Thursday, July 14, 2005

July 14, 2005

News

Borders Territories/Issues
All eyes in Beijing trained on vote for KMT leader
SCMP, July 14, 2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ8X1NV2BE.html

Death Penalty
Liaoning truck driver sentenced to death for killing highway inspector
辽宁一超载司机为避检测打死路政人员被判死刑
Chinesenewsnet.com, 13/07/2005
http://www1.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/SinoNews/Main
land/xhw_2005_07_13_22_55_16


Detention – Shi Tao (師濤)
Lawyer criticizes court ruling on Shi Tao's indictment
专访莫少平:师涛案中法院严重违法
Dajiyuan.com, 14/07/2005
http://www.epochtimes.com/gb/5/7/14/n985146.htm

Education - Girl education
NPC keen to end gender discrimination in access to education
委员热议消除教育性别歧视
Legal Daily, 14/07/2005
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2005-07/14/content_1673
33.htm


Labor - Industrial accidents
Families of Xinjiang miner victims given 200,000 yuan compensation
新疆阜康礦難每名遇難者家屬將獲賠20萬元
CRI Online, 12/07/2005
http://big5.chinabroadcast.cn/gate/big5/gb.chinabroadcast.cn/
3821/2005/07/12/106@619312.htm


China mine 'concealed death toll'
BBC, July 14, 2005
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4683137.stm

China Mine Co. Hid Dead Bodies
CBS, July 14, 2005
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/07/14/world/printable
709057.shtml


Media
Setback for media joint ventures
SCMP, 14/07/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZF6E8V2BE.html

Media - Internet
In China, sophisticated filters keep the Internet near sterile
YahooNews.com (Asia Section), 13/07/2005
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/krwashbureau/
20050713/ts_krwashbureau/_bc_cpt_


Microsoft steps up move in C. China
Xinhua, July 14, 2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-07/14/content_321
8446.htm


Military
Military to be restructured
Xinhuanet.com, 13/07/2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-07/13/content_3217
055.htm


Multilaterals
Ministers fear collapse of global trade talks
AFP, July 14, 2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZN6E8V2BE.html

US, Russia, China rejecting G4 UN reform bill
CRIENGLISH, July 14, 2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-07/14/content_3217
553.htm


Police – Abuse / Law
Seven police officers from Heibei Tang shan given jail terms for abuse and forceful confession
河北唐山7名民警刑訊逼供炮製冤案被判刑(組圖)
CRI Online, 13/07/2005
http://big5.chinabroadcast.cn/gate/big5/gb.chinabroadcast.cn/38
21/2005/07/13/107@620895.htm


Police – Re-education through Labour (RTL)
Former Head of Shenyang Ministry of Justice criticizes Re-education thought Labor system
原沈阳司法局长批中国劳教制度
Voice of America, 14/07/2005
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2005-07-13-voa29.cfm

Public Health
Over 300 HIV carriers identified in S. China island province
Xinhua, July 14, 2005
http://english.people.com.cn/200507/14/print20050714_195
992.html


China defends its beer against charges it contains cancer-causing agent
AFP, July 14, 2005
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/afp/20050714/hl_
afp/chinajapantradebeer_050714061850


Reforms - Corruption
Police bust baby-trafficking ring in central China
AFP, July 14, 2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZZ23NV2BE.html

Resettlement - Forceful eviction
Investors of Shaanxi oil enterprise urge protection of private property rights
陕西民间投资者吁保护公民财产
Chinesenewsnet.com, 13/07/2005
http://www1.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/SinoNews/Main
land/2005_7_13_21_41_12_108.h


Representatives of Shaanxi oil enterprise and wife of the detained lawyer petition to NPC
陕北维权代表和朱久虎夫人致全国人大、陕西省人大紧急呼吁书
Chinesenewsnet.com, 13/07/2005
http://www1.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/Forums/BackS
tage/2005_7_13_10_14_26_288.ht


Why is it so difficult to meet Zhu Jiuhu, the detained lawyer in the Shaanxi oil field case?
会见朱久虎律师竟然如此难
Legal Daily, 14/07/2005
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2005-07/14/content_1674
23.htm


Rural Issues - rural development
Privation of farm land would solve rural problems, says agricultural expert
中国专家吁农村土地私有化解决「三农」问题
Chinesenewsnet.com, 13/07/2005
http://www1.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/SinoNews/Main
land/cna_2005_07_13_01_10_19


State Security - State secrets
Mainland pledge for HK scientists
SCMP, 14/07/2005
http://hongkong.scmp.com/hknews/ZZZEM49V2BE.html

Hong Kong - Human rights
Hong Kong ranks first in regional league of press freedom, survey shows
港 新 聞 自 由 稱 冠 亞 洲
Apple Daily, 14/07/2005
http://appledaily.atnext.com/template/apple/art_main.cfm?
sec_id=4104&iss_id=20050714&art_id=50