June 13, 2006

News
Environment
粵逾百港资化工厂临倒闭 (Over 100 Hong Kong-Funded Factories in Guangdong to Shut Down Due to Safety Concerns)
Wen Wei Po, June 13, 2006
http://www.wenweipo.com/news.phtmlcat=001YO&news_id=Y
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Gender
Rural Girls Pay High Price to Prove Rape
Xinhuanet, June 13, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-06/13/content_
4688922.htm

Human Rights Defender – Journalist - Zhang Lin (张林)
民运人士张林的妻子遭匿名电话的骚扰 (Wife of Jailed Dissident Zhang Lin Harassed by Anonymous Phone Caller)
Radio Free Asia, June 12, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/06/12
/zhanglin/

Law
成都：市民建议首次催生新法规 (Citizen's Proposal Leads to New Regulation on Public Parks in Chengdu)
China Youth Daily, June 13, 2006
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2006-06/13/content_1415086.
htm

可能导致改判就必须启动再审 (Guangdong Higher Court’s Guidelines on Retrying Cases with “Potential Errors”)
Legal Daily, June 13, 2006
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/misc/2006-06/13/content_
332996.htm

Media
“中国国情咨询网”重新开通 (Blocked Democracy Website Allowed to Reopen)
Radio Free Asia, June 12, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/06/12/
wangzhan/

Migrant Workers
全总等联合推出“关爱农民工生命安全与健康特别行动” (ACFTU Collaborates with Government to Launch Campaign to Promote Safety and Health for Migrant Workers)
People's Daily, June 13, 2006
http://opinion.people.com.cn/GB/8213/58217/58284/
4466746.html

Military
China Refutes Amnesty International's Slams on Arms Trade
People's Daily, June 12, 2006
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200606/12/eng20060612_
273325.html

Multilateral
Why China Blocks Sanctions on Iran, Sudan, Burma
Inter Press Service News Agency (IPS), June 13, 2006
http://www.asiantribune.com/index.php?q=node/542

Olympics
Olympic Link to Disgraced Official Rejected
SCMP, June 13, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZT0ER67OE.html

Public Health
药品将实行网上限价竞价采购 (Public Hospitals in Guangdong Unite to Purchase Drugs from Pharmaceutical Companies Online)
Legal Daily, June 13, 2006
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/misc/2006-06/13/content_
333250.htm

Poll Dispute Threatens Fight Against Aids in China
Financial Times, June 13, 2006
http://news.ft.com/cms/s/c2478e16-fa6b-11da-b7ff- 0000779e
2340,_i_rssPage=26280544-1572-11da-808500000e2511c8.h
tml0000779e2340,_i_rssPage= 26280544-1572-11da-8085-000
00e2511c8.html

《西宁市爱国卫生管理条例》审议获批准 公共场所向香烟与狗说不 (Qinghai Province Passes Law Against Smoking and Dogs in Xining City’s Public Areas)
Legal Daily, June 13, 2006
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/misc/2006-06/13/content_
332972.htm

Shake-up for Health System to Tackle Graft
SCMP, June 13, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZNH0JB7OE.html

Religion
美众院讨论议案谴责中国迫害宗教 (US House of Representatives to Discuss Motion to Condemn Religious Persecution in China)
Voice of America, June 13, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-06-13-voa1.cfm

Three Gorges
China Reiterates Ambitious Plan for More Yangtze River Power
AFP (via YahooNews), June 12, 2006
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060612/wl_asia_afp/
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