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
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Xm02WiNoofslE4ZPzWQA;_ylu=X3oDMTBiMW04NW9mB
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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