Friday, September 16, 2005

September 16, 2005

News

Detention—Shi Tao (師濤)
Dissident writers with International PEN urge an early release for Shi Tao
國 際 筆 會 促 釋 放 師 濤
Apple Daily, 16/09/2005
http://appledaily.atnext.com/template/apple/art_main.cfm?iss_id=20050916&sec_id=15335&showdate=20050916&art_
id=5230396e=20050916&art_id=5230396

Government—Governance and accountability
Zhengzhou government issues China’s first “inventory of powers and responsibility” for local government officials
首部法定“权力清单”发布 郑州政府权力4122项
Xinhuanet.com, 16/09/2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2005-09/14/content_348
9079.htm

Labor—Work Safety and conditions
China to close all coal mines in Guangdong province
AFP via YahooNews.com, 16/09/2005
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20050916/wl_asia_afp/china
mine_050916030814;_ylt=Aq.JFpCYYJbXExhJac1NwHftOrgF;
_ylu=X3oDMTBiMW04NW9mBHNlYwMlJVRPUCUl

Labor—Disputes
Man in coma after burning himself
By Li Fangchao, China Daily, 16/09/2005
http://www2.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-09/16/cont
ent_478345.htm

Law
Legal experts suggest public hearings alone insufficient to encourage public involvement in the legislative process
立法听证会“说了白说”?
People's Daily, 16/09/2005
http://npc.people.com.cn/GB/14957/53050/3700035.html

Media—Internet
Yahoo's fingering of reporter hurts tech funding
Asia Times Online, 15/09/2005
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China_Business/GI16Cb02.html

Population—Aging population
Lonely death heightens concern
SCMP. 16/09/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZM4OZDMDE.html

Population—One-child policy
China faces political pressure to relax one-child policy
中国面临放松一胎化强制政策压力
Voice of America, 15/09/2005
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2005-09-15-voa46.cfm





Protests and Petitions
Appeal to premier after Taishi activist disappears
SCMP, 16/09/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZR4OZDMDE.html



Government exaggerates success rate of settling protests and petitions, petitioners say
信访人士认为官方虚报停访息诉率数据
Radio Free Asia, 15/09/2005
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2005/09/15/sh
angfang/

Protests and Petitions/Police—Abuse
Six police positions are nation’s top receivers of letters and petitions
六警种在全国公安机关“大接访”中被投诉最多
People's Daily, 16/09/2005
http://legal.people.com.cn/GB/42735/3699118.html

Religion—Christianity
Bishops' Rome trip still a possibility
SCMP, 16/09/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZX3OZDMDE.html

Religion—Falun Gong
Falun Gong sues Chinese embassy
Dennis Carcamo, Manila Standard, 16/09/2005
http://www.manilastandardtoday.com/?page=news06_sep
t16_2005

Reform—Population Control
Low birth rate unstable: official
Xinhua, 16/09/2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-09/16/content_350
0942.htm

State Security—Terrorism
China calls for "fair and effective" security order
AFP via YahooNews.com, 16/09/2005
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20050915/wl_asia_afp/unsum
mitchina_050915185002;_ylt=ApaXFi87Kpfv5UnFuQGlnRjtOrg
F;_ylu=X3oDMTBiMW04NW9mBHNlYwMlJVRPUCUl

State Security—State secrets
What is a "State Secret" in China's political context?
在中国，究竟什么是国家秘密？
Chinesenewsnet.com, 15/09/2005
http://www1.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/SinoNews
/Mainland/2005_9_15_14_55_23_936.html

Three Gorges
The Three Gorges Project makes China the world's first to have a nationally unified electricity supply
三峽工程使中國一躍成為世界第一直流輸電國家
CRI Online,16/09/2005
http://big5.chinabroadcast.cn/gate/big5/gb.chinabroadcast.cn
/8606/2005/09/16/1062@703349.htm

Tibet
Supreme People's Procuratorate calls for more effort to prevent public funds embezzlement in Tibet
最高检加大援藏工作力度 防止滥用挪用援藏资金
EastDay.com, 16/09/2005
http://china.eastday.com/eastday/node81741/node81762/
node86935/userobject1ai1456231.html