The HRIC Daily Brief is a daily selection of news stories and commentary related to human rights in China, drawn from Chinese- and English-language news and online media sources that we monitor daily. In addition to headlines and source links, HRIC also provides English translation of Chinese headlines.

Friday, September 22, 2006

September 22, 2006

Education
沪教科书淡化中共史 (New History Textbooks in Shanghai Put Less Emphasis on CPC History)
Ming Pao, September 22, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20060922/cal1.htm

Shanghai to Further Protect Rights of Women and Kids
EastDay.com, September 21, 2006
http://english.eastday.com/eastday/englishedition/metro
/userobject1ai2336769.html


Environment
Haze Exposes Flaws in Pollution Index
SCMP, September 22, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZXX2P9CRE.html

Why Green Watchdogs Are Losing a Dirty War
SCMP, September 22, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZS9LM9CRE.html

Gender
深圳二奶职业化 (Mistresses in Shenzhen Getting Professional)
Ming Pao, September 22, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20060922/cca1.htm

Human Trafficking Gang Caught in the Act
China Daily, September 21, 2006
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2006-09/21/content_693
614.htm


Government
Over 900 Million Chinese Vote for Government-approved Candidates
AsiaNews.it, September 22, 2006
http://www.asianews.it/view.php?l=en&art=7270

Human Rights Defender – Lawyer - Gao Zhisheng (高智晟)
律师无法确定何时能见到高智晟 (Lawyer Can't Tell When He Can Meet Rights Defender Gao Zhisheng)
Radio Free Asia, September 21, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/09/2
1/gao/


June 4th - Prisoner
Worker Arrested at Tiananmen Released
AP( via YahooNews), September 21, 2006
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060921/ap_on_re_as/china
_tiananmen_prisoner_1;_ylt=Aov.gcSKXm02WiNoofslE4ZPzWQ
A;_ylu=X3oDMTBiMW04NW9mBHNlYwMlJVRPUCUl
Aov.gcSK
Xm02WiNoofslE4ZPzWQA;_ylu=X3oDMTBiMW04NW9mB
HNlYwMlJVRPUCUl


Land Policy
国务院罕有驳回土地规划 (State Council Rejects Land Use Plan as Farmlands Are Not Adequately Protected)
Wen Wei Po, September 22, 2006
http://www.wenweipo.com/news.phtml?news_id=CH0609220
014&cat=002CH


Media
《突发事件应对法》明年出台 (Law on Public Emergencies to be Passed Next Year)
China Youth Daily, September 22, 2006
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2006-09/22/content_1519621.htm

Multilateral - SCO
China Urges Tougher Counter Terrorism Measures at SCO Meet
AFP (via YahooNews), September 21, 2006
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060921/wl_asia_afp/chinarussia
casia_060921160057;_ylt=Ajk0kJW0Tz6_Z24qfmgup_VPzWQA;_
ylu=X3oDMTBiMW04NW9mBHNlYwMlJVRPUCUl
ylt=Ajk0kJW0
Tz6_Z24qfmgup_VPzWQA;_ylu=X3oDMTBiMW04NW9mBHNl
YwMlJVRPUC


Protests and Petitions
Furious Women Protest in Shanghai over Flawed US-Japanese Cosmetics
Today Online, September 21, 2006
http://www.todayonline.com/articles/143931.asp

汕尾东洲佛诞庆典改游行 要求土地赔偿及惩凶 (Hundreds of Villagers Protest to Demand Compensation for Land Grabs and Investigation for Deadly Crackdown in Dongzhou, Guangdong Province)
Radio Free Asia, September 21, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/09/21/
youxing/


十一前上海访民又被公安警告及威胁 (Shanghai Petitioners Threatened Again Ahead of China's National Day)
Radio Free Asia, September 21, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/09/21/10.1/

Public Health
媒体炒作医改新方案 凸现公共信息不足 (Criticisms of Media Speculation on Health Care Reforms Only Manifest Authorities' Lack of Transparency)
China Youth Daily, September 22, 2006
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2006-09/22/content_1519691.htm

医改新政拟覆盖全民基本医保 (Proposed Health Care Reforms to Cover All Basic Treatment)
The Beijing News, September 22, 2006
http://news.thebeijingnews.com/0546/2006/0920/0
18@210279.htm


Society
Great Efforts Made to Prevent Cultural Assimilation: Chinese Official
People's Daily, September 22, 2006
http://english.people.com.cn/200609/21/eng20060
921_305012.html


State Security
社科院强化纪律防渗透 (CASS Strengthens Discipline to Avoid Spying)
Ming Pao, September 22, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20060922/can1.htm

Xinjiang
Terrorist Bombings Averted in Xinjiang
Ohmynews.com, September 22, 2006
http://english.ohmynews.com/articleview/article_view.
asp?no=315073&rel_no=1