Wednesday, October 19, 2005

October 19, 2005

Top News of the Day

Xinjiang-Persecution/State Security-Terrorism
Nineteen Foreigners Held in Xinjiang
SCMP, 19/10/2005
Regional Communist Party Secretary Wang Lequan said that authorities have arrested19 foreigners on terrorism charges in Xinjiang yesterday. It is believed that they entered the region to commit sabotage.
The crackdown confirmed the launch of an official campaign against militants from Xinjiang's Uygur minority who have been struggling to make the region an independent state called East Turkestan.
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZLD89ETEE.html


News

Children-Children Trafficking
Guizhou PSB Alarmed by Child Trafficking Case Involving Some 60 Victims
60多儿童遭盗抢 惊动公安部 盗抢儿童大案纪实
Xinhuanet.com, 19/10/2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/focus/2005-10/19/
content_3557260.htm

Children
Ministry of Civil Affairs Urges Central Government to Give Concurrent Benefits to 2 Million Orphans
全国20万孤儿无经常性救助民政部谋求中央专项支持
The Beijing News, 19/10/2005
http://www.thebeijingnews.com/news/2005/1019
/12@012709.html

Death Penalty
Guangdong Gangster Sentenced to Death
广东警察黑老大被枪杀案主犯一审被判死刑/组图
Xinhuanet.com, 19/10/2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2005-10/19
/content_3645298.htm

Death Penalty
Reign of terror ends in death sentence
Xinhuanet.com, 19/10/2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-10/19/
content_3644558.htm

Detention-Shi Tao (师涛)
Hong Kong Democratic Party Protests Arrest of Shi Tao at Yahoo! Offices in HK
香港民主党就师涛被捕一事到雅虎公司抗议
Radio Free Asia, 18/10/2005
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao
/2005/10/18/shitao/

Economic Development
Farmers can play bigger role, says Wolfowitz
SCMP, 19/10/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZESNR4UEE.html

Environment
"Polluters to pay" rule urged
Xinhuanet.com, 19/10/2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-10/19/
content_3645161.htm

Punishment urged in child lead-poisoning factory case
Xinhuanet.com, 19/10/2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-10/19
/content_3644474.htm

Government-Governance and accountability
Guangdong to be called to account
SCMP, 19/10/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZMSNR4UEE.html

Human Rights-Human rights defenders
Life's been tough for injured activist from the very start
SCMP, 19/10/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZRQ99ETEE.html

Human Rights-Bilateral ties
Rights Group Urges US and Britain to Push for Better Human Rights Conditions in China
人权观察呼吁美英促中国改善人权
Voice of America, 19/10/2005
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2005-10-18-voa40.cfm

Media-Press freedom/censorship
Dangers of working with foreigners
SCMP, 19/10/2005
http://focus.scmp.com/focusnews/ZZZTP99ETEE.html

June 4th –EU arm ban
European panel seeks to maintain arms embargo against China
Kyodo News via Yahoo.com, 18/10/2005
http://asia.news.yahoo.com/051018/kyodo/d8dal3403.html

Migrant Workers
Migrant workers barred from tourist resort
Xinhuanet.com, 19/10/2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-10
/18/content_3638644.htm

Politics
China issues 1st white paper on democracy
China Daily, 19/10/2005
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-1
0/19/content_486202.htm

related news: China signals continued Communist dominance
AFP via YahooNews.com, 19/10/2005
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20051019/wl_asia_afp/china
politicsdemocracy;_ylt=ArzfzNT
bf3svdsa_2qISdTcBxg8F;_ylu=X
3oDMTBjMHVqMTQ4BHNlYwN5bnN1YmNhdA--

Regions' priorities outlined in programme
SCMP, 19/10/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ8YA9ETEE.html


Poverty-Rural poverty
China Focuses on Easing Rural Poverty
AP via YahooNews.com, 19/10/2005
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051019/ap_on_re_
as/china_politics;_ylt=AvBiDCJRkxW1j
aCGcCSg5pQBxg8F;_ylu=X3oDMTBjMH
VqMTQ4BHNlYwN5bnN1YmNhdA—

Protests and Petitions
From village protest to national flashpoint
SCMP, 19/10/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ5D89ETEE.html

Here lies the truth
SCMP, 19/10/2005
http://focus.scmp.com/focusnews/ZZZUTNR4UEE.html

Religion-Christianity
Mainland bishop tells Vatican of hopes for diplomatic ties
SCMP, 19/10/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZE2PR4UEE.html