The HRIC Daily Brief is a daily selection of news stories and commentary related to human rights in China, drawn from Chinese- and English-language news and online media sources that we monitor daily. In addition to headlines and source links, HRIC also provides English translation of Chinese headlines.

Thursday, July 07, 2005

July 7, 2005

Top news of the day

Media - Internet
Right activist Li Jianping(李建平) arrested for " slander the government" on internet
网络作者李建平被捕罪名毁谤政府
Voice of America, 06/07/2005
Li Jianping (李建平), a freelance writer from Shangdong, was reportedly arrested by the authority for slandering the government on his internet posting on June 30, 2005.
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2005-07-06-voa40.cfm

Religion - Christianity
Family church priest put on trial for distributing Bible
中国将公开审理家庭教会牧师
Voice of America, 07/07/2005
China Aid Association reported that Cai Zhouhua(蔡卓華), a Catholic priest of a family church in Beijing, would be tried in a Beijing court today for his reproducing and distributing Bible illegally. Cai had been detained for over 10 months, since he was arrested on Oct 20, 2004.
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/2005-07-06-voa34.cfm


News

Borders Territories/Issues - Taiwan
Taiwanese politicians step up mainland visits
AP, Reuters, July 7, 2005
http://www.iht.com/articles/2005/07/06/news/taiwan.php

Taiwan's Chen renews call for dialogue with China as military drills staged
AFX News Limited, July 7, 2005
http://www.forbes.com/work/feeds/afx/2005/07/07/afx212738
8.html


New Party visit 'seeks understanding'
SCMP, July 7, 2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZXWMWVQAE.html

Children
Children malnourished in rural areas, health survey shows
我国儿童营养缺失严重
China Youth Daily, 07/07/2005
http://zqb.cyol.com/gb/zqb/2005-07/07/content_28457.htm

Death Penalty
Senior official of Jiaozuo city, Henan sentenced to death for corruption
河南焦作市委原副秘书长李应良被判死刑
EastDay.com, 07/07/2005
http://china.eastday.com/eastday/news/node37955/node379
57/node37979/node72295/userobject1


Environment - Natural Resources
China's move to buy Unocal expensive but strategic
AFP, July 7, 2005
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/afp/20050707/ts_
alt_afp/chinausoilcompanychevronunocalcnooc_050707131235


State Council sets out guidelines for saving energy
SCMP, July 7, 2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ9HNWVQAE.html

Gender
Should we fix the ratio of female cadres in Regulation?
要不要具体规定女领导成员比例
Legal Daily, 07/07/2005
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/misc/2005-07/07/content_164
401.htm


Trans-sexual wife claims right to have family
China Daily, 07/07/2005
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-07/07/
content_457794.htm


Chinese bite "forbidden fruit" at much younger age
Xinhuanet.com, 05/07/2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-07/05/content_3178
907.htm


Law
Beijing court to introduce "social inspector" system in hearing juvenile delinquency cases
北京:未成年人刑事审判中引入社会调查员制度
People's Daily, 07/07/2005
http://legal.people.com.cn/GB/42735/3522889.html

Multilaterals
G8 Summit: China attends in a firm attitude
People’s Daily Online, July 7, 2005
http://english1.people.com.cn/200507/07/eng20050707_194
599.html


Protests and Petitions
Acceptance of rights replacing reflex fear of protests
SCMP, 07/07/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZZFNWVQAE.html

Blackout sparks protest in Shanghai
SCMP, 07/07/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ67EXVQAE.html

Look into the problems of petitions and the campaign of 'receiving complaints' - Anhui Public Security
探究根源促进信访问题解决
Legal Daily, 07/07/2005
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/misc/2005-07/07/content_164
405.htm


Avian flu found in migrating geese in China: Scientists fear birds may transport virus
Boston Globe, July 7, 2005
http://www.boston.com/news/world/asia/articles/2005/07/07/
avian_flu_found_in_migrating_geese_in_china/


SARS vaccine trial runs smoothly to 2nd stage
Xinhua, July 7, 2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-07/07/content_31872
27.htm


Damage control on typhoid scare
SCMP, July 7, 2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZWHJ1WQAE.html

Tibet
Tibetan refugees scale mountains for shelter in Dalai Lama's home in-exile
YahooNews.com, 07/07/2005
http://au.news.yahoo.com/050707/19/v042.html