Monday, March 07, 2005

March 8, 2005


News

Corruption
Deputy calls for anti-corruption law, independent authorities
Xinhuanet.com, March 7, 2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-03/07/content_26611
55.htm

Gender
Domestic violence and labour disputes top on 10 major women’ rights cases in Beijing
北京妇女维权十大案例:家庭暴力劳动争议居首位
EastDay.com, March 8, 2005
http://china.eastday.com/eastday/news/node37955/node37957/
node37979/node52410/userobject1ai918678.html

Gender - discrimination
Women should have the right to choose whether to retire earlier for the family
女性有权选择是否提前“回家”
Nanfang Daily, March 8, 2005
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/dd/nfrb/A01/2005
03080024.asp

Gender – women trafficking
1,837 women saved from trafficking in Anhui in 2004
安徽：解救被拐妇女儿童1837名
Chinese Youth Online, March 7, 2005
http://news.cyol.com/gb/news/2005-03/07/content_1043719.htm

Domestic violence cases on the rise in Beijing
北京：家庭暴力案件呈增长趋势
China Youth Daily, March 8, 2005
http://zqb.cyol.com/gb/zqb/2005-03/08/content_1043979.htm

Gender – law / sexual harassment
New sexual harassment law will be toothless, say critics
SCMP, March 8, 2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZU8ZJ985E.html

CPPCC adviser suggests criminalizing same-sex sexual offences
刘白驹委员建议：将同性性侵犯行为列为犯罪
Legal Daily, March 8, 2005
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2005-03/08/content_1936
24.htm

Government – governance and accountability
Excerpted article: the implications of taking public opinions
瞭望东方周刊：广纳贤言的背后
Xinhuanet.com, March 8, 2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/newscenter/2005-03/08/content_2
666414.htm

Human rights – freedom of speech / Media – internet
Featured article: from anonymous letters to internet discussion forums
杜奔放来稿：从匿名来信到网上论坛
Chinesenewsnet.com, March 7, 2005
http://www1.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/Opinion/2005_
3_7_8_49_49_783.html

Human rights – human rights defenders
Dissident Wei Jingsheng nominated for Nobel Peace Price 2005
魏京生再次被提名为2005年诺贝尔和平奖候选人
Chinesenewsnet.com, March 8, 2005
http://www1.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/Topics/2005_3
_6_23_47_50_541.html

Land policy
Curbs on land use to be tightened
The Standard, March 8, 2005
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/stdn/std/China/GC08Ad01.html

Media – press freedom
China's censorship begins to relax
Financial Times, March 7, 2005
http://news.ft.com/cms/s/e91eb580-8f34-11d9-a70f-00000e25
11c8.html

Natural resources and energies
Authorities mull energy crisis plan
SCMP, March 8, 2005
http://china.scmp.com/chitech/ZZZOVXJ985E.html

Politics - NPC & CPPCC
China’s Wen spells out action to beat inequality
Financial Times, March 8, 2005
http://news.ft.com/cms/s/738ec89a-8ecc-11d9-bb12-00000e2511c8.html

'Teflon politician' perfect fit for fifth generation
SCMP, March 8, 2005
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZOHKA585E.html

Jiang Zemin's career ends as China's parliament accepts final resignation
Reuters via YahooNews.com, March 8, 2005
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=1530&ncid=7
31&e=1&u=/afp/20050308/wl_asia_afp/chinanpcpoliticsmilitary
jiang

Protests and petitions
Police take away 20 sit-in protestors
20名静坐抗议上访人士被警方带走
Radio Free Asia, March 8, 2005
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/xinwen/2005/03/07/kangyi/

Rural issues – taxation
The important symbolic meanings of scrapping agricultural tax, says scholar
学者：中国取消农业税象征色彩重
Voice of America, March 8, 2005
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2005-03-07-voa35.cfm

Taiwan
China Says Aggression Against Taiwan a Last Resort
Reuters via YahooNews.com, March 8, 2005
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=574&ncid=7
31&e=2&u=/nm/20050308/wl_nm/china_parliament_taiwan_dc