Protests and Petitions
Retaliatory Detentions of Shanghai Petitioners
Human Rights in China Press Release, 19/07/2005
Shanghai police reportedly detained some Shanghai active petitioners, who had urged for the early release of detained petitioner Xu Zhengqing (徐正清) on June 28, for over 10 days. Some of the detained petitioners were charged with "disturbing public order".
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/press?revision%5fid=
23671&item%5fid=23669
State Security - State secrets
Two Experts In China Dispute Bird-Flu Risks
Asian Wall Street Journal, 19/07/2005
Senior Ministry of Agriculture official rejected research finding of Dr Guan Yi (管軼), a prominent flu scientist from University of Hong Kong, that suggested a continuing avian flu outbreak in western China originated in the country's south. Dr Guan's laboratory in Shantou was ordered to stop the bird flu research.
http://online.wsj.com/search/aggregate#SB112163484429687736
- related news:
HKU bird flu researcher to destroy research sample as Beijing got upset with the study
揭 疫 症 源 頭 觸 怒 北 京, 港 大 教 授 禽 流 感 樣 本 被 毀
Apple Daily, 19/07/2005
http://appledaily.atnext.com/template/apple/art_main
.cfm?iss_id=20050719&sec_id=4104&art_id=50
News
Bilaterals - Other
Six-party talks to restart on July 26: FM spokesman
Xinhua, July 19, 2005
http://english1.people.com.cn/200507/19/text20050719_197023.html
China, Vietnam vow to further good-neighborly relations
Xinhua, July 19, 2005
http://english1.people.com.cn/200507/19/text20050719_196838.html
Japan court rejects germ war compensation
China Daily, July 19, 2005
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-07/19/content_461471.htm
China, Sudan militaries to increase exchanges
Xinhua, July 19, 2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-07/19/content_3240753.htm
Children - Children trafficking
Police crackdown on a baby trafficking ring in Henan province
河南省捣破贩卖婴儿集团
Dajiyuan.com, 18/07/2005
http://www.epochtimes.com/gb/5/7/18/n989706.htm
Death Penalty
Former township party secretary in Yunan Baoshan city sentenced to death for killing mistress
云南昌宁县原县委书记杨国瞿杀害情人被判死刑
EastDay.com, 19/07/2005
http://china.eastday.com/eastday/news/node37955/node37957/
node37979/node74728/userobject1
Sichuan men sentenced to death for killing wife to get insurance claims
精心设计车祸杀妻骗保 狠丈夫杨爱平被判死刑
Chinesenewsnet.com, 19/07/2005
http://www1.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/SinoNews/Main
land/xhw_2005_07_18_06_55_13
Environment - Disasters
Typhoon Haitang Slams Into Mainland China
AP, July 19, 2005
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20050719/ap_on_re_as/asia_typhoon_8
Environment - Natural Resources
Beijing sends workers on leave to save power
Xinhua, July 19, 2005
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-07/19/content_461478.htm
Food Security
Consumers have low confidence in food safety
China Daily, 19/07/2005
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-07/19/content
_461401.htm
Government - Elections
China puts democracy to test
Financial Times, 19/07/2005
http://news.ft.com/cms/s/05b45e9e-f7e4-11d9-9f64-00000
e2511c8.html
Government – Governance and accountability / Corruption
Return to the bad old days
SCMP, 19/07/2005
http://focus.scmp.com/focusnews/ZZZ1YTC2ABE.html
Why most NPC representatives oppose to be accountable to their constituency?
半数人大代表反对述职的背后
China Youth Daily, 19/07/2005
http://zqb.cyol.com/gb/zqb/2005-07/19/content_33696.htm
Labor - Disasters
Coal Mine Blast Traps 19 in Shaanxi
Xinhua, July 19, 2005
http://china.org.cn/english/China/135419.htm#
Labor - Disputes
Building Companies Ignore Midday Work Ban
Shenzhen Daily, July 19, 2005
http://china.org.cn/english/China/135420.htm#
Law
Convenience store compensates girl 100,000 yuan for shoplifting accusation and unjustified body search
便利店无端搜身 一少女精神受损获赔10万元
Chinesenewsnet.com, 19/07/2005
http://legal.people.com.cn/GB/42732/3550873.html
Law – legal reform
Supreme People's Court set sail on judicial reform
人民法院司法改革主要任务确定
Legal Daily, 19/07/2005
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2005-07/19/content_169
453.htm
Supreme People's Court to issue judicial interpretation of trying juvenile delinquency cases
审未成年人刑案司法解释将出台
Legal Daily, 19/07/2005
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2005-07/19/content_169
477.htm
China to revise Criminal Procedural Law for preventing confessions by torture
People's Daily, 18/07/2005
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200507/18/eng20050718_
196782.html
Migrant Workers - Migrant children
How to regulate schools for migrant worker's children?
民工子弟学校怎样更加规范
Legal Daily, 19/07/2005
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2005-07/19/content_169488.htm
Protests and Petitions
Agricultural department hires petition investigators to deal with increasing complaints on violations of peasants’ rights
农业部信访督查督办 坚决纠正损害农民权益问题
Chinesenewsnet.com, 18/07/2005
http://www1.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/SinoNews/Main
land/zxs_2005-07-
Violent protest by farmers forces shutdown of pharmaceutical plant
AP, July 19, 2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZBOUI2ABE.html
Public Health
China's five-star clinics offer health for wealth
Asia Times Online, 19/07/2005
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China/GG19Ad02.html
China to combat growing obesity problem with new nutritional standards
YahooNews.com (Asia Section), 18/07/2005
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/afp/20050718/hl_
afp/healthchinaobsesity_050718213
China Has Not Shared Crucial Data On Bird Flu Outbreaks, Officials Say
Washington Post Foreign Service, July 19, 2005
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/07/18/AR2005071801584_pf.html
Reforms - Elections
China puts democracy to test
Financial Times, July 19, 2005
http://news.ft.com/cms/s/05b45e9e-f7e4-11d9-9f64-00000e2511c8.html
Reforms - Military
PLA gets transparent shopping list
China Daily, July 19, 2005
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-07/19/content_461222.htm
Reforms - Social
Coverage of China's social security further enlarged: ministry
Xinhua, July 19, 2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-07/19/content_3240401.htm
Religion - Falun Gong
Late-Term Abortion Forced on Falun Gong Practitioner
The Epoch Times, July 19, 2005
http://www.theepochtimes.com/news/5-7-19/30401.html
Rural Issues - Poverty
Farmers in eastern China live better life
Xinhua, July 19, 2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-07/19/content_3238980.htm
Tibet
Beijing pledge on next Dalai Lama
SCMP, 19/07/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZUKTI2ABE.html