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Human Rights
Human Rights Come First
USA Today, April 17, 2006
http://www.usatoday.com/news/opinion/editorials/
2006-04-17-china-another-view_x.htm
Human Rights in China's Executive Director Sharon Hom contends that the trade-related issues to be discussed during China's President Hu Jintao's trip to the U.S. will center on human rights.
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Mr. Hu and Mr. Zhao
New York Times, April 18, 2006
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/04/18/opinion/
18tue1.html?_r=3&oref=slogin&oref=slogin &oref=slogin
News
Land Policy
Development Jockeys With Ecology on Shanghai Island
Reuters (via YahooNews), April 18, 2006
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=2627
&ncid=2627&e=25&u=/nm/20060418/sc_nm/environ
ment_china_wetlands_dc_2
官压维权失诚信 征地协商陷僵局 (Shantou Authorities Lose People's Trust for Suppressing Rights, Land Acquisition Discussions in Deadlock)
Radio Free Asia, April 18, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/
2006/04/18/weiquan/
Media
Bush Must Put Media's Case; Hu Must Heed Him
SCMP, April 19, 2006
http://focus.scmp.com/focusnews/ZZZQPTEQ3ME.html
Limits on Foreign Media to Be Upheld
SCMP, April 19, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZIPTEQ3ME.html
China Defends Latest Controls on Media Freedom
Washington Post, April 18, 2006
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/
article/2006/04/18/AR2006041800142.html
Skype Says Texts Are Censored by China
Financial Times, April 19, 2006
http://news.ft.com/cms/s/875630d4-cef9-
11da-925d-0000779e2340.html
记者披露腐败 个人网站被关 (Personal Website of Journalist Shut Down After Exposing Corruption of Local Officials)
Radio Free Asia, April 18, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/
2006/04/18/fubai/
Police - Abuses
Ministry Takes Tough Stand on Police Brutality and Arrest Quotas
SCMP, April 19, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ2PYBQ3ME.html
Protests and Petitions
Reports: School Demolished, Students Beaten
China Daily, April 19, 2006
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/
2006-04/19/content_571268.htm
Woman Believed Dead in Bomei Clashes Seriously Injured
Radio Free Asia, April 18, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/social/2006/
04/18/china_bomei/
Public Health
China 'Selling Prisoners' Organs'
BBC, April 19, 2006
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4921116.stm
Religion
中国被批对地下教会成员实施酷刑 (Groups Criticize China for Using Torture on Underground Church Members)
Voice of America, April 18, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-
04-18-voa43.cfm
Rural Issues
中国将为农民开发廉价手机和电脑 (China to Develop Low-Cost Mobile Phones and Computers for Farmers)
Radio Free Asia, April 18, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/
2006/04/18/shouji/
Society - Suicide
自杀成中国青年首位死因 (Suicide Becomes Top Killer for Youths in China)
Radio Free Asia, April 18, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/04/18/suicide/