February 10, 2009

Top News

Multilateral
China Says Protects Human Rights, West Voices Doubt
Reuters (available at YahooNews), February 09, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090210/wl_nm/us_un_rights_china

On Monday, February 9, a Chinese delegation faced scrutiny of its human rights record before the U.N. Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland. In response to questions raised regarding the Chinese government’s human rights policies, rule of law, and treatment of ethnic minorities and vulnerable groups, delegation chief Li Baoding said, “China is fully committed to the promotion and protection of human rights.” The Chinese delegation also denied the existence of “black jails” and media censorship.

Related News
China’s UN Human Rights Review: New Process, Old Politics, Weak Implementation Prospects
Human Rights China, February 9, 2009
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/127014

News

Labor
贵州：爆竹违规使用高度敏感原料氯酸钾爆炸6人死 (Use of Illegal Chemical Results in Fatal Explosion at Firecracker Plant in Guizhou)
Xinhuanet, February 10, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2009-02/09/content_10789049.htm

Bilateral Ties
Pro-Tibetan Group Excluded from Talks
Sydney Morning Herald, February 10, 2009
http://www.smh.com.au/news/world/protibetan-group-excluded-from-
talks/2009/02/09/1234027955845.html

Corporate Social Accountability
China Sets Limit on Executive Pay
China Daily, February 10, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-02/10/content_7460583.htm

Related News
Executive Pay Ignites Public Grumble, Regulation Urged in China
Xinhuanet, February 09, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-02/09/content_10790185.htm

Corruption
杭州西湖区建设局原副局长受贿近千万一审被判死缓 (Hangzhou Official Sentenced to Death for Taking Bribes)
Xinhuanet, February 10, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2009-02/10/content_10791988.htm

Economic Development
Half of Chinese Toy Makers Wiped Out in Crisis
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), February 10, 2009
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/china/business/2009/02/10/195426/Half-of.htm

Environment
China's Drought Slightly Eased by Rainfall
Shanghai Daily, February 10, 2009
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2009/200902/20090210/article_390536.htm

Government
国家林业局回应郝劲松虎照申请称将公开相关信息 (Appeal for Information from Photo Scandal Successful under Open Government Information Regulations)
Xinhuanet, February 10, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2009-02/10/content_10791165.htm

江蘇新任地稅局長自殺 (Newly Appointed Jiangsu Official Commits Suicide)
Ming Pao, February 09, 2009
http://www.mpinews.com/htm/INews/20090209/ca11833c.htm

Hong Kong
2 More Bodies Wash Up on City's Shores
South China Morning Post, February 10, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/
?vgnextoid=9d7b562752b5f110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Labor
China to Create 775,000 Jobs Via Rural Retailing
China Daily, February 09, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-02/09/content_7458264.htm

Law
司法部设法律援助工作司 将重点加强农村法律援助 (Ministry of Justice Establishes Legal Aid Department)
Xinhuanet, February 10, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2009-02/10/content_10791307.htm

Public Health
Bird Flu Peril Increasing, Health Chief Warns
South China Morning Post, February 10, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/
?vgnextoid=b6170571b7b5f110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Rural Issues
安徽返乡农民工土地创业 成立协会发展规模生产 (Returned Workers Form Farming Associations in Anhui)
Xinhuanet, February 10, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2009-02/10/content_10791982.htm

Society
Fire Engulfs Beijing Hotel Complex
International Herald Tribune, February 10, 2009
http://www.iht.com/articles/2009/02/10/asia/10beijing.php

Related News
Official: CCTV Hotel Fire Caused by Fireworks
Xinhuanet, February 10, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-02/10/content_10794146.htm

XUAR
"东突"散发传单 鼓动新疆少数民族学生闹事 (Xinjiang Party Secretary Claims "East Turkestan" Movement Spread Leaflets in Schools)
World Post, February 10, 2009
http://news.163.com/09/0210/11/51PNPR810001124J.html

February 9, 2009

Top News

Human Rights Defenders – Gao Zhisheng (高智晟)
黑夜、黑头套、黑帮绑架(高智晟 (Dark Night, Dark Hood, and Kidnapping by Dark Mafia (Gao Zhisheng)
Radio Free Asia, February 08, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gao-02082009211313.html

On September 2007, rights defense lawyer Gao Zhisheng (高智晟) was kidnapped and brutally tortured by Chinese authorities. His firsthand account of these events has surfaced, detailing violent beatings, electric shocks to his genitals, and having his eyes burnt by lit cigarettes. Previously, Gao had been sentenced to prison in 2006 for writing open letters critical of the Chinese government’s suppression of Falun Gong. On February 4, 2009, Gao was taken from his home by security police and has not been heard from since.

English translation
Torture Account by Missing Rights Defense Lawyer Gao Zhisheng
Human Rights in China, February 08, 2009
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/126636

News

Environment
Experts Blame Drought on Human Errors
South China Morning Post, February 07, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/
?vgnextoid=60d391c356c4f110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Food Security
Chinese Milk Executive Says She Was Scapegoat for Crisis
Telegraph.co.uk, February 08, 2009
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/4558457/Chinese-milk-executive-
says-she-was-scapegoat-for-crisis.html

喀什11人服假糖尿藥不適 (16:18) (11 Sick in Kashgar after Taking Fake Medicine)
Ming Pao, February 07, 2009
http://www.mpinews.com/htm/INews/20090207/ca61619a.htm

Government
湖北一副局长被免职刑拘 涉嫌酒后驾公车1死2伤 (Hubei Official Arrested and Removed from Office for Involvement in Fatal Drunk Driving Accident)
Xinhuanet, February 08, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2009-02/08/content_10781260.htm

Hong Kong
Rules on HK Journalists Slammed as Step Backward
China Post, February 07, 2009
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/china/national-news/2009/02/07/195072/Rules-on.htm

June 4th
纪念八九前卫艺术展遭公安喊停 (Art Exhibition Commemorating Tiananmen Anniversary Barred)
Radio Free Asia, February 06, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/liusi-02062009154219.html

“09行动”呼吁高校纪念六四抵制国庆 (NGO "Action 09" Calls for Commemorating Tiananmen Anniversary And Boycott PRC Found Anniversary)
Radio Free Asia, February 06, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/64-02062009100911.html?encoding=simplified

Labor
深圳48家欠薪企業上黑榜 (11:54) (48 Businesses in Shenzhen Blacklisted for Owing Back Wages)
Ming Pao, February 09, 2009
http://www.mpinews.com/htm/INews/20090209/ca11154i.htm

Media
中国强调被关闭网站不得改名重新开张 (Closed Websites Not Allowed to Reopen under Another Name)
Radio Free Asia, February 07, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/wang-02072009000712.html

Olympics
(China's Iconic Stadium is Losing Its Glamour Fast)
Straits Times, February 08, 2009
http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking%2BNews/Asia/Story/STIStory_335704.html

Police
Chinese Inspectors Patrol Jails to Prevent Torture of Detainees
Xinhuanet, February 08, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-02/08/content_10784444.htm

Related News
Update on Xintai Mental Asylum Abuses Global Voices Online,
February 09, 2009
http://globalvoicesonline.org/2009/02/06/china-update-on-xintai-mental-asylum-abuses/

Woman Dies after Cops cuff, Drag Her
Shanghai Daily, February 07, 2009
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2009/200902/20090207/article_390198.htm

China Human Rights Record Stirs Struggle at Home
Reuters (available at YahooNews), February 08, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090209/wl_nm/us_china_rights

Protests and Petitions
China Dragon Dancers Riot: Police
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), February 09, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090209/wl_asia_afp/chinaunrestculture

China Stops Protesters before UN Rights Review
International Herald Tribune, February 06, 2009
http://www.iht.com/articles/2009/02/06/asia/beijing.1-424132.php

China's Rural Teachers Join Rumble of Unrest
Reuters, February 06, 2009
http://uk.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUKTRE5151CM20090206

Public Health
Deadly Tide of Birds in HK Fuels Fears of H5N1 Cover-up
China Post, February 09, 2009
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/china/local-news/hong-kong/2009/02/09/195302/Deadly-
tide.htm

State-owned Enterprises
SOEs to be Supervised for Corruption in Projects
China Daily, February 08, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-02/08/content_7454820.htm

Tibet
Security Forces Patrol Tibetan Town in NW China
Reuters, February 07, 2009
http://uk.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUKTRE51619320090207

February 6, 2009

News
Bilateral Ties
Japan Told to Keep Away from Diaoyu Islands
China Daily, February 06, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-02/06/content_7449776.htm

China Turns to British Charities to Plug Gaps Left by Communist Party
Telegraph.co.uk, February 05, 2009
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/4526715/China-turns-to-British-charities-to-plug-gaps-left-by-communist-party.html

Civil Society
China Social Welfare Organizations Aid 1.9 mln People in 2008
Xinhuanet, February 05, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-02/05/content_10769708.htm

Disasters
Nearly 90,000 Killed in Natural Disasters in '08
Xinhua (via China Daily), February 06, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-02/05/content_7449467.htm

Environment
Dam May Have Triggered Huge China Quake: Scientists
Agence France-Presse (via YahooNews), February 05, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090205/wl_asia_afp/chinaquakescienceenvironmentengineering

Government
China's State Council Appoints Senior Officials
Xinhuanet, February 05, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-02/05/content_10769617.htm

Human Rights Defender - Liu Xiaobo (刘晓波)
1/13億的不自由 劉曉波北京被拘60天 (Liu Xiaobo Detained for 60 Days)
China Times, February 06, 2009
http://news.chinatimes.com/2007Cti/2007Cti-News/2007Cti-News-Content/0,4521,130505+132009020600811,00.html

Human Rights Defenders
After Six Years, Diplomatic Lifeline Allows Chinese Dissident to Reunite with Family
The Globe and Mail, February 05, 2009
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20090205.DISSIDENT05/TPStory/National

June 4
Police Block Events ahead of Tiananmen Anniversary
Associated Press (via YahooNews), February 05, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090205/ap_on_re_as/as_china_tiananmen_anniversary

Labor
Intel Plans to Relocate Jobs, Shut Local Plant
Shanghai Daily, February 06, 2009
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2009/200902/20090206/article_390062.htm

防范企业随意裁员 上海规定裁员须报告 (New Shanghai Government Document Requires Reporting of Staff Reduction)
Wenhuibao (via Xinhuanet), February 06, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/local/2009-02/06/content_10772034.htm

Media
港澳記者赴內地要領採訪證 (New Rules for HK, Macao Journalists Require Permit to Report in Mainland)
Ming Pao, February 06, 2009
http://hk.news.yahoo.com/article/090206/4/ajvd.html

Related information:
香港澳门记者在内地采访办法 (Measures on the Reporting Activities of Hong Kong and Macanese Journalists in Mainland China)
Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the State Council, February 6, 2009
http://www.gov.cn/jrzg/2009-02/06/content_1223436.htm

Multilateral
聯合國下週審議中國人權 (UN to Review China's Human Rights on Feb 9)
China Times, February 06, 2009
http://news.chinatimes.com/2007Cti/2007Cti-News/2007Cti-News-Content/0,4521,130505+132009020600810,00.html

Police
四川老太被民警反铐双手拖行百米身亡 (Elderly Sichuanese Woman Dies after Being Cuffed and Dragged by Police)
Sina.com, February 06, 2009
http://news.sina.com.cn/s/2009-02-06/080617160088.shtml

Protests and Petitions
China Police Take Away Citizens Airing Grievances
Associated Press (via Google), February 06, 2009
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5giTztR3Q-N_HzD1QpNL4ecZgMQEAD965TGIG0

Workers Protest as Italian Sofa Maker Folds in China
Agence France-Presse (via Google), February 05, 2009
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2009/02/workers-protest-as-italian-sofa-maker-folds-in-china/

Religion
中国华南教会多人被捕禁见家人律师 (Several Chinese Hua'nan Church Members Detained, Forbidden from Seeing Families or Lawyers)
Radio Free Asia, February 05, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/zongjiao-02052009132648.html

Social Security
S China Province Lowers Social Insurance Premiums to Save Jobs
Xinhuanet, February 05, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-02/05/content_10769923.htm

Three Gorges
Thousands of Farmers to Be Uprooted Again
Reuters (available at South China Morning Post), February 06, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=a43eda439474f110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

February 5, 2009

News
Bilateral Ties
Beijing Wants Return of Chinese Held in Guantanamo
Reuters, February 05, 2009
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE5141H620090205

Corruption
Shanghai Vice Governor Jailed on 6 Mil Yuan Graft Charge
China Post, February 05, 2009
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/china/local-news/shanghai/2009/02/05/194749/Shanghai-vice.htm

Environment
China Declares an Emergency amid Worst Drought in 50 Years
Times Online, February 05, 2009
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article5665232.ece

Human Rights Defender - Huang Qi (黄琦)
成都当局威胁访民提供有关黄琦的材料 (Chengdu Authorities Harass Petitioners for Information on Huang Qi)
Radio Free Asia, February 04, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/dissident_huangqi-02042009101040.html

Internet Censorship
Chinese Learn Limits of Online Freedom as the Filter Tightens
New York Times, February 05, 2009
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/05/world/asia/05beijing.html

Law
最高法院全面启动司法改革工作 (Supreme Court Begins Comprehensive Judicial Reform)
Xinhuanet, February 04, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2009-02/04/content_10765381.htm

最高齡被告 百歲翁涉詐騙 (99-yo Man Tried for Fraud)
Ming Pao, February 05, 2009
http://news.sina.com.hk/cgi-bin/nw/show.cgi/94/1/1/1026037/1.html

Police
Chinese Police Go Door-to-door to Address Public Concerns
People's Daily, February 05, 2009
http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/90882/6586686.html

上海官方低调宣布把在杨佳袭警案中遇害的六名警员评为"烈士" (Shanghai Government Issues Muted Announcement that the Six Police Killed by Yang Jia Are to Be Referred to as "Martyrs")
Radio France Internationale, February 04, 2009
http://www.rfi.fr/actucn/articles/110/article_11909.asp

Public Health
Deadly Medicine Found in 2 More Chinese Provinces
Associated Press (via Google), February 05, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090205/ap_on_re_as/as_china_deadly_drug

癌症成中國兒童第二殺手 (Cancer #2 Killer of Chinese Children)
Ming Pao, February 05, 2009
http://news.sina.com.hk/cgi-bin/nw/show.cgi/94/1/1/1026035/1.html

Taiwan
Taiwan Mulling Building Bridge Linking with China
Agence France-Presse (via Google), February 05, 2009
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jlQW-GFObBd3bcVAFQsjLUivlVAA

Tibet
中国军警严密监控甘肃拉卜楞地区 (Armed Forces Increase Control in Gansu's Labrang Region)
Radio Free Asia, February 04, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/tibetan_riot-02042009100033.html

February 4, 2009

News
Bilateral Ties
China Steps Up Overtures to Africa
Voice of America, February 03, 2009
http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-02-03-voa13.cfm

Economic Development
China's Surge of College Graduates Finds White-collar Work Elusive
Christian Science Monitor, February 04, 2009
http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0204/p01s01-woap.html

Human Rights Defender - Huang Qi (黄琦)
法院以涉及机密为由禁止律师复印黄琦卷宗 (Court Refuses to Allow Huang Qi's Lawyer View Files due to "Secret" Matter within)
Radio Free Asia, February 03, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/dissident_huangqi-02032009095330.html

Internet Censorship
百科全书“维库”暂停服务 分析认为对零八宪章打压(图) (Chinese "WikiLib" Online Encyclopedia Temporarily Closed)
Radio Free Asia, February 03, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/08charter-02032009085254.html

中国网站牛博网再遭屏蔽 (Popular Chinese Blogging Portal Bullog again Blocked)
Radio France Internationale, February 02, 2009
http://www.rfi.fr/actucn/articles/110/article_11874.asp

June 4
Blogger Defies the Censors to Air Views on Tiananmen Crackdown
South China Morning Post, February 04, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=aa9f0fa7b0d3f110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Law
最高法院部署2009年的刑事审判工作 (Supreme Court Deploys 2009 Criminal Trial Work)
Xinhuanet, February 04, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2009-02/04/content_10759928.htm

Media
Chinese TV Airs Protester Throwing Shoe at Premier
Washington Post, February 04, 2009
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/02/03/AR2009020300293.html

Related information
一男子向讲台投掷鞋子 温家宝剑桥大学演讲遭干扰 (Man Throws Shoe at Wen Jiabao during Cambridge Lecture)
South Metropolis News, February 04, 2009
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/ttxw/200902040001.asp

今起全国严打手机传淫秽视频 (Starting Today, Sending of "Salacious" Videos on Mobile Phones Banned across China)
Beijing Evening News (via Xinhuanet), February 04, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2009-02/04/content_10762273.htm

Military
"China's National Defense in 2008" Marks Maximum Transparency
Xinhuanet, February 03, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-02/03/content_10758304.htm

Multilateral
联合国人权理会事即将例会审视中国人权状况 (UN Human Rights Council Will soon Look into Status of Human Rights in PRC)
Radio Free Asia, February 04, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/un_humanrights_china-02032009101834.html

Police
中央综治委发布09年全国社会治安综合治理工作要点 (Central Committee for Comprehensive Management of Public Security issues 2009 Essentials in the Comprehensive Management of Social Order across China)
Xinhuanet, February 04, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2009-02/04/content_10762894.htm

Protests and Petitions
Shanghainese Petitioners Beaten by Police in Station before Chinese New Years
Radio Free Asia, February 03, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/petitioner_shanghai-02032009102629.html

Public Health
China Has Bird Flu Outbreak, Hong Kong Adviser Says
Bloomberg, February 03, 2009
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601202&sid=aqYkXcMaujec

雲南通海縣20人確診患霍亂 (20 Diagnosed with Cholera in Yunnan Outbreak)
Singtao Daily, February 03, 2009
http://news.sina.com.hk/cgi-bin/nw/show.cgi/103/1/1/1024178/1.html

Religion
Falun Gong Spreading Message on Banknotes
South China Morning Post, February 04, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=54df0fa7b0d3f110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

XUAR
Canada Close to Accepting Three Gitmo Detainees
The Globe and Mail, February 04, 2009
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20090204.GITMO04/TPStory/National

February 3, 2009

Top News
Human Rights Defender - Gao Zhisheng (高智晟)
Rights Groups: China Rights Lawyer Released
Associated Press (available at Yahoo! News), February 03, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090203/ap_on_re_as/as_china_human_rights

Leading human rights lawyer Gao Zhisheng (高智晟), who disappeared on January 19, has been released from custody in an unknown location. Gao, a self-trained lawyer known for his work in defending dissidents, underground Christians, and other lawyers, received a suspended sentence of five years for “inciting subversion” in 2006. In 2007, he was detained for several weeks after issuing an open letter to the U.S. Congress denouncing the human rights situation in China.

Related information:
Human Rights Lawyer in Arbitrary Detention
Amnesty International, Human Rights in China, and Human Rights Watch, February 2, 2009
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/122844

News
Bilateral Ties
Obama to Lift China Talks to New Level
Yomiuri Shimbun, February 03, 2009
http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/world/20090202TDY01304.htm

Education
北京市发改委宣布取消暂住证费、义务教育借读费 (Beijing Cancels Fees for Temporary Residence Permits and Compulsory Education)
Xinhuanet, February 03, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2009-02/03/content_10753372.htm

Environment
我國北方遭遇嚴重幹旱多地發布紅色警報 (Several Areas in Northern China under Red Alert for Drought)
China News Agency, February 03, 2009
http://news.sina.com.hk/cgi-bin/nw/show.cgi/107/1/1/1024410/1.html

Human Rights Defender - Huang Qi (黄琦)
China Delays Trial of Rights Activist
Washington Post, February 03, 2009
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/02/02/AR2009020201094.html

Internet Censorship
Porn Police Laud 2 Websites for Cleanup
Xinhuanet (available at Shanghai Daily), February 03, 2009
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2009/200902/20090203/article_389703.htm

Politics
Cadres Told to Stand Up to Unrest
South China Morning Post, February 03, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=1f411314b473f110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Protests and Petitions
Protester Hurls Shoe at Chinese PM during UK Visit
Associated Press (available at Yahoo! News), February 02, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090202/ap_on_re_eu/eu_britain_china

湖南长沙访民侯映春节到京上访遭判刑 (Hunanese Petitioner Hou Ying's Suspended Sentence Reverted to Two-year Fixed Term after Petitioning Trip to Beijing)
Radio Free Asia, February 02, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/fangmin-02022009104720.html

山东临沭大兴抓信访保稳定促发展 (Daxing Township, Shandong Develops Petitioning Safety and Stability Plan)
Xinhuanet, February 03, 2009
http://www.sd.xinhuanet.com/wq/2009-02/03/content_15594715.htm

Tibet
西藏两僧侣示威逮捕 甘孜官员否认国旗被降 (Two Qamdo Monks Arrested following Demonstration outside County Government Office)
Radio Free Asia, February 02, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/Tibet-02022009101653.html

XUAR
新疆访民胡军为得到身份证不断抗争 (XUAR Petitioner Hu Jun Protests Lack of Return of ID Card following Imprisonment)
Radio Free Asia, February 03, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/petitioner_abuse-02022009102208.html

January 31 - February 2, 2009

Top News of the Day
Human Rights Defender - Huang Qi (黄琦)
China to Try Earthquake Critic on Secrets Charge
Reuters, February 02, 2009
http://uk.reuters.com/article/asiaCrisis/idUKPEK312306

Sichuan-based rights defender Huang Qi (黄琦) is scheduled to be tried on “illegally possessing state secrets” on Tuesday, February 3, 2009. Huang was detained on June 10, 2008, after he published news on his website following the Sichuan earthquake about the plight of parents who lost children, and was formally arrested on July 18, 2008. He is the founder of the website Tianwang Human Rights Center (64tianwang.com) and was previously imprisoned for five years (2000-2005) on charges of subversion.

News
Environment
China's Largest Crop Producing Province Warns against Severe Droughts
Xinhuanet, January 30, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-01/30/content_10738605.htm

大陆环保人士遭打压　呼吁当局注重环境保护 (Environmental Activists Harassed, Call on Authorities to Increase Environmental Protection)
Radio Free Asia, January 30, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/huanbao-01302009092516.html

Human Rights Defenders
China Lawyers Petition Jailing of Colleague
Reuters (via China Post), February 02, 2009
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/china/national-news/2009/02/02/194249/China-lawyers.htm

June 4
六四母亲遭禁足 湖北访民逐出京城 (Mother of June 4 Victim Kept under Home Surveillance during Chinese New Year)
Radio Free Asia, January 30, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/fangmin-01302009110512.html

Internet Censorship
Beijing Court to Rule on Political Blog Case
Financial Times, February 02, 2009
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e5ca67cc-e7b3-11dd-b2a5-0000779fd2ac.html

Media
China Names New Body to Regulate Foreign News Companies
Dow Jones (via CNN), February 02, 2009
http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/djf500/200902010511DOWJONESDJONLINE000132_FORTUNE5.htm

Related information:
国务院关于修改《国务院对确需保留的行政审批项目设定行政许可的决定》的决定　(Resolution of the State Council on Amending the "Resolution of the State Council on Administrative Licensing for Projects Needing to Retain Administrative Examination and Approval")
State Council, January 30, 2009
http://www.gov.cn/zwgk/2009-01/30/content_1217476.htm

記者採訪政府會議遭圍毆 現場民警放走打人者 (Sichuan Reporter Beaten while Gathering News at Government Meeting)
Yangcheng Wanbao (via Sina), February 02, 2009
http://news.sina.com.hk/cgi-bin/nw/show.cgi/113/1/1/1023128/1.html

国际记者联会报告指责中国限制记者自由 (IFJ Report Criticizes Restrictions on Journalists' Freedoms)
Radio Free Asia, January 30, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/china_media_reporter-01302009100923.html

Migrant Workers
Chinese Migrant Job Losses Mount
British Broadcasting Corporation, February 02, 2009
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7864293.stm

Military
Hu Calls for PLA Loyalty as Fears Grow of Trouble ahead
South China Morning Post, February 02, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=974bf25ecb23f110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Related information:
中央军委召开深入学习实践科学发展观活动专题民主生活会 胡锦涛主持 (Hu Jintao Presides over CPC Central Military Commission Meeting)
Xinhua News Agency, February 1, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/newscenter/2009-02/01/content_10746848_1.htm

中国《解放军报》强调军队软势力的作用 (Official Paper of the China Military Stresses Use of Soft Power)
Radio Free Asia, January 30, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/jundui-01302009105341.html

Protests and Petitions
British Police Detain Protesters during Wen Visit
Associated Press (via Google), February 02, 2009
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hWXw1OmkKSVlHhJpYFL7YhSrL-YwD962VGEO0

Public Health
China Blames Pollution for Surge in Birth Defects
Los Angeles Times, February 02, 2009
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/asia/la-fg-china-birth-defects2-2009feb02,0,2105177.story

Rural Issues
China Issues Rescue Plan to Fight Farming Crisis
Reuters (via China Post), February 02, 2009
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/china/c_business/2009/02/02/194195/China-issues.htm

Related information:
中共中央国务院关于２００９年促进农业稳定发展农民持续增收的若干意见 (Several Opinions of the Central Committee of the CPC and the State Council on the 2009 Plan to Promote the Stable Development of Agriculture and Increase the Income of Farmers)
CCCPC and State Council, December 21, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/newscenter/2009-02/01/content_10746024_1.htm

January 30, 2009

News

Disasters
Scientists Build Case that Zipingpu Dam Triggered China’s Devastating Earthquake
China Digital Times, January 30, 2009
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2009/01/scientists-build-case-that-zipingpu-dam-triggered-china%e2%80%99s-devastating-earthquake/

SW China Province to Relocate 69 Schools Under Geological Threat
Xinhuanet, January 30, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-01/30/content_10735950.htm

Education
China's Solution for Unemployed College Grads: State Jobs in the Boonies
Washington Post, January 30, 2009
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/01/29/AR2009012903730.html?wprss=rss_world%2Fasia

Labor
民生观察公布中国下岗教师冤案录 (Citizens' Rights and Livelihood Watch Reveal Cases of Aggrieved Laid-off Teachers)
Radio Free Asia, January 29, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/teachers-01292009143207.html

Labour Laws Buckle as Economy Darkens
Reuters (available at South China Morning Post), January 29, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=0e2b9afc1c02f110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news

Media
Chinese State Media Goes Global
Asia Times Online, January 30, 2009
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China/KA30Ad01.html

Protests and Petitions
通信维权人士遭打压 呼吁当局开放通讯业者自由竞争 (Authorities Prosecute Rights Defenders Calling for Open Competition in China's Telecom Market)
Radio Free Asia, January 29, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/weiquan-01292009091956.html

北京访民李立荣被殴被一度昏迷 (Beijing Petitioner Beaten into Coma)
Radio Free Asia, January 28, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/petition-lilirong-01282009130820.html?encoding=simplified

Tibet
China Crackdown Sparks Appeal From Tibet Government-in-Exile
Voice of America, January 29, 2009
http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-01-29-voa30.cfm?rss=asia

康区藏人不满当局摆布粉饰太平遭到军警开枪镇压 (Chinese Police Reportedly Open Fire on Tibetan Protesters)
Radio Free Asia, January 29, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/tibetan_human_rights-01292009091646.html?encoding=simplified

Related news:
Chinese Launch Raids, Detentions in Tibet
Washington Post,
January 29, 2009
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/01/28/AR2009012801176.html?wprss=rss_world%2Fasia

January 24-29, 2009

News
Bilateral
Swiss Shield China's PM from Protests during Visit
Associated Press (via YahooNews), January 27, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090127/ap_on_bi_ge/eu_switzerland_china_visit

Corruption
Chongqing Official Gets 19-year Term for Corruption
Xinhua (via China Daily), January 29, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-01/29/content_7431086.htm

Environment
China Still Suffers Heavy Water and Soil Losses
Xinhua (via China Daily), January 25, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-01/25/content_7428593.htm

Human Rights
In China, a Grass-Roots Rebellion
Washington Post, January 29, 2009
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/01/28/AR2009012803886.html

Human Rights Defenders
杭州维权人士杨云彪获释出狱 (Hangzhou Activist Yang Yunbiao Released Early)
Radio Free Asia, January 28, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/yang_yunbiao-01282009085844.html

刘荻再度被北京公安监视居住 (Online Essayist Liu Di again Put under Home Surveillance by Beijing Police)
Radio Free Asia, January 28, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/arrest-01282009122134.html

Internet Censorship
Crusade on Internet 'Vulgarity' not Aimed at Stifling Dissent, Says Beijing
South China Morning Post, January 24, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=4435af3dae30f110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Labor
China Mining Toll 'below 100,000'
British Broadcasting Corporation, January 28, 2009
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7855330.stm

Migrant Workers
人保部组织实施2009年维护农民工权益行动计划 (Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security Organizes Implementation of the 2009 Action Plan to Safeguard the Rights and Interests of Migrant Workers)
Xinhuanet, January 29, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/newscenter/2009-01/29/content_10732294.htm

Protests and Petitions
北京访民向领导人拜年被带走 (Beijing Petitioners Taken Away while Paying Visit to Officials during New Year)
Radio Free Asia, January 26, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/china_petitioner-01262009093725.html

二百访民到温家宝住所拜年获亲切款待 (200+ Petitioners Visit Wen Jiabao's Home for New Year Visit, Received Cordially)
Radio Free Asia, January 27, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/china_petitioner-01272009101309.html

Public Health
China Reports 5th Bird Flu Death This Year
Associated Press (via YahooNews), January 26, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090126/ap_on_re_as/as_china_bird_flu

Tibet
China Detains 81 People in Tibet Crackdown
Associated Press (via YahooNews), January 28, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090128/ap_on_re_as/as_china_tibet

Related news:
China Casts Late Tibetan Monk as Ally against Unrest
Reuters (via YahooNews), January 28, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090128/wl_nm/us_china_tibet

一名藏民上周五被当局虐打至死 (Young Tibetan from Qamdo Beaten Severely by Authorities on Friday after Joining in Demonstrations)
Radio Free Asia, January 27, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/china_tibet-01272009102246.html

January 23, 2009

News
Bilateral Ties
英国外交部出台英中交往政策文件 (UK Foreign & Commonwealth Office Issues China-UK Relations Policy)
Radio Free Asia, January 22, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/waijiao-01222009155336.html

Related information:
The UK and China: A Framework for Engagement
Foreign & Commonwealth Office, January 22, 2009
http://ukinchina.fco.gov.uk/en/working-with-china/uk-and-china

Children
All Young People Kidnapped to Myanmar Released
Xinhuanet, January 23, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-01/23/content_10707861.htm

Related information:
山西18名遭跨国绑架少年获解救　3名疑犯被抓 (18 Kidnapped Youths Released, 3 Suspects Detained)
Xinhua (via Beijing Times), January 23, 2009
http://news.jinghua.cn/351/c/200901/23/n2314284.shtml

Corruption
Top Fujian Official Sacked over Graft
South China Morning Post, January 23, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=bc75b60a9aefe110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Disasters
China Parents Press Demands in Wake of Milk Sentences
Reuters, January 22, 2009
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE50L0ZG20090123

Human Rights Defender - Mao Hengfeng (毛恒风)
上海访民上访遭打压 计划过年到天安门前抗议（图） (Shanghainese Petitioners Beaten, Plan Protest at Tiananmen)
Radio Free Asia, January 22, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/fangmin-01222009114220.html

Internet Censorship
China's E-crackdown Here to Stay
Reuters (via TVNZ), January 23, 2009
http://tvnz.co.nz/view/page/536641/2450995

教育部要求加强管理校园网和上网场所 (Ministry of Education Demands Greater Management of School Networks and Computer Halls)
Radio Free Asia, January 22, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/campus_internet-01222009100253.html

Law
Court Sentences 15 Human Traffickers
Xinhua (via China Daily), January 23, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-01/23/content_7425205.htm

Media
China Says It's Unaware of Media Censoring Obama's Speech
Voice of America, January 22, 2009
http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-01-22-voa8.cfm

Related news:
China Defends Censorship of Obama Speech
Reuters, January 22, 2009
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE50L1K320090122

Public Health
卫生部启动公共场所卫生监督量化分级管理制度 (Ministry of Health Commences Classification System for Sanitation in Public Places)
China News Service, January 23, 2009
http://www.chinanews.com.cn/jk/kong/news/2009/01-23/1539596.shtml

Taiwan
Taiwan Wins Landmark Access to WHO amid China Thaw
Reuters, January 22, 2009
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE50M0UH20090123

January 22, 2009

News

Children
Police Detain Two Suspects in Mass Abductions of Teens
Xinhua (via China Daily), January 22, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-01/22/content_7420922.htm

Corruption
County Introduces Corruption Insurance Plan
Shanghai Daily, January 22, 2009
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2009/200901/20090122/article_388877.htm

Court Upholds Suspended Death Sentence of Beijing Ex-Vice-Mayor
South China Morning Post, January 22, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=9101e16aa8afe110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news

Medical Workers Punished
China Daily, January 22, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/cndy/2009-01/22/content_7418954.htm

Food Security
Death Sentence in Chinese Milk Case
Associated Press (available at the New York Times), January 22, 2009
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2009/01/22/world/AP-AS-China-TaintedMilk.html?_r=1

Parents Detained Ahead of Verdict in Melamine Trial
South China Morning Post, January 22, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=7211e16aa8afe110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news

Human Rights Defender – Yao Lifa (姚立法)
著名维权人士姚立法遭当局绑架、软禁三天后获释（图）(Rights Defender Yao Lifa Released)
Radio Free Asia, January 21, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/yaolifa-01212009162324.html

Internet Censorship
Suit Latest Pro-democracy Move in China
China Digital Times, January 21, 2009
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2009/01/suit-latest-pro-democracy-move-in-china/

Media
Anti-porn Campaign Extended to Mobile Phone Messages
Xinhua (via China Daily), January 22, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-01/21/content_7418767.htm

国际三百作家吁释刘晓波 零八宪章高校传播当局紧张？ (Writers Call for Liu Xiaobo's Release; Authorities Reportedly Restrain "Charter 08" Circulated in Schools)
Radio Free Asia, January 21, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/xianzhang-01212009105702.html

Protests and Petitions
两名拆迁维权人士被拘并遭虐待 (Two Rights Defenders Against Forced Evictions Abused in Detention)
Radio Free Asia, January 21, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/rights_petition-01212009104601.html?encoding=simplified

Public Health
Authorities Accused of Acting Slowly on Bird Flu
Associated Press (available at South China Morning Post), January 22, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=44d0e16aa8afe110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news

China Plans to Subsidize Health Care Nationwide
International Herald Tribune, January 22, 2009
http://www.iht.com/articles/2009/01/22/asia/22beijing.php

Tibet
Tibetan Protesters Beaten, Detained
Radio Free Asia, January 21, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/protest-01212009171617.html

January 21, 2009

News

Children
50 Youths Kidnapped, Taken to Myanmar
Shanghai Daily, January 21, 2009
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2009/200901/20090121/article_388778.htm

Corruption
Top Chinese Officials Held in Gome Graft Probe
Financial Times, January 20, 2009
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/36562980-e6ef-11dd-8407-0000779fd2ac.html

绵阳法院斥资6千多万兴建新办公大楼 (The Intermediate People's Court of Mianyang City, Sichuan Province Spend 60 mln on New Office Building)
Radio Free Asia, January 15, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/earthquake_government-01152009094952.html?encoding=simplified

Human Rights Defender - Yao Lifa (姚立法)
China Activist Disappears Before Obama Reception
China Post, January 21, 2009
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/international/americas/2009/01/21/192994/China-activist.htm

Human Rights Defenders - Ren Shangyan (任尚燕) and Kong Qiang (孔强)
中华申正网负责人孔强、任尚燕被判刑 (Rights Defense Website Operators Sentenced to 3 Years)
Radio Free Asia, January 20, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/wangluo-01202009100821.html

June 4th
一些民众进入赵紫阳家灵堂祭赵 (Mourners Including Ding Zilin Visit Zhao Ziyang's Memorial Shrine)
Voice of America, January 19, 2009
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2009-01-19-voa34.cfm?rss=topstories

Law
City Bill Bans 'Human Flesh Search Engines'
Shanghai Daily, January 21, 2009
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2009/200901/20090121/article_388759.htm

Internet Censorship
Chinese Web Sites Cut Out Parts of Obama Speech
AP available at Yahoo News, January 21, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090121/ap_on_re_as/as_inauguration_china_obama

Protests and Petitions
内蒙教师上访揭腐遭迫害 (Teachers from Inner Mongolia Persecuted After Petitioning in Beijing)
Radio Free Asia, January 20, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shangfang-01202009094018.html

Public Health
227 People Under Observation in Bird Flu Scare
Xinhuanet, January 21, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-01/20/content_10691813.htm

Bird Flu Fears Spread After Death of Girl's Mother
South China Morning Post, January 21, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=e8081412005fe110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news

Taiwan
China to Ease Pressure on Case-by-Case Basis
China Post, January 21, 2009
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/china/national-news/2009/01/21/192958/China-to.htm

Tibet
四名藏人因示威游行被判刑 (4 Tibetan Sentenced to Years in Prison)
Radio Free Asia, January 20, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/tibetan_protest-01202009091150.html?encoding=simplified01202009091150.html?encoding=simplified

January 20, 2009

News
Bilateral
美國要求澳門設領事館 (U.S. Requests Consulate in Macao)
Ming Pao, January 20, 2009
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20090120/caa1h.htm

Children
跨国绑架案受害人超50 (50+ Shanxi Youths Kidnapped in Myanmar over Past 5 Months)
The Beijing News, January 20, 2009
http://www.thebeijingnews.com/news/guonei/2009/01-20/042@071503.htm

Corruption
China Financial Cops Linked to Gome Tycoon Case
Associated Press (via Google), January 20, 2009
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5j30l0ECBMeP_qdBoOAm3fLOmNK4QD95QPTQO0

Disasters
213 China Families Take Milk Case to Highest Court
Associated Press (via Google), January 20, 2009
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jL7mHkJcSHVOLlejms7eQS2xXDiwD95QFM1G0

Environment
China Plans 'Unthinkable' Water Diversion Project
Reuters (via China Post), January 20, 2009
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/china/business/2009/01/20/192803/China-plans.htm

Hong Kong
Rights Report Dismissed as 'Propaganda Booklet'
South China Morning Post, January 20, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=22e352c802fee110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Human Rights Defender - Wang Rongqing (王榮清)
王荣清“颠覆国家政权罪”判刑六年放弃上诉 (Democracy Activist Wang Rongqing Abandons Appeal of Six-year Sentence for "Subversion of State Power")
Radio Free Asia, January 19, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/minzhu-01192009091348.html

Human Rights Defender - Yao Lifa (姚立法)
姚立法被查问出席武汉美总统就职活动 (Democracy Activist Yao Lifa Disappears)
Radio Free Asia, January 19, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/China_dissident-01192009115338.html

Human Rights Defenders
郭起真病情恶化家人被监视 (Hubei Dissident Guo Qizhen's Health Worsens in Prison)
Radio Free Asia, January 19, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/China_Zhao-01192009120331.html

Internet Censorship
China Blocks 244 New Websites in Porn Crackdown
Reuters, January 19, 2009
http://www.reuters.com/article/internetNews/idUSTRE50F1MY20090120

徐州市人大常委会：“揭黑”不在“人肉搜索”禁令中 (Xuzhou Government: "Hackers" not Part of "Human Flesh Search Engine" Ban)
Yangcheng Wanbao (via Xinhuanet), January 20, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2009-01/20/content_10688065.htm

汪兆鈞就博客及文章被封杀状告新浪网 (Anhui CPPCC Standing Committee Member Wang Zhaojun Sues Sina for Deleting Blog and Essays)
Radio Free Asia, January 19, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/minzhu-01192009120802.html

Land Policy
贵阳数百人凌晨强拆民宅 (100+ Armed and Unidentified Thugs Tear Down Guiyang Homes Involved in Land Dispute under Night's Cover)
The Beijing News, January 20, 2009
http://www.thebeijingnews.com/news/guonei/2009/01-20/042@083853.htm

Law
非法售火車票逾2千人被拘 (2000+ Sellers of Illegal Train Tickets Arrested)
China Radio International (via Ming Pao), January 19, 2009
http://www.mpinews.com/htm/INews/20090119/ca10754k.htm

Media
新華社擴影響力 欲變身中國CNN (Xinhua News Agency Desires to Become China's CNN)
Ming Pao, January 20, 2009
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20090120/cab1.htm

Protests and Petitions
Police Tactics Risk Fuelling Unrest, Guangzhou Protesters Warn
South China Morning Post, January 20, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=aa9735139afee110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Public Health
China Announces Third Bird Flu Death This Year
Reuters (via ABC News), January 20, 2009
http://www.iht.com/articles/reuters/2009/01/20/asia/OUKWD-UK-BIRDFLU-CHINA.php

State Security
國防白皮書：奉行和平外交 (National Defense White Paper: Pursue Peaceful Diplomacy)
Xinhua (via Ming Pao), January 20, 2009
http://www.mpinews.com/htm/INews/20090120/ca21017w.htm

Related information:
国务院新闻办发布《2008年中国的国防》（全文）
Xinhua (via China.org.cn), January 20, 2009
http://www.gov.cn/jrzg/2009-01/20/content_1210075.htm

Full Text of the White Paper on China's National Defense in 2008
China.org.cn, January 19, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-01/20/content_7413294.htm

January 19, 2009

News

Corruption
Security Ministry Officials Investigated for Taking Bribes
Shanghai Daily, January 19, 2009
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=388558

Environment
More than 80 Pct of China's Coastal Waters Polluted: Report
Agence France-Presse (available at Google News), January 18, 2009
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gg5C8buVwPxfpfmrTYP7WA3T7zRw

Food Security
Parents Accept Cash in Tainted Milk Death
International Herald Tribune, January 16, 2009
http://www.iht.com/articles/2009/01/16/news/milk.2-409286.php

Related News
Father of Poisoned Baby Rallies Parents in Tainted-Milk Fight
The Star.com, January 17, 2009
http://www.thestar.com/World/Columnist/article/572723

The Sanlu Trial: Diary of a Dairy Disaster
Caijing Magazine, January 15, 2009
http://english.caijing.com.cn/2009-01-15/110048298.html

Government
"Erroneous" Western Democracy not for China Says Official
Reuters (available at International Herald Tribune), January 18, 2009
http://www.iht.com/articles/reuters/2009/01/18/asia/OUKWD-UK-CHINA-DEMOCRACY.php

Anhui Official Draws Fire over 'Patriotism' Remark
Shanghai Daily, January 16, 2009
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2009/200901/20090116/article_388272.htm

Labor
Coal Mine Deaths Fall to 14-yr Low
China Daily, January 17, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-01/17/content_7405924.htm

Related News
Poisonous Gas Kills Five in North China Mine
China Daily, January 18, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-01/18/content_7406711.htm

Factory Closures Strain China's Labor Law
Wall Street Journal, January 16, 2009
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123215043508192065.htm

Law
200 Thugs Stop Judges Executing Court Order
South China Morning Post, January 19, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/
?vgnextoid=1db6ce0759aee110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

徐州立法禁“人肉搜索” 违者罚5000半年不得上网 (City in Jiangsu Will Punish "Human Flesh Searches" with 5000RMB Fine and Six Month Internet Ban)
Xinhuanet, January 19, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2009-01/19/content_10682166.htm

北京将在全国首推“案件比对系统”避免同案不同判 (Beijing to Institute First Nationwide "Case Comparison System" to Prevent Conflicting Verdicts)
Xinhuanet, January 16, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2009-01/16/content_10668595.htm

Media
22位学者及律师不满央视无回应 邀请公开辩论 (After Call for Boycott, 22 Scholars and Lawyers Invite CCTV for Open Debate)
Radio Free Asia, January 16, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/cctv-01162009085348.html

Protests and Petitions
中国网站介绍08宪章 ('Charter 08' Published and Introduced on Two Websites in China)
Radio Free Asia, January 18, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/xianzhang-01182009193245.html

China Protesters Mark Anniversary of Leader's Death
Reuters, January 17, 2009
http://in.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idINIndia-37501320090117?sp=true

安徽省芜湖逾千民工堵桥讨欠薪 引发警民冲突 (Migrant Workers in Anhui Block Bridge to Protest Backwages, Clash with Police)
Radio Free Asia, January 16, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/taoxin-01162009165256.html

上海政協倡設示威區域 (Official Protest Zone Proposed for Shanghai)
Ming Pao, January 16, 2009
http://www.mpinews.com/htm/INews/20090116/ca51750a.htm

Public Health
China Reports Two New Cases of Bird Flu, One Dead
Reuters, January 18, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090118/wl_nm/us_china_birdflu

Religion
云南江川17人建邪教组织宣扬全能神降临获刑 (17 Sentenced in Yunnan for "Establishing a Cult Organization")
Xinhuanet, January 18, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2009-01/18/content_10676109.htm

Tibet
Tibet to Mark Suppression of Dalai Lama-Led Rebellion: China
Agence France-Presse (via YahooNews), January 18, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090119/wl_asia_afp/chinatibetpolitics

No Chinese Response to Memo on Tibet's Autonomy
Associated Press (available at the International Herald, January 17, 2009
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2009/01/17/asia/AS-India-Tibet.php

Related News
Dalai Lama Says Faith in Chinese People Unshaken
Reuters, January 18, 2009
http://in.reuters.com/article/topNews/idINIndia-37515520090118?sp=true

January 16, 2009

News

Corruption
World Bank Bars 4 Chinese Firms for Corruption
Shanghai Daily, January 16, 2009
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2009/200901/20090116/article_388269.htm

Death Penalty
浙江理工大学原副校长夏金荣受贿被判死缓 (Zhejiang University Official Given Stay of Execution)
Xinhuanet, January 16, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2009-01/16/content_10666863.htm

Economic Development
China's Income Gap Widens as Economy Slows
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), January 16, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090116/ap_on_bi_ge/as_china_income_gap

Environment
Lowest Marks over Environment
South China Morning Post, January 16, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/
?vgnextoid=0dd00fb021bde110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Food Security
China Parents of Melamine Victim Paid $29,000
Reuters, January 16, 2009
http://uk.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUKTRE50F1TJ20090116

Government
New Head of Information Department in China's Foreign Ministry
Xinhuanet, January 15, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-01/16/content_10665693.htm

Labor
Accidents Kill over 91,100 in China in 2008
Xinhuanet, January 16, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-01/16/content_10668158.htm

Law
最高法“五禁”如何突围人情社会 (How the "Five Taboos" Will Break Personal Favors in Legal Profession)
Legal Daily, January 15, 2009
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/0801/2009-01/15/content_1020430.htm

Media
Wary Eye Cast over 50m Bloggers in 'Sensitive Year'
South China Morning Post, January 16, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/
?vgnextoid=dab00fb021bde110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Protests and Petitions
Protester Sentenced in China
International Herald Tribune, January 15, 2009
http://www.iht.com/articles/2009/01/15/news/china.1-408146.php

Public Health
Rural China Misses 'Barefoot Doctors'
Asia Times Online, January 16, 2009
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China/KA16Ad04.html

Religion
多名律师抗议成都当局违法处理“钟芳琼”案 (Several Lawyers Protest Illegal Proceedings by Chengdu Authorities in Falun Gong Case)
Radio Free Asia, January 15, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/chengdu-01152009090831.html

湖北两名法轮功学员被审 (Two Falun Gong Practitioners Tried in Hubei)
Radio Free Asia, January 15, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/falungong-01152009090155.html

Tibet
China to Celebrate Day Tibet Feudal Rule Ended
YahooNews (China), January 16, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090116/ap_on_re_as/as_china_tibet

China Calls Dalai Lama "Saboteur" of Tibet Development
Reuters, January 15, 2009
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE50F18N20090116

XUAR
China Names 7 New Revolutionary Martyrs
Associated Press (via Google), January 15, 2009
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hOQh1esR-P7Av23KKBBvQhbsVi7QD95NE9500

January 15, 2009

News
Bilateral Ties
Obama Pressed over Human Rights
BBC, January 14, 2009
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7828908.stm

Children
Life for Student Who killed Head Teacher
Xinhuanet (available at Shanghai Daily), January 15, 2009
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2009/200901/20090115/article_388114.htm

Disasters
Parents to Seek Action on Quake School Collapse
South China Morning Post, January 15, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=f6285db4716de110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news

Environment
Chinese Chemical Plant Site Moves After Outcry
Reuters (available at International Herald Tribune), January 15, 2009
http://www.iht.com/articles/2009/01/15/asia/15fujian.php

Punishment for Nation's Polluters
Xinhuanet (available at Shanghai Daily), January 15, 2009
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2009/200901/20090115/article_388118.htm

Human Rights
签署零八宪章人士遭多次约谈 ("Charter 08" Signers Questioned Several Times)
Radio Free Asia, January 14, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/08charter-01142009085725.html

美国对话基金会呼吁中国国庆六十年实行特赦 (Duihua Foundation Calls upon China to Grant Amnesty in China's 60th Anniversary)
Radio Free Asia, January 14, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/china_prisoner-01142009101156.html?encoding=simplified

Human Rights Defenders
四位维权人士在狱中身体健康持续恶化 (4 Jailed Dissidents' Health Conditions Worsening)
Radio Free Asia, January 14, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/dissident_jail-01142009101852.html?encoding=simplified

Olympics
奥运期间申请示威 福建维权人士纪斯尊被判三年 (Fujian Rights Defender Applying for Permission to Olympic Protest Sentenced to 3 Years in Jail)
Radio Free Asia, January 14, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/fujian-01142009091410.html

Police
How Perpetrator of Brutal Police Procedures Became Their Victim
South China Morning Post, January 15, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=8f4742e5ca5de110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news

Inspection Scheme Helps Stop Forced Confessions
South China Morning Post, January 15, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/
?vgnextoid=e17642e5ca5de110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news

Protests and Petitions
新疆约百名外省民工追讨欠薪被打伤 (Migrant Workers in Xinjiang Beaten While Protesting for Back Wages)
Radio Free Asia, January 14, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/labor_wages-01142009092616.html?encoding=simplified

数百名访民组织人权状况调查问卷 (Petitioners Attempt to Submit Human Rights Survey Findings to State Council Information Office in Beijing)
Radio Free Asia, January 14, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/petitioner_beijing-01142009093223.html?encoding=simplified

河北保定徵地冲突黑帮殴伤多名村民 (Over 500 Thugs Beat Hebei Villagers in Land Grab Dispute)
Radio Free Asia, January 12, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/land_clash-01122009101220.html?encoding=simplified

January 14, 2009

Top News of the Day
Human Rights Defender - Mao Hengfeng (毛恒凤)
Activist Held after Protest outside Shanghai Meeting: Rights Groups
Agence France-Presse (via Google), January 14, 2009
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jDczvS1kRB4Uh53Oa76WOBVMS4Tw

Shanghai family planning petitioner Mao Hengfeng (毛恒凤) was detained on January 12 while protesting outside the annual Shanghai Municipal People’s Congress meeting. Mao was protesting against forced evictions, along with several others who were also detained. While the other protesters were released, she will be held in detention for seven days for “disturbing public order.” Mao Hengfeng was recently released from prison on November 26, 2008, after serving a two-and-a-half year sentence for “intentional damage of property” for breaking two table lamps and other objects while in detention.

Related information:
Petitioner Mao Hengfeng Has Been Detained after November Release from Prison
Human Rights in China, January 13, 2009
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/109849

News
Civil Society
A Flowering of Activism Poses Problems and Solutions for China
International Herald Tribune, January 13, 2009
http://www.iht.com/articles/2009/01/13/asia/letter.php

Environment
China Plans Water Conservation, Control Projects along Yangtze River
Xinhuanet, January 14, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-01/14/content_10653237.htm

Related news:
World Bank Urges China to Raise Water Prices to Counter Crisis
Agence France-Presse (via Google), January 13, 2009
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5grXX4gjfitw35dY4NmDeriteF2Vg

Food Security
Parents Group in China Presses Government for More Action on Poisonings
International Herald Tribune, January 13, 2009
http://www.iht.com/articles/2009/01/13/asia/china.php

Human Rights Defender - Hua Huiqi (华惠棋)
维权人士华惠棋呼吁释放母亲被拒 (Beijing House Church Activist Hua Huiqi Appeals for Release of Elderly Mother, Shuang Shuying)
Radio Free Asia, January 13, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/huahuiqi-01132009085408.html

Human Rights Defenders
袁显臣案开庭审理 (Heilongjiang Rights Defender Yuan Xianchen's Case Goes to Trial)
Radio Free Asia, January 13, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/minzhu-01132009103342.html

Police
7 Policemen Arrested over Suspicious Death
Shanghai Daily, January 14, 2009
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=388046

全国劳教系统制定安全规章1700余个 连续9年未发重大安全事故 (National Reeducation-Through-Labor System Has over 1700 Safety Regulations, No Major Mishaps in Past 9 Years)
Legal Daily, January 14, 2009
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2009-01/14/content_1019293.htm

Population
Capital to Continue Family Planning Policy
China Daily, January 14, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/cndy/2009-01/14/content_7394258.htm

Poverty
China Plans 9 Billion-yuan Aid for the Impoverished
Xinhuanet, January 13, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-01/13/content_10651893.htm

Protests and Petitions
河北省公检法处置上访的秘密文件被媒体曝光 (Secret Hebei Government Document on Dealing with Petitioners Leaked to Foreign News Website)
Radio Free Asia, January 13, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shangfang-01132009101659.html

Public Health
打工女黑诊所流产后身亡 (Beijing Girl Dies after Abortion in Unlicensed Clinic)
The Beijing News, January 14, 2009
http://www.thebeijingnews.com/news/beijing/2009/01-14/008@033936.htm

Rural Issues
Protection of Farmland Use Rights Overestimated
Caijing Magazine, January 13, 2009
http://english.caijing.com.cn/2009-01-13/110047500.html