Hold New Round of FTA Talks
Xinhuanet, June 11, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-06/11/content_8349539.htm
Civil Society
Chinese Post-80s Volunteers on Rise, Stereotyped Views Lose Ground
Xinhuanet, June 11, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-06/11/content_8349090.htm
Disasters
Lack of Data on Amputees Worries Experts
South China Morning Post, June 12, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=f51089715887a110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Environment
Shanghai Goes All out in Green Effort
Xinhuanet, June 12, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-06/12/content_8352925.htm
Young and Old Pay High Price for Bad Delta Air
South China Morning Post, June 12, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=429b89715887a110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Human Rights Defender - Huang Qi (黄琦)
人权网站负责人黄琦疑被扣留 (Tianwang Humans Rights Center Director Huang Qi and Two Volunteers Detained)
Radio Free Asia, June 11, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/huangqi-06112008132252.html
Human Rights Defenders
泛蓝谢福林被处拘留十五天 (Pan-Blue Alliance Member Xie Fulin Put in Detention for 15 Days)
Radio Free Asia, June 11, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/xiefulin-06112008143649.html
通信维权代表陈书伟因电话收费问题遭殴打 (Consumer Rights Activist Chen Shuwei Beaten for Asking Too Many Questions)
Radio Free Asia, June 11, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/chenshuwei-06112008093754.html
June 4th
It's a First as CCTV Covers the Victoria Park Candle-light Vigil
South China Morning Post, June 09, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=db0531616886a110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
MediaRelated information:
香港四万市民烛光晚会哀悼地震遇难同胞(图) (40,000 Hong Kong Residents Attend Vigil to Mourn Killed Compatriots in the Earthquake)
CCTV, June 05, 2008
http://sports.cctv.com/20080605/105378.shtml
Note: By June 09, 2008, this article was removed. HRIC has a PDF printout of the pages available at the following URL:
http://hrichina.org/fs/view/downloadables/pdf/2008.06.05_cctv_64.PDF
Chinese Hacking into House Computers, Says Congressman
South China Morning Post, June 12, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=e55cb0d96a87a110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Olympics
China Launches Anti-terror Drill for Olympics
Xinhuanet, June 12, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-06/11/content_8349331.htm
Dalai Lama Calls for Calm as Olympic Torch Heads to Tibet
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), June 11, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080612/ts_afp/australiachinatibetunrestrightsoly2008torch
Quiet Passage through Paradise for Torch Relay
South China Morning Post, June 12, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=124089715887a110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Police
山东大学退休教授孙文广家被搜查 (Retired Shandong University Professor Sun Wenguang's Home Ransacked)
Radio Free Asia, June 11, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/sunwenguang-06112008105241.html
Taiwan
China and Taiwan Re-start Talks
BBC, June 12, 2008
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7447536.stm
Tibet
China Counters EU-U.S. Summit Declaration on Tibet
Xinhuanet, June 11, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-06/11/content_8348673.htm
甘孜县城五藏人喊口号示威被捕 (5 Tibetans Arrested in Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture)
Radio Free Asia, June 11, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/ganzi-06112008104436.html
Wednesday, June 11, 2008
June 11, 2008
Top News of the Day
Olympics
北京禁出租地庫 遷走10萬「北漂族」(Beijing Prohibits Leasing of Basements; Tenants Must Leave before July)
Ming Pao, June 11, 2008
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20080611/cab1.htm
According to recently issued police directive, all tenants leasing basements in Beijing must vacate their rooms before July 1. Failing to do so will result in a fine. The majority of people living in Beijing basements are of the "floating population," migrant workers without fixed residence or jobs. The directive could affect around 100,000 migrant workers.
News
Civil Society
China Fears the Power of Its Society
The Sydney Morning Herald, June 09, 2008
http://www.smh.com.au/news/world/china-fears-the-power-of-its-society/2008/06/09/1212863546382.html
Corruption
Blame Game over Health-Data Leak
South China Morning Post, June 11, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=6664d61ef437a110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Disasters
China Declares Quake Lake Crisis Over
Associated Press (via Google), June 10, 2008
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gBr_dOzJ9Pnc_U9gSgtTgE-cR-KwD917672G0
Officials' Response to Quake 'Tardy'
Radio Free Asia, June 10, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/quakegraft-06102008083801.html
Sichuan Deposes 15 Officials for Malpractice in Quake Relief
Xinhuanet, June 09, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-06/09/content_8334868.htm
Environment
China Chemical Spill Threatens Water of 200,000
Reuters, June 10, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/GCA-China/idUSPEK29466920080610
Report Says China Consumes Twice Its Supply
Associated Press (via Google), June 10, 2008
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5icPw8BwDs4EYOrcM2Xe3KOGqPw5gD9179JCGA
Villagers Hold Back Bulldozers
Radio Free Asia, June 10, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/chinaland-06102008162452.html
Media
Writer under Fire for Defending Officials
South China Morning Post, June 11, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=3cf4d61ef437a110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Olympics
Chinese Journalism Rules Criticized
United Press International (UPI), June 10, 2008
http://www.upi.com/Top_News/2008/06/10/Chinese_journalism_rules_criticized/UPI-70331213148053/
Vatican to Send Bishop to Opening Ceremony
Reuters, June 10, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/GCA-Olympics/idUSL1076838920080610
外国记者抱怨北京没有履行奥运期间采访自由的承诺 (Foreign Media May not Be Permitted to Broadcast Live from Tiananmen Square)
Radio Free Asia, June 10, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/aoyun-06102008165500.html
Protests and Petitions
六名港商在新华门前进行抗议 (Six Hong Kong Businessmen Carted off by Police for Protesting Dishonest Business Practice outside Zhongnanhai)
Radio Free Asia, June 10, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/petition_investor-06102008113452.html
南京炮兵学院学生抗议示威 当局出动武警镇压 (Police Suppress Demonstration of Nanjing Artillery Institute Students)
Radio France Internationle, June 10, 2008
http://www.rfi.fr/actucn/articles/102/article_7865.asp
山东临沂60余村民抗议公安打死村民张同全 (60 Shandong Villagers Protest the Killing of Villager by Police)
Radio Free Asia, June 10, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/zhangtongquan-06102008111033.html
上海拆迁户夫妇倾诉上访中不公遭遇 (Shanghai Housing Petitioner Couple Harassed, Detained, and Beaten)
Radio Free Asia, June 10, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shanghai_chaiqian-06102008105305.html
Society
Relief Effort Gives Beijing a Better Image among Ethnic Minorities
South China Morning Post, June 10, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=d5e9b0f60ed6a110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Tibet
China Says Stop Tibet Protests to Advance Talks
Reuters, June 10, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/GCA-China/idUSL1053612320080610
Nepali Police Scuffle with Tibetans, Detain 239
Reuters, June 10, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSDEL148641
Tibetan Nuns Stage Large Protest
Radio Free Asia, June 10, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet_nuns-06102008134650.html
Olympics
北京禁出租地庫 遷走10萬「北漂族」(Beijing Prohibits Leasing of Basements; Tenants Must Leave before July)
Ming Pao, June 11, 2008
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20080611/cab1.htm
According to recently issued police directive, all tenants leasing basements in Beijing must vacate their rooms before July 1. Failing to do so will result in a fine. The majority of people living in Beijing basements are of the "floating population," migrant workers without fixed residence or jobs. The directive could affect around 100,000 migrant workers.
News
Civil Society
China Fears the Power of Its Society
The Sydney Morning Herald, June 09, 2008
http://www.smh.com.au/news/world/china-fears-the-power-of-its-society/2008/06/09/1212863546382.html
Corruption
Blame Game over Health-Data Leak
South China Morning Post, June 11, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=6664d61ef437a110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Disasters
China Declares Quake Lake Crisis Over
Associated Press (via Google), June 10, 2008
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gBr_dOzJ9Pnc_U9gSgtTgE-cR-KwD917672G0
Officials' Response to Quake 'Tardy'
Radio Free Asia, June 10, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/quakegraft-06102008083801.html
Sichuan Deposes 15 Officials for Malpractice in Quake Relief
Xinhuanet, June 09, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-06/09/content_8334868.htm
Environment
China Chemical Spill Threatens Water of 200,000
Reuters, June 10, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/GCA-China/idUSPEK29466920080610
Report Says China Consumes Twice Its Supply
Associated Press (via Google), June 10, 2008
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5icPw8BwDs4EYOrcM2Xe3KOGqPw5gD9179JCGA
Related information:Land Policy
中国生态足迹报告 (CCICED-WWF Report on China's Ecological Footprint)
WWF, June 10, 2008
http://www.wwfchina.org/wwfpress/publication/policy/Cecofootprint.pdf
Villagers Hold Back Bulldozers
Radio Free Asia, June 10, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/chinaland-06102008162452.html
Media
Writer under Fire for Defending Officials
South China Morning Post, June 11, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=3cf4d61ef437a110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Olympics
Chinese Journalism Rules Criticized
United Press International (UPI), June 10, 2008
http://www.upi.com/Top_News/2008/06/10/Chinese_journalism_rules_criticized/UPI-70331213148053/
Vatican to Send Bishop to Opening Ceremony
Reuters, June 10, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/GCA-Olympics/idUSL1076838920080610
外国记者抱怨北京没有履行奥运期间采访自由的承诺 (Foreign Media May not Be Permitted to Broadcast Live from Tiananmen Square)
Radio Free Asia, June 10, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/aoyun-06102008165500.html
Protests and Petitions
六名港商在新华门前进行抗议 (Six Hong Kong Businessmen Carted off by Police for Protesting Dishonest Business Practice outside Zhongnanhai)
Radio Free Asia, June 10, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/petition_investor-06102008113452.html
南京炮兵学院学生抗议示威 当局出动武警镇压 (Police Suppress Demonstration of Nanjing Artillery Institute Students)
Radio France Internationle, June 10, 2008
http://www.rfi.fr/actucn/articles/102/article_7865.asp
山东临沂60余村民抗议公安打死村民张同全 (60 Shandong Villagers Protest the Killing of Villager by Police)
Radio Free Asia, June 10, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/zhangtongquan-06102008111033.html
上海拆迁户夫妇倾诉上访中不公遭遇 (Shanghai Housing Petitioner Couple Harassed, Detained, and Beaten)
Radio Free Asia, June 10, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shanghai_chaiqian-06102008105305.html
Society
Relief Effort Gives Beijing a Better Image among Ethnic Minorities
South China Morning Post, June 10, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=d5e9b0f60ed6a110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Tibet
China Says Stop Tibet Protests to Advance Talks
Reuters, June 10, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/GCA-China/idUSL1053612320080610
Nepali Police Scuffle with Tibetans, Detain 239
Reuters, June 10, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSDEL148641
Tibetan Nuns Stage Large Protest
Radio Free Asia, June 10, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet_nuns-06102008134650.html
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
June 7 – 10, 2008
News
Civil Society
China to Keep Grip on Society as Challenges Loom
Reuters, June 10, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/reutersEdge/idUSSP23262020080609
Government
China's Local Leaders Hold Absolute Power
Washington Post, June 10, 2008
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/06/09/AR2008060902530.html
Human Rights Defender - Hu Jia (胡佳)
人权活跃人士胡佳目前的身体状况令人担忧 (Health Condition of Rights Defender Hu Jia Cause Worry)
Radio Free Asia, June 08, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/hujia-06082008174638.html
Media
China Seeks to Quell Quake Parents’ Outrage
Reuters, June 09, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/asiaCrisis/idUSPEK294669
China Tightens Noose on Earthquake Coverage
Reuters, June 07, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/asiaCrisis/idUSPEK261893
Outcast Writer Seeks Stories in China's Quake Zone
AP available at Yahoo News, June 07, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080608/ap_on_re_as/china_the_memory_keeper_4
Olympics
北京拟辟示威请愿专区 (Beijing Considers Converting Park into Petitioner-Only District during Olympics)
Ming Pao, June 10, 2008
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20080610/caa1h.htm
北京当局下达指令奥运必需严防三类人物 (Beijing Authorities Order Caution Against Three Types of People)
Radio Free Asia, June 08, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/aoyun-06082008174308.html
Ethnic Minorities Join Torch Celebrations
South China Morning Post, June 06, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=5f457c8608c5a110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Police
衡阳独立候选人段夏云在派出所被砍断左手 (Independent Candidate in Hunan Local Election Slashed in Police Substation)
Radio Free Asia, June 09, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/election_village-06092008115215.html
Population
China to Reverse Sterilization on Quake Parents
Reuters, June 06, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/asiaCrisis/idUSPEK294669
Protests and Petitions
临沂市齐庄村村民抗议当局暴力征地 (Shandong Villagers Protest Violent Land Grab)
Radio Free Asia, June 09, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/rights_land-06092008123122.html
炉霍僧侣上周抗议疑遭打死 当局拒证实 (Sichuan Authorities Refuse to Confirm Whether Protesting Monk Was Beaten to Death)
Radio Free Asia, June 09, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/senglyu-06092008171841.html
China Quake Could Speed Growth of Ad-Hoc Activism
Reuters (via YahooNews), June 06, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080607/lf_nm/china_generation_environment_dc_1
Tibet
China Silences Tibet Folk Singer Drolmakyi
Los Angeles Times, June 08, 2008
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-singer8-2008jun08,0,3662148.story
Very Few Chances of Agreeing with China: Tibetan Leader
IANS (available at Yahoonews), June 08, 2008
http://in.news.yahoo.com/indiaabroad/20080608/r_t_ians_nl_general/tnl-very-few-chances-of-agreeing-with-ch-b9e311f_1.html
Civil Society
China to Keep Grip on Society as Challenges Loom
Reuters, June 10, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/reutersEdge/idUSSP23262020080609
Government
China's Local Leaders Hold Absolute Power
Washington Post, June 10, 2008
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/06/09/AR2008060902530.html
Human Rights Defender - Hu Jia (胡佳)
人权活跃人士胡佳目前的身体状况令人担忧 (Health Condition of Rights Defender Hu Jia Cause Worry)
Radio Free Asia, June 08, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/hujia-06082008174638.html
Media
China Seeks to Quell Quake Parents’ Outrage
Reuters, June 09, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/asiaCrisis/idUSPEK294669
China Tightens Noose on Earthquake Coverage
Reuters, June 07, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/asiaCrisis/idUSPEK261893
Outcast Writer Seeks Stories in China's Quake Zone
AP available at Yahoo News, June 07, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080608/ap_on_re_as/china_the_memory_keeper_4
Olympics
北京拟辟示威请愿专区 (Beijing Considers Converting Park into Petitioner-Only District during Olympics)
Ming Pao, June 10, 2008
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20080610/caa1h.htm
北京当局下达指令奥运必需严防三类人物 (Beijing Authorities Order Caution Against Three Types of People)
Radio Free Asia, June 08, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/aoyun-06082008174308.html
Ethnic Minorities Join Torch Celebrations
South China Morning Post, June 06, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=5f457c8608c5a110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Police
衡阳独立候选人段夏云在派出所被砍断左手 (Independent Candidate in Hunan Local Election Slashed in Police Substation)
Radio Free Asia, June 09, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/election_village-06092008115215.html
Population
China to Reverse Sterilization on Quake Parents
Reuters, June 06, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/asiaCrisis/idUSPEK294669
Protests and Petitions
临沂市齐庄村村民抗议当局暴力征地 (Shandong Villagers Protest Violent Land Grab)
Radio Free Asia, June 09, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/rights_land-06092008123122.html
炉霍僧侣上周抗议疑遭打死 当局拒证实 (Sichuan Authorities Refuse to Confirm Whether Protesting Monk Was Beaten to Death)
Radio Free Asia, June 09, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/senglyu-06092008171841.html
China Quake Could Speed Growth of Ad-Hoc Activism
Reuters (via YahooNews), June 06, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080607/lf_nm/china_generation_environment_dc_1
Tibet
China Silences Tibet Folk Singer Drolmakyi
Los Angeles Times, June 08, 2008
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-singer8-2008jun08,0,3662148.story
Very Few Chances of Agreeing with China: Tibetan Leader
IANS (available at Yahoonews), June 08, 2008
http://in.news.yahoo.com/indiaabroad/20080608/r_t_ians_nl_general/tnl-very-few-chances-of-agreeing-with-ch-b9e311f_1.html
Friday, June 06, 2008
June 6, 2008
Top News of the Day
June 4th
十五名民间人士发表声明抗议警方对刘晓波施暴 (Fifteen Public Figures Issue Public Letter Protesting Force Used against June 4th Commemorators)
Radio Free Asia, June 05, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/liuxiaobo-06052008103457.html
Several rights defenders faced harassment whilst commemorating the June 04, 1989 crackdown. Amongst these, rights defense lawyer Pu Zhiqiang (浦志强) was forcibly returned home from Tiananmen Square by police, and prominent writer Liu Xiaobo (刘晓波) was dragged into a small guard post when he refused to stop "for a chat" with the police. In response, fifteen public figures, including Ding Zilin (丁子霖) of the Tiananmen Mothers, issued an open letter protesting this harassment. In the letter, they called the authorities' behavior in "blatant neglect of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights" and an "open blasphemy against the Olympic Charter."
Disasters
Experts Warned of Quake Risk in China
New York Times, June 05, 2008
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/05/world/asia/05quake.html
Economic Development
China's Food, Fuel Costs Soar
Radio Free Asia, June 05, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/english/energy_watch/China-Food-06052008153423.html
Hong Kong citizenship: Thou shalt have no other
The Economist, June 05, 2008
http://www.economist.com/world/asia/displaystory.cfm?story_id=11508269
New Team Nationality Row 'Underestimated'
South China Morning Post, June 06, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=38ff30e62695a110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
June 4th
Hong Kong Vigil for Tiananmen Square Protesters Low-Key This Year
International Herald Tribune , June 04, 2008
http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/06/04/asia/hong.php
Land Policy
常州市拆迁户潘雪昌因反抗强拆被起诉 (Family and Friends Forbidden from Hearing Judgment as Relocated Jiangsu Sentenced to 10 Years for Aggravated Assault; Four Arrested)
Radio Free Asia, June 05, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/demolishing_clash-06052008110300.html
江苏省南通市居民被强迫签字搬迁 (Nantong, Jiangsu Residents Forced to Sign Relocation Agreement)
Radio Free Asia, June 05, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/nantong-06052008125642.html
Media
Media Banned from Quake School
Radio Free Asia, June 06, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/quakeparents-06052008164405.html
Olympics
Beijing Approves Olympics 'Cheer'
BBC, June 05, 2008
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7438367.stm
China's Wacky But Worrisome Olympic Rules
canada.com, June 05, 2008
http://www.canada.com/topics/news/world/story.html?id=ff2895fc-f36f-4638-bac8-614f7973ebb0
Reuters (via Guardian), June 05, 2008
http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/feedarticle/7564831
Politics
Cadres Chastised for Spreading 'Political Rumours'
South China Morning Post, June 06, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=4df730e62695a110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Religion
US Lawmakers Blame Chinese Government for Falun Gong Attack
Agence France-Presse (via Google), June 05, 2008
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5iFibnzllydzNtM-ZWvKLW70odg2w
Tibet
16 Tibetans Held on Bombing Charges
Xinhua (via China Daily), June 06, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-06/06/content_6740519.htm
Dalai Lama Document Aims to Ease Beijing Fears
South China Morning Post, June 06, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=52f530e62695a110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
格德寺二千多名僧人离寺回乡以示抗议 (Over 2000 Tibetan Monks Leave Geti Monastery in Protest)
Radio Free Asia, June 05, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/tibetan_monks-06052008111316.html
June 4th
十五名民间人士发表声明抗议警方对刘晓波施暴 (Fifteen Public Figures Issue Public Letter Protesting Force Used against June 4th Commemorators)
Radio Free Asia, June 05, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/liuxiaobo-06052008103457.html
Several rights defenders faced harassment whilst commemorating the June 04, 1989 crackdown. Amongst these, rights defense lawyer Pu Zhiqiang (浦志强) was forcibly returned home from Tiananmen Square by police, and prominent writer Liu Xiaobo (刘晓波) was dragged into a small guard post when he refused to stop "for a chat" with the police. In response, fifteen public figures, including Ding Zilin (丁子霖) of the Tiananmen Mothers, issued an open letter protesting this harassment. In the letter, they called the authorities' behavior in "blatant neglect of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights" and an "open blasphemy against the Olympic Charter."
Related information, including an English translation of the open letter:News
June Fourth Memorial Activities Closely Monitored in China
Human Rights in China, June 05, 2008
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/55854
Disasters
Experts Warned of Quake Risk in China
New York Times, June 05, 2008
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/05/world/asia/05quake.html
Economic Development
China's Food, Fuel Costs Soar
Radio Free Asia, June 05, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/english/energy_watch/China-Food-06052008153423.html
Related information:Hong Kong
商品市场总体平稳 食用农产品价格继续呈下滑走势 (Commodity Market Generally Calm; Price of Food and Agricultural Continues to Decline)
Ministry of Commerce, May 27, 2008
http://www.mofcom.gov.cn/aarticle/ae/ai/200805/20080505557535.html
Hong Kong citizenship: Thou shalt have no other
The Economist, June 05, 2008
http://www.economist.com/world/asia/displaystory.cfm?story_id=11508269
New Team Nationality Row 'Underestimated'
South China Morning Post, June 06, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=38ff30e62695a110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
June 4th
Hong Kong Vigil for Tiananmen Square Protesters Low-Key This Year
International Herald Tribune , June 04, 2008
http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/06/04/asia/hong.php
Land Policy
常州市拆迁户潘雪昌因反抗强拆被起诉 (Family and Friends Forbidden from Hearing Judgment as Relocated Jiangsu Sentenced to 10 Years for Aggravated Assault; Four Arrested)
Radio Free Asia, June 05, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/demolishing_clash-06052008110300.html
江苏省南通市居民被强迫签字搬迁 (Nantong, Jiangsu Residents Forced to Sign Relocation Agreement)
Radio Free Asia, June 05, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/nantong-06052008125642.html
Media
Media Banned from Quake School
Radio Free Asia, June 06, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/quakeparents-06052008164405.html
Olympics
Beijing Approves Olympics 'Cheer'
BBC, June 05, 2008
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7438367.stm
China's Wacky But Worrisome Olympic Rules
canada.com, June 05, 2008
http://www.canada.com/topics/news/world/story.html?id=ff2895fc-f36f-4638-bac8-614f7973ebb0
Related information:IOC Plays down Broadcasters' Fears over Games Security
Legal Guidelines for Foreigners—Olympic Traps for Foreigners?
Human Rights in China, June 05, 2008
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/55647
Reuters (via Guardian), June 05, 2008
http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/feedarticle/7564831
Politics
Cadres Chastised for Spreading 'Political Rumours'
South China Morning Post, June 06, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=4df730e62695a110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Religion
US Lawmakers Blame Chinese Government for Falun Gong Attack
Agence France-Presse (via Google), June 05, 2008
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5iFibnzllydzNtM-ZWvKLW70odg2w
Tibet
16 Tibetans Held on Bombing Charges
Xinhua (via China Daily), June 06, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-06/06/content_6740519.htm
Dalai Lama Document Aims to Ease Beijing Fears
South China Morning Post, June 06, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=52f530e62695a110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
格德寺二千多名僧人离寺回乡以示抗议 (Over 2000 Tibetan Monks Leave Geti Monastery in Protest)
Radio Free Asia, June 05, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/tibetan_monks-06052008111316.html
Thursday, June 05, 2008
June 5, 2008
News
Corruption
Violations Found in Land Management and Sales
Xinhua (via China Daily), June 04, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-06/04/content_6736282.htm
Disasters
Beijing Denies Setting Restrictions on NGOs
South China Morning Post, June 05, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=516d14d20845a110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Children's Reburial in Mass Grave Angers Grieving Parents
South China Morning Post, June 04, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=3e1e14d20845a110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
都江堰死难学生家长委托律师索偿 (Families of Deceased Dujiangyan Students Sue for Compensation)
Radio Free Asia, June 04, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/earthquake_school-06042008092328.html
河南家庭教会成员因参与救灾募捐被捕 (Henan House Church Members Arrested for Participating in Disaster Relief)
Radio Free Asia, June 04, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/religion_church-06042008092558.html
Environment
Raise in Penalties for Lake Polluters
China Daily, June 05, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-06/05/content_6737068.htm
Rural Environment 'Deteriorating'
China Daily, June 05, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-06/05/content_6737065.htm
China Defies Inquiry Calls over 1989 Crackdown
Earth Times.org, June 04, 2008
http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/209991,china-defies-inquiry-calls-over-1989-crackdown--feature.html
Radio Free Asia, June 04, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/beijing-06042008173952.html
当局严禁维权人士纪念六四 (Authorities Prohibit Human Rights Activists from Commemorating June 4th)
Radio Free Asia, June 04, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/june_4th_rights-06042008092010.html
贵州多名异见人士因举办活动悼念“六四”被抓 (Several Guizhou Dissidents Arrested for Commemorating June 4th)
Radio Free Asia, June 04, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/64d-06042008110639.html
Taiwan President Calls for Freedom, Democracy in China
Agence France-Presse (via Google), June 04, 2008
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5iHEWHZhmFgEcID784YZNOk8s6QLw
Media
成都警方阻扰瑞典记者采访：新法规旧环境 (Chengdu Police Obstruct Swedish Reporter's Work: New Regulations, Same Old Environment)
Radio Free Asia, June 04, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/chengdu-06042008112604.html
Olympics
Rule Bans 'Ambush Marketing'
China Daily, June 04, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/olympics/2008-06/04/content_6733996.htm
Corruption
Violations Found in Land Management and Sales
Xinhua (via China Daily), June 04, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-06/04/content_6736282.htm
Disasters
Beijing Denies Setting Restrictions on NGOs
South China Morning Post, June 05, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=516d14d20845a110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Children's Reburial in Mass Grave Angers Grieving Parents
South China Morning Post, June 04, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=3e1e14d20845a110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
都江堰死难学生家长委托律师索偿 (Families of Deceased Dujiangyan Students Sue for Compensation)
Radio Free Asia, June 04, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/earthquake_school-06042008092328.html
河南家庭教会成员因参与救灾募捐被捕 (Henan House Church Members Arrested for Participating in Disaster Relief)
Radio Free Asia, June 04, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/religion_church-06042008092558.html
Environment
Raise in Penalties for Lake Polluters
China Daily, June 05, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-06/05/content_6737068.htm
Rural Environment 'Deteriorating'
China Daily, June 05, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-06/05/content_6737065.htm
Related information:June 4th
环境保护部发布2007年中国环境状况 (The Ministry of Environmental Protection Issues the 2007 Overview of China's Environmental Situation)
Ministry of Environmental Protection, June 04, 2008
http://www.mep.gov.cn/xcjy/zwhb/200806/t20080604_123452.htm
China Defies Inquiry Calls over 1989 Crackdown
Earth Times.org, June 04, 2008
http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/209991,china-defies-inquiry-calls-over-1989-crackdown--feature.html
Related information:北京独立作家刘晓波6月4号遭警方骚扰关押 (Beijing Dissident Writer Liu Xiaobo Harassed and Detained on June 4th)
Press Advisory: Chinese Authorities Must Release All June Fourth Prisoners
Human Rights in China, June 04, 2008
http://hrichina.org/public/contents/55562
Radio Free Asia, June 04, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/beijing-06042008173952.html
当局严禁维权人士纪念六四 (Authorities Prohibit Human Rights Activists from Commemorating June 4th)
Radio Free Asia, June 04, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/june_4th_rights-06042008092010.html
贵州多名异见人士因举办活动悼念“六四”被抓 (Several Guizhou Dissidents Arrested for Commemorating June 4th)
Radio Free Asia, June 04, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/64d-06042008110639.html
Taiwan President Calls for Freedom, Democracy in China
Agence France-Presse (via Google), June 04, 2008
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5iHEWHZhmFgEcID784YZNOk8s6QLw
Media
成都警方阻扰瑞典记者采访：新法规旧环境 (Chengdu Police Obstruct Swedish Reporter's Work: New Regulations, Same Old Environment)
Radio Free Asia, June 04, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/chengdu-06042008112604.html
Olympics
Rule Bans 'Ambush Marketing'
China Daily, June 04, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/olympics/2008-06/04/content_6733996.htm
Wednesday, June 04, 2008
June 4, 2008
Top News of the Day
June 4th
China Urged to Carry over Quake Openness to Tiananmen
Reuters, June 04, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSPEK203326
Bao Tong (鮑彤), former Policy Secretary to Zhao Ziyang (赵紫阳), urged China to reject Deng Xiaoping (邓小平)'s '"greatest mistake" and increase transparency regarding the Tiananmen Square crackdown. Bao's former boss, Zhao Ziyang was removed as the Party General Secretary due to his opposition to Deng's decision to send the People's Liberation Army into Tiananmen Square. He remained in house arrest until his death in 2005.
News
Civil Society
北京益仁平中心郑州办公室遭骚扰 (Henan Office of Hepatitis B Group Beijing Yirenping Center Harassed)
Radio Free Asia, June 03, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/yirenping-06032008170503.html
Corruption
百色市人大阻止调查人大代表挪用公款案 (Baise, Guangdong People's Congress Halts Investigation into Misappropriation Case of Congress Representative)
Radio Free Asia, June 03, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/corruption_investigation-06032008113948.html
Disasters
1.5 mln Temporary Homes Being Built
CCTV, June 03, 2008
http://www.cctv.com/english/20080603/101913.shtml
13 Miners Missing in Flooded Coal Mine in Northeast China
Xinhuanet, June 03, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-06/03/content_8306123.htm
Chinese Police Drag Grieving Parents from Protest
Associated Press (via Google), June 03, 2008
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gBr_dOzJ9Pnc_U9gSgtTgE-cR-KwD912N9600
Reconstruction of Infrastructure Priority in Quake-Hit Areas
Xinhuanet, June 04, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-06/04/content_8308063.htm
Environment
China Builds Plant to Turn Coal into Barrels of Oil
Reuters, June 03, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/rbssIndustryMaterialsUtilitiesNews/idUSSP13361320080604
Shanghai Takes Hard Line to Clear Air and Water
Xinhuanet, June 04, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-06/04/content_8310651.htm
Human Rights
Spokesman: China's Human Rights Improvement Self-Directed
Xinhuanet, June 03, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-06/03/content_8307644.htm
Human Rights Defenders
China Shuts Out 2 Lawyers Over Tibetans' Cases
Washington Post, June 04, 2008
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/06/03/AR2008060300634.html
China Urged to Free Tiananmen-era Prisoners
Reuters, June 03, 2008
http://cn.reuters.com/article/olympicsNews/idCNPEK24702120080603
丁子霖：愿五星红旗也为“六四”死难者降下 (Ding Zilin: I Hope the Chinese Flag May Also Be Lowered for Victims of June 4th)
Radio Free Asia, June 03, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/64c-06032008111432.html
Mourning Banned for Tiananmen Dead
Radio Free Asia, June 03, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china_square-06032008141511.html
Land Policy
成都温江政府指使黑帮强拆多名村民受伤 (Wenjiang, Chengdu Government Orders Gangs to Destroy Homes, Injuring Several Villagers)
Radio Free Asia, June 03, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/land_clash-06032008113048.html
Olympics
Activists urge IOC to cancel Tibet torch run
Reuters, June 03, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/GCA-Olympics/idUSL0371680120080603
Politics
Report: Li Peng's Son Gets Job as Deputy Governor in Shanxi
Associated Press (available at the International Herald Tribune), June 03, 2008
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/06/03/asia/AS-GEN-China-Lis-Son.php
Population
中国学者建议实行“适度生育”政策 (Chinese Scholar Proposes a "Moderate Family Planning" Policy)
Radio Free Asia, June 03, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shengyu-06032008105853.html
Protests and Petitions
访民被送进法教班，被判劳教 (Petitioners "Retrieved" from Beijing: Some Sent to "Law Class," Two Sentenced to Reeducation-Through-Labor)
Radio Free Asia, June 03, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/laojiao-06032008153619.html
Public Health
HK Investigating a Case of EV71
Xinhuanet, June 03, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-06/03/content_8307993.htm
Tibet
China Keeping Tight Grip on Tibet
BBC, June 03, 2008
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7433659.stm
甘孜藏族女子遭毒打 当局称达赖本月再起事端 (Garze Tibetan Woman Severely Beaten; TAR Vice-chairman Pelma Chiley Claims "Dalai Clique" to Incite "Trouble" in June)
Radio Free Asia, June 03, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/ganzi-06032008103536.html
June 4th
China Urged to Carry over Quake Openness to Tiananmen
Reuters, June 04, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSPEK203326
Bao Tong (鮑彤), former Policy Secretary to Zhao Ziyang (赵紫阳), urged China to reject Deng Xiaoping (邓小平)'s '"greatest mistake" and increase transparency regarding the Tiananmen Square crackdown. Bao's former boss, Zhao Ziyang was removed as the Party General Secretary due to his opposition to Deng's decision to send the People's Liberation Army into Tiananmen Square. He remained in house arrest until his death in 2005.
News
Civil Society
北京益仁平中心郑州办公室遭骚扰 (Henan Office of Hepatitis B Group Beijing Yirenping Center Harassed)
Radio Free Asia, June 03, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/yirenping-06032008170503.html
Corruption
百色市人大阻止调查人大代表挪用公款案 (Baise, Guangdong People's Congress Halts Investigation into Misappropriation Case of Congress Representative)
Radio Free Asia, June 03, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/corruption_investigation-06032008113948.html
Disasters
1.5 mln Temporary Homes Being Built
CCTV, June 03, 2008
http://www.cctv.com/english/20080603/101913.shtml
13 Miners Missing in Flooded Coal Mine in Northeast China
Xinhuanet, June 03, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-06/03/content_8306123.htm
Chinese Police Drag Grieving Parents from Protest
Associated Press (via Google), June 03, 2008
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gBr_dOzJ9Pnc_U9gSgtTgE-cR-KwD912N9600
Reconstruction of Infrastructure Priority in Quake-Hit Areas
Xinhuanet, June 04, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-06/04/content_8308063.htm
Environment
China Builds Plant to Turn Coal into Barrels of Oil
Reuters, June 03, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/rbssIndustryMaterialsUtilitiesNews/idUSSP13361320080604
Shanghai Takes Hard Line to Clear Air and Water
Xinhuanet, June 04, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-06/04/content_8310651.htm
Human Rights
Spokesman: China's Human Rights Improvement Self-Directed
Xinhuanet, June 03, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-06/03/content_8307644.htm
Human Rights Defenders
China Shuts Out 2 Lawyers Over Tibetans' Cases
Washington Post, June 04, 2008
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/06/03/AR2008060300634.html
Related information:June 4th
HRIC Statement: Chinese Authorities Abuse Licensing System to Harass Rights Defenders
Human Rights in China, June 02, 2008
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/55445
China Urged to Free Tiananmen-era Prisoners
Reuters, June 03, 2008
http://cn.reuters.com/article/olympicsNews/idCNPEK24702120080603
丁子霖：愿五星红旗也为“六四”死难者降下 (Ding Zilin: I Hope the Chinese Flag May Also Be Lowered for Victims of June 4th)
Radio Free Asia, June 03, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/64c-06032008111432.html
Mourning Banned for Tiananmen Dead
Radio Free Asia, June 03, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china_square-06032008141511.html
Land Policy
成都温江政府指使黑帮强拆多名村民受伤 (Wenjiang, Chengdu Government Orders Gangs to Destroy Homes, Injuring Several Villagers)
Radio Free Asia, June 03, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/land_clash-06032008113048.html
Olympics
Activists urge IOC to cancel Tibet torch run
Reuters, June 03, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/GCA-Olympics/idUSL0371680120080603
Politics
Report: Li Peng's Son Gets Job as Deputy Governor in Shanxi
Associated Press (available at the International Herald Tribune), June 03, 2008
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/06/03/asia/AS-GEN-China-Lis-Son.php
Population
中国学者建议实行“适度生育”政策 (Chinese Scholar Proposes a "Moderate Family Planning" Policy)
Radio Free Asia, June 03, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shengyu-06032008105853.html
Protests and Petitions
访民被送进法教班，被判劳教 (Petitioners "Retrieved" from Beijing: Some Sent to "Law Class," Two Sentenced to Reeducation-Through-Labor)
Radio Free Asia, June 03, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/laojiao-06032008153619.html
Public Health
HK Investigating a Case of EV71
Xinhuanet, June 03, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-06/03/content_8307993.htm
Tibet
China Keeping Tight Grip on Tibet
BBC, June 03, 2008
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7433659.stm
甘孜藏族女子遭毒打 当局称达赖本月再起事端 (Garze Tibetan Woman Severely Beaten; TAR Vice-chairman Pelma Chiley Claims "Dalai Clique" to Incite "Trouble" in June)
Radio Free Asia, June 03, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/ganzi-06032008103536.html
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白玛赤林：“藏独”分子可能制造新事端 (Pelma Chiley: "Tibetan Independence" Group Could Again Cause Incite Trouble)
China News (via Xinhua), June 4, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/local/2008-06/04/content_8308906.htm
Tuesday, June 03, 2008
June 3, 2008
Top News of the Day
Olympics
Beijing Reminds Foreigners to Behave During Olympics
Reuters, June 02, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/GCA-Olympics/idUSPEK12986420080602
On June 2, the Beijing Organizing Committee of the 2008 Olympic Games issued a set of guidelines for foreigners going to China. This handbook includes an extensive list of rules of conduct for visitors and even emphasizes that ticket holders are not guaranteed visas to enter the country. Authorities will ban anyone who is believed to potentially engage in subversive activities, as foreigners "must not harm China's national security or damage social order."
News
Civil Society
大陆非政府组织联合赈灾机构关闭 (Two Quake Relief NGOs Terminate Operations)
Radio Free Asia, June 02, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/ngo-06022008103552.html
Corporate Social Accountability
Companies Rush to Show Generosity over China Earthquake
Agence France-Presse (via YahooNews), June 03, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080603/bs_afp/chinaquakeaidbusinesscompany_0806030208163020816
Disasters
Close Watch on Aid from Overseas Chinese
South China Morning Post, June 03, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=88a03614d2a4a110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Government
300名审计人员全程追踪审计救灾款物 (Three Hundred Auditing Personnel to Audit Quake Relief Materials)
China Youth Daily, June 03, 2008
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2008-06/03/content_2208471.htm
Human Rights
北京试用GPRS管理和监视社区矫正犯 (Beijing Authorities Use GPRS to Monitor Convicts in Community Rehabilitation Program)
Radio Free Asia, June 02, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/rights_suveillance-06022008113603.html
Human Rights Defender - Li Guohong (李国宏)
濮阳维持对维权人士李国宏劳教决定 家人考虑再提上诉 (Family Considers Appealing Rights Defender Li Guohong's RTL Sentence)
Radio Free Asia, June 02, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/liguohong-06022008103058.html
Land Policy
成都温江借救灾之名强拆民房 (Authorities in Wenjiang, Chengdu, to Forcibly Demolish Factory, Argue Factory Has Become Dangerous After Quake)
Radio Free Asia, June 02, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/wenjiang-06022008123101.html
Media
海外《观察》网站近日在大陆浏览受阻 (U.S.-Based Website "Observor" Hindered by Virus for a Week in Mainland China)
Radio Free Asia, June 02, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/oberseve-06022008172045.html
Protests and Petitions
China's Bereaved Parents Push for Accountability
Christian Science Monitor, June 03, 2008
http://www.csmonitor.com/2008/0603/p01s08-woap.html
广东中山村民扣押贪官与警方冲突 (Guangdong Villages Detain Corrupt Official, Clash with Police)
Radio Free Asia, June 02, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/rights_land-06022008110834.html
国家信访办门前出现上访人潮 (One Thousand Petitioners Gather outside State Bureau for Letters and Visits)
Radio Free Asia, June 02, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shangfang-06022008103323.html
震区家长儿童节请愿 促追究豆腐渣工程 (Sichuan Parents Petition for Investigation of Shoddy Schools)
Radio Free Asia, June 02, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/children-06022008123251.html
Public Health
6 Die after Being Given Antibody Vaccines in China
AP available at Yahoo News, June 02, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080602/ap_on_re_as/med_china_tainted_products_1
Olympics
Beijing Reminds Foreigners to Behave During Olympics
Reuters, June 02, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/GCA-Olympics/idUSPEK12986420080602
On June 2, the Beijing Organizing Committee of the 2008 Olympic Games issued a set of guidelines for foreigners going to China. This handbook includes an extensive list of rules of conduct for visitors and even emphasizes that ticket holders are not guaranteed visas to enter the country. Authorities will ban anyone who is believed to potentially engage in subversive activities, as foreigners "must not harm China's national security or damage social order."
News
Civil Society
大陆非政府组织联合赈灾机构关闭 (Two Quake Relief NGOs Terminate Operations)
Radio Free Asia, June 02, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/ngo-06022008103552.html
Corporate Social Accountability
Companies Rush to Show Generosity over China Earthquake
Agence France-Presse (via YahooNews), June 03, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080603/bs_afp/chinaquakeaidbusinesscompany_0806030208163020816
Disasters
Close Watch on Aid from Overseas Chinese
South China Morning Post, June 03, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=88a03614d2a4a110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Government
300名审计人员全程追踪审计救灾款物 (Three Hundred Auditing Personnel to Audit Quake Relief Materials)
China Youth Daily, June 03, 2008
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2008-06/03/content_2208471.htm
Human Rights
北京试用GPRS管理和监视社区矫正犯 (Beijing Authorities Use GPRS to Monitor Convicts in Community Rehabilitation Program)
Radio Free Asia, June 02, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/rights_suveillance-06022008113603.html
Human Rights Defender - Li Guohong (李国宏)
濮阳维持对维权人士李国宏劳教决定 家人考虑再提上诉 (Family Considers Appealing Rights Defender Li Guohong's RTL Sentence)
Radio Free Asia, June 02, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/liguohong-06022008103058.html
Land Policy
成都温江借救灾之名强拆民房 (Authorities in Wenjiang, Chengdu, to Forcibly Demolish Factory, Argue Factory Has Become Dangerous After Quake)
Radio Free Asia, June 02, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/wenjiang-06022008123101.html
Media
海外《观察》网站近日在大陆浏览受阻 (U.S.-Based Website "Observor" Hindered by Virus for a Week in Mainland China)
Radio Free Asia, June 02, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/oberseve-06022008172045.html
Protests and Petitions
China's Bereaved Parents Push for Accountability
Christian Science Monitor, June 03, 2008
http://www.csmonitor.com/2008/0603/p01s08-woap.html
广东中山村民扣押贪官与警方冲突 (Guangdong Villages Detain Corrupt Official, Clash with Police)
Radio Free Asia, June 02, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/rights_land-06022008110834.html
国家信访办门前出现上访人潮 (One Thousand Petitioners Gather outside State Bureau for Letters and Visits)
Radio Free Asia, June 02, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shangfang-06022008103323.html
震区家长儿童节请愿 促追究豆腐渣工程 (Sichuan Parents Petition for Investigation of Shoddy Schools)
Radio Free Asia, June 02, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/children-06022008123251.html
Public Health
6 Die after Being Given Antibody Vaccines in China
AP available at Yahoo News, June 02, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080602/ap_on_re_as/med_china_tainted_products_1
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