June 08, 2006

Top News of the Day
Human Rights Defender – Journalist - Zhao Yan (赵岩)
中国对纽约时报助理赵岩审判延期 (China Postpones Trial of Times Researcher)
Voice of America, June 07, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-06-07-voa21.cfm
The trial of Zhao Yan, a Chinese researcher for the New York Times accused of leaking state secrets, has been postponed with no new date announced. His lawyer explained on June 7 that the delay was in response to his request to summon a new witness.

News
Environment
China Warns too Many Power Plants Are Being Built
AFP (via YahooNews), June 08, 2006
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060608/wl_asia_afp/
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非法填海“政府工程”居多 (Most Illegal Reclamation Projects Are Initiated by Local Governments for Economic Reasons)
Legal Daily, June 08, 2006
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/misc/2006-06/08/
content_330515.htm

Gender
呼和浩特：28位出嫁女状告村委会案一审开庭 (28 Women in Hohhot City Sue Village Committee for Not Being Allocated Land Because of Marrying Men from Other Villages)
Xinhuanet, June 08, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2006-06/08/
content_4663721.htm

Government
State Firm Workers' Expenses Scrutinized
SCMP, June 08, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZL81ZB2OE.html

Human Rights Defender – Xinjiang - Rebiya Kadeer (热比娅)
热比娅在新疆的儿子被关押 女儿被监视 (Kadeer's Sons Detained and Daughter Under Surveillance in Xinjiang)
Radio Free Asia, June 07, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/06/07/
rebiya/

June 4th
北風吹：六四遭貶將領鹹魚翻生 (Military Official Demoted for Resisting June 4th Order Was Promoted in 2005)
Apple Daily, June 08, 2006
http://appledaily.atnext.com/template/apple/art_main.cfm?iss_id=20060608&sec_id=15335&subsec_id=15336&art_
id=6005112335&subsec_id=15336&art_id=6005112

Little Prospect of EU Lifting China Arms Ban - UK
Reuters (via YahooNews), June 07, 2006
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060607/wl_nm/china_
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Labor
给“工资太高就会失去竞争优势”打上五个问号 (5 Reasons to Doubt the Claim that "Overly High Wages Will Reduce Competitiveness")
Xinhuanet, June 08, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2006-06/08/content
_4657009.htm

Land Policy
"一女二嫁"引诉讼 国土局长宁辞职也不执行判决 (Chief of Land Resources Bureau in Jiangsu Province Refuses to Obey Court Order to Settle Land Dispute Case)
Xinhuanet, June 08, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2006-06/07/
content_4658116.htm

Law
Law Aimed at Tackling Monopolies Approved
SCMP, June 08, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ834BCZNE.html

Media
Google Is Voicing Some Doubt over China
International Herald Tribune, June 08, 2006
http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/06/07/business/
google.php

重要地理信息数据不准擅自公布 (Important Geographical Data Cannot Be Announced Without Approval)
The Beijing News, June 08, 2006
http://news.thebeijingnews.com/0565/2006/06-08/
014@031014.htm

全国首起采访权案记者撤诉 (Journalist Withdraws Lawsuit in China's First Case of Reporter Suing Government for Being Refused Interview)
Legal Daily, June 08, 2006
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/misc/2006-06/08/
content_330514.htm

北京集中整治网吧 十八家领牌受罚 (Beijing Concentrates Efforts on Cyber Cafes and Punishes 18 Operators)
Radio Free Asia, June 07, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/06/07/
netbar/

中国报业一仆二主难成世界级媒体 (Lack of Press Freedom Is Preventing China’s Media from Becoming World Class)
Voice of America, June 07, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-06-07-voa30.cfm

Migrant Workers
Minorities 'Unfairly Targeted' in Crackdown on Hawkers
SCMP, June 08, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZU8MLKZNE.html

Politics
中国当局重申坚持改革方向受质疑 (Chinese Authorities Questioned for Insisting on Present Reform Direction)
Voice of America, June 07, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-06-07-voa31.cfm

Protests and Petitions
海南：不满村主任贪污公款 600多村民联名罢官 (600 Villagers Sign Petition to Impeach Corrupt Village Official in Hainan)
Xinhuanet, June 08, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2006-06/08/content_
4663717.htm

Public Health
政府监管缺位造成回扣风愈演愈烈 (Hospital Kick-backs Increasing as Government Fails in Monitoring Efforts)
China Youth Daily, June 08, 2006
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2006-06/08/content_
1410206.htm

AIDS to Bring Huge Economic Losses to China: Scientist
Xinhuanet, June 07, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-06/07/content_
4658322.htm

Rural Issues
5b Yuan Boost for Rural Co-operatives
SCMP, June 08, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ69MLKZNE.html

State Security - State Secrets
《保密法》尚未认定 (Question on Whether Certain Chinese Opera Techniques Should Be Classed as "State Secrets")
Wen Wei Po, June 08, 2006
http://www.wenweipo.com/news.phtml?news_id=
CH0606080030&cat=002CH

Tibet
Tibetan Nuns Await "Precious Moment" with Dalai Lama
AFP (via YahooNews), June 07, 2006
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060606/wl_sthasia_afp/
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