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.

Thursday, November 30, 2006

November 30, 2006

Top News of the Day
Death Penalty
Christian Sect Leader Secretly Executed
SCMP, November 30, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZN9HN47UE.html
A court in Heilongjiang Province secretly executed Xu Shuangfu (徐双富), Li Maoxing (李毛兴) and Wang Jun (王军), leaders of an underground Christian sect, and nine followers last week. They were convicted of murdering members from a rival group, Xu's lawyer said. The US-based Christian Aid Association reported that Li's wife knew of the executions only when she was told by the court to retrieve his cremated remains on Monday. The organization alleged that the local government had tried to cover up evidence of torture by secretly cremating the inmates' bodies.

News
Corruption
Party Expels Former Top Prosecutor in Tianjin
SCMP, November 30, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZ3OWQ47UE.html

Death Penalty
China Promises Not to Execute Suspect
The Australian, November 29, 2006
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,20841790-1
702,00.html

Environment
China Villages Battle Lead, Zinc Poisoning
Radio Free Asia, November 29, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/in_depth/2006/11/29/china_
pollution/

Freedom of Speech
余杰败诉名誉侵权案 (Yu Jie Loses Defamation Lawsuit)
Radio Free Asia, November 29, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/11/29/yujie

Gender
北京男同性恋人群职员学生超4成 (Near Half of Beijing's Homosexual Men Have High Educational Background)
The Beijing News, November 30, 2006
http://news.thebeijingnews.com/0554/2006/11-30/021@2256
37.htm

Human Rights Defender – Ching Cheong (程翔)
In Brief: 40 Lawmakers Sign Letter for Journalist's Release
SCMP, November 30, 2006
http://hongkong.scmp.com/hknews/ZZZLQGN47UE.html

Human Rights Defender – Zhao Yan (赵岩)
Verdict in Journalist's Fraud Case Appeal Due
SCMP, November 30, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZ4ZON47UE.html

Human Rights Defender – Chen Guangcheng (陈光诚)
受监视居住令袁气晕 陈光诚案周五宣判 (Verdict for Chen Guangcheng to Be Delivered on Dec 1)
Radio Free Asia, November 29, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/11/29/chen/

Labor
Urban Jobless Rate Unlikely to Drop
SCMP, November 30, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ3AHN47UE.html

Land Policy
“哪个地方拆迁不死人”让人不寒而栗 ("Which Evictions Do Not Involve Death?" Asks a Shandong Official)
China Youth Daily, November 30, 2006
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2006-11/30/content_1592716.htm

Law
Judges Foil Kidnap Attempt
SCMP, November 30, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZZNWQ47UE.html

检察机关应理直气壮地为公益诉讼出庭 (Procuratorate Should Launch Public Interest Litigations on Behalf of the Public)
China Youth Daily, November 30, 2006
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2006-11/30/content_1592546.htm

不让百姓告状无门是促进正义的关键 (Proposal to Alter Standard for Establishing a Case Under the Civil Procedure Law)
China Youth Daily, November 30, 2006
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2006-11/30/content_1592721.htm

Media
网络实名制“引而待发”网友：要网民用实名，官员财产就要公开！ (Commentary: "If Internet Real Name Registration is Required, then Cadres Must Disclose Wealth")
Nanfang City News, November 30, 2006
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/jwxy/200611300374
.asp

Magazine Censured for Political 'Defiance'
SCMP, November 30, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZEUVQ47UE.html

中国官员全程陪媒体采访谁监督谁 (County Government in Anhui Proposes for Officials to Accompany Visiting Reporters)
Voice of America, November 29, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-11-29-voa40.cfm

Web Tool Called Psiphon Has Found a Better Way to Circumvent Government Censors
International Herald Tribune, November 28, 2006
http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/11/28/business/censor.php

Military
Russia Braces for Drop in Arms sales as Chinese Spending Spree Slows
SCMP, November 30, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZ2UVQ47UE.html

Multilateral Relations
中国拖延八年后可望批准人权公约 (China Considers Ratifying the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights)
Voice of America, November 29, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-11-29-voa39.cfm

Olympics
「黑电台」蔽空 京立法封杀 (Beijing Underground Radio Stations to Be Banned Ahead of the Olympics)
Wen Wei Po, November 30, 2006
http://www.wenweipo.com/news.phtml?news_id=CH0611300007&
cat=002CH

评论:奥运低价票存寻租空间 谨防变成腐败盛宴 (Commentary: Low Costs for Olympic Tickets Could Promote Corruption)
EastDay.com, November 30, 2006
http://news.eastday.com/eastday/node81741/node81762/node17
4349/u1a2477058.html

Politics
观察家：中共建新统一战线难和谐 (Commentary: CPC's New United Front Cannot Achieve Harmony)
Voice of America, November 29, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-11-29-voa1.cfm

Public Health
中央财政专款助男同性恋防艾 (Beijing Funds HIV/AIDS Prevention for Homosexual Men)
The Beijing News, November 30, 2006
http://news.thebeijingnews.com/0554/2006/11-30/021@225638
.htm

京沪穗三地调查显示： 半数居民不歧视艾滋病患者 (Half of Residents in 3 Big Cities Do Not Discriminate Against AIDS Carriers)
China Youth Daily, November 30, 2006
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2006-11/30/content_1592566.htm

Shanghai Reports 70pc Rise in New HIV/Aids Patients
SCMP, November 30, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZR9HN47UE.html

Survey: Discrimination Against HIV Patients Still Rife in China
Xinhuanet, November 29, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-11/29/content_540639
4.htm

Religion
China to Install Bishop Without Papal Approval
Washington Post, November 29, 2006
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/articl
e/2006/11/28/AR2006112800842.htmldyn/content/article/20
06/11/28/AR2006112800842.html

Social Security
Beijing Widens Pension Fund Mandates
Financial Times, November 30, 2006
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/ad3c81f0-7fdd-11db-a3be-0000779e2
340.html

Wednesday, November 29, 2006

November 29, 2006

News

Corruption
民运人士从胡温体制看中国反腐败 (Activists Comment on China’s Anti-corruption Efforts)
Voice of America, November 27, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-11-28-voa56.cfm

藥監局前司長貪污囚15年 (Former Medical Official Sentenced to 15 Years Imprisonment for Graft)
Ming Pao, November 29, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20061129/cce1.htm

Education
Tibet Axes Graduate Job Guarantee
People’s Daily, November 29, 2006
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200611/29/eng20061129_
326234.html

China's Education Watchdog Orders Financial Probe in Colleges After Scandal
People’s Daily, November 29, 2006
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200611/29/eng20061129_
326219.html

Human Rights Defenders
热线论坛：中国政治犯境况 (Forum: The Current Situation of China’s Political Prisoners)
Voice of America, November 26, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/c2006-11-28-voa57.cfm

Human Rights Defenders – Chen Guangcheng (陈光诚)
袁伟静被传唤后送医　情绪失控遭遇不明 (Wife of Blind Activist Sent to Hospital After Questioning by Police)
RFA, November 28, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/11/28/chen/

No Verdict Yet in Retrial of Chinese Rights Activist
Los Angeles Times, November 28, 2006
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-blind28
nov28,1,710901.story

Human Rights Defenders – Rebiya Kadeer
热比亚的儿子被判刑 当局报复行为？ (China Accused of Taking Revenge by Sentencing Rebiya Kadeer’s Sons)
Radio Free Asia, November 28, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/11/28/xj/

热比娅当选流亡疆独主席(Uyghur Activist Rebiya Kadeer Appointed Chairwoman of World Uyghur Congress)
Ming Pao, November 29, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20061129/caf1.htm

Human Rights Defenders – Shi Tao (师涛)
世界报业协会授予师涛自由金笔奖 (The World Association of Newspapers Honors Shi Tao with Press Freedom Award)
Voice of America, November 28, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-11-28-voa37.cfm

Human Rights Defenders – Wan Yanhai (万延海)
China Frees AIDS Activist, Four Others in Custody
Reuters via YahooNews, November 27, 2006
http://in.news.yahoo.com/061127/137/69rhx.html

Labour
Local Cadres Attacked Over Gas Blast
SCMP, November 29, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZAQDN47UE.html

China Mine Bosses Jailed After Gas Blast Kills 166
Reuters via YahooNews, November 29, 2006
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061129/wl_nm/china_
mine_dc_2

Law
民事诉讼法修订专家建议稿亮相 力推有限三审制 (Expert Proposal to the Draft Revisions of the Civil Procedure Law Advocates a Restrictive Third-Instance-Being-Final System)
Xinhuanet, November 29, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2006-11/28/content_
5399859.htm

Media
中国正探讨尝试网络有限实名:后台实名前台匿名 (Authorities Study the Feasibility of Adopting a Restrictive Real-Name Internet System)
The Beijing News, November 29, 2006
http://news.thebeijingnews.com/0565/2006/11-29/021@02
3927.htm

Religion
Dismayed Vatican Makes Final Plea to Stop Ordination
SCMP, November 30, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ6QDN47UE.html

Protests and Petitions
浙江失地农民代表被限制人身自由 (Freedoms of Representatives of Evicted Zhejiang Farmers Restricted after Forceful Repatriation by Police)
Radio Free Asia, November 28, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/11/
28/land/

Public Health
山东立法防治艾滋病 五类公共场所放置安全套 (Shandong Province Passes Regulation to Prevent AIDS)
Xinhuanet, November 29, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2006-11/29/content_
5406305.htm

Xinjiang
China's Muslims Look to Middle East as Ties Grow
Reuters via YahooNews, November 27, 2006
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061127/lf_nm/china_
mideast_islam_dc_1

Friday, November 24, 2006

November 24, 2006

Top News of the Day
Human Rights Defenders – Ching Cheong
Chinese Court Rejects Reporter's Appeal
AP( via YahooNews), November 24, 2006
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061124/ap_on_re_as/china_jail
ed_reporter_1
The Beijing Higher People's Court rejected the appeal of journalist Ching Cheong this morning. Xinhua News agency quoted an appeal judge who said the original verdict was "accurate in application of the law and appropriate in meting out punishment." Ching was convicted of selling unspecified state secrets and intelligence to a Taiwanese foundation.

News
Corruption
审计署审出71亿违规社保基金 部分资金无法追回 (National Auditors Find Misconduct in the Use of 7.1 Billion Yuan from Social Security Funds)
EastDay.com, November 24, 2006
http://news.eastday.com/eastday/node81741/node81762/node173
444/u1a2465127.html

Reformer's Heir Defends Private Sector
SCMP, November 24, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZUTFQ47UE.html

中央工作组进驻上海房地局进行调查 (Central Working Group Investigates Shanghai Land Authorities)
Radio Free Asia, November 23, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/11/23/diaocha/

Death Penalty
死刑废存引发噱界交锋 (Chinese Academics Divided on Death Penalty Abolition)
Wen Wei Po, November 24, 2006
http://www.wenweipo.com/news.phtml?news_id=CH0611240038
&cat=002CH

Environment
Tibet Loses 40pc of Grasslands to Global Warming and Exploitation
SCMP, November 24, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZOK8N47UE.html

Yangtze's Water Critically Polluted and Getting Worse
SCMP, November 24, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZKLZM47UE.html

Human Rights Defenders
中国泛蓝联盟湖南负责人张子霖获释 (China Democracy Party Member Chen Zhonghe Released from Jail)
Radio Free Asia, November 23, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/11/23/zhang/

Land Policy
官商被扣三洲受重视　百呼不应邻村自觅方 (Authorities React to Land Grab Complaints in Sanzhou After Protest)
Radio Free Asia, November 23, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/11/23/guangd
ong/

Law
浙江一法院招书记员限身高 低于158厘米不合格 (Girl Sues Court in Zhejiang for Rejecting Her Job Application Based on Height)
EastDay.com, November 24, 2006
http://news.eastday.com/eastday/node81741/node81763/node17
3445/u1a2465574.html

Media
社区新闻发言人并非“小题大做” (A District in Beijing Establishes Community Spokesperson System)
The Beijing News, November 24, 2006
http://news.thebeijingnews.com/0548/2006/1121/014@223403.htm

Website Workers Can Not Be Accredited Journalists
Xinhuanet, November 23, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-11/23/content_5367388
.htm

Police
Warning to Public over Promises of Quick Riches
SCMP, November 24, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ2Q0N47UE.html

Population
河南暂不放宽政策 夫妻均为独生子女也不可生二胎 (Couples that Are Single Children Themselves Not Allowed to Have a Second Child in Henan)
People's Daily, November 24, 2006
http://politics.people.com.cn/GB/14562/5083551.html

Poverty
扶贫目标：5年温饱两千万人 (China Aims to Bring 20 Million People Out of Poverty in 5 Years)
Wen Wei Po, November 24, 2006
http://www.wenweipo.com/news.phtml?news_id=CH061124002
4&cat=002CH

Protests and Petitions
Police Drag Protesters from Rights Exhibition
SCMP, November 24, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZGK8N47UE.html

Tibetan Activist Sets Himself Afire
AP( via YahooNews), November 24, 2006
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061123/ap_on_re_as/india_chin
a_tibet

Society
Pregnant Women Used to Smuggle Heroin
SCMP, November 24, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZQTFQ47UE.html

Thursday, November 23, 2006

November 23, 2006

Top News of the Day
Media
北京年内所有网吧将安装监控摄像头 (All Internet Cafes in Beijing to Install CCTV by December 2006)
Jinghua Times (via Sina.com), November 23, 2006
http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2006-11-23/022110571447s.shtml
All Internet cafes in Beijing will have to install closed-circuit television by the end of the year, so that there can be immediate surveillance of internet users. The installation process already started in May 2006.

News
Bilateral Ties
中国大使批评加国总理 (Chinese Diplomat Criticizes Canadian PM's Comments on China's Human Rights Situation)
Ming Pao, November 23, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20061123/cac1.htm

加拿大国会就中国人权举行听证会 (Canadian Parliament Conducts Hearing on China's Human Rights Situation)
Radio Free Asia, November 22, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/11/22/hr/

Corruption
Beijing Vows to Get Tough on Welfare Funds Abuse
SCMP, November 23, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZO7WM47UE.html

Government
不满干部代填选票 湖北选民夺票箱 (Voters in Hubei Wrestled Away Ballot Box After Ballot Stuffing by Village Cadres)
Radio Free Asia, November 22, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/11/22/hubei/

Human Rights
“和谐权是第四代人权” (NPS Member Says Right to Harmony is a Fourth Generation Right)
The Beijing News, November 23, 2006
http://news.thebeijingnews.com/0565/2006/11-23/014@041434
.htm

Human Rights Defender - Ching Cheong (程翔)
程翔上诉 明早宣判 (Beijing's Higher People's Court to Deliver Verdict on Ching Cheong's Case Tomorrow)
Ming Pao, November 23, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20061123/gdc1.htm

Human Rights Defenders
中国民主党人及异议人士呼吁释放池建伟 (Dissidents Urge Government to Release China Democracy Party Member Chi Jianwei)
Radio Free Asia, November 23, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/11/22/chi/

Human Rights Defender – Li Xige (李喜阁)
李喜阁进京讲学被强行抓回 (AIDS Activist Li Xige Forcibly Returned to Henan While Traveling to a Beijing Conference)
Radio Free Asia, November 22, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/11/22/lixige/

Human Rights Defender - Chen Guangcheng (陈光诚)
China Sets Trial Date for Rights Activist-Lawyer
Reuters, November 22, 2006
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061122/wl_nm/china_dissident
_dc_1

Labor
Bleak Future for Millions of Graduates
SCMP, November 23, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZOE5N47UE.html

No Mercy for Officials Who Flout Safety Rules
SCMP, November 23, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZIAXM47UE.html

Law
法院不宜与政府部门联合发文 (Commentary: Courts Should Not Join Government Departments in Passing Regulations)
China Youth Daily, November 23, 2006
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2006-11/23/content_1584421.htm

Media
中国舆论监督网又遭到打压 (Government Suppresses Critical Web Site)
Radio Free Asia, November 22, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/11/22/net/

Migrant Workers
Survey: Most Migrant Women Workers Work Overtime Without Pay
People's Daily, November 22, 2006
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200611/22/eng20061122_32415
8.html

Olympics
专家为北京奥运会应急管理支招 (Experts Advise Beijing on Emergency Management During Olympics)
China Youth Daily, November 23, 2006
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2006-11/23/content_1584171.htm

Poverty
內地1.3亿人日入不足8元 (Daily Income Less Than US$1 for 130 Million Chinese)
Ming Pao, November 23, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20061123/cch1.htm

Public Health
潘小涛﹕农业部为什么向管轶动怒 (Commentary: Why Ministry of Agriculture Is Angry at Avian Flu Researcher Guan Yi)
Ming Pao, November 23, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20061123/faa1.htm

Drug Users Spur 27pc Rise in HIV Cases
SCMP, November 23, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ8F5N47UE.html

医患纠纷试行“人民调解” ('People's Mediators' Play a Key Role in Settling Medical Disputes)
People's Daily, November 23, 2006
http://society.people.com.cn/GB/41158/5077137.html

“医闹风”何时休 (When Will "Disturbances" Regarding Medical Cases End?)
People's Daily, November 23, 2006
http://society.people.com.cn/GB/41158/5077136.html

江苏铜山县患者输血染艾滋 法院称涉艾案件不审理 (Suzhou Court Rejects Negligence Claim of HIV/AIDS Victims)
People's Daily, November 22, 2006
http://society.people.com.cn/GB/1062/5075228.html

Tibet
Gaining Power, Losing Values
New York Times, November 23, 2006
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/22/opinion/22mishra.html?_
r=1&oref=slogin

Wednesday, November 22, 2006

November 22, 2006


News

Bilateral Ties
Hu, Singh Vow Not to Cramp Each Other's Development Style
SCMP, November 22, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZF42N47UE.html

In Brief: Abe Seeks Denmark's Help to Monitor Arms Spending
SCMP, November 22, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZ19UM47UE.html

Children
Dancing School Made Under-age Girls Work as Hostesses
SCMP, November 22, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZGGAQ47UE.html

Corruption
Shanghai to Set Up Office to Hunt Officials Who Fled Overseas
SCMP, November 22, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZE1TM47UE.html

130 Officials Caught in Election Scandals
People's Daily, November 21, 2006
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200611/21/eng20061121_
323692.html

Death Penalty
四川泸州特大贩毒案一审宣判 5毒枭被判死刑 (Five Drug Dealers Sentenced to Death in Sichuan)
Xinhuanet, November 22, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2006-11/22/content_535
9926.htm

检察官砍死情妇被判死缓 其丈夫表示将继续上诉 (Prosecutor Sentenced to Death with Two-year Reprieve in Hebei for Murder)
Xinhuanet, November 22, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2006-11/22/content_
5360671.htm

Environment
China Losing Battle with Pollution as Growth Soars
SCMP, November 22, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZT9UM47UE.html

China's "Sorrow" River Flows Red from Pollution
Reuters (via YahooNews), November 22, 2006
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061122/sc_nm/environment
_china_yellow_river_dc_1

Gender
A Hidden Life: Being Gay in Rural China
New America Project, November 22, 2006
http://news.ncmonline.com/news/view_article.html?article_id=
cf608c0d2795801708039135a08ef137

三大难题困扰农村女性 (Three Major Issues of Concern for Rural Women)
Legal Daily, November 22, 2006
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2006-11/22/content_461
757.htm

Human Rights Defenders – Xinjiang - Huseyincan Celil (塞利尔)
MacKay Confident China Won't Execute Canadian Citizen
CBC, November 20, 2006
http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2006/11/20/celil-death-
penalty.html

Labors
两岸快线： 珠宝厂迫男工脫裤 (Jewelry Factory in Guangdong Strips off Worker's Pants over Theft Suspicion)
Apple Daily, November 22, 2006
http://appledaily.atnext.com/template/apple/art_main.cfm?iss_id
=20061122&sec_id=15335&subsec_id=15336&art_id=6547801

Migrant Workers
苏北留守妇女生存状态调查 强奸案频发难得保障 (Survey on the Living Conditions of 'Left-Behind Wives' in Xuzhou, Jiangsu Province)
EastDay.com, November 22, 2006
http://news.eastday.com/eastday/node81741/node81763/node
173121/u1a2460070.html

Younger Migrants Embrace City Life
Shanghai Daily, November 22, 2006
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/art/2006/11/21/297628/Younger
_migrants_embrace_city_life.htm

Poverty
China’s Poorest Worse Off after Economic Boom
Financial Times, November 21, 2006
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/e28495ce-7988-11db-b257-0000779
e2340,dwp_uuid=9c33700c-4c86-11da-89df-0000779e2340,_i_
rssPage=9c33700c-4c86-11da-89df-0000779e2340.html

Protests and Petitions
广西桂林银海集团工人罢工 (3,000 Factory Workers in Guangxi Conclude Strike after Management Promises Better Treatment)
Radio Free Asia, November 21, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/11/21/
bagong/

China's Middle Class Howling in Protest over Crackdown on Dogs
Mercury News, November 21, 2006
http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/world/
16061233.htm

数千警察驱散南光厂维权老工人(Elderly Protestors Dispersed by Police Officers in Chengdu)
Radio Free Asia, November 21, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/11/21/
weiquan1/

莆田失地农民不满村官土地发财而上网揭发 (Land Grab Victims in Fujian Reveal Injustices Online)
Radio Free Asia, November 21, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/11/21/
tudi/

Public Health
中国爱滋病病例今年头10月增多叁成 ( HIV/AIDS Cases in China Increase by 30 Percent in the First 10 Months of 2006)
BBC, November 22, 2006
http://news.bbc.co.uk/chinese/trad/hi/newsid_6170000/newsid
_6171500/6171596.stm

4福寿螺患者起诉卫生局 (Four People Ill from Eating Snails Sue Beijing Municipal Health Bureau over Delayed Action)
The Beijing News, November 22, 2006
http://news.thebeijingnews.com/0555/2006/11-22/
014@223648.htm

丙肝患者被售票员赶下公交车 "请给我一点宽容" (Hepatitis-C Carrier Refused Bus Ride by Bus Ticket Officer)
Xinhuanet, November 22, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2006-11/22/content_
5360452.htm

今年徵兵增验爱滋 (New Recruits Face Compulsory HIV Testing This Year)
Wen Wei Po, November 22, 2006
http://www.wenweipo.com/news.phtml?news_id=CH0611220015
&cat=002CH

Tuesday, November 21, 2006

November 21, 2006

Top News of the Day
Police
Stop Torturing Suspects to Get Confessions, Says Prosecutor
SCMP, November 21, 2006
http://www.scmp.com/topnews/ZZZY16Q47UE.html
A deputy procurator-general of the Supreme People's Procuratorate has called on mainland police to stop using torture. He said at least 30 wrongful verdicts were due to confessions extracted by torture or other coercive tactics every year, and nearly every wrongful verdict in recent years was related to illegal interrogation. China previously had denied claims made by the United Nations Special Rapporteur on torture that torture was still widely practiced in the country.

News
Death Penalty
Innocent Man Who Made China Rethink Death Penalty
The Times, November 21, 2006
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,3-2461218,00.html

Education
教育部等五部委出台5项措施支持高校毕业生就业 (Ministry of Education Announces Key Measures to Boost Employment of College Graduates)
People's Daily, November 21, 2006
http://politics.people.com.cn/GB/1027/5066511.html

Human Rights
Some of China's Stories Untold at Exhibit on Human Rights
Washington Post, November 18, 2006
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006
/11/17/AR2006111701642.htmldyn/content/article/2006/11/17/
AR2006111701642.html

Human Rights Defender - Ching Cheong (程翔)
Journalist Jailed for Spying May Soon Get New Trial, Says Watchdog
SCMP, November 21, 2006
http://hongkong.scmp.com/hknews/ZZZU16Q47UE.html

Human Rights Defender – Huseyincan Celil (塞利尔)
PM's Push on Celil Cheers Family
The Hamilton Spectator, November 20, 2006
http://www.hamiltonspectator.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?p
agename=hamilton/Layout/Article_Type1&c=Article&cid=116397
6615259&call_pageid=1020420665036&colut/Article_Type1&c=
Article&cid=1163976615259&call_pageid=1020420665036&col

Human Rights Defender - Chen Guangcheng (陈光诚)
陈光诚案证人受威胁　家属质疑重审公正性 (Witnesses in Chen Guangcheng's Case Threatened; Family Questions Fairness of the Retrial)
Radio Free Asia, November 20, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/11/20/chen/

Land Policy
Developers Face Double Fees to Save Farmland
SCMP, November 21, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZ9XPM47UE.html

土地新政落实离不开第三只眼 (Implementation of New Land Policy Requires Public Supervision)
Legal Daily, November 21, 2006
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2006-11/21/content_457769.htm

Law
司法部着手准备人民调解立法 (NPC and State Council Prepare Mediation Law)
Legal Daily, November 21, 2006
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2006-11/21/content_457739.htm

最高法正研究修订法院组织法 (Supreme People's Court Considers Amending the Organic Law of People's Court)
Legal Daily, November 21, 2006
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2006-11/21/content_457740.htm

Xinjiang Hepatitis Students Battle School Ban
Radio Free Asia, November 20, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/english/uyghur/2006/11/20/xinjiang_hepatitis/

Media
Free Media for Harmony
The Standard, November 20, 2006
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?pp_cat=
15&art_id=32199&sid=10942866&con_type=166&con_type=1

Migrant Workers
“留守少年儿童”已达2000多万 (Number of "Left Behind" Migrant Workers' Children Exceeds 20 Million)
China Youth Daily, November 21, 2006
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2006-11/21/content_1581076.htm

Olympics
T-shirt Man Still Being Held After Dog Protest
SCMP, November 21, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZXWPM47UE.html

Beijing Building the Olympic Dream
BBC, November 20, 2006
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/6164330.stm

Protests and Petitions
Ban on Powered Bikes Draws Fire
SCMP, November 21, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZ816Q47UE.html

甘肃出台新规：省委书记省长等领导须亲自接访 (New Rule in Gansu Stipulates that Provincial Heads Must Hear Important Petitions)
Xinhuanet, November 21, 2006
http://local.xinhuanet.com/dfyw/2006-11/21/content_20827.htm

Village Locked down After Police Free Hostage Officials
SCMP, November 21, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZC16Q47UE.html

中国人权展有访民被抓 (Petitioners Taken Away at China's Human Rights Exhibition)
Radio Free Asia, November 20, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/11/20/renquan/

Public Health
Capital's HIV Cases Continue to Rise
SCMP, November 21, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZPWPM47UE.html

Religion
专家对中国执行宗教条例看法不一 (Experts Divided on Effects of the Religious Affairs Regulation)
Voice of America, November 21, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-11-21-voa18.cfm

Muslim Voices Rising in China
The Boston Globe, November 19, 2006
http://www.boston.com/news/world/asia/articles/2006/11/19/m
uslim_voices_rising_in_china/hina/

Social Security
PBoC Chief Urges China Deal with Pension Crisis
Financial Times, November 21, 2006
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/c28787d2-7892-11db-802c-0000779e23
40,dwp_uuid=9c33700c-4c86-11da-89df-00007
79e2340.html0000779e2340,dwp_uuid=9c33700c-4c86-11da-89df
-0000779e2340.html

Tibet
Tibetans Protest Chinese Leader's Visit to India
AFP (via YahooNews), November 20, 2006
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20061120/wl_afp/indiachinatibetp
oliticsunrest_061120111232232

Monday, November 20, 2006

November 18 - 20, 2006

Top News of the Day
Protests and Petitions
Village Still Tense After Officials Freed
SCMP, November 20, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZM23Q47UE.html
Police were still surrounding Dongzhou Village in Guangdong Province on November 19 after armed police freed eight government officials taken hostage following the arrest of a rights activist. A villager said three people have been arrested so far. A freelance American photojournalist, who had been detained on November 18, was released a day later. Phone calls to many villagers were cut off. Xinhua said there were no injuries or conflicts during the operation to free the eight officials.

News
Children
Stampede at School Kills Six Students on Mainland
SCMP, November 20, 2006
http://www.scmp.com/topnews/ZZZNVVM47UE.html

Corruption
For the Powerful, Sex and Corruption Go Hand in Hand
SCMP, November 20, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZRTNM47UE.html

Environment
A Troubled River Mirrors China’s Path to Modernity
New York Times, November 19, 2006
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/19/world/asia/19yellowriver.h
tml?ref=todayspaper

Government
地方换届130多人受处 (130 People Punished for Corruption Ahead of Local People's Congress Elections)
The Beijing News, November 20, 2006
http://news.thebeijingnews.com/0565/2006/11-20/011@011236
.htm

省委大换班 惊现「換届病」 (Cadres Get "Re-election Illness" Ahead of Provincial People's Congress Elections)
Wen Wei Po, November 20, 2006
http://www.wenweipo.com/news.phtml?news_id=CH0611200015&
cat=002CH

吕邦列遭警方传唤并被抄家 (Local People's Congress Candidate Lü Banglie Summoned, Home Searched)
Radio Free Asia, November 17, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/11/17/lvbanglie/

煤矿主曝官员强取豪夺内幕 (Owner Says Officials Seized His Coal Mine)
Radio Free Asia, November 17, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/11/17/meikuang/


Human Rights
北京办人权展览 海外有褒有贬 (Overseas Reaction Mixed on Beijing's Human Rights Exhibition)
Voice of America, November 19, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-11-19-voa48.cfm

Human Rights Defenders - Yang Tianshui (杨天水)
独立中文笔会首届“狱中作家奖”授予狱中网络作家杨天水 (Yang Tianshui Given First "Writer-in-Prison" Award by Independent Chinese PEN Center)
Radio Free Asia, November 18, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/11/18/yangtia
nshui/

Law
青海两年办理农民工法律援助案八百多件 为困难群众撑起法律保护伞 (Qinghai Government Provided Legal Aid to 800 Migrant Workers in Past Two Years)
Legal Daily, November 20, 2006
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2006-11/20/content_456415.htm

Media
Wikipedia Back Offline After Brief Easing of Ban
SCMP, November 20, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZPCJM47UE.html

国家发改委主持召开大会 通过“金盾工程”建设项目国家验收 (National Development and Reform Commission Formally Accepts "Golden Shield" Project)
China Government Website, November 17, 2006
http://www.mps.gov.cn/cenweb/brjlCenweb/jsp/common/article.j
sp?infoid=ABC00000000000035645

思科股民反对压制网络新闻自由 (Cisco Shareholders Oppose Internet Censorship)
Radio Free Asia, November 17, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/11/17/cisco/

Migrant Workers
“两稳定”农民工可申领居住证 (Shanghai Government Issues Opinion Allowing Certain Welfare Benefits to Migrant Workers with Stable Jobs and Residence)
Legal Daily, November 20, 2006
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2006-11/20/content_456458.
htm

Protests and Petitions
四川南充出租车司机大罢工抗议警方办案不力 (Taxi Drivers On Strike to Protest Delayed Action by Police in Nanchong, Sichuan)
Radio Free Asia, November 18, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/11/18/nanchon
g/

Public Health
中国驻英参赞否认"器官买卖"报道 (Britain-Based Chinese Diplomat Finds "Organ Trade" Report Inaccurate)
BBC, November 20, 2006
http://news.bbc.co.uk/chinese/trad/hi/newsid_6150000/newsid_
6159400/6159480.stm

Rights Group Wants Organ Transplant Figures Revealed
SCMP, November 20, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZQ23Q47UE.html

State Security
亚太峰会花絮：中国“绝密”文件 (APEC Feature: Widely Circulated Speech of President Hu Jintao Is a “Top Secret" Document in China)
Voice of America, November 19, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-11-19-voa1.cfm

Hong Kong
Plea to Set up HK-Style Schools on Mainland
SCMP, November 20, 2006
http://hongkong.scmp.com/hknews/ZZZY23Q47UE.html

Friday, November 17, 2006

November 17, 2006

Top News of the Day

Protests and Petitions

Police Close in on South China Hostage Dispute

Radio Free Asia, November 16, 2006

http://www.rfa.org/english/china/2006/11/16/china_dongzhou/

Hundreds of police moved into Dongzhou (东洲), Guangdong Province on November 15 after a six-day standoff in which villagers detained eight officials to demand the release of a local activist. The villagers wanted to have an exchange between the detained villager and the eight officials. Local authorities ordered internet cafes in and around Dongzhou to close on Thursday afternoon.


News

胡总加总理安排会晤 (President Hu Jintao and Canadian Prime Minister Will Meet)

Wen Wei Po, November 17, 2006

http://www.wenweipo.com/news.phtml?news_id=CH0611170001&ca
t=0 02CH

Bilateral Ties

Compromise Needed in Sino-Canadian Row

SCMP, November 17, 2006

http://focus.scmp.com/focusnews/ZZZGVFM47UE.html

Corruption

监狱长为何沦为阶下囚？ (How Did a Prison Chief Become a Prison Inmate?)

Nanfang Weekend, November 15, 2006

http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/zmzg/200611150633.asp

Death Penalty

雇凶杀人富豪被执行死刑 (Rich Man in Zhejiang Executed for Ordering a Murder)

Legal Daily, November 17, 2006

http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/misc/2006-11/17/content_455494.htm

Death Sentence for Three Protestant Leaders Upheld

AsiaNews.it, November 15, 2006

http://www.asianews.it/view.php?l=en&art=7754

Gender

China's Homosexual Group on Campus Triggers Debate

Xinhuanet, November 16, 2006

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-11/16/content_5338958.htm

Government

中国评论﹕溫总治贪尽力而为 (Commentary: Premier Wen Jiabao Is Doing His Best to Fight Corruption)

Ming Pao, November 17, 2006

http://www.mingpaonews.com/20061117/caz1.htm


Human Rights Defender – Chen Guangcheng (陈光诚)

Fairness Issues Dog Blind Lawyer's Trial

SCMP, November 17, 2006

http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZVIWP47UE.html

陈光诚案重审日期待定 遭屈打证人愿冒险出庭 (Day of Chen Guangcheng’s Retrial to Be Determined, Tortured Witness Will Speak the Truth This Time)

Radio Free Asia, November 16, 2006

http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/11/16/chen/

Human Rights Defender – Huseyincan Celil (塞利尔)

Harper Loses Chance to Aid Local Man in Chinese Jail

The Hamilton Spectator, November 16, 2006

http://www.hamiltonspectator.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?page
name=hamilton/Layout/Article_Type1&c=Article&cid=1163631020
461&call_pageid=1020420665036&col

Land Policy

为何中国无人为民众买不起房辞职？ (Commentary: Why Will No One Resign over Unaffordable Housing in China?)

Nanfang City News, November 17, 2006

http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/spqy/200611170314.asp

Law

In Brief: Hepatitis B Parents Drop Case Under Duress

SCMP, November 17, 2006

http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZWUFM47UE.html

Non-jail Verdicts to Be Tightened

Shanghai Daily, November 17, 2006

http://www.shanghaidaily.com/art/2006/11/15/297199/Non_jail_verdi
cts_to_be_tightened.htm

Media

China Lifts Wikipedia Ban, but Some Topics Remain Blocked

New York Times, November 17, 2006

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/16/technology/16wiki.html?_r=2&or
ef=slogin&oref=slogin

Official: Accredited Journalists Can Report in China

China Daily, November 16, 2006

http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/2008/2006-11/16/content_735194.htm

Military

Nuclear Deal High on Hu's Pakistan Trip Agenda

SCMP, November 17, 2006

http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZSUFM47UE.html

Protests and Petitions

甘肃国企裁员千人抗议 (1,000 Workers of State-owned Enterprise in Gansu Protest Dismissal and Inadequate Compensation)

Ming Pao, November 17, 2006

http://www.mingpaonews.com/20061117/cfb1.htm

In Brief: Students Riot over 3.5 Yuan Meal Price Rise

SCMP, November 17, 2006

http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZWUFM47UE.html

京警阻市民抗议杀狗 (Police in Beijing Bar Citizens from Protesting "One-Dog Policy")

Ming Pao, November 17, 2006

http://www.mingpaonews.com/20061117/ccb1.htm

Public Health

她被单位送进精神病院合法吗？ (Can a Work Unit Forcibly Send a Worker to a Mental Hospital If She and Her Family Oppose?)

Nanfang Weekend, November 15, 2006

http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/zmzg/200611150620.asp

Religion

中国要求宗教团体助构建和谐社会 (China Asks Religious Groups to Help Construct Harmonious Society)

Voice of America, November 16, 2006

http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-11-16-voa2.cfm

新疆又有家庭教会基督徒被抓 (Protestant House Church Member in Xinjiang Detained)

Radio Free Asia, November 16, 2006

http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/11/16/xinjiang/

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