October 17, 2006

Top News of the Day
Media
中青报总编调职 《冰点》事件馀波 (Chief Editor of China Youth Daily Removed from Post)
Ming Pao, October 17, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20061017/cab1.htm
The chief editor of the China Youth Daily, Li Erliang (李而亮), was recently removed from his post. His removal is believed to be the result of the publication of several critical articles in the newspaper, one of which was Professor Yuan Weishi's (袁伟时) re-evaluation of the history of the Boxer Rebellion.

Protests and Petitions
温家宝出席广交会　上千失地村民上访 (1,000 Villagers Petition Land Grabs During Wen Jiabao's Visit to Guangdong)
Radio Free Asia, October 16, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/10/16/guang
zhou/
About 1,000 villagers from Shunde, Guangdong Province tried to petition against land grabs at government offices when Premier Wen Jiabao attended the Chinese Export Commodities Fair held in Guangzhou on October 15. However, police were deployed so many petitioners were barred from leaving their villages and many petitioners were sent back to their home villages.

News
Gender
Single Mother Sparks Moral Debate
China Daily, October 15, 2006
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2006-10/15/conten
t_708335.htm

Government - Grassroots Elections
Bribery: Business as Usual in China's Village Elections
The Epoch Times, October 13, 2006
http://www.theepochtimes.com/news/6-10-13/46985.html

Human Rights Defender - Internet Activist - Guo Qizhen (郭起真)
六四天网快讯：郭起真被判刑4年 (Guo Qizhen Given 4 Years' Imprisonment for "Inciting Subversion")
The Epoch Times, October 17, 2006
http://www.epochtimes.com/gb/6/10/17/n1489598.htm

June 4th - EU Arms Ban
Human Rights Concerns Fail to Staunch Flow of UK Arms
The Guardian, October 15, 2006
http://observer.guardian.co.uk/world/story/0,,1922775,00.html

Media
需要拯救的是孩子还是网吧?山西方山县网吧事件调查 (Investigation into Closure of Internet Cafes in Fangshan, Shanxi Province)
Xinhuanet, October 17, 2006
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/jwxy/2006101
70077.asp

Police Probe Leaks in Great Firewall of China
Vancouver Sun, October 17, 2006
http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/business/story.ht
ml?id=4836c93f-ff7b-40c1-8e9e-c4be2d47bcca40c1-8e9e-c
4be2d47bcca

Official Union in China Says All Wal-Marts Are Organized
New York Times, October 13, 2006
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/13/business/worldbusiness
/13union.html?_r=2&oref=slogin&oref=sloginslogin&oref=slogin

Olympics
Olympic Mascots Fall Victim to Friendly Fire
SCMP, October 17, 2006
http://www.scmp.com/topnews/ZZZAFWQ9CRE.html

Police
一罪犯被判10年未蹲一天狱 (Criminal Serves No Jail Time Despite 10-year Jail Term)
Legal Daily, October 17, 2006
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2006-10/17/content_43100
5.htm

Population
中国新人口政策奖励农民少生孩子 (China's New Population Policy Encourages Farmers to Have Fewer Kids)
Voice of America, October 16, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-10-16-voa52.cfm

Protests and Petitions
兰州百名环卫工工资低于最低标准拒绝打扫马路 (100 Street Cleaners in Lanzhou, Gansu Province Go on Strike to Protest Non-compliance of Minimum Wage)
EastDay.com, October 17, 2006
http://news.eastday.com/eastday/node81741/node8176
2/node166268/u1a2381052.html

社会矛盾新警号：“无直接利益冲突”苗头出现 (Many People Join Protests Just to Vent Anger)
Xinhuanet, October 17, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2006-10/17/con
tent_5212824.htm

Sharp Rise in Group Protests in China
The Epoch Times, October 16, 2006
http://www.theepochtimes.com/news/6-10-16/47044.html

Public Health
中国药监局称“欣弗事件”没有瞒报 (Chinese Authorities Find No Cover-up of Deadly Antibiotic Case)
BBC, October 17, 2006
http://news.bbc.co.uk/chinese/simp/hi/newsid_5250000/n
ewsid_5254900/5254972.stm

Taiwan Asked to Bar Citizens from Organ Transplants in China
Monster and Critics, October 12, 2006
http://news.monstersandcritics.com/asiapacific/article_1210678.
php/Taiwan_asked_to_bar_citizens_from_organ_transplants_i
n_Chinabar_citizens_from_organ_transplants_in_China

Social Security
北京发布就业和社会保障规划 儿童学生纳入医保 (Beijing City Government Issues Plan for Employment and Social Insurance)
EastDay.com, October 17, 2006
http://news.eastday.com/eastday/node81741/node81762/
node166268/u1a2381074.html

Three Gorges
Three Gorges Dam Project Displaces 1.4 Million People
The Epoch Times, October 13, 2006
http://www.theepochtimes.com/news/6-10-13/46980.html

Tibet
From Chinese Jail to Miss Tibet? A Girl's Dream
Reuters, October 16, 2006
http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=oddlyEn
oughNews&storyID=2006-10-16T143628Z_01_DEL134669_RTR
UKOC_0_US-TIBET-BEAUTY.xml&WTmodLoc=OddNewsHome
_C2_oddlyEnoughNews-210-16T143628Z_01_DEL134669_RTR
UKOC_0_US-TIBET-

Train to Tibet Is on the Right Track, China Insists
Los Angeles Times, October 16, 2006
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-tibet16oc
t16,1,6478065.story?coll=la-headlines-worldtibet16oct16,1,647806
5.story?coll=la-headlines-world

Hong Kong
President Hu May Deliver Road Map for Democracy on First Visit to HK
SCMP, October 17, 2006
http://www.scmp.com/topnews/ZZZILZQ9CRE.html