September 10-12, 2005

Top News of the Day

Protests and Petitions
Nine villagers face trial over bloody melee
SCMP, 10/09/2005
Nine villagers from Dongyang in Zhejiang province were put on trial on September 8, for the charges of "intentionally injuring policemen" and "inciting social unrest". The villagers were arrested after clashing with police in a protest against land pollution caused by a chemical factory. Lawyers expect the villagers would be given sentences ranging from three to ten year in prison.
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZU6FJ7DDE.html


News

Border Territories/Issues - Xinjiang
China's Newest 'Terrorist' Works for Peace
Alim A. Seytoff, CIC, 09/09/2005
http://cicus.org/news/newsdetail.php?id=5221

Death Penalty
China executes teacher rapist
AFP via Dailytelegraph.new.com, 10/09/2005
http://dailytelegraph.news.com.au/story/0,20281,16554888-
5001028,00.html

China's 'Kindergarten Killer' Gets Death
AP via YahooNews.com, 10/09/2005
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050910/ap_on_re_as/china_
kindergarten_killings;_ylt=

Detention – Ching Cheong (程翔)
Hong Kong human rights group demands to meet Zeng for Ching Cheong's spying allegation
香港人权监察求见曾庆红盼了解程翔近况
Chinesenewsnet.com, 12/09/2005
http://www1.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/SinoNews/
Mainland/zxs_2005-09-09_623767.shtml09_623767.shtml

Detention – Zhang Lin (張林)
Imprisoned activist Zhang Lin continues hunger strike demanding humane treatment in prison
张林在狱中继续绝食，要求改善非人道待遇
Radio Free Asia, 09/09/2005
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2005/09/09/
zhanglin/

Environment - Disasters
Typhoon lashes east China coast
BBC, 12/09/2005
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4234664.stm

State Security - State secrets
Death toll in natural disasters no longer kept as secret
Xinhuanet.com, 11/09/2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-09/12/content_
3477919.htm

Education / Law
Amendments to the Compulsory education law ready for NPC first reading end of this year
义务教育法修订草案呼之欲出 有望年底进入一审
Xinhuanet.com, 12/09/2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2005-09/12/content_
3477899.htm

Environment - Natural Resources
China cultivates record high-yield super rice
People’s Daily, 12/09/2005
http://english.people.com.cn/200509/12/eng20050912_207
994.html

Government - Governance and accountability / Law
More administrative cases accepted by court in the past three years, yet successful rate drops
北京“民告官”3年8000余起 行政机关败诉率下降
China News Agency, 12/09/2005
http://www.chinanews.com.cn//news/2005/2005-09-11/8/
624110.shtml

Health - Population Control
7,000 forcibly sterilised in eastern China
AFP via YahooNews.com, 11/09/2005
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/afp/200
50911/wl_asia_afp/chinapopulation_050911213036

Human Rights - Bilateral ties
Clinton: China Must Tolerate More Dissent
Washington Post, 11/09/2005
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/
2005/09/11/AR2005091100241.html

China, Canada Vow to Improve Human Rights
AP via YahooNews.com, 09/09/2005
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20050909/ap
_on_re_ca/canada_china_7

Human Rights
Commentary: Given no improvement in the human rights situation, Chinese can never stand on their own feet
秦勝：人權不改善　國人站不起
Ming Pao via Chinesenesnet.com, 11/09/2005
http://www5.chinesenewsnet.com/MainNews/Opinion/2005_9
_10_17_13_42_288.html

Law - Legal reform / Human Rights
State Compensation Law should be an avenue for the protection of human rights
国家赔偿法应是人权保障法
The Beijing News, 11/09/2005
http://www.thebeijingnews.com/news/2005/0911/05@001
952.html

Law
Experts hit out at legal 'sweet talk'
SCMP, 10/09/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZP6FJ7DDE.html

Law congress declaration seeks social advancement
Xinhuanet.com, 10/09/2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-09/10/content_34
69758.htm

related news:
World Jurist Association adopts Shanghai Declaration
Xinhuanet.com, 09/09/2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-09/09/content_3467
316_1.htm

Democracy as the foundation of the rule of law, setting the blueprint of China's legal reform
第一解读：民主支撑法治 共绘未来蓝图
People's Daily, 09/09/2005
http://legal.people.com.cn/GB/42731/3682131.html

Peasants should not be driven away in the course of improving China's legal system
中国的法治化进程绝不能将农民拒之门外
People's Daily, 09/09/2005
http://legal.people.com.cn/GB/42731/3682723.html

Media - Press freedom/censorship / Detention – Shi Tao (師濤)
Yahoo admits role in China dissident case
Financial Times, 11/09/2005
http://news.ft.com/cms/s/13cbc570-22c9-11da-86cc-00000
e2511c8.html

Jailing of Chinese Journalist: Yahoo's Defense Called Inadequate
CNSNews.com, 12/09/2005
http://www.cnsnews.com/ViewForeignBureaus.asp?Page=%5CFor
eignBureaus%5Carchive%5C200509%5CFOR20050909b.html
00509%5CFOR20050909b.html

In China's cyberspace, many do not know the dangers of a careless phrase
AFP via YahooNews.com, 11/09/2005
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/afp/20050911/tc
_afp/chinainternetpoliticsdissidents_05091122233450911222334

Security issue on China's web space
中国网络的安全问题
Radio Free Asia, 11/09/2005
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2005/09/11/
wangluo/

Yahoo admits role in China dissident case
By Mure Dickie, Financial Times, 11/09/2005
http://news.ft.com/cms/s/13cbc570-22c9-11da-86cc-00000e2
511c8.html

Disney Takes Exception to China's Media Rules
By Keith Bradsher, NY Times, 12/09/2005
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/12/business/worldbusiness/
12disney.html?adxnnl=6&adxnnlx=1126535610-m0QV9HUaXZ
H4icZJU3EY7g

China eases state secrets control
BBC News, 12/09/2005
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4237120.stm

Politics
Retired party official plans to build Cultural Revolution museum in Shenzhen
退 休 幹 部 深 圳 辦 文 革 館
Apple Daily, 12/09/2005
http://appledaily.atnext.com/template/apple/art_main.cfm?
sec_id=15335&iss_id=20050912&art_id=5216872216872

Population - One-child policy
Public opinions on China's family planning policy
听众谈中国计划生育
Voice of America, 11/09/2005
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2005-09-10-voa42.cfm

Villagers testify under threat of 'punishments' by the Township Family Planning Unit
临沂计生官员威逼利诱村民作假证
Radio Free Asia, 09/09/2005
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2005/09/09/
linyi/

Protests and Petitions - Detention Cases
Chen Guangcheng seized in Beijing
CIC, 07/09/2005
http://cicus.org/news/newsdetail.php?id=5217

Protests and Petitions /Government - Elections
Villagers prevail in battle to rid chief accused of graft
SCMP, 12/09/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZB8OB6GDE.html

China exiles sue President Hu for persecution
Reuters, 12/09/2005
http://today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=topNews&
storyID=2005-09-12T080413Z_01_HO229060_RTRIDST_0_
NEWS-CHINA-PRESIDENT-LAWSUIT-DC.XML&archived=False

Public Health
Ministry of Health to submit new proposal on medical reform, likely to make public end of this year
新醫改方案交國務院 或年底出台
Ming Pao, 12/09/2005
http://full.mingpaonews.com/20050912/cac1.htm

Religion - Christianity
Beijing says “No” to Vatican' invitation of Bishops in China
北京拒梵蒂冈邀中国主教赴会邀请
Voice of America, 11/09/2005
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2005-09-11-voa35.cfm

Pope's Invitation to Bishops Angers China
AP via YahooNews.com, 11/09/2005
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20050911/ap
_on_re_as/china_vatican_1

Rural Issues - Migrants
Migrant Workers in Hangzhou to Get Resident Status by 2010
China.Org.Cn, September 12, 2005
http://china.org.cn/english/China/141633.htm#

State Security – Terrorism / Law
China to establish coordination mechanism for anti-terrorism as the legal framework of the Anti-terrorism law completed
我國反恐立法框架已完成 將建立反恐怖協調機制
CRI Online, 12/09/2005
http://big5.chinabroadcast.cn/gate/big5/gb.chinabroadcast.cn/
3821/2005/09/12/107@695621.htm