Top news of the day
Migrant Workers-Abuse
Migrant clashes rise in Shanghai
SCMP, 04/08/2005
Shanghai municipal people's procuratorate reported a 237.5 per cent rapid growth in the number of violent clashes in relation with migrant workers, which reflects "a growing unease among the group in the lowest stratum of the urban population" and prompting calls for government's attention.
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZSRNQXWBE.html
News
Bilaterals-US/China
Failed bid poisons U.S.-China ties
Reuters, August 4, 2005
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20050804/bs_nm/
energy_china_usa_dc_1
Border Territories/Issues-Tibet
China spells out conditions for Dalai Lama's return
Reuters, August 4, 2005
http://in.today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx
?type=topNews&storyID=2005-08-04T203325Z_01_
NOOTR_RTRJONC_0_India-211598-1.xml
Children
Illness theory bolstered by famine study
SCMP, 04/08/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZHPHWXWBE.html
Children-Adoption
China's infant castoffs find home
Chicago Tribune, 04/08/2005
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/
chi-0508030238aug03,1,4870303.story?page=1&col
l=chi-newsnationworld-hed 0508030238aug03,1,4
870303.story?page=1&coll=chi-newsnationworld-hed
Children-Children trafficking
Baby traffickers shift focus to girls
SCMP, 04/08/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ7M2SXWBE.html
Death Penalty -Cases
Supervisor in Guangxi Public Security sentenced to death for drug trafficking
广西一公安局教导员参与贩毒被判死刑
China Youth Daily, 04/08/2005
http://zqb.cyol.com/gb/zqb/2005-08/04/content_41974.htm
Detention-Ching Cheong (程翔)
Beijing set to charge reporter with spying
SCMP, 04/08/2005
http://www.scmp.com/topnews/ZZZA5NQXWBE.html
Food Security-GM Food
Carrefour stores sell illegal GM rice, claims Greenpeace
SCMP, 04/08/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZORNQXWBE.html
Gender-Domestic violence
Experts analysis the root of domestic violence: Gender inequality is the main reason
中外专家探讨家庭暴力问题：两性不平等是要因
YahooNew.com (China), 04/08/2005
http://cn.news.yahoo.com/05-08-/1022/2e5oo.html
Gender-Reproductive health/Migrant workers
Shenzhen subsidizes migrant childbirth
China Daily, 04/08/2005
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-08/04
/content_466099.htm
Gender-gender imbalance
'Guerilla parents' may be good news for gender imbalance
SCMP, 04/08/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZ64NQXWBE.html
Gender-homosexuality
Survey on the living conditions of homosexuals in China
处于社会的边缘地带 中国同性恋者生存状况调查
YahooNew.com (China), 04/08/2005
http://cn.news.yahoo.com/050803/993/2e58f.html
Human Rights
Addict dies in rehabilitation centre
SCMP, August 4, 2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZZRNQXWBE.html
Labor
Xian labour to hold press conference for backpays
讨薪民工开起新闻发布会(图)
Chinesenewsnet.com, 03/08/2005
http://www1.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/SinoNews
/Mainland/xhw_2005_08_03_02_56_02_076.html
Henan coal mine accident kills 24
China Daily, August 4, 2005
http://www2.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-08/04/content_466104.htm
Law-wrongful convictions
Jiangsu High Court strictly enforce the State Compensation Law by requiring judges to make
compensations for committing judicial error
江苏高院出台制度 法官出错国家赔了个人也赔
Xinhuanet.com, 04/08/2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2005-08/04/content_3306773.htm
Media-Press freedom/censorship
Beijing moves to curb foreign access to media
Financial Times, 04/08/2005
http://news.ft.com/cms/s/256c9c5a-0479-11da-a7
75-00000e2511c8.html
No new foreign TV channels allowed into China
Shenzhen Daily, Xinhua, August 4, 2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-08/04/content_3307507.htm
China Issues New Restrictions Aimed at Protecting Its Culture
New York Times, August 4, 2005
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/04/business/
worldbusiness/04media.html
China curbs foreign TV channels
BBC, August 4, 2005
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4744987.stm
Media-Press freedom/censorship /Public Health
Media Blackout as Pig-Borne Disease Spreads to 10 Chinese Cities
Radio Free Asia, 03/08/2005
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/2005/08/03/chinapigs/
Media/June 4th
Press Freedom Guardian switch to electronic publication
新闻自由导报转为网络版
Voice of America, 03/08/2005
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2005-08-03-voa64.cfm
Media-Internet
Unhealthy online games targeted
China Daily, August 4, 2005
http://www2.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-08/04/
content_466100.htm
Migrant Workers-Migrant children
New system to ease migrant children entering to urban schools is awaiting implementation
农民工子女入学政策待落实
The Beijing News, 04/08/2005
http://www.thebeijingnews.com/news/2005/0804/
09@022048.html
Multilaterals
US and China to block plan to expand UN Security Council
AP, August 4, 2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ7EIICYBE.html
NGO/Environment
90% of environmental NGOs in China lack official registrations
9成民间环保组织无合法身份
Legal Daily, 04/08/2005
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/misc/2005-08/04/
content_177233.htm
Police- Abuse
Addict dies in rehabilitation centre
SCMP, 04/08/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZZRNQXWBE.html
Political Dissidents/Organizing-Detention Cases
Paper: China to charge reporter - Journalist will face spy charge, according to report
Reuters, August 4, 2005
http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/08/03/rights
.china.reporter.reut/index.html?section=cnn_latest
Public Health
Half-baked health care reform based on blind faith in self regulatory ability left everyone dissatisfied
患者医院政府无人满意 医改夹生饭源自两点迷信
Xinhuanet.com, 04/08/2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/fortune/2005-08/04/content_
3308444.htm
Head of Ministry of Public Health condemn the irresponsible health organizations which trade-off public interest for more profit
卫生部部长高强斥责某些医疗机构见利忘义
Xinhuanet.com, 04/08/2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/newscenter/2005-08/04/content_
3308358.htm
Reforms-Population Control/One-Child
Baby traffickers shift focus to girls
SCMP, August 4, 2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ7M2SXWBE.html
Reforms-Social
More reform still required in country's pension system
China Daily, August 4, 2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-08/04/c
ontent_3306897.htm
Religion-Christianity
Pope offers a special greeting to mainland priests
SCMP, 04/08/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZE4NQXWBE.html
