Monday, July 25, 2005

July 23-25, 2005

Top news of the day

Protests and Petitions
China Jails Tianjin Petitioner, Arrests 19 Protesters
Radio Free Asia, 21/07/2005
Zheng Mingfang (張明芳), who had been detained by police for more than 10 months,, was sentenced to prison for two years by a city court in Tianjin after she signed an application for 10,000 people to march in Tiananmen Square last August.
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/social/2005/07/21/china_
petitioner/


News

Bilaterals - Other
Envoy's defection puts focus on China espionage: Use of informal informants is widespread tactic
Los Angeles Times, July 24, 2005
http://www.boston.com/news/world/asia/articles/
2005/07/24/envoys_defection_puts_focus_on_china_espionage?mode=PF

North, South Korea meet in Beijing: Delegations arrive before scheduled six-party talks
AP, July 25, 2005
http://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/07/24/koreas.nuclear.ap/

Borders Territories/Issues - Taiwan
CPC general secretary congratulates reelected PFP chairman
Xinhua, July 23, 2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-07/23/content_3255955.htm

Borders Territories/Issues - Tibet
'Hands off' isn't enough for Tibet: Dalai Lama stops short of autonomy
San Francisco Chronicle, July 24, 2005
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/
archive/2005/07/24/ING6RDRP0J1.DTL

Death Penalty
Kidnappers of county chief sentenced to death
绑架县组织部长两犯获死刑
The Beijing News, 25/07/2005
http://www.thebeijingnews.com/news/2005/0724/12@03
3135.html

Fukuoka family killer executed in China after appeal fails
Mainichi, July 25, 2005
http://mdn.mainichi-msn.co.jp/national/news/p20050725p2a00m0na024000c.html

Detention – Ching Cheong (程翔)
Wife of detained reporter in China denies remarks on his release
AFP via YahooNews.com, 25/07/2005
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20050725/wl_asia_afp/chinasinga
porehongkongmedia_05072505080



Economic Development
Provinces still waiting for promised prosperity
SCMP, 25/07/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZBPZZRFBE.html

Economic Issues
Gains From China's Currency Change Recede on Second Day
Washington Post, July 23, 2005
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/200
5/07/22/AR2005072202052_pf.html

Education
Make education affordable for all
China Daily, July 23, 2005
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-07/23/content_462680.htm

Poor Students Must Get Immediate Help
China Daily, July 25, 2005
http://china.org.cn/english/China/136041.htm#

Environment - Pollution
In China's Dash to Develop, Environment Suffers Severely
Knight Ridder, July 25, 2005
http://www.enn.com/today.html?id=8322

Labor - Disasters
Five detained in mine blast that killed 83
Xinhua, July 24, 2005
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-07/24/content_462850.htm

Media - Internet
Mainland chat service wants users' real names
SCMP, 25/07/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZSXWZRFBE.html

Cyber-worm spies are made in China
AFP, July 25, 2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ2M90SFBE.html

Media – Press Freedom
Rural newspaper banned for covering illegal land transfer in rural areas
《农村青年》因揭露非法售地内幕遭封杀
Dajiyuan.com, 25/07/2005
http://www.epochtimes.com/gb/5/7/24/n996152.htm

Political Dissidents/Organizing - Detention Cases
China still holds British citizen in jail
United Press International, July 24, 2005
http://washingtontimes.com/upi/20050724-125150-6072r.htm

Wife of detained reporter in China denies remarks on his release
AFP, July 25, 2005
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/afp/20050725
/wl_asia_afp/chinasingaporehongkongmedia_050725050808

Population - One-child policy / gender imbalance
Challenges of maternal insurance as gender discrimination remains in big cities like Beijing
男女平等还是重女轻男 北京生育险面临公平困惑
Xinhuanet.com, 25/07/2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/newscenter/2005-07/24/content
_3258718.htm

Poverty - Urban poverty
Low-cost housing announced to help poor urban families to get decent housing conditions
廉租住房如何办理?中国建设部负责人详细解读
EastDay.com, 25/07/2005
http://china.eastday.com/eastday/news/node37955/node37957/
node37979/node75656/userobject1

Protests and Petitions
Ministry of Agriculture: all of the complaints received have been resolved, a showcase of success of new petitions and complaint system
件件有结果 农业部信访工作切实维护农民利益
Chinesenewsnet.com, 25/07/2005
http://www1.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/SinoNews/
Mainland/xhw_2005_07_23_22_55_09

Chinese Farmers in Dispute With Factory
AP, July 23, 2005
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/wire/s
ns-ap-china-factory-vs-farm,1,1311101.story?coll=sns-ap-world-headlines

Protests and Petitions / Police - Abuse
Police accused of quashing farmers' pollution protest
SCMP,25/07/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZP440SFBE.html

Public health
China withholds vital information for tackling deadly bird flu virus
The Telegraph,24/07/2005
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2005
/07/24/wchina24.xml&sSheet=/news/

300 dead egrets spark bird virus fears in Guangzhou
SCMP, July 25, 2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ2O60SFBE.html

Compulsory pre-marital health check-up in NE China creates controversy
Xinhua, July 25, 2005
http://www2.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-07/25/content_463175.htm

Death toll from unknown illness rises to 17 in Sichuan
Xinhua, July 25, 2005
http://english.people.com.cn/200507/25/text20050725_198008.html

Suicide high among China's youth
BBC, July 25, 2005
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4714651.stm

China Bird-Flu Scare Ends
New York Times, July 25, 2005
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/07/25/international/asia/25china.html?pagewanted=print

Experts pinpoint virus in unknown disease in SW China
Xinhua, July 25, 2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-07/25/content_3266214.htm

Public Health - HIV Aids /STDs
Migrants fuel spread of Aids
SCMP, 25/07/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZMXWZRFBE.html

Public opinions on China's oppression on AIDS activists
听众谈中国抗艾滋积极分子遭打压
Voice of America,25/07/2005
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/m2005-07-24-voa56.cfm

Society
Medical assistance to roving homeless people
流浪病人被弃救助站外, 谁来医疗救助？
Xinhuanet.com, 25/07/2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/focus/2005-07/25/content_3244
087.htm