News
Civil Society
A Mother's Charity Gives Hope to Henan's Aids Orphans
SCMP, October 04, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZJJCN9CRE.html
Corruption
中国担心反腐造成民众对体制反感 (China Worries Anti-Corruption Campaign Will Lead to Public Dislike of the Government)
Voice of America, October 03, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-10-03-voa32.cfm
Environment
长江污染加剧 五百多城市受威胁 (Drinking Water of Over 500 Residents Threatened as Pollution in Yangtze River Worsens)
Voice of America, October 03, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-10-03-voa5.cfm
Government - Grassroots Elections
浙江人大候选人须见选民 (Candidates for Local People's Congresses Must Meet Voters Under New Rules in Zhejiang Province)
Wen Wei Po, October 04, 2006
http://www.wenweipo.com/news.phtml?news_id=CH06100400
08&cat=002CH
Election Farce
SCMP, October 04, 2006
http://focus.scmp.com/focusnews/ZZZ1EVP9CRE.html
Government - Governance and Accountability
中央人事组陆续完成地方考察 (Central Government Officials Finished Inspection of Local Governments)
Wen Wei Po, October 04, 2006
http://www.wenweipo.com/news.phtml?cat=002CH&news_id
=CH0610040001
Environmental Protection Officials Sacked over Arsenide Pollution
Xinhuanet, October 03, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-10/03/content_5166
901.htm
Human Rights Defenders – Rights Defender - Sun Buer (孙不二)
泛蓝联盟成员孙不二的手机被强行停机 ("Pan-blue Alliance" Member Sun Buer’s Mobile Phone Service Cut Off Ahead of Taiwan’s National Day on October 10th)
Radio Free Asia, October 03, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/10/03/
sunbuer/
Media - Censorship / Press Freedom
The Media's Trivial Pursuit
SCMP, October 04, 2006
http://focus.scmp.com/focusnews/ZZZZPVP9CRE.html
Migrant Workers - Children
北京公立学校敞开大门 民工子弟就读仍存困难 (Beijing Public Schools Reopen, but Migrant Children Still Having Difficulties)
EastDay.com, October 04, 2006
http://news.eastday.com/eastday/node81741/node81762/node
164221/u1a2358222.htmll
Politics - CPC
七种人决不提拔 (No Promotions for Seven Types of Personnel)
Wen Wei Po, October 04, 2006
http://www.wenweipo.com/news.phtml?news_id=CH06100
40003&cat=002CH
Population
中国最主要的人口问题 (China’s Four Main Population Problems)
Radio Free Asia, October 03, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/10/03/renkou/
Protests and Petitions
Foreign Scholars Protest China Policies
AP( via YahooNews), October 03, 2006
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061003/ap_on_re_as/china_
human_rights_1;_ylt=AnkSZQBOkJ0otJAVlUtc14RPzWQA;_
ylu=X3oDMTBiMW04NW9mBHNlYwMlJVRPUCUlQBOkJ0ot
JAVlUtc14RPzWQA;_ylu=X3oDMTBiMW04NW9mBHNlYwMlJVRPUCUl
深圳近万人签名上书揭露社保贪污 (7,000 Shenzhen Workers Sign Petition Protesting Social Security Corruption Scandal)
Radio Free Asia, October 03, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/10/03/
shenzhen/
Religion
China Keeps Limits on Celebration of Muslim Holiday
Khaleej Times, October 03, 2006
http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle.asp?xfile=data/
todaysfeatures/2006/October/todaysfeatures_October5.xml
§ion=todaysfeaturestodaysfeatures_October5.xml§ion=
todaysfeatures
Chinese Muslims to Get Saudi Visas for Haj Trips
SCMP, October 04, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZNIDN9CRE.html
Social Security
Unemployed College Graduates Ashamed to Apply for Govt's Living Allowance
Xinhuanet, October 03, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-10/03/content_
5166503.htm
Tibet
Cho Oyu Breaking News: ABC Swarmed by Chinese Army - Tibetans Shot at Nangpa La?
Mounteverest, October 02, 2006
http://www.mounteverest.net/news.php?news=15126