December 30, 2004

News

Accountability
Audit report lists out issues for ‘corrections’
审计清单出炉整改报告
People’s Daily, December 30, 2004
http://www.people.com.cn/GB/shizheng/1026/3088936.html

Corruption
NPC Standing Committee expels five for corruption
SCMP, December 30, 2004
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZGXOMG73E.html

Disaster
2 Chinese dead, 25 wounded in Thai tsunami
Xinhuanet.com, December 30, 2004
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2004-12/30/content_2392703.htm

Environment
Law on solid waste pollution control amended
Xinhuanet.com, December 30, 2004
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2004-12/30/content_2392708.htm

Food security
Farming policies yield rare harvest
Xinhuanet.com, December 30, 2004
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2004-12/30/content_2393045.htm

Land policy
Tough measures on land management policy to be launched in Guangdong
广东将动用最严格手段管理土地
People’s Daily, December 30, 2004
http://www.people.com.cn/GB/shizheng/14562/3088381.html

NPC
Agenda for full NPC session decided
Xinhuanet.com, December 29, 2004
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2004-12/29/content_2391914.htm

Political reforms
Democratic reforms needed to settle conflicts between government officials and citizens
平息官民冲突中国需民主改革
Voice of America, December 30, 2004
http://www1.voanews.com/Chinese/article.cfm?ObjectID=4D5203EB-513D-
46DC-B4AC1C2313CB9340

Protests and petitions
13 arrested in Dongguang riot
13名东莞骚乱事件有关人被警方逮捕
Dajiyuan.com, December 30, 2004
http://www.epochtimes.com/gb/4/12/30/n763728.htm

Social security
Social security allowances to be raised
Xinhuanet.com, December 30, 2004
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2004-12/30/content_2393170.htm