Februrary 16, 2006

News
Environment
Pollution a 'Blasting Fuse' for Unrest
SCMP, February 16, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZX4WSH8JE.html

Government - Governance and Accountability
China to Tackle Commercial Bribery of Government Officials
People's Daily, February 16, 2006
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200602/16/eng20060216_
243081.html

Labor - Unemployment
中国失业问题会引发社会动乱？(Will Unemployment Be a Source of Unrest in China?)
Voice of America, February 15, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-02-15-voa49.cfm

Law - Legal Reform
审判长、独任审判员选任制度的改革建议和前景预测 (Suggestions and Prospects on Reforming the Selection System of Chief Judges and Independent Adjudicators)
Legal Daily, February 16, 2006
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2006-02/16/content_
266441.htm

Law - Juvenile Justice
未成年人刑事案件最新司法解释第六条解读 (Supreme Court Issues Latest Judicial Interpretation on Juvenile Criminal Cases)
Legal Daily, February 16, 2006
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2006-02/16/content_
266442.htm

Media - Censorship / Press Freedom
讨论：中国政府对媒体采取新的整控措施 (Discussion: Dissident Writer Liu Xiaobo's Comments on China's New Approach to Media Control)
Radio Free Asia, February 15, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/02/15/
meiti/

Media - Internet Censorship
US Internet Sites Put Greed First in China, Lawmakers Say
AFP (via YahooNews), February 15, 2006
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060216/pl_afp/uschinainternet
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美国务院成立全球互联网信息自由工作组 (US State Department Sets up Global Internet Freedom Task Force)
Radio Free Asia, February 15, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/02/15/
hulianwang/

Poverty
China Hydro-dams Leave Locals Poorer
Reuters (via YahooNews), February 16, 2006
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060215/wl_nm/environment
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BHNlYwMlJVRPUCUl

Protests and Petitions - Human Rights
进京上访人士被抓 (Some 100 Petitioners Apprehended by Police in Beijing as Leaders Speak on New Rural Development Campaign)
Radio Free Asia, February 15, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/02/15/
shangfang/

Protests and Petitions
大陆十省同步绝食　抗议当局打压升级 (Hunger Strikes Continue in Ten Provinces in Protest Against Police Treatment of Strikers)
Radio Free Asia, February 15, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/02/
15/jueshi/

Rural Issues
中共为何高调宣布“建设新农村”？(Why Did the CCP Make Such a High-Profile Announcement About its "New Rural Development" Program?)
Chinesenewsnet.com, February 16, 2006
http://www1.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/SinoNews/
Mainland/2006_2_15_20_16_30_991.html6_30_991.html

Tibet
达赖喇嘛特使赴京与中国政府会谈 (Dalai Lama's Special Envoy Arrives in Beijing for Fifth Round of Sino-Tibetan Talks)
Voice of America, February 15, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-02-15-voa44.cfm