Tuesday, July 12, 2005

July 12, 2005

News

Bilaterals - Other
China Protests Envoy's Australian Asylum
AP, July 12, 2005
http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,1280,-5134599,
00.html

China launches consulate in Brisbane
Xinhua, July 12, 2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-07/12/content_3211
502.htm

Borders Territories/Issues - Taiwan
Hu: CPC ready to work with New Party to promote reunification
People’s Daily Online, July 12, 2005
http://english.people.com.cn/200507/12/text20050712_1956
78.html

Children - Children trafficking
Police crackdown a baby trafficking ring in Henan Xinxiang and save 33 babies
河南新鄉破獲特大販嬰案 33名被拐兒童苦等父母
CRI Online, 11/07/2005
http://big5.chinabroadcast.cn/gate/big5/gb.chinabroadcast.cn/
3821/2005/07/11/1245@617223.htm



Economic Issues
China's foreign trade reports $645 bln in first six months
People’s Daily Online, July 12, 2005
http://english.people.com.cn/200507/12/text20050712_19566
2.html

State think-tank sees first half China growth at 9.3 percent
AFP, July 12, 2005
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/afp/20050712/ts_
afp/chinaeconomygrowthforecast_050712035413

Environment
A paradox of resources allocation - Environmental protection units survive only when pollution
治污怪圈 污染越重环保部门越富
Legal Daily, 12/07/2005
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2005-07/12/content_1
66143.htm

Chemical plant cut off water after complaints, say villagers
SCMP, 12/07/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZUI6830BE.html

Survivors count the cost as floods kill 72
China Daily, July 12, 2005
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-07/12/content
_459350.htm

Unocal bid violates China's trade pledges-senators
Reuters, July 11, 2005
http://today.reuters.com/investing/financeArticle.aspx?type=me
rgersNews&storyID=2005-07-11T223504Z_01_N11503134_RT
RIDST_0_ENERGY-UNOCAL-SENATORS.XML

Insiders: Environmental Protection NGOs with Bright Future
Xinhua, July 12, 2005
http://china.org.cn/english/China/134770.htm

Labour / Gender
New challenges for the protection of women workers' rights
妇女劳动权益保护遇新挑战
Legal Daily, 12/07/2005
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2005-07/12/content_
166135.htm

Labor - Industrial accidents
65 dead in Xinjiang mine explosion
新疆煤礦爆炸65人罹難
Wen Wei Po, 12/07/2005
http://www.wenweipo.com/news.phtml?news_id=CH0507120
039&cat=002CH

At least 65 dead in Xinjiang coal mine explosion
SCMP, July 12, 2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZET6B30BE.html

66 dead, 17 missing after coal mine blast in Xinjiang
People’s Daily Online, July 12, 2005
http://english.people.com.cn/200507/12/text20050712_195
606.html

65 miners killed in Xinjiang gas explosion
China Daily, July 12, 2005
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-07/12/con
tent_459285.htm

Death toll rises to 76 from Xinjiang coal mine blast
Xinhua, July 12, 2005
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-07/12/cont
ent_459568.htm

66 dead in China mine explosion
CNN, July 12, 2005
http://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/07/12/china.mine/

Labour – Employment markets
This year's graduates face tighter job market
SCMP, 12/07/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZJO2S10BE.html

Multilaterals
China opposed to forced voting on UNSC reform
People’s Daily Online, July 12, 2005
http://english.people.com.cn/200507/12/text20050712_1956
85.html

WTO Trade Officials Meet in China
AP, July 12, 2005
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20050712/ap
_on_bi_ge/china_wto_2

NGOs
'Harassed' activist willing to return to mainland
SCMP, 12/07/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZV26830BE.html

Police - Abuse
Concerns over the balance between civil rights and police powers
关注公民权利和警察权力的平衡
Legal Daily, 12/07/2005
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2005-07/12/content_1661
29.htm

Population - Ageing population
Ageing population threat to health insurance
SCMP, 12/07/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZJ26830BE.html

Protests and Petitions
Government to set standing procedures to deal with large scale protests and riots
中国群体性事件激增高层急研处理机制
Chinesenewsnet.com, 11/07/2005
http://www1.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/SinoNews/Main
land/2005_7_11_19_59_43_613.h

Thousands Shenzhen villagers protest against unreasonable relocation arrangements
深圳千村民请愿要土地
Chinesenewsnet.com, 11/07/2005
http://www1.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/EntDigest/Life/
2005_7_11_20_17_41_259.html

Public Health - HIV Aids /STDs
97% of young migrant workers have knowledge about Aids prevention, survey shows
深圳97％外来青年了解“防艾”
Chinesenewsnet.com, 11/07/2005
http://www1.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/SinoNews/
Mainland/xhw_2005_07_11_03_55_26

Empowering women to fight HIV/AIDS
Xinhuanet.com, 11/07/2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-07/11/content_320
6353.htm

Education of women stressed in HIV fight
China Daily, July 12, 2005
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-07/12/conte
nt_459349.htm

HK scientist says China blocking bird flu test kit
Reuters, July 12, 2005
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/HKG261172.htm

Reforms
China will push forward reform of government management mechanism: minister
Xinhua, July 12, 2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-07/12/content_3211
660.htm

Resettlement - Forceful eviction
Hebei villagers anxious about retribution by government as compensation yet to finalize
定州血案賠償未落實，村民隨時遭秋後算帳
Asia Times Online, 12/07/2005
http://www.atchinese.com/2005/07/0711rep.htm

Rural Issues - Poverty
Rural Poor Aren't Sharing In Spoils of China's Changes: Costs of Goods Rise, Standard of Living Falls
Washington Post Foreign Service, July 12, 2005
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/07/11/AR2005071101710.html

Society
CPPCC member suggests drafting charity law to encourage the rich's contribution to society
富人回报社会太少 政协委员建议制定慈善事业法
China News Agency, 12/07/2005
http://www.chinanews.com.cn/news/2005/2005-07-12/26/59
7854.shtml

Get-rich-quick obsession sends stress rates soaring
The Standard, 12/07/2005
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/stdn/std/China/GG12Ad07.html

10 classes in the Chinese society, lower-middle class dominated and few at the top
中国形成十大阶层 中低层过大最上层较小
YahooNew.com (China), 11/07/2005
http://cn.news.yahoo.com/050711/1338/2dj6l.html

Hong Kong - Human rights
Preserve our precious right of protest
SCMP, 12/07/2005
http://focus.scmp.com/focusnews/ZZZKEM030BE.html