December 29, 2006

Top News of the Day
Death Penalty
Mass Murderer Executed Without Psychiatric Test
SCMP, December 29, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ4IHPD9WE.html
Convicted mass murderer Qiu Xinghua (邱兴华) was executed in public yesterday, just days before the Supreme People's Court is due to start reviewing all lower-level death penalty decisions. The Shaanxi Higher People's Court refused to order a psychiatric test, even though some psychiatric experts argued that his behavior and family history pointed to mental illness; under the mainland legal system, only the police, prosecutors and judges have the power to initiate a test. Qiu was executed about 50 minutes after the court opened at 9:00 am.

News
Death Penalty
社论：立斩邱兴华是对程序公正的执意漠视 (Editorial: Immediate Execution of Qiu Xinghua Is Blatant Disregard of Procedural Justice)
Nanfang City News, December 29, 2006
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/spqy/200612290529.
asp

邱兴华匆匆被“斩立决”说明什么？ (Commentary: What Does the Immediate Execution of Qiu Xinghua Illustrate?)
Nanfang City News, December 29, 2006
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/spqy/200612290411
.asp

多省赶死线掀打靶潮 (Several Provinces Rush Through Executions Ahead of Implementation of New Rule)
Ming Pao, December 29, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20061229/caa1.htm

China's Supreme Court Guarantees Strict Control of Death Penalty
People's Daily, December 28, 2006
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200612/28/eng20061228_3366
06.html

Environment
水利部安排中央投资60亿元解决3000万农村人口饮水安全 ( 6 Billion Yuan to Be Invested in Providing Safe Drinking Water for 30 Million Rural Residents)
Legal Daily, December 29, 2006
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2006-12/29/content_502244.htm

Lower Emission Data Fictitious: Watchdog
SCMP, December 29, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZAIHPD9WE.html

Freedom of Speech
中日同研历史和中国限制史学研究 (Sino-Japanese History Study Group and China's Internal Ban on Research on Selected Contemporary Historical Topics)
Voice of America, December 28, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-12-28-voa46.cfm

Government
The Death of a Chinese Democrat
Time.com, December 27, 2006
http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1572943,00.html

Hukou
改革户籍制度才能解决留守儿童问题 (Hukou Reforms – The Way to Solve the Problem of Children Left Behind by Migrant Workers)
China Youth Daily, December 29, 2006
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2006-12/29/content_1627456.htm

Human Rights Defenders
代理人刘正有被解除资格 失地农民状告公安案受阻 (Liu Zhengyou Barred from Representing Sichuan Victims of Land Grabs in Illegal Detention Case)
Radio Free Asia, December 28, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/12/28/land/

Human Rights Defender - Chen Guangcheng (陈光诚)
陈光诚两律师被殴重伤 警方不管 (Police in Shandong Ignore Reports on Beatings of Chen Guangcheng's Lawyers)
Voice of America, December 28, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-12-28-voa51.cfm

Labor
Jobs Scarce for China's Graduates
Los Angeles Times, December 28, 2006
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-chigrads28dec28,1,5943111.
story?coll=la-headlines-business

Land Policy
成都养殖户奶牛场遭强拆 百万家财一夕化乌有 (Dairy Farm in Chengdu Demolished)
Radio Free Asia, December 28, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/12/28/chengdu/

Law
讨薪6年无果 状告法院 (Migrant Workers in Hunan Sue Court over Ruling on Back Pay Claims)
The Beijing News, December 29, 2006
http://news.thebeijingnews.com/0567/2006/12-29/011@232249
.htm

Media
社论：十大新闻关宏旨　大众感知有隔阂 (Commentary: Xinhua's Selection of Top 10 News in 2006 Does Not Reflect People’s Concerns)
Nanfang City News, December 29, 2006
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/spqy/200612290522.
asp

New Media Rules May Be Permanent
SCMP, December 29, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ21OPD9WE.html

各地发言人接电矇查查 (Government Spokespersons Across China Still Confused)
Ming Pao, December 29, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20061229/cca2.htm

Military
China Issues White Paper on National Defense
China Daily, December 29, 2006
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2006-12/29/content_770831
.htm

Three Gorges
In Building of Chinese Dams, Poorest Are Paying a High Price
International Herald Tribune, December 26, 2006
http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/12/26/news/dam.php

December 28, 2006

Top News of the Day
Human Rights Defender – Chen Guangcheng (陈光诚)
Lawyers for Jailed Activist Beaten up
SCMP, December 28, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZKR2147WE.html
Chen Guangcheng's lawyers Li Jinsong (李劲松) and Li Fangping (李方平) were beaten when they were on their way to Linyi, Shandong Province, to deal with Chen's case. A female passenger accused Li Jinsong of sexually harassing her, but his friend and AIDS activist Hu Jia contended that the accusation was totally groundless. Hu said the beatings may be related to Chen's case.

News
Children
未成年人保护法修订草案已较成熟建议提请表决 (Standing Committee of NPC Advised to Vote on Draft Amendments on Protection of Minors)
Xinhuanet, December 25, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2006-12/25/content_5527964.h
tm

Environment
环保总局要求所有城镇征污水处理费 每吨0.8元 (All Chinese Towns to Charge 0.8 Yuan for Treatment of Each Metric Tonne of Sewage)
Xinhuanet, December 27, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/fortune/2006-12/27/content_5537187.
htm

Dire Warnings from China's First Climate Change Report
AFP (via YahooNews), December 27, 2006
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20061227/wl_asia_afp/chinaenviron
mentclimatewarming_061227073927

Illegal Power Plants, Coal Mines in China Pose Challenge for Beijing
Wall Street Journal, December 27, 2006
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB116718773722060212.html?mod=
todays_us_page_one

败诉促使中国扩大环保领域行政复议受理范围 (Lost Lawsuit Leads to Issuance of Environmental Measures that Expand the Scope of Administrative Review)
Xinhuanet, December 25, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2006-12/25/content_5528637.htm

Human Rights Defenders
The 'Conscience of Chinese Lawyers' Will Fight to the End
SCMP, December 28, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ2KDM37WE.html

My Life After Tiananmen: Chen Ziming
Radio Free Asia, December 27, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/in_depth/2006/12/27/china_ch
enziming/

June 4th
“天安门事件”的评价成为日中共同历史研究的对象 (June 4th Incident Becomes Research Topic in Sino-Japanese History Study Group)
Radio Free Asia, December 27, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/12/27/lishi/

Labor
考试不过关 女工罚脫衣 (Shanghai Beauty Shop Workers Forced to Strip as Punishment for Failing Exams)
Wen Wei Po, December 28, 2006
http://www.wenweipo.com/news.phtml?news_id=CH0612280035&c
at=002CH

劳动合同法草案：试用工资不得低于合同工资80% (Draft Labor Contract Law Stipulates that Probational Wages Cannot Be Less than 80 Percent of Contractual Wages)
Xinhuanet, December 25, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2006-12/25/content_5527331.htm

Land Policy
600万被徵地农民将获保障 (Six Million Victims of Land Grabs to Be Protected by Social Security Measures)
Wen Wei Po, December 28, 2006
http://www.wenweipo.com/news.phtml?news_id=CH0612280028&c
at=002CH

Law
Pioneer for Shareholders' Rights Learns About Justice the Hard Way
SCMP, December 28, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZCNCM37WE.html

隆胸第一案 深中院发回重审 (Shenzhen Intermediate People's Court Asks Lower Court to Retry Case Involving Defective Plastic Surgery Materials)
Wen Wei Po, December 28, 2006
http://www.wenweipo.com/news.phtml?news_id=CH0612280016
&cat=002CH

江苏竹海失地农告官 (Victims of Land Grab Sue Jiangsu Authorities)
Radio Free Asia, December 27, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/12/27/tudi/

云南省高级人民法院将实行判后释疑制度 (Yunnan Higher People's Court to Provide Oral Explanations of Rulings Starting 2007)
Xinhuanet, December 20, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2006-12/20/content_5512648.htm

Media
国务院九部门下个月推出定时定点新闻发布制度 (Nine State Council Departments to Establish Spokesperson System in January 2007)
EastDay.com, December 28, 2006
http://news.eastday.com/c/20061228/u1a2535562.html

Olympics
北京启建奥运医疗网络 (Beijing Starts Developing Medical Network for Olympics)
The Beijing News, December 28, 2006
http://news.thebeijingnews.com/0553/2006/12-28/015@231979
.htm

Mainland Eases Restrictions on Taiwanese Reporters
SCMP, December 28, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZGNCM37WE.html

China to Tackle Olympic Pollution
BBC, December 27, 2006
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/6213051.stm

Poverty
Rich-poor Divide Serious, Study Finds
China Daily, December 26, 2006
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2006-12/26/content_767384.
htm

Protests and Petitions
杭州退休工人维权三名代表被延长刑拘 (Detention Periods of 3 Labor Activists Extended in Zhejiang)
Radio Free Asia, December 27, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/12/27/weiquan/

Society - Ethnic Minorities
'Increase Resource Tax in Minority Areas'
People's Daily, December 28, 2006
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200612/28/eng20061228_3364
25.html

State Security
非法获取中国气象资料将受打击 (China to Classify Meteorological Information as a State Secret)
Radio Free Asia, December 27, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/12/26/qixiang/

December 23 - 27, 2006

Due to the damage to regional communication networks, we were unable to produce the Daily News Brief on Tuesday December 27. We regret any inconvenience this may have caused.


Top News of the Day
Religion
Christian Leaders Sent to Prison over Protest
SCMP, December 24, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZKH6N9UVE.html
On December 23, eight underground Christian leaders accused of "inciting violence" in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, were tried and convicted. Pastor Shen Zhuke was sentenced to 3-1/2 years in prison, and the others were given sentences ranging from suspended sentences to three years' imprisonment. The group organized a protest against the demolition of their church, which the government argued was an illegal structure.

News
Corruption
排除干扰秉公办理 高官异地审判制度初露端倪 (Corrupt Senior Officials Tried Outside Home Provinces)
Xinhuanet, December 27, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2006-12/27/content_5529137.
htm

Corruption 'Still Quite Serious', Says Politburo
SCMP, December 26, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ9JZNQ3WE.html

Qingdao Party Chief Fired from All Posts
SCMP, December 25, 2006
http://www.scmp.com/topnews/ZZZOC6OQ3WE.html

Death Penalty
Death Term Handed to Top Officer Commuted
SCMP, December 23, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZYR9I9UVE.html

Environment
Conservation Comes First, Hu Warns Local Officials
SCMP, December 27, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZIJ8OQ3WE.html

Hukou
暂住證被轰违法 (Legality of Temporary Residence Permit Questioned)
Ming Pao, December 27, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20061227/cab1.htm

Human Rights Defender - Gao Zhisheng (高智晟)
Rights Lawyer Given Light Sentence
SCMP, December 23, 2006
http://www.scmp.com/topnews/ZZZT3Z3AUVE.html

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  Related Information
  HRIC Statement on Gao Zhisheng’s Sentence
  Human Rights in China, December 22, 2006
  http://www.hrichina.org/
  

Labor
Activist Criticize China Toy Factory
AP( via YahooNews), December 22, 2006
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061222/ap_on_re_as/china_bratz
_dolls_2

Law
Lawyers at Risk Trying to Apply the Law
SCMP, December 25, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ6SYNQ3WE.html

Media
记者东莞遭掳劫官禁报道 (Dongguan Authorities Prohibit Newspaper from Reporting on Robbery)
Ming Pao, December 27, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20061227/cca1.htm

《物权法》传媒禁唱反调 (Media Barred from Negative Reporting on the Property Rights Law)
Ming Pao, December 27, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20061227/caa1.htm

《百姓》披露江苏村民被强迁 关注土地问题受整肃 (Baixing Magazine Purged over Land Grab Report)
Radio Free Asia, December 26, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/12/26/baixing/

Migrant Workers
四川民工陕西讨薪被殴致死 (Migrant Worker Beaten to Death for Demanding Backpay in Shaanxi)
BBC, December 24, 2006
http://news.bbc.co.uk/chinese/trad/hi/newsid_6200000/newsid_6
208300/6208315.stm

Olympics
Polluters to Take a Breather for Two Months Before Olympics
SCMP, December 27, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZO1NMQ3WE.html

Access to Foreign Media Crucial for Success of Games
SCMP, December 25, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ9GLMQ3WE.html

China Stages Olympic Anti-terror Drill
AFP (via YahooNews), December 23, 2006
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20061223/wl_asia_afp/oly2008chnc
hinasecurityattacks_0612230703041223070304

Population
In China, Aging in the Care of Strangers
Washington Post, December 21, 2006
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/12
/21/AR2
006122101898.htmldyn/content/article/2006/12/21/AR2006122
101898.html

Poverty
Wealth Gap Widening, Survey Reveals
SCMP, December 26, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZRCMMQ3WE.html

Protests and Petitions
Medics Armed for Battle After Claimants Attack Hospital
SCMP, December 26, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZXCMMQ3WE.html

郑恩宠和拆迁户联名举报黄菊 (Zheng Enchong and Evictees Request Supreme People's Procuratorate to Prosecute Huang Ju over Corruption)
Radio Free Asia, December 26, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/12/26/zheng/

Religion
青草地家庭教会圣诞节活动被警方中止 (Protestant House Church's Christmas Celebration Stopped by Police in Beijing)
Radio Free Asia, December 25, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/12/25/christm
as/

Congress Increases Pressure for Sanctions over China's Religious Freedom Record
SCMP, December 23, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZ5D5N9UVE.html

Social Security
Basic Social Security Net to Cover All Farmers
SCMP, December 25, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZESYNQ3WE.html

Tibet
Dalai Lama Says China Boom Offers Hope for Tibet
AFP (via YahooNews), December 25, 2006
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20061225/wl_afp/indiachinatibetreli
giondalai_06122506044141

December 22, 2006

Top News of the Day
Human Rights Defender – Gao Zhisheng (高志晟)
China Gives Rights Lawyer Suspended Sentence
Reuters (via Yahoonews), December 22, 2006
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061222/wl_nm/china_lawyer_dc_2
Human rights lawyer Gao Zhisheng was sentenced to three years in prison for subversion but he was given a five-year reprieve, which means that he does not have to serve his sentence unless he commits another crime over the next five years. However, he was also deprived of his political rights for one year, which will prevent him from speaking to reporters and might mean he could be kept under house arrest or surveillance.

News
Children
病残儿沦为行乞工具 76岁离休老干部卧底丐帮两月揭黑幕 (Retired Cadre Reveals Use of Children with Disabilities as Begging Tools in Shenzhen)
Nanfang Daily, December 22, 2006
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/jwxy/200612210549
.asp

中国南方虐童问题日益严重 (Child Abuse Getting More Serious in Southern China)
Radio Free Asia, December 21, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/12/21/ertong/

Corporate Social Accountability
中国高官呼吁给民营企业以宽容 (Senior Officials Urge Public to Show Leniency to Private Enterprises)
Radio Free Asia, December 22, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/12/21/qiye/

Corruption
Senior Legislator Goes on Trial for Corruption
China Daily, December 21, 2006
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2006-12/21/content_764920.
htm

Food Security
中国物价上涨使得有毒食品肆虐 (Rise in Food Cost Leads to Proliferation of Toxic Food)
Radio Free Asia, December 21, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/12/21/wujia/

Government
社论：事故频曝官商勾结 自我监察难解症结 (Editorial: Self-Monitoring Cannot Solve Problem of Collusion Between Government and Business)
Nanfang City News, December 22, 2006
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/spqy/200612220496.
asp

Human Rights Defender – Gao Qinrong (高勤荣)
A True Chinese Hero
SCMP, December 22, 2006
http://focus.scmp.com/focusnews/ZZZKB6I9UVE.html

Human Rights Defenders – Petitioners
美驻华大使官员会见天津维权人士郑明芳 (US Diplomat Meets Tianjin Rights Defender Zheng Mingfang)
Radio Free Asia, December 21, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/12/21/weiquan1/

Labor
30个城市工会组织为农民工结成"城际维权联盟" (30 Unions Form "City Rights Defense Coalitions")
EastDay.com, December 22, 2006
http://news.eastday.com/eastday/node81741/node81762/node1782
30/u1a2522730.html

Mainland Should Heed Lessons on Worker Safety
SCMP, December 22, 2006
http://focus.scmp.com/focusnews/ZZZ287I9UVE.html

Land Policy
顺德土地维权不同对待 质疑官方肃贪乃对策 (Rights Defense Campaigns in Guangdong Receive Different Treatment)
Radio Free Asia, December 21, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/12/21/weiquan/

Law
Dissident Writer Loses 'Political' Copyright Case
SCMP, December 22, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZOC6I9UVE.html

HK Man in 110m Yuan Dispute to Get Hearing
SCMP, December 22, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZH77I9UVE.html

争议声声：合阳133个“官们”走上被告席 (Shaanxi Officials Stand Trial as Defendants in Administrative Litigations)
Legal Daily, December 22, 2006
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/misc/2006-12/22/content_494070.
htm

Media
China's Reporters Face a Backlash over Investigations
Wall Street Journal, December 22, 2006
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB116664572288655958.html?mod=to
days_us_page_one

Unveiling China's Past
Los Angeles Times, December 22, 2006
http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/asection/la-ed-veil21dec
21,1,425681.story?coll=la-news-a_sectionveil21dec21,1,425681.story
?coll=la-news-a_section

四公司联手帮助网民突破中国封锁 (Four Companies Cooperate on Breaking China's Internet Censorship)
Voice of America, December 21, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-12-21-voa13.cfm

Migrant Workers
“托管班”争议引发留守儿童寄宿难题 (School in Anhui Ordered to Stop Providing Boarding Service Supported by Parents' Donations)
The Beijing News, December 22, 2006
http://news.thebeijingnews.com/0547/2006/1218/014@229671.htm

Police
官员们为何最关注社会治安？ (Commentary: Why Are Officials the Group that Is Most Concerned About Social Order?)
Nanfang City News, December 22, 2006
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/spqy/200612220490.asp

广州拟组建城管公安机构 欲从根本上解决执法问题/打击暴力抗法 (Guangzhou Considers Establishing City Management Police Body)
Nanfang City News, December 22, 2006
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/jwxy/200612210008.asp

Protests and Petitions
南沙工人罢工讨加班费 (600 Guangzhou Workers Go on Strike over Demands for Overtime Pay)
Ming Pao, December 22, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20061222/ccm1.htm

In Booming China, Protests by Poor Escalate
Wall Street Journal, December 21, 2006
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB116663625973155809.html?mod=t
odays_us_page_one

Public Health
HIV Expert Advocates Free Testing, Treatment
SCMP, December 22, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZSC6I9UVE.html

Religion
央视罕有播天主教特辑 (CCTV Unexpectedly Shows Catholic Program)
Ming Pao, December 22, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20061222/cae1.htm

Trouble Brews as Bishops Die
SCMP, December 22, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZF52N9UVE.html

Rural Issues
Land Sale Proceeds to Help Rural Growth
SCMP, December 22, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZE4W3AUVE.html

December 21, 2006

News

Death Penalty
Butcher Who Slew 12 in NE China Executed
People's Daily, December 21, 2006
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200612/21/eng20061221_
334523.html

Government
China to Push Forward Government News Briefing System in 2007: Official
People's Daily, December 20, 2006
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200612/20/eng20061220_
334262.html

Media
港记内地采访放宽 近期推新例 有望跨越奥运成常规 (Beijing Plans to Issue New Rules Relaxing Restrictions on Hong Kong Press Soon)
Ming Pao, December 21, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20061221/caa1.htm

Police
讯问录像须经被讯问者封签 (Recording and Videotaping of Interrogations of Should Be Sealed and Marked with Suspect’s Thumbprint)
The Beijing News, December 21, 2006
http://news.thebeijingnews.com/0565/2006/12-21/021@
031006.htm

公安部有关负责人解读公安机关组织管理条例 (Ministry of Public Security Officials Explain New Regulation on Organizational Management of Public Security Organs)
Legal Daily, December 21, 2006
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2006-12/21/content_
492737.htm

Protests and Petitions
湖北随州村民因耕地补偿问题抗议 (Hubei Villagers Protest Over Resettlement Compensation)
Radio Free Asia, December 20, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/12/20/hubei/

Public Health
Shanghai Begins to Build Public Health Emergency HQ
Xinhuanet, December 21, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-12/21/content_
5513879.htm

广州爱滋感染者排全国四成 (Guangzhou Ranked 4th Largest Chinese City for Registered HIV-AIDS Carriers)
Guangzhou Daily, December 20, 2006
http://gzdaily.dayoo.com/html/2006-12/20/content_
19570571.htm

HIV Education Spreading Throughout Beijing's Schools
Xinhuanet, December 20, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-12/20/content_
5510260.htm

Society
Survey: Nearly 70% Beijing Hutongs Destroyed
Xinhuanet, December 19, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-12/19/content_
5508497.htm

Tibet
西藏农村强制重建　漠视藏人选择权 (Tibetans Given No Choice in Tibetan Village Redevelopment Campaign)
Radio Free Asia, December 20, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/12/20/
tibet/

Xinjiang
新疆两学童当街被斩死 (Two Han Students Killed in the Street by Uyghur Man)
Ming Pao, December 21, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20061221/ccc1.htm

December 20, 2006

Top News of the Day
State Security
Sociologist Who Wrote Articles for Ching Is Jailed for 20 Years
SCMP, December 20, 2006
http://www.scmp.com/topnews/ZZZ0IWM9UVE.html
Academic Lu Jianhua (陆建华), who was arrested in connection with the spying case of Hong Kong journalist Ching Cheong, was secretly sentenced to 20 years' imprisonment by a Beijing court on December 18 on charges of leaking state secrets. His wife was only informed of the sentence by a Beijing court a day later when she called to confirm media reports about it. The court also told her Lu had decided to appeal. Lu did not appoint a lawyer during the first trial and has no plans to do so in his appeal. The sentence is considered unusually harsh for the charge, as generally only very serious cases are given more than 10 years.

News
Death Penalty
安徽省双轮集团原董事长刘俊卿被核准执行死缓 (Death Sentence with Two-year Reprieve Ratified for Former Company Director)
Xinhuanet, December 20, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2006-12/19/content_5504784.h
tm

Human Rights Defender – Fu Xiancai (付先财）
付先财就被袭事件致信贾春旺 (Fu Xiancai Sends Petition Letter to Procurator-general of Supreme People's Procuratorate)
Radio Free Asia, December 19, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/12/19/fu/

Human Rights Defender – Zheng Enchong (郑恩宠)
上海当局要求沈婷与郑恩宠断交 (Shanghai Authorities Harass Hong Kong Resident Shen Ting for Communicating with Zheng Enchong)
Radio Free Asia, December 19, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/12/19/zheng/

Land Policy
征地拆迁和新农村建设职务犯罪成明年查办重点 (Land-Related Crimes to Be Targeted in 2007)
EastDay.com, December 20, 2006
http://news.eastday.com/eastday/node81741/node81762/node177
776/u1a2518159.html

Law
Protest Farmers on Trial for Extortion
SCMP, December 20, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ3A0I9UVE.html

三名上海访民被判刑，两名被审理 (Three Shanghai Petitioners Convicted, 2 Tried)
Radio Free Asia, December 19, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/12/19/fangmin/

Media
中国將续推 新闻发佈制 (More Government Bodies to Adopt Spokesperson System)
Wen Wei Po, December 20, 2006
http://www.wenweipo.com/news.phtml?cat=001YO&news_id=Y
O0612200008

Migrant Workers
Chinese City May Limit Migrants
BBC, December 20, 2006
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/6192187.stm

Police
Police Pay Family After Man Dies in Cell
SCMP, December 20, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZZ90I9UVE.html

Protests and Petitions
政治诉求转向利益捍卫 (Abstract Political Demands Become Defense of Concrete Interests)
Ming Pao, December 20, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20061220/cay2.htm

中央软硬兩手应付 (Central Authorities Try to Handle Petitions Using Both Soft and Hard Tactics)
Ming Pao, December 20, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20061220/cay3.htm

民怨炸弹密集爆发 (Commentary: Public Grievances Explode)
Ming Pao, December 20, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20061220/cay1.htm

杭州官方抓捕十多名维权代表　八旬老人称只求对话 (Two of 15 Protestors Taken Away by Hangzhou Authorities Still Being Held)
Radio Free Asia, December 19, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/12/19/qingyu
an/

Society
Chinese Success Story Chokes on Its Own Growth
New York Times, December 19, 2006
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/19/world/asia/19shenzhen.html?
_r=1&ref=todayspaper&pagewanted=print&pagewanted=print

December 19, 2006

Top News of the Day
Law
为南海村民辩护　两位律师被软禁无法出庭 (Attorneys Prevented from Representing Land Grab Victims in Guangdong)
Radio Free Asia, December 18, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/12/18/nanhai/
Attorney Zhang Jiankang (张鉴康) was prevented by Xi'an police when he tried to travel to Guangdong Province to defend representatives of land grab victims who were to be tried on blackmail charges today. Another attorney was also pressured and was not able to attend the trial. The local court had previously cancelled the trial twice after finding out that the villagers had hired these lawyers and that the lawyers would be present in court.

News
Children
China Tightens Child Adoptions to Bar Singles, Obese, Over-50s
Bloomberg, December 19, 2006
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601080&sid=aKzR_
pq0k8WE&refer=asia

Death Penalty
“毒王”陈炳锡被判死刑 ("King of Drugs" Chen Bingxi Sentenced to Death in Guangzhou)
The Beijing News, December 19, 2006
http://news.thebeijingnews.com/0567/2006/12-19/031@229822.
htm

最高法院收回死刑复核权存在五大悬疑 (Five Queries Remain on Supreme People's Court's Restoration of Power over Death Sentences)
EastDay.com, December 19, 2006
http://news.eastday.com/eastday/node81741/node81762/node17
7486/u1a2516190.html

Environment
China Shifts Pollution Blame
Radio Free Asia, December 18, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/english/features/lelyveld/2006/12/18/china_
pollution/

Government
敏感消息发布的“星期五现象” (Commentary: Authorities Always Release "Sensitive News" on Fridays in Order to Decrease Public Attention)
China Youth Daily, December 19, 2006
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2006-12/19/content_1614961.htm

Giving in to Temptation Biggest Problem for Auditors
South China Morning Post, December 19, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZKLTM9UVE.html

China's Official Opulence
Los Angeles Times, December 18, 2006
http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/asection/la-fg-perps18d
ec18,1,3228829.story

Human Rights Defender - Gao Qinrong (高勤荣)
Journalist Unfazed After 8 Years in Jail
South China Morning Post, December 19, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZDGN3AUVE.html

Human Rights Defender - Gao Zhisheng (高智晟)
高智晟的女儿描述被警察殴打的经过 (Gao Zhisheng's Daughter Describes Police Beatings)
Radio Free Asia, December 18, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/12/18/gaozhish
eng/

Human Rights Defenders
何德普狱中健康差　狱方拒出示体检结果 (Dissident He Depu Suffering from Ill Health in Beijing Prison)
Radio Free Asia, December 18, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/12/18/hedepu/

原四川泸州人大代表、维权人士曾建余被拘留 (Former Deputy in Sichuan and Rights Defender Zeng Jianyu Detained)
Radio Free Asia, December 18, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/12/18/luzhou/

武汉花楼街维权代表陈顺喜被刑事拘留 (Representative of Land Grab Victims Chen Shunxi Placed Under Criminal Detention in Wuhan)
Radio Free Asia, December 18, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/12/18/wuhan/

Land Policy
湖南警察对反征地的农民使用暴力　三人被拘留 (Hunan Police Use Force Against Petitioning Villagers, Detain Three)
Radio Free Asia, December 18, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/12/18/hunan/

Law
谁来保护中国“深喉” (Who Is to Protect China's Whistleblowers?)
China Youth Daily, December 19, 2006
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2006-12/19/content_1614996.htm

Migrant Workers
西安40万外来工改称新市民 “这是政府尊重我们的第一步” (Migrant Workers in Xi'an Satisfied with Policy for "New Citizens")
China Youth Daily, December 19, 2006
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2006-12/19/content_1615171.htm

Olympics
2006年度北京奥运十大新闻评选启动 ("Top 10 Beijing Olympic News in 2006" Internet Feature Launched)
China Youth Daily, December 19, 2006
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2006-12/19/content_1615281.htm

Politics
分析：中共十七大胡锦涛面临挑战 (Analysis: President Hu Jintao Faces Challenges in CPC's 17th National Party Congress)
Voice of America, December 18, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-12-18-voa42.cfm

Poverty
中国评论﹕贫富悬殊难望长治久安 (Commentary: Long-Lasting Social Order Is Difficult to Achieve with a Large Income Gap)
Ming Pao, December 19, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20061219/caz1.htm

Protests and Petitions
顺德城管殴打维权骨干　数百村民聚集要官方认错 (Hundreds of Villagers in Guangdong Demand Apology over Police Inaction in Beating of Female Protestor)
Radio Free Asia December 18, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/12/18/shunde/

In Chinese Boomtown, Middle Class Pushes Back
New York Times, December 18, 2006
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/18/world/asia/18shenzhen.html?
_r=1&ref=todayspaper&oref=slogin&oref=slogin

六方会谈会场外访民抗议 (Petitioners Protest Outside Venue for "6-Party Talk" in Beijing)
Radio Free Asia, December 18, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/12/18/6-party/

December 16-18, 2006

Top News of the Day

Religion
Shanghai Preacher Detained by Police, US Christian Group Says
SCMP, December 16, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZQQ58YPVE.html
Wang Mingwei (王明伟), a preacher from a house church in Changqiao, Shanghai, has been reportedly taken away by police after a police raid on December 16, according to China Aid Association. The local authorities have yet to give information or issue any notice that Wang has been officially detained.

News

Corruption
More Judges Held in Graft Crackdown
SCMP, December 16, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZYQG8YPVE.html

Death Penalty
Fate of a Killer Is Litmus Test for Future of Courts
SCMP, December 18, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZL5M7YPVE.html

拒捕枪杀公安民警 被告一审被判死刑 (Two Hunan Men Sentenced to Death for Killing a Policeman)
Legal Daily, December 18, 2006
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2006-12/18/content_
489603.htm

广东女博裸死案凶手获死刑 (Rapist and Murderer of Guangzhou Doctoral Student Executed)
The Beijing News, December 16, 2006
http://news.thebeijingnews.com/0567/2006/12-16/014@
229396.htm

China Executes Two Former Bank Employees for Fraud
AFP (via YahooNews), December 15, 2006
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20061215/wl_asia_afp/
chinacorruptionbankingcrimetrial_06121504184561215041845

Environment
China's Largest Underwater Exploration Project Completed
Xinhuanet, December 17, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-12/17/content_
5497975.htm

Int'l Advisory Organization Suggests Setting up Environmental Protection Ministry in China
Xinhuanet, December 17, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-12/17/content_
5499697.htm

Human Rights Defenders – Chen Guangcheng (陈光诚)
陈光诚起诉临沂公安局局长刘杰 (Detained Rights Lawyer Chen Guangcheng Sues Local Police Chief for Harassment and Intimidation)
Radio Free Asia, December 15, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/12/15/chen/

Labor
深圳厂要员工签畜生协议 (New Recruits at a Shenzhen Factory Asked to Sign Contract Containing Humiliating Clauses)
Ming Pao, December 18, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20061218/cce1.htm

Wal-Mart Sets up Chinese Communist Party Branch in Shenzhen
China Daily, December 18, 2006
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2006-12/18/content_
761049.htm

Land Policy
China Sends Out Inspectors to Monitor Local Gov't Land Use
Xinhuanet, December 17, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-12/17/content_
5498969.htm

Media
网民成为时代英雄　管理理应与时俱进 (Editorial: Management of Internet Should Be in Line with the Growing Power of Netizens)
Nanfang City News, December 18, 2006
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/dd/dsb/A02/
200612180250.asp

Chinese Web TV Bonanza Beyond Reach
Asia Times Online, December 15, 2006
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China_Business/
HL15Cb02.html

Military
禁止其他党派在军队中建立组织 (Non-CPC Political Parties Not Allowed to Organize Activities or Establish Organizations in the Military)
Nanfang City News, December 17, 2006
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/newdaily/zg/
200612170162.asp

Politics
和谐社会究竟由谁来付钞 (Who Will Pay for the Cost of Upholding a Harmonious Society?)
Ming Pao, December 18, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20061218/caf1.htm

《百姓》发文批评中国智库 (Outspoken Magazine Bai Xing Criticizes Chinese Think-Tanks)
Radio Free Asia, December 15, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/12/15/zhiku/

解读六中全会:发挥宗教促进社会和谐的积极作用 (Religion Should Strive to Promote Social Harmony, According to Newly Issued CPC Resolution)
People's Daily, December 18, 2006
http://politics.people.com.cn/GB/1026/5176888.html

Population
中国男女出生比已达119：100 (Male-Female Birth Ratio Reaches an Alarming Rate of 119:100)
The Beijing News, December 16, 2006
http://news.thebeijingnews.com/0565/2006/12-16/014@
040103.htm

Poverty
Beijing's Homeless "Living" in McDonalds 24-hour Restaurants
Xinhuanet, December 18, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-12/16/content_
5496642.htm

Protests and Petitions
调查称官员首次认为社会治安成最严重社会问题 (Officials Admit Social Order Is the Most Serious Social Problem in China, Shows Survey)
Sina.com, December 18, 2006
http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2006-12-18/102611820646.shtml

自杀者冲击连发 天安门戒备森严 (Police Tighten Security Around Tiananmen Square to Prevent Suicide Attempts by Petitioners During US Treasury Secretary's Visit)
Radio Free Asia, December 17, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/12/17/
tiananmen/

学者规劝政府不要把群体事件弄成敌我问题 (The Government Should Not Over-react by Taking a Hostile Position Against Mass Incidents, Academics Advise)
Radio Free Asia, December 15, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/12/15/
kangyi/

Religion
Women Take a Leading Role in Mainland's Muslim Heartland
SCMP, December 18, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZKW88YPVE.html

中国将审判抗议政府拆教堂基督徒 (Eight Christians to Stand Trial on December 22 for Protesting Church Demolition)
Voice of America, December 15, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-12-15-voa49.cfm

基督教中国家庭教会风波迭起 (More Crackdowns on Protestant House Churches in Zhejiang)
Radio Free Asia, December 15, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/12/15/
zongjiao/

Society
Growing Middle Class Raises Its Voice in Chinese Boomtown
International Herald Tribune, December 17, 2006
http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/12/17/news/shenzhen.php

Xinjiang
新疆医院爆炸或涉恐袭 (Bomb Explosion in Xinjiang Hospital May Be Related to Terrorism)
Ming Pao, December 18, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20061218/ccf1.htm