News
Environment – Water
China water supply to reach limit in 2030 as population grows: report
AFP via YahooNews.com, April 20, 2005
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/afp/20050420/
sc_afp/chinaenvironmentwater_050420170341
China to face water shortage crisis in 2030, expert says
专家：中国2030年面临用水危机
Voice of America, April 20, 2005
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/2005-04-20-voa64.cfm
June 4th – EU arms ban
France calls China arms ban 'discriminatory' and 'anachronistic'
AFP via YahooNews.com, April 20, 2005
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/afp/20050421/wl
_asia_afp/chinafranceeuarms
Law
The first court case against discrimination open trial in Henan in May
歧视河南人案5月开审 开全国先河法院没有压力
EastDay.com, April 21, 2005
http://china.eastday.com/eastday/news/node37955/node37957/
node37979/node57970/userobject1ai1034101.html
Law – legal reform
Some views on new criminal offences covered in the Criminal law (5th amendement)
《刑法修正案(五)》新增犯罪研究
Legal Daily, April 21, 2005
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2005-04/21/content_20740
3.htm
Labour
China's boom causes labor shortage
China National News, April 20, 2005
http://story.chinanationalnews.com/p.x/ct/9/cid/9366300fc931
9e9b/id/8fada4e7d202c946/
Overwork due to fierce competition and inadequacy of the social security system
“过劳”困局的多重解读
China Youth News, April 21, 2005
http://zqb.cyol.com/gb/zqb/2005-04/21/content_1072698.htm
Politics
Party calls for development, stability
Xinhuanet.com, April 20, 2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-04/20/content_28
55448.htm
Politics - CCP
CPC pledges to further promote multi-party cooperation
People’s Daily, April 21, 2005
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200504/21/eng20050421_18
2013.html
Protests and petitions / Labour – unions
Strikers demand right to unionise
SCMP, April 21, 2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZHK2WOY6E.html
In China, protests recall a manipulative era
International Herald Tribune, April 21, 2005
http://www.iht.com/articles/2005/04/20/news/journal.html
Public Health-HIV Aids
HIV/AIDS villagers get health treatment
China Daily, April 21, 2005
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-04/21/content
_436016.htm
Public Health
Network strengthens war against disease
China Daily, April 21, 2005
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-04/21/content_
436021.htm