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/