November 9, 2005

Top News of the Day

Religion-Christianity
Pastor Imprisoned for Printing Bibles
SCMP, 09/11/2005
Cai Zhuohua (蔡卓華), an underground house church minister, was sentenced to three years' imprisonment by the Beijing Intermediate People's Court for printing and distributing Christian publications in exchange for money. Cai's wife and brother, who are facing the same charges, were given sentences of two years and 18 months, respectively. The lawyer representing Cai vowed to appeal within 10 days and said that the charges amounted to religious oppression and lacked concrete support.
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZMFLNIRFE.html


News

Bilateral Ties-EU/China

Rowdy Reception for Chinese President
The Guardian, November 08, 2005
http://www.guardian.co.uk/china/story/0,7369,1636952,00.html

Detention- Ching Cheong (程翔)
Fourteen Journaalist Associations Write to President Hu Jintao to Raise Concerns Over Ching Cheong's Case
14记者组织向胡锦涛发联署信关注程翔事件
Chinesenewsnet.com, 09/11/2005
http://www1.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/EntDigest/Sh
owbuz/2005_11_8_20_40_8_325.html

The Hong Kong Journalists Association Sends Letter to President Hu Jintao Requesting a Fair Trial for Ching Choeng
香港记协致函胡锦涛要求公平处理程翔案
Chinesenewsnet.com, 08/11/2005
http://www1.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/SinoNews/
Mainland/cna_2005_11_08_00_00_49_055.html

Detention- Shi Tao (師濤)
Funds Urge Web Firms to Protect Freedom of Expression
SCMP, 09/11/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZGWLNIRFE.html

Education-Higher Education
China to Send Largest Group of State-Funded Students Abroad Next Year
People's Daily, November 08, 2005
http://english.people.com.cn/200511/08/eng20051108_219910.html

Environment
Environmental Budget to Double Over Next 5 Years
SCMP, 09/11/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZX1WNIRFE.html

Gender/Law-Legal rights
Hotlines Help Women Safeguard Legal Rights
Xinhuanet.com, 09/11/2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-1
1/09/content_3753384.htm

Government-Elections
Deputy of Hubei Local People's Congress Travels to Villages to Promote Village Elections and Ends Up With Beatings
姚立法湖北农村宣传合法选举被打
Voice of America, 08/11/2005
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2005-11-08-voa24.cfm

Human Rights-Human rights defenders
Human Rights Lawyer Says He Will Fight Suspension
SCMP, 09/11/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZ12WNIRFE.html

Labor-Industrial Accidents
China Gypsum Mine Toll Rises to 31; New Mine Blast Kills 14
Bangkok Post, November 08, 2005
http://www.bangkokpost.com/breaking_news/breakingnews.php?id=60770

Three China Mine Disasters Kill at Least 57
Reuters Alert Net, November 08, 2005
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/PEK74768.htm

Law-Legal Reform
Suggestions Made for Amendments on Administrative Procedural Law
行政诉讼法修改建议稿出新亮点
Legal Daily, 09/11/2005
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/misc/2005-11
/09/content_217035.htm

• Related news:
• More Thoughts on Amendments to the Administrative Procedural Law
• 行政诉讼法修改尚需探索
• Legal Daily, 09/11/2005
• http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/misc/2005-11/09/content_217150.htm

Law-wrongful convictions
Court Sued Over Wrongful Imprisonment
China Daily, 09/11/2005
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-1
1/09/content_492781.htm

Media-Internet
China Cracks Down on Sex and Violence on Websites
AFP via YahooNews.com, November 08, 2005
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20051108/tc_afp/chinainternetmedia_051108133653

Media-Press freedom/censorship
Disgraced Leader's Ex-Aide Says Hong Kong Reporters Dragged Away
Radio Free Asia,08/11/2005
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/politics/2005/11/08/china_hongkong/

Four in Five Reporters Want to Change Jobs
China Daily, 08/11/2005
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-11/08/content_492251.htm

Journalist Day: Journalists Face Two Kinds of Pressure
中国记者节：记者面临双重压力
Voice of America, 08/11/2005
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2005-11-08-voa52.cfm

Media-Censorships / Press Freedom
US Company Hopes to Block Skype in China
Macworld, November 08, 2005
http://www.macworld.com/news/2005/11/08/skype/index.php

Journalists Urged to Promote National Progress
Xinhuanet.com, 08/11/2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-11/08/content_3751396.htm

Media-Internet
Press Watchdog Blacklists 53 Illegal Websites
Xinhuanet.com, 08/11/2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-11/08/conte
nt_3750743.htm

Walking the Web Tightrope
The Standard, 08/11/2005
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?we_cat=9&
art_id=5121&sid=5360852
&con_type=1&d_str=20051108

Protests and Petitions-Resettlement
Land Seizures Raise Ire in China
Los Angeles Times, November 06, 2005
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-chinafarmers6nov06,1,3882954.story

Public Health
China Shuts Bird Markets to Combat Flu
The Age (Australia), November 09,2005
http://www.theage.com.au/news/world/china-shuts-bird-markets-to-combat-
flu/2005/11/08/1131407637280.html?oneclick=true

All Eyes on China
SCMP, 09/11/2005
http://columns.scmp.com/colart/fchina/ZZZB2HQIRFE.html

China's Labs Not Ready for H5N1 - They're Still Getting Over Sars
SCMP, 09/11/2005
http://www.scmp.com/topnews/ZZZH2WNIRFE.html

Failure of Health Care Reform: The Worsening Picture of "Sick People Being Refused
Treatment”
中国医改失败：老百姓“有病不医”现象严重
Chinesenewsnet.com, 08/11/2005
http://www1.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/SinoNews/M
ainland/2005_11_8_7_35_53_523.html

Public Health-HIV AIDS /STDs
HIV Carriers Try Hard to Reintegrate into Society
中国艾滋病患者努力回归正常生活
EastDay.com, 08/11/2005
http://china.eastday.com/eastday/node81741/node81762/no
de98163/userobject1ai1624652.html

Tibet
China Imposing 'Very Repressive' Policies in Tibet: Dalai Lama
AFP via YahooNews.com, 09/11/2005
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20051108/wl_asia_afp/uschin
atibetrights;_ylt=Aj5scaEH1P
UvSfLtwVC4NZvtOrgF;_ylu=
X3oDMTBiMW04NW9mBHNlYwMlJVRPUCUl