June 4, 2009

News
Bilateral Ties
Clinton Urges Beijing to Name Tiananmen Dead
Agence France-Presse (available at Yahoo! News), June 4, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090604/pl_afp/chinapoliticsrightstiananmenus

Economic Development
中国承认就业情况持续严峻 (China Admits Difficulties in Finding Jobs for Seekers)
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 3, 2009
http://news.bbc.co.uk/chinese/simp/hi/newsid_8080000/newsid_8081000/8081008.stm

Food Safety
China Closes 4,000 Milk Collection Stations
Associated Press (available at Yahoo! News), June 3, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090603/ap_on_re_as/as_china_tainted_milk

Hong Kong
Because We Care
South China Morning Post, June 4, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=3efe2f0c736a1210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Human Rights Defender – Ding Zilin (丁子霖)
Mother Watched again after Two Years' Grace
South China Morning Post, June 4, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=932146d18a6a1210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Human Rights Defenders
六四前异见人士和访民被监控软禁 (On Eve of June 4, Dissidents and Petitioners under Surveillance and House Arrest)
Radio Free Asia, June 3, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/64-06032009104318.html

June 4th
Families Overcome Odds to Finish Documentary
South China Morning Post, June 4, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=932146d18a6a1210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Hundreds Join Candle-light Vigil in Taipei
Associated Press (available at South China Morning Post), June 4, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=1c3146d18a6a1210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Tiananmen Dissident Barred from China via Macau
Reuters, June 3, 2009
http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSTRE55237L20090603

《天安门母亲之路》英文版在美国首映 (English Version of Tiananmen Mothers Documentary Premiere Screening in the U.S.)
Radio France Internationale, June 3, 2009
http://www.rfi.fr/actucn/articles/114/article_14082.asp

50位天安门事件的幸存者在华盛顿联合召开新闻发布会 (50 Tiananmen Survivors Hold News Conference in Washington)
Radio France Internationale, June 4, 2009
http://www.rfi.fr/actucn/articles/114/article_14095.asp

巴黎人权广场烛光晚会向八九六四死难者及坐牢者致敬 (Candlelight Vigil Held in Paris for June Fourth Victims and Prisoners)
Radio France Internationale, June 3, 2009
http://www.rfi.fr/actucn/articles/114/article_14083.asp

四位89民运领袖在美国国会作证 (Four Democracy Movement Leaders Testify before US Congress)
Radio Free Asia, June 3, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/zuozheng-06032009172108.html

項小吉高志活闖關被拒 (Student Leader Xiang Xiaoji Refused Entry to HK)
Ming Pao, June 4, 2009
http://news.mingpao.com/20090604/gak2.htm

Media
China Bars Foreign Reporters from Tiananmen
Associated Press (available at Taiwan News), June 4, 2009
http://www.etaiwannews.com/etn/news_content.php?id=966737&lang=eng_news

Chinese Web Users Demonstrate Their Strength
Agence France-Presse (available at Yahoo! News), June 3, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090603/wl_asia_afp/chinainternetcrimepolicepolitics

Hundreds of Websites Shut Down as Censors Order 'Server Maintenance'
South China Morning Post, June 4, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=874146d18a6a1210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Taiwan
馬英九：須勇敢面對六四 (Ma Ying-Jeou: We Must Courageously Face June 4)
China News Agency (available at Ming Pao), June 4, 2009
http://inews.mingpao.com/htm/INews/20090604/ca40837a.htm

June 3, 2009

News
Bilateral Ties
US Congress Calls on China to Free Tiananmen Prisoners
Associated Press (via Yahoo! News), June 03, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090602/pl_afp/chinapoliticsrightsuscongress

Pelosi Says Human Rights Stressed During China Visit
Voice of America, June 02, 2009
http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-06-02-voa77.cfm

Disasters
China Book on Sichuan Quake Counters Gov't Stance
Associated Press (via Yahoo! News), June 02, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090602/ap_on_re_as/as_china_quake_book

Government
Public Will Get Bigger Say on Who Is Promoted
South China Morning Post, June 03, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=80307992fd1a1210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Hong Kong
Dane's Sculpture too Hot to Handle for Legco
South China Morning Post, June 03, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=2d1a7992fd1a1210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Human Rights Defenders – Ding Zilin (丁子霖)
Tiananmen Mother: Still Grieves for Her Lost Son
Voice of America, June 02, 2009
http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-06-02-voa33.cfm

June 4th
'Reform Uncertainties' at Root of Tiananmen Movement: State Daily Says Intellectuals Chose Western Ideas at Random
South China Morning Post, June 03, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=c96a7992fd1a1210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Related news:
Evolution of Chinese Intellectuals' thought over Two Decades
Global Times, May 31, 2009
http://www.globaltimes.cn/www/english/top-news/2009-05/433565.html

China Girds for Anniversary of Beijing Killings
Cybercast News Service, June 03, 2009
http://www.cnsnews.com/public/content/article.aspx?RsrcID=49022

Former Protester Held, Others under House Arrest or Watched
Agence France-Presse (via South China Morning Post), June 03, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=605a7992fd1a1210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Tiananmen Killings: Was the Media Right?
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 02, 2009
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8057762.stm

Related news:
Survivors Confront Unsettled Legacy of Tiananmen
Wall Street Journal, June 03, 2009
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124397266329878327.html

美解密文件描述六四屠殺 (Sankei Shimbun: U.S. Releases Confidential Document on June Fourth)
Ming Pao, June 03, 2009
http://news.mingpao.com/20090603/gca1.htm

Law
China Law Society Report: China's Construction of the Rule of Law Was Eminent in 2008
Xinhua News Agency, June 03, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2009-06/03/content_11478996.htm

Related information:
中国法治建设年度报告（2008年） (2008 Report on the Construction of the Rule of Law)
Xinhua News Agency, June 02, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2009-06/02/content_11476146.htm

Public Health
Electroshock Therapy Given to Young Net Addicts
China Daily, June 03, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-06/03/content_7965367.htm

State Security
China Ups Security ahead of Tiananmen Anniversary
Reuters, June 03, 2009
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE5520HD20090603

China Says It Found 7 Terrorist Cells This Year
Associated Press (via Yahoo! News), June 03, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090603/ap_on_re_as/as_china_xinjiang

XUAR
Media Drive Praises Xinjiang Crackdown
South China Morning Post, June 03, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=bc507992fd1a1210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

June 02, 2009

Top News of the Day
June 4th
China Dissident Held ahead of Protest Anniversary
Associated Press (via YahooNews), June 02, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090602/ap_on_re_as/as_china_tiananmen_1

Wu Gaoxing (吴高兴), a former June Fourth prisoner, was taken by the police from
his home in Taizhou, Zhejiang Province, at around 10:00 a.m. on May 30, 2009. Wu
was detained about an hour after the release of the open letter to Chinese
leaders seeking economic redress for former June Fourth prisoners. His current
whereabouts remain unknown.

Related information:
Chinese Authorities Detain Former June Fourth Prisoner Wu Gaoxing after Open Letter
Human Rights in China, June 01, 2009
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/169737

News
Children
Parents of Missing Children in Several Provinces Hold Protests
South China Morning Post, June 02, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=7eefa101cbc91210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news

Internet Censorship
Officials Criticised for Failing to Censor Web Public Opinion
South China Morning Post, June 02, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=abafa101cbc91210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news

Religion
陳日君﹕貪污已進入中國教會 (HK's Cardinal Zen: Corruption Seeps into China's Churches)
Ming Pao, June 02, 2009
http://news.mingpao.com/20090602/gbb1.htm

June 4th
Students Go Hungry to Remember June 4
South China Morning Post, June 02, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=821aa101cbc91210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=hong+kong&s=news

洛杉矶举行纪念六四大游行（图） (June 4th Demonstration in Los Angeles)
Radio Free Asia, June 01, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/64-06012009084143.html

旧金山华人献花纪念六四 (Chinese Present Bouquets in San Francisco to Commemorate June 4)
Radio Free Asia, June 01, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/64-06012009093037.html

民运人士纽约汽车游行纪念六四（视频） (Vehicle Procession in New York to Commemorate June 4)
Radio Free Asia, June 01, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/64-06012009093909.html

多伦多举行六四20周年烛光悼念晚会 (Candlelight Vigil in Toronto for 20th Tiananmen Anniversary)
Radio Free Asia, June 01, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/64-06012009165840.html

Food Security
Law Gives Official Food for Thought
South China Morning Post, June 02, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=f5cea101cbc91210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news

Taiwan
Mainland Lawyers Backed in Taiwan
South China Morning Post, June 02, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=7910a101cbc91210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news

June 01, 2009

Top News of the Day
June 4th
Hong Kong Protest over Tiananmen
British Broadcasting Corporation, May 31, 2009
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/2/hi/asia-pacific/8075884.stm

On Sunday, May 31, thousands marched in the streets of Hong Kong, commemorating the 20th anniversary of the June Fourth crackdown. Amongst the protesters was Xiong Yan (熊炎), a student leader during the 1989 protests who now lives in exile in the U.S. According to a University of Hong Kong poll, 69% of Hong Kongers believe that the June Fourth crackdown was a mistaken and 61% believe that the Chinese government should stop condemning the protests.

Tiananmen Victims in Public Plea for Justice
The Observer (via Guardian Unlimited), May 31, 2009
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/may/31/tiananmen-anniversary-protestors-chinese-government

On May 30, 2009, five former prisoners of June Fourth from Zhejiang Province, Wu Gaoxing (吴高兴), Chen Longde (陈龙德), Wang Donghai (王东海), Mao Guoliang (毛国良), and Ye Wenxiang (叶文相) sent an open letter to Chinese leaders seeking economic redress. They say their imprisonment has left struggling to survive without pensions or salaries. Their letter was released via Human Rights in China.

Related information:
HRIC Press Release: Open Letter to China’s Leaders from Five Former June Fourth Prisoners from Zhejiang
Human Rights in China, May 30, 2009
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/169614

News
Human Rights
Will Beijing Follow Taipei's Lead on Human Rights?
South China Morning Post, May 28, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=e8d1c84830281210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Politics
中共推行“新愛國主義”教育 (CPC Promotes "New Patriotism" Education)
China News Agency, June 01, 2009
http://www.hkcna.hk/content/2009/0601/13485.shtml

China Urges Fair Play in Village Elections
Xinhua News Agency, May 30, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-05/30/content_11458226.htm

Media
Artist Censored in Broadening Crackdown as June 4 Approaches
South China Morning Post, May 30, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=0690281a94d81210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Related News:
臨時抽起六四專輯 《君子雜誌》缺16頁 (16 Pages of June Fourth Coverage Removed from Esquire)
Ming Pao, May 30, 2009
http://www.mingpaotor.com/htm/News/20090530/HK-ggk1.htm

Jitters on Display as Tiananmen Security Tightened
Agence France-Presse (via South China Morning Post), June 01, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=c1470a669ca91210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

记者在巴东被殴打遭驱逐 通往巴东的交通已受限 (Reporter Beaten in Badong for Reporting Deng Yujiao on Incident)
Radio Free Asia, June 01, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/dengyujiao-05292009134307.html

Related News:
中宣部叫停报道邓玉娇案 (CPC Propaganda Department Bans News Reports on Deng Yujiao Incident)
Radio France Internationale, May 29, 2009
http://www.rfi.fr/actucn/articles/113/article_14007.asp

Disasters
Three Coal Officials Detained over Mine Explosion that Killed 30
South China Morning Post, June 01, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=ca93035566791210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Human Rights Defenders
Chinese Rights Lawyers Face Limbo Over Registration
Reuters, May 31, 2009
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE54U0A320090531

June 4th
One in, One Out: Wanted Tiananmen Dissident Enters HK to Mark June 4, but 'Pillar' Sculptor Turned Away
South China Morning Post, May 31, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=e5877709c5291210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Hong Kong Protest over Tiananmen
British Broadcasting Corporation, May 31, 2009
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/2/hi/asia-pacific/8075884.stm

Children
農村留守童約5800萬 (Survey: 58 Million Left-behind Children in China's Countryside)
Ming Pao, June 01, 2009
http://www.mingpaotor.com/htm/News/20090530/tcbk1.htm

Child Kidnappers Arrested in China: State Media
Agence France-Presse (via Yahoo! News), May 29, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090529/wl_asia_afp/chinacrimechildkidnap

Protests and Petitions
Silent Protest in White Planned by Activists for June 4
Agence France-Presse (via South China Morning Post), June 01, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=f7f3035566791210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Law
中国将采取多种措施加大对困难群体的法律援助 (China Will Take Measures to Increase Legal Aid)
Xinhua News Agency, May 30, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2009-05/30/content_11457860.htm

Tibet
Autonomy Is Solution for Tibet, Dalai Lama Says
New York Times, May 28, 2009
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/29/world/asia/29dalai.html

Food Security
Few Have Faith Food Safety Law Will Prove Effective
South China Morning Post, June 01, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=e244035566791210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Related News:
Food Safety Law to Be Enacted
Shanghai Daily, June 01, 2009
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2009/200905/20090531/article_402613.htm

May 29, 2009

Top News of the Day
June 4th
Tiananmen Relatives Appeal for Information
Agence France Presse (via South China Morning Post), May 29, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=fb53241275781210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

The Tiananmen Mothers yesterday issued a public statement through Human Rights in China, calling for an official reassessment of what happened in the violent government crackdown on June 4, 1989. The group also urges those with knowledge of the events to come forward to provide information on what happened to those who died.

Related Information:
HRIC Press Release: Tiananmen Mothers Call for Reassessment of June Fourth Crackdown
Human Rights in China, May 27, 2009
http://hrichina.org/public/contents/press?revision_id=169199&item_id=169198

News
Law
China Lawyers in Touchy Cases Could Be Disbarred
AP (via Yahoo Asia News), May 27, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090527/ap_on_re_as/as_china_lawyers

Rural Issues
央行报告称超两成东莞农民工收入不足千元 (Central Bank: Over 20% Dongguan Migrant Workers Earn Less than Thousand per Month)
Guangzhou Daily (via Net Ease), May 29, 2009
http://news.163.com/09/0529/04/5AF3MS690001124J.html

Death Penalty
Mainland Executions up 260pc, Report Says
South China Morning Post, May 29, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=3963d6c312881210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Media
大陆封杀香港媒体的六四信息 (Mainland Blocks HK Media on Tiananmen News)
Radio Free Asia, May 28, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/meiti-05282009102805.html

Illegal Internet Bars in Firing Line
Chian Daily, May 28, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-05/28/content_7950591.htm

敏感期審查嚴 記者行文盡避「6」「4」 (Reporters in Mainland Avoid Writing “6” And “4” During Sensitive Period)
Ming Pao, May 29, 2009
http://news.mingpao.com/20090529/cab1.htm

Protests and Petitions
China Protesters See Red over Pelosi Visit
Reuters, May 27, 2009
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE54Q1N020090527

Police
Two Reporters Beaten As Gag on Case Tightens
South China Morning Post, May 29, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=a8ead6c312881210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

June 4th
丁子霖等被要求离京　多位民主人士遭监控 (Authorities Monitor Dissidents, Request Ding Zilin to Leave Beijing)
Radio Free Asia, May 28, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/ding-05282009091216.html

Zhao's Chinese Memoirs Go On Sale in Hong Kong
Reuters, May 29, 2009
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE54S0KF20090529

天安門母親拍片 記錄被壓迫經歷 (Tiananmen Mothers Release Documentary, Reveal Suppression of Govt)
Ming Pao, May 29, 2009
http://news.mingpao.com/20090529/gga3.htm

Second Commentary Backs Beijing on Zhao
South China Morning Post, May 29, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=ba73241275781210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Related News:
Publisher Defends Zhao Memoir after Beijing Attack
Agence France Presse (via Yahoo Asia News), May 28, 2009 http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090528/wl_asia_afp/chinapoliticsrightstiananmenhistoryhongkong

Dissidents Claim Tiananmen Anniversary Crackdown
Agence France Presse (via Yahoo Asia News), May 27, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090527/wl_asia_afp/chinarightstiananmenpoliticsdissident

May 27, 2009

News
Bilateral
台灣綠營籲中國平反六四 (Taiwan Implores China To Recognize June 4)
Ming Pao (via Chinesenesnet.com), May 27, 2009
http://inews.mingpao.com/htm/INews/20090526/ca21344k.htm

Corruption
哈尔滨破全国罕见非法出版物大案 (Harbin Officials Uncover Nationwide Illegal Publishing Ring)
Xinhuanet, May 27, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2009-05/26/content_11437492.htm

Disasters
China's Cabinet Approves Penalties in Major Work Accidents
Xinhuanet, May 26, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-05/27/content_11440107.htm

Environment
猫弱鼠强：环保官员举报的囚徒困境 (Environmental Protection Official Imprisoned)
Xinhuanet, May 27, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2009-05/27/content_11440524.htm

Government
重庆1300名政法干部调岗 大整肃清除害群之马 (Chongqing Government To Move 1300 Legal Officials)
Xinhuanet, May 26, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2009-05/26/content_11437163.htm

Shenzhen Gets Long-Awaited Nod for Reforms
South China Morning Post, May 27, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=91e69f0c57d71210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

广东廉江政府花钱“买”监督 整治机关“闲懒散” (Guangdong Government Spends Money To Improve Efficiency)
Xinhuanet, May 27, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2009-05/27/content_11440242.htm

June 4th
June 4 Still a Taboo for Leftists but Sentiments Run Strong
South China Morning Post, May 27, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=e9565b8b12d71210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

六四二十周年视频系列：专访丁子霖 (June 4th 20th Anniversery Video Series: Ding Zilin Speaks)
Radio Free Asia, May 27, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/dingzilin-05262009140102.html

Labor
千余名烟台退休职工集会上访 (Thousands of Retired Workers Gather in Yantai)Radio Free Asia, May 27, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/yantai-05262009100948.html

Law
Doomsday for Chinese Human-Rights Lawyers?
Wall Street Journal (Asia), May 27, 2009
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124336709029755411.html

Media
Media Gag Order over Stabbing
South China Morning Post, May 27, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=d76010f6edd71210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Related News:
Accused Official-Killer Deng on Bail
China Daily, May 27, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-05/27/content_7947070.htm

六四前夕 中国自由派思想网站系统维护惹猜测 (Many Liberal Chinese Sites Are On The Defensive Before 20th June 4th Anniversary)
Radio Free Asia, May 27, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/wangluo-05262009174852.html

Protests and Petitions
北京上千访民集会呼吁佩洛西关注中国人权 (Thousands Urge Nancy Pelosi To Bring Up Human Rights)
Radio France Internationale, May 27, 2009
http://www.rfi.fr/actucn/articles/113/article_13942.asp

《零八宪章》签署人刘沙沙绝食抗议 (Charter 8 Signatory Liu Shasha Goes On Hunger Strike)
Radio Free Asia, May 27, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/liushasha-05262009161059.html

Public Health
肾康注射液事件续:问题注射液全部召回 (Kidney Medicine Incident Continues: Problems With Medicines Merit a Recall)
Net Ease, May 27, 2009
http://news.163.com/09/0527/02/5A9N312B0001124J.html

一网络造谣者被拘 原为江苏省人民医院病人 (Rumor-Starter Arrested in Jiangsu AIDS Case)
Xinhuanet, May 27, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2009-05/27/content_11440419.htm

Rural Issues
佛山数百军警进村 逼农民签名卖地 (Several Hundred Soldiers in Foshan Force Peasants to Sign Over Land)
Radio Free Asia, May 27, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/zhengdi-05262009111244.html

May 26, 2009

News
Corruption
Ant-breeding Scheme Brings 55 to Court
Shanghai Daily, May 26, 2009
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2009/200905/20090526/article_402184.htm

Three Officials Jailed for Extorting Quake Victims
South China Morning Post, May 26, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=f0e6f40b9a871210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Hainan Official Punished for Taking Bribes
Shanghai Daily, May 26, 2009
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2009/200905/20090525/article_402064.htm

“中航天”高管挪用千万公款豪赌被判无期徒刑 (Official Gamble Public Money, Sentenced Life)
Xinhuanet, May 26, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2009-05/26/content_11434646.htm

Disasters
Building Style Caused Collapses, Book Says
South China Morning Post, May 26, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=6f95f40b9a871210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Related News
As Schools Fell, Govt Offices Stood Firm
China Daily, May 26, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009wenchuan/2009-05/26/content_7941531.htm

Protests and Petitions
China Tea Farmers Attack Police Station
AFP (via YahooNews), May 26, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090526/wl_asia_afp/chinarightsunresttea

US House Speaker Pelosi Visits China; Protesters Seek Help
AP (via Independent.co.uk), May 25, 2009
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-house-speaker-pelosi-visits-china-protesters-seek-help-1690584.html

Related News
Frustration Prompts Wave of China Protests
Financial Times, May 25, 2009
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/281cbea6-4883-11de-8870-00144feabdc0.html

忽然聚集 北京千人示威 高院信訪室對開馬路 躺地抗議 (A Thousand Protesters Block Traffic in Beijing)
Ming Pao, May 26, 2009
http://news.mingpao.com/20090526/caa1.htm

周舵尝试前往公安局申请静坐绝食受阻 (Authorities Reject Zhou Duo's Application for Peaceful Sit-in and Hunger Strike)
Radio Free Asia, May 25, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/64_dissident-05252009112914.html

Media
Censored Web Critic Wins Chinese Court Case
Financial Times, May 25, 2009
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/820c2050-494b-11de-9e19-00144feabdc0.html

New Internet Law Mere Scrap of Paper
China Daily, May 26, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-05/26/content_7941545.htm

Law
Investigative Report: How a Chinese Detention Center Ticks
Xinhuanet, May 25, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-05/25/content_11432759.htm

June 4th
The 20-year Anger of a Tiananmen Mother
Independent.co.uk, May 24, 2009
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/the-20year-anger-of-a-tiananmen-mother-1690146.html

Tiananmen Dissidents 'Denied HK Visas'
AP (via South China Morning Post), May 26, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=ebc5738257671210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Social Security
08年底中国6600万人纳入低保 补助水平将提高 (66 Million People Fell under Basic Welfare Scheme in 2008)
EastDay.com, May 26, 2009
http://news.eastday.com/c/20090525/u1a4395142.html

Religion
Pope Seeks Urgent Reconciliation in China Church
AP (via YahooNews), May 25, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090525/ap_on_re_eu/eu_vatican_china

Police
广东：行政人员粗暴执法或取消执法资格 (New Regulations in Guangdong Punishes Wayward Admin Law Enforcers with Stripped Credentials)
Nanfang Daily (via Xinhuanet), May 26, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2009-05/26/content_11437144.htm

广东英德英红镇发生大规模骚乱 (Large Scale Riot in Yingde, Guangdong)
Radio Free Asia, May 25, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/clash_guangdong-05252009102302.html

Tibet
Chinese Report on Tibet Reveals the Roots of Unrest
Telegraph.co.uk, May 22, 2009
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/5368440/Chinese-report-on-Tibet-reveals-the-roots-of-unrest.html

May 25, 2009

News

Resettlement
China to move 330,000 people for water project
AFP (via YahooNews (China)), May 24, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090524/wl_afp/chinawaterresettlementenvironment

Society
Chinese Praise Waitress Held for Stabbing Official
AP (via YahooNews (China)), May 22, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090522/ap_on_re_as/as_china_spa_stabbing

Media
广东新闻出版局敏感时期加强舆论管制 (Media Control in Guangdong Tightened during "Sensitive Periods")
Radio France Internationale, May 22, 2009
http://www.rfi.fr/actucn/articles/113/article_13877.asp

Openness in China About Memoir Proves Short-Lived
New York Times, May 23, 2009
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/23/world/asia/23beijing.html

Net Version of Liberal Magazine Suspended
SCMP, May 25, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=65f9083158371210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Chilling Documentary Exposes Tough Life in Beijing's Underbelly
AFP (via SCMP), May 25, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=f15a083158371210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Tibet
甘南僧人被判无期徒刑 律师呼吁尊重藏族特点 (Gansu Monk Sentenced to Life for Protesting) Radio Free Asia, May 22, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/zhang-05222009103233.html

Police
西宁市一派出所发生袭警案 (Police Station in Xining Attacked)
Xinhuanet, May 24, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2009-05/24/content_11427574.htm

Law
CPC Adopts Officials' Accountability Regulation
Xinhua, May 22, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-05/22/content_11421043.htm

Human Rights Defenders -- Guo Feixiong , 郭飞雄
家人探视郭飞雄见伤口 何俊仁律师支持追究 (Relatives Visit Wounded Guo Feixiong, Lawyer Supports Investigation)
Radio Free Asia, May 22, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquan-05222009085159.html

Corruption
海南国资委原副主任王俊武被双开 涉嫌受贿953万 (Former Hainan Official Punished for Accepting Bribes)
Xinhuanet, May 25, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2009-05/25/content_11429902.htm

Government
Liberal Scholar Thrown Out of Cultural Institute
SCMP, May 23, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=42961479bb861210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

June 4th
公安阻纪念六四聚会 羁押贵阳多名异见人士 (Authorities Block June Fourth Memorial Activity, Detain Several Guiyang Dissidents)
Radio Free Asia, May 22, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/64-05222009094738.html

欧洲国家的中国民主党将会联合举办六四20周年活动 (Chinese Democracy Parties in Europe Will Hold June 4 Activities Together)
Radio Free Asia, May 23, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/64-05232009011533.html

May 22, 2009

News

Bilateral Ties
US House Speaker Pelosi to Visit China: State Media
Agence France-Presse (via YahooNews), May 21, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090521/pl_afp/chinauspoliticsdiplomacy

Corruption
河北铲除一以派出所长为首的黑社会团伙 (Gang Led by Police Chief Uncovered in Hebei)
Xinhuanet, May 21, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2009-05/21/content_11414287.htm

June 4th
China’s Students Put Jobs over Democracy
Financial Times, May 22, 2009
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0e4cfc86-4660-11de-803f-00144feabdc0.html

Related News
Tiananmen Now Seems Distant to China’s Students
New York Times, May 22, 2009
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/22/world/asia/22tiananmen.html

六四廿周年 方政追述坦克碾断双腿 (Fang Zheng Recalls Being Smashed by Tanks on June Fourth)
Radio Free Asia, May 21, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/liusi-05212009092443.html

Former China Official Says He Helped Zhao on Memoir
Agence France-Presse (via YahooNews), May 21, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090521/wl_asia_afp/chinarightstiananmenpoliticshistory

Tiananmen Dissident Calls for 'White China' Day
Agence France-Presse (via YahooNews), May 21, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090521/wl_asia_afp/chinapoliticsprotesttiananmen

Labor
Anhui Cops Free Slave Laborers
Shanghai Daily, May 22, 2009
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2009/200905/20090522/article_401724.htm

Factory Fire Kills 13, Injures 4
Shanghai Daily, May 21, 2009
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2009/200905/20090521/article_401634.htm

Law
北京律协明年削减会费成定局 (Beijing Lawyers' Association Will Cut Member Dues)
Xinhuanet, May 21, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2009-05/21/content_11412375.htm

湖南出现全国首例申请公开罚款信息案例 (Invoking Open Government Regulations, Villagers Demand Information on Fines for Illegal Construction)
Net Ease, May 21, 2009
http://news.163.com/09/0521/11/59R7A8HK0001124J.html

Media
杭州网络实名制引发网民“围剿” (Outrage in Hangzhou over "Real Name" Registration for Web Users)
Radio Free Asia, May 21, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/wangluo-05212009111449.html

Population
国务院法制办《流动人口计划生育工作条例》答问 (Q and A on New Family Planning Regulations for "Floating Population")
Xinhuanet, May 21, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2009-05/21/content_11411353.htm

Protests and Petitions
江西4800退休员工发公开信揭露贪腐 投诉上访维权遭到打压 (4800 Retired Workers Send Open Letter Exposing Corruption)
Radio Free Asia, May 21, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/weiquan-05212009182650.html

Hundreds Rally in China over Police Beating
Agence France-Presse (via YahooNews), May 21, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090521/wl_asia_afp/chinarightsunrest

Public Health
北京超过10万大学生患抑郁症 精神病成辍学主因 (Over 100,000 Students in Beijing Suffering from Depression, Major Cause for Discontinuing Studies)
Net Ease, May 22, 2009
http://news.163.com/09/0522/03/59SUOUM00001124J.html

Society
Evidence May Show Stabbed Hubei Official Tried to Rape Accused
South China Morning Post, May 22, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0
a0/?vgnextoid=2ee16cd3d2461210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

State Security
Online Attack Locks Up Net in Several Provinces
Shanghai Daily, May 22, 2009
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2009/200905/20090522/article_401711.htm

May 21, 2009

News

Bilateral Ties
Sino-EU Talks Aim to Tackle Crisis, Revive Ties
Agence France-Presse (via South China Morning Post), May 21, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0
a0/?vgnextoid=1b662d76ede51210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Brazil Leader Leaves China with Deals under Belt
YahooNews, May 20, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090520/bs_afp/chinabrazildiplomacytradespace_200905
20080259

Corruption
江西修水：4名“不作为”政协委员资格被撤销 (4 CCPC Representatives Seniority Repealed for "Non-Actions")
News.com, May 21, 2009
http://news.163.com/09/0521/11/59R6K7RP0001124J.html

Hu Intolerant of Graft in PLA, Analysts Say
South China Morning Post, May 21, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0
a0/?vgnextoid=07052d76ede51210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

China Tightening Controls on Bank Lending
Associated Press (via YahooNews), May 20, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090520/ap_on_bi_ge/as_china_economy

Disasters
Central China City to Compensate Families of Nine Killed in Viaduct Collapse
Xinhuanet, May 20, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-05/20/content_11408085.htm

Environment
Wen Calls Halt to Yunnan Dam Plan
South China Morning Post, May 21, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0
a0/?vgnextoid=04b52d76ede51210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Human Rights
患者担心:详细报道个人信息会让家人受伤害 (Detailed Report Says Personal Information Able to Harm Family Members)
Nanfang City News, May 21, 2009
http://epaper.nddaily.com/A/html/2009-05/21/content_798719.htm

June 4th
Ex-Censor Claims Key Tiananmen Memoirs Role
Reuters, May 21, 2009
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE54K0VK20090521

Eastern China Authorities Downplay Student Protest
Associated Press (via Boston Globe), May 20, 2009
http://www.boston.com/news/world/asia/articles/2009/05/20/eastern_china_authorities_
downplay_student_protest/

Migrant Workers
China Offers Free Contraceptives to Migrant Population
Xinhuanet, May 21, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-05/21/content_11411949.htm

Taiwan
Taiwan Sets Limits on Ties with China
Wall Street Journal, May 21, 2009
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124282488887739161.html

Related News
Pro-Independence Mayor to Visit Beijing
Agence France-Presse (available at South China Morning, May 21, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=1d552d76ede51210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Tibet
Dalai Lama Envoy: Tibet Ready to Resume Peace Talks with China
Voice of America, May 20, 2009
http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-05-20-voa11.cfm

May 20, 2009

News
Bilateral Ties
China Slams U.S. Foreign Affairs Bill Proposal, Urges Deletion
Xinhuanet, May 19, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-05/19/content_11402518.htm

Corruption
China Welcomes Chinese Embezzlers' US Jail Sentences
Voice of America, May 19, 2009
http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-05-19-voa12.cfm

Top Guangdong Official Investigated For Bribes
Shanghai Daily, May 20, 2009
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2009/200905/20090520/article_401459.htm

受贿副局长卧室藏221万称是“个人爱好” (Corrupt Vice Minister: Storing 2.21 Millions is a "Personal Hobby")
Net Ease, May 20, 2009
http://news.163.com/09/0520/01/59NJEGPA0001124J.html

Disasters
Lax Safety Measures Blamed for Bridge Collapse
South China Morning Post, May 20, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=e182649c1c951210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Environment
China Working on Further National Plan to Address Climate Change: Official
Xinhuanet, May 20, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-05/20/content_11403657.htm

Related News
China and US Held Secret Talks on Climate Change Deal
The Guardian, May 18, 2009
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/may/18/secret-us-china-emissions-talks

Food Security
Food Poisoning Kills 4 Kids in SW China
Xinhua (via China Daily), May 19, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-05/19/content_7792857.htm

Human Rights Defenders - Zhang Kai and Li Chunfu (张凯、李春富)
北京律师成立援助团调查张凯李春富被殴 (Beijing Lawyers Form Group to Investigate Beating of Lawyers)
Radio Free Asia, May 19, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/lawyer-05192009115259.html

Related Information
Beijing Lawyers Beaten for Representing Falun Gong Case
Human Rights in China, May 13, 2009
http://hrichina.org/public/contents/press?revision_id=164835&item_id=164831

June 4th
China Brushes Aside Zhao's Tiananmen Memoirs
Reuters, May 19, 2009
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE54I1MY20090519

Last Tiananmen 'Hooligan' Released From Prison
AP available at Yahoo News, May 19, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090519/ap_on_re_as/as_china_tiananmen_prisoner

Labor
China's Labor Departments Help 6.98 mln Workers Get Back Wages in 2008
Xinhuanet, May 19, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-05/19/content_11403244.htm

China to Create 3M Jobs in Light Industry
Xinhua (via China Daily), May 18, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-05/18/content_7788713.htm

Media
Bloggers Frustrated as Beijing Blocks Google Service
South China Morning Post, May 20, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=2192649c1c951210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Police
民警滥用职权致人亡 河南周口警方一审赔61万 (Court: Police in Zhoukou, Henan Fined for Beating Citizen to Death)
Xinhuanet, May 19, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2009-05/19/content_11401267.htm

Protests and Petitions
Student Demonstrators Clash with Police in Nanjing
South China Morning Post, May 20, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=afa2649c1c951210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

重庆粮食系统被买断员工请愿 连日拉横幅露宿街头 (Chongqing Food System Privatized, Staff Protest for Social Security)
Radio Free Asia, May 19, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/chongqing-05192009164619.html

湖北上千名军转干部到省政府上访 (Over a Thousand Hubei Military Officials Petition)
Radio Free Asia, May 19, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/hubei-05192009093212.html

村民进京上访返乡被拘 警方称其涉嫌破坏生产 (Police Detain Farmers who Petition to Beijing)
Xinhuanet, May 19, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2009-05/19/content_11399331.htm

甘肅二百群眾圍堵縣委 (200 Surround Government Office in Gansu)
Ming Pao Immediate News, May 20, 2009
http://inews.mingpao.com/htm/INews/20090520/ca31218a.htm

Public Health
AP Reporter Quarantined in China after Cancun Stop
AP available at Yahoo News, May 19, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090519/ap_on_re_as/as_china_swine_flu_quarantine

Mainland Counts 4th H1N1 Case
Xinhuanet (available at Shanghai Daily), May 20, 2009
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2009/200905/20090520/article_401474.htm

Social Security
两部门发布人力资源和社会保障事业发展统计公报 (Gov't Release Statistics of Human Recourse and Social Security Development)
Xinhuanet, May 19, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2009-05/19/content_11400984.htm

Tibet and XUAR
Police Chiefs Replaced in Troubled Regions
South China Morning Post, May 20, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=1652649c1c951210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

May 19, 2009

News

Corruption
Another top Official in Guangdong Falls: Labour Chief Sacked as Anti-graft Drive Goes On
South China Morning Post, May 19, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0
a0/?vgnextoid=309acc94bc451210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&

Cadres Will Answer for Quality of Schools
South China Morning Post, May 19, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0
a0/?vgnextoid=73a7520566451210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Former Official Caught up in Wetland Probe
Shanghai Daily, May 19, 2009
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2009/200905/20090519/article_401338.htm

Support for Woman Held over Killing of Official
South China Morning Post, May 19, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0
a0/?vgnextoid=2dd7520566451210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

New Target in China Graft Sweep
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), May 18, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090519/ap_on_re_as/as_china_corruption_crackdown

Disasters
四川省绵阳法院开庭审理地震遇难学生家长案
Sichuan's Mianyang Court to Discuss Case of Student Quake-Victims' Families
Radio France Internationale, May 18, 2009
http://www.rfi.fr/actucn/articles/113/article_13810.asp

中国今年已发生重大、特重大事故26起 409人亡
Especially Important among Events in China this Year are 26 incidents and 409 Deaths
EastDay.com, May 18, 2009
http://news.eastday.com/c/20090518/u1a4379876.html

Freedom of Speech
北京独立作家江棋生再被警方抄家
Beijing Independent Author Jiang Qisheng's House Searched & Possessions Seized Again
Voice of America, May 17, 2009
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2009-05-17-voa26.cfm?rss=topstories

June 4th
贵州民间六四座谈会被禁 周勇军案莫少平代理
Guizhou Conference about June 4th Banned; Zhou Yongjun's Case Defended by Mou Shaoping
Radio Free Asia, May 19, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/zhouyongjun-05182009132734.html

六四伤残者方政举行记者会 谴责中国政府无视史实
June 4th Activist Fang Zheng Calls Press Conference Denouncing Chinese Gov't for Obscuring Historical Facts
Radio Free Asia, May 18, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/64-05182009163417.html

“天安门三君子”的余志坚和喻东岳抵美申请政治庇护
Yu Zhijian and Yu Dongyue, of the "Three Princes of Tiananmen," Arrive in U.S. Requesting Protection
Radio Free Asia, May 18, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/tiananmen-05182009164230.html

June 4 Mothers Mourn Children
South China Morning Post, May 19, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0
a0/?vgnextoid=7448863eea451210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Law
最高法院为民事案件申请再审"立规矩"
Highest Court to Hear Citizens' Case for Re-Trial on "Setting up Rules"
EastDay.com, May 19, 2009
http://news.eastday.com/c/20090519/u1a4380526.html

Public Health
China Calls for Int'l Co-op in Tackling A/H1N1 Flu Outbreak
Xinhuanet, May 19, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-05/19/content_11397733.htm

Rural Issues
村民进京上访返乡被拘续:警方称其涉嫌破坏生产
After Petitioning in Beijing, Villagers Accused of Wrecking Means of Production
EastDay.com, May 19, 2009
http://news.eastday.com/c/20090519/u1a4380599.html

May 18, 2009

News
Corruption
山西一“粮官”涉嫌贪挪私分国资逾2000万被诉 (Shanxi Company Chief Laundered 20 Million Yuan)
Xinhuanet, May 17, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2009-05/17/content_11389110.htm

Disasters
中国对中小学校舍安全“问责到底” (Government Will Check School Building Safety)
Xinhuanet, May 17, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/newscenter/2009-05/17/content_11390118_1.htm

Freedom of Speech
北京独立作家江棋生再被警方抄家 (Beijing Independent Writer Jiang Searched by Police)
Voice of America, May 18, 2009
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2009-05-17-voa26.cfm

敏感书籍六四临近被大陆查禁 (Beijing Bans Sensitive Books as June 4th Approaches)
Radio Free Asia, May 16, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shu-05162009003733.html

湖北关闭89家违规违法网站 (Hubei Authorities Shut Down 89 Websites)
EastDay.com, May 15, 2009
http://news.eastday.com/c/20090515/u1a4374210.html

Human Rights Defenders - Zhang Kai, Li Chunfu (张凯、李春富)
北京律師重慶被毆 同行拉橫額抗議 ( Beijing Lawyers Protest Police Abuses)
Ming Pao, May 18, 2009
http://news.mingpao.com/20090518/cae1.htm

Related Information
Beijing Lawyers Beaten for Representing Falun Gong Case
Human Rights in China, May 13, 2009
http://hrichina.org/public/contents/press?revision_id=164835&item_id=164831

Human Rights Defenders- Gao Zhisheng (高智晟)
美国参议员联名致信胡锦涛 呼吁释放高智晟 (American Senators Write Letter to Hu: Release Guo)
Radio Free Asia, May 15, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gao-05152009164845.html

Related Information
Wife of Abducted Rights Defense Lawyer Gao Zhisheng Requests Urgent Help from U.S. Congress in Open Letter
Human Rights in China, April 23, 2009
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/press?revision_id=160075&item_id=160063

June 4th
中央審查趙紫陽文件首曝光 (Beijing Produces Repor on Zhao)
Ming Pao, May 17, 2009
http://premium.mingpao.com/cfm/Content_News.cfm?Channel=gb&Path=33551163391/gca1.cfm1/gca1.cfm

北京学者举办六四民主运动研讨会 (Bejijng Scholar Holds Seminar About Tiananmen Square)
BBC, May 17, 2009
http://news.bbc.co.uk/chinese/simp/hi/newsid_8050000/newsid_8054400/8054441.stm

王炳章女儿到中国探监被拒入境 (Wang Bingzhang's Daughter Banned from Immigration)
Voice of America, May 16, 2009
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2009-05-16-voa45.cfm

Labor
中煤矿井建设队伍朔州伤亡事故已有11人遇难 (11 Died in a Mining Accident in Shuozhou)
Xinhuanet (available at Eastday.com), May 16, 2009
http://news.eastday.com/c/20090516/u1a4376421.html

工商总局:10月底前将安全事故企业责任人纳入黑名单 (Names for Industrial Safety Blacklist to be Compiled by Late October)
Xinhuanet, May 16, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/newscenter/2009-05/16/content_11384523.htm

Land Policy
浙江村民网上呼吁 请求调查政府强占土地 (Zhejiang Farmer Complains Online: Requests Investigation on Government Land Grab)
Radio Free Asia, May 16, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/zha-05162009010424.html

Police
受邀赴美出席听证工人遭公安搜查后失联 (Workers Searched by Police, Whereabouts Unknown after Returning from Hearing in US)
Radio Free Asia, May 16, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/mei-05162009142133.html

Poverty
我国高收入行业30年变迁:行业间收入差距或已达10倍 (After 30 Years Income Disparity in Different Industries Grown Tenfold)
Xinhuanet, May 18, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2009-05/18/content_11393963.htm

Protests and Petitions
北京再次发生上访农民集体自杀事件 (Another Petitioning Farmer Commits Suicide in Beijing)
Radio Free Asia, May 16, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/bei-05162009004626.html

广东江门农民进京上访后被拘10天 被要求写保证 (Farmer from Jiangmen, Guangdong Arrested while Petitioning in Beijing)
southcn.com, May 16, 2009
http://news.163.com/09/0515/23/59D3C6EB0001124J.html

重庆发生一起大规模群体事件 (Masses Protest in Chongqing)
Voice of America, May 16, 2009
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2009-05-16-voa44.cfm

Public Health
China reports its 6th victim of swine flu
Xinhuanet (available at Shanghai Daily), May 18, 2009
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2009/200905/20090518/article_401223.htm

Society
广电总局新规定:6-10月黄金档时段禁播古装剧 (Historical Costume Dramas Banned from Prime Time from June to October)
Radio Free Asia, May 16, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/10-05162009002141.html

May 15, 2009

News

Corruption
Disgraced Official's Return to Similar Job Sparks Outrage
South China Morning Post, May 15, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0
a0/?vgnextoid=456c711987f31210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Disasters
Political Tremors
South China Morning Post, May 14, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0
a0/?vgnextoid=cc37ee62dd931210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Economic Development
社科院内部人士自批楼市蓝皮书：分析预测都错 (Harsh Criticism from within of Recent CASS Report on Real Estate Market)
Net Ease, May 15, 2009
http://news.163.com/09/0515/07/59BDD4DO000120GU.html

June 4th
June 4 is History, I Speak for HK, Says Tsang - Then Has to Apologise
South China Morning Post, May 15, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0
a0/?vgnextoid=82f900d560041210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Secret Memoir Offers Look inside China’s Politics
New York Times, May 15, 2009
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/15/world/asia/15zhao.html

六四20周年剑桥大学将举办放水灯悼念六四受难者的仪式 (Lamp Lighting Ceremony Planned at Cambridge in Honor of June 4th Victims)
Radio Free Asia, May 14, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/64-05142009160024.html

Labor
160 in China Hospital over Possible Factory Pollution: Report
Agence France-Presse (via YahooNews), May 14, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090514/hl_afp/chinaenvironmentairpollution

Related News
What Caused Mass Illness? Workers, Experts Disagree
China Daily, May 14, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-05/14/content_7778917.htm

Law
发言违法？ 陕西高院“公民代表”制度引争议 (Experiment in Shaanxi to Hear "Citizens' Representatives" in Court Sparks Debate)
Xinhuanet, May 14, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2009-05/14/content_11372974.htm

Media
东：“八星级办公大楼”发帖者遭刑讯死系造谣 (Reports of Web User Tortured to Death for Posting about Govt Building Are Untrue)
Xinhuanet, May 14, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2009-05/14/content_11374144.htm

Protests and Petitions
上海用假精神病鉴定剥夺访民诉讼权 (False Mental Illness Documents Used to Deprive Petitioners of Rights)
Radio Free Asia, May 14, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shanghai-05142009123810.html

福建调动军队强征土地视频曝光 (Video Reveals Troop Involvement in 2007 Fujian Land Grab)
Radio Free Asia, May 14, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/fujian-05142009135438.html

Public Health
'Suicide' Epidemic Has City Reeling
China Daily, May 15, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-05/15/content_7780131.htm

內地發現79入境發熱燒病人 (79 People with Fever Found Crossing Border to Mainland)
Ming Pao, May 14, 2009
http://www.mpinews.com/htm/INews/20090514/ca41948c.htm

Shandong Declares Health Emergency, Quarantines 23
Shanghai Daily, May 14, 2009
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2009/200905/20090514/article_400848.htm

May 14, 2009

Top News
Human Rights Defender - Zhang Kai, Li Chunfu (张凯、李春富)
北京律师代理重庆“躲猫猫” 遭公安暴力下落不明 (Beijing Lawyers Beaten, Whereabouts Unknown)
Radio Free Asia, May 13, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/beijing-05132009145918.html

Beijing Lawyers Zhang Kai (张凯) and Li Chunfu (李春富) were violently beaten by police at the home of a client in Chongqing. They were meeting to discuss the death of Jiang Xiqing while serving a Reeducation-Through-Labor (RTL) sentence center for practicing Falun Gong.

Related Information:
HRIC Press Release: Beijing Lawyers Beaten for Representing Falun Gong Case
Human Rights in China, May 13, 2009
http://hrichina.org/public/contents/press?revision_id=164835&item_id=164831

News
Bilateral Ties
Cannon Seeks New Start in Canada-China Relations
The Globe and Mail, May 13, 2009
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20090513.CHINA13ART2203/TPStory/TPInternational

Corruption
Top Graft-Fighter Vows Action to Soothe Protesters
South China Morning Post, May 14, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=db3755f3a8a31210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Disasters
災區爆衝突 多名家長被拘 官員人盯人 禁赴學校祭孩子 (Clash in Quake Area, Parents Detained and Banned from Memorializing Children)
Ming Pao, May 14, 2009
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20090514/caa1.htm

Environment
Experts Puzzled by How to Cut Emissions, Mainland Not Ready to Set Climate Targets
South China Morning Post, May 14, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=50486c0f9ea31210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Human Rights Defenders
维权人士发起“公民行” 活动 倡导公民维权 (Human Rights Defenders Start "Citizen-Led" Campiagn)
Radio Free Asia, May 13, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/weiquan-05132009101304.html

June 4th
Thirty Remain in Jail over Tiananmen Clashes
Associated Press (available at South China Morning Post), May 14, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=ce500efb45831210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Exiled Tiananmen-era Dissident Detained in China
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), May 13, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090513/ap_on_re_as/as_china_tiananmen

Related News
前学运领袖周勇军被中国控告诈骗 (Former June 4th Leader Accused of Fraud)
BBC, May 14, 2009
http://news.bbc.co.uk/chinese/simp/hi/newsid_8040000/newsid_8047700/8047768.stm

「六四」未列入課程 孫明揚指未達共識 ("Tiananmen Incident" Not Included in Syllabus, HK Government Says Lacks Consensus)
Ming Pao, May 14, 2009
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20090514/goj1.htm

Protests and Petitions
温州村民阻止征地施工遭冲击 多人受伤十村民被捕 (Police and Villagers Clash over Land Dispute in Wenzhou, Many Injured and 10 Arrested)
Radio Free Asia, May 13, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/wenzhou-05132009170046.html

不畏强暴集体抗打压 上海访民因寄发督察简报被传唤 (Shanghai Petitioners Protest, Some Detained for Sending Report)
Radio Free Asia, May 13, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/fang-05132009091559.html

13 May, 2009

News
Bilateral Ties
China Re-Elected to UN Human Rights Council
China Daily, May 13, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-05/13/content_7770633.htm

中美对话基金会促奥重视中国人权 (Dui Hua Foundation Urges Obama to Emphasize Chinese Human Rights)
Voice of America, May 12, 2009
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2009-05-12-voa81.cfm

Corruption
More Top Officials Linked to Graft Probe
South China Morning Post, May 13, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/vgn-ext-templating/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=5189669e6c531210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

揭发临沂贪污的张建国被警察虐打致死 (Citizen who Exposed Corruption Beaten to Death by Police)
Radio Free Asia, May 12, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/police_death-05122009112658.html

Senior Official Calls on Party's Chiefs to Fight against Corruption
Xinhuanet, May 12, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-05/12/content_11362656.htm

Disasters
地震周年祭 胡锦涛未提“豆腐渣” (Hu Avoids Talk of "Tofu-dregs" Buildings during Quake Anniversary)
BBC, May 13, 2009
http://news.bbc.co.uk/chinese/simp/hi/newsid_8040000/newsid_8047100/8047136.stm

Ministry to Log Geological Hazards Facing Schools, and Monitor Them
South China Morning Post, May 13, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=9cf9669e6c531210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

34公民呼吁公布地震死难者名单 (34 Citizens Call for Disclosure of Quake Deaths)
Radio France Internationale, May 12, 2009
http://www.rfi.fr/actucn/articles/113/article_13651.asp

Chinese Vice Premier Calls for Enhancing Public Awareness of Disaster Reduction
Xinhuanet, May 12, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-05/13/content_11362724.htm

川震周年德阳倒塌学校成管制区 媒体和民间人士遭打压 (Media and Citizens Suppressed during Quake Anniversary, Collapsed School Off Limits)
Radio Free Asia, May 12, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/quake_anniversary-05122009115330.html

June 4th
China Arrests Returned Tiananmen Student Leader: Family
Reuters, May 13, 2009
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE54C0I420090513

基督徒续签「六四」声明 名单将于香港公布 (Christians Sign Tiananmen Square Declaration in Hong Kong)
Radio Free Asia, May 12, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/64-05122009085454.html

Law
法治政府指标深圳试水 市长权力越小政府服务越好 ("Government Rule of Law Index" Tested in Shenzhen)
China Daily (available at Xinhuanet), May 13, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2009-05/13/content_11363927.htm

Politics
Chinese VP Calls for Enhancing Democratic Consultation in Practicing "Scientific Outlook"
Xinhuanet, May 12, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-05/12/content_11361828.htm