January 20, 2006

Top News of the Day

Human Rights Defenders – Journalists
原《中华新青年》的几名记者被判刑 (Three Zhejiang Journalists with New China Youth Sentenced for Publishing Unauthorized Magazine That Exposed Local Land Disputes)
Radio Free Asia, January 18, 2006
Three journalists from Zhejiang, Zhu Wanxiang (祝万祥), Wu Zhengyou (吴正有) and Pan Chunlei (潘春雷), have been given jail terms ranging from one to 10 years after being convicted of publishing an unauthorized magazine. They were also charged with illegal business operations and fraud.
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/01/18/jizhe/

related news:
记者无国界谴责北京整肃敢言报刊 (Reporters Without Borders Condemns China for Crackdown on Newspapers)
Voice of America, January 20, 2006
http://www.epochtimes.com/gb/6/1/19/n1195018.htm


News

Children
Project to Care for Prisoners' Children
Xinhuanet, January 20, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-01/20/content_
4075086.htm

Civil Society
基金会必须公布其活动信息 (Foundations Required to Disclose Information on Activities)
Legal Daily, January 20, 2006
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2006-01/20/content_
255135.htm

Corruption
32,000 Investigated for Corruption
China Daily, January 20, 2006
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2006-01/20/content
_513864.htm

Death Penalty
小保姆杀死山西长治原人大副主任夫妇被判死刑 (Babysitter Sentenced to Death for Murdering Shanxi NPC Deputy)
EastDay.com, January 20, 2006
http://china.eastday.com/eastday/node81741/node81762/node
113423/userobject1ai1804686.html4686.html

Environment - Water
China's Rivers to Be Dammed for Evermore
The Telegraph, January 20, 2006
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2006/01/
20/wdam20.xml&sSheet=/news/2006/01/20/ixworld.htmhttp
://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2006/01/
20/wdam20.xml&sSheet=/news/2006/01/20/ixworld.html

海南省過百萬農民水源遭污染 (Over a Million Hainan Farmers Drink Unsafe Water Despite Abundant Water Supply)
Asia Times Online, January 20, 2006
http://www.atchinese.com/index.php?option=com_content&task
=view&id=12814&Itemid=33=33

Government
Alarm Sounded Over Shortage of Professional Firefighters
SCMP, January 20, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZMX9Y6SGE.html

Human Rights
The Development of Human Rights Is in the Details
China Digital Times, January 20, 2006
http://www.pressinterpreter.org/node/268

China Says Rights Criticisms Come from 'Thin Air'
Reuters (via YahooNews), January 19, 2006
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060119/wl_nm/rights_
china_dc_2

Human Rights Defenders – Journalist Li Changqing (李长青)
当局不放记者李长青　换个罪名再开审 (Former Deputy Editor of Fuzhou Daily Charged with New Crime After Procuratorate Fails to Prove Case of Inciting Subversion)
Radio Free Asia, January 19, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/01/19/li/

Labor - Unemployment
Unemployment to Remain at 4.6%
Xinhuanet, January 20, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-01/20/content_
4075527.htm

Media - Internet Censorship
一位博客的看法：现在为博客立法？不必要 (A Blogger's Viewpoint: Legislation to Regulate Blogging not Necessary)
China Youth Daily, January 20, 2006
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2006-01/20/content_1303652.htm

博客：中国人新的虚拟空间 (Blog: A New Virtual Space for Chinese People)
China Youth Daily, January 20, 2006
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2006-01/20/content_1303657.htm

立法规范博客适逢其时吗 (Is This the Right Time to Regulate Blogging?)
China Youth Daily, January 20, 2006
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2006-01/20/content_1303662.htm

Migrant Workers
农民工法援基金百万元到位 (Legal Aid Fund Established to Help Rural Migrant Workers)
The Beijing News, January 20, 2006
http://news.thebeijingnews.com/china/2006/0120/013@
156259.htm

NGOs Launch Fund to Safeguard Interests of Migrant Workers
Xinhuanet, January 20, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-01/20/content_
4075089.htm

温家宝主持召开国务院常务会议解决农民工问题 (Premier Opens State Council Conference to Solve Migrant Workers Issue)
People's Daily, January 20, 2006
http://politics.people.com.cn/GB/1024/4046040.html

农民工就业歧视规定将清理 (Regulation Adopted to Prohibit Discrimination Against Rural Migrant Workers)
The Beijing News, January 20, 2006
http://news.thebeijingnews.com/china/2006/0120/013@
156277.htm

Police
China Handles 87,000 Public Order Disturbance Cases
Xinhuanet, January 19, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-01/19/content_
4074948.htm

中国拟对讯问嫌犯录音遏制逼供信 (Police Required to Tape Interrogations to Prevent Torture and Abuse of Suspects)
Voice of America, January 19, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-01-19-voa72.cfm

Politics
Millions Pledged to Revive Marxism
SCMP, January 20, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ05DSJRGE.html

Population - Aging Population
探索中的中国农村养老保险 (Looking at Insurance for the Elderly in Rural China)
Nanfang Weekend, January 19, 2006
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/zm/20060119/jj/qs/2006
01190135.asp

农村空巢老人，谁来关爱？(Who Will Care for the Elderly Left in Rural Villages?)
Nanfang Weekend, January 19, 2006
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/zm/20060119/xw/szxw2/2006
01190086.asp

Protests and Petitions
We Are not Giving Up, Say Villagers
SCMP, January 20, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZUX9Y6SGE.html

深圳7000警民对峙扰攘5小时拘千人 (5,000 People Clash with Police in Shenzhen After Authorities Close Illicit Businesses, 25 Protestors Detained)
Chinesenewsnet.com, January 19, 2006
http://www1.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/SinoNews/
Mainland/2006_1_19_15_39_25_97.html9_25_97.html

中国社会不稳骚乱事件数目上升 (Incidents of Social Unrest on the Rise)
Voice of America, January 19, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-01-19-voa51.cfm

湖北潜江近百位职工市政府静坐请愿 (Over a Hundred Hubei Workers Stage sit-in Protest Against Government Corruption)
Radio Free Asia, January 19, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/01/19/jingzuo/

Public Health - HIV-AIDS/STDs
China Approves Regulation on HIV/AIDS Prevention, Control
Xinhuanet, January 20, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-01/20/content_4075
041.htm

Religion
Filling the Mainland's Moral Void
SCMP, January 20, 2006
http://focus.scmp.com/focusnews/ZZZN4JSJRGE.html

Society
54.6％的市民认为首都社会和谐 (Survey: Just Over Half of Beijing Citizens Feel Society is Harmonious)
People's Daily, January 20, 2006
http://politics.people.com.cn/GB/14562/4047666.html

Tibet
人权观察再批中国侵犯西藏人权 (Right Group Criticizes China for Violating Human Rights in Tibet)
Voice of America, January 19, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-01-19-voa49.cfm

North Korea
The Secret's Out: North Korea's Leader Did Visit China
New York Times, January 19, 2006
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/19/international/asia/19
korea.html?n=Top%2fNews%2fInternational%2fCountries%20
and%20Territories%2fChinafInternational%2fCountries%20and
%20Territories%2fChina