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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