Top news of the day
Media - Internet
Right activist Li Jianping(李建平) arrested for " slander the government" on internet
网络作者李建平被捕罪名毁谤政府
Voice of America, 06/07/2005
Li Jianping (李建平), a freelance writer from Shangdong, was reportedly arrested by the authority for slandering the government on his internet posting on June 30, 2005.
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2005-07-06-voa40.cfm
Religion - Christianity
Family church priest put on trial for distributing Bible
中国将公开审理家庭教会牧师
Voice of America, 07/07/2005
China Aid Association reported that Cai Zhouhua(蔡卓華), a Catholic priest of a family church in Beijing, would be tried in a Beijing court today for his reproducing and distributing Bible illegally. Cai had been detained for over 10 months, since he was arrested on Oct 20, 2004.
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/2005-07-06-voa34.cfm
News
Borders Territories/Issues - Taiwan
Taiwanese politicians step up mainland visits
AP, Reuters, July 7, 2005
http://www.iht.com/articles/2005/07/06/news/taiwan.php
Taiwan's Chen renews call for dialogue with China as military drills staged
AFX News Limited, July 7, 2005
http://www.forbes.com/work/feeds/afx/2005/07/07/afx212738
8.html
New Party visit 'seeks understanding'
SCMP, July 7, 2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZXWMWVQAE.html
Children
Children malnourished in rural areas, health survey shows
我国儿童营养缺失严重
China Youth Daily, 07/07/2005
http://zqb.cyol.com/gb/zqb/2005-07/07/content_28457.htm
Death Penalty
Senior official of Jiaozuo city, Henan sentenced to death for corruption
河南焦作市委原副秘书长李应良被判死刑
EastDay.com, 07/07/2005
http://china.eastday.com/eastday/news/node37955/node379
57/node37979/node72295/userobject1
Environment - Natural Resources
China's move to buy Unocal expensive but strategic
AFP, July 7, 2005
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/afp/20050707/ts_
alt_afp/chinausoilcompanychevronunocalcnooc_050707131235
State Council sets out guidelines for saving energy
SCMP, July 7, 2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ9HNWVQAE.html
Gender
Should we fix the ratio of female cadres in Regulation?
要不要具体规定女领导成员比例
Legal Daily, 07/07/2005
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/misc/2005-07/07/content_164
401.htm
Trans-sexual wife claims right to have family
China Daily, 07/07/2005
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-07/07/
content_457794.htm
Chinese bite "forbidden fruit" at much younger age
Xinhuanet.com, 05/07/2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-07/05/content_3178
907.htm
Law
Beijing court to introduce "social inspector" system in hearing juvenile delinquency cases
北京：未成年人刑事审判中引入社会调查员制度
People's Daily, 07/07/2005
http://legal.people.com.cn/GB/42735/3522889.html
Multilaterals
G8 Summit: China attends in a firm attitude
People’s Daily Online, July 7, 2005
http://english1.people.com.cn/200507/07/eng20050707_194
599.html
Protests and Petitions
Acceptance of rights replacing reflex fear of protests
SCMP, 07/07/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZZFNWVQAE.html
Blackout sparks protest in Shanghai
SCMP, 07/07/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ67EXVQAE.html
Look into the problems of petitions and the campaign of 'receiving complaints' - Anhui Public Security
探究根源促进信访问题解决
Legal Daily, 07/07/2005
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/misc/2005-07/07/content_164
405.htm
Avian flu found in migrating geese in China: Scientists fear birds may transport virus
Boston Globe, July 7, 2005
http://www.boston.com/news/world/asia/articles/2005/07/07/
avian_flu_found_in_migrating_geese_in_china/
SARS vaccine trial runs smoothly to 2nd stage
Xinhua, July 7, 2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-07/07/content_31872
27.htm
Damage control on typhoid scare
SCMP, July 7, 2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZWHJ1WQAE.html
Tibet
Tibetan refugees scale mountains for shelter in Dalai Lama's home in-exile
YahooNews.com, 07/07/2005
http://au.news.yahoo.com/050707/19/v042.html