Wednesday, April 13, 2005

April 13, 2005

Top news of the day

Human rights
White paper illustrates human rights progress
Xinhuanet.com, April 13, 2005
China published a white paper on progress in human rights in 2004 today. The paper praised government’s marked efforts in protecting human rights last year.
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-04/13/content_2822
204.htm



News

Children
Giving children the edge in battling cars on roads
SCMP, April 13, 2005
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZIPEVOY6E.html

Corruption
Corruption of grassroots officials rampant
Xinhuanet.com, April 13, 2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-04/13/content_2820
908.htm

Death penalty
Fujiang woman sentenced to death for murdering lover
福建武平一女子毒杀情夫沉尸水塘被判处死刑
People’s Daily, April 12, 2005
http://legal.people.com.cn/GB/42733/3315253.html

Petitioner sentenced to death for violent protests
盐城一农妇暴力上访被判死刑
Legal Daily, April 13, 2005
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2005-04/13/content_20488
8.htm

Labour – employment market and income
Chinese factories struggle to hire
USA Today via YahooNews.com, April 12, 2005
http://story.chinanationalnews.com/p.x/ct/9/id/4a3c24d21de99a
5c/cid/9366300fc9319e9b/

Law
Murder case puts the Chinese legal system on trial
Financial Times, April 13, 2005
http://news.ft.com/cms/s/86c3c294-abb9-11d9-893c-00000e
2511c8.html

Media – press freedom
Dismissed media studies professor Jiao Gaobiao (焦國標) criticizes China’s media censorship system
焦国标再次抨击中国新闻检查制度
Voice of America, April 12, 2005
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/2005-04-12-voa87.cfm

Protests and petitions
In riot village, the government is on the run
SCMP, April 13, 2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ3NEVOY6E.html

New regulations on petitions to take effective on May 1 strictly prohibiting retributions against petitioners and protesters
新版信访条例5月1日起实施 将严惩打击报复
Xinhuanet.com, April 13, 2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2005-04/11/content_28141
71.htm

Rural issues
Farmers expected to increase income by 5%, say Green paper 2005 on rural economy
2005农村经济绿皮书:今年农民收入预计增长5%
EastDay.com, April 13, 2005
http://china.eastday.com/eastday/news/node37955/node37957/
node37979/node56732/userobject1ai1011717.html

Xinjiang
Terrorism 'an excuse' to suppress Muslims
SCMP, April 13, 2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZODQUOY6E.html

China Rejects Rights Groups' Charge of Muslim Repression
Voice of America, April 12, 2005
http://www.voanews.com/english/2005-04-12voa122.cfm