April 11, 2006

News

Death Penalty
学者胡星斗再提公民建议书—应在网上公布所有死刑判决书 (Scholar Hu Xingduo Renews Proposal That All Death Penalty Verdicts Be Published Online)
China Youth Daily, April 11, 2006
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2006-04/11/content_
1355493.htm

Environment
Beijing Residents Driven Indoors as Smog and Dust Choke Capital
SCMP, April 11, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZ803K1DLE.html

Government
Statistics Chief Vows to Improve Credibility of Government Data
SCMP, April 11, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ5H3K1DLE.html

Human Rights
人权观察呼吁将人权问题列入布胡会谈重要议提 (Human Rights Watch Calls for Talks on Human Rights at Hu-Bush Meeting)
Radio Free Asia, April 11, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao
/2006/04/10/renquan/

Human Rights Defenders – Zhao Yan (赵岩)
赵岩尚未获释 律师指中国政府违法 (Journalist Zhao Yan Still Detained Although Charges Have Been Dropped, Lawyer Says Chinese Government Is Violating the Law)
Radio Free Asia, April 11, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/
2006/04/10/zhaoyan/

Land Policy
Shenzhen Property Managers Arrested Over 'Gangland' Tactics
SCMP, April 11, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZW03K1DLE.html

Media
China Closes, Reopens Shandong-Based Poetry Forum
Radio Free Asia, April 11, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/arts/
2006/04/10/china_poets/

China Mobile Branch Cracks Down on SMS Abusers
China Daily, April 11, 2006
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2006-04/
11/content_565075.htm

Minister: Media Exchanges Boost Sino-Australian Ties
China Daily, April 11, 2006
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2006-04/
11/content_564823.htm

News Ban for Guangzhou's Suspected Second Bird Flu Case, Sources Say
SCMP, April 11, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZFQFK1DLE.html

Migrant Workers
受权发布:国务院关于解决农民工问题的若干意见 (State Council Issues Opinion on Resolving Migrant Worker Problems)
Xinhuanet, April 11, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2006-03/27/
content_4351076.htm

Olympics
China Will Change After Games, Says London Boss
SCMP, April 11, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZLGDK1DLE.html

Police
200,000 Cameras to Fight Shenzhen Crime
SCMP, April 11, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ4XDK1DLE.html

警察或群众生命受到威胁的时候可果断开枪 (Police Can Shoot When Their Lives or Citizens' Lives Are in Danger)
EastDay.com, April 11, 2006
http://news.eastday.com/eastday/node81741/
node81762/node129115/userobject1ai1973115.html

Protests and Petitions
Protest Continues Until Five Released, Say Villagers
SCMP, April 11, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZRFDK1DLE.html

Public Health
Ban on Surrogacy Services Explained
SCMP, April 11, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZVFDK1DLE.html

Organ Removal Reports 'Slander'
SCMP, April 11, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZRG3K1DLE.html

Religion
京捧佛教论坛 分析指借佛抑主 (Bureau of Religious Affairs Chief Praises Buddhism Ahead of World Buddhist Forum to Meet This Week)
Ming Pao, April 11, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/

Buddhism Held Up As Healer of Social Divisions
SCMP, April 11, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ1GDK1DLE.html

中国评论﹕中共崇佛「扶正压邪」(China Discussion: Beijing Promotes Buddhism to Suppress "Cults")
Ming Pao, April 11, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/

Society
China Facing Economic, Social Unrest
ABC News, April 11, 2006
http://abcnews.go.com/International/Business/
story?id=1826019&page=1