February 9, 2006

News

Children - Children
深圳拟建立少儿住院保险制度 (Shenzhen to Establish Health Insurance Scheme for Children)
China Youth Daily, February 09, 2006
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2006-02/09/content_1312268.htm

Children - Law/Protection / Gender
最高法院出台解释与幼女发生性行为不都是犯罪 (Supreme Court Issues Controversial Explanation: "Minors Having Sex with Young Girls Not Necessarily a Crime")
EastDay.com, February 09, 2006
http://china.eastday.com/eastday/node81741/node81762/node
116778/userobject1ai1839110.htmlai1839110.html

Economic Development
China Still a "Less Developed Country"
Xinhuanet, February 09, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-02/08/content_
4152669.htm

专家献策：五年内让五亿农民入城 (Experts Suggest Relaxing Hukou System to Allow 500 Million Peasants to Come to Cities in 5 Years)
Wen Wei Po, February 09, 2006
http://www.wenweipo.com/news.phtml?news_id=CH0602090008
&cat=002CH

滴血的GDP數字 (The Suffering Behind China's Impressive GDP Figures)
BBC, February 08, 2006
http://news8.thdo.bbc.co.uk/chinese/trad/hi/newsid_4690000/
newsid_4694200/4694214.stm4214.stm

Environment - Water
Rising Tide of Salinity Threatens Delta Freshwater Supply
SCMP, February 09, 2006
http://focus.scmp.com/focusnews/ZZZA06TH8JE.html

中国水污染灾难何时了？ (When Will Water Pollution Disasters in China End?)
Voice of America, February 09, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-02-08-voa62.cfm

Labor - Employment Conditions
Labor Shortage Likely to Worsen
SCMP, February 09, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZAZ5TH8JE.html

Law - Court System
人民监督员制度试点的几个问题及完善建议 (Suggestions on How to Improve the “People's Supervisors” System)
Legal Daily, February 09, 2006
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2006-02/09/content_
262433.htm

Media - Censorship / Press Freedom
Editor Fired over Reports Criticizing Authorities
SCMP, February 09, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ9E1SH8JE.html

《人民日報》前总编胡绩伟挺《冰点》(Former Chief Editor of People's Daily Says the Closure of Freezing Point May be Unconstitutional)
Asia Times Online, February 09, 2006
http://www.atchinese.com/index.php?option=com_content
&task=view&id=13418&Itemid=33emid=33

Chinese Editor Dies After Beating by the Police
New York Times, February 08, 2006
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/08/international/asia/08china
.html?_r=1&oref=slogingin

'Police Beating Caused Death'
SCMP, February 09, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZ6Z5TH8JE.html

Media - Internet Censorship
Net Portals Braced for More Curbs on Content
SCMP, February 09, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ06ASH8JE.html

Yahoo, Press Watchdog Clash over Chinese Cyber-Dissident
AFP (via YahooNews), February 09, 2006
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060209/wl_asia_afp/
uschinainternetmedia;_ylt=AsVr192TFnWs2.CwZdA.B_
YBxg8F;_ylu=X3oDMTBjMHVqMTQ4BHNlYwN5bnN1
YmNhdA--r192TFnWs2.CwZdA.B_YBxg8F;_ylu=X3oDMTB
jMHVqMTQ4BHNlYwN5bnN1YmNh

Politics - NPC
2006年全国各地“两会”的热点焦点亮点 (An Overview of the Major Issues Discussed at Local NPC and CCPCC Conferences Across China)
People's Daily, February 09, 2006
http://politics.people.com.cn/GB/1026/4088533.html

Population - One-Child Policy
中国治理出生人口性别比初见成效 平等意识增强 (Progress in Improving China's Male-Female Ratio at Birth Reflects Growing Awareness of Gender Equality)
EastDay.com, February 09, 2006
http://china.eastday.com/eastday/node81741/node81762/node
116778/userobject1ai1840034.htmlai1840034.html

Poverty - Urban Poverty
城市贫困群体呈发展趋势 (Urban Poverty on the Rise)
China Youth Daily, February 09, 2006
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2006-02/09/content_1312278.htm

Protests and Petitions - Corruption (Case)
太石村暴力升级　村民被砍手指 (Violence Increases in Taishi Village After Villager Slashed)
Radio Free Asia, February 09, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/02/08/taishi/

Rural Issues
让农民说话有门 投诉有应 (Farmers’ Complaints Should Be Answered to Ensure That Their Voices Are Heard)
China Youth Daily, February 09, 2006
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2006-02/09/content_1312358.htm

North Korea / Children - Trafficking of Children
报导指北韩妇女儿童在中国遭贩卖剥削 (NGO Reports Abuses of North Korean Women and Children in China)
Chinesenewsnet.com, February 08, 2006
http://www1.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/SinoNews/
Mainland/cna_2006_02_08_09_00_38_308.html08_09_00_38_308.html