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.

Friday, September 30, 2005

September 30, 2005

Top News of the Day

Protests and Petitions
Crackdowns on petitioners before National Day
中国警方十一前对上访人员大清扫
Radio Free Asia, 29/09/2005
Beijing authorities have reportedly mobilized police forces to closely monitor activities of petitioners in Beijing and Shanghai, with more than 100 petitioners rounded up, in preparation for China's National Day observances on October 1.
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2005/09/29/
shangfang/

related news:
Massive Petitioner Sweep for China’s National Day
Human Rights in China Press Release, 30/09/2005
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/press?revision%5fid=
25001&item%5fid=24999


News

Corruption
OECD warns of corruption risk to party control
SCMP, 30/09/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZTU32E6EE.html

Corruption / Government - Governance and accountability
China Audit Finds Rampant Government Corruption
New York Times, 29/09/2005
http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/international/international-
china-corruption.html

1.7 billion illegal charges on education and 250 million in health care, according to audit report
全国查处教育违规收费17亿元 医疗乱收费2.5亿
People's Daily, 30/09/2005
http://politics.people.com.cn/GB/1026/3738961.html

Auditing efforts to be in vain if follow-up actions never undertaken
别让麻木消弭“审计风暴”的力量
The Beijing News, 30/09/2005
http://www.thebeijingnews.com/news/2005/0930/10@02
0650.html

The aftermath of auditing: time to give new thoughts on making the budget?
审计风暴之后是否应掀起预算风暴
China Youth Daily, 30/09/2005
http://zqb.cyol.com/gb/zqb/2005-09/30/content_72112.htm

32 departments and ministries criticized of misusing government funds, according to audit report
审计再刮风暴 32部委上榜
The Beijing News, 29/09/2005
http://www.thebeijingnews.com/news/2005/0929/10@020
310.html

Death Penalty
Man to die for killing Filipinos
SCMP, 30/09/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZTMMUD6EE.html

Environment / Government - Governance and accountability
Efforts to environment protection becomes an area in appraisal of government officials
当官要过环保关
Nanfang Weekend, 29/09/2005
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/zm/20050929/xw/szxw1/2005
09290020.asp

Labor - Work safety / conditions / Government
Officials to receive different 'treatment" for withdrawing personal interests from mining companies before or after the deadline
“期限前后撤资　处理肯定不一样”
Nanfang Weekend, 30/09/2005
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/zm/20050929/xw/tb/200509
290002.asp

related news:
Lawyers explain why officials rather quit than withdraw interest from coal mines
律师剖析“官员宁可撤官也不撤资”
Legal Daily, 29/09/2005
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2005-09/29/content_200
874.htm

Land
Guangdong turns the tide of land reform in China
新土地变革广东启幕
Nanfang Weekend, 30/09/2005
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/zm/20050929/jj/jjxw/200509
290030.asp

related news:
New regulations on land use adopted in Guangdong
广东：“农地入市”新规
Nanfang Weekend, 30/09/2005
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/zm/20050929/jj/jjxw/200509
290031.asp

Law - Court system
Courts told to ignore demands of bureaucrats
SCMP, 30/09/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZDMMUD6EE.html

Law
Don't be mistaken of the function of public hearing for legislation
不要误读立法听证会的功能
China Youth Daily, 30/09/2005
http://zqb.cyol.com/gb/zqb/2005-09/30/content_72137.htm
Law – Legal profession
Gathering evidence is a big challenge to Chinese lawyers
探究律师调查取证难
Legal Daily, 29/09/2005
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2005-09/29/content_2009
17.htm

Media – Internet / Law
Q&A: China's New Internet Restrictions
New York Times, 30/09/2005
http://www.nytimes.com/cfr/international/slot1_092905.html

China: Bullying The Bloggers
Radio Free Europe, 29/09/2005
http://www.rferl.org/featuresarticle/2005/09/c9dc152a-a999-
43d2-894c-38059b8a34f0.html38059b8a34f0.html

Rights group calls on China to stop censoring Internet
AFP via YahooNews.com, 29/09/2005
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/afp/20050929/tc_
afp/chinainternetrights_0509291421510929142151

Media - Press freedom/censorship
On Chinese Television, What's Cool Is No Longer Correct
Washington Post, 29/09/2005
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/
09/28/AR2005092802219.htmldyn/content/article/2005/09/
28/AR2005092802219.html

Population - One-child policy
Shandong family planning unit ‘busy’ for destroying evidence of abuses
临沂计生部门加紧毁灭罪证材料
Radio Free Asia, 30/09/2005
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2005/09/29/linyi/

Public Health
Survey shows 65% urban residents without medical insurance and 25% rural peasants gave up medical treatment for lacking funds
调查显示65%居民无医保 25%农民生病放弃治疗
EastDay.com, 30/09/2005
http://china.eastday.com/eastday/node81741/node81762/node
9850/userobject1ai1503732.html732.html

Public Health - HIV AIDS /STDs/ UN
The China AIDs orphan under the protection of UNICEF
联合国儿基会羽翼下的中国艾滋孤儿
China Youth Daily, 30/09/2005
http://zqb.cyol.com/gb/zqb/2005-09/30/content_72197.htm

Xinjiang / State Security - Terrorism
China warns of Xinjiang 'danger'
BBC.com, 29/09/2005
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4292466.stm

Thursday, September 29, 2005

September 29, 2005

Top News of the Day

Religion – Christianity / Police - RTL
Church leader released after spending two years in reeducation through labor camp
中国一基督教家庭教会领袖获释
Voice of America, 28/09/2005
Zhang Yinan (鄭義南), the 47-year-old prominent activist in China's underground Protestant church, was released from a labor camp on September 25, after serving a two-year sentence in a re-education through labour camp near the central China city of Zhengzhou. Zhang was sentenced in 2003 without trial on the charge of attempting to subvert China's government and political system. Police confiscated Zhang's identification card, restricting him from traveling.
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2005-09-28-voa44.cfm


News

Children - Child labour / Education - Basic education
Right to access to basic education is the key to help child labor to get a better future
童工的出路在于兑现义务教育的权利
China Youth Daily, 29/09/2005
http://zqb.cyol.com/gb/zqb/2005-09/29/content_71299.htm

Death Penalty / Law - wrongful convictions
Concerns Grow Over Executions in China
Los Angeles Times, 29/09/2005
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-china
death28sep28,1,5399587.story?coll=la-headlines-world&ctrack
=1&cset=truechinadeath28sep28,1,5399587.story?coll=la-head
lines-world&ctrack=1&cset=true

Human Rights - Human rights defenders – Guo Feihong (郭飞鸿)
Guo Feihong meets his lawyer for the first time since detention
郭飞雄被捕后首次会见律师
voice of America via Dajiyuan.com, 29/09/2005
http://www.epochtimes.com/gb/5/9/29/n1068640.htm

Protests and Petitions / Government - Elections
Hunger strike leaves Taishi rights activist ill
SCMP, 29/09/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZ7YRQG3EE.html

Detention – Cheng Yichun (郑贻春)
Cheng Yichun meets his lawyer to file an appeal
郑贻春与上诉律师高智晟首次面谈
Radio Free Asia, 28/09/2005
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2005/09/28/
ZhengYichun/

Food Security - GM Food
Genetically modified rice set for go-ahead
China Daily, 29/09/2005
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-09/29/content
_481710.htm

Government - Governance and accountability
Black marks for all in audit of ministries
SCMP, 29/09/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZXMMQG3EE.html

Law - Court system / Resettlement - Forceful eviction
Courts should not interfere in eviction cases
人民法庭不得参与拆迁
China Youth Daily, 29/09/2005
http://zqb.cyol.com/gb/zqb/2005-09/29/content_71394.htm

Law - Legal reform
Supreme People's Court highlights 6 major areas in legal reform
最高检着力推进司法体制改革 提出六大任务
People's Daily, 29/09/2005
http://politics.people.com.cn/GB/1027/3734577.html

Media - Internet
China: End Censorship of Internet
Reuters Alert Net, 29/09/2005
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/HRW/d04f251c81
860f30ccd515681ee41ab9.htmhtm

Media - Press freedom/censorship
China politics: Cracking down on the media
The Economist Intelligence Unit, 28/09/2005
http://www.viewswire.com/index.asp?layout=display_article&doc
_id=1449450330

Rights group condemns China of shutting down newspapers reporting on mining scandals
人权组织谴责中国令河南商报停刊
Voice of America, 28/09/2005
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2005-09-28-voa73.cfm

Migrant Workers - Work conditions and payment
Expert: 40% of unreasonable wage rates for migrant workers due to discrimination
专家：农民工收入不合理 人为歧视因素占近四成
China News Agency, 29/09/2005
http://www.chinanews.com.cn//news/2005/2005-09-27/8/
631789.shtml

Police
Attacks on police increase
China Daily, 29/09/2005
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-09/29/content
_481716.htm

Public Health
China cuts drug prices to allay fears over health system
Financial Times, 29/09/2005
http://news.ft.com/cms/s/94f1c21c-307f-11da-ba9f-00000e25
11c8.html

Why there is room for 40% cut of drug price?
发改委解释为何药价有40％的降价空间
China Youth Daily, 29/09/2005
http://zqb.cyol.com/gb/zqb/2005-09/29/content_71259.htm

Wednesday, September 28, 2005

September 28, 2005

News

Death Penalty / Law
Public hearing should be introduced in the procedures of death penalty review
死刑复核程序应引入听证制度
Legal Daily, 28/09/2005
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2005-09/28/content_20
0224.htm

Top court will review death sentences
Xinhuanet.com, 28/09/2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-09/28/content_355
4454.htm

Two prominent judges to be given the power to review death penalty cases on behalf of the
Supreme People's Court
执掌死刑复核权帅印的两位专家型大法官
Legal Daily, 28/09/2005
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2005-09/28/content_200
178.htm

Environment – Water
Yangtze River water diversion underway
The Standard, 28/09/2005
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?pp_cat=5&art_
id=2243&sid=4760451&con_type=1&d_str=200509281&d_str=
20050928

Law
The implications of the Decision Regarding Strengthening the work of People's Court
《最高人民法院关于全面加强人民法庭工作的决定》解读
Legal Daily, 28/09/2005
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2005-09/28/content_200
078.htm

New regulation emphasizes the quality of presidents of Grassroots Court in order to build the capacity of low-level courts
人民法庭庭长须选派科级法官
The Beijing News, 28/09/2005
http://www.thebeijingnews.com/news/2005/0928/10@0209
38.html

The legal identify and power of Red Letter Document must be clarified in the legal system
红头文件必须法治化
Legal Daily, 28/09/2005
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2005-09/28/content_200
100.htm

Media – Internet / Human Rights - Freedom of speech
China tightens control on Internet - Analysts: New rules aimed at individuals' online discussions
CNN.com, 28/09/2005
http://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/09/27/china.
internet.reut/index.html?section=cnn_latest

Media – Internet / Law
China strengthen controls over internet
中国强化对互联网的管理
Voice of America, 27/09/2005
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2005-09-27-voa52.cfm

Military
Beijing unable to block proliferation of weapons: report
SCMP, 28/09/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZUEH3H3EE.html

Politics - Political reforms
China must wait for democracy
Asia Times Online, 28/09/2005
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China/GI27Ad01.html

Population - Urbanization
Waves of migrants spark debate on movement
China Daily, 28/09/2005
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-09/28/content
_481468.htm

Protests and Petitions
Government plans to establish a centralized legal system to receive and handle petitions
冀政法系统将集中联合接访 解决涉法信访问题
People's Daily, 27/09/2005
http://legal.people.com.cn/GB/42735/3730469.html

Over 200 petitioners taken away from Tiananmen Square before national holiday
十一前两百多上访者天安门被抓
Radio Free Asia, 27/09/2005
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2005/09/27/
shangfang/

Protests and Petitions / Government - Elections
University professor, lawyers and journalist attacked on the way to interview detained villagers
太石村罢官风波：大学教授进村遭袭击
Chinesenewsnet.com, 27/09/2005
http://www1.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/SinoNews/
Mainland/2005_9_27_20_37_55_858.htmltml

Taishi villagers abandon struggle to eject chief
SCMP, 28/09/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZTSOQG3EE.html

Public Health / Poverty - Urban poverty
Tumble into poverty after losing the entitlement of medical insurance
丧失医疗保障 一个小康家庭从富裕跌入赤贫
China Youth Daily, 28/09/2005
http://zqb.cyol.com/gb/zqb/2005-09/28/content_70624.htm

Resettlement - Forceful eviction / Protests and Petitions
Shandong peasant petitioners beaten up after complaining government land grabs
临沂村官强卖耕地，村民上访却遭暴打
Radio Free Asia, 27/09/2005
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2005/09/27/linyi/

State Security - State secrets
In China, everything can be considered as state secrets
在中国，任何话都可能被称为国家机密
Chinesenewsnet.com, 28/09/2005
http://www1.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/SinoNews/
Mainland/2005_9_27_14_51_48_815.htmltml


Tuesday, September 27, 2005

September 27, 2005


Top News of the Day

Human Rights - Human rights defenders – Guo Feihong (郭飞鸿)
Lawyer defending the rights of Taishi villagers confirmed detained by police after reported missing for over 10 days
帮助广东村民维权人士证实被拘留
Voice of America, 26/09/2005
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2005-09-26-voa23.cfm
Police confirmed the detention of Guo Feihong, a right activist and lawyer in Beijing who had been helping Taishi villagers to seek their rights of sacking corrupted village chief, on September 13. Guo has yet to be given the chance to meet with his two lawyers.


News

Death Penalty
Supreme Court to setup three new criminal courts for regaining power on death penalty review
最高法院将增设三个刑事审判庭接管死刑复核权
Xinhuanet.com, 27/09/2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2005-09/27/content_354
8738.htm

Detention – Shi Tao (师涛) / State Security - State secrets
Shi Tao health conditions worsen
师涛狱中近况急剧恶化
Radio Free Asia, 26/09/2005
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2005/09/26/shitao/

Education / Government – Governance and Accountability
Accountability is the root cause of overcharging and imposing too many extra fees in schools
教育乱收费的根源在于处罚不严
China Youth Daily, 27/09/2005
http://zqb.cyol.com/gb/zqb/2005-09/27/content_70178.htm

Environment - Water
Yangtze River Delta faces pollution crisis
Xinhuanet.com, 27/09/2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-09/26/content_35
44229.htm

Government - Governance and accountability / Law
NPC opens hearing for law-making for the first time
中国最高立法机关首次举行立法听证会
Xinhuanet.com, 27/09/2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2005-09/27/content_3549
965.htm

Labor - Work safety / conditions
Death toll of mining accidents reaches 3,800 every year
我国非煤矿山每年死亡3800人
Legal Daily, 27/09/2005
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2005-09/27/content_199
478.htm

500 officials heed order to quit mine business
SCMP, 27/09/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZYH53EZDE.html

Media / Law
First SMS regulations coming out in China
Xinhuanet.com, 27/09/2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-09/27/content_354
9796.htm

Media – Internet / Law
China tightens grip on web news
BBC.com, 26/09/2005
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4282510.stm

China toughens rules on Internet news, targets civil society
AFP via YahooNews.com, 26/09/2005
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/afp/20050926/
lf_afp/chinainternetmedia_05092613034949

Shanghai legislation tightens control over language use on the internet
上海市立法，限制网络语言的使用
Radio Free Asia, 24/09/2005
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2005/09/24/
wangluo/

NGOs / Law
NGO can play a big role in building a harmonious civil society
非政府组织推动建立和谐社会和公民社会
Radio Free Asia, 26/09/2005
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2005/09/26/
shehui/

Public Health - Sexual health /Law
Ministry of Health plans to overhaul of clinics for sexual diseases
卫生部拟清理性病诊所
The Beijing News, 27/09/2005
http://www.thebeijingnews.com/news/2005/0927/10@
022541.html

Resettlement - Forceful eviction / Protests and Petitions
Labour rights activist: staging protest is perhaps the last resort of desperate peasants to protect their land
韩东方：当农民被逼得只剩下一条命的时候…
Chinesenewsnet.com, 26/09/2005
http://www1.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/Opinion/
2005_9_26_20_50_50_160.html

UN / Human Rights
UN Working to Create New Human Rights Panel
Voice of America, 27/09/2005
http://www.voanews.com/english/2005-09-26-voa55.cfm

Xinjiang
Beijing criticized of overshadowing her suppressions in Xinjiang with development rhetoric
海外维吾尔人称北京成就“假话”
Voice of America, 26/09/2005
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2005-09-26-voa7.cfm

Monday, September 26, 2005

September 24-26, 2005


Top News of the Day

Human Rights
Chinese dissidents urge Taiwan to grant asylum to activist
AFP via YahooNews.com, 24/09/2005
A group of 190 dissidents in China and overseas has appealed to the Taiwanese Presdient to give asylum to a democracy activist Yan Peng.
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/afp/20050924/
wl_asia_afp/chinataiwandissident_050924055823924055823

Media – Internet / Law
China Tightens Its Restrictions for News Media on the Internet
New York Times, 26/09/2005
The government has tightened its restrictions on news media in gathering news and other information for internet users. According to the new regulations, websites must stop posting their commentary articles. Individuals or groups are required to register with the government in order to operate email distribution lists spreading news or commentary. The move is widely criticized as the government's step-up efforts in curbing public opinions on the internet.
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/26/international/asia/26
china.html


News

Children - Child labour / Xinjiang - Persecution
Xinjiang Children Forced To Work in Cotton Fields
Radio Free Asia, 21/09/2005
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/social/2005/09/21/uyghur
_labor/

Detention – Cheng Guangcheng (陈光诚) / Population – One-child policy
Blinded activist arrested again, likely to be charged with providing information to foreign media
山东当局抓捕盲人维权人士陈光诚
Voice of America, 25/09/2005
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2005-09-25-voa34.cfm

Detention – Zhu Jiuhu (朱久虎) / Protests and Petitions
Lawyers pushed out of oilfield struggle in Shaanxi
SCMP, 25/09/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZJYZ2EZDE.html

Education - Girl education / Rural Issues - rural development
Development efforts in West China under threat due to poor rural education
恶性循环威胁西部农村教育
China Youth Daily, 26/09/2005
http://zqb.cyol.com/gb/zqb/2005-09/26/content_69543.htm

Education
Timetable needed for the promotion of equitable access to basic education
促进基础教育公平应有时间表
China Youth Daily, 26/09/2005
http://zqb.cyol.com/gb/zqb/2005-09/26/content_69658.htm

Wen approves big rise in schools tax
SCMP, 25/09/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ3A03EZDE.html

Education can break vicious poverty cycle
Xinhuanet.com, 23/09/2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-09/23/content_353
1461.htm

Environment
China faces big challenge of environmental pollution
中国面临环境污染严重巨大压力
Voice of America, 25/09/2005
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2005-09-25-voa24.cfm

Government - Civil service
Township authorities to merge in cost-cutting measure
SCMP, 26/09/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZY4L5EZDE.html

Human Rights / NGOs
Silicon Valley awards for tech solutions to global problems
AFP via YahooNews.com, 26/09/2005
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/afp/20050922/
ts_alt_afp/ustechenvironment_050922205758

Human Rights - Bilateral ties
New China-U.S. dialogue could strengthen complex ties
International Herald Tribune, 23/09/2005
http://www.iht.com/articles/2005/09/23/news/china.php

Human Rights / UN
Senior leaders hint on the ratification of Political and Civil Rights Covenant
国家高层表示尽快批准公约
Nanfang Weekend, 22/09/2005
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/zm/20050922/xw/szxw2/
200509220017.asp

Labor - Employment market and income
Guangdong tackles labour shortage
SCMP, 26/09/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZT3CMSXDE.html

Labor - Work safety / conditions
China reports less non-coal mining accidents, death toll
Xinhuanet.com, 24/09/2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-09/24/content
_3535962.htm

'Harsh penalties' for officials with ties to coal mines
SCMP, 24/09/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZADCMSXDE.html

Labor - Work safety / conditions
Mine safety drive fails in China
BBC.com, 23/09/2005
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4273928.stm

Law - Legal profession
Reform of China's lawyer system in shape as draft Amendments to Law on Lawyers submitted to State Council for review
中国改革律师体制 律师法修订草案已报送国务院
China News Agency, 26/09/2005
http://www.chinanews.com.cn//news/2005/2005-09-26/8/
631164.shtml

Law / Politics
State Secrets Law revision to pave way for government information disclosure regulations
中国修改保密法 媒体析称为制定信息公开法准备
China News Agency, 26/09/2005
http://www.chinanews.com.cn//news/2005/2005-09-26/8/
631072.shtml

Law - Legal reform / Politics
Is the rule of law coming to China?
The Miami Herald via China Digital News, 23/09/2005
http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/news/opinion/127
18286.htm

Media – Internet / Politics
Commentary: Information control does little to consolidate political power
中國評論﹕箝制資訊無助鞏固政權
Ming Pao, 26/09/2005
http://full.mingpaonews.com/20050926/cae1.htm

Migrant Workers
Nation says "no" to bias against migrant workers
Xinhuanet.com, 24/09/2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-09/24/content_3
536573.htm

Olympics / NGOs
NGO helps Beijing build "Green Olympics"
Xinhuanet.com, 26/09/2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-09/24/content_353
8189.htm

Population - Aging population
The elderly population of China reaches 130 million
我国老年人已达1.3亿
The Beijing News, 25/09/2005
http://www.thebeijingnews.com/news/2005/0925/12@0211
52.html

Poverty - Rural poverty
Why Chinese media widely reports on the rich-poor gap in the country?
中国媒体为何大谈贫富差距？
Voice of America, 23/09/2005
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2005-09-23-voa30.cfm

China Warns Gap Between Rich, Poor Is Feeding Unrest
Washington Post, 22/09/2005
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/
2005/09/21/AR2005092100727_pf.html

Rural Issues
Farmers need financial support to improve lives
China Daily, 26/09/2005
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-09/26/content
_480756.htm

Rural Issues / Government - Elections
Party initiates rural election reform
Xinhuanet.com, 26/09/2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-09/26/content_3542
981.htm

Social Security
Fund shortage may spell social security crisis
China Daily, 26/09/2005
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-09/26/content
_480899.htm

State Security - State secrets / Government - Governance and accountability
Improve the State Secrets Law important to develop a system for government information disclosure
完善保密法是政府信息公开的基石
Legal Daily, 26/09/2005
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2005-09/26/content_1
98947.htm

Tibet
Chinese Forces Fired on Tibetan Asylum-Seekers
Radio Free Asia, 22/09/2005
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/politics/2005/09/22/tibet
_asylum/

Hong Kong / WTO
WTO protest ban feared
The Standard, 26/09/2005
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?pp_cat=11
&art_id=2114&sid=4733282&con_type=1&d_str=20050926
=1&d_str=20050926

Friday, September 23, 2005

September 23, 2005


News

Detention – Zhu Jiuhu (朱久虎) / Human Rights – Human rights defenders
Lawyer fighting for oil investors gets 1-year bail
SCMP, 23/09/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZFWZD6WDE.html

Detention – Cheng Yichun (郑贻春)/ Media - Press freedom/censorship
Family shocked at Court decision giving dissident writer 7-year sentence
郑贻春网言获罪判7年 家人反应
Voice of America, 22/09/2005
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2005-09-22-voa43.cfm

Disasters
Natural disaster emergency response system taking shape
Xinhuanet.com, 22/09/2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-09/22/content_35
29211.htm

Gender - Sex workers
China sees red over sex for sale
Reuters via YahooNews.com, 22/09/2005
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20050922/
od_nm/china_red_dc_1

Labor - Work safety / conditions
Guangdong government shames factories forcing workers do long hours and delay wage payment
广东血汗工厂被公开谴责 恶意欠薪超时加班
YahooNew.com (China), 23/09/2005
http://cn.news.yahoo.com/050922/1462/2f54y.html

Law - Juvenile justice
Improving Juvenile justice system needed
法评：少年司法制度亟待完善
People's Daily, 23/09/2005
http://legal.people.com.cn/GB/42731/3721184.html

Media - Internet
Online Chinese forum blocks rural democracy, migrant worker debates
Interfax China via China Digital News,22/09/2005
http://www.interfax.cn/showfeature.asp?aid=5987&slug=BBS

Media
Public opinion on blocking presence of foreign media in China
听众评中共阻海外媒体入境
Voice of America, 22/09/2005
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2005-09-22-voa54.cfm

Politics - Political reforms/ Human Rights - Bilateral ties
Sino-US tensions increase as US publicly criticize China's one-party rule ideology
中國評論﹕美國擺明遏制中國
Ming Pao, 23/09/2005
http://full.mingpaonews.com/20050923/caf1.htm

US told it must respect China's political path
SCMP, 23/09/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZGW5G6WDE.html

Protests and Petitions
Five more people quit impeachment committee of Taishi Village
太 石 村 5 罷 免 委 員 請 辭
Apple Daily, 23/09/2005
http://appledaily.atnext.com/template/apple/art_main.cfm?
sec_id=15335&iss_id=20050923&art_id=5249638249638

Taishi Village election show the quest for democracy in the country
太石村选举 中国民主橱窗
Dajiyuan.com, 23/09/2005
http://www.epochtimes.com/gb/5/9/23/n1061646.htm

Protests and Petitions / Corruption
Thousand petitioners sign open letter to Hu Jintao
中国上千名上访人联名上书胡锦涛
Voice of America, 23/09/2005
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2005-09-22-voa28.cfm

Public Health - Mental health
Conference reveals 40 million people suffered from serious mental illness
4000萬人患嚴重精神病
Ming Pao, 23/09/2005
http://full.mingpaonews.com/20050923/cch1.htm

Public Health - HIV AIDS /STDs
Henan government offers free HIV test to 630,000
河南将对六十三万人进行免费艾滋病病毒检测
EastDay.com, 23/09/2005
http://china.eastday.com/eastday/node81741/node81762/node
88254/userobject1ai1480198.html

Religion - Christianity/ Olympics
Will the 2008 Game bring hopes to Catholic Church in China?
奥运圣火将为中国天主教会带来曙光？
Chinesenewsnet.com, 22/09/2005
http://www1.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/SinoNews/Main
land/2005_9_22_14_43_19_369.htmltml

State Security – Terrorism / Law
Anti-Terrorism law drafted, also covering activities of financing of terrorism
中国反恐怖法草案大纲已起草 内容包括反恐融资
China News Agency, 23/09/2005
http://www.chinanews.com.cn//news/2005/2005-09-23/8/629
969.shtml

Rush to complete money laundering, anti-terror laws
SCMP, 23/09/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZBENF6WDE.html

State Security - State secrets
Past natural disaster tolls will remain in the past
SCMP, 23/09/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ4VYD6WDE.html

Comment on the declassification of natural disasters death toll
中国公开天灾死亡人数专家评议
Voice of America, 22/09/2005
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2005-09-22-voa44.cfm

Tibet
Aid programme brings sea changes to Tibet
China Daily, 23/09/2005
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-09/23/content
_480162.htm

Thursday, September 22, 2005

September 22, 2005


Top News of the Day

Death Penalty
Chief of Inner Mongolia Public Security Bureau executed for killing mistress
呼和浩特杀死情妇的公安局长梁冠中今日伏法/图
Xinhuanet.com, 22/09/2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2005-09/22/content_3525
875.htm

Detention – Ching Cheong (程翔) / State Security - Spying
Information mistaken: Ching's commentary on Sino-Russian agreement on border issues bases on facts, should not be counted as state secrets
勿把下載當機密
The Hong Kong Economic Journal, Page 19, 22/09/2005

Detention – Zhu Jiuhu (朱久虎) / Human rights – Human rights defenders
Zhu Jiuhu keeps silence during the bail period
朱久虎律师取保候审不能接受采访
Radio Free Asia via Dajiyuan, 22/09/2005
http://www.epochtimes.com/gb/5/9/22/n1060733.htm

Education / Poverty - Rural poverty
High tuition fees drive mother to suicide
China Daily, 22/09/2005
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-09/22/content
_479808.htm

Government - Civil service
Chinese leader stresses importance of Law on Civil Servants
People's Daily, 22/09/2005
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200509/22/eng20050922_20
9997.html

Government - Governance and accountability
Public called on to report officials with mine shares
SCMP, 22/09/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZZKMLYUDE.html

Human Rights / Police
Shanghai dissident freed, but still under surveillance
上海异议人士姚振祥获释 仍受监控
Dajiyuan.com, 22/09/2005
http://www.epochtimes.com/gb/5/9/22/n1060740.htm

Labor - Work safety / conditions
Heavy hand to tighten control of mine sector
Xinhuanet.com, 22/09/2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-09/22/content_3524
917.htm

Labor - Protests / SOEs
Liaoning steel workers stage protest against company bankruptcy
重庆特钢风波稍平，辽宁鞍钢工人示威
Radio Free Asia, 21/09/2005
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2005/09/21/chon
gqing/

Labor – Protests / Labor - Industrial accidents
Workers suffered from silicosis seek justice through Hong Kong Labor Union
大陆矽肺病工人赴港维权
Radio Free Asia, 21/09/2005
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2005/09/21/xifei/

Media - Internet
China's model for a censored Internet
The Christian Science Monitor, 22/09/2005
http://www.csmonitor.com/2005/0922/p01s02-woap.html

A Cooler Look at Yahoo in China
Business Week Online via YahooNews.com, 21/09/2005
http://news.yahoo.com/s/bw/20050921/bs_bw/nf200509219
883db065

Media - Press freedom/censorship
Excerpted magazine article on Huang Jingao's corruption case removed from website
被大陆网站删除的“黄金高案始末”
Dajiyuan.com, 21/09/2005
http://www.epochtimes.com/gb/5/9/21/n1060397.htm

Media – Internet / Media - Press freedom/censorship
Press Freedom Group Publishes Cyber-Dissident Handbook
Radio Free Asia, 20/09/2005
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/technology/2005/09/20/
us_rsf/

Migrant Workers
Respecting rights of migrant workers
China Daily, 20/09/2005
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-09/20/content
_479267.htm

Olympics / Media
First TV deal signed for 2008 Olympics
China Daily, 22/09/2005
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-09/22/content
_479830.htm

Politics - Political reforms / Human Rights - Bilateral ties
U.S.: One-Party System in China Can't Last
AP via YahooNews.com, 21/09/2005
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/
20050922/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/us_china_2

Population - One-child policy / Government - Governance and accountability
Officials fired for forced abortions
Xinhuanet.com, 21/09/2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-09/21/content_352
1235.htm

Protests and Petitions / Politics - NPC/CPCC
NPC Petitions Unit gives priority in investigating 3 types of petitions
全国人大信访局:将重点督办督查3类信访交办件
EastDay.com 22/09/2005
http://china.eastday.com/eastday/node81741/node81762/node
87950/userobject1ai1476704.html

Protests and Petitions
Audit report disappoints Taishi villagers
太石村民对政府公布的财务报告失望
Radio Free Asia, 21/09/2005
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2005/09/21/taishi/

Survey: only 2 out of 1000 petitioners have their complaints resolved
仅千分之二中国上访者能解决问题
Voice of America, 21/09/2005
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2005-09-21-voa23.cfm

Public Health - HIV AIDS /STDs
Aids project targets pregnant women
SCMP, 22/09/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ4DNLYUDE.html

Young HIV victims must not be forgotten
China Daily, 22/09/2005
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-09/22/content
_479824.htm

Resettlement - Forceful eviction / Law
Yunnan High Court rules in favor of villagers over illegal land grab dispute, village officials ordered to give compensations
村干部违法抵押土地 法院判决帮农民追回失地
People's Daily, 21/09/2005
http://legal.people.com.cn/GB/42733/3715989.html

Rural Issues - rural development
Wen Jiabao's idea of "let the people govern the township" prompts renewed attentions of scholars on a new around of political reform
温家宝谈乡镇管理引起学者议论
Voice of America, 22/09/2005
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2005-09-21-voa48.cfm

Society – Drug
Drug abuses become a big problem in cities, says Ministry of Public Security
中国城市吸毒问题日趋严重
Voice of America,21/09/2005
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2005-09-21-voa39.cfm

Society - Ethnic minority / Gender
The Chinese region with women in charge
BBC.com, 18/09/2005
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4252552.stm

Hong Kong
Hu backs reform plan
The Standard, 22/09/2005
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?pp_cat=12&
art_id=1867&sid=4682532&con_type=1&d_str=20050922=1&d
_str=20050922

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