March 2, 2006

Top News of the Day

Religion
中国宗教自由仍受限制 (Religious Freedom Still Restricted in China)
Radio Free Asia, March 02, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/
03/01/zongjiao/
Religious followers in China continue to be subject to arbitrary restrictions and intimidation by authorities one year after implementation of the Regulations on Religious Affairs, according to Human Rights Watch.

安徽淮北警方突袭非官方教会逮捕36名牧师和学生 (36 Pastors and Students Arrested in Police Raid on Underground Church in Anhui Province)
Radio Free Asia, March 02, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/
03/01/zongjiao1/
Thirty-six pastors and students were arrested in a police raid on an underground church housed in a primary school in Anhui Province on Wednesday, the Texas-based China Aid Association said.


News

Death Penalty
法律人权人士关注中国死刑问题 (Lawyers and Rights Activists Concerned with Death Penalty in China)
Voice of America, March 02, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-03-01-voa51.cfm

Government
Party Affairs to Be More Transparent
China Daily, March 02, 2006
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2006-03/02/
content_525395.htm

Law
Weak Court System Nearing Crisis Point: US Legal Expert
SCMP, March 02, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZWH5UH8JE.html

Media
"Dinosaurs", "PK" Forbidden in News Broadcast
China Court, March 02, 2006
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2006-
03/02/content_525610.htm

China Charts Tricky Course in Attempt to Tame the Media
Financial Times, March 02, 2006
http://news.ft.com/cms/s/421c45bc-a992-11da-
9f4e-0000779e2340.html

传《冰点》事件胡锦涛批示：“请妥善处理”(President Hu Jintao Said to Have Ordered the “Bingdian Incident to Be Handled Properly")
Asia Times Online, March 02, 2006
http://www.atchinese.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=14115&Itemid=33=33

冰点复刊批驳袁伟时文章 (Newly Launched Bingdian Refutes Article)
Radio Free Asia, March 02, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/
03/01/bingdian/

互联网监控 中美新较量 (China and US in Competition over Internet Surveillance)
Wen Wei Po, March 02, 2006
http://www.wenweipo.com/news.phtml?news_id=
CH0603020015&cat=002CH

Olympics
Beijingers Being Taught to Mind Manners
AP( via YahooNews), March 02, 2006
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060301/ap_on_re_as/
china_decency_drive_1;_ylt=AqDYuKLm8KN1ARPgrAa
FXh5PzWQA;_ylu=X3oDMTBiMW04NW9mBHNlYwMlJ
VRPUCUlKLm8KN1ARPgrAaFXh5PzWQA;_ylu=X3oDM
TBiMW04NW9mBHNlYwMlJVRPUCUl

Police
Prison Guards to Be Trained More Competent for Posts
Xinhuanet, March 02, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-03/01/
content_4244324.htm

Politics
Actions Speak Louder Than Words for the 'King of Bills'
SCMP, March 02, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZGBVTH8JE.html

Poverty
China Lawmakers Study Economy, Rural Poor
AP( via YahooNews), March 02, 2006
lhttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/03/01/AR2006030101230.html

Protests and Petitions
京否认农村暴乱频 (Beijing Denies Frequent Protests in Rural Areas)
Ming Pao, March 02, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/

现行信访制度充满悖论 (Current Petitioning System Full of Paradoxes)
Wen Wei Po, March 02, 2006
http://www.wenweipo.com/news_print.phtml?
news_id=CH0603020005

Hundreds Detained in Crackdown on Dissent
SCMP, March 02, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZABVTH8JE.html

北京警察遣返外地进京上访者 (Beijing Police Repatriate Petitioners)
Radio Free Asia, March 02, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/
03/01/shangfang/

高智晟坚持绝食抗争适度 丁子霖吁打官司维权是正途 (Lawyer Gao Zhisheng Continues Hunger Strike, While Founder of Tiananmen Mothers Campaign Urges Him to Fight for Rights Through Legal Means)
Radio Free Asia, March 02, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/
03/01/jueshi/

Rural Issues
Party in Denial over Troubles in the Countryside
SCMP, March 02, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZR41VH8JE.html

Rural Support Scheme Helps Shaanxi Farmers
China Daily, March 02, 2006
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2006-03/02/
content_525490.htm

Social Security
民政部最低生活保障司司长解读新条例 (Civil Affairs Bureau Lays out New Social Insurance Regulations)
China Youth Daily, March 02, 2006
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2006-03/02/content_
1325339.htm