October 4, 2005

Top News of the Day

Media – Internet
Beijing University's law discussion forum ordered to close after university restricts professor's academic activities
北京大学燕南网站被勒令关闭
Radio Free Asia, 03/10/2005
Beijing Communication Authority ordered to close a university website, Yannan Wang, on September 30, citing no reasons for the closure. The move is believed to target on He Weifang (賀衛方), a law professor of the university who had petitioned to the Principal against closing down a student website. He refused to take PhD students in protest. He's academic activities have been reportedly restricted to a minimum level and his daily activities have been closely watched by the government.
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2005/10/03/
yannan/


News

Death Penalty
Kill Fewer, Kill Carefully
MSNBC.com via China Digital News, 04/10/2005
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/9556253/site/newsweek/

Gender - Marriage
Women in China Embrace Divorce as Stigma Eases
New York Times, 04/10/2005
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/04/international/asia/
04divorce.html

Human Rights - Human rights defenders / Protests and Petitions
Detained rights activist on hunger strive for over 20 days
被押维权人士郭飞雄绝食超20天
Voice of America, 03/10/2005
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2005-10-03-voa11.cfm

Labor
34 miners killed in Henan blast
SCMP, 04/10/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZW6WAXCEE.html

Media – Internet / Inner Mongolia
Two Mongolian websites closed for containing messages revealing separatism ideas
内蒙两个蒙古语网站遭到关闭
Radio Free Asia, 03/10/2005
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2005/10/03/
neimeng/

Poverty
Five years until income 'red alert'
SCMP, 04/10/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZHJ4EXCEE.html

Protests and Petitions / Media - Internet
China Closes Web Site That Reported Taishi Village Standoff
Radio Free Asia, 03/10/2005
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/politics/2005/10/03/
china_taishi/

Protests and Petitions
Public opinions on the failure of protest and petition system in China
听众谈中国的上访问题
Voice of America, 03/10/2005
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2005-10-03-voa47.cfm

Public Health / Rural Issues
Cooperative public health system eases anxiety over health care services in rural population
合作医疗让中国农民不再为看病发愁
EastDay.com, 04/10/2005
http://china.eastday.com/eastday/node81741/node81762/
node90426/userobject1ai1512682.html682.html

Pilot subsidy scheme may offer cure for sick system
SCMP, 04/10/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZQLXAXCEE.html

Struggling 'barefoot doctor' may call it quits
SCMP, 04/10/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZ2TWAXCEE.html

The root causes of medical disputes
医患矛盾到底根在何处？
Nanfang City News, 04/10/2005
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/dd/dsb/A02/
200510040077.asp

Xinjiang / State Security - Terrorism
Beijing's clamp down on Xinjiang's Independence movement invites terrorists' revenge
中國嚴打疆獨 東突強硬派亟思反擊
WorldJournal.com, 03/10/2005
http://www.worldjournal.com/wj-ch-news.php?nt_seq_id
=1244715

More military trainings to ensure PLA well-prepare for conflicts and terrorism activities in Xinjiang
解放军报透露新疆军区增强训练预备兵
Chinesenewsnet.com, 03/10/2005
http://www1.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/SinoNews/
Mainland/2005_10_3_18_37_19_439.html7_19_439.html

Xinjiang Party Secretary rows to curb separatism activities in Xinjiang
中共新疆党委书记称打击东突绝不手软
Chinesenewsnet.com,03/10/2005
http://www1.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/SinoNews/
Mainland/cna_2005_10_03_12_00_33_896.html12_00_33
_896.html