Tuesday, May 30, 2006

May 30, 2006

Top News of the Day
Human Rights Defender - Internet Activist - Liu Shui (刘水)
异议作家刘水在深圳被公安带走 (Dissident Writer Liu Shui Taken Away by Police in Shenzhen)
Radio Free Asia, May 29, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/05/29/
liushui/

Dissident writer Liu Shui was taken away by police in Shenzhen on May 29 while visiting a friend. Liu frequently posted critical essays on the Internet and had previously been detained four times. According to the report, his friend suspected that Liu was taken away for questioning in regard to research Liu had been doing on the system of custody and education.

News

Death Penalty
大学生见义勇为制止行窃被杀害 (Murderer Sentenced to Death for Killing University Student Who Tried to Stop Theft)
Legal Daily, May 30, 2006
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/misc/2006-05/30/
content_323651.htm


Environment
遏沙尘京3年內取消翻耕 (Beijing to Ban Traditional "Deep Plowing" Method in Three Years to Reduce Dust Storms)
Wen Wei Po, May 30, 2006
http://www.wenweipo.com/news.phtml?news_
id=CH0605300025&cat=002CH


GE Invests $50m in 'Green' China
BBC, May 30, 2006
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/5026496.stm

Government
人大代表选举引进预选 对自我宣传/罢免门槛/贿选制裁等有明确规定 (Guangdong Provincial People's Congress Proposes Amendments to Election Law )
Nanfang Daily, May 30, 2006
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews
/jwxy/200605300107.asp


监察部、国土资源部查处5起严重土地违法案件被 (Ministry of Supervision and Ministry of Land Resources Join to Investigate Land Grabs)
Xinhuanet, May 30, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/newscenter/2006-05/30/
content_4619238.htm


Human Rights Defenders
天网创办人黄琦与美国领事见面被公安打扰 (Inaugurator of Website "Sky Net" Huang Qi Harassed by Police After Meeting American Consul)
Radio Free Asia, May 29, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/
2006/05/29/huangqi/


June 4th
天安门母亲要求重评六四依法赔偿 (Tiananmen Mothers Demand Reassessment of June 4th and Compensation)
Radio Free Asia, May 29, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-05-29-voa27.cfm

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HRIC Press Release: Tiananmen Mothers Renew Calls for Justice for June 4th Crackdown May 28, 2006
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/press?revision
%5fid=28030&item%5fid=28028


Land Policy
国土资源部要求先期介入规划 (Ministry of Land Resources Asks Local Branches to Intervene in Early Planning Stage of Land Use)
Legal Daily, May 30, 2006
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/misc/2006-05/30/
content_323648.htm


台州官员卖地牟利 农民申请游行遭据 (Farmers' Application to Protest Land Grab in Zhejiang Refused)
Radio Free Asia, May 29, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/
2006/05/29/taizhou/


Law
信息网络传播权保护条例今年71日起施行 (Regulation on Copyright Protection for Information on Internet to Take Effect as of July 1)
Legal Daily, May 30, 2006
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/misc/2006-05/30/
content_323628.htm


六成县市区侦查机关停止社会鉴定 (60 Percent of Judicial Investigative Agencies Shut Down in Hebei)
Legal Daily, May 30, 2006
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/misc/2006-05/30/
content_323654.htm


立法机关应回应最低刑龄之争 (Legislative Organs Should Respond to Debate on Minimum Age for Children to Be Held Criminally Responsible)
Legal Daily, May 30, 2006
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/misc/2006-05/30/
content_323647.htm


Media
《南方周末》可能再遭整顿 ("Nanfang Weekend" Criticized by Propaganda Ministry for Publishing Article About Retired Top Leaders)
Radio Free Asia, May 29, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/05/29/
nanfangzhoumo/


Migrant Workers
武汉农民工子女独立编班激起波澜 (Debate Heats Up As Migrant Workers' Children Are Segregated to Different Classes in Wuhan City)
China Youth Daily, May 30, 2006
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2006-05/30/content_
1400481.htm


Politics
人大是官员调养身体的去处吗 (Is NPC the Place for Officials to Convalesce?)
China Youth Daily, May 30, 2006
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2006-05/30/
content_1400261.htm


Poverty
中共欲改革分配制度缩小贫富差距 (CPC Wants to Reform Income Distribution to Narrow Wealth Gap)
Voice of America, May 29, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-05-29-voa38.cfm

Protests and Petitions
以死相逼要追责于法无据 (Criminalizing Death Threats by Petitioners Lacks Legal Basis)
China Youth Daily, May 30, 2006
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2006-05/30/
content_1400191.htm


Public Health
Smoking Ban Urged to Protect Children in Public Areas
SCMP, May 30, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ0L3UCSNE.html

Monday, May 29, 2006

May 27-29, 2006

Top News of the Day
Human Rights Defender – Journalist Zhao Yan (赵岩)
Trial of NYT Researcher Begins June 8
AP (via YahooNews), May 27, 2006
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060527/ap_on_re_as/
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A Beijing court has set June 8 as the date to try Zhao Yan, a researcher for The New York Times, on charges of leaking state secrets and fraud. This is despite the fact that the same charges were dropped in March. He was detained in September 2004 for correctly predicting in his report Jiang Zemin's plan to resign from the Central Military Commission.

News
Bilateral Ties
欧盟赞中国保障人权进展 (European Union Praises China's Progress on Human Rights Protection but Criticizes Use of Death Penalty and Torture)
Wen Wei Po, May 29, 2006
http://www.wenweipo.com/news.phtml?news_id
=CH0605290022&cat=002CH


布什会见中国人权活动人士及反响 (The Meeting Between President Bush and China's Rights Defenders and Its Repercussions)
Voice of America, May 26, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-05-26-voa68.cfm

Death Penalty
死刑二审案件开庭进入攻坚阶段 (Policy of Second Trial for Death Penalty Cases Enters Crucial Stage)
Legal Daily, May 29, 2006
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/misc/2006-05/29/content_
322838.htm


Environment
扔掉的煤够用10年 三大因素致煤炭资源浪费严重 (Three Reasons for Serious Coal Wastage; Thrown-away Coal Enough for 10 Years’ Consumption)
People's Daily, May 29, 2006
http://politics.people.com.cn/GB/1026/4412036.html

Battle to Restore Lake's Lost Beauty
SCMP, May 29, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZUNXEQ3ME.html

环保总局局长周生贤:破坏环境的项目“一律不批” (Head of State Environmental Protection Administration Says: Projects that Harm Environment Will Not Be Approved)
People's Daily, May 29, 2006
http://gov.people.com.cn/GB/46738/4412058.html

Water Consumption for Per Unit of GDP to Drop 30% in 2010
Xinhuanet, May 28, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-05/28/content
_4611771.htm


Government
检察院工作“通报”人大代表 (Xuanwu District Procuratorate in Beijing to Begin Making Quarterly Reports to People's Congress Representative)
The Beijing News, May 29, 2006
http://news.thebeijingnews.com/0553/2006/05-29/
015@183567.htm


Human Rights Defender - Internet Activist - Sun Wenguang (孙文广)
孙文广网上发表文章遭公安人员问讯 (Rights Activist Sun Wenguang Questioned by Police for Posting Articles on Internet)
Radio Free Asia, May 28, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/05/28/
wenxun/


Human Rights Defender - Mao Hengfeng (毛恒凤)
2 Chinese Activists Detained in Shanghai
AP (via CBSNews), May 27, 2006
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/05/27/ap/world/
printableD8HS0I0G0.shtml

June 4th
Rain Dents Turnout by June 4 Protesters
SCMP, May 29, 2006
http://hongkong.scmp.com/hknews/ZZZXK0FQ3ME.html

US Consul Studies Payout over Tiananmen
SCMP, May 29, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ0G1FQ3ME.html

Labor
Rural Labor Resources Shortage Felt in China
Xinhuanet, May 28, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-05/28/content_
4611259.htm


Media
网络必设防:安全事件月均万起 粤沪苏等地最多 (More than 10,000 Internet Security Cases in China Last Year)
People's Daily, May 29, 2006
http://it.people.com.cn/GB/8219/61651/61654/4410401.html

大赦国际启动旨在争取网络自由的新网站 (Amnesty International Launches New Webpage to Campaign for Internet Freedom)
Radio Free Asia, May 28, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/05/28/wangluo/

北京市招200名首批特约网络监察员 (Beijing City Recruits First 200 Internet Monitors)
Radio Free Asia, May 25, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/05/25/
wangluo1/


Migrant Workers
“伤有所保”离农民工有多远 (How Long Before Migrant Workers Will Have On-the-Job Insurance Protection?)
People's Daily, May 29, 2006
http://politics.people.com.cn/GB/1026/4410564.html

他们是当下中国最容易受伤害的人 (Migrant Workers' Children Left at Home Alone Are Most Vulnerable to Harm)
China Youth Daily, May 29, 2006
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2006-05/29/content_1398701.htm

网络给农民带来了什么 (What Has the Internet Given Migrant Workers?)
People's Daily, May 28, 2006
http://politics.people.com.cn/GB/30178/4409675.html

North Korea
美中密议允许闯馆北韩人离开中国 (Secret Deal Discussed to Allow North Koreans Who Enter American Consulate to Leave China)
Voice of America, May 26, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-05-26-voa41.cfm

Police
陕西平利交警队瞒报420多起事故52名死亡者 (Police in One County in Shaanxi Province Found to Have Covered Up 420 Accidents and 52 Deaths)
EastDay.com, May 29, 2006
http://news.eastday.com/eastday/node81741/node81762/
node137587/userobject1ai2067391.html


中国黑恶势力向政治领域渗透 (Chinese Mafia Infiltrates Political Sphere)
Radio Free Asia, May 26, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/05/26/hk/

Poverty
世行助华扶贫作用如何?专家评论 (Experts Comment on Impact of World Bank's Anti-Poverty Measures in China)
Voice of America, May 29, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-05-29-voa3.cfm

Public Health
医院输血致夫妻同染艾滋 索赔被拒妻子悲愤离世 (Couple Contracts AIDS as a Result of Blood Transfusion; Wife Dies Before Final Court Holds Hospital Responsible)
People's Daily, May 29, 2006
http://society.people.com.cn/GB/1062/4411488.html

Religion
Rome-approved Bishop Defies Ban
SCMP, May 29, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZDL0FQ3ME.html

A Chinese Dissident's Faith
Washington Post, May 28, 2006
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article
/2006/05/26/AR2006052601615.
html
dyn/content/article/2006/05/26/AR2006052601615.html

Tibet
西藏流亡政府称北京对其立场曲解 (Tibetan Government-in-Exile Argues that Beijing Misinterprets Its Stance)
Voice of America, May 26, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-05-26-voa54.cfm

Friday, May 26, 2006

May 26, 2006

News

Bilateral Ties
东突疑犯海外被释 (Beijing Says That 5 Uyghurs in Albania Are Terrorists, not Refugees )
The Beijing News, May 26, 2006
http://news.thebeijingnews.com/0567/2006/05-26/
015@182968.htm


Civil Society
官方选人监督抗疾基金 代表性遭质疑 (NGOs Question Fairness of Elections Held to Select Monitors of International Donations for AIDS Prevention)
Radio Free Asia, June 25, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/05/25
/jiandu/


NGOs Look to Management and Media Skills, Boards, in Leadership Transition
China Development Brief, May 24, 2006
http://www.chinadevelopmentbrief.com/node/621

Death Penalty
中国拒明确排除对赖昌星判处死刑 (China Refuses to Promise Not to Execute Lai Changxing if He Is Extradited)
Voice of America, May 25, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-05-25-voa42.cfm

Education
三部委发文规范高校收费 (Three Government Departments Issue Notice to Regulate Payment of High School Fees)
Nanfang Daily, May 26, 2006
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/djjz/
200605260324.asp


乡村小学教师为啥都是爷爷奶奶” (Primary School Teachers in Rural Areas Are Getting Older)
China Youth Daily, May 26, 2006
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2006-05/26/content_1396851.htm

应该改革一刀切的高校收费模式 (Fee Schedule for High School Students Should be Changed)
Nanfang Weekend, May 25, 2006
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/zm/20060525/xw/zy/
200605250023.asp


Environment
北京2010年能耗降20% ( Beijing's Energy Consumption to Drop by 20% in 2010)
The Beijing News, May 26, 2006
http://news.thebeijingnews.com/0553/2006/05-26/
013@182873.htm


Liaoning Punishes Two Factories for Pollution
Xinhuanet, May 26, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-05/26/
content_4602098.htm



Human Rights Defender - Wang Bingzhang (王炳章)
广东省监狱当局对王炳章实施非人道待遇 (Prison Authorities Refuse to Let Family Visit Wang Bingzhang, Claiming He Is on Hunger Strike)
Boxun.com, May 26, 2006
http://www.peacehall.com/news/gb/china/2006/05/
200605260704.shtml


Labor
Officials Vow to Cut Mine Deaths
SCMP, May 26, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ7TREQ3ME.html

Land Policy
集体离婚 (Chongqing Residents Divorcing and Re-marrying for Better Housing)
Nanfang Weekend, May 25, 2006
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/zm/20060525/xw/szxw2/
200605250014.asp


Media
网警任重道远期盼法律更完善 (Cyber Police Hope for More Comprehensive Legislation)
Legal Daily, May 26, 2006
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/misc/2006-05/26/
content_321937.htm


中国要求各新闻网站关闭新闻跟帖 (China Asks News Websites to No Longer Allow Readers’ Comments)
Radio Free Asia, May 25, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/
2006/05/25/wangluo/


Migrant Workers
Villa's Bourgeois Bus Rule Sparks Row
SCMP, May 26, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZZSREQ3ME.html

Police
China Clamps Down on Gang-related Crimes
People's Daily, May 26, 2006
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200605/26/
eng20060526_268662.html


Politics
Archivists Start Hunt for Relics of the Cultural Revolution Era
SCMP, May 26, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZI9UEQ3ME.html

中组部强化监督地方党委换届工作 公布举报电话 (CPC Strengthens Monitoring of Local Party Elections)
EastDay.com, May 26, 2006
http://news.eastday.com/eastday/node81741/node81762
/node137110/userobject1ai2062649.html


Protests and Petitions
成都金堂八十多所中小学教师罢工 (Teachers from 80 Chengdu Schools Go on Strike)
Radio Free Asia, June 25, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/
2006/05/25/bagong1/


北京市信访条例(修订草案)昨审议 (Beijing Municipal Government Discusses Amendments to Petitioning Regulation)
Legal Daily, May 26, 2006
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/misc/2006-05/26/
content_321778.htm


京拟修例禁上访者聚集 (Beijing Municipality’s Proposed Amendments to Petitioning Regulation Would Make it Illegal for Petitioners to Gather in Groups)
Ming Pao, May 26, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20060526/caq1.htm

居民坐堵工地争取采光权 (Concerned that New Buildings Will Block Incoming Light, 30 Beijing Residents Protest at Construction Site)
The Beijing News, May 26, 2006
http://news.thebeijingnews.com/0558/2006/05-26/
015@182901.htm


Public Health
必须给给政策套上笼头 (Authorities Should Not Be Allowed to Charge People for Implementing Public Health Policies)
China Youth Daily, May 26, 2006
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2006-05/26/
content_1396816.htm


Plan for Disabled People Outlined
Xinhuanet, May 26, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-05/26/
content_4601329.htm


Tibet
In Greater Tibet, Dalai Lama's Light Burns Bright
Reuters (via YahooNews), May 25, 2006
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060525/lf_nm/
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Thursday, May 25, 2006

May 25, 2006

Top News of the Day
Protests and Petitions
Prison Terms for Dongzhou Rioters
SCMP, May 25, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ3XJHQ3ME.html
Yesterday, 12 residents of Guangdong's Dongzhou Village were given up to seven years’ imprisonment for their participation in a violent demonstration in December 2005. However, the former vice-director of the local public security bureau, whose actions left at least three villagers dead, was merely dismissed and three other senior law-enforcement officials reprimanded. Activist Li Jian criticised the light punishment for the officials, alleging that there was a cover-up and that local authorities prevented the defendants' relatives from hiring lawyers.

News
Bilateral Ties
赖斯望中国经济改革促进政治民主 (Rice Hopes China's Economic Development Will Promote Democracy)
Voice of America, May 25, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-05-25-voa7.cfm

Death Penalty
闯入大排档乱枪杀两人 潮州涉黑团伙骨干周延樊昨被枪决 (Chaozhou Triad Group Leader Executed Yesterday for Random Killing of Two People at Food Stall)
Nanfang Daily, May 25, 2006
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/jwxy
/200605250161.asp


寻访死刑二审开庭审理之足迹 (Looking at the History Behind Having a Second Trial for Death Penalty Cases)
Legal Daily, May 25, 2006
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2006-05/25/
content_320923.htm


Economic Development
发改委:缩小区域差距主要在于缩小生活水平差异 (National Development and Reform Commission: The Key to Reducing Regional Disparities Lies in Bridging the Gap in Living Standards)
EastDay.com, May 25, 2006
http://news.eastday.com/eastday/node81741/node81762/
node136836/userobject1ai205

9019.html

Education
广西:让最穷的孩子也能上学 (Guangxi Province: Trying to Provide Education for Even the Poorest Children)
China Youth Daily, May 25, 2006
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2006
-05/25/content_1395291.htm


西部贫困大学生调查:透支35年收入上4年大学 (Poor University Students in Western Regions Have to Go into Debt for 35 Years to Pay for 4 Years of Studies)
EastDay.com, May 25, 2006
http://news.eastday.com/eastday/node81741
/node81762/node136836/userobject1ai206

0465.html

Environment
Officials to Be Punished for Pollution
SCMP, May 25, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ8NOEQ3ME.html

China Struggles to Stop Its Largest Lake Shrinking
Reuters (via Boston.com), May 24, 2006
http://www.boston.com/news/world/asia/articles/
2006/05/24/china_struggles_to_stop_it

s_largest_lake_shrinking/

Human Rights Defender - Huang Weizhong (黄维忠)
福建农民代表黄维忠被判三年监禁 (Fujian Farmers’ Representative Huang Weizhong Sentenced to 3 Years’ Imprisonment)
Voice of America, May 24, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-05-24-voa31.cfm

Human Rights Defender - Xiong Zhongjun (熊忠俊)
网络异见人士被公安逼迫返乡 (Public Security Bureau Forces Another Internet Activist to Go Back to Home Town)
Radio Free Asia, May 24, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/
2006/05/24/fanxiang/


Labor
左云矿难祸首「金字塔」式转包 ("Pyramidal" Sub-contracting Was Cause of Shanxi Mine Accident)
Wen Wei Po, May 25, 2006
http://www.wenweipo.com/news.phtml?news_id
=CH0605250023&cat=002CH


8 Dead in Latest Chinese Mine Accident
AP( via YahooNews), May 24, 2006


Law
河北:掀起一场政府文件清理风暴 (Hebei Government to Update Documents in Line with Latest Law)
China Youth Daily, May 25, 2006
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2006-05/25/
content_1395361.htm


Media
AIDS Film Hits Shops 4 Years After Release
SCMP, May 25, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZBSQEQ3ME.html

Media
'Pornographic' Art Exhibition Closed
SCMP, May 25, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZCNOEQ3ME.html

Migrant Workers
断裂的社会与流放的儿童 (Migrant Workers' Children with No Parental Care Easily Fall Victim to Abuse)
Nanfang Daily, May 25, 2006
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/spqy/
200605250751.asp


Military
Beijing 'Spends More on Defence than It Claims'
Financial Times, May 25, 2006
http://news.ft.com/cms/s/f97c78ec-eb89
-11da-823e-0000779e2340.html


Public Health
State Must Pay to Defuse Health-care Time Bomb
SCMP, May 25, 2006
http://focus.scmp.com/focusnews/ZZZ90OEQ3ME.html

Rural Issues
河南将全面启动农村低保制度 (Henan to Launch Program of Guaranteed Government Assistance for Low-Income Rural Residents)
China Youth Daily, May 25, 2006
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2006-05/25/
content_1395426.htm


Three Gorges
China: Three Gorges Dam Holds Lessons for Green Activists
Inter Press Service News Agency (IPS), May 23, 2006
http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=33327

Wednesday, May 24, 2006

May 24, 2006

News
Bilateral Ties
德总理会见中国农民调查一书作者 (German PM Meets with Authors of Book on China’s Rural Problems)
Voice of America, May 23, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-05-23-voa34.cfm

Death Penalty
福州警匪勾结杀人案3人获死刑 公安副局长外逃 (3 Sentenced to Death in Murder and Robbery Case in Fuzhou)
Xinhuanet, May 24, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/
2006-05/24/content_4591562.htm


中国与发达国家谈判引渡条约提速 (China Speeds up Negotiations on Extradition with Developed Countries)
The Beijing News, May 24, 2006
http://news.thebeijingnews.com/0566/2006/05-24/
013@182471.htm


肖扬:死刑二审案件将全部开庭审理 (President of Supreme People's Court Says Second Trials Will Be Held for All Death Penalty Cases)
China Youth Daily, May 24, 2006
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2006-05/
24/content_1394176.htm


Environment
周生贤:不能让环保局长顶得住的站不住” (Head of State Environmental Protection Administration Says Heads of Local Administrations Should Not Be Dismissed Because They Stand Firm on Environment)
Xinhuanet, May 24, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2006-05/24/
content_4591060.htm


环保重防患 中国不会放弃"绿色GDP"核算计划 (State Environmental Protection Administration Says China Will Not Give Up On Green GDP Index)
EastDay.com, May 24, 2006

http://news.eastday.com/eastday/node81741/node81762/
node136665/userobject1ai205

7922.html


World Bank Flags Environment in New Plan for China
AFP (via China Daily), May 24, 2006
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2006-05/24/
content_598912.htm


Freedom of Speech
逾百敏感诗人画家杭州聚首 (Over 100 “Politically Sensitive” Poets and Artists Gather in Hangzhou)
Ming Pao, May 24, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/htm/Print.htm

Human Rights
Statute of Liberty
SCMP, May 24, 2006
http://focus.scmp.com/focusnews/ZZZK7LEQ3ME.html

Human Rights Defender - Zhang Lin (张林)
Freelance Political Writer Zhang Lin Ill in Prison
The Epoch Times, May 22, 2006
http://www.theepochtimes.com/news/6-5-22/41858.html

June 4th
Student Leaders Arrested for Broadcasting About Tiananmen Massacre
Dajiyuan.com, May 22, 2006
http://www.theepochtimes.com/news/6-5-22/41853.html

Labor
温总批示严查左云矿难黑幕 (Premier Wen Jiabao Calls for Investigation into Shanxi Coal Mine Accident)
Tai Kung Pao, May 24, 2006
http://www.takungpao.com/news/06/05/24/ZM-569779.htm

Land Policy
粤老农不满徵地 仰药自杀 (Guangdong Farmer Angry with Land Grab Commits Suicide)
Wen Wei Po, May 24, 2006


Media
Hospital Staffer Evasive as Reporters Attacked
SCMP, May 24, 2006
http://www.scmp.com/topnews/ZZZLLNEQ3ME.html

Police
公安不作为终审被判赔7万元 (Court Orders Local Public Security Bureau to Compensate Battered Farmer with 70,000 Yuan)
Legal Daily, May 24, 2006
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/misc/2006-05/24/
content_320366.htm


Poverty
Campaign to Aid Country's Poorest
Xinhuanet, May 24, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-05/24/
content_4591990.htm


Protests and Petitions
安南访京期间北京大批搜捕上访者 (Large Numbers of Petitioners Arrested During Kofi Annan’s Visit to Beijing)
Radio Free Asia, May 23, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/
2006/05/23/annan/


被关中国维权人士亲属致信安南 (Families of Detained Human Rights Defenders Send Open Letter to Kofi Annan)
Radio Free Asia, May 23, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/
2006/05/23/weiquan1/


Public Health
奥美定”30万消费者维权之困 (Difficulties in the Rights Campaign of 300,000 People Harmed by Material Used for Plastic Surgery)
The Beijing News, May 24, 2006
http://news.thebeijingnews.com/0547/2006/0524/
013@182470.htm


医改乏力政府应负更多责任 (Government Should Take More Responsibility for Health Care Reforms)
Legal Daily, May 24, 2006
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/misc/2006-05/24/
content_320368.htm

Tuesday, May 23, 2006

May 23, 2006

News

Corruption
Chinese Police Crack over 60,000 Economic Crime Cases
Xinhuanet, May 23, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/
2006-05/23/content_4587937.htm


Environment
一起环境污染案的11年长跑 ( A Pollution Lawsuit that Has Lasted for 11 Years)
China Youth Daily, May 23, 2006
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2006-05/23/
content_1392956.htm


China to Peace Trade in Carbon Credits
SCMP, May 23, 2006
http://biz.scmp.com/bizchina/ZZZUQKEQ3ME.html

Freedom of Speech
Rural Wrongs Retold
SCMP, May 23, 2006
http://focus.scmp.com/focusnews/ZZZUVDHQ3ME.html

Victor Mallet: Why Freedom of Speech is Vital
Financial Times, May 23, 2006
http://news.ft.com/cms/s/
03325134-e9b6-11da-a33b-0000779e2340.html


China's Modern Artists Push Political, Commercial Boundaries
Voice of America, May 22, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/english/2006-05-22-voa18.cfm

Government
纳税人,只有义务没有权利?(Do Taxpayers Only Have Duties but No Rights?)
China Youth Daily, May 23, 2006
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2006-05/23/
content_1392961.htm


山西左云矿难属特大瞒报事故 (Shanxi Officials Concealed Number of Trapped Miners in Coal Mine Accident)
Nanfang Daily, May 23, 2006
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/
southnews/newdaily/zg/200605230096.asp


June 4th
默克尔摊对华政策底牌:不谈解除对华军售禁令 (Merkel's Basic Policy on China: Don't Mention Arms Ban Issue)
EastDay.com, May 23, 2006
http://news.eastday.com/eastday/node81741/node81762/
node136479/userobject1ai2054114.html

4114.html

Labor
More Rigorous Action Needed on Mine Safety
SCMP, May 23, 2006
http://focus.scmp.com/focusnews/ZZZ8TDHQ3ME.html

Land Policy
湛江吴川政府强行征地被告上法庭 (Villagers in Guangdong Province Sue Local Government Over Land Grabs)
Radio Free Asia, May 22, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/
2006/05/22/zhanjiang/


Law
China to Balance Administrative Efficiency, Protection of Citizen's Rights
People's Daily, May 23, 2006
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200605/23/
eng20060523_267749.html


对执法清单的三个期盼 (Three Hopes for Law Enforcement)
China Youth Daily, May 23, 2006
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2006-05/23/
content_1392951.htm


Media
Xinhua News Agency Authorized to Examine Publication in China by Foreign Media
Xinhuanet, May 23, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-05/23/
content_4586210.htm


《颐和园》戛纳亮相 导演或受罚 (Director of "Summer Palace" May Be Punished for Participating in Cannes Film Festival)
Voice of America, May 22, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-05-22-voa34.cfm

Olympics
绿色奥运不仅仅是口号 (Realizing "Green Olympics")
China Youth Daily, May 23, 2006
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2006-05/23/
content_1392831.htm


Politics
Mao the Oracle
SCMP, May 23, 2006
http://focus.scmp.com/focusnews/ZZZ2IHEQ3ME.html

青岛建立批地领导人终生责任追究制 (New Policy in Qingdao Gives Officials in Charge of Land Use Lifetime Responsibility)
China Youth Daily, May 23, 2006
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2006-05/23/
content_1393026.htm


学习时报:建立竞争性选举制度 发展党内民主 (Party Newspaper Argues CPC Should Develop Democracy by Introducing Intra-Party Elections)
EastDay.com, May 22, 2006
http://news.eastday.com/eastday/node81741/node81762
/node136275/userobject1ai2053982.html

3982.html

Protests and Petitions
警封上访村防示威 (Police Block Off Beijing Petitioning Village to Avoid Protests)
Ming Pao, May 23, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20060523/caa2.htm

中国信访潮不断当局面临严重挑战 Chinese Authorities Face Challenge of Continual Petitions)
Voice of America, May 22, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/
w2006-05-22-voa31.cfm


Rural Issues
到底有多少学生愿意到农村工作 (How Many Students Are Really Willing to Work in Rural Areas?)
China Youth Daily, May 23, 2006
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2006-05/23/
content_1392981.htm


Xinjiang
Religion, Politics Mix Awkwardly for China's Muslims
Washington Post, May 22, 2006
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/05/22/AR2006052200028.html

Monday, May 22, 2006

May 20-22, 2006

News

Bilateral Ties
德国总理访华 学者论议程和背景 (Scholars Comment on Agenda and Background of German PM's Visit to China)
Voice of America, May 21, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-05-21-voa42.cfm

阿尔巴尼亚谈5名中国穆斯林问题 (Albania Speaks About the Five Ugyhur Muslims Seeking Political Asylum)
Voice of America, May 21, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-05-21-voa39.cfm

Environment
Rapid Growth Drains Key River, Causing Shortages of Water
Shanghai Daily, May 22, 2006
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/art/2006/05/22/
278658/Rapid_growth_drains_key_river__causing
_shortages_of_water.htm

causing_shortages_of_water.htm

Gender
中国女大学生卖淫现象引社会关注 (Public Concerned Over Growing Trend of Prostitution Among Female University Students)
Radio Free Asia, May 20, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/
2006/05/20/maiyin/


Human Rights / UN
安南访华 被羁押维权人士的家属致安南公开信 (Families of Detained Human Rights Defenders Send Open Letter to Kofi Annan When He Visits China)
Radio Free Asia, May 19, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/
2006/05/19/ANNAN/


Human Rights Defender – Journalist Ching Cheong (程翔)
香港人请愿促尽快审理程翔一案 (In Hong Kong, Petition Held for Faster Processing of Ching Cheong Case)
Voice of America, May 21, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-05-21-voa36.cfm

Human Rights Defender – Lawyer Gao Zhisheng (高智晟)
Interview With Gao Zhisheng: Overcoming Chinese Communist Party Spies' Harassment
Dajiyuan.com, May 22, 2006
http://www.theepochtimes.com/news/6-5-21/41810.html

Human Rights Defenders – Lawyer Zheng Enchong (郑恩宠)
不明身份人士闯入维权律师郑恩宠家 (Unidentified Men Break Into Home of Human Rights Lawyer Zheng Enchong)
Radio Free Asia, May 19, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao
/2006/05/19/weiquan1/


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HRIC Press Release: Break-in at Home of Jailed Lawyer Zheng Enchong
HRIC, May 18, 2006
http://hrichina.org/public/contents/
press?revision%5fid=27952&item%5fid=27951



Human Rights Defenders – Religious Practitioners
上海、安徽家庭教会牧师被扣 (Priests from Shanghai and Anhui Family Churches Detained)
Radio Free Asia, May 19, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/
2006/05/19/zongjiao1/


June 4th
Tiananmen Veteran Voices 'Remorse' Towards Mao Portrait Protesters
Radio Free Asia, May 18, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/in_depth/
2006/05/18/china_maoprotester/


Labor
工会法援工作积极维护民工合法权益 (Unions' Legal Aid Work Helps Protect Workers' Rights)
Legal Daily, May 22, 2006
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/
2006-05/22/content_318619.htm


Law
预防和纠正超期羁押规定已起草 有望年内出台 (Draft on Preventing and Correcting Excessive Detention Finished; Regulation Could Be Ready This Year)
Xinhuanet, May 22, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2006-05/22/
content_4582080.htm


Media
Great Firewall of China
The Australian, May 22, 2006
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/
0,20876,19213793-2703,00.html


Olympics
奥委会盼中国遵守媒体自由等承诺 (International Olympic Committee Hopes China Will Hold to Its Promise on Media Freedom)
Voice of America, May 19, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-05-19-voa36.cfm

Politics
Moral Dilemmas
SCMP, May 22, 2006
http://columns.scmp.com/colart/bbrief/ZZZ2WAHQ3ME.html

Public Health
Elderly, Disabled Demand Attention
SCMP, May 22, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZCLAHQ3ME.html

建设新农村:应推广新型合作医疗制度 (New Cooperative Medical Care System in Villages Should Be Promoted)
China Youth Daily, May 22, 2006
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2006-05/22/
content_1391441.htm


Three Gorges
Three Gorges Project Benefits from Opinions of Opponents
Xinhuanet, May 20, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/
2006-05/20/content_4576882.htm