DAILY NEWS BRIEF FOR October 9-11, 2004

Top news of the day

June 4th
Hu opts out of redefining 89 democracy movement
胡锦涛表示无意为八九民运重新定性
AFP, October 10, 2004
http://www.epochtimes.com/gb/4/10/10/n685591.htm

Hu insists government stance on June 4th incident
多维详讯：胡锦涛首次谈六四称定论不变
Chinesenewsnet.com, October 10, 2004
http://www5.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/SinoNews/Mainland/2004_10_9_16_20_13_88.html

Hong Kong rights activists comment on Hu’s June 4th stance
香港人士评胡锦涛谈六四
Voice of America (Chinese edition), October 10, 2004
http://www.voanews.com/Chinese/article.cfm?objectID=BAB09BE2-37EB-4D1C-8F40C06B9911D0A5&title=%CF%E3%B8%DB%C8%CB%CA%BF%C6%C0%BA%FA%BD%F5%CC%CE%CC%B8%C1%F9%CB%C4%2804%C4%EA10%D4%C210%C8%D5%29&catOID=C283D8A3-4AB3-11D5-8EC2009027ACC5C2&categoryname=National%20News#


News

Accountability
War on party graft to be stepped up
SCMP, October 11, 2004
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ30P35OXD.html

Children
Up to 50m children emotionally troubled
SCMP, October 11, 2004
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZDMD45OXD.html

Detention - YangJianli
Scholars urge Hu release Yangjianli
哈佛大学63名学者 呼吁胡锦涛假释杨建利
Dianjiyuan.com, October 9, 2004
http://www.epochtimes.com/gb/4/10/9/n684937.htm

Human rights
Senior Norwegian legislator: China’s human rights conditions are improving
访挪威王国议长科斯莫:中国人权状况正日益改善
Eastday.com, October 10, 2004
http://news.eastday.com/eastday/news/news/node4938/node35980/userobject1ai571622.html

Hukou / Poverty
Beijing spends millions yuan to help beggars with Beijing hukou return home
北京年内将斥资上千万元以救助流乞人员跨省返乡
Chinanews.com, October 11, 2004
http://www.chinanews.com.cn/news/2004/2004-10-11/26/492856.shtml

Law
Major revisions of procedural laws would reflect human rights principle
中国三大诉讼法将重大修改 保障人权成重要原则
Chinanews.com, October 11, 2004
http://www.chinanews.com.cn/news/2004/2004-10-11/26/492830.shtml

Let witnesses on the stand
让人民作证
Legal Daily, October 11, 2004
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2004-10/11/content_139281.htm

Labour – Law / Labour – work safety & conditions
Guangxi announces regulations on monitoring and prevention of gross industrial accidents
广西出台事故隐患监管法重大事故隐患向社会公布
Chinanews, October 10, 2004
http://www.chinanews.com.cn/news/2004/2004-10-10/26/492654.shtml

Labour – Industrial accidents
4 people caught for LG factory fire
LG(惠州)厂火灾原因初步查明 4名肇事者被拘
Eastday.com, October 10, 2004
http://news.eastday.com/eastday/news/news/node4938/node35980/userobject1ai571536.html

Labour – Market
Expert explains labour shortages: rural labour vote with their feet
专家解读民工短缺现象 农民工开始"用脚投票"
Eastday.com,
http://news.eastday.com/eastday/news/news/node4938/node35980/userobject1ai569744.html

Labour – Protests
Hundreds of Jobless Tibetans Protest in Qinghai Province
Radio Free Asia, October 8, 2004
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/social/2004/10/08/tibet_jobless/

Media - Censorship
Media forbade to report news on rural clashes over land issues
中国禁止媒体擅自报导农民抗争新闻
Voice of America, October 8, 2004
http://www.epochtimes.com/gb/4/10/8/n684725.htm

Population
Beijing urban planning outlines tight control over population acceleration in the future
"北京城市总体规划纲要"通过 未来将严控人口增速
Chinanews.com, October 10, 2004
http://www.chinanews.com.cn/news/2004/2004-10-10/26/492409.shtml

Prisons
Chirac expresses concerns over China’s political prisoners
希拉克提出关注中国政治犯
Daijiyuan.com, October 10, 2004
http://www.epochtimes.com/gb/4/10/10/n686270.htm

服刑人员眼中的监狱人权状况
How do prisoners see human rights conditions in prisons?
Eastday.com, October 11, 2004
http://news.eastday.com/eastday/news/news/node4938/node36118/userobject1ai572648.html

Poverty – poverty eradication policy
Chongqing to move 400,000 people out of remote areas
China Daily, October 10, 2004
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2004-10/10/content_381124.htm

Public health
Over 10 thousands infected Treponema Pallidum in Guangdong, top of other provinces
廣東梅毒患者近萬全國最多
Mingpao.com, October 11, 2004
http://full.mingpaonews.com/20041011/__ccd1.htm

Public health – Mental health
Patients with mental illness reach 16 millions in China
中国各类精神病患者达一千六百万人
Daijiyuan.com, October 10, 2004
http://www.epochtimes.com/gb/4/10/10/n686128.htm

Public health – HIV aids
Guangdong offers free HIV tests
ChinaDaily, October 10, 2004
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2004-10/10/content_381129.htm

Rural issues
Authors accuse officials give false evidence
作者告官員作偽證
Mingpao.com, October 11, 2004
http://full.mingpaonews.com/20041011/__ccb1.htm

Authors of “Chinese farmers survey” take officials to court for giving false evidence
「中国农民调查」作者要追究官员作伪证责任
Chinanewsnet.com, October 11, 2004
http://www5.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/SinoNews/Mainland/cna_2004_10_10_22_28_07_855.html

Trafficking
Discussion: baby trafficking and family planning policy
讨论：贩婴案件与计划生育政策
Daijiyuang.com, October 9, 2004
http://www.epochtimes.com/gb/4/10/9/n685142.htm

Breakthrough on baby trafficking case
特大贩婴案告破
Beijingnews.com, October 9, 2004
http://www.thebeijingnews.com/news/2004-10-9/200410923510.htm