Monday, May 08, 2006

May 5-8, 2006

News

Bilateral Ties
China Not Invited to Anti-Terror Meeting Hosted by Washington
SCMP, May 06, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZGU7DQ3ME.html

Corruption
Campaign Against Corruption Aimed at Symptoms, Not Causes
SCMP, May 08, 2006
http://columns.scmp.com/colart/clife/ZZZMHADQ3ME.html

Environment
公众参与环保立法启动 框架草案已起草完成 (NPC Plans to Legislate Regulation for More Public Participation in Environmental Protection)
Xinhuanet, May 08, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/newscenter/2006-05/08/content_
4520915.htm


我国今年投资40亿解决2000万农民饮水安全问题 (China Vows to Invest 4 Billion Yuan to Ensure Water Safety for 20 Million Villagers)
EastDay.com, May 08, 2006
http://news.eastday.com/eastday/node81741/node81762/node1
33574/userobject1ai2021612.html
1612.html

Government
Officials Told to Improve Services to the Public
SCMP, May 08, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZ016GQ3ME.html

Human Rights Defenders - Rights Defender Zhu Zhengming (祝正明)
中国民主党组建成员祝正明获假释 另两名成员要求减刑 (Democracy Party Activist Zhu Zhengming Freed, Two Other Activists Request Reduced Sentences)
Radio Free Asia, May 05, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/05/05/zhu
_zhengming/


June 4th
赵紫阳谈话录引起版权争议 (Zhao Ziyang's Speech Causes Copyright Dispute)
Radio Free Asia, May 07, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/05/07/
zhaoziyang/


Labor
60pc of Graduates to Be Jobless
SCMP, May 08, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ09CDQ3ME.html

Labour Produces a Mismatch
SCMP, May 08, 2006
http://columns.scmp.com/colart/ppick/ZZZO6DDQ3ME.html

Land Policy - Resettlement
中国农村征地面积大幅度增长 (Conscription of Farm Land Sharply Increases in China)
Radio Free Asia, May 05, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/05/05/
zhengdi/


Law
地方立法解释工作应加强 (Legislative Interpretation Should Be Strengthened at the Local Level)
Legal Daily, May 08, 2006
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2006-05/08/content_310
152.htm


Media - Internet Censorship
国际组织呼吁股民关注美科技公司与中国合作审查网络信 (American IT Companies and China Cooperate to Censor Internet)
Radio Free Asia, May 06, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/05/06/
wangluo/


Media - Censorship / Press Freedom
Exposé Publisher Pressed on Lawsuit
SCMP, May 06, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ2V8DQ3ME.html

Migrant Workers
冷水江女矿工井下工作13年遇难 女工挖矿是常态? (The Tragedy of Women Miners in the Hunan Mining Blast is Just the Tip of the Iceberg)
People's Daily, May 08, 2006
http://society.people.com.cn/GB/4349520.html

Public Health
New Rule to Regulate Organ Transplants
Xinhuanet, May 08, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-05/05/content_
4510397.htm


Religion - Christianity
Bishops Become Pawns in Pope Struggle with China
Financial Times, May 08, 2006
http://news.ft.com/cms/s/f6cedd88-dbee-11da-98a8-00007
79e2340.html


中國評論﹕北京留下中梵談判空間 (China Commentary: Beijing Leaves Room for Negotiation Over Sino-Vatican Relations)
Ming Pao, May 08, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20060508/cad1.htm

Three Gorges
三峡重庆库区今秋启动四期移民年内搬迁8万人 (80,000 Villagers to Be Resettled as Chongqing Section of Three Gorges Project Starts)
Xinhuanet, May 08, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/newscenter/2006-05/07/content
_4519532.htm