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Protests and Petitions – Shanwei Incident
联合国要中国提供汕尾事件信息 (UN Asks China to Provide Information on Shanwei Incident)
Radio Free Asia, December 22, 2005
Philip Alston, the United Nations’ special rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, sent a letter to Chinese authorities last week, demanding a report on the Shanwei incident. Officials said three were killed when a police chief ordered police to open fire at a crowd of people protesting a land dispute in Dongzhou Village, Shanwei, in Guangdong Province two weeks ago.
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2005-12-21-voa54.cfm
News
Economic Development
随中国经济发展暴力犯罪引人关注 (In the Wake of China's Economic Development, Violent Crimes Are Getting More Attention)
Voice of America, December 22, 2005
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2005-12-21-voa29.cfm
Environment
S. China Cities to Deal with Possible Water Crisis
Xinhuanet.com, December 22, 2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-12/21/content_
3953560.htm
Labor
Better Workforce Essential to Growth
SCMP, December 22, 2005
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZIXFQJRGE.html
Media - Internet
中国民众难浏览美英国际电台网页 (Chinese Citizens' Access to International News Websites Getting More Difficult)
Voice of America, December 21, 2005
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2005-12-21-voa15.cfm
Migrant Workers
Migrant Policy Stirs Fear of Slums
SCMP, December 22, 2005
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZGFCQJRGE.html
Military
Focus on Hi-tech Future in Latest PLA Reshuffle
SCMP, December 22, 2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ0B6W6SGE.html
Police
Ex-Prisoner's Way of Redemption
China Daily, December 22, 2005
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-12/22/
content_505463.htm
Politics
中国“团派”开始全面掌权 (China's Communist Youth League Begins to Gain Power)
Radio Free Asia, December 22, 2005
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2005/12/21
/tuanpai/
国务院新闻办发表《中国的和平发展道路》白皮书 (China's State Council Issues White Paper Entitled “China’s Peaceful Path of Development”)
Xinhuanet.com, December 22, 2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2005-12/22/content
_3954986.htm
Poverty
Unionists Concerned Over Income Gap
People's Daily, December 22, 2005
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200512/22/eng20051222
_230015.html
Wealth Gap Fuelling Instability, Studies Warn
SCMP, December 22, 2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ8FCQJRGE.html
Public Health
28 Infected with HIV After Illegal Blood Sales
China Daily, December 22, 2005
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-12/22/
content_505465.htm
社科院蓝皮书：65.7％国人无医疗保险 (Social Sciences Academy Blue Paper Reports: 65.7 Percent of People Don't Have Medical Insurance)
Wen Wei Po, December 22, 2005
http://www.wenweipo.com/news.phtml?news_id=
CH0512220007&cat=002CH
Rural Issues
Network Launched in Rural Areas for Access to Internet
Xinhuanet.com, December 22, 2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-12/22/
content_3954446.htm
Tibet
China Arrests Tibetan Monks, Nuns for Dalai Lama Poster
Radio Free Asia, December 20, 2005
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/2005/12/20/china_tibetans/
Hong Kong
政改拉倒 (Hong Kong Political Reforms Rejected)
Ming Pao, December 22, 2005
http://www.mingpaonews.com/