Thursday, January 06, 2005

January 6, 2005


Top news of the day

Media – press freedom
RSF criticizes disappointing press freedom conditions in China
【记者无国界】再次对中国新闻自由状况提出批评
Radio Free Asia, January 5, 2005
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/xinwen/2005/01/05/jizhewuguojie/

Political dissidents – imprisonment – Zhang ZhengYao (张正耀) 、Zhang Xianfu (张纤夫)
Chengzhou labour activists sentenced for libel
郑州工运领袖张正耀、张纤夫因言判刑
Dajiyuan.com, January 5, 2005
http://www.epochtimes.com/gb/5/1/5/n771241.htm


News

Corruption
Graft whistle-blower framed, family says
SCMP, January 6, 2005
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZ1KBBHJ3E.html

Supreme Court flexes her muscles to put corrupt officials on trial before upcoming NPC meeting
兩高欲建司法權威 人大前掀審貪官潮
AsiaTimesOnline.com, January 5, 2005
http://www.atchinese.com/2005/01/0105rep2.htm

Environment / Resettlement – dam projects
Damming Tiger Gorge
E-magazine, January/February 2005 Vol XVI. No.1
http://www.emagazine.com/view/?2168

Government – governance and accountability
Audit storm to point to 6 major areas
今年审计风暴剑指六大重点
Nanfang City News, January 6, 2005
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/dd/dsb/18/200501060215.asp

Media – internet
Chinese authorities call for increased surveillance of the Internet
AFP, January 6, 2005
http://asia.news.yahoo.com/050105/afp/050105170822hightech.html

Media – press freedom
TV chief comments on lawsuit with Falungong
赵致真对法轮功起诉做出回应
Voice of America, January 5, 2005
http://www1.voanews.com/Chinese/article.cfm?objectID=0C7ED130-6007-4A19-ADDB92F772ABA83A&title=%D5%D4%D6%C2%D5%E6%B6%D4%B7%A8%C2%D6%B9%A6%C6%F0%CB%DF%D7%F6%B3%F6%BB%D8%D3%A6%2805%C4%EA1%D4%C25%C8%D5%29&catOID=C283D8A3-4AB3-11D5-8EC2009027ACC5C2&categoryname=National%20News

Migrant workers – migrant children
Worrying health conditions of children among the floating population
流动儿童的健康状况堪忧
YahooNews, January 6, 2005
http://cn.news.yahoo.com/050105/305/27we1.html

Politics – CCP
China's CPC starts internal education campaign
People’s Daily, January 6, 2005
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200501/06/eng20050106_169768.html

Population – one-child policy
Hopes on family planning policy - from punishment to reward
对计划生育从罚到奖的进一步期待
Beijing News via YahooNews.com, January 6, 2005
http://cn.news.yahoo.com/050106/346/27wt4.html

China on the list of countries with low reproduction rate
我国迈入低生育水准国家行列
China Youth On-line, January 6, 2005
http://news.cyol.com/gb/news/2005-01/06/content_1009803.htm

Population – urbanization
Beijing residential population reached 15 million, including 3.5 million floating population
北京实际居住人口突破1500万 流动人口超过350万
Beijing Youth Daily via YahooNews, January 6, 2005
http://cn.news.yahoo.com/050106/346/27wqm.html

Protests and petitions
Silk Market traders stage last-day protest
SCMP, January 6, 2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZREL7HJ3E.html

Draft amendment to regulation on petitions passed in principle
People’s Daily, January 6, 2005
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200501/06/eng20050106_169769.html

Resettlement – protests and petitions
Workers riot over plan to demolish building
SCMP, January 6, 2005
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZ2CK7HJ3E.html

WTO / Law
WTO entry promotes concept of "rule by law" in China: NPC official
People’s Daily, January 5, 2005
http://story.chinanationalnews.com/p.x/ct/9/id/3624aa20948d8982/cid/9366300fc9319e9b/

Other - Tibet
Tibetan monk reported arrest
一藏族喇嘛遭拘捕
Radio Free Asia, January 5, 2005
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/xinwen/2005/01/05/lama/

Other – Hong Kong – Politics
Pro-Beijing lawmakers reject opposition's bid to blast government report for rejecting full democracy in Hong Kong
AP via Yahoo News, January 6, 2005
http://asia.news.yahoo.com/050105/ap/d87e1g3g0.html