June 2, 2005

Top news of the day

Detention - Lu Jianhua (陸建華) and Cheng Hui (陳輝) / State secret
China holds sociologist for leaking state secrets
Reuters via YahooNews.com, June 2, 2005
Lu Jianhua (陸建華), 45, a prominent sociologist at Chinese Academy of Social Science (CASS), and Chen Hui (陳輝), assistant to Director of the research institute, were reportedly detained in April and May respectively on suspicion of “leaking state secret”. CASS claimed ignorance of the detention, but noticed that Although Lu and Chen did not come to the office for a while.
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20050602/
wl_nm/china_secrets_dc_1

Tibet
Tibetans, Chinese Security Forces Clash in Qinghai
Radio Free Asia, June 1, 2005
Violent clashes between Tibetans and security forces were reported in Qinghai Province on May 20-21. Thousands of Tibetans were angry with the elevation of tax levy and accused local Chinese authorities of pocketing most of the money.
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/social/2005/06/01/tibetan
_clash/


News

Children
Childhood in the ‘garbage’ village
垃圾村里的童年
BeijingNews.com, June 2, 2005
http://www.thebeijingnews.com/news/2005/0602/10@015
516.html

Detention – Ching Cheong (程翔)
The statement of Ministry of Foreign Affairs implies Ching a spy for Taiwan
多维追击：中国外交部暗示程翔替台湾工作
Chinesenewsnet.com, June 2, 2005
http://www1.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/SinoNews/
Mainland/2005_5_31_21_43_17_385.html

Outcry over arrest puts pressure on mainland
SCMP, June 2, 2005
http://hongkong.scmp.com/hknews/ZZZMY7YFA9E.html

Detention of HK journalist is mainland's legal affair: officials
SCMP, June 2, 2005
http://www.scmp.com/topnews/ZZZ33L2GA9E.html

Believe only the hard evidence
SCMP, June 2, 2005
http://focus.scmp.com/focusnews/ZZZS5G3GA9E.html

Transparency needed in case of 'spy' journalist
SCMP, June 2, 2005
http://focus.scmp.com/focusnews/ZZZAY7YFA9E.html

Detained Journalist Entrapped by Bogus Promise of Zhao Papers: Zong Fengming
Radio Free Asia, June 1, 2005
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/politics/2005/06/01/china_
journalist_arrest/

Detention - Shi Tao (師濤)
Shi Tao awarded human rights award
师涛在美国获中国青年人权奖
Voice of America, June 1, 2005
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2005-06-01-voa73.cfm

Environment
One third of China's land areas suffer from soil erosion
Xinhuanet.com, June 2, 2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-06/02/content_3
035063.htm

NPC set to legislate to entitle people the right to decent environment
全国人大将立法赋予公民环境权
Xinhuane.comt, June 1, 2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2005-06/01/content_3030
028.htm

Population – one-child policy
Rewards family for having fewer kids, instead of punishing them for having more
“奖励少生”代替“处罚多生”
Legal Daily, June 2, 2005
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2005-06/02/content_147
816.htm

June 4th
China tighten monitor on political dissidents
中国加紧对政治异见者的监控
Radio Free Asia, June 1, 2005
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/xinwen/2005/06/01/jiankong/

Labour-Industrial accidents (cases)
Explosion kills 2 in Anhui Province
China Daily, June 2, 2005
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-06/02/content
_448000.htm

Law – legal rights
Immediate access to lawyers makes a difference in lawsuits
第一时间后”的律师帮助
Legal Daily, June 2, 2005
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2005-06/02/content_1478
74.htm

Law-legal professions
The puzzles of Chinese lawyers
中国律师的困惑
Legal Daily, June 2, 2005
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2005-06/02/content_147
875.htm

Police – Re-education through labour (RTL)
To fix the problems of Re-education through labour mechanism in China
抓住监狱劳教系统的突出问题整改
Legal Daily, June 2, 2005
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2005-06/02/content_147
811.htm

Public health – HIV Aids
Government reveals plan to combat AIDS
China Daily, June 2, 2005
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-06/02/content
_447742.htm

Sixteen infected HIV by blood in hospital
China Daily, June 2, 2005
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-06/02/content_
447743.htm

AIDS: Forewarned is to be forearmed
China Daily, June 2, 2005
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-06/02/content_
447876.htm

Resettlement – Infrastructure (dam project)
Mass movement of affected population noted as resettlement project for Danjiangkou dam continues
南水北调中线坝区移民全面动迁
Chinesenewsnet.com, June 2, 2005
http://www1.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/SinoNews/Main
land/xhw_2005_06_01_22_55_19_042.html

Rural Issues - Taxation
China to hold national meeting on rural tax reform
China Daily, June 2, 2005
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-06/02/content
_447741.htm

Hong Kong
Survey reveals concerns over loss of freedoms since 1997
SCMP, June 2, 2005
http://hongkong.scmp.com/hknews/ZZZ66G3GA9E.html