Monday, January 03, 2005

December 31, 2004 – January 3, 2005

Top news of the day

Labour – protests
Workers jailed over pay protest released
SCMP, January, 3, 2005
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZJ6K7SC3E.html

Political dissidents – imprisonment – Yang Tinshui (楊天水)
Dissident writer sentenced for subversion
異 見 作 家 被 控 顛 覆 政 權
Apple Daily, January 3, 2005
http://appledaily.atnext.com/template/apple/art_main.cfm?sec_id=15335&showdate=20050103&art_id=4557724



News

Corruption
21 billion yuan recovered since graft revelations
SCMP, December 31, 2004
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ8IH7SC3E.html

Disaster
China offers extra US$60.5m aid to tsunami victims
SCMP, December 31, 2004
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ0UI7SC3E.html

Food security / land policy
Searching for pieces of land for farming
寻找可以耕种的土地
Nanfang Weekend, December 30, 2004
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/zt/2004zmnztk/2004zggs/200412300108.asp

Gender / poverty
A gender study shows women the majority of the poverty population
从中国妇女研究会了解 贫困人口女性占“多数”
Xinhuanet.com, January 3, 2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/newscenter/2005-01/03/content_2409985.htm

Gender – status
Struggling conditions of rural women
中国农村妇女处境艰难
Voice of America, January 1, 2005
http://www1.voanews.com/Chinese/article.cfm?objectID=6E3159DA-9408-4CB7-925B48F2747A5718&title=%D6%D0%B9%FA%C5%A9%B4%E5%B8%BE%C5%AE%B4%A6%BE%B3%BC%E8%C4%D1%2805%C4%EA1%D4%C22%C8%D5%29&catOID=C283D8A3-4AB3-11D5-8EC2009027ACC5C2&categoryname=National%20News

Government – governance and accountability
Nanfang Weekend’s People of the year - Li Jinhua(李金華)
李金华——二00四南方周末年度人物
Nanfang Weekend, December 30, 2004
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/zt/2004zmnztk/2004zgrw/200412300043.asp

Government – fiscal / poverty
Fiscal reform to favor the poor in China
People’s Daily, December 31, 2004
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200412/31/eng20041231_169289.html

Labour
Survey on living conditions of rural migrant labour in Pearl River Delta region: when will machine finish eating up human jobs?
珠三角农民工生存状况调查:机器吃人何时了?
Eastday.com, January 3, 2005
http://china.eastday.com/eastday/news/node37955/node37957/node37979/node45365/userobject1ai767129.html

Labour – industrial accidents
10 died in coal mine blast in Hunan
湖南煤矿爆炸10人死亡
Radio Free Asia, January 1, 2005
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/xinwen/2005/01/01/meikuang/

Land policy
2004 - The “storm” sweeping across China’s land
2004,土地风暴
Nanfang Weekend, December 30, 2004
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/zt/2004zmnztk/2004zggs/200412300109.asp

Law
88 laws, regulations take effect
Xinhuanet.com, January 2, 2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-01/02/content_2408076.htm

Media – press freedom
Lawyer in Chinese Libel Trial Slams Court's Conduct
Radio Free Asia, December 30, 2004
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/2004/12/30/china_libel/

Population
Latest statistics show Chinese population reach 1.3 billion on January 6
统计局最新数据：到1月6日中国总人口将达13亿
Chinesenewsnet.com, January 3, 2005
http://www1.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/SinoNews/Mainland/zxs_2005-01-03_523740.shtml

Population – one-child policy / gender gap
Gender gap 'a critical national issue'
SCMP, December 31, 2004
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZQ5Y6SC3E.html

Politics
Pressing issues that will make 2005 a challenging year for leadership
SCMP, January 3, 2005
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZAE07SC3E.html

Protests and petitions
Petitions at Tiananmen Square on the New Year Day
元旦期间天安门广场出现多起上访事件
Radio Free Asia, January 2, 2005
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/xinwen/2005/01/02/shangfang/

Public health / environment
Pollution is taking a heavy toll on children
SCMP, January 3, 2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZTM17SC3E.html

Public health – HIV aids
Gui Xien (桂希恩): it is not difficult to discover aids village
桂希恩:发现艾滋村并不难……
Nanfang Weekend, December 30, 2004
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/zt/2004zmnztk/2004zgrw/200412300047.asp

Resettlement – forceful eviction
Cadres disciplined over university land scam
SCMP, December 31, 2004
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZVWG7SC3E.html

Religion – Falungong / Media - internet
China Arrests 11 Falun Gong Members for Posting Torture Photos on Internet
Voice of America, December 30, 2004
http://www.voanews.com/english/2004-12-30-voa17.cfm

Rural issue – credit and loans
Internal control of rural credit cooperatives to be improved
农村信用社内控机制应予完善
Legal Daily, December 30, 2004
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2004-12/30/content_173614.htm

Social security
National Civil Affairs conference emphasizes the establishment of a social security mechanism in urban areas
全国民政会议强调要初步建立城乡社会救助体系
EastDay.com, January 3, 2005
http://china.eastday.com/eastday/news/node37955/node37957/node37979/node45430/userobject1ai767457.html

Society
Harmonious society: sense of public and public adminstration
和谐社会：公共性与公共治理
China Youth On-line, January 3, 2005
http://zqb.cyol.com/gb/zqb/2005-01/03/content_1007742.htm

Three Gorges
Re-settlers of the Three Gorges reach a million
三峡移民“逼近”百万
Xinhuanet.com, January 3, 2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/newscenter/2005-01/03/content_2410238.htm

Other - Tibet
China may commute death sentence on Tibetan monk to life term
被判死缓西藏喇嘛可能改无期徒刑
Voice of America, December 30, 2004
http://www1.voanews.com/Chinese/article.cfm?ObjectID=AD4D0235-1D24-488E-B0623E6DB46F1050