September 2, 2005

Top news of the day

Protests and Petitions /Government - Governance and accountability
Riot police break up Panyu hunger strike, arresting 18
SCMP, 02/09/2005
18 women from Taishi village of Panyu district in Guangzhou had been arrested by local police at 5:45 am yesterday to break their hunger strike in front of the district government office, which started yesterday. The women were released at noon after questioning.
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZIRK4C2DE.html


News

Corporate Social Responsibility
Global brands learn lessons of bad publicity on mainland
SCMP, 02/09/2005
http://focus.scmp.com/focusnews/ZZZGSK4C2DE.html

Death Penalty
Death penalty for corruption to remain for now
China Daily, 02/09/2005
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-09/02/content_474650.htm

UN Human Rights Chief Asks China for Details on Execution Policies
By Luis Ramirez, VOA, 02/09/2005
http://www.voanews.com/english/UN-Human-Rights-Chief-Asks-China-for-Details-on-Its-Execution-Policies.cfm

Education - Basic education / Law
NPC likely to start revising the law on free education this year
义务教育法今年有望进人修订程序
Xinhuanet.com, 02/09/2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2005-09/02/content_343
1694.htm

Environment-Natural Resources
UK, China in cleaner power plan
BBC, 02/09/2005
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/4204812.stm

Gender - Domestic violence/ Law
China Law Society sees anti-domestic violence legislation unnecessary
中国法学会反家暴理事会呼吁制定家庭暴力防治法
Xinhuanet.com, 02/09/2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2005-09/02/content_343
1731.htm

Gender - Sex workers / Police - Crime
Three held for abduction, rape and torture of teens
SCMP, 02/09/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZUZS8C2DE.html

Human Rights – Bilateral ties
Numerous pacts for EU-China summit
Xinhuanet.com, 02/09/2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-09/02/content_
3431565.htm

Human Rights / UN
Rights group applauds reform deal
SCMP, 02/09/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ4RK4C2DE.html

Dissidents closely watched in Beijing
北京戒备森严 继续软禁异见人士
Radio Free Asia, 01/09/2005
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2005/09/01
/renquan/

Liu Xiaobo: Human Rights official comes, and the police are on duty
EastSouthWestNorth,01/09/2005
http://www.zonaeuropa.com/20050902_1.htm

Law - wrongful convictions/ Government - Governance and accountability
Hubei court to read out final verdict of She Xianglin's wrongful conviction case today
湖北法院今日将就佘祥林国家赔偿案进行宣判
Xinhuanet.com, 02/09/2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2005-09/02/content_343
1725.htm

Law - Legal rights
Tianjin People's Procuratorate allow the presence of lawyers of the defendant at the hearing: an experiment
律师旁听提讯首试天津
Peacehall, 02/09/2005
http://www.peacehall.com/news/gb/china/2005/09/20050902
0719.shtml

Media - Press freedom/censorship
Chinese government tighten control on media, putting party above the law
中国政府再次收紧新闻检查：共产党高居于法律之上
Chinesenewsnet.com, 01/09/2005
http://www1.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/SinoNews/Main
land/2005_9_1_15_19_27_28.html

Media - Detentions
Epoch Times Reporters Jailed in China
The Epoch Times, 02/09/2005
http://english.epochtimes.com/tools/printer.asp?id=31875

Multilaterals - UN
China's economic growth reduces poverty: UN official
Xinhua, 02/09/2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-09/02/content_3433728.htm

Poverty / Government - Fiscal
Tax reform a welcome effort to address wealth gap
SCMP, 02/09/2005
http://focus.scmp.com/focusnews/ZZZS0T8C2DE.html

Protests and Petitions /Detention
Family of man who died in detention detained when attempt to hold press conference
河北定州到北京的上访人员被拘留
Radio Free Asia, 01/09/2005
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2005/09/01/
shangfang/

Family of man who died in jail detained
SCMP, 02/09/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZ20T8C2DE.html

Public Health - HIV AIDS /STDsChina admits gays as major group for AIDS prevention, control
People's Daily, 02/09/2005
http://english.people.com.cn/200509/02/eng20050902_205
980.html

UNICEF official stresses AIDS education on TV
Xinhuanet.com, 02/09/2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-09/02/content_
3431719.htm

Reform – Population Control
Privilege of China's wealthiest: A 2nd child
People’s Daily, 02/09/2005
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-09/02/content_474567.htm

Society
Mainstreaming the "Middle Class" conscious
“中层意识”占据社会主流
China Youth Daily, 02/09/2005
http://zqb.cyol.com/gb/zqb/2005-09/02/content_58655.htm

WTO
Low marks for WTO compliance
SCMP, 02/09/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZYMU8C2DE.html

Tibet
China denounces Dalai Lama amid Tibet celebrations
Reuters via YahooNews.com, 02/09/2005
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20050902/india_nm/india_214741
;_ylt=AnXFIO531OR82HwssiX6byYBxg8F;_ylu=X3oDMTBiMW0
4NW9mBHNlYwMlJVRPUCUl

'Great achievements' in Tibet just propaganda, say activists
SCMP, 02/09/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZ0XY5C2DE.html

Chinese Court Has Jailed More Than 20 'Reactionary' Tibetans Since 1996
Radio Free Asia, 01/09/2005
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/in_depth/2005/09/01/
tibet_court/

Blair urged to press China on Tibet as exiles party
Reuters, 02/09/2005
http://today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=worldNews&storyID=2005-09-02T114032Z_01_MCC213680_RTRIDST_0_INTERNATIONAL-CHINA-TIBET-DC.XML