The HRIC Daily Brief is a daily selection of news stories and commentary related to human rights in China, drawn from Chinese- and English-language news and online media sources that we monitor daily. In addition to headlines and source links, HRIC also provides English translation of Chinese headlines.

Monday, October 17, 2005

October 15-17, 2005

News

Detention-Zhang Lin(張林)
Second Trial for Zhang Lin: Original Verdict Upheld
张林二审宣判:维持原判
Radio Free Asia, 14/10/2005
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2005/10/14/zhanglin/

Detention-Peng Ming(彭明)/State Security-Terrorism
Will Peng Ming Appeal His Life Sentence?
彭明被判无期徒刑 是否上诉?
Voice of America, 14/10/2005
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2005-10-14-voa45.cfm

Human Rights
Supreme Court Deputy Chief Justice Suggests Including the Right to Housing in Private Property Rights Ordinance
最高法副院长建议增设居住权
The Beijing News, 17/10/2005
http://www.thebeijingnews.com/news/2005/
1017/05@003319.html


Rights Group Condemns Poor Human Rights Record in Myanmar and China
人权观察批缅甸和中国人权
Voice of America, 14/10/2005
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2005-10-14-voa44.cfm

Labor-Protests
Workers Block Road in Pay Dispute
Xinhuanet.com, 17/10/2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-10/17/conte
nt_3623509.htm


Labor-Industrial accidents
Worker Killed in Mine Explosion
SCMP, 15/10/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZMA19TREE.html

Law-Legal Reform
Fujian Higher Court Issues Notice Permitting Appeal of Cases to Bypass Lower Courts if Case is not Handled Properly
基层法院“不理”可直接越级起诉
Legal Daily, 14/10/2005
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2005-10/14/
content_205233.htm


Law
Mo Shaoping: Much Malpractice in Legislation and Implementation of Criminal Law in China
莫少平:中国刑事立法执法弊端多
Voice of America, 14/10/2005
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2005-10-14-voa40.cfm

Media-Press freedom/censorship
Chinas Struggling Public Intellectuals
Project Syndicate via China Digital , 17/10/2005
http://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/goldman1

Media-Internet
Chinese Authorities Employ Net-Cops to Regulate Public Discussion in Cyberspace
中国政府雇用网警冒充普通网友制造舆论
Radio Free Asia, 14/10/2005
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2005/
10/14/wangjing/


Migrant Workers
"Urbanization" in China a Fake Picture as Migrant Workers Return to Native Countrysides
农民工返乡只能使中国“城市化”徒有其表
Xinhuanet.com, 17/10/2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/fortune/2005-10/17
/content_3625008.htm


Politics
16th CCP Meeting Hopes to Ease Tensions Within Society
中国11/5计划希望缓解社会矛盾
Voice of America, 16/10/2005
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2005-10-16-voa27.cfm

Politics-Political Reforms
Democratization Promotes China's Best Interests
政治体制民主化符合中国最大利益
Voice of America, 14/10/2005
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2005-10-14-voa69.cfm

Population-Aging population
Old People Find it Difficult to Adapt
China Daily, 17/10/2005
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-10/
17/content_485465.htm


Protests and Petitions
Family Begs Officials to Hand over Dad's Body
SCMP, 17/10/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZZQ29ETEE.html

Panyu's Official News Spokesman Responds to Journalists about Taishi Dispute
番禺区政府新闻发言人就太石村事件答记者问
Chinesenewsnet.com, 17/10/2005
http://www1.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/
Forums/BackStage/2005_10_16_10_3

_37_619.html

Seeing and Believing in China
Guardian, 17/10/2005
http://www.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,,1593599,00.html

Hundreds of Chengdu Residents Protest Inadequate Government Control of Property Market
成都百名市民聚街抗议政府对房地产商监管不力
Radio Free Asia, 15/10/2005
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/
2005/10/15/chengdu/


Protests and Petitions/Population-One-child policy
Court Trial on Linyi Population Control Case Delayed Again
临沂计生诉讼再次无法开庭
Radio Free Asia, 14/10/2005
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2005/10/14/linyi/

Protests and Petitions/Media-Internet
Cloak and daggers in cyberspace - dark tales from China's Internet
Interfax via China Digital News, 13/10/2005
http://www.interfax.cn/showfeature.as
p?aid=6447&slug=TAISHI


Public Health
China Keeps Secret its Plans to Fight Bird Flu
International Herald Tribune, 16/10/2005
http://www.iht.com/articles/2005/10/16/news/flu.php

China's Health Care Reform (Part 1): Marketization?
中国医疗体制改革(1):市场化?
Voice of America, 14/10/2005
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2005-10-14-voa31.cfm

China's Health Care Reform (Part 2): Costly Medical Treatments
中国医疗体制改革(2):看病难
Voice of America, 15/10/2005
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2005-10-15-voa26.cfm

China's Health Care Reform (Part 3): An Imbalance Between Urban And Rural Areas
中国医疗体制改革(3):不平衡
Voice of America, 16/10/2005
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/2005-10-16-voa31.cfm

Public Health-HIV AIDS /STDs
China Reports 126,808 HIV Infection Cases
Xinhuanet.com, 14/10/2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-10/14/content_3617094.htm

Religion-Christianity
China Allows Funeral of Underground Bishop
SCMP, 15/10/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ0XO7TREE.html

No More Need for An "Underground" Chinese Church?
Catholic World News, 14/10/2005
http://www.cwnews.com/news/viewstory.cfm?recnum=40176

Tibet
China Marks Completion of Railway to Tibet
AFP via YahooNews.com, 17/10/2005
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20051015/wl_asia_afp/
chinatibetrail_051015043118;_ylt=A

nHnL1FPXM4bzDGK00qdbq7tOrgF;
_ylu=X3oDMTBiMW04NW9mBHNlYwMlJVRPUCUl


Tibet-Persecution
Chinese Authorities Step Up Anti-Separatist Campaign in Tibetan Region
Radio Free Asia, 13/10/2005
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/politics/2005/10/13/china_tibet/