News
Detention – Peng Ming (彭明)
China Upholds Life Sentence for US-based Dissident
AFP via YahooNews.com, December 23, 2005
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20051223/wl_asia_afp/chinaus
dissidentrights_051223060048;_ylt=AjBQSx4cfj5UR44ahEwWP
cVPzWQA;_ylu=X3oDMTBiMW04NW9mBHNlYwMlJVRPUCUl
Disasters
Forty-two Killed in Gas Explosion in Southwest China
AFP via YahooNews.com, December 23, 2005
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20051223/wl_asia_afp/chinagas
blast;_ylt=AoOgGmMnAIX4FCVrA68SozIBxg8F;_ylu=X3oDMT
BjMHVqMTQ4BHNlYwN5bnN1YmNhdA--FCVrA68SozIBxg8F
;_ylu=X3oDMTBjMHVqMTQ4BHNlYwN5bnN1YmNhdA--
Environment
Nation Sets "Green" Tax Incentives
Xinnhuanet.com, December 23, 2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-12/23/content_3959
122.htm
Labor
14 mln Laid-off Workers Find Jobs in 3 Years
Xinhuanet.com, December 22, 2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-12/22/content_3957
696.htm
Olympics / State Security - Terrorism
Anti-terrorism Cameras to Enter Star-rated Hotels in Beijing
People's Daily, December 23, 2005
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200512/23/eng20051223_
230169.html
Poverty / Social Security
中国加强保障弱势群体 直指收入最低的农民群体 (China to Target Low-income Rural Households in the Latest Efforts toProtect Disadvantaged Groups)
EastDay.com, December 23, 2005
http://china.eastday.com/eastday/node81741/node81762/node
108072/userobject1ai1740737.html0737.html
Protests and Petitions / Resettlement
We're Not Leaving Building, Vow Priests in Tianjin Siege
SCMP, December 23, 2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ3J9W6SGE.html
Protests and Petitions – Shanwei Incident
东洲家属路祭死者探望伤者均遭禁止 (Families of Shanwei Incident Victims Prevented from Hospital Visits and Mourning the Dead)
Radio Free Asia, December 22, 2005
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2005/12/22/shanwei/
Public Health
医疗补贴主要给了富人 (Health Care Reform: Health Care Subsidies Will Mainly Benefit the Rich)
China Youth Daily, December 23, 2005
http://zqb.cyol.com/gb/zqb/2005-12/23/content_110824.htm
Public Health
一个高校“性教育”BBS的艰难行走 (The Use of Internet Discussion Forums in Sex Education)
China Youth Daily, December 23, 2005
http://zqb.cyol.com/gb/zqb/2005-12/23/content_110679.htm
Religion - Christianity
北京判处传圣经牧师监禁不提宗教 (Beijing Court Told Not to Consider Religion When Trying Pastor Cai Zhuohua's Case)
Voice of America, December 22, 2005
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2005-12-22-voa43.cfm
SOEs / Labor
Reforms of SOEs Will Push Ahead Next Year
China Daily, December 23, 2005
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-12/23/content
_505847.htm