Top news of the day
Resettlement - Forceful eviction
Mongolian farmers clash with police
SCMP, 28/07/2005
Two thousands Mongolian farmers who had refused to turn over their farmland and blocked the construction of the highway for two months, clashed with hundreds police in the village of Qianjin last week, with 31 people arrested and 131 detained. Local police refused to comment on the case.
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZC1TKXMBE.html
News
Bilaterals-US/China
Experts troubled by China arms buildup
AFP, July 28, 2005
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/afp/20050727/pl_
afp/uschinamilitary_050727182904
Border Territories/Issues-North Korea
North Korean Defectors Detained in China
AP, July 28, 2005
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20050728/
ap_on_re_as/china_nkorea_asylum_seekers_1
Border Territories/Issues-Taiwan
Taiwanese forces flex military muscle
Reuters, AP, July 28, 2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZEAQ5XMBE.html
Children - Children trafficking
Heibei police crackdown on Handan trafficking ring selling over 40 babies in a decade
邯郸破获一起特大贩婴案 40多名婴儿10年间被拐卖
Xinhuanet.com, 28/07/2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2005-07/28/content_3277
599.htm
Death Penalty
Former Ruihua City CCP Secretary General sentenced to death with two years reprieve for
corruption
卖工程又卖官 原绥化市委书记马德被判死缓
Xinhuanet.com, 28/07/2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2005-07/28/content_3277
859.htm
Official Sentenced to Death for Corruption
Xinhua, July 28, 2005
http://china.org.cn/english/China/136534.htm
Detention – Yu Huafeng (喻華峰)
Lawyer of jailed former Nanfang journalist vows to file appeal
喻 華 峰 律 師 決 定 上 訴
Apple Daily, July 28, 2005
http://appledaily.atnext.com/template/apple/art_main.cfm?sec_
id=15335&iss_id=20050728&art_id=5087342
Environment-Natural Resources
Drinking water worry tops environmental concerns
China Daily, July 28, 2005
http://www2.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-07/28/content
_464031.htm
Environment - Water
Drinking water worry tops environmental concerns
Xinhuanet.com, 28/07/2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-07/28/content_3276
949.htm
Human Rights - Bilateral ties
State's Birkle Says U.S. Committed To Helping China on Legal Reform
US State Department, 28/07/2005
http://usinfo.state.gov/eap/Archive/2005/Jul/27-578656.html
?chanlid=eap
Labor-Disasters
Coal mine blast kills 14 people in Guizhou
China Daily, July 28, 2005
http://www2.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-07/28/content
_464032.htm
Labor-Other
China's urban employees enjoy 13.2 percent wage increase in 1st half
Xinhua, July 28, 2005
http://english.people.com.cn/200507/28/eng20050728_1988
15.html
Law - Legal rights
Lawyers defending people's humans is an indicator showing a country's progress in upholding the rule of law
律师维权是社会法治进程的标杆
Legal Daily, 28/07/2005
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2005-07/28/content_173
842.htm
Law
State Council issues comments regarding the implementation of an accountability system for administrative enforcement
国务院办公厅关于推行行政执法责任制的若干意见
People's Daily, 28/07/2005
http://politics.people.com.cn/GB/1026/3573513.html
Media - Press freedom/censorship
Mainland media bans coverage of academic's aggressive remarks on attacking Taiwan
朱成虎论震惊海外舆论 中国媒体全面封锁
Dajiyuan.com, 27/07/2005
http://www.epochtimes.com/gb/5/7/27/n999651.htm
Police - Prisons
Beijing prisons remove humiliated treatments on prisoners to uphold human rights standards in prisons
北京监狱尊重罪犯人格尊严收押罪犯不再抱头蹲地
China News Agency, 28/07/2005
http://www.chinanews.com.cn/news/2005/2005-07-28/26/
604992.shtml
Police - Abuse
State prosecutor goes after rights abusers
SCMP, 28/07/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZGVQ5XMBE.html
Protests and Petitions
Beijing court set producers to direct efforts in handling major petition cases
北京法院对重大涉诉信访案件实行领导包案制
Xinhuanet.com, 28/07/2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2005-07/28/content_3276
640.htm
Special Task: petitions can meet the Public Security Bureau chief under the Receiving Complaint campaign
特别策划：公安＂大接访＂ 人人都能见局长？
People's Daily, 28/07/2005
http://politics.people.com.cn/GB/30178/3574941.html
Public Health
Toll rises as pig disease spreads in mainland
AFP, July 28, 2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZBBUKXMBE.html
Dead infected pigs dug up and sold for eating
SCMP, July 28, 2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZO1TKXMBE.html
Veterinarians play down disease threat
China Daily, July 28, 2005
http://www2.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-07/28/cont
ent_464034.htm
Shenzhen HIV/AIDS Infections on the Rise
Shenzhen Daily, July 28, 2005
http://china.org.cn/english/China/136541.htm
China completes gene sequence of bacteria that causes pig-borne epidemic
Xinhua, July 28, 2005
http://english.people.com.cn/200507/28/text20050728_19
8775.html
China starts producing pig-borne disease vaccine
Xinhua, July 28, 2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-07/28/content_32
80685.htm
Reforms-Corruption
Officials' Power Must Be Clearly Defined
China Daily, July 28, 2005
http://china.org.cn/english/China/136538.htm
Religion-Catholics
Vatican-China: New Joint Ordination of Bishop
AKI, July 28, 2005
http://www.adnki.com/index_2Level.php?cat=Religion&loid=8.0.
191794184&par=0
Resettlement - Forceful eviction
Guangdong Foshan peasants went into another violent clash with local police over land disputes
广东农民抗政府征地再与警方冲突
Voice of America, 27/07/2005
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2005-07-27-voa36.cfm
Rural Issues
Beijing nervous over rural economy
Financial Times, 28/07/2005
http://news.ft.com/cms/s/fe9ae062-fef8-11d9-94b4-00000e2
511c8.html
Rural Issues-Migrants
"One-yuan apartments" for migrant workers
Xinhua, July 28, 2005
http://www2.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-07/28/content
_464207.htm
Rural Issues-Poverty
Mongolian farmers clash with police
Reuters, July 28, 2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZC1TKXMBE.html