Published by: THE WORLD UYGHUR NETWORK NEWS 12 September 1997

CND-GLOBAL, 9/12/1997

[CND, 09/11/97] Authorities in Southern province Guangdong made a call Tuesday for cooperation from those involved in the protest against the rigid enforcement of one-child policy since last week, the AFP reported. In return for their cooperation, the municipality of Gaozhou may consider lenient treatment for the "trouble makers." A rally of about one thousand protesters caused a clash with the local police and militiamen. One official was in serious condition. There was no report on other damages or casualties. The protest was initiated by the arrest of three informants who tried to leak news to women about the arrival

of an inspection team that enforces strict contraception measures, in addition to the death of a yong woman caused by the placement of an internal contraceptive device. (Dong LIU, Ray ZHANG)