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Death Penalty
Place trust on the institutional arrangement
用制度保证死刑判决的慎重和公正
China Youth Online, March 15, 2005
Premier Wen emphasized that China would not abolish the death penalty but leaves room for discussion for reforms on more transparent institutional arrangements.
http://zqb.cyol.com/gb/zqb/2005-03/15/content_1048948.htm
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Corruption
China vows to clean up corruption on land market
Xinhuanet.com, March 14, 2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-03/14/content_2696
491.htm
Food security – GM foods
Green group says GMO policies fail consumers
SCMP, March 15, 2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ092F456E.html
Labour – industrial accidents
Mine blast traps 19 miners in northeast China
SCMP, March 15, 2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ593F456E.html
Labour- Work Safety
Work safety watchdog to be given more power
Xinhuanet.com, March 14, 2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-03/14/content_2693
412.htm
The “price” of earning more: occupational death goes hand in hand with GDP increase
工傷死亡與GDP同步上升
MingPo.com, March 15, 2005
http://full.mingpaonews.com/20050315/t_cae1.htm
Labour- Employment market and income
Low wages and poor work conditions the reasons of labuor shortages in Guangdong, says senior governor
勞務大省析「民工荒」
Wenweipo.com, March 15, 2005
http://www.wenweipo.com/news.phtml?cat=001YO&news_id=
YO0503150010&PHPSESSID=16d4fc6e74677266b95e99e1aed1
a959&PHPSESSID=dadddad745ceee5ff754ba21a6e6340c
Law – court system
Discontent with reports by judiciary
SCMP, March 15, 2005
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZHIWD456E.html
Population – aging population
One-child rural families rewarded
Xinhuatnet.com, March 14, 2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-03/14/content_26962
20.htm
Police
Tighter rein on police, prosecutors urged
Xinhuanet.com, March 15, 2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-03/15/content_2698
370.htm
Religion
Experts comment on new regulations on religious affairs
专家评中国新实施的宗教事务条例
Voice of America, March 14, 2005
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2005-03-14-voa67.cfm
Rural issues - rural development
Tax reforms bring new hopes solve rural problems
稅費改革解決「三農」問題
WenWeiPo.com, March 15, 2005
http://www.wenweipo.com/news.phtml?news_id=CH05031500
27&cat=002CH
Xinjiang
China rules out terrorism in Muslim region blasts
Reuters via Latelinenews.com, March 13, 2005
http://latelinenews.com/ll/english/1353495.shtml