December 10, 2004

Top news of the day

Detention - ShiTao
Reports' rights group urges China to release ShiTao
保护记者委员会促中国释放师涛
Chinesenewsnet.com, December 10, 2004
http://www1.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/EntDigest/Life/2004_12_9_19_49_46_619.html


News

Corruption
Fugitive official takes US$30m, reports
People’s Daily, December 9, 2004
http://english1.peopledaily.com.cn/200412/09/eng20041209_166725.html

Governor who took bribes jailed for 11 years
SCMP, December 10, 2004
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ5PGZQB1E.html

Other sinners and suspects
SCMP, December 10, 2004
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZVVXHQB1E.html

Anti-corruption campaign on the way to root out corrupt government officials
不贪污不受贿不违法也不行 中国开始整治"庸官"
Chinesenewsnet.com, December 10, 2004
http://www1.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/SinoNews/Mainland/zxs_2004-12-10_515245.shtml

Food security – GM
Chinese switches to GM rice, who benefits?
中国人将吃转基因稻米？13亿人主粮后的利益悬疑
People’s Daily, December 10, 2004
http://www.people.com.cn/GB/shizheng/30178/3045504.html

Gender
Mainland parents are just not ready to spare the rod
SCMP, December 10, 2004
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZC3HZQB1E.html

Labour
Rebuff over cancelled work rights conference
SCMP, December 10, 2004
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZ17TCQB1E.html

6,000 attorneys jointly claim back pay for workers
六千律師聯同追薪
Chongqing Commercial Newspaper, December 2, 2004

Better conditions for labour to increase employment opportunities
改善劳动条件可以大幅度增加就业机会
Nanfang Weekend, December 9, 2004
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/zm/20041209/xw/zy/200412090036.asp

Labour - industrial accidents
37 trapped underground as blast rips through mine
SCMP, December 10, 2004
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ36RCQB1E.html

Labour – law
Revision of Labour Law urgently needed to improve poor treatment of workers
目前形势严峻 迫切要求中国修改完善《劳动法》
Chinesenewsnet.com, December 10, 2004
http://www1.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/SinoNews/Mainland/zxs_2004-12-10_515122.shtml

Law
Democratic legislation and breakthrough in law system
民主立法与制度创新
Nanfang Weekend, December 9, 2004
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/zm/20041209/xw/sd/200412090042.asp

Law – court system
Dalian judge refuses public audit court hearing
大连一法官"我就不让你旁听!"
Legal Daily, December 10, 2004
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2004-12/10/content_166518.htm

Media
China to tighten management over TV commercials
People’s Daily, December 10, 2004
http://english1.peopledaily.com.cn/200412/10/eng20041210_166836.html

Why China still interferes with transmission of VOA broadcast?
中国为何仍干扰美国之音广播？
Voice of America, December 9, 2004
http://www1.voanews.com/Chinese/article.cfm?objectID=F5893E5A-E456-4E54-A966583CD5975B66&title=%D6%D0%B9%FA%CE%AA%BA%CE%C8%D4%B8%C9%C8%C5%C3%C0%B9%FA%D6%AE%D2%F4%B9%E3%B2%A5%A3%BF%2804%C4%EA12%D4%C29%C8%D5%29&catOID=C283D8A3-4AB3-11D5-8EC2009027ACC5C2&categoryname=National%20News

Petition and protests
Shenyang villagers lost lawsuit against Land and Resource Bureau
沈阳7农民状告国土资源部案一审败诉
Chinesenewsnet.com, December 10, 2004
http://www1.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/EntDigest/Life/2004_12_9_20_27_9_408.html

Politics
China 'gray lists' its intellectuals
The Christian Science Monitor, November 30, 2004
http://www.csmonitor.com/2004/1130/p01s03-woap.html

Prison
Prisoner escape rate down 96.7 percent in decade in China
People’s Daily, December 10, 2004
http://english1.peopledaily.com.cn/200412/09/eng20041209_166758.html

Feasibility and effectiveness the priorities to improve execution mechanism in prison
中国完善监狱行刑体系 首选行之有效的实践经验
Chinesenewsnet.com, December 10, 2004
http://www1.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/SinoNews/Mainland/zxs_2004-12-10_515271.shtml

Poverty
Anti-poverty programs benefit rural women
Xinhuanet.com, December 9, 2004
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2004-12/09/content_2315125.htm

Society
Social stability under the backdrop of harmonious society
和谐社会背景下的社会稳定观
Nanfang Weekend, December 9, 2004
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/zm/20041209/xw/tb/200412090017.asp

Other – Tibet
China denounces US Congress statement on the release of Tibetan monk
中国拒绝美国参议院呼吁释放丹增德勒的议案
Radio Free Asia, December 9, 2004
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/xinwen/2004/12/09/danzendele/