Top news of the day
Detention – Zheng Yichun (鄭貽春)
Dissident charged with endangering state security waiting for court ruling
异议人士郑贻春重审后等待判决
Dajiyuan.com, 26/07/2005
Liaoning court would decide on the verdict of Liaoning dissident Zheng Yichun (鄭貽春), who was charged with endangering state security in a few days.
http://www.epochtimes.com/gb/5/7/26/n998601.htm
News
Border Territories/Issues-Taiwan
Chen goes on attack in speech to Japan
SCMP, July 27, 2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ06H0SFBE.html
Death Penalty
Driver sentenced to death for knock-down 5 kids and ordered to give compensation of 300,000 yuan
开车撞死5儿童被判死刑赔30万
Legal Daily, 27/07/2005
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2005-07/27/content_17
3217.htm
Police Officer Sentenced to Death for Drug Trafficking
Xinhua, July 27, 2005
http://china.org.cn/english/China/136441.htm#
Environment-Natural Resources
Excessive Use of Ground Water Causes Trouble in N. China
Xinhua, July 27, 2005
http://china.org.cn/english/China/136438.htm
China halts 32 illegal power projects threatening environment
Xinhua, July 27, 2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-07/27/content_327
4258.htm
Human Rights
Chinese dissidents beaten to death, defector tells hearing
Sydney Morning Herald, July 27, 2005
http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/chinese-dissidents-beaten
-to-death-defector-tells-hearing/2005/07/26/1122143845688.ht
ml?oneclick=true
Government - Elections
Guangdong establishes election observer system to monitor fairness of village committee election
广东首创村委会选举观察员制 推倒重来32宗选举
Xinhuanet.com, 27/07/2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/newscenter/2005-07/27/content
_3273195.htm
Government – Civil Services
Low income for grassroots level officials create barriers to improve local governance
收入低正在阻碍年轻人下基层
China Youth Daily, 27/07/2005
http://zqb.cyol.com/gb/zqb/2005-07/27/content_37414.htm
Labor-Disasters
Coal mine gas blast kills 14 in SW China
Xinhua, July 27, 2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-07/27/content_3274
333.htm
Death toll rises to 9 in E. China chemical plant blast
Xinhua, July 27, 2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-07/27/content_3274
323.htm
Law
3% of China's departmental regulations show various problems and 89 failed at State Legal Office’s review
去年中国3%的法规规章存在问题 89件未过审查关
Chinesenewsnet.com, 27/07/2005
http://www1.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/SinoNews/Ma
inland/zxs_2005-07-27_604610.shtml
Government sues three government officials for power abuse
最高检公布刑讯逼供等3起严重侵犯人权犯罪案
Chinesenewsnet.com,26/07/2005
http://www1.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/SinoNews/Main
land/xhw_2005_07_26_22_55_15
National prosecutors handle over 6300 cases of civil rights violations last year
中国检察机关一年来查办侵犯人权重点案6300多件
Chinesenewsnet.com, 26/07/2005
http://www1.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/SinoNews/Main
land/zxs_2005-07-27_604508.shtml
Migrant workers / Hukou
No delay in protecting migrants' right by law as migrant population reached 140 million
我国流动人口已超过1.4亿 立法维权刻不容缓
People's Daily, 27/07/2005
http://legal.people.com.cn/GB/42731/3571567.html
Olympics
Beijing Olympics ushers in 9th partner
China Daily, July 27, 2005
http://www2.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-07/27/content
_463645.htm
UPS selected as logistics, express delivery sponsor of 2008 Olympics
Xinhua, July 27, 2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-07/27/content_3274
133.htm
Protests and petitions
Dozens injured as police, farmers clash in China
Reuters via YahooNews.com (Asia Section), 27/07/2005
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20050727/wl_nm/china_clash_
dc/nc:731;_ylt=AlhpIv45ve3HibaPCpLX
Public Health
Province tightens supervision on medicines
China Daily, 25/07/2005
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-07/25/content
_462920.htm
Pig-borne disease claims five more lives
SCMP, July 27, 2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZMC60SFBE.html
No drug for disease as death toll hits 24
China Daily, July 27, 2005
http://www2.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-07/27/cont
ent_463597.htm
Reforms-Corruption
Beijing accelerates drive to prosecute police who use torture
AFP, July 27, 2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZMLRKXMBE.html
China Fights Against Dereliction of Duty
Xinhua, July 27, 2005
http://china.org.cn/english/2005/Jul/136314.htm
Reforms-Military
Report: China working on anti-satellite systems
Space.com, USA Today, July 27, 2005
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/space/2005-07-27-
china-satellites_x.htm
China strengthens protection of military facilities
Xinhua, July 27, 2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-07/27/content_3274
306.htm
Resettlement
The cover-up of demolition and resettlement in practice
[关注]拆迁办干部自曝拆迁黑幕
The Beijing News,27/07/2005
http://www.thebeijingnews.com/news/2005/0726/05@030
826.html
Rural Issues-Poverty
Dozens hurt as police, farmers clash in China
Reuters, July 27, 2005
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20050727/
wl_nm/china_clash_dc_3
Society – Ethnic Minority
Ethnic region experiments with democratic election
Xinhuanet.com, 27/07/2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-07/26/content_3269
634.htm
Society - Suicides
Suicide the major cause of death amongst the 20-25 age group
自杀是中国20-35岁人群中第一死亡原因
Radio Free Asia, 25/07/2005
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/xinwen/2005/07/25/zisha/
Xinjiang
Uyghur Officials Say Family Planning, Religious Strife Behind Death of Communist Official
Radio Free Asia, 27/07/2005
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/2005/07/26/uyghur_killings/