Wednesday, December 22, 2004

December 22, 2004


Top news of the day

Media - Internet
Fifth internet author detained
SCMP, December 22, 2004
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZE9IDQB1E.html

Prison
Inner Mongolia political prison tortured in prison
内蒙古政治犯哈达狱中受虐待
Radio Free Asia, December 22, 2004
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/xinwen/2004/12/21/yuzhong/


News

Corruption
SOEs accounted for 40% of corruption case in China
中国贪污受贿案四成来自国企
Chinesenewsnet.com, December 21, 2004
http://www1.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/EntDigest/Life/2004_12_21
_18_5_50_707.html

About 3,000 senior officials at director level or above found involved in corruption cases
近三千县处级以上干部涉案
Beijing Youth Daily via Yahoo News, December 21, 2004
http://cn.news.yahoo.com/041222/67/27l10.html

Detention – Huang Jingao (黃金高)
Huang Jingao released?
黄金高已获释回家？
Voice of America, December 21, 2004
http://www1.voanews.com/Chinese/article.cfm?ObjectID=2178B139-D865
-4D7A-A3F2267125B53CE1

June 4th
End to arms ban won't mean let-up on rights: EU
SCMP, December 22, 2004
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZS2MDQB1E.html

Law
Copyright pirates face tougher sentences
SCMP, December 22, 2004
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZLU90RB1E.html

Anti-secession law 'meant to foster peaceful union'
SCMP, December 22, 2004
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZ6DQIQB1E.html

Featured article: rule of law far more important than democracy and freedom of speech
杜奔放来稿：法制比民主和言论自由更重要
Chinesenewsnet.com, December 22, 2004
http://www1.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/Opinion/2004_12_21_16
_32_54_447.html

Media – press freedom
Party propaganda meeting points to liberal editors
中國宣傳部長會議針對開明編輯開刀？
Asia Times Online, December 21, 2004
http://www.atchinese.com/2004/12/1221rep3.htm

Prominent academic and writer awarded RSF prize for defending press freedom
刘晓波获“捍卫言论自由奖”
Radio Free Asia, December 21, 2004
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/xinwen/2004/12/21/huojiang/

Politics / Taiwan
China's defensive realism
Asia Times Online, December 22, 2004
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China/FL22Ad03.html

Protests and petitions
Police end protest by villagers
SCMP, December 22, 2004
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ7MRIQB1E.html

China authorities leave woman's body in ditch after beating her
Kyodo news via Yahoo News, December 22, 2004
http://asia.search.news.yahoo.com/search/news_asia_pf?p=ukey%3A3055408

Religion
Rights group comments on new religion provisions
人权组织评中国新宗教管理条例
Voice of America, December 21, 2004
http://www1.voanews.com/Chinese/article.cfm?objectID=65DD3452-28C5-4E56-8040B1644F2EFD1&title=%C8%CB%C8%A8%D7%E9%D6%AF%C6%C0%
D6%D0%B9%FA%D0%C2%D7%DA%BD%CC%B9%DC%C0%ED%CC%
F5%C0%FD%2804%C4%EA12%D4%C221%C8%D5%29

Rural issues - employment
Featured article: a report of rural workers’ civil rights
郭昌盛：中国农民工的公民权利报告
Chinesenewsnet.com, December 22, 2004
http://www1.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/Opinion/2004_12_21_18
_24_5_809.html